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American Rail Excursions, Inc.
"The Montana & Glacier National Park Special"
A Fun Filled Private Car trip
Up to 9 days and 8 nights all inclusive tour based on your itinerary
Trip# AR-17-G-2
Departing from either St. Louis or Chicago
July (8)9 – July 15(16), 2017
All Aboard!
Many travelers have asked for a western tour and now we have one to the magnificent State of Montana and Glacier National Park.
Come and experience Glacier's pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains, and spectacular lakes. With over 700 miles of trails, Glacier is a hiker's paradise for adventurous visitors seeking wilderness and solitude. Relive the days of old through historic chalets, lodges, transportation, and stories of Native Americans. Explore Glacier National Park and discover what awaits you.
Tour Highlights
• Convenient boarding locations in St. Louis, MO, Springfield, IL, Bloomington, IL & Chicago IL
• Travel Westward then eastward on the railroad that the free-wheeling – big-dealing tycoon James J. Hill built, "The Great Northern Railway", route of today's Amtrak Empire Builder
• Enjoy attentive first-class service provided by our on-board service staff
• Travel, dine and sleep aboard our nostalgic, privately owned rail-cars
• Experience breathtaking scenery while dining on freshly prepared meals by our on board chef
• See the prairies, kettle moraines and Mississippi River vistas slowly give way to the rugged Rocky Mountains with their snow capped peaks as our train travels 3,820 miles
• Hotel aboard our rail-cars while parked in Whitefish, MT
• Enjoy the quaint shops, art galleries, restaurants and interesting people of Whitefish, located just steps away
from our train.
• Experience the beautiful lake McDonald by boat as we cruise this pristine mountain lake.
• Visit nature as we travel to the top of "Big Mountain Resort". We will also stop off at the "Nature Center" with its many "hands on" exhibits. You may additionally enjoy a ski lift ride to the top of Big Mountain, a slide
down the mountain on the Alpine Slide or enjoy lunch and drinks at the Summit House on your own.
• Experience the adventure and spectacular beauty of Glacier National Park in an all day tour. We will travel on
the "Going To the Sun Road" and cross the Continental Divide at 6,680 feet. And be sure to have your camera
ready to capture that special view just around the next bend of the road.
• Up to eight breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners and our bon voyage hor d'oeuvres party, based on your itinerary.
All freshly prepared by our on-board chef.
saturDAY July 8, 2017
(DAY 1, St. Louis boarding passengers)
Morning & Early afternoon: If you have arrived in St. Louis early and would like some close-by sightseeing may we suggest you stroll near-by historic St. Louis Union Station. Every vacation starts at the Station and St. Louis is no exception. St. Louis Union Station was, at one time, the largest and busiest railroad terminal. There is a self-guided tour covering this National Historic Landmark's 100 years of history through an award-winning collection of letters, memorabilia and exhibits.
Today the hustle and bustle around the Station is the special charm that this unique shopping and dining destination offers. Take some time out and try anyone of the many exciting restaurants located in and around the Station.
5:00 PM(approx): Passengers wising to join our Montana & Glacier National Park Special rail tour in St. Louis should plan to meet our on-board service manager at Amtrak's Gateway Transportation Center, 430 S.15th St., St. Louis 63103. Prearranged cell phone contact numbers will allow our on-board staff to guide you to our private rail-cars and will transfer your luggage directly to your accommodations. After our on-board staff has reviewed the amenities of your accommodations and you have read the on-board information packet, feel free to step down to our lounge and enjoy a complementary premium beverage and snack while getting acquainted with other passengers.
5:30 PM: Depart St. Louis on Amtrak #306, Lincoln Service, to Chicago, IL.
After the conductor calls "All Aboard" our Montana & Glacier National Park Special Limited eases out of the station and we begin by crossing the Mississippi River. Peering through the windows of the train, the Gateway Arch gradually disappears behind us as we pick up speed for the journey to Chicago. The rolling hills, forests and occasional small town create the ever-changing scenery along with the train's gentle sway, the rhythm of the rails sing their song.
6:30 PM:(approx) Dinner will be served on-board while en-route.
7:32: Depart: Springfield, IL. You may join the trip here.
8:36: Depart: Bloomington, IL. You may join the trip here.
Evening: With the sun setting on the Illinois prairie, the last glimmer of light silhouettes the trees and farms that dot the horizon. Enjoy a complimentary after dinner drink in the lounge while enjoying the sights from the comfort of your own chair.
11:10 PM: Arrive: Chicago Union Station. As our train thunders in to Chicago's Union Station we will pause here for a while. First to discharge passengers and then to be switched to the passenger coach yard so that our cars may be serviced in preparation for the journey to the west, aboard M&GP.
Late Evening: Our first-class on-board staff has transformed your accommodations from it's daytime configuration to one set for sweet slumber tonight. When you decide… retire to overnight comfort of your own private room. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service will be available until 11:00 PM local time.
Night: Occupy rail-cars overnight while parked in Chicago.
sunDAY July 9, 2017
(DAY 2 St. Louis passengers, DAY 1, Chicago boarding passengers)
7:00 AM: Wake up coffee available in our lounge.
7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast served on-board while parked in Chicago for St. Louis passengers.
Morning: St. Louis passengers may de-train for a half-day of exploration on your own in Chicago.
Lunch: On your own at any of the fine Chicago restaurants.
1:00 PM (Approx) All St. Louis re-boarding passengers and Chicago boarding passenger will meet the American Rail Excursions Inc. on-board service manager at the fountain under the escalators adjacent to the former Amtrak Ticket counter for special check-in. For our Chicago boarding passengers, DO NOT check any luggage with Amtrak. Complimentary baggage handling is provided by our on-board service attendants who will transfer your luggage directly to your accommodations.
1:30 pm: (Approx) Board our Montana & Glacier National Park Special. Our on-board staff welcomes all our Montana bound travelers. Your luggage has already been placed in your room. After a review of your accommodations, amenities and safety instructions, we invite all to our lounge to get acquainted and enjoy complimentary premium beverages and snacks. An included bon voyage hor d'oeuvres party is underway, ENJOY!
2:15 PM DP Chicago Amtrak #7, the Empire Builder, our Montana & Glacier National Park Special. As our conductor calls "All Aboard", our train gradually glides out of the confines of Chicago's Union Station. The distinct Downtown Chicago skyline gradually disappears behind us. With the city giving way to the suburbs, and the more rural surroundings now in view through the windows, the buzz of exhilaration is in the air as our passengers get acquainted. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service continues.
While all passengers have been getting settled and enjoying complimentary beverage and snack in the lounge, our first class on-board chef has been busy preparing a scrumptious dinner for all to enjoy.
3:55 PM DP Milwaukee
6:00 PM (Approx) Freshly prepared dinner, served on-board en-route.
Evening: Continue to enjoy the complimentary premium beverage and snack service until 11 PM local.
10:31 PM AR Minneapolis/St. Paul
11:15 PM DP Minneapolis/St. Paul
Late Evening: While all are enjoying conversation, camaraderie and the next sights, rooms have been readied in anticipation of weary travelers. The gentle sway and rhythm of the rail are a night-time lullaby coaxing you to retire. Enjoy the night. Sweet Rail Dreams!
MONDAY July 10, 2017
(Day 3, St. Louis,/2 Chicago)
6:13 AM DP Devils Lake, ND If you are awake, you can witness first-hand the "slow growing monster", Devils Lake ND. Since the 1990's Devils Lake, the largest fresh water lake in North Dakota with over 1,000 miles of shoreline, has slowly submerged over 150,000 acres of land and 100's of homes. The railroad roadbed that we are traveling on has been raised 8-12 feet since 2010 in an attempt to keep the line open.
6:30 AM: Wake up coffee available in our lounge.
7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast served en route. As you awaken this morning, it's the dawn of another day on the high-iron and promises to be one to be remembered.
8:34 AM AR Minot, ND – our train will pause here for necessary en-route serving. You may de-train here at the attended vestibule steps and stretch your legs. Stay close by… so you're not left behind.
9:08 AM DP Minot, ND As our engineer whistles off, the diesels throttle up to speed, the bobbing up and down of the gentle hillsides pass without missing a beat.
Morning: The rhythm of the rails sings its soothing song as our passengers enjoy some of the most picturesque views of the country side and small town America.
11:07 AM DP Williston, ND. Williston is in the midst of a giant oil boom. A second, new bypass is being built this summer to re-route heavy truck traffic away from the business and residential areas of town. 1,500 to 2,000 new wells are being drilled each year.
12:00 (Approx) Lunch: Served on-board en-route. You've been so entranced by the beautiful natural scenery, wild springs, rivers and rolling hills of North Dakota that you forgot that it is time for lunch. Well, we won't interrupt, you'll continue to see all the sites as can only be seen by train. Relax; enjoy an enticing luncheon prepared by our on-board chef, just for you!
