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Breaking it Down - 2010 Week 11(6/17) The eleventh week of AFL action featured the road team winning a season-high five games. Four of the seven games were decided by six or fewer points, including two decided by a single point. All eight teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today remained the same for the third straight week. More awaits you inside this weeks edition of Breaking it Down
Disaster in the Second Quarter(5/5) The South Georgia Wildcats win streak stopped at three games on Saturday night in Huntsville, Alabama as five costly turnovers, all in the second quarter, spelled doom for the Wildcats as the Tennessee Valley Vipers handed South Georgia a 54-28 loss at the Von Braun Center.
Spokane Shock Grounds Iowa Barnstormers(5/2) I was stunned to learn that the Iowa Barnstormers were in familiar territory when it came to playing for sold-out crowds. Their first two home games drew an average of 11,368 fans.
Another Piece to the Puzzle(4/22) After last weeks blowout win and players starting to gel, the Wildcats front office adds a huge piece to the puzzle.
Complete Dominance(4/20) There really is no need for a recap for this game...It can be summed it up in two words: COMPLETE DOMINANCE!
Green Bay's growing pains(4/14) It was an ugly Friday night for the Green Bay Blizzard in front of 7,231 of its fans at the Resch Center. But as disappointing as the 53-28 loss to the Manchester Wolves was, it was probably just what the young team needed after beating the Tennessee Valley Vipers, the defending ArenaCup champions, two weeks ago.
26 Aug 2016AFL Tonight - 2016 Season - Ep.21
18 Aug 2016AFL Tonight - 2016 Season - Ep.20
11 Aug 2016AFL Tonight - 2016 Season - Ep.19
04 Aug 2016AFL Tonight - 2016 Season - Ep.18


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Since my December 2, 2005 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis, I've been on a slow-motion journey of survivorship. Chemo wiped out my aggressive disease in May, 2006, but an indolent variety is still lurking. In 2011, an unrelated thyroid cancer led to a total thyroidectomy and successful radiation treatment. Join me for a survivor's reflections on life, death, faith, politics, the Bible and everything else. DISCLAIMER: I'm not a doctor, so don't look here for medical advice.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
November 14, 2012 - Of Sandy and Other Hurricanes
We've been having quite an experience around here, living through Hurricane Sandy. We live six blocks from the Atlantic Ocean in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. We were never evacuated, and the storm surge never reached our house, but those to the east of us didn't fare nearly so well. The area east of the NJ Transit railroad tracks (just two blocks from our house) was evacuated. Not much further along the road was the high-water mark. Not too much further than that, there was three or four feet of water inside the houses.
No one remembers a storm this bad. Not even Vince, a 94-year-old member of our church. I asked him, and he was very clear in confirming that this is the worst he's ever seen.
We had no electricity for five nights. Some in our community still haven't gotten it back.
Fortunately, I invested in a battery pack for the Bi-Pap machine I use to sleep at night (for my obstructive sleep apnea). I'd purchased a small generator after Hurricane Irene, and that was sufficient to charge the battery pack and our cell phones, as well as run a mini-refrigerator.
One aspect of the storm that didn't occur to me until much later was how Dr. Lerner's oncology practice fared. He and his colleagues run a chemo suite out of their office. No power means no IV drips, and with no IV drips (and no power to run the refrigerators where certain medicines are kept), there are no chemo treatments.
I knew something was up on my most recent follow-up visit, when I noticed the office staff still had their Halloween decorations up. Holiday decorations are a big deal at the Atlantic Oncology/Hematology office. I suppose it's something the nurses and technicians do to try to boost patient morale.
I was in the office on November 9. That's more than a week after Halloween. The fact that the staff left the decorations up for so long is a sure sign that they'd been preoccupied with much weightier matters.
I confirmed the same when I got in to see the doctor. I asked Dr. Lerner how they'd managed, and he confirmed that it was pretty chaotic. Some of the sicker patients under the group's care they had admitted into the hospital. Others simply had to miss their chemo treatments for nearly a week — not a good situation, but with the power failures so widespread, there was nowhere else (except the hospital) where those patients could have been taken, in order to stay on their treatment schedule.
That's something folks rarely think about when making the decision about where to receive their chemo treatments. Hospitals have emergency generators, but I'm not sure if the outpatient chemo suite rates that jolt of extra power.
Just a few days ago I attended an educational event sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The organizers of this evening conference asked me to participate in a panel discussion on survivorship issues.
I was struck, as I sat down to dinner with my fellow cancer survivors, that no one was talking about Hurricane Sandy — even though it had been just about the only topic of discussion everywhere else. It seemed ironic to view a discussion about cancer to be less anxiety-ridden than one about cancer.
There's an instant communion when two cancer survivors come together. Once we share our diagnoses and staging with one another, and possibly a little bit of the story of how we were diagnosed we just know we're simpatico.
The hurricane wasn't far from my mind, though, as I briefly shared the story of my experiences. I told my fellow survivors and their families that the experience of diagnosis is not unlike that of living through a hurricane.
It actually takes quite a while for most people to be diagnosed for certain. In my case, it was about two months since my first suspicious-looking ultrasound and the sit-down in Dr. Lerner's office, when he informed Claire and me that I have cancer. In between, there were various scans, then minor surgery to obtain the biopsy samples, then a week or so while we waited for the pathologist to analyze the results.
In the case of a hurricane, there's also a whole lot of waiting beforehand. Everyone knows the storm is coming, but most of us take our time about preparing for that eventuality. Denial is often a factor.
As the hurricane barrels along the coast, getting closer by the hour, everyone nervously awaits each test result, each piece of information, that can she some light on the situation.
That is, until all the lights go out. The darkness can seem interminable under those conditions. In the darkness there is chaos and confusion and a group of people rapidly scrambling to get back in touch with the only reality they've ever known. Yet, that reality never returns. Because the new normal is the order of the day.
As we lived through those days without electrical power, that was our new normal. We adapted. We did what had to be done. We survived.
A cancer diagnosis is a perfect storm. I'm living testimony that there is plenty of life on the other side of that life-changing experience
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One of the most common and enduring criticisms of The Feminine Mystique is that Friedan does not say anything about working class women or minorities. Ironically, these issues were at the forefront during Friedan's former years as a labor journalist.
It is little known that years before Betty Friedan (Goldstein) published her groundbreaking book, The Feminine Mystique about the unfulfilled and empty lives of suburban housewives, she advocated for equal rights for industrial working women, aligning herself with a significant portion of the progressive labor movement.
Between 1942 and 1952, Friedan spent three years as a reporter for the Federated Press, a syndicator of stories for labor unions. She then worked for seven years with UE News, the paper of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE). She married Carl Friedan and had her first child while working at UE News.
UE was known for its militancy in support of workers' rights for women and minorities, its strong negotiated contracts and for the fact that it survived the relentless anticommunist attacks on labor organizations by The House Un-American Activities Committee and the McCarthy hearings from the late 1930s through the 1950s.
In his memoir Course of Action: A Journalist's Account from Inside the American League Against War and Fascism and the United Electrical Workers Union (UE) 1933-1978, James Lerner, editor of the UE News, describes his longtime working relationship with Friedan when she was a staff writer at the publication.
The following excerpt is a revelation of how Friedan vigorously espoused feminist principles, long before she penned The Feminine Mystique. A link to a 39-page pamphlet she wrote in 1952 called "UE Fights for Women Workers" is at the conclusion of this passage.
