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Features Adam Ruggo on percussion. Beto's birthday show. Recorded by Brian Sax.
Tracks 1 to 3 are intro and some drum jam.
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21: Moose Finale
Also captured is lots of audience participation, prominently featuring some of the regular Monday night freaks - myself included.
Audio quality is good, a bit muted overall but good.
Freebird at the end was due to some crazy people up front, we tried to drown them out with requests for Movin' On but didn't work.
MoJo's 9-7-2007 (Columbia, MO)
Not quite as clean of a recording, but it features "Neptune Squeegee" which is one of the baddest instrumentals I've ever heard.
10,000 Lakes 2006
Probably the best recording of theirs I've found so far. One of the few that really captures their harmonies well, very very clear recording.
This was their second appearance at 10klf, I believe they played against Les Claypool on the main stage.
Starting with Joe hamming it up a bit, they burst right into it and put on a very high energy set. Nuclear Man, Good Time People, Must Be Nice, Under Her Sleeve - fantastic show.
You can hear me and many others hootin' and hollerin' and generally having a blast as well :D
Shawn Hartung also performed with The Everyone Orchestra, all three years they have been there, which I am desperately seeking recordings of.
Actually, here is the link to their LMA: http://www.archive.org/details/Madahoochi
Brian Sax and a few others have been adding recordings like crazy of late.
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Eastern Oregon: the 51st state?
"Absolutely," said Paul Koch. "We are."
But they think a little crazy could solve some problems. Hood River residents Ernie DeRocher, Rita Swyers and Paul Koch said they have had enough with the Oregon legislature and it's treatment of rural communities.
Their biggest concerns are water rights, land rights and the recent loss of the Office of Rural Policy. Their solution is to cut Eastern Oregon off from its western neighbor and call the new state 'Eastern Oregon'.
How would it be funded? Where would the capital be? And what about the flag?
"All these things have to be worked out," said Koch.
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"The Bend area doesn't fit as a rural community," said Koch.
The border would run right down the Cascades but go around Deschutes County. One thing Koch is sure of is that the new state would have fewer regulations.
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It's Sunday morning just before noon and I just watched an adult riding his bike on the sidewalk in front of Starbucks run down a little girl. And the cyclist and his female companion, who was also riding her bike on the sidewalk, was absolutely indignant that the kid's parents would let their daughter unsupervised on the sidewalk.
Why is it the "I'm entitled" attitude has become so accepted and our local law enforcement turns a blind eye to this? Yeah, this is a quaint little place and riding bikes, skateboards and scooters along Orange seems inviting and harmless enough. And at some times of the day perhaps it is. But in spite of this, and having being born and raised here and now raising two kids here, I would NEVER consider this sort of behavior. It's rude, inconsiderate and potentially dangerous.
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I am so tired of the posted signs being ignored. I hope the poor child is okay. I have almost been hit a million times walking by myself or with my dog. Enough is enough. There should be no riding on the sidewalks anywhere! Period. If you don't want to ride your bike on Orange, then please take a side street. Also stop signs are not optional.... Our police department needs to start ticketing and be sure that everyone is educated on the rules.
Where was the officer that arrested the Sandman...
I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't ride on sidewalks and stops at stop signs (I know it's not true) but I don't see anyone else stopping. Please parents teach your children the true rules of bicycle riding, instead of your bad habits.
I find it hard to believe that those bicyclist would act in such a way when they are already breaking the law by riding their bicycle on the sidewalk and when it's their responsibility at bicyclist to be aware of where they are riding and who's around. Coronado is supposed to be a place where bicyclists, motorist, and pedestrians are able to live together without quarrel. That is why there are signs posted to prevent events like this from happening. When I use to ride my bike down to Orange, I got annoyed because I would have to walk my bike on the side walk, but events like these make it more apparent that these signs should not be ignored, and if they are, the police should be there to enforce it by ticketing them. On another point that was made, there should be a way where people can get more educated on how to ride their bicycles in Coronado. Uneducated and unaware bicyclist are the usual culprits in accidents with motorist and pedestrians.
This is a pet peeve of mine! Why isn't this law enforced?? If you say something to the offender, he or she is usually quite indignant that you would say anything. My other peeve is people who walk against the red light. How often have I had that 3 second green light at 10th & Orange only to have someone walk in front of me!!! Grrrr.... I once asked someone who was hurrying her child across Orange on a red light what she thought she was teaching her child!
Not to be the devil's advocate...but maybe there should be a bike lane so people riding bikes don't feel like they're taking their life in their hands by trying to navigate on Orange with the cars, parked and moving. I ride with my 2 year old in an infant seat and try to stay off of Orange...there's not enough room for bikes and cars. I don't blame those who use the sidewalks...just do it carefully.
P.S. I think the police would be put to better use by stopping the petty theft and teen drug use that is rampant around the island.
Evidently...the police are powerless against the powers of the public. I HUGE irritation to me. I see it so often and the kids especially, have no respect when told there is no bike riding on the sidewalk. PLUS, the parents who teach their kids that they dont need to obey the law!
A bike lane would be great but to say that riding on the sidewalk is okay so long as you do it carefully is careless. Do we drive our cars down the sidewalk? No, as we all know that this is against that law. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to ride on Orange but if that is the case then either walk or take a side street. If we started handing out hefty tickets, maybe we could afford to hire more police to take care of other crime.
