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Exactly what kind of tubing is the lP tubing needed?
Exactly what kind of tubing is the lP tubing needed?
Pm'd regarding purchase of one Pneu Kit, Mag mod and mounting plate.
You're probably at Tunaball, but anyways, I'd like to order the pneu kit AND magmod, if you still have it.
To specify color - black would be just perfect! Also, priority shipping, so:
- pneumatic kit (black)
- mag mod
- priority shipping.
Please let me know if it's doable and where/how much total to paypal.
- Cheers,
Sorry guys have been swamped at work and getting stuff ready to Tunaball i havent been on much. I'm home now an tryin like heck to get back to everyone...
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Just kidding, I'm sure everyone forgives you for having a life.
Ill take 2 feet of clear lp hose
pm when you have a chance with all info for payment
is the pricing on the other pages still up todate?
i need one of these with the magnet mod also pls pm me
pming you about a kit
Yes the price is still the same. Nothing has changed...Originally Posted by jonny72888
PM inbound...Originally Posted by splashkitsrock420
PM replied toOriginally Posted by hairyviking
I have 5 kits on hand for those that need them....
(More on order as always)
pm'ed you about kit
Paid and shot you a PM for parts about a week ago, and wanted to make sure that you saw it.
Did you ship my order yet? Haven't heard anything from ya would like some sort of update please.
pm sent
PM'ing. Would like one Pneumag Kit.
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Cyberave, you need to delete some messages in your inbox, i can't respond to you.
I have some friends who are going to be in Orlando next week. Can I get one kit? Thanks!
Are these still available?
cyber, sent you an email. thanks
Tried to pm- your box was fullOriginally Posted by Drix
Sent you an e-mail, looking foreward to a reply
Hey man, what's the turnaround time on these, if I were to ask for installation?
I'd want the full-on kit with lpr internal (I have a tickler and a chimera) and also a mag-mod. I can also send a roller trigger if it makes a difference.
The reason I ask is because I'm going to be overseas for a while but want to know how far out I should have my wife start digging around in my paintball gear so that I can get this done in time to be home
Payment sent \o/
Thanks a bunch!
x2. Im interested in having a kit installed in my chimera also. i dont have and lpr but i would glady buy one from you if u had one to spare.Originally Posted by stircrazzzy
are these still being sold? I'm definitely interested for my most recent mag purchase. the kit has absolutley everything i'd need to install it? (besides the parts obviously) and would this work in a benchmark frame?
I will shoot you a PM...Originally Posted by stircrazzzy
Have a question for you will be shooting you a PM as well....Originally Posted by Drix
Sorry no spare LPRs at the moment, though i do have the kits ready...Originally Posted by mag-owner
Yes they are. The kit should have almost everything, other than mount brackets and LPR's. As for a benchy frame? I think the few i have seen that have been pneu'ed it looked like they needed a lot of work...Originally Posted by zeoalex
To the rest who have just PM'd me an those who will. I'm sorry but my responce time has slowed to a crawl. Work has been super busy and i'm workin on buying a house. So what free time i had is almost gone. If it turns out well on the house i may be able to set my shop up again! but we will see. Again sorry for the late reply's an i will be doing a few PM's to you all shortly...
shot over payment to you. best of luck on the house and really hope you are able to get a shop going.
You still selling these kits? I sent you a PM, ;et me know what ill need.
I need a kit also, with the mag kit as well... also if you have any LPR or can get a hold of one let me know.


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Before I move further, I want to speak to my last article on the Supply and Demand of Quarterbacks. The article references the fact that "demand" of a position is equal to the number of starters at a particular position in your league. In a 12-team standard league, that gives us at least 24 running backs and 24 receivers, and just 12 quarterbacks. Inherently, because of what the fantasy football lineup structure dictates, quarterbacks aren't in high demand.Now, if we're pretending every position is equally inconsistent, then we can take a look at ADP data to draw conclusions as to where these starters – the demand of the position – are being drafted. This, in turn, will help us comprehend the idea of opportunity cost.Since 2006, using thousands of mock and real draft data, the 24th running back in a 12-team league has typically left the board at the beginning of Round 5. The 24th wide receiver -- the last "starter" in a league at the position -- drops off the board in the middle to end of Round 5. Quarterbacks? Well, the 12th quarterback, historically, doesn't get selected until the middle of Round 8.Think about what this means. There's a point variation – let's call it "X" – that separates the top running back from the worst starter in a standard fantasy league. Given the first running back (and remember, we're projecting him as the best running back in the league) gets drafted first overall, you're seeing a four round "spread" of X. In other words, you're seeing a drop off in points at running back of approximately X/4 (remember, it's the beginning of Round 5, so only four rounds are concluded) per round up until the last starting running back is selected.The same equation works for wide receivers, as the first one will traditionally leave the board toward the end of Round 1, and the last starter will be drafted around the end of Round 5. We'll call this number "Y", and use Y/4 to speak to the point drop off per round at the wide receiver position.The top quarterback, looking at the data, gets drafted toward the tail end of Round 1 as well. If we compare that to where the 12th quarterback gets selected, there's a seven-round difference. If the difference between these two quarterbacks, in terms of fantasy points, is "Z", then there's a drop off in points of Z/7 per round up until the last starting quarterback is selected.These simple equations – X/4, Y/4 and Z/7 – are your opportunity cost formulas. They say, "When you choose to not draft a particular position, this is what you lose." In this case, the opportunity cost is the number of points per round lost by making an alternative choice.Given standard scoring, there's only been one season since 2006 where Z (quarterback differential) has been greater than X (running back differential). That happened in 2011, which was one of the more anomalous seasons the NFL has seen due to the lockout. And while at times the difference in fantasy points from best to worst starter at quarterback has been greater than wide receiver, you're still getting the final starter at quarterback three rounds after the last starting wideout is selected.These numbers, too, don't tell the entire story. The opportunity cost formulas above assume a constant drop off, when that's not exactly the case. Really, we should be concerned with where the largest drop offs occur, as this is where you can acquire the most value.Most of you have probably used a "tiering" approach when you draft your fantasy squads. In essence, grouping players in "tiers" allows you to understand where a production drop-off occurs within a position. For instance, if we're looking at top running backs for 2013, you may have Adrian Peterson in his own tier, as no running back – in your mind – can even come close to Peterson's potential.The players within each tier should be fairly interchangeable. After Peterson, you may group Doug Martin, Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles and Marshawn Lynch in your second tier. To you, the difference between these players should be minimal. The reason they're in a separate tier than Peterson, however, is because Peterson has a clear advantage over them. He's that much better.Your goal should be to draft the last player in a tier, as you'd be obtaining said player at the best bang for your buck.Relating this to the opportunity cost formulas above, if, say, the majority of "Z" occurred at the beginning of the draft, the top tier, then we may put more of a premium on top quarterbacks. In other words, if the top few quarterbacks have a significant edge over the rest of the position, then those quarterbacks would be more valuable. This, however, isn't the case. If we continue to assume that every position is equally inconsistent, then there should be no reason to draft a quarterback early. Since 2006, top running backs and receivers have outscored their position by a larger proportion of their "spread" (X and Y from above) than top quarterbacks compared to their position. Signal callers, in actuality, have decreased from best to worst starter at a fairly constant rate, showing the top ones really aren't giving you a significant fantasy edge. Couple that with the fact that you can get the worst starter in your league in the eighth round, and you've got yourself a devalued position.Many question if this concept coincides with their league, as they believe their draft is different. While history can dictate and show that the 8th round provides the "worst" starter at quarterback, your league may go quarterback-heavy at the beginning of the draft. Really though, most people usually overrate that statement. Drafts don't differ nearly as much as people think they do. But even if it really is that different, you should continue to draft for value. You're just devaluing your choice by selecting a quarterback because everyone else does.Throughout this argument, I've also assumed that positions are equally inconsistent. This isn't the case. If we use cumulative totals to judge consistency, it's clear that Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Tom Brady should be valued higher because we know they'll finish as top quarterbacks. As noted, we're not all that sure that someone like C.J. Spiller can do the same, even though his talent is there.Consistency, however, doesn't equate to value. And year-long consistency is a truly overrated metric. That's something many fantasy owners fail to realize, and it's a subject better left to another article altogether. Keep an eye out for my final piece in the series, on quarterback replaceability.
