text:
Avalanche Forecast
Avalanche Forecast Archives
Submit an Observation
Snow Data
Avalanche Log & Summit Weather
Avalanche Forecasts by Email
Avalanche Incidents
Avalanche Encyclopedia
Avalanche Problems
Avalanche Safety Tutorial
US Avalanche Fatalities
About MWAC
MWAC Forecast Area
Tuckerman Ravine–Crevasse fall fatality
April 1, 2012 /in Accident Summary /by fongemie
Circles in the Lip area mark the approximate location from which the victim fell and the location of the open crevasse at the top of the Open Book.
At approximately 3:45pm, Norman Priebatsch was hiking with his son and two others when he fell on steep icy terrain. The group members reported that he fell over a rock band and began sliding downhill. The group received no response to their shouts as the victim slid downhill, and the victim was not attempting to stop his fall at the time. He slid into an open crevasse in the lower portion of the Bowl, below the Lip, in the vicinity of the "Open Book" area. The other members of the group immediately went to the edge of the crevasse, but could not make contact with the victim. One member, along with one bystander who was not part of the group, quickly went to the AMC caretakers' cabin at Hermit Lake to report the accident.
USFS Snow Rangers were notified of the accident shortly after 4pm. While the Snow Rangers made their way to Pinkham Notch, the AMC caretaker and other bystanders went to the ravine to gather more information and began preparing for the rescue effort. In addition to the USFS Snow Rangers, assistance was requested from Mountain Rescue Service of North Conway and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue of Gorham. The caretaker from the Harvard Mountaineering Club cabin also assisted at the scene, while the AMC staff at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center and the Mt. Washington Observatory provided organizational support and spot weather forecasts.
USFS Snow Rangers established two anchors for use in a technical rope rescue system. One Snow Ranger was lowered into the crevasse to a depth of about 40 feet. From this point, he could clearly see another 40 feet down. As the slope angle decreased, the crevasse narrowed to about 4 feet in diameter. There was no sign of the missing hiker in the area that could be seen. Due to the objective hazards involved in descending into the confined space, the decision was made to not descend farther into the crevasse. The Snow Ranger was raised back to the surface and rescue efforts were suspended for the night. Snow Rangers returned to the site the following day, but again the decision was made not to descend into the crevasse due to the hazards involved with such a recovery effort.
In the weeks following April 1st, Snow Rangers continued to monitor conditions in the area. Numerous attempts were made to visually check the crevasse, but further descents into the crevasse were not safely possible. On May 20th, Snow Rangers were able to safely descend underneath the snow using an access point located below and to the side of the waterfall. Using this new entry point, the victim was visible approximately 90 feet from the opening, or 125 feet below the original crevasse opening. That evening, plans were formed to recover the victim from the crevasse the following morning. On Monday morning, May 21st, the victim was recovered by a team of four Snow Rangers, with assistance from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue and the Appalachian Mountain Club caretaker.
Earlier in the day on April 1st, two Snow Rangers had climbed through the Lip area, with the intention to assess and better understand the extent and severity of the crevasse hazard. They found crevasses to be very large and deep, though the magnitude of the hazard was not easily visible from above. They specifically looked into the opening that the victim later fell into. Climbing through the Lip, they also noted that the snow conditions that day were very hard and icy. These conditions and the Snow Rangers' assessment were not unexpected. The avalanche advisory from that morning stated, "With the frozen surfaces comes the potential for very dangerous sliding falls. Every year we see numerous people climbing very steep and icy slopes (e.g. the Lip) without an ice axe and crampons…even very experienced mountaineers with all the right equipment would still have a very difficult time self-arresting under the current conditions on some slopes in Tuckerman, so play it safe." It continued, "Climb up what you plan to descend. This gives you an opportunity to check for hazards such as crevasses at a leisurely pace."
As mentioned in the advisory, having equipment is not a guarantee of safety. Down-climbing this route in these conditions is a very difficult endeavor; to do so safely would likely require facing into the slope and front-pointing one's way down. The fact that three of the four group members were able to safely descend the Lip on this day is remarkable. None in the group were wearing winter mountaineering boots, no one besides the victim was wearing crampons, and though they did have ski poles, they were not carrying ice axes. In this very unfortunate accident, it would be an over-simplification to blame the lack of an ice axe as the primary cause of the accident, but this could be considered one contributing factor.
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center often recommends springtime visitors hike up what they plan to descend. We make this recommendation to backcountry visitors regardless of their level of experience. Every season brings similar hazards of crevasses, undermined snow, icefall, etc., but throughout each season the location, severity, and extent of the hazards does change. In this particular situation, the party had ascended a different route than they descended, so they did not have the opportunity to assess the extent of the crevasses before descending. When Snow Rangers were checking the conditions earlier on the day of the accident, it was using roped climbing techniques and utilizing an avalanche probe to locate, evaluate, and avoid crevasses. Despite this technique, one Snow Ranger inadvertently broke through a snow bridge and nearly fell downslope. If this had happened, the rope safety system as mitigation would have prevented a long sliding fall. This roped and probing technique is rarely used by spring visitors to Mt. Washington, even though it would be considered standard practice for mountaineers in other glaciated mountain ranges.
Each visitor, according to his or her experience and skill set, should be prepared for the current conditions. It is important to understand that what may be a reasonable level of risk for one person may not be the same for another, and that each person or group is responsible for deciding when, where, and how to travel. It is also important to understand that no person begins his or her life with mountaineering experience. There is no better way to learn safe mountain travel than through the actual experience of traveling in the mountains. It is imperative to honestly evaluate one's own experience, skill, and tolerance for risk.
https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png 0 0 fongemie https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png fongemie2012-04-01 16:07:542019-02-21 16:10:41Tuckerman Ravine–Crevasse fall fatality
Snowboarder who had fallen into a crevasse near the waterfall in the Headwall of Tuckerman Ravine
At approximately 3:30pm, Snow Rangers at Hermit Lake were notified of a snowboarder who had fallen into a crevasse near the waterfall in the Headwall of Tuckerman Ravine. In the amount of time it took to grab gear for a technical rescue and hike up to the Bowl, bystanders had already pulled the soaked snowboarder out of the hole and were lowering him to Lunch Rocks. Other than being cold and having a scraped knuckle, he was uninjured. Although in the end the Snow Rangers did not provide medical care or transportation to the individual, the incident is significant enough to warrant inclusion here.
Based on interviews with the group and bystanders, here is how the events unfolded. The group had four people: the victim, his brother, girlfriend, and another friend. The group chose the line they wanted to take from below. The girlfriend was staying behind at Lunch Rocks to watch. The men did their best to make an assessment of what the run would be like. They planned where to enter the cliffs and where to make their turns, and they began climbing. We don't know which route they climbed up, but this day the vast majority of the skiers were climbing the Sluice, traversing across to the top of the Lip, and dropping in from there. Earlier in the day, Snow Ranger Jeff Lane had climbed up through the Lip to assess the conditions of the crevasses and waterfall holes. Conditions were deteriorating rapidly as ravine temperatures had not gone below freezing for five consecutive days and nights, and at the time it was very warm and sunny. As of noontime, when Lane ascended, the crevasses in most location were not a significant safety concern but there were a few locations where they had grown and opened up enough for a person to fall deeply into them. He avoided approaching the waterfall holes in this assessment but noted they had grown substantially recently.
The group of three began their descent: two planned on dropping the waterfall while one chose to go through the Lip itself. The victim was the first one to go. As he attempted the final turn before dropping over the waterfall, he lost his edge, slid down, and fell in the crevasse. He landed upright in a constriction and was able to take off his snowboard so he could climb a few feet up to stand on a rocky edge. Icy water was cascading onto the snowboarder, so he put up his hood to help stay dry. The friend who was in the Lip saw him go out of sight, but did not know he fell into the crevasse. The brother also did not know the outcome right away. He carefully approached the edge to get a look down. Numerous people witnessed the incident, and before long bystanders were coming to the aid of the trapped snowboarder.
After a few minutes, someone was able to make voice contact with the snowboarder and determined he was uninjured. One of the bystanders on scene had been carrying a rope, which was lowered down to the snowboarded. After securing himself to the rope the group was able to pull him up and out of the crevasses. Wet clothes were exchanged for donated dry clothes. Some of the bystanders at this time began to descend. The victim slid down the Headwall on a belay and made his way to Lunch Rocks. Lane arrived at Lunch Rocks at approximately the same time as the victim, and confirmed he was uninjured.
This is a very remarkable event, mostly due to the fact that the victim was not injured more than he was and that bystanders were able to rescue him so quickly. A number of factors lead up to this incident, many of which could have been easily avoided or done differently. First, it is important for visitors to get the latest conditions information from reliable sources, such as the Snow Rangers, the AMC caretakers at Hermit Lake Shelters or the Visitor Center. The fact that crevasse danger existed on this day was discussed in the morning Avalanche Advisory. The daily advisory is the single best resource for information about the current conditions and potential hazards. We do not know whether or not it was read by any in the group, but they did pass by two locations where it is posted each day. Furthermore, we strongly recommend skiers climb up their intended line of descent so they can assess the hazards. Many hazards are difficult to see from the base of the ravine or from above while skiing.
03-28-2010:Snow Rangers and Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol personnel responded to a 911 call reporting a fallen skier with traumatic injuries. The location was described as the "right ridge" of Tuckerman Ravine but no other details were available. Considerable efforts were made to locate the victim, but proved unsuccessful until after some time a Snow Ranger noticed a 17 year old male (NL) skiing out of the Ravine with a minor scrape on his face. He acknowledged that he had fallen while climbing up Right Gully and decided to walk down, but he didn't know where his other two friends were. They had continued climbing up and upon reaching the ridge one (JB) decided to go down via Lion Head Trail and the other (NB) was going to try to ski Right Gully. The skier fell on his descent, lost a ski, and then passed his NL who was now down-climbing. He looked for his ski unsuccessfully, and decided to climb back up Right Gully to the ridge without his backpack and with only one ski so that he could also descend the Lion Head Trail. Eventually JB reached Hermit Lake where he was able to confirm with Snow Rangers there that he did indeed call 911 to report his friend falling even though he did not know the extent of injuries. It is unclear as to whether he made the call to report NL's climbing fall or NB's skiing fall. After talking with NL and JB for some time, it became clear that NB was unaccounted for, yet his backpack and a single ski were in the floor of Tuckerman Ravine. Neither NL or JB knew the location of NB, so the search of Tuckerman resumed. NB had gone down the Lion Head Winter Route and back up to Hermit Lake, where he was reunited with his friends.
This incident resulted in only very minor injuries. JB suffered a bloody nose and swollen lip from a fall on the Lion Head Winter Route, and NL had minor scratches on his face. The incident highlights the importance of proper trip planning and preparation. The entire group was dressed in cotton pants and shirts on a cold gray day, the snow surface was very firm and they were not carrying ice axes or crampons, and they did not have good knowledge of the trails and terrain of the area. Among the most common causes for incidents we respond to are long sliding falls, groups that have become separated, and hypothermia. All of these could have played a more prominent role in this incident; thankfully it resolved itself in a positive way.
https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png 0 0 fongemie https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png fongemie2011-04-02 16:56:202019-02-21 16:57:07Snowboarder who had fallen into a crevasse near the waterfall in the Headwall of Tuckerman Ravine
Snowshoe fall Tuckerman Ravine Crevasse
May 13, 2001 /in Accident Summary /by fongemie
On 5-13-01 VM was descending the Tuckerman Ravine trail, above Tuckerman Ravine, on snowshoes. She lost her footing just above the Lip and tumbled into the Ravine, falling into a crevasse. VM was upright in the crevasse about 30′ below the surface. She was able to reach down and remove her snowshoes. Snow Rangers and members of the MWVSP lowered a harness into the crevasse. VM was able to get into the harness on her own and she was then extricated from the crevasse. VM was lowered to the floor of the ravine where she was treated for hypothermia and an injured ankle. VM was able to walk with assistance from the ravine to the Snow Rangers cabin at Hermit Lake. At the cabin she was warmed up and her ankle taped. She was then put in a litter and taken down the Sherburne Ski trail to Pinkham Notch.
VM was descending an area she was unfamiliar with on snowshoes. Snowshoeing in steep terrain can be difficult and dangerous. Snowshoes don't allow you to "edge" in hard steep terrain. They actually act as boats making a fall in steep terrain fast and uncontrollable. Always be aware of the hazards you may encounter. In Tuckerman Ravine in the spring you can expect to find crevasses, undermined snow and falling ice. Therefore, in this area it is best to climb up what you plan to come down so you will be familiar with the hazards you will encounter.
VM had the necessary equipment for a day hike except her clothing was mostly cotton. When cotton gets wet it stays wet, it is best to have synthetic clothing such as polypropylene and fleece to help reduce the chance of hypothermia.
Personnel Used: USFS-3 MWVSP-6 Volunteers-3
The rescue effort took approximately 5 hours total.
https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png 0 0 fongemie https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png fongemie2001-05-13 17:53:082019-03-13 17:54:26Snowshoe fall Tuckerman Ravine Crevasse
Hiker Glissading – Crevasse Tuckerman Ravine
April 28, 2001 /in Accident Summary /by fongemie
On 4-28-01, JL and JN were descending Mt Washington after climbing up the Lion Head Trail. Above the ravine they started to glissade down the slope. JL lost his ice axe and started an uncontrolled fall on the hard pack snow and fell 20′ into a crevasse. JN tried to descend to assist JL and also fell uncontrolled into the crevasse, approximately 30′. Two skiers (FM & RF) in the ravine witnessed JN fall, FM tried to ski down the Lip to assist when he fell 500′ down the Lip. At approximately 7:00 pm FM reached the Snow Ranger Cabin at Hermit Lake and reported that a female had fallen down the headwall into a bunch of rocks. At the same time a 911 call was relayed to the Snow Rangers from the Maine State Police, who received a call from JN in the crevasse. Members of the MWVSP and AMC employees headed into the ravine to assist the injured female. Upon arrival at 7:15pm they saw the other skier, RF descending the "Lobster Claw", he confirmed that an accident occurred on the Lip. A search was conducted, at 7:45pm the team found JL & JN in the crevasse. A rescuer was lowered into the crevasse, a harness was put on JL and he was extricated from the crevasse at 9:30 pm. He was then lowered by rope down the headwall put in a litter, belayed by a second team down the Little Headwall and transported to the Snow Rangers cabin, where he was treated for hypothermia and his injuries. Meanwhile, the rescuer in the crevasse splinted JN's leg and helped her into a harness. JN was extricated from the crevasse at 11:19 pm, placed in a litter and lowered to the floor of the ravine. She was then belayed down the Little Headwall and transported to the Snow Rangers cabin. JN reached the cabin at 2:45am where she was treated for hypothermia and her injuries. JL and JN where then transported by the USFS snowcat to Pinkham Notch where they were placed in an ambulance at 5:00am.
JL suffered a ruptured spleen, ruptured liver and a bruised kidney. JN suffered two broken ankles and a fractured pelvis.
JL and JN where descending a route they were not familiar with. Always be aware of the hazards you may encounter. In Tuckerman Ravine in the spring you can expect to find crevasses, undermined snow and falling ice. Therefore, in this area it is best to climb up what you plan to come down so you will be familiar with the hazards you will encounter.
The snow conditions at the time of the accident were very hard and extremely unfavorable for self arrest. Glissading is not recommended when conditions are hard, you have hazards below you, you don't know what is below you, or you don't have a clear run out in case you lose control.
JL and JN were well prepared for a winter hike. Having the proper clothing and extra gear may have saved them from succumbing to hypothermia while waiting for extrication from the crevasse.
Personnel Used: USFS-2 AMC-3 MWVSP-7 Volunteers-3
The rescue effort took approximately 10 hours total.
https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png 0 0 fongemie https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mwaclogo.png fongemie2001-04-28 17:50:432019-03-13 17:51:57Hiker Glissading - Crevasse Tuckerman Ravine
Get MWAC Avalanche Forecasts by Email
Send us Your Observations
Field Obs and Event updates on Instagram
INCIDENTS & ACCIDENTS
Avalanche Tuckerman RavineJanuary 11, 2020 - 11:52 am
Human Triggered Avalanche Tuckerman RavineJanuary 11, 2020 - 11:46 am
Chute – 2 skiers caught and carriedNovember 30, 2019 - 6:35 pm
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is a partnership between the White Mountain National Forest, White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation and Friends of Tuckerman Ravine and other community organizations. The avalanche forecast applies only to backcountry areas, not operating ski areas, and describes general avalanche conditions which vary locally. The avalanche information provided is the sole responsibility of the USDA Forest Service.
© Copyright 2019 - White Mountain Avalanche Education Foundation


