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I'd like a fast route to Boston. I'm traveling from Brooklyn, NY. I know about I-95-91-90. Is there a better route. I'm leaving on an early Sunday morning about 8AM. I need to get there by 12:30PM or 1PM.
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I live outside of Boston and I would do 95 all the way up. Have fun.
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IMHO way too many trucks this way - and often massive accidents. I have always found it faster to go up the Hutch/Merritt and then cut north to Hartford.
Granted it's fewer lanes - but much less traffic and you can actually drive faster due to the lack of trucks.
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I also hate I95. After Hartford, Take Route 84 to Mass Turnpike right into Boston (or if you are going to suburbs, take Rte 128 off MassPike to your destination)
Make sure you have a toll transponder - it really does speed things up.
Watch out for speed traps thruout Connecticut - it must be their only source of revenue, because there are so many of them.
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I would take the Hutch to either the Merrit or 684. Merritt is a little shorter, but can be slower if the weather is bad, or construction (or if you don't like curvy roads. I think its fun!).
Take 684 to 84 OR
Take the Merritt to 91 to 84.
Take 84 to Masspike (I-90) and take that east in to Boston.
I've made the trip from Manhatten or Westchester a lot of times. I have never found I-95 to be faster.
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Hutchinson Parkway to 684 to 84 to Hartford and Mass Pike to Boston. Should take 3-4 hrs depending on stops.
95 has a bottle neck in New Haven and Merrit pky is 2 lanes and winding.
We routinely do the above rt. Sometimes have made it from Boston to the Hudson River in 3 hrs.
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Thank you so much. I can visualize the routes. I'm going to the Port of Boston. From what point or city should I do a Mapquest search for directions from I90 to the Port?
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"Port of Boston" is not a destination recognized by this 56-year Boston resident. Can you be more specific, like an address, pier, terminal, or activity?
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For instance, are you going on a cruise that departs from the Black Falcon Terminal?
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And if by some chance you are departing on a cruise, I would leave far earlier than 8 AM - the schedule you have planned is very likely to get you there in time, but for something where you must be there on time, I would not risk traffic, accidents, your car getting a flat tire, etc.
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I also would be travelling to Wellesley from Brooklyn on a Sunday morning next summer. I live in NH, and drive a NH/NJ route using 84 regularly, but thought there might be a better way to go to the Boston area from NYC. Do you think there would be a lot of trucks on 95 even early Sunday morning? We need to be there by 9:am... so, say, 4:am-9:am?
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I still thnk the Hutch/Merritt is faster - granted there are 2 narrow lanes, twisting road and lots of hills - but that means a lot of people drive on the right and you can maintain 75 esily. On 95 there are so many trucks that the left lane is often clogged with slow pokes that you have to work your way around - and when an accident occurs you can be held up for hours. (It's taken me more than 3 hours from Westchester to West Haven on 95.)
The best I've done NYC to Boston is 3:45 with a gas/potty stop. If you HAVE to be there by 12:30 (HAVE to - not really want to) I would leave earlier - since you can get lots of tourist (slow) traffic on Sundays. And even if construction is not actually happening the lanes often stay closed the whole time.
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Dreamer2 - Sunday morning that early, you should just take I-95/91/84/90. They won't be significantly traffic, and this is the shortest route with the highest traveling speed.
Now, by the time the OP hits the road, it'd be a little different.
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John_T_Cuttino is right. Take the Hutch to 684 to 84. It is the fastest way.
It'll save you at least a half hour over either the Merritt Parkway or the I-95 route.
nytraveler, that is definitely faster. Further, I would not take your advice and go 75 on the Merritt. First of all, that road wasn't built for speeding. Second, you'll stand a good chance of getting a speeding ticket.
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Howard -
Worked in Westchester and had a client in West Haven for 4 years. Traveled that route at least once a week.
Routine speed 75 to 80 (perfectly safe on that road if you're driving a car rather than a truck and know what you're doing). Never got a ticket - because there were always other people going faster - it's Jag/Porsche territory.
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Give yourself some extra time -- heavy rains in Boston today and tomorrow.
75-80 (or faster) on the Merritt??? Yea, those are the idiots who create problems for people like my husband when the crack their cars up during the am and pm commute.
I don't care what kind of car you're driving, just pure crazy on the Merritt -- not to mention the sun glare and rainy days.
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75-80 is good weather and reasonable traffic. If it's raining or snowing - or traffic is too heavy obviously you have to go slower.
And it not high speed that causes all the problems (I'm 50 and the only accident I ever had I was stopped at a traffic light and hit from behind by a drunk) - it's people that tailgate, change lanes with no notice, talk on cell phones, eat while they're driving, argue with their kids - and try to drive a truck like it's a car.
If you take driving seriously, and do it well, speed appropriate to road conditions is not an issue.
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Sorry to disagree, nytraveler, but the Merritt Parkway was not designed for driving 75-80 miles an hour. And, further, you've been damned lucky not to get a ticket driving that fast on that road.
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I can easily drive 100+ on Merritt if I own the road. But I don't, and there's always traffic, and plenty of people brake at each curve (i.e. every 1/2 mile), going around 50mph. And then the on and off ramps are super super short - it's not up to interstate standard - making it pretty dangerous to go much faster than 60-65 when cars pull in at 30mph and cars slow to 25mph to take an exit.
And then every few miles or so, you'll have two cars going side-by-side, one doing 55, then other 56 trying to pass.
Even in just moderate traffic, it's hard work to average 60+ on the Merritt, with lots of weaving in and out of both lanes to get that. For me, it's less frustrating to take I-95 with three travel lanes to "work" with the traffic.
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I will be arriving at Terminal A or other alphabets. Yes, this is a ship area. By the way, is the Harbor deep for a gigantic cruise ship? Regarding the highways: I'm not a rookie. My son attended college in New Haven and took the Hutch home and sometimes the Hutch and 95 back to New York. Today we got a late start on our way up to Milford and wound up exiting onto I-95 because of a traffic backup soon after leaving the Hutch/Merrit (Ex 5?). I know Merrit is curvey. I don't think anyone should speed on a windy road or with other drivers who have a mind of their own. But this isn't the point. The directions are essential to me, and all were clear. I do have to be at the terminal between 12-2:30PM on a Sunday. So, I should leave earlier than 8 AM? You all have been terrific.
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Large cruise ships should all dock at the Black Falcon Terminal in South Boston. Directions at www.massport.com If it's not there, then please please please find out from your cruise line. They should have directions for you.
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OP - if you have to be there by 2:30, your 8 AM departure should under 95% of circumstances be plenty early - but I still would not want to risk missing a cruise becasue of the remaining 5%. I would leave around 6 AM, stop for breakfast around Hartford. Unfortunately, you will probably get to Boston then around 10 AM and curse out those of us who suggested you leave earlier.
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I reiterate that the fastest way to get to Boston is via 684 and 84. Forget the Merritt and 95!
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rkkwan, you are on point. I saw my ship at massport.com. Gail, I hear you. I will leave NY @ 7AM. Howard R-will take 684 to 84 and then onto Mass Turnpike. I have to pick up someone in the opposite direction, and if I leave any earlier, my driver will put in me in a nursing home when I get back because I coerced him to take this trip anyhow. thank you. thank you all.
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Oh, is I-90 the Mass turnpike? My directions from Massport say:
"From the South: Take I-93 north to Boston, take (new) Exit 20 to I-90 east/Logan Airport. You will travel into a new tunnel toward Logan. Inside the tunnel, take Exit 25/South Boston."
What's I-93? I guess I have to look at a map when I return home. I just want a smooth transition from 84-whatever into Boston.
