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I was in Mountain Gate when I happened upon these smokejumpers practicing. Click any image to enlarge. Check out the person standing in at the door. Jump!
So, these folks jump leap from perfectly good airplanes…
…into forests of pointy trees…
…that ARE ON FIRE!!!
Godspeed, grace, and protection, Redding smokejumpers. Thank you for your service.
Jumping out of aircraft to put out fires, that’s Really Redding.
As you may have noticed, HDMI cables are used daily and are a common household product, allowing tech owners to connect their various devices together. More often than not, if you were to purchase a gadget that needed an HDMI cable, then it would be delivered with an HDMI cable, eliminating the need to purchase one. However, because our gadgets are usually delivered with cables, choosing to learn more about the cables is a very unlikely occurrence. Of course, you may read the little information booklet that comes with the gadget but that’s not going to tell you how much any replacement parts are going to cost if they are to break or get damaged.
HDMI cables are currently used to connect HD televisions and computer monitors. I see these cables all the time in stores marked as high as $40 for so called “Hi Def High Speed” versions. That’s just crazy. It’s just wire. Buy them online at Monoprice for $6.
I always encourage people to buy local, but this is different. These are not local products. I realize that overpriced ‘super duper’ hype cables are a key part of certain local retailer’s profit margins, Just know that’s all it is. Overpriced hype.
The reason for this post is an ad I saw on Craigslist. Somebody selling a used cable for $45, that had a “retail value of $89.95.” I don’t doubt that some uninformed electronics buyer would be happy to buy a $90 cable for $45. Too bad it’s really a $6 dollar cable. Also hyped as “3D TV Ready.” People, it’s all just wire.
Possess a problematic pooch? Jackson Ranch for Dogs offers canine training and boarding.
After deciding they wanted to combine their passion for dogs and their careers, Carla Jackson and Mark Olney founded Jackson Ranch for Dogs in July of 1999. Carla says they spent a lot of time searching for recreational land for sale before they found the perfect ranch for their new venture. They set it up, creating a home environment for dogs to learn and play while their owners are away.
“We’re fussy about what dogs we take,” says Carla, who has been training dogs since the 1990’s. This is not dog rehab. But if you have a loving pet who could use some new skills, or who needs a short staycation with some other furry friends, this is a good place. The owners are both very passionate and caring for each dog, and they’re also very knowledgeable when it comes to our canine friends. However, they have said they often like to stay up to date with new inventions, advice, and news regarding dog care and ownership by frequently looking into online resources from websites such as Pupster Passion and others. They obviously care very deeply for each four-legged pup that makes its way to their ranch.
The ranch is divided into several fenced yards for outdoor play according to the size of the dog, and there’s a swimming pool.
Find out more about Jackson Ranch for Dogs at their webpage, and at their Jackson Ranch Facebook fan page.
Writing as a Realtor who goes in and out of houses all day, one thing I can say for sure: We love our dogs in Shasta County. And it couldn’t hurt to have them a bit more well-trained. They do a great job. People who bring a new dog into their home will know the value of training, especially if they aren’t already potty-trained – it’s comforting to know that services are out there but also that products such as pee pads and bladder supplements are available from sites like petparentsbrand.com. Getting training for your dog can be worthwhile, and they’ll often enjoy it too. But that’s not to say that they won’t miss their owners whilst they’re away. Even with the endless space and swimming pool that they have access to, not being able to make the most of it with their owners must be the toughest challenge of them all. Dogs experience separation anxiety as well you know. In fact, it could be that bad that owners decide to try CBD, (Get more info here) to see if this can make a positive difference to their anxiety and their emotions. It can also help with heightened noise, which some dogs are bound to experience in a ranch this big with other animals. But it could be good for them, and learning ways to become better trained in the process won’t do them much harm either. Thanks, Jackson Ranch!