Lerner begins by introducing Katherine Beecher, another woman writer and activist on the UE News staff:
"When I went to work for UE News in 1940, Katherine Beecher, a Vassar graduate, was also on the UE staff. She and editor Tom Wright met when she began working at the paper and later got married. Katherine was named for her great aunt, the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Beecher (as she preferred to be called) extended her work on the paper to bring more attention to women. She helped the wives of union members build an organization of their own, known at that time as the UE Ladies Auxiliary. This type of worker support organization was common in the labor movement and provided invaluable assistance to workers, both men and women, especially during strike activities when wages stopped coming in and workers were away from home for extended periods on picket lines. The women often helped set up and run strike kitchens, joined in the union's political action efforts and picket lines and took classes to understand union history and policies.
"Another memorable associate I worked alongside in my early years with UE News was Betty Goldstein, later well known as Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963. At the height of the union's growth during the war, UE News was putting out a 12-page weekly tabloid with a circulation of about half a million copies. In 1942, Goldstein, a Smith College graduate who had previously worked at Federated Press, a national labor press service, joined UE News as a reporter.
"For many years, once a week, first Beecher and later Goldstein, would join me at a Greenwich Village print shop in early evening to wait for our managing editor, Tom Wright, to deliver a last-minute story or editorial. It was often long past midnight before we completed the paper's makeup and read the page proofs. After taking maternity leave in 1949 to give birth to her first child, Goldstein returned to UE News for another three years.
"Goldstein and I frequently covered stories of broad national interest to union members, including equal rights for women in the workforce. She wrote a number of important articles on women's wages, among them several pieces on wage discrimination against women in the electrical industry.
"In 1952, a large decline in union membership took place at UE in the aftermath of the witch-hunts of the McCarthy period. Both Betty Goldstein and Katherine Beecher were laid off during staff reductions. Professor Daniel Horowitz of Smith College noted in his book, Betty Friedan and the Making of The Feminine Mystique (University of Massachusetts, 1988, p. 141), that "Friedan later claimed that she lost her lost her job at UE when she was pregnant with Jonathan, her second child, because the union failed to honor its commitment to maternity leaves." Beecher, the other mother on staff with small children, had already used the union's pregnancy policy twice when she gave birth to her two children, as did Betty with her first child. Whatever Friedan's own memory was of her layoff at the paper, my experience at the time was that all layoffs were directly related to the drastic decline in the union's membership.
"Sometime after Friedan left the employ of UE News, she came to its office in New York City and asked that her address be taken off the UE mailing list. She made it clear that she did not want to continue to be identified with UE during the McCarthy period by receiving mail from the union.
"When Friedan later published her feminist writings beginning in the 1960s, she failed to credit her research and writing on women in the labor movement as a precursor to her books on feminism. She did not acknowledge that the struggle for women's rights in the labor movement and her own documentation of that struggle as a labor journalist at UE were important precedents to the American feminist movement in the twentieth century. Friedan's failure to credit the labor movement for its historic steps in securing women's rights later became the subject of renewed controversy and analysis. In the American Quarterly of the American Studies Association dated March 19, 1996, Daniel Horowitz discussed the controversy in an article entitled "Rethinking Betty Friedan and the Feminist Movement: Labor Union Radicalism and Feminism in Cold War America."
"For myself and colleagues at UE who worked so closely with Betty on union and women's labor issues for many years, it was a loss to American history that a remarkable journalist and feminist leader failed to bring forward the seminal contributions that labor ideals and struggles had made to feminism in the twentieth century."
One of the most common and enduring criticisms of The Feminine Mystique is that Friedan does not say anything about working-class women or minorities. Ironically, these issues were at the forefront during her years as a labor journalist.
In 1952, Friedan wrote a 39-page pamphlet entitled "UE Fights for Women Workers" in which she systematically describes the blatant exploitation of women workers. The opening lines reveal an intriguing forecast of The Feminine Mystique published 11 years later. She paints a picture of "advertisements across the land" that "glorify" the American woman in her "gleaming" GE kitchen, her Westinghouse laundromat, and her Sylvania television. "Nothing is too good for her unless she works at GE, Westinghouse, or Sylvania, or thousands of other corporations."
The industry practices that Friedan then details include physical problems for women caused by plant speedups, the double wage standard, which meant less pay for equal work and lack of access to higher paying jobs. She notes such practices make it especially difficult for women to make a living wage. The pamphlet concludes with a 10-point resolution advocating for women's rights in the electrical industry that was adopted at UE's 17th convention. This forceful statement ranges from wage equality and access by women to all skilled jobs, to issues of day care centers, the elimination of discrimination against minority women and preparation of women for leadership roles.
Had Friedan chosen to reveal the connection between her early stalwart work for women as a labor journalist and her later feminist writing and activism, perhaps there would be a fuller understanding today of the trajectory of the feminist movement and its debts to working-class women.


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"Cricket is like religion".
All die-hard cricket fans will readily agree with that sentiment. Just like a religion, to those who take it seriously, cricket can spark an intense discussion amongst its followers. Like any faith, cricket too has gone through trials and tribulations over the past hundred years and now finds itself divided into three sects (Test, ODI and T20s).
Followers of the three types of cricket, true to fashion, behave like followers of real religions. It's no longer about being a fan of cricket but being a fan of a specific format. Supporters will vehemently argue for their favored brand of cricket and will show their support by disparaging the other types of cricket and their followers.
Having observed these disciples over the years, I offer you my take on the three sects.
Mind you, please take this with a grain of salt as I am mostly dealing with the vocal and extreme viewpoints of each group. The comments here do not necessarily reflect my opinion on actual religion and definitely are not targeted at any particular religion. It's important to note that there is a large casual fan base out there that couldn't care less about the debate concerning formats. They like/love/respect the sport and enjoy it as their life permits. This is not about them.


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Course Title: Nursing Assistant/Pre-Certificate Refresher
Title Abbreviation: NURS ASST/PRE-CERT REFRE
Department: NURS
Course #: 115
Credits: 2
Variable: No
IUs: 2.5
CIP: n/a
EPC: n/a
Course Description
This is a State of Washington supplemental Nursing Assistant course designed to reinforce the content and skills learned in NURS 100. The student will review theory and apply knowledge in the classroom and lab setting. Recommend registering for this course when registering for NURS 100. This course will commence immediately following completion of NURS 100.
NURS 100 or a State of Washington Department of Health approved Nursing Assistant (NAC) program.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 11
Lab: 22
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Learning Outcomes
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General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
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Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.1 Determine the extent of information needed. 1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing. 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one's learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
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He was nine when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in April 1986. His village, not far from Chernobyl, was also affected by the disaster, and his family was one amongst the thousands who had to abandon their homes and relocate to the coast to escape the aftereffects.
He has come a long way since then.2004 was a good year for him.He was named the European Footballer of the Year .In the same year he was also named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers and was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
In an ad for ESPN in 2006 he told anchor Scott Van Pelt that since Americans call European football soccer Europeans should call American football soccer in return . . !
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Jun 25, 2012 at 7:19 am #1291364
this may sound silly, but in all my years of hiking and backpacking, i have never had GORP. i typically have honey roasted peanuts, a snickers bar, or nacho cheese pretzel combos (my favorite). so i decided to bring along some GORP for this past weekend's Dolly Sods adventure. i was going to need some mid day snacking since i was looking at 15 miles each day.
i have come to the conclusion GORP is crap. my GORP consisted of raisins, m&m's, peanuts, cashews, and granola. i simply can't stand to eat it, esp. when it's hot and i've been hiking for several hours. i tried to choke down a few handfuls Saturday as a mid day snack an hour or so after lunch. it was like eating dust – it satisfied nothing.
not sure how people can eat it, but more power to them.
i'm returning to my combos, they taste good and have powdered cheese in them. what's not to love?
