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Breaking news: You're in Boulder. Or Longmont, or Lafayette, or Nederland, or Louisville.
Now that you're aware of it, spend like it, says local entrepreneur Richard Fleming.
"You're in Boulder to have the unique Boulder experience," Fleming says. "You don't go to Pearl Street to shop at Armani."
Fleming, who owns Boulder video marketing firm Creative Coop, is part of a buy local movement that encourages consumers to spend at locally owned, independent stores rather than chains. The president of the Boulder Independent Business Alliance, Fleming says BIBA aims to encourage and promote Boulder's thriving local business scene.
"Local businesses are what give Boulder its unique flavor," Fleming says.
For real estate investor Michael Moran, part of the reason local businesses are important is to create a sense of community. Moran, also a member of BIBA, says local businesses mean personal connections.
"You get to know the owner, they get to know you," he says. "It feels like you're in a neighborhood."
Even within the city, though, buying local doesn't mean the same to everyone. And to some, it might not mean anything at all.
"Anyone that comes into that school from out of state, they have no idea what it means to buy local," Fleming says of the University of Colorado. He says local businesses aren't given enough attention or priority on the Hill, an area he calls "a goddamn disaster" and "an economic catastrophe."
Fleming says CU needs to step up. "Tell students as they come in, 'Hey, Del Taco is not where you want to eat,'" he says. "You have kids saying, 'Where's the Taco Bell? Where's the 7-Eleven?'" (Actually, there's a 7-Eleven opening at 13th and College Avenue.)
Where Fleming seems frustrated, Moran seems hopeful.
"Some of these younger kids are so much more hip to the idea of buying Boulder," Moran says. He says even though many people are aware of the catchphrase "Buy local," he sometimes faces an uphill battle explaining the movement.
"When I say, 'Buy local,'" he says, "they say, 'I shop in Boulder.'" That's not enough, Moran says, since shopping in Boulder isn't shopping local if you're just going to the chains. But when people hear the concept, he says it's usually well-received.
"They go, 'Oh, we love that idea.' So people are real excited about it when they hear it," he says. Moran says for now outreach to the public is one of BIBA's main priorities.
Let's get technical for a minute. What, exactly, qualifies a business as local?
"With BIBA," Fleming says, "we have a 60-mile radius. ... We're defining local businesses as businesses that are independently developing, not getting help from outside sources."
So, there: a local business. Except it's not that easy. One gray area is places like independently owned car dealerships, which often fit the local-business ownership model but are still part of international brands. Fleming says they aren't in the same category as strictly local operations.
"You receive your name, your credibility, your advertising clout — all that comes from a corporation," Fleming says.
Moran says it's more important to examine how a business relates to its community.
"We're struggling around some definitions," he says, "like Fisher Chevrolet [Honda]. They've been here God knows how many years, and it's a family-owned dealership. They're local and they invest in the community. That is a locally owned business, in my mind."
Then there's a business like McGuckin, the hardware store that's been a Boulder cornerstone since 1955. It's locally owned, to be sure, now by founder Bill McGuckin's son-in-law, Dave Hight.
The problem is, almost all of its products aren't local. McGuckin aims to buy local, but hinges, nails and PVC pipe haven't been Boulder manufacturing staples since, well, ever.
Randy Barker, marketing director for McGuckin, says the store sells local products when it can.
"We do make an effort, when we're approached by local manufacturers ... who have products that they're trying to sell," he says. He mentions locally made honey, lip balm and glue as Boulder items currently on McGuckin shelves.
"I think the owners here feel like they've really been a part of the development and growth of Boulder. I think it's part of the roots of the community," Barker says.
Buying local isn't just about building a community. It's also about building a tax base. "More money stays within the local community," Moran says. "You prop up the tax base by buying locally, and you create a culture of connecting with your community."
Fleming says money spent at a local business has a greater chance of remaining in the community: 45 to 68 cents of a locally spent dollar stays in town, depending on where you live, he says; out of a dollar spent at a chain store, 14 cents stays.
He says in some industries, local businesses help support each other, like Colorado's burgeoning craft brewing industry and the liquor stores that sell their products. Since state law requires liquor stores to be independently owned, brewers have an easier time selling through them than they would a statewide chain.
"We have really small breweries and distilleries popping up," he says. "They couldn't just walk into King Soopers and say, 'Sell our stuff,' but they could walk into Superior Liquor."
In this way, he says, the local businesses need and support each other.
BIBA's next step, Moran says, is launching a "Local and Loving It" marketing campaign that will promote local businesses of all kinds.
And Moran says he sees some hope in new legislation that could pull together various local businesses into one smartphone app database.
"The Senate bill [143] is a great idea," he says, but a statewide solution might be slow, expensive and clunky. Moran says he's considering getting a Boulder database started to solve the problem from the ground up.
"I might ask Boulder business people if they wanted an app to find independent local businesses in Boulder," he says. "Most problems are better solved from the grassroots level. You build it up and build it out."
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There is nothing worse to me than having to dump beer, especially a lager that has been lagering since Febraury 8th, especially when it was a 10G batch which means I had to dump two kegs! What I can't seem to figure out is what went wrong. I'm guessing a bacteria, probably aceto. But what would make a beer lose it's head? It was carbonated but no head at all. Never had that before.Dave
I would look at the mash process before assuming an infection.
Did you purge the kegs of O2 w/Co2? Did you primary ferment in a bucket?If it makes you feel any better I have 15 bbls of Dubbel that I missed my OG with and can't figure out what to do with. It was my dumb fault for targeting 13 bbls on recipe and brewing it to 15. Tastes fine but boring and not to style and I don't have anything to call it so it's probably going to be dumped. Stuff happens.
