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As of September 1st: Final deadline for Registration is the end of Friday, September 9, 2016!
Edit July 26: There are a few remaining openings for triple, quadruple, and quintuple rooms. Single or double occupancy rooms are no longer available.
Now that we are getting closer to the event, we wonder if your schedule has opened up. Can you join us? We'd love to have you!
When you fill in your registration, please let us know whether you have rounded up your own roommates, or if you would like us to help you. At this date for the remaining spots we are more than happy to facilitate meeting new friends whenever we can. Just indicate your wishes on the registration form.
Regarding your class choice, which you will indicate on the form, please know that at this date there are still openings in Carson's Saturday morning and afternoon classes, but the rest of the sessions are closed.
Download the 2016 Glamping with Plucky Registration Form. We strongly recommend opening this file with Acrobat Reader DC, which is a free download. As some tablets do not support filling out PDFs, we suggest you open the PDF on a desktop or laptop computer. Fill in all applicable fields then save the filled in PDF in an easy to find location. Please note that the class options have narrowed as some are full. Open seats remain in Carson's class, so indicate your time preference 1, 2, and 3. Also remember the guest rooms for singles and doubles are sold out. Email the attachment to email@example.com at the registration date and time.
Download the 2016 Glamping with Plucky Registration Form. We strongly recommend opening this file with Acrobat Reader DC, which is a free download. As some tablets do not support filling out PDFs, we suggest you open the PDF on a desktop or laptop computer. Fill in all applicable fields then save the filled in PDF in an easy to find location. Email the attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com at the registration date and time.
Note: Please do not fill out the PDF in your web browser. Many browsers do not support the saving of filled in PDFs, and all your effort will be lost.
If you are unable to fill in and/or save the PDF for some technical reason, you may also do one of the following:
1) Fill out the PDF, print it, and either scan or take a great photo of it with your smart phone. Send the scan or photo as your email attachment.
2) Print out the blank PDF, fill it in by hand, then scan or take a photo and email the scan or photo.
Glamping with Plucky
This year for the annual Plucky Knitter event we'll gather in a retreat setting on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, Washington from Thursday evening dinner through Sunday breakfast, September 29 – October 2, 2016. We are so excited for this unique opportunity to see you all again!
IslandWood is an environmental education, not-for-profit organization. Every year this 250 acres of Pacific Northwest woodland hosts 12,000 students. It was opened a little over a decade ago. Its spectacular green architecture will certainly inspire! During the week, students are led by graduate students in their learning. On the weekend, groups like ours come in for meetings and retreats. The entire campus will be ours alone! We only need to share with the towering firs! Take time to enjoy the trails among acres of Pacific Northwest splendor. Sit and knit by the fire in your lodge's great room. Wander and explore.
We are thrilled that west-coasters Janine Bajus and Carson Demers will be joining us as instructors! There's not much more thrilling than color work in knitting, and not much more important than taking care of our bodies through learning and relaxation. Spending time with Janine and Carson will be a valuable investment in our future knitting happiness.
When Lorilee visited IslandWood during a public tour, she could not stop picturing the place filled with knitters and kept telling me how lovely it was. So, of course, Hayley and I visited because we just had to see for ourselves how wonderful IslandWood is! And WOW, she was right! We were completely enchanted by the gorgeous surroundings with miles of trails lined with moss covered trees. With its large fire pit, the Friendship Circle had us dreaming of sitting around the fire on a crisp Fall night filled with friends, knitting and s'mores. The staff at IslandWood is looking forward to serving us! The charming lodges that will welcome us all back after a day of class, knitting, and shopping are the perfect place for ending the day in front of the huge stone fireplace knitting in your p.j.'s.
There are four lodges for us to sleep in, each with its own shared great room with fireplace. All are within close strolling distance, so visiting lodge to lodge is easy. There is an education wing where knitting class will be in session, and a separate building with a great room for All THE YARN and hanging out! We think you'll love the dining hall as well. Imagine 160 of us all taking our meals together family-style!
Please read the Q&A that follows the class descriptions, and let us know if we have left anything unanswered for you. We know it is lengthy but we tried our best to think of all the possible questions you may have! We truly can't wait to see you all in this gorgeous, serene setting. Although different from our past gatherings, we truly believe you will not be disappointed in IslandWood!
Sarah, Hayley, Lorilee, and crew
Class Descriptions
By day, Carson is a physical therapist who runs an ergonomics program for a San Francisco Bay Area medical center. Every other moment, he's knitting, spinning, designing, teaching, writing, or otherwise up to some fiber fun with a watchful eye toward ergonomics. His passion and experience in fiber arts combine with his expertise in physical therapy and ergonomics to create a unique skill set that he eagerly shares with the fiber community at local yarn shops, guilds, and major knitting events across the country. He is a regular contributor to Ply Magazine. His aim is to keep us all creating healthfully and comfortably ever after.
Knitting Happily Ever After- Ergonomics for Knitters
Ever know a knitter who hasn't said, "Just one more row"? Me neither! I'll bet they've also complained of aches and pains while knitting. In this class, you'll learn how knitting affects the "fabric that makes the fabric"- your body, and see how knitting technique impacts your efficiency and productivity. By completing a Risk of Injury assessment in class you'll learn how knitting contributes to those aches and pains throughout your body. But more importantly, you'll learn how to reduce them. A little knowledge and some simple changes can keep you knitting comfortably and safely ever after. Students who've taken this class have said that it should be "required learning for all knitters regardless of experience level!" and, "it's as important as the knit and purl stitches!" This class is taught by a passionate knitter who is also a physical therapist. This class is not an individual knitting assessment.
Materials: Students are asked to bring a knitting project of their choosing, a bath-sized towel, and materials to take notes if they wish to do so.
Homework: None
Required skills: Class is suitable for all levels of knitting experience.
Class is 3 hours.
Janine Bajus (AKA Feral Knitter) has been intrigued by Fair Isle colorwork knitting since she received a patterned yoke cardigan from Shetland in 1964. Playing with color has remained the theme of her fiber life ever since. She teaches workshops around the country and loves introducing others to the joys of modern Fair Isle knitting. Janine sells yarns and designs patterns for people who are similarly besotted from her home in Berkeley, California. Her dachshund Mason is not much help. Her book, The Joy of Color: Fair Isle Knitting Your Way, will be available in September 2016.
Fair Isle Knitting
Intrigued by the color play in Fair Isle knitting? Wondering how designers decide which colors go where? Well, it's time for you to plunge in! This class will start with a short discussion about how value gradients and mirroring make color use in Fair Isle knitting different from other stranded knitting traditions. Then you will start knitting a traditional Fair Isle hat of your own!
You will have a yarn pack containing several choices of colors and enough Plucky Knitter Oxford to complete two hats. Beginners can follow the chart as written for their first hat; those who want to try their hands at arranging colors can fill in the colors as they choose. A blank chart and motifs that can be placed as wanted are provided for the adventurous knitter who wants to personalize both color and motif.
Materials provided for a fee:
For success in class, we decided it was necessary to divide and prepare yarn packs for class. We would not want to require you to purchase seven skeins of Oxford, but we do want you to have that many colors! You will have color choices and enough yarn to complete two hats, so will require a materials fee of $35 for this class. If you are registered, the fee will be added to your Glamping invoice.
Materials students should bring:
- 16" circular needles, size US 3 (3.25 mm). If you are a loose knitter, size US 2 (3.0 mm); tight knitter, size US 4 (3.5 mm).
- markers.
- Your organizers will provide some, but if you have favorites, pack them:
– sharpened pencil(s)
Required Skills: Some experience with stranded knitting in the round (you don't need to be an expert—I'll give you pointers).
Students will be working with The Plucky Knitter Oxford
Tent-camping with her husband and boys has brought Lorilee to over twenty National and Provincial Parks. Lorilee grew up in Pittsburgh, spent thirty years in west Michigan, and now calls Seattle home.
Lorilee is the Techniques columnist for Knitty.com, a Craft Yarn Council certified knitting instructor, a TNNA designer/teacher member, and an instructor at Craftsy.com and Interweave as well as national knitting events.
Her articles and designs have been published in The Ultimate Hat Book, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin' Sock Club, Vogue Knitting Magazine, Interweave Knits Magazine, Interweave Sockupied eMag, Twist Collective, and Beyond Toes.
Pick Your Knits and Purls- Continental Knitting
When you learn continental knitting, you will minimize your hand motions for a more comfortable, and perhaps speedier, way to knit. Each finger has a job to do. Understand exactly what motions have a bearing on stitch gauge. (It's not what you think!) Learn to create even knitting by sizing your knits and purls equally. Learn how your choice of tools affects your outcome. Practice the knit stitch then move on to purl, increases, decreases, and ribbing where efficiency really pays off.
