![]() Now let’s consider the situation from the perspective of flying into DIA, which invariably opens up many more flight options and airlines. Book an airport shuttle: High Country Transportation Epic Mountain Express (shuttle service from DIA to Vail and Breckenridge will be more expensive).Rent a car from Denver International Airport (build in extra time to shuttle to rental car sites).Photo: Courtesy of Vail Resorts Transportation from Denver International Airport to Vail or Breckenridge Check out Epic Mountain’s Express’s website for all of the prices. Their rides for shared shuttles from Eagle to Vail cost $45 per person, each way ($37 with the Epic discount). The Vail Resorts-owned shuttle service offers 20-percent off their rates to Epic Pass holders. The same ride in one of the company’s roomier Sprinter vans (up to 13 people), adds $100 onto the cost to either resort.Īnother option, considering you’re heading to Vail or Breck, which are both Epic Pass resorts, is Epic Mountain Express. Several Vail hotels do, including the Sonnenalp and Best Western.)Īs for cost, a shuttle via Chevy Suburban for up to six people from Eagle Airport to Vail is $225 each way, and from Eagle to Breckenridge is $395 with High Country Transportation. (Pro tip: Check with your lodging to make sure it doesn’t offer ground transportation for guests. There are dozens of options from both Eagle and DIA. If none of those apply to you, I would suggest opting for an airport shuttle. This is winter in the Rockies, after all.Īsk the Travel Expert: You’re Flying to Park City, Do You Bring Your Skis Or Demo? Don’t forget to book a vehicle with all-wheel-drive and ample clearance. (There’s also county bus systems for travel between resort towns, but if you’re planning to ski different mountains, a car might be a better bet.)Īnother reason to consider a car is if you’re planning multiple off-slope day trips, or if there are members in your group who won’t be skiing and might want to explore the area. If you’re staying in the towns of Vail or Breckenridge, the town shuttles will get wherever you need to go within each town’s respective limits, including the lifts, the grocery store, and many restaurants. All the major car rental companies operate out of the terminal, including Avis, Budget, Hertz, and more. Check with your hotel whether it offers a shuttle serviceįrom Eagle, you have the familiar choices of car rental or shuttle-same as at DIA, which I’ll get to shortly.Take an airport shuttle: Chevy Suburban High Country Transportation Epic Mountain Express.Rent a car from Eagle County Regional Airport.Photo: Courtesy of Denver International Airport Transportation from Eagle, Colo. Downside: Fewer flight options and pricier fares. It’s also a much smaller and easily navigable airport. Not only is Eagle closer than Denver International Airport, but you get to skip the most congested portions of I-70, including the run-up to the Eisenhower Tunnel. ![]() Many major airlines serve Eagle during the winter, the biggest being American, United, and Delta, making it a very convenient option, especially for Vail skiers. You didn’t mention if your flights are already booked, but in case they’re not, it’s worth considering flying into Eagle County Regional Airport, 35 miles from Vail and 70 miles from Breckenridge. I’ll start by saying that the options to Vail and Breckenridge are largely the same, so much of the advice here applies to either destination (which are 37 miles away from one another, by the way).įirst, let’s talk airports. ![]() Lots to chew on here before you can come to the right answer for your particular situation. Do we need to rent a car or should we take a shuttle? We plan to come for a week and ski for five days. Send your travel questions to We’re planning a ski trip for next season to Colorado, probably either Vail or Breckenridge, and we’re trying to figure out transportation from the airport. Join Active Pass to get expert advice on all things ski travel-related from our travel-tested Senior Content Producer, Samantha Berman, who’s skied all over the globe. Airport Ground Transportation from Epic Mountain ExpressĮpic Mountain Express is conveniently located at Denver International Airport and Eagle (Vail) Airport for your Colorado ski vacation transportation needs.Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Īctive Pass members get exclusive access to SKI’s “Ask the Traveler” series.