Dirty kegs?Just guessing.
Kinda cidery means acetobacter, since its both kegs I'm guessing it happened prior to kegging. I think the acetic acid must mess with head retention since most sour brews have little head retention.
I'm not saying this is the cause, but I'm just curious - is this the one you used a bunch of acid malt in? I didn't see it in your ingredient list - just wondering.


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Tobacco and nicotine can be addictive likealcohol, cocaine, and morphine.
Alternative Names
Withdrawal from nicotine; Smoking - nicotine addiction and withdrawal; Smokeless tobacco - nicotine addiction; Cigar smoking; Pipe smoking; Smokeless snuff; Tobacco use; Chewing tobacco; Nicotine addiction and tobacco
Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which are smoked, chewed, or sniffed.
- Tobacco contains chemical called nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive substance.
- Tobacco also contains more than 19 known chemicals that can cause cancer. As a group, these are called "tar." More than 4,000 other chemicals can be found in tobacco.
Millions of people in the United States have been able to quit smoking. Although the number of cigarette smokers in the United States has dropped in recent years, the number of smokeless tobacco users has steadily increased. Smokeless tobacco products are either placed in the mouth, cheek, or lip and sucked or chewed on, or placed in the nasal passage. The nicotine in these products is absorbed at the same rate as smoking tobacco, and addiction is still very strong.
Both smoking and smokeless tobacco use carry many health risks.
Nicotine use can have many different effects on the body:
- Decreases the appetite (Fear of weight gain makes some people unwilling to stop smoking.)
- Boosts mood and may even relieve minor depression (Many people will feel a sense of well-being.)
- Increases activity of the intestines
- Creates more saliva and phlegm
- Increases heart rate by around 10 to 20 beats per minute
- Increases blood pressure by 5 to 10 mmHg
- May cause sweating, nausea, and diarrhea
- Stimulates memory and alertness (People who use tobacco often depend on it to help them accomplish certain tasks and perform well.)
Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal appear within 2 - 3 hours after you last use tobacco. People who smoked the longest or smoked a greater number of cigarettes each day are more likely to have withdrawal symptoms. For those who are quitting, symptoms will peak about 2 - 3 days later. Common symptoms include:
- Intense craving for nicotine
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Drowsiness or trouble sleeping
- Bad dreams and nightmares
- Feeling tense, restless, or frustrated
- Headaches
- Increased appetite and weight gain
- Problems concentrating
You may notice some or all of these symptoms when switching from regular to low-nicotine cigarettes or cut down on the number of cigarettes smoked.
It is hard to stop smoking or using smokeless tobacco. But anyone can do it. There are many ways quit smoking.
There are also resources to help you. Family members, friends, and co-workers may be supportive. Quitting tobacco is hard if you are acting alone.
To be successful, you must really want to quit. Most people who have quit smoking were unsuccessful at least once in the past. Try not to view past attempts to quit as failures. See them as learning experiences.
Most smokers find it hard to break all the habits they have created around smoking.
A smoking cessation program may improve your chance for success. These programs are offered by hospitals, health departments, community centers, work sites, and national organizations.
Nicotine replacement therapymay also be helpful. It involves the use of products that provide low doses of nicotine, but none of the toxins found in smoke. Nicotine replacement comes in the form of gum, inhalers, throat lozenges, nasal spray, and skin patches. You can buy many types without a prescription. The goal is to relieve cravings for nicotine and ease your withdrawal symptoms.
Your health care provider can also prescribe other types of medicines to help you quit and prevent you from starting again.
Outlook (Prognosis)
People who are trying to quit smoking often become discouraged when they dont succeed at first. Research shows that the more times you try, the more likely you are to succeed. If you start smoking again after you havetried to quit, do notgive up. Look at what worked or did notwork, think of new ways to quit smoking, and try again.
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See your health care provider if you wish to stop smoking, or have already done so and are having withdrawal symptoms. Your health care provider can help recommend treatments.
George TP. Nicotine and tobacco. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 31.
Hays JT, Ebbert JO, Sood A. Treating tobacco dependence in light of the 2008 US Department of Health and Human Services clinical practice guideline. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009;84:730-735.
Stead LF, Perera R, Bullen C, Mant D, Hartmann-Boyce J, Cahill K, Lancaster T. Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;11:CD000146. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000146.pub4.
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1. The kaneton history
kaneton originated at the EPITA Computer System Laboratory as a pedagogical project in operating systems. The project was primarily designed by two students Julien Quintard and Jean-Pascal Billaud although many other people also contributed to the design and especially to the implementation.
Having recently contributed to the development of a microkernel based operating system called LSE/OS, the two students decided to begin the design and development of an operating system with a more powerful design and able to share resources on a large network. Nevertheless, the goal of this project remains to be a pedagogical one. For this reason, special interest was made on the design and on the implementation to be as simple as possible.
Moreover, the two students wanted to break some well-known kinds of computer sciences rules. Indeed, for example, many computer scientists consider that a project documentation is in fact its source code. Another example, for many low-level system programmers, the kernel boot source code and more generally the kernel source code cannot be understandable by everybody because too messy.
People tried, in kaneton, to write documentation for every part of the project. Moreover people tried to build a microkernel understandable by everyone interested in operating systems internals via an elegant and coherent design.
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Many research projects in operating systems started with an existing system. For the kaneton microkernel project, people decided to design a totally new system. Indeed, the previous EPITA Computer System Laboratory projects in operating systems were not portable enough, so the kaneton people decided to design this new kernel from scratch with a special interest for the portability.