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Oct. 8, 2015
Justice John T Ellis of State Supreme Court in Franklin County rejects philanthropist Joan Weill's demand to rename Paul Smith's College in her honor in exchange for $20 million gift, putting school at center of growing debate over founding restrictions; ruling states money does not allow school to violate provision in founder Paul Smith's will that college retain original name in perpetuity. MORE
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Study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that many oncologists are taught to identify wealthy patients in order to solicit donations; researchers note several ethical pitfalls that can arise from practice. MORE
Sep. 25, 2015
New York Philharmonic opens its 174th season in newly rechristened David Geffen Hall, and announces that it will receive $25 million gift from its board chairman, Oscar S Schafer, and his wife Didi; gift is largest individual donation in Philharmonic's history. MORE
Sep. 3, 2015
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column observes 'ice bucket challenge,' Internet campaign to raise money for ALS, raised $115 million and contributed to research breakthrough, despite being derided by critics as 'slacktivism'; holds while similar Internet stunts for social causes do not always yield such tangible results, they have been shown to raise awareness. MORE
Aug. 26, 2015
Burger King runs full-page ads in prominent American newspapers asking its rival McDonald's to jointly operate restaurant for one day and to sell burger called McWhopper, combination of both chains' iconic burgers; sales would benefit Peace One Day, nonprofit seeking to increase awareness about International Day of Peace. MORE
Aug. 18, 2015
The gift to the Kansas City Art Institute is one of the largest ever to an American art school. MORE
Aug. 15, 2015
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column says so-called gender-lens investing, which focuses on benefits to women and girls, is gaining popularity within impact-investing world. MORE
Aug. 3, 2015
Sidestreet column; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and actress Sonia Manzano, both former residents of the Bronx, have headlined Bronx Children's Museum's annual summer 'Dream Big' event for years. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
MacArthur Foundation closes its Russian offices after discovering lawmakers there placed them on preliminary list of nongovernmental groups that may be illegal under May 2015 legislation; nonprofit has been in Russia since 1992 and has granted over $173 million for projects in country. MORE
Jul. 19, 2015
Technology consultant Jesse Chan-Norris is founder of New York chapter of The Awesome Foundation, which gives $1,000 every month to New Yorker with an awe-inspiring idea that needs no-strings financing; chapter has funded 44 projects to date, including renegade tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and dye garden grown in the Rockaways by a fashion designer. MORE
Jul. 19, 2015
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column chronicles good works Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has done in 15 years since its founding, noting it has become largest foundation in world; relates conversation he had with Bill and Melinda about mistakes they have made, disagreements they struggle over and degree to which they think about their legacy. MORE
Jul. 18, 2015
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column notes that many people who made their wealth from family businesses are choosing to pursue philanthropic endeavors that give back to the communities in which those businesses were started. MORE
Jul. 13, 2015
Op-Ed article by Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz and his wife Sheri announces that their family foundation will commit $30 million to help underprivileged young people enter and ascend in workforce; observes that some 5.6 million Americans between age 16 and 24 remain unemployed and outside school, situation devastating both for their own lives and for American economy; notes program will provide jobs, internships and apprenticeships to 100,000 young people over next three years MORE
Jul. 12, 2015
Russian research foundation Dynasty Fund will shut down as result of being labeled foreign agent by Russian government, despite fact that it has been major funding source for Russian science; is one of several organizations, along with humans rights organization Memorial, that have become unlikely casualties under Russia's campaign to expose foreign influences seen as threatening by Pres Vladimir Putin. MORE
Jul. 9, 2015
Montclair State University receives anonymous gift of $20 million, which will fund programs for its School of Business. MORE
Jul. 3, 2015
Anonymous donors contribute more than $3 million to establish scholarship fund for community of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC; scholarships would pay for undergraduate and advanced degrees in wake of shooting that claimed nine lives. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia vows to donate his entire $32 billion fortune to his charity Alwaleed Philanthropies for causes including disease eradication, women's empowerment and disaster relief. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
DealBook Online; American Lawyer reports that major law firms are donating only tenth of 1 percent of proceeds for legal aid to low-income people, despite record revenues; also finds that such institutional giving accounts for only 7 percent of total legal aid funding. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Tech entrepreneur Sean Parker will begin promoting new philanthropic initiatives financed by his $600 million foundation; plans to eschew traditional philanthropic norms by pursuing issues like the eradication of malaria, immune system-based cancer treatments and a cure for allergies. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Many couples opt to donate to charity instead of giving favors to wedding guests. MORE
Jun. 20, 2015
Ron Lieber Your Money column observes that while overall level of philanthropy in America has exceeded its prerecession peak, giving to international causes has dropped off to mere 4 percent; observes that many people are reluctant to donate internationally, despite greater need abroad, due to lack of emotional connection and skepticism that money will be spent effectively; suggests target level of 25 percent. MORE
Jun. 16, 2015
Giving USA Foundation issues annual report finding that charitable giving rose in 2014 across all categories, with estimated total of $358 billion, overtaking prerecession peak of $355 billion in 2007. MORE
Jun. 4, 2015
Billionaire hedge fund manager John A Paulson donates $400 million to Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, largest gift in university's history. MORE