Beginning knitters and experienced knitters are equally welcome in this class!
Materials students must bring:
Yarn- About 50 grams of a 3 or 4-ply wool or wool blend. Worsted weight. Nothing splitty or fuzzy. Choose colors that are easy to see.
Needles- Slippery circular needles are best for this class. Bring one circular needle 24 – 32 inches long in a US 5 to 7 (3.75 – 4.5 mm). Gauge is not critical for class.
If you already know how to knit in any style, cast on 24 stitches and work 4 ridges (8 rows) in garter stitch. Then switch to stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl now row) for about 2-3 inches. Do not bind off. Bring work to class on the needles. Beginners get a pass on the homework.
Skill Level:
Students will be crocheters who want to learn to knit, brand new knitters, knitters who have been using another styler for decades, or those who can knit continental, but haven't quite committed to it. All are welcome, and we'll all be learning anew together!
Class is 3 hours
Glamping with Plucky Q&A
We are so excited to gather in the woods on Bainbridge Island! Whether attending as a registered Glamper, or planning to visit for shopping and hanging out, you may have questions about the weekend. This document is lengthy, but please read through the Q&A below. We want to provide you with as much info in one place as possible and will update it as necessary.
Thursday evening suppertime (about 6:00 p.m.) through Sunday breakfast (about 10:00 a.m.), September 29 – October 2, 2016. Shopping, classes, and events are Friday and Saturday.
Bainbridge Island, a short (and lovely!) ferry ride from Seattle, Washington. IslandWood is the event venue.
Address: 4450 Blakely Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Here we will refer to confirmed registered retreaters as "Glampers" and those attending but not staying on site as "Visitors" – and very, very welcome visitors!
Your Hosts
The Plucky Knitter Crew – Sarah, Hayley, and the fellas will be there serving up the yarn and the fun. Lorilee and her crew of two will serve you at the registration desk and help you with the details. Janine and Carson will take good care of you in the classroom.
There is no fee to attend as a Visitor.
The cost to attend the event as a registered Glamper includes all of the following:
- Shuttle transfers to and from the Bainbridge Island Ferry dock.
- Private event access. This lovely campus is rented for our group only. Enjoy the trails among acres of Pacific Northwest splendor. Sit and knit by the fire in your lodge's great room. Wander and explore.
- Optional facility tour led by IslandWood docents.
- Swag bag of goodies.
- Shopping in the Plucky Knitter Marketplace on Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Exclusive Glampers-only shopping from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
- Planned evening activities- reception, bonfire, fashion show.
- One three-hour class session from a choice of three options.
- Three nights accommodation. Guest rooms are described below.
- All meals Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast, served family style, with attendees' dietary needs met by the chef.
- Drink service. Coffee, tea, and drinks available Friday and Saturday.
- Evening bar service.
There are four lodges to house us, each with its own shared great room with fireplace. All are within close strolling distance, so visiting lodge to lodge is easy peasey.
Each guest room has its own bathroom with the toilet and shower each behind privacy doors. All linens and towels are provided. The furniture is beautifully made by local craftsman from timber harvested on site. Each bunk has it's own reading light and window to gaze at the gorgeous outdoor scenery. The buildings we enjoy are all LEED certified green built and new construction. There are soaring spaces with lots of natural light.
Guest rooms are for Glampers only. We have room for 160-162 guests.
We will accept applications for the following openings. Prices are per person:
Single occupancy rooms- $1,150. Room has one queen bed. There are two rooms available.
Double occupancy rooms- $1,025. Room has one queen bed. If you choose this I will ask you if you prefer one queen bed, or two twins.There are two rooms available.
Triple occupancy- $925. Room has four twin mattresses configured as two bunk beds. One bed will be left unmade. There are about 16 rooms available.
Quadruple occupancy- $850. Room has four mattresses. Two bunk beds – each with a queen below and twin above. There are about 16 rooms available.
Quintuple occupancy- $775. Room has five mattresses. Two bunk beds with twin mattresses and one separate queen bed. There are about 8 rooms available.
Additional fee $35 for a yarn pack only for students in Janine's class.
We will not be assigning roommates. Please see registration instructions below.
Registration for Glamping
Q: How will registration work? How are you guys going to sort it out on your end? How many of us can come? Please give us some instructions.
– We have room for approximately 160 Glampers, up from 110 in previous years.
– Decide what room configuration suits your needs. Gather the number of roommates you need to fill your guest room. Each individual fills out their own registration, but each lists their roommates on that form. This Ravelry thread will help: "Roommate Plans for Glamping with Plucky, 2016, Seattle area". Find the discussion in The Plucky Knitter group.
– Your window to register opens Thursday, February 25, 9:00 PM ET and closes 24 hours later on Friday, February 26, 9:00 PM Eastern Time.
– A few days before registration we will provide a PDF for you to fill in at your leisure. You'll find a link added to this blog post, and we will also share it in post #1 in the Ravelry thread "2016 Shindig Chat & Information | Seattle, WA". Find the discussion in The Plucky Knitter Group.
– We'll ask you everything we need to know – your preferred room, your pre-arranged roommate(s, if any), your choice of class (prioritized, first choice, second choice, and so on), shirt size, food allergies, mobility concerns, contact email, shirt size, Ravelry handle.
– Fill out the PDF form. We will provide more specific instructions with the PDF, but know you will be able to fill it out ahead of time, so that when registration opens it does not boil down to a race to see who can type the fastest.
– Communicate with your planned roommates so you are are all "thumbs up" and ready to go.
– When registration opens, follow the instructions on the form to email your registration.
– During the day of registration, unless your email bounces back to you, you can assume we received it, but will also do you the courtesy of sending a quick reply that your registration has landed. That is all you will hear from us that day as we will have a lot of organizing to do!
– Then we ask for patience, as we have a manual process to go through. Please and thank you!
– Over the weekend, we will sort your registrations. The person in your group who sent their email the soonest will win the time stamp for the entire group. Then we have to place you in the rooms available to us. Like we mentioned, this is a manual process.
– We may contact you during that time if we have any questions. We promise to be fair and conduct everything as we say we will. No shenanigans here!
– We will also form the class lists.
– On Monday, February 29 we'll email everyone who registered to let you know your results, room assignments, and class. This will be a day of gladness and sadness. Believe us, we'll share those emotions as well.
– We'll also email an invoice with instructions for payment in full which will be requested within a few days. Your payment confirms your place.
Q: What do I have to do between now and registration?
A: You need to ask yourself: Am I free those dates? Can I swing it? Do I want to try to come? We hope the answer is YES!
If you are willing to share rooms, if you are willing to put yourself out there to find roommates before applying, and if you understand it is likely that some who want to attend will not be able to due to our limited capacity, please read on.
If you do not want to sign up for the package deal, but just want to visit, please continue reading. There is information here for you as well!
Q: How do I find my own roommates?
A: Partner with Plucky Knitter friends and perhaps strangers, what we call soon-to-be-friends, to register as a group. This Ravelry thread will help: "Roommate Plans for Glamping with Plucky, 2016, Seattle area". Find the discussion in The Plucky Knitter group. Post what you are looking for and use personal messaging on Ravelry to connect. Once you have your committed group, I recommend you share email addresses and communicate that way.
Q: Why can't we register first and make our room group later?
A: Due to the behind-the-scenes details of this particular event and the accommodations at the venue, we made the decision as organizers to use this method. We understand there may be up-front concerns regarding this method, but more complications arise if we organize roommates after the fact. We want the decisions of whom you share your space with to be yours!
Q: Does this pre-grouping method increase or decrease our chances of getting in?
A: The answer is that it is too difficult to predict. We do have more spots available (160 instead of 110) compared to previous years. This may feel a bit like a lottery, even though you have an opportunity to increase your chances by having at least one person in your group be speedy.
Q: What if our group (of 1 – 5) does not get in?
A: If that happens, we are very sorry, but you may opt to build on your relationship established thus far. Perhaps decide to come as Visitors, sharing a hotel room in the area and coordinating on a rental car. Please read on because that can also be fun!
Which room will you be staying in?
Housing, where to sleep
Q: Where do I stay?
A: Glampers are housed on site. Out of town Visitors will make their own arrangements for hotels in the area, and decide where they want to stay on or near Bainbridge, or even in Seattle.
Q: Can you tell us more about what the guest rooms are like?
