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Austin Responds to the Refugees

As the Central American refugee crisis unfolds, an Austin movement to offer aid is playing out quietly, behind the scenes.

Lauren Peña of LatinWorks sorts through donated items.
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As the Central American refugee crisis unfolds, an Austin movement to offer aid is playing out quietly, behind the scenes. In stark contrast to the virulent response of some lawmakers and communities, where the frightened migrants – including approximately 57,000 unaccompanied children venturing primarily from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – have been met with animosity, there has been a groundswell of support from the Austin community.

Employees at LatinWorks – a Downtown Hispanic advertising agency – leapt into action. The 137 employees have collected toiletries, first aid kits, shoes, clothes, coloring books and toys. As of earlier this week, four trips had been made to the Greyhound bus station in Laredo, where refugees are dropped off after being released from detention centers to the custody of relatives while they await deportation hearings.

Lorena Portillo, a LatinWorks translator who first proposed the donations, drove the three hours to Laredo, her Nissan Sentra loaded with supplies. "They arrive with nothing," Portillo says. "We have survival kits for them – toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, towels. They're shy at first, but once they know we're there to help they'll say something like 'We really need socks,' or 'We've been wearing the same shoes for weeks.' A bar of soap is like gold to them."

By now, Portillo knows the drill: Arriving at the bus station early on a Saturday morning, she took the supplies to a storage area set aside for the refugees. Then she waited. Soon enough, a busload of some 60 refugees – women and children – pulled in. Immigrant men are taken elsewhere, probably to undergo greater scrutiny, she surmised.

In East Austin, community activist Angelica Noyola helped organize a supply drive from among the local artistic community, reacting to a call for action raised by Houston-based rapper Chingo Bling. In her outreach for supplies – undergarments, blankets, socks, etc. – she shifted the issue from "immigration" to repercussions if the refugees were to stay in their violence-ridden homelands. "You have to take the immigrant label away, because that's how you criminalize them," she says. "They face violence, torture, and rape if they stay. People hate the word 'rape,' but you have to put it out there for people to understand."

In Central Austin, parishioners at Trinity United Methodist Church have also opened their hearts by means of a second, dedicated collection: On a recent Sunday, they contributed about $800. Pastor Sid Hall ensures all donations are disbursed through the United Methodist Committee on Relief, guaranteeing 100% of the proceeds are applied charitably, rather than a percentage going to administrative costs. Hall goes beyond calling for donations, urging his roughly 400 parishioners to take active roles in advocating for immigration reform.

"I'm a liberal activist on just about every cause, including this," Hall says proudly. "What I try to do is have my congregation certainly involved in charity, the food pantry, and stuff like that, but I want them to work politically for change. I want them asking the deeper questions."

Dr. Adam Rosenbloom, a pediatrician at Dell Children's Medical Center, drove with his family to McAllen during the Fourth of July weekend to provide medical care. Upon his return, he described a scene quite different from the hysterical scenarios appearing in much of the U.S. media, of organizational chaos and rampant diseases. "Most of what I saw were common complaints you'd see from people – coughs, colds, and sometimes stomach bugs," Rosenbloom said. "A lot of people had been traveling for two to four weeks in a bus ... so I saw kids who were hungry and a little dehydrated. There were some cases of scabies that I see in a lot of clinics in Austin, too. Nothing more than what is running rampant in any given preschool in this country."

Contrast these eyewitness reports to headline political and media reactions, driven by bigotry or pandering rather than knowledge. "Our schools cannot handle this influx, we don't even know what all diseases they have," proclaimed U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas. Fox News commentator Cal Thomas demanded proof of vaccinations and claimed the refugees carry "mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, and diphtheria." Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Georgia – a retired physician – raised the fearmongering ante, predicting "illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus, and tuberculosis." Yet UNICEF estimates that 93% of children in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are vaccinated against measles – better than the 92% rate among kids in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control also contradicted the feverish narratives of the rabid anti-immigrant crowd. In an email exchange, CDC spokesman Llelwyn Grant described measured steps in reaction to the influx of refugees. "CDC is providing consultation to federal partners leading the response to the increase in unaccompanied children entering the United States," Grant writes. "CDC's support includes consultation on medical screening and providing disease surveillance screening tools, which is being directed by the Administration for Children and Families."

And unsolicited, the CDC spokesman offered this: "We can state that CDC does not believe the children arriving at U.S. borders pose a public health risk to the general public or U.S. population."

For information on how to assist the refugee aid effort, contact the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition at 512/476-2472, or go to Donations can be made to St. James' Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Rd.; Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart; Catholic Charities of Central Texas, 1625 Rutherford.

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NIP Scare Stories

Every so often, a horrible NIP story catches the attention of the media. Breastfeeding mothers get thrown out of restaurants, off busses, get shunned or called names. These stories are generally widely shared over the web among young mothers and generate heated debates among their readers about the ‘appropriateness’ of breastfeeding. They often end up inciting mothers to tell their own scare stories.

But what effect do these stories have?

Do they scare women out of breastfeeding in public? Do they make us think twice before we bring our baby to the boob? Aren’t they doing us more harm than good?
Having heard so many of these stories makes one wary of other people’s opinions. Makes us look around before we nurse our child and makes us fear the public opinion or face it with a defensive attitude.

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Aren’t these stories just creating collective fear about nursing in pubic?

Yes, there are people who behave negatively around breastfeeding mothers. Yes, these stories are true. Yes, almost every nursing mother can tell you of a negative experience while NIP.

But there are also the good moments. The stranger who passes by and smiles. The store manager who offers you a drink. The woman who walks up to you and tells you how great it is that you are nursing a toddler.

We don’t talk of these because we live in a culture of fear and negativity. Positive things don’t make the news. But they’re just as important. They do happen.

The thought of Nursing In Public shouldn’t instill fear. We shouldn’t be worried about people’s looks. We should only encourage each other to do so. Nursing in Public isn’t about public opinion, it’s about feeding your child, so don’t think twice.

And to my fellow bloggers: yes, we must react to negative attitudes towards breastfeeding, but please, give us the positive stories every once in a while too. Encourage mothers to NIP instead of scaring them out of it.

Have you had a positive NIP experience? Feel free to send your story to me: mamapoekie at yahoo dot com

  1. How about a funny one? I was nursing Ian in the Apple store tonight when he popped off and started crying. I was engaged in drooling over the iPad, not paying attention to him and just saying "it's ok, hold on" well, my boob was spraying milk everywhere...all over his face and even farther...onto the floor and the guy next to me! a squirt gun spraying. It sprayed up his nose, too.

    Ian was pretty angry, but the other dude just laughed. I made a puddle on the floor.

    No one else cared.