The kaneton microkernel was developed in a very specific way, to build a pedagogical project, with the clearest possible design to become an all easy-to-understand project including source code, design etc.
The kaneton microkernel will become the base of a distributed operating system. For this reason, the kaneton microkernel was designed to fit the distributed operating system requirements. For example, the kaneton microkernel includes modern distributed concepts like capabilities which open many ways to security, reliability, flexibility etc..
The kaneton source code is extremely clear and heavily commented which make the project easily maintainable.
Needless to say the kaneton project being a microkernel is extremely small and provides only fundamental functionalities.
Finally, the kaneton microkernel will be able to run UNIX programs via an emulation library. Nevertheless, the kaneton microkernel is not a UNIX clone and does not follow the system calls interface.
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Before describing the kaneton microkernel internals, it is useful first to outline the kind of hardware for which the system was designed.
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Hi all, this has probably been answered before, but anyways....
I have ridden a roadie for the last 12 months, and got into Triathlon over summer. I bought some clip on bars for the roadie (second hand Cell Blade). I have gotten into cycling and tri's and now have decided to focus 100% on triathlon (more fun!!) - which means buying a dedicated TT bike. My budget was initially $2k, however since researching bikes I am stuck on whether to buy new or used. Here are my options:
1. 2010 Felt S22 Alloy (+/- $950) with mid end groupset (105 I think);
2. 2010 Felt B12 Carbon (+/- $1,300) with higher end groupset (Ultegra/DA combo);
3. 2013 new QRoo Kilo Carbon (+/- $1,750) with SRAM Rival.
4. 2013 Cervelo P1 Alloy ($2,000) with Ultegra.
Obviously the advantage of the QRoo is my LBS will fit me up, etc, however I am unsure of if I should buy a second hand given its my first TT bike or spend the extra $$ to get a brand new bike that I could potentially upgrade the components later on?
The advantage of a second hand bike is that I could use the left over $$ to fund wheels, etc - however like buying a used car the true history of the bike is unknown!
I am doing Sprint races at this stage, so the cycle is only 20km, however have the goal to do Olympic distance than eventually 70.3.
Also, the FELT's are 56cm. I am 6'2 (185cm) and told that you need to ride a little smaller on a TT bike. I currently ride a 58cm road bike. Does this sound right!?
Any feedback, comments, advice is greatly appreciated, or any other bikes I should consider?
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I went through the same thing a while ago. From that exercise I think bike fit would probably be the most important thing. I ended up putting together a bike that was a bit small and have since built a new bike to get a bit more comfortable and it has made a massive difference. I had the first bike for around 6 months before I changed. It may not be so much of an issue for 20k but for 40k plus it will become more of an issue. The Competetive Cyclist website had a tt bike fit calculator that worked well for me on my new set up, the fit between tt and roadie is slightly different. Another considerations is on how agressive you want to be in the aero position, I went slightly on the more comfortable side than super aero. Nothing wrong with a secondhand bike as long a the fit is ok. I am 183cm and have a large frame with a 58cm effective top tube. It would be the Qroo, upgrade wheels first and groupset after that or Felt B12 for me.
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Given what you're looking to buy, I assume you're doing long course races? If you're doing sprint, ITU and Olympic - a properly fitted road bike with clip on bars is probably the way to go. That said, they are great fun to ride (in a straight line) fast. Are you intending to continue training on your current roadie?
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Postby paulmac118 » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:02 am
Hi Lucky, I have completed a few sprint distance races and will be doing the duathlon series over Winter. My goal is to do longer course tri's and have started training for longer distance events.
I ended up with a second hand Carbon TT bike which fit me perfectly, and I got a great price on - with a new SRAM groupset too. I will keep the Cell roadie for now too, as I may want to ride in groups in the future. However at the moment I am riding by myself, and will be participating in tri's so this was my main reason for deciding on the TT bike.
I ended up with a second hand Carbon TT bike which fit me perfectly, and I got a great price on - with a new SRAM groupset too. I will keep the Cell roadie for now too, as I may want to ride in groups in the future. However at the moment I am riding by myself, and will be participating in tri's so this was my main reason for deciding on the TT bike.
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Postby Slowcoach » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:15 am
I hired a Felt B12 for the London Triathlon a few weeks ago. Cheap nasty (training?) wheels, but otherwise I have to say it was a VERY nice bike to ride. Very well balanced and had great feel - not twitchy on the downhills (70km/h) when in the aero position - something that I can't say about my own TT bike!!!
For the price I don't think you can go wrong. Just add a nice set of race wheels as a raceday upgrade and you are done.
For the price I don't think you can go wrong. Just add a nice set of race wheels as a raceday upgrade and you are done.
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I hope you got the Cervelo ... My S1 has geometry inbetween road and tri to protect the hammies
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Carpentersville Illinois
The village of Carpentersville is located in Kane County. At the 2010 census, the population was 37,691. The total area is 8.10 square miles. 7.90 square miles (97.53%) is land and 0.20 square miles (2.47%) is water. Carpentersville's motto is: "Building a better tomorrow today".