Jun 25, 2012 at 7:47 am #1889907Everyone is different on the snack front. I think you had too many nuts (either peanuts or cashews but not both) and the granola is what made it dry and hard to "choke down". I'm a classic GORP guy just salted peanuts, M&M's and golden raisins in equal quantities. The most important to me are the peanuts and the M&M's. If I didn't usually have crackers with lunch I would do more Fritos or the like.
Jun 25, 2012 at 8:30 am #1889919Recently, I've been making these cookies that are sort of GORP like. They're pretty "crisp" which some people may not like.
180 calories per cookie
9.5 grams fat
16.8 grams carb
6.3 grams proteinAbout 60% of the carbs are from nuts, raisins, and whole grain so they're not quite as bad as regular cookies.
3 ounces butter (3/4 stick)
9 ounces peanut butter
1 1/4 cup (9 3/8 ounces) dark brown sugar
3 Tbs (2 ounces) dark corn syrup or molasses
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbs cider vinegar
1 Tbs Vanilla
1 egg
1 1/3 cup (4 5/8 ounces) old fashioned rolled oats
1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) whole wheat flour
6 ounces raisins
4 ounces chopped peanuts
6 ounces chocolate chipsCream the butter, sugar, corn syrup, baking soda, baking powder, salt, spices, and vanilla. Add the vinegar and mix. Add the egg and mix. Add the rest of the ingredients except chocolate chips and mix. It's really difficult to mix because it's drier than regular cookies. I kind of cut it up with a knife and then smash it back together.
Divide the cookie dough into quarters in the bowl and use one quarter to make 12 cookies for each batch. You have to smash them down with fork on cookie sheet because the dough is stiff. Put 4 chocolate chips on top of each cookie.
Bake @ 350 degrees F for 14 minutes, let sit about 5 minutes, then put on rack to cool.
Jun 25, 2012 at 10:23 am #1889942For me now i get a bag of trail mix from Job Lot Glacier mountain flavor. has peanuts, raisins, craisins, papaya, pineapple, vanilla chips. then i add peanut M&Ms and honey roasted peanuts
i like a good mix of fruit and nuts so there is a texture and flavor difference. i find that mostly nut mixes eventually just have one flavor.
Jun 25, 2012 at 11:54 am #1889979Commercial GORP or trail mixes have too many ingredients. I like to mix just two things together, or keep two separate baggies in my hip pouch. Some of my favorites are:
Dried cherries and roasted macademia nuts
Dried cherries and chocolate covered espresso beans (careful not to overdo the espresso beans!)
Candy corn and dry-roast peanuts
Peanut M&Ms and peanut butter M&Ms
Cheese and sourdough pretzel nuggets (Snyder's of Hanover, the only pretzels worth eating!)Limiting the number of textures and flavors helps accentuate each one, in my opinion. Making my own ensures I can pick fresh ingredients, so no stale candy corn or sad, shriveled dry fruit that's rock hard. If there's something I'm in the mood for it's easy to pick out and not have to hunt through 7 or 8 ingredients for a few measly M&Ms.
Jun 25, 2012 at 12:09 pm #1889983Actually, GORP is Good Old Raisins and Peanuts. IMHO, not much fun.
I carry dried fruit (different kind each day) plus almonds, walnuts, cashews, filberts, sometimes peanuts or soy "nuts" (roasted soybeans). With the nuts, I make a different mixture for each day. I throw in a Kashi cereal bar and an Odwalla bar, and that's my lunch, which I munch on throughout the day.
I use unsulphured dried fruit bought in bulk from the organic section of my local supermarket. I avoid the stuff that is full of sugar (like candied pineapple and mango). My favorite of all is the unsulphured Turkish apricots. I often put the dried fruit in my dehydrator for 2-3 hours to get out more moisture (it seems as though every year the commercial dried fruit is less dry). For trips of more than 5 days, I use freeze dried fruit which, although pricey, is a significant weight saving.
Jun 25, 2012 at 2:32 pm #1890017Lately my 'gorp' has been dried fruits. They're not as calorie dense as my normal gorp, but it's easier to eat a lot of.
Jun 25, 2012 at 3:05 pm #1890023Well…here are my thoughts:
I used to hate GORP/trail mix. I still do 99% of the time if I buy it pre-packaged. What keyed me in was when I learned to love raw nuts and seeds. But even then the texture can be a turn off when it is hot outside.
If you pulverize the nuts/seeds/fruit and berries into bars or balls it tastes a lot better. Easy to chew and digest. I carry home made stuff on my hikes now. My last hike I carried raw oreos (I posted the recipe in the food section here). You might like it that way!Jun 27, 2012 at 11:07 am #1890562Jerry….Your cookie recipe is SUPER. Made a recipe to send to Grand Rapids Veterans Home as I do this monthly with a few friends of mine. I would bet they will be a big hit. Making a second recipe for my upcoming trip with four of my grand children and I believe they will think their awesome.
Changed a few items as noted below:
"1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) whole wheat flour" (substituted pastry flour)
"It's really difficult to mix because it's drier than regular cookies." (I used a Kitchen Aid mix…no issues)
"It's really difficult to mix because it's drier than regular cookies". (Wife and I found them to be chewy and delicious!)
"You have to smash them down with fork on cookie sheet because the dough is stiff." (Used the palm of my hand and it works great.)
Jul 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm #1895593That's the most bear scat I've seen in one location!
Jul 18, 2012 at 7:45 am #1895642I'm with Steven- I have never had luck choking down handfuls of GORP. But I think this is because, like most people, I probably overdid it with a huge bag. I like all of the components- just not together.
I often carry Emerald Cocoa-Roasted almonds in snack-sized ziplocks, for example. Sometimes cashews instead. I love cashews. But my prunes and chocolate-covered dried cherries and other dried fruit are SEPARATE. I also like Larabars as a fruit source, and I found these honey/sesame bars called Bumblebars that I like, for more fat and calories. The Larabars are mixed fruit and granola, but heavy on the FRUIT rather than the granola so that they are moist and not dry and hard to choke down at all.
That's my "GORP."
I have also thought of taking along some halva- it's a sort of middle-eastern candy made with ground sesame seeds and honey or sugar, so it is both fatty and sweet- but I haven't gotten around to trying it on a hike. Some of it is gooey, but other kinds are fairly solid and might travel better.
Jul 18, 2012 at 3:42 pm #1895776"Some of it is gooey, but other kinds are fairly solid and might travel better."
It all gets pretty messy if you are travelling in hot weather. The sesame oil starts to separate out and make a real mess. It can be especialy problematic if you are concerned about bears.
Jul 19, 2012 at 11:59 am #1896002Could you keep it in a tube, like Mike C's superspackle?
Jul 19, 2012 at 3:23 pm #1896047"Could you keep it in a tube, like Mike C's superspackle?"
That should work, or any other impermeable container. The problem with zip loc baggies is that they aren't impermeable to oils over time, and you can end up with a real mess. Been there, done that.
Jul 20, 2012 at 3:00 pm #1896280Am I the only one that likes GORP? I like mine with a few cashews and maybe a few M&Ms. I can certainly do without the M&Ms, especially if it is hot. I eat the nuts and raisins separately. I really like following up the nut with the raisins. And the raisins in the "trail mixes" always taste different than regular raisins. Maybe it's the salt. I don't know, but I really like them.