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While this is a daunting task, it’s highly rewarding because it took so long, which is true for all of the more challenging trophies. Once you’ve gotten one Divine, you get the trophy, and can keep building it up from there! Perhaps you want to collect all the coat colors of all the breeds on Howrse. There’s a trophy for that! It might take you ages to save up for this Divine, but in the end, it’ll be worth it. For example, perhaps you set yourself a goal to own a Divine horse. Some trophies are quite difficult to achieve, but that makes them all the more worthwhile. (Note: you personally don’t have to breed all these horses buying them from the sales count.) If you’re focused on producing/buying horses that win competitions, you can also start to build up your victory trophy, which counts how many competitions you’ve won. As you start building your collection of GA/RA coats, you might begin to work towards earning the breeder of all horse breeds offered on Howrse. Along with these trophies, it’s often fairly easy to work towards your Helios’ Ray trophy, as many GA or RA horses have this BMI, or look best when they have a background. For those interested in working towards more difficult trophies, you could start collecting Golden Apple horses or Retired Apple coats. You must own all eight species that are available on the game. To win the donkey trophy, you need only collect three of them, and only five are needed for the Fjord (be aware, however, that rarer coats do cost significantly more than common coats, so you may be parting with more cash than you thought you’d have to).Īnother trophy that is fairly easy to collect is the species trophy. Beyond the Friesian coat trophy, there are some other similar breeder trophies that are easy to collect. If not, it’s easy to achieve by rummaging around for a Friesian horse in the auctions or the direct sales. ![]() If you happened to chose the Friesian as your first horse, then you’re in luck! One trophy already in your grasp. This one is easy because the breed only has one coat color: black. But never fear! There’s one trophy, in particular, that’s very easy to collect: the Friesian coat trophy. In this article, I will discuss the easiest trophies to collect as well as the value of aiming high and completing other, more difficult, trophies.įor the players just beginning, it may seem difficult to earn your first trophy. The trophies encourage Howrsers to become involved with the game and achieve their own personal goals. Here is where players can show off: perhaps they have one hundred Golden Apple horses or a unicorn of each breed. This can particularly be seen through the trophies that are displayed prominently on players’ pages. From popularity rankings to being a part of a highly-competitive team, the game encourages players to demonstrate their dedication. Howrse loves to stoke the inner-ego that people harbor within them. “Introduction to Bullet Journaling” by -ғ ɪ ᴀ ʀ ᴇ ғ ʟ ʏ. “How to Get Started with Bareback Riding” by hannahthehorse When a game ends, you can start a new one by spending another coin.“The Round Little Horse Made of Hair” by climber008 ![]() ![]() If, during your Ascent, you fail to pass one of the challenges blocking your way, you lose. To win an Ascent of Olympus game, you must defeat the boss at the top. You'll get 1 every 5 games played and you can buy them with passes.Ĭompleting a game in Ascent of Olympus mode Drachmas allow you to play with the divine cards you own, drawn from the special horses in your breeding farm.You'll get 1 every day when you log in and you can buy them with passes. Obols allow you to play with all the divine cards in the game.Starting a game in Ascent of Olympus modeĮach game in the Ascent of Olympus mode requires you to spend a coin to be launched.ĭepending on the type of coin you spend, your starting cards and the cards you can obtain during the Ascent will change. These cards will let you overcome challenges, pass thresholds and attempt to face the boss at the top of Olympus. In this mode, you use the special horses from your breeding farm, or in-game, in the form of cards. Ascent of Olympus is a game mode connected to special horses. September 2 – September 24 starts in air-sign Libra, ends in earth-sign Virgoĭecember 21 – Januin earth-sign CapricornĢ030 See above, Decem– Januin earth-sign CapricornĪpril 12 – May 6 starts in earth-sign Taurus, ends in fire-sign AriesĪugust 15 – September 8 in earth-sign Virgoĭecember 5 – December 25 starts in earth-sign Capricorn, ends in fire-sign Sagittarius September 19 – October 11 in air-sign LibraĢ029 January 7 – January 27 starts in air-sign Aquarius, ends in earth-sign Capricorn October 7 – October 28 starts in water-sign Scorpio, ends in air-sign LibraĢ028 January 24 – February 14 in