There are various school options for students residing in Carpentersville. District 300 and District 220 are the primary districts students go into. The elementary school in District 300 are Parkview, Eastview, Meadowdale, Perry, Wright, Algonquin Lakes, Dundee Highlands, Golfview, Westfield, Gilberts, Lake in the Hills, Neubert, Lakewood, Sleepy Hollow, Liberty, Hampshire, and Lincoln Prairie. The middle schools are Carpentersville, Algonquin, Dundee, Hampshire, Lakewood, and Westfield Community School. The high schools available to District 300 students are Dundee-Crown, Harry D. Jacobs, and Hampshire. There are two other types of schooling available. The alternative school is Oak Ridge School. Oak Ridge School is available for all students in the District 300 area who need a different approach to learning. Cambridge Lakes is a charter school available to students. District 220 has a couple options available within their boundaries. The elementary schools are North Barrington, Roslyn Road, Grove Avenue, Barbara B. Rose, Countryside, Hough Street, Arnett C. Lines, and Sunny Hill. The middle school available is Barrington. Barrington Middle School has two different campuses. One is the Prairie Camps and the other is the Station Campus. The high school available to District 220 students is Barrington High School.
There are a few recreational activities for Carpentersville residents. The Fox River Trail is a trail that goes along the Fox River and it stretches from Algonquin to Aurora. Its beautiful scenery and wildlife make it a perfect place to run, walk, or job. There a few stops along the way that allow fishing as well! The Meadowdale International Raceway was once home to a race track in the 1950s and has turned into a trail for anyone to enjoy! There are still signs of the race track, like worn down barriers that would separate the spectators and the racers. It is definitely a sight to see! Carpentersville is part of the Dundee Township Park District and the DTPD has many activities for anyone! At the park district in East Dundee, along route 72, they offer a rec and fitness center, day care center, senior center, outdoor (and indoor) swimming pools, and Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Park. Other activities not at the park district location are golf courses and Randall Oaks Barnyard Zoo. Camps are also available for young children. The activities held are arts & crafts, various field trips, special events, and other activities specially made for children. There are many parks in the park district as well. They include: Austin Park, Besigner Park, Carpenter Park, Meadowdale Park, Shenandoah Park, Silverstone Lake Park, and many more.
Carpentersville is home to a few industries. The main one, and most well-known, is Otto Engineering. Otto Engineering is known for reaching out to high school students and offering them a job when they graduate high school while they attend school as well. It's a great opportunity for any student interested in engineering. Acme Industrial CO., Performance Stamping Co. Inc., and Prairie State Industries, Inc. are also very popular industries within Carpentersville walls.
The village of Carpentersville is a small town between major villages like Elgin and Crystal Lake. It definitely has a small town feel to it and if that's what you're interest in; Carpentersville is the village for you!


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Friday, 4 April 2014
Syrian BTR-80s, a recent acquisition?
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
A recent stream of photos from Syria's Lattakia region revealed a new unit in the Syrian arsenal: The BTR-80 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC). Syria, a traditional user of the BTR-60 family, was previously unknown to be operating BTR-80s. The Syrian Arab Army's wheeled APCs have rarely seen use in the conflict so far, with the YPG being the only major operator of BTR-60s, operating several modified BTR-60s in Northern Syria.
The few BTR-60s that remain operator in the hands of the SyAA are strictly used in a defensive role while the remaining Polish and Czechoslovakian made OT-64s were scrapped. The only prominent BTR-60 family member still in use is the BTR-60PU-12 air defense command vehicle, currently detached to Syria's 9K31 Strela-1 and 9K35 Strela-10 mobile surface to air missile systems battalions.
Also visible in the picture is an armoured Ural truck, one of the twenty-five delivered by the Russians for secure transport of Syria's chemical weapon arsenal to the port of Lattakia. Also received were fifty Kamaz trucks for the same purpose. Whether this delivery also included BTR-80 APCs is unknown.
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text: Dave Grohl and Epiphone Celebrate Sound City 01.21.2013 Dave Grohl assembled a killer supergroup, the Sound City Players, to perform at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend in honor of his new documentary, Sound City, about the famed LA studio that gave form to scores of classic rock albums. Grohl's supergroup included John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, and members of Cheap Trick, Nirvana, and Rage Against the Machine. A soundtrack is due is March and the film will be in theaters January 31. Epiphone's Paul McCartney makes an appearance as well. Don't miss it. Check out the fan footage featuring Grohl rocking out on Queen of the Stone Age's "Hangin' Tree" with an Epiphone Jack Casady bass! We always knew Grohl had great taste.


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With the fervor of fans who jam Fenway Park to hear the crack of the bat on opening day, families journeyed to Smugglers' Notch Resort in northern Vermont last Saturday to usher in ski season. As fat flakes drifted over the resort, skiers who had dreamed for months of downhill runs hopped on lifts and played in the powder. What's more, Vermont's first zip-line canopy tour got off the ground.
"I want to see what it feels like to fly," says 9-year-old Hudson Berry of Windsor, who accompanied his parents and sister on a midday tour.
On the adventure, riders (who must be at least 48 inches tall and weigh between 70 and 250 pounds) don harnesses connected to cables and glide through treetops from one elevated platform to the next via an overhead belay system, similar to that used by mountain climbers. Though the full tour, Arbor's Wild Ride ($100; discount for resort guests), featuring eight zip lines, two sky bridges and two rappels, won't open at Smugglers' Notch until Dec. 20, visitors were eager to take the abbreviated tour, Arbor's Express ($55; discounts for resort guests), featuring three zip lines and a rappel.
The all-season canopy tour is the newest adrenaline rush at Smugglers' Notch, which is in Jeffersonville about an hour south of the Canadian border. Thrill seekers already head to Smuggs to airboard (the boards resemble inflatable sleds) down mountains, freestyle ski and snowboard at three terrain parks, and downhill ski on 78 trails (including the East's only triple-black-diamond trail) on three interconnected mountains.