Afternoon: Complimentary premium beverage and snack service continues as the scenic vistas and distant mountains are visible through our windows.
2:39 PM AR Havre, MT is a station, re-fueling, and service stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder. On display, next to the station, is Great Northern Railway steam locomotive #2584, a 4-8-4 S-2 "Northern" Class. Nearby is a sculpture representing "U.S. – Canada Friendship" and a statue of James J. Hill, the man for whom the Empire Builder is named and the developer of the Great Northern Railway. You may take this last opportunity to step off as our train, at an attended vestibule, to stretch your legs and, … oh, you know the routine…
3:04 PM DP Havre, MT after train servicing is completed.
Late Afternoon: Our Montana & Glacier National Park Special continues on our westward quest, tracing the Great northern Railroad passage to the west. The mountains continue to grow as our train whistles through historic western towns, some seem frozen in time!
6:00 PM (Approx) Dinner served on-board en-route. The sun is over the mountains and the silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains have begun to cast their shadows upon us. The culinary talents of our on-board chef have once again been called upon to satisfy the appetites of our passengers. Enjoy a glass of wine and friendly conversation over dinner while the scenery passes by.
Evening: We continue to wind our way up to higher elevations as daylight wanes. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service continues through our arrival in Whitefish, MT and concludes at 11 PM local time.
7:41 PM DP Essex, MT (Flag stop) – Home of the famed Izaak Walton Inn built by the Great Northern Railway in 1939 to house railway workers. The Tudor Revival inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
8:23 PM DP West Glacier, MT
8:56 PM AR Whitefish, MT Upon arrival in Whitefish MT, Amtrak's Empire Builder will perform its station work. During this time a BNSF Ry switch crew will assist to switch our Montana & Glacier National Park Special to the Whitefish MT house station track, our home for the next four nights.
Night: Occupy rail-cars overnight while parked in Whitefish, MT.
tuesDAY July 11, 2017
(Day 4/3)
7:00 AM: For those early risers, wake up coffee will be available in our lounge for your enjoyment.
7:30 – 9:00 AM Breakfast served on-board while we are parked in Whitefish, MT Our on-board chef has prepared a hearty breakfast for all our guests this morning. The beautiful sunrise and brisk mountain air beckon our passengers to the great outdoors.
Morning: Following breakfast, may we suggest you take this opportunity to alight from our train and explore the charming, quaint town of Whitefish, MT. Stroll the streets, visit the shops, enjoying this small North West town on your own.
Lunch: After all the exploration of Whitefish, we're sure you have picked the perfect spot for lunch on your own. A few favorite spots are the Great Northern Bar and Grill, Bulldog Saloon & Grill, The Naked Noodle or Tupalo Grill to name a few. Enjoy!
Afternoon: We will travel to Glacier National Park, the "Crown of the Continent". This million acre wilderness park is crammed with mountain lakes, living glaciers, beautiful flowers, thick forests and an abundance of amazing wildlife.
Our exploration of Glacier National Park continues, but now,… by water! Our travels bring us to the lakeside dock of the Lake McDonald Lodge. We'll board our historic flagship boat for our included cruise on Lake McDonald. Once on board, you'll marvel at the memorable views and are sure to enjoy the majestic surrounding Lake McDonald that originally drew early explores to this tranquil lake nestled in the surrounding mountains.
Late Afternoon: After the lake cruise you'll have time to explore one of the finest examples of a Swiss Chalet hotel remaining in the United States, the Lake McDonald Lodge. Originally opened on June 14, 1914 its three story, large open space lobby, with balconies on three sides. The inscribed messages on the large floors in Kootanes, a local Native American dialect, translates into phrases such as "Welcome", "Looking towards the mountain" and "Big feast". So take their advice, enjoy your favorite libation at Lucke's Lounge, browse around the gift shop or just explore this rustic lodge designated a National Historic Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1987. We will transfer back to your Hotel on the Rails in Whitefish, MT.
Dinner: On your own while in Whitefish, MT.
Evening: After dinner, return back to the quiet comfort of our train. There may still be some time to search out some nightlife in Whitefish or head to our lounge where complimentary premium beverage and snack service will be available until 11 PM local time.
Night: After a busy, fun-filled day, return to your private accommodations on-board our Montana & Glacier National Park Special. Occupy rail-cars overnight while parked in Whitefish, MT.
wednesDAY July 12, 2017
(Day 5/4)
7:00 AM: For those early risers, wake up coffee will once again be available in our lounge for your enjoyment.
7:30 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast will be available on-board while parked in Whitefish, MT. Our on-board chef has prepared another fresh & tasty breakfast for your enjoyment.
Morning: Following breakfast, we will travel to Whitefish Mountain Resort. We'll visit the Summit Nature Center, a cooperative between the Flatland National Forest and Whitefish Mountain Resort. The Nature Center offers a fun place to explore, with plenty of hands-on discovery learning about the mountain environment.
Lunch: While we are on Whitefish Mountain why not try lunch on your own at The Summit House, Montana's only mountain top restaurant.
Afternoon: We will remain at Whitefish Mountain allowing time for some nature trail hiking or for the more spirited, take sliding to a whole new level on the Alpine Slide. Ride a sled one-third mile down the slide while controlling speed with a hand break down dips, around banked turns, under bridges and through a tunnel. Each lap down the slide includes a free chairlift ride back to the top. The Alpine Slide is fun for all ages, from 1 to 101. Alpine Slide & Chair Lift ride on your own.
After we depart we will head downhill and, time permitting, pause at the beautiful Lodge at Whitefish Lake and the Boat Club Lounge, overlooking Whitefish Lake.
Late Afternoon: After a splendid day mountaineering, we return back to our train. The smiling faces of American Rail's first-class on-board staff "Welcomes you home". Back home again in the safety and comfort of our Montana & Glacier National Park Special. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service will be available for your enjoyment until 11 PM local time.
Dinner: Time has passed much to quickly! By now you had the opportunity to find all of the out of the way, cozy local spots to enjoy dinner on your own. Bon appétit.
Evening: This beautiful evening is yours to enjoy on your own! The downtown streets of Whitefish are peppered with galleries which exhibit local artists that create "Big Sky" wildlife scenery, a popular local subject. Night life entertainment abounds. Enjoy the evening in a small mountain town.
Night: Occupy your private accommodations overnight on our Montana & Glacier National Park Special while parked in Whitefish, MT.
thursDAY July 13, 2017
5:00 AM: Wake up coffee available in our lounge.
5:30 – 6:30 AM: Breakfast served on-board, parked in Whitefish, MT. The bright sunshine and crisp mountain air beckon all to yet another day of western Montana adventure.
All Day: This morning we will return to Glacier National Park. Our travels today will take us on one of the world's civil engineering marvels, The Going-to-the-Sun Road. This is the only road that cuts through Glacier National Park and is regarded as one of the most scenic drives anywhere in the world! You'll have plenty time to see the splendor of Montana's jewel. From the countless glacier-covered peaks, beautiful blue lakes, wondrous colorful wildflowers, forests, deep valleys with glistening rivers and streams just teaming with wildlife. You'll never forget the grandeur and beauty of this, unlike any other on earth! At the conclusion of this day trip we'll make our way back down to Whitefish and our train.
Dinner: On your own in Whitefish tonight.
Evening: It's Thursday night in Whitefish and your last night in town. Let's party! For some live entertainment, you might try either the Great Northern Bar & Grill or Craggy Range Bar & Grill. And, if you are having well,… to much fun! We'll leave the vestibule light on for you. As always, our Montana & Glacier National Park Special lounge will be open for our returning passengers. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service will be available until 11 PM local time.
Night: Occupy rail-cars overnight while parked in Whitefish, MT.
friDAY July 14, 2017
6:30 AM: Wake-up coffee available in our lounge. Although you may be fast asleep in your comfortable bed, our Montana & Glacier National Park Special will be readied for departure this morning.
7:16 AM Train #8, Empire Builder, arrives Whitefish. Our private cars will be attached to Train #8.
7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast served on-board while parked in Whitefish and en-route.
7:36 AM DP Whitefish, MT – private cars have been attached to Amtrak #8, the Empire Builder and we are on our return journey back home. Today we'll be traveling eastward through Montana and into North Dakota.
Morning: As our Glacier Park experience wanes, your able to see, new, different and exciting views from our train that were obscured by darkness on our westward leg. Enjoy this breathtaking scenery from the comfort of our train.
12:00 (Approx) Lunch: Lunch will be served on-board en-route. With the rugged mountain peaks slipping away, we once again gather together to enjoy a freshly prepared luncheon.