May. 31, 2015
Op-Ed article by David Callahan contends philanthropy has lack of oversight and transparency that makes it ripe for corruption, particularly in light of revelation that four cancer charities stole millions of dollars from donors and questions about Clinton Foundation; calls for reform that will increase transparency, restructuring of tax exemptions and requirement that philanthropic funds use tax-exempt dollars more quickly. MORE
May. 30, 2015
Records show that Happy Hearts Foundation, school-building charity run by model Petra Nemcova, donated $500,000 to Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation in exchange for appearance by Bill Clinton at Happy Hearts gala in June 2014; transaction, which amounted to almost a quarter of charity funds raised at event, has come under heavy criticism. MORE
May. 30, 2015
Ron Lieber Your Money column contends it is much harder than it should be to make donation with smartphone app; notes difficulties of donating via text messaging on Apple devices. MORE
May. 30, 2015
New York Yankees pitcher C C Sabathia makes point of giving back to his home town of Vallejo, Calif, where his large extended family still lives; has paid to renovate ball parks where he played as child, donated money to help low-income children and holds baseball camp in town each winter. MORE
May. 24, 2015
Profile of Charles Annenberg Weingarten, billionaire philanthropist who runs Explore, multimedia website that streams wonders of the natural world. MORE
May. 22, 2015
Problems with regulation of charities have been revealed by charges brought against James T Reynolds Sr for operating fraudulent charities that fleeced donors of more than $187 million; oversight of charities is largely responsibility of Internal Revenue Service, and strengthening regulation has run into obstacles like lobbying and insufficient political will to change system. MORE
May. 13, 2015
Nonprofit fund-raising organization Fund for Public Schools has raised only $18 million in fiscal year ending June 30, sharp drop from annual average of $29 million per year that was raised under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had better access to world of wealthy donors than current Mayor Bill de Blasio. MORE
May. 12, 2015
Stephen A Schwarzman, co-founder of asset management firm The Blackstone Group, gifts $150 million to Yale University to transform campus building Commons and its two attached spaces into performing arts center and hub for academic and general public use; New Haven looks to benefit from project since university is Connecticut city's biggest employer and tourist draw. MORE
May. 10, 2015
Angela Simmons, actress and fashion designer, keeps busy running faux fur clothing line Foofi and philanthropy GirlTalk Takeover; daughter of Run-DMC rapper Rev Run, she will also be an executive producer of, and appear in, documentary about children of hip-hop stars. MORE
May. 9, 2015
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column looks at physical challenges for charity, from walks, runs and rides to more grueling events; examines benefits to be had, including awareness and money, as well as caveats. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
Successful initial public offering by Etsy highlights how more companies are committing to higher social and environmental standards by opting for B Corp status; designation is attained by achieving combination of workplace wellness, philanthropy and transparency, and usually comes at expense of short-term profits. MORE
Apr. 18, 2015
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column explores world of fund-raising galas, like one being prepared by criminal defense attorney Marianne E Bertuna for Rapallo Award, which is given annually to outstanding member of legal community; notes that many charities and philanthropic organizations raise much of their money at galas, and to pull them off requires mastery of small details and ability to balance demands of often outsized egos. MORE
Apr. 15, 2015
The Upshot; Silicon Valley responds to its local homelessness problem by initiating a program to give people on streets donated smartphones; companies say Internet access has become necessity for people to find homes, jobs and garner technical skills. MORE
Apr. 5, 2015
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column praises Wall Street trader Matt Wage, who deliberately chose career in finance in order to contribute more to charity; says Wage exemplifies movement called 'effective altruism,' aimed at rigorously making maximum difference in world; cites GiveWell's top recommendations for finding cost-effective charities that can have maximum transformative impact on society. MORE
Mar. 24, 2015
Letter from climate scientists and environmental groups asserts that museums of science and natural history should 'cut all ties' with fossil fuel companies and donors like Koch brothers; says their donations are tainted by their attempts to deny climate change. MORE
Mar. 24, 2015
ABC News icon Barbara Walters played crucial go-between who helped forge relationship between West Coast entertainment mogul David Geffen and Lincoln Center chairwoman Kathrine G Farley that resulted in Geffen's $100 million donation toward renovating Avery Fisher Hall in exchange for naming rights; question remains as to whether Geffen's gift, which amounts to only 20 percent of projected renovation cost, is enough to justify naming rights in perpetuity. MORE
Mar. 19, 2015
Establishment of Leonard A Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, groundbreaking concept to further scholarly knowledge of modern and particularly cubist art, is tied to generous Lauder donation to Metropolitan Museum of Art of 81 modern works valued at $1 billion. MORE
Mar. 13, 2015
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has given billions of dollars in grants to better health and living conditions in third world countries, has been utilizing some of its capital to invest directly in private sector companies; program-related investments are run separately from foundation's $43.5 billion endowment. MORE
Mar. 8, 2015
The Ethicists column panel answers questions about concealing opposition to death penalty while serving on jury, parking in public spaces and keeping coins mailed by some charities. MORE
Mar. 5, 2015
Entertainment mogul David Geffen will donate $100 million to help fund renovation of Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, home of New York Philharmonic; after lengthy naming rights battle with Fisher family, concert building will be renamed David Geffen Hall in September 2015, with plans to start construction in 2019; gift highlights Geffen's entryway into small list of elite donors that support New York City's greatest cultural institutions. MORE
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (537 votes).