Guest writer JJ Zachariason is doing an offseason Rotoworld series on fantasy quarterback draft strategy. JJ authored The Late Round Quarterback in 2012. A link to this series' initial three columns can be found here: Quarterbacks & Fantasy Value, here: Quarterbacks & 2013 Depth, and here: Fantasy QB Supply & Demand.This is part four in a five-part series.Your fantasy football draft isn't just about the players you select. It's also about the players you don't select.I've already connected basic economic supply and demand principles to fantasy football, but now it's time to do the same with another traditional economic term: opportunity cost.Your Econ 101 textbook will helpfully explain that opportunity cost is "the cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. " In other words, when you perform any action, whatever you didn't do is your opportunity cost.Each time you make a choice throughout a given day, you associate a value to that choice. This value is usually not even consciously recognized. Do you want broccoli or asparagus as your side for dinner? You choose broccoli, and don't think twice about it. Broccoli tastes good and is nutritious, adding some sort of value to your overall meal.You didn't view the asparagus as highly as you did broccoli, so you didn't choose it. Asparagus still has nutritional relevance though, and in the end, holds value. The value of the asparagus, in this instance, is the overall opportunity cost of the choice you made.So what do broccoli and asparagus have to do with fantasy football? Well, let's pretend you're in a snake draft. You've got the third-to-last pick in the first round, and you begin to contemplate whether or not you should select the top quarterback in the year's class. With five seconds left before you run out of time, you decide to choose the quarterback, believing that the eighth-best running back just didn't have the same amount of value as the top signal-caller.Your roster now shows you have one player – a quarterback – and you feel good about it. "I've got my quarterback," you say. But do you know what you don't have? A top running back or receiver.When you made your choice to select a passer in Round 1, you lost the opportunity to obtain first-round running back or wide receiver talent. You chose broccoli, but left the asparagus. And trust me, that asparagus was a better choice.Historically, a top running back outscores a middle-of-the-road one by a larger margin than any other position. In other words, squads with a top running back are gaining a larger advantage over opponents with top quarterbacks. In standard leagues, this really can't be disputed.The reason people draft quarterbacks early is because of certainty. Will Aaron Rodgers be a top quarterback in 2013? Probably. Will C.J. Spiller be a top runner? He should, but there's more risk.But for just a second, let's pretend that every position is equally inconsistent (to be fair, the consistency from position to position is a lot closer than you'd think). In this scenario, you'd know the first running back selected would finish as the top running back, the second as second and so on.

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Patricia J. (Scanlon) Mason, 88, died Monday, March 25, 2013, and her passing marks the end of a very special life.
Patricia J. (Scanlon) Mason, 88, died Monday, March 25, 2013, and her passing marks the end of a very special life. She spent the last six months of her life reaching out to others, travelling, and enjoying the love of family, before dying peacefully among loved ones at home.
Pat was born in St. Joseph, Mo., the fifth of eleven children of Byron and Margaret (Zirkle) Scanlon. The Scanlon family relocated to El Dorado, Kansas and Pat graduated from El Dorado High in the Class of 1942. The war was raging and with the help of a scholarship, she attended Nurses Training in Kansas City. She once said, "I knew I wasn't cut out to be 'Rosie the Riveter.'" Pat was a compassionate nurse. Throughout her career, she worked in labor and delivery and home health care. Her last 15 years of working were spent ministering to the elderly at the Little Sisters of the Poor – Mullen Nursing Home in Denver, Colorado. She enjoyed a long nursing career, retiring at age 70.
Pat married Charles Mason, Jr., also of El Dorado, in June 1946 at St. John's Catholic Church. They enjoyed 56 years together, a relationship of love and mutual respect and devotion. Pat and Charles moved many times all across the states during their marriage while raising twelve children - 10 boys and 2 girls. The Mason's lived in locations such as Wichita, Costa Mesa, Calif., Kansas City, Mo., Lawson, Mo., Niagara Falls, N.Y., Black Hawk, Colo., and Golden, Colo. After retiring, Pat and Charles returned to El Dorado to live again among family and old friends. Pat brought her good humor and her hearty laugh to all she did. She enjoyed making rosaries with the ladies at Church. She stayed active in the Altar Society at St. John's, stayed limber with water aerobics at the Y, and stayed in touch with friends and loved ones by frequent email and Facebook use and lots of travel.
Pat was an extraordinary woman. She had a personality that was larger than life and touched many hearts. She welcomed everyone into her inner circle and never lost track of her friends. She offered sound advice to those who asked, provided comfort to those in need, and prayed for all. She had a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and, as a mother of twelve, Pat often asked her to bend Jesus's ear. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and colleague. To her, family was everything. Nothing symbolized this more than her annual Christmas gift to all her children and grandchildren---a calendar for the coming year with everyone's important dates on them.
Pat was preceded in death by husband, Charles A. Mason, Jr. (2002); sons, John Mason (1977) and Tim Mason (2010); six brothers; and three sisters. Pat is survived by her sister, Carol (Scanlon) Ward; sons, Charles (Cherry) Mason III, Dan Mason, Patrick (Jenny Myers) Mason, Terry (Zhaolin) Mason, Jimmy Mason, Tom (Matet) Mason, Bill (Kris) Mason, Ted (Laura) Mason; daughter-in-law, Rita Mason; and daughters, Mary Kate (Bart) Ewing and Peggy Mason.
She is also survived by grandchildren, Leslie (Mike) Connor, Lisa Stephens, Charles (Sheri) Mason IV, Tina (John) Caccamise, Lou Cherie Boltron, Ed (Dawnielle) Vista, Tony Boltron, Ernie Mason, Johnny (Katlyn) Mason II, Rebecca (Matt) Pommer, Tyler (Juli) Mason, Candice Mason, Mandy Mason, Alex Mason, Sam (Tiffany) Mason, Henry Mason, Carrie (Jesse) Sauer, Bonnie Mason, Melanie Mason, Anna (Brendan) Whelan, Shannon Mason, Meghan Mason, Brandon Mason, Jake Mason, Kevin Mason, Aaron Gillespie, Emma Gillespie, Jesse Mason, Stone Mason, Charley Jean Mason, B.J. (Cameron) Ewing, Mason Ewing, Katie Jean Ewing, Colt Ewing, Joe (Cassie) Mason and Thomas Mason; and great-grandchildren, Ryan Horner, Tony Stephens, Arielle Stephens, Ali Stephens, Alycia Ramirez, Chris Mason, Tony Mason, Shawn Mason, Dustin McChesney, Cassidy Caccamise, Mason Caccamise, Jenna Caccamise, Oriana Vista, Ava Mason, Xavier Mason, Zachery Whelan, Aiden Whelan, Cayden Szendrodi, and Rose Mason.
Recitation of the Rosary will be on Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in El Dorado. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday with reception to follow at St. John's Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. John's Catholic Church, El Dorado, Kansas. Arrangements are being made by Kirby-Morris Mortuary in El Dorado.


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Welcome to the final day of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Cross country skiing and four-man bobsleigh are on tap for the final day of competition, and of course, the country stayed up very late or else got up very early to catch Team Canada winning gold against Team Sweden in men's hockey.
Once competition wraps up, there is spectacle in store at the closing ceremony, as the Sochi Games come to a close.
Local athlete highlights:Four-man bobsleigh continues at the sliding centre, with Edmontonians Neville Wright, Dave Bissett and Bryan Barnett competing. Wright and Bissett are part of the Canada 2 crew, while Barnett is a member of the Canada 1 team. The action starts at midnight on CBC.
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The Texas women's team placed ninth at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship, which took place in Indianapolis this weekend, March 21-23. The Longhorns finished with a team total of 186 points while West Virginia finished in 31st place overall with 13 points.