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Yes, I-90 is the Mass Pike. I-84 runs directly into I-90 after you cross into MA from CT.
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If you are coming from New York, you do not take I-93 at all; that's more appropriate for folks coming from 50 miles or less, south of Boston.
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I agree with Howard completely.
Have a good trip!
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There is parking garage right at Black Falcon Pier - a block or 2 away and although I do not remember cost, it did not seem outrageous. Drop off luggage and then circle back to park car - or if you have reasonable amount of luggage or it wheels, you can park and then walk with luggage.
Two years ago we found boarding area to be somewhat disorganized - while it was clear where lines were, a significant number of people chose to ignore them and push to front. There were luggage porters with rolling carts to take luggage to ship - but again, the pushy got served quickly, ignoring the line.
Once luggage disappeared, check-in was relatively fast and easy. Remember to have photo ID/passport stuff.
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This is a deep port, right? I mean, no boat has to take us to the ship, right? This is my first time at sea and I'm reluctant. Birthday gift. I'd rather have diamonds. Anyhow, I should ignore the 93 stuff, right? I thought NY WAS south of Boston. Look, I'm still confused. Here are directions from South:
"From the South:
Take I-93 north to Boston, take (new) Exit 20 to I-90 east/Logan Airport. You will travel into a new tunnel toward Logan. Inside the tunnel, take Exit 25/South Boston. At the traffic lights, you will be at Congress Street. Continue forward onto East Service Drive. At the next signal, turn right onto Seaport Boulevard. Continue straight onto Northern Avenue and proceed into the Marine Industrial Park"
Here are directions from west:"From the West (Mass. Turnpike, I-90 Eastbound):
Follow the Mass. Pike east toward Logan Airport. Pass the I-90/I-93 interchange and enter a tunnel eastbound. In the tunnel, take Exit 25/South Boston. At the traffic lights, you will be at Congress Street. Continue forward onto B Street. At the next signal, turn right onto Seaport Boulevard. "
Here are directions from the airport: "From Logan Airport (TW Tunnel, Mass. Turnpike, I-90 Westbound):
Follow signs for the Ted Williams Tunnel ($3 toll). From the right lane, take the first exit – Exit 25/South Boston. At the traffic lights, you will be at Congress Street. Continue forward onto B Street. At the next signal, turn right onto Seaport Boulevard."
What do I follow on I90 into Boston. What is that area called on the highway signs? I drive to what exit when I see the signs--to the airport? Is the port near the airport? I'm baffled. No, I'm confounded.
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"What do I follow on I90 into Boston. What is that area called on the highway signs? I drive to what exit when I see the signs--to the airport? Is the port near the airport? I'm baffled. No, I'm confounded."
Calm down, and just follow I-84 to I-90 (Mass Turnpike) and then follow these directions (taken from your own quote of their directions):
"From the West (Mass. Turnpike, I-90 Eastbound):
Follow the Mass. Pike east toward Logan Airport. Pass the I-90/I-93 interchange and enter a tunnel eastbound. In the tunnel, take Exit 25/South Boston. At the traffic lights, you will be at Congress Street. Continue forward onto B Street. At the next signal, turn right onto Seaport Boulevard. "
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Follow the directions from the west. You'll be coming in on I-90 - just follow those directions.
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It really, really is a deep port. The same waterway holds tankers, large cargo ships, etc. It also holds large cruiseliners.
Follow the directions "From the west" If you are still uncomfortable with that, remember that NY is actually southWEST of Boston. I promise that once you get to Hartford, it is really easy and you can not get lost.
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You are all wonderful! Thanks for putting up with my repetitiveness and persistence. Thank you all for lending clarity.
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I'm back from a pre-inaugural 1 day trip to sea on the Royal Caribbbean brand new and the largest cruise ship, Freedom of the Seas. My trip up was uneventful. My family and I got on the Hutch by 8 w/a 15 min. pitstop and got into Massport at 11:45! The 15 to 84 to 90 was great to and fro. You all have been so helpful. Thanks again.
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AA had a special for $57+tax each way LAX-DEN for last weekend. I had only driven through the Colorado Rockies once on I-70 but never really toured. So, I decided to take advantage of that deal.
I love mountain driving, so I tried to hit as many high mountain passes as possible in 2 days. Here was my itinerary:
Sat 10/10 - arrive DEN late. Pick up Hertz rental car (Priceline, $26/day+tax, compact). Overnight at Marriott Courtyard (Priceline, $50+tax).
Sun 10/11 - Pikes Peak, 3 mountain passes, Vail Marriott Mountain Resort (Priceline, $65+ tax).
Monday 10/12 - 5 more mountain passes, back to Denver (stay with cousin)
Tuesday 10/13 - Denver downtown. Fly home.
Sat 10/10
First, about the flight. DEN (the new Denver International Airport, or DIA) would be my 100th airport I've flown into or out of. Big milestone that took 38 years to achieve. Also, this was my 20th flight of the year. Previous record was 19 in a year.
I got the Hertz rental car from Priceline. $26 is not cheap for compact, but couldn't find anything lower. I was offered either a Toyota Yaris or a Chevy Cobalt. The Cobalt is larger but I prefer Japanese cars. And smaller car means better fuel economy. So, i took the Yaris. It's smaller than the Nissan Versa I rented last month in Utah. The Versa is also more powerful and fun-to-drive. But the Yaris feels better built, and as I found out, has better fuel economy.
I also got my airport hotel from Priceline. $50 got the 3* Courtyard. It is on Tower Road with the 2 dozen other airport hotels. I showed my Marriott Rewards card (no status), and got a king balcony room on the 7th floor (out of 8). Very nice room. HDTV with actual HD programming. However, the pool is very small and I didn't use it.
It was almost 10pm at that time, and their restaurant was about to close. So, I drove down the block to the Ruby Tuesday instead. Not many dining choices in this airport-hotels cluster.
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AA had a special for $57+tax each way LAX-DEN for last weekend. I had only driven through the Colorado Rockies once on I-70 but never really toured. So, I decided to take advantage of that deal.
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Sun 10/11
I started late this day because 1) I got in late the previous night, and 2) roads were reported to be icy in the morning due to freezing fog. So, I took my time to have breakfast at the Courtyard, while serving the web using its free wi-fi throughout the hotel.
The weather turned better, and I'd go south on I-25 to Colorado Springs. Then took US24 west to Cascade for the Pikes Peak Highway. It was foggy from the Colorado Springs (6,000ft) to about 8,000ft; and there was lots of snow and ice on the trees. But it was clear above 8,000ft. Unfortunately, because of high winds, the last 6 miles was closed. I could only drive to Glen Cove at Mile 13, 11,440ft. And probably because of this, I was only charged $5, instead of $10 as posted on their website.
I stopped at the visitor center at Crystal Reservoir (Mile 6, 9,230ft) and then at Glen Cove. Here's a fox I saw at Glen Cove. Apparently, at least one park ranger has been feeding this fox, so it was not afraid of humans. We are not supposed to do that.
Anyways, $5 (or even $10) seems like a good deal, as it's now $23 for single driver on the Mount Washington Auto Road in NH, which I had driven 3 times before.
[The Pikes Peak Highway is 14,110ft; but Mt Evans Scenic Byway is even taller at 14,130ft. Unfortunately, that road, Colorado Hwy 5, has been closed for the season.]
After coming down the mountain, I continued on US24 heading west. It climbed over Ute Pass, 9,165ft and Wilkerson Pass, 9,507ft to reach the South Park basin. US24 then joined US285 and climbed over Trout Creek Pass, 9,346ft before dropping down to the Arkansas River valley at Buena Vista, at 8,000ft. I fueled my car and got some snacks there.