A: The entire facility is LEED certified green building, and it is all new since 2010. The architecture is inspiring. It is ample and comfortable. If you are picturing rustic camping cabins, you have the wrong idea. So, for instance, floors are polished concrete, but the beds are handcrafted from trees felled on the property. Linens are very lovely. And each bed has a little window for a personal view to the outdoors.
The IslandWood campus has lodges. The entire facility is ours for the duration. Each lodge has guest rooms and its own great room. The great room has a fireplace and ample room for hanging out. Each lodge also has a washer/dryer, and one refrigerator.
Each guest room has the configuration of beds you signed up for, and storage. The bathroom in each room is configured as follows: a sink open to the room (not private), a private toilet with a door, and a private shower with a door. Soaps are provided, shampoo is not. Sheets and towels are provided.
Glampers may tack on additional nights to stay in the area, but not at IslandWood. You will need to make your own arrangements at area hotels, as we must all check out on Sunday morning. Remember this is a not-for-profit organization that serves students during the weekdays.
Q: When can we arrive? What happens on Thursday?
A: Glampers will schedule their arrival on Bainbridge Island for some time after lunch on Thursday, Pacific Time. Please eat lunch before you arrive. Local Glampers can drive all the way to IslandWood, or be picked up by our crew at the Bainbridge Ferry Dock. We will shuttle you and your luggage, or will try to make it possible for you to visit the charming town of Bainbridge while we take your luggage ahead to the venue for you. We'll be watching the ferry schedule and making multiple round trips so you can come and go. Glampers will want to be at IslandWood by suppertime Thursday, although we can pick folks up from later ferries if necessary. Aside from dinner, served family style, there will be no major events scheduled that evening. We'll have time to just relax, explore the gorgeous surroundings, settle in, and get to know one another.
On Thursday the Plucky Crew will be setting up shop all day, and in the evening, relaxing like the rest of us.
Visitors- We have no scheduled activities for Visitors on Thursday.
Q: What happens on Friday?
A: Friday kicks off the festivities! Glampers will have breakfast together family style. Then the Plucky Market opens from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for Glampers only, although Glampers will also want to get lunch toward the end of that time.
After family style lunch the Glampers-only time ends, and all Visitors are heartily welcome to come to the Market from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Class is in session from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
At 5:00 p.m., Visitors need to say good-byes until the next morning, while the Glampers move toward supper and our evening activity.
Q: What happens on Saturday?
A: For Glampers, breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served family style. Exact times will be updated later. Class sessions run from 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Market will be open from
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Glampers have an evening activity. More details on that will be updated later.
Visitors may shop between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. It is important to understand that IslandWood can not provide meals for anyone other than those registered to be on site all weekend. You'll need to take care of your own meals. We are only a mile from the charming hamlet of Lynwood Center, and three miles from the Bainbridge shopping district. You'll have many choices there. We will, however, provide drink service- coffee, tea, and water, for everyone.
At 5:00 p.m. Visitors need to say good-byes while the Glampers move toward supper and our evening activity.
Q: What happens on Sunday?
A: On Sunday we have our final breakfast together and say our good-byes. You'll be checking out and getting shuttled to the ferry as needed. There will be a signup clipboard available over the weekend so we know when you will need a ride. The Plucky Crew will be packing up as well.
Q: What are the evening activities?
A: We will announce these details later, as we are not sure yet which activity will happen on what night. For certain, we must have our Fashion Show. We may keep some details secret so we can surprise you! We love surprises!!
Getting around
Q: How do I get there? Will I need a car?
A: First off, please use the transportation links at the end of this Q&A for helpful info regarding airport, ground transportation, and ferry schedules. Glampers will need to get themselves to the Bainbridge Island Ferry dock. Glampers will be asked ahead of time via email whether or not they need to be shuttled by us for the last leg from the Bainbridge Ferry dock. Some of you may simply be driving, or renting a car at the airport– your choice.
Visitors will need to arrange their own transportation to Bainbridge Island, and all the way to IslandWood. Having a car will be the most convenient. There is also an island shuttle bus service, but it will not be nearly as convenient as having your own vehicle.
Q: What are my class options?
A: The class descriptions are above this Q&A. You'll indicate your choice on the registration form. Janine and Carson are teaching their class three times, so if you have a first choice teacher, you'll have three possibilities of time. Lorilee will be teaching once. We hope everyone gets their first or second choice.
Q: Is there any way to take a class as a Visitor? As a Glamper, do I have to take a class?
A: Visitors- at this time, no. However, it is a future possibility. If, after the dust of registration settles there are still a few open seats in class, then we may elect to sell those seats. This will not be decided until well after registration. If we have spots to sell, we will sell them for $90 after making a general announcement on the blog.
Additionally, if a Glamper wants to skip their class and sell it, that is fine with us. A class is valued at $90 and is included in the Glamper's fee. Selling a class (or gifting it!) would be the Glamper's responsibility. The Glamper will have to meet up to transfer their class ticket, or leave it at the registration desk with instructions. This year, Lorilee does not have to be notified of these changes ahead of time.
Q: Why is there an additional $35 fee for Janine's class?
A: Fair Isle knitting requires lots of colors to make things beautiful and interesting. Janine wants you working with seven different colors of Oxford, and she wants you to have choices. Woo hoo! So, rather than asking you to buy seven skeins to make hats, we are creating kits of the yarn for you, to provide many color options for a good value. You'll have enough to make two hats.
Going to be some tasty meals served family style right there!
Q: I have food allergies or a special diet. Will I be okay?
A: You will indicate this on the registration form. The chef will be happy to meet your needs. This is their food philosophy:
Every Bite Matters. This simple-yet-intentional philosophy guides Chef Jim White's approach to IslandWood dining. His menus showcase local, organic and sustainably sourced ingredients, simply prepared and thoughtfully presented. Whether you are looking for an elegant plated presentation or a nourishing family-style meal, IslandWood's culinary team will bring your vision to life. Our service staff will extend this purposeful appreciation to each guest in the room.
Q: I must have my Diet Coke (or, fill-in-the-blank)! May I?
A: If there is any particular thing you must have and you want to bring your own supply, you may. There are grocery stores or other spots to get what you need before you arrive. Then stash it in the lodge refrigerator with your name on it.
Miscellaneous | Rules | Administrative Details
Q: I am a local. What are my options?
A: You can either pop in as a day Visitor on Friday 1:00 – 5:00 and Saturday 10:00 – 5:00, or you can register for the full event and stay on site. There are no partial packages available that would give you a discount for sleeping at home or elsewhere.
Q: What does it cost to be a Visitor?
A: Nothing. Just come! We would love to have you!
Q: Are there any other considerations I should know about if I am a Visitor?
A: Yes. We will have complimentary coffee, tea and water, but we are not able to provide meals for you. It will be important to have transportation so that you can drive into Bainbridge or Lynwood Center for lunch. The facility does not permit take out foods brought onto the site.
Q: How much can I hang out as a Visitor?
A: All of those posted hours. You can walk the campus, go visit a Glamper's lodge or room, or sit anywhere you like and knit. But you do have to depart from IslandWood when the shop closes as the rest of the gang has dinner and activities to attend.
Q: I have mobility concerns. Will I be able to get around?
A: Visitors should know the venue is handicap accessible. If you let us know what help you need, we will do whatever we can for you. Glampers will have the opportunity to make their specific needs known on their registration so we can understand and meet those needs.
Q: As a Visitor, may I sleep over at a Glamper's room if they have a spare mattress?
A: No. Please respect this request. The facility will make up beds only for those registered. We will be penalized if there are unplanned guests.
Q: If I am a Glamper, and got one of the single rooms with a queen bed, may I bring a guest to share my room?
A: We can not allow for that either. The facility only has room for feeding and housing us as contracted. If our policy was to allow guests, it would decrease the number of Glampers we could serve.
Q: I can't attend as a Glamper, but I just really want to go to a dinner or fashion show. May I?
A: We must limit all meals and parties only to those registered as Glampers. If a Glamper wants to forgo a dinner or an evening event, they can not transfer it to anyone. Only classes can be transferred, as mentioned above.
Q: What happens if, after I register and pay, I find out that I can not attend?
A: We will continue the policy from previous years. The Plucky Knitter will not issue a refund, but you are welcome to sell your spot to someone else. Those sharing rooms should discuss this to be aware of it as a possibility. Perhaps the group knows someone they'd like to sell the spot to. Perhaps the seller will need to post in the current "Destash/Trade" discussion thread in The Plucky Knitter Ravelry Group. In the end, those decisions and transactions are entirely up to the individual who originally purchased the spot. We suspect there will also be some people posting an "in search of" message in the current "ISO" discussion thread to try to attend. In years past we have had 2 – 3 people out of 110 need to sell their spot. So far, they have been able to do that successfully on their own. In other words, we do not process returns nor do we maintain a waiting list if the event is filled.