Texas was paced by Laura Sogar, who became UT's first NCAA Women's Swimming Champion since 2001 when she placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:05.41. The senior also landed a top-eight finish in the 100 breaststroke for the third time in as many seasons as she took sixth with a time of 59.25. Texas also had four relays place in the top 10 over the course of the three-day event.
Senior Mountaineer Mandie Nugent became the first female swimmer in WVU history to be named an All-American with her seventh-place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:55.61). She qualified as the No. 8 seed in the prelims in a time of 1:55.23. Nugent was an Honorable Mention All-American last year in the 200 fly and as a member of the 800 free relay.
Georgia won its fifth NCAA team title in the past three years with a total of 477 points. California was second with 393 points. Tennessee rounded out the top-three with 325.5 points.
2013 NCAA Championship Finals Results
200 Breaststroke
1. Laura Sogar, Texas - 2:05.41
200 Butterfly
7. Mandie Nugent, West Virginia - 1:55.61
200 Backstroke
8. Sarah Denninghoff, Texas (1:53.71)
400 Freestyle Relay
7. Texas (Denninghoff, Hooper, Tucker, Amundsen) - 3:15.11
200 Freestyle Relay
7. Texas (Lobb, Denninghoff, Adams, Amundsen - 1:28.87
One-Meter Diving
7. Maren Taylor, Texas - 308.95
400 Medley Relay
7. Texas (Denninghoff, Sogar, Jaques, Amundsen) - 3:32.35
100 Breaststroke
6. Laura Sogar, Texas - 59.25
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Luther finished second at the Cornell College Matman Invitational. The Norse tallied 118.5 points and finished behind team champions Wartburg College with 154.5. Augustana-Rock Island was third at 110.5 and host Cornell was fourth with 93.
Jarid Groth (174) and Conner Herman (285) headlined a list of nine Norse that placed this afternoon. Both Groth and Herman captured individual championships. Groth defeated Brent Hamm of Cornell in his title bout by fall (4:49), his third of the afternoon. Herman defeated Ben Nagle of Wartburg in his championship match 4-3.
Nick Scheffert (125) and Tyler Walls (197) placed second, Cody Orr (149), Nick Jazdzewski (174) both finished fourth, while Brennen Russell (133), Blake Letney (157) and Justin Kreiter (184) all placed fifth.
Complete Matman Invitational Results (pdf)
Luther will return to dual meet competition on Saturday, Jan. 25 when it will travel to Loras College for the Iowa Conference Duals. Action begins at 9:00 a.m. with the Norse facing Coe. At 11:00 a.m., Luther will wrestle Simpson, and at 1:00 p.m. the Norse will face Loras.
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So you've called and left a message, or called and spoken to someone, and you are waiting for a volunteer to pick up your books. And you are waiting. And waiting. And waiting. It may occur to you to wonder why we aren't there yet. Here are some of the most common reasons:
1. Our volunteer called and couldn't get hold of you: maybe your answering machine is on the blink. Or maybe you don't have a machine. Or the phone number got written down incorrectly, either by me or by the volunteer. Solution: Call again.
2. You called the wrong person. Usually, if you're talking to the wrong person, that person will call me or email me and let me know you called. But sometimes you get someone who fully intends to let me know you called, but can't get to it right away (right away being, say, in the first week or so.) Solution: call at 1-312-255-3501 or email email@example.com
3. Your address presents special challenges. Munster, Indiana? Springfield? Springfield, Missouri? Chances are pretty good I said I'd try, and I may still be trying. Eventually I will call and tell you I can't find a volunteer (eventually being, say, three months or so; hope springs eternal.) Solution: find someone who's driving to Chicago or find someplace closer to home. (There are people who mail me their donations, but if it's more than, oh, fifty books this is a real investment of time and funds.)
4. I'm too shy. I HATE to ask a volunteer to drive thirteen miles to pick up two bags of books and then drive another eleven to bring them to the Library. I lose more pick-up volunteers that way. Yes, I KNOW my volunteers are hard-working, optimistic souls who are ready for anything. Their spouses keep telling me so. Solution: I know, I know, I know. I have to gird up my loins and make these assignments with a smile.
5. We're swamped. There are times of the year when each pick-up volunteer may have three to four pick-ups lined up, PLUS the ridiculous insistence on living their own lives. (I had one volunteer tell me she couldn't make a pick-up because she was going to be in Australia that week. Is that really a valid excuse? There are really quick airplanes these days.) Solution: Patience, please. You're on the list.
6. You slipped up when you told me they were all packed up in banana boxes. Honest, if you're not going to make the effort at least to read my blog….
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Genuitec has announced the full integration of cloud APIs and enhanced REST services into its MyEclipse 2014 workbench. This represents a collection of wizards to give Eclipse IDE developers the ability to simply consume cloud APIs for development into their applications.
"MyEclipse 2014 adds automation in the form of wizards to the REST API process, letting our customers quickly obtain and develop cloud-based code," said Brian Fernandes, product manager for MyEclipse at Genuitec. "Now customers can expose Cloud APIs and with Genuitec's special blend of features and tools, quickly make applications that are both cross-platform and cross-medium for Internet consumption."
MyEclipse 2014's REST Facade Generation Wizard is supposed "instantly expose code" for further development.
Developers can generate REST facades from existing JPA entities with a click of a button and avoiding generous amounts of coding by hand.
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After carding a 305 yesterday, Luther shot a second round total of 307 for a two-round total of 612 and remained in third place after the second round of the Iowa Conference Championships. Elliot Horst (76-73-147) and Tobias Kohl (75-76-151) are in the top-10 sitting in 4th and 6th place respectively from the field of 40 golfers.
Andrew Peter (76-78-154) is in a four-way tie for 11th, while Peter Kephart (80-80-160) and Britt Vander Linden (78-82-160) are in a four-way tie for 22nd.
Dubuque remains in first place and holds a seven stroke lead over Central that bolted from fifth to second place after carding a 295 today.
The championship continues next Friday (May 2) at Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Teams will go off the first tee in three waves, led by Loras and Buena Vista at noon. Players from Simpson, Wartburg and Coe will go off in the second wave, followed by players from Dubuque, Central and Luther in the third and final wave.
The Iowa Conference champion automatically qualifies for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships May 13-16 at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C.
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You don't have to spend long on board Australia's Ghan to understand why it is considered one of the great train journeys in the world.
The train gently rolls from one edge of the continent, through the vast and deserted outback and finishes in subtropics at the other end in an amazing three-day trip. Looking out the window at all these differing landscapes is mesmerizing. No wonder the Ghan is on the bucket list of many an Australian.
At some point, you have to take your eyes off the window and check out the train.
My travelling companion and I were one of the lucky ones who were staying in the platinum section. Our private cabin had plush carpet and was tastefully lined with Tasmanian Oak panelling and matching ottoman.
You get a view from both sides of the train from platinum seats and a Great Southern Rail attendant is available all the time.
The level of cabin below platinum is called gold service. These cabins are not as roomy but still private and comfortable with twin berths. Platinum and gold service passengers receive all-inclusive meals in an elegant dining car.
There was rarely a quiet moment in the lounge during the evening as some Australian passengers entertained with humour and little known facts about exactly what we were seeing out the train.
"The termite mounds always face north and south," said Peter, a sheep farmer from a huge acreage near Perth. He was right. This type of termite always build their mounds pointing north to provide cooling during the summer as there is always a side out of the sun.
The cheap seats on the Ghan are called red service. The red cars -at the far end of the train -are reminiscent of tour buses except the seats have a bit more floor space and are better reclining. Passengers share showers and washrooms. Meals are available for purchase in a cafeteria. The red seats are where you will find the backpackers.
The Ghan, pronounced by Aussies as rhyming with can, has a history going back to 1929 when it was the unreliable supply route from Adelaide to Alice Springs, the centre of the arid outback. The Ghan gets its name from Afghan cameleers who took up the slack by bringing supplies along stretches of the route before the rail line was completely built. The old rail line was made of narrow-gauge track with wood rails and situated near water sources because a steam engine needs water. But the old rail line was prone to flooding and rot by termites.