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Do you keep a spreadsheet for mountain passes too?
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yk - I don't, but I guess I will now...
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I was planning to just take US285 north from Buena Vista, but then I saw a sign that says "Cottonwood Pass - OPEN". Hm, I looked at my 2003 Michelin atlas, and it showed an unpaved road. But Cottonwood Pass is 12,126ft, at the Continental Divide; and is even higher than Independence Pass, so I decided to investigate. Turned out this road, Chaffee County Rd 306, is actually paved all the way to the summit, which sat between Mt The other side heading west is unpaved.
There was very little traffic on this road, but I wasn't the only one taking pictures at the summit there. But while very high, this paved road coming up from the east side wasn't particularly difficult. There were some switchbacks, but no steep cliffs or anything. This would be the "highest point" on this trip, as well as my life ever. Previously, the highest elevation I've been to is 11,158ft at the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70.
I came back down the same way to Buena Vista, took US285 north along the Arkansas River to climb to Twin Lakes. Then I took CO Highway 82 west up to Independence Pass, 12,095ft, again on the Continental Divide. This highway has some very dramatic vista - really worth driving. It was getting dark when I got to the top and it started to snow. I hurried to drive back down before the road got too slippery. The westbound side going down to Aspen looked very snowy - I wouldn't want to be driving down that way.
I came back down to US285 and then continued north through the city of Leadville (3rd highest incorporated city in the US), and then climbed through Tennessse Pass, 10,424ft in darkness. This is an easy pass over the Continental Divide, with some truck traffic. So, finally, I got to the Pacific watershed and down to I-70. It was snowing, but the temperature stayed just above freezing, so the road was just wet and not slippery.
Turning east on I-70, it's just a few miles to Vail, which sits at 8,100ft.
So, on this day, I went over 10,000ft 4 times. But first was at Pikes Peak. The three high mountain passes I "collected" were Cottonwood, Independence and Tennessee.
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Did the altitude bother you at all, being a flat lander and all? The first time I went up Pikes Peak [before I lived out here] I had such bad altitude sickness - I couldn't wait to get down!
Sounds like you again got lots in, in a short period of time.
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I chose Vail for my overnight spot for 2 reasons. One is that there are plenty of hotels and I can use Priceline there. Second is that it is on I-70, so if there was a freak snowstorm in early October, my chance of being stranded would still be lower than in other locations. Turned out it was very cold and it did snow the day before, but by the time I got there, weather was fine.
I have never bid the "Resort" category on PL before, but decided to give it a try. I can't remember why I put $65 as first bid, as there's few data points on biddingfortravel.com, but I was accepted at the Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa. It is in the Lionshead Village part of Vail. I used the valet park ($21) as the only other option is parking at the Lionshead parking structure and walk 10 minutes.
I showed my Marriott Rewards card again, and perhaps because of this, I was upgraded to a "King Studio". It has a balcony with mountain view, fireplace, kitchenette, separate tub and shower. Very very nice. Big flat panel TV, but there is no HD content available. Wi-fi in room costs $9.95, but I could use the wi-fi in the lobby/restaurant area for free.
The fact is that this is the lowest season at Vail. The summer mountain-biking season was over in September and the Eagle Bahn Gondola was closed. So, very few visitors. In fact, even the Marriott closed down its restaurant early, though I could still get the full menu eating at its bar. I had a nice tomato soup ($7) and fish and chips ($16) there.
Because of the altitude, I felt tired early - same thing when I was at Old Faithful the previous week, which is at around 7,300ft. Vail is 800ft higher still, so I just went to bed early after dinner.
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Deb- It did, in a way. I'll write more about it later. But I have learned not to drink alcohol at elevation, as I have gotten pretty sick on the plane, as well as in China (town in Sichuan at about 8,000ft); and even in Jasper, Alberta, which is only about 3,300ft.
And the previous week in Yellowstone, after a whole day in the Grand Tetons and various parts of Yellowstone, I felt tired early and easily. But it was also cold. When I got to my room in the Old Faithful Inn and waiting for my reservations at its Dining Room, I had to take a nap first.
But on this first day up the Colorado Rockies, I didn't really feel much issue, except getting tired a little early. All I did at the highest part was got out of the car and took some pictures. I was out the longest on Pikes Peak, taking lots of pictures of that fox.
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Mon 10/12
I was planning to get up early to walk around Vail, or at least the Lionshead Village. But probably because of the altitude, I got up late. So, instead, I went for a swim in the very nice indoor pool (by the spa) at the hotel. They also have a heated outdoor pool, but it was covered.
And then I had a nice asparagus, goat cheese and basil omelette at their restaurant, while serving the web with free wi-fi from the lobby.
I checked out right at 11am, and I would like to get to "collect" as many high mountain passes as possible before getting to my cousin's place in Denver for dinner. So, first up was Vail Pass, 10,662ft on I-70. [Vail Pass is NOT on the Continental Divide.] Unfortunately, I didn't do my homework well enough, as I forgot to hit Shrine Pass (11,089ft) that's just south of Vail Pass. Oh well, next time.
Then I got off I-70 and took CO Hwy 91 south to climb the Continental Divide at Fremont Pass, 11,318ft. This pass is extremely gentle from the north side, and there is the huge molybdenum mine right at the summit. I turned back and came down the same way, and stopped at the Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir just under the summit for pictures. Saw a bird there, and I caught it in flight with my new Canon 7D:
I got back on I-70 East and got off at Silverthorne (~8,750ft) for gas, and then I took US6 East for Loveland Pass, 11,990ft on the Continental Divide. Past Keystone, and just before the summit on the west side is the Arapahoe Basin ski area. Because of the snow it got the previous days, it was already open! The base lodge is 10,780ft and the top of the basin is 13,050ft, one of the highest in the country.
I got off the car a the Loveland summit, and climbed up a slope to take some pictures. So, I am pretty sure I went over 12,000ft again, even though the car did not. My 3rd time, after Cottonwood and Independence.
Because the I-70 Eisenhower Tunnel beneath Loveland Pass is closed to oversized and hazmat trucks, there are quite a bit of truck traffic on US6, and Loveland Pass is the highest mountain pass in the world that's kept open year-round, according to Wiki. Very dramatic sceneries on both sides of the pass too.
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After coming down from Loveland Pass, I got on I-70 East again. Between Silver Plume and Georgetown, there's a scenic area on the eastbound lanes of I-70. I stopped there for a great view of the famous Georgetown Loop, a narrow gauge railroad that climbs 640ft between those two towns using switchbacks loops and trestles. And incredibly, there was a train on that tourist railroad right at that moment. Very lucky.
Just past Georgetown, I got off I-70 and took US40 West up Berthoud Pass, 11,307ft on the Continental Divide. This is a really tough climb with several switchbacks. But parts of the roadway were rebuilt only about 10 years ago. Still, an avalanche buried two cars in Jan 2007 and another one also two cars just this past April.
I came down the pass and it was kind of early to hit Denver, so I decided to backtrack and head west on I-70. Went through the Eisenhower Tunnel, 11,158ft at the Continental Divide and then took CO Hwy 9 south from Frisco. Past through the pretty town of Breckenridge and summited the Continental Divide again at Hoosier Pass, 11,542ft. This is a relatively gentle pass, but there's quite a bit of slow traffic. Some drivers were not able to keep up with the 50MPH speed limit and were causing long backups.
Coming down the other side to the South Park basin again, I passed through Alma, the 2nd highest incorporated town in the US. Actually, it should be the highest, as the highest part of Winter Park is only up the ski mountains, and not inhabited.