Afternoon: Complimentary premium beverage and snack service is available once more in the lounge. It's been a wondrously busy week. If you feel like a nap, go ahead and sneak off to someplace quite and comfortable for a nap. You deserve it, after-all, you are on vacation.
6:00 PM (approx) Dinner served on-board en-route. With the ever changing landscape just outside our windows the rolling hills of North Dakota race past your windows. Enjoy the fun and fellowship of your new travel friends over a delicious, freshly prepared, dinner.
Evening: Complimentary premium beverage and snack service is available in the lounge until 11 PM this evening. Conversations abound about our western adventure.
Night: Sleep in safety and comfort as your private accommodations convey you eastward. For our Chicago bound travelers, this will be your last night to enjoy the sweet rhythm of the rails. Sleep well.
saturDAY July 15, 2017
6:30 AM: For those early risers, wake up coffee will once again be available in our lounge for your enjoyment.
7:05 AM: AR: Minneapolis, MN. We'll pause here to add a coach to the Amtrak consist.
7:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast served on-board en route. From your breakfast table you'll enjoy the headwaters and upper Mississippi River as we travel southward through Minnesota.
Morning: Enjoy our last day all together as the Wisconsin rivers and forests fill our windows.
12:00 (Approx) Lunch: As has become somewhat of a tradition on the train a freshly prepared luncheon is ready to satisfy your hunger.
Afternoon: Complimentary premium beverage and snack service is available in the lounge until our arrival in Chicago.
2:07 PM: DP: Milwaukee, WI. With the brewery of Milwaukee disappearing quickly our train high-steps on the fast-iron on our quest for "the Windy City", Chicago.
3:55 PM: AR: Chicago Union Station. With the Wooossshhh of the air-breaks our rail adventure for Chicago bound passengers has come to a close. Farewells are said as our first-class on-board staff assists de-training passengers with their luggage.
St. Louis passengers: You will take this opportunity to step off our arriving train while it dwells in Chicago's Union Station and enjoy the "City that works", Chicago.
Note: Within an hour or so of our arrival our train will be moved to Amtrak's
coach yard. There it will receive a post-trip inspection.
During this time the train will be inaccessible and unavailable for occupancy
for several hours while the equipment is being serviced and inspected.
Please plan accordingly.
Dinner: On your own while touring greater downtown Chicago. May we suggest some all-time favorites; The Weber Grill, Lowry's Prime Rib, Morton's Steak House, Uno's, Ed Debevic's or Don Pedro's. The choices abound and all are just a short cab ride away! Enjoy
Evening: Usually after 8 PM our rail-cars are available, our on-board service manager will advise you for re-boarding in the station. Complimentary premium beverage and snack service will be available until 11 PM local time.
Night: Occupy rail-cars overnight while parked in Chicago.
sunDAY July 16, 2017
(DAY 9, St. Louis passengers only)
6:30 AM: For those early risers, wake up coffee will once again be available in our lounge for your enjoyment.
7:30 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast served on-board. The tantalizing aroma of fresh hot coffee, coupled with our on-board chef's special creation this morning beckons all to breakfast.
9:25: Depart: Chicago IL. Our St. Louis passengers will be returning home on today's departing Amtrak #303.
Morning: Behind us we leave the bustling city and sprawling suburbs of Chicago we will enjoy the newest "high speed" line in Illinois as we travel at speeds up to 110 MPH. This unprecedented view can only be seen from the windows of our train.
11:39: Depart: Bloomington, IL. You may depart the trip here.
12:00 (approx) Lunch: A light luncheon will be served on-board en-route as we travel back to St Louis, MO.
12:50: Depart: Springfield, IL. You may depart the trip here.
3:00 PM: Arrive: St. Louis As the Gateway Arch comes in to view, we will be arriving at our final destination, St. Louis, MO. Upon arrival, our first-class on-board staff bids everyone a fond farewell and thanks for wonderful journey!
Thank You! From the American Rail Excursion Inc. staff.
What's Included:
• Attentive first-class service provided by our American Rail Excursion, Inc. staff.
• Round-trip rail and accommodations charges aboard our private rail-cars for this trip based upon
your reservations.
• Double Bedroom, Single or double occupancy or Roomette, single occupancy aboard our private
rail-cars (per your reservation).
• Complimentary baggage transfer at St Louis Gateway Transportation Center or Chicago Union Station
to our private rail-cars.
• Up to eight days and seven nights lodging and transportation accommodations aboard our private rail-cars
based on your itinerary.
• Up to eight breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners and our bon voyage hor d'oeuvres party,
based upon your itinerary.
• All meals prepared fresh by our on-board chef
• Complimentary premium beverage and snack service throughout our entire trip.
• Tour Glacier Park all day on the famous 1930's vintage Red Jammer Bus Tour.
• Tour to Whitefish Mountain and Lodge at Whitefish Lake.
• Tour to Glacier Park's Lake McDonald Lodge and a cruise on Lake McDonald.
Note: Currently, Glacier National Park Water are closed to all boating. If at the time our Montana & Glacier National Park Tour is to visit the park and the Lake McDonald waters are closed for our cruise, an alternative activity will be provided.
About Your Accommodations:
Roomettes have space for one traveler. Roomettes feature a small couch, in-wall fold-down sink, garment closet, large overhead luggage rack and a huge lighted wall mirror with an electrical outlet. By night, each room has one lower bed. For your added travel comfort, each room has an adjustable climate control, fan and reading/night lights. Roomettes 1-6 additionally have an in-room toilet. A general toilet is located down the hall for your use in Pacific Union. Your linens, towels, bath towels, soap and shampoo are also provided. A shower and changing room is located at the end of the car.
Costs: Roomette, Single Occupancy:
1 person, 1 roomette, one lower bed at night
St. Louis boarding: $3,899.00 per person single occupancy in a Roomette.
Chicago boarding: $3,799.00 per person single occupancy in a Roomette.
Double Bedrooms:
Double bedrooms have space for two passengers. Each double bedroom features either one large couch or a small couch and lounge chair for comfortable private day travel. Every double bedroom has a large window. By night, each double room has two beds (1-upper and 1-lower). Every room is furnished with adjustable climate control, fan, reading lights, fold-down table, garment closet and full-length door mirror. The annex (your private bathroom) has a fold-down sink; large lighted wall mirror, toilet and a 110-volt convenience outlet. Your linens, towels and soap are also provided. Best of all, your attendant will turn down your bed, arrange for a wake-up call and bring your morning tea, coffee, or juice right to your room. All sleeping cars are equipped with a shower.
Costs: Double Bedroom, Double Occupancy:
2 people, 1 room, one upper and one lower bed at night
St. Louis boarding: $3,699.00 per person double occupancy, double bedroom.
Chicago boarding: $3,599.00 per person double occupancy, double bedroom.
Double Bedroom, Single Occupancy:
St. Louis boarding: $6,199.00 per person single occupancy, double bedroom.
Chicago boarding: $5,999.00 per person single occupancy, double bedroom.
Deluxe Suite
Two Double bedrooms En-suited: room has space for one or two passengers. Deluxe suite features one large couch, one small couch and lounge chair for comfortable private day travel. the Deluxe Suite has two large windows. By night there are 2 lower beds. Every room is furnished with adjustable climate control, fan, reading lights, fold-down table, garment closet and full-length door mirror. The annex (you have two) has a fold-down sink; large lighted wall mirror, toilet and a 110-volt convenience outlet. Your linens, towels and soap are all provided. Best of all, your attendant will turn down your bed, arrange for a wake-up call and bring your morning tea, coffee, or juice right to your room.
Costs: Deluxe Suite, Single or Double Occupancy:
1-2 people, 2 rooms en-suited, one lower bed at night in each bedroom
St. Louis boarding: $12,398.00 Single or Double occupancy, Deluxe bedroom.
Chicago boarding: $11,998.00 Single or Double occupancy, Deluxe bedroom.
Food and Beverage Service:
American Rail Excursions Inc. nostalgic rail tour includes (as per your itinerary) nostalgic rail dinning featuring traditional American cuisine, freshly prepared by our on-board chef. The combination of fine food, crisp white linens, first-class on-board service and awe inspiring scenery set the stage for a most memorable trip. Menus are ever-changing, reflecting the influences of the towns and cities we visit. Bon appétit!
The following is a sample of cuisine, freshly prepared aboard our rail cars.
