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Innovative Robotic Laser Cutting And Heavy-Part Material Handling Helps A Leading Automotive Supplier Reduce Operating Costs And Increase Production Flexibility
by Ian Orr
FANUC America Corporation Posted 06/04/2004
UPF, Inc. is a leading supplier of truck and bus frames to the automotive industry. Based in Flint, Mich., UPF supplies thousands of truck and bus frames to its automotive customers each year. A key to UPF's success is its ability to deliver small, medium and large batch runs of many different frame configurations. Though a competitive advantage, the complicated production process prompted UPF to design a state-of-the-art facility that incorporated a wide range of automation solutions to solve the following challenges:
- Customers provided as little as eight hours notice of a batch-run order for frame rails.
- Frame and stiffener rails have cutouts (round, square or rectangular holes) located in one, two or all three sides. The cutouts are used either to attach other assemblies, including cross-frames, or to route utilities for the vehicle, such as fuel hoses, electrical cables, hydraulic lines, etc.
- Truck and bus frame and stiffener rails vary in length from eight to over 40 feet, and weigh 200 to 900 pounds each. A successful automation solution is critical to handle this extreme range, especially with little or no time allowed for changeover.
UPF, along with two of its integrators, Citation Tool and Custom Machines, designed and built a robotic automation system that incorporated two state-of-the-art robotic laser-cutting cells and two heavy-payload material handling articulated gantries. The laser-cutting robots use a patented, shape generation software package. The articulated gantries use a patent-pending approach where a single robot controller drives two independent robot arms to function as a giant re-configurable gripper.
System Components
The automation system consists of two parallel lines, which converge into a single manual frame assembly line. The parallel automation lines provide UPF with the flexibility to manufacture completely different frame rails on each line, or to increase throughput with the same type of rail on both lines.
Both automation lines begin with large CNC punch presses fed by servo-driven pullers. The punch-press indexing slide punch and button holders are pre-loaded with the multiple hole sizes to be punched in the frame rail. A blank frame rail or stiffener rail is attached to the servo-puller, which positions the rail lengthways within the press.
After leaving the press, the servo-puller delivers the rail to a FANUC ARC Mate 120iB laser-cutting robot. FANUC Robotics' ShapeGen software is used to program the ARC Mate 120iB to cut pre-determined holes or shapes through the vertical sides of the rail using a CO2 laser. The servo-puller accurately positions the rail in the X axis in the laser cell, and the robot positions the laser head in the Z and Y axes for hole location accuracy.
The rail is then conveyed into an automated material handling area where one of three things may happen:
- The rail may pass through to the frame assembly area. This occurs if no further processing is required, and/or there are no rails currently downstream.
- The rail may be buffered (stored temporarily) on a storage rack. When a partially assembled frame rail is still present in the downstream frame assembly area, there is no room to receive rails from the laser-cutting cell. If the rail were to remain on the conveyor, it would act as a roadblock to all upstream laser cutting, and eventually to the punch press. To prevent this roadblock, a FANUC dual-arm Toploader (articulated gantry) robot, consisting of two R-2000iA/200T robot arms mounted to the same overhead linear track, will remove the rail from the conveyor and automatically place it onto a storage rack. This buffering process allows the laser and punch-press operations to continue without interruption. Then, when the frame assembly area can accept a new rail, the dual-arm Toploader takes a rail from the storage rack, using FIFO (first-in, first-out) logic, and places it onto a conveyor to assembly.
- The frame rail may be combined with a stiffener rail. Many of the assembled truck and bus frames require a stiffener rail be added to the main frame rail. These stiffener rails are matched to a particular frame rail (they receive the same punch-press and laser-cutting process). An additional complication is that the frame and stiffener rails come in left- and right-handed variations (an assembled truck or bus frame has one left-hand and one right-hand frame rail connected by smaller cross-frames). To ensure they are combined with the correct frame rail, the stiffener rails are manufactured just after the matching frame rails – the Toploader robot must then match the appropriate rails to one another. When the frame and stiffener rails arrive in the material-handling area, the FANUC Toploader robots match and combine the left- and right-hand rails and stiffeners. Simultaneously, the robots align the various holes and shapes in the frame rail with the matching holes and shapes in the stiffener rail.
How the System Works
To reduce expensive work in process (WIP), UPF only stocks blank frame and stiffener rails. After receipt of an order, the appropriate frame rail is manually loaded onto a conveyor in front of one of the two punch presses, and connected to a linear servo-puller. The C-shaped frame rails are positioned on the conveyor so that the horizontal ''back'' of the C is flat against the conveyor, and the L-shaped stiffener rails are positioned as needed. Through-hole shapes are then stamped in the rails by the CNC punch press. The linear servo-puller positions the rail lengthways under the punch press -- positioning of the rail and the action of the press are coordinated by a PLC to guarantee accurate and repeatable hole locations.
The servo-puller removes the rail from the punch press and moves it down to the CO2 laser-cutting cell. At this cell, various shapes are cut through the vertical ''sides'' of the frame and stiffener rails. Under control of a PLC, the servo-puller positions the rail within the work envelope of the FANUC ARC Mate 120iB laser-cutting robot, and the PLC sends a signal to the robot controller to begin the cutting process. The robot controller, running FANUC Robotics' patented ShapeGen software, makes a two-step laser cut on the rail. The first cut uses a low-power laser setting to remove the paint along the path of the desired cut. Removing the paint ensures a clean, efficient final cut. For the second cut, the laser power is increased to ensure the desired shape is cut completely through the rail. The ShapeGen software gives the robot programmer a choice of pre-determined shapes (circle, hexagon, rectangle, slot, keyhole, or pommel), or they can easily configure a custom shape. The ShapeGen software also supports setting a kerf (cutting angle) to optimize the cut. As the rail is removed from the laser-cutting cell, it is pulled through a brush to remove any small metal particles created by the cutting process. Once the laser cutting is complete, the servo-puller releases the rail onto a conveyor for delivery to the Toploader robots.