Finally, I took US285 north towards Denver and went over the last named summit on my trip, the 9,993ft Red Hill Pass. It ran along the South Platte River for a while, and finally dropped back down to the Denver metropolitan.
So, on this Day 2, I hit five high mountain passes - Vail, Fremont, Loveland, Berthoud & Hoosier. And went over 10,000ft another time at Eisenhower Tunnel. For the whole trip, I was over 12,000ft three times (including at Loveland) and 10,000ft ten times - 8 high mountain passes plus Pikes Peak and Eisenhower Tunnel. I was up at 7,900ft or above for about 30 hours.
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And that, dear Ray, is what we call "Rocky Mountain HIGH!"
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Okay, you prompted me to look up how many airports I've been to (no I don't have a spreadsheet for that). And I stand at 91 right now.
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Tues 10/13
I spent the night at my cousin's place in Denver. Just want to mention that the house is located where Stapleton Airport was. Pretty interesting to see all the airport hotels and even one parking structure still there.
I didn't feel that tired after getting to Denver the previous evening, but I slept till almost 11am (except for getting up to say bye to my cousin's kids at 7:30am). So, all I did was drive to Downtown Denver and walked around and inside the Colorado State House and then headed to the airport. People there weren't that happy that day as the Rockies just lost the playoff series to the Phillies the night before.
For the trip, I drove 686 miles and only put 17.319 gallons of fuel in the Yaris. That's a very remarkable 39.6MPG, considering that I was going up all the mountain passes and I had the accelerator floored almost half the time during the trip. My previous two rentals from Utah - a Nissan Versa and a Chevy HHR - only got about 33-34MPG, even with more freeway travels.
Anyways, that's my crazy tour of the Colorado Rockies. Thanks for reading.
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ah, sibling rivalry at it's finest
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thanks for a fun report : )
love the photos. We have a fox occasionally in our back yard and the one in the photos is much healthier looking than ours!
I'm thinking new camera again (never pulled the trigger last time) and may need to pick your brain - your advice was dead on last time. I'll start a thread in the lounge over this weekend maybe.
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Love the pic of the fox!
I'll be reading surfmom's thread in the lounge. I'm still using a film SLR and would like to go to a digital SLR, but knowing me it will take a year to get to it.
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Well, I broke my altitude record this past weekend, when I drove to top of Mauna Kea on Hawai'i at over 13,700 ft. I will need to go back to Colorado to drive to the top of Mt. Evans and Pikes Peak next time.
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Ok, I've never kept track of airports, but do you count the dinky ones that only take little planes? Do you have to fly in or can you drive in and pick someone up or just go for coffee and watch planes land?
Thanks for the rport.
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emalloy - I include every airport or airstrip where I fly in or fly out on an airplane. The smallest one is a little airstrip in the Philippines.
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Three months after the trip, I finally have the photos processed and uploaded:
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How fun to sign in and see this trip report topped. Loved the pictures of the fox! How cool is that?
As always, thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.
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Nice pictures. I have to look up molybdenum.
I wonder why the chairs in the House & Senate had to be covered in plastic? I assume they're not in session when you visited, but are plastic covers necessary?
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yk - Remember that's a 100+ year old building. Perhaps the roof leaks? And the state legislature is only in session about 100 days every 2 years.
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Tamale, Aug. 14, GNA – The Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Science of the University for Development Studies (FACS-UDS) and its stakeholders have met to review its curriculum to make the programme meaningful to the corporate world.
The four-year programme, which is one of the new faculties, had already trained two batches of students.
Authorities of the universities are seeking to enhance the programme to equip students with entrepreneurial skills to be able to start their own business.
Prof Amin Alhassan, Dean of FACS-UDS, who spoke at the four-day review meeting in Tamale on Thursday, said one of the major issues that had come up strongly to be looked at was the institution of an Agribusiness Innovation Center at the faculty to mentor students to be self-reliant.
'Some of the suggestions from the break-out session are that there is the need to have such a facility, which will have successful businessmen sharing practical experiences and groom students on how to generate and transform ideas, seek funding and maintain business', he said.
According to the Dean the meeting observed that the current credit hours of 180 for students was above the required minimum prescribed by the National Accreditation Board, which is 120 and needed to be reduced.
The Pro Vice Chancellor of UDS, Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, expressed satisfaction at the move and said it was crucial especially at the time when the country was going through challenges as well as high rate of graduate unemployment.
He said the meeting was ideal and that it would strengthen and grow the partnership between the academia and industry to come out of its economic and social doldrums.
'Government and parents are now looking to the private sector to come out with the magic wand to provide employment for the youth but when students are equipped with the requisite knowledge they can be on their own', he said.
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"If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?" -- Rabbi Hillel, from the section of the Talmud called Pirkei Avot (1:14) ["Ethics of the Ancestors"]
The Face of Genocide
By Nicholas D. Kristof
The New York Times
GOZ BEIDA, Chad
A woman named Marguerite H. wrote to me recently to complain about my columns on Darfur. "While the situation there is dreadful, we have plenty of needs to be filled at home," she wrote. "You would be better off putting your energy into making a difference here at home."
So, Marguerite, meet Halima Abdelkarim. Her life is partly in your hands. Watch her story [See Video Below], and see if you still think we should put off helping her until we have solved our own problems.
(Trouble viewing this video? Click here or here.)
Halima, 20, belongs to the Dajo tribe, one of the black African tribes being slaughtered by Sudanese-sponsored Arab militias called the janjaweed. The attacks began three years ago, but the world largely shared your view, Marguerite, that Darfur was a tragedy but not of strategic significance. And so we have fussed a bit but allowed the genocide to spread.
This March, Darfur's slaughter crossed the border and reached Halima's hometown in Chad. The janjaweed killed many men and seized 10 women and girls, including Halima and her little sister, Sadia.
Halima says that the janjaweed, many of them wearing Sudanese military uniforms, mocked the women with racial epithets against blacks, beat them with sticks, and gang-raped them all. Halima, who was then four months pregnant, says she was raped by three men and saw two rape Sadia — who was just 10 years old.
After two days of torment, the janjaweed released them. "But Sadia refused to give up her donkey, and so they shot her," Halima recalled. "I was with her. She died right away."
The survivors trekked to a shantytown outside Goz Beida. At first they were safe, and Halima gave birth to a baby daughter. But a couple of months ago the janjaweed began to attack them when they left the camp to get firewood.
Still, the world shared your attitude, Marguerite: It's sad but a long way off, and anyway we have our own problems.
So last month, the janjaweed caught Halima again — in effect, we allowed the janjaweed to capture her again.
Halima was gathering firewood with a large group of women, who were hoping for safety in numbers. But raiders with guns suddenly appeared and caught seven of them.
The men asked what tribe they belonged to, and upon learning that they were Dajo who had already fled their villages, said, "We're looking for you." Halima was carrying her infant girl, Noorelayn, and she says the janjaweed threw the baby to the ground.
"You blacks are not human," she quoted them as yelling. "We can do anything we want to you. You cannot live here."
Finally, she says, three men raped her, beat her and stole her clothes. Another of the seven who were caught, Aziza Yakub, 17, confirmed Halima's story, and added that the janjaweed told her while raping her: "You blacks are like monkeys. You are not human."
The only way for these women to survive is to gather firewood to sell or exchange for food. Only women collect firewood, because, as they themselves say: "The men are killed; the women are 'only' raped."
Halima's husband doesn't know about the latest attack. She didn't tell him about the first one, but he figured out what must have happened during the two days she disappeared. Although he didn't blame her, he left her for a few months partly to work out his anger at the janjaweed, and partly to cultivate crops to feed his family. The area he went to was attacked this month, with the janjaweed killing many men or occasionally gouging out their eyes with bayonets. There has been no word from him.
