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A new NBC/WSJ finds that 54 percent would support a law in their state legalizing same-sex marriage, while only 40 percent would oppose such a measure. Polls have consistently shown over the past two years that a majority of Americans favor the freedom to marry, and these results confirm that strong momentum. The poll also assessed the fallout from President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality and found that it was ultimately a wash. This too signifies incredible progress since 2004, when same-sex marriage was used as a wedge issue to mobilize conservatives.
POLL: 54 Percent Support Legalizing Marriage Equality
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HOLLAND, OH (WTOL) – After more than four dozen people lost almost all of their possessions in the Hidden Cedars Apartment complex fire Sunday night, the Timberlake Community Church has put together a donation drive for the victims.
The church is working with several area schools and acting as a distribution site for supplies donated to the fire victims, and after only one day of gathering donations, they have tables full of items ready to be picked up.
"We weren't sure about the outpouring of the community. We were thinking standing here today we'd only have a couple tables full. But again as you can see - we're running out of space." said Ed Grable.
"It's just beautiful, they just keep coming in, and keep calling and wanting to bring more and more, and asking how can we help - what do you not have - what can we bring more of. We never really had to ask; as soon as they found out they brought stuff." said Trina Wooldridge.
According to Grable, one community member even brought in an entire car full of items:
"This woman came by, and she was in a SUV and had all the seats folded down and she popped up the top and she said I have donations, and the thing was full of toilet paper, and water and she even brought us food."
Organizers hope that the donations will help relieve some of the pain the victims are experiencing.
"I hope they can go to bed, and they can have a smile on their face and they could feel peace and joy in their hearts even though everything they had has disappeared." said Wooldridge.
Donations are being collected through Friday. Fire victims are allowed to stop by and pick up free items, but the official distribution day is set for Saturday.
The church is asking for donations of food, clothing, toiletries, etc.
They say they are in desperate need of items such as towels, bedding, pet food, formula and diapers.
The Timberlake Community Church is located in Holland at 1007 S. McCord Road #6. Their phone number is (419) 868 1208.
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Think the Wyoming Legislature has little to do with you?
Look again
Bills before the 2009 Wyoming Legislature run the gamut this year, touching on just about every aspect of life in Wyoming.
If passed, measures before the Legislature this year would affect state residents in many ways, ranging from property tax relief (House Bills 37, 68, 87 and 138) to prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places (House Bill 31).
School districts, Northwest agree to concurrent enrollment
High school students in Powell and other towns in the Big Horn Basin will have an opportunity to earn college credits under an agreement with Northwest College.
The Park County School District No. 1 board unanimously approved an agreement establishing a three-year pilot program providing for concurrent-enrollment classes at Powell High School.
PHS volleyball coach tabbed for major award
Powell High School head coach Cindi Smith has been named Class 3A Volleyball Coach of the Year by the Wyoming Coaches Association. Tribune photo by Don Amend
Smith credits players for honor
Powell High School volleyball coach Cindi Smith has been named Class 3A Volleyball Coach of the Year by the Wyoming Coaches Association, but she says the honor belongs to her team as well.
"I feel honored," Smith said of the award, "but it's what we've all done together that earned it."
NWC wrestling reaping benefits
Tough early schedule paying off for NWC
Prior to the start of the 2008-09 season, Northwest College head coach Andy Ward made it clear that his Trappers were facing a difficult early schedule.
Making the early portion of the slate even more challenging was the fact that NWC's roster boasted just three sophomores. Of those, only two were returning players from the 2007-08 squad — Julian Olubuyi and Jordan Harris. The third sophomore, Cody Ball, transfered to NWC from Montana State University-Northern.
As Ward expected, his squad took several lumps starting out, and after a half dozen games were in the record books, NWC had a 1-5 mark against teams with more experience.
"By playing a lot of tough teams early, it showed the guys the level they were going to have to reach in order to be successful," Ward said. "Doing that can be difficult, especially when you're dealing with a young team. But I think it has paid off."
During that six-game span starting out, the Trappers fell to the College of Eastern Utah twice, North Idaho College, Central Florida Community College and the College of Southern Idaho. The lone victory in that stretch was a 90-78 win over Central Arizona College.
Since the second loss of the season to Eastern Utah in mid-November, however, the Trappers have proven to be almost unbeatable, as evidenced by their eight wins in the last nine games. The Trappers also have a four-game winning streak that includes decisions over Western Nebraska Community College, Laramie County Community College, Miles Community College and Central Wyoming College.
NWC (9-6) is now 1-0 in Region IX's North Sub-Region and 2-0 in the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference. Their WCCAC mark could get even better Friday and Saturday after road matchups with Casper College and Western Wyoming Community College.
"We have a chance to pull off a sweep, and if we can do that, we'll be in the driver's seat as far as the conference goes," Ward said. "But we're going to have to play our best basketball of the year for that to happen."
Casper currently has a 5-14 record in what has proven to be a season of transition. The team is coached by Joel Davidson, who is in his first year with the Thunderbirds after replacing departed, long-time coach Gary Becker.
Davidson previously enjoyed a successful coaching stint at Sheridan College, where he was twice named Region IX Coach of the Year.
Though the Thunderbirds' record isn't eye-catching, Ward said their series of recent performances is.
In a pair of road games last weekend, Casper defeated Eastern Wyoming College and LCCC. Eastern Wyoming, coincidentally, is the team that handed NWC its only loss in its last nine games.
"Casper has won three of its last four, so we know it's going to be a challenge for us," Ward said. "Right now, our focus is on them."
After Friday's game with the Thunderbirds, the Trappers will have to be ready for a matchup with WWCC in Rock Springs Saturday. Like Casper, the Mustangs (11-8) just completed a road sweep of EWC and LCCC.
"Western Wyoming is a lot like us," Ward said. "They have a young team, and they played a tough schedule early."
With this weekend's matchups against formidable opponents looming, Ward said he will be counting on his players to continue playing well-rounded basketball. In particular, Ward will be looking for Olubuyi, the Trappers' starting point guard, to continue providing the leadership he's displayed throughout the season.
Through the 2008 portion of the season, Olubuyi averaged 14.2 points per contest, and just last week the sophomore scored a combined 36 points during victories against Miles and Central Wyoming. Twenty-six of those points came against Central Wyoming in a game where Olubuyi grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists.
"Julian has definitely been a key factor for us," Ward said. "He's been playing with a lot of consistency at point guard. He's one of our team captains, and he's done a good job of providing a lot of leadership."
Casper Hesseldal, a 6-6 freshman from Aarhus, Denmark, also has shouldered much of the scoring load. Through NWC's first 14 games, he averaged almost 15 points per game, and like Olubuyi, he also finished last week's two-game stretch with 36 points. He even was among the squad's leading rebounders in last week's victories.
But NWC's fortunes aren't solely based on Olubuyi and Hesseldal. A number of players have made significant contributions on both ends of the court and rank among the team's statistical leaders. Freshman Ricardo Bodra, a 6-6 freshman from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is among Region IX's top rebounders and is a threat to notch a double-double every game. Freshman Mitchell Ackelson also has proven to be a player who can put up big numbers, as evidenced by his 27-point effort against Williston State College during the first half of the season.