If the rail does not require any additional processing and the downstream frame assembly area is clear, the rail is conveyed straight through to the assembly area. If the frame rail has to be buffered to one of the eight adjacent storage areas or combined with a stiffener, then a FANUC Robotics R-2000iA/200T dual-arm Toploader robot is pressed into action. FANUC Robotics introduced the innovative Toploader robots in 1997. By attaching a conventional five-axis articulated robot to a one-axis overhead rail, FANUC was able to combine the benefits of a standard articulated robot (including dexterity, high reliability and a spherical work envelope) with those of an overhead linear or area gantry (extended linear reach and overhead mounting). To handle UPF frame rails with lengths ranging from eight to 40 feet and weights from 200 to 900 pounds, FANUC Robotics provided a dual-arm R-2000iA/200T Toploader robot, powered by a single robot controller. Each robot is capable of a payload of up to 440 pounds and is equipped with electromagnetic grippers, providing up to 16,000 pounds of lifting force in a simple, lightweight package. Short rails (less than 15 feet long) are light enough to be lifted from the conveyor by a single robot. However, long rails (in excess of 15 feet long) are too heavy and cause excessive wrist loading to be handled by a single robot.
The UPF solution uses FANUC Robotics' patent-pending approach, where a single controller precisely coordinates the motion of both robots, in essence turning them into one 12-axis servo-gripper. When a long rail enters the work envelope of the dual-arm R-2000iA/200T, one or both robots change position along the linear rail to ensure each robot arm shares the load equally. The position of a robot arm, relative to the second robot arm, and also to the rail to be picked, varies considerably with each unique rail length – this ''on-the-fly'' adjustment is servo-controlled, meaning future rails of unknown lengths can be added at any time.
Once the two robot arms are positioned correctly along the rail, they move down and pick the rail up using the electromagnetic grippers. When the electromagnets are turned on and grip the rail, both robot arms are mechanically ''coupled'', in that they must move together to lift, move and place the rail. The motion of both arms is perfectly synchronized by the single robot controller, whether the robots are moving under program (automatic) control or under jog (manual operation) control. The rail is then either moved to the buffer location (one of eight rack storage areas) or, in a series of pick-place motions, it is combined with a stiffener rail. A rail stored in the buffer location will be removed by the dual-arm Toploader and placed on the outbound conveyor when the downstream frame assembly area becomes clear.
Benefits/advantages of the system
UPF has realized many short and long-term benefits and advantages in applying the automated robotic laser cutting and heavy-part material handling system including:
- Ability to produce and ship complete frame rails with minimal advance notice.
- Eliminates storage of expensive, partially processed rails.
- Flexibility to handle a large number of frame and stiffener rails with little or no changeover.
- Provides opportunity to process new rail designs through simple re-programming of multiple servo-controlled devices including; CNC punch press, servo-puller and FANUC ARC Mate 120iB and dual-arm R-2000iA/200T Toploader robots.
''The laser cells gave us the flexibility to run multiple numbers of programs, and also made us process capable in terms of quality standards,'' said Steve Williams, senior director, BBK, Ltd. ''Previously, we combined plasma cutting and manual drilling for this operation. Since we implemented the new FANUC robotic laser cutting system, we've been able to increase throughput, eliminate overtime, and improve the safety conditions of that work cell.''
''In addition, the overhead robots provided a safer work environment, higher throughput and reduced work in process,'' added Williams.
When production at a major automotive company was threatened by the failure of one of its Tier One suppliers, the company assigned BBK, Ltd. (Southfield, MI) to move in and take over the troubled supplier's operations top to bottom. BBK has an extensive history of helping the automotive sector in process capability by enhancing or redesigning production lines and stabilizing quality in ways that not only have preserved and enhanced the profitability of the individual business, but have also protected the ongoing relationships of the OEMs, the Tier Ones and their sub-suppliers.


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Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition involving changes in part of the X chromosome. It is the most common form of inherited
Alternative Names
Martin-Bell syndrome; Marker X syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Fragile X syndrome is caused by a change in a gene called FMR1. A small part of the gene code is repeated on a fragile area of the X chromosome. The more repeats, the more likely there is to be a problem
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Large testicles after the start of puberty
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Genetic testing can diagnose this disease.
There is no specific treatment for Fragile X syndrome. Instead, training and education have been developed to help affected children function at as high a level as possible.
Support Groups
National Fragile X Foundation —
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How well the patient does depends on the amount of intellectual disability.
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Debt Fight: Will Wall Street's Patience Wear Thin?
Polya Lesova takes a look at today's market action, including three stocks to watch. Photo: Getty Images.
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Twenty-Fifth Regular Session, 1901
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JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7.
[Adopted January 22, 1901.]
Complimentary to Andrew S. Rowan, of the United States Army.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7.
[Adopted January 22, 1901.]
Complimentary to Andrew S. Rowan, of the United States Army.
WHEREAS, In the month of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, a short time before war was declared between Spain and the United States, his excellency, the President of the United States, found it very important to communicate with General Garcia, the commander of the Cuban forces at that time in revolt against the oppression of the Spanish government in Cuba; and
WHEREAS, It was important that the authorities of the United States should secure all possible available information relative to existing conditions at that time in Cuba, and to secure such information was accompanied with great dangers and required unusual courage and caution. In this emergency Andrew S. Rowan, of the Nineteenth Regiment, United States Army, volunteered his services to the President, and entered upon the important mission. Lieutenant Rowan was given full instructions, and, without hesitation, entered upon the mission, within three hours after he received his instructions. He was furnished an open boat from Kingston, and landed on the Cuban shore; walked one hundred and fifty miles into the interior; found General Garcia; fixed upon a place to land the United States Army upon the island, and in other particulars carried out the orders of the President. Within five hours thereafter he started upon his return; took a rickety fishing boat, and after four days over a rough sea, reached Key West, wired the President the information he desired, and reported to the War Department for duty. He was immediately promoted to the position of a lieutenant-colonel of volunteers, and remained in the volunteer service until the close of the war with Spain. He then returned to his former regiment (the Nineteenth United States Regulars), and was soon thereafter promoted to the captaincy of Company I, which regiment is now in the Philippine Islands; therefore be it,
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the thanks of the people of his native State of West Virginia be and are hereby returned to Captain Rowan for the distinguished services rendered to his country in a period of great emergency, and that the successful manner in which he filled his trust marks him as a man of bravery and patriotism, scarcely paralleled in history.
Resolved Further, that a copy of these resolutions be engrossed and forwarded to Captain Rowan.