Our sample menus include:
Sample Breakfast Menu
• Denver Scrambled with Cheese
• Old Fashioned Railroad French Toast
• Potatoes O'Brian
• Tender Sausage links
• Crisp Bacon
• Assorted Fresh Fruit
• Assorted Cold Cereal
• Assorted Breakfast Pastries
• Bagels with Cream Cheese
• English Muffins
• Toast & Jelly
• Assorted Chilled Juice,
• Freshly Brewed Coffee, (Regular or decaffeinated)
• Assorted Teas
• Milk, Hot Chocolate
• Complimentary Eye-opener from our bar
Sample Lunch Menu
• Tossed Caesar salad Served with homemade Croutons and freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
• Baked spaghetti or lasagna
• Garlic bread sticks
• Spumoni ice cream
• Freshly Brewed Coffee (Regular or Decaffeinated)
• Assorted Teas
• Soft Drinks
• Milk
• Domestic and Imported Beers, or Wine
• Your Favorite Mixed Drink from the Bar
Sample Dinner Menu
• Soup Du Jour
• Mesclun salad, served with honey roasted walnuts, bosch pears, gorgonzola crumbles and topped with a
Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing
• Roast Prime Rib of Beef
• Chicken Marseilles sautéed in a Marseille wine sauce
• Idaho Oven-Baked Potato with butter and sour cream
• Rice Pilaf
• Medley of Seasonal Vegetables
• Assorted Dinner Rolls and Butter
• Chocolate Torte Cake
• Fresh Brewed Coffee, Regular and Decaffeinated
• Assorted Teas
• Soft Drinks
• Milk
• Domestic and Imported Beers, or Wine
• Your Favorite Mixed Drink from the Bar
Our on-board chef prepares all meals fresh.
Premium Beverage Service Includes:
• Miller Lite and Heineken beers
• Chardonnay, Merlot, and White Zinfandel wines
• Mixed drinks derived from scotch, bourbon, gin, vodka, rum and mixers. (No blender or frozen drinks)
• Soft Drinks including Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and Ginger Ale
• Bottled still waters
• Fresh Brewed Coffee (Regular or Decaffeinated)
Dry Snacks include:
• Goldfish
• Chex mix
• Gardetto's Mix
Why you should participate in this Unique Excursion
This is the comfortable, hassle-free way to see Montana & Glacier National Park in all its splendor. We will be attached to Amtrak trains, but only our passengers will have use of our private cars. Your room on the train is your hotel. No checking into and out of hotels. No unexpected hotel charges. No baggage hassles. Just excellent service by a friendly crew. We make it simple and pleasant for you.
May we make your reservation today?
a 50% deposit per person is due at time of booking.
Full open balance due by 5/15/14
Call for availability after 5/1/14
No refund unless trip is canceled.
Tickets are transferable to another person with prior approval.
Please reserve your space by 5/15/17
"The Montana & Glacier National Park Special"
July (8)9 – July 15(16), 2017
Trip #AR-17-G-2
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Thank You!
American Rail Excursions, Inc.
Carole Sheeler, Reservation Manager
4851 E. Farm Road 194
Rogersville, MO 65742
Phone: 417-818-5969
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P.O. Box 9
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23600 Marshall St.
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Happy New Year! I hope you all have a fabulous year. I certainly intend to.
I made dinner Friday night, and then went to a park and sat in the ball field and ate ice cream. Then I went to a friend's house and we painted our fingernails. With the limited color choices we had and the fact that I haven't worn nail polish in years, my hands came out looking like those of a drag queen. Oh well.
Saturday I worked some more on the path to the bathhouse and then went to a New Years' party in Kona Saturday night. The guy throwing the party was the bartender whose house we'd slept at last week, so we thought it would be pretty cool. Somehow, Jessie had forgotten to get his actual street address and just got directions to the street he lives on. He said that we would recognize the house by all the cars parked out in front, and the tiki torches. Needless to say, we COULD NOT find the house. We searched for about an hour (and it takes an hour and a half to drive there) and kept stopping people in the street and asking if they knew where the house was. A lot of people in the neighborhood were out in front of their houses doing fireworks, and it got sort of complicated to get around. Finally we decided to call the bar where he works and ask for help. Being Hawaii, of course, the guy who picked up the phone had me hold on and used his cellphone to call a friend who was already at the party. The friend came out onto the street and flagged us down, so we found the house. So we finally get there and there are only FOUR other people at the party. And it went downhill from there. There were these loser guys who were hovering around us and we couldn't shake ALL NIGHT. And we tried, god knows we tried. Then the band came, and they was so bad that I don't even have words to describe them to you. Just a total nightmare, playing random ACDC songs. Ugh, so lame.
[Our other New Year's Eve party option had been the party in town, in a barn. Later, we heard that party was totally hoppin'. Isn't that sad?]
Anyway. We got home late and I had to walk up the driveway, using my cellphone as a flashlight so I wouldn't wake anyone up. The next day was a New Year's Day potluck here at the farm, which was fun. My friends were here, and I also met some interesting people, and there was live Hawaiian music and hula dancing (not the cheesy tourist shit), it was great.
Yesterday we had the day off and went to the beach at the Mauna Lani, which was clear and calm but a little too cool out for me to want to go in the water. We just hung out there and people-watched. Lew and Karin have a friend here for a couple weeks who's a famous acupuncturist, and is also very cool and fun to talk to. She and I made dinner last night and then we all hung out and did fun fortune-tell-y type things with a pendulum. I asked it all kinds of questions and got some pretty interesting answers.
So...things are going well. This is the week where I find out if I got into midwifery school, and also whether the people renting my apartment want to stay for the month of February...
P.S.: If any of you happen to pass by a Lush store and find it in your hearts to buy me a bar of "Honey I Washed the Kids" soap and send it in the mail I'll love you forever or be your slave for life, whichever works for you.
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A verdict has come down in the murder trial of a baby. A Lee County jury says Kenneth Jones is guilty of felony murder. Jones has been on trial for more than a week for killing his then girlfriend's 14-month-old son.
Monday, Jones was the last witness to take the stand to testify in his own defense. He told the jury he was playing with the baby boy back in March of 2009, when he tossed the baby onto the couch. He said the baby boy laughed so he did it several times until he heard a "clunk" sound.
Jones said he stopped after the clunk and a few minutes later little boy appeared to vomit bloody mucus, seize then have difficulty breathing.
Jones even broke down on the stand listing to the 911 phone call he made to police. The jury heard Jones on the 911 tape sobbing and counting over and over as the dispatcher tells him how to do chest compressions to perform CPR on the baby.
But in closings, the prosecution says the defendant brutally punched the child over and over again intentionally causing severe blunt force trauma that the medical examiner testified could not be consistent with a simple fall or two.
The state claims the defendant tried to cover up the crime by wiping up the boys blood with paper towels and carpet cleaner. The state says Jones gave two different statements to police about the events that day.
They say in the first statement he never mentioned the baby having an accident while they were playing.A sentencing hearing will be held on Friday, December 16th. News Leader 9 is following the latest developments from the courtroom. We'll have the latest information on this story on News Leader 9, WTVM.com and on our mobile app.
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Courses for technicians in the ceramic industry: lessons on grinding and pre-compaction
Sacmi technicians will be among those providing instruction at the course organised by Cerform (the officially recognised Professional Training Association of the Italian ceramic industry) in collaboration with the Bologna Ceramic Centre and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Sacmi has programmed two lectures: "High efficiency grinding systems" (to be given by Walter Tontini, manager of the Grinding Technical Service on 2nd March) and "Pre-compaction systems" (to be given by Alessandro Cocquio, Technical Manager, on 9th March). The purpose of the courses, intended for technicians employed by porcelain tile makers, is to provide participants with the knowledge needed to understand the market's latest plant engineering and technological innovations and allow them to carry out feasibility analyses as regards their in-company application. The lessons will be held at the Ceramic Centre headquarters in Sassuolo, in the province of Modena.
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There is a new security feature in Windows 8 called smart screen. This new level of security can help prevent unknown computer programs from running on your computer. I ran into a situation where I wanted to disable the smart screen feature. Below are the steps needed to complete in order to turn it off.