Jordan Harris, also a team captain, has put up solid numbers as well, including a 27-point scoring effort in a memorable, 77-54 dismantling of Northeastern Junior College during the First National Bank and Trust Shootout in November.
"Probably our biggest strength is the number of weapons we have," Ward said. "We've got quite a few guys who can go out and put a lot of points on the scoreboard. We've got four or five guys averaging double figures in scoring, and that makes it tough for opposing defenses when you are getting that kind of production on the offensive end."
NWC's matchup against the Thunderbirds Friday in Casper is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's contest against WWCC is slated for 5 p.m.
Phillip Keith Schuster
(Aug. 20, 1920 — Jan. 11, 2009)
Phillip Keith Schuster, 88, died Jan. 11 at his home in Powell of pancreatic cancer.
Phil was born Aug. 20, 1920 to Ray and Velma Schuster in Mancato, Kan. He was the third of 10 children.
Phil was married to his first wife, Audrey, for 18 years. They later divorced. They had one son, Kenny, who died in a car accident as a high school senior.
Phil later married Doris Moody on March 18, 1978 in Reno. He loved Doris's children as his own, and he took great pride in being called Dad and Grandpa.
As a World War II veteran, Phil served from 1941-1945 with Merrill's Marauders in the Army. Upon returning home from the war, Phil became a mechanic, managing several service stations, and eventually owning his own garage.
Phil also delivered Darigold milk and, at one point, managed Cassie's Supper Club in Cody.
Phil and Doris enjoyed camping and fishing on both the Pacific Ocean and Antelope Lake in California.
He survived both larynx and colon cancer earlier in his life, and he remained cheerful and he enjoyed entertaining children with his electronic larynx.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Kenny; sisters Eva Schuster, Margaret Thompson, Betty Shipper, Marcelle Bennion, Beverly Moore-Bennett; and his brother, Wayne Schuster.
He is survived by his wife; sisters Norma Roemmich, Neva Lindley and Belva Mulley; stepchildren Brent (Merlene) Moody, Debra (John) Jones, John (Liz) Moody, Scott (Vanessa) Moody, Cindy (Jeff) Justice and Sherri (Clint) Tomlinson; brother-in-law Don (Sidney) Banks; sisters-in-law Carol (Jim) Kemp and Colleen (Vic) Baca; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. at the LDS Stake Center, 1300 Heart Mountain St., in Cody.
Sharon Ann Cartwright-Jones
(Nov. 7, 1945 – Jan. 11, 2009)
Sharon Cartwright-Jones died at her home in Hall Summit, La., Sunday, Jan. 11 after a short battle with cancer.
She was born in Canon City, Colo., the fifth child of Dick and Clarice Cartwright. She grew up in Laramie, Fort Collins, Colo., and Thermopolis.
Her passion for independence and her love of travel made her profession as a truck driver a perfect fit. She owned her own truck for many years and co-owned a trucking company with her brother Gale. She traveled extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and the Bahamas. Sharon was also a talented musician who passed her love for music on to her children and grandchildren.
She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and wife. Her strong work ethic, self-determination and ability to laugh were examples to her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Gary and Gene Cartwright, and her niece, Michelle Cartwright.
Sharon is survived by her husband, Larry Jones; daughters Lynn Smith (Walter) of Bozeman, Mont., and Kimberly McElhaney of Las Vegas; son Charlie Cardenas (Bonni Jo) of Billings; sisters, Eunice Burke and Shirley Foreman, of Thermopolis; and brother Gale Cartwright (Suzan), also of Thermopolis. She is also survived by five grandchildren.
At Sharon's request cremation has taken place, and no formal services are planned. A family gathering to celebrate her life will be held in Thermopolis at a later date. Memorials in her name can be made to a cancer charity or hospice of one's choosing.
Gilbert M. McKinney
(Dec. 28, 1927 - Jan. 12, 2009)
Gilbert M. McKinney, of Casper, died Monday, Jan. 12, of congestive heart failure. He was 81.
He was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Casper, the son of Charles and Marie (Peterson) McKinney. He attended school in Casper, graduating from NCHS. He married Cheri Aarestad in Casper on June 24, 1985.
Gilbert was a materials coordinator for Texaco for 35 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating and was a member of the Casper Boat Club.
Survivors include his wife Cheri of Casper; son Dale McKinney of Littleton, Colo.; daughters Rita (Dave) Row of Littleton, Colo.; Glenda (Curtis) Cote of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; sister Helen (Al) Bunning of Roseville, Calif.; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Charles E. McKinney and nephew Richard McKinney.
Services will be held at a later date. Cremation has been held under the direction of Bustard's Funeral Home of Casper.
Increasing DUI numbers necessitate harsher penalties
The number of DUI arrests in Wyoming continues to rise each year. It seems current Wyoming laws, coupled with other preventative measures, still aren't strong enough to dissuade people from driving drunk.
According to a recent Associated Press story, 1,400 people were arrested by the Wyoming Highway Patrol for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2008 — up from 1,000 in 2005. The number of local arrests increased in recent years as well.
A spokesman for the Wyoming Highway Patrol attributes the increase to Wyoming's growing population — and, in the same AP story, the chief of police in Cheyenne (where there was a 46 percent increase in DUI arrests last year) said he thinks the increase occurred because he has more officers on duty on weekend nights. Powell Police Chief Tim Feathers attributes the increase to a greater emphasis on DUI arrests — prompted by state reports, beginning in 2005, that show drunk driving continues to be a major problem in Wyoming.
Whatever the reason, the goal of decreasing the number of drunk drivers on the road simply isn't happening.
House Bill 115, which will be considered in this session of the Wyoming Legislature, would increase DUI penalties across the board — particularly for repeat offenders. Chief Feathers said that's an area of particular concern.
According to Feathers, 35-40 percent of DUI arrests in Park County are what he calls "hard-core drunk drivers" — those with a blood-alcohol content above .15 percent (twice the legal limit or more) and drivers being arrested on a second or subsequent offense.
Other approaches — public awareness, increased law enforcement, public transportation — can only go so far. It's time for our legislators to consider another tactic. If increased penalties for DUIs kept even a few drunks from driving, Wyoming's roads would be safer for everyone.
Powell men save friend from icy togwotee disaster
An icy avalanche buried snowmobiler Ryan Berchtold, very nearly taking his life, on New Year's Day. The next day, Berchtold stood in the hole his friends dug to rescue him. Courtesy photo by Tim Metzler
When an avalanche buried and suffocated Ryan Berchtold of Powell at Togwotee Pass on New Year's Day, three friends came to his rescue.
Josh Lovelady, Tim Metzler and Darren Thomas, all of Powell, dug Berchtold out of the snow and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), delivering him from sure death.
Bogus Yellowstone evacuation notice may draw federal charges
In case you didn't hear, you were supposed to evacuate your home during the recent swarm of earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park.
That was according to a self-dubbed expert who now may face criminal charges for his suspect predictions of doom.


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They're all over the place: Railking engines with fried circuitboards. So I have this one, and I'm just gonna fool around with it.