GORP all the way.
Jul 20, 2012 at 6:15 pm #1896312I love trail mix. All kinds. With dried fruit, etc.
I dont like yogurt covered things in them.
We had some with peanut butter chips and chocolate chips last time that was really good.
Dont need to get too fancy.
If you dont like it, it may not have enough raisins and MMs or not enough salt.
Granola is granola, has no place in gorp. Granola from Whole Foods is great too , but expensive, I think I paid $8.99/lb for one once.
The dried fruit is literally infused with sugar in some. I wouldnt eat it, except out on the trail.
Jul 21, 2012 at 3:43 pm #1896508steven, sounds like you are fond of junk food, something I try to really avoid when backpacking, for what are to me very obvious reasons, but possibly not to others. I don't want to put junk into my body when going out into the wilderness, it lessens the experience in my opinion, quite significantly, but it seems popular with this generation so that's life. If you really like that sort of thing, food based on basically natural whole ingredients might not be your cup of tea, I guess. One of the things with junk food is that it triggers some addiction type responses in the body, the salts plus sugars are basically calculated to make you crave them, not how normal healthy food works at all. So when we are addicted to that type of non food, we find that real food is 'not satisfying', for about the same reason a smoker finds a nicotine free cigarette 'non satisfying', or a beer drinker non alcoholic beer, and so on.
I've never thought of trail mix as gorp, it's just trail mix, a nice descriptive term. Granola has no place in trail mix, not sure where you came up with that notion, granola to me doesn't have any place at all in my backpack, it's heavy and not nearly as good as real rolled oats.
The basic idea behind trail mix is to find a mix you like, so you can safely assume the mix you found was not a good mix, and I can agree, it sounds about as bad as you can mix up, so it's no surprise you found it vile, but concluding that gorp is 'bad' because you made a really bad selection for your trail mix hardly seems to be very sound reasoning.
Last trip I did this, pitted dates, raisins, dried date rolls, dried skirt steak diced into little pieces. and dried bananas for the potassium, I think it's potassium. I mix it up every morning depending on how I liked the day before's batch. Last long trip I did I tested a super dry mix, I dried the already dried ingredients more, and by the 6th day, the stuff felt like sawdust in my mouth, so this time around I carried more moist weight, and more animal fats, and that really fixed the problem, for probably just a pound or a bit more starting weight.
I would do nuts but I can't really eat them on the trail, mild allergies, I'm very sad to say, because I love them, and they are pretty much the best source of fat/protein I can think of for trail food. Nuts are stunningly great sources of energy and nutrition, it's really hard to beat them. Peanuts are about the worst 'nut' out there, it's not an actual nut at all, just some ground thing. Good nuts are almonds, cashews are good but are a bit mealy, walnuts are pretty good. Macadamia nuts are absurdly rich and decadent, if I could do nuts, I'd toss in a few every day as a reward to myself. Nuts are pretty much pure fat and protein, exactly what you want on the trail, with some carbs from the dried fruits. I used the dried meat, which was a very fatty cut, to substitute for the nuts, and that worked really well.
I also did pemmican, about 3.5 oz a day, which was also fantastically good, note, this is all real food, mostly unsalted, or super lightly salted, so you won't get that mass produced corporate salt/sugar thing going, which a lot of people have grown to crave. The only drag with pemmican is it's pretty hard to make, but that's what the original wanderers in this continent used, along with the early explorers and trappers, they knew what was up re all day travel and nourishment. I knew the pemmican was working when it took me either the same or less time to walk UP the mountain I had come down the day before, which threw my schedule off a bit since I'd given that climb 2 more hours than it took. That's what happens when you use real food sources though, I suspected it would be like that, and it was.
This mix made me able to walk further every day than I did 20 years ago, with better energy, over tougher terrain, the pemmican is a big part of that though. I also had dried bread that I put jamon serrano/prosciutto on, along with some cured Lomo, those were insanely good too. I'm glad I've learned about real food as I've gotten older, always tried to use it in the past, but this year was a real step up for me in terms of quality of my diet on the trail.
'power bars' likewise are an oddity invented by and for corporations, a few dates and a few nuts are a power bar, basically, give or take, only way better for you, and far far cheaper, no wrappers or other processing either.
Jul 21, 2012 at 4:19 pm #1896514Just this morning on a 13 mile hike with a group of scouts (5000 ft up the mountain, 5000 ft down the mountain: I love the sound of exhausted adolescents), I was discussing trail food. Most of the time on the trail I suspend my normal, everyday rules for eating and I pack in the junk. Fritos? Only on the trail. Licorice? Very rarely at home, but a staple trail snack for me. Another leader had some candied ginger, which is amazing. I haven't eaten any candied ginger since I gave up running a decade ago. I need to check up on the calorie load of candied ginger, because I want to justify it on my next hike.
On the original topic, I do love real GORP: raisins and peanuts. It's easy to keep a baggie in a waist belt pouch or a cargo pocket for easy, constant grazing and no energy lulls. If I'm not talking, I'm probably savoring a peanut or raisin, which I might take a half minute to finish, one at a time.
M&Ms occasionally, depending on temperature and whether I'm keeping my snacks in my cozy (so they won't melt, of course. My cozy is a multi tasker).
Jul 22, 2012 at 4:32 am #1896619I dont worry about what I eat on the trail. If I was on a really long trek, like a couple of months, sure I would. But for a week or so, no way.
The more junk I eat, the more calories I can consume. And eating something, is often better than eating less.
I dont find myself "addicted" to junk food, I rarely eat it any other time, so it doesnt bother me.
I find a snickers, is better on the trail than a Clif bar. And a smushed honey bun, is a better breakfast than a bagel with peanut butter.
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Phew thank gawed for that! I was afraid of him still coming to Toronto but I fear no more.
Phew thank gawed for that! I was afraid of him still coming to Toronto but I fear no more.
The circus has officially started in Miami. I'll be watching very closely. Don't they have Anthony as well on the roster? Is he chopped liver?
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He must have been thru Miami at least thrice on this f/a journey of his. He must like Riley's cologne. Watch for CB to spend more time outside the paint while Eric does his thing inside (or tries to). There is something I am missing...all the bigs that were got in TO to play along Bosh never quite worked out. Now in Miami seems there is a repeat. Lets see how Damps works out.
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Asian stocks fell in an earnings-heavy session Friday, handing the Nikkei Stock Average its biggest percentage loss since early August.
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State fire spokeswoman Stacie McCambridge says the blaze began shortly before noon Tuesday in the Pope Valley area of Napa County. It grew to 3,200 acres by late Tuesday.
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Investigators are trying to unravel conflicting accounts of how a college football player driving away from the scene of a fight ended up dead hours after the team's homecoming game, struck in a burst of police gunfire that pierced his windshield.
Pace Students Remember Danroy Henry, While Families Wait for Answers
Authorities say Danroy "D.J." Henry, 20, had been parked in a fire lane outside a bar when he sped away from officers who were rapping on his car window, hitting one who clung to the hood as the sedan barreled toward a colleague.
But the father of a passenger in the car says the driver took off because he thought police wanted him to move — and he denied that an officer was struck.
New York State Police on Monday joined the investigation of the events involving three local police officers early Sunday. Henry had just played in Pace University's game against Stonehill College of Easton, Mass., the junior defensive back's hometown.