1. Open up the control center.
2. Click on Action Center
3. In the left pane click on "Change Windows SmartScreen Settings"
4. Select the option for how you would like Windows SmartScreen to handle unrecognized apps.
5. Select Ok to close the dialog box.
6. You can also choose to disable message so you will not get the security warning in the desktop tray.


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one of the fundamental points that i have been absolutely harping on for some years now is that it's really, really enough with these incredibly long, never-ending turbo-election cycles. IT IS ENOUGH. when the Irishman can joke four days prior to election 2012 that we're "only four days away from campaign 2016" and the best one can manage is more of a sigh than a laugh because, let's face it, that's fucking true, it's pretty telling. frankly, my feelings can be summed up with the following video:
i may have to vote Gary Johnson in honor of this kid.
seriously, though, i don't know if i am just getting older and more jaded or what –i mean, i would like to presume my grouchy opinion towards the election is based on SOMETHING approaching "legitimate criticism"– but a campaign that never seems to end is REALLY killing the desire for participation in representative democracy that once existed within me (and maybe still does on good days, or when some candidate is talking reckless about my gun rights). the Republican primary dragged on and on… and then the general election dragged on and on… and in the end, if i don't live in a battleground state, it's not like my vote REALLY matters. and yet i had to suffer through all that. sure, it gave us some colorful moments when i was TOTALLY flipping out about Donald Trump or whoever else was being the asshole of the week, but somehow i feel that there are enough dumbasses in America for me to manage to find people to rip on without there being a presidential election going on.
perhaps this is the best way to describe how presidential elections make me feel: during season six of the Sopranos (season six, part one, if you want to be TECHNICAL about it, and no, this is not going to be some internet defense of those season(s) as great, so don't worry), there was an episode, "Luxury Lounge," which you may remember as a combination of "the one where Lauren Bacall gets punched in the face" and "the one where Artie Bucco gets a lot of screen time." it's a solid episode, all things considered, especially anything related to Little Carmine and/or Hollywood, but we're going to be focusing on Artie Bucco here.
Artie Bucco: prone to making poor life decisions
as a character, Artie's all kinds of flawed; he spends a lot of this episode in a shameful mid-life crisis, at least when he's not crying or trying to kill himself. he's not exactly my role model. that said, there's a part of this episode where he's lamenting the fact that, "life's not fair, right, i know, but somehow i believed my dad's crap about honest work: you'll see, it pays off in the end. what a joke." honestly, this is the way i feel about most everything, even if that seems COMPLETELY unrelated to the election. when i was a kid, i was always told that you voted, as it was your civic responsibility and because it MATTERED. it's important, it's something people died to enable the rest of us to do, it's something that people around the world can't do, or maybe won't ever do. but still… i'm watching guys spend 2-3 years of a four-year term campaigning for the next term. and i'm watching guys who have two-year terms spend their two years running for the next term. this is the honest work of politics that means something?
if you watch the Sopranos, you know Artie brings a LOT of shit on himself with the way he acts, so i can only presume that ultimately my apathy or negative feelings or whatever else is in play are my own fault; obviously there are issues (well, maybe issue, singular) that i actually DO care about that should keep me involved in the civic responsibility of voting. but still… if i watch the debates, i get to watch two millionaires who i cannot fathom actually give a shit about me (specifically me, not some royal "me" that represents AMERICA) at all say pretty much the same goddamn thing the other guy is saying, and while they're talking about what they want to DO, i know they're just saying whatever they need to say to get elected. this is something i am supposed to embrace?
so, anyway, this is rambling and clearly one of those things that makes total sense to you, the writer/speaker, but not to anyone listening, and most importantly of all, NONE OF THIS IS FUNNY (we're going to do the joke thing next time). and it's not like shortening the damn primaries and/or election is going to magically make me think that someone actually gives a damn about my existence in the world of politics, so i don't know what i am even advocating here. mostly i am just tired of the whole mess.
luckily, however, post-election, people said and did some sincere nonsense, and THAT in turn will allow for actual joke-making. so sorry about this update, single reader of this site who has to be aware that i am churning out some absolute DUDS here from time to time. we'll see what happens next week.


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My Ice Breaker in ToastMasters Club
Topic Title: Lesson Learned From My Life
A little boy of fourth grade had become 5th in merit list out of around 100 students. In this happy moment, his father raised the bar of excellence, he promised to gift him a watch on condition that he becomes 3rd in merit list next year. The boy started studying rigorously not in order to get the watch but in order to see the happy face of his hard working father. Can you guess what was his merit position at 5th grade? Yes, correct. He bagged the first position.
GE, TME and fellow toastmasters. The boy never demoted to 2nd position, not even for a single semester in his entire school life.
The boy was not me. :) I am Faruque, Safique Ahmed Faruque, Technical Lead Intelligent Money Sdn. Bhd. That little boy is my elder brother. My elder sister was the topper in her class as well. Apparently there was tremendous pressure on me to become top before completing my high school. I secured 2nd, 3rd, 4th positions but never stood first. I supposed to be topper logically but I could not make it. I was becoming more frustated day by day and it was hampering my study. All of a sudden one thought came to my mind - let's don't think about the result and keep trying with patience. I sat for examination, forcefully keep away the thoughts regarding results. At the result publising day, I was over the moon, I became the topper at the school.
I realized that day why Aristotles told - "the patience is bitter, but it's fruit is sweet".
I want to share some more learnings on how I train my mind to achieve success and avoid failure. Like most of the students, I also had ambition to study in our best engineering university - BUET. BUET admission test is one of the toughest test in our country - Bangladesh. According to my preparation, teachers and I were quite confident on my success. I kept patience and continued studying in slow pace. But unfortunately I fell in the waiting list.
I realized that day - Over confidence/unauthentic cofidence kills the chance of success.
I could not get chance in BUET at undergraduate level but I planned to do Post Graduate at BUET as I believe keep trying can show you success. But the matter of regret that this time also I could not get chance. I realized that only patience does not hold good here since my ambition is higher than my usual hard working level.
One fine morning my brother advised me, If you are desperate for anything, you will certainly get that. I thought deeply, energized myself again and next year I sat for exam again. By the grace of Almighty I was one of the top 5 examinees.
I learnt that day I need to be desperate, if I want to achieve a goal of another level.
Right after my graduation I joined in a company at only 6000 taka which is equivalent to 300 Ringiit per month. My friends and people around me advised to wait for better opportunities. I replied, I want to get my feet wet and keep trying for better opportunities. Within 6 months I got a job in a prominent company and the interesting fact is - due to my experience, I got 40% more salary than other employees of same recruiting batch.
I learnt - Getting your feet wet is the best option to choose.
From the beginning of my professional life, I always try to keep my commitments, so I always need to work harder. I try to help everyone who needs my help and I try not to complain. For this reason I have very good relationships with all of my co-workers. These habits helped me a lot. My salary was increased substantially. I came here in Malaysia as a Sr. Software Engineer and within one and half year I've become Technical Lead of this company. Due to good relationships, I got interviews from multinataional companies where I eventually worked for NOKIA corporation.
In a nutshell, keep patience. If you think something supposed to come, it will come. If you want something what people of same level of you do not achieve, be desperate to achieve that. And in normal day to day job, don't be lazy, take responsibility and keep up your good works, you definitely succeed.


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Here's the dragon from Bandelier National Monument, in color.
Here's the dragon from Bandelier National Monument, in color.
This dragon was spotted in Bandelier National Monument near Santa Fe, New Mexico, spreading his wings and ear flaps to cool off in the afternoon. I thought I would scan the drawing before taking a chance with watercolors. I'll scan him again after he's painted.
Back in 2008, I wrote this livejournal post about a game that my wife and I came up with, in Kafe Kerouac here in Columbus. Well, we weren't married then. The post is still there, although the images aren't; I'll add them here (sorry for the lo-fi 2008 graphics).
The idea is that White plays with normal chess pieces that move normally, and Black plays with three rows of black pawns that move like pawns … with these exceptions:
The object for White is to get the white king to the far end of the board (i.e., to escape). The object for Black is to take the white king.
Starting set-up:
My longest-running project is a story of the trial of Socrates, which has become a story of Socrates's life, because his Apology deals with events from throughout his life, and the reason for his trial seems bound up with the rise and fall of imperial Athens, which happens to overlap almost completely with Socrates's life. If there's one thing that I want this blog to do, it's to help me keep going with this project.
I love the town musicians of Bremen. I think there's a board game in there somewhere. The story lends itself to a cooperative game, but it might also be interesting to compete: to collect various farm animals (not just donkey, dog, cat and rooster, but cow, horse, pig, goat, goose, duck, etc.) and stack them on your way to musical fame, or at least a cozy place to stay.
In the role-playing game Ashen Stars by Pelgrane Press, there is a faction of cybes (cyborgs) that wants to achieve immortality. They are called the Evolver Faction. This is my idea of what their sigil would look like.


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I wonder if this means we'll shortly see an update to LW 2018? It refers to 2018.0.3!!
I thought the same thing, but I think it is the plug-in own version, not the version of Lightwave it,s been designed for.
yes, tech told me it is imminent as there are a fair few big bugs need fixing (and have been fixed)
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Bob Reina Talks About His Secret to Success
Bob Reina is the founder of Talk Fusion, which is a company that offers video marketing solutions and has done so for around a decade. He says that he used to work as a policeman, but did not like the fact that he was limited by his paycheck and the hours he was required to work. He was introduced to the marketing industry by someone while he was actually directing traffic during off duty hours, and as they say, it was love at the first sight. He realized that this is what he wanted to go into.