air-sign Aquarius June 10 – July 4 starts in water-sign Cancer, ends in air-sign Gemini October 24 – November 13 in water-sign ScorpioĢ027 February 9 – March 3 starts in water-sign Pisces, ends in air-sign Aquarius November 9 – November 29 starts in fire-sign Sagittarius, ends in water-sign ScorpioĢ026 February 25 – March 20 in water-sign Pisces November 25 – December 15 in fire-sign SagittariusĢ025 March 14 – April 7 starts in fire-sign Aries, ends in water-sign Pisces September 9 – October 2 starts in air-sign Libra, ends in earth-sign Virgo December 29 – January 18 in earth-sign CapricornĢ023 See above, – Jan 18, 2023- goes direct in earth sign CapricornĪugust 23 – September 15 in earth sign VirgoĢ024 See above, Janugoes direct in fire-sign SagittariusĪugust 4 – August 28 in earth-sign and ends in fire-sign Leo May 10 – June 2 starts in air sign Gemini, ends in earth-sign Taurus September 27 – October 18 in air-sign LibraĢ022 January 14 – February 3 starts in air sign Aquarius, ends in earth-sign Capricorn October 13 – Novemin water-sign Scorpio, ends in air-sign LibraĢ021 January 30 – February 20 in air-sign Aquarius July 7 – 31, 2019 starts in fire-sign Leo, ends in water-sign CancerĢ020 February 18 – Main water-sign Pisces, ends in air-sign Aquarius November 16 – December 6 in fire sign Sagittarius, ends water sign ScorpioĢ019 March 5 – 28, 2019 in water-sign Pisces July 26 – Augin fire-sign Leo water-sign Scorpio – in earth-sign Capricorn, ends in fire-sign SagittariusĢ017 to earth-sign Capricorn, to fire-sign SagittariusĪpril 9 – earth-sign Taurus, to fire-sign AriesĪugust 12 – Sin earth-sign Virgo, ends in fire-sign Leoĭecember 3 – Decemin fire-sign Sagittarius Mercury Retrograde Periods from 2016 to 2030Ģ016 January 5 – Januin Aquarius, ends in earth-sign Capricorn Let’s look closely at Mercury retrograde and what it means to you. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keeping track of Mercury retrograde periods can allow you to increase your productivity and avoid at least some of the frustration they can bring about. Once you begin to pay attention to how events in your life change during these phases, you will soon see how important it is to take note of them. The reason for their interest is clear – this phenomenon is one of the few that affects everyone in a fairly uniform way, and its effects are always obvious. Of all planetary aspects, this one seems to garner the most attention from readers, and it certainly generates the most mail. You may have heard friends say, “Oh, no – Mercury is about to retrograde again!” If you don’t know astrology, you may have wondered what they were talking about. Mercury Retrograde and What it Means for You ![]() The economy is divided by salt – used for leveling up, upgrading your gear and killing you in real life when you are hypertensive – and gold – practically for buying items. Crucial decisions have to be made, as you can’t “kick” a NPC once you summoned them into the sanctuary. You find these statues along the various locations available, and include merchants, clerics, mages, blacksmiths and others. You decide what NPCs it will have, using a maximum of four statues per sanctuary. When you get to a bonfire, I mean, a sanctuary (the resting place), it’s normally empty. Salt and Sanctuary provides some quite original mechanics to the genre. When you have an excellent control of your character, which responses as fast as you need in every situation, you can’t be mad about difficulty. Nevertheless, I wasn’t angry with the difficulty of my first walkthrough. Later, when I created my second character, a spellcaster, I noticed the journey became much more easier. I decided to be a strength dependant knight, without caring too much on focus (mana) and the eventual use of bow and arrows. A huge ability tree to pick new stats upgrades from may confuse everyone at first. We have a precise and fast-paced combat, with an enormous list of melee weapons – axes, swords, spears, whips, reapers, hammers and more – and powerful – perhaps a bit too much – spells. Like any hard video game, it demands your time, patience and the skill of not throwing away your console after the boss killed you with 1 HP remaining. Leaving the deep dumb analogy behind, I have to be honest with you. On the contrary, it was exciting and captivating. The best part – and key difference – is that the lack of guidance and help didn’t felt unfair. That reminded me of another game we all played: life. I was constantly facing myself with the unknown, and in the end I found out I still didn’t know pretty much anything about this world. Sadly, I did all of the above