Zip lining, however, appeals to those who may no longer be able to endure the joint-jolting required by the aforementioned activities.
"Boomers and active seniors love the canopy tour," says Mike Smith, president of ArborTrek Canopy Adventures, who designed and installed Smugglers' course, and assisted with the development of 14 other canopy tours across the country. "It's a gravity-fed activity, so you can feel young and adventurous without the sore muscles."
Canopy tours, ecological adventures designed for exploration and education, are already popular in New England. The Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H., offers a canopy tour (which Smith helped develop) in the White Mountains. Deerfield Valley Canopy Tours in Charlemont, Mass., operates in the northern Berkshires. About 70 canopy tours have opened this year alone across the country, and the industry is booming in Africa, Asia and Australia. Costa Rica, roughly the size of West Virginia, reportedly offers 175 zip-line adventures.
Though companies compete to build zips of increasing size, speed and steepness, Smith says the best canopy tours are more than thrill rides.
"Sure, zipping is a rush, but we also think of Smugglers' canopy tour as a museum tour," says Smith, who is also owner and moderator of a blog, http://www.ziplinenirvana.com. "The museum is Vermont, its geology, natural history and flora and fauna. Each part of the tour tells a story, so when you finish the three-hour experience, you feel more connected to the landscape. You're not just a sack of potatoes flying down a line; you're a participant."
Before the midday group started the course, they pulled on insulated leather gloves and practiced hand-braking on a small zip line behind Smugglers' Nordic Adventure Center. Once two ArborTrek guides, Sarah Gorgas-Guess and Jamie Legg, agreed that every individual in the eight-person group knew how to safely slow down and stop, the group boarded a shuttle bus and headed to the top of the abbreviated course.
From atop a wooden platform, the forest looked as if it had been coated with confectioner's sugar. "Who's going first?" asked Sarah, and 9-year-old Hudson approached the starting block. Dressed in bulky snow pants, he stepped off the platform, glided into the woods and swiftly disappeared among the branches, resembling a flying marshmallow.
"Go, Hudson!" called Sarah, who grew up in the Adirondacks and is helping (as are her fellow local guides) to build the zip line. After she conferred with Jamie via two-way radio that Hudson had successfully zipped to the opposite platform, she surveyed the other riders. "Next?"
As the small, sturdy platforms gently swayed in the winter wind, it seemed clear why the area is often depicted by landscape painters. The thick stands of hemlock, maple and birch trees, the pale winter sky and fast-sinking sun epitomized beauty and mystery.
Legends of swashbucklers and smugglers abound at Smugglers' Notch. In the 1800s, the British smuggled goods embargoed by U.S. Congress through Canada and down Smugglers' Notch Pass to soldiers needing clothes, food and medical supplies. During Prohibition, alcohol was stored in the notch's caves.
Such lore enhances the tour, which will be offered every season in varied weather conditions. "I love winter because it's peaceful," Sarah said. "But in spring, we'll have all the flowers."
In the frosty forest, in a part of the resort rarely seen by guests, the eight riders, five of whom were older than 45, seemed open to taking chances. After completing three zip lines of increasing length and speed, the group was ready to rappel, to step off a 30-foot platform and use ropes to lower oneself to the ground.
One by one, each zip liner stepped off the platform's edge, trusting that Jamie — situated on the ground below — would facilitate a soft landing. Whenever anyone hesitated to rappel, the others offered cheers of encouragement.
"That's what's cool about this," said Jamie, as he congratulated a dad and his daughter from Hamden on their landing. "You do stuff you didn't know you could do."
The zip line at Smuggler's Notch Resort operates daily, unless weather conditions are extreme. Ski and snowboard lessons for guests age 3 and up, cross-country skiing on 34 kilometers of trails, snowshoeing on 24 kilometers of trails, ice skating, snowmobiling, dog-sledding and tubing are other outdoor options.
For those who'd rather stay indoors, Smugglers' Notch, which is nationally known for its family programs, offers karaoke dance parties, bingo games and pirate dinners. Children ages 6 weeks to 3 years can watch skiers from the windows of the spacious, colorful child-care center, Treasures, while guests 13 and older can hang out with their peers at teens-only clubs. At the FunZone, families can try jousting, ping-pong, mini-golf or arcade games. And, of course, it's always fun to sip hot chocolate in the Nordic Adventure Center and watch out the back window as riders take test runs on the zip line.
>>Family packages at Smugglers' Notch range widely in price, depending on the size of a condominium (studios to five bedrooms), dates of stay, and amenities. Discounts will be offered throughout the winter. For information, or to book an ArborTrek zipline canopy tour, call 800-451-8752. When driving, remember the road across Smugglers' Notch Pass (the shortest route to the resort) is closed for the winter. Go to http://www.smuggs.com for directions.


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Richard Clark responds to reports that predict the status of the United States in 2030.
A recent intelligence report outlining possible scenarios for what the world may look like in 2030 has some interesting results.
First and foremost, the U.S. � in all likelihood � will still be a top power in 2030. However, the report goes on to say that the U.S. will not wield quite the same amount of influence it has in the past century.
We will still be �first among equals,� according to the conclusions of �Alternative Worlds,� released by the National Intelligence Council. The report points to our continued military might and diplomatic influence as reasons for our place at the top of the world.
The report also made specific note that we are at a �critical juncture� in time where technological advances are quickly advancing, competition for resources is growing increasingly competitive and a middle class is emerging in countries around the world.
The rise of a middle class could be a game changer as we move forward. This presents serious competition over food, water, gasoline and many other commodities. The growing middle class will also increase demand for water and food by more than 35 percent over the next couple of decades, the report indicates.