Yeah, when I put it on the track it did nothing but trip the breaker and make a lovely burned circuit smell. So I wasted no time cutting the whole PS2 system out of it. (There's a visibly blown capacitor on one of the boards, I'll look into repairing it later, but even if I could I wouldn't put it back in this loco.) Of course I also removed the smoke unit, as without the driver circuit it's not doing anything. (Again, I'll probably use it in another project.) I did retain the bracket to hold the headlight bulb, at least for now.
First order of business was to make it run again. For now, forward-only is fine. So I swung by Radio Shack (because sometimes fast is better than right or cheap) and grabbed the highest rated full wave bridge rectifier they had. I think it was 6A 400V, but I threw out the packaging. Anyway, it was really simple to wire in.
Ok it's a pretty crude diagram, but you get it. It doesn't actually matter which of the two inner prongs you connect to the pickups or ground, because, ya know, alternating current. The outer prongs... well since the can motor isn't really marked which prong is positive or negative, I just tried it before I soldered my connections. My first guess was reverse only. (I'm sure the MTH tech guys would have known that the yellow wire was positive and the white wire was negative, but I didn't.) Since the headlight bulb is incandescent I could have wired it straight to track power, but I wired it to the DC side in case I want to switch to LEDs later.
This is what it actually looks like.
I probably could have just let the rectifier rattle around in there, but I fashioned a bracket out of a scrap of brass. An L-bracket would have been neater, but I didn't have one in the junk box.
Um, if you were looking sharp you might have noticed that jacked up headlight. Well, the bulb was burned out, and ordering a replacement would have taken precious effort (esp. since I'm not sure the headlight is going to stay where it is.) So I cobbled together this piece of junk:
I took a grain-of-wheat bulb, ran one lead through a piece of styrene tube and globbed a hunk of solder on the end of the wire. I glued on a a larger styrene tube, stripped off the other wire, and wrapped it around the outside. Ta-Da: ghetto bulb.
If you were an astute observer, you might have noticed that I've already addressed one of the biggest complaint about these railking engines: the goofy bent main rods. It was surprisingly simple:
Yup, just drilled new holes to mount the crosshead guides, and cut a chunk out of the middle. Then I re-bent the main rods. Presto. I suspect this may interfere with the swing of the pony truck on O-36 track, but it works just fine on my O-42.
What's next? Dunno. I had thought about making a camelback, but the driver size and spacing isn't conducive to any Reading prototype... so I don't know. I might just see if I can make it look less toy-like. If I do have one complaint about this design, it's the stupid bell. It's the highest point of the locomotive. The first time I rolled it over to take the screws out, even on my foam workpad, the thing snapped right off. The only worse idea I've seen recently is the plastic whistle on the Lionel Berk Jr. Hey manufacturers.. Kids are supposed to play with these.
Anyway, I'm open to suggestions on what I should do with this engine.
Kitbashing Reading Company steam engines until the day I can build a layout. Sometimes I do custom work for others.
Check out my Blog of my previous work at http://brianwowak.wordpress.com
You can always get a simple E unit board from Dallee-- for $45 you'll have forward & reverse-- or get a wbb board with sound-- smoke unit-- i'd leave it alone for now.
Yeah, if it turns into something cool I'll definitely upgrade to a DCRU of some sort, but for $2.98, the rectifier is a good deal.
The Mechanism isn't too far off from a Reading L3 Camelback, but they're way outside my timeframe. The boiler is too fat, I'd pretty much have to ditch the shell altogether.
Well with work wrapping up on the E5s, I took a minute to tinker with my 4-6-0 again. First I hacked the stupid headlight off, and the class(less) lights.
Better? Good.
Now what has ALWAYS bothered me about these Railking engines... they're (dare I say BADLY) compressed models of larger engines, when there's no reason they can't be scale (or scale-ish) models of smaller engines. So along the mindset of "no specific prototype" I'm going to add larger detail parts to make this look like a scale model of a small engine. First up: bigger headlight.
Now I don't really intend to spend real money on this, so to that end, I took the MTH headlight socket, glued it into the front of the boiler, stuck a piece of plastic tube (it's the roll from doggie doodoo bag dispensers), stuck the end of a ballpoint pen in as a lense, and made a bracket out of styrene scraps. Those horrible steps aren't long for this world, either. I might just hack the whole dang pilot off and make a new one, we'll see. The steam dome is ok but what the heck is up with that sand dome? That's gotta go. More progress as time permits!
Nice mods. I've used the Shack full wave rectifier to get several recalcitrant PS1 locos to run again - I refer to it as "neutering" them: they are up and running but not quite the same. Love what you did with the headlight.
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For what is basically a starter set locomotive, the RailKing 4-6-0 is a fairly decent representation of a New York Central F Class locomotive, the type which was often seen on the Putnam Division.
I look forward to seeing your model when it is finished.
If I'm not mistaken, this same locomotive came in PS-1(separate sale) and PS-2 and Locosound versions in sets.
For us toy train lovers, they are a nice representation of the F12 ten wheelers on the Old Put.
Here is the Putnam Division's 1244. Prior Rail King issues of the 4-6-0 were actually numbered 1242 and 1244. I will be detailing one of these Rail King Ten Wheelers to look like the real 1244.
Bobby Ogage
I am following your mods to the Rail King Ten Wheeler. Yesterday I found another one of these Ten Wheelers with PS2 in crappy but running condition, so I am detailing it to resemble the real New York Central's Class F No. 1244 used in commuter service on the Putnam Division.
Regarding your mod of the drive rod on the Ten Wheeler, I am doing something similar to this,
and in addition I am adding a spacer between the rods at the connection to the center driver to eliminate that residual joggle.
The pilot and smoke box front on the MTH Ten Wheeler need the most surgery to replicate the No. 1244. The tender needs some work too.
Please keep us posted on this project, and thanks so much for sharing your modeling skills with us.
So I swung by Radio Shack (because sometimes fast is better than right or cheap) and grabbed the highest rated full wave bridge rectifier they had . . .
I call this "neutering" a loco. Done it a couple of times myself to old PS1 locos. Radio Shack sells small DPDT switches you can mount in the cab so you can reach in and reverse direction, too, if you need to. Not as good as an e-board, but as you say, sometimes fast is better than right . . .
As to what to do with it, I haven't a clue, but imagine you will have fun with it regardless. Might be fun just to add some details and such. It occurred to me that because there are so many of these out there broken like this, you could find two more cheap ones and (with some challenges ahead of you) make a triplex, or since the real fun there would be in just making a tender with drivers, make it a duplex - this normal loco with a second set of drivers under a tender. don't see many of those . . . Just a suggestion . . .
Added details to the pilot. Currently working on adding steam delivery pipes, and widening the top of the firebox to match the bottom (a bizarre feature on this model, I suppose to make room for all the switches of the PS2 version.)
I've bought a few of the 4-6-0's for later reworking.....they are decent little locos......and IIRC there are two different models?!?!?
I also like the RK 2-8-0 models. A bunch were bought for the boards out of them and some were painted football or baseball schemes. I bought 3 and never paid more than $50 each....all brain dead. But a WbB DCU and some work and they were great locos.
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The 2-8-0s appeal to me less because I don't relish the thought of filing the shoulders off that belpaire firebox. I might use one just for the chassis to build an older camelback some day, though.