in my first walkthrough (17 hours) and still didn’t know what half of the items were for, what some NPCs were really looking for, how to discover a bunch of sweet secrets or what was the main purpose of everything. The real tutorial relies on having to speak to some ambiguous characters, read items’s descriptions and do a great deal of trials and errors. You are half naked in the jungle with a knife, do what you can, mate. We have a pretty succinct tutorial at the beginning of the journey, explaining the basic movements, and that’s it. Playing Salt and Sanctuary is being affraid of every corner of the screen, not only because anyone and anything – traps and bad jumps – can kill you, but the nervous sensation of not knowing where to go, what is that over there and what the hell you are doing every five minutes. However, like Lovecraft once said: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”. Salt and Sanctuary isn’t a horror game, despite the fact it has some evident elements from the genre. ![]() One with an specific sensation all over it: fear.ĭon’t get me wrong. Ska Studios crafted not only a fantastic video game but a mesmerizing experience. A few weeks ago, Switch owners gained the opportunity to dive into new obscure and punishing lands. It was originally released two years ago for the PS4, PSVita and PC. Salt and Sanctuary is a wonderful but demanding 2D Action RPG game. (Saw what I did there?) I could go on, but you get the idea. Strange but charismatic NPCs with anxious souls. Dark locations with labyrinthine designs, created specially for getting lost. Messages that players left on the ground – expect trolling, of course. Every enemy can kill you with a few hits, even the weakest one. Special places where you can level up, obtain a checkpoint, “rest” and make unique decisions. Huge enemy bosses whose pattern you have to discover. So, here we go:Ĭountless deaths with the possibility of recovering what you have lost. Plus, there are already enough memes about it. The thing is, if I produce any more “ X game is like D*** ***ls with…” I will have to end my career as a writer. ![]() It isn’t personal, I love those games – as much as I hate them. I will list some features but I won’t name the franchise I’m describing. ![]() But, the handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite has been known to be discounted during major sales events. The Nintendo Switch console itself rarely goes on sale, and neither does the ultra-premium Nintendo Switch OLED. That includes some of the best Nintendo Switch games and the best Nintendo Switch accessories. You have a chance to pick up all the essentials for Nintendo's hybrid console - all while building your library for less. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.Amazon Prime Day deals are still going, and there are plenty of discounts to be had.Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - $41 ($ 60).Please be aware that prices are subject to change and Switch games have been going in and out of stock regularly over the past week. Hot Wheels: Mari Kart Characters 4-Pack (Waluigi, Toad, Diddy Kong, Blue Yoshi) - $24 ($ 33).Hot Wheels: Mari Kart Characters 4-Pack (Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Black Yoshi) - $18 ($ 24).Super Mario Chess Collector's Edition - $35 ($ 40).Jenga: Super Mario Edition - $15 ($ 22).Super Mario Adventure Game DX - $22.49 ($ 40).Super Mario Blow Up! Shaky Tower - $14.59 ($ 20).Super Mario Route 'n Go Board Game - $20 ($ 40).B2G1 Free Mario Board Games deal at Target.Super Mario Deluxe Bowser Battle Playset - $20 ($ 45).Movie Donkey Kong Arena Playset - $14 ($ 20) Movie Bowser Island Castle Playset - $21 ($ 30) Movie Van Playset - $10 ($ 20) | $10 at Walmart Super Mario 6-Inch Donkey Kong Deluxe Figure - $12 ($ 18).Super Mario Bros Movie 5-Inch Magikoopa Figure - $10 ($ 20). ![]() Super Mario Bros Movie 7-Inch Bowser Figure - $21 ($ 30).Super Mario Bros Movie 5-Inch Toad Figure - $10 ($ 37) | $10 at Amazon.Super Mario Bros Movie 5-Inch Motorcycle Peach - $10 ($ 20).Super Mario Bros Movie 5-Inch Luigi Figure - $10 ($ 20).Super Mario Bros Movie 5-Inch Mario Figure - $9.51 ($ 20) | $10 at Walmart.Movie products, the Lego Super Mario 64 set, and a variety of Zelda books. We also included some other Nintendo-themed deals, including Super Mario Bros. Minecraft Legends: Deluxe Edition (Digital) - $20 ( $40).Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection - $40 ( $60).Mario Strikers: Battle League - $40 ($ 60).Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Cosmic Edition - $15 ( $40).The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - $59 ( $70).The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - $40 ( $60).The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Digital) - $39 ( $60).The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - $42 ($ 60).Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - $40 ( $60).Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - $30 ($ 60).Disney Dreamlight Valley Cozy Edition - $35 ( $50).Bayonetta Origins - $42 ( $60) | $30 at Woot.Bayonetta 3 Trinity Masquerade Edition - $60 ( $90).Super Mario Party + Red & Blue Joy-Con Bundle - $100.The full list of Cyber Monday Switch game deals is at the bottom of this article Quick look: Cyber Monday Switch game deals 1-year Switch Online + Expansion Pack Family - $71.89 ($80).1-year Switch Online Individual - $18 ( $20).Nintendo Switch eShop gift cards (10% off).8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller - $56 ( $70).8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth Controller - $31.49 ( $50).Hori Split Pad Compact Pokemon Edition - $30 ( $50).Hori Split Pad Pro Pokemon Edition - $35 ( $60).Marseille mClassic Graphics Upscaler - $80 ( $100).Super Mario Party Joy-Con bundle - $100 ( $140).Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Bundle - $299.Quick look: Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch hardware and accessory deals ![]() On the games side, you can get a pair of Joy-Con controllers with Super Mario Party for only $100, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $30, Super Mario Odyssey for $30, and plenty more Switch exclusives for $20-$30 off. Some of the highlights include the Nintendo Switch OLED and Nintendo Switch holiday bundles, Pokemon iterations of Hori's excellent handheld controllers ( Split Pad Pro and Split Pad Compact), the best third-party Switch controller ( 8BitDo Ultimate), the mClassic graphics upscaler, and a 1TB microSD card for only $65. But you'll find plenty more great Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals if you keep scrolling. We've included lists of some of the best hardware, accessory, and game deals below. We've rounded up the best Nintendo Switch Cyber Monday deals available now. Nintendo Switch console bundles, exclusive games, and some of the best controllers and headsets are still on sale alongside new offers for Cyber Week. ![]() Many of the best Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals are still available for Cyber Monday. Once you read the book, the illustrations and the writing make it funny! :D When I read the description, it didn't seem too much like an appealing type. In this book, it makes Greg seem like the troublemaker although he never really intended to cause all the trouble, and soon a blizzard falls over their city. It didn't really complete the year, but it was just as good as the other ones. Probably, I suspect, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is going to be the next half, due to what is drawn on the cover :) In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Greg was 13, and in Grade 8īasically, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth was only half of a normal school year, since the book ended in November. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Greg is having his summer vacation after he finishes Grade 7 ![]() In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Greg was still 12 and in Grade 7 (since the book began in January) In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Greg was 12, in Grade 7 In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Greg was 11, in Grade 6 ![]() The cover seems pretty tempting.with Greg standing astonished by the window.apparently with Manny ) Greg’s mom doesn't want to give Greg money for him to spend on the site and says he has to earn money on his own. Greg starts playing an online game called "Net Kritterz" that is based on treating a virtual pet and requires paid features. Greg is afraid of this doll because he thinks that it might actually send information to Santa. ![]() In addition, his mother obtains a doll which she calls "Santa's Scout" that is meant to keep track of how he behaves and make his behavior better. The story starts before Christmas, when Greg Heffley wants to behave well to get really good gifts for the holidays. The book was followed by 2012's The Third Wheel. In 2012 Kinney won a "Best Author" Children's Choice Award from the Children's Book Council for Cabin Fever. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #6), c2011, Jeff Kinneyĭiary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 bestselling and award winning children's book and the sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. When you hit the target temp, bring them wings off the cooker and toss in your BBQ sauce/glaze of choice.