#672 How To Do An Avalanche Test

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how to do an avalanche test
in 10 easy steps

step 1
climb a mountain

step 2
dig a hole

step 3
make a straight wall

step 4
poke the wall

Take your fingers and then push them in and you can tell the snow pack. Like right here is really hard, right? Softer here, here, getting softer again. Real soft down here, right, hard. Soft here.
So you can see just by where I was able to push in: snow pack. You have two hard layers, right, one here. And a real solid layer right here.

step 5
cut the snow to make a square shape

step 6
dig around the shape

step 7
cut down the back of the block of snow

step 8
tap the snow

So, where going to do 30 taps. Put the shovel on top. First 10 taps with just the wrists, right, and what you want to watch for, is the snow pack moving at all.

And next you’re going to do them from the elbow.

And then 10 from the shoulder.

I don’t think it’s going anywhere today.

Then, if we wanted to do more testing, what we could do, is have someone ride down on skis or a snowboard and do a stop here, or get on top and jump on it.

step 9
ski on it

It’s not going anywhere.

step 10
ski or board back down the mountain

links

More videos showing these kind of avalanche tests:

Bill Atkinson from Otago Polytech

Doug Chabot, of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, demonstrates an Extended Column Test (ECT).

Doug Chabot, of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, demonstrates an Extended Column Test. It failed with 11 taps and broke clean--a potential problem later in the week if the surface crust melts.

Doug Chabot of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center performs an Extended Column Test on an east facing, 34 degree slope. The fracture propogates clean across the entire column showing the weak snow.

Scott Schmidt, avalanche forecaster at the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, describes unstable condions during an Avalanche Warning at Lionhead.

music

show start
artist: BrunoXe
album: aprendiendo desde 2004
track: Mandrake
from: Jerez, Spain
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

other music
artist: Antony Raijekov
album: Jazz U
track: Deep blue 2005
from: Sofia, Bulgaria
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

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#444 How To Feed Hummingbirds

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How to feed a hummingbird

First take down the empty hummingbird feeder.
Then unscrew the bottom part.
And take the top part off if you like. You probably don’t really need to do this – but I did.
Then rinse the glass with hot water.
Put half a cup of sugar into a measuring cup.
Fill the jar up with hot water to here.
Pour the hot water into the measuring cup and mix.
Pour the sugar and water into the jar.
Then fill it to the top with cold water.
Screw the red parts back on.
Carry the feeder outside upside down.
Turn it up the right way.
And make sure the steps are lined up with the flowers.
Hang it up.
And wait for hummingbirds.

link

hummingbirds

music

show start

artist: Matthew Tyas
album: Music for the movies vol1
track: Superheros
from: Oloron Sainte-Marie, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

artist: ADB
album: Some work of my Sunday Afternoons
track: Lonely Afternoon
from: Paris, France
artist at Jamendo
album at Jamendo
artist site

#437 How To Ride A Bike

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#430 Firewood

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#416 How To Connect PVC Pipes

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#402 How To Wrap A Cucumber

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Show 395 Saturday 2 June

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#360 How To Get An Oscar

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How to get an Oscar
In ten easy steps

Step 1. An Oscar is a kind of film award, so you need to get involved in a movie. I think being an extra is a good start.

Step 2. Listen carefully to the director's instructions.

Step 3. Don’t be too disappointed if the chairlift starts going backwards before you get anywhere near the shot. There’s always next time.

Step 4. Make sure you fully understand the signs at the film set.

Step 5. Get plenty of rest between takes.

Step 6. Take lots of photos of the scenery between takes to keep yourself from going stir-crazy.

Step 7. Study the crew closely. Try to remember their names so you can thank them in your acceptance speech.

Step 8. After the break try and get a bit closer to the action so you actually have a chance of being in the shot.

Step 9. If you don’t end up getting in the shot, film it so at least you can prove you were there.

Step 10. Just in case you get overlooked for the Oscar... keep the plastic necklace they give you as a memento.

Subtitles:

動きに合わせて、えー、リアクションしてみて下さい。
Can you please react to the action you see.

えー、お願いします。
Ah, thank you.

えー、では、テストです。
Ah, OK, this is a test.

はい、リフト動きます。
OK, the chairlift is starting to move.

えー、カットになります。　
Ah, Cut.

リフト止まります。
The lift is stopping.

えー、皆様におねがいです。
Ah, we have a request.

え～っと、リアクションなんですが、えー、出来る限り、えー、もうすごし大きく出来たら、してもらえますでしょうか。
Ah, can we get you to make the reaction as big as possible?

