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Ditching and drainage efforts that go with the flowWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Suppliers provide resources to keep roadbeds clear of water.
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Suppliers provide resources to keep roadbeds clear of water.
Water seepage can be a real hazard to the railroads, causing track damage and emergency situations when flooding occurs. Proper drainage along the lines ensures a healthy operation and suppliers are on top of the latest technology and innovations to help railroads achieve just that.
Ballast Tools Equipment Company has been building and upgrading equipment that includes both hi-rail and off-track options this past year. The company focuses on fast, effective and efficient use of track time and results-oriented production. BTE has various sized excavator options and new large capacity back-hoes with hi-rail for multiple situations.
"Customers want the ability to perform on-track, as well as off-track," noted Matt Weyand, sales engineer. "As a result, our hi-rail systems are becoming increasingly popular. These come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, depending on the customer applications and requirements. Most recently, we have ranged from smaller CAT 312 excavators, up to larger CAT 450 backhoes with a full range of hi-rail capabilities and attachment options."
For larger projects, the BTE Beast Undercutter is offered. For tight applications, with off-track maintenance, positioning a ditching bucket can be difficult, he says.
"That's where a combination of a hi-rail system and Rototilt attachment manipulation comes in handy; because you can match the angle of the track without making a ton of adjustments," said Weyand. "It's a super time saver and with shortened work windows, that's a way big deal."
While BTE does not perform drainage jobs, the company has seen some additional challenges with fouled track and turnouts serviced by its equipment customers. This track fouling has been with a variety of materials, including coal, iron ore, fine powders and dust, as well as good, old-fashioned mud.
"We have found that our aggressive digging chains and attachments have the durability and performance life to work in these difficult situations every day," explained Weyand.
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company's (GREX) Self Powered Slot (SPS) machine is a train that consists of gondola cars stretching up to 430 feet in length. With an on-board excavator, an experienced GREX operator and remote-controlled power, the SPS is offered to customers as a ditching solution. Additionally, GREX has recently implemented a new operator training program occurring on a bi-annual basis.
The SPS of today has morphed from the original SlotTrain design, which required a work train for power. The SPS was conceived after demand for self-powered equipment; however, GREX still offers the traditional SlotTrain for those customers who may not need an SPS. With all of the capabilities of an SPS, other than being self-powered, the original SlotTrain still offers customers a ditching solution.
"In our continuous effort to increase production and improve safety, all SPS trains are now equipped with zero-turn radius excavators," noted Lynn Turner, vice president of marketing and sales. "This feature allows for work to be performed when working on double main territory without fouling the adjacent track. Special lockouts prevent the excavator from physically moving into the adjacent track's territory, which means work can continue, even in high-traffic areas. We've also added rototilts to each excavator, which allows the operator to maneuver the bucket 360 degrees and tilt up to +/- 40 degrees. This gives our operator increased flexibility with the bucket, allowing them to more precisely form the drainage area. This feature, along with varying bucket sizes depending on the particular job, allows us to enact extreme precision when ditching."
GREX takes pride in operator expertise. The average GREX SPS operator holds eight years of experience working on the railroad. In that time, these operators have performed work across all regions of the United States and are regularly asked to make recommendations based on their proficiency for ditching.
"With a bucket reach of 34 feet and 400 tons of capacity, our operators can handle just about any ditching scenario possible," stated Turner.
Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. (HRSI), placed the first Multi-Purpose Machine (MPM) into service in 1999. The machine was designed to provide railroads with a piece of work equipment that could execute numerous tasks utilizing various attachments within a minimal amount of time.
"The MPM is a one-of-a-kind piece of work equipment," noted Tim Francis, vice president of marketing. "It is operated by remote control with just one qualified HRSI operator. The MPM's excavator rides a bogey that sits atop a gantry system that traverses the HRSI manufactured well cars. This allows us to have virtually unrestricted access to the material in all of the cars at all times. The MPM's 27-foot reach makes it perfect for any task within its radius."
A standard MPM is outfitted with a bucket, grapples and magnet, but upon request, a tree shear, brushcutter or auger can be added. The MPM is capable of traveling under its own power at up to 50 mph or it can be moved in train service at the rear of the consist. The zero-turn radius track hoe allows it to work on multiple track mainlines or in yards.
The MPM has the ability to load up to 240 cubic yards per hour and the entire machine can transport almost 480 cubic yards of material. HRSI is currently using its Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) truck technology to develop a program, which will allow the company to survey ditch lines, which the railroad has identified as an area of concern.
"The human subjectivity is removed from the equation and the MPM operator will be able to cut an even more accurate grade than without the assistance of the LIDAR scan," Francis noted. "The MPM track hoe will be set up with a computer that will aid the operator by providing them with a 3D view of the track and ditch lines. The computer screen will identify areas where the grade is correct, where backfilling of material is needed or anywhere material needs to be removed."
The company notes that the biggest advantage of the MPM is the final product it leaves behind. The newly cut ditch lines allow for unrestricted water flow and railroad subgrades can properly shed water, which will help reduce new fouled ballast locations and subgrade failures.
"Customers continue to reinforce that drainage is of utmost importance for providing a sound track structure," explained Scott Diercks, product development manager for Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. "The success of any ballasted track design is directly related to the ability of the track bed to drain and the proper maintenance of the overall drainage system. An effective drainage system handles the rapid runoff of storm water from the ballast, across the subballast surface and into a properly designed parallel drainage system."
Loram's drainage products include shoulder ballast cleaning, ditching, specialty excavation, undercutting and track lifting. Inspection technologies, such as ground penetrating radar and LIDAR, continue to evolve and become standard tools for assessing and planning work needs.
Loram says it has experienced an increasing demand for ditching and drainage services from transit and freight railroads domestically and internationally. Benefits of a well-drained roadbed include less geometry degradation and increased component life. Loram says that by coupling a ditching program with a ballast-cleaning program, railroads are able to create a free-flowing track structure that provides a dependable infrastructure and better service.
As for the Loram Track Lifter Undercutter, it can lift track up 12 inches in one pass up to four miles per hour. The track lifting process creates a new subballast layer, establishing more permeable ballast and an overall stronger structure, Diercks notes.
Additionally, Loram offers its fleet of Railvacs and Badger Ditchers to its customers. Loram says customers utilize the equipment to address unique maintenance needs, such as ditching, cribbing/undercutting mainline mud spots, installation of drain tiles and culverts and undercutting switches and diamonds.
The Badger Ditcher is designed to provide economical, high-production solutions to drainage problems, such as overgrown and ballast-filled ditches and slope erosion. The machine is capable of moving more than 800 tons of material every hour at depths up to six feet and dumps waste up to 35 feet from the center of the track.
