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Signify’s Philips Hue bridge is another solution, but it’s generally limited to supporting Philips Hue smart bulbs and accessories. But to do that, the smart switch you buy must have some way of connecting to your home network (which explains why Bluetooth smart switches can’t talk to smart speakers).Īs you can see in this illustration, it’s not necessary to remove the cover plate to install the Aurora on the switch, but it only works with toggle switches. There are a few exceptions to this rule, so check the documentation accompanying whichever smart switch you decide to buy before you install it.Ĭontrol protocol: You’ll undoubtedly want to control your smart lighting with your smartphone or tablet, and most people will also want to turn lights on and off with voice commands spoken to a smart speaker, such as an Amazon Echo or a Google Home. This typically means that you’ll also need to buy a companion switch or switches for the other end(s) of the circuit. If more than one switch controls that load-switches on opposite sides of a room, for example-then you’ll need to replace it with a multi-pole smart switch. Single- or multi-pole: If the light you wish to control is connected to just one switch, then you’ll need to replace it with a single-pole smart switch. GE Cync and Lutron Caséta are among the few smart switches that don’t depend a neutral wire. Most smart switches depend on the presence of a neutral wire to supply energy to their radios, but many homes built prior to the 1980s don’t have a neutral wire in every box. If you don’t have a neutral wire, Lutron’s Caséta smart dimmer and the GE Cync Dimmer (3-wire version) are among the few that do not require one. If you’re not sure if there’s a neutral wire at the location you want to install a smart switch, we have a how-to story here that will help you figure it out. While all homes have neutral wires, many older homes don’t have a neutral wire in every box. Smart switches have radios that must be constantly powered, and the neutral wire is usually what supplies that juice. Neutral wire requirement: The vast majority of smart switches and dimmers require the presence of a neutral wire-in addition to line (power from the circuit-breaker panel), load (power to the light to be controlled), and ground wires-in the electrical box inside the wall. Here’s what you need to know in roughly the order you’ll need to decide. You’ll need to make a raft of decisions before you choose which smart switches to install in your home, and your choices will be influenced by everything from the type of wiring in your walls to what flavor of smart home system you have now or plan to install later. The Treaty of Point No Point, the Treaty of Neah Bay, and the Quinault Treaty, signed in 18, established reservations at Skokomish, Neah Bay, and Taholah that made up a small fragment of the tribes' historic territories. It was under these circumstances that Washington Territory Governor Isaac Stevens pursued a series of treaties with Olympic Peninsula tribes, radically changing their relationship to their homeland. Among the Makah, losses were likewise catastrophic, from an estimated 1,200 people in the early 1840s to 654 in 1861. By 1855, the Klallam and Chimakum people numbered an estimated 1,106 people, less than half their population of approximately 2,400 in 1780. Olympic communities suffered further outbreaks of smallpox and other infectious diseases such as influenza and measles in the nineteenth century. A smallpox epidemic that devastated Northwest peoples in the 1770s and 1780s may have been introduced by seafaring colonists, such as the Spanish party whose 1775 encounter with the Quinault people escalated into violence. The Makah village at Ozette was home to a whaling and sealing society with a sophisticated aesthetic culture represented in patterned woven blankets, decorated chests, and finely carved tools of wood and bone.Ĭontacts with European and American voyagers multiplied in the late eighteenth century. Settlements such as the Klallam village of Tse-whit-zen thrived on harvests of fish, shellfish, birds, and sea mammals. Along the coast, permanent maritime traditions developed between 3,000 and 1,000 years ago. The people of the Olympic Peninsula foraged for berries, nuts, and roots, mounted inland hunting expeditions in pursuit of land mammals such as deer and elk, and manipulated the local ecosystem with techniques such as prairie burning. There were hundreds of such trails scattered throughout the country" (Hobucket, 51-52). Roads and mountain paths that park visitors follow today were first explored by the indigenous people of the region as Quileute writer Harry Hobucket recorded, the people "made long journeys for purposes of war or trade and had many well-defined trails. A 2,880-year-old basket fragment found under a snowbank on Obstruction Point, along with other evidence recovered throughout the high country, attest to human activity in the mountains over millennia. The Manis mastodon, discovered in 1977, was killed and processed by Paleolithic hunters near the current park boundary around 13,800 years ago. While many nineteenth- and early twentieth-century accounts of the Olympic Range claimed that the mountains "lay untouched by human foot until the white man very tardily entered the unknown country" (Roloff, 217), there is good evidence in the form of archaeological findings and traditional knowledge that the landscape now called Olympic National Park has sustained human habitation for thousands of years. Today, Olympic ranks among the most popular American national parks, averaging more than 3 million visitors each year. Skirmishes over the park's boundaries and the governance of its resources, especially its vast timber wealth, would recur through the