In short: Scenic race throught the pace, very supportive marshall and a great downhill finishDate of review: October 28, 2009
In short: Good scenic run with plenty to keep you interestedIn full: Well organised & a nice course.A few hills but - without the strong winds - there could be pb potential for some.Date of review: October 28, 2009
In short: long first hill but after that great sceanery Date of review: October 27, 2009
In short: Cheap local race in nice country parkIn full: Blimey, I'd been warned about the killer hill at the beginning - to be honest, it wasn't that bad. The worst bit was the wind, but with a lovely autumn sun it was quite a pretty run through Clumber Park.However, the 3rd water station was packed up when and seemed to have run out after 2 hours which was disappointing.I wasn't sure about picking the numbers up on the day but it went quite smoothly, even though I'd forgotten to bring my number with me!The finishers tshirt is unbelieavably yellow, I won't be wearing it near any wasps!Date of review: October 27, 2009
In short: Super race, Loved every bit of it!!!In full: I am always dubious about collecting numbers on the day but this worked like clockwork due to the great organisation and superb people power! Other so-called superior race organisations should take note! Super course which keeps you on your toes, but is defo a pb course. Some long straights which make you know you hav done the 13 miles!!! Could not think of a better place to have an autumn race. Water stations well manned and good support from marshalls, also a nice town centre start and finish. Everyone was very helpful around the course, it is great to see a club putting on such a great race which must be one of the best value for money races in England. I love my T-shorts and this ranks highly. All i all absolutely superb race, well done Worksop Harriers!!Date of review: October 26, 2009
In short: Good race well orginized, a very nice run would recommend it to everyone, my first time and I will look forward to bettering my time next if you promise not to order the wind, had a great day and went home feeling pleased with the event thanks Date of review: October 26, 2009
In short: More of an event than a race, excellant event - well done the clubIn full: well organised, even picking up the numbers before turns this into a "running day out" good to meet up with people prior to the run, chariots of fire at the start is excellant and an great scienic course, around clumber and the down hill finnish is very welcome. Only improvement would be last drink station suffered from "tree bits" in the water, but blame the wind that day. Enjoy it more than the sheffield 1/2 marathonDate of review: October 26, 2009
In short: Very well organised race.Date of review: October 26, 2009
In short: nice people plenty of support ideal first half marthonIn full: hard to fault the only negative point drinks finished at last station if you want to be picky.Date of review: October 26, 2009
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I just got a new MB Ex Light jacket. I have an older 2005/2006 725 fill UL Inner jacket. I haven't worn the new one yet but was looking for comments regarding the relative warmth of one to the other. The EX is 3 oz lighter in XL but it is hard to believe it could be as warm or warmer than the UL Inner. I have worn the inner on some cold nights and stayed warm. It would be particularly helpful to hear from someone who has owned both ( the older UL Inner and the new 900 fill EX Light) Thanks in advance.
I never owned the UL Inner (but do have the Exlight)- you want to look at fill weight vs overall weight- most of the savings in overall weight are construction (no pockets, etc ) and material 7d vs 15dthen it comes "down" :) to 900 vs 725- there is a formula floating around that shows how much impact the quality of down makesI have heard from folks that have had both, they thought the Exlight was as warm (some thought even warmer) than the UL- maybe one of them will pipe in
Edited by mtwarden on 01/26/2011 13:13:30 MST.
I have them both, and thought that the EX Light was warmer, thanks to the 900 fill down. I had serious problems with the EX Light's zipper (it eventually broke and I had to replace the jacket) and fabric, which was a long way from being down proof. I should say that my EX Light was one of the earliest on the market, and I understand that newer models have been more reliable. My Down Inner is the parka, which has a hood, a feature I really like. If buying today I'd probably go with the Down Inner.
ahhhh .. all this timei thought polarstretch was toastier than polartech 100. now we know.a long time, and we are talk'n about 3 decades ago, Fletcher wrote at length about warmness., and to some extent this included a bit about poofyness (my word), and how some insulations feel warmer (and ARE) because they not only insulate, but poof up to exclude cold air from entering into where You are.this to me is the major reason those down jackets made of so-very-light material seem so toasty.poofy pushes out the cold. what remains is heat. (that's right.. isn't it ?)
Hi y'all ... I'm new to the site but I've been reading posts for the past month - very informative!I was wondering if I could get some advice - I'm looking for a down jacket w/ at least 800 fill power (preferably 850) & w/ a high fill weight (6.5 - 8 oz). I'm not extremely concerned w/ every little oz. of the total weight but it definitely has to bundle up very tightly when in my pack & be somewhat light.The NB fugu seems ideal but its not available in my size - I'm considering the rab infinity - it is light w/ 7.4 oz of 850 down & is actually 50g less than the advertised 510ish grams (hope that doesn't mean 50g less of down). Any other suggestions?
Alex,Based on the criteria you specified, the Rab Infinity is the fourth most suitable. The three jackets ahead of it, in rank order, are Feathered Friends Helios, PHD Yukon, and the Sir Joseph Koteka. The fifth most suitable is the least expensive and is the CAMP ED Jacket.
Edited by richard295 on 01/30/2011 12:06:30 MST.
Thank you Richard!I think I've narrowed it down to the helios, yukon & infinity. PHD doesn't advertise its fill weight although it is 900 fill power. Would you be able to estimate its fill weight & those 3 jackets' clo values? I'm wondering whether the numerous cold spots on the infinity will substantially reduce its warmth (although will be excellent for protecting the down from shifting). The infinity also seems to be able to pack the smallest but I could be completely wrong on that.Thanks again =)
Alex,Helios - 8.00 oz., 4.78 IcloYukon - 7.85 oz., 4.90 IcloInfinity - 7.41 oz., 4.56 IcloPHD - 7.85 oz., 4.90 IcloThe average person can only detect a variance in a jacket's insulation in increments of .5 clo and so all of the aforementioned jackets will feel the same to you, assuming a good fit. The secret to maximizing the efficiency of sewn through baffle garments, such as the Infinity or Helios, is to size either your wind shirt or hard shell to wear over it. The v shaped spaces between the baffle seams and the outer material of a wind shirt or hard shell create insulating air gaps that offset the loss of insulation at the seam.The rank order I provided in my prior post was based on the ratio between warmth and weight / volume.
Edited by richard295 on 01/30/2011 16:01:02 MST.
Richard, to say that you're a wealth of info would be a huge understatement - thanks for all the advice! I feel a lot more comfortable now making a purchase. =)
Hello,I'm french so sorry for my english... I was reading your messages, and I was wondering about the clo for Rab jackets such as : Photon Jacket, Generator Jacket, Xenon Jacket and Generator Alpine Jacket.Do you have an idea ? I tried to calculate it, but the result is not correct.Thank you in advance,Yoann
Yoann,Rab Photon Belay Jacket 3.92Rab Photon 2.66Rab Generator Jacket 2.27RAB Xenon Jacket 1.51Rab Generator Jacket Alpine 2.27 (Has a 60 g/m2 hood but assume a similar hat for the Generator Jacket)
Edited by richard295 on 02/16/2011 14:45:40 MST.