Q: Is there an exercise room or pool?
A: No, there is not. There are wide paths through the woods to explore and walk to your hearts content.
Q: If Glamping, and I don't have a car or a friend with a car, am I "stuck" at IslandWood all weekend?
A: In our opinion, the town of Bainbridge is not to be missed. (See "About Bainbridge" below.) If you'd like to spend some time there, and did not work it in to your arrival or departure days, let us shuttle you back and forth into town. We'll have a clipboard to sign up for rides.
A walk into Lynwood Center is also one mile, one "hilly" mile.
Q: Once registration is complete, can we all have a list of everyone attending?
A: For privacy reasons, we will not be posting a list of attendees. The group will be receiving administrative emails from firstname.lastname@example.com and from firstname.lastname@example.com ; we will use BCC for group communications. Each room group, however, will be getting an email to their group. In that situation, those in the room will have each other's email address visible so you can share further contact information on your own to facilitate your plans.
On site we will have a housing map available so you can find your friends, but we will not post it or make it available ahead of time.
Q: What will the weather be like?
A: Hopefully just like the fall of 2015- warm, dry, clear, and gorgeous. We hope you have some clear weather so you can see the Olympics, the Cascades, and Mt. Rainier. You can expect highs around 65 F and overnight lows around 50 F, perfect for sweaters! Sweaters and a light rain jacket would serve you well.
Q: What happens between registration and the event?
A: Important information will be shared with registered Glampers via the email address you provide us when registering. There will likely be just a few communications over the summer and early fall. In the meantime, you can make your travel arrangements and consider adding on some time to visit Seattle!
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By Adam B. Butler
For a moment, close your eyes and think back on your favorite hunting memory. Maybe it is from high on a ridgetop stand with your grandfather. Or is it the earthy smell of fall all around and just enough north breeze to swirl autumn's last leaves past the craggily old oaks down below? Or is it a frosty January sunrise in a duck blind with your kids? My own favorite hunting memory unfolded in a hardwood bottom on a Wildlife Manage-ment Area in central Mississippi and involved a spectacular day of turkey hunting with an old friend.
These memories—the deer, the ducks, the turkeys, and the places that frame their backdrop—shape deep traditions and make sportsmen and women so passionate about the sport. Hunting is not a hobby—it is a way of living. Time immersed in the wild outdoors has a way of nurturing us that is unmatched elsewhere and creates specialties with those whom we share the experiences. It is no wonder that the astute naturalist, writer, and hunter Aldo Leopold opened his most famous work, "A Sand County Almanac," with the line, "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.…" If your life is fed by memories born in forests and fields, then you know on which side of that statement you fall.
Photo by Rick Small
Given the weight these memories carry, we who cannot live "without wild things" bear a responsibility to never take for granted that our most treasured times afield were guaranteed. Tremendous foresight and effort were necessary to ensure the outdoor experiences that enrich us today could be available.
In truth, hunters are living in an age of plenty that was nearly unimaginable just a few generations ago. It is a unique story: North America is the only place where major game species were successfully pulled back from the edge of permanent loss and then restored to their former glory. Do not believe that? Then consider that when the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission, now Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), was formed in 1932, deer were only found in a little more than a third of the state's 82 counties. Wild turkey numbers had dropped to less than 5,000 birds statewide. Continental waterfowl populations were fewer than half of what fills our skies today.
The Pittman-Robertson Act, which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1937, established a program that is now known as Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration. Since its implementation, the program has provided essential monetary support for the restoration and management of our country's wildlife populations and the habitats on which they depend. An excise tax on firearms and ammunition, imposed at the manufacturers' level, is the mechanism that has generated the stable, reliable funding which has made the program's efforts unequivocally successful.
To be eligible to participate in Wildlife Restoration funding, a state must annually certify, to the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the number of persons holding paid licenses to hunt in that state during the previous year.
A license holder only can be counted once, even if he holds several different types of licenses or buys several trip licenses during a license year. Trapping, commercial, and other licenses that are not for the express purpose of permitting the holder to hunt or fish for sport or recreation cannot be included. Also, licenses which do not return net revenue to the state may not be counted.
In an attempt to maintain equity among the states participating in the Wildlife Restoration program, a funding apportionment formula was developed. One-half of the formula is based on the ratio of the land area of each state to the total land area of all the states. The other half depends on the ratio of the number of paid hunting license holders of each state to the total number of license holders for all the states.
Among MDWFP restoration programs assisted by this funding are:
This program's goal is to provide management to Mississippi's statewide deer herd and offer the maximum outdoor recreational opportunity to the public without negatively affecting the resource. Biologists provide deer-related guidance to public and private landowners, conduct seminars, write articles for professional publications, conduct statewide disease surveillance, and develop deer research projects in conjunction with university researchers. The comprehensive Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) consists of data collection and cooperator education with which MDWFP tries to put the landowners/co-operators in a better position to manage their lands for a healthy deer herd, while maintaining habitat integrity.
Hunter purchases of state Duck Stamps are the driving force behind the MDWFP Waterfowl Program. Its goals seek to improve habitat and hunting opportunities on public and private lands throughout Mississippi. Free technical guidance is offered on private lands for landowners who are interested in help with wetland management and attracting waterfowl. MDWFP will provide recommendations on waterfowl habitat improvements, water control, plant identification and control, and even water-fowl hunting management. Other responsibilities include waterfowl habitat management recommendations on WMAs, avian influenza testing, flying aerial surveys, wood duck banding, and representing the interests of Mississippi sportsmen on fly-way and national committees.
Photo by Seth Hester
Through restocking programs beginning in the late 1950s, MDWFP captured turkeys from areas where they were abundant and released them into habitats where they were missing. This restoration work allowed populations to grow, but the turkey numbers are still low across most of the central Delta because of lack of habitat. Luckily, hundreds of thousands of acres of hardwood saplings have been planted since the late 1980s, and these areas are becoming suitable turkey habitat. Recently, the MDWFP Turkey Program implemented a restoration/research project to evaluate the feasibility of restocking turkeys into the interior Delta. By releasing radio-collared turkeys into central Delta study sites, a real-world experiment was undertaken to learn whether the birds could reestablish in this unique landscape. Wild turkeys once again demonstrated their adaptability, but the project suggested that hardwood plantations are no substitute for mature forest as turkey habitat until they reach approximately 30 years of age.
With the voluntarily purchasing of licenses, hunters can do what sport hunters have always done in our country. They can help shoulder the responsibility of ensuring that our wildlife resources and their essential habitats are managed for the benefit of current and future generations by financially supporting the most successful wildlife management program in history.
Adam B. Butler is the turkey program coordinator for MDWFP.
Randy Spencer, a wildlife biologist with USFWS and Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Office, contributed to this report.


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About Shattered Moon by Renata Lanzoni:
Shattered Moon is based on a true story. The book explores the heights of an unexpected romance, the lows of despair and the terrors of violent abuse. The purpose of the book is to show you are not going crazy, you are not alone and that there is hope on the other side of pain. An Oxford graduate, lawyer, dependable mother, Maddy has been living a secluded life since her teenage son ran away from home three years ago. Her grief for his loss and her sense of guilt have been plaguing her ever since. When her daughter leaves for university, and her estranged husband announces he is moving abroad, she finds herself without purpose. At 42 she decides it is now time to start living again and accepts her friend's offer to go away on holiday to Sri Lanka. On the exotic island, she encounters an enticing young man who showers her with unexpected attention. She is swept off her feet by the intensity of his feelings and the effect he has on her. The connection with him is so deep, so sudden and so powerful that she decides to leave her empty life behind and embark on an exciting new adventure.
But the mysterious young man, damaged by a past of suffering and loss, is not what she expects him to be. She finds herself more and more tangled in his web and unable to see a way out. Feeling responsible for his every mood and fiercely protective of him, she fails to recognize the first signs of abuse and only realizes what is really happening to her after months of emotional and physical violence. But the shame and disbelief isolate her from everyone, and she finds herself lonely, utterly sad and fighting against her feelings. The unprecedented rollercoaster of emotions traps her in a toxic and violent relationship. Her life is in danger. Can she save herself? A story of unconditional love, powerful emotions, strong friendships, deep despair and utter terror, hope and resilience. A true account told with the desire to help others find the strength to save themselves and maybe even to recognize early signs of toxic relationships and avoid all the pain and damage they cause. Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Amici di Casa Mihiri, a registered charity which is doing a fantastic and thankless job helping and housing women and young girls affected by domestic violence and abuse in Sri Lanka, giving them safety, security, love and hope.