years. Though conservationists won the designation of Olympic National Park in 1938, their victory was by no means permanent rare is the natural reserve whose existence has occasioned such bitter and enduring conflict. By the 1930s, Forest Service management practices had ignited a campaign for a national park intended to protect the region's old-growth forests and wildlife. Designation of Mount Olympus National Monument under the Antiquities Act followed in 1909. In 1897, more than 2 million acres were withdrawn from the public domain to create the Olympic Forest Reserve. Indigenous people have inhabited and managed the natural resources of the Olympic region for thousands of years, and the park's borders fall across the traditional lands of the Skokomish, Klallam, Makah, Quileute, Hoh, Queets, and Quinault people. The park, encompassing 922,650 acres on the Olympic Peninsula, comprises landscapes ranging from subalpine meadows and rugged peaks to temperate rainforests and Pacific coast. Roosevelt on June 29, 1938, Olympic National Park has obtained global renown as a natural reserve. Is it possible that they often make it harder for law enforcement to find the real perpetrator? And on other occasions they are a combination of both free hand sketching and computer generated facial components.Įven more importantly, how effective are they in eventually helping law enforcement identify the perpetrator? Sometimes they are free-hand sketches drawn by extremely talented artists and other times they are computer based composite “mug-shot” type images. This explanation of the process is horribly superficial, but based upon the interview process the artist sketches a facial image which law enforcement then uses in an effort to generate investigative leads with the goal of eventually identifying the perpetrator.Īfter a major crime, we have all seen these sketches in newspapers, on television, and now days on social media sites. Some forensic sketch artists use an intuitive “free-hand” method while others use “reference images” to assist a witness in recalling or describing different types of facial traits and characteristics – large nose, deep set eyes, receding hair line, etc. After a crime has occurred a forensic artist interviews a witness and attempts to elicit the perpetrator’s facial traits and distinguishing characteristics. Regardless, for hundreds of years law enforcement agencies across the world have used artist sketches to aid in criminal investigations. Some trace the history of police suspect sketches to French police officer Alphonse Bertillon (1853 – 1914). In all likelihood, some police officer somewhere was creating suspect sketches long before the 1800’s. If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.įor ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below. Perform a free Jasper County, SC public arrest records search, including current & recent arrests, arrest inquiries, warrants, reports, logs, and mugshots. If you are searching for a prisoner in a South Carolina State Prison click below. If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in South Carolina, click below. If you are looking for a prisoner in South Carolina or Federal custody, click on Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of South Carolina and the United States Department This information is compiled from local police and the Jasper County The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that peopleĪre arrested and incarcerated for in both Jasper County and state prisons throughout the country. The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail. Inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day. Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):Įvery year Jasper County law enforcement agencies arrest andĭetain 2,400 offenders, and maintain an average of Drawer 2140 Ridgeland South Carolina 29936 Inmate Name Jasper County Detention Center P.O. Jasper County Detention Center Inmate Services Informationġ2008 North Jacob Smart Boulevard Ridgeland, SC 29936 Jasper County Detention Center Inmate Search For inmate services and facility information such as: Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson walks though the legal process from the time someone is arrested until the time they are sentenced. Look up the offender's criminal chargesĬlick on the link below, or call the facility at 84 for the information you are looking for.Jasper County Detention Center Inmate Search and Jail Roster How do you find someone who is in jail in Jasper County? To search for information about an inmate in the Jasper County Detention Center: And Windows supports viewing and creating XPS files. For example, Microsoft provides a free converter called XpsConverter as an OXPS to XPS converter. XPS is developed by Microsoft and is well supported by it. This method is a little bit complicated, but it does work. In the dialog box that appears, click Save.Choose to save all or selected pages of your XPS or OXPS document to PDF format. Now you should find the Save as PDF option.There is also a print icon in the page opened in the new tab.Click the print icon in the top right corner, which will take you to a new tab.Double-click the document, and now you can preview it.Upload the XPS or OXPS file to your Google Drive.Nevertheless, it's still possible to use Google Drive to convert XPS/OXPS to PDF on Mac. Google Drive, which encompasses Google Docs (and a few other web-based apps), did allow me to upload and preview XPS, but Google Docs didn't even support opening an XPS or OXPS file. When I opened an XPS file with Chrome, the browser just downloaded the file instead of opening the document and letting me convert it. How to use Google Drive to convert XPS to PDF on MacĪn online article talks about the possibility of converting XPS to PDF with the help of a web browser such as Google Chrome and Google Docs. There are also other online OXPS/XPS to PDF converters. If the XPS or OXPS document is large, it may take a while to upload. Make sure that you have a working internet connection. In addition to the basic feature of converting XPS and OXPS to PDF, it offers a set of preferences, enabling you to customize the PDF document. If not, click Manual download to start it.