    Maybe everyone was too busy using the Apple store to get on Farmville and so they didn't care??? :D

  2. I am a peer supporter for La Leche League and volunteer at a local breastfeeding group. We have an antenatal session once per month, where pregnant ladies come and we do group discussions etc. The biggest worry that they share is about NIP; will they be able to do it discreetly, will they get any aggravation from people on the street, etc. I have never ever had a bad NIP experience, even though i fed my son until he was 26 months, but I know a few people who have.

    You're right, it's important to share the good moments as well as the bad. Knowing that fear of repercussions for NIP is such a huge stumbling block for expecting mums, its about time we started talking about the good stuff too! I think it would help matters hugely if womens partners were more enlightened about NIP. i know one couple in which the husband fiercely opposed his wife breastfeeding their baby because he was so anxious about her "getting her boobs out in public", as he put it. Sigh.

  3. Thank you for this. I was just discussing this with a friend the other day, and it often comes up when I am supporting mothers who have problems with breastfeeding - which often are not physical problems but actually psychological caused by factors such as this. For e.g. a mother may think of weaning her child way before he's ready, because he's at the age (9 months or so) when he is more distractible when feeding, making 'discreet' feeding more difficult in public.

    I have had much, much more positive experiences than negative, and I nursed my child in public till he was over two. I've never actually had a negative comment and I am a VERY sensitive person very much attuned to other people's reactions. I'm fortunate to live in a very liberal city where BF rates are higher than elsewhere in the UK but even so, there are always people with different attitudes. I remember once seeing two older women come up to me when I was feeding my baby on a bench.I flinched, expecting a negative comment, but they basically said, Well done for feeding your baby, and were very friendly. I've only had 'funny looks' once or twice, in coffee shops, and my child was WAY past the culturally accepted BF age, so it's understandable. On the whole my experience has been very positive, and believe me I have fed in every situation and place you can think of.

  4. I've never had a problem BFIP with my three, and I have never bothered about being 'discreet' - my children's comfort is far more important than what people may or may not see. I've tandem nursed, breastfed them in public up to 6 yrs old, bfd in every mode of transportation, walking down crowded streets, while giving seminars, etc, across 3 continents (none of which was North America though). I've generally had positive or neutral responses, one that comes to mind was when an old lady exclaimed "Now THAT'S what they're meant for"!

    I think a lot of it has to do with the way you project yourself, I give out an air of utter confidence when I BFIP and so people don't dare to approach to hint at anything negative, plus I've always had a line ready in case anyone said anything (which I've never had a chance to use). Whereas a mother sitting there feeling defensive or even ashamed has a higher chance of attracting comments.

    I've also always felt a duty to BFIP from an educational perspective, especially with an older child or tandem nursing.

  5. @Gug, your storie almost made me splash my coffee all over my macbook

  6. Amy, what was that line you had ready? :-)
    You are right, Mamapoekie, there are more positive NIP stories out there.
    It depends on us not to make an issue out of it, but just to do what comes natural!

  7. Ya, Gug, that was awesome.

    When I was a peer counselor for a WIC office in Texas last year, a client and I had met up at the mall because she was having some latch issues with her baby, and we were both closer to the mall than my office. My mom was with me (we were headed to have lunch) and I also had my almost 1 year old nursling in tow.

    We met up at a sitting area and nursed our babies side by side. I coached her on some different positions to try, and she was so relieved to have her baby nursing happily . . . when an older man walked by and asked my mother if we were her daughters. She replied that I was, and the old man said that he was so happy to see mothers nursing their babies. "That's the way every mother did it in my day, and to see those little feet kicking away while they're eating is just wonderful. Good for your young ladies."

    I just about cried, it was so sweet. I thought it was also very funny that he didn't talk to us, but to my mom. I guess he was being polite - didn't want to disturb us and our little nurslings. But I still tear up a little thinking about how genuinely happy that random old man was to see us breastfeeding.

    (And for the record, I was not using a cover, and my baby was wiggly, so that he wasn't "offended" like others can be by my cleavage showing was also a plus to this moment lol)

  8. i had nip-ed at my yarn store about a week before this story. I had my big (BIG) 2 month old son in my beco front carrier, fast asleep and was browsing the yarn when an older lady came and asked me how old he was. i told her "2 months" and she said, " i thought so, you feed him that good stuff, the sweet nectar. makes those babes grow up good and big. did you know the average time between nursing in mongolia is 15 minutes. there is no cry that can't be fixed by nursing. good for you." we talked for a while, i told her about my HWB and co-sleeping and the impracticality of strollers. She told me how nice it was to see a young mother embrace her power and really birth a baby.
    As we were walking away, the woman who owns the shop came over and told everyone about the time I NIP-ed last time I was there. How my boy slurped and grunted and moaned and then belched. Every single person in the shop congratulated me on nursing and having such a big boy! The owner of the shop said she even went home and told her husband about us!
    I love nursing and I will do it anywhere!

  9. I think most of my problem with NIP stems from these scare stories. I never dreamed anyone would think something was wrong with NIP before I started reading these stories in a BF book (although it turns out most of my family has a problem with it). *Sigh*

  10. How sad to hear that, Lisa C. Just know that there are truly many more positive experiences with NIP then there are negative ones, and the longer you are breastfeeding, the stronger you get and the more you become relaxed about it.

  11. You know, I have smiles and kind words, and my daughter is 22 months and still NIP fairly often, definitely at least a couple of times a week, and I've never really gotten anything negative. My daughter is tiny, closer to the size of a one year old at 20 lbs, so no one has noticed her being above the average age in the US to nurse unless they hear her talk, but even so, my experiences nursing have been almost all positive :)

  12. Well, that's exactly what I want to try and spread: NIP is more often than not really positive... we're just alerted by the overexposure negative NIP gets and it's sad if that scares mothers out of NIP

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The Fiat Strada by Lumberjack will be revealed next week at the Micam Shoevent footwear show in Milan, Italy, and should reach European dealers in March. Prices start at €16,700 for the Strada Long Cab, and €17,850 for the Strada Crew Cab — equivalent to $22,300 and $23,900 respectively.

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Does anyone know how to troubleshoot the keyless entry for the 1991 olds cutlass supreme SL? (It is a TRW key fob).

Sometimes the remotes do not operate the locks/trunk release.
Next day they work. I need to figure it out. Oldsmobile has closed it's dealers near me.

Do I have to re-program the keyless remote?

Any help would be great. Thanks!

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Reprogramming probably won't help at this point.. It's a place to start though.. In the trunk, next to the antenna, behind the carpet, you'll find a black wire.. ground that to the frame, press both 'lock' and 'unlock' on the remote until the doors lock/unlock. The remote will then be programmed.
If that doesn't help, the keyless receiver is shot. That's under the rear decklid.. right side.