In 2005, he was touring a new home and wanted to email a video of the home to his wife. However, he was using AOL, and sending emails with vidoes at that time just did not work. So he got in touch with a friend who is a tech expert and together they worked on a solution. Finally, they created something called Video Email, which was the debut of Talk Fusion. He realized that when other people get the solutions they need and succeed, that is when he succeeds.
When he first started out with network marketing, he faced all the hurdles that are usually faced. However, he did not give up and once he found the path that would lead him to success, nothing could stop him from reaching it.
With Talk Fusion, however, they had just the right product at just the right time, so success was immediate. That is really why they became so successful in over one hundred and forty countries. Learn more: http://www.superbcrew.com/talk-fusion-delivers-award-winning-video-communication-products-and-video-marketing-solutions/
He said that once he got started with a product that he believed in, nothing could stop him from further pursuing success and achieving it.
Bob Reina is the founder of Talk Fusion. He has over twenty years in the digital marketing industry. He also is a great philanthropist who donates to all sorts of charities. Learn more here: http://yourmarkontheworld.com/talk-fusion-founder-ceo-bob-reinas-mission-change-lives/
Of course, Bob believes that video is one of the most powerful marketing tools. That is no surprise, as Talk Fusion is all about video marketing. He uses video marketing for his own marketing campaigns.


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April 8, 2016
Ideatum. A leadership symposium. An extension to the idea of The Leadership Review. A platform for the expression of leadership thought from varied domains. A stronghold for open discourse on leadership in South Asia. Home to stories of 'Leadership in Action'.
It was our first attempt at putting it together. Dr Kiran Bedi has talked very passionately about her policing career. Such valuable nuggets of
uncommon leadership. Maj Gen GD Bakshi's address was both passionate and engaging. Bits from his military experiences from war and peace left me spell-bound. Dr Sujaya Banerjee's interview of GR Khairnar received a standing ovation from the audience. Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai in such a short duration managed to deliver with such ease the contemporary relevance of "Arthashastra". Its connect with leadership was so pertinent that it has inspired the audience to look up Chanakya in greater detail. And the panel discussion with Sujaya Banerjee, Pooja Warier and Sameer Desai was
interesting too. I thank them all. And I thank you, the readers.
We shall organise the second chapter of the Ideatum in September. Watch this space for more details.


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Our Governing Body
Ex Officio
1st September 2008 - Present
Serving on Teaching, Learning and Community and Finance, Premises and Personnel
No Register of Business Interests
Sian Lane has been headteacher of Pinhoe CE Primary School for the past 9 years. She is married with two daughters and lives in a village outside Exeter.
Sian has worked in a variety of schools and has enjoyed a varied career including leading a behaviour/nurture unit, serving as a SENDCo and deputy headteacher in schools within particularly deprived areas and as headteacher of a small village school. She is a local leader of education and an associate primary advisor for Babcock LDP. Sian is also actively involved in the Exeter Teaching School Alliance and Exeter Consortium as a member of the management board and serves on a Diocesan board which considers applications for schools across the South West to become academies.
Sian is passionate about meeting the needs of all children in a loving and inspirational learning environment. She is very proud that Pinhoe offers a rich curriculum and has consistently high expectations. Having been at Pinhoe for 9 years, she values the strong relationships she has built with children, their families and the wider community.
In her own time, Sian enjoys walking her two dogs, reading, socialising with friends and family and music.
TERM OF OFFICE 15th September 2015 - 14th December 2019
Serving on the Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee
Register of Business Interests - None
Mr Brown studied Economics at University and his early career was spent as a Management Accountant, before he moved into Project Management for a large IT organisation. He has been a governor at the school for 4 years and enjoys the challenges that it brings. He is Chair of the Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee (FPP). This committee supports the Governing Body in all aspects of financial decision making, investment appraisal and strategic development of the school. It ensures matters of building maintenance and expenditure are dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner. It also governs all staff personnel matters, ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place.
Mr Brown works closely with the Headteacher and the School Business Manager, to monitor budgets and ensure that the school's finances are sound. He also leads on IT strategy within the Governing Body, including the selection and procurement of IT equipment within the school. The school has invested in new hardware and software over the past few years and will continue to do so in the coming years.
The Governors are proud of the school's results in its last Ofsted and SIAM's inspections and the commitment of all school staff in this success. However, the educational landscape continues to change and one of the primary roles of the Governors is to ensure that Pinhoe School continues to be a vibrant and successful school, at the heart of our community.
Nicola Channon
Clerk to Governors
Nicola joined the team in March 2017 and has extensive experience in administration and minute taking.


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Please support this Leadership Club Community Service Project by donating canned food and dry goods for needy families in our community. Send your donations with your student or drop them off in the office.
Call the school office at (916) 395-4590 or fill out the form below. All absences must be verified.


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With the first day of school only a month away, many parents have started thinking about how to prepare. For parents with children starting Junior Kindergarten, there is a new routine to think about, along with what to pack for their child and how to make them feel comfortable about starting a new journey.
The first day for all Junior Kindergarten students in the Simcoe County District School Board is Thursday, September 7. Here are some helpful tips on what to pack and get ready for the big day:
Be supportive
Some children feel a mix of nerves and excitement about heading back to school. Listen to your child and provide support. Show your child a photo of you on a first day of school and talk about your own experiences. Remind your child about all the caring people at his or her school. Talk about a time when your child overcame anxiety.
Get excited while prepping together
Pick a first-day-of-school outfit together, shop for lunch ingredients and plan the lunch menu for the week. Involving your child in the back-to-school planning can help generate some excitement. During these activities, talk about the great things about school—like seeing and making friends, the new staff members your child will meet, the sports and activities and the interesting things they will learn throughout the year.
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Posted: 9:35 am April 27, 2014
A FINTONA man is making an impassioned appeal to politicians and legislators to help transform his life as he is practically housebound due to a rare agonising medical condition.
For the last 27 years Jason Jones's life has been blighted with a chronic skin condition known as Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) which manifests in excruciating abscesses on the most tender parts of the body. It is a condition affects less than one per-cent of the population and is caused by abnormalities in the apocrine sweat glands. These glands are found around the buttocks and genitals, the armpits and behind the ears.
As a result 44-year-old Jason is in "extreme agony" when he sits or if his back is in contact with a surface.
Unless Jason can have access and permission to use a Segway mobility vehicle he believes his hellish existence is set to continue.
A Segway is two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicle that can be easily driven. It does not require the user to sit while the back is also free from any friction.
However Segways are legally prohibited from being driven on public footpaths and cost £4,600 to purchase. Jason has appealed for a change in the law and funding to be made available for people in his position. He spends most of his day lying down as he it gets tiring standing for extended lengths of time.
The former bar man and band roadie told the Ulster Herald, "I've had 96 operations since I was 17. There is no cure for my condition. No word can describe the pain and my life is totally restricted. I can't go to the cinema, concerts, sports games… anywhere. After so many operations on my rear end there is just scar tissue with no fat left and the pelvic bone is rubbing inside. I have to stand to eat and I'm mostly confined to bed."
Jason goes no further than the shop across the road and is desperate to use a Segway.
He added, "It is a progressive condition and obviously I can't work now. I have tried everything including faith healers. Segways are very simple to use. If you lean forward it goes forward and it can reverse and do a 360 degree turn.
"I contacted 'Mobility' and they say I am the first person to ask for a standing machine for movement but I was refused. They say it does not meet the criteria of disability transport and can only be used on private property."
Jason is imploring politicians and the health service to support his plea to change the law.
"I have been trying to highlight my situation and just hope some-one will listen. A segway is really a wheelchair that makes you stand up. It would give me a life and independence.
"It can be very lonely existing like this at home and not socialising. I am strong minded and I say to myself, 'something must change.' If I could get a Segway and permission to use it my life could be totally transformed."
SOUCE: http://ulsterherald.com/2014/04/27/rare-skin-condition-keeping-fintona-man-housebound/
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Troubleshooting 5 common body shop marketing problems, from Stratosphere Studio.
One of the most frequent problems we find among collision repair shops all over the country is that they seem to be doing everything they can to market their businesses, but that marketing just isn't translating to sales. This can be a huge frustration—especially when you've been devoting so much time you don't really have to this area of your business. When our auto body shop clients first come to us for help with their marketing, we carefully evaluate what they are already doing and then recommend what steps we can take to increase the success of their business. A major part of this process involves troubleshooting where the problem areas are. Some problems are so common among body shops that we wanted to create this guide for you in case you are in the process of evaluating your own marketing. See if any of these issues match your own situation:
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Gunter von Hagen is pretty controversial person who is known by his so-called artworks of preserved bodies. You might already heard about his work on preserving human bodies. Now, he decided to do some "art" with animal's bodies too.