įinally, place the glazed chicken wings back on the cooker, just long enough for the glaze to set. Heat frying oil to medium-high heat (325-350F. Add a dutch oven to it and carefully add your frying oil. As wings are close to being done, preheat another Oklahoma Joe’s grill, fire pit or stovetop for direct cooking. The PayoffĪfter 30-40 more minutes of cooking, start checking the internal temperature. Add your chicken wings to the smoker and cook for about 2-2.5 hours or until 165F internal. Mix well and warm the resulting sauce up before applying to the chicken. While the wings are cooking, go ahead and mix the glaze of your choice! We mixed 1 cup of BBQ sauce with 1/4 cup of rib glaze (check the ingredients list above!), but feel free to use whatever you like. Give them a flip after 15-20 minutes, then let them cook. Once ready, arrange the chicken wings on your cooker, and close the lid. In the meantime, fire up your cooker! If you're using a Pit Barrel like we did, install the grill grates but leave the rods out - this will allow it to reach a higher temperature. Make sure the rub goes everywhere! The Cook Coat with olive oil, then season with SPG. Rinse excess off thoroughly afterwards.Įither way, when you're good to go, grab a large enough bowl to hold all the wings. Add the wings, and let them soak for 6 hours. Having said that, you can do some extra prep work if you're the forward-thinking kind:Ībout 6 hours before you want to cook, mix 3/4 cup of Chicken Soak to 1/2 gallon (64 oz.) of water. This recipe is meant to take about one hour from start to finish. When you wanna wow your guests, pop these smoked chicken wings on your cooker of choice and have them ready within the hour! We tried two different glazes, so you can pick the one you like best. ![]() ![]() For every hourthey work beyond that, they must be paid at least one and a half times theirregular pay. Let’s begin with non-exempt employees and the FLSA.The basic rule impeding non-exempt workers from using flexible scheduling isthe fact that these employees are bound to a 40-hour workweek. This brings up an important point: makesure you know beyond a doubt whether the employee who is planning a flexiblearrangement is truly exempt or not. Once you have a policy established, you have to makesure you don’t bump up against the nemesis of flexible scheduling, the FLSA.By a wide margin, this legislation causes HR people the most trouble - forboth exempt and non-exempt employees. If an employee reports a workers’ comp injury at home, get a detailed account of what work-related activities the employee was engaged in when he or she was injured.įlexible schedules can mean trouble with the FLSA It implies that they are hourly employees, and they may be legally treated as such. If they telecommute, instruct them on the proper way to record their hours.įor exempt employees: Remember that tracking their hours is risky. Review the wording of your benefits policies to make sure that employees aren’t accidentally rendered ineligible if they shorten their workweeks.įor non-exempt employees: Structure the schedule of a compressed workweek to ensure that it doesn’t exceed 40 hours. Telecommuting is a potential option for someone with a disability. If an employee covered by the ADA asks for a flexible work arrangement, review the request carefully. In order to avoid being unfair to specific groups such as women and minorities, create a specific written policy that explains what kinds of jobs are and aren’t candidates for flexible arrangements. Make sure that employees’ eligibilitywon’t be jeopardized because they elect to work 50 hours one week in exchangefor a 30-hour week the next. Some health plans expect employeesto work 40 hours a week in order to be covered. “Cases come up in the discrimination area,” Olsonsays, citing the example of companies that let men work flextime but not women.” Ninety percent of the time, the complaints are tied to EEO or fair-employmentpractice issues (concerning) age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability.”