The original line was abandoned in 1980 and a new termite-proof line built to the west. In 2004, the Ghan was extended to the continent's northern edge.
We boarded the train on a warm February day in the friendly, beautiful seaside city of Adelaide. The train starts out travelling near South Australia's coast and then from Port Augusta heads into the outback.
February is wet season and the low season for Ghan riders.
Wet season in Australia this year was one of the worst in recent memory. Due to La Nina, major flooding caused widespread devastation in January in Queensland, and Cyclone Yasi tore up northern parts of the state in February. The start of our Ghan journey was delayed by one day as Cyclone Yasi leftovers had rolled over into the neighbouring Northern Territory and flooded out the Ghan tracks near Alice Springs.
On board the Ghan, we were told that the train might not make it to Darwin because of an "operational requirement" -read: The track is still flooded. On the second day, the train manager informed us that we would be Ghaning it to the town of Katherine, and bused from there about four hours to Darwin.
As we neared Katherine, we started to notice large tracks of water on the ubiquitous red earth. This wet season changed some of the landscapes considerably as we saw a lot of fresh green growth where train staff said was usually filled with brown plants.
- Cost for platinum cabins is $3,000 per person one way, gold is $2,000, a red sleeper is $1,412 and red seat is $746.
- A Canadian Hostel International card that costs about $50 reduced red section fares to $943 and $378 respectively. There is no age limit, so anyone can join a hostel association, which get you lower rates at some tourist attractions.
- There is a cost reduction for seniors in the gold section but unfortunately that only applies to Australians.
- You can ask for an upgrade once on the train but there is no guarantee there will be space.
- Some Australian passengers were members of Great Southern Rail's "Train Trekkers" and got reduced fares through low season promotions.
- Book well in advance to ensure you get the seating you want. The train was almost full with only platinum and red seats left about two months before our trip, and this was in low season.
- Book online, but it's best to talk to a rail line rep before doing so to discuss how the trip will work best for you and to consider options for packages with side trips. You can take the Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide for the same price.
- You can't predict the weather, so be prepared to change your itinerary.
- Extra charges will be added for flight and accommodation changes.
- Have a flexible itinerary, including with flight connections.
- Trip cancellation and interruption insurance is advisable.
- If tour or travel plans have been disrupted because of weather, request a letter from the operator, which will support a travel insurance claim.
- Stay on top of official weather warnings and enjoy Plan B if you need to.


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My godmother passed away last week.
As I'm typing I can hear the clock tick tick ticking away the seconds as I try to coalesce my thoughts into words. Most days the words come free and easy without much effort, but today they are stubborn and want nothing to do with me.
Perhaps that is because they do not like the clock taunting them and reminding me that time does not wait for the right moment…or word to come. Instead, it just marches on regardless.
My godmother passed away last week.
An hour before she drew her final breath, her son Christopher had taken a photograph of his hand holding hers, which he posted on Facebook later in the day along with a rather lovely little paragraph saying that his mother had beaten all of her pain and sickness and was now resting peacefully in the arms of her parents, my mother and the rest of her family members that were no longer with us.
I'm not sure which was the more powerful of the two — the words he wrote or the photograph itself —but together they broke through my own fragile denial and it suddenly became very real to me that a very large part of my life was gone forever.
It was the first time I allowed myself to truly break down and cry — for her, and also selfishly for myself.
When I was a very young child I was — dare I say — a hellraiser extraordinare. One of my mother's favorite stories was that when she came to pick me up from my first day of preschool she was met on the steps by the sight of nuns crying. They were crying because of how I'd behaved that day.
For the first few years of school, of course, my behavior certainly didn't improve and, in fact, worsened to the point where my parents thought it might do me a bit of good to go to school somewhere else entirely.
Gertrude and her husband Howard, welcomed me into their home so that I could have that fresh start. Looking back on it now I think it was one of the most selfless things I've ever had done for me, but at the time I thought it was a betrayal by my parents and while I tried to temper my behavior at school so that I could earn my way back home — I also tried to make my aunt's life a living hell by trying to run away multiple times and generally behaving like a spoiled brat.
Which, I was.
Though she called me on my attitude and actions each and every time and corrected me on them in no uncertain terms, she also greeted me each and every day with a smile and open arms and what seemed like a never ending supply of love and optimism.
At the time I didn't deserve it but eventually it allowed me to pick myself up in both my grades and behavior and eventually allowed me to return home and return to my own school system.
She pushed me into deserving a second chance.
Later, when I was much older but still no more mature, I found myself kicked out of the house with (truly) nowhere else to go — so I did the one thing that came to my mind and I called her.
Of course, my aunt Gertrude opened her home to me and allowed me to live there for a couple of months until I got my act together and stopped acting like that spoiled brat from so long ago.
It's a costume I wore long and well.
She helped me break free of that mindset and behavior, though. Instead of the blind rage I felt that just compelled me to rebel against everything and anything my aunt helped me slow down and see how much my parents loved me and how proud they were of me, despite my being such a screwup.
My aunt helped to wipe away the blinders I'd put up to keep myself from seeing things I knew were true.
Looking at the photograph of her frail hand — pale and yellowed and so very tiny — in her son's hand, I very nearly want to throw those blinders back on and pretend that everything is still okay.
She would not want me to do that, however.
My godmother is dead, and I know that she would want me to accept it because to do otherwise would be to ignore how incredibly brave woman she was every single day of her life. Though lupus eventually proved stronger than her, for over 30 years she proved a capable dance partner as she took whatever it threw at her and perservered.
One of my favorite things she said in the final years of her life — when lupus had so ravaged her circulatory system that it forced the amputation of both of her legs — was that she was okay without her legs. She would tell anyone who asked that her "legs wanted to go dancing" when she didn't, so she "let them go dancing without her."
"Who knows? Maybe if I go dancing with my wheelchair I can meet up with them and we'll all cut a rug together one day?"
I'd like to think that she was able to do just that, last week. I'd like to think that she was able to meet up with her legs and walk toward whatever awaits us on the other side of death — unafraid and dancing towards familiar faces.
Oh my God how I miss you already, aunt Gertrude.
...For those who read my columns I would like to beg forgiveness for this week's writing. I'm sure it makes even less sense than my usual scribbles but I am ashamed to think that anyone would want to read such personal drivel…but I had to write it somewhere.
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quote:Originally posted by Guest8384Clatts I think the reason why so many people hate Vancouver is they have this arrogance that they have actually won something when in fact they have not. When they lost last year I thought that would would fix it. I believe they won the President's cup, had the #1 PP, #1 PK, and I think the most goals for and still lost. Also with a team that consists of Lapierre, Burrows, Kesler you are going to be hated. All they do is yap, and dive all over the place. I would love to see the Bruins play them in old time hockey, no refs. Police yourself and see how much yapping any of them do. Personally I like Roberto, always have. I think he has to be moved, I said that last year win or lose he should be gone. That's my rant
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quote:Originally posted by Alex116Leigh, Clatts, Beans, et al.....I want to preface this by reminding everyone that i'm far from Luongo's biggest fan. I think he's good (prob top 3-7 in the league) but i'm not saying he's the best. Funny though, the majority always claims Lundqvist is the best, yet not only has he not won a cup either, he's actually not been very successful in the playoffs!What blows me away with Luongo is the fact that he was 1 win away from a Stanley Cup Championship and some even said if he came away with a 1-0 or 2-0 win that he may have stolen the Conn Smythe from Thomas. Personally, i don't think so as i believe Thomas' name was engraved on it the night before game 7. However, i've said it before, and i'll say it again. Luongo will NEVER win over some of the "haters" no matter what he does. He won a gold medal and to them, Canada won in spite of Luongo. They'd prob have the same attitude if the Canucks had won the cup! He won an overtime game AND two 1-0 shutouts! His team got him a grand total of 8 goals in support of him in 7 freakin' games!!! I can only imagine the comments / excuses those who hate him would have come up with if he'd won that game 7!