Your daily recommended Patient Case is part of your Today's To-Do's. This optional task is labelled "Diagnose." When you come into Firecracker each day, you will see a single clinical vignette (CV), also referred to as a patient case, for you to solve. Your CV for each day is selected specifically for you based on your content marks, your past recall scores on the primary associated topic, your performance on related CVs, and the relative difficulty of each CV. If you are in Dedicated Test Prep Mode, then we will give you a weekly timed diagnostic practice exam block instead of a daily untimed patient case.


text:
Q: SqlException: Invalid column name 'CreateRequestViewModelRequestId' I got this error when I tried to save a Response model object into the database by executing this line:
_context.Add(response);
await _context.SaveChangesAsync(); <-- Exception happens in here

The RequestId column in Response table is a foreign key referenced from Request table.
CreateRequestViewModel is the view model I created based on Request model but only have the fields required user to fill in to create a Request.
CreateResponseViewModel is the view model I created based on Response model but only have the fields required user to fill in to create a Response.
The database models are generated using command:
Scaffold-DbContext "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=True" Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models

I mapped the value from CreateResponseViewModel object to Response model object in controller action method and tried to save into database, but got this error. My guessing it may be related to cascading update/insert in the Entity Framework Core, but have no idea how to fix it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

A: Generally speaking, that error occurs when your entities are out of sync with your database. Based on the current state of your entity classes, Entity Frameworks thinks there should be a column named CreateRequestViewModelRequestId, but that column does not actually exist in the table. Short answer is that you need to run a migration to update the database.
However, it's not at all clear what you're doing here and nothing with ViewModel at the end of the class name should ever be going into your database. I imagine you have much deeper issues here that will need to be solved.