Steam delivery pipes added:
I'm pleased with the direction, but I struggle to decide what road to letter it for. Lehigh Valley and the LN&E owned 4-6-0s, but like the Reading, theirs were camelbacks. I'd prefer a road that interchanged with the Reading, but any Northeast road could do.
That is a great project..I was beginning to think I was the only one left doing scratch \ kit building of motive power I just finished cutting the ridiculous cowcatcher pilot off the Lionel Polar Express engine and replaced it with a solid brass cast one, which made for a reasonably good engine at a decent price as I purchased it used. My other project is a interurban freight engine nearing completion after languishing due to a lack of correctly sized power trucks. I bought a RMT RDC and took off the shell, built a new frame and it fits perfectly into the Pittman body..Last but not least, I am also close to finishing a clockwork shunter from a Marx Tank car, a Hornby mechanism, etc.These are more rewarding than anything I could purchase in a box already made...I look forward to more posts in terms of your progress..
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Notice the firebox didn't slow me any. I know it's not correct for WM units....but for $75 it came out as a good lookin loco!!!
You'll get no argument on that point; It's a **** sharp engine.
Firebox fixed, cab extended (downward,) coupler lift bar added, whistle (from parts bin, maybe off a Lionel dockside?) added where the oh-so-easy to break bell was. Also added a dynamo from a Lionel USRA 0-8-0. Not too much left to do before paint.
Good Ole' Krylon Semi-Flat #1613 always wins. Home stretch... need to pick a road name and number soon.
So I was thinking about my earlier build mandate to do as much as I could without spending money on parts, and that solved the roadname problem; the only decals I have on hand are Reading. So I numbered it from the last class of end-cab 4-6-0s the Reading purchased (although they were all later rebuilt as camelbacks.)
It was just supposed to be for fun, anyway, right?
Legacy is just a combination of TMCC, DCS, and a smartphone, but I like it anyways.
WOW!!! That worked out GREAT!!!! I Like it....and may copy some of it!!!
Finishing touch: marker lights I cut off the Williams USRA 4-6-2 I'm going to rework as Reading & Northern #425.
Wow.....very cool. Brian.....nice job! Tom
epilogue: did a little dry-brush weathering with Polly-S grimy black,oily black, and special oxide red.
I have a PRR version of this locomotive and been wanting to modify it to something that belonged to the Long Island RR, question where did you put the spacers to raise the locomotive shell?
Get finish on the project!!!
.100x.100 styrene square rod, on the mounting pad inside the firebox and on the front of the chassis, mounted with cyanoacrylate. I think I needed to grab some longer screws from my parts bin, but otherwise that was it. If you're keeping the smoke unit you'll need to shim that up too, or extend the output with a piece of brass tube. Also you'd have to notch out the back of the shell for the connector to the tender, but that's minor.
Thanks I appreciate the photos!
Blake.....you are very animated!!! (only photo avatars are permitted)
Really I didn't know sorry about that (newcomer)
Just joking......but admins will kill it at some point!


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Making Your Last Wishes Known
WebMD Feature
July 7, 2000 -- Laws in every state have made it clear: You have the fundamental right to make a decision in advance about whether to accept or refuse medical treatment if you become gravely ill. You can exercise this right through an advance directive, a legal document that provides clear directions to physicians and caregivers about how you wish to be treated should you become unable to communicate.
According to a 1991 Gallup poll, 75% of Americans feel advance directives are a good idea, yet only 20% actually complete them. By taking the steps to prepare an advance directive before a medical crisis arises, you can make decisions thoughtfully and ensure that your wishes concerning end-of-life treatment will be honored. And remember: These directives are not just for the elderly. Illness and accidents in particular befall younger people as well.
There are two main kinds of advance directives:
Be certain to have your directive witnessed or notarized, or both, according to your state law. Keep the original in your personal files and give copies to your family members, any proxy, and all your physicians. Ask your doctors to have it placed in your permanent medical record. And keep a card in your purse or wallet naming your proxy and indicating that you have an advance directive and where it can be found. If you haven't written an advance directive and are hospitalized, you should know that hospitals are supposed to ask you if you want to write one and should also allow you to enter a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order into your medical record.
Make sure you discuss your wishes with your doctors, proxy, and family members -- in part so they won't try to contradict your instructions later. "The completion of a health care directive doesn't end when you sign the document and put it in a drawer," says Carol Sieger, staff attorney with Partnership for Caring. "Paint a picture about what's acceptable and not acceptable, what your personal values are, your idea of independence. What are your wishes regarding care? What do you view as quality of life? "
No matter how complete your living will, you won't be able to address all possible scenarios. "People don't have crystal balls," says attorney Charles Sabatino, counsel to the American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly. "Each medical decision is unique and fairly complicated. I've never seen a directive that didn't take serious interpretation to figure out how to implement it."
That's one reason to carefully consider your choice of a proxy; Sabatino calls it "the most important decision you're going to make." Choose someone you trust implicitly but remember -- the person closest to you may not necessarily be the best option. For instance, your loving wife or grown child may be so unwilling to let you die that they'll want to resuscitate you even if you're past recovery. When you've made your choice, make sure he or she knows your philosophy about end-of-life treatment.
Because values and wishes change over time, you should revisit your advance directive every few years and certainly after a major life change, illness, or death in the family. "If you don't update your instructions periodically, people will doubt those are still your wishes," says Sabatino.
Regardless of their imperfections, an advance directive "remains the clearest and best avenue for insuring that patient wishes are honored at the end of life," says attorney and bioethicist Paul W. Armstrong. "Granted there are difficulties with them, but there should always be deep ambivalence about making end-of-life decisions."
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By Richard Allen
With the presidential election now in our rear view mirror, it's time to turn our attention fully onto more important things. Of course, by that I mean racing. But with the election theme in mind and considering that NASCAR's Chase for the Championship makes the sport seem somewhat like a game show, here some ideas for campaign slogans drivers might use if a fan vote element were added in a 'Survivor' style championship vote.
Jimmie Johnson- "Come on, you know you love it when some things just stay the same"
Brad Keselowski- "Vote for me and I'll tweet you during the next red flag"
Clint Bowyer- "Party at my house if I win"
Kasey Kahne- No slogan needed ladies, just a picture
Kurt Busch- "If you don't vote for me, you're an idiot"
Kyle Busch- "If you don't vote for me I'll Ron Hornaday your butt right off the highway"
Jeff Gordon- "After all these years of Jimmie, you know you want me back"
Carl Edwards- "That's right, I still race"
Tony Stewart- "I promise a helmet hood ornament on every car"
Danica Patrick- "Politics are all about a bunch of hype and very little substance. So, Go Daddy!"
Matt Kenseth- "You mean I have to say something now?"
Joey Logano- "Prove you wear the firesuit in your family by voting for me, or else my dad will come after you"
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.- "I'm Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Just put my name on the ballot. I don't need a slogan"
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Three diners in Japan remain hospitalized after eating blowfish baubles, known as fugu, prepared by an unauthorized chef in Tsuruoka city, on the northwest coast of Japan about 85 miles northwest of Tokyo.
