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Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Recently I was looking through a website that my teacher had posted on blackboard. As I was doing this, I noticed that part of the website had been blocked. I had full confidence that the content was appropriate, (given the nature of the website, and the fact that the URL was still in the original domain name) so I sent the OIT department a note expressing my concerns through the given link. I'm sure this was a simple mistake. What interested me was the automated email response I got which stated that the situations where internet filtering occurred were: Pornography Nudity Extreme violence Anonymizers LDS Apostate Groups While I noticed in my own research that there had been a lot of discussions (including on this board) about the internet filtering at BYU, none of them answered my specific questions about it. I should note now that I can see well both sides of the discussion in regards to this and don't necessarily have an opinion either way. -- Who originally requested internet filtering? the board of trustees? (the brethren) the university president at the time? -- If the party responsible for requesting internet filtering was not the party that devolved the above criteria, who did? -- Was it started as soon as the internet was provided on campus? If not, when was that decision made? -- Although I recognize that a third-party company supplies most of the filtering lists, who makes the decisions on higher profile website decisions? (such as the recent unblock of youtube or the continued block of myspace) -- I noticed (on this board) that there had been discussions of how much tracking the OIT department could do. What is the ability of the IT department to track internet usage? If they determine there are sufficient issues to constitute a violation of the honor code, what actions do they take? -- The on-campus housing IT materials state that while students can set up a wifi router (they only provide wired access at on campus housing)they are held responsible for the activity that goes on there. Should I be concerned if I live on campus and have a wifi router that I simply leave open so everyone can use it? -- One of the conditions above says that "LDS Apostate Groups" is a condition of blocking. Has the church or BYU come under fire specifically for this policy? While I don't necessarily feel either way, as a non member with little context, that condition would remind me slightly of a 1984-esk environment. PHEW! That was a long one. I apologize if there were too many parts to this question! Thanks for your help! - Really Bad at Coming Up with Creative Aliases
ADear Really Bad, I've been waiting to hear back from someone who could've answered all your questions in detail, but alas, I'm still waiting and this really needs to post. Regrettably, I have no clue on the exact origin of the filtering of on-campus internet, and without the kind of inside information I was hoping to get, I don't think it's possible to find out. So you'll have to be content to leave those a mystery. As far as how much tracking the IT department can do: I believe that they can, theoretically, track any Internet usage from on campus. Do they? No, of course not; there are way too many people for them to watch everyone. However, I'm sure they have things they look for (repeated attempts to access blocked material, perhaps), which help them look for people who might be causing trouble. If someone is violating the Honor Code, I presume they simply report what they've found to the Honor Code Office and let them take it from there. Should you be concerned about leaving your wireless router unsecured? Maybe. The odds that someone else will get you in trouble are, in my opinion, fairly small. They aren't zero, though. Additionally, using encryption on your wireless router makes it so no one else can intercept and watch your web traffic (and potentially try something nefarious). Is anyone in on-campus housing really going to do that? Eh, probably not. Still, though, why not turn on the encryption? It takes a couple of minutes and reduces the odds of either scenario to nearly zero. I've never heard anything about the block on apostate groups (I didn't even know such a block existed), so I'm guessing that BYU hasn't been under much attack for it. (Or if they have, it was a while ago.) If I hear back about the rest of your questions, I'll be sure to post a comment. —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I am interested in knowing some of the foods that the Nephites might have eaten for everyday and for special occacions. - CV