And while most of us assume a large, well-fed, middle class ensures democracy or �Western thinking,� nothing could be further from the truth.
�Historically, the rise of middle classes has led to populism and dictatorships, as well as pressures for greater democracy,� the authors of the report stated. Meanwhile, that global growth �disguises growing pressures on the middle class in Western economies,� including international competition for higher-skilled jobs.
What scares me is the report essentially pins our hopes of being able to provide enough food and water on another technological leap such as genetically modified crops, precision agriculture and advanced water irrigation. I hate to think what may happen if we can not find these advances in time.
There is another section of this report that bothers me even more. Advances in weaponry and such will provide small groups the opportunity to obtain �destructive technologies� that, up to now, have been only available to countries.
�With more widespread access to lethal and destructive technologies, individuals who are experts in such key areas as cyber systems might sell their services to the highest bidder,� Council Chairman Christopher Kojm said during a briefing on the report. �Terrorists might focus less on mass casualties and more on causing widespread economic and financial disruptions.�
Oh my.
Clearly, we will need to be diligent in our efforts to track, monitor and record all weapons of mass destruction.
The report goes on to paint a rosier scenario for poverty and those living within its clutches. Most regions, with sub-Saharan Africabeing the lone exception, are expected to sharply decrease the number of people living in poverty.
However, one area that the report remains befuddled with is the Middle East. The report states the region �will be a very different place in 2030 but the possibilities run a wide gamut from fragile growth and development to chronic instability and potential regional conflicts.�
Ah, not much there. I could�ve got that bold prediction from a box of Cracker Jacks. Do Cracker Jacks still have a prize in them? I digress.
The gist of the entire report is that much of the future remains up to us. We are present in the here and now and need to start making better, more forward-thinking decisions. Whether we are talking about the environment, technology or politics, we need to start thinking more as humans and less as �us and them.�
I hope future generations can find even more peace than my generation or those before me.
Richard Clark is the universal desk chief for Halifax ENC and his column appears in this space every Sunday. You can reach him at 910-219-8452 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The stars of the witty TV series I Spy were reunited for this downbeat crime thriller, which takes a much darker and more violent look at the lives of two detectives for hire. Al Hickey (Bill Cosby) and Frank Boggs (Robert Culp) are a pair of private eyes who are approached by an attorney to find his girlfriend, who has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to a large sum of money from a Pittsburgh bank robbery. It seems that the woman in question has married the leader of a leftist radical group, which is now trying to find a buyer for the tainted money. An attempt to recover both the money and the girl goes awry when Hickey and Boggs infiltrate a meeting with the radicals; the girl slips away and takes the burgled cash with her. Adding to the disaster, the meeting tips off the identity of the detectives to mobsters dealing with the radicals, and the gangsters execute Hickey's wife in an effort to keep him away from their activities. Hickey and Boggs also features Rosalind Cash, Michael Moriarity, Vincent Gardenia, Isabel Sanford, and James Woods.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Director: Robert Culp
Writer: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Moriarty, James Woods, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby
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Grand Rapids, Mi.by Jay Fisher '66 • October 9, 2007 Share:
Great WABASH DAY project in Grand Rapids.
Great day, great Little Giant turnout, great benefit for the Michigan Veterans. Twenty three Wabashers celebrated WABASH DAY by rebuilding the roof on a 20 by 30 foot shelter house and staining/preserving all the benches and picnic tables for the Michigan Vets at the Michigan Veterans Facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Old broken wooden shingles flew and were replaced by brand new underlayment, edging and shingles. The shelter house was stained inside from pillars to roof along with staining all the picnic tables and benches throughout the Vets Facility.
Then the enthusiastic "contractors" settled down to a well-earned picnic. The 23 Wabash participants included members from the classes of 1966 through 2005 along with parent, spouses, and friends. The "sidewalk superintendent" veterans along with the Vets Facility staff continuously complimented the industriousness and the pleasant repartee with the Wabash Day participants and asked if we could come back again every week.
The shelter house is well used by the vets as a card playing venue when weather permits. Now "weather permits" can include a little rain. Standing back and watching our Little Giant community in action, I could not have been more proud of those who are Wabash College. Some Little Giants in Grand Rapids.
A note from Jay Fisher: Here is a thank you note I received from Frannie Mulhall, a 6th grader at East grand Rapids. She came to Wabash Day along with her mother and brother (who is interested in Wabash) to help with the shelter house at the Michigan Veteran's Facility. I think this note expresses why we do it.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 7th Jan 2008 11:59 UTC
"Windows Vista didn't make a smooth market entrance; in fact, nearly every aspect of the operating system has been attacked since its release on January 30, 2007. Multiple SKUs allegedly confused customers, anti-DRM groups disliked Vista's Protected Video Path and its overall DRM friendliness, and Microsoft's definition of 'Vista Capable' got the company sued. Toss in a plethora of bugs and the usual consumer backlash over GUI changes, and you'd think consumers would be avoiding Vista in droves. According to new information, however, they aren't - Vista's adoption rate over the past year actually exceeded XP's in 2001, and consumers apparently choose Vista over XP by a 7:1 margin."


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Living Tradition
A variety of time-honored traditions distinguish the Deerfield experience. They are at once revered, respected, and influenced by the student body. Students fully embrace the historic aspects of these traditions, while making them wholly their own, contributing their knowledge, insight, and spirit to improve upon a base of more than 200 years. Several of Deerfield's central traditions are described below, but many others–the Deerfield Boy and Girl, long-running school dances, Spring Day, and senior-faculty soirees to name just a few–also contribute to the vibrancy of the school.