Seven men reportedly ordered sashimi and grilled blowfish 'nads at a chef-owned eatery Monday night. Though fugu is poisonous, it's safe if properly prepared by a trained, licensed handler. Fugu's hint-o-death raises its excitement profile, and the maritime knapsacks to the hereafter are sought out by culinary thrill-seekers.
Shortly after eating the fugu, the patrons developed paralysis in the limbs and difficulty breathing, possible signs that something was amiss.
They were beginning to lose consciousness when they were taken to the hospital, which treated them for tetrodotoxin poisoning. Three of them, a 55-year-old, 68-year-old and 69-year-old, remain hospitalized, one in critical condition.
Having just returned from a Chinese New Year party in my child's Chinese classroom, I now know three things I didn't know before:
1. Today is Day 5 of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration.
2. You are supposed to eat jiao zi (dumplings) at midnight as the New Year dawns, for good luck.
3. Jiao zi are the same thing as gyoza, having spread from China to Japan.
A mother in the classroom made jiao zi for the class. Her homemade dumplings filled with pork were splendid, with a soft but toothsome texture and crisp brown edges from pan-frying. I contributed a bag of fortune cookies from Publix, which the kindergartners, at least, found impressive.
As a devout black-eyed pea eater every Jan. 1, I was distraught to learn that I had skipped the critical jiao zi at the recent dawning of the Year of the Ox. This is not the year to take luck lightly. Fortunately, however, I remembered that on Tuesday the little Foxes and I knocked back a bag of excellent and deliciously affordable gyoza from the freezer section at Trader Joe's, so maybe we're covered?
In order of popularity, guess which Girl Scout Cookies sell the most. The answers are after the jump.
But before we go there, let me ask: What kind of Girl Scout Cookie person are you? I'm Samoas all the way. I can see breaking from the gluttonous ring of coconut, caramel and chocolate every now and then to cleanse my palate or freshen my breath with a Thin Mint. Or possibly using a Tagalong or Do-Si-Do as a nutritional supplement in lieu of peanut butter and jelly.
But for the love of Juliette Gordon Lowe, who orders Trefoils? And these new Lemon Chalet Cremes? Seriously? Can anyone make a case for these?
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This week's dining review features the short and sweet menu at The Melrose, the low-brow pub project of Bar Twenty3 founder Austin Ray. Located on Franklin Pike across from the bygone Melrose Lanes bowling alley, The Melrose offers an everybody-knows-your-name ambiance--complete with pool tables, Super Shot basketball game and Ms. Pac-Man table.
Kudos to Ray for keeping it simple as far as the food goes. The chalkboard above the bar lists a succint roster, including chili, nachos, quesadillas and wings, which means you can save your decision-making energy for the array of 75 beers.
Here's the question: If you could build your own short menu of bar fare--desert island dive dishes, if you will--what would be your top choices for pub grub?
Macke's tidbits (okay, they were in my pocket) when it became apparent
that Kriste wouldn't arrive in time to get any. Hey, it was a big crowd.
Also, I did NOT get "drunk" on the sip-at-a-time wines. I simply "sampled" about a dozen of them. Okay, more than that. But it was less than 20, and it gave me a new list of "go-to" wines when I need to take a bottle somewhere. l enjoyed nearly everything I tried. Except for a couple. When I shut one eye, I could still read the names of them so I wouldn't accidentally try those again.
East Nashville may be petitioning to get its own Trader Joe's, but on Feb. 9, at 615 Gallatin Rd., it gets the next best thing: ALDI.
That sound you just heard like a whale spouting was the 37205 zipcode spitting its Starbucks in unison. ALDI? The grocery too cheap to provide complimentary shopping carts or baggers? The grocery shopped by retirees and folks on fixed incomes? The grocery stocked full of obscure brand names you'll never see at Kroger? That ALDI?
Aye, that's the one. Our own Cleveland Pete, a man who can stretch a dollar until Washington's chin and forehead meet, hails it as "the peasant's grocery." It's a place where a fella can walk in with a $10 bill, buy a tub of crab clawmeat, a head of lettuce and several cans of veggies, and leave with change. As it turns out, ALDI, like Trader Joe's, is a subsidiary of German food conglomerate Albrecht Discounts.
Laugh all you want, Green Hills, but once you look past the superficial niceties (as Slashfood noted) the similarities between the two stores outweigh the differences. Sure, ALDI is functional where Trader Joe's is whimsical--in place of Trader Giotto vodka sauce, you're more likely to encounter Millville-brand cereal flakes. But the emphasis on exclusive, low-cost in-house brands is the same. The store limits its selection to some 1,400 household staples, using high-volume buying to keep the price low.
The similarities don't stop there. No-frills decor? Check. A store philosophy/personality defined by odd procedural quirks? Check. (At ALDI, shopping carts are famously provided for a quarter deposit, which you get back as you leave; bags cost a nickel extra, a quiet, unfussy bit of conservation.) If Trader Joe's has built a kind of cargo-cult narrative around itself, ALDI presents itself as the store for people too busy and cash-strapped to fool around--get in, get out, and nobody gets overcharged.
If none of this lights up the switchboards across the river, I imagine the specials will. Yesterday at the Nolensville Road ALDI outpost, I stumbled upon a huge dump bin where a woman was fishing out avocados. The price: 49 cents apiece--half what I paid at Kroger not long ago, and a sixth of what they were running the last time I was in Whole Foods. I got eight. They're hard as knots, but they can spend some time cozying up in a paper sack. Thanks to the peasant's grocer, I'll be eating like a king.
Guacamole, anyway.
Perhaps as many as a billion wild frogs are caught each year, largely for consumption, according to an Australian-led study in the journal Conservation Biology.
Indonesia exports and consumes the largest amount of frogs--some 5,000 metric tons. France and the United States import the most frogs' legs.
"Amphibians are already the most threatened animal group...because of disease, habitat loss and climate change--man's massive appetite for their legs is not helping," researcher Corey Bradshaw of Adelaide University in Australia told an interviewer.
That 1 billion figure was arrived at by studying United Nations trade data, which Bradshaw admits still leaves a great deal of uncertainty about the figure.
Not included in the study were amphibians that are farmed for food.
Next time you see a school-age child turn up his nose at a perfectly acceptable meal, remind him that, according to Bradshaw, frog legs "are on the menu at school cafeterias in Europe ... and dinner tables across Asia." Makes fish sticks look better and better.
This cold and dreary weather had me hankering for a big,
tasty bowl of Vietnamese pho. For those who don't know pho (pronounced "fuh",)
it's a clear beef broth, generally served in a big bowl with noodles, thinly sliced
beef, meatballs and onions, with garnishes of fresh basil, cilantro, bean
sprouts and a lime wedge.
I've always thought that Miss Saigon on
closely by Kien Giang, which is located in the same strip mall.
When I cruised out to Miss Saigon with my pal Brantley
Hargrove, I was disappointed to find the place closed for lunch, and then
doubly disappointed to find Kien Giang similarly shuttered. (A sign on the door
of Kien Giang said they were remodeling and wouldn't be open till mid-February.)
I was experiencing that special kind of unhappiness that
comes from a food wish unfulfilled, when, as we pulled onto Charlotte, I
noticed a small restaurant called Pho Yen Hoa, located at
the bottom of the little hill that Miss Saigon and Kien Giang sit atop.