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quote:Originally posted by ClattsI just think he gets a bad rap because 1. He is over paid, which is not his fault. 2. Much like Miller in buffalo he has a good back-up and EVERYBODY loves the back-up, everyone is rooting for the Schnider because it's human nature to want to se the underdog win. But in a single game or single season i would take Luongo over Schnider and Miller over Enroth and Tomas over Rask for that matter"Most of the guys that wear them are Europeans and French Guys."Don Cherry on Visors
quote:Originally posted by Lee Marshall I do too. Luongo is over-rated to the extreme as far as I'm concerned. If it ain't sliding easily 'tween his apendages...he's lying face down on the ice and the puck sails over him into the empty cage.
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FBI agents and Denver police arrested a male passenger on an inbound Frontier airplane from Knoxville, Tenn., Friday night, and then searched the plane for bombs, according to officials.
The name of the suspect has not been released. He is being detained by the FBI.
Frontier Flight 601 from Knoxville to Denver was still in the air when Frontier personnel notified the Federal Aviation Administration that there was a security threat onboard the plane, said Laura Coale, spokeswoman for Denver International Airport.
The airplane landed safely at 7:30 p.m., according to Dave S. Joly, spokesman for the FBI in Colorado.
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If we were to use Evan Silva's Post-Season Top 150, we'd find that he's ranked the top-12 quarterbacks for 2013 as follows: 1. Drew Brees 2. Aaron Rodgers 3. Tom Brady 4. Cam Newton 5. Colin Kaepernick 6. Matt Ryan 7. Matthew Stafford 8. Peyton Manning 9. Russell Wilson 10. Robert Griffin III 11. Tony Romo 12. Andrew Luck Now, if we assume each team has drafted according to Silva's quarterback rankings -- and hasn't drafted its backup yet -- then we're left with Andrew Luck waiting for DeMarco Polo. Would you feel good about having Luck as your 2013 starter? What if I told you Luck was available eight rounds after you chose Brady? One paranoid concern rushes through an owner's mind when he implements the late-round quarterback strategy. He fears other owners will collude against him. He thinks it's insane to grab a just-adequate running back over a Pro Bowl quarterback. He becomes terrified at the idea of seeing an owner draft a backup passer before he gets his starter. But what the panicked late-round quarterback drafter may not understand is that those other owners aren't drafting for value when they reach for backup quarterbacks. And they're certainly not planning properly post-draft. They're trying to ruin his fantasy season by intentionally selecting backups before he picks his starter. Really, though, those owners are hurting their own chances at a championship. In 2013, your starter could be the 15th quarterback off the board and you'd more than survive. The literature I've put together on the subject not only says you'd stay highly competitive regardless of quarterback selection, but that given the depth of this year's class, you're going to feel more confident with your late-round quarterback than ever before. Eli Manning will be someone's backup in a standard league. Ben Roethlisberger, too. And Josh Freeman, Joe Flacco, Andy Dalton. I'm not telling you that those options are better than players going ahead of them. But when you can easily pinpoint a usable player in the late rounds of your draft, how are you not tempted to pursue that player? Those guys may not be fantasy studs, but that's part of the issue. We've associated the word "stud" with top quarterbacks because of what we see on the field. Quarterbacks are important to real football, but fantasy football is different. Historically -- last season included -- top quarterbacks haven't performed a whole lot better than their peers. And when there's little differentiation, there's less of a need to obtain top talent. Why should we reach for them? Traditionally, the 12th quarterback in a 12-team draft gets selected in the middle of the 8th round. In years past, there was some doubt associated with that quarterback. But with more and more young talent under center, you can afford to wait even longer in leagues where just one quarterback is started on each team each week. If we trust the 2013 fantasy quarterback class, then there's no room for fear. If someone in your draft wants to take their backup quarterback before you select your starter, just let them. If your friend feels the need to own both Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick, then allow him to waste valuable top-half picks on those players. In 2013, there's a quarterback for everyone.
Guest writer JJ Zachariason is doing an offseason Rotoworld series on fantasy quarterback draft strategy. JJ authored The Late Round Quarterback in 2012. A link to his book can be found here. A link to this series' initial column is here. JJ is also on Twitter. Rick Mirer was the man in 1993. Runner up to Jerome Bettis for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, the Seahawks quarterback set rookie records for pass attempts (486), completions (274), and passing yards (2,833). Nice, Rick. Too bad at least four rookie quarterbacks accomplished each of those metrics last season alone. To be fair, Mirer's first-year performance was (and still is) considered one of the best in rookie quarterback history. It's a different league now. Mirer's stats may not tell the entire story of his 1993 season, but they do shed light on how drastically NFL quarterback development -- and the game itself -- has changed through the years. Teams used to groom quarterbacks. Brett Favre and Steve Young didn't consistently start during their rookie campaigns. Neither did Drew Brees, Tom Brady, or Aaron Rodgers. Now, top rookie passers are thrown into mediocre offensive situations and asked to move mountains. Regardless of whether or not it's fair, the influx of young quarterbacks has changed the fantasy quarterback landscape. This was especially evident in 2012. Last year, fantasy's mainstream encouraged us to climb aboard the "elite" quarterback hype train after Rodgers, Brees, Brady, Matthew Stafford, and Cam Newton tore up 2011 fantasy stat sheets. The majority of the fantasy community became early-round quarterback hipsters. But why? Why were so many fake footballers willing to change their established mindsets and strategies because of one statistically anomalous season? The NFL's change to pass-first offensive styles has resulted in an incredible abundance of young, superstar quarterbacks. Teams are taking more chances by throwing players under center Week 1, and we're seeing how rewarding it can be for franchises. Mirer didn't set rookie records back in 1993 because his 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions were anything to brag about. It was because there was less competition. A rookie quarterback playing 16 games was uncommon. Now it's about as common as seeing Samuel L. Jackson in a movie. It's not as though first-year quarterbacks are getting better; Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker, and Sam Bradford have certainly had their struggles. But more rookie quarterback opportunities are bringing a bigger chance of rookie quarterback success. And the more success quarterbacks have, the bigger the fantasy quarterback pool. The quarterback group in fantasy is deep every year. You start one passer on the typical fantasy team, allowing just a handful of quarterbacks to start each week. With the incredible rookie class of Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, and Andrew Luck, and the dominant second-year stretch run of Colin Kaepernick, that inherently deep pool has become deeper than Atlantis. The scenario I often reference to demonstrate this depth is a 12-team standard league. Imagine you're an owner in this league, and your team, Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe, is deciding where to draft a quarterback. You notice that Rodgers, Brees, and Brady have consistently been top-3 quarterbacks over the last couple of seasons. Because of this, you pull the trigger on Brady in the second round. Picks go by, and now you're in Round 8. 11-of-12 teams have starting passers, but there's one team, DeMarco Polo, without theirs. DeMarco Polo drafted Rob Gronkowski, and has loaded up on wide receivers and running backs through the first seven rounds. And he plans on doing more of the same in the eighth. Is the DeMarco Polo owner nuts? From a strategy standpoint, the owner is actually quite deliberate. He understands value. And most of all, the owner understands the immense depth at the quarterback position.


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Sirles: From Bobble Head to Student-Athlete
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Jeremiah Sirles would be a model commencement speaker, but Nebraska's second-team All-Big Ten offensive lineman settled for something he considers more intimately important and meaningful memorable. The 6-6, 310-pound Lakewood, Colorado, native, who still dreams of winning a Big Ten and national football championship this fall, represented 37 Nebraska senior male graduates Saturday afternoon in an Athletic Department reception on the third floor of Memorial Stadium. In his short speech, Sirles, a Management major, covered the emotion, passion and sense of self worth Husker student-athletes feel when they reach the finish line of their academic and athletic journeys.