A: The problem is caused by adding these two lines in the Context class:
public virtual DbSet<CreateRequestViewModel> CreateRequest { get; set; }
public virtual DbSet<CreateResponseViewModel> CreateResponse { get; set; }

Chris is right, ViewModel should not go into database. After remove these 2 lines, it works as expected.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Could a Strong Dollar Provide an Opportunity for Owning Gold?
Home » Could the strong dollar provide a great opportunity for owning gold?
Could the strong dollar provide a great opportunity for owning gold?
The dollar is rallying and gold seems undervalued. Is this an opportunity for gold buyers?
What's the reason behind the dollar's rally? The Federal Reserve has started withdrawing its stimulus program while the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are expanding their efforts. The economic stimulus known as Quantitative Easing is effectively a "money printing" scheme which inevitably leads to the devaluation of one's own currency. And here the dollar gets a double kick – a relief from the Fed and a boost from foreign banks taking down their currencies.
The greenback's rise also reflects confidence in the United States economy and concerns about the prospects elsewhere. The chart below illustrates this clearly.
On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund lowered its estimates for global growth this year to 3.3 percent from 3.7 percent, and also reduced its forecast for 2015 to 3.8 percent. Europe got some of the biggest reductions with only 0.3 percent expected growth for the Eurozone economy. In contrast, the forecast for the United States is 0.5 percent.
Tim Price, Director of Investment at PFP Wealth Management in the UK and frequent contributor for Sovereign Man, has discovered a chart from the World Gold Council that clearly illustrates two things: first, the strong correlation between the price of gold and the massive expansion of the U.S. debt, and second, how undervalued gold is at the moment.
"And if one expects that relationship to resume (we do), then gold looks anomalously cheap relative to the rising level of US debt," concludes Price.
"A second rationale for holding gold," he says, "takes into account the balance sheet expansion of central banks." The chart below demonstrates the big difference in supply rates. Gold supply rises only at 1.5% a year while major currencies are being "printed" at rates higher than 20% a year. Gold, one of the oldest forms of currency, cannot be devaluated by sharp increases in supply, and thus, says asset management company Incrementum AG, is expected to rise against paper currencies.
Are you too convinced that gold is greatly undervalued? If you are, perhaps you should consider exchanging some of your paper dollars for physical metals – and that's before even considering concerns that we are in another stock bubble. Many public figures such as Ron Paul and Steve Forbes regard gold as insurance policy, and many investors say that gold reduces the overall risk in a portfolio.
If you are considering the possibility of buying gold and other precious metals to insure your wealth against economic malpractice and geopolitical uncertainties, you can call our Precious Metal Specialists at (800) 355-2116. And don't forget, you can always follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on the latest news about what's going on in the markets.


Bio: Not much is known about Blake on record. He joined the Alliance when he was 16 and was stationed in the Middle East until he was twenty. Excelling at computer intelligence, he originally stayed away from Frames. It wasn't until the terrorist attack that took the life of his mentor, that he decided to use his talents to become a pilot. Highly skilled with Frame operating systems, he brought an unexpected talent to the table. Being able to adjust the OS parameters while out on the field made his piloting and limitations unpredictable. Blake likes to joke around and flirt with pretty much everyone, a lot of his exterior mannerisms hide the pain he carries everyday from the loss of someone close to him. He originally was in charge of his own unit, but an injury during a sortie put him out of commission as Karin Dolor took over. He was forced to watch Karin's failed mission from the sidelines. Unable to face her as she caused the death of a lot of his peers, he chose to transfer out of Evo. Blake prefers to plan thoroughly before moving forward.


text:
What Can I PLAY ?
For a game similar to 'F1 Pole Position 64' ...
F1 Pole Position 64
1997 Racing -
F1 Pole Position 64, released in Japan as Human Grand Prix: The New Generation, is a 1997 racing video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Human Entertainment and published by them in Japan, but handled by Ubisoft for North American and European re ... more on Wikipedia
Get game F1 Pole Position 64
Video Game genre ...
Action adventure RPG Shooter Racing Platform Strategy Fighting Simulation puzzle MMORPG Music Arcade Fantasy Eroge Sports game Visual novel Survival horror Third-person shooter First-person shooter
On following platform ...
... I can play
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing is a video game developed by Atari Games and published by Midway Games. This game was first released in arcades in 1996 and was ported to Nintendo 64 in 1997 and the PlayStation in 1998. San Francisco Rush: Extreme ... more on Wikipedia
Get game San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
Cruis'n USA
1994 Racing - - multiplayer
Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing game originally released in 1994. It was developed by Midway Games and published and distributed by Nintendo. It is the first game in the Cruis'n series and features locations around the United States. ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Cruis'n USA
Monster Truck Madness 2
1998 Racing - - multiplayer Single player
Monster Truck Madness 2 (abbreviated as MTM2, codenamed "Metal Crush 2") is a monster truck racing video game developed by Terminal Reality and Edge of Reality, and published by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows 95, NT, and Nintendo 64 in 1998 and 1999 ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Monster Truck Madness 2
Top Gear Rally
Top Gear Rally is a rally game for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy Color version was released under the name Top Gear Pocket, although the European release uses the original name. It features five tracks. It has a f ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Top Gear Rally
GT 64: Championship Edition
GT 64: Championship Edition is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan as City Tour GrandPrix: Zen Nihon GT Senshuken with two new Japanese Exclusive tracks in 1998. Hence its title, it was an official licensed game to All-J ... more on Wikipedia
Get game GT 64: Championship Edition
Snowboard Kids 2
1999 Racing - - 1-4 Players
Snowboard Kids 2, 超スノボキッズ (chō sunobo kizzu?), is a snowboarding video game developed by Racdym and published by Atlus. Unlike the first game, it was not released in Europe, although it did have an Australian rel ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Snowboard Kids 2
AeroGauge
AeroGauge is a futuristic hovercraft racing game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998 (1997 in Japan). ... more on Wikipedia
Get game AeroGauge
Wipeout 64
Wipeout 64 is a 1998 futuristic racing game developed by Psygnosis and published by Midway Games exclusively for the Nintendo 64. It is the third game in the Wipeout series and remains the only one published on a Nintendo console. At the time of the ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Wipeout 64
NASCAR 99 is a racing simulator video game game developed and published by EA Sports and co-developed by Stormfront Studios. It was released for Nintendo 64 on September 11, 1998, and for the PlayStation on September 30, 1998. NASCAR 99 was the secon ... more on Wikipedia
Get game NASCAR 99
Beetle Adventure Racing
1999 Racing - - Single player
Beetle Adventure Racing! is a racing game released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. It was developed by Paradigm Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. Each vehicle in the game is a Volkswagen New Beetle, which was released the previous year. ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Beetle Adventure Racing
NASCAR 2000
For the 2000 NASCAR Season bearing the same name, see 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. ... more on Wikipedia
Get game NASCAR 2000
Air Boarder 64
Air Boarder 64 (エアーボーダー 64?) is a futuristic hoverboard racing game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998. It was to be released under the name AirBoardin' USA in North America by ASCII Entertainment, but was cancell ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Air Boarder 64
Excitebike 64
Excitebike 64 (エキサイトバイク 64, Ekisaitobaiku Rokujūyon?) is a video game published by Nintendo and developed by Left Field Productions. It was initially released in North America on April 30, 2000 for the Ninte ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Excitebike 64
F-Zero X is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo 64 (N64) console. Developed by Nintendo's EAD division, it was released in Japan, North America, and Europe in 1998. In 2000, an expansion pack was exclusively released in Japan providing nu ... more on Wikipedia
Get game F-Zero X
Stunt Racer 64
Stunt Racer 64 is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64, developed by Boss Studios, and published by Midway for a North American release in 2000. ... more on Wikipedia
Get game Stunt Racer 64
What Can I PLAY ? About
Contact - Privacy Policy - Sitemap
We partner with some brands and products displayed and linked from our website.
Hosted by: Interserver.
Find video games by genre / platform / similarity
Video Games database
www.wciplay.com
Copyright © 2020 What Can I PLAY ?. All rights reserved.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Complying with GDPR is a major task that drives organizational change, requires business process updates and triggers IT technology choices. With only one year left to achieve this overwhelming task, organizations want to know how to best spend their time and which actions to prioritise.
On Wednesday 23 May at 2pm (UK) / 3pm (CET), IDC analysts Martin Whitworth and Carla Arend will present a complimentary webcast, providing a snapshot of GDPR readiness of European organizations, which GDPR requirements they see as major challenges and which key actions they are planning to take. Special attention will be paid to the impact of GDPR compliance and cloud usage, as it impacts both customers and providers of cloud services.


One of the hardest things for young people is the successful transition from high school to "real life." The James Stanfield Publishing Company, creator of multiple video education programs, offers teachers, counselors and parents a number of useful, results-oriented programming designed to make this transition easier for students. We cover all the basics and give students the tools they need to get a job, secure an apartment, and better navigate the tricky waters of personal and professional relationships.
Stanfield's "First Job Survival Skills" video library gives students the tools they need to succeed in the job market. We interviewed 2,500 employers to find out what they're looking for in an employee. As a result, we determined what we call "The Big 11"–the 11 "must-have" attributes for getting a job, keeping a job, and moving up in an organization.
The First Job Survival Skills library contains three modules, containing a total of 17 videos. Program 1 covers what's required to survive the first 90 days. Program 2 is entitled "Character, Attitude & Moving Up." The third installment, "Surviving Delusions of Grandeur," helps students prepare for the shock of a world which doesn't revolve around them or their needs, wants, and expectations.
Our First Job Survival Skills program has been called the most innovative approach in the industry for preparing students for the difficult transition from school to the job market.
For more information on the First Job Survival Skills series, click here.


Can I undo the changes I made to my image?
How can I make my GIF as small as possible?
How can I make my JPEG as small as possible?
How do I make a transparent GIF?
How do I resize my JPEG, GIF, or PSD in an image editor?
How do I resize my image for a web document?
How do I resize my image in a word processing/page layout application?