Brantley and I decided to give the place a shot and I'm very
glad we did. I think I've found my new favorite Vietnamese in
The man in the big hat is trying to lure the Food Network to Nashville. Jack Cawthon, the good guy in the black hat behind Jack's Bar-B-Que, says he has been going to the Apple store to learn to use iMovie, and he's gotten "good enough" to launch a few clips on YouTube. This winter he posted an 8-minute travelogue (complete with bloopers), of himself cruising Lower Broad, the Times Square of Music City. In the intro, Cawthon makes a hospitable shout-out to the Food Network, inviting them to Nashville.
"What you got cookin', Food Network? How 'bout cooking something up with me down here in Nashville, TN, on Lower Broad at Jack's Bar-B-Que," Cawthon drawls in the opening lines of the video.
A longtime downtown tourism booster who recently headed up the downtown holiday decoration contest, Cawthon says he just threw the video out there for the heck of it. Ideally, he says, Food Network will pick up the challenge and send someone to check out his 15-year-old landmark restaurant with neon pigs flying over Lower Broad--maybe Bobby Flay or "that real cool guy with the punked-out hair." So far he hasn't received an R.S.V.P.
"If they ever do come," Cawthon says, "I've got an ideal kitchen upstairs in my store that backs up to the Ryman. I've always envisioned if they come we could cook around the pit. It would make a real good scene."
In the current spirit of petitioning, if you want to second Jack's invitation to the Food Network, chime in below. Better yet, if you have a direct line to Bob Tuschman, senior vice president of programming at the Food Network--where employee email addresses follow the formula of first initial plus last name at foodnetwork dot com--you might put a bug in his ear.
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Dried raspberries, orange zest, grated coconut and chili flakes adorn the dainty confections in the cases of chocolatier Bethany Thouin's Cocoa Tree, a tiny Germantown shop that is just as pretty as its inventory of chocolate truffles, cakes and pies. Appointed in a stylish combo of blue and brown tones, with a couch and a cozy shag carpet, Cocoa Tree reflects the fusion of business and residential life that makes Germantown such an inviting and up-and-coming district.
The hot chocolate was wonderfully thick and the chocolate peanut butter pie was sweet and filling. But we wouldn't expect anything less of Thouin. The author of Chocolate Covered Friendship, Thouin has earned acclaim for her truffles across national media, appeared on the Food Network Chocolate Landmarks Challenge and once showcased a chocolate dress in the New York City Chocolate Show.
Located at 1200 Fifth Ave. N., Suite 104 (phone: 255-5060), Cocoa Tree is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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We grow in cities which shape our personalities, they influence our families, our environment. Welcome to the conference "City Time" where will perform speakers that now create and implement projects for the city in different directions. Architects and restaurateurs, social innovators, artists and other contributors will share their vision of city development, with some colourful and rich ideas.
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Demyan Danyluk
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Renowned writer and journalist from Ivano-Frankivsk.
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Architect, Lecturer, Department of Architectural Design within Institute of Architecture, National University "Lviv Polytechnic".
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Moms, how many kids would you be willing to breastfeed at once? One? Two? How about breastfeeding three children? That's what mom Samantha Williams proudly announced to the world the other day. Now for the really big news: only one of those kids is a baby.
That's right. Samantha is nursing her 7-month-old. Her 3-year-old. AND her 5-year-old.
At once. Well, sort of.
Despite her unusual breastfeeding routine, Samantha is just like regular gals: she only has two breasts. So while she is doing what's called "tandem nursing" of her baby and two older kids, only two can latch on at any one time. Still, she's trading off two boobs among three children, and they're not triplets.
Is this woman a saint? Or is she nuts? Maybe a little bit of both?
I'm not here to piss in the cornflakes of breastfeeding moms. This is NOT about breastfeeding. At least not about why women choose to nurse at the outset.
But Samantha has put herself out there as an example of what a woman can do with her kids, and I can't help but be a little horrified. Women who extended nurse say they do so for the best of their kids, but her 3- and 5-year-olds aren't the only kids this mom has to consider.
What about her baby? What about what's best for 7-month-old Ethan?
Is it really to have a mother whose body is working overtime for three kids in every way -- not just running after them, but in producing milk? Is it really to have to share this special mom to baby bonding time that the breastfeeding proponents crow about with his siblings? Is it really to have a mom who never gets to just shut off?
That's the part that really gets me. What about her?
Because breastfeeding one kid takes a lot out of you. Breastfeeding three? That's ... a lot of pressure, especially for the mother of an infant.
I'm sure Samantha Williams is a good mom. She's obviously trying. And the photos show happy, healthy kids. But my response to her story wasn't "oh, how cool." It was, good God, that poor woman.
She's breastfeeding three children. THREE! That's a lot of work for a mom, a mom who has an infant at home who needs his mother to have as much energy for him as she can muster.
Adding more kids to your family can be a wonderful thing, but you need to remember not to spread yourself too thin -- because that's not good for anyone, and it's not fair to your new baby.
Have you tried tandem nursing? How did it work for your family?
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I'm currently nursing my 18 month old, and am due in Jan. My youngest has shown no signs of stopping, so what will be, wil be.
I've been reading up on it and if I do end up Tandem nursing, there is a good chance that it will help the youngest to bond as well as helps me rest if they nurse together. So we will cross that bridge once we get to it.
To each their own. If it works for them, good. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
I'm like you SimonzKedge - nursing my 13 month old and planning to tandem nurse when his little brother or sister arrives in February.
Oh, gross. She's nuts.
Oh, and normally older kids don't nurse as often as babies/toddlers (unless sick or stressed). She even stated that her older two only nurse a few times a day/week, which is how kids self wean usally. So that's not really a huge deal, is it? Even now my toddler only nurses about 3-4 times a day, but I think that has more to do with my low pregnancy supply than anything.


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Another potential earnings short-squeeze play is Ebix ( EBIX), a software and e-commerce solutions provider to the insurance industry, which is set to release numbers on Thursday before the market open. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Ebix to report revenue of $54.34 million on earnings of 45 cents per share
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Ebix is extremely high at 39%. That means that out of the 33.45 million shares in the tradable float, 13.13 million shares are sold short by the bears. If this company can deliver the earnings news the bulls are looking for, then we could easily see a monster short-squeeze develop post-earnings.
From a technical perspective, EBIX is currently trending below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bearish. This stock has been trending sideways for the last month, with shares moving between $16.99 on the upside and around $15 on the downside. A high-volume move above the upper-end of that range post-earnings will likely trigger a major breakout trade for shares of EBIX.If you're bullish on EBIX, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $15.98 to $16.99 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 547,455 shares. If that breakout triggers, then EBIX will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at its 200-day moving average of $19.24 to $19.84 a share. Any high-volume move above $19.84 will then put $22 to $23 into range for shares of EBIX. I would avoid EBIX or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout, and then drops back below some key near-term support at $15 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then EBIX will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major support levels at $14 to $13 a share.
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ST. MARYS — After edging up slightly in October, unemployment numbers in Auglaize County fell by 1 percent in November.
In data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Auglaize County's unemployment rate settled in at 6.4 percent, down 1 percent from its October rate of 7.4 percent. A year ago, the unemployment rate for the county sat at 8.4 percent.