ACV- You do realize that we will never know for certain, right? Ok, if that's understood, I'll do the best I can to guess. We know they hunted for food and we know they raised sheep, cattle, goats, and wild goats. They raised "all manner of grain, and of fruit" (Enos 1:21). Ether mentions fowls, oxen, cows, and swine as animals that were raised for food, but since Ether wasn't talking about the Nephites, that doesn't mean those things were eaten by them (the swine I very much doubt, as the Nephites for most of the Book of Mormon were Jews). They did drink wine, but did not drink the blood of beasts. They certainly used herbs and roots to cure fevers (Alma 46:40). They ate bread, but I'm not sure what they used to make it (corn, wheat, or something else, like arrowroot or potatoes?). I'm pretty sure that they used honey, but I can't find a specific mention, as with oil. So basically, they ate whatever they could raise or catch, and I would suspect that for special occasions, they would eat more or less the same things, only prepared in a fancier manner. - Cuddlefish Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I heard of this thing you could sign up for where BYU would periodically sent you sports updates through automated calls, sometimes from athletes. I think it cost $5. Do you know where that is? - Fan
ADear Fan, I've never heard of it, and if they have it they sure don't advertise it very well as I haven't been able to find it despite looking specifically for it. If any reader knows, though, they're welcome to chime in. Sorry. -Yellow Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Please consider this a sort of follow-up question to Board Question #48259: If iTunes selects songs "without replacement", i.e. not repeating any songs until the playlist is played through, what internal function does the ratings system serve, if any? If I rate Sober, by Kelly Clarkson, as a 5-star song, will it play more often, or perhaps appear more frequently near the beginning of the internal playlist? Or do the ratings only serve as a handy sorting system for the user? - Steve
ADear Steve, The stars are mostly there for the user. If you use the "iTunes DJ" function, there's an option to play higher-rated songs more frequently. This is obviously not a "without replacement" algorithm. Ratings can also be used for the "auto-fill" feature when syncing an iPod to select which music will be used to fill the remaining space. Personally, I use the ratings to create smart playlists of my favorite music. -Yellow Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have looked on Wiktionary to settle this argument with my mother, but she remains unconvinced... Do any of you use the word "freQUENT" as an active verb? ("That customer frequents Hobby Lobby during the summer.") And if so, do you pronounce it like I've indicated above, with the stress on the ultimate syllable? - Timothy
ATimothy- Yes and no. The pronunciation is the same as it would be for any other use of the word. - Cuddlefish ADear Timothy I use it as a verb, but the pronunciation is unaltered. -Humble Master ADear Timothy, I agree with both Cuddlefish and Humble Master. It's perfectly acceptable as a verb, but I've only ever heard it with the accent on the first syllable. —Laser Jock ADear Timothy, I'm going to have to disagree with my esteemed colleagues. I've heard it used as an active verb with the stress on the opposite syllable. I think I've done it myself. As to whether that's correct or not, I have no idea. - The Black Sheep Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board Let's say I have a photo file on my computer in Folder A. But I would also like it to be in Folder B. If I copy and paste the file from Folder A to Folder B, is the file merely linked to two different folders, or does it take up twice the space. For example, if the file is 100KB, if I copy it to another folder does it now take up 200KB of space, or just the same 100KB of space, but linked to two folders? - Can't think of a good nym.