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Beginning today, doctors must check patients' narcotic prescription histories before writing or refilling a prescription
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today joined elected officials and community leaders from New York to celebrate the implementation of a key component of the state's innovative program for preventing prescription drug abuse. Introduced in June 2011 by Schneiderman and unanimously passed by the Legislature in 2012, the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing, or I-STOP Act, is a national model for other states and Congress to follow to curb prescription drug abuse, the nation's fastest-growing drug problem.
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"One year ago today, I-STOP became law, creating a national model for smart, coordinated communication between health care providers and pharmacists to better serve patients, stop prescription drug trafficking, and provide treatment to those who need help," Schneiderman said. "Illegal trafficking in prescription drugs poses an enormous danger to the public. I-STOP has already started reducing the supply of opioid painkillers on the street, even before mandatory verification took effect. Now, New York is leading the nation in the fight to protect the public from the devastating consequences of prescription drug abuse. "
State Sen. Andrew Lanza said, "Too many families on Staten Island and across New York have suffered the loss of a family member or friend as a result of prescription drug abuse. With this new law, New York state is at the forefront of tackling this epidemic, and giving law enforcement and medical professionals the tools they need to stop abuse before it occurs, and save lives. The prescription painkiller epidemic is among the most serious threats to the health and welfare of the people across our nation, and I'm hopeful that this new law will provide the model for other states to combat this serious problem. I thank Gov. Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman, Assemblyman Cusick and Sen. Hannon for their efforts on this legislation that will assist the state in our fight against prescription drug abuse."
"This law provides appropriate controls to restrict access of abusers and ensure those who profit from the abuse face the necessary consequences. The PMP registry, which takes effect today, will provide up-to-date information for practitioners to review and pharmacists to access and will provide the ability to stop a potential drug abuse problem before it starts. I am confident that I-STOP will help to curtail future abuse and cut down on access to certain addictive medications," said Assemblyman Michael Cusick. "I am grateful for being able to partner with Sen. Lanza, Attorney General Schneiderman, Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Hannon and Assemblyman Gottfried to achieve this landmark law."
Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds, executive director of the L.I. Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, said, "As New York's opiate crisis continues to claim lives and destroy families, I-STOP has become even more critical since the Legislature approved the new law a year ago. For those of us on the front lines of addiction, today marks a turning point and gives us hope that we can finally stop the flow of opiates into our communities and turn our full attention to getting those who are struggling with addiction into treatment. I thank NYS Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for his unwavering leadership in protecting public health, along with Assemblyman Cusick and Sen. Lanza, who led the bill through their respective houses."
By requiring pharmacists to report in real time each prescription they fill for a schedule II, III, IV or V drug and consult the database before filling any prescriptions, I-STOP has helped provide prescribers with as much information as possible as quickly as possible to avoid dangerous drug interactions and to detect drug dealers who use pharmacies as suppliers. Earlier this year, two abused drugs, hydrocodone and tramadol, were rescheduled. Hydrocodone became a schedule II drug, thereby ending the automatic refills that evaded medical review and served to feed addictions and support street sales. Tramadol, previously unscheduled, became a schedule IV drug.
I-STOP also established safe disposal programs, providing a place for New Yorkers to get rid of expired and unneeded drugs to ensure that they are not left in medicine cabinets for children or addicts to access.
I-STOP will also deter fraud against private health insurers and the state government. Taxpayers have been paying for a substantial portion of the overprescribed pills through the Medicaid program - hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Last year, a Staten Island drug trafficker, Michael Mancusi, was convicted by the attorney general after an investigation revealed he ran a ring of doctor-shoppers, receiving and selling thousands of oxycodone pills. Each ring of collusive patients and prescribers prosecuted by the attorney general's Medicaid fraud control unit represented a loss to the state of at least $1 million.
In December 2014, I-STOP will make New York one of the first states to schedule the universal mandate of e-prescribing for all drugs. This system will nearly eliminate the problem of forged, traded or stolen prescriptions - used both by addicts and criminal organizations to obtain a wide variety of pills to resell on the street and on the black market. These crimes also cost the taxpayers millions.
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Today's Google Voice app update seems to have -- wait for it -- actually broken the ability for users to place calls with their Google Voice number.
When attempting to make a call it appears as though it is connecting like normal, but if you look at a caller ID it will show you your actual cell phone number, not your Google Voice number.
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Mannheim: The Catholic German village of the Kutschurgan
District near Odessa, Ukraine
English translation of text in German prepared by Peter Detling, Solikamsk, Russia. Mr. Detling's ancestors once lived in the Black Sea German Kutschurgan villages including Mannheim.
The village of Mannheim, founded by 60 families, was located on the western bank of the river Baraboi, 30 miles northeast of Odessa. The narrow stream had enough water and in earlier decades was rich on fish before numerous dams dried the river up in the summer time. The road from Odessa to Tiraspol, and important route for trade and commerce, ran through Mannheim and continued on through the steppes of Kutschurgan on to Straßburg.
31 of the 60 founding families were from Alsace (district of Lauterburg and Bischweiler), 16 from the Palatinate earldom and 15 from Baden. In 1811, the number of residents had grown to 294. The settlers of Mannheim arrived in three transports and reached Odessa in September and October of 1808. In 1808, ten of the settlers were in Poland and arrived with the second party via Radzivilow.
The original name of the new settlement was actually Mariahilf, given in memory or the church of pilgrimage near Lauterburg, Alsace. However, in 1810, Governor de Richelieu voiced his opinion that the pious implication would hurt the power of the Czar and he proposed, therefore, to name the village Mannheim. The community of Mannheim got a gift of 3,705 desjatines (9,005 acres) which the crown had bought from the landowner Captain Petro. They founded a settlement and built on a selected location six houses of stone to live in. The founding families were poor, their only possessions were 2,150 Rubles in cash. The crown gave them a loan of 162 Rubles per family. However, in 1811, the village of Mannheim owned 190 draft animals (140 horses and 49 oxen), 114 cows, 54 calves and 50 steers.
During the first two years church service was held in private homes with a priest from Josefstal. A house of unburnt bricks, built in 1811, served as church until 1819 and was replaced by a large spacious church of stone. In Mannheim the first living priest was Father Oswald Rausch, a Jesuit, who held church service until the general deportation of Jesuits from Russia in 1820. After his departure on June 3, the community numbered 320 people and the incorporated community of Elaß 328. Both had to accept the help of the new priest of Selz.