So, Marguerite, Halima's future is up to us. In the last few days, Sudan has bowed to outside pressure and reluctantly agreed in principle to accept some U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur. That's a reminder that pressure can work, but we haven't applied nearly enough. For the peacekeepers to save lives and the killings to stop, much greater effort will be essential. If you didn't find yourself too preoccupied, Marguerite, maybe you could make a phone call to the White House or write a letter to your member of Congress.
You have other priorities, I know, and so do we all. But our indifference has already allowed Halima to be gang-raped twice and her sister murdered in the first genocide of the 21st century. So, Marguerite, look Halima in the eye, and decide if you're willing to turn away as she is slaughtered, or how many more times you're willing to allow her to be raped.
you missed them, here are my earlier video reports from my trip to Chad.
Photo Credit: Halima Abdelkarim. (Nicholas D. Kristof/The New York Times)
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Valley Girl and I spent some time at Occupy LA's tent city in front of City Hall over the weekend. I'm not going to lie to you. I have serious doubts about whether or not this movement will ever effect any sort of meaningful political or, more importantly, economic change without making some serious changes.
Don't get me wrong, I support the movement's ideology wholeheartedly. The issue of wealth disparity has been a concern of mine since I read Domhoff's true corporate crime novel Who Rules America for my freshman Sociology class. And I am proud to see that so many Americans are finally waking up to fact that they have been swindled out of the American Dream.
Even Fox News has to admit that the Occupy movement has gained an insane amount of momentum over the last few weeks, spreading to over 72 American cities. This movement signifies a long-awaited change in social consciousness and my critique is not meant to undermine its significance.
People are finally engaging in a serious conversation about social and economic inequality. There is passion. There is anger. There is the will — but the will to do what?
Let's be honest with ourselves. It's going to take a lot more than camping out on Wall Street (or Los Angeles City Hall for that matter) to change the current economic paradigm.
Like the Cylons, the Occupiers need a plan.
A practical plan with realistic expectations.
And here are my humble suggestions:
1. Focus on the Message. One of the things that Valley Girl and I noticed during last Sunday's general assembly was that many of the protesters have been using OccupyLA as an opportunity to give speeches about non-related social and political causes. Not only did these policy tangents deter from the message of economic inequality, but they caused the meeting to drag on for over three hours without a clear resolution.
Forget about the environment. Forget about the death penalty. Forget about baby seals. This movement is about wealth disparity. Keep it clear, keep it simple — and keep it focused.
To be fair (yes, I'm talking to you, cable news networks), the Tea Party is just as factional and unfocused. While the Tea Party Movement serves as a platform for a hodgepodge of right-wing agendas, the Occupy Movement has come to encompass the entire spectrum of progressive grievances — from corporate greed to animal rights. They each have their more extreme members. The Tea Party have the Birthers. Occupy has the 9/11 Truthers. But, what's ironic, is that the core grievance between the two movements is basically the same: Americans are getting poorer.
It's a powerful message. Let's not muddle it with pet social causes.
2. Decide on One or Two Obtainable Demands. When Rosa Parks was asked to move to the back of the bus, the African American community didn't camp out in front of the Montgomery bus station. They gave the bus company a clear demand: stop discrimination. And they boycotted the buses until they got their way. Occupy Wall Street could use a little of that clarity of purpose now, before it loses it's hard-earned momentum.
The challenge is coming up with a demand that not only addresses wealth disparity, but is something that can be realistically accomplished.
Here's a few good ideas that have been percolating within the movement:
- Ask the Government to indict those directly responsible for the financial collapse of 2008.
- $1 trillion government spending on infrastructure.
- Eliminate "Personhood" Legal Status for Corporations
- Debt Forgiveness for All. (So, it's impractical, but it reminds me of that scene at the end of Fight Club when Tyler Durden demolishes all those credit card companies and banks. So, we're keeping this one for all the dreamers.)
3. Get Organized and Devise a Pragmatic and Effective Plan to Obtain Your Demands. It's not just what you're asking; it's who you are asking and how you plan on making sure that you get it.
During our OccupyLA visit last weekend, Valley Girl and I asked several protesters what they thought the best way the 99% could reclaim some of the wealth and power from the 1%.
Here are some of our favorite ideas:
- National Boycott Day — or the Day the Earth Stood Still. Everyone stay at home. Don't buy anything. Don't go to work. Don't drive your car. Don't use electricity. Don't do anything that involves money or the exchange of goods and services. Boycotts have a pretty good track record of being effective when petitioning the market to change. And everyone (not just the Occupiers) can participate.
- Camp Out by the Justice Department and/or Congress and refuse to leave until they bring charges against the Wall Street profiteers who crashed our economy. The protesters need to pressure the government into cracking down on the financial institutions, because it doesn't matter how many people camp out on Wall Street — those fat cats will never give up their wealth or implement reform voluntarily.
- Take the Money Out of the Banks and Put it into Credit Unions. This is Valley Girl's preferred solution. And while I support the movement of capital away from banks over the long term, my problem with it is this: the mass exodus of cash from the banks is what caused the Great Depression of the 1930s. It would only cause further economic distress and destroy the retirement savings of millions of Americans if a large portion of the population was to do this at the same time.
We'd love to hear your ideas. Please comment below.
4. Find a Credible Leader. Valley Girl raised a wonderful point to me the other day: all successful social movements have a strong leader, who is willing to martyr him or herself for the cause. The question is, who? Currently, Occupy lacks a prominent figure. Maybe Dr. Cornel West will step up to the plate?
5. Be Ready to Sacrifice Everything. As you can see, my passion for the cause has fueled my frustration with its lack of clear purpose and leadership. And maybe the reason for the lack of focused demands and an actionable plan for civil disobedience is that the problem is so great that it can be only solved with the complete and utter collapse of our current economic system.
Maybe it's going to take a revolution to really change the way money works in this country. And I don't think many of us have the stomach for that.
But just because the system's problems seem overwhelming, doesn't mean the cause isn't worth fighting for. We can make things better, if only in baby steps. So, come on Occupiers. The World is yours if you want it. You just have to figure out a practical way to take it.


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Events like the Pan-Am Games are supposed to be about high-calibre competition, but when it comes to compensating those top performers, Canadian athletes aren't earning proverbial financial medals, says one expert.
Lucie Thibault, chair of Brock University's sport management department, said the profits from international competitions like the Pan-Am Games and Olympics is unevenly distributed. And an expenses controversy at the top levels of Toronto's Pan-Am Games just highlights the vast disparity, she said.
"Politicians are quick to associate themselves with successful athletes and every time they win a medal it's 'Our gold medal'," Thibault said. "I know the athletes make the sport system and these mega-sport events function."
Thibault said even taking one-quarter of Pan-Am CEO Ian Troop's taxpayer-funded $477,000 annual salary would help pay for training and living expenses for a number of Ontario athletes, who are eligible for a maximum of $24,000 a year in government grants.
"I'm not sure athletes get their just rewards in terms of the financial contribution," she said.
Canadian athletes are eligible for both federal and provincial programs which provide income while they train, but it's rarely enough to cover their living expenses, the cost of coaches or equipment.
The federal Athlete Assistance Program "cards" athletes who can get up to $18,000 a year. Add to that provincial programs which contribute varying, but smaller, amounts. In Ontario, for instance, an athlete can access between $3,600 to $6,000 a year in addition to federal funds.
Jane Roos' CanFund raises money to directly help athletes. Those athletes apply to the group for $12,000 grants and provide a budget and financial plan for the cash.
Roos said it's not uncommon for athletes to go deep into debt to achieve their dreams.