ADear uncreative, Each file takes up 100KB for a total of 200KB. Otherwise, when you edited one copy you'd edit your original. Note that on some filesystems it is possible to have both files "pointing" to the same storage on disk using something called "hard links," but you'd know if you were doing that. It requires some rather explicit intervention, far more than a simple drag-and-drop. -Yellow ADear can't, This is a slight tangent, but hard links have some awesome uses. My favorite is when backing up your files: you can make multiple backups (say, one each day) that each contain all your files, but you only store one copy of each file. Despite the fact that you have, say, 45 backups (which I currently do), you aren't taking up 45x the space of one backup. You only take up space for any files that changed. (In my case, I have 44 GB of files in the most recent backup—but the whole set of 45 backups only takes up 120 GB, about 3x what a single backup would take.) It also means that if you want to look at or restore a specific backup, you just go to that folder and browse through the files in it (or copy them back to your computer). You don't have to go hunting through different directories of incremental backups. Quite a few backup solutions take advantage of hard links, including Apple's Time Machine and a number of programs for Linux. (Believe it or not, hard links were part of why I switched to Linux. I kid you not. I'm that passionate about backing up.) —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I've been at BYU for a few years now, but I just had my high school AP scores sent. I followed the directions provided by the AP board, but my last name has changed because I got married. My AP score should have arrived at BYU sometime between two-three weeks ago, but they're not showing up on my map or transcript yet. On some FAQ BYU website they said that incoming freshmen should contact BYU if their scores don't show up by the end of their first semester. Is there a difference for me because I'm not a freshman? And I'm worried that my last-name-change will confuse the people who get my AP scores. When should I contact BYU? -Trying to graduate (in the future)
AFuture Graduate, There probably is no difference, they just usually get AP scores for freshmen. You should contact them now. This way, they can put a note in your personal file and tell the people who work there what to look out for. If you do this and then at the end of the semester still nothing has changed on your transcript, paying them a visit, or just calling, would be appropriate. If you get this cleared up now, it may make the process smoother. -Mico Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, My friend and I were having a discussion the other day and couldn't come to a conclusion, so we decided to solicit the opinion of the board. If 2-3,000 years from now archeologists were digging in Provo and found the ruins of BYU campus, which and been abandoned due to some calamity or mass exodus, what would they find most interesting or peculiar? Also, what, if anything, would defy explanation? - Long time reader, First time questioner
ADear Long, The HFAC already defies explanation. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear Ltr, Ftq, BYUSA. Archaeologist 1: "What possible function could this office serve?" Archaeologist 2: "I don't know, but it smells like self-aggrandizement in here..." -Commander Keen ADear Long-Timer-First-Timer, Just about anything found in a professor's office on the fourth floor of the JFSB would baffle the inquisitive mind, future or present. And, should medical imaging techniques continue to improve and advance, they might find the cadaver disection lab a tad macabre. ~Hermia ADear Long time reader, First time questioner, They'd be utterly blown away by stumbling upon the priceless artifacts housed in Special Collections in the HBLL. Considering that the vaults of Special Collections are built to withstand almost any natural disaster, they'd most likely find it perfectly intact as well. You must admit that would be a pretty interesting discovery in more ways than one. -Sky Bones ADear Firstie, I think an ancient, already two-thousand-year-old Costa Rican stone ball found in the middle of BYU's campus might raise some eyebrows. - Rating Pending (who thought about making a joke about this guy) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Why am I watching Star Wars instead of doing my homework? - Bah
ADear Bah, Lack of imagination! Why watch Star Wars when you should be doing your homework when you could be building robots or doing custom bookbinding or planning conspiracies when you should be doing your homework? (All of these may or may not have happened in my room last Saturday. In my roommate's defense I understand his homework actually was complete.) ...or you could write for the Board instead of doing homework...speaking of... ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear Bah, Better yet, why am I answering your question about why you're watching Star Wars instead of doing your homework while I should be paying attention in Chem 105? Sounds like we both have problems. -Commander Keen ADear Bah Because the original three Star Wars movies are utterly rewatchable. Some of the best, most rewatchable films ever made. It all goes back to the hero's journey. -Humble Master ADear Bah, It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. That's why. -Yellow Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, If you could go anywhere in the world and to any time period, and kick any famous person in the face, and then give them a high five and discuss quantum physics with them, who would it be? - Chris