A few months ago I was approached by Q Custom Clothier in Dallas, Texas to do a Bow Tie info-graphic. As I am an avid Bow Tie wearer I jumped at the chance.
I began with some preliminary sketches and rough draft. From there I found some unsuspecting souls to test the usability of the graphic. There were several issues to work out and what came of it is what you see here.
Enjoy, thank the folks at Q Clothier, (qcustomclothier.com) and let me know if this works for you.


text:
In poverty but not hardship
Thanks to the reader who drew my attention to a recently released Ministerial Committee on Poverty report. It contains information familiar to me but presented in new and revealing ways. For instance the chart below shows that of the 270,000 children 'in poverty' around half are not experiencing hardship. That's because income is arguably less important than outgoings, or budgetary prioritising:
This report is very encouraging in that it identifies children of beneficiaries and particularly sole parent beneficiaries as forming the major share of children at risk of deprivation, but it resists leftist solutions. It finds for more targeting (eg of services), not universalising payments (no child benefit as proposed by the Children's Commissioner), and is clear that getting sole parents into work, or increasing their hours, is the best strategy. It notes that in Nordic economies parents are expected to return to work when their child is 13 months old. It also makes mention of the need not to disincentivise work (or encourage fertility patterns that are not in the nest interests of children) with higher benefit payments. I will blog more of the graphs later.
OECD GDP per capita - a question
The NZ Initiative featured this graph (courtesy of Capital Economics) in its weekly newsletter today. It poses a question for me. Why is the Australian line so erratic compared to NZ's? A guess: there is more competition/changeability of rankings amongst the richest nations, whereas relativity between the poorer nations (of which NZ is one) is steadier. (The 10 years to 2011 gdp per capita stats are here. Both countries showed steady growth from 2002 flattening over 2008-11 but Australia's gdp per capita grew by 14 percent whereas NZ's grew by 6.)
Ed Miliband proposes "one nation"
UK Labour leader Ed Miliband has given a speech called, "A One Nation Plan for Social Security Reform" in which he repeatedly refers to "one nation". I can't get the echoes of Pauline Hanson out of my head but I don't suppose most poms would have heard of her.
James Bartholomew has summarised and commented on the speech here.
As always it's interesting to note the shared language and ideas between UK Labour and NZ Labour. For instance he talks about David Cameron's "dirty secret" - a phrase I've heard Jacinda Ardern use against Paula Bennett.
But I don't think NZ Labour will be picking up on this particular term.
Good stuff from Affordable Auckland
I like Stephen Berry and wish him well in his local government candidacy campaign. Here's a cut and paste of his press release today:
'Not Your Usual Hui' Patronises Homosexuals
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 5:03 pm
Press Release: Affordable Auckland 'Not Your Usual Hui' Patronises Homosexuals
"I would be hard pressed to argue that engagement with Auckland ratepayers and residents is not a core function of Auckland Council. Of course it is. However, the ridiculously politically correct manner in which this Council goes about this interaction is wasteful and ineffective." Affordable Auckland Waitemata & Gulf candidate Stephen Berry is referring to one example; 'Not Your Usual Hui' being held at Auckland University on 7 June 2013.
"Not Your Usual Hui is a forum for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (GLBTI) communities to start the conversation about how we strengthen and build capacity in Auckland to create ongoing, positive social change," says Auckland Council's media release on the event.
Mr. Berry, who is openly gay, says, "I find this Council's PC overbearing foppishness in its desire to be inclusive of everyone highly patronising. Why 'Not Your Usual Hui?' Is it an unusual hui because it will be full of homosexuals? Are homosexuals incapable of gathering in a usual manner? Is this a warning that there may be men with sparkles on their cheeks wearing shorts with pockets hanging out of the bottom? Is a meeting of heterosexual Irish seagull hunters considered to be a usual hui?"
"I also question what value is attained by boxing all individuals with varying sex lives into otherwise unrelated collectivist packages and expecting to find one opinion representative of an entire 'community.' According to Council logic, men who have sex with men will hold the same opinions as women who have sex with women, individuals who have sex with anyone, people who have had sex changes, people who want a sex change and people who haven't really made up their minds."
"Some homosexuals are leftist, some are libertarian, some are even conservative. All are individuals who have varying belief systems and do not live their lives separated in a gated community working gay jobs, driving gay cars and living in gay houses. Holding a forum to obtain a gay view will be as successful as seeking men's views, women's views, European's views, Maori's views, Pacific Islanders views and Asian's views. You'll get the opinion of a few activist self-appointed representatives demanding more public money for their special interest group and little else."
Stephen Berry says that the Council should engage with those who live in Auckland. "Engage with as many individuals as possible about what happens in this city. Do not patronise them with collective labels in the process!"
Posted by Lindsay Mitchell at 7:07 PM No comments:
Find yourselves some volunteers
If "charitable" organisations were truly voluntary they wouldn't be bemoaning the necessity of laying off staff due to government funding cuts.
Five out of eight staff at the Mangere Budgeting Service will lose their jobs at the end of this month because of a funding cut.
The 'cut' was the cessation of temporary funding by the way.
I worked for a charitable organisation for a few years. Some of the volunteers went on budgeting courses and were able to offer that service to the 'client'. All they were ever paid was petrol money to make the home visits.
"We have staff wanting security of jobs. We simply can't offer it."
What you need then is staff with a different motivation. People who have an existing source of income. Perhaps more superannuitants - a growing pool of able and time-rich people. That's your answer.
Libertarians not interested in social order or cohesion?
This is a excerpt from Colin James' latest ODT column (not on-line yet) about politics and inequality:
The social security state and its successor, the welfare state, bedded in not because the liberal-left initially triumphed. It endured because National adopted it in the late 1940s.
National's reason was not kindness. It was a liberal-conservative belief in the intrinsic value of a cohesive society to all its members. Exclusion of some from the community undermines social order and social order is precious to most conservatives. (Libertarians such as ACT and some National ministers are a different breed.)
Some days John Key and at times some other ministers exhibit that instinct, which some call a "communitarian" conservatism, traceable back to Edmund Burke.
So later this decade will that instinct prevail in National if a future different government tries to restore a secure, because less unequal, society?
I can only take from this that James thinks Libertarians (and "some days John Key"?- Edmund Burke was a classical liberal) are not interested in a cohesive society. Is it the leftist every- man- for- himself characterisation?
Speaking for myself, social cohesion and social order (as opposed to chaos) are hugely important but when sought after through coercion by either government or individuals, won't endure. People can only be forced to be each other's keeper or to think in certain ways for so long.
Yes, social cohesion (amongst Pakeha society anyway) increased after the introduction of social security. Every worker made a dedicated contribution to ensure that a very tiny minority of needy people had a better standard of living than they would have had pre -1938. It was post war and post depression. To an extent people were in shell-shock (some literally). It was a time when people valued living peaceably and each other. It was a time when personal courage and integrity were valued as people mourned those they had lost and lauded those who had survived. (It was also a time when certain behaviours were heavily stigmatised and thus controlled by individuals backed by government - divorce, unmarried childbirth, non-sobriety, homosexuality).
But, and this isn't a new theme for me I know, values have changed. And intrinsically caught up in that change, both as a cause and an effect, is welfare. It stopped being port of last call and started to develop into support all had a right to call on for whatever reason they chose to promote. The numbers on benefits exploded through the 1980s.
Family life, particularly for Maori, started to break-down. As the units broke down, the larger community lost cohesiveness. Yes, inequality grew (the topic of James' column) as a growing percentage of people received low incomes via benefits, and the middle class increased their incomes through women progressively working and professionalising. Middle class working two parent families are now relatively rich and single parent families are relatively poor; compared to the rest of the developed world NZ is now poorer - the inequality the left don't talk about.
Wages haven't kept up, in part, because the government keeps trying to subsidise low incomes through various methods, letting employers off the hook in the process. We have reached the stage, thanks to social security, where we have more redistribution of wealth going on than at any other time in New Zealand's history (barring perhaps the early 90s) and yet we still have inequality and a less ordered and cohesive society than during the 50s and 60s. More violence, more dysfunction, more child neglect, more mental illness, and more reliance on artificial means to relieve stress.
What's left for a government to force people to do in the name of equality and security?
Gangs committing most of the crime in NZ?
This RNZ reported statement from Corrections Minister Anne Tolley, on the back of the Springhill riots, intrigues me:
She said most crime in New Zealand is committed by gang members.
How does she know?
One would assume that the number of gang members in prison might provide a pointer but I don't believe that has been measured since the Prison Census was discontinued in 2003, at which time patched and associates made up 11.1 percent of the prison population.
Now if the percentage was unchanged (unlikely) and her statement was true, that reflects very badly on those charged with detecting crime and locking up offenders.
There were 376,013 crimes recorded in NZ in 2012.
Yet according to National MP Todd McClay:
Police estimate there are 3,500 patched gang members in New Zealand.
(Revealing comment at the bottom of that op-ed)
The Sensible Sentencing Trust claims there are 21,882 gang members and affiliates. That's very specific.
Anyway, the numbers don't stack up.
I've tried to verify that Tolley actually said this, but there's no press release on the matter.
Don't you wish that journalists would be a bit sharper and dig deeper when confronted with quite startling claims?
Jarrod Gilbert, who has researched gangs for a decade says,
"There's a lot of hysteria which is unnecessary for the most part."
So what's the truth of it? Even if she intended 'violent' crime I'm dubious about the accuracy. (And when gangs are committing crime it's often against each other or other gangs though that's not really relevant to the topic of this post.)
Finally, after a bit more searching I've found this from a 2009 paper prepared for Parliament about young people and gangs:
Recorded apprehensions where the offender was recorded as gang affiliated at the time of offence declined from 4,711 in the 2002/03 fiscal year to 3,706 in 2004/05 but then increased to 6,392 in 2005/06. [19] The Department of Corrections' Census of Prison Inmates and Home Detainees 2003 found that 62 percent of sentenced gang members were imprisoned for violence or sexual violence. This was slightly higher than for those without gang connections (58 percent). [20]
As at 16 May 2007 a total of 1,471 prisoners were identified as actively affiliated with gangs. The largest numbers were affiliated with the Mongrel Mob (523) and were Black Power (426). [21] This compares to a total prison population at 30 June 2007 of 8,083. [22] In June 2008 the Minister of Police Hon Annette King said Police estimated the total number of patched gang members and associates was between 3,000 and 3,500. [23] Police Association President Greg O'Connor thought the figure was higher – probably over 3,500. [24]
I can't find any basis for the Minister's claim. It could come from Victimisation Surveys which capture non-prosecuted crime but....I'm still skeptical. Looks like she was wrong or mis-reported.
Sole mum spoiler
We probably all know someone like this.
A father-son bonding session planned by a North Island primary school was cancelled after a single mother demanded to be included.
Two "Band of Brothers" seminars were arranged by Matakana School to help fathers get more involved in their sons' lives, and as a forum for dads to share their issues. One session was for dads and another was for fathers and sons.
A solo mum wanted to attend but was told she couldn't because her presence would inhibit discussion. She was told a mother and son seminar was planned for later in the year.
"We really just wanted an opportunity for the guys to open up and chat, and they wouldn't particularly want to do if there were females around - which I think is understandable," said principal Darrel Goosen.
The woman's son was welcome at the second seminar and the guest speaker offered a specific session with her and her son but she continued to insist on attending, Goosen said, so the school board decided to cancel the event.
She is probably still defiantly claiming the high ground.
This bothered me though:
Psychologist Sara Chatwin, from MindWorks, said in today's society - where almost 50 per cent of Kiwi households are single-parent households - the session should have been promoted as a parent-child affair.
"I understand where the mother is coming from. The implications are that that child will feel incredibly left out if they are the only child without a dad who is going to a seminar like that."
Since when were half of NZ households single parent? Try 18 percent of all families, or 30 percent of families with dependent children (and possibly declining). When someone can't even get factual information correct I'm disinclined to listen to their personal opinion. And unsurprisingly, what she says next is in fact silly. If there are so many single parents, but the event was open to their children, the child wouldn't feel left out. And nobody was barring the father from attending even if he is estranged from the mother.
This mother sounds like someone with a lot of baggage who unfortunately isn't making life for her child any easier.
Libertarians not interested in social order or coh...