The first mayor of Mannheim was Martin Derian, his assistants were Anton Bischofsberger of Schellbrunn, Baden, and Jakob Giesinger, of Kreidenburg, Elsaß. Joseph Ganje, a 36 year old farmer of Beinheim, Elsaß, was not only secretary but he held also the influential position of the secretary of the community.
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I do not have a mobile # yet but please send me an inbox with yours and I will call you asap. Would like to hit on nice courts somewhere in north york or east as far as whitby.
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Hi John, i'm in between north york and whitby. 5.0 playing in tournaments this summer. It would be good to meet up and see how we hit.
give me a shout when you get a chance,
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I will be staying in North York as well from Aug 13-22. Would be nice to play with you guys. Im 4.5-5.0. Will message you again when I get there.
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Reception kicks off Houston Diversity Summit
HOUSTON -- Business interests and career advancement were on the minds of most in attendance at an energetic cocktail hour Tuesday night, an A-list event that marked the official start of the second annual MLB Diversity Business Summit.
HOUSTON -- Business interests and career advancement were on the minds of most in attendance at an energetic cocktail hour Tuesday night, an A-list event that marked the official start of the second annual MLB Diversity Business Summit.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Astros owner Jim Crane, Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan, and Shawn Taylor, a member of the Astros ownership group, headlined a VIP reception at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston. Along with MLB senior vice president of diversity & strategic alliances Wendy Lewis, the group welcomed guests to the all-encompassing one-day event, co-hosted by Major League Baseball and the Astros and designed to allow job seekers and entrepreneurs opportunities to meet with MLB's teams as well as sponsorship partners.
Known as one of the most diverse cities in America, Houston was a logical venue to follow Chicago, host of the first Summit in June 2012.
"We're a big city and a big baseball town and we are an amazingly diverse city," Parker said. "A lot of our major corporations -- and Major League Baseball is a big business -- understand that they have to not just reach audiences in the seats, but they have to have opportunities to be able to do business that reflect a wider community.
"This is an opportunity for Major League Baseball to show its stuff and for business owners in Houston to show our stuff, and also for those young people who have a dream of somehow being involved in baseball, to have a chance to maybe go somewhere in baseball."
Major League Baseball has partnered with several entities in preparation for the Summit, including the National Minority Supplier Development Council, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Attendees will have unprecedented access to human resource and procurement executives from MLB's central office, all 30 MLB clubs, MLB Network, MLB Advanced Media and Minor League Baseball clubs. For those looking to jump-start careers in baseball, this convention is a good place to start.
"The purpose of the job fair is to not only provide opportunities for attendees, but also to demonstrate the variety and scope of careers and business ventures in Major League Baseball," Taylor said while addressing the crowd. "Anyone interested in working for baseball will benefit from this opportunity directly. You'll be engaged with decision-makers from all 30 teams around the country, and the agenda will include opportunities to do business with entrepreneurs from a variety of companies."
The all-day event will take place Wednesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and it will feature several speakers, including Commissioner Bud Selig. The local angle will be fortified with presentations by Crane, Astros manager Bo Porter, general manager Jeff Luhnow and Ryan.
"Baseball has really opened its arms up to the world of diversity," Ryan said. "It's important to our society. You can learn so many different things from having people that have different perspectives on life in your organization. It makes you a more well-rounded organization, and it makes you a better organization."
Top executives from around MLB will participate in a "Business of the Game" roundtable, featuring Brewers chairman and principal owner Mark Attanasio, Braves chairman emeritus Bill Bartholomay, Crane, D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg, Minor League Baseball president and CEO Pat O'Conner and MLB executive vice president and chief financial officer Jonathan Mariner, who will moderate the discussion.
Job seeker exploratory interviews will take place later in the afternoon, followed by a reception at Minute Maid Park. Participants will then be invited to attend the Astros game against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m. CT.
"It's a neat event for the Astros to be involved with, because it brings so many job seekers right here in our backyard," Ryan said. "On top of that, we're able to show off our city to people around the country, host a marquee event like this and show off Minute Maid Park. So it's really just a win for us."
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Faster horses wrote:I'm going to go take a picture of our trailer door latch. Featherlite rear door doesn't swing back against the side like a Wilson.
We have never had a door, rear or inside, come open on our Featherlites, and we have pulled one since 1999 (wow, how time flies!)with cows, horses and mineral. We paid $10,000 for it and traded it in 2014 and got $11,000 for it on another Featherlite (used 2013). We had a 1998 Wilson but it was low to the ground for some reason, not sure why, as we see others that aren't that low. It was used slightly when we bought it. We hauled a lot of mineral on small pallets and the floor just didn't work for that. Mr. FH used a cart and a ramp and the rises in the floor made it very difficult. Then we had some problems with it, brakes, I think and the rubber bumper on the back started to come off. We took it in to be repaired. The dealership loaned us a Featherlite to use while they were fixing the
Wilson. The Featherlite fit our purposes better so we called and made the trade. Never went back and got the Wilson. Mr. FH really did like that the door swung back against the side on the Wilson. It doesn't do that on the Featherlite.
The 1999 Featherlite had the slider door at the outside rear, but we changed that to a roll up door. Liked it much better and
it was much more quiet. Just generally worked better, for us anyway. Maybe not so well if you are hauling saddled horses a lot.
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Faster horses wrote:What is the floor on that Frontier? Looks like wood.
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The playoffs are a lock and the winning streak has been halted, but there's still plenty for the Kewanee Boilermakers to play for in Friday night's regular-season football finale.
The playoffs are a lock and the winning streak has been halted, but there's still plenty for the Kewanee Boilermakers to play for in tonight's regular-season football finale.
The Boilers (6-2 overall, 4-1 in division) travel to Edgington to meet the unbeaten, and essentially unchallenged, Rockridge Rockets.
"The kids know obviously that this is a big game," said Kewanee coach Tyler Nichols. "A lot of people have been circling this game for awhile."
The Boilers suffered their first Three Rivers Conference South Division loss last week at Hall 28-27, while the Rockets are 5-0 in division play. A Kewanee win forces a tie atop the division, and would give the Boilers the automatic playoff berth the IHSA awards to conference champions.
"Rockridge is a huge task for us," said Nichols. "I don't have to say anything to the kids."
The Boilers look to bounce back from last week's heartbreaker at Hall. A kickoff return by Hall's Collin Aimone with 2:06 remaining and an interception by the Red Devils to halt a late march helped snap Kewanee's six-game winning streak. Nichols said his team has responded well in practice this week, noting they've tapered back on hitting and focused more on schemes and the mental side of the game.