Each fall the Head of School brings the freshmen up to the Rock, where they can look out across Deerfield's buildings and fields. Students return many times throughout their years at Deerfield, and a trip to the Rock is often one of the last activities of graduating seniors. Current students share the experience of climbing to the Rock with generations of Deerfield alumni, who made the same trek many years before. The view has changed remarkably since then, but the experience remains the same.
Seven times a week the entire campus community gathers in the Dining Hall for a family-style meal. Nine students and one faculty member eat at each round table, which creates the opportunity for deeper connections between members of the community. After dinner every Sunday night, the entire student body joins together for one of Deerfield's most cherished traditions, the singing of the Evensong.
One of the most popular campus events every year is Choate Day,when Deerfield's athletic teams compete against their chief rival, Choate Rosemary Hall. The night before, Deerfield's cheerleaders lead a pep rally, and students gather for a bonfire on the lower level. Nearly every athletic event draws a healthy crowd of Deerfield student and alumni fans who, with the help of the cheerleaders, cheer on Deerfield's teams with cries of "Go Big Green!" and "V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!"
Since the school's founding, Deerfield students have been required to dress with professionalism for classes. Though it can be daunting at first, most students find that they become accustomed to–and even enjoy–the ritual of dressing up for class.
Every Wednesday morning the entire student body and faculty crowd into the Large Auditorium for school meeting. Students sit by class, and each meeting begins with class cheers, followed by the singing of one of Deerfield's songs. The contents of each meeting vary, but usually include pertinent announcements, student performances, and featured speakers. Students are invited and encouraged to contribute to the meeting with announcements and presentations. Gathering as a community where everyone can have his or her voice heard contributes to the cohesiveness and warmth of the community.


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I like the recipe on just hungry for lentil snacks, but I can't have wheat gluten anymore, so bulgur is out.
I need a substitute for it, and I was thinking about cooked brown rice. It's a little nutty, which I think would replace what might be lost from the bulgur.
Does anyone who's familiar with these have any ideas about alterations to make them gluten-free? Does the brown rice sound like it would work?
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I use bulghur as a high fibre substitute for rice in many recipes, so I can't see why you shouldn't be able to go the other way around. Rice takes a lot longer to cook than bulghur, so if the bulghur is added uncooked to any recipe (as it is in my falafel recipe) you'd have to pre-cook the rice and decrease the amount of liquid you add.
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We non-gluteners can have the lentil snack version from justbento.com which has brown rice. That's my first thing to make this week if I haven't packed the ingrediants yet (Fingers crossed).
Do you think polenta might work? I haven't played with polenta much but you can make a porridge out of it so it must have some gluey qualities.
Oh! I didn't know the recipe in justbento.com was different from the one on justhungry.com, so I see now that brown rice would work.
I find making polenta tries my patience. :) Cornmeal mush is easy though, and that *might* work, but I think rice is stickier.
One of the first bready things I made when I went off gluten was cornbread. It is actually the best cornbread I have *ever* made and possibly the best I've ever had. Here's the recipe for that: http://www.blendtec.com/recipecard.aspx?id=140
I used brown rice flour and fine ground cornmeal (Indian Head brand) and got great results. Also, I think the 9x9 pan is too big -- the cornbread is too thin. I double this for a 9x9 square pan.
I use cous cous. I prefer it to either rice or bulgar wheat.
Being made from wheat, cous cous would be no good for the gluten intolerant however.
Couscous is (usually) made of wheat flour (regular and durum wheat) though, so it's not good for gluten-intolerent people. You can also try other grains that provide a bit of texture interest, such as millet. I just happen to always have some brown rice around so I used that in my variation.
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Oh, I hadn't read the gluten intolerance bit! As you can tell, I don't have a problem with wheat, just reading!
Would quinoa be a worthy substitution?
Not easy to find, but there is a cous cous made with millet that's gluten free.
A number of wholefood websites in Australia seem to stock it, but for the rest of us, stores specialising in West African food seem to be the best bet (it's a speciality of Senegal). Millet cous cous may also be called Karaw.
I going to hunt around for this for myself.
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Based upon recommendations from our school's academic departments, the Glendale Community College CalWORKs Program recommends GAIN approve weekly unsupervised study hours based on the following formula: One hour of unsupervised study time per hour of time in class.
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*According to GAIN Policy, unsupervised study time may only be certified for County-Referred participants. SIPPs may only be granted study time in the case of a federally audited file.
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A former fire department, convenience store and home in northern Spartanburg County were vandalized in recent days.
A former fire department, convenience store and home in northern Spartanburg County were vandalized in recent days.
Doors at the former fire department at the corner of 4th Street and Park Road were spray painted with the words "Blood135" — with stars replacing the "o" letters — "WSG," "Folks" and other symbols, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report.
Inman Community Volunteer Fire Department rents the building from Startex, Jackson, Wellford, Duncan Water District, according to the report.
The vandalism happened between noon Wednesday and about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the report states.
In another incident, a man reported that his deceased father's house on Dickson Road in Campobello was broken into between 3:50 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. The suspects forced open a rear door and spray painted what appeared to be "gang-type graffiti" on walls inside the house, an incident report states. A witness reported seeing male subjects, but could not provide detailed descriptions. The witness also was unsure what vehicle they left in.