His latest exhibition was held in Neunkirchen Zoo in Germany and it was named "Body Worlds of Animals". Von Hagen has found a special way to preserve bodies called plastinating so they can remain longer.
Here you can see some photos of preserved elephant, von Hagens needed about 64,000 hours and 4 tons of silicone to plastinate the body of the elephant. His work could be useful to all those who are learning about animal's anatomy but his work is also widely criticized, too.
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CO2 storage
Research for safe and permanent CO2 storage
The development of climate-friendly power plants and storage facilities is inseparably linked, if the CCS chain is to be successfully closed in future. RWE is supporting projects that investigate carbon storage in depleted gas reservoirs and deep geological formations (saline formations: salt-water-filled spaces in sedimentary rock). The aim of RWE is to participate in the further development of large-scale CCS projects across the entire process chain - from power generation via transportation by pipeline all the way to storage. The implementation of RWE's own climate-friendly CCS project in Germany failed in 2010 because of insufficient political and legal conditions. Although a German CCS Law (KSpG) has been in force since the summer of 2012, it actually defines only the framework for CCS research projects nut not for large-scale projects. RWE is involved in German and European research and development projects to build up a Europe-wide carbon transportation and storage infrastructure and explore the German carbon storage facility at Ketzin near Berlin, among others.
The total storage volume for CO2 in Germany is estimated by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) to some 20 billion tons of CO2 (+/- 8 billion tons). This means: with an assumed CO2 emission of about 340 million t per year (as of 2014) by the German power industry, these storage sites could absorb the CO2 emissions of the German power-plant population for a period of more than 50 years.
Detecting and operating storage sites
Worldwide, possible sites for CO2 storage are being extensively investigated. For many countries, there are cadasters showing suitable storage regions. These cadasters are currently being given a more precise shape. Candidate CO2 storage facilities include deep, salt-water-bearing rock layers (saline formations), as well as former natural-gas and depleted oil deposits. Such depositories can be found both onshore and below the seabed (offshore). European research projects, like "CASTOR", "CO2GeoCapacity","CO2GeoNet","CENS"or "ECCO", have investigated the various options. With RWE participation, the project "CO2EuroPipe" explored the infrastructural connection of CO2 sources with the storage facilities via a transportation network. In the meantime, we can fall back on plenty of data and information. In Europe, CO2 was and is already being injected in deep storage formations at a number of locations. These include, e.g., a natural-gas deposit in concession K 12-B in the Dutch North Sea, the Sleipner field in Norway's North Sea and, with RWE participation, the Snøhvit project in the Barents Sea. In the latter, up to 700,000 t CO2 per year are sent underground. There as well as in the Sleipner field, continuous CO2 storage is comprehensively monitored.
Successful CO2 storage in Germany
Ketzin in Brandenburg, directly before the gates of Berlin. Anyone driving through the streets of this township with 4,000 souls wouldn't suspect it but, for RWE and large sections of the international energy sector, Ketzin has been a particularly interesting spot on the globe for more than 10 years. Or, to be more precise: the rock beneath Ketzin. This is because of the innumerable pores in the reed sandstone at a depth of 640 metres that are used today to permanently store the CO2. If the vision of an environmentally friendly power is to become reality one day, there is no way around carbon-dioxide storage in the earth. The CO2 research in Ketzin extends our knowledge of the theoretical bases and practical processes for subterranean carbon storage onshore in saline rock layers. This reduces CO2 emissions into the atmosphere and can create a basis of confidence for future projects involving geological carbon storage.
Tests deep down
With the scientific support and involvement of RWE, the European joint project "CO2SINK" (2004-2010) dealing with carbon storage was executed in Ketzin. Here, with RWE's support, up to 74 tons of CO2 per day have been sent underground since June 2008. The injected CO2 basically has food quality, as used in drinks. In the storage area under Ketzin, the CO2 exists in a dense and in a gaseous phase. From 2010 to 2013, the follow-up project "CO2MAN" was under way: We investigated how the greenhouse gas can be injected safely and on a large scale into deep rock formations and how the gas behaves underground. In May 2011 more than 1.500 tons of CO2 from Schwarze Pumpe lignite-fired power plant (Lausitz) were stored in Ketzin. Measuring equipment follows the subterranean CO2 distribution and provides valuable information on the dispersion behaviour of the carbon dioxide. By this it could be proved in the project "CO2MAN"* that the storage of CO2 in Germany is safely possible. In Ketzin, about 67.271 tons of CO2 were stored until August of 2013. This is roughly equivalent to the CO2 emissions from 32.000 cars in one year. Meanwhile, the CO2 storage in Ketzin is finished. In the follow-up project COMPLETE** one of the drill holes was filled in July 2015. The other drill holes will be closed by 2017. The storage site is being monitored continuously, for example by recurring 3D seismic measurements, in order to gain important insights for possible future CCS projects.
* The BMBF project CO2MAN was coordinated by the GFZ Potsdam. Further partners were RWE, VNG, Vattenfall, Statoil, Voestalpine, OMV, Dillinger Hütte, Saarstahl, Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig and the universities of Stuttgart, Jena, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Leipzig.
** The BMBF project COMPLETE is coordinated by the GFZ Potsdam. Further partners are RWE, VNG, Vattenfall, Statoil, OMV, Gassnova and SINTEF.
More information
- Internet page of CO2Europipe
- European research into low-emission coal-based power generation
- Carbon storage (Video | 27,5 MB)
- World-wide CCS activities, overview by the Global CCS Institute


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What made me go there or how I found out about it I don't know.
The school was small and the crafts were all made by the school family including dolls by the lady who went on to be the leader of a craft group I attended years later.
beautiful to read your story. I guess all lovers of Steiner ways have a story but not everyone goes on to create such beauty themselves. I would love to make dollies if I had time. Maybe when I am a grandmother some day! Have made some handmade rag dollies but not the lavish little beings I admire so much here and elsewhere :)ReplyDelete
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thanks for sharing your story Jenny. It sounds wonderful, I am looking for a 'group' to join, a place to belong...sometimes I think it's easier with small children.
cheers Kate
It's a nice surprise to find your story this morning. It makes me sympathize with you, it shows a bit more of who the real Jenny is... About your story: I guess it's the same everywhere: alternative lifestyle and schooling is difficult to sustain, since the group of interested people just isn't big enough. And I think there also isn't enough encouragement about how to practice an antroposophical or other natural lifestyle, how to apply it in your life. It's a matter of 'spreading the word', making people aware of another possibilities, alternatives. Another way of playing: playing with natural toys (dolls) and evolving in a creative way... the way to happiness! (I hope you understand my English )And I love the pictures you added. Greetings from the other side of the worldReplyDelete
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The first bridge across the Jehlum was Aali Kadal, built by Sultan Ali Shah in 1415 AD. Six more bridges were built by later rulers, and by the nineteenth century Srinagar came to be known as the 'City of the Seven Bridges.'
1415 AD/Aali Kadal/Sultan Ali Shah
1427 AD/Zaina Kadal/Sultan Zain ul Abdin
1500 AD/Fateh Kadal/Sultan Fateh Shah
1573 AD/Habba Kadal/Sultan Habib Shah
1666 AD/Nawa Kadal/Noor ud din Khan Bamzai
1671 AD/Safa Kadal/Saif ud din Khan
1774 AD/Amira Kadal/Amir ud din Khan Jawan Sher
'The view from any of the old city's bridges is wholly and unmistakably Kashmiri. Old brick buildings line the banks. The distinctive pagoda-like roof of a mosque or a shrine enlivens the horizon, and in the muddy water of the River Jhelum, a straggling row of doongas flanks the edges. These boats, with their shingled roofs, are the forerunners of Srinagar's houseboat. A particular community lives in them. Formerly this community was associated with ferrying people, livestock and food grains along the river. The past still lingers in their lifestyles even if their occupation has changed. Occasionally one may catch sight of a doonga making its stately progress down the river as the owner shifts residence. Doongas are sparsely furnished – virtually no furniture is seen except for the kitchen, which gleams with copper utensils of every description that line the shelves from floor to ceiling.'
Two bridges were constructed during the rule of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed – Budshah Kadal and Zero Bridge. The former was built in 1957 across the river Jhelum to connect the Maulana Azad Road to the Civil Secretariat and was named after Zain-ul-Abidin (AD 1420-70), popularly known as 'Budshah', the great king of ancient Kashmir. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin thus has the honour of having two bridges named after him- the 'Zaina' and 'Budshah' Kadals.