CAMTASIA STUDIO 9 ACTIVATION 100 SUCCESSFUL FOR LIFETIME supports all platforms such as Windows, MAC OS, iOS and Android. But keep in mind that there will be some issues with older mobile platforms. If you have issue with your phone, please let us know and we will fix it asap.
If u like this video subscribe button thanks.
Enjoy CAMTASIA STUDIO 9 ACTIVATION 100 SUCCESSFUL FOR LIFETIME.
All files are uploaded by users like you, we can't guarantee that CAMTASIA STUDIO 9 ACTIVATION 100 SUCCESSFUL FOR LIFETIME are up to date.
We are not responsible for any illegal actions you do with theses files. Download and use CAMTASIA STUDIO 9 ACTIVATION 100 SUCCESSFUL FOR LIFETIME on your own responsibility.


Global Stats from StatCounter published a report which says Google Chrome is fast approaching and the most popular Web browser worldwide. Last week, Google Chrome surpassed Microsoft Internet Explorer for the first time with 32.76 percent market share, while Internet Explorer dipped to 31.94 percent. Currently both are having a difference of less than a percentage in market share.
StatCounter is a free, online visitor stats tool. The StatCounter Global Stats are based on aggregate data collected by StatCounter on a sample exceeding 15 billion pageviews per month collected from across the StatCounter network of more than 3 million websites.
Last year, Internet Explorer was leading the web browser market share with 43 percent, followed by Mozilla Firefox with 29 percent, and Chrome at the third position with 19 percent.
Even though Chrome is now leading worldwide, Internet Explorer still leads in the USA with 37 percent, while Chrome is only 23 percent, followed by Mozilla Firefox 22 percent.


text:
WILL VICTORIA'S SECRET RESTORE THEIR IMAGE?
Music by: Octilary – Chill Trap Beats.
Victoria's Secret was bought for approximately $955 million earlier this week.After weeks of rumours, Sycamore Partners announced last week that they will buy the lingerie company from L Brands. The private company Sycamore Partners will get 55% of Victoria's Secret, while L Brands will keep 45%.
Les Wexner has stepped down from his role as chief exec of L Brands, the retail empire he created after purchasing Victoria's Secret in 1982. Wexner faced public scrutiny for his close relationship with Jeffree Epstein, which was worsened by The New York Times investigation into the brand's "culture of misogyny".
It seems that Victoria's Secret and scandals go hand-in-hand. Even this week they've come under fire after hundreds of bras were found in a bin behind a recently closed store. And let's not forget former chief marketing officer Ed Razek's comments that transgender women couldn't sell the fantasy.
Society has changed, attitudes are more liberal and it's no longer acceptable to run a brand on misogyny, with a lack of diversity. Look at brands like Glossier who got it right from the start and are now going from strength to strength.
Could new leadership rebuild the reputation of the once prestigious Victoria's Secret?
Let us know your thoughts below.
See also: PLUS-SIZE MALE MODELS
See also: BELLA HADID OPENS UP: CONFIDENCE & VICTORIA'S SECRET
DISCOGRAPHY AUTOPSY: RIDING THE FRANK OCEAN WAVE
DISCOGRAPHY AUTOPSY: DISSECTING THE BRAINS OF HEADIE ONE
CULTED SOUNDS: FINDING SOLACE WITH LEN
HOW TO BE A METABOSS IN 5 STEPS:...
DISCOGRAPHY AUTOPSY: THROUGH THE EYES OF J HUS
BIOHACKING: THE WELLNESS UPGRADE OF 2023
CULTED SOUNDS: WHAT THE TEAM LISTENED TO IN...
CULTED COMMUNITY TALKS: CERTIFIED LOVER BOY CARATS
EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE NEPO BABY BEEF


Summer concert season has begun and I find myself thinking about the little triangle, all by itself among the other instruments in an orchestra. There are many violins, many cellos, many trumpets, many clarinets, and many flutes. But there is usually only one triangle yet its sound is clear, pure, and distinct. It gives to a piece of music a beautiful completion.
How many of us feel we are like that little triangle, small and insignificant among the symphony of people? But think about how much we must add to the complete piece of life if we but ring a clear, pure, and distinct sound.
So it is with the words we speak and the testimony of our daily life. 1 Cor. 14:7 says "whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?" I want to be like that triangle sounding out a clear and distinct sound that will benefit those around me and others who may be watching or listening.
May my words and actions also be gracious and said in love remembering that my little "triangle of life" is needed and necessary within the body of Christ. Together we make a beautiful symphony with the clear and distinct sound of the Gospel message. Lord, help us to ring our triangles with precision.


While reasonably new to the marketplace, Nectar has actually quickly ended up being definitely one of the successful web-based mattresses because of its distinct attributes and low prices. By getting rid of the middleman, distributors, and stores, Nectar has the ability to offer for sale outstanding top quality mattresses at affordable price. The firm features complimentary delivery as well as returns in the 48 adjoining states, a 365-day test period, plus a life time service warranty. Your mattress is delivered to your door pressed in a box with a clean cover and handles. It is simple to set up and opens out very quickly.
The Nectar mattress is an 11-inch thick all foam mattress including multiple memory foam layers plus a soft upper layer. Weighing 84 lbs., it is thicker as well as much heavier than the majority of its rivals. The medium firm mattress is fashioned for front, back, or side sleepers and functions with all sorts of foundations, including things like box springs, divan bases, typical bed frames, adjustable bases, and platforms.
The Nectar mattress is made from quality materials and also layers for support, contour, and comfort. It includes a gel-infused quilted memory foam layer, a thick foam core, as well as a comfortably cool breathable top gel surface area. The Tencel cooling cover really helps to spread air and also wick away heat and also dampness. Memory foam is quilted right into the cover to provide it a soft as well as bouncy feel. Extra gel memory foam layers contour to your body, diffuse your weight, as well as keep you from getting too hot. Adaptive memory foam gives rebound and also bounce, and also a breathable base layer enhances the various other layers as well as offers a stable under structure. The Nectar mattress, which is available in one firmness choice, provides for right spinal column placement, making it a fantastic decision for lots of people with back issues.
Certipur-US Certified, the Nectar mattress is made without ozone depleters, harmful chemicals and gasses, PBDE flame retardants, TDCPPs, heavy metals, formaldehyde, phthalates, or volatile organic compounds. The cover, which is naturally resistant to bedbugs along with dust mites, can be spot cleaned with a mild cleaning agent and will certainly be replaced by the company at no fee.
The Nectar mattress is thicker and higher profile than most others as well as includes extra layers of foam. The quilted cooling gel layer is distinct to the Nectar mattress.
Unlike a number of its competitors, the Nectar mattress is Chinese-made. The company has actually been criticized for delivery hold-ups as well as inadequate client service. The delivery hold-ups have been attributed to the unanticipated interest in of the mattress, which resulted in a preliminary space in supply as well as demand that has actually since been improved.
Contrasting the Nectar mattress to the Purple mattress, among its competitors, there are some distinctions and also similarities. While both products are designed to provide pressure relief and also proper support at an inexpensive price, they are made from different materials and also have different feels. They offer different warranties and also test periods. Which one is best for you depends on your own preferences and sleeping position.
While the Nectar mattress's memory foam layers offer it the feeling of a typical memory foam mattress, the Purple mattress's exclusive gel grid has a springier, stronger as well as much more responsive feeling. The Nectar mattress is softer; while the Purple mattress is firmer.
Nectar mattresses are 11 inches thick as well as have 5 layers, while Purple mattresses are 9.5 inches thick and contain 3 layers, a 2-inch purple smart comfort grid constructed from hyper-elastic polymer, a 3.5-inch layer of plush comfort foam, and a 4-inch layer of polyfoam. The covers are similar, although the Nectar mattress's cover has actually memory foam quilted right into it.
If you are choosing between the two, the Nectar mattress is most likely the best decision if you are a side sleeper, if you would prefer the sensation of memory foam, or if you favor a softer mattress. It is furthermore a better choice with motion isolation, pressure relief, as well as is more economical. If you are a back or stomach sleeper or prefer a stronger mattress, the Purple mattress could be the better choice.