I picked up a Rab Microlight Vest for a decent price and it seems pretty warm. What would the clo be for something like that? How about the Microlight Jacket? Thanks
Ryan,Both the Microlight jacket and vest have an Iclo of 2.22. The Iclo values are to compare garments in the same class. Since the vest class only covers 75% of your body surface area, it will only be 75% as warm as the jacket class with the same insulation per unit area.
Waow !!Thank you very much !Do you know a way to calculate approximately the "temperature of comfort" or the "limit temperature" of the jackets (as for sleeping bags). The only one way to calculate de "temperature of comfort" is with : T=31-0,155 P * R with T in °C, P in W/m² and R in clo, can I say : "The jacket can help me to be confortable up to :"Or should I say : with a micro-fleece of 200g/m² (weight=275g size L, clo=0,76 ?) and a merinos wool long-sleeves of 210g/m²(weight 260g size L, clo=0,16 ???), I have CLO = clo_jacket + clo_fleece + clo_merinos Jacket alone Jacket + fleece + merino Rab Photon Belay Jacket 3.92 -5,5°C clo=4,84 -14,0 °CRab Photon 2.66 6,3 °C clo=3,58 -2,3 °CRab Generator Jacket 2.27 9,9°C clo=3,19 1,3 °CRAB Xenon Jacket 1.51 17°C clo=2,43 8,4 °CRab Generator Jacket Alpine 2.27 9,9°C clo=3,19 1,3 °CIf it's "right", is it for you a temperature for "comfort" or for "limit" ?Thank you very much in advance !Yoann
Hi Richard,You give Rab Generator Jacket a value comparable to that of Montbell Alpine Light. The latter is much loftier (I think, at least twice) and, in my limited experience, feels warmer. What is the reason they have comparable Iclo?
It appears, from my experience and from winnowing the information from several posts, that garment loft is a relative issue, even using the same type of insulator.Two identically constructed jackets filled with down TO THE SAME LOFT THICKNESS, one having 850 cu. in./oz. of down and the other having 650 cu. in./oz. of down will insulate differently in actual on-trail use with a pack.The pack harness and back pad will compress the wonderfully light 850 fill down more than the "lesser" 650 fill down. Everybody knows about how well high count fill down compresses. That's great for packing it in a stuffsack, not so great when wearing under heavier or more restrictive shells and especially under a pack. You lose more insulation with the "higher cu. in./oz." down with the same compression/sq. in. compared with "lesser" down. So maybe we need to re-think what fill weight is most satisfactory if a down garment is to be worn with a pack.Just sayin'...
Edited by Danepacker on 02/18/2011 01:22:54 MST.
Richard,I am unsure if this information exists anywhere. Forgive me if I have missed it.What is the relative clo value of a vest of comparable loft, down and shell fabrics compared to a jacket?I know there may not be a simple answer. However, how much warmth are we getting, scientifically, from our down vests?FWIW, I'm thinking of my WM Flight Vest in particular. It looks like it's a sleeveless version of their Flight Jacket. Comparable insulation value over the core, but with gaping holes where the sleeves should be.
Stephen I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but from earlier in this threadRichard says"The relative warmth between garment types within the same family (down or synthetic) can be easily approximated. This assumes the typical case where the garments all use the same fabric and insulation areal weights (for example 100g/m2 PL1 and 15 denier ballistic nylon). The average body surface area for a parka is 52%, a jacket is 48%, and a vest is 36%. A vest will keep you 75% as warm as the comparable jacket, because 36 /48 = 75%, and compared to the parka it will keep you 69% as warm. A vest is generally the most efficient insulating item you can add to your clothing. To illustrate this BSA phenomenon, as discussed above, the Montbell Thermawrap synthetic vest provides 75% of the total insulation that the jacket provides yet, the ratio of garment weights is only 63%. This phenomenon holds for all insulation types."also "The garment's torso is tested with a guarded hot plate to ascertain its insulation value. I tested a Patagonia down Sweater vest and determined its intrinsic clo was ~2.31. I also tested a Patagonia down Sweater Pullover hoody and determined its intrinsic clo was ~2.31. The insulation, fabric, and construction although slightly different between the garment types, yielded the same ~intrinsic insulation value. Total clo, for each garment, is determined by multiplying the intrinsic clo by the body surface area that it covers. The average body surface areas (BSA) covered by different garment types are as follows:Hat 4%Shoes 7%Balaclava 8%Pants 43%Shirt or Jacket 48%Hoody 54.5%One Piece Suit 80%Sleeping Bag 98%If you want to compare the total clo between two dissimilar garment types (for example the Fugu jacket and the Permafrost Parka), multiply the intrinsic clo value times the BSA for each garment to determine how they compare. The Fugu total clo is .48 * 6.18 = 2.97. The Permafrost total clo is .55 * 5.24 = 2.90. The hood on the Permafrost is huge but a down balaclava, in combination with the Fugu would easily beat it for greater warmth at less weight, save the relative durability issue."My apologies if you had already read these posts
Sergiy,The Rab Generator uses PL1 insulation and the Montbell Alpine Light uses 800 fill power down. Loft is only a rough comparator if the two jackets have the same insulation type, the same density, and comparable fit.If the Rab Generator Jacket feels warmer to you, my only guess is that this garment fits you better at the openings. If you have gaps at the neck, wrists, or torso then the chimney effect will purge the warm air from a garment.