Overall, I found Half Past Dead to be really dead and devoid of anyenjoyment. Menus are static and feature music in the background. It’s quitea departure from the pure white with distorted characters of thetheatrical poster. Packaging is amaray and sports a horrible art for it’s cover. You won’t find much of anything worth watching here in the extras, trustme. I can’t even remember a Columbia DVDwithout a xXx trailer included. Theatrical Trailers: Trailers for Half Past Dead, I Spy, National Security, and xXx are included.Making of Half Past Dead: Nothing but the standard promotional fluff filled with interviews and scenesof the film.These add only more to thegruelling mess of the film and definitely deserve to have been cut. Deleted Scenes: Presented in non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen (wherethe bars are a faded grey for some reason).He explains how he wrote thisyears ago but it was shelved when ‘The Rock’ went into production. Director’s Commentary: Why anybody would want to listen to the creatorof this mess is beyond me but here it is.The extras department will leave you feeling as empty as this movie.Here’s how it stacks up: Not a total loss but could have been much better. The track just doesn’t show enoughambience and bass when needed, gun shots and other sound effects comeoff as very plain. For an action flick your systemwon’t get that much of a work out. Columbia has alsoincluded a worthless full frame transfer on the same disc.Īudio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. The only problem with the transfer is afew moments of background flicker mainly on walls but this seems to becommon in Screen Gems films( Resident Eviland Formula 51 come to mind). I guess he takes what hecan get.ĭespite the terrible film Columbia Tristar presents an awesome transfer.Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen the cold blue and often verydark color palette looks great. I’m not expecting too much from Steven Seagalnowadays but this is quite a step back for him. The genre is my favorite and there’s nothingbetter to me than popping in a great action flick and having fun butwhen there’s absolutely no story or reason behind the action then what’sthe point? I mean this formula was done in xXx,mindless action, mindless story=no fun. I doubt a convictwould have the money for a PS2 and I highly doubt that Hot Shots Golf 3would be his game of choice but it’s a Sony game so why not? Anyway… Sony also has another infamous product placement moment (not asbad as Men in Black II,for more on that read my R1 review) when aconvict is seen playing a PS2 with Hot Shots Golf 3. Watch the fightbetween Nick and 49er Six to see a person flip six feet in the air whenkicked. Take for example ascene where Sasha and the villain… 49er One just fight out of nowhereon chains, I had no idea why or where that came from. What follows is a series of mindless action scenes spread out pretty farand when they’re there you can tell it’s forced. NowSasha and the rest of the convicts must fight for The Rock (had to saythat) and save the judge’s life. Theywant the location of the gold and they’ll do anything to stop itincluding threatening to execute a judge in return for a chopper. Of course, moments before hisexecution a group of terrorists come and take the whole place over. Years earlier he stole two hundred million dollars in USgold brick and hasn’t told where it is. Meanwhile, the first convict to be executed at New Alcatraz has a secretof his own. The two are sent to… wait for it… the recently reopenedAlcatraz! That’s a great idea! Let’s take “The Rock” and put a spin onit! Sasha survives some wounds only to bedeclared half past dead which for some reason deserved the title of themovie. Two fellowpartners in crime Sasha (Seagal) and Nick (Ja Rule) are arrested by theFBI after a failed car boost. You want a story summary? Well… I’ll try the best I can. Does it work a second time or has Seagal reached the bottom ofthe barrel? I think you know what the answer is. Segal tries to repeat the “pair an action star with a hip, fresh rapper”formula set in his last effort Exit Wounds (where he was teamed withDMX who can be seen in the recent and decent Cradle 2 the Grave withJet Li). There are some theatrical releases in this world that deserved to beeither canned or doomed to video.Which one is this abysmal Steven Seagal hogwash? I’d have to say neither becausethis film deserved to have been Half Past Dead a long time ago… alright that was a bad pun. Sasha: Steven Seagal Nick: Ja Rule 49er One: Morris Chestnut 49er Six: Na Peeples El Fuego: Tony Plana Lay a piece of foil in the same skillet, lay in the tomatillos cut side down, then set over medium heat. Scoop into a small bowl, cover with hot tap water, weight with a plate and soak for about 20 minutes. Toast the chiles in an ungreased skillet over medium heat, turning them for a minute or so until they are aromatic and toasting smelling. If time allows, cover and refrigerate the meat for a couple of hours for the flavors to penetrate. Refrigerate any unused marinade for another round of taco making. Smear or brush marinade over both sides of each slice of pork-I like more than just a light coating. Lay it in a 13X9 inch glass or stainless steel baking dish. (You can stop just before cutting through, let the two halves fall away from each other and you’ll have a single piece of butterflied pork tenderloin.) No