"I want to thank (Nebraska Senior Associate AD) Dennis Leblanc and everyone in Academics for allowing me to get up here and speak on behalf of the male athletes in the class of 2013," Sirles said. "There are so many people that have helped me become the man that stands here today. My parents have supported me since I first put on a helmet and looked like one of those little bobble heads out there running around. Nebraska instilled a work ethic in me that truly showed me that I am a student before an athlete. I thank Coach (Bo) Pelini and his entire staff for giving me the great opportunity to come here and become a part of the Husker family, and I thank my teammates for making my experience here one that I will never forget, both on the field and off the field.
"Most of us here probably remember the long hot walks from Selleck Quad to workouts in the mornings, or the cold dark winter walks to workouts at 6 a.m., or the countless number of times we've made the walk from the parking lots to class and back just to wake up and repeat five days a week," Sirles said, pointing out how every football player listened to fellow classmates talk about how tired they were in a 9:30 a.m. class. "I remember looking at them and thinking how I've been up for about four hours, just like every football player," he said. "But we keep it to ourselves knowing that's just what we do."
They Say You're Tired; They Mean You Look Awful
Sirles said his all-time favorite memory of Nebraska was people looking at him and saying: "You look tired. Are you okay?" He remembers thinking what they really wanted to say was: "You look awful. What happened?"
"Little do they know that my weight-lifting session ran long, and I had to sprint to class so that's why I look a little tired," Sirles said. "We all have our own personal little memories that make this place special for each one of us, and that's mine."
Sirles' fellow graduates who had received their diplomas before the athletic department luncheon all laughed because they could all relate. Describing his years at Nebraska as "full of ups and downs and good times and hard times," Sirles said: "All of these experiences have shaped us to go out into the world and excel in everything that we do. As athletes, we've overcome things in college that other students haven't even dreamed of. We know what it means to balance a schedule and how to have our priorities in order. Because if we didn't, let's face it. None of us would be here today with a diploma in hand.
"So I say congratulations to everyone! We've made it!" Sirles said. "We've withstood the test that the Big Red has thrown at us, and we've won and become part of a legacy that will forever follow us in our journeys. As they say: 'Once a Husker, always a Husker!'"
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Construction begins on Massachusetts South Action commuter stationWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
In Massachusetts, ground broke on a new South Acton Commuter Rail Station, a project that will improve, expand and revitalize the busiest station on the Fitchburg Line.
"We are investing more than $150 million in state and federal funding to enhance transportation services along the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line, the oldest rail line in the Commonwealth," said Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. "Today's groundbreaking for the South Acton train station is bringing this region one step closer to renewed transportation services for hundreds of commuters."
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Company worked closely with local officials and commuters to help meet the demand for improved service and amenities, while also reducing the MBTA's operating and maintenance costs.
The design features new canopies, passenger shelters, benches, signage, a train approach warning system, variable message signs and enhanced security features, including lighting, closed circuit television, video surveillance cameras, emergency call boxes and public telephones.
The station will feature a modern, updated design with new fixtures and services and upgrades to the tracks that run through South Acton Station. The project will add a second mainline track on the southern side of the existing track, full-train length, high-level platforms on either side to allow for level platform-to-coach boarding and an enclosed overhead walkway over the tracks to connect the two platforms.
The project will increase residents' access to the station with improved parking, a second drop-off/pick-up area and shuttle service to and from satellite lots through the Minutevan Commuter Rail Shuttle Service.
Work on the South Acton Station is expected to be complete by mid-2014.


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By Rosario Quiroz, Community Mobilization Intern
Deputy Director Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas speaks at the Saturday Rally
Reproductive rights are under attack, with federal funding for family planning via Planned Parenthood at it's center. We need to respond with urgency to this matter. About six thousand people definitely felt that urgency on Saturday afternoon in Foley Square, NYC, where we rallied to make sure that their voices are heard and that the message is clear–we're not going to let our reproductive health care go down without a fight. Planned Parenthood and other clinics that receive Title X money make STD testing affordable and provides around 2.5 million women with contraceptives thus preventing many unplanned pregnancies. Planned Parenthood also provides over a million cervical cancer screenings and over 800,000 breast exams annually, detecting cancers at an early enough stage and keeping those cancers from claiming lives.
An attack on Planned Parenthood is, as President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards said, "a war on women's health, and it must stop." Planned Parenthood provides services to just under 5 million individuals; the debilitating effects that the proposed federal cuts would have on the 800 clinics nationwide are particularly dangerous for low and middle-income women and women of color, who oftentimes may not otherwise have access to the vital services that Planned Parenthood provides.
Senator Chuck Schumer offered comforting words promising that the proposed cuts would not pass in the Senate, and Obama's administration has threatened to veto the House Republicans' budget proposal, but we as individuals cannot and should not be appeased into non-action by those words. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke from Brooklyn sharply stated on Saturday that, "Our democracy is not a spectator sport!" She went on to say that we have an obligation to our respective humanity and that we need to show up and finish the fight for our rights, for our aspirations; we must not allow the House GOP's backwards agenda to take us back to "the 1950s," before important movements granted many of us the rights we enjoy today.
It was invigorating to stand amongst allies of every race and gender on Saturday and to hear many speak words of anger against what is happening in our government, and words of encouragement for moving forward and stopping the attack on the health of women. But a feel-good rally is not enough. It is only the beginning, meant to revive us into action. We must maintain that anger, motivated by love, and continue to voice our opposition to the proposed cuts to Planned Parenthood, not just to stop the proposition from moving any further, but also to explain to the opposition just how big of a contribution women make to society. The imminent threat of government shutdown is very real, but cutting funding to Planned Parenthood is NOT the answer. "The unintended consequences of those budget cuts will come back in many, many ways to harm this nation," believes Rep. John Geramendi (D-CA).
As Myra iterated in her blog post:
All the arguments in favor of cutting spending to Planned Parenthood focus solely on abortion services, but federal funding does not pay directly for any abortion services as per the Hyde Amendment.
NLIRH firmly stands behind a woman's right to choose how she lives out her reproductive life and helps to ensure that women, particularly women of color and Latina women who are often excluded from discourse about reproductive rights have the means to make personal decisions and execute them in a healthy manner. We stand in solidarity with Planned Parenthood.
What are you doing to help stop the budget cuts to Planned Parenthood? What are you doing to stand up for your rights, or to stand in solidarity with the important women in your life? Now is not the time to be silent. Now is the time to make your voice heard!
By Rosario Quiroz, Community Mobilization Intern


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John Harrigan: Late-season snow, keeping the Cold Air Beast at bayJOHN HARRIGAN March 23. 2013 10:43PM
Two days ago, more than a foot of snow fell on South Hill, around 400 feet higher than downtown Colebrook, which got about 10 inches. Saturday, as I wrote this for today, it was snowing on and off again, as it had every day during the week, light stuff, what the old-timers (that would not be me) called sugar snow.
Rather than cussing and complaining, many people north of the notches see late-spring snow as a godsend. We lost the two snowmobiling weekends before Christmas to unusually warm weather, so every weekend we gain into the spring makes up. Skiers, meanwhile, revel in spring skiing, when every little dusting of new snow adds to the fabulous base built up during the winter. Now, with little to fall back on save its scenery and its tourism, the North Country savors every single snowflake.
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One of my favorite lines is that I live in a solar-heated house, which in fact I do. The qualifier is that the heat is 30- to 40-year-old stored sunlight, in the form of tree-length beech, birch and maple that I drag to my outdoor furnace.
I was one of the first in the territory to set up an outdoor furnace, and it was one of the better moves in my life, another good one being, back in 1992, to get hold of a DR field and brush mower, the original model, sort of like a Model A Ford, in that it has no superfluous add-ons and you can see down around the engine to the ground. This original DR, with its spoke wheels and 11-horse Briggs and Stratton engine, is a bush-hog on two wheels, small enough to go where a tractor can't or shouldn't. It's been welded here and there where the cowling took some abuse, and I took it down to Vergennes, Vermont, where it was built, for some reconditioning, but it's still going strong. The newer models are huge, with puffy tires and all kinds of control options, which makes me glad I've got the old one.
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After several readers had requested it, a couple of months ago I wrote about how to build fires out in the snow. This was not good enough. A couple of readers thereafter asked about how to build a fire in a cold camp or shop, because whenever they try, there's a huge downdraft of smoke.