Loram's Railvac is designed for specialty ballast excavation in areas of tight clearances, such as ballast deck bridges, switch winterization, tunnels, culverts and hard-to-reach drains.
"The Railvac is a robust machine designed to work on tough Class 1 railroad conditions, but flexible enough to accommodate transit and commuter railroads," explained Diercks.
The Railvac applies 5,000 pounds of force and is coupled with a rotating nozzle to break up tough material. The machine also features remote joystick controls and nozzle flexibility to reach hard-to-reach areas.
NMC Railway Systems currently offers the Grip N Ditch bucket with 360-degree rotation in its attachment product line. The bucket, with the purpose build gearbox drive systems, is said to work effectively on stabilizing areas for flood control and other clean-up projects. The Grip N Ditch is best utilized on CAT backhoes and excavators.
NMC Railway Systems can accommodate ditching and drainage projects with a full line of Cat Work Tool ditching buckets with drainage systems. Cat skid steers also have trenching attachments.
One of the latest features for its ditching and drainage projects is the addition of the tilt function on Grip N Ditch buckets larger than 54 inches. Featured exclusively on the 324 High-Rail Excavator, the bucket includes a side tilt option up to 20 degrees.
"Utilizing a Grip N Ditch bucket on our line of hi-rail excavators allows operators to work and trench in remote areas of track line," said Chuck Haskell, sales manager. "At NMC Railway Systems, we continually look for ways to improve track travel and track safety."
Plasser American
Clean ballast is extremely important to maintain track geometry, notes Plasser American Corp. and scheduled ballast undercutting/cleaning to create proper drainage and removing fouled material from the track is the first step to long-lasting track. Plasser supplies machines, such as the RM-80, which can undercut and clean plain track, as well as switches from either side, eliminating the need to turn the machine around; high-capacity double screening unit machines, such as the RM-2003 Dual Shaker Undercutter-Cleaner and the RM-802 High-Speed Undercutter-Cleaner, which works with pre-dumped ballast and the FRM-802 Shoulder Cleaner.
"In instances where the track quality cannot be maintained due to weak subgrade or continuous fouling from the subgrade, a subgrade renewal machine may be used to correct the problem," explained Plasser. "Subgrade renewal machines remove the ballast layer, as well as the subballast layer and replace it with a formation protection layer and a layer of ballast. The formation protection layer prevents material from coming up and fouling the ballast, prevents water from seeping down into the subgrade and distributes the load on the track over a larger area, reducing the stress on the subgrade by increasing the bearing surface."
Plasser's PM 200-2 R Formation Rehabilitation Machine, according to the company, can remove the ballast and subballast, recycle the removed material and then install a compacted formation protection layer and a ballast layer all in one pass. All work is performed without physically removing the track, allowing for shorter track outages.
Plasser recently developed the URM-700 High-Capacity Switch Undercutting/Cleaning Machine. The URM-700 is equipped with two shoulder cleaning chains and an undercutting chain that is capable of undercutting both tracks of a switch or crossover in one pass. The machine can also be utilized for spot undercutting/cleaning work. Initially, the URM-700 removes the shoulder on the side of the switch or crossover where the undercutter chain will be inserted. Then, the undercutting chain is inserted into the track, which can be done on either side of the machine and the machine undercuts the switch or crossover by rotating the undercutter chain under the track until the entire switch or crossover has been cleaned.
"The greatest advantage of the URM-700 over conventional switch undercutters is that all excavated material is conveyed to a shaker car, cleaned by the vibratory shaker unit and the reusable ballast is inserted back into the track behind the undercutter chain and fouled ballast is discharged to the side of the track," noted Plasser. "The geometry of the switch or crossover is maintained to a high level by roller clamps that hold the track during undercutting operations. Tamping and dynamic track stabilization can be performed immediately following undercutting. The URM-700 will be debuted at the 26th International Exhibition for Track Technology (iaf) from May 28 – 30, 2013, in Münster, Germany."
"With the erratic weather so far this spring, ditching and maintaining proper drainage is a huge issue this year for railroads," explained Dennis Hanke, sales manager of Rail Construction Equipment Co. "We're seeing a higher demand for equipment to address these issues."
According to Hanke, ditching from on-track using hi-rail excavators and dump carts has been in high demand this year and for that, RCE offers its customers the 225D Hi-Rail Excavator, along with its hydraulic side dump cart.
The 225D Hi-Rail Excavator is equipped with a hydraulic tilting ditching bucket, which is said to improve the ability to maintain proper drainage. This product provides the ability to clean up drainage issues form on- or off-track. When combined with the RCE Hydraulic Dump Cart, the customer has the ability to also remove unwanted material from the ditched areas.
Snap Tite
Snap-Tite is proud to say that culvert rehabilitation is becoming more widely accepted in the industry and AREMA has recognized it as a recommended practice for fixing drainage issues.
"Railroads are looking for ways to reduce bridge inventory," explained Mitch Goss, railroad project manager. "One way is to convert bridges into culverts using large diameter high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE)."
One trend Goss has noticed this year is the increased use of a bullet nose on one end of a pipe used for sliplining. The bullet nose allows for the liner pipe to push through ballast that has fallen through separated joints.
Snap-Tite is a no-dig lining method of drainage culverts. The Snap-Tite culvert lining pipe system is available for use in drainage culvert repair/reline projects. Its patented male/female machining ends of the HDPE allows it to be "snapped" together, piece-by-piece and pushed into the full length of the existing pipe. It is available in lengths from two to 50 feet long and is available for culverts up to 84 inches in diameter. However, larger diameters are available upon request.
Snap-Tite focuses on both culvert rehabilitation and bridge replacement. Specific challenges for culvert rehabs are recognizing the problem and forming a plan before it's too late, Goss says.
"In many cases, the culvert collapses and rehabilitation is no longer an option," he explained. "Snap-Tite wants to work with the railroads to generate a maintenance plan for fixing culverts. The specific challenges for bridge replacement are addressing the loading and hydraulic concerns of creating a new structure. When you tear down an old bridge and replace it with a culvert made of HDPE, structural and hydraulic analysis must be done."
Snap-Tite currently works with Class 1 railroads Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF and Canadian Pacific; passenger railroads Amtrak and Pan Am; regional railroads Florida East Coast Railway and Montana Rail Link and shortlines Iowa Interstate and Wisconsin & Southern


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I wanted to get my Q-Loader hose plumbed a little tighter to my mag so I made up a little adapter to mount the low profile elbow right to the Socket.
I still need to make provisions for mounting the detent spring that keeps the balls in the feedtube when you remove the pod. Otherwise it seems to work quite well. I just made the adapter this evening so I haven't played with it yet like this yet. I did just shoot a full pod through it and it fed without a single hiccup.
