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Attention, all monkeys dancing on a rock! Meteor/Asteroid Reminder.

Nasa will cover today’s asteroid flyby live on NASA-TV. Probably around 11:24 a.m. our time.

  • ITEM 1 – ASTEROID 2012 DA14 TO WHIZ PAST EARTH SAFELY — UPDATE

The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close to Earth on Feb. 15, 2013. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will be closest to Earth at about 11:24 a.m. PST (2:24 p.m. EST and 1924 UTC), on Feb. 15, when it will be at a distance of about 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles) above Earth’s surface. NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office can accurately predict the asteroid’s path with the observations obtained, and it is therefore known that there is no chance that the asteroid might be on a collision course with Earth. Nevertheless, the flyby will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study a near-Earth object up close.

Yesterday in Siberia, what probably was a small, 10 ton piece of the same chunk of matter as the much larger DA14 slammed into the atmosphere and blew out windows all over Russia. NASA assures us DA14 will “safely” pass us. Apparently, no such guarantee applies to the evident meteoric bits and pieces that accompany the big rock on its dark journey. It’s easy to forget. Space rocks fly past our home rock all the time. A big one is going to hurt. Dance on.

NASA TV
Image courtesy of NASA
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Eat Dessert First fundraiser images

Here are a few images from last evening’s fundraiser for the Shasta Family Justice Center. Held at the Turtle Bay Museum, we sampled desserts and mingled with friends and neighbors.

Thank you event sponsors, volunteers, and participants all! Thanks especially to the always generous Redding Rancheria. See you next year.
Erin Rader at Eat Dessert First Fundraiser

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From Redding to Mt Shasta in 5 minutes

Last week, I photographed the drive from Redding to Mt Shasta in about 3000 individual images. Then, I strung them together into a video for 5 minutes, with music. The result is an interesting compression of this scenic northstate highway journey through the Sacramento River Canyon.

Redding to Mt Shasta from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.

I like how this technique plays with time. I’m hoping to do more of these. Already, one Vimeo film maker has asked if he could use segments of it in his own project.
Enjoy the journey.
Pit River Arm by Skip Murphy

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Ascending Mt Shasta

Ran into this video of a couple climbers summit of Mt Shasta, our picturesque namesake here in Shasta County. Apparently a climb made in May. I was struck by the contrast in equipment to tales from locals who years ago would climb the summit in tennis shoes and jeans (not recommended). Anyway, it goes on for a while but is very well done.

Summiting the Volcano, Climbing Mt. Shasta in California in the Cascades from Ryan Commons on Vimeo.

HELPFUL: http://www.walkifornia.com/2012/03/mount-shasta-via-famous-avalanche-gulch.html

These are helpful Links:
* Best Map (good price and helpful): http://amzn.to/shastamap
* Planning Book (fun read and informative): http://amzn.to/shastabook
* Essential Gear Item: http://amzn.to/trekkingpoles
* Blog: http://walkifornia.blogspot.com/2011/06/mission-peak.html
* Guiding Service: http://bit.ly/shastaguide
* Weather Report: http://bit.ly/weathershasta
* Boot, Crampon, & Axe Rental: http://bit.ly/shastarentals

Get in touch with me if you have questions about climbing Mt. Shasta and pre-climb preparation. I'm happy to answer your questions in the comments section below.

Video Summary: I first climbed Mt. Shasta with my dad in 1999 as a preparation trip for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro; I've been wanting to share the Mt. Shasta experience with others ever since. This video is intended to show prospective climbers what it is like to leave from the Bunny Flat parking lot and climb to the summit via the Avalanche Gulch route.

Please let me know if you have good information or links that I can share here.

Best,

Ryan Commons

All video and pictures captured with the Canon 200SX: http://amzn.to/Canon200

Music Credits in Order (you can support the artists by clicking on my links to get the music):
* Don't Get Lost in Heaven by The Gorillaz: http://amzn.to/Lostinheaven
* Road to Nowhere by Ozzy Osborne: http://amzn.to/RoadtoNowhere
* Parachutes by Coldplay: http://amzn.to/CParachutes
* Tightrope Walker by The Hudson Branch: http://amzn.to/Tightropewalker
* Flume by Bon Iver: http://amzn.to/Flume
* Everything to Nothing by Manchester Orchestra: http://amzn.to/EverythingtoNothing
* Time to Pretend by MGMT: http://amzn.to/TimetoPretend

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Single track helmet cam kid shows us what it’s like

This is probably Maine, not Redding. But I just had to curate this engaging video. You may have seen it already, since it seems to be going viral. I say 1000 extra dad-points to you sir, for putting the camera on your kid’s helmet instead of yours. Allowing us to share this experience through the eyes of a 4 year old child.

“Dad, go!”
“Oh, I’m first? Okay.”
Then, dad asks, “Can you see well?”
“No, I don’t have to pee.”

LOL! So much fun. Good work, dad. Thanks for sharing.

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New video features Tony Meredith dancing about Redding

Tony Meredith is a wonderful local dancer. The video was shot around Redding, and is posted in hi-def. Warning, song lyrics NSFW. Unless like us, you work someplace tolerant of artistic vocabulary expression. Set it for higher definition.

I met Tony through the Dancing with the Stars Shasta County Style fundraising, and I have come to appreciate the skill and hard work that goes into the style. Nicely shot here. Dancing about Redding.

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A dinner proposal

Friday’s dinner was supposed to be special. But we didn’t know just how special it would be. Earlier, we learned French Chef Reynald Tel was no longer cooking at the By The Way, or Bourbon and Bull bar. Too bad. But we also learned he was trying to expand his catering business. So naturally we invited him over to cook. Just a little French Style tasting. Which turned into 8 courses with appropriate French wine pairings. Oh my. Words fail.
So, watch this in HD for full effect. Originally edited to Edith Piaf “La Vie En Rose,” from 1946, which you would think would be Public Domain or at least fair Use for Non Commercial. But YouTube won’t let you see that version, so here’s an alternate. If you start the video with sound off, then click on link (above) for Edith Piaf, you can almost hear it as intended. It won’t sync up, but you’ll get the gist of it.

As spectacular as dinner was, it was only the prelude the to main event. Unknown to anyone but himself, Aaron Rader planned to propose to Erin Murphy at this dinner. He asked to play a DVD he’d brought with him. And this is what we saw.


She said yes.

It was a fantastic night. Here is the tasting menu, which is a fun read.
TheMenu
And De Reynald Catering can be reached at (530) 710 4098, for events and cooking lessons. Highly recommended, shall we say!
De Reynald catering