After rejunvenating my brain cells after a good night sleep I found out that the document I was looking for on the eurocontrol page was the PAN EUROPE excel sheet . Here I was able to look up the error code and find the solution for the error. Finally I managed to create a route that passed the IFPS validation using the route editor and using the solutions that the PAN EUROPE sheet provide.
Interesting. I would love to know how you find the results that are validated. How did you get the replies like: This-traffic-shall-file Y150 2. ARR EDVK and 5. NATSU Y150 TOLGI Is it a matter of openeing the route editor and going throgh the aiways one by one and look up which one is valid?
Very good suggestion. Thanks for your help.
And you're right I´m still climbing out on a lower airspace airway on that route. But since upper airways only are choosen the init altitude on the OFP should be final cruise level FL350 and not FL190. Sorry if I´m "getting to much"
Thanks for helping out srcooke. I appreciate that. But fact is the route builder still choose a lower airspace airway T50 where I have demanded an upper airspace airway route only.
I can.. Just a matter of changing the data in the FMC. And you can easily be right about the -400. I haven't looked into that.
Agree...But I still see it as a bug cause the T50 is still a lower airspace airway. PFPX should have generated a DCT to ROTOS or taking me out of a different SID that connects me with a higher airspace airway after the SID, in this chase the WIL3V departure would be more correct to chose from the route builder in relation to my upper airspace airways ONLY demand.
Im using the aircraft type Boeing 737-800 engines CFM56-7B26. Under Configuration I can´t change the climb and descent profile. It´s not to modify 250/280/.78 My plane is set to climb 250 below 10.000 or accordingly to restrictions. Then above 10.000 it´s 276/.74. Descent: 250 below 10,000 or accordingly to restrictions. Above 10.000 it´s .76/278.


The French sociologist and philosopher Henri Lefebvre developed an account of modernity that combined rigorous critique, a rejection of nostalgia, left pessimism or transcendental appeals, and the search for utopian potentialities in the hidden recesses of the everyday.... reading and analysis of the intellectual roots of the idea: the writings of Henri Lefebvre. I suggest that Lefebvre�s right I suggest that Lefebvre�s right to the city is more radical, more problematic, and more indeterminate than the current literature makes it seem.
Henri Lefebvre Writings on Cities NOT BORED!
About Key Writings. Henri Lefebvre is widely recognized as one of the most influential social theorists of the Twentieth Century. His writings on cities, everyday life, and the production of space have become hugely influential across Cultural Studies, Sociology, Geography and Architecture. how to write pdf file using java 3/06/1970�� Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre�s first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered the use of semiotic, structuralist, and poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing the development of the urban environment.
3/06/1970�� Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre�s first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered the use of semiotic, structuralist, and poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing the development of the urban environment.
Download conversation avec henri lefebvre or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to get conversation avec henri lefebvre book now. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
reading and analysis of the intellectual roots of the idea: the writings of Henri Lefebvre. I suggest that Lefebvre�s right I suggest that Lefebvre�s right to the city is more radical, more problematic, and more indeterminate than the current literature makes it seem.


text:
Aarre Kuukauppi (på ryska: Арри Матвеевич Кугаппи), född 14 februari 1953 i Paadjärvi, Karelsk-finska SSR, är biskop i Ingermanlands evangelisk-lutherska kyrka i Ryssland. Kuukauppi vigdes som diakon år 1990 och som präst 1992. Han vigdes till biskop av Leino Hassinen år 1996.

Källa
 Denna artikel är helt eller delvis översatt från motsvarande artikel på finska wikipedia.

Noter

män
Födda 1953
levande personer
Ryska biskopar

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Get Earth Maps And Satellite Views. Install Now For Interactive Street Maps. Enter Location For Satellite And Earth View. Get Live Traffic Updates & Free Street Maps.
Search Map Of Sydney Australia. Visit & Lookup Immediate Results Now.
Sydney's Star City brings a piece of Las Vegas to Australia! This casino is where visitors can seek their fortune at a myriad of slot games, table and card games. The casino is a very popular entertainment venue in Sydney and hosts six restaurants and eight bars. J - Sydney Aquarium Sydney's aquarium is home to over 600 species of marine life.
Street Map - Australia. Welcome to Street-Map.net.au website - an online street map searcher for Australia. On this site you can find street maps for almost all towns and suburbs in Australia.


Tripura will be the only state in India to have implemented 100 per cent webcasting during the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections this year, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sriram Taranikanti told reporters in Agartala.
Addressing the media, CEO Taranikanti informed that video viewing and surveillance teams were deployed across Tripura. These teams would monitor all poll activities inside the polling booth on the voting day from the office of concerned district magistrates. In addition, Presiding Officers would provide inputs to corroborate the videos.
"Sufficient CCTV cameras and mobile teams would be deployed to maintain total security. We aim to maintain 100 per cent webcasting on the poll days," the CEO said.
In areas which have weak Internet strength, video recording would be held and the recorded clips would be submitted to the District Election Officers.
CEO Taranikanti claimed Tripura is the only state in the country which will implement 100 per cent webcasting of Parliament elections this year.
Tripura would undergo polling for Lok Sabha elections in two phases this year. West Tripura seat would will go to poll on April 11, while polling in East Tripura (ST reserved) will be held on April 18. The CEO said that 400 sector officers would be moving to and fro between polling booths with sector police officers on voting day in both constituencies. Twenty thousand polling personnel are being deployed across the state for Lok Sabha elections.
On a different issue, Taranikanti informed that forty-four complaints of election code of conduct violation were lodged with the Election Commission of India and state electoral authority in Tripura till date. The complaints are mostly about alleged political attacks and violence. However, three complaints were lodged about using Indian Army and military feats in electioneering, CEO said.
"We have received 44 complaints so far. Three among them are about using Indian Army and military in political campaigning and electioneering. The complaints are being verified. We are 100 per cent impartial and fair to every political party", the official said.
Earlier in March, the ECI issued an advisory asking political parties to refrain from using poll propaganda involving the Indian Army and other defence services of the country.
Opposition CPI (M) lodged 22 complaints – the highest till date from any single party in Tripura in the run-up to Parliament elections. BJP has lodged 9 complaints, 2 complaints were lodged from Congress party and 5 complaints were lodged individually with the state electoral authority.


text:
Midweek Review
Home » » JO to seek SC opinion via DC
JO to seek SC opinion via DC
Mahinda to seek a third term!
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman Prof. G. L. Peiris will soon move the District Court, seeking a clarification as regards President Mahinda Rajapaksa's eligibility to contest the 2019 presidential election.
Prof. Peiris revealed his party's plan, yesterday, at a media briefing at the Nelum Mawatha Office of former President Rajapaksa.
Former External Affairs Minister Peiris said in terms of the Article 125 of the Constitution, the District Court could refer the matter to the Supreme Court for a ruling. According to him, the Supreme Court will have to make its ruling known to the District Court within two months.
Acknowledging that only the Supreme Court could interpret the Constitution, Prof. Peiris said that if necessary he was ready to go before the District Court in his capacity as the SLPP Chairman.
As for Higher Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe's claim that only the President could consult the Supreme Court, Prof. Peiris said the Joint Opposition was taking a different course of action.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakse on Sunday declared that Rajapaksa could not run for President again in accordance with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution because the latter had been elected by the people twice.
Minister Rajapakse said there was no way former President Rajapaksa could seek an opinion on the issue from the Supreme Court on the issue. "Only President Maithripala Sirisena can consult the Supreme Court," Minister Rajapaksa said.
Prof. Peiris emphasized that in the absence of specific provision in the 19th Amendment to the Constitution enacted in early 2015 with regard to non eligibility of those who had held Office for two terms, the new could not be applied to the past. Therefore, the two-term provision could be applied to those elected after the enactment of the 19th Amendment.
Alleging that the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe duo was scared to face the electorate, Prof. Peiris said that the genuine Opposition was determined to compel the government and the National Election Commission to take tangible measures to hold PC polls this year and early next year followed by presidential and parliamentary polls in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Responding to questions, Prof. Peiris said that the presidency under the 19th Amendment was wholly different from the executive powers enjoyed in accordance with the 1978 Constitution. The SLPP Chairman said that it would be pertinent to mention that the executive presidency established in line with Article 30 of the 1978 Constitution couldn't be compared with what the country had now in the wake of the Article 3 of the 19 Amendment repealing Article 30.
The former law professor of the Colombo University explained four major differences between the original executive presidency and the one in operation now. According to him, far reaching changes had been introduced in respect of appointment of ministers, number of portfolios President was entitled to hold, dissolution of parliament etc.
A legal expert told The Island yesterday that the 19th Amendment was clear about two-term limit.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the expert pointed out that the Supreme Court had been clear on 19 Amendment in respect of the five year term for the president and denial of dual citizens right to serve as lawmakers. Supreme Court rulings as regards President Maithripala Sirisena and MP Geetha Kumarasinghe were clear, he said. Therefore, the former President's group could secure a clarification by moving District Court, he said.
However, Prof. Peiris expressed confidence that the Supreme Court would interpret the 19th Amendment in their favour in line with the existing law.
Purawesi Balaya Co Convenor Gamini Viyangoda yesterday told The Island that the former President had conveniently forgotten that he was overwhelmingly rejected by the electorate at 2015 January presidential poll. Viyangoda said that the Rajapaksa Camp had forgotten the circumstances under which the 18th Amendment was brought in to pave the way for the twice president to contest 2015 presidential poll. The civil society activist pointed out that the former President Camp was seeking the Supreme Court interpretation of 19 Amendment against the backdrop of JO's failure to reach consensus on its presidential candidature.
Hits: 1681 Send to Friend
Await Breaking News
Last Updated Jan 21 2020 | 10:51 pm
Alleged war crimes lame excuse to...
Sri Lanka must ban import of Palm...
Separate wheat from chaff!
ARCHIVES RELATED LINKS
Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 [Current Issue]
Tuesday, 21st January 2020
Thursday, 16th January 2020
UPALI NEWSPAPERS (PVT) LTD
Copyright © Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd.
Solution by Lankacom.