Buy the book, Learn more about the writer and follow the author on social media:
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Author Bio:
Renata Lanzoni lives in Oxford. Born and raised in Italy she chose the UK as her adoptive country at an early age. A keen traveler, she has visited several countries, both for work and pleasure. She has recently returned from spending two years in Sri Lanka, where she immersed herself in the local culture.
Her fiction describes real stories, real people and profound issues, in the hope to help others achieve a better life.


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I've never had the "luxury" of a second internal drive in any of the computers I've used for editing video. From a single core emachines with a 1.6GB drive editing Digital8, to a single core hyperthreading HP with 512MB RAM to a dual core HP with 2GB RAM editing HDV (and with that one I started capturing to and rendering on external USB drives some), to my current Q6600 and Core i7 Dells editing AVCHD natively, I've encountered no problems other than the Q6600 processor being a bit slow.
|August 17th, 2009, 05:15 AM
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if you just look at plain number, no hardisk , even in RAID, is able to support video editing.
fortunately , nobody use "uncompressed full bandwith" to edit video.
So the real numbers are the one used to record compressed video. (between 4 to 100 Mbytes/sec, but usually well under 50)
And since there is no tape , disk or memory that can be run fastest than a good harddisk, you can expect that Disk on Firewire or USB could fit the task.
Now, while any car can fit the task of bringing you somewhere, for sure, some will do it with better safety, speed , comfort or ease. same with computer equipment.
Depends your budget and expectations. Just make sure both will meet.
|August 17th, 2009, 07:08 AM
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A simple rule that I used for years is do not read and write to the same disc at the same time, one stream per disc. This rules out using the OS drive for any video storage or temp files and also means having at least three discs, preferably four or more. This also means that external USB is just fine under these circumstances. IF you have more than one external make sure they are not on the same controller which for some motherboards may not be possible. I have used external USB2 for DV, HDV and AVCHD with no problems. Though now have no need to do so with my present system.
My current configuration is 250G OS, 250G temp, 2x750 RAID0 video storage, 1TB drive for finished projects. Backup to DLT03 tape drive. Also have several bare 1T drives that I use with eSATA when needed using Thermaltake disc dock.
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I use an external (well, several) FW400 external discs for capturing and editing Apple ProRes compressed video sourced at HDV720P60 and I'm writing and pulling 1GB per minute (ProRes 720P60) with no problems. Currently I'm on an iMac until Snow Leopard comes out so I don't have the luxury of eSATA or internal drives. My last edit machine had 4 internal drives: one for the OS, one for video capture, one for audio capture and one for render. Worked VERY well until drives started dropping like flies...
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Green disk are disk that use low power, the drawback being the lower performance mainly due to lower speed rotation. Since video editing usually requires above average performance and green disk are average or under, you can expect problems.
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Ive made due with FW400 in the distant past for DV it was ok.
Now, for (sans highest setting) Cineform, HDV, AVCHD or DV, a simple second sata works well enough. Processor speed is more of an issue with these compressed formats than modern hard drive speeds. Most hard drive these days are more than fast enough. Ill also mention that I dont commonly work with multiple streams
For those who usually work with multiple streams, would a straightforward software raid work?
|August 20th, 2009, 09:45 AM
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Firewire will give you better performance than USB 2.0, and FireWire 800 (the new firewire) will give you even better performance than firewire. But eSATA gives you performance equivilant to an internal HD, which is why I prefer to use them.
You will experience slowdown, especially with AVCHD at those bitrates, on a USB 2.0 connection. USB 2.0 operates in bursts, and can't maintain sustained speeds; the problem is not reading one file at a time, but when you have multiple files that need to be read simultaniously. Like, for example, putting more than one video together in the same project. And any dissolve effect will need to read more than one video file at once.
USB 2.0 drives are still useful, however, if you're proxy editing OR you're willing to live with stuttery/slow playback during the editing phase. Vegas is actually pretty good about USB 2.0 drives, Final Cut Pro is not... for various reasons.
Honestly, you have a choice of enclosures out there, I'd go ahead and get one that can operate as EITHER USB 2.0 or eSATA. If USB 2.0 works for you, use that. If not, go with eSATA.
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In my Experience with HDV and MXF files, USB is no good and 1394a (FW 400) can be problematic at times.
1394b (FW800) drives and eSATA are no problem at all. As to the why use FW800 over eSATA? In my case the main reason is daisy chaining. I can run 4 FW drives off my FW PCI 2.0 card(2 inputs) of mixed drive sizes with no issue. My eSATA card can only run 2 drives and they must be the exact same size.
I love the eSATA for content back-up and tend to use it as such. I have clients that provide me with content on FW800 drives for editing or capture and I can just chain them in without disabling any of my drives. If it were an eSATA drive they would have to provide me with one that is the exact same size and I would have to disable one of my drives to plugin their drive.
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If you have a open 5.25" drive bay and a spare internal SATA connection, go with this kind of trayless removable drive system. It gives you virtually unlimited storage.
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Tom's hardware just ran an interesting comparison of a 3 year old, 200G 7200RPM drive against a current, 1T, 5400 "green" drive. The newer drive seemed to be more capable on virtually every analysis, simple because technology continues to improve.
This has me debating new drives - I already have a new 500G for a new build, and it's very noticeably zippier, which leads me to suspect that the same would be true while pulling things such as AVCHD files off the disks - a faster drive might improve throughput enough to give better overall performance.
Optimizing a computer becomes an interesting task, as ALL the subsystems can affect performance, and you're only as fast as the slowest (bottleneck) subsystem... meaning CPU speed, FSB, Memory, hard disk and (not so much for video editing) video, each play a part.
I'm not too sure about anything some "computer store guy" says... unless they've got direct experience, it could be some secondhand hearsay from a web forum (and aside from DVi, we know how accurate THOSE are!). YMMV...
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Another point to be aware of is that once you are using a file based video then the problem should be improved from DV or HDV and these would mainly have problems on capture. Once the files are on the hard drives editing will just have slowdowns etc but no losses. Issues will then arise on export to tape.
Only capture and export are critical that there is contiguous file transfer and where continuous drive throughput is important.
IF you are editing DV or HDV then the drive issues are real. IF you are editing AVCHD then drives are less of a problem but CPU power is VERY important and is the bottleneck. IF you are using an intermediate like Cineform or Canopus HQ the transfer rates will be much higher and thus drive speed is again important for editing( but you will not loose anything just editing preview quality). When you render your final file again drive speed is not important. This is purely a computational task.
Bottom line. For DV and HDV ( they are the same data rate) capture to a fast drive, any modern internal or a single external should be fine. Export to tape from a fast drive. These are the only times where realtime performance is critical. IF you are capturing HDV with realtime conversion to Cineform or Canopus HQ then drive speed and CPU power will be important.
As far as I am concerned it doesn't matter too much for AVCHD as this is a file copy process either from a hard drive in the camera ( which will be slower than all the hard drives on your PC) or from a memory card ( again likely slower than your hard drives)
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I would not buy "green" drives except for backup. The smallest drive I would buy today is 1TB. As soon as the 2TB drives get up to 7200 rpm I will buy those. Remember too that as drives get full they slow down, especially with raid. For the main edit drives I shoot for 2x capacity to keep under 50% full. OSX is good about using the outside fastest part of the drive first. Not sure what windows does.
Esata is just sata with better connectors. If an esata drive attached to a card is slower than internal drives it means the PCI card is cheap.
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Let Your House Pay
Renovate the kitchen, pay tuition or finance a vacation all with a home equity line of credit– or HELOC as it's called. Equity is the difference between the appraised value of your home and the balance on your mortgage. Use a home equity line of credit like you would a credit card – draw only what you need and pay back as you use it. Once approved, it's generally good for 15 years.
Apply in a branch or through online banking. You'll need:
• Income verification
• Proof of insurance
• Last mortgage statement
• A new appraisal ordered by Family Trust
New Payment Method
Beginning June 1, it will be easier to repay your home equity line of credit. When you have an Annual Percentage Rate of 8.00% or less, your minimum payment will be 1.00% of the balance; members with an interest rate over 8.00% will pay
1.50% of the balance (1). This change will reduce minimum monthly payments, which will especially help members with higher balances.