But Wes and Sheriff Tom Bosenko have been involved in careful planning to make the best of the situation. In fact, we are told local authorities may very well be better able to reduce recidivism and provide rehabilitation. Of course, the bad news is that the State isn’t providing all that much money to cover the cost of moving their problems from state prisons to county jails. The move is happening no matter what.
We learned that putting inmates to work on the firelines carries more costs and training than you might might imagine. Although all agreed that was a good program, it may simply not be affordable. Also considered was the prospect of many hundreds of inmates trying to re-integrate into an already depressed economy with scarce jobs or opportunity. Of course, they are coming anyway, one way or another.
Thanks very much to everyone at the LWV of Redding for this informative talk, and to staff at Lema Ranch (and the McConnell Foundation) for hosting.
A hundred years ago, even a small town like Redding had several newspapers competing for attention. Over time, consolidation blended those choices into one local paper. Now, ubiquitous internet has opened up new possibilities, and lowered barriers of entry for multiple local news sources. Hence, we see former upstart aNewsCafe.com make a run up against the entrenched corporate redding.com for local eyeballs. Now, another challenger appears, NorCalBeat.com.
Taking a more regional approach to scope, Nor Cal Beat presents items from throughout the greater far northern California area. Competition is good, right? Keeps everyone on their toes. We wish Nor Cal Beat great success, just as we did for A News Cafe a few years ago. A diversity of local voices heard. The more the merrier.
Springtime Redding weather leads inevitably to thoughts of camping trips and starry nights. I ran across this webcam for Lassen Park that reminds us that the high country is still in late Winter at this point. Very pretty, nonetheless. Here’s the link the Lassen Park Webcam, so you can witness Northern Sierra Spring as it unfolds daily.
Starry skies and snowy peaks. It’s ReallyRedding.
“The good of the many outweighs the good of the few, or the one.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about the heroes of Fukushima Prefecture in their battle to restrain the invisible fire of radiation from the damaged reactors. As of this writing little is known about what is really going on there, except for one thing. The people going in and staying to work on taming the runaway reactors are heroic.
Take a few minutes to read the riveting description of the Chernobyl disaster in Wikipedia. A story worth knowing today. The names of their heroes are posted here. Again, worth reviewing.
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with the continuing and substantial decontamination and health care costs of the Chernobyl accident. More than fifty deaths are directly attributed to the accident, all among the reactor staff and emergency workers. Estimates of the total number of deaths attributable to the accident vary enormously, from possibly 4,000 to close to a million.
Knowledge is power, against the unseen.
Downwind, it’s Really Redding.
You won’t recognize the place after watching this short video. And this was recorded a few days before our Deepwater Chernobyl.
We keep trying to help the salmon that swim by our River City. But they have to go and grow up in the ocean. And we wonder why there are fewer every year. It’s all connected, it’s Really Redding.
The recent Deepwater Horizon/BP oil blowout is big. How big? Here’s a map of the spill, only spread over Shasta County.
Paul Rademacher is using GoogleEarth to give us all a better understanding of the size and scope of the problem. Although the news is using phrases like “the size of Delaware,” it can be hard to visualize. The link lets you place the oil over any geography on earth. You need to install the Google Earth plugin if you don’t have it already. It seems to be a harmless plugin.
The oil is not harmless.
Early on, some doomer bloggers were predicting this would be something we’d never seen before. That it would be unstoppable, and carried in the gulf stream, it would eventually destroy the entire ocean ecosystem of the planet. Maybe. Can you say it won’t? So far they have been unable to stop it, or even slow it down. And if you have been following the news daily, they seem to be downplaying it every day, until the news get worse. At first it was just a fire, then it sunk. Then just a few thousand gallons leaking, now millions. Then, they were going to put a cap on it, but it failed. A mile beneath the sea, and 30,000 feet below that, the oil has other ideas. It’s like a bad science fiction movie, only real.
Anyway check the link. We are an oil based civilization, and the fragile sea pays the price.