え～っと、乗り出す方は、えー、もう少し1.5倍くらい乗り出し気味でリアクションしてください。
And, the people who are leaning out of the chairlifts, could we get you to lean out about 50 percent more.

お願いします。
Thank you.

えー、次は、えーっと、まぁ、お友達と、えー、３人乗り４人乗りで乗っておりますのでリアクションの方、えー、更に大きめで、えー、お願いいたします。
So, now, you are in a chairlift with your friends, ah, with three or 4 people in one chairlift.
And, we’d like the reaction to be even bigger.　Ah, thank you.

music

artist: Jampy
album: Rain
track: Little Swing
from: Napoli, Italy
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

#339 How To Wash The Dishes Japanese Style

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How to wash the dishes (Japanese style)

To wash the dishes you need dirty dishes, a sponge, dishwashing liquid, and water.
First squeeze dishwashing liquid onto the sponge.
Then wash the dishes with the sponge.
Then rinse the dishes.
Then put the dishes into a dish rack.
Leave them to dry or dry them with a teatowel.

Music
artist: Jampy
album: Nghzk!
track: Sottiletta Blues

from: Napoli, Italy
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

#318 How To Wax A Snowboard

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How to wax a snowboard

Put the board upside down on some blocks.
If you're left-handed like Koji the nose should be on your left and the tail on your right.
Wipe the board with a cloth.
You should wear gloves so you don't cut your hands on the edges of the snowboard.
There are different kinds of wax for different temperatures.
This one is for warmer temperatures.
This one is for colder temperatures.
And this one is all-temperatures.
Koji decided to use the all-temperature wax.
First apply the wax by rubbing it against the board like this.
For the second coat, hold the wax against the iron to melt it a bit then rub it against the board again.
Koji said some people apply the wax by holding the wax against the iron and letting it drip on the board. But he said that way can damage the base of the board and it also
wastes wax.
He said that when he went to Canada the only people waxing the same way as him were Japanese people - so maybe it's a Japanese thing.
Then get some special wax paper and press the iron against the paper while pulling it along the board.
The purpose is to melt the wax and make it seep inside the tiny holes in the base.
Extra wax and dirt comes off on the paper.
After you've finished putting the wax on leave it for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Then get a scraper. Hold the scraper with both hands like this and scrape the wax off
from the back of the board to the front.
On the nose or tail you can use the narrow side of the scraper.
When the edge of the scraper gets blunt sharpen it with sandpaper.
After scraping the wax off, brush the board to make the surface smooth.
First use a hard brush.
Then use a soft brush.
Then use another brush to get rid of any random bits of wax that might be
stuck on the board.
And that's it.

#255 How To Clear Snow

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How to clear snow.

Step 1. Check the time. You can only clear now during odd numbered hours. For example, from 7 to 8 or 9 to 10.
During these times water is flowing in this special snow clearing drain. Water flows in from a nearby river and flows out again back into the river. This drain is for snow only.

Step 2. Put on some boots.

Step 3. Put on some gloves.

Step 4. Clear the snow from the top of the grate.

Step 5. Open the grate.

Step 6. Clear the snow. If it’s soft, you can use the purple tool.

Step 7. Clean around the grate. Make sure there’s no snow here or else it will get frozen shut.

Step 8. Close the grate and repeat this process almost every day throughout winter. Oh joy.

#248 How NOT To Use Chopsticks

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How NOT to #2
How not to use chopsticks in Japan.

1. 合わせ箸　あわせばし
Don’t pass food from chopsticks to chopsticks.

2. 仏箸　hotoke bashi
Don’t stand your chopsticks up in rice.

3. 咥え箸　　kuwae bashi
Don’t hold the chopsticks between your teeth.

6. 叩き箸　tataki bashi
Don’t drum your chopsticks.

7. 空箸 kara bashi
Don’t touch food you don’t intend to eat.

8. 指し箸 sashi bashi
Don’t use your chopsticks to point.

9.持ち箸 mochi bashi
Don’t move a bowl with the same hand that’s holding the chopsticks.

10. 迷い箸 mayoi bashi
Don’t hover your chopsticks over food while deciding what to eat.

11. 寄せ箸 yose bashi
Don’t use your chopsticks to move a plate or bowl.

12. 握り箸 nigiri bashi
Don’t hold the chopsticks like this.

13. 渡し箸 watashi bashi
Don’t rest the chopsticks on your plate or bowl when you’re not using them.

14. せせり箸 seseri bashi
Don’t use your chopsticks as a toothpick.

15. 鼻入り箸 hanairi bashi
Don’t stick the chopsticks up your nose.

16. 耳入り箸 mimiiri bashi
Don’t stick the chopsticks in your ears.