The Rockets served notice in Week 1, beating perennial power Sterling Newman 21-9. Since then, Coach Sam Graves' squad has beaten the opposition by an average score of 50-17. Rockridge enters ranked No. 3 in Class 2A and rides the talented duo of quarterback Darren Southwell and running back Dalton McManus.
Running Rockridge's spread option, Southwell has 2,387 yards of total offense — 1,478 through the air and 909 rushing.
"They try to put you in 1-on-1 situations and let their athletes make plays," said Nichols of the Rockridge offense.
"Defensively we have to keep our man in front of us and tackle well in the open field, which we didn't do last week," added Nichols.
The Rockets give opposing offenses a different look with their 3-5 scheme.
"Their defense will present some tough challenges for our offensive line," said Nichols.
An ankle injury sidelines Kewanee starting fullback and linebacker Ryan Hicks. Nichols said Raful Solano takes Hicks' place on both sides of the ball.
The starting offense for the Boilers has David Washburn at quarterback, Austin VerVynck at tailback, Solano at fullback, Jared Nimrick at tight end, Cody Goforth in the slot, and Trayvond Taylor and Jonah Harris shuttling plays at split end.
The offensive line finds Matt Costenson at center, flanked by Dalton Nuding and Donovan Murphy at the guards, and Skylar Finin and Zach Tuttle at the tackles.
The defense has Jack Breedlove and Finin at the tackles, Ashton Powers and Armando Herrera at the ends, Solano and Nuding at inside linebackers, Murphy and Nimrick at outside linebackers, Washburn at safety, and Harris and Taylor at the corners.
The sophomore game begins at 5:30, followed by the varsity at 7:30.
"We're ready to play a very tough football team and see how we stack up," said Nichols.


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One of the items I had bought for me from the US was this Tarte eyeQuatic set which has three lock & roll shadows, a mascara and scarf.
These lock & rolls are creaseless cream & powder duos – on paper, just my kind of thing.
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We've brought you one of our favourite makeup artist tricks for creaseproof cream shadow—two simple steps in one little wand.
You get three very vibrant shades in the set – a purple, a blue-green and a gold:
The cream side on their own:
I found the texture of these creams fine, but the tiniest bit bitty – as you can see on the swatch, the texture is not 100% smooth. They are fairly pigmented but only if you apply them neat – blend away and it starts to disappear.
The next stage is to roll over the liquid shadow with the powder in order to set it so it lasts even longer.
I found this extremely tricky to do. Its a roll on applicator, so its basically the only way you can apply it. You roll it on top of the cream shadow and it looks a little thick and clumpy – on the eyes it would look quite caky and heavy:
Not to mention the fact that rolling it over the cream shadow means that it smudges it slightly! The rollerball needs a fair amount of pressure!
The blue on the eye (messy, sorry – its just to show you the colour which is very vivid):
It lasted pretty well and it didn't crease too much but I still hate the crusted on powder and the way it sets on the skin. I'd rather use a less pigmented crease-proof liquid shadow like my Shiseido Hydro Powers or the Beaute De Kose ones, and put a bright blue turquoise on top.
All in all, I don't regret getting them in that, if you don't try, ya don't know but the roller ball or cream shadow thing just doesn't work for me.


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My take on Nutella and Roasted Hazelnut Challah
I was in the mood for nutella so i started googling what i could do with the stuff and i ran accross this
But i am tring to not use the NK bread as much anymore so i used the BBA recepit for Challah. the only thing i didnt do was let the 4 strand loaf proof for 90 minutes. its getting late and i didnt want to wait. i got some decent oven spring(gas oven, no steam). For a rookie who doesnt really follow the "rules" im really happy with the result.
Up intill the shaping of the braids i followed BBA formula. I scaled and preformed the braids so they would roll easyer then I used a serated knife to open each braid and load it with nuttela.
Pinching them shut can get messy but i realised that if you let the weight of the braid strech the dough as you pinch it is much cleaner
Considering i only let the loaf rest 10 minutes before putting it in the oven and i didnt bother with steam im happy. I would have liked my if the loaf had a better shine to it. A better glaze then the one I used (egg whites and a little half an half) might be the right move next time
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First of all thank you, every single one of you for the comments, tweets and messages regarding the news on my Nelly collection! you are so incredibly kind and encouraging, I can't believe how lucky I am to have you all support me!
Yesss ok so back to outfit posting! the other day the weather allowed me I got to take out my triple laced ann demeulemeester boots that I found second hand in paris last february, lucky me. What a crime that they have only been on the blog once before, (here) but they are a classic, so it's all good, I have time.
the bag has been serving it's duty really well, I aboslutley adore it. Paired with a coat like this, I almost look grown up.


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From the Bride: "We had been dating for six years and got engaged over Christmas while we were in Prague. We currently live in Florida.
Most of our family had never been out of the country so this was a new experience for them. This is also why we wanted to have the wedding in Italy, so that we could share one of our most favorite places we had ever been, and we wanted them to experience why we fell in love with the country and wanted to start our new life there.
We wished them to experience as much of the local customs and food which is important to us.
Overall our goal was to have a stress free, simple perfect wedding to be shared with our closest friends and family. Something truly no one would ever forget and it was worth them travelling half way around the world to participate in. Our goal was to have the wedding ceremony just before sunset and then the reception at night when candles would provide a truly romantic feeling.
Our ideal location was a castle on the Tuscan hills: some place very different that really gave everyone the Italy experience, a very romantic venue that spoke for itself...".


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- This article is about the character in the series. For the character in the film, see Appa.
|"I guess this means we'll always be together."
|— Aang to Appa.[1]
Appa was Avatar Aang's loyal sky bison, who shared a strong bond with Aang and with Momo, as they were all some of the few remaining traces of the Air Nomad civilization.[2] Appa was most noted for his ability to fly in spite of his heavy weight, a feat achieved through airbending, which made Appa the primary means of transportation utilized by Team Avatar.[3]
Early life
Appa first met Aang at the Eastern Air Temple while still a young calf. Young airbenders were allowed to meet their future companions, who would bond with them for life. The herd's mother willingly directed her calves to meet the young monks.
