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My Real Name is Matt (Really) : Annapurna Circuit Packing List

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:02:35 +0000

I was referring to the MSR Sweetwater purification drops, not the filter. It's a little confusing that they gave two products the same name. It looks like the drops have gone up to $15 per bottle. Still very much worth it, in my opinion.

Daily Camera.com: : Sanitas Brewing planned for former post office building in Boulder - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 20:04:04 +0000

More locals to support is good. But hopefully it's not crafty - http://business.time.com/2012/12/27/trouble-brewi...

Daily Camera.com: : Hundreds of koi fish illegally released into Boulder\'s Thunderbird Lake; removal set for Monday - B

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:29:31 +0000

Native keystone species, versus aggressive invasive species. These two things are not equivalent.

Daily Camera.com: : Changes to Boulder off-leash dog program moving forward - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:30:48 +0000

I find it difficult to understand why anyone would agree. A friendly dog greets an aggressive dog, and it's the friendly dog's fault? That makes no sense at all. As has been said elsewhere, dogs are social animals by nature. One dog attacking the other is not at all a normal response. If I had an aggressive dog, the first thing I would do is invest in some training. Prior to, and while that dog is in training, I would avoid any situations that are likely to set it off. If other dogs greeting it are going to bring out the aggression, than the logical and thing to do is to avoid situations where it's likely to meet other dogs. I definitely wouldn't take it where other dogs are off leash. And in areas where all dogs are on leash, I would warn other people and dogs from a long distance, and step off to the side so they can go by.

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse operators to take over Chautauqua Dining Hall - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:02:07 +0000

I thought the same thing. Service at the Tea House has been remarkably bad for as long as I've been going there. Service is perfectly fine at Aji, Leaf and Huckleberry so I don't know why they can't seem to figure it out at the Tea House.

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder County: Truck struck power pole on Colo. 72, driver may have been electrocuted - Boulder Dai

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:53:01 +0000

*pedantry* If he is able to say that he felt a shock, he was not electrocuted. Electrocution is death caused by an electric shock. "Boulder County emergency crews are responding this afternoon to reports of a truck driver who may have been electrocuted...'He felt (the current), or sensed it and got out of the truck,' Williams said."

Daily Camera.com: : Upslope Brewing adding second brewhouse in Boulder - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:10:39 +0000

I'm not sure why you're being down-voted. You're right, Franklin was talking about wine. Here's the actual quote which came from a letter to Morellet. "Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy."

Daily Camera.com: : Eureka! Physicists, including CU-Boulder researchers, celebrate evidence of particle - Boulder Daily

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 05:25:20 +0000

It has already been repeated. The same results were found independently by two teams. It is a 4.9 sigma signal at 125 GeV, so the probability of it being errant data is less than one in a million. It's not quite 5 sigma, which is what they are really going for, but the accumulation of additional data should net that result. Additionally, looking back at data previously gathered with Tevatron (Fermilab's now-retired particle accelerator) there was a 2.9 sigma bump in the data in that range. So not only is it two separate teams that have seen this, but two different accelerators with different sets of detectors that have seen it.

Daily Camera.com: : The Pinyon closes in Boulder, makes way for H Burger - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:21:20 +0000

I went four or five times. It was always a solid choice and good addition to the Boulder restaurant scene - friendly staff, good food, great beer selection. I'll miss it.

Daily Camera.com: : \'Three Cups\' author mismanaged group - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:38:39 +0000

Sadly, while some schools were built, many have never been staffed. The number of schools built is unknown at this point, but is much smaller than what could have been done with the money if it was managed properly.

Daily Camera.com: : \'Three Cups\' author mismanaged group - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:35:59 +0000

Look for a copy of Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer. It goes into great detail about the fabrications in Three Cups of Tea, and the way that Mortenson ran his organization. There was also a 60 Minutes episode that didn't go into as much detail, but is worth watching if you're interested. As far as I've seen, Mortenson has never been able to offer a reasonable rebuttal. It's mind boggling that people still support him. Three Cups of Deceit was available for free when it was first released but it looks like it's a few dollars now. Copies are available at Boulder Public Library.

Daily Camera.com: : Shug\'s restaurant in Boulder evicted from 13th Street location - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:28:32 +0000

I'm not an expert, but a couple quick searches seem to indicate that rent should be no more than 7 or 8 percent of sales, and 4 percent or less of sales is very favorable. The fact that it was also a music venue probably throws off those percentages a bit, but I don't know by how much. Anyhow with those numbers and the rent indicated, they would need to be grossing $2670-5300 per day - $2670 makes it 8 percent of sales and $5300 makes it 4 percent of sales. If you assume that tickets will average $25 per person, that would require 107-214 customers per day.

Daily Camera.com: : Sean Maher: Does Boulder really need Trader Joe\'s? - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:51:22 +0000

They often are included on those lists, but it's generally not the case. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/h...

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder police release photo of possible catalytic converter theft suspect - Boulder Daily Camera

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:15 +0000

Colorado only allows grocery chains to have a single store that sells liquor. The rest are only able to sell 3.2 beer. So we won't be seeing more King Soopers doing it unless the law is changed.

Daily Camera.com: : Denver city councilman hopes to lure In-N-Out Burger to Colorado - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:46:12 +0000

In-N-Out is the most over-hyped restaurant I've ever visited. It may be slightly better than usual fast food, but it's still just fast food and not very good. There are plenty of much better burgers out there and I'll stick with those even if it does come here.

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder debuts $510,000 clean-burning fire truck - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:26:02 +0000

The new truck is being used full time. The old truck - that the green truck replaces - is the one being held in reserve in case of extraordinary need.

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder & County News - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:18:53 +0000

Who is Susan Morzel?

Daily Camera.com: : Boulder & County News - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 18:10:07 +0000

Avalanche beacons have a fairly short range. What is most similar to what you're probably thinking of is a personal locator beacon (PLB). The user has to activate the PLB, then it transmits a rescue signal to satellites which is then passed on to search and rescue. These start at about $250 and go up from there.

Daily Camera.com: : Landlord: Juanita\'s owners scrap new restaurant plans for downtown Boulder spot - Boulder Daily Cam

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:34:03 +0000

3/5 on Yelp
2.5/5 on Trip Advisor

Lots of 1s and 2s at both. Clearly I'm not the only person that didn't
care for the place.

How many times did I have to eat their awful food in order to know
what I'm talking about?

Daily Camera.com: : Landlord: Juanita\'s owners scrap new restaurant plans for downtown Boulder spot - Boulder Daily Cam

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:27:22 +0000

I think I must have been going to a different Juanita's than the one everyone else is reminiscing about. I look forward to something new, and worth eating in.