Links

How to use chopsticks.

嫌い箸

#234 How NOT To Make A Video Blog

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How NOT to make a video blog.

Warning: This video is fake and contains "hating".

I felt like making a video for the "how not to" contest... but after I entered it I read the rules: US citizens only. Oh well : )

#220 How To Make The Daily English Show

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To make The Daily English Show you need:

time
energy
ideas
a computer
editing software
internet access
a camera

Ideas pop into my head anytime, anywhere.

I think the best storage place for ideas is my head since you never know when your computer is going to crash or the piece of paper is going to get lost amongst all the other pieces of paper.

Once I have the ideas for a show, I do the research and writing.

The time this takes depends on how smoothly the ideas transfer from my head to the computer.

Time is also invariably spent getting sidetracked.

I start out checking a fact on the internet then suddenly I find myself doing something like editing Wikipedia and I’m like ... mmm how did that happen. Mysterious.

I draw the pictures for Stick News with a black marker pen, crayons and A4 paper. I usually spent a few seconds drawing rough sketches first.
I often stop to check stuff on the net ... like what Gwyneth Paltrow was wearing when she won the Oscar.

I take photos of the drawings and then move the pictures from the camera to the computer with this little white square thing.

Then I record the show.

I clip notes under the camera and sometimes look at the notes – when I look at the camera I just try and remember what was on the notes ... but it always comes out a bit different – so then afterwards I changed the script before I copy it to the blog.

The information from the camera goes directly to the computer via this cord.

I use Adobe Premiere Elements to edit. I’m probably pronouncing Adobe wrong ... I really only started to use computers since I came to Japan so I can’t remember ever hearing it being said in English.

I record the news voice with sound recorder and adjust the volume using Dijion.

I use music from jamendo. I usually search for music with the instrumental tag because it’s for background music.
I drag this button into itunes and it automatically starts downloading. Then I drag a song into here. Easy.

When I’ve finished editing it I watch it for mistakes. Then render it.
And uploaded it to sites like YouTube, grouper, clip life, watchme tv, ebi tv, Ask jp.

Thank you for watching The Daily English Show.
Please use The Daily English Show videos and scripts at home or at school for the purposes of education or entertainment.

I will be happy if you watch the show and get ideas and inspiration for your own language show.

But if you copy ideas from The Daily English Show without giving me credit and then make lots of money ... my lawyers will be after you in a second.

OK, so I don’t have any lawyers ... but just don’t do it anyway ...

coz I sed

: )

#213 How To Have A Bath - Old School Japanese Style

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How to have a bath

First, fill the bath with water.
Then go around the corner to the machine that heats up the bath.
It’s quite dark, so you might need a headlight like this.
Turn the dial on the right.
This controls the power. Turn it all the way to the right. This is full power.
Then turn the dial on the left. This dial is the timer.
It takes about 45 minutes to heat up the bath. So turn it all the way on then turn it back to 45.
When it is ready, turn the heat off.
Then stir the bath. This is really important because if you don’t do this the water at the top will be really hot and the water at the bottom will be really cold.
These are the tools that you need.
This stool is to sit on when you wash yourself. This is soap.
This thing is to scoop water out of the bath and you put it in this round container to use to wash yourself.
When you finish don’t forget to put the cover back on.

#118 How To Join Grouper

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HOW TO
#5 How to join grouper

Do you have a video iPod?
Do you know how to watch The Daily English Show on your video iPod?
Do you want to watch The Daily English Show in iTunes?
Yes?
Please keep watching.

If you want to watch The Daily English Show on your video iPod or in iTunes, you need to join grouper.
It’s easy.

Oh yeah... If you haven’t already downloaded iTunes... that’s easy too.

You just go to iTunes and click on download.
Enter your Email address.
Click again.
And follow the instructions.

Now it’s time to join grouper.
Go to grouper.com
Click on Sign Up.
Enter an Email address
User name
Password
Password again
Type the code you see.
(This makes sure that you are human, not computer.)
Click Sign Up.

And that’s it.

Now you can go to The Daily English Show page...
And write a nice comment
Then write nice comments under the videos.
Rate the videos.

And, of course, watch the show in iTunes.

All you need to do is click on this cute little picture.
Then click here.
And the latest episode of The Daily English Show will automatically start downloading.
To download older episodes, just click get.
Get, get, get, get, get.

Excellent.

Then to put the shows on your iPod.
Plug it in.
Go to Edit, Preferences, iPod...
Click here.
Bob’s your uncle.