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Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren F1 CEO: The Australian Grand Prix this year was a good experience as it generated a lot of positive feeling within the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team. We had good reliability, no real problems over the course of the weekend and that was extremely satisfying for everybody. The performance of both drivers was also very gratifying, their whole approach was motivational and there is the belief that there is more to come in the future.

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Formula One now is more competitive than it has ever been, with a lot of well funded teams and there are high expectations. By comparison to most we came away from Australia with a more positive feeling and we know we will be improving the car race on race. Clearly at the moment we are primarily focused on closing the gap to Ferrari, who have done a good job over the winter, but they are within our grasp.

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It teased some teams into trying to make the option tire work in the race, which was challenging. Overall it meant that most people were using their option tires in the last stint. It turned out that BMW Sauber using the option in the first stint had an impact on our race, however it created something different in the race and perhaps it is another facet of interest for the public to understand during the race itself.

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We have had a lot of interesting new components on the car and it was a productive test. But all the other teams are also working hard and improving. During a test, everyone runs with different fuel loads so you can't read anything from the final times, but next Saturday in Malaysia we will know whether we've been able to improve at a faster rate than our competitors.

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The first 10 pages of Idiot America: How Stupidity Became A Virtue In The Land Of The Free say a lot about the book itself, and inform the central argument of Esquire writer Charles P. Pierce. In 2005, Pierce visited the Creation Museum, a place that depicts Adam and Eve chillin’ in the Garden Of Eden with the dinosaurs, one of which is wearing a saddle, for the perfect photo-op with the kiddies. The place was mobbed during the museum’s opening weekend, and among those in attendance was Ken Ham, the museum’s mastermind. “We are taking the dinosaurs back from the evolutionists!” he proclaimed. But the real surprise comes a few pages later, when Pierce gets into specifics about Intelligent Design. Seems one Pastor Ray Mummert said, in the height of an ID debate in Dover, Pennsylvania, “We’ve been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of our culture.”

That staggering reaction is what serves Pierce’s book best. The ensuing pages outline Pierce’s premises for “Idiot America”—theories are valid if they sell; volume equals truth level; if enough people fervently believe something, it’s true—and apply them to familiar scenarios. Global warming, the war in Iraq, Intelligent Design, and Terri Schiavo all get their due. But aside from a few anecdotal additions (the people of Shishmaref, a tiny Alaskan village, offer their own undeniable proof of global warming), these stories, and the respective explanations of how logic fails to prevail in America, will ring all too familiar to the left-leaning Daily Show viewers this book is ostensibly targeting. Pierce tackles “Idiot America” much more successfully when he touches on unexpected topics and introduces little-known historical cranks like crackpot Ignatius Donnelly and his “theories” about Atlantis; his strongest chapter by far deals in talk radio and its dangerous tendency to anoint anyone with half a vocal cord an expert. There’s plenty here to chew on, but overall the meals are unevenly filling.

However, for all the page space Pierce devotes to lambasting pure gut reactions, this book’s gut level is high; it’s hard to read about a September 11 memorial derailed by some paranoid loudmouth and not want to pull hair out by the handful. Those who can’t watch the news without banging their heads against the wall have found their own pet crank—albeit a logical, reasoned one.


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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life hit theaters in 1983, when the troupe was falling apart and both the surrealist sketch-comedy movement and the midnight-movie craze it helped pioneer were running out of steam. Yet the Pythons had stored up enough respectability to be granted a large Hollywood budget for The Meaning Of Life, which earned good reviews from mainstream critics and even won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, where a stunned audience made snap comparisons to Luis Buñuel and Jacques Tati. Those plaudits are unusual, given that The Meaning Of Life is the seamiest of the Python features, and represents the troupe's most uneven work since its television days. Essentially a series of dark, Python-esque sketches linked by the progression of humanity from birth to death, The Meaning Of Life finds co-directors Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam letting impressive (and oppressive) style overwhelm the nimble humor of the Python past. What saves the film are the polished performances of Jones, Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin, all of whom had been on stage and screen for so long by that point that they were capable of leaping in and out of characters and delivering impeccably timed speeches in extended takes. Even when the jokes are overly familiar–predicated on skewering such common Python targets as wimpy religious leaders, the pompous upper crust, and dim working-class slobs–they're still recited with confidence, and with a trained ear for the sound of human self-delusion. The new double-disc DVD of The Meaning Of Life features a comprehensive making-of documentary, as well as some amusing deleted scenes (a few of which have been reintegrated into the film) and a handful of lame new comedy pieces that are too self-deprecating and toothless to belong to the Python tradition. More substantial is the commentary track, on which Jones and Gilliam make a case for The Meaning Of Life as the group's collaborative pinnacle. From a comedy point of view, or even a "comment on life" point of view, they're wrong: Both Monty Python And The Holy Grail and Monty Python's Life Of Brian are insightful where The Meaning Of Life is nasty, and sidesplitting where the later film is merely amusing. But from a cinematic point of view, Jones and Gilliam may be right. On the DVD, Idle calls The Meaning Of Life "a punk film," and there's an element of rage in its obsession with sexual anxiety, dismemberment, and bodily fluids. From the grisly scene of live birth in a sterile hospital, where the doctors care more about the machines than the patient, to the grotesquely obese Mr. Creosote, who binges and purges simultaneously, The Meaning Of Life is unsparing and elaborate in its vision of humanity at its foulest.