"What Canadians don't understand is it costs a lot to be the best in the world," she said. "Unfortunately, there is a lot of money in the sport system but it doesn't necessarily go to the athletes."
Roos said athletes are so focused on their training, they rarely voice concern about the profits going to games organizers and executives who run the competitions.
"Is there great accountability in the sport system?" Roos said. "When you read what we read about the Pan-Am Games, there is a lot of money being spent, it's just not being spent on the athletes and the coaches."
Len Westerberg, spokesman for Sport Canada, said the federal government invests $28 million a year supporting Canadian athletes. In 2013-2014, 2,522 athletes received some form of support through the program.


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Kerr Avenue may soon be under some major construction if the DOT has its way. It is proposing to widen Kerr to four lanes, add bike lanes, sidewalks, and a raised median. The plan has a few folks who live on or frequent the busy road concerned about the consequences.
James Gatz drives down Kerr all the time. He says the road does get congested, but says it's not worth the major construction project the DOT is proposing.
"It's kind of like a little cold you deal with," said Gatz. "Instead of getting the flu, you just deal with a little cold and I say we just deal with a little cold."
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is suggesting widening Kerr to four lanes, spanning 1.7 miles from Randall Parkway to Martin Luther King Junior Parkway. However several homes and businesses would be affected, some even required to relocate.
"I mean, we lost Whitey's, that's where Michael Jordan used to work when he was a little kid," said Gatz. "I just don't want to be losing all of this stuff just because we want to make a road bigger."
Elizabeth Wren lives off of Kerr and says her home is far enough away from the road that she won't have to move, but thinks the project will do more harm than good.
"It's already loud enough and the pollution is already pretty bad," said Wren. "Adding more traffic and people coming in from the airport, it's just going to make it even worse."
Wren says the DOT told her most of her front yard would be would used to widen the lanes, which she feels could be a safety issue.
"We might have to put up a fence or make the expense to make it safer for our baby and ourselves," said Wren.
The NCDOT will be holding a public meeting on Monday, August 15th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering, located at 2601 Princess Place Dr. in Wilmington. NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments about the proposed project.


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ORLANDO -- A rare nickel, thought to be worth about $5 million, didn't fetch a cent at auction Tuesday.
The coin was one of five known 1913 Liberty Head nickels. New York-based Stack's Rare Coin Galleries showed the nickel, which was struck clandestinely at the Philadelphia mint after its design was retired. Bidding started at $4.5 million, but no one made an offer for it.
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Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas
Employer/employee duties
An employer hired severa people to travel around Texas for the purpose of delivering door-to-door advertisements. When the employer did not pay wages as agreed, the employee asked for at least some money to buy food. The employer threatened to fire the employee, so the employee backed down. Later, in a city even further away from the home city, the employee asked a gain for money to buy food. The employee was given some money but later, while standing in line to be served at a fast-food restaurant, say the van driven by the employer driving off.
Thus, is there any recourse for the employee abandoned by an employer in a city other than that from which they started from?
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call Texas Workforce Commission..this sounds like a criminal act


text: I reflected today on two articles I read in my new copy (Dec. 03) of The Absolute Sound. One article was from David Kawakami, head of Sony SACD project, and the other was Bob Stuart of Meridian Audio, inventors in part of key DVDA technology. In the first article, David discusses the view that baby boomers are likely buyers of the new improved sound. A large segment of the US population is aging and Sony feels that these people have the disposable income and interest to spend time on music for pleasure and its nostalgic benefit. David sees an MP3 world among Generation Y that over time graduates to the more expensive yet far better sonic quality of high resolution audio. He also slams the music industry for suing filesharers-the only major label critic I have seen on this point... Bob Stuart discusses the merits of DVDA but then goes into some detail about the value of the multi-media experience and the Home Theater niche. It seems to me that both men are on to something here. Maybe hirez will exist as a more permanent, stable niche that encompasses both audiophile and home theater fans but is distinguishable by one major characteristic age! Maybe the best end run for a major label is to educate and develop the market for hirez and work to get people to pay extra for better quality content (maybe more content as well-such as bonus tracks, video, etc.) than maybe a legal $0.99 download or illegal file share. So for all our at times contentious arguing here, maybe the question is not: Will hirez overtake redbook CD? but rather: Will people move from MP3 to premium paying hirez customers? What do you think?


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This morning, the California Highway Patrol is trying to track down the driver of a car that struck and killed a pedestrian on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in Daly City.
A CHP Spokesman tells NBC Bay Area - several motorists reported seeing the man walking along lanes of the highway, just before 5:45 a.m.
Officers say the man was struck and killed on impact by a gray Toyota Corolla, just north of San Pedro Road.
The driver managed to get out of the car - and fled the scene on foot.
Right now, the driver is still at large.
All of the southbound lanes of I-280 were shut down in the area for several hours, while officers investigated the scene.
Those lanes have now re-opened.
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I'm sure i'm not the first person to have come up with this, but I was so surprised it actually worked I thought I'd share....
What you need
2L Pop bottle – I used a Morrisons 9p mineral water bottle
Two old presta innertubes – I used two old punctured ones
A drill
A 5.5mm drill bit
A pump
Some plastic tubing – 5-6mm internal diameter?
Gaffa tape if you're not feeling brave
Total cost – 9p
How you do it
1 – Cut the valves out of the inner tubes – you only need a small amount round the base
2 – Cut one of the valves about halfway down to remove the internal valve bits
3 – Drill two 5.5mm holes in your bottle lid – not too close to the edge or it won't close
4 – Shove both valves through holes
5 – Use the presta lock rings to get a decent seal (use pliers if you have weak lady hands)
6 – Put tubing over the cut off valve
7 (optional) – Wrap gaffa tape round the bottle to strengthen it. If you're super paranoid stick it in the cut off jeans leg. That said in my younger days we used to inflate them to 80psi and then shoot nails in them from a home made air gun (bang!)
How you use it
1 (optional depending on how stubborn the tyre is) – Remove valve core
2 – Attach other end of tubing to valve
3 – Put a good kink in the tube by folding over
4 – Attach pump to other valve
5 – Inflate to 40psi or so
6 – Remove kink (quickly)
7 – Tyre inflates very quickly!
8 – (optional) If you've removed the valve core do the inflation a couple of times, then put the core back in and inflate a final time
9 – Use a pump on the wheel valve to pump up to desired pressure
Seems to work a treat – had to remove the valve core on one of my new high rollers but not the other one.
Close up of the valve:
photo(6).jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr
Attached to wheel valve:
photo(5).jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr
In action:
photo(4).jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr
It works!
photo(2).jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr
Proper ghetto:
photo.jpg by Ewan Panter, on Flickr


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When using the ability of smoothing the resulting curves sometimes do not behave es expected.
Equaly spaced data points
Example1: without smoothing,
http://rapid.iam.at/RapidOxyChart.aspx?dates=0&smooth=0 OK
Example2: with smoothing,
http://rapid.iam.at/RapidOxyChart.aspx?dates=0&smooth=1 OK
Scattered spacing of data points
When positioning the events on a date time scale, the curves go back in time sometimes.
Example1: without smoothing,
http://rapid.iam.at/RapidOxyChart.aspx?dates=1&smooth=0 OK
Example2: with smoothing, http://rapid.iam.at/RapidOxyChart.aspx?dates=1&smooth=1 ??
Could You propose another splining function for these situations?
You see, I dropped all my own attempts to generate SVG-Plots and became a great fan of OxyPlot.
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Lights went out, candles were lit, and the memories of familes who had lost loved ones were rekindled so that present and future generations would not forget the ultimate sacrifice of almost a million heroes.