Budshah Kadal
A popular anecdote relates that the Zero Bridge was originally nicknamed 'Zaer' Bridge after it's contactor who happened to be hard of hearing. It is totally in character that Bakshi Sahib would rename it to 'Zero' bridge as he disliked negativity in names (The renaming of Sonawari, Mahmudpura and other places with earlier unfavourable names are testimony to this fact.)
Zero Bridge
1n the 1970's the Noor Bagh Bridge was built over the Jehlum near Qamarwari. It must have been one of the earliest concrete bridges as it is still popularly known as the 'Cement Bridge'.
In fact most of the old wooden bridges have been replaced by modern concrete ones. These are undoubtedly more functional yet appear soulless when compared to the aesthetics of the old rickety wooden structures. A couple of old bridges like Habba Kadal and Zaina Kadal are still used as pedestrian walkways while the rest have been dismantled.
In the 1990's the Abdullah Bridge between the Zero and the Amira Kadal was constructed. Currently eleven bridges span the Jehlum between Sonwar and Qamarwari.
Abdullah Bridge
Amira Kadal
Habba Kadal
Fateh Kadal
Two pedestrian bridges have also been constructed over the Jehlum at Sonwar and Lal Mandi. The latter bridge near the SPS Museum is the first suspension bridge across the Jehlum. Numerous smaller bridges intersect the network of waterways that flow through Srinagar city.
Zero Bridge was also slated for dismantling but fortunately some bright spark had the epiphany to restore it to its original splendour. Work in the traditional manner is underway to give the bridge a new lease of life. It is fascinating to compare recent photographs of the restoration of Zero Bridge to those of bridge rebuilding after floods in the 1880's.
A plan to build a new bridge between the post office lane and Rajbagh has run into what I feel is needless controversy. Reams have been written on the aesthetics of the Bund, the shape and orientation of the new bridge, the ill-effects(?) on a nearby girls high school. If the traffic patterns and structural requirements have been properly worked out, it can ease the chronic traffic congestion on both sides of the Jehlum.
Wags are already calling this new bridge the 'Tedha Bridge' and I hope that the name does not stick because, like my father, I do not like discordant names. I just hope that it is not an incomprehensibly humped structure like the Amira Kadal Bridge (Shonthoo's Folly, I read somewhere) where driving behind an impossibly loaded 'redha' or handcart is a nightmare.
If I may be allowed a suggestion, it could be named 'Albion Bridge' after Sir Albion Banerji, the Prime Minister of Kashmir who resigned in 1929 to protest against the injustice being meted out to the citizens of Kashmir by the sectarian and autocratic Dogra rulers.
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Ertl Austin taxi
Ertl are probably best known for their diecast farm machinery and large diecast cars but in the 1980′s they produced what was to become a very large range of diecast trains related to the 'Thomas the tank engine' series of books and the later TV series.
Although not on my list of things I collect, recently I bought a massive job lot of Ertl Thomas the tank engine locomotives, coaches, wagons and vehicles and searching through them I came across this little Austin taxi produced in 2001.
Most of the Ertl 'Thomas' range have faces on the front either moulded plastic or earlier one's had stickers, this taxi, listed as 'The Sodor Taxi' has neither and is actually a nice little model with plenty of detail.
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A similar model was made by Lledo, albeit a larger scale and marked as a 1933 Austin taxi.
The real taxi
The Ertl taxi is based on a 1936 Austin.
In 1936 Austin made a number of High Lot taxis, which were found to be a little unstable, because of their height. So 6 inches was lopped of the height and so produced the low loader.
The taxi cab was designed by William Overton of Mann & Overton Limited in collaboration with Austin. Austin had redesigned the back axle relocating the propeller shaft and together with height saved by the new dropped cross-braced frame something like 6 inches was able to be removed from the car's overall height.
Again the standard body was made by Strachan of Acton. For the same price Mann & Overton would supply another by Vincent's of Reading (famous for building the royal horse boxes) or for £5 more a better finished body by Jones Bros of Bayswater. Other suppliers included Goodland Cooper and Elkington of Chiswick.
Mann & Overton's Austins dominated the market between 1930 and 1938 selling 5,850 cabs representing 75% of the market.
Corgi, London 2012 issues
I'm not a great one for buying the newer diecast models and many have been around a few years and just re-released in different paint and decal schemes.
But a few weeks ago I bought the Corgi, London 2012 bus from a local fuel station, just because it was a Routemaster bus and don't have any in my collection.
And yes it is still in its box, Corgi No TY82319, this bus casting goes back a way with Corgi and have since aquired the Silver Jubilee version from 1977 and numbered 471, its the same casting but has the whizzwheels of the time, it may differ slightly but until I have liberated them from their boxes I won't know for sure, a later article will be done for this bus.
The thing that intruged me was the backing card of the box on the London 2012 bus showing not only the London taxi and the Mini, that I knew was available in the service station, but also a Concorde and a London underground train.
I have now tracked these down.
Firstly the Concorde, Corgi No TY84005.
Secondly, the Underground train, Corgi No TY88901, all are from the 'Great British Classics' range and re-branded to suit.
Now we have the London Taxi, bigger than I thought it would be and based on the modern TX1 built in 1997, Corgi No TY85907, about 1:32 scale.
I will be keeping my eye out now for the Mini to complete the set, but the service stations have stopped selling them, so guess the supply is nearing the end.
Updated June 30th 2013
Finally, almost a year after collecting most of this set, the Mini came my way, here it is below.
Matchbox, Austin FX3 Taxi
The Austin FX3, to me is THE classic taxi, with the single front seating position for the driver and the open nearside for the baggage, and although build as long ago as 1948 were still seen on the roads in the 1960′s when I was young.
The Matchbox Lesney Austin Metropolitan Taxi, No17 and released in 1960 with grey wheels.
This is one that, although not hard to find, is hard to find in good condition at a reasonable price, this is about my fourth upgrade for this model.
Watch out if buying a playworn version of this as the front window pillars tend to get broken or cracked or are completely missing rendering the casting useless. (see this article for damaged examples)
The two below are restored examples, one in the original red the other black with added detail.
Morestone (later to become Budgie Toys) also produced a version of the Austin Taxi, No13 and likely to of been released around 1957.
The big difference is the colour, the Matchbox is almost always maroon and the Morestone and Budgie versions black.
Here are the two together showing the size and scale difference.
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The real Taxi
In 1948 a new Austin, the FX3, built by Carbodies of Coventry and financed jointly by Mann and Overton, Carbodies and Austin appeared and soon dominated the market. It was first produced with a petrol engine but this proved uneconomical to run so in 1952 a conversion for a Standard diesel engine was made available.
Text and picture from London Taxi History
There has never been a law that says that London's cabs should be black. A cab may be any colour, but when the Oxford and the FX3 were introduced, their makers supplied them in a standard colour of black. Few buyers were prepared to pay the extra money for a special colour and so for three decades, black became the norm. In the late 1970s, Carbodies offered a wide range of pleasing colours for the FX4 to the ever-growing number of owner-drivers and now cabs are found in a very wide range of colours, including special advertising liveries.
Matchbox, FX4 Austin Taxi
Probably the most famous and recognizable Taxi in the world, the Austin FX4 ruled the London streets for nearly 50 years.
The Matchbox Taxi was a later issue made in Macau in 1986 and named the FX4R.
Corgi also made a version of the London taxi FX4 with amber glass, although have seen clear glass versions and later wheel types on this casting.
Both the Matchbox and Corgi version together.
Both also have opening rear doors, and both are around 1:60 scale.
Added 24 March 2013
The Fx4 was also made by Lone Star and at a larger scale of 1:50, earlier 1960s models commonly had orange tinted plastic transparent windows, but no interior detail, of which this is one, also had separate tyres until the mid-sixties.
Lone Star No 1247
Seen here with the Matchbox version showing size difference
Related article Austin Taxi FX3
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Picture and text by London Taxi History
The FX4, probably the most famous of all London taxis remained in continuous production with various modifications, with five different engines, for 39 years. This wasn't because it was such a fantastic vehicle – it had many shortcomings – but because neither Austin nor Mann and Overton could find the money to replace it. Carbodies Ltd of Coventry made two attempts of their own, the FX5 and the CR6 but in 1982 they bought the production rights to the FX4 from Austin and, as London Taxis International Plc built the final version of the FX4, the 'Fairway' from 1989. Production ended in 1997 after more than 75,000 FX4s had been built.
My own FX4 sitting in the storage yard waiting for me to find the time to get her on the road again.


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The verdict is in – alcohol is heavily implicated in health and social harms. Together, intoxicating industry influence and a sobering lack of national policies are halting life-saving progress on effective and imaginative prevention solutions. Across the globe, populations and policymakers are tackling tobacco and unhealthy food – so why doesn't alcohol have a seat at the table? Well, that's where #feastofideas comes into play.
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