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The ISA International Sign Expo 2014 is less than two months away and it’s shaping up to be an interesting event. More than 17,000 sign industry professionals and 500 exhibitors are expected in Orlando April 23-26, and there will be significant digital signage activity.
If you have not been following the developments at the ISA, you’re missing a part of the digital signage market that offers perhaps the largest growth potential in the near term– the adoption of digital signage tools and solutions by traditional sign companies. This base of providers– that have been providing static, printed signs by the millions to customers for decades– have something that many digital signage equipment, software, and integration providers can struggle to find. Customers that is. If you’re in the pure digital signage arena, and you’re reading this, you may think you’ve looked about everywhere to find new customers, but I doubt you’ve really mined a significant portion of the huge number of static sign providers who are exploring, with their customers, the conversion to digital. The kind of folks who will be at the ISA show and are eager to partner with digital signage solution providers.
The ISA Sign Expo website, has a lineup of all the events planned as well as a listing of participating exhibitors.
To help our readers better understand the market crossover, I recently spoke with Glenn Feder, Director, Business Development at the International Sign Association. Joining ISA in 2013, Glenn is responsible for identifying opportunities for the Association to drive added value to all parts of its sign and visual communication industry constituents. Glenn also leads ISA's Dynamic Digital Signage initiative, focusing on educating and positioning sign companies as key players in the dynamic digital signage market. He also sits on the Digital Signage Experts Group Advisory Board.
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Keene: The ISA Expo (International Sign Association Expo) that takes each spring– the next one is April 23-26, in Orlando– what could the AV integration community learn by attending the expo?
Glenn Feder: Our primary objective is to engage and educate U.S. sign companies about dynamic digital signage and how they are ideally positioned to deliver these solutions to their existing local, regional and national customer base.
It's our feeling that the AV community can join the sign company community to bring dynamic digital signage solutions to end-users that are still looking for that trusted advisor to help them navigate what can be a complex and ever-changing landscape.
Our event will feature focused education, the Dynamic Digital Park on our expo floor and other events for all those interested in this market to network, collaborate and partner, along the way to more clearly defining this market and identifying those in the best position to deliver long-term, successful Dynamic Digital Signage solutions to a large market sector that is growing exponentially.
Keene: How could AV and Digital Signage equipment manufacturers benefit from exhibiting at or attending the ISA expo?
Feder: Our sign company attendees have a keen interest in playing a dominant role in the digital signage sector, primarily in the local and regional market but also with national customers looking for large-scale deployments.
They're hungry for information on what products and solutions can best fit their customers' needs and are looking for partners to help deliver these solutions.
The Dynamic Digital Park area on the Expo floor (dedicated to Dynamic Digital exhibitors) which is seeing exceptional growth since its launch at our 2013 event, is a great place to engage with sign companies that own deep relationships with end-users nationwide, that are looking for Dynamic Digital Signage solutions.
We are staging events and offering education designed to foster networking, information exchange and collaboration all in a buyer-seller-partnership setting that revolves around the Dynamic Digital Signage market.
Keene: How do you see registration for the ISA show shaping up?
Feder: We're expecting an increase in attendance this year compared to the last time we staged in Orlando with 17,000 expected to join us in April. Typically, 20 percent are international attendees and we expect that to hold for the 2014 event.
We've added a number of new events for 2014 and built upon some of the most popular 2013 additions. In terms of what's new, we'll have an unprecedented number of co-locations on site. ALMO is bringing its E4 AV tour.
We're continuing to deepen our partnership with the Society for Experiential Graphic Designers by introducing SEGD Design+Connections, a new one-day education event focusing on placemaking, branded environments, accessibility, technology and media, and other issues specific to design for the built environment. The format will couple lecture-style presentations with panel discussions and breakout trend sessions.
Our educational events--which will occur on the trade show floor and in separate meeting spaces--all will focus on solutions to the problems that sign and visual communications industry professionals face each day. With more than 500 exhibitors expected, ISA International Sign Expo will be the best place to explore the breadth of the sign and visual communications industry.
Keene: How would you describe the average attendee at the show? How is the attendee mix changing, as more and more digital technology is entering the signage industry?
Feder: We have a wide range of attendees that come to the ISA Sign Expo looking to find new business partners and suppliers, take advantage of our education and network with new and old friends and colleagues alike.
The largest national sign companies and distributors attend along with several thousand local/regional sign companies and planners. 49% of our attendees are either the owner/CEO or serve in a senior management position. When reviewing our total attendance 89% have purchasing power and 84% purchase either at the event or within 6 months of the staging of the Expo.
There is an evolution occurring with many of our family-owned sign companies. Whether it's because a more technologically savvy generation is getting involved or that their mentors see the potential of the Dynamic Digital Signage sector, many of the sign companies are extremely excited about expanding their product/service portfolio to include these solutions for their customers.
We also are in our second year of a highly successful hosted buyer program designed to bring more designers, architects and sign specifiers to the ISA Sign Expo. The projects they are working on are driving great interest in dynamic digital signage technology and solutions .
We also see our sign companies bringing more of their customers (the end-users) to walk the trade show and in many cases, to focus on the digital solutions and products.
Keene: Do you see, at the ISA show, more activity involving digital signage? (such as used for corporate communications, education, transportation, etc).
Feder: Based on surveys and anecdotal discussions with our members and ISA Sign Expo attendees, dynamic digital signage will continue to be a high growth segment of our show floor and conference. After a highly successful inaugural year last year that resulted in a sold out Dynamic Digital Day conference and well represented Dynamic Digital Park on the expo floor, we are seeing substantial increases in participation and interest for 2014.
Our attendees are pursuing the entirety of vertical markets that they have served over the years, leveraging the strong relationships they've built to move into providing dynamic digital signage solutions.
Keene: How do you see that reflected in exhibitor mix, at the ISA Expo?
Feder: We're seeing more and more interest and participation from digital signage suppliers, distributors and manufacturers and we expect this trend to continue. We are also seeing a strong trend in some of our key suppliers in the traditional sign market developing and releasing new product lines that are directly related to dynamic digital.
We're also seeing sign companies putting together and exhibiting their own solutions based on what they're having success with in their particular markets that in turn, is driving others to discuss, embrace, innovate and invest in dynamic digital signage as a natural evolution of product/service offerings of the sign industry.
Keene: The ISA show will feature the Dynamic Digital Day Conference Sessions. How is that structured? What is the goal of those specific conference sessions?
Feder: After a highly successful debut in 2013, the ISA Sign Expo 2014 Dynamic Digital Day Conference is designed to offer attendees both introductory and more sophisticated content for those investigating the market for the first time and also those that are ready to take some next steps in delivering solutions to their customers.
On the Wednesday preceding the show floor grand opening, we will have 8-10 sessions, each with 3 key learning objectives. Those sessions currently finalized with their associated learning objectives are below.
Demystifying DDS with the 7 Key Elements
• Learn what DDS is and how it fits in the overall signage industry
• Understand the 7 Key Elements of DDS and how they relate to your existing business
• Identify a clear cut path to add DDS to your business
Understanding the Profit Trail of DDS and How to Get There
• Understand the details of the business segment
• Understand ROI and ROO
• Look at each part of DDS and what profits are to be realized
Understanding Content, Its Complexities, and Best Practices
• Understand what DDS content is and is not
• Understand the content creation process
• Understand how to incorporate content into your own DDS business model
The Art and Craft of Selling DDS to Your Clients
• Understand who the customers are and what they are looking for
• Learn what is involved in the sales process
• Learn how to use your current sales skills in the DDS process
The 25 Gotchas! of DDS and Go-No Go Decisions
• Learn what the “gottchas” are
• Learn how to avoid the “gottchas”
• Understand when DDS is not the answer
Win/Win Partnerships in DDS for the Sign Installer
• Understand the true meaning of partnerships in DDS
• Learn how to maximize the value of partnerships
• Learn when to partner and what to keep in house
Demonstrating the “Theater” of DDS
• Learn what to demonstrate
• Learn how to demonstrate
• See examples to use as references in the demonstrations
And just as important as the content and structure of our sessions is our lineup of presenters. We're excited and honored to have session content experts from industry leaders like Saddle Ranch Productions, Allure Global Solutions, Bass Pro Shops, Multi-Media Solutions, Inc., N. Glantz & Son, MVIX and Brawn Consulting, among others.
Keene: The ISA show is the focus in the spring, but does ISA have year-round activities that might benefit the AV and digital signage community?
Feder: ISA as an organization has invested heavily in online learning this past year and will continue to offer Dynamic Digital Signage courses available throughout the year.
Also, we are proud to announce a recent partnership with the Digital Signage Experts Group to provide Dynamic Digital Signage certification and training to our members and Expo attendees.
Keene: What is the best way to learn more about the ISA, and the ISA expo?
Feder: I'm happy to have a conversation with anyone interested in more information and I can be reached at or 703-548-7389. There is also information available at and
Keene: The AV community is very familiar with DSEG (Digital Signage Experts Group), run by Jonathan and Alan Brawn. ISA works with DSEG, can you explain why and how?
Feder: ISA members and ISA Sign Expo attendees are able to take DSEG courses– that started Q1 of this year. We intend to run a promotion where the first 100 ISA members to take and complete a DSEG course by mid April will get 100% reimbursement of the fee. After that, our members will have the opportunity to take these courses at a discount off the retail price.
Keene: What is the most interesting thing that technology providers might learn about ISA member companies, in 2014?
Feder: I think they'll find that our sign companies are looking for new ways to embrace the dynamic digital signage market and that the path to the thousands of local and regional (and in some cases national) end-users goes through deep relationships already held by the sign companies. They'll find that sign companies are looking for technology and product partners that can help them identify and meet customers’ visual communications needs through digital signage solutions.


