Clan of the cave honey badger. I don't speak Italian, but I'm real good with Google translate. Jati member of the friendfeed bardo. Frotfeathers, quince liquor, etc.
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FF POLL: Are y'all familiar with this establishment? I thought it was pretty well known, but it turns out there are people who don't know of the R.E.I. Is it a western thing? An outdoorsy thing?
"Firefighters do not have a simple and reliable method to assess the fire and fireground situations. Firefighters are taught to think about suppressing the fire and not to think logically of how the fire could thwart their plan. The firefighter's emotional hook to fight fire to often outweighs a logical approach and can lead to accidents. Firefighters that cannot explain the factors that cause fires to transition from controllable to beyond human control are more at risk.
Current training points to a dependence on staying informed of the air temperature, relative humidity, and the forecast wind direction and speed. These are generalities that are not specific to time and place; this data is not the best information to base a tactical plan on. Unfortunately, most scenarios use these fire danger elements and incorrectly expect that accurate fire behavior predictions can be made."
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"There are three primary forces causing variations in fire behavior. They are wind, slope, and pre-heat.(11)When these forces align, the fire is going to be at its maximum intensity. When these forces are not in alignment, the intensity is lower than the maximum. This is the alignment of forces concept. Each side of a fire, the head, flanks and heel, has a different alignment and intensity. For example, if the head is in alignment with the wind, then the flanks and heel will be out of alignment. Each of these alignment sets produces a fire signature, which is the observed fire behavior within the current alignment of forces. The fire signature is the ground truth. It is how the fire will behave in similar conditions.
The terrain will host replications of these fire signatures on those exposures that have a similar alignment. Where and when the alignment of forces in the path of the fire is similar to those of a previous fire signature, the fire behavior will be similar. When we identify how these forces are aligned ahead of the fire, and have paid attention to previous fire signatures, then we can more accurately predict the fire signature that will result.
What is important for situational awareness is when and where the fire signature will exceed the threshold of safety for the firefighter. This awareness becomes more accurate with practice."
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"Where the inversion layer contacts the mountain slopes, we have a relatively warm area called the thermal belt. (See above graphic) At night, the temperature in this region is actually warmer than on the slopes above or below. The elevation of the thermal belt varies by locality and depends on the time of night and the size of the valley below. Its depth also varies.
Thermal belts can, and often do, have a significant effect on fire control efforts. To the firefighter, the thermal belt is an area on a mountainous slope that typically experiences the least variation in diurnal temperature, has the highest average temperature, and has the lowest average relative humidity. Overall, this area can have the highest average fire danger. Most important is the continued active burning during the night, while areas above and below the thermal belt are relatively quiet."
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I make the trek back to the Ferry Building on Tuesday at lunchtime, just to get the asparagus (the guy isn't set up to sell, when I walk by at 8:30 a.m. on my way to work).
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Oh I heard a band playing live Friday night, and they did a cover of No Doubt's "Sunday Morning" and I wanted so badly to go up and yank the mic from the singer's hand and do it justice. If you can't approximate Gwen's voice, you shouldn't be covering her songs. Period. Yeesh. :-/
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I use my <a href="#HaroBump</a>" target="_blank">http://friendfeed.com/sea... ; for something else entirely. But then again, I am the Sensei of Naughty Bits. ;)
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The Europeans are waking, which means I should be getting to bed. I am ending the day on a most pleasant note. Good morning to my friends across the pond, good night to those on the continent! :)
My friend Tami works for Modcloth. Want me to call her? Don't know if she can do anything about inventory, but might be able to get you a sneak peek or something...
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This is how he falls asleep each night. Just grabs a hank of my hair and holds on for dear life. I gently unwrap his fingers after he's asleep. <3
Aww, cute! There's a seller on Etsy that you can send some of your own hair to and she'll make a cloth doll with your hair so a kid can fall asleep holding onto the mom's hair, but attached to something other than the mom's head.
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