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One of the basic terms in SEO and which you have probably heard about is the Spider Bot. But what is this really and how does it work? Next, we explain in more detail how Spider bots work and how pages are indexed without human intervention.
The spider bot is an algorithm designed by the search engine to track and index sites. The purpose is to create an index of content on the Internet. Once the spider bot visits your website, the results are placed in the search engine index. The faster and better the process of crawling within the page, the higher in search engines can be found.
How does Spider Bot Work?
Tracking means following a path and in the world of SEO, it means following the links that appear on your website. Therefore, the site's maps are necessary, since they contain all the links of the site, being used by the spider bot to explore in detail and without getting lost.
Every day, thousands of websites are created and published, while many more are already existing but constantly redesigned and updated. In this way, the search engine spider "crawls" through each site analyzing pages, codes and links found, measuring the importance and relevance of these to certain keywords.
This means that each time the spider bot goes through your website, it searches for the keywords related to it. The more often these relevant terms appear, the higher the positioning in results that your website gets.
How does the indexation work?
Depending on the Meta tag used, whether it is "index" or "non-index," Spider Bot will crawl and index your web pages. If the "no-index" tag is inserted in any page, for example, it will not be classified.
This is how SEO experts recommend only allowing certain important parts of your website to be tracked, thus increasing your chances of improving the site's positioning. Pages of labels, categories or others with less importance do not need to be indexed and in fact, it will be better for the final positioning.
At the same time, factors such as the domain name, internal and external links or the existence of duplicate content will affect the way in which the Spider Bot tracks and classifies your website.
Domains that include the main keyword in their name get much more important and, therefore, better rankings. In addition, the more external links you have, the more reliable it appears before the criteria of web search engines.
Using Webmaster Tools, it is possible to check how search engines are viewing your site and identify what can be improved to increase performance and positioning. The more content you add, the more activity is detected by the Spider Bot Algorithm. So, it will check your site much more frequently, increasing the chances of getting higher positions in the results lists.
For example, Google bot uses an algorithm to measure the frequency of tracking in the entire web universe to which they can reach. The way it does the tracking is through links from its indexed pages. If you want Google to index your content faster, you must create quality content on a constant and regular basis.
Another example is that of the "Facebook external hit," which is a bot used by Facebook for collecting specific information, details, or images that are related to the content shared by different users of Facebook. For instance, "Facebook External Hit" retrieves this data when the Facebook user sends or provides a link.


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Things to Do This Weekend
Every week we'll be giving Joes the best things to do this weekend no matter where you are in the country. Whether it's the best new bars, clubs, restaurants, films or events, we've got you covered!
Things to Do This Weekend in London
Camden Town Brewery Bar Re-Opening
Thursday 20th April. Free.
Camden Town Brewery are re-opening the doors to their newly renovated Brewery Bar tonight and to celebrate the occasion, Joes will also get the chance to be the first to taste Camden's new limited-edition smoky special brew, Flue Faker.
Free to enter, expect brewery tours, giveaways, live screen-printing at The Little Camden Print Shop, and all of Camden's beers on tap. They'll also be launching the Brewery Bar's new outdoor pop-up kitchen by firing up the smoker for a Flue Faker inspired menu of slow smoked meat by none other than BBQ God Neil Rankin.
Location: 55-59 Wilkin Street Mews, NW5 3NN. Nearest Tube: Chalk Farm.
New Cross + Deptford Free Film Festival
Friday 21st – Sunday 30th April. Free.
The New Cross + Deptford Free Film Festival is back for 2017, and this year invites you to 31 film screenings taking place across ten-days starting this Friday. And guess what? As always, everything is absolutely free.
This year's festival is dedicated to the late, great Gene Wilder, but the festival kicks off Friday with the Chef + Launch Party at The White Hart in New Cross. Billed as 'a sensory overload of film food and music', the first come first serve event will be showing the Jon Favreau feel-good film followed by DJs spinning tunes until late in the night.
Location: Various.
Things to Do This Weekend in Manchester
Record Store Day and Night at Eastern Bloc Records
Saturday 22nd April. Free.
This Saturday marks Record Store Day 2017, a day where you stop those downloads and head to your local musical emporium. And we say what better place to celebrate the occasion than by heading to Manchester and its famed Eastern Bloc Records.
Having relocated from its huge Oldham Street unit to Stephenson Square, Eastern Bloc still offers a specialist selection of house, techno, dub, and everything else in between. And to celebrate the day, they'll have resident DJs spinning tunes for a whole 19 hours of music, from 8am to 4am.
Location: 5A Stevenson Square, M1 1DN.
Things to Do This Weekend in Windsor
Gung Ho! Obstacle Course
Saturday 22nd April. £50.
The world's biggest inflatable obstacle course and 5K challenge Gung-Ho! is back in the UK this weekend and its headed to Windsor. The 5K run includes ten inflatables – three of which are new for 2017, with the five-storey-high, 200ft-long Thriller slide being the highlight. And this year, they've added water!
The inflatable course will be filled with enough air to pump up more than 100 million footballs, making it the biggest course of its kind anywhere. It's not a timed event, so five 'waves' of runners can set off in their own timed slots between 9am and 2pm. Regardless of age, Gung-Ho! is a ridiculously good day out.
Location: Windsor Racecourse, Maidenhead Road, SL4 5JJ.
Things to Do This Weekend in Bristol
80s Gameshow Gin Night
Friday 21st April. £26.
If you love your gin as much as we do, now's the time to test that knowledge. This Friday, Bristolian food event kings Foozie are giving you a chance to test out your gin as well as your game show skills at Gin for Win: an 80's game show inspired cocktail event at the Flipside Cocktail Club.
Throughout the night you'll get to spin the 'Wheel of gin-fortune' and 'Play Your Cards Right' with the chance to win a load of different gins, gin cocktails and gin related prizes. You can also get drink discounts by winning a simple game of coin tossing against the barman.
Location: Flipside Cocktail Club, 109 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2PB.


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Friday, December 7, 2007
On Books and Birthdays
In 2005, my birthday stopped functioning as a marker for age, but rather a reminder to be thankful for my time on the planet during the past 365 days.
This year, I'm especially thankful for being in a position to document my life's experiences from the seat of a bicycle, both photographically and editorially in the pages of a coffee table book. A few weeks ago, Rich Clarkson and Associates, offered to package this book for me. Rich was the former Director of Photography for National Geographic Magazine. He also used to make pictures for NCAA Track and Field and spent a lot of time at my alma matter, the University of Oregon--where I spent 5-years as a track man. The people he's teamed me up with to put this book together are all truly amazing. I couldn't imagine a better group to work with on this project!
Last year, I spent December 6th camped behind a shack in the middle of dessert in Northern Argentina. It was cold, windy, sandy and miserable. Two days before, my traveling companions and I ran out of food and water and had to turn around and bicycle back to the closest village to avoid dehydration. But the sunset was perfect.
Yesterday, I spent my birthday scribbling outlines for book chapters in the comforts of my Seattle loft and then reminisced at diner over a bottle of Argentine Malbec at a tapas bar in Seattle.
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2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty Review
Pros & Cons
- Refined ride for a heavy-duty truck, solid steering feel, smooth-shifting automatic transmission, integrated trailer-brake controller offered as a factory option.
- Power Stroke diesel isn't as strong as competitors' diesels in towing situations, noisy drivetrains, large turning radius, dated interior.
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With plenty of refinement and style inside and out, the 2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty is likely the most civilized 1-ton pickup on the market. However, when pressed into duty for serious towing and hauling, it struggles a bit alongside its peers.
Vehicle overview
For truck buyers with king-size towing and hauling requirements, a 1-ton pickup is the obvious solution: This is the largest pickup truck you can buy without needing a commercial vehicle license. Ford's entry in the 1-ton class is the F-350 Super Duty. Stronger than the already robust F-250, the 2007 Ford F-350 is capable of carrying payloads of up to 5800 pounds and towing trailers of up to 15,000 pounds (17,000 if it's a fifth-wheel trailer), although its maximum Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) still tops out at 26,000 pounds. The other main advantage to going with the F-350 is the availability of a dual rear-wheel configuration, commonly known as a dualie, which greatly improves stability when towing.
As on other Ford pickups, buyers have their choice of Regular cab, Extended Cab (SuperCab in Ford terminology) and Crew Cab body styles, as well as two bed lengths -- 6.75 feet or 8 feet. Among the engine choices, you'll find a 5.4-liter gasoline V8, a 6.8-liter gasoline V10 and a 6.0-liter diesel V8 called the Power Stroke. The diesel is by far the most popular engine in the F-350 lineup, as it offers considerably more low-end torque than even the V10 while providing a higher GCWR and better mileage.