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With possibly one of the greatest cop duos in cinematic history, Hot Fuzz is much more than your average slapstick comedy and will have you laughing from beginning to end, and later. While this film is made by the same guys that brought you Shaun of the Dead, do not expect another spoof, because even though it does still include a variety of allusions to other cop films and many film clichés, this is an extremely well written original script.

It begins with a fast paced montage of top cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) and his qualifications as a London police officer, everything from his outstanding arrest record down to his cycling skills. Sure enough his hard work pays off and he is promoted to Sergeant, but comes to learn it’s because he’s making everyone else look bad. He’s being transferred to Sandford, a small country town with the lowest crime rate in the country. .

The movie is filled with quick cuts to keep the pace relevant to the overall upbeat action genre. Rather than showing an extended scene of the depressed sergeant sitting on a train to emphasize how far in the country Stanford is, we see a series of shots of him on the train, waiting at a station, riding in a taxi, all of which are moved along by his cell phone signal bars dwindling. This type of editing is throughout the movie, and not only is extremely effective, but adds a wonderful artistry to the film.

Sergeant Angel heads out to check the town, which is nearly deserted at a very early hour in the evening. He drops by the local pub for a frosty glass of cranberry juice, and then proceeds to give the boot to nearly every other patron as they are all apparently underage. Later he arrests the majority for unruly conduct.

The next day is full of discoveries for the newly appointed Sergeant, as he is told that one of his arrestees is the son of the chief of police, and also his new partner, Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). Sergeant Angel is given a tour of the police station, where the riot room has cobwebs, and the rest of the squad is hardly trained to handle any real police work. Sergeant Angel does meet the Neighborhood Watch Association, who feels it is their responsibility to keep up the impression of the safest town in the country and win the coveted Village of the Year award. However, they seem more concerned with insignificant details such as a loose swan and street performer than they do with pressing charges against shoplifters or enforcing underage drinking.

Sergeant Angel begins training his partner Danny in detective work and how to be a good police officer. They start to become close friends as Danny looks up to him as a big brother of infinite wisdom, because Danny longs for action-packed adventures he has seen in his favorite police movies.

Even when two decapitated bodies are found, everyone passes it off as a gory traffic accident, even with a lack of skid marks. Sergeant Angel suspects it might be murder as Simon Skinner (Timothy Dalton) knew who the victims were without their names ever being mentioned. Also, the night before the “accident” Skinner mentioned bashing in the head of one of the victims. Soon thereafter, the house of a Skinner business rival is blown up by an “accidental” gas explosion. Angel is convinced these deaths are linked. When a church steeple falls on the local newspaper editor, he convinces Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), to let him treat it as a crime scene. This does not sit well with the other cops as they have to work in the rain; it even begins to jeopardize Danny’s relationship with Angel, who just doesn’t know when to stop being a cop and enjoy life.

When Angel discovers that he had missed Danny’s birthday because they were investigating his theories, he feels bad and goes to buy a peace lily as a present. While visiting the town’s renowned horticulturist, she reveals that she is leaving town because she sold her land for a significant price after being informed by the newspaper man who was writing a story on the businessman and his connections to the victims in the car accident. Sergeant Angel thinks he has solved the link between the deaths and goes to his car, but when he turns around the store owner had been stabbed by a cloaked figure who’s escaping through the back. He gives chase, but cannot catch up the murderer despite his fantastic physical condition. Convinced Skinner is the murderer, Nicholas confronts him with his theory (with the entire police force as witnesses), but store surveillance tapes show Skinner was at his work all day, even waving to the camera as if taunting Sergeant Angel.

On the brink of giving up, Angel concludes the murderer is not a single person, but a group acting as one. These thoughts are confirmed when he is attacked at his hotel by one of Skinner’s employees dressed as the cloaked figure. This leads to an action-packed climax with lots of gunfire and surprises.

There is a great use of foreshadowing throughout this movie. If the viewer pays attention, many jokes and clues are given and repeated multiple times and are cleverly scattered throughout.

This is a fantastic film with great cinematic attributes. The video is outstanding, doing high definition justice, while the sound elements of the movie are top notch. Not only does it have a great soundtrack, but sound editing is wonderful and while it is subtle, really gives the movie an exciting feel. Details are crisp even during the fast-paced action shots and the sound booms through the speakers as if you were in the firefight you’re watching. Especially satisfying is that the softer sections are mixed extremely well so you don’t have to turn up the volume when they are talking quietly, and then turn it down during gun fights.

Many of the jokes might be hit and miss with an American audience as it is a British production, because while we both speak English many of the words they use are confusing to us, but also at the same time very entertaining. If you watched the film and didn’t find it as funny as you were expecting, other than the physical humor, watch it again with the Fuzz Facts turned on, found in the special features section. It hand-feeds every joke to the viewer and is great insight into the British dialect and many of their jokes. Some of them can be totally random, but they are typically hilarious nonetheless.