You have to think about cold air like water, always trying to seek its lowest level. In a cold camp, cold air is sitting in the stovepipe and chimney like a sci-fi monster, waiting to get in.
And so you have to push it out. Newspapers are key here. Take that, all you doomsayers about print being dead. Try this with radio or TV.
When I go to camp or out into the shop on a 20-below day, the cold air is sitting there like a monster on the roof. Since in the division of labors my job always seems to be getting a fire going, I reach for a newspaper - the New Hampshire Sunday News and the New York Times are my favorites. I use other papers for dog-beds and bird-cage liners, or to wrap fish.
So here is the system:
Lay a good fire in your stove. This means four or five twisted-up newspaper pages, topped by two or three criss-crossed tiers of finely split kindling, with two or three finely split hardwood pieces on top.
And then (this is the key to get the Cold Air Beast out), crumple up a page or two, loosely, and stuff them right up into the stove-pipe, and then lay a trail of twisted paper right atop the pile of kindling, right to the stove-pipe.
Finally, open the door a crack to give the cold air beast another way in, and light the paper in the stove, and without fail, you'll hear a "whoosh" as the hot air drives the cold air out. Don't forget to shut the door.
For many years when I owned the Coos County Democrat, we ran a parlor stove in the front office. The chimney was high enough, all right, but it was in between tall buildings, and Lancaster, as one of the lower spots in Coos County (Dalton being the lowest) was infamous for the settlement of cold air.
In fact, right after I bought the paper in 1978, we experienced back-to-back days of 48 below and 50. I got my vehicle running all right, having taken the battery indoors, but the wheels would not budge due to their lubricants freezing to the consistency of peanut butter, so I walked to work.
Anyway, by the time I got to the office I was cold enough to sharpen one end and drive me into the ground, and was desperate for some good wood-fired heat, but it was impossible for me to get a fire going in the office stove, unless I wedged the front door open with a piece of wood.
John Harrigan's address: Box 39, Colebrook NH 03576, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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KHS boys and girls qualify members for Sectional track and field meet.
MEXICO, Mo. – The Kirksville boys track and field team broke a three-decade drought Saturday, winning a district championship at Mexico for the first time since 1980.
Head coach Geoff Hutton joked that the last title, 33 years ago, came at the same time he was graduating from high school in Iowa.
"We knew there was an opportunity," Hutton said. "Some boys had to come up big, and all of them did that."
The KHS girls team finished fourth at the district meet. Hutton said it was likely the girls performance earlier in the week, when they won the NCMC crown, that inspired the boys squad.
"The boys understood, especially after seeing what the girls did [last] Monday, that it takes a total team effort," he said.
Hutton said performances by Koby Bird in the 3200, and freshman Dallin Vorkink in the high jump, were key. Vorkink was ranked fifth in the event, but finished second.
The top four individual finishers qualified for the sectional meet Saturday, also in Mexico.
Boys results:
1600-meter: Andrew Gordon, 4:34.14, second place.
3200-meter, Gordon, 10:09.1, first place.
300 hurdles, Brent Atchley, 43.78, third place.
4x200: Atchley, Sydney Coy, Tyler Osborn, Blake Riley, 1:35.89, second place.
4x400: Austin Carlisle, Coy, Brooks Templeton, Chris Tenpenny, 3:339.2, first place.
4x800: Koby Bird, Carlisle, Gordon, Tenpenny, 8:31.6, first place.
High jump: Dallin Vorkink, 5-11, second place.
Long jump: Osborn, 19-0, fourth place.
Shot put: Drennan Johnson, 49-6, second place.
Discus: Johnson, 144-4, first place.
Girls results:
200-meter: Christy Tucker, 27.33, second place.
800-meter: Erica Wollmering, 2:25.50, second place; Jordyn Sparks, 2:33.64, third place.
1600-meter: Wollmering, 5:34.37, third place.
3200-meter: Halle Dollins, 12:07.64, fourth place.
4x400: Adriana Arabas, Lauren Houston, Chloe Kerlin, Arabelle Reed, 4:36.3, fourth place.
4x800: Olivia Gooch, Carli Hayes, Sophie Paino, Dollins, 10:24.8, first place.
High school tennis
FULTON, Mo. – Kirksville took part in the district individual tennis tournament on Saturday and Austin Motley qualified for the sectional tournament in singles as he placed second.
Zach Reger and Cody Weichelt placed second in doubles and will also advance to the sectional tournament on Monday back in Fulton.
High school baseball
EDINA, Mo. – The Scotland County Tigers took on the Rams of Schuyler County in the first round of the Class 2 District 6 Tournament.
The Rams went unbeaten in conference play, but lost 11-2 to the Tigers on Saturday.
The Tigers will play top-seeded Canton on Monday at 5 p.m.
Knox County defeated Putnam County, 6-4, in an opening round game as well. The Eagles will take on Milan at 7 p.m. Monday.
High school track and field
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Class 1 Sectional Track and Field Meet took place on Saturday at Principia High School. The Knox County girls placed ninth. La Plata placed 12th. Brashear placed 15th, and Atlanta placed 18th.
The La Plata boys placed fourth. Knox County placed 12th, and Brashear placed 13th.
The top four in each event advance to the state meet Saturday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
Girls results:
4x800: Brashear, Allison Thompson, Abigail Kerby, Ashlee Fortnee, Ashley Moncrief, 11:18.4, fourth place.
100-meter: Taylor Snodgrass, LP, 13.02, second.
800-meter: Fortnee, Brashear, 2:36.97, fourth place.
200-meter: Snodgrass, LP, 27.91, fourth place.
High jump: Abigail Parton, Atlanta, 4-8, fourth place.
Pole vault: Natalie Gudehus, Knox County, 9-6, first place.
Long jump: Snodgrass, LP, 15-7, second place.
Triple jump: Gudehus, KC, 31-11, third place.
Boys results:
4x200: La Plata, Andrew Perry, Hunter Howe, Tanner Riggins, Preston Payne, 1:35.2, first place.
100-meter: Howe, LP, 11.57, second place.
1600-meter: Seth Brown, La Plata, 4:33.99, first place.
4x100: Knox County, Donovan Edwards, Bret Cowan, Kellen Gillaspy, Lee Tague, 47.62, third place.
200-meter: Howe, LP, 23.40, third place.
3200-meter: Brown, LP, 10:17.5, first place.
Pole vault: Perry, LP, 12-1, first place.
Long jump: Hayden Housman, Brashear, 19-11, fourth place.
Triple jump: Gillaspy, KC, 41-5, second place.


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Lady Bulldogs win second-place honors
The Mexico High School basketball Bulldogs won the Class 4 District 8 championship Saturday against Helias. The Lady Bulldogs won second-place honors in the district championship game, losing by only 6 points to Kirksville. There will be a city-wide pep rally at 7:00 tonight on the Gary Filbert Court, to wish the Bulldogs good luck in Wednesday's sectional play. The senior boys and girls basketball players and cheerleaders will also be recognized. The Bulldogs play at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Duchesne at Troy Buchanan High School.


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There is a lot of hype in the beauty industry right now about so called "green" products. There are literally thousands of products on the market claiming to be green, environmentally friendly, natural, safe, organic, flower & plant based, pure, botanical, eco-friendly, etc - all undefined terms in a largely unregulated industry. Here are some helpful tips to navigate your way around these products and feel good about what you are putting on your skin.
Green products can be broken down into two basic categories
Founded in 1978, Aveda is the first beauty company to manufacture with 100% certified wind power. Their products are packaged in recyclable post consumer recycled materials and printed with soy ink. In addition, they source their flower and plant based ingredients from traditional communities around the world, helping to sustain these economies and cultures.
Try their Green Science kit. A 4-step program skincare program clinically proven to give skin a lift while also reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles. See results in just 4 weeks! Your skin will love these products. The moisturizer's non-greasy formula is smooth and creamy and absorbs easily into your skin leaving it soft and supple.