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Very cerebral and spacey, this strain definitely calls upon its Haze lineage with its effects package. Uplifting and somewhat energetic, it is a powerful strain that doesn't leave mental processes unscathed — some distraction and spacing out is inevitable with this one. Lots of face and eye pressure occurs with this strain as well, making it appropriate for those suffering from ocular issues. Once the cerebral Sativa start died down, it got slightly relaxing and more sedate towards the end, uplifting mood and making for a smooth ride back to a normal state.
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By JIM FELTONBill Barrett Corp.Denver, Colo.
I've read Steve Tanner's latest effort (Letters to the Editor, Sun Advocate May 20, 2008) to further mobilize media against continuing development atop the West Tavaputs Plateau.
His account has several inaccuracies.
First, he contends the first meeting called by Carbon County to chart a strategic direction for the future of Nine Mile Canyon Road resulted in a "no more magnesium chloride" directive. He goes on to say the BLM and county commissioners "agreed not to use anything until the testing was done."
He's wrong. As noted in the April 1, 2008 account of the meeting by the Sun Advocate, a report stated that I said "We retain the ability short-term to use water and magnesium chloride."
As we've done in the past, our application of mag chloride (MgCl) in late April was the first of two we have applied annually in recent years. We applied it along a high use stretch of road, half a mile from any known artifacts, and during "off hours" when traffic in the canyon is routinely quite low. Our timing was based on moisture in the road bed (critical to the effectiveness of the application is having moisture to seal dust in), calm wind conditions, and cool temperatures.
As for further steps, we will finalize the contractor and scope of work involved with testing the effectiveness of other dust suppressants within days, with work to begin shortly thereafter. We hope to generate data from this operation with which we can make decisions for the best dust suppression methods. This should happen sometime around mid-June.
Second, Mr. Tanner also asserts our activity was performed without notifying Carbon County. He's wrong here as well.
BBC had called Carbon County's road department prior to application, making Mr. Tanner's assertion that BBC acts unilaterally in the canyon a blatant distortion. BBC operates under a maintenance agreement with Carbon County to work on designated portions of the road.The agreement mandates we notify Carbon County of work we're doing. We have and will continue to uphold that agreement.
Third, our use of water as a dust suppressant (or as he likes to term it, a "publicity stunt") is an interpretation of our actions bordering on paranoia. Dust suppression is an on-going part of our operations, as it's been from day one, half a decade before we knew how prospective this natural gas play was. The use of water to suppress dust is standard operating procedure around construction, drilling and other industrial activities around the entire United States.
The only "publicity stunts" we see are the efforts by the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition around a fear and smear campaign, much like the alarmist claims years earlier of our intent to drill on the canyon bottoms, that cultural sites were doomed to exploitation and destruction due to our presence, that seismic operations would shake petroglyphs off canyon walls.
We all know none of this has come to pass.
It's time for the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition to stop propegating mistruths about what our company is doing as we responsibly develop the country's domestic energy.
It's time the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition stops being untruthful about what the dust study says regarding the use of MgCl on the road. The study states, in part: "Again, there is no proof at present that magnesium chloride used for dust abatement in Nine Mile Canyon has or will become a vector of deterioration for the Canyon's resources." (Cited from page 33 of the study).
It's also time the Sun Advocate apply additional rigor to its reporting of the facts instead of taking as fact the misinformation from Mr. Tanner and his cohorts.


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Claudia Winkleman was chased by a penguin on the set of her new TV show. The pregnant TV host was shooting her new programme 'King Of' and arranged to have the aquatic bird come in the studio as she discussed with guests what was the King Of Jobs, which included a bird carer at a zoo.
However, the penguin decided to waddle into the studio audience and set off after Claudia, which resulted in filming being delayed.
A Channel 4 source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "The penguin held up filming for ages. It was funny at first when it waddled on to the stage but then it started going into the audience and chasing Claudia around the studio.
"She is almost ready to give birth so she was scared to run too much but she didn't want to step on the bird either. It was chaos for a while but everyone in the audience thought it was hilarious."
Claudia – who is expecting her third child this summer – added: "I can't believe how much we overran but it was partly the bird's fault. I didn't know what to do for a while. It was madness."
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Opportunity knocks this weekend for Plymouth Raiders big-man Andreas Schreiber
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GAVIN LOVE is ready to change tactics in a bid to turn Marjon Plymouth Raiders' campaign around.
Raiders have seven weeks of the BBL regular season left to put chronic inconsistency behind them and build momentum for the play-offs.
Their record remains a relatively healthy 14-7 in fifth position in the standings.
But club boss Love is set to abandon the smaller line-up he has persevered with all season and go with a bigger unit.
The key has been the acquisition of 6ft 9in big-man Andreas Schreiber (pictured above) in late-January.
"We've had big line-ups in my first two years here," said Love. "I prefer doing that. It's more intimidating.
"This year we've had a small line-up and it hasn't been as effective. We've been more guard-orientated."
Schreiber is averaging 10.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 21 minutes per game in four appearances coming off Raiders' bench.
Expect to see much more of the explosive and aggressive 25-year-old at the Pavilions this weekend.
Raiders entertain 14-6 and fourth-placed Surrey Heat tonight (7.30pm) before defending champions Newcastle Eagles visit tomorrow (4pm).
It promises to be a terrific weekend.
"I'm expecting bigger things from Andreas this weekend," said Love. "He'll be going against bigger guys, which is what he prefers."
Love, who signed Schreiber who was available as a free agent, added: "Andreas is finding his game legs now, because you have to remember he hadn't played for six months.
"But he certainly can be a big player for us.
"He's been solid for us in limited minutes so far, but I certainly will expect him to play a lot more this weekend."