His family and friends are skeptical of the account of events police gave.
Brandon Cox, a passenger in Henry's car who was grazed by a bullet, said they "won't rest until we get justice for D.J."
"In my heart, what went on that night ... it didn't need to come to that," Cox, who played football for Stonehill, said at a news conference outside his family's home in Easton. "Whether we were trying to drive away or not ... there was no need for any of that to happen. I do feel that we were victimized in that my friend's life was taken for no reason."
Cox's father, Thomas Parks, said Henry thought a police officer who knocked on the window of the car wanted them to move so he started driving. He said Henry and Cox then saw an officer climb onto the hood and fire into the car.
The two were not involved in the fight that drew police to the scene, Parks said.
Mount Pleasant police Chief Louis Alagno said he would not comment on that account.
A disturbance at Finnegan's Grill spilled from the strip mall in Thornwood into the parking lot, and police from Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant were called.
Henry's Nissan Altima was parked in a fire lane as officers arrived. When an officer knocked on his window, Henry stepped on the gas, Alagno said.
"For no reason, the vehicle sped away," Alagno said at a news conference. "I can't describe to you why the driver did what he did."
Pleasantville Officer Aaron Hess tried to stop the car, was struck and "ended up on the hood," Alagno said. Hess drew his pistol and fired into the vehicle, the chief said.
Mount Pleasant Officer Ronald Beckley also fired at the car as it neared him in the fire lane, Alagno said. Another Mount Pleasant officer, Carl Castagna, was also struck; none of the three officers was seriously injured. A back-seat passenger in Henry's car was unhurt, Alagno said.
The Nissan, still in the fire lane, crashed into a patrol car and stopped. Officers handcuffed Henry, but "on seeing his condition they uncuffed him" and treated him, including with a defibrillator, Alagno said.
A student's cell phone video recording of the aftermath appears to show people performing chest compression on a person amid flashing police lights and screaming students clutching themselves against the night chill.
One passenger suffered a graze wound, and it wasn't clear whose bullet killed Henry. Police are gathering "all available video" from nearby stores, Alagno said.
A candlelight vigil was held Sunday evening at Pace's Pleasantville campus, which Henry attended.
"A lot of witnesses" disagree with the preliminary police account, his father, Danroy Henry Sr., told the Brockton Enterprise of Massachusetts on Sunday, "so we need to get to the bottom of it."
He and the victim's mother, Angela, had watched their son play Saturday in front of about 500 people.
"There's no script for this," his father told The Associated Press on Monday. "Please give us a day. At some point we will make ourselves available, but right now we are mourning our son."
Cox, who wouldn't elaborate on the events of early Sunday, citing his lawyer's advice, said he was "heartbroken."
"We spent all our summers together," he said. "We worked out together. We got ready for football together. We laughed ... we rejoiced together."
Former Oliver Ames High School head coach Mike Yurof, who coached Henry from his freshman to junior years in Easton, said the victim was a hardworking player who never complained or questioned coaches.
"He had a great work ethic (and) good attitude toward the game," Yurof said.
On the Pace campus, four of Henry's teammates — all sporting Mohawk haircuts that Henry had administered — called him inspirational. They said he had given up the "sexier" position of receiver to be a defensive back for the good of the team.
Pace is winless so far this year, and teammate Jonfrey Sanchez said Henry had suggested the mohawks, saying, "Let's do something different."
Coach Chris Dapolito said of Henry, "Since the time I've known him, he has never been in trouble."
Though police in general may use deadly force to protect themselves from the same, Alagno said, "I'm not aware of any written protocol that tells an officer what to do after he's been run down by a motor vehicle."
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Analysis of Production Efficiency of Mexican Coffee-Producing Districts
Despite the decline of coffee prices during the 1990s, coffee production remains a main economic activity for producers in Southeastern Mexico. This paper analyzes the coffee production system for 24 municipios, or districts, in Veracruz, Mexico during a five-year cropping period (1997-2002). A stochastic frontier approach is used in order to estimate an input distance function and evaluate production efficiency during the period. Factors such as coffee quality and access to markets are tested in terms of their effect on efficiency. The results show the production process in these municipios, as measured by technical efficiency, seems to be stable over time despite of price fluctuations in the global market. Production of staple crops (corn) along with coffee resulted in lower efficiency. Factors contributing to higher efficiency were higher population density, production of specialty crops other than coffee or staple crops, and higher altitude, which is typically associated with production of higher quality coffee.
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Entrepreneurs and startup companies are the future of Ohio's growth. Few would argue the point, but discovering, nurturing and supporting the economic building blocks of the future takes money. For smart people with good ideas, Ohio has considerable monetary resources--as long as their plans come to fruition in Buckeye country.
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That money could support research and development at a university, pre-seed funds for prospective new companies, or startups with dreams of later-stage commercialization and development.
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Third Frontier has ten programs available for startups, from the imagination stage all the way through incubation, growth and sustainability. As of June 2012, the state had awarded over $1 billion to companies representing industries including fuel cells, biomedical technology and advanced materials.
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"We've seen college students come in with a concept on a napkin," says Mihaela Jekic, innovation manager with Third Frontier's office of technology investments. "By the end of these programs they're ready to raise capital and go to the next level."
Fundraising can be difficult for companies moving along that tricky continuum, particularly in a climate where money invested in local startup companies has dropped in recent months. The Ohio Capital Fund, established to increase private investment in Ohio companies in the seed or early stage of business development, has been depleted for the last few years.
Still, Third Frontier officials are confident there is enough funding available to pull companies through the "valley of death," a common term in the startup world referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in a business's early stages.
Funding gaps often occur after companies receive pre-seed money, as potential investors become wary of taking risks on new products, notes Chagnon. This means the state must continue to build a "critical mass" of companies that can survive the tide of changing administrations and economic fortunes.
"That's the challenge for Ohio," Chagnon says. "But we have demonstrated that there's a defined strategy to funding here that will continue our momentum."
Ohio's commitment to innovation has helped transform entrepreneurial imaginings into real live businesses. While these adventurous capitalists know it's not easy to raise money no matter what stage their startup is in, the state and venture backing they have received has provided a much-needed spark of life during difficult times.
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Global Cooling
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CEO Neill Lane arrived on the ground floor of the change-over. A former CEO at Sunpower Inc., Lane was hired by Global Cooling founder Dave Berchowitz. Even considering the company's longevity, its fresh focus was akin to launching a brand new startup. Global Cooling won a Third Frontier grant of about $1 million through the since-discontinued Advanced Energy Program.
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"We couldn't have done this without help from the state. It wouldn't have been possible," says Lane. "We may have raised the money, but it wouldn't have been in Ohio."
Global Cooling recently closed a $3 million Series A investment, a financing round made a little less stressful now that the company has a 50,000 square-foot facility manufacturing products for use all over the globe.
"We are in good shape; it's a nice story we have to tell investors," Lane says. "It's easier to raise money when you have more than a PowerPoint presentation."
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"Raising money is something we will always have to do," says Lane. "We want to stay here and create jobs, and have been able to do that because of what's available from the state."
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10X pointed Flare Code to companies that could use its product. The startup collaborators, both Ohio University graduates, debuted their creation last year at the South By Southwest technology and entertainment conference. In 2012, the Columbus Dispatch used Flare Code to gather all of its digital reporting for a major golf tournament into a single mobile web page.
The company is now concentrating on the nonprofit sector, and has built an app that allows users to create custom sites advocating their favorite charity or fundraising endeavor. When individuals promote a nonprofit on their own rather than through a third party, "that leads to higher participation and better fundraising," says Bowman-Henderson. "It makes people more passionate about their cause."