Not only can the movie be viewed again with the Fuzz Facts on, but it can be viewed another time with commentary. And after watching the film three times, you might be ready for the hours of bonus features that are on the disc. The producers did an excellent job of filling the title with material dating back to when the movie was just on storyboards, which give great insight to the story and film making process, but are fairly rudimentary and don’t bring that much to the actual movie experience. There are bonus features from photo galleries, to multiple making-of shorts. There are some entertaining video blogs that were recorded during the filming that seem to have been released on the internet as viral video to build up excitement for the film.

Much of the bonus features are simply of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost goofing around as well as conversation with the director and writers. For more funny material, the outtakes are a must. If there was any confusion how or why something happened in the film, there is a section that explains any plot holes and also how special effects were done. There are twenty-two deleted scenes. That subtle hint to bonus features during the film is the epitome of this movie’s cleverness.

The only way this disc could get any better is if all the bonus features were also presented in full scale high definition. I would highly recommend this to add to any collection that is looking for a funny and entertaining movie with hours of enjoyment for all adults. This will be the film you show your friends when they come over and say that HD isn’t any better than regular standard definition because it captures the true essence of what this technology is all about. Tell them to sit down, turn on your TV and turn up the speakers because Hot Fuzz will blow them away.
Studio Universal Studios Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating R
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Martin Freeman
Director Edgar Wright
Film Release Year 2007
Disc Release Year 2007
Resolution(s) 1080p (main feature) • 480i (main feature) • 480i (supplements)
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Running Time 2 hr. 1 min.
Sound Formats English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 • French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1
Subtitles English SDH • French
Special Features Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Story Boards, Trivia Track, Theatrical Trailers, Photo Galleries
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Hi all,

I have an odd shaped room in which I'm having troubling find a single location to put an IR receiver that can receive the signal cleaning for all locations.

Is it OK to put multiple IR receivers? If so, I assume I'll have the possibility of signals being duplicated since the second receiver may pick up stray signals? Are there any connecting blocks that are smart enough to filter out duplicate signals?

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Multiple receivers would be more of an issue for the power supply - if it can supply enough power to run both... Speed of light means it won't cause "duplicate" signals. But all connecting blocks are just that - connectors. No processing of the signal(s).

You might be better off upgrading to an RF remote with a base station and emitters, then you won't have any coverage problems... If you can blast IR from the base station at one "good" location and hit everything, it would be even simpler.

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You might be surprised at how well IR can reflect off of walls, windows, projection screens, etc.
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I just got a DISH 6000 to use as a second receiver. My other is the DISH 5000/Panny combo. The DISH 6000 has an event timer like the other models but this thing has a check box for an S-VHS or DVHS recorder in the menu. It showed up right after I installed the receiver when it did an immediate software download. There was a one sheet addendum in the manual about this. I was kinda surprised at this since I bought this knowing that I could not record any HDTV stuff.
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There is now a Senate version of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act (S. 541), thanks to Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Like its House companion (H.R. 1094), this legislation would ban horse slaughter operations in the United States, end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horse meat. Sens. Landrieu and Graham also sponsored a successful defunding amendment to the Senate’s FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill, prohibiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from inspecting horse slaughter plants; without such inspections, the plants cannot operate. Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Bill Young (R-FL) succeeded with a similar amendment in the House Appropriations Committee.

Sentiment against horse slaughter is also growing within the Obama administration. For the first time, the president’s FY 2014 budget included defunding language, and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters in March that Congress needs an alternative to slaughter for handling “unwanted” horses. (See Spring 2013 AWI Quarterly) Nevertheless, and despite opposition from local officials, USDA has given the green light to the opening of two horse slaughter plants (in New Mexico and Iowa) by issuing “grants of inspection.” In making this decision, the department ignored the many animal welfare, food safety, human health, and environmental concerns that have been raised. A lawsuit has been filed on the grounds that USDA failed to conduct an environmental review as required under the National Environmental Policy Act.


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Jay Feely kicks his 41-yard game-winning field goal in overtime against Tennessee.

The Cardinals tried their game-winning field goal in overtime at Tennessee on third down, assuring themselves a second chance in case of an error but also eschewing an opportunity to get closer.

“We were close enough,” kicker Jay Feely said. “The wind was in our face a little bit, but as long as I hit the ball well, we should make that kick.”

Feely did, a 41-yarder that was his third of the game and the seventh overtime-winning field goal of his career. For that effort, Feely was awarded the NFC special teams player of the week award, the fourth such award for a Cardinal this season.

Previous winners were quarterback Carson Palmer for offense and linebacker John Abraham and cornerback Patrick Peterson for defense.

It was nice comeback after a rough game for Feely the week before when he had missed two field goals, including a 25-yarder, and even training camp, when the Cardinals brought in Dan Carpenter for a couple of days to compete with Feely.

“I think you have to prove yourself every day,” Feely said. “In this league I think it’s all about production. It doesn’t matter what you have done in the past, it’s what you do today and what you do going forward. We have a great operation with (holder) Dave (Zastudil) and (snapper) Mike (Leach) and I. We are comfortable and guys have been doing their job for a long time. You don’t have to worry about it and guys will go out there and do their job.”

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    When the snow gods bless you with double-digit freshies, load your crew's skis and boards into the Yakima FatCat 6 w/Locks before you head to the hill. The DoubleJoint hinge system is specifically designed for fat skis and boards, and the included SKS locks ensure no one will make like a bandit with your prized pow slayers.

    • FatCat 6 will securely hold up to six pairs of skis or four snowboards
    • DoubleJoint hinge system is specifically designed to hold fat powder skis and boards
    • Included mounting hardware with an over-molded stainless steel strap fits most factory round, square, and aerodynamic bars
    • Included snap-around hardware allows you to mount the rack with aftermarket Yakima round or square bars
    • Included SKS Lock Cores to keep your skis and boards safe and secure
    • Integrated ski lift provides the necessary clearance for ski and snowboard bindings
    • Mirror black finish and the low-profile design looks great on top of your ride
    • Installation is quick, easy, and tool-free
    • Rack dimensions are 36 X 4 X 3 inches
    • Consult the Yakima Fit Guide for specific mounting information regarding your vehicle
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    Great Instructions

    • Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

    I bought this item because it was recommended by most of my friends. They look great on my 2004 Subaru Impreza and fit easily onto my factory cross bars with some adjustment. No tools needed for the install and i did it at night. It was way easier then I expected, and best of all when I got lost and needed some instructions the manual in the box made it really easy with pictures, it didn't even make me read anything to get it installed properly. I'm going to pair this ski rack with the Yakima windshield for less wind noise and good spot to slap on some stickers.

    • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

    These do a great job doing their job! I would purchase these again. The clamps work great on my Thule bars and they come with LOCKS!!! I have confidence when I put my expensive sticks in these racks and lock them in .

    Great Rack, Great price!

    • Familiarity: I've used it several times

    This rack is awesomely easy to install, and its sleek aerodynamics not only look cool, but they minimize the wind noise or whistling that you can get with other racks when driving down the highway. You can also hold up to 4 snowboards with this baby, so you can be the hero to champion everyone up the mountain comfortably with everyone's gear safely stored overhead.

    A breeze to install!

      My old racks would take way too long to install with cumbersome angles to try to reach with an alan wrench; these Fat Cats are a must to upgrade to. I finished them in just a few songs' time on the ipod using just my hands and a step ladder. Couldn't be happier. And they look awesome on the car too. I love them!

      Works As Advertised

      • Familiarity: I've used it several times

      We mounted the FatCat 6 to the Hyundai Santa Fe factory bars and it works like a charm! No noise, easy to install, and great capacity. That it comes with locks and mounts makes this rack a no brainer.

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      • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

      This is the first roof rack I've ever used, but it's great. I've had up 4 pairs of fat skis and a snowboard on the rack with some creative loading. Install is fairly easy, I can get the rack installed on my crossbars in about 10 minutes. Wind noise overall isn't bad, but at times I've loaded things in a manner that made an awful whistling noise. Best guess is this happened between the plastic caps on either side near the hinges. A quick stop and rearranging of skis and everything was good, but it was LOUD.

      Overall the rack does everything it's supposed to how it's supposed to. Wind noise is usually an issue with roof racks, and this one really isn't that bad. I like the decreased frontal area and increased gas mileage that comes with it. I'm averaging ~30 mpg in my 2012 Subaru Impreza right now in combined driving, not bad for everything going on on the roof (car is rated 27 city 36 highway).

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      I've owned this rack for a year now and love it. Everything functions as it should... nothing too ground breaking. They hold your skis and boards securely, lock easily... what you'd expect functionally. Call me shallow, but what I love about this particular rack is that they took the extra step of painting (powder coating maybe?) it black. Most roof racks are just that boring raw aluminum finish. That's fine, but all else equal I think having the black racks looks a lot better on most cars. Functional, reliable, good looking... if you need a ski rack to put on top of your car, look no further.

      Used HARD all winter. Loved it.

      • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

      Great product. Easy to mount, easy to use. Mounted on a jeep grand Cherokee. Took about 25 minutes to get it set up. Came with two lock keys. Very simple to load skis. I can fit 5 or 6 sets of skis very easily.

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      With this rack you don't ever have to worry about equipment in the car. This rack does take a little more effort to install then the video above, but still a fairly easy set up. It's great the rack can tilt for snowboard bindings as well and not thrash the top of the car.

      I do not hear any loud wind noise either for from these.

      This product hits the mark on every point.

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      Picked one up for my new outback. Install is a little pain solo, but not bad at all with an extra set of hands. Locks work nicely, and buttons are easy to press even with thicker gloves. Holds fat skis like my 110mm waist howitzers, easily. Wind noise isn't too bad, but I only keep it on going to and from the mountain. The mpg decrease isn't horrible either, may be worse if you keep on for longer.


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Owner Review by Richard Lyon

May 9, 2010
Personal Details and Backpacking Background
Male, 63 years old

Height: 6' 4" (1.91 m)
, weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
, torso 22.5 in (57 cm), sleeve length 36.5 in (93 cm), chest 46 in (117 cm), waist 38 in (97 cm)
Email address: Montana DOT angler AT gmail DOT com

Home: Dallas, Texas USA
I've been backpacking for 45 years on and off, and regularly in the Rockies since 1986.  I do a weeklong trip every summer, and often take three-day trips.  I'm usually camping in alpine terrain, at altitudes 5000 to 13000 ft (1500 - 4000 m).  I prefer base camp backpacking, a long hike in with day trips from camp, but I do my share of forced marches too.  Though always looking for ways to reduce weight, I often choose a bit of extra weight over foregoing camp conveniences I've come to expect. I spend much winter backcountry time on telemark skis.
The Product and the Manufacturer

Nunatak SkahaThe Skaha is a pullover-style down sweater.  Mine is a custom piece, but then every product from Nunatak is subject to customization.  This small shop, which specializes in lightweight down jackets, quilts, and sleeping bags, invites customer input on each item it sells.  My first purchase from Nunatak was a Skaha Plus down sweater, with a down hood.  I still own that and still put it to good use.  A few years later, however, after using off-the-rack down sweaters to replace fleece as mid-layers when skiing, I asked Tom Halpin, Nunatak’s owner, if he’d make me a special Skaha for that purpose.  Tom welcomed this as a challenge.  Through several telephone conversations and email messages, we settled on four changes from the listed product: 1.5 ounce (43 g) reduction in down, to take account of the sweater’s intended use as a midlayer; a close-fitting hood made of merino wool, comparable to a balaclava without the face mask, that would fit under my ski helmet; buttons instead of a zipper to accommodate my aversion to cold steel at my throat in the winter; and one extra inch (2.5 cm) of length in the sleeves to match my long arms.  As on even “list” products, I specified my desired fabric and color from Nunatak’s inventory.
I mention this process up front to alert the reader why the dimensions listed on Nunatak’s website vary considerably from those on my sweater.  Customization affects pricing too, of course.  Nunatak often charges a small fee for cutting fabric to order, and each piece is priced in part based upon its down content.
Manufacturer: Nunatak Gear LLC,
Year of manufacture: 2009
Year of purchase: 2009
MSRP: Sweater: $329 US for unisex sizes XS through XL, $359 US for XXL. There is a small surcharge for Nunatak’s lightest weight fabric, 0.8 ounce Pertex Quantum.

Materials: 800+-fill goose down insulation.  1.0 ounce Pertex Quantum rip-stop nylon outer shell fabric. Nylon taffeta liner fabric.
Color: Gunmetal Blue.
Listed weight, size XL, 11.5 oz (326 g)
Measured weight of product delivered: 13.9 oz (394 g)
Listed dimensions, size XL: Sleeve 36 in (91 cm), chest 46-49 in (117 - 124 cm)

Measured dimensions: Sleeve 37 in (94 cm), as ordered; chest 47 in (119 cm)
Packed size, measured: 6 x 9 in (15 x 23 cm).  I'm sure that I could make it smaller if I owned a smaller compression sack.
Construction:  As with all Nunatak products, baffles are box constructed.