ADear Chris, I would happily give Hitler a roundhouse kick to the face, although I would refrain from the high-five part of the deal. I know nothing about quantum physics, so that is a no-go, as well. I can't decide how I feel about having Napoleon Dynamite running through my head right now, ⋯Anomalous ADear Chris, I'd probably pick Napoleon (hopefully not because I read Anomalous's just before answering this question). I'd love to give the arrogant, power-mad militant a good, healthy kick. After satisfying this visceral impulse, though, I imagine he would be quite interesting to talk to, and would know as little about quantum physics as I. ~Hermia ADear Chris, I'd pick...mmm...Paul Dirac. Or maybe Schrödinger. Who better to discuss quantum mechanics with? (I'd skip the whole kicking-them-in-the-face bit. I'd totally give Dirac or Schrödinger a high five, though.) And who says we'd have to stick with quantum mechanics? Those guys were brilliant. I'd love to be able to talk physics with them. (I would want to study up first, though, so as not to make a total fool of myself. As in, get a Ph.D.) —Laser Jock P.S. I just found out that Schrödinger and Dirac shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in physics. How cool is that? I didn't even know that when I picked the two of them. Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What's the worst grade you've ever gotten on a test @ BYU? - Sea Level
ADear Sea Level, I think I initially got a 68 on this one random 100-level engineering test, and I can't distinctly remember anything lower than that (an organic chem test may have tied it - not sure). A discussion with the teacher sorted out a few of the lost points, though, and I did end up getting an A in the class only having attended the first day, the last day, and the final, so all in all I don't feel too bad about it. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear Sea Level, My first semester at BYU I took Music 201, a music-focused variant of your standard humanities course. The syllabus was part of the required packet students were supposed to buy for the class, and at a month into the course I still hadn't gotten around to buying it. Well, I showed up to class one day and we had an in-class test. A test for which you're supposed to bring one of those blue books for your essays. I didn't have one (an automatic point dock), and I was completely unprepared for the test. I got a 44%. You'd think I'd learn, right? Well, I didn't end up buying the packet (with the accompanying syllabus) until after I was blindsided by a second in-class test. I got a 66% on that one. Note to incoming freshmen: it is very important to know when your tests are. Don't rely on your teachers to remind you. I was lucky and passed the course with a B-, but you may not be so lucky. -Yellow ADear average, This is going to lower everyone's respect for me. 23%. Guess what subject? My freshman Book of Mormon class. I really don't know what happened. I did all the reading and got a good night's sleep the night before, ate breakfast, and was feeling so good when I got to the end of the 250-question test. I seriously thought that I had kicked it in the pants. When I saw that horrible, horrible score my misery was compounded by my having the only score on the screen under 85%. Oy vey, who knows what I did wrong? I must have screwed something up filling out the bubble sheets, because when I retook the test and had it manually graded I got a 90%. Kids, fill in those bubbles! Dr. Smeed ADear Sea Level, This brings back painful memories. I failed my freshman-level Book of Mormon final...I couldn't tell you exactly what score I got, because I do a pretty good job of repressing unpleasant things. I do recall that it fell somewhere between 40 and 60 percent, probably on the lower end. Yikes. I was SO frustrated after that test... it was just a couple hundred questions that didn't seem to have a whole lot to do with scriptural knowledge. At one point, I remember reading through a question, not having a clue what the answer was, and deciding to skip it and return to it later. Not uncommon, you say? Try doing it on every question for two pages, then see how you feel about yourself. I eventually ended up randomly filling in bubbles for that entire section. What added to the frustration was that I knew that I deserved better--I had done all of the readings and studied like I had never studied before, and it was all for nothing. I definitely walked out of the Wilk wondering if I was smart enough to be at BYU. I swear, if Rel A 121 keeps me from getting into a top grad school, I'll freak. It's still the worst testing experience of my life, ⋯Anomalous ADear Sea Level, I once failed a final in a French Civilization class. I never dared ask for the actual score, but the fact that I had to leave about half of the questions completely blank gives me a rough idea of how badly I did. Turns out what I thought was the final review sheet was something else entirely. I ended up writing a very awkward note of apology to my professor at the end of the test. Still shuddering, ~Hermia Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What is your favorite restaurant at the Cougareat? - Sandwich Artist