The next challenge for Flare Code is acquiring additional capital; and the company has been working hard to produce more revenue as it eyes that next outside funding bump. The nonprofit sector is a smaller vista than Flare Code's founders originally intended, but in a trying venture capital landscape, a niche outlook is necessary.
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{+2}: During target opponent's next turn, creatures that player controls attack Gideon Jura if able. {-2}: Destroy target tapped creature. {0}: Until end of turn, Gideon Jura becomes a 6/6 Human Soldier creature that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
{+1}: Each player discard a card. {-2}: Target player sacrifices a creature. {-6}: Separate all permanents target player controls into two piles. That player sacrifices all permanents in the pile of his or her choice.
When Oblivion Ring comes into play, remove another target nonland permanent from the game. When Oblivion Ring leaves play, return the removed card to play under its owner's control.
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Dr. Deming Video: A Theory of a System for Educators and Managers
by John Hunter    This Video with W. Edwards Deming, Russell Ackoff and David Langford discussing education. Lloyd Dobbins brings together the comments of those 3. This is part of one of the videos in the Deming Library which explores Deming's ideas and brings in experts on various topics to explore this ideas with Dr. Deming.
The video includes a great deal on systems thinking. Dr. Ackoff is an expert at explaining the importance of systems thinking and the difference between systems thinking and analysis.
David P. Langford and The W. Edwards Deming Institute are working together to expand Dr. Deming's message of Profound Knowledge and hope for significant improvement in the Quality of Learning throughout the world. We look forward to what we will be able to accomplish working with David going forward.
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We recently stayed in Vernon for two nights unexpectedly and found the Best Western a great place to call home. Staff was most accommodating and the attached Ricy's restaurant and other nearby pubs and restaurants made for a pleasant time away from home.
The hotel itself is quite nice.The attendant at check in is not going to be winning any customer service awards! I I was quite surprised when at check in, for 2 king rooms,I needed to give them a pre-authoriztion on my mastercard of $450.00! She said it was for room incidentals??I was not told of this 'pre-auth' needed when booking the room directly.Pre-auth-ing my credit card seemed a bit overboard for $450 when the rate was $107.due to off season??,I felt very un-necessary for a one night stay!! then the room she gaves us ,the bathtub acrylic surround was cracked and broken,I immediately called the front desk so I would not be responsible,and her reply was "Oh they haven't fixed that yet" considering the hotel was hardly full,why give us that room anyway? It was just very ackward at check in! I have stayed at lots of hotels that you don't have to prepay for the room!!! or the incidentals pre auth is $50.00
I would agree with most of the positive comments others have made. This a very pleasant hotel and I wish it had been here when I was making regular trips to Vernon on business. I'm sure my "old reliable" two blocks down the highway is feeling the heat! The discount at Ricky's was appreciated, however it seemed odd they were only open until 10 on a Friday night. We'll definitely be back next time we're in Vernon.
We wanted to catch the Jays playoff game after check-in, but Sportsnet was not available. Very few channels were on TV. The Ricky's restaurant did not open until 8am....and no continental breakfast. The city of Vernon adds a tax on to your bill and the staff will not remove it, even though by law, it is illegal for them not to when asked.
We were there for just one night while visiting family, and we could have stayed much longer, it was awesome. The service from Jaime at the front desk was terrific. The room was lovely and clean and the beds were so comfortable. Our overall experience was terrific and I highly recommend this hotel.
This is a relatively new hotel. Generally it is well-appointed and clean. The staff was competent and helpful. the price was very reasonable. My observations & complaints are these: It is located on the edge of Vernon, so take that into account if you plan on exploring the town. It is quite a way from the city center. About 11 PM what I thought was live music from the adjacent pub started up and proceeded to get louder and louder. By 12:45 I called the office. Mind you, we were on the 4th floor of the building, so I can only imagine what the noise must have been like on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Things did quiet down after my call. Upon checkout I was informed that the music was from a wedding reception in the building. In the future, the staff should take a more proactive approach to controlling noise.
We had a fabulous room, clean and great beds! The night auditor happened to be working during the day. Put 100% in when trying to locate a charger for us. He sincerely wanted to hear about an minor incident I had in the restaurant (he asked me, not me complaining to him). I felt like I was being heard. He went above and beyond. Highly recommend this hotel!
we stayed in the queen suite which included a kitchen. That was great as we could cook our suppers and breakfasts in the room and get groceries from a nearby supermarket. Nice and quiet and the beds were comfortable. Kitchen was missing some cutlery but otherwise had most everything we needed. The room décor was modern and up to date.
This is a very nice hotel and the employee's were very helpful and professional. The room was spotless and beds were comfortable. The hotel and grounds are well kept and it looks like a new facility from the appearance. Would definitely recommend this hotel to others.
The hotel has easy access from the highway and is a few step from the restaurant. The room seemed quite soundproof. They do not offer breakfast at the hotel but you get a 25% discount at the restaurant . This couples with the good rate worked out fine.
Our second stay at this hotel, but with the family suite this time. Very spacious with kitchenette and full-sized fridge and stove. No breakfast but there's a discount at the attached Ricki's. No pool, but you can ask for access to the pool at the Holiday Inn that shares the same parking lot - apparently it's the same owners. Good amenities surrounding this hotel including many restaurants like Red Robin's, McD's, BK, etc. and big box stores like Walmart, Best Buy, etc. Overall, still a good overnight stop.
I generally only post positive reviews on this site. In this case however, the service at this hotel was so bad I would warn anyone to choose another hotel. From the restaurant to housekeeping to front desk staff, there was an attitude of rudeness that I have rarely ever encountered in the service industry. I would never stay here again.
with a discount at Ricky's restaurant attached we had a great stay. Great staff at both. Large rooms very comfortable bed. Over complicated thermostat made it hard to set a comfortable temp. Problem with the tv was not fixed
They do not supply free breakfast as other best westerns do. They offer a 25% off to rickys restaurant..we decided to go and we were seated and not served for a half hour. We had to ask someone to serve us. Waited a long time for the food. We also had problems with the food. The server decided to stop serving us. We never got 1 refill of water and when asked for another beer it was not brought to us. We had to wait a long time and ask someone to bring us the bill. The next morning we told the front desk they shouldn't be supporting rickys we had such a bad experience. The front desk informed us it was the 'night crew' and 'specific people' that causes the problems. Also in our hotel room the plug in to charge your phone on the lamp does not work. They only supplied us with 1 towel and no hand towel. When approached to the housekeeping about only having 1 towel we were told 'we are 100% accurate we do not make mistakes'. I was in shock all I wanted was a couple more towels. We also got a towel with a big yellow stain on it. When we approached the front desk about the big yellow stain we were told that they do not supply rooms with stained towels...when clearly we just had one. It was just a problem after another problem and not once did someone apologize and try and make the situation better. We were talked very rudely at from both the front desk and housekeeping. The front desk even raised his voice. He was also contradicting himself alot about the stained towel. Telling us 'we do not supply stained towels' and also said 'it could be a coffee stain it's not a huge deal'. As far as I'm concerned neither of us know what that stain is 100% and I do not want stained towels. I could continue about the way we were treated but I'm sure this gets the point across
It is a great hotel on our way to Banff. Good location, 5 mins drive to supermarket. Well equipped room and friendly staff. They are very helpful and answered all my question. The room is very new and clean.