Ford gave the Super Duty trucks a mild refresh for 2005, but this is still one of the older designs in the 1-ton-truck category. Compared to other 1-ton trucks, the F-350 has a dated interior with mediocre seats and inadequate storage space. And while the Power Stroke diesel V8 pulls smoothly, it doesn't have quite the strength or endurance of competing diesels when towing heavy loads. On the other hand, the 2007 Ford F-350 is more refined than its peers in many areas. Handling and braking are more surefooted, and the Ford's ride quality is unexpectedly compliant, even with an empty bed. For buyers who aren't concerned about having the strongest one-ton dualie on the market, the F-350 Super Duty is worth a look. Bear in mind, though, that a fully redesigned pickup truck is set to arrive for the 2008 model year.
2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty models
The 1-ton 2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty pickup comes in Regular Cab, SuperCab and Crew Cab body styles. SuperCab models have small rear-opening doors, while the Crew Cab has four full-size swing-out doors. Regular cabs come in long-bed configuration only, while SuperCabs and Crew Cabs are available with a short or long bed. Buyers can choose from XL, XLT and Lariat trim levels (note that regular cabs are not available in Lariat trim). XL models are best used as work trucks, as they come with a vinyl bench seat in front; manual windows, mirrors and locks; a basic AM/FM radio; and no air-conditioner. The XLT adds a cloth-upholstered 40/20/40 front bench seat, air-conditioning, a CD player, cruise control and a full set of power controls. High-line Lariats come with features like leather upholstery, a power driver seat and dual-zone automatic climate control.
An extensive list of options is available on the F-350. Lariat buyers seeking a top-grade leather interior can go with the Harley-Davidson Package (not available on dualies) or King Ranch Package, while those needing additional off-road capability can get an electronic transfer case, upgraded shocks and skid plates in the FX4 Off-Road Package available on all trims. We highly recommend the Tow Command system option, as it provides an integrated controller that synchs up the brakes on your trailer with those on the truck.
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Performance & mpg
Three engines are available on the F-350 Super Duty. The base engine is a 5.4-liter V8 that generates 300 horsepower and 365 pound-feet of torque. An optional 6.8-liter V10 generates 362 hp and 457 lb-ft of torque. The best choice for those who do serious towing and hauling, though, is the 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel V8 rated at 325 hp and 570 lb-ft. A six-speed manual is standard with these engines, but a five-speed automatic with a tow-haul mode is also available. With the Power Stroke V8 and optional 4.30 rear gears, the F-350 has a GCWR of 26,000 pounds. Properly equipped F-350 dualies can carry payloads of up to 5800 pounds or tow trailers of up to 15,000 pounds (add another 2000 pounds if your trailer is a fifth wheel). Both two-and four-wheel drive are available on the F-350; manual locking hubs are standard on 4x4 trucks with a shift-on-the-fly transfer case optional.
Four-wheel antilock disc brakes are standard. Reverse parking sensors are optional on all trim levels, and power-adjustable pedals are available on XLT and Lariats equipped with an automatic transmission. There is no NHTSA or IIHS crash test data on the 2007 F-350.
Ford F-350s equipped with the Power Stroke V8 pull smoothly, and the optional five-speed automatic transmission serves up smooth upshifts and knows when to hold gears while towing. Unfortunately, the Power Stroke simply doesn't have the stamina of other diesels when towing heavy loads. On the plus side, the F-350 Super Duty pickup offers the most refined handling and braking dynamics of any truck in the 1-ton class; its large turning radius is our only complaint. And if you do have occasion to drive it with an empty bed, the ride quality is surprisingly bearable.
Five or six adults can ride inside the F-350 with little problem as long as you choose the SuperCab or Crew Cab body style. Seat comfort is mediocre, though, and the F-350's aged interior design doesn't offer enough storage space for owners who live out of their trucks. If you're willing to fold up the rear seats, there is ample cargo room inside the cab, and a fold-out utility tray ensures a flat load floor.
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It can be very frustrating finding out about your pest problem. It is normal to experience stress, especially if you are not sure how to deal with this problem. This article will make sure that you know what to do in case of invasion. Read on to learn how to get all the pests out of your house!
One effective approach to control your pest problem is to vacuum every rug in the house. You will sweep up pests living in the carpeting. Always trash the bag once you have finished.
All food should be carefully stored away in sealed containers when not in use. Many kinds of pests are attracted to the scent of food, so do not give them anything to be drawn to. Take your trash out regularly to avoid attracting pests. Pests love this smell and will travel far to find its source.
Bedbugs are sneaky and can be hard to eliminate entirely. Close holes before you try to exterminate them. This will keep any of the bugs from escaping before they're all dead.
When you plant bushes around your house, be sure to leave 12 inches of clearance. Numerous insects can enter your home through this brush, regardless of what you try to do. Placing bushes too close to the house is an open invitation for pests to invade.
Fleas can be tough to eliminate, but there are ways to approach them. Vacuum your home each day, and then follow up by spraying flea spray. Keep in mind that your vacuum bag should be disposed of immediately upon finishing vacuuming.
To control pest issues, make sure you regularly check out your plumbing. Be sure all drains and sinks are unclogged around your home and inside your home. When drains become clogged, the resultant mess provides a food source for undesirable creatures. After you clear the pipes of debris completely, you should repeat the process on a regular basis to help prevent an infestation.
If you are having an issue with bugs or other pests, there is a solution. See a home improvement store nearby to ask the pros in there how to get rid of pests. They will be able to tell you what you should do to get rid of the bugs.
Do you have a problem with rodents in your house? Look over your home for cracks these rodents can fit through. Put scouring pads inside the holes, or add some poison. You can use a strong-smelling repellent like mustard oil to keep them at bay.
Never use rat poison when pets are living inside your house. Even if you do not think they will get into the poison they might eat a rat that has poison in it. Also, you will want to avoid this if you have babies or young children around the house. They can think that the poison is candy.
After reading this article, you should be prepared to rid your home of pests. Use what you have gleaned from this article to fight back against your pest problems. Then you can sleep easier knowing you have ridded yourself of your pest problem.


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Would you like a marketing idea guaranteed to increase your sales? Would you like to stop people from shopping your product or service and losing business to your competition? Would you like to reduce the amount of rejection you're receiving? Would you like clients to understand they have nothing to lose and everything to gain by buying from you?
Then offer a guarantee on your product or service. This one marketing idea can increase your sales volume dramatically; however, few companies use it to their advantage. Look around your market and identify how many of your competitors are offering a guarantee. I'm willing to bet very few if any.
A guarantee will set you apart from your competition.
You need to promote your guarantee like any other benefit of your product or service. You need to put your guarantee in print. You need to put it on every ad, sales letter, free report, application, business card and every other piece of paper that finds itself in the hands of an existing or potential client.
You should be shouting it out for your whole market to hear.
How to Craft a Powerful Guarantee
Guarantee that your clients will be so thrilled (not just satisfied) with your product or service they'll want to share it with everyone they know. You need to offer an unconditional, money back guarantee.
When I talk about a guarantee, I want you to be specific and tell your customers exactly what you will do if they're not thrilled about your product or service.
What ever guarantee you offer you need to be willing to live up to your guarantee. People will be more likely to buy from you and less likely to shop around to your competition when you offer a strong guarantee. Offering a guarantee will prevent you from over promising and under delivering. If you do then you'll owe them. If you offer a strong guarantee you'll be held accountable for providing the quality of service in your guarantee.
You're probably thinking if I offer a guarantee I'll go broke. People will use my guarantee to get something for nothing. Part of this concern can be addressed by designing your guarantee to be specific about what you will deliver. Making it clear to your clients as to what they can expect from your product or service.
A second part to this concern is looking at things that you've purchased in the past that offered a guarantee. If your purchase didn't meet up to the claims that were made did you ask for your money back or did you just let it go? Statistically a very small percentage of purchasers will even take you up on your guarantee. However, that doesn't mean you should provide a worthless guarantee.
Are you still afraid that it will cost too much to give a guarantee?
It will cost you much more if you don't. If your competition gets wind of this idea and start offering a great guarantee, then your clients will be attracted to your competition and not to you.
Teaching useful marketing ideas is an important part of our sales training programs. A great marketing idea can provide you with new clients for years to come. and with out clients you have no sales.
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I just saw another post about men being considered strong leaders when they are assertive and women being considered bitches.