Links:

Music by Snapo.
From the album Lord I say.
Listen to the album on jamendo.
Snapo's website

#111 How To Join YouTube

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HOW TO
#4 How to leave comments on YouTube

Many people who watch The Daily English Show don’t know how to leave comments. So I thought I’d show you how.

You can watch the show on several different sites.
Today I’m going to show you how to leave comments on YouTube.

Go to youtube.com.
Click on Sign Up.
This box says Join YouTube.
Enter your Email Address.
Then write a User Name.
Write a Password.
Write your Password again.
Choose a Country.
Click Male or Female.
Choose a Date of Birth.
Get rid of this Tick.
And click Sign Up.
Voila!
Then you need to check your email.
You’ll get an email which says YouTube Email Confirmation.
Click where it says Click Here.
Congratulations! Now you are a member of YouTube.
This is your profile page.
Now you can leave comments.
Write a comment in the box.
And click post comment.
To see your comment click the refresh button.
Here it is.
Lovely.
You can also subscribe to The Daily English Show.
Just click subscribe.
Easy-peasy.
You can leave a comment on The Daily English Show page.
Click on Add Comment.
Write a nice comment.
And click Submit Comment.
Check it out.
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Now let’s try saving a show to favorites.
Click on Save to Favorites.
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And ... don’t forget to rate the show.
Five stars, of course. : )
Awesome.

Thanks for watching The Daily English Show.
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed and written comments so far.
If you haven’t already joined YouTube – why don’t you give it a go.
Joining a site in English is harder than in your native language.
But it’s great English practice!
: )

The music is by Thursday Group, from New York, U.S.
Used with permission from magnatune.com
From the album: First Album.
Listen to the album or buy it here.
Read about Thursday Group on magnatune.com

#55 How To Drink Beer In Japan

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HOW TO

#3 How to drink beer in Japan

1. Find an izakaya.
2. Wipe your hands with the oshibori.
3. Look at the menu.
4. Order some beer.
5. Say “kanpai”.
6. Take a sip.
7. Repeat until glass is empty.
8. Order some food.
9. Go to another bar.
10. Go home.

The music on today's show is by Ben Othman from Germany.
The track is from the album Lounge Cafè Tunis "Sahria".

You can listen to the album and download it for free here.
This is Ben Othman's blog.

#20 How To Buy A Drink From A Vending Machine In Japan

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HOW TO
#2 How to buy a drink from a vending machine.

Hi, I’m Sarah and this is The Daily English Show. It’s Saturday the 22nd of April and this is show number 20.
These are kumara. I was talking about them on the show yesterday, when I was talking about New Zealand English. And then I went shopping and decided to buy some. So, I think I might have kumara soup for lunch today. It seems like a kumara kind of day.
So today is the HOW TO show, number two. Last week it was: How to study English. And today: How to buy a drink from a vending machine.
So, there are vending machines everywhere in Japan. Which, by the by, I think is such a waste of energy to have so many. But they can be kind of useful.
Ah, especially in the middle of summer, when it’s really hot, it can be handy to have a vending machine nearby.
So, today’s show could be useful for you. Summer is coming up. And if you happen to be in Japan and you find yourself in the middle of the city or country or, or the top of Mount Fuji and find yourself very thirsty. Then you could be using the information you learn on today’s show.

Step 1: Choose a drink.

Step 2: Take your wallet out of your bag.

Step 3: Take some money out of your wallet.

Step 4: Put the note in the slot.

Step 5: Turn it around and try again.

Step 6: Try again.

Step 7: Maybe this time.

Step 8: Give up on the note and find some coins.

Step 9: Put a coin in the slot.

Step 10: Press the button under the drink you want.

Step 11: Take the drink.

Step 12: Take your change.

#13 How To Study English

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HOW TO
#1 How to Study English

This is the transcript for the introduction:

Hi I’m Sarah. And this is The Daily English Show. It’s Saturday the 15th of April and this is show number 13.

And check this out. This is a microphone. And it has an excellent stand here, so I can put the microphone in the stand and use two hands.

Before I was using this microphone here, and um, I had to press this talk button and hold it so, ahh, I could only use one hand which wasn’t so good. And I kept moving the microphone into the camera which looked kind of silly, as well.

So, loving my new microphone today.

And I’m thinking about doing something about the lights too.

At the moment I’ve just got this one light in my room overhead. So it shines… and I have a shiny forehead and big dark shadows under my eyes.

So, it looks kind of scary. I’m thinking about getting some lights to shine from the sides to cut out the shadows.

But for today, loving my new microphone.

And today is Saturday so we have a different show today instead of the usual line up.

Um, last week there was Sarah’s Diary on Saturday.

And today, the first HOW TO show.
And a question that you’re probably all interested in: How to Study English.