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WAPAKONETA — A drug sweep of the area Monday by local law enforcement officers ensnared more than a dozen people on a myriad of drug-related charges.
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BUCKLAND — A Buckland woman was injured as she tried to save her dog from a fire that engulfed her home early this morning.
The dog perished in the fire and Becky Krites, 45, who suffered burns from trying to save him, was transported by Cridersville EMS to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima and then transferred to Columbus for further treatment.
"It looks like she was injured trying to get back in to get the dog out," Buckland Volunteer Fire Department Chief Todd Vorhees said of the former Buckland Village Council member.
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According to a news release from Shelby County Sheriff John R. Lenhart, at 6:13 a.m., Ronald Walling was found hanging by a bed sheet in his cell during a routine inmate check. Jail staff immediately began CPR and paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after Walling was found. Walling was pronounced dead at 6:46 a.m.
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The St. Marys Optimist Club sponsors the annual festival, which brings exotic animals, ice skating, Santa Claus, cookies and hot chocolate, entertainment and a live nativity to town each year.
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A group of some fifth-grade students have created the St. Marys Intermediate School News Crew, where they are either creating the school's morning announcements or putting together features for special assignments around the building.
St. Marys 45, Coldwater 34
St. Marys senior guard D.J. Manning exploded for 20 points on 5-of-5 shooting from beyond the three-point arc and St. Marys pulled away from Coldwater in the second half on Saturday night at Murotech Court.
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Minster rallied back from a deficit in the third quarter with a big run spurred by Bridget Geiger and Tara Clune.
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Creole Cod
Jim Bathie; Jan Gautro
The mildness of cod takes well to bold flavorings such as Dijon mustard and Creole seasoning. Lemon juice, added after cooking, brightens the flavor. If you can't find Creole seasoning, make your own: Combine 1 tablespoon paprika with 1 teaspoon each of salt, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, ground red pepper, and black pepper. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: 4 servings
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 148
- Calories from fat: 21%
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 27.2g
- Carbohydrate: 0.8g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
- Iron: 0.5mg
- Sodium: 523mg
- Calcium: 16mg
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning blend (such as Spice Island)
- 4 (6-ounce) cod fillets (about 1 inch thick)
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine first 4 ingredients; brush evenly over fish.
- Place fish on a foil-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 17 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Drizzle juice evenly over fish; garnish with parsley, if desired.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
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Day 1: Arrive at Georgetown
Arrive in Guyana. Pick up and transfer to Cara Lodge, 150-year-old heritage house converted into a small hotel. Overnight at Cara Lodge.
(Included meals : N / A)
Day 2: Georgetown
This morning enjoy a guided tour of Georgetown City. This afternoon have a briefing on the overland trip and prepare your gear. Overnight at Cara Lodge.
(Included meals : Breakfast)
Day 3: Linden - Mahdia - Amatuk
This morning depart Georgetown at 0630hrs traveling for 8 hours, passing through the bauxite town of Linden, then through miles and miles of lush rainforest and rolling hills, stopping briefly at '58' where you enjoy a lovely vegetarian lunch or fried local fish or chicken.
Rejuvenated, you continue your journey passing through the Konawaruk Mountains where opportunity of sightings of curassow, deer, etc are frequent and we'll continue by crossing with the Ferry to the bustling gold-mining town of Mahdia, then to Pamela Landing where you travel by boat for 2 ½ hours to Amatuk. Here, on this beautiful island of white sand with the 170 ft drop Amatuk Falls just a few yards away, you camp for the night. A refreshing bath in the river and a sumptuous meal prepared by Melford and Ina are all you need before climbing into your hammock. The fresh, clean air will soon render you fast asleep. Overnight at camp Amatuk.
(Included meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4: Waratuk
The next day you leave by boat and foot, trekking through the jungle, swimming across creeks and walking across jungle bridges (tree trunks), a short boat-ride through the rapids and you arrive at Waratuk where you camp for the night.
(Included meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5: Tukiet
The next morning, after a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast, you set off on foot for Tukiet with the enigmatic Ibini mountain range in a distance as your constant companion. Another short boat ride and you reach just in time for lunch at Tukiet, the bottom of Kaieteur Falls. A cool dip in the river with the 'Old Man's Beard', a beautiful falls, flowing gently down a steep drop from high up the mountain just across the river. Here you'll have a spectacular view of Kaieteur gorge. Overnight at Tukiet in hammocks.
(Included meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6: Kaieteur
After breakfast from Tukeit your will ascend the mountain to the top of Kaieteur falls the ascent winds it way up the mountain through changing vegetation as the altitude rises. You will pass cool mountains streams where it is impossible to cress without a dip.
The final stage of the climb is known as "OH MY GOD". Did you say that you liked challenges? This climb will challenge you both physically and mentally. With your backpack strapped securely unto your back and your water bottle within easy reach After four and a half exhilarating hours of climbing, enough time to come to terms with yourself and find out who you really are, you eventually reach the top.
The feeling of achievement is indescribable as you proudly view the grandeur of the mighty Kaieteur Falls, the highest single-drop waterfalls in the world. At dusk thousands of swifts gather the sky like dark clouds then plunge into the water of the falls, to their nesting site on the rock face behind the falls. A peaceful and contented night's rest at the Kaieteur Guest House will refresh you for the next day's activities. Overnight at Kaieteur Guest House.
(Included meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7: Kaieteur - Georgetown
A tour around the Kaieteur Park will prove to be a truly fascinating experience. You will get the chance to view the Kaieteur Falls from several vantage points that offer excellent photo opportunities. The knowledgeable tour guide is a vault of information that is simply incredible. With stealth and a little patience you can get a close- up view of the beautiful, but poisonous 'golden frog' and, if you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of the brilliantly coloured, orange 'Cock-of-the-rock'.
You will also make the acquaintance of several pretty carnivores' plants, some of which feed on insects. There are lots of beautiful, wild flowers to, including the decorative Heliconia. On the plane to Georgetown you get a final, spectacular aerial view of Kaieteur Falls and the gorge and the awe-inspiring expanse of rainforest and rivers that will hold the secrets of your adventure forever. Transfer and overnight at Cara Lodge.
(Included meals : Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8: Depart Georgetown
Transfer to Airport for departing flight.
(Included meals : Breakfast)
Please note that on the overland trip to Kaieteur Falls you carry your own backpack. Porters can be arranged to carry your pack at an additional cost.
- Airport transfers
- Double/twin accommodations
- Camping equipment
- Meals as indicated
- All road and river transfers
- Internal flights
- Local guides during tours
- Activities
Not Included
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- Departure tax
- Items of a personal nature alcoholic drinks except where mentioned above
Equipment to bring
Broad rimmed or peaked sun hat
Large handkerchief or bandana to protect back of neck from sun
Light weight, quick dry, light coloured long pants and long sleeved shirt
Light weight socks, that dry quickly
Bathing suit
T-shirt, ideally light colour and cotton
Slippers or sandals, for easy on and off around camp when boots are being dried
Appropriate boots for hiking
Sunscreen and chap stick
Insect repellent
Medications for specific medical condition (i.e. allergies, heart etc).