Nice, Clean, and friendly staff. We had a king bed for us and a fold out couch for our 7 year old. Plus there was still room for our playpen with room to move around. it was nice to have the fridge and a microwave. We only wish that breakfast was available ( even just toast and fruit). Overall it was a very nice stay
After a long day of travelling, we were greeted by friendly staff and given a clean versatile room. There is no breakfast at this location which usually is a feature we look for, but there was a full kitchen and we loved it. SO great to be able to refreeze our cooler ice packs in a real freezer and have an oven for meal options. There is no pool either but there is enough local water attractions made it not a necessity. Good parking,easy check in and out , only problem was the luggage cart had one defunct tire and made that operation a little harder and we could have used some salt and pepper and there was no where to get any from at our late arrival time.Otherwise a very positive visit!
We had a room on the 2nd floor facing Hwy 97 and right beside the elevator. The motorcycles were particularly loud until late at night. At 12:43 after we were asleep some young ladies were talking very loudly while waiting for the elevator and woke me up. The second lot that did it I opened my door and asked them not to be so loud in the middle of the night. For $170 plus tax we did not even get a breakfast as most Best Western's supply. The restaurant breakfast menu was quite expensive and we were offered 25% off by the hotel. The room was not supplied with lotion as is the custom and we had to go to the desk and ask for it. The TV was not working properly and the picture kept breaking up. When we talked to the front desk about the noise she said you have to request a room away from the highway and elevator. We had booked months in advance so we wrongly assumed we would get a preferred room. It seems to me that the worst room should go to the person who booked last and there is nothing left.
Stayed a night here on a road trip from calgary to vancouver. Was put up in the 1 bedroom suite - having a kitchen and living room . Service was top notch and the property was excellent.Great folks at the front desk, were even very kind enough to heed to a special request with no extra charge. The property was very clean and well maintained.There is also a ricky's all day grill attached to the hotel which serves food for the hotel customers.Had a very refreshing stay after a long drive from Calgary. Will definitely come back here on the next trip.
After a long road trip over the Rocky Mountains we decided to book a stop in Vernon on the drive back to Vancouver. There weren't too many pet friendly places but this was one, and at $79 for a night in the peak of summer, we didn't have high expectations. We were very pleasantly surprised when we got to the hotel, and in particular the room. It was so clean, spacious, fresh and modern. Compared to places we stayed on the trip which cost ~$300, were fairly dated with uncomfortable bedsand no AC, this was probably our most comfortable nights sleep, which was welcome after a tiring drive from Banff. It's also very handily located, just off the highway. Whilst this might not be ideal for long-term guests, it was just what we needed as a stopover on the way home. Despite being close to the highway (with our room overlooking it) it was also quite. They must have some good windows as we barely heard a peep. There were also decent amenities from what we saw, a gym, excellent Wifi (makes a change!) and free parking were all perfect. It's always nice when a place that is so cheap turns out to be so great! Also, the Ricky's next door was a God send as we really were not up to driving anymore to go out to eat. Perfect!
The service, location and room at this hotel were very satisfactory. Our only disappointment was that breakfast was not included in the stay due to the fact that there is a restaurant on site. We have stayed at other Best Western Plus hotels in the BC Rockies and the Okanagan Valley that charge the same rate but that all include a fantastic breakfast.
Our stay at the Best Western Pacific Inn was very acceptable. We especially liked the ease of finding a place to eat because it was right next door through a joining hallway. Because it was in a busy time of year, we found the elevator was always very busy and sometimes we had to take the stairs. We found the location not too quiet as it was on a busy thoroughfare with plenty of trucks, and there really wasn't any place to take a nice walk after dinner. The staff were accommodating when they were around.
The hotel was clean. We stayed in a 1 bedroom suite and it was spacious for 6 adults and 2 kids. Housekeeping on that floor kept it clean and gave us extra towels. She was always very accommodating of our needs. The hotel was close to shopping. I would stay there again.
Spacious room with full kitchenette-fridge, stove, dishwasher etc. Two queen beds and pull out couch. Good space for our family. Room was reasonably clean. Unfortunately breakfast not included, but with kitchen in room we were able to buy groceries. No pool, but allowed to use pool at hotel across car park. Not enough parking slots. They should expand and/or fine people who take two parking spaces.
The room was clean and the bed was OK. Although I can't say the same thing about the pillows. Just an OK stay for a night. Its located in a convenient location. They don't offer free breakfast but Ricky's Grill is there and you get 25% off as you stay in the hotel. Internet was terrible. BTW don't stay in the room facing highway/big street. I kept waking up by the noise of car.
This hotel is close to highway and grocery store. We manage to fit 5 people, three adults and two children in the suite. Spacing is tight after pulling out the sofa bed. We also get only three sets of linen even my reservation stated five people will be checking in. The housekeeper did not stock up enough. The suite has a fully equipped kitchen. I find it's very conviniece to fix quick meal and relax after a long day ride. Friendly staff. No free breakfast but the on site restaurant gives discount if you mentioned you are hotel guest when asking for bill.
Stayed 1 night at this hotel. The hotel must have changed hands recently as there wasn't a big sign to say that it was a Best Western hotel. However, the room was perfectly fine and what I would expect from a Best Western hotel. The hotel was conveniently located near the highway and yet there was little to no noise from the street. All in all, a good place to stay.
We booked this hotel over the phone, and the staff (front desk directly at the hotel, not a central reservation number) struggled a ton; everything from quoting for the correct number of nights based on the dates I'd given her to sending a confirmation email was a challenge. The hotel is fine, nothing spectacular. The beds are comfortable, though the linens are worn and many are off-white which isn't super appealing. The linens in the bathroom are the same, with some of the face cloths looking like rags, with holes in them. The wifi didn't work, and the front desk staff couldn't understand that the password was not the source of the issue. The housekeeping was less than ideal, with only some items being restocked in the bathroom,the tub not being cleaned, etc. The attached restaurant didn't honour the 25% off breakfast (though we said when we arrived we were from the hotel) until we asked the waitress to correct our bill. Overall, this is a fine place to stay; I am certain there's a better hotel at the same price point.
I was travelling with a small group of riders and stayed at this Inn. The location was ideal as we were planning on continuing to Lumby the next day. Since it is on a major route, there is traffic noise, but then again, what hotel, motel, inn doesn't have some to contend with. There wasn't a continental breakfast which the guys wish they had. The room itself was large, had all the necessary things a person would want.
The room was clean and well stocked with towels etc. I would stay here again and extend my recommendation to other travellers. Staff were friendly and helpful, particularly the woman at check-in and check-out. Convenient amenities around the area of the hotel.
Hotel just joined the Best Western Organization. They have learned quickly but missed giving an upgrade, or did not mention that hotel was full and couldn't provide one. It was noisy due to be next to the intersection on the highway so trucks and motorcycles are noisy on the green lights-no issue unless you are looking for quiet-ask for a room away from the intersection. Ricky's restaurant had standard food.
We stayed here for a couple of nights in may and it was very nice. It was new and very clean. The room was comfy well appointed and modern. We had a good nights sleep and had no complaints. It would have been nice if there was a pool and more parking but overall it was good value for your dollar.
The room was very clean, the pillows were the best I have ever slept on. Ricky's Grill was on site so there was access to great food. There was a pool and hot tub that rounded off the stay. I would recommend staying here as access to the many restaurants, casino and highway are close by. This is a newer hotel as well and very well kept.