ADear Sandwich Artist, L&T, buddy. L&T. - The Black Sheep ADear Sandwich Artist, Your very own Subway, of course, with an honorable mention for Freschetta. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear Sammich, Taco Bell, hands down. Can't be beat. At least, not when you have a limited amount of money to spend. -Commander Keen ADear Subby, I worked at L&T for years, and that's still my favorite, but honorable mentions go to Subway and Orville & Wilbur's...if it's still called Orville & Wilbur's. There was talk of changing the name when I worked there ages ago. Love, Waldorf or Sauron ADear brownshirt, Man, does nobody like Scoreboard Grill? I love Scoreboard Grill! Dr. Smeed ADear Dr. Smeed Thank you for saying Scoreboard Grill. I was going to say it, but then I was afraid to show my age and list a restaurant that was no longer there. When nobody else mentioned it I assumed it must be gone. But now I see that the others just have poor taste in restaurants while you are a true connoisseur. -Humble Master ADear Sandwich Artist, I used to love the $2.99 curry bowls from Teriyaki Stix. But then they upped their prices. And then Subway came out with the glorious Five Dollar Foot-Long deal and I was sold. I still love L&T, but when I want more food than a Great Caesar Wrap from L&T, it's a Meatball Marinara. - Rating Pending (who suggests exchanging the tomatoes and croutons in your Great Caesar Wrap with grapes and mandarin oranges. Delish.) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What is the most bizarre thing you've ever stepped on? - Frogger
ADear Frogger, Have I told the story yet where I stepped on a pregnant black widow spider and thousands of babies went everywhere? It was creepy, but also odd that in extinguishing mama spider's life I could set free thousands and thousands of baby spiders. Jibblies. - The Black Sheep ADear Frogger, Emu poop. Many, many times. -Sky Bones ADear Frogmun, Probably ambergris. Dr. Smeed Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, If I adapted a screenplay from a book, how would I find out which motion picture company owns the production rights for said book? Even though they own the production rights, would it still be a good idea to copyright my screenplay or could that get me into trouble with the company? —Damasta
ADear Damasta, It's rarely the author who has the rights; it's the publisher. And, no you can't copyright an unauthorized screenplay, since the copyright to any derivative works is already owned by the publisher. If you don't have permission to adapt a work, you really don't have any sort of claim to copyright. If a studio has already optioned the rights to the book, the proper procedure is to pitch your "take" to the studio. If they like your idea, they might hire you to write a screenplay. Even if this happens, copyrighting your screenplay won't be worth much—you will never be able to cry foul if somebody "steals" your idea because it's an adaptation and you're on a work-for-hire basis. Of course, as the writer of the (authorized) "first draft," you may be entitled to some credit, but you don't need to worry about that yet. Love, Waldorf and Sauron Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, My husband and I do not get The Mountain with our cable service (we live in Southern California). Any way we can watch the BYU football games online or through some sort of pay-per-view service? We have Mediacom cable if that helps...Thanks! - Hoping to hear before Saturday!
AESPN360.com will allow you to watch whatever football game you would like, live and free of charge, as long as your internet service provider is ESPN-affiliated. I don't know who your ISP is, so I can't tell you for sure, but it would be worth a try to check it out. They also allow you to watch for free if you access the site on a college campus. I'm assuming that since you are in California you have graduated, but if you have a non-ESPN-affiliated ISP and happen to be grad students, you are in luck. Go Cougs! ⋯Anomalous Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have a recipe for Cafe Rio-style sweet pork that calls for a can of Coke. Have you ever tried using caffeine-free coke instead of normal coke in cooking? Does it make a big difference in taste? What about diet v. regular coke? - ALH