I want to get some playtime in with it to see if I'm going to like this configuration. If I do, then I'm going to turn a piece to replace the horizontal section of Q-Loader hose.

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If you've started 2012 with some resolutions in mind, perhaps starting your own annuals and vegetables from seed is one of them. However, you might be feeling some trepidation about this.
Were you one of many optimistic individuals who bought the "wildflower meadow in a can" only to see nothing happen after carefully scattering the seeds in a corner of your garden?
Growing plants from seed indoors is a different beast altogether from doing it outside. While the indoors is not a natural environment for such growth and you must provide all the elements a plant needs to grow yourself, with success comes a great feeling of satisfaction.
If economy is the main reason why you've chosen to grow your plants from seed, I suggest you spend some money now to maximize your chances. And you'll have to commit to your seeds much like you would a pet. They will need your daily care and attention, not to mention space in your house where you won't forget about them. Your seed starting station might not be as esthetically pleasing as that antique sideboard or mid-century modern chair, but when these plants are gracing your garden this summer, they'll make up for it.
Here are a few tips to send you on your way.
1. Seeds
You browse through the rows and rows of vibrant packages of seeds and choose according to colour and uniqueness. Then you get home and read the packet: "Seed must be stratified (what's that?) and germination takes six to 10 months." What? So much for growing the rare variegated Siberian crow's foot delphinium.
My advice: if you're a beginner, start with seeds you can actually see and don't require you to stand on your head for them to sprout. Try zinnia, calendula, marigold, sunflower and others. Stay away from sweet alyssum, poppy, lobelia and other microscopic seeds. If you're growing veggies, avoid growing cold-loving climbers (peas) and root crops (carrots, potatoes, turnips) indoors and choose instead broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes and others.
2. Light
As much as there might be numerous products out there that say, "windowsill this" or "windowsill that", most windowsills aren't the best place to grow seeds. Too cold, too hot, too bright, not enough light. Your seedlings, once sprouted, will require more light than your windowsill can offer - that is, 15 to 18 hours a day. Artificial light is the only way to go to achieve this and if you're willing and handy, you can make your own light table. Gayla Trail of You Grow Girl fame describes how she made hers in a blog entry from last spring (http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2011/02/03/build-a-d-i-y-lighting-system/).
Otherwise, you can purchase a light table from a place like Lee Valley (leevalley.com). For the most growing space a three-tier system is a great choice (retails for $525; lights must be purchased separately). As an alternative, there is a twolevel ($325) as well as a tabletop variety ($195). Finally there is also a Cadillac high-intensity light version ($669) for the well-heeled gardener.
3. Water
It's important to keep seedlings and young plants hydrated or their delicate roots will dry out and the whole plant will follow. But too much water will cause fungal problems, like damping off, where the plant's stem rots at soil level and the growth above collapses.
The use of a self or capillary watering system (Lee Valley sells capillary mats and sturdy polystyrene seed starting systems) will help to guarantee your success or you can simply purchase the plastic greenhouse-style seed starting trays available at many retail outlets. If you are starting a lot of seeds, incorporating a small fan helps to keep air circulating and inhibits excess moisture buildup.
4. Fertilizer
Most growers use a high phosphorus fertilizer when their seedlings have sprouted their first true set of leaves. This nutrient, balanced with lower amounts of nitrogen and potassium, is responsible for encouraging strong root growth. For organic growers, fish-or kelp based fertilizers can be used with good results.
5. Resources
For seed-starting instructions online, check out reneesgarden.com, halifaxseed.ca and this entry from Organic Gardening magazine: organicgardening.com/learnand-grow/starting-seeds.
Books: Plant Propagator's Bible, Miranda Smith (Rodale Books, 2007); Plant Propagation A to Z: Growing Plants for Free, Geoff Bryant (Firefly Books, 2006); The New Seed Starters Handbook, Nancy Bubel (Rodale Books, 1988 - still a classic).
Ailsa Francis's blog can be found at hortus2.wordpress.com.


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The guy at the hardware desk was smiling when he said "maybe you need another cat."
The guy at the hardware desk was smiling when he said "maybe you need another cat."
I was asking for his help to make "mouse guards," which are special screens to protect the entrance to my honeybee hives.
Last year, my one weak hive Gertrude pulled through winter hosting a family of mice that moved into the bottom floor, destroying 2/3rds of the frames with wax where bees raise their young in spring.
The destruction of basically the hive nursery meant the colony would have to spend a year re-building.
I wasn't going to let that happen again but I wasn't exactly spurred into action with the extended warm weather we were having.
When the forecast started to hint at snow, I decided I didn't want to find any more uninvited winter tenants and headed for a hardware store.
Honeybees don't hibernate; they munch on stored honey while they rotate literally "shivering" to keep warm. Their biggest challenge is moisture.
Besides not being able to fly in rain, if hives get water inside, it will condense on wings and kill bees.
To help bees keep the hive warm, beekeepers add what are called "entrance reducers," which limit traffic in and out of the hive.
I use one by two-inch inch boards that are supposed to only allow the width of 2 honeybees to pass through.
Because our weather is so mercurial, mine are a little wider to minimize traffic jams at hive entrances. With more like two-inch wide openings, the hive has more than enough room for a field mouse, or two, to get in.
To keep mice out, beekeepers also add "mouse guards," which purchased from bee supply companies can be adjustable, slide-ruler like meshes big enough to allow only bees in.
Or you can do what I did, and get 1/2-inch wire cut into 4x14 inch rectangles that fit over hive entrances, allowing bees to move around but keeping riffraff out.
I was able to fit the wire mesh under two entrance reducers, and attached the wire over the temporarily smaller entrance on the other four hives. Guess I should have first checked if anyone had already moved in…..
Charlotte Ekker Wiggins shares her gardening tips at http://www.homesweetbees.com. Copyright 2013 used with permission by Rolla Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Contact Charlotte at email@example.com.


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Despite the University of Missouri�s decision to pull out, Blue Springs is pressing ahead with development of the Missouri Innovation Park.
�Our number one priority is to provide jobs,� Mayor Carson Ross said Friday. �We hoped that a powerhouse institution like MU would help us attract companies that would employ those needing work, but we will go on.�
The Innovation Park is meant to attract innovative companies, in manufacturing and other fields, that will grow and create �good, household-supporting incomes,� said Brien Starner, president of the Blue Springs Economic Development Corp.
Green energy and health sciences are some of the fields officials have mentioned, and MU was expected to bring research and expertise that would have commercial applications. Plans had been for MU to take up about half of the park�s first building, but on Thursday the university said it will leave its current office space nearby by the end of September.
�But the fundamentals of what we�re trying to do remain,� Starner said Friday.