In another incident, "Bloods" was spray painted on the hood of a vehicle parked outside Lake Stop convenience store at 2421 Compton Bridge Road in Inman. Stars were painted, rather than the letters "o," according to an incident report. The store also was painted. That incident occurred between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Nov 2011 23:38 UTC, submitted by sb56637
And another popular Linux distribution pushes a new release out the door. This time around, it's openSUSE, as they just released version 12.1. Other than the usual latest and greatest version of all the open source desktops and associated tools, there's a few other interesting tidbits in this release as well.
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RE: openSUSE Better Than Ubuntu
by SustainedHavoc on Thu 17th Nov 2011 08:59 in reply to "openSUSE Better Than Ubuntu"
I truly wish I could figure out why I hate Unity SO much, when I used and enjoyed Ubuntu for so long. Those very changes drove me to move to Mint, and I'll never go back. OpenSUSE was a pleasant surprise to try, and I'll be using both now.
Unlike so many complain, the mainstream distros have become a Windows user's dream, really plug-n-play stuff and unless you really want to change things up no need to dally in command line. If you just want them to work, they just work.


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Walk around the block -- colorblock! This bold kids' area rug is bordered by color, adding a dash of style to any room. Made from soft hand-tufted wool, our Colorblock kids' area rug creates a warm and comfy surface your child will love. Kids' area rugs are a smart choice in any home, protecting your floor and giving your child a soft place for fun footsteps.


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The American Heart Association has used its heart-check symbol in grocery stores for 17 years. It has now expanded its use to restaurants with the Heart-Check Meal Certification program.
The first restaurant chain to to apply and meet the nutritional criteria required in order to display the red-and-white heart check mark is Subway. Customers will find the Heart-Check on all "Fresh Fit" meals featuring a variety of 6-inch subs served with apples and water; also Kids' meals with apple slices and 12-ounce low-fat milk as well as some salads and the sweet onion dressing.
These meals meat the AHA's nutritional criteria for levels of sodium, calories, cholesterol, saturated fat and trans fats.
To learn more about the certification program, go to www.heartcheckmark.org.
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how to convert RFU/sec of my Vmax in mol/min/mg of protein??
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I'm doing some enzymatic kinetic studies and I need your help!!I'm using a FRET based assay to evaluate the strenght of some potential inhibitors against HIV-1 protease.
I wanted to measure the Km and the Vmax of HIV-1 protease for my peptidic substrate http://www.sigmaaldr...atalog/product/sigma/h0790?lang=it®ion=IT and I performed different enzymatic reaction at 8 substrate concentrations. I used graphpad to obtain Km and Vmax, but the Vmax is expressed as RFU/sec and I know I should convert it as mol/min/mg of protein. How can I do this?
I think I should have a calibration curve of my product but I'm not sure...
I tried to perform a calibration curve using the anthranilic acid, but at the end the concentration I obtained was negative....Where is the mistake????
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I tried to perform a calibration curve using the anthranilic acid, but at the end the concentration I obtained was negative....Where is the mistake????
Don't too concerned with the absolute values of the standard curve, rather just focus on the rate of the change. An increase in x uM product causes an increase in fluorescent signal of y; therefore when the enzyme causes a change in fluorescence of y per min the rate will be x uM/min.
But I should use the peptidic fragment the enzyme generate to make the calibration curve, or can I use only the fluorophore (in this case the anthranilic acid)?
Fluorescent readings can be susceptible to their microenvironment, which is the basis of FRET assays, so ideally you would use the peptide fragment to generate the standard curve but I suspect that it may not be readily available so your approach will be acceptable. It might be possible to check by letting the reaction proceed to completion and hence checking if the change in fluorescence is about the same as you would calculate from the standard curve for a given amount of substrate.


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TH: Investors brace for GDP showdown
Asian equities were vulnerable to losses amid the cautious trading sentiment, with negative momentum already limiting gains in European markets. With Donald Trumpâs recent warning of a âmajor, major conflictâ with North Korea adding to jitters this week, the upside on Wall Street may face headwinds this afternoon as participants start to scatter from riskier assets back to safety. With uncertainty still a dominant market theme and questions already being raised over Trumpâs ability to move forward with his proposed tax reforms, further upheaval could expose stock markets to downside shocks.
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Sterling/Dollar was volatile on Friday, following the release of a disappointing first quarter 2017 UK GDP figure of 0.3%, reviving concerns that the UK is struggling to recover from its Brexit hangover. Sterlingâs Brexit-induced weakness has negatively impacted one of the major drivers behind the UKâs economic growth as rising inflation pressures consumers. The threat of rising inflation impacting consumer spending could spark speculation that economic growth will decelerate in the future. With todayâs soft economic release adding to the Brexit woes, sentiment towards the vulnerable Sterling could take another hit. From a technical standpoint, the GBPUSD has broken above the 1.2875 with the next level of interest at 1.3000. In an alternative scenario, weakness below 1.2775 may open a path back towards 1.2600.
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The growing appetite for risk has exposed Gold to downside losses, with prices hovering around $1260 as of writing. Bears benefitted from the risk-on trading environment this week and have ensured the yellow metal remains depressed below $1280. Although ongoing geopolitical tensions across the globe and Trump uncertainties may support Gold in the longer term, there is still a live possibility of short term bears conquering the $1260 level.
Much attention will be directed towards the Q1 2017 US GDP report published later on today, which could impact where Gold concludes this month. A soft US GDP figure will have the ability to weaken the Dollar and trim rate hike expectations, ultimately supporting the yellow metal. From a technical standpoint, a breakdown and daily close below $1260 should encourage a further decline towards $1240. In an alternative scenario, bulls need to keep above $1260 for a further incline back towards $1280.