I was discussing this with my family a while ago and said that I tend to label a woman a "bitch" only when they add "insulting" and "condescending" to the mix. Otherwise I find them to be strong, respectable women.
Have you personally seen this double standard in your own lifetime? In particular, do you know of a situation in which you personally applied a different standard to women than to men in terms of assertiveness?
This is what I mean. Do you really hear people saying that about Hillary? Do you really hear people calling one person a bitch and another a strong leader merely on the basis of sex?
If so, give an example of a person you've heard say such a thing.
With Hillary Clinton when she is stressing a point. She is considered to be shrill. While a male politician is seen as forceful. Women are considered ballbreakers when they are adament about making their opinions known. Men are considered assertive.
I don't judge forceful women I think that they are autonomous.
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Why It's Important to Make Your WordPress Links Memorable (And How to Do It)
There are a hundred things to take care of when you're running a website. One essential task that often gets overlooked is optimizing your links so they're as memorable as possible. After all, the 'uglier' your links are, the less likely it is that people will remember them.
Along with improving your website's traffic, memorable (or 'pretty') links can make your site look a lot more professional. Plus, WordPress provides you with plenty of options to customize your URLs, so there's no excuse not to do it.
In this article, we're going to talk about why it's important to work on your website's link structure. Then we'll show you three ways to create more memorable links in WordPress. Let's get to work!
Why It's Important to Create Memorable Links
Before we go any further, let's look at a few examples of 'ugly' links and better alternatives. Here are two URLs we'd consider to be unwieldy:
- www.youdomainname.com/blog/p=?56436
- www.yourdomainname.com/article/256623
From a practical standpoint, both of those URLs work just fine. The problem is that they're not easy to remember or type. More importantly, someone who sees one of these links won't have any idea what to expect once they click on it.
With that in mind, a better alternative would be something like this:
- www.yourdomainname.com/blog/create-memorable-links
This relatively short URL is easier to remember, and looks more professional. Plus, it tells you exactly what you'll find by clicking on it, which makes it more useful and trustworthy.
Unfortunately, the link structures WordPress uses by default look a lot more like the first two examples. However, it's not hard to start using better URLs on your site. In the next few sections, we'll explain how to do just that.
3 Ways to Create More Memorable Links in WordPress
The process of creating attractive and useful links starts even before you build your website. In fact, it begins at the moment when you select a name for your site.
1. Start by Choosing a Strong Domain Name
Choosing a domain name is one of the first things you'll do when you want to launch a website. Your choice of domain matters a lot, because it sets the tone for your site and helps to establish your branding. Plus, that name will make up the first part of all your site's URLs, which makes it essential that you choose something both unique and easy to remember.
For example, if you're thinking about launching a website to sell t-shirt designs, you might want to look for inspiration from some of the most popular sites in that niche:
- threadless.com
- spreadshirt.com
- rushordertees.com
All those are excellent domain names, and they have a few things in common. They tell you exactly what the website is about, they're relatively short, and they're also memorable without being complex or hard to spell.
That last criteria is most important. When you're considering a domain name for your site, try not to choose something too complicated. 'Short and sweet' results in a domain name that helps you construct strong URLs for your site.
2. Change Your WordPress Permalink Settings
Out of the box, WordPress features a rather ugly URL structure. When you start creating new posts and pages, their URLs will look something like this:
- www.youdomainname.com/p=?2
That's anything but memorable, and tells you nothing about the content of the page the link leads to. Fortunately, you can easily alter your WordPress permalink structure.
To do that, navigate to the Settings > Permalinks tab in your site's dashboard. There, you'll see a list of structures you can choose from:
We're going to save you some time, and recommend that you stick with one of these three structures:
- Day and name
- Month and name
- Post name
Post name is our favorite option by far, as it's the clearest and most descriptive. However, if you also want to include each post's date in its URL (for example, if your site focuses on news articles), feel free to choose either of the first two options instead. Keep in mind that you can also shorten the permalinks for individual posts as you write them, so don't worry about long titles.
Finally, it's worth mentioning that if your site has been around for a while, a lot of people don't recommend changing its permalink structure. That's because altering your existing posts' links can negatively impact your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) if you don't do so safely.
Ideally, you'll change your WordPress site's default permalink settings as soon as you set it up. However, if your site is already well established, there are other ways to deal with poor-quality URLs.
3. Make Your Links 'Pretty'
If you want to customize your links beyond the default settings WordPress offers, you're going to need to use plugins. This can be helpful if you want to shorten your links as much as possible, or create custom links for third-party websites (just to name two examples).
To do this, we'd recommend using our own Pretty Links plugin, which enables you to set up simple redirects for any link you want:
To get started, you'll need to subscribe to one of our plans, which will give you access to a license key you can use to activate the plugin.
Once it's up and running on your site, you can navigate to the Pretty Link > Add New Link tab in your dashboard. There, you'll see a few options:
You can choose a 301 (Permanent) redirect, and then enter the URL you want to change into the Target URL field. Below that, create the new URL in the Pretty Link field. It can be whatever you'd like – just keep in mind our advice about making it short, clear, and memorable.
Once you save this link, you can use the new, pretty URL wherever you'd like, both on and off your site. It will redirect users to the page specified by the Target URL link. You can repeat this process for as many links as you'd like, which lets you customize all of your site's URLs in any way you choose.
Links may seem like an element you don't need to pay much attention to. However, they perform a vital function on every website. If your links are hard to remember, unprofessional, or convey no useful information, they'll hardly convince people to click through to your content.
The good news is that optimizing your links in WordPress is pretty straightforward. To recap, here are three of the best methods:
- Start by choosing a strong domain name.
- Customize your WordPress permalink settings.
- Create shortened links using the Pretty Links plugin.
Do you have any questions about how to create memorable links on your website? Let's talk about them in the comments section below!


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I'll explain. On Saturday (yes Saturday - I was surprised too) I had an appointment to see a consultant about the carpel tunnel problem. It turned out that my left hand (I'm "kack-handed" btw) is quite severe and the consultant would like to operate on it asap.
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Reserving the Science Center Auditorium (SC 114)
The Science Center Auditorium is a 120 seat facility. The Prefunction Space (reception area) is located outside the auditorium. Tables and chairs, located in the SC 118 prep room, are available to groups using the Science Center Auditorium and the Prefunction Space: One 8.5 ft. table for panel discussions (folds in half lengthwise), six office chairs (with wheels), one 6 ft. folding table, and six folding chairs.
Important Points: Reservation Times
- The auditorium doors will be timed open and closed for the start and end times that you list in your Request an Event form.
- In scheduling your reservation times, setup time and cleanup time must be included in the reservation start and end time. The reservation time must include any setup and take down times for tables in the Prefunction Space (SC 114B).
- The auditorium and prefunction space must be returned to their original condition by the end of the reserved time.
- If catering is being used, all catering items must be removed by the end of the reserved time span.
Important Issues of Responsibility: Accepting Room Access
- The auditorium doors will be timed open and closed for the start and end times that you list in your Request an Event form.
- A toggle card is required to access SC 118 if any of the 3 folding tables, 6 office chairs and/or 6 folding chairs are needed. The toggle card is available through the Premedical Programs Office, SC 375, office hours 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Please call the office prior to picking up the card. The card may be obtained within one or two days of the reservation.
- The SC 118 toggle card must be returned to the Premedical Programs Office during office hours as soon as possible after the event. If the card is lost, there will be a $10 lost card fee.
Other Important Information:
Contact the Premedical Programs Office at 937-229-3545.
Office Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
- The locked podium requires a combination code to gain access to the laptop computer. The code may be requested from Classroom Support through the Help Desk at 937-229-3888 or the Premedical Programs office at 937-229-3545.
- If the event is being scheduled for a student organization, the person submitting the reservation must be faculty or staff. A member of the faculty or staff member must accept responsibility for the event and be in attendance during the entire event.
- No food or drinks are permitted inside the auditorium, but may be served in the Prefunction Space outside the auditorium by submitting an Event Request for SC 114B..
- Technical support must be arranged through UDit Classroom Support by contacting the Help Desk at 937-229-3888.
- If there are issues with door access, please contact the Help Desk at 229-3888.
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To make a reservation for the Science Center Auditorium, click on the link to Ad Asra Room Scheduling below. A calendar of reservations is available at the Calendar tab. Change the "Filter" drop-down box from Registrar-View (default) to Science Center Aud – 114." SC 114 is the Auditorium and SC 114B is the Prefunction Space (capacity is the same as the auditorium: 108).