matter what cut of pork you have, use a heavy mallet or back of a heavy pan to pound it into about half its thickness-this will ensure tenderness. If you have pork tenderloin, use a sharp knife to cut down the center from end to end. Break up the achiote into the blender and add the oil and 1/3 cup water. Scrape the 1/3 cup of the marinade back into the blender jar. Scrape the remainder into a container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate for another use. Add the ancho powder along with the spices and herb, vinegar, 1 ¼ cups boiling water and 1 ½ teaspoon salt. Place the garlic in a small microwaveable dish, cover with water and microwave for 1 minute. Chopped cilantro for garnishing the tacos.1/4 of a medium ripe pineapple, cored, sliced ¼ inch thick.1 medium white or red onion, sliced into ¼-inch rounds OR a big handful of knob onions (these are almost always available at Mexican groceries).1 pound (6 to 8) tomatillos, husked and cut in half.5 to 7 large (3/4 ounces) dried red chipotle chiles (often sold as moritas-you’ll want chiles that are about 2 inches long), stemmed.1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin OR 1 ½ pounds thin-sliced boneless pork shoulder or leg meat (a little thicker than ¼-inch is ideal-the kind Mexican butchers use for making their “pastor meat,” but without marinade).1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil, plus more to brush on the onions and pineapple.One half of a 3 1/2-ounce package achiote paste (I’ve had good luck with El Yucateco brand).3 tablespoons vinegar (I like apple cider vinegar).1/2 teaspoon ground Mexican cinnamon (canela).1/2 cup (2 ounces) powdered ancho chile.This recipe is very close to the one I did on Season 12 of Mexico: One Plate at a Time. If you’re using knob onions, I suggest you cut them up for your guests so they can enjoy some with every bite (I know: they never do that in taquerias). But feel free to eliminate the sauce part. While there are many variations on the pastor theme, I think the most evocative version gives every taco a splash of both sauce and salsa. This is my version of that recipe, one that's inspired by a version from a taqueria in Mexico City. Still, we can make delicious tacos with “al pastor flavors” that are close enough to the original to inspire heated debates across the table about who makes the best tacos al pastor and why. To do the real tacos al pastor, we’d all need shawarma-like vertical spits, 40 (or more!) pounds of pork and a crowd to consume it all. We just don’t have access to the right equipment. I freely admit that attempting to recreate Mexico’s wildly popular, frenzy-inspiring tacos al pastor at home is as cavalier as, say, attempting pressure-fried Kentucky Fried Chicken in my kitchen. There is little point in charging a low price for a product that will last several years (durable good), like a laptop or car.Īs the firm establishes market share it is likely to gain economies of scale, which will increase its profit margin. Profits are lower in the short term, but the high number of early sales compensates for the small margins. With this method, you enter the market rapidly and grow a loyal client base. In addition, firms will normally only use price penetration for non-durable products, such as 'Fast Moving Consumer Goods' (FMCGs) sold in high volumes. Penetration pricing is a strategy where prices are set low to attract new customers and increase the product’s market share. If the product is likely to have a short life, low prices will probably not allow for initial costs (e.g. The expected lifespan of the product will affect the decision to adopt a price penetration strategy. The character of a shopping area may be dramatically altered when the 'big boys' arrive. This is why small retail shops fear the entry of large multiple retailers into their area. Usually, this is done by businesses to gain market share quickly or. If the firm entering the market is large, and/or aggressive, it may put some competitors out of business. Penetration pricing refers to setting a low initial cost for a new product or service. It is expected, therefore, that at some time in the near future the price will rise, so the firm may have a relatively short time to build brand loyalty. This pricing strategy will only be suitable if customer demand is price elastic (responsive to price changes).Īt this relatively low introductory price, the firm may be making a loss and cash flow may be negatively affected. This approach was used by France Telecom and Sky TV. Once this is achieved, the price is increased. This strategy essentially represents a price war. The price charged for products and services is set artificially low in order to gain market share. Penetration pricing introduces customers to a new product at a steep discount, and often at a loss to the merchant. The price will normally be advertised as a 'special introductory price'. Penetration strategy is the practice of setting an initial price much lower than the eventual standard price. That’s where penetration pricing comes in. The price is deliberately pitched at a low level to build demand and to capture market share from existing products. Penetration pricing is appropriate for new products into a market - those at the introductory stage of its life cycle. 4.7 International marketing - questions.Price elasticity and the product life cycle.It can be used to gain market share relative to your competition - but be careful. Typically this involves pricing lower (and perhaps. Penetration pricing means pricing more aggressively than neutral. Pricing - Absorption cost and full cost pricing Penetration pricing involves setting the price of products with the primary aim of gaining market share.4.3 Product - simulations and activities. |
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