The slowing of movement in older adults can be seen in everyday tasks such as reaching and grasping, point-to-point movements (discrete goal-directed aiming movements with a defined beginning and end), and continuous movements (cyclical movements, such as circles, with no defined beginning and end). Movement time (MT) provides an assessment of the speed of task execution. Movement time is defined as the time from the initiation of a particular movement to the termination of the movement. Movement times in older adults are substantially slower than young adults, ranging from 20 to 70 percent slower, depending on the complexity of the task. A variety of tasks have been assessed, including movements of the finger, hand, arm, and trunk.
Fitts' Law (Fitts) describes increases in MT as a function of task complexity (see Figure 1). Movement accuracy is manipulated by increasing the distance traveled to a target or increasing the size of the target, and tasks can be analyzed through an Index of Difficulty (ID). For both young and older adults, MT increases linearly as ID increases. However, older adults are slower than young adults at the lowest levels of difficulty, and MT increases at a greater rate as difficulty increases.
Movement-time measures are important in assessing movement slowing, however they do not provide explicit insight on the underlying mechanisms of slowing or on specific changes in control. Research has therefore focused on movement decomposition in an effort to identify particular movement characteristics that contribute to movement slowing, allowing researchers to assess fundamental changes associated with movement slowing in older adults.
Kinematic analysis documents the specific features of a motion, specifically linear and angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration of goal-directed movements. Young controls portray bell-shaped velocity profiles in accurate point-to-point movements (see Figure 2B). Specifically, the ratio between the acceleration and deceleration phases of a movement is approximately 1.0. The acceleration phase coincides with the portion of a movement before peak velocity, and the deceleration phase, consequently, is the portion of a movement after peak velocity (see Figure 2B; 2E). Older adults demonstrate shorter acceleration phases and prolonged deceleration phases, thus portraying asymmetric or skewed velocity profiles. This suggests that it is the terminal, or deceleration, portion of movement that primarily contributes to slower movement outputs. Furthermore, older adults consistently produce lower peak velocity and acceleration amplitudes compared to young adults, which also contributes to slower movements.
Kinematic profiles may be examined to provide additional analyses of possible sources of slower movements. The movement optimization model (Meyer) divides the velocity and acceleration profiles into primary and secondary submovements. The primary submovement represents the ballistic, or prepared, portion of movement, whereas the secondary submovement represents the feedback, or corrective, portion of movement control (see Figure 2C; 2F). Adjustments to the microstructure of the movement indicate how movement control changes with task constraints. The primary submovement is shortened in older adults, requiring them to make more secondary, corrective submovements to reach a target (see Figure 2F). Older adults are known to decrease the distance traveled in the primary submovement and increase the number of corrective submovements in a variety of tasks. The shortening of the primary submovement may be a consequence of bodily changes and/or decrements in processing capacity and efficiency. Specific causes may include the inability to prepare and organize movement effectively, reduced proprioception, abnormal muscle activation patterns, increased reliance on vision, and the inability to produce or scale forces efficiently.
To produce movement, force must be generated by the muscles driving the body segment involved in a movement. These forces must be scaled to increase velocity; but, perhaps more importantly, the timing of muscle activation must synchronize with multiple other muscles and subsystems of the motor-control system. Research has shown that older adults have reductions in force production and regulation across a range of tasks, which limits their ability to make fast, accurate movements. Properties that may contribute to such changes are loss in muscle mass and a reorganization of motor units. However, it has further been shown in tasks in which accuracy constraints are relaxed that older adults are able to produce similar forces as young controls produce. This suggests that while muscle loss and motor unit reorganization may lead to decreases in force production, it is most likely not the limiting factor in tasks such as reaching and grasping and point-to-point movements, in which force output is submaximal. Therefore, there must be other mechanisms that contribute to force-control deficits in the presence of accuracy constraints in older adults. A possibility is that the fine ramping of force production is compromised in the reorganization of motor units, which are essential in fine motor tasks such as reaching and grasping and point-to-point movements.
In precision grip tasks, older adults produce excessive force in an effort to keep the grasped object from slipping. Again, older adults, while able to produce sufficient and even excessive force, are unable to effectively modulate and time force output. This is amplified when grip surfaces are slippery—in such instances older adults substantially increase grip forces beyond the necessary level to keep the object from falling. This suggests that it is peripheral feedback-mechanism decrements such as proprioception or tactile feedback, and/or processing capacity, that are compromised with advanced age and limit performance of older adults in these fine motor tasks.
Older adults also exhibit heightened movement variability in kinematic and endpoint measures. Variability has been documented in such measures as movement trajectory, peak velocity, movement duration, ratio of acceleration and deceleration phases, and force control. Compensation for movement variability may result in behavioral outputs that are a consequence of, rather than a mechanism of, movement variability and/or slowing. Seidler-Dobrin et al. (1998) found that older adults coactivate the agonist and antagonist muscles during movement, leading to altered muscle activation patterns, which consequently contributes to increased variability. Older adults also exhibited longer deceleration phases of movements. Coordination of multiple joint segments involves very complex control. Studies of handwriting, bimanual coordination, and multijoint coordination have found that older adults lose fine motor coordination and have increased normalized jerk, which is a measure of movement smoothness. This is manifested in decreased peak acceleration, deformations of desired movements at lower speeds, and bimanual coordination declines at lower speeds.
In the motor-control literature on older adults, many of the behavior decrements discussed thus far are linked to physical and cognitive declines. It has been suggested by several researchers that visual guidance of movement may partially, if not completely, compensate for many of the changes that occur with age when accuracy is required. Visual monitoring of a movement may compensate for sensorimotor information lost during the movement due to decrements in this information at the peripheral or central level. Since feedback information takes additional time to process and integrate, movements are typically slow and more variable. Furthermore, older adults in the absence of vision (when it is occluded) increase MTs and variability, suggesting that the visual monitoring of movements is important to the speed and accuracy of movement performance. In the absence of vision, older adults produce shorter primary submovements compared to young controls, even with ample practice. This suggests that older adults are reliant on visual feedback to control their movements. Researchers have suggested that this dependence is a consequence of one or more limitations in processing, planning, force production and regulation, and proprioception.
Motor-control declines that occur in older adults lead to slow and variable movement outputs. However, the underlying mechanisms that contribute to these outcomes are not well understood. These deficits do not add up linearly to give a complete picture of motor performance decrements plotted as a function of age. This complex problem leaves motor-control researchers with a variety of questions to ask. It is important, both while reading the literature and while conducting research, to keep in mind that the human motor system is quite complex. The individual components of the puzzle measured by researchers allow them to focus on determining what the primary contributors are to any deficit, since many of the sensorimotor processes are interdependent.
Figure 2 concerns the principles of kinematic and submovement parsing, illustrating young and older adult position, velocity, and acceleration profiles. Each of the six panels covers specific profiles: A) Young adults' positional data; B) Young adults' velocity profile, including acceleration and deceleration phases/times; C) Young adults' acceleration profiles, including primary and secondary submovement parsing; D) Older adults' positional data; E) Older adults' velocity profile, including acceleration and deceleration phases/times; F) Older adults' acceleration profiles, including primary and secondary submovement parsing. This illustration was adapted from: Ketcham, C. J.; Seidler, R. D.; Van Gemmert, A. W. A.; and Stelmach, G. E. (in Press) "Age Related Kinematic Differences as Influenced by Task Difficulty, Target-Size, and Movement Amplitude." Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.
See also Brain; Physiological Changes, Organ Systems: Skeletal Muscle; Reaction Time.
Bellgrove, M. A.; Phillips, J. G.; Bradshaw, J. L.; and Galluci, R. M. "Response (Re)programming in Aging: A Kinematic Analysis." Journal of Gerontology 53A, no. 3 (1998): M222–M227.
Brown, S. H. "Control of Simple Arm Movements in the Elderly." In Changes in Sensory Motor Behavior in Aging, 114. Edited by A. M. Fernandez and N. Teasdale. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV, 1996.
Bruce, S. A.; Newton, D.; and Woledge, R. C. "Effect of Age on Voluntary Force and Cross-Sectional Area of Human Adductor Pollicis Muscle." Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 74 (1989): 359–362.
Cole, K. J.; Rotella, D. L.; and Harper, J. G. "Mechanisms for Age-Related Changes of Fingertip Forces During Precision Gripping and Lifting in Adults." The Journal of Neuroscience 19, no. 8 (1999): 3238–3247.
Cooke, J. D.; Brown, S. H.; and Cunningham, D. A. "Kinematics of Arm Movements in Elderly Humans." Neurobiology of Aging 10 (1989): 159–165.
Darling, W. G.; Cooke, J. D.; and Brown, S. H. "Control of Simple Arm Movements in Elderly Humans." Neurobiology of Aging 10 (1989): 149–157.
Erim, Z.; Beg, M. F.; Burke, D. T.; and De Luca, C. J. "Effects of Aging on Motor-Unit Control Properties." Journal of Neurophysiology 82 (1999): 2081–2091.
Fitts, P. M. "The Information Capacity of the Human Motor System in Controlling the Amplitude of Movement." Journal of Experimental Psychology 47 (1954): 381–391.
Ketcham, C. J.; Seidler, R. D.; Van Gemmert, A. W. A.; and Stelmach, G. E. (in Press) "Age Related Kinematic Differences as Influenced by Task Difficulty, Target-Size, and Movement Amplitude." Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.
Meyer, D. E.; Abrams, R. A.; Kornblum, S.; Wright, C. E.; and Smith, J. E. K. "Optimality in Human Motor Performance: Ideal Control of Rapid Aimed Movements." Psychological Review 95 (1988): 340–370.
Pratt, J.; Chasteen, A. L.; and Abrams, R. A. "Rapid Aimed Limb Movements: Age Differences and Practice Effects in Component Submovements." Psychology and Aging 9, no. 2 (1994): 325–334.
Seidler-Dobrin, R. D., and Stelmach, G. E. "Persistence in Visual Feedback Control by the Elderly." Experimental Brain Research 119 (1998): 467–474.
Seidler-Dobrin, R. D.; He, J.; and Stelmach, G. E. "Coactivation to Reduce Variability in the Elderly." Motor Control 2 (1998): 314–330.
Walker, N.; Philbin, D. A.; and Fisk, A. D. "Age-Related Differences in Movement Control: Adjusting Submovement Structure to Optimize Performance." Journal of Gerontology 52B, no. 1 (1997): P40–P52.
Welford, A. T. "Between Bodily Changes and Performance: Some Possible Reasons for Slowing with Age." Experimental Aging Research 10, no. 2 (1984): 73–88.
"Motor Performance." Encyclopedia of Aging. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