Aang came forward and offered an apple to Appa, and, almost immediately afterward, the two became best friends and were together for most of their lives up until Aang's death.[1]
Journey to the North
Just before the Air Nomad Genocide, Aang heard that the monks were going to separate him from Monk Gyatso, and he subsequently decided to run away, using Appa as his mode of departure. Appa did not know where he was going, only that he was leaving the air temples. Aang flew Appa over the ocean, at which point they were caught in a vicious storm which pushed the two underwater by stirring up the wind and the waves, and Aang lost consciousness. Faced with a life-or-death situation, the young Avatar entered the Avatar State and froze himself and Appa in an iceberg,[4] where Appa was stuck in hibernation along with Aang for one hundred years until they were discovered by Katara and Sokka.[5] After this, Appa became the group's main form of transportation in their quest to help Aang master all four elements.[3]
Appa became lost for a short while when the group was traveling through the Earth Kingdom, having been kidnapped by a group of sandbenders in the middle of the vast Si Wong Desert, while Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Momo were trapped in an underground Spirit library.[6] It was later revealed that he was eventually sold to beetle-headed merchants, who in turn sold him to a Fire Nation circus where a sadistic trainer attempted to make him part of the show. Encouraged by a sympathetic boy, Appa later escaped and hurried back to the Si Wong Desert where he last saw Aang. Understanding that his friends were not there anymore, he journeyed throughout the Earth Kingdom until he encountered the Kyoshi Warriors, who healed his various wounds, physical as well as emotional, that he had sustained on his travels. They wanted to escort him back to Aang, but they were soon thwarted in their attempt when Azula and her allies attacked. Appa was forced to flee, ushered away by Suki while the warriors tried to delay the three Fire Nation girls. On his journey he encountered Guru Pathik at the Eastern Air Temple, where the Guru was able to tell Appa of Aang's location by reading his energy. Consequently, Appa flew to Ba Sing Se, where he was captured by Long Feng.[1]
Appa was kept in a secret location under Lake Laogai until his rescue at the hands of Zuko, who was initially planning on utilizing him to capture the Avatar, but after a talk with his Uncle Iroh, he decided to do the right thing and set the bison free. Appa found the group cornered by Long Feng and the Dai Li and was instrumental in their defeat, biting Long Feng on the leg when confronted by him. Once safe, Aang welcomed Appa in a tearful display of affection.[7]
Earth Kingdom
Appa took part in forcibly entering the Royal Palace of Ba Sing Se, providing the first piece of evidence to King Kuei of Long Feng's subterfuge since Long Feng's bite mark still lingered. When the Dai Li's cover up efforts left the Earth King skeptical of Team Avatar's claims, Sokka made a last-ditch effort to show the king the ruined Fire Nation drill by enticing him with a ride on Appa. Since Appa's saddle was lost during his capture, the group was forced to ride bareback.[8] After the fall of Ba Sing Se, Appa was seen spiriting Team Avatar, including a near-fatally wounded Aang, the Earth King, and his pet, Bosco, out of the now-captured city.[9]
In the Fire Nation
Appa stayed with the group as they found their way aboard Hakoda's commandeered Fire Navy vessel and had a new saddle constructed for him. After Aang ran off into a storm, Appa and the rest of Team Avatar split with Hakoda's crew and chased down Aang, and they regrouped on Crescent Island.[10] As they traveled through the Fire Nation, Appa was forced to stay hidden, and when Appa did have to fly, Aang and Katara created a cloud around him so that he resembled a cloud to any Fire Nation civilians.[11] When they left him and Momo alone, the gang had to cover Appa up with some form of camouflage.
After the invasion of the Fire Nation failed on the Day of Black Sun, Appa took Aang's friends and all of the younger members of the invasion force to the Western Air Temple in search of refuge.[12] Unbeknownst to Team Avatar, Zuko, who had abandoned the Fire Nation during the invasion, had followed them to the temple, and when he arrived, Appa immediately welcomed and licked him, a direct result of Appa remaining grateful to Zuko for freeing him from his imprisonment in Ba Sing Se. Zuko requested that he join the group so that he could teach Aang firebending. Despite Appa's obvious welcoming of Zuko, the group did not accept Zuko until later, when he saved the group from an attack conducted by Combustion Man.[13]
In the final days of the Hundred Year War, Sozin's Comet's arrival, Appa helped Team Avatar, excluding Aang, travel to the Earth Kingdom,[14] where they had June and her shirshu, Nyla, try to track Aang. Unsuccessful, they instead tracked down Iroh, using his sandal, who was residing outside Ba Sing Se with the rest of the Order of the White Lotus.[15] Appa later escorted Zuko and Katara to the Fire Nation Capital for their confrontation with Azula.[15]
After the Hundred Year War
After the Hundred Year War's end, Appa was seen in Ba Sing Se with the gang as they celebrated their victory at the Jasmine Dragon, seemingly enjoying Iroh's tsungi horn music.[16] After this, the team decided to take a ride on Appa before Earth King Kuei's celebration in announcement of the Harmony Restoration Movement to the kingdom.[17]
A year later, when the movement was being carried out, Appa helped Team Avatar transport Fire Nation colonials back to their nation.[17]
One year following the failure of the Harmony Restoration Movement, Appa once again embarked on a mission and transported Team Avatar to Hira'a in search of Ursa. However, he was visibly upset that Azula would be accompanying the team on the trip. On their way there, the party was attacked by a wolf spirit, and he aided in the battle against the beast.[18] Once the team learned about Ikem's flight up Forgetful Valley, Appa stayed behind and later flew back to Hira'a along with the remaining members of Team Avatar and the Mother of Faces.[19]
Although lacking the ability to speak human language, he does understand human language.[1][20] He was also afraid of going underground[21][22] and, since his experience in the Fire Nation circus, of fire.[1] Appa seemed to have a reasonably trusting attitude, as he did not take long to accept the apple offered to him by Aang,[1] to whom he became incredibly loyal and devoted, and took an immediate liking to Sokka when he first saw him.[5] However, this trait was damaged due to his experience with the ringmaster[1] and the sandbenders.[1][6] In these difficult moments, Appa seemed to have similar feelings toward humans when he missed Aang and he tried his best to find the team. In the Eastern Air Temple, he also remembered with sorrow his childhood with his siblings and his mother.[1]
Appa also might have had some degree of intelligence as shown when he yawned after Aang prompted him,[23] and when he apparently "scolded" Hawky and Momo when the two fought due to Sokka's order that Appa was in charge.[24] Appa's intelligence was also shown when he was taking the team and Professor Zei to Wan Shi Tong's library. Zei asked Appa a question and Appa tried to respond, only letting out a groan.[6]
Being a sky bison, Appa possessed the ability to fly. He utilized his airbending for this purpose; his tail appeared to be the main driving force behind his bending,[25][26] but he also had shown the ability to accomplish it with his mouth.[1] Despite the tranquility related to his personality as well as his species, Appa had shown himself to be capable of fighting whenever necessary.[1] With his bending, Appa could create powerful gusts of air with just a flick of his tail and could gain an advantage over his opponents by hovering.[27] He even defeated Long Feng,[8] Ty Lee, and Mai.[26]
Due to his size and mass, it took a lot of energy for him to stay aloft. As a result, Appa could not fly for an extended time and periodically required stopping and resting.[13][26] However, there were times when he displayed extreme stamina, such as when Katara stated that they flew two days non-stop,[28] as well as when Appa continually had to fly in order to avoid Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai for hours on end with only a few minutes of rest each time he stopped.[26] He was also capable of carrying quite a burden on his back, having once carried seven medium-weight people in one journey.[12]
Being a bison, he had a great deal of brute strength and endurance. The best demonstrations of this were in the fight against Nyla in the abbey,[27] and against a fully-grown boar-q-pine in the forest.[1] His strength was so great to the extent of Appa lifting two Fire Nation tundra tanks simultaneously each by the horn, flipping them over. Using his teeth alone, he was capable of grabbing Long Feng by his leg and throwing him a great distance.