Features: Fourteen-inch (36 cm) front zipper at the neck.  Elastic drawcord with barrel-type toggle at the waist.    That's it – according to Nunatak, " It has no extras, zero bells and whistles, nothing to snag or break or get in the way of traveling light and fast. What you do have is maximum warmth for the given weight, and a clean looking, functional garment."

Availability.  Nunatak's individual approach to manufacture has several consequences for the buyer.  I purchased a garment that fits my preferences and my figure.  I received it eight weeks after I ordered it; bespoke goods take longer to make than simply adding stock.  Nunatak requires full payment in advance to cover the not inconsiderable expenses of top-quality down and U.S. labor.  (The website does indicate that Nunatak will allow cancellations for a 25% restocking fee.)

Where I Wore the Skaha

Steep and Deep tele skiersSkiing.  The Skaha was my mid-layer on ten ski days this past winter, six inbounds at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming; one in the Rock Springs backcountry adjacent to Jackson Hole; and three in the Fox Creek area backcountry on the east side of the Teton Range near Victor, Idaho.  Temperatures ranged from 15-40 F (-10 to 4 C), occasionally with snow flurries or a north wind that made it seem a good bit colder.  Underneath the Skaha was a merino midweight zip-up base layer top (the MontBell Super Merino Wool High Neck Shirt that I am testing, reviewed elsewhere on this site); on top was my Ground Radius eVENT jacket (the subject of another Owner Review on this site).  I removed the Skaha on uphill climbs, stuffing it into a small plastic garbage bag and cramming that into my pack.  On sunny days, after the temperature rose above freezing I took off the hood, but usually that was worn under my ski helmet.

Backpacking.   I’ve worn the Skaha around camp in the Absaroka Range, Montana, in autumn 2009, when temperatures dipped to 20 F (-7 C) at night.  On this trip I also used the sweater, over a merino base layer, to augment my Nunatak Back Country Blanket (BCB), a wraparound sleeping quilt accurately rated to that temperature.  This spring I’ve carried the Skaha in my pack on a weekend trip in the Texas Hill Country, pulling it out at rest stops and after setting up camp.  Daytime temperatures were as high as 60 F (16 C) but down to the 40 F (4 C) range in the evening.  A damp 40 F (4 C); we met with rain showers throughout the weekend.

At the risk of self-praise (given my role in its design), I’ll start by saying that my custom Skaha is great as a midlayer for skiing and ski touring. When riding the lifts and schussing downhill it keeps me pleasantly warm at about one-third the weight of a comparably insulating fleece layer. Using Nunatak allowed a lightweight shell fabric.  Since when skiing the Skaha is protected by a parka or shell I wasn’t too concerned with water resistance or fabric strength, and so selected 1.0 ounce Pertex, saving several ounces/grams in total weight.  The fabric isn’t completely downproof but feather loss has been minimal.  This fabric breathes surprisingly well, given the box baffles and high-grade goose down, and resists water well enough so that the down doesn't get soggy from falling or blowing snow or from perspiration that wicks through the base layer.

hoodMy particular contribution to the Shaka’s design was the merino hood.  I wanted a hood for wind protection, but not a down hood, which would make me overheat if worn over my helmet.  I copied the hood design from another manufacturer’s merino hoody (soon to be the subject of another Owner Review), specifying the close-fitting cut to block the wind and fit under my helmet.  The hood is sewn in to the back of the Skaha’s down collar.  In warmer ski weather the merino is slim enough to stuff down the back of my jacket where I don’t even notice it.

When hiking or boot packing I usually stuff the Skaha in a something waterproof (a stuff sack or plastic bag) and stow it in my pack, retrieving it at the top. This is what I did atop the Headwall at Jackson Hole; I’m on the left in the photo.  The hood is visible on my right shoulder.  Because the goose down stuffs down so well this takes up a fraction of the pack space a wool or synthetic sweater would need – maybe the Skaha’s best attribute.

The Shaha also excels in a sleep system.  I am somewhat claustrophobic, and consequently have disliked shrouding my head inside a mummy bag.  In colder weather (below freezing) the Skaha nicely complements my BCB or one of Nunatak’s Arc-style bags for upper body insulation and keeps the breeze off my head.  A down hood or balaclava is too warm for me, but the merino hood, with a wool beanie if needed, is just right. And the tighter fit of this particular hood means it stays on no matter how much I toss or turn.  When wearing the Skaha I can vary the insulation of the quilt, ventilation, and wiggle room by opening more or less of the bag, without risking a chill.

I wore the Skaha around camp in the mornings and occasionally in the evenings.  The drawcord can cinch the hem, and with the zipper all the way up the two-inch (5 cm) down collar fits snugly.  I haven't noticed any drafts from lack of elastic or other means of closure at the wrists.  When performing morning chores such as cooking or bringing water back to camp I simply push the sleeves above my elbow to avoid their getting in the way.

I haven't been caught in the rain with this sweater as my outer layer, but the Pertex Quantum has repelled snow, mist, dew, and tea and water splashes effectively.  This fabric has the texture of taffeta and a pleasantly soft hand, without any of the disagreeable slipperiness that I have found in some silnylon products.

I've cleaned the sweater twice, by hand in the bathtub in the same manner as a down sleeping bag, using Nikwax Down Wash.  Like a bag, it took a couple of days to dry completely, but when dry the loft looked as good as new.

What I Like

The Skaha Plus is exactly what I wanted and has done what I bought it for extremely well.  The following are especially praiseworthy.

Pack size is the feature I have come to value the most.  I can compress to the point that I can easily fit it into a genuine daypack when skiing and still have room for other essentials.  In the past the alternative has been a larger pack, as I don't want to be without some serious insulation when in the backcountry in winter.

Because the Skaha Plus is so compact and lightweight I don't feel it's a luxury on a summer backpack (or even day hike) in the high country, when it might be needed only occasionally.  It has allowed me to reduce other pack weight by using it as part of my sleeping system in warmer weather.

Over-engineering and unnecessary frills are pet peeves of mine, so I especially value Nunatak's no-nonsense design.  Not only does this reduce weight and enhance compressibility, there's so much less that can go wrong.  When wearing the Skaha as a midlayer I don't miss pockets, and the pullover style means less chance for warm air to escape and less weight.

Of course these attributes would mean very little if the Skaha Plus didn't always keep me snug and warm.

Working with Tom to design this sweater was fun. If your budget allows, I recommend it highly.

What I'd Change

For use as a winter midlayer and year-round companion to my sleeping quilt, I wouldn't change anything.  The kangaroo pocket, which I have on my original Skaha Plus, makes for a more versatile sweater.

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