He said the EDC is in contact with several companies � in areas such as aviation, engineering and manufacturing, and information technology � that need space to grow.
�There�s a lot of pent-up demand. ... People have been sitting still for a long time,� Starner said.
Starner has long stressed the need to take a long-term view with the Innovation Park.
� ... and the idea (initially) was let�s not just bring another business park into the community. There�s a lot of those in Kansas City,� he said. Instead, the focus should be on companies that would add value over time.
The university was to be an anchor in that development, which is to sit on the east side of Adams Dairy Parkway north of U.S. 40 and south of the stores and shops just south of Interstate 70. The first phase is to consist of 63 acres, and plans for a Mizzou Center were announced in 2008. The university opened offices in the Heartland Financial Building, where the EDC is, not far from the Innovation Park site. Two years ago, the city spent $2.2 million to buy land for the park.
Eleven months ago, the EDC hosted a seminar at which official after official from the university talked of the �Mizzou advantage� � areas of research in which MU has highly regarded schools and programs � and what that could mean for the Innovation Park. Specifically, they pointed to health, food, sustainable energy and the �media of the future,� such as digital storytelling.
But otherwise there was little movement by the university in 2013. Chancellor Brady Deaton, while suggesting the university was still committed, acknowledged that frustration during a visit to the area last October. But Deaton was headed for retirement, as was Provost Brian Foster, and Ross suggested the change in leadership could have contributed to MU�s change of heart.
�I believe it had to do with the change of major players,� Ross said. Asked if he received any specific reasoning on why exactly MU bailed, Ross said he got the same answer the university stated publicly: �realignment.�
It was also last fall that the EDC board held a retreat to focus on core priorities. Starner said a consensus emerged: MU might come or might not, �but we have to be committed as a community to develop this park.�
Starner said the city and the site still have strengths: It�s a gateway city for the metro area with good highway access. There�s more than 1 million square feet of developable space at and near the Innovation Park.
And things have changed. The MU deal was announced in 2008 as the economy was teetering and about to fall into the sharpest slide in living memory, the Great Recession.
�The market�s fundamentally different � some ways good, some ways bad,� Starner said.
There were indications MU was having second thoughts.
�These things don�t just happen in a day,� Starner said.
Starner conceded that there were moments of sharp disappointment but said he�s focused on the work at hand.
�I feel good,� he said. �I feel energized. I feel focused. ... I know we�re going to be successful.�
Examiner reporter Brandon Dumsky contributed to this report.


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Hey everyone, sorry for the delay. The time has finally come for you to cast your vote for your favorite Sir Laser Lot! Happy Voting!
Charlie Brown
Red Norvell
Hey everyone, sorry for the delay. The time has finally come for you to cast your vote for your favorite Sir Laser Lot! Happy Voting!
Charlie Brown
Red Norvell
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my vote goes to blastattack:
amazing artwork!
my vote goes to me
because I am me
and I am awesome
so me is awesome
so I vote for me
Woah, these are really nice illustrations.
Nice works guys.
FAN MADE COMIC, check this out:
Open for commissions
SO many amazing designs. So hard to choose. Well done all of you.
Upcoming MOTU-inspired Graphic Novel: www.eonquest.com
Hey Patreek!,
Would you mind putting the pic of my guy with his visor up instead of visor down? may not make much difference but I like his face. I'll attach it to this post and then maybe if you can switch the one up above I'll delete this post later on.
I vote for Zombihamma- Ai, if the contestants get to vote..
done :-) :-)
Gbagok gets my vote.
When it came right down to it, I only did the face/helmet - such infinitely more talented competition so thanks for including me! And whoever voted for me - thanks, appreciate it!.
"This is a rather shameless promotion"
"Worked on me!"
"Me too!"
I can't see BlastAttak's pic
Top MOTUC wants: Sagitar, Great Black Wizard, Skeletor's Skeleton Warriors, Odiphus, Illumina w/Sleetah, Lady Slither, Tuvar & Baddrah 2-pack, "new" characters as designed by Axor (Axel)
THat is odd... I see it just fine. Here it is again let me know if you can see it
Nope. x'd out. Couldn't see it on home computer either (along with Moominsthenmotu as well). Can see all but BlastAttak's at work. Must be so awesome that my computer's can't handle it....
Top MOTUC wants: Sagitar, Great Black Wizard, Skeletor's Skeleton Warriors, Odiphus, Illumina w/Sleetah, Lady Slither, Tuvar & Baddrah 2-pack, "new" characters as designed by Axor (Axel)
considering it is a redesign poll, i have to go with Bearshow.
its not a "who can draw the best SLL poll"
just my opinion, but i tend to lean closer to the "re-vision" side of redesign, instead of "re-draw with a couple different details"
ps, i am not bitter because of my zero votes
Is anyone else having that problem with BlastAttacks pic?
Oh wow. This was a tough one:
Wolfsfang: I like the helmet: he looks no more clone of Roboto. But I miss heavier armour: now head looks too heavy compared to torso.
Monikasvo: man, where is his Movember? Bad.
Zargon: like the fire people look. He would be better without that ponytail.
Zombihamma: that rocks! I almost voted this one: he looks so menacing and yet knightly and valiant.
Pyre: tie with Zombiahamma. i voted this one: in Zombi's there's more wicked armour, but I like this helmet more. And head was the major weak part of Lase-Lot IMO.
TheBlock: I like that knight, but his mount seems just too statue.
Crusader: this is coool dedign too. I bet that helmet would be removable and he really look a crusader too.
gbagok: nice one as always. But somahow little pale and clean. Laser-Lot should ne an ancient knight from past.
TeckTrek: weapon looks good, but I think he needs more protection as a jouster.
CharlieBrown: 3D!
Moomins:Scary! Miss full picture.
Bearshow: best boots, best shield!
Blast attack: this is awesome. Close to top.
Microman: armour looks nice, but I feel shoulder pads are too M-a-A like.
Ayota: Lion motif is wicked. His legs are maybe too naked compared to all metal up there.
Nimrodor: cool! Just replace head, I dont want Horde-Lot.
Red Norvel: Glass Sword is cool, but his face looks too Roboto to mys taste.
Will do commissions for loose 200X Evillyn or Roboto. Guarantee: if not happy with pic, no need to send fig!
Funny you should say that Monikasvo I actually came up with this weird idea that Hordak had captured his tech from some alien world with living robots which he turned into Horde Troopers and Sir-laser-lot is one of them who came to Eternia to save and bring back his people and that how the He-Man universe gets all the tech from and he basically becomes the first Man-at-arms even though he is a robot which makes it neat when Duncan makes Roboto because it coming around full circle. So that why I stupidly made his helmet look like that and I though it looked neat.