Appa was also capable of swimming, even being a fairly adept swimmer,[5][28] however, he would more frequently fly or walk[13][29] rather than swim.
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- Appa was a herbivore, as indicated by his flat teeth and diet, which was mainly composed of plants and fruits. Like most farm animals, Appa seemed to prefer hay when it was available. Appa also consumed honey and attempted to snatch an egg when he was desperate for food.[1]
- Appa would not respond to the bison whistle if he was napping.[30]
- According to his missing posters[7] and a statement made by Aang,[31] Appa's weight was ten tons. In "The Warriors of Kyoshi", Sokka referred to Appa as a "ten-ton magical monster".
- Appa's design is similar to that of the Catbus from the anime film My Neighbor Totoro which was made in 1988. The Catbus also has multiple legs and a large tail.
- Appa's name is a palindrome, like Kuruk and Ikki.
- Co-creator Bryan Konietzko described Appa as a manatee-bison hybrid, although the manatee aspect of Appa is extremely subtle. Early development sketches of Appa show him with much more manatee-like facial features.
- Early designs also show Appa with spiral horns, however they were removed due to being "too difficult to animate by hand".[32]
- Appa was originally a dog-like animal and much smaller, albeit still larger than Aang. The design was eventually recycled into Naga, Korra's animal companion.
- Appa was claustrophobic,[21][22] and after the events in the Fire Nation circus,[1] he became pyrophobic as well.
- It was shown that Appa could sleep on his side with his legs wrapped around his tail.
- Although Aang is said to be the last airbender in the series, Appa, being a sky bison, was an airbender as well. This means more specifically that Aang was the last human airbender and more so the last Air Nomad.
- In Avatar Extras for "The Library", it was stated that Appa had a double-chin.


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Wabash Religion Professor Stephen H. Webb '83 was the first invited speaker at Calvin College's Animals and the Kingdom of God Lecture Series. Webb inaugurated the series, endowed for 10 years, which celebrates mankind's role as caretakers of creation.
Webb's talk, "A Christian Case for Compassion for Animals," was presented January 18 at Calvin's DeVose Communication Center.
"Webb articulates the importance of compassion for animals as a crucial element of God's broader call to care for creation, and that holistic message fits well with our outlook here at Calvin," said lecture organizer Matt Halteeman, a professor of philosophy at Calvin. "He's one of the leading voices for animal compassion in contemporary Christian theology."
Webb's speech kicked off Calvin's Wake Up Weekend, "a two-day celebration of animal compassion," which was a conference focused on animal advocacy at the Grand Rapids, Michigan campus.
Webb has written two books on the topic of animal rights, On God and Dogs (Oxford Press) and Good Eating (Brazos Press), and has been featured in a number of syndicated newspaper articles on the topic. He is the co-founder of the Christian Vegetarian Association.


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Mayor Chris Beutler today said cities are willing to do their part to help the State solve its budget crisis. But he called on the State Legislature to reconsider proposals that could force cities to raise property taxes and make major service cuts. He said the State, through a combination of actions and inactions, is in danger of creating a "destructively adverse" financial situation for cities and cited three areas of concern:
Mayor Beutler said the Legislature is reversing the direction of a partnership between the State and municipalities created more than 50 years ago to decrease property taxes in Nebraska. "Ending the State aid that helps reduce the property tax burden is a startling surrender by the State on this issue," Beutler said. "If all the bills that threaten our property taxes pass, the City of Lincoln will be forced into the position of increasing our property tax levy from approximately 28 cents to about 42 cents, or making draconian cuts just to cover this year's legislative action."
Beutler said LB165 equates to a $7.8 million revenue loss when fully implemented – the equivalent of a nearly 20 percent increase in Lincoln's property tax bills, or the closure of all City libraries. "All this devastation for a bill that does not have any impact whatsoever on the State's budget crisis," he said. "It simply takes money away from cities at a time when we need it most and puts more pressure on property taxpayers."
The only way to deal with the proposed cuts, Mayor Beutler said, is to control employee costs, which make up 70 percent of the City's operating budget. Beutler said he has eliminated more jobs that any Lincoln Mayor in history – the City has 120 fewer positions now than when he took office. He urged the Legislature to reform the CIR so cities can have more control over employee compensation. "With no Legislative action, City employees will continue to receive considerable salary increases and benefits at a time when private sector firms are watching every penny," he said.
The Mayor said an example of the lack of control is his effort to lower the City employee retirement match. Three of the City's four civilian unions agreed to lower the match, but the fourth took the issue to the CIR, which granted a "status quo" order preventing the change.
On Monday, the Business and Labor Committee will hear LB482, introduced by Senator Dennis Utter of Hastings. Beutler said the bill includes language to partially restore control of local government retirement benefit costs to the community's elected representatives.