Royal British Legion's (RBL) initiative was observed in public buildings, homes and offices for one hour from 10-11pm.
South Hill Park hosted a special event, featuring live music and images schoolchildren's artwork being beamed onto the arts centre building.
Sandhurst and District Corps of Drums led a candlelit service at Memorial Park, Sandhurst at 9pm.
For the full story buy a copy of this week's Bracknell News, out now for just 70p!


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Angeles City, Pampanga Pilipinas (PressExposure) February 14, 2012 -- Grandview Tower Hotel, a Philippine Land Group condominium-hotel, finally launches official website - http://www.grandview.ph. Featuring world-class accommodations, the website is a representation of the elegance and hospitality of the hotel.
Paired with sophisticated design and sleek navigation, the site allows its visitors to easily scroll and scan pages. The homepage primarily introduces the hotel with suites descriptions, list of complete amenities and facilities, social media buttons to connect with Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. To achieve faster customer response, visitors are encouraged to use the online chat inquiry.
The well placed menu bar takes you to different pages. Visitors can now look at the condominium, room rates, hotel suites and residential units, music lounge, bars, and restaurants. The hotel blog, on the other hand, gives you the latest news and updates.
The impeccable design and ease in navigation makes the Grandview Tower Hotel website a "must-visit."
About the Grandview Tower Hotel
Grandview Tower Hotel is a world-class condominium hotel conveniently located in Angeles City, Pampanga. The hotel offers luxurious living in a stress free environment. It boasts of 92 hotel suites and 46 residential units that feature state-of-the-art amenities. Situated in a highly urbanized city, it has easy access to Metro Manila via Northern Luzon Expressway and just ten minutes away from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clarkfield, Pampanga, Philippines.
The fully furnished hi-rise condotel has the first and only roof deck pool in the area completed with sports bar, gym, sushi bar, nightclub, coffee shop, music lounge, al fresco dining and more overlooking Mt. Pinatubo and Mt. Arayat landscapes. It is also adjacent to Angeles City night clubs, commercial centers and other tourist spots in the region. Perfect for leisure and business trips.
The Grandview Tower Hotel is the flagship project of the Philippine Land Group Inc. For more information, go to http://www.grandview.ph or call (045) 892.0103.


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Milani Baked Blush Giveaway
Written by Elessa, Posted in Giveaways
It is giveaway time again.
I am giving away 5 Milani Cosmetics Baked Blushes to one lucky winner.
All you have to do is comment below on the following question and tweet once you are done. :
How does Blush Make you Feel??
Then tweet (don't forget to follow me)
"I love blush. I am entering the @pursebuzz giveaway"
Ends Feb 29th
Rules and Regs:
- Must be 18 or over. If you are younger please get your parents permission. If you are the winner parents must provide mailing address.
- Winner will be chosen and announced on pursebuzz.com. The winner will be chosen at random.
- This is open to all residents who can participate in correlation with your state and country rules
- Products and rules subject to change without notice.
- Items will be mailed out within 2 weeks of winning. Winner must reply within 72 hours.
Good luck!!!!


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Fresh Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Passed down through the generations there is no more beloved centerpiece than our Thanksgiving Cornucopia. A gorgeous display of the season with faux leaves and acorns, wheat, fresh evergreens - finished with a satin bow.


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Medical biotechnology is aiming to develop technology to diagnose, treat or prevent human diseases by applying basic science, medical expertise and advanced methods to living cells or part of cells. Research and teaching in the discipline are based at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology and the Faculty of Medicine.
Medical biotechnology is pursued in diverse research activities at NTNU and the main activities are within inflammation and host defence, cancer research and molecular medicine and medical biopolymers.
Inflammation and host defence
Inflammation is a host defense response that is triggered by harmful stimuli arising during infection and tissue injury. Research in this field is done at the Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research and the researchers are aiming to identify new diagnostic tools and therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases. Central in this work is the establishment of an understanding of how cells of the innate immune system kill tumor cells and how they respond to microbial products. This has generated new ideas for treatment where inflammation is an essential part of the disease process, in particular on the functions of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in relation to inflammatory responses.
Inflammation plays a key role in psoriasis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and many other chronic diseases. A better understanding of inflammation can impact future treatment of numerous diseases, as the processes of inflammation virtually are the same. The PLA2 group has provided new understanding of inflammatory mechanisms, via identification of new players in the intracellular signaling cascades in human skin cells and blood monocytes, and how these are regulated.
Cancer research and molecular medicine
The activities within this field comprise basic- and clinical research within oncology and mechanisms of cancer development, palliative medicine, haematology, dermatology & venerology, infectious disease, molecular cell biology, physiology, immunology, toxicology, gastroenterology and gastrosurgery, experimental surgery, endocrinology, nephrology, urology and medical ethics. The research is organized in five different research units, each being the home of several research groups. These units are: Unit for molecular biology, unit for cell biology, unit for cancer and dermatology, unit for gastroenterology and unit for applied clinical research.
Medical biopolymers
The work done within research on biopolymers for use for medical purposes is mainly performed at the Department of Biotechnology, and there is a diverse range of research activities ranging from Biopolymer Chemistry and Bionanotechnology, Systems biology and Molecular Biology and Microbiology. One of the groups within this field is the Trondheim Bioencapsulation Group. They develope microcapsules as immunoprotective barriers and the goal is to make functional alginate capsules for cell therapy. The focus of research is on improvement of the alginate capsules and the group possesses competence in alginate tailoring, encapsulation technology, immunology, cell biology and endocrinology.
Programmes of study
Various programmes of study at NTNU can provide competence in medical biotechnology. The following master's programmes are available:
- Biotechnology (natural sciences), 5-year integrated master's degree programme or 2-year master's programme
- Biotechnology (siv.ing)
- Molecular Medicine, 2-year master's programme
All of these also qualify for corresponding PhD programmes of study.
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20 Worst Movies Made By Oscar Winners
Winning an Academy Award for acting is no small feat. In fact, it's quite a difficult thing to do. There are lots of talented actors making great films. However, sometimes these thespians or their agents just make terrible, terrible decisions. These 20 Oscar-winning actors have made some of the worst movies after winning their little golden guy. Accompanied with the movie title is its Rotten Tomatoes fresh percentage. As always, personal opinions are important, so if you're choice has been left out, please drop it in the comments!
Won for Tender Mercies. Twenty-five years later was in Kicking & Screaming: 42% Fresh Rating. Perhaps he was trying to ride the "Will Ferrell leading man" train, or trying to play to the family market. Either way, bad decision Mr. Duvall.
Won for Girl, Interrupted. Then made Alexander: 16% Fresh Rating. Mrs. Brad Pitt has quite a few rotten movies under her belt, including the movie she won for at 54%, but Alexander takes the cake. It's 2 hours and 55 minutes of pure awfulness.
Won for My Cousin Vinny. Then made Wild Hogs: 14% Fresh Rating. Marisa Tomei has quite a few duds in her bag. She redeemed herself a little for her great performance in The Wrestler, but that doesn't excuse making this trainwreck mid-life crisis biking flick.
Won for The Usual Suspects and American Beauty. Then made K-PAX: 41% Fresh Rating. Sorry Mr. Spacey, but you don't get a pass because you ate an entire banana, peel and all.
Won for Walk the Line. Then made Four Christmases: 26% Fresh Rating. Another actress who has fallen prey to trying to make that next great holiday flick. Not even Vince Vaughn (no stranger doing the same thing, e.g. Fred Claus) could bring this movie to tolerable levels.