ABC News has learned Sen. Hillary Clinton had a conference call today with members of Congress and superdelegates in which there were discussions about her plans for getting out of the race, according to two Democratic sources.
All indications are Clinton will get out of the race by Friday.
Two sources tell ABC News a Friday event was discussed in which Clinton would be flanked by congressional supporters.
Despite the settled delegate math — Sen. Barack Obama needed 2,118 delegates to win and has 2,166 to Clinton's 1919, according to ABC News' delegate scorecard, — Clinton had said she will take a few days to think about her next move.
But some of her most loyal backers have begun to publicly urge her to exit the race and unify the Democratic Party behind Obama.
"Unless she has some good reasons — which I can't think of — I really think we ought to get on with endorsements [of Obama] and dealing with what we have to deal with … so we can move forward," New York Congressman Charlie Rangel told ABC News' Kate Snow.


They have written that in 2019 they want to have it on Black Friday again.
A local group of artists who call themselves the Museum of Joy will be celebrating the 6th Annual Festival of Light & Gratitude by building a temporary candlelit labyrinth on the northern half of Baker Beach where Burning Man began.
Gather with hundreds of others of like mind and heart for a twilight exploration of the labyrinth's luminous spirals, reflecting on whatever matters to you: warmth, generosity, community, justice, wonder, gratitude, brightness, or whatever you choose to bring.
Sundown is at 5:01 pm and it would be awesome if you arrived in time to share the sunset with the group.
Why a labyrinth made of lights? Because winter is coming, dammit, whether metaphysically or actually, and if we all make some rough attempt to move with grace or thoughtfulness or gratitude or glee though a mystical symbol of the complexity of the universe all on fire with light and beauty, maybe the sun will come back to us one day.
This is a family friendly event. Please set your intentions accordingly.
They respectfully request that you move through the labyrinth in silence, and try not to yell with too much glee while near the space.
Although this half of Baker Beach is clothing-optional, they have found that it can be extra-inspiring to come dressed or draped entirely in a color of your choosing that reflects your intention for your walk through the labyrinth. Please do be aware that there is a possibility that you will see (respectful and perfectly pleasant) naked people, especially if you arrive on the earlier side.
Sundown, the official opening of the labyrinth, is at 4:53 pm. It would be lovely if you arrived in time to share the sunset and the opening of the labyrinth with the group, but, the labyrinth will be lit until 7 pm unless they are forced by park officials or truly foul weather to close it sooner.
Please be aware that this is a simple art piece made by a few friends in the sand each year, not a large festival. There is no food, no performance, no vendors, and the bathrooms are far away at the other end of the beach; it's just a beautiful walk at the end of a beautiful public beach. Usually only 200-300 people show up, and if there are significantly more people coming to walk the labyrinth this year, it is likely that folks may need to wait in line. Unfortunately we cannot make the labyrinth physically larger due to the constraints of the tide, so please be prepared to use your grace, patience, and good humor as you help us navigate a much larger turnout than usual.
Driving: If you're coming from the East Bay and generously willing to share your car with other festival-goers, please post in the comments how many spaces you have and where you're leaving from.
Muni: It's slow going, but the 29 Sunset bus runs pretty much straight to the beach until almost midnight.


text:
From left: Steve Giesbrecht, Griffin Weiss, Acura Aryana and Eric VanderKwaak are members of the crews responsible for wildfire mitigation efforts near Sicamous. (FESBC image)
Million-dollar mitigation: 'Impressive' Sicamous wildfire prevention work almost done
Grant from Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia funded project which began in fall 2020
Zachary Roman
A million-dollar wildfire risk reduction project near Sicamous is almost complete.
On Dec. 8, District Fire Chief Brett Ogino explained a grant of just under $1 million from the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia (FESBC) was obtained to pay for it.
Ogino said the main focus of the project — which began in the Fall of 2020 — was to remove ground fuels, such as trees felled by storms and dead branches; and ladder fuels, such as branches and vegetation from the base of a tree to about two or three metres up its trunk.
Eliminating these fuels reduces the risk of a ground fire reaching the top (crown) of a tree, where it's much harder for firefighters on the ground to fight. Ogino said most wildfires start as ground fires, whether by lightning or by humans.
"Once the crews have gone through, it's like walking through a park," said Ogino. "They've cleaned up so much, taken care of all the dead branches and knocked down small trees, even bigger trees… It's quite impressive actually."
The area where crews are working on wildfire mitigation now is near the site of a proposed Sicamous mountain bike park. Ogino noted how nice views were opened up and how the chance of a wildfire being started by a recreational user was reduced.
In addition to reducing wildfire risk, the mitigation project has other benefits. Ogino said some of the fuels removed already will be chipped and used to create biomass energy. While it's not up and running yet, Ogino said in the future, the District of Sicamous hopes to use fuel from wildfire-mitigation efforts to power its own biomass heating system.
Read more: Sicamous council approves purchase of biomass heating system for industrial park
In a Dec. 8 news release, FESBC communications liaison Aleece Laird shared details about some of the companies doing wildfire mitigation work.
Registered professional forester Steve Giesbrecht thought this summer's Two Mile Road wildfire might enter the area he was working in.
"In the end it didn't, but it confirmed the importance of the work we're doing… if we can keep fires lower to the ground and out of the tops or the crown, we give firefighters a better chance to control a wildfire."
The area where work has been ongoing is on Sicamous' eastern boundary, an area with dense second growth Douglas fir, larch, cedar and hemlock trees that extend from mountain tops to valley bottoms, wrote Laird.
Nadine Overwater owns Nakimu Venture Inc.; she said her crews have been doing work by hand and with smaller, more maneuverable machines.
"It's been hard work due to the steep terrain," she said. "…We're very happy to be a part of this work and will be wrapping up what we can in the next few weeks before the snow is too deep… and plan to do some final work next spring."
Read more: Salmon Arm's Hillcrest Elementary a finalist in CBC Music Class Challenge
Do you have something else we should report on? Email: zachary.roman@saobserver.net
Like us on Facebook and subscribe to our daily newsletter.
B.C. Wildfires 2021forestry
Vaccination rates among children vary across Interior Health region
Northwest B.C. MLA calls on RCMP top cop to review pipeline opponents' arrests in Hazelton


Passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2019 at the Innisfail Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1960 in Trochu, AB. He is predeceased by his father Edward. He is leaving behind his mother Lewanna, sister Tonya, brothers Ryan and Kyle, Nieces and nephew Tashina (Nick), Victoria and Jacob, also great nieces and nephew Hunter, Aurora and Addison. As well as many dear friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.


text:
Remembering '89 earthquake
Steven Luke, [email protected]|October 16, 2014
In 1989 the Bay Area shook and the biggest event in sports was put on hold as the World Series was caught in the middle of the shaking ground in San Francisco's Candlestick Park.
The World Series would be halted and not resume again for ten days.
The stadium full of 62,000 plus people shook to the point where Oakland Athletics Catcher Carney Lansford said that while he was sitting on the bench he was rising and then dipping back down above and below Pitcher Todd Burns who was sitting next to him.
There are stories from nearly every player and broadcaster that were at Candlestick that day, and even more stories from those in attendance including a stage crewmember that was climbing up the massive light poles when the earthquake struck. He hung on for dear life as the poles swayed back and forth above the stadium.
Everyone remembers the earthquake as it relates to the game because of the fact that the two teams playing were both from the Bay Area, but what should really be remembered is all of the causalities of the earthquake.
While the earthquake will always be remembered for the effect it had on San Francisco it had a wide reach, as the epicenter of the damage was actually south in Santa Cruz County. In all of the affected areas there were a total of 63 deaths and 3,757 injuries and caused over $7 billion in damages. Those people and those damages should be what we remember 25 years later, especially considering it took all 25 of those years to finally finish earthquake proofing the Bay Bridge.
We need to remember all those who passed, and those who lost loved ones like we do other great tragedies such as hurricane Katrina.
We need to remember that the World Series was just a back-story to a great natural disaster, and not the other way around.
It is great that it was the first, and could be the only time, that the two teams in the Bay Area met in the World Series. It is great that the Oakland Athletics were able to win their only World Series with the core players that they put together. It is great that the spotlight shined on Bay Area sports and Bay Area sports alone. It is all great for the Bay Area, but forgetting the tragedies that were caused by the earthquake and only remembering the sporting event is not great, and it needs to change.
Steven Luke, Sports Editor
My name is Steven Luke and I am currently in my fifth semester at LMC and my third on staff for the LMC Experience. This semester I am the Sports Editor...
LMC football team finishes season strong
The Los Medanos Mustangs football season was one that was filled with ups and downs. The season appeared to get off to a disastrous start with the Sta...
LMC women's soccer team won Bay Valley Conference
For the fourth year in a row the Mustangs Women's soccer team won the Bay Valley Conference championship. The team went 8-0-3 in their conference an...
Women's volleyball dominates Napa
The Los Medanos College Women's Volleyball team destroyed Napa in their final game of the season and have won all three sets for a sweep in the conf...
Stangs top the Owls on home field
Mustangs can't catch a break
Women's volleyball team dominates
Two game skid ended
Mustangs face early struggles
LMC's women's soccer draws a tie