Nimrodor: oh, that's interesting origin story that gives to sir LL more character than last knight of Greyskull -story. My critique was based mainly to point, that I dislike the helmet of sir LL: it looks to much of roboto head for me. Removing Roboto and bringing Horde trooper head doesn't give to him personal look.
Things I really like in your version are colors (deeper blue and lighter pink are more unique than two basic colors of sir LL) and that huge mace. I could easily imagine him smashing Monstroid pieces with that club.
Will do commissions for loose 200X Evillyn or Roboto. Guarantee: if not happy with pic, no need to send fig!
I was torn between Pyre and BlastAttak. I think I chose Blast's design based on the great painted look of the piece. If I had my vote back, I would have chosen Pyre.
I voted for Pyre. I might have voted for Zombihamma-AI depending on what it would have looked like in color.
In my mind everyone who participates is a winner, it's a lot of hard work trying to convey your own personal ideal of a character. I have to admit if I were choosing based off of my personal stylistic faves there are always 4 on here, Gbagok, Pyre, Buffalo-bill-man and Bearshow, so to me there are three top winners in this contest. I chose Bearshow simply because of the three, he has always seemed the kindest and humblest and I've been a fan of his art longer than the rest.
Look for my designs on Deviant art. I am under Octobersdream. Will do commissions of anything, original to recreating any older line. Also needing POP stuff and some MoTU things aswell.
Alright Everyone, Thanks for the vote and all the great entries! This one goes to Gbagok BUT as always so much of the fun is seeing all of the awesome and different designs you all come up with! Look out for the next challenge to start tomorrow!
congrats to the winner!
I love your redesign bro....
I have to say, Nimrodor, you should have gotten some more votes brother. I thought your's was sick!!!
I am also flatterred to have received so many votes for my design thanks to everyone who voted for me.
As far as the comment above....I am humbled by it. It is very true. Bearshow remains an untained loyal artist to the He-man.org forums and he is loved by all. Great job Bearshow on your piece. I have always admired your work and will say again that you are THE artist who inspired me to start drawing for the org.
The best part about these chalenges?....the love. And then comes the amasing one-of-a-kind selection of talent that I have not seen one any other fan site.
Thanks to everyone who submitted their pieces...I saw nothing but the best pieces by each artist who submitted their work here. You all have out done yourselves...
Wolfsfang...a special "atta boy" for your amasing evolution into wonderful conceptual art.
And finally, my promise....I promised I wouldmake sure that the artists invlved in the new MOTU comic book series would see these pieces because of their cover of the first comic book featuring Sir Laser lot....here we go folks....on to the exposeure for you all....
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You can always count on the Golden Globes to shake up the awards season. But this year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't deliver as many blatant head-scratchers, at least in the movie categories. There were a few obvious omissions.
Here are five of the biggest film surprises and snubs:
1. "Lee Daniels The Butler" not served well: After Wednesday's strong showing at the Screen Actor's Guild, the well-acted drama received zip, including no Oprah Winfrey nomination in the supporting category. Winfrey deserved to occupy that slot held by Julia Roberts of "August: Osage County."
2. "Fruitvale Station" passed up while "Rush" races ahead: Ryan Coogler's feature-length debut, a powerful character study of Oscar Grant III, was overlooked, dimming its Oscar hopes. Doesn't seem right. Meanwhile,"Rush," Ron Howard's race-car drama, turned out to be one of the biggest surprises, skidding into the drama category and getting a best supporting actor nod for Daniel Bruhl, who also nabbed one from SAG yesterday. Watch this one; it's gaining speed.
3. The best actress in a leading role categories: How unexpectedly delightful was it to hear the names Greta Gerwig (so socially awkward in the underrated "Frances Ha") and Julia Louise-Dreyfus ("Enough Said") in the comedy/musical category? Too bad, Dreyfus' co-star, the late James Gandolfini, didn't receive a nom in supporting. In the best actress drama category, Kate Winslet from "Labor Day," seemed to come out of nowhere.
4. Where's Woody?: Two of the actresses in his film — Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins — received Globe love, but otherwise Woody Allen and his depressing, "Blue Jasmine," received the cold shoulder in major categories. Don't feel too awful for Allen though; he'll be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Diane Keaton is slated to accept it for him.
5. The animated film category: Not only did Emeryville-based Pixar's "Monsters University" fail to scare up an award, but director Hayao Miyazaki's beautiful swan song "The Wind Rises" was frozen out by the likes of "Frozen,""The Croods" and "Despicable Me 2"³ (way to go, Minions!). In a curious development, "The Wind Rises" did snatch up a deserved nomination for best foreign language film. Go figure.


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More than $100K in repairs planned, majority funding from grant
The Adair County Courthouse will be undergoing more than $100,000 in repairs but little of the work will be visible with the focus in the aging building's attic and roof structure.
The Adair County Commissioners voted to award the project to PSR Construction, of Kirksville, in the base bid amount of $114,000. PSR was the low bidder on the project.
"There are issues with the structure," said the architect Martin Meyer, with Architechnics, Inc. "But there's no impending collapse in any way, shape or form."
The work, funded through a 60/40 state historic preservation grant and local match, will assess the attic structure and roof trusses, reinforcing where needed.
Meyer said the building has been settling and the project design intends to prevent any future shifting and help stabilize the historical structure.
Commissioner Mark Thompson heralded the awarding of the contract to a local entity, saying he believed the project "helps us and it helps them. We're pleased to select them for this fine courthouse."
PSR Construction co-owner Dannie Rhoads said he and his company were "glad to be able to work with the local commission."
The next questions will be logistical, with the construction likely starting in mid- to late-spring and extending at least two months at the same time as court proceedings and regular courthouse business.
And while work will be localized to the courthouse attic, noise and other considerations could hamper the project's progress.
Meyer noted that the project can be put on hold at the whim of the court.
"With people still going to be in the building, we need to meet and discuss the sequencing and safety," he said. "We can stop construction at any time if there's a court proceeding."
The courthouse as it stands today in downtown Kirksville was constructed after voters approved a bond issue in 1897 after a fire destroyed the original courthouse in 1865.


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As with food, as with fashion, as with film, there does seem to be a distinct French style when it comes to composition. The much-heralded English pianist Stephen Hough has been studying what makes a piece of music uniquely French. It's resulted in his latest collection: the French Album.
With works by Debussy, Faure, Poulenc and a number of lesser-known composers, Hough says he considers this new album "a sort of musical dessert trolley."
"There are some impressionist pieces, but it's a kind of romantic impressionism as well," Hough says. "Impressionism we sometimes think as being rather cool somehow and distant. But this is music of a voluptuousness, of that kind of Frenchness: the smell of the French cigarette, the smear of lipstick on the collar and slightly too much perfume, that whole Parisian theme that's so fascinating to us all."