ADear ALH, Well, I can honestly say I've never used cola for cooking, though I have seen the Cafe Rio copycat recipe you're talking about. I'm curious if it's any good or not...let me know. Anyway, to your question. Despite the things you hear through the Mormon Grapevine, caffeine does, in fact, have flavor--and a rather strong one at that. It is known for its intense bitterness, which, according to this source (quoting a now-defunct Coca-Cola web statement), "seems to accentuate sweetness and saltiness." Cola companies claim that the caffeine plays an important part of the flavor profile of their drinks. Some research, however, contradicts this, finding that "caffeine has no flavor activity in soft drinks." As such, I'm going to go ahead and say that you will probably not notice a difference cooking with caffeinated or non-caffeinated cola. Diet, on the other hand, is a big deal. Diet colas are flavored with aspartame, an artificial sweetener that doesn't do heat well. While aspartame stands up fine in the soda can, once you start to heat it up to standard cooking temperatures, it can fall apart at a molecular level, destroying the sweetness and flavor. For that reason, I would avoid using diet cola for cooking. I wish you luck in copying Cafe Rio. It may be the most overrated restaurant in ProvOrem, but the shredded pork is pretty good stuff. -Claudio Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What's the nicest thing someone's done for you recently? - Two Three Four
ADear 234, Recently I've been a little whiny because I have been missing my ex-boyfriend and frustrated with my program of study, and my friends have been good about listening to my whining. It's really the nicest thing a friend can do for me, besides making me lemon meringue pie. -Whistler ADear Two Three Four, Well, this didn't happen very recently, but when I was still at BYU I fell asleep while doing homework in one of those big chairs on the third floor of the WSC. I was having a pretty rough week and I guess I must have looked depressed in my sleep or something, but when I woke up there was a giant size 100 Grand candy bar on my chair with a note that said "You're worth 100 grand! Have a great day!" I'd have to say that was a ridiculously nice thing for a complete stranger to do. And yes I ate the candy bar, and no it was not poisoned. -Sky Bones ADear Two Three Four, I don't know if you were looking for a novel, but service is a subject that touches me deeply. My roommate, who I've roomed with for more than a year now, recently loaned me rent money so I wouldn't get kicked out of my apartment, be forced to move home, and have to take a semester off. It was my last option and I was desperate, and she pretty much made me do it. It really helped me get through a very stressful time, and I'll be eternally grateful for having her in my life (and not just because she loaned me money). On a smaller, but still amazing, note, two strangers once made my day in a simple way. Picture this: Winter semester, 2009, during finals week. It was basically one of the worst days of my life. I failed one of my finals, had three more to take over two days, was in danger of losing my scholarship, was out of money, food, and time to sleep, and, to top it all off, it was FREEZING COLD outside. Anyone who knows me knows that I DO NOT do cold well. I was walking past Wendy's toward University Avenue, trying desperately not to cry. This guy and his girlfriend (friend? wife?) had just pulled out of the drive-through. He rolled down his window when he stopped to turn left, and called out at me. "Hey!" he said. I turned, confused. "Are you going to be okay?" I replied that yes, I thought I would be fine. "Okay...I just wanted to make sure, because you look like you're having a rough day." At this point, I got too choked up to say more than a quick "thank you." He smiled, told me to have a better day, and drove away. I don't think he will ever know just how much his simple words affected my day, or even my week. I will never forget that experience. On my way home, I decided that I wanted nothing more than the biggest Diet Coke that I could get my hands on. I stopped at Subway, fresh from my encounter with drive-through guy, and asked for a large drink. The guy at the counter handed it to me, and, when I tried to hand him my card, he refused it. "You just have a good day," he said, with a look I couldn't quite identify in his eyes. I thanked him and walked out, wondering at the strange, quirky little bubble that I am so blessed to live in at this point in my life. Two complete strangers who had no reason to be nice to me made my day, and impacted me in a way that I will not soon forget. I hope that I can do my best to follow their example when I see someone who could use a friendly "have a good day." I do hope that you have a good day, ⋯Anomalous A234- My husband was wonderful yesterday and cleaned oil paint out of the carpet so that I wouldn't have to do it myself. He's pretty much awesome. - Cuddlefish ADear Two Mrs. Master got up and took care of a crying Lil' Master at 6 AM so that I could get a much needed extra hour of sleep. I was utterly grateful. -Humble Master Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I have the following scenerio: i'm at a laundromat, and I want to maximize my dollar and minimize my time. The dryers here are 25 cent per 6 minutes, not matter the size of the dryer(there are 3 sizes). Do you save money by piling your clothes in the same dryer? or is it better if you spread them out over many loads? Does the ability of a dryer to dry depend on the space in between each clothing? Ex: I have some clothes in a small dryer, would they dry faster if I put them in a larger dryer for the same amount of time? -Laundromat Junkie also, why call it laundrOmat, but pronounce it laundrymat? why not just laundrymat?