Īs you’re constructing your flex-policy, also keepan eye on the wording of your benefits plans. If telecommuting and flexible work schedules are distributedlike prizes for good behavior, those employees who are left out may become disgruntled– and if they tend to be women, or people of color, they may indeed have somethingto be angry about. It should not beinformal, because it could be viewed as a reward.” “There shouldbe legitimate, objective standards spelled out in a written policy about whatpositions are open to these arrangements and what are not. “These arrangementsneed to be thought of as a job assignment,” says Camille Olson, a laborand employment partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw. The key thing to remember as you takeyour first step is that you must have a policy. But there are laws that will determinethe wording and structure of your policy. ![]() There is, of course, no law demanding that you offeryour employees flexible work arrangements. Stick to astrict list of dos and don’ts, and you’ll find that flexible work arrangementscan work well. Fortunately,staying on the right side of these laws isn’t overly complicated. Companies that ignore these issues do so at considerable risk. They’re affected by the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers’compensation, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and even anti-discriminationlaws. Companyafter company reports improved retention rates, increased productivity, andhigher morale.īut these arrangements aren’t quite as trouble-freeas you’d imagine. And the results of telecommuting and flextime sound even brighter. The very phrase flexible work arrangement carries with it a feeling ofease. ![]() You must bond all system grounds, antenna, power, CATV, telephone, and so on with a heavy bonding jumper. This symmetry cancels, to first order, all effects of external electromagnetic fields. Coaxial cables have fairly good natural immunity to external noise, due to the physical symmetry of the signal current conductor and the returning current conductor (the concentric shield). Omitting this jumper is a serious Code violation, second only to no grounding at all. 10.2.2 Coax: Radio Frequency Interference. However, even after this dedicated grounding means is established, in order to be NEC-compliant, the installation must have a bonding jumper not smaller than 6 AWG or equivalent, which is connected between the CATV system's grounding electrode and the power grounding electrode system for the building. The major distinguishing characteristic is that for one- and two-family homes the grounding conductor cannot exceed 20 feet in length and should preferably be shorter. If a grounding electrode such as the Intersystem Bonding Termination is not within 20 feet, it is necessary to drive a ground rod for that purpose. The grounding conductor is 14 AWG minimum so that it has current-carrying capacity approximately equal to the outer shield of the coaxial cable. The grounding conductor is 14 AWG minimum so that it has current-carrying capacity approximately equal to the outer shield of the coaxial cable. Instead, the shield of the coaxial cable is connected to an insulated grounding conductor that is limited to copper but may be stranded or solid. There is no antenna discharge unit as required for satellite dish installation. Improper grounding of coaxial cable used for CATV is very common. Because of the spacer, capacitive coupling is diminished so that the cable provides a high-quality signal for data, voice, and video transmission. Typically, CATV is brought into the building via coaxial cable, which has a center conductor, insulating spacer, and outer electrical shield. Grounding for CATV is slightly different. If the CATV coax cable shield is properly grounded then I would look for a loose and or corroded connection of the ground wire that bonds, connects, the ground block to the grounding system of your house. Also connected to the ground block is a wire that should connect to the main grounding system of the electrical service of the house. From the grounding block another coax cable is connected and enters your home. Since your problem is verifiably caused by the coax input to the TV, the ground loop isolator you have referenced is the better resolution, although at USD 17.99, its about twice the typical price. If you look outside your house where the provider's CATV coax cable attaches to the house and follow the coax cable to where it enters the house you should see a grounding block where the coax cable connects to. For lightning protection NEC safety code require the CATV provider's RG6 coax cable's outer shield be bonded, connected, to the main grounding system of the electrical service of your home. I would suggest you find the cause of the ground loop. The lightning would just flash over the isolator device. ![]() Click to expand.Though the ground loop isolator stops the hum it will not protect your A/V equipment from a near by lightning strike. |
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