Love is keen to combine Schreiber and fellow big-man Matt Schneck together inside, which is set to eat into the minutes of current starters and forwards Colin O'Reilly and rookie Javarris Barnett.
Love said: "Andreas and Matt are working out ways to play together, and with both of them in the game we're a better rebounding team and better inside defensively.
"Andreas can protect the basket for us. He's a really good shot blocker. His timing's excellent.
"Andreas is also able to step out and hit that little jump-shot offensively, so he and Matt work well together."
Raiders point-guard Rod Brown said: "Andreas still needs to get into proper game-shape, because he's only been here a few weeks.
"Hopefully when he is, he can be that guy who can score for us inside.
"He's big, so people are going to struggle to guard him once he establishes his position."
Tonight's game against Heat will be only Schreiber's second at the Pavilions, following the shock 98-81 defeat to strugglers Durham Wildcats on his debut on January 25.
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These are the Sunday afternoon 8-14 day outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center for March 24-30. Click the images to enlarge. The map on the left is the probability of warmer or colder than average temperatures. The deeper the blue, the better chance it'll be colder than average and that deep blue cover the Great Lakes and Northeast with a good chance of below average temperatures for all but the Southwest and southern Florida. It also looks wet, with better than average chances (in the green on the map on the right) for above average precipitation for much of the country. The good news is that California and should see some needed rain. We certainly don't need any heavy rain in Michigan. The combination of cold temperatures and above average precipitation means that we're likely to see some snow here in Michigan. The cool pattern will likely last into April here in the Great Lakes. The average high temperature in Grand Rapids is 45° on 3/17 and that goes to 50° on 3/28, to 55° on 4/7 and to 60° on 4/19. The Spring Season (Vernal Equinox) officially begins at 12:57 pm Thursday March 20.
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Last time, I covered the limits and how to measure usage of one of the two key window manager resources, USER objects. This time, I'm going to cover the other key resource, GDI objects. As always, I recommend you read the previous posts before this one, because some of the limits related to USER and GDI resources are based on limits I've covered. Here's a full index of my other Pushing the Limits of Windows posts:
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory Pushing the Limits of Windows: Paged and Nonpaged Pool Pushing the Limits of Windows: Processes and Threads Pushing the Limits of Windows: Handles Pushing the Limits of Windows: USER and GDI Objects – Part 1
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Paged and Nonpaged Pool
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Processes and Threads
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Handles
Pushing the Limits of Windows: USER and GDI Objects – Part 1
GDI objects represent graphical device interface resources like fonts, bitmaps, brushes, pens, and device contexts (drawing surfaces). As it does for USER objects, the window manager limits processes to at most 10,000 GDI objects, which you can verify with Testlimit using the –g switch:
You can look at an individual process's GDI object usage on the Performance page of its Process Explorer process properties dialog and add the GDI Objects column to Process Explorer to watch GDI object usage across processes:
Also like USER objects, 16-bit interoperability means that USER objects have 16-bit identifiers, limiting them to 65,535 per session. Here's the desktop as it appeared when Testlimit hit that limit on a Windows Vista 64-bit system:
Note the Start button on the bottom left where it belongs, but the rest of the task bar at the top of the screen. The desktop has turned black and the sidebar has lost most of its color. Your mileage may vary, but you can see that bizarre things start to happen, potentially making it impossible to interact with the desktop in a reliable way. Here's what the display switched to when I pressed the Start button:
Unlike USER objects, GDI objects aren't allocated from desktop heaps; instead, on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems that don't have Terminal Services installed, they allocate from general paged pool; on all other systems they allocate from per-session session pool.
The kernel debugger's "!vm 4" command dumps general virtual memory information, including session information at the end of the output. On a Windows XP system it shows that session paged pool is unused:
On a Windows Server 2003 system without Terminal Services, the output is similar:
The GDI object memory limit on these systems is therefore the paged pool limit, as described in my previous post, Pushing the Limits of Windows: Paged and Nonpaged Pool. However, when Terminal Services are installed on the same Windows Server 2003 system, you can see from the non-zero session pool usage that GDI objects come from session pool:
The !vm 4 command in the above output also shows the session paged pool maximum and session pool sizes, but the session paged pool maximum and session space sizes don't display on Windows Vista and higher because they are variable. Session paged pool usage on those systems is capped by either the amount of address space it can grow to or the System Commit Limit, whichever is smaller. Here's the output of the command on a Windows 7 system showing the current session paged pool usage by session:
As you'd expect, the main interactive session, Session 1, is consuming the most session paged pool.