Here, Stephen Hough talks with NPR's Guy Raz about making the French Album, the missing link between Mozart and Chopin, and why he needs to know a composition's back story before he commits to playing it.
And if you're just tuning in, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. And it's time now for music.
RAZ: Does this sound particularly French to you?
RAZ: The celebrated English pianist Stephen Hough has been studying what makes a piece of music uniquely French. And the result? His latest collection. It's called the "French Album," and it includes works by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and a number of lesser-known composers. Hough calls this new album a sort of musical dessert trolley.
STEPHEN HOUGH: This repertoire, this French repertoire from the turn of the 19th, early 20th century, is something that I find something very intoxicating and very tempting. This is music of voluptuousness, of that kind of Frenchness, of the smell of the French cigarette and the smear of lipstick on the collar and slightly too much perfume, that whole Parisian thing that is so fascinating to us all.
RAZ: This is the "French Album," and yet, when I put it into my CD player, I heard Bach.
RAZ: And I thought, wait a minute. So explain why it begins with Bach.
HOUGH: OK. Well, forgive me for that. No, I'll tell you, principally, the transcription of his famous "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" was made by Alfred Cortot, who was one of the greatest pianists of all time and in a certain sense was a fountainhead of French pianism for the 20th century. He was a friend of Debussy and Ravel and Faure, so that was one side of it.
The other side - and this is a bit more oblique, really - is that the organ was an essential part of French music in the whole 19th, early 20th century. And, in fact, Saint-Saens and Faure both earned their living, in a sense, as organists. And this piece, in a way, is the starting point for virtually every organist.
RAZ: Looking down a list of the names in this record, many of them are recognizable, notable, but there are other names on this list that are less well known, somewhat obscure. There is one name, and a composition is this beautiful piece by a composer whose name is less well known - certainly, I don't know his work - Charles-Valentin Alkan.
HOUGH: Yes. Well, Alkan is one of the great, wonderful eccentrics of the 19th century, a sort of genius who's never quite made it into the mainstream of piano repertoire but wrote a vast amount of music. He was a friend of Chopin's. The legend is that as he was reaching for the Talmud at the top of his bookcase, the bookcase fell on top of him and killed him.
Now, whether that's actually true - I've not actually done the research, but that's the rather colorful legend. But this little piece does give you a view into the crazy world of Alkan. It's called "The Song of the Mad Woman by the Sea." It's very soft, mainly, and sort of slightly wailing melody and the treble and then these very low chords in the bass.
HOUGH: It's a slightly terrifying piece. It's a psychological study, really, of someone despairing and beyond hope. So that's just maybe is a reminder that this record isn't all about just froth and fun. There are some serious pieces. One other serious piece, one of my favorites from the record, is "Melancolie" by Poulenc. It's a substantial small piece. It's about five minutes long.
This is a point in history where popular music and classical music were still somehow together, because this song, this tune, you could imagine something sung by Edith Piaf or something in a nightclub and yet it's also a piece of classical music. It's very Poulenc to have the nuns on one side and Edith Piaf on the other side. And somehow, they're all part of the same wonderful, chaotic, fabulous world.
RAZ: Stephen, you have made it kind of a point over the course of your career to resurrect compositions that have, you know, either fallen out of favor or are just obscure, and you've kind of plucked them from obscurity.
HOUGH: I have done quite a lot. Well, some of it is just pragmatic in that it's more interesting, maybe, to record music that's less frequently recorded than just to do the Beethoven sonatas again, although those are great to do as well. But I'm interested sometimes in links between composers, missing links. You know, how did Mozart become Chopin? You know, what happened between those two styles?
You find a composer like Hummel, really, is the link. Hummel, as a pupil of Mozart, was one of the most important influences on Chopin. So, you know, when you discover that the Hummel piano concertos were the most played piano concertos in the sort of early part of the 19th century, then maybe we should look at him too.
RAZ: It's interesting because the way you talk about this record, it sounds almost like a researcher/historian writing a book. Like, I can imagine you sort of going through pages and pages of documents, maybe sitting near a piano and trying something out and realizing, well, this is actually not right.
HOUGH: Yeah. I find things that I love. I want to know about them. I can't imagine just playing the notes and sort of being satisfied. I want to know where they came from, and I want to find a way to - always to be fresh about them. I'm standing in the wings. I want to feel really excited every single night about a piece. I think any time that I feel this has become routine, I'd be extremely concerned.
RAZ: That's Stephen Hough. His new collection of French or French-inspired compositions is called "The French Album." If you'd like to hear a few tracks, go to our website, nprmusic.org. Stephen Hough, thank you very much for joining us.
HOUGH: My pleasure.
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Luther placed five runners in the top-10 en route to the 2013 team title of the 42nd Annual All-American Invitational. The Norse posted a team total of 27 points. Hamline University was next with 52 followed by the Luther Alumni with 57 and St. Ambrose University with 106. The All-American team title was the fourth in school history and the first since 2007.
Marty Mitchell led the was for the Norse finishing third (21:10.1). Colin Rogers of Hamline University won the individual title clocked at 20:39.6. He was followed by Luther alum Shane Steele who finished the four mile course in 20:46.7.
Also scoring for the Norse was Austin Bauer (4th - 21:10.2), Alex Rigdon (5th - 21:10.3), Brock Laue (7th - 21:15.9) and John Freude (8th - 21:16.5). Scott Mittman (11th - 21:31.7) and Isaac Jensen (12th - 21:31.8) completed the top seven.
The Norse will return to action Oct. 4 when they will race in the UW-Eau Claire Invitational. This race will begin at 5:00 p.m. on the Whitetail Golf Course, Colfax, Wis.
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Nederland voters chose three candidates Tuesday to represent them on the town's Board of Trustees -- and also decided to pay the trustees and mayor for their service.
The town was among several Boulder County communities that held municipal elections Tuesday. A total of 316 people cast their ballots in the mountain town, picking three trustees, re-electing the unopposed mayor and supporting a measure that for the first time will mean the town's elected officials are financially compensated for their work, according to results posted by town clerk Michele Martin.
Incumbent Kevin Mueller received 134 votes, Charles Wood received 163 votes, and Kristopher Larsen, chairman of the town's planning commission, received 168 votes. They were the three trustees elected Tuesday out of a field of seven.
Mayor Joe Gierlach was running unopposed.
"I think we had a great group of candidates this season," Gierlach said after results were posted.
He added he was happy to see Mueller re-elected to maintain consistency on the board.
The only ballot question before Nederland voters was whether to establish monetary compensation for the town's mayor and trustees.