"We call on the entire Legislature to reconsider the fiscal storm they may create for communities across the State, including Lincoln," Beutler said. "We urge them to reject LB 165, which will only create a greater fiscal crisis at the local level without solving the State's problems. We ask them to pause before cutting State aid entirely. We urge them to reform the CIR so cities can make fiscally responsible decisions on employee costs. Our City taxpayers deserve no less."


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My education at the University of Hartford's Hartt School prepared me for everything I am doing now. I left the University as a much better singer than I was when I first started school. In particular, I got a lot out of Associate Professor Gabor Viragh's classes. He taught me everything there is to know about ear training and sight singing and reading. I loved going to those classes.
My music ed. degree will also enable me to teach one day. I would love nothing more than to inspire kids the way my music teachers inspired me at a young age. Right now, I am focused on this new phase of my career. My album "Come Through for You" came out in November so I have spent a lot of time on the road to promote it. I recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Today Show. I also had the opportunity to sing at the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. But whenever I get a chance, I love coming home to Connecticut to spend time with my two little girls and my wife, who I met while we were students at the University of Hartford.
It was amazing to come back to campus to perform at Lincoln Theater during Hawktober weekend. Everything has changed so much. It was great to walk around and think about all the good times I had on campus and how my friends and I were growing and learning at that age. I feet at home when I'm here.


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Digitisation of Moray Council Poor Relief Records held at Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives
On 26 September 2011 a digitisation project will begin on the records of poor relief held at Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives' Old Aberdeen House, in association with the National Records of Scotland, the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society, and Family Search. The project will start with those records owned by Moray Council, and so these will be unavailable to consult in the search room until further notice. You can see a list of the records currently unavailable, as they are away for scanning, on the following file - www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=40338&sID=16996
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Every once in a while it's a good idea to get lost someplace. At least that's what I told myself as I wandered around the Xcaret Park in Mexico's Mayan Riviera trying in vain to find my way back to the lockers where I had foolishly left the park map along with my camera bag. After more than an hour of wandering, I was beginning to realize just how big Xcaret Park really is and just how useful a park map might have been.
Xcaret (pronounced "Sh-karet") is an eco-archaeological park located in the Riviera Maya region of Mexico not far from Cancun. Built on an 81-hectare ancient Mayan archaeological site, the park has attractions designed to showcase the ecological and cultural diversity of Mexico while providing visitors with an entertaining experience.
Key daytime activities include swimming in underground rivers, viewing native animals, exploring a butterfly pavilion, enjoying a coral reef aquarium, relaxing at a beach area, visiting a Mexican cemetery, exploring archaeological ruins and swimming with dolphins. In the evening, more than 300 performers take part in several spectacular live shows that showcase Mayan traditions and Mexican culture.
I began my exploration of Xcaret with a swim in one of the underground rivers and that is how I came to be separated from the park map I had acquired at the entrance gate. The park has three underground rivers and visitors can swim or snorkel along them to personally experience the extensive underground cave system that is found in many areas of the Yucatan peninsula. Near the mouth of the rivers, I picked up a life vest and a bag to stow my personal belongings, but when the staffsaw my camera bag, they advised me to take my cheap waterproof point-and-click with me and leave the good camera equipment safely stowed in a locker. Finding the lockers the first time was a bit of a challenge, but it seemed practically impossible the second time around. There were some upsides to my situation, though. As I let my poor directional instincts guide me, I began discovering areas of the park I would have missed otherwise.
One of the best surprises of the unexpected tour was stumbling across a group of people participating in a Mayan Temazcal purification ceremony in a remote corner of the park. Believed to balance the mind, body and spirit, the Mayan ritual involves a gathering around a ceremonial fire followed by a sweat lodge experience where steam and heat cleanses the body and soul.
In another corner of the park, I explored a Mayan cemetery and then visited the real Mayan ruins that many visitors completely miss. At the butterfly pavilion, I watched as workers in Mexico's only butterfly breeding facility sorted through a variety of native butterfly chrysalises and then wandered through the atrium watching the colourful native butterflies fluttering all around. After a wander past Jaguar Island and the Manatee Lagoon, I was finally able to locate the locker area. It goes to show that if you go down every wrong road, you will eventually find the right one. It may not be the best way to get somewhere, but it is be the best way to really discover a place.
Unlimited Xcaret Xperience The Occidental Grand Xcaret Resort is a family-friendly allinclusive resort located directly adjacent to Xcaret Park. For the first time ever, the resort is offering guests staying for three nights or more at the resort the option to get unlimited access to Xcaret Park for the duration of their stay. Highlights of the Unlimited Xcaret Xperience package include all-day unlimited access to Xcaret Park, a private guided tour of the park, reserved seating during the evening "Xcaret México Espectacular" show, free access to the kids' Xcaret Explorer for a day activity, discounted meals and beverages at the park, and a resort credit that can be used for services at the resort and in the park.
Debbie Olsen is an Alberta-based freelance writer.
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One-day admission to Xcaret Park costs $89 per person when purchased at the park gates. You can save 10 per cent on gate admission by purchasing admission tickets at least seven days in advance on the park's website: www.xcaret.com
The Unlimited Xcaret Xperience package at the Occidental Grand Xcaret Resort varies in price depending upon the dates of travel and is available for purchase directly from the hotel's website (www.occidentalhotels.com), through tour operators such as WestJet Vacations or Transat Holidays, and directly through the hotel upon arrival. When purchased through a tour operator, the cost for the Unlimited Xcaret Xperience package with unlimited access to Xcaret Park for one week is about $170 per person above the regular cost of a resort stay, so it represents a good value.


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Travel: Weekend Tube engineering work on Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines and Overground
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Planned engineering work will see closures on the Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines this weekend, as well as parts of the Overground network.
On the Bakerloo line there will be no service on Sunday between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone.
There will be no trains on Sunday morning on the Jubilee line between Waterloo and Finchley Road, for essential tunnelling work.
And on the Northern line on Sunday, trains will not run between Camden Town and Edgware until about 8.30am southbound and 9am northbound, while new signalling is tested.
On the London Overground on Sunday, there is no service between the following stations: New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace/West Croydon; Queen's Park and Watford Junction; Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction, until 8am (northbound only); Gospel Oak and Stratford after 9.30pm.
There will also be no trains before 8am on Sunday between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate.
To plan a journey, visit TfL's journey planner.