You can use the Testlimit tool with the "–g 0" switch to see what happens when the storage used for GDI objects is exhausted. The number you specify after the –g is the size of the GDI bitmap objects Testlimit allocates, but a size of 0 has Testlimit simply try and allocate the largest objects possible. Here's the result on a 32-bit Windows XP system:
On a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 that doesn't have Terminal Services installed you can use the Poolmon utility from Windows Driver Kit (WDK) to see the GDI object allocations by their pool tag. The output of Poolmon the while Testlimit was exhausting paged pool on the WIndows XP system looks like this when sorted by bytes allocated (type 'b' in the Poolmon display to sort by bytes allocated), by inference indicating that Gh05 is the tag for bitmap objects on Windows Server 2003:
On a Windows Server 2003 system with Terminal Services installed, and on Windows Vista and higher, you have to use Poolmon with the /s switch to specify which session you want to view. Here's Testlimit executed on a Windows Server 2003 system that has Terminal Services installed:
The command "poolmon /s1" shows the tags with the largest allocation contributing for Session 1. You can see the Gh15 tag at the top, showing that a different pool tag is being used for bitmap allocations:
Note how Testlimit was able to allocate around 58 MB of bitmap data (that number doesn't account for GDI's internal overhead for a bitmap object) on the Windows XP system, but only 10MB on the Windows Server 2003 system. The smaller number comes from the fact that session pool on the Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server system is only 32 MB, which is about the amount of memory Poolmon shows attributed to the Gh15 tag. The output of "!vm 4" confirms that session pool for Session1 is been consumed and that subsequent attempts to allocate GDI objects from session pool have failed:
You can also use the !poolused kernel debugger command to look at session pool usage. First, switch to the correct session by using the .process command with the /p switch and the address of a process object that's connected to the session. To see what processes are running in a particular session, use the !sprocess command. Here's the output of !poolmon on the same Windows Server 2003 system, where the "c" option to !poolused has it sort the output by allocated bytes:
Unfortunately, there's no public mapping between the window manager's heap tags and the objects they represent, but the kernel debugger's !poolused command uses the triage.ini file from the debugger's installation directory to print more descriptive information about a tag. The command reports that Gh15 is GDITAG_HMGR_SPRITE_TYPE, which is only slightly more helpful, but others are more clear.
Fortunately, most GDI and USER object issues are limited to a particular process hitting the per-process 10,000 object limit and so more advanced investigation to figure out what process is responsible for exhausting session pool or allocating GDI objects to exhaust paged pool is unnecessary.
Next time I'll take a look at System Page Table Entries (System PTEs), another key system resource that can has limits that can be hit, especially on Remote Desktop sessions on Windows Server 2003 systems.
This is all pretty terrible... shouldn't there be some limit to avoid a application being able to screw up Windows entirely like testlimit?
Serious, I never have understood why these limits are not hard limits! As you cant go over it.
Cause like James said, someone could use this for a very simple DOS attack.
Same with applications using 100% CPU and running in real time. So stupid that that is allowed!
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what tool do you use to illustrated(decorate) your images...please let us know....
Out of curiosity, why did the pool tag change ? For the OS version change ? Changed to reflect session doing the alloc (also implying OS version, and possible TS dependency) ? Other ?
"Next time I'll take a look at System Page Table Entries (System PTEs), another key system resource that can has limits that can be hit, especially on Remote Desktop sessions on Windows Server 2003 systems."
Mark, can also look on problem with "The driver is mismanaging system PTEs" under XP x64 SP2, described here -
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1034479726#post1034479726 ?
@War59312 @Will
From the Blog, "As it does for USER objects, the window manager limits processes to at most 10,000 GDI objects."
In Part 1 of the blog Mark states, "A basic limitation imposed by the window manager is that no process can create more than 10,000 USER objects."
If you note from the screenshot Mark is using several processes to deplete the pools, so in theory one application won't cause this type of problem.
If you are worried about DOS attacks, if someone is able to run code on your computer, a DOS attack would be the last thing you need to be worried about.
As for CPU Usage hitting 100%, Vista and Win7 do take notice even though it can't just terminate random processes that spike or use 100% of the CPU, as appications and games often do shove the CPU usage to 100% for extended periods of time. This would makes gamers really unhappy.
I'm sure Mark could explain both of these better than I, so I won't go into any further details.
On my old system at my last job, it had a strange behavior. When I had more than a certain amount of apps open - Alt-TAB would no longer bring up the task list, but would instead cycle through the applications without showing anything. I wonder what resource it was running out of? Closing a few apps would sort-of "fix" it.
It was definitely an issue though, because when it would happen, if I did a shutdown/restart more often than not it would take 15-20 minutes to complete, but if I didn't, the system would be terribly unstable until I did.
What bugs me about the GDI and USER object limits is that they don't scale with system RAM. If I have an app that is hitting CPU, RAM or disk space limits, I can usually add more of something (or upgrade to 64-bits) to solve the problem.
But USER and GDI handles seem like an artifically low limit that no amount of RAM will help. Most people never hit those limits but when it happens, it really messes things up.
DriverDude: I think the important point here is that applications may have legitimate reasons for needing more CPU, more RAM, or more disk space - but any application that is running out of USER or GDI handles is faulty.
To the best of my knowledge, at any rate, there is no legitimate reason why an application would need lots of USER and/or GDI handles.
Mark: Is the 65k address indentifers limit still valid on a 64bit OS? I was under the impression that the 16bit WOW isnt included in a 64bit OS?
The 16-bit subsystem isn't included in x64 Windows, but that doesn't stop use of a 16-bit (2 byte) unsigned short integer in a program.
@Skip IIRC Windows can be configured to do this, not sure if number of windows open has anything to do with it.
And what about GDIProcessHandleQuota & USERProcessHandleQuota?
I think it's very bad architecture that allows one process to screw up the entire system this easily. Since nowadays GDI objects (at least those explicitly created by the user) are under normal circumstances not passed between processes, this is an area that could probably benefit from a redesign.
Redesign? Why bother? How many times does resource exhaustion ever happen to you?


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New York Islanders v Buffalo Sabres
Chad Ruhwedel of the Buffalo Sabres leaps over Frans Nielsen of the... News PhotoBuffalo - New York State,Buffalo Sabres,First Niagara Center,Frans Nielsen,Full Length,Horizontal,Ice Hockey,Josh Bailey,Jumping,National Hockey League,New York Islanders,New York State,Sport,USAPhotographer Bill WippertCollection: National Hockey League 2013 NHLIBUFFALO, NY - APRIL 26: Chad Ruhwedel #5 of the Buffalo Sabres leaps over Frans Nielsen #51 of the New York Islanders alongside Josh Bailey #12 on April 26, 2013 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres defeated the Islanders 2-1. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)