Origins products are manufactured using renewable energy rescources, green energy, and the packaging is made from recycled paper. Ingredients are promised to be the "best of nature, best for you, best for the planet" and have always been formulated without phthalates, petroleum, paraffin, dyes, mineral oil, the chemical sunscreen PABA and Animal Ingredients (except cruelty-free honey and beeswax). Their products are enhanced with 100% natural essential oils. Check out Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Plantidote Mega-Mushroom Program which combines the brains of the foremost authority on integrative health with this green brand.
Your skin is your body's largest organ, so it stands to reason that what you rub, lather and smooth into your skin should be made using ingredients that don't have any damaging side effects. Absorbing small amounts of toxins into your skin over a long period of time can have a cumulative, damaging effect.
Make sure that you read the ingredient list! While many products have a long list of "organic" and "natural" ingredients - they might still be using potentially harmful ingredients that could irritate your skin. Some products will be free from one or two bad ingredients, but include other potentially harmful ones. It is important to pay attention to what is in the product, as well as what isn't. Keep in mind that some potentially harmful ingredients do have a "natural origin" too.
Terralina is a beauty brand that was started by two cousins who were pregnant at the same time and sought to find the healthiest beauty products on the market. Frustrated by the unregulated products and confusing ingredient lists they set out to create their own line of natural luxury beauty products. They believe in making the most of natural ingredients, educating consumers, and using recycled and recyclable materials for packaging. Check out the Terralina Facial Moisturizer which comes with a soy tealight candle to be used in the jar when the moisturizer is finished.
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These are some of the potentially toxic agents commonly found in beauty products that you should avoid.
Parabens: A group of chemical preservatives that is possibly carcinogenic. Linked to breast cancer, reproductive toxicity, and endocrine disruption.
Sulfates (harmful): Sulfur-based compounds that are found to be irritating and drying to skin and hair.
DEA: A type of Ethanoloamine which has been connected to Immunotoxicity and believed to cause harm to the brain and nervous system.
Ethoxylates: Chemical compounds which are irritating to the skin and thought to be carcinogenic.
Silicone: A synthetic additive which can be harmful and irritating.
Phthalates: These compounds are commonly found in nail polish and fragrances. They are thought to be harmful to reproductive system, have been linked to developmental disorders in children, Immunotoxicity and Endocrine disruption.
Petrolatum: Developed from Petroleum, it can be irritating to the skin, clog pores, and may be contaminated with toxic impurities.
Burt's Bees began in 1984 as a homemade beeswax candle company and expanded in 1991 to include homemade personal care products. They now manufacture over 150 natural, earth-friendly products including face care, body care, hair care, lip care, men's grooming and baby care. Burt's Bees uses natural ingredients from renewable recourses, promises no petroleum compounds, and uses recycled and recyclable packaging and nature-safe manufacturing practices.
All of their products meet the guidelines of The Natural Standard (see below). Why not try their best selling product? The Beeswax Lip Balm has a delicious tingle and will protect your lips while keeping them soft and supple.
Until recently, the personal care industry in the USA has been unregulated. Many products labeled "natural" and "organic" have been found to still contain potentially harmful ingredients, making it difficult for consumers to differentiate the good from the bad, creating consumer confusion and mistrust.
Three separate organizations have recently appeared with a common goal of setting a standard in the beauty industry for what "Organic" means, while building credibility among the truly organic products and also educating consumers. These organizations are not currently offering a certification of 100% organic because some synthetic ingredients, such as preservatives, do not have an organic alternative available yet.
OASIS (Organic and sustainable industry standards) - Dedicated to beauty and personal care, The Oasis seal aims to provide clarity and set the standards for "organic" products. They are looking for organic manufacturing procedures as well as organic ingredients for products to bear their certification. There are currently 2 certifications available: "Made with Organic" requires a minimum of 70% organic ingredients; "Organic" requires a minimum of 85% organic.
The Natural Standard - The Natural Products Association has been working with manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and the personal care industry to create The Natural Standard. The Natural Seal will be awarded to products which use organic, biodegradable ingredients and environmentally sensitive packaging. This certification requires a minimum of 95% organic ingredients, and will only be accredited to brands with a minimum 60% of its products meeting the associations standards.
Whole Foods "Premium body Care" - A new standard of personal care has been developed by Whole Foods in an effort to eliminate confusion and offer a higher standard of products to their customers. After 2 years of research, The Whole Foods "Premium" certification has eliminated 250 ingredients and only includes brands that source quality ingredients and consider the environmental impact of manufacturing practices.
Some international certifications are available, but since they have very different standards to adhere to, they might cause confusion.
Founded in 1991 in France, this internationally recognized certification organization regulates cosmetics and perfumes as well as detergents, textiles, food and food products. ECOCERT does not require 100% organic ingredients in order for a product to be labeled "Organic".
Organic wear from Physician's formula boasts that it is "The 1st ECOCERT certified organic line of makeup in the US" but on closer inspection there is only 1 product which is actually 100% organic. The other 10 products on the line have been created using 100% "natural origin" ingredients but are only 10.6% - 84% organic depending on the item. On the plus side, the product line is free from: harsh chemicals, synthetic preservatives, parabens, GMOS, synthetic colors and fragrances. Nevertheless this certification is misleading and confusing. It is still important to take a close look at the product labels and read the ingredients.
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Yes art will be up when I get it.
I'll mark you as paid when I get home and can double check it. I thought Iwas being good. Alot being tthrown at me.
Yes art will be up when I get it.
I'll mark you as paid when I get home and can double check it. I thought Iwas being good. Alot being tthrown at me.
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I better get to it before someone lights a bag of poo on fire
sent you a pm on a change on my jersey.
I will be doing my best this week to get all caught up with these. added simon, bud and john to the list and now have to give Tom a refund as someone anonomously paid for all 4 of their jerseys
P8ntbal4me -- Gold version / XL / Tourney Cut / "P8ntbal4me" Jai Menard #68 / Remove Animal Logo / Insert Inception Designs Logo / Add Marine Corp Insigna (Eagle, Globe, Anchor) /
(3) socks in Gold version
Jai "P8ntbal4me" Menard
Sent you a pm about getting your payment info. No hurries, and no worries; just whenever you get a free moment.
Is it possible to get both the Inception Designs and the CPX logos put on this as well? If not, no worries, just thought to ask.
Thanks very much.
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Yea. Just been busy. I havnt spent more then an hour at my computer the last 3 days. And tonight won't be much better
Not to worry, good sir!
I am working on this sending out pms and trying to get reorganized and not having much mental luck with it... and just now I went to take a pizza out of my oven and fumbled the rack to cardboard to top of stove maneuver and instead flipped the cooked pizza face down on the bottom heating element...
Any update on this
yea, gun matt art is almost done, then I'll be posting a deadline and getting all this to my good and non beating me up for lagging on this friends
Are these still available to order?
put me down for a barrel sock. also can i add Souther Command to the sleeve above the forum logo?
Yes and yes.
Sorry it's taking so long guys
gonna have to start using spell check. that was Southern Command.
Put me on the list for a jersey, 2 barrel socks and a gunmat please. Will pm you with info. Thanks.
Are we there yet?
waiting on art for gun mats. I've been bumping him
it was $85.00 delivered for jersey right?
Yea. I gotta get back into this. I've been focusing too much on getting all the info.
if you havn't placed the order by the time i finnish my Christmas shopping i may order another one. if you have i'll get it from animal.
add a second jersey identical to first one. pm coming
Waiting on gun mat art.
Tuna's done....
Luke's will take some time because it's fairly raster intensive. Please only use these with permission from Luke and Tuna respectively.
BT - please give me your e-mail addy again so I can send you the file(s)
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Can I still order one of these jerseys and mats? Been gone awhile working so I didn't see this till now. If so:
XL Jersey, Camo, Halley
and a gun mat
Thanks. Also sending PM now
Tried to PM but your box is full
I can't believe I almost missed out on this. Please tell me I can still place an order as well. I can pm and/or email you the design I want. Thanks for all your hard work BT.