ADear LJ, As long as the dryer isn't overloaded, it's going to be more efficient to put your clothes in the same dryer. If you have to stuff things in, then they won't dry well and you're better off splitting them up. I don't know about you, but I do say it "laundromat." I don't think I've ever heard anyone say it "laundrymat," to be honest. (Okay, technically the sound I hear is a schwa, which sounds more or less like "uh" and is how we pronounce most unstressed vowels in English.) —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, as i was in Hawaii a found several crab skeleton claws. all less than an inch long. I am planing on making them into a set of dangle earrings and necklace, but the problem i have ran into is how to make them still look the same but not be so brittle and easy to crush. your collective skill in uncovering random yet still important information would be much appreciated. PS. the claws have been sitting in a room for the last 2 months if that any difference. - NinJa Knight
ADear NinJa Knight, That sounds . . . vaguely creepy. But what do I know? I'm not sure if this is the best solution, but something you can try is cleaning the claw up really well (removing all sand or flaking pieces), and then coating it over and over again with some spray shellac. You can get some at a craft store for about six or seven bucks. I would think if you get enough layers on there, it will be pretty sturdy. I don't know if it would be possible, but since the claws are still hollow and easy to crush, you could maybe try to fill the empty claws with some kind of latex foam sealant. I'm not sure if there's a better product out there, but it seems like it would fill up the empty claw, not be too heavy on your ear, and keep the claws from being too delicate. - Rating Pending (who is handy, but only as far as aerosol spray products allow him to be) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Ok I now have an itenerary in a slush-like state flying me to SLC from Iraq, and am now looking into things to do in the wonderful SLC area. I previously asked about your restaurant reccomends, but now I am curious about ya'lls favorite things to-do. I stumbled across tunnel singing and the International Cinema, but is there anything else truly unique or interesting I should check out in my adventure? Also, now that I have some things to check out, I am hunting for more outdoor activities to round out my trip. I am thinking about mountain biking in Park City, and going on hikes in the canyons, any other suggestions? Pod-Person ps. To Hermia and The Black Sheep, I'm taking you up on a few of your suggestions for sure, checking out the cemetery sounds like an enlightening experience and the Broadway Centre Theatre is right up my alley. Thanks for the advice!
ADear Pod-Person, If you're looking for an all-day outdoors adventure, I recommend hiking Mt. Timpanogos (take the trail from Aspen Grove). You'll pass five waterfalls, a glacier field, and see one fantastic view from the summit. Plenty of people hike it at night to reach the peak by sunrise and love it. Personally, I'd hit the trail at 6 am instead, so you don't miss all of the beautiful views that you'll be too exhausted to appreciate on the way down. Late in the year though, make sure to check the weather because storms could bring snow into the mountains. And bring sunblock with you or you'll get baked. This probably goes without saying, but you really need to go to Temple Square. The gardens are beautiful, and there are several galleries of paintings in the visitors' centers. The Joseph Smith Memorial Building has gorgeous architecture and the Joseph Smith film is pretty fantastic. And afterward you can swing by the Lion House for the best rolls ever. If you're willing to pay more though, the view of the temple from The Roof Restaurant on the top floor of the Joseph Smith building is breathtaking. You should also swing by the Conference Center across the street from Temple Square and tour the galleries and rooftop garden. If you're planning on coming in December, you could ride a bobsled down the Olympic track at Park City. I've never done it, but I've heard it's a once-in-a-lifetime feeling. It's also expensive. Snowbird and Alta are famous ski resorts at Park City, but you can also go to Sundance, Brighton, Little and Big Cottonwood canyons,or Solitude. If you ever liked dinosaurs as a kid, I'd also recommend going to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. It's sweet. -Ineffable |
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