Won for Cabaret. Then made Arthur 2: On the Rocks: 13% Fresh Rating. The whole gang was back! Ugh. Dudley Moore and Sir John Gielguld couldn't save this sequel. Now the real question is, was the Russell Brand remake worse than this tripe? It's a close call.
Won for Amadeus. Then made Last Action Hero: 38% Fresh Rating. John Practice forever! What was his thought process here? The movie is comically bad. He probably has this on loop at his house. He's that proud.
Won for The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull; won for Scent of a Woman. Then they both made Righteous Kill: 19% Fresh Rating. How could this movie fail? What with 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy and John Leguizamo guest starring. Oh right, the script was garbage.
Won for Ray. Then made Law Abiding Citizen: 25% Fresh Rating. Anyone who tells you that this movie is some clever take on justice is flat out wrong. It's a manipulative and ridiculous premise. But hey, at least he gets to blow up the bad guy.
Won for Coming Home. Then made Bratz: The Movie: 7% Fresh Rating. The only explanation is this was nothing more than a cash grab.
Won for The Untouchables. Then made The Avengers: 15% Fresh Rating. Does James Bond get a pass here? No way! Looks like Joss Whedon will try to "avenge" this paltry movie. And Sean Connery is only relevant because of Celebrity Jeopardy?
Won for The Deer Hunter. Then made Balls of Fury: 23% Fresh Rating. Is this fair? He thought this movie would be way better. Dan Fogler was coming off his Tony Award win. Sadly, this movie was terrible, boring and not funny. In order for a comedy to be a success, you sort of need those three things to be the other way around.
Won for Ghost. Then made For Colored Girls: 33% Fresh Rating. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with a Tyler Perry directed stage adaptation of a play of the same name, but something in his pedigree didn't really leave anyone to believe this would be good. Whoopi should've passed, but she probably needed the money.
Won for Glory and Training Day. Then made John Q: 23% Fresh Rating. Just what we all needed. One of the biggest movie stars of our generation taking on HMOs. Snooze!
Won for Good Will Hunting. Then made… oh, we'll just pick License to Wed: 7% Fresh Rating. Robin Williams has never been one to make a ton of great movies. Perhaps his best work is in Aladdin. Still, he fits the mold.
Won for The Godfather and On The Waterfront. Then made The Island of Dr. Moreau: 23% Fresh Rating. Not even Val Kilmer could save this disaster. When Brando read the script and saw he was a self-appointed ruler of genetically mutated man-beasts, what made him say "Yes!" Perhaps ruling over a menagerie was one of the items on his bucket list.
Won for Jerry Maguire. Then made Snow Dogs: 24% Fresh Rating. The movie poster is bad enough. Amazingly, the movie is somehow worse. And we didn't forget about Boat Trip either!
Won for Life is Beautiful. Then made Pinocchio: 0% Fresh Rating. Yes, that's right, 0%. And not only did he star in it, he was the screenwriter and director. He gets all of the blame here.
Won for Monster's Ball. Then made Catwoman: 10% Fresh Rating. Worst part is the director has one name: Pitof. How pretentious? He and this turd deserved each other.
Won for Leaving Las Vegas. Then made Season of the Witch – 8%, G-Force – 22%, Knowing – 33%, Bangkok Dangerous – 8%, Ghost Rider – 27%, Next – 28%, The Wicker Man – 15%, Windtalkers –33%, 8MM – 22%… do you see a pattern here?


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Fragrance 3 Extreme perfume for Women by Adidas was introduced in 2004. Adidas 3 Extreme is classified as Oriental Floral fragrance. Scent notes of 3 Extreme Adidas include top notes of sweet fruits, middle notes of magnolia and base notes of musk, tonkin beans, vanilla, patchouli. Adidas 3 Extreme fragrance composition is a creation of Ursula Wandel.
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Tripping the light fantastic: Lexus IS 300h F Sport
THIS week's column is dedicated to the millions of customers of electricity companies.
These firms sells power to customers all over Europe and America and if you work for one, all I can say is sorry.
After all, it must be very frustrating being employed by people who are so shortsighted they can't see beyond what happened last week, never mind make any plans for the future.
Let me explain. Over the past month I've phoned my provider at least six times only to be told by that nasal-voiced cow who makes the BT woman sound like an angel that they are "currently experiencing unusually high levels of calls."
Well I'm sorry but, unusual means that an occurrence is rare. It doesn't cover something that happens every day of every week, otherwise it would be normal.
Sadly they can't say: "Sorry, we are currently experiencing normal call levels." To which they could add: "And as we're far too mean to hire any extra staff you'll just have to wait while the poor overworked sods wet themselves because they haven't got time to go the toilet."
Meanwhile their bosses are planning another trip to the Mercedes dealers because their car is two weeks old and due for replacement.
Anyway, what struck me as odd about all this is why they can't just supply us with all the power we could ever want for next to nothing?
Well why not? After all, if Toyota can do it, why not the electricity companies? Fair enough you'll have to find at least £15,495 for a semi-electric hybrid car called the Yaris in the first place, but you won't just get a deafening silence back in return.
The 1.5-litre Yaris returns a claimed 76mpg, but even with my heavy right foot I got 60mpg out of it on a 200-mile round trip to mighty Macclesfield. That's why it's only got a 36-litre fuel tank.
"You're immediately struck by how quiet it is, and so you should be, because most of the time it's using electric power"
A posh Toyota is called a Lexus, but you wouldn't expect that sort of return from a 33-grand Lexus IS 300h, even though it's also a hybrid - or would you?
The amazing Lexus RX 450h I wrote about two weeks ago had a claimed figure of 45mpg and I got 35mpg easily, despite it weighing a colossal 2.2 tonnes.
The smaller IS 300h weighs 1.7 tonnes, despite having all the same refinements, and is actually quite a big car, yet over a week I averaged 50mpg in it and regularly got 60mpg.
How can this be? Well because of its lighter weight the IS 300h hardly uses its petrol engine, which also charges its electric motor. You're immediately struck by how quiet it is, and so you should be, because most of the time it's using electric power.
You can choose from three different driving modes, economy, normal or sport, but you get so annoyed when the petrol engine cuts in that you spend most of the time with it on economy.
"Oh no," you say as it starts to climb a hill, "It's using my precious petrol."
By the end of the week in the super smooth and silent Lexus I still had a quarter of a tank left, despite an utterly unnecessary 120-mile round trip to the seaside and several other long journeys to places I had never visited before.
Lexus claim that it averages 60mpg, does 125mph and shoots to 62mph in 8.3 seconds. Well the first bit is true but the other two figures involve using petrol, so I wouldn't know. I prefer travelling in silence.
It truly is a stunning car, beautifully built, with a mountain of gadgets, lots of room inside and a decent boot too. It's nearly three feet deep before you fold down the rear seats, which extends it to six feet, but the rear parcel shelf is fixed, sadly, so it makes it quite difficult to carry large loads.
The only thing that puzzled me is why it's got such a big, 66-litre, fuel tank, which means that it will easily do 700 miles on one fill-up, while driven carefully it'll do 800 miles.
That's another thing it could teach the electricity companies. Ask it how much fuel it's used and it actually gives you an answer.
And that will be that it's used a lot less than you think.
PRICE (on the road): £33,495 (range: £26,495 - £38,495).
ENGINES: 2,494cc, all-alloy, 16-valve, DOHC, with variable valve timing (178bhp, 221lb torque). Plus: 650-volt electric motor (141bhp, 222lb torque).
TOP SPEED: 125mph; 0-62mph: 8.3secs.
MPG: Urban: 57.6; extra urban: 57.6; combined: 60.1.
CO2: 109g/km. Tax Band B; £20 pa road tax.