Calamine Lotion
Sunglasses ideally with carrying straps
Back pack
Ziploc bags - to protect things against rain etc.
Personal Toiletries
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Bangalore-based startup Babajob is a social networking site with a few interesting wrinkles. I recently met with Sean Blagsvedt, co-founder of Babalife in Bangalore, to find out about Babajob. A few weeks ago the company released its first private beta version of their service.
A kind of LinkedIn for villages is one way to describe what Sean and his team are working on. The startup wants to use the ubiquitous mobile phones and the Internet to connect people from the "informal sector" to their potential employees. The informal sector in India includes millions of cooks, maids, security guards, drivers, seamstresses, construction workers and others. How do you create a viable social network system in this space? That's the challenge that Babajob faces.
For the moment, Babajob is using Bangalore as a test-bed, with plans to roll-out its services to other Indian towns and cities during the next few months.
You can also check out Babajob's has a sister site, called Babalife.
Tags: Bangalore, Babajob, social networking, Sean Blagsvedt, informal sector, Babalife
[…] I don't think I'm doing his site justice at all, so if you want a better explanation, you can here Sean talk about it here. It is an interesting use of social networks–partly for profit, and partly for actual social betterment. I will probably post more about this later, as Babajob will be profiled in the news in the coming weeks (and I'm sure they'll do a better job of summing his project up). […]
do you have any such site in Hyderabad
Great work.
Are you guys planning to expand your reach to Hyderabad?
Best Wishes.
Good attempt.but please guide me what i have to do for hiring a maid.
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After Blue Jays pitcher Josh Johnson was scratched from his scheduled start last Friday, the team wasn't too concerned about the 29-year-old making his next scheduled appearance. An MRI showed no structural damage in Johnson's arm, and as recently as Wednesday, Johnson was expected to start in Saturday's game against the Mariners. On Thursday, however, the Blue Jays placed the struggling righty on the disabled list.
Though he was once one of the more dominant pitchers in the game, Johnson has struggled mightily this season. From 2009-11, he posted a 2.64 ERA with a record of 29-12. This season, Johnson is 0-1 with a 6.86 ERA through four starts. A stint on the DL may be the best thing for Johnson and the Blue Jays at this point.
Aaron Laffey got the spot start when Johnson was scratched last Friday, pitching 2.2 innings and giving up two runs. Laffey was then designated for assignment and has since been signed by the Dodgers. Therefore, the Blue Jays were forced to look for other options.
They called up left-hander Ricky Romero, who has pitched one High-A game this season in which he went seven innings and gave up one run. Romero had a phenomenal 2011 campaign, racking up 15 wins to go along with a 2.92 ERA. After his All-Star season, however, he was horrible, finishing with a 5.77 ERA. He made the same amount of starts as he did the year before, but logged 44.0 less innings and led the majors in walks.
Romero will take this opportunity to prove that he still has some of the ability he showed in 2011, and could potentially stick around in a Blue Jays rotation that has one pitcher with a sub-4.50 ERA. However, we very well may see Romero dumped back down to the minors if he can't eliminate the control issues that derailed his 2012 season.
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Girls, do other girls ever try to 'pu$$y block' you?
With guys, sometimes douches will try to c*ck block you. but do girls do this to other girls too?Describe a time when this happened.
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Can't say that it has ever happened to me, but in retrospect I think I may have p*ssy blocked a girl I didn't even know. At the time she was totally infatuated with this guy I knew and we were all at the same party. I didn't know at the time she had been pressing hard that night to get together with the guy and I stepped in and took him to my place for a night of f*cking something we had done before. Had I realized at the time she wanted his penis that night I would have stayed away from him and hooked up elsewhere. I only found out later from friends what all had taken place that night.
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My best friend does it all the time when my boyfriend and I try to be alone lately. Whenever we walk away or we're kissing or even trying to give each other a kiss, she's right there ready to do something lol
Yeah, it's happened to my twice by the same girl on one night. We were clubbing and she kept going for the guys I had pointed out as hot. She was pretty drunk though, and apologized the next day, but I felt like I had learned something bad about her...
Its waayy common.. at least around me and my friends... one of my best friends and I were at a party and our other friend was getting railed by this guy on a bean-bag and we started asking her math questions the entire time! another example being me and my boyfriend showed up to his buddies house who just so happens to be dating my other best friend and I walked up to the bed room window, banged on it and yelled "guess what honey I'm home!" they get pissed but its hilarious! and they generally do it back haha
railed as in f***ing in front of everyone?
Well in the long run it would have eventually been a "pu$$y block" my ex best friend always had to know that the guy interested in me was also interested in her. She figured if he liked me then he would like her since she was prettier.. she would flirt her ass off and then be like "I wouldn't hurt you like that". but to answer your question hell yes
Damn, that's really messed up.
There was a time in college when a guy pulled me over to dance with him. Granted he was drunk and a bit aggressive and my friend butted in and pulled me away so he wouldn't talk to me. I was also at a club and another guy was talking to me who was drunk and my friend just pulled me away from him mid sentence. I think with women, a p**** block is kind of a way for another woman to protect you from sleazy overly aggressive men. I guess if they are getting bad vibes and feel like a guy is pushing his boundaries then they'll step in. I personally won't even enter a club unless I know I have my girlfriends with me for protection. I've even had this happen to me when I was sitting on a bench at the mall and this weirdo guy was trying to ask me out. A woman who I never met before started inching closer to me and didn't move until the guy felt awkward and left. She then told me that she wasn't going to leave until the guy left me alone. That was real sweet of her.
Well, enjoy spinsterhood!
I'm just curious but what exactly made that guy a weirdo? Was it that he wasn't good looking and he was awkwardly trying to hit on you?
I guess the way he approached me was VERY strange and out of the blue. He didn't try to ask for my name or start a conversation. He just kind of creeped up very close to me without warning and said I was attractive and asked me out in 5 seconds. There was no hello, how are you, how's the weather..blah blah blah. It kind of reminded me of a zombie trying to attack its prey. And when I said no thank you...he just up and walked away just as strangely as he arrived.
not really unless the other girl likes the guy. Most of the time girls are respectful though I mean at least my friends are
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Ohhh p***y blocking is a whole different kettle of fish! Because women are more scheming and manipulative.The blocker will pretend that she is doing the blockee a favor, usually by making something up about the guy, "I've seen him around before [she hasn't]. He's a player/creep/got a girl pregnant/has crabs."
lol This is great and I think it's honestly true.
yep women take stuff like this to a whole new level...at least when a guy does it it's perfectly clear lol
Women do that all the time. That's why they bad mouth all over women, but especially their friends, in front of you. They try to make them less attractive to you by all means available. When a girl is interested in you, all other girls become a threat that need to be dealt with, even preemptively. If any other women start to flirt with you it will lead to a nuclear strike. Girls can be very very nasty to each other when they compete for a guy.I realized how powerful that feeling is and now use it to my own advantage. Most girls are always being desired by a lot of guys, but the opposite is not true. Only a small fraction of guys are chased by girls. So it's amazingly powerful to have girls after you, it makes you an instant god, it's like the best aphrodisiac ever. And the best part is girls direct all their aggressivity toward p**** blocking the other women while being mega horny toward you.