Clean rooms, stayed 1 night. Staff was friendly. Free wifi. Ricky's restaurant attached and 15% discount if staying at hotel. Free parking. Air conditioner was bit noisy but worked. Near casino and near large grocery store.
Beds are comfortable as is the room, hotel is quiet and clean always, an easy check-in and never seems to be any drama, I believe it is being taken over by Best Western in the future so hopefully the quality of service does not change nor the staff my go to place each time I visit Vernon
We booked for three nights in a king non-smoking room. The room was lovely, spacious and appeared clean (you just never know, though, right??. I always mean to bring a package of disinfectant wipes when I hotel it, but I forgot). Our room faced a busy intersection, and there was a bit of traffic noise so the windows stayed closed. The elevator smelled strongly of smoke, so I think maybe there is a smoking floor??? Not sure though. On our second day, neither my key or my husband's key would work. We were standing outside with arms full of stuff, and we had to put it on the floor to go and get our cards re-keyed. Not a big deal, just a pain. On our third day, we had no maid service whatsoever!! We always try to be conscious of the environment and reuse our towels and request the sheets not be switched out every day, but the bed wasn't even made and the towels we had thrown in the tub to be switched out were still in the tub. There was a little fridge and microwave in the unit, which is great if you're staying somewhere for more than a day or two. The fridge was completely warm, and we pulled it out to find it wasn't plugged in. Kinda dusty back there, but I wouldn't expect that area to be cleaned every day. The service and food at the attached Ricky's restaurant was great! I had oatmeal, fruit and toast, and the oatmeal was just right and piping hot. Bottom line...I don't think we'll stay there again and will cross the parking lot to the Holiday Inn Express instead.
Find another hotel as the front desk clerk told us this happens often because there is new staff who don't get the computer system. I booked a room with 2 beds king suite at this hotel a month and a half in advance of staying to travel with my father. When we got checked in at the hotel, the keys to the room they gave us did not work. I went back down to the front desk and had the cards rekeyed and went back up to go in to the room. Much to my surprise (& I'm sure his) there was a gentleman standing in the room i was given. Again, i went down to the front desk to talk with the front desk clerk who seemed surprised as he said the computer showed no one in that room. He managed to find me another room next door however, there is one bed with barely enough room to turn around. When i asked about another room i was td there were no more in the hotel, it was this or i would have to go somewhere else. So here i am for 2 days, and adult female now having to share a bed with my father or sleep on the floor! Did i mention, there was also conveniently for them, no manager on duty until Monday
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05-20-2013 02:27 PM - edited 05-20-2013 05:21 PM
After the 10.1 update, CalDAV and CardDAV support are now working -- mostly. I'm using Baikal 0.2.4, with some patching to support basic auth, and it doesn't seem to know what to do with BB10's default request of 'PROPFIND /'. As a result, in the 'Server Address', I need to provide a server name as well as a path.
CalDAV: dav.example.com/cal.php/calendards/username/defaul
CardDAV: dav.example.com/card.php/addressbooks/username/def
CalDAV works without issue. However, after verifying the CardDAV settings, BB10 seems to strip the path from the 'Server Address', rendering the field as 'dav.example.com'. Which means that BB10 attempts to 'PROPFIND /', which, as previously noted, doesn't work.
Server logs when verifying account settings, and CardDAV works just fine:
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:07:54 +0000] "PROPFIND /card.php/addressbooks/username/default HTTP/1.1" 207 425 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:07:56 +0000] "PROPFIND /card.php/principals/username/ HTTP/1.1" 207 419 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:07:57 +0000] "PROPFIND /card.php/addressbooks/username/ HTTP/1.1" 207 592 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:07:59 +0000] "PROPFIND /card.php/addressbooks/username/default/ HTTP/1.1" 207 516 "-" "RIM" "-"
Server logs after the account has been verified, and the phone tries to do updates:
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:08:03 +0000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 172 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:08:04 +0000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 172 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:08:06 +0000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 172 "-" "RIM" "-"
ip.add.re.ss - username [20/May/2013:18:08:08 +0000] "PROPFIND / HTTP/1.1" 405 172 "-" "RIM" "-"
Anyone have any suggestions (other than putting in a re-write rule for /)?
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personaly I use davical as a backend, but I think you have the same problems I had when tried in the very first time to setup CardDav with my BB Z10: the phone don't work over HTTP, for me, stuff worked well ONLY after putting my davical server on HTTPS !
what I observed is that when I tried to validate my settings, the phone didn't tried at all to contact my server, since nothing appeared on my apache logs. When I tried putting my server over an SSL channel, I got my phone to accept my settings.
The phone stripped down the path I set but thing are still working, my davical system answer PROPFIND requests and direct the phone to the right place.
Strange thing is that the phone accept non SSL HTTP caldav access for calendar, but refuse to work for contacts without SSL (hence forcing to use an encrypted channel makes sens, allowing non encrypted channel for calendar still weird).
Also, I tried Baikal like you but this is definitively not compatible with BBs.
I'm not sur if this is caused by davical or by the BB, but it seems that carddav implementation is not well stable on the BB, since I can add/edit new contacts from the BB, but if I add/edit a contact from anywhere else, the phone will not sync that info (I can see that the phone get the new objects from my server, but the new contact does not appears).
really strange behavior...
best regards,
I am using owncloud as a contacts provider with my q5, including the update to 10.1.0.4181, and while caldav works nice, Carddav is broken. There are lots of people in different forums trying to figure out what's wrong, but like @mutemule wrote, the device just makes bogus request.
This is quite strange, I think there should be enough BSD licensed code out there for BB to use
Hello !
Well, I moved to ownCloud but forget to put my experience with here, sorry
BB's carddav implementation is really broken but it is possible to make it works with ownCloud, if you do some small things:
1) if you're trying something "simple" for starting, like not using SSL for accessing your ownCloud Instance, this is the first thing where BB10 can could get you mad: although CalDAV works without SSL, CardDaV don't ! So, enable SSL.
2) BB10 will send requests but not follow uri paths reported by ownCloud, so you have to play with the RewriteRules apache mod. Nicolas, developer of PlayCloud already posted some basic example of some RewriteRules that works. I personaly used a different way but still it woks.
Nicolas also provide some patchs to ownCloud to make it better compatible with BB10.
I don't remember the link of his posts on the forum but searching for PlayCloud will direct you to the official web site, where there is a section for ownCloud (read the blogs).
The only thing that is still broken now with ownCloud and BB10 is something that was introduced somewhere with an OS update (I started using ownCloud in 10.0 and it was fine): now I observed a weird behavior that every time a do an action on a contact, like edit or adding, one other contact will being duplucated, causing a new "clone" every single time I do an action, causing sometimes that particular contcat to be dubbed 20 times !
Even if I delete it, every time, a new copy appears.
I didn't posted anything about this bug since I have to dig into ownCloud to see if I can do something to avoid this...
Best regards.
The following configuration has worked for me (I did not have much luck with mod_rewrite). The key observation was, indeed, that the tool silenty strips away any slahes from the "server" field.
<VirtualHost *:443> ServerName card-baikal.example.org SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile ... SSLCertificateKeyFile ... SSLProxyEngine on <Location /card.php/> ProxyPass https://baikal.example.org/card.php/ </Location> <Location /> ProxyPass https://baikal.example.org/card.php/ </Location> </VirtualHost>
It's a good idea to import the server's certificate. One can easy use smbclient -U BlackBerry%yourpasswordhere //ip-of-the-device-on-wifi/certs for upload prior to manual import.