The question asked whether the town's trustees should receive a $150 monthly stipend and the mayor a $250 monthly stipend beginning with this new board. The measure passed 203 to 103.
Gierlach publicly supported the measure in the leadup to the election and was happy to see it pass, he said.
"I'm pleased," he said. "We talked about it for a long time. I think it was the right thing to do and the right time to do it now that the town's financial situation is stable."
Gierlach and the newly elected trustees will be sworn into office April 15.
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Ryan Keely isn't your average centerfold: tomboyish, spunky, sarcastic and intensely sensual, she an undeniable appeal. Here's a tantalizing peak at the inner workings of this smart and sassy bombshell:
Age: 24
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 130
Measurements: 36B-26-38
Hometown: Seattle, WA
How would you describe yourself to someone who's never met you? Tall, smart, rowdy, a little awkward and frequently offensive.
How did you decide to model for Penthouse?
I've wanted to model for Penthouse ever since I fished an issue with a pre-augmented Janine Lindenmuller out of a free porn bin at Burning Man. Learning more about the history of the company, its cultural impact (Caligula anyone?), its list of lauded contributors and all the incredibly sexy ladies who have graced it's pages make it an iconic piece of pop culture that I am honored to be included in.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why?
London, according to my astrological chart it is the best place for me to be if I want to succeed in my world domination plot.....words to live by....
What's your favorite vacation spot and why:
Anywhere with big bathtubs, someone else paying my room service bill, a ginormous bed with nice sheets full of sexy people and a decent bar. Good museums within walking distance are an added bonus.
What vacation spots would you like to visit and why?
I would like to spend more time in east Africa, the week I spent in Kenya wasn't enough. Egypt, because I had a childhood obsession with Egyptology. Tokyo, because 24 hours was not enough and one day I will track down Takeshi Kanishero and do terrible, erotic things to him....Tadanobu Asano too. Antarctica, because who the fuck goes to Antarctica? And those are some serious bragging rights. Space and the Future because I should have been born as the protagonist in a William Gibson novel or as a Space Pirate/Bounty Hunger a la Queen Esmeralda or Spike from Coboy Bebop(who I also want to do terrible things to, but I respect his love for the long lost Julia).
Are you attending/did you attend college? What school?
I'm currently attending the library, and consider myself self educated.
If so, when did/will you graduate?
Never, learning is a life long process and smart people are better in bed.
Did/do you play any sports?
Is pole dancing a sport? and of course, sport fucking.
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why?
Naming paint colors for an obscene amount of money. Because I could be the biggest douche ever. Example phrase from my douchtastic, hypothetical future, "this shade gives me impressions of fog drifting over a summer lake at sunset......."
What do you do for a living?
Take my clothes off, sometimes I prance around before I take them off, and occasionally I get paid to have sex with beautiful women.
What's your favorite thing about your job?
The prancing, nudity, and being paid to have sex with beautiful women.
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Husker Bowlers Faring Well at Team USA Trials
Sophomore Elise Bolton, a native of Merritt Island, Fla., sits in 11th place after the first day of competition. Bolton posted a total pinfall of 1,246 on Monday. She averaged 207.67 over her six games, with a high of 233 in her final game. A multiple gold medal winner for Junior Team USA, Bolton was Nebraska's top finisher at the Track Kat Klassic last month, finishing 14th overall with a 204.6 average.
Senior Kristina Mickelson finished her day with three straight games over 200, averaging a 195.17 to sit in 31st place with a total pinfall of 1,171. A native of Bellevue, Neb., Mickelson was a first-team All-American last season and was a member of Nebraska's 2009 national championship team.
Among the former Huskers performing well on the first day of the trials were Brenda Padilla (2nd place), Shannon Pluhowsky (5th) and Diandra Asbaty (6th). Padilla posted the highest two games of the day, twice rolling a 269 in her six games. Overall, her pinfall total of 1,332 is just 42 behind leader Kristina Frahm. Padilla, formerly Edwards, was an All-American at Nebraska in 1995 and 1997.
Pluhowsky sits in fifth place with a total pinfall of 1,304 and a 217.33 average. One of the most decorated bowlers in NU history, Pluhowsky was a four-time All-American and was the national collegiate Bowler of the Year in 2001, 2004 and 2005, winning a school-record 12 titles in her Husker career. Pluhowsky holds nine school records, including highest single-season and career pinfall and average.
Asbaty posted a total pinfall of 1,301 on day one, finishing with a 216.83 average. During her Husker career, Asbaty was a three-time All-American and a three-time Scholastic All-American while bowling 308 games from 1998 to 2002, tying for the highest total in school history.
Competition continues on Friday at day two of the Team USA Trials in Las Vegas. Complete results, live scoring and live video can be found at www.bowl.com/teamusatrials.


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CARBON VALLEY -- At 6 days old, one thing is certain about Jackson "Flash" Palmeri -- he knows how to make a dramatic and ill-timed entrance.
He was born Sept. 14 at Exempla Good Samaritan in Lafayette after his parents narrowly escaped the floodwaters that devastated much of Lyons on Sept. 13 aboard a Colorado National Guard truck. On Friday, after a good meal, he was conked out in his dad's arms completely unfazed by a barking dog and an animated conversation about his appearance on the planet.
"We were evacuated, and within about four hours my water broke," said Ginger Palmeri, a teacher at GOAL Academy in Longmont.
She; her husband, Roy, a city of Longmont park ranger; and newborn "Jax" are camped out in the Carbon Valley trying to figure out all of the "what nows" that come in the wake of a life-altering natural disaster. Shanna Jessen, one of Ginger's best friends, took in the family after Jessen's father -- Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle -- attempted to help the family escape the devastating flood by getting them on a priority evacuation list. Pelle is now Jackson's "unofficial godfather," an honor that made him chuckle.
"I didn't do anything too special," he said.
The couple said Friday that they were hoping they would be displaced for only a few weeks, but Roy Palmeri said Friday afternoon that he had just learned they likely would not go home with their new son for about four months.
Still, the couple's spirits were high with their new addition and they said they were grateful for help others have given them since the disaster struck. It has been a long haul for the family in the past week and they only carried out a few days' worth of supplies. Since then, though, friends have provided for the baby.
Ginger and Roy spent about four years trying to get pregnant. Jackson wasn't due until Wednesday, Sept. 18, but showed up a bit early and in the midst of one of the worst natural disasters to befall Boulder County in its history.
Ginger Palmeri said that after hearing sirens Wednesday night, they left their home in central Lyons A family on higher ground waved them in to ride out the storm. The Palmeris returned to their home Thursday when it appeared that conditions had improved and the danger had passed. But she awoke Friday worried because of the conditions in Lyons. So, at 7 a.m., she drove to the roadblock at the edge of town and found a National Guard soldier.
She told him she was nine months pregnant and due soon. He replied that she should get her things because they had to get her out.
She and Roy found themselves loaded into a National Guard truck that took them to Longmont before noon Sept. 13.
Pelle knew that Palmeri was due soon and he had added their names to a list for priority evacuation. Once the family got out of the town of Lyons and closer to Longmont, they were able to get cell phone coverage again and called Pelle's wife, Stephanie, who picked them up at a drop-off point at Colo. Highway 66 and 75th Street. She took them to Jessen's Carbon Valley home, where Ginger's water broke within a couple of hours.
"As much as I wanted my baby, it was, like, 'Not today,'" she recalled.
The challenges were mounting. They had to get to Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette and a maze of washed out roads stretched out in front of them.
"I called CDOT and they said, 'There is no way you are going to get there,'" Roy recounted, adding that he did not mention this to his wife.
Jessen said it was as though the roads opened up in their path and he was able to make it to the hospital with relative ease by heading down to Colo. Highway 7 and then taking U.S. 287 to the hospital.
He found his way to the hospital and Ginger was admitted for childbirth, but the contractions were not regular and it was worrisome for the doctors. She was given drugs to regulate the contractions and still Jackson did not appear. She was in labor for 27 hours. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the doctors and couple made the decision to go with a C-section, but the anesthetic didn't take.
"I felt everything that happened," she said. "He had the cord wrapped around his neck. He wasn't breathing so they put him on oxygen."
He recovered and thrived. Word of a son elated the couple. They opted to learn the baby's gender only at birth and had names picked out for a daughter or a son. Had Jackson been born a girl his name would have been "Raina," a name that came to Ginger in a dream years ago. Given the circumstances, Roy said he was convinced he was having a daughter.
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He bounced his son gently and looked down at him with pride.
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When owner Carole Janks first opened her coffee shop along the main drag of a then-bustling Pacific Beach district 21 years ago, she was up against some serious competition.
"We were starting at the same time Starbucks was opening, and I felt at the time, that Starbucks was going to be huge competition," she said. "They were opening all over the place and I thought, 'We've got to do something besides coffee.'"
Over the next several years, Zanzibar evolved into a full-fledged restaurant, serving up premium quality made-from-scratch dishes that her customers kept coming back to savor.
"The food side of the business just expanded over time," Janks said. "It wasn't the initial goal to be a restaurant, but people loved what we did with the food. We went after the really high-end natural type of foods, and the more we did that, the food business increased."
After a long struggle to obtain a permit for an alcoholic-beverage license, she was also able to add beer and wine to the menu just a few years ago.
"We've evolved over the years," she said. "We've always been an art gallery for people who want to show art and we used to have live music. We're constantly trying to do better, improve, keep up with things."
From the beginning, Janks said she wanted to make sure the café was a haven for everyone in the community, regardless of background.
"My goal was to have a place that was really comfortable for anybody — it didn't matter if you were young, old, religious, non-religious, any color, whatever," Janks said. "It was the type of space where it didn't matter if you were 90 or you were 20, you could still feel good, have a good time and just feel comfortable."
Unlike some coffee shops and restaurants that cater to a specific customer base the full gamut of customers could be seen on any given day within Zanzibar's walls.
She credits much of that global appeal to her tight-knit family of employees, some of whom have been working for Janks for upward of 12 to 15 years.
"I think that was what was appealing to a lot of people. It was just a cool space to be in. It had nothing to do with the space, but it was just the feel we created, and that has a lot to do with the people I hired," she said. "Zanzibar employees today and in the past were such a family, and I think that comes across in the feel and the vibe — that it's almost a family atmosphere."
In Zanzibar fashion, many of Janks' beloved employees from past and present gathered at their favorite coffee shop on its final day to join Janks in a last hoorah and to bid adieu to a longtime staple in the Pacific Beach community.
"It's been a really amazing neighborhood experience," she said. "There are people who come in here that have been coming here every day of their life for 20 years. It really became an institution in PB, and in a lot of ways, for me, that's the saddest part, because I have other places, but I just know if I had a place I went to every day of my life for 20 years, I would be devastated."
Over the past decade or so, Pacific Beach has become a different place than it was when Janks first opened, she said.
"It didn't matter what night of the week or what day, the streets were always packed and there were lines out the door all the time. In those days, there was nowhere else to go than PB," she said. "It's a ghost town now during the week."
Over the years, the building suffered from standard wear and tear, and Janks had high hopes of taking care of some renovations to her kitchen, repairing a leaking ceiling and replacing an old awning, among other minor repairs. But when her 15-year lease expired and her rent was increased by several thousand dollars a month several years ago, Janks' dreams for renovation — or even running a financially viable business — were shattered.
"I can't invest money in a space that I don't have a lease, and I wasn't going to sign a lease that was for such an exorbitant amount of money," she said. "It was great while it lasted, but the last six years since our rent has gone up has been very difficult for us. It's not that it isn't a good business — it's a great business — but nobody can survive with this kind of rent."
Finally, this year, Janks decided it was time to cut her losses.
"Business is unbelievably difficult for so many people right now that you really want to try to make things as easy as possible for yourself," she said. "Everybody has to work so hard for so much less today, and to have to deal with such negative stuff that I've had to deal with, I just don't want to do it anymore."
What exactly the future holds for Janks and her Zanzibar franchise is unknown; however, she will likely weather any storm that comes her way with grace as she continues to move forward.
"I just want to take a year and concentrate on my catering and wholesale business," she said. "Just concentrate on what I've got."
Zanzibar café in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter and on UCSD's campus remain open and thriving. Although Janks said a relocation is not out of the question — possibly in North County — her only focus now is on moving into her new offices and commissary and remodeling her downtown café, which is opening up a new side patio this month.
"I've given a third of my life to this place," she said. "We've always run a really good operation, but this building is falling apart. It's just time to move on and move to a place that has more positive things for us."


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One More Chance to Support PACE Clean Energy Programs
Thanks to a legal victory, there's one more chance for supporters of energy efficiency and solar power to tell the Obama administration to bring back the popular clean energy finance programs for homeowners known as PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy). If you already know all about PACE clean energy programs, you can urge the federal government to restore PACE programs by going to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s action alert. Act now, because the comment period closes on September 13th.
If you are new to PACE, read on.
A PACE Refresher
Despite the gridlock in Washington D.C., states and towns across the United States are making progress toward a clean energy future for our nation – one that will center on more efficient energy use and renewable power sources such as solar, not dirty fossil fuels. Because buildings consume almost half of all energy used in the United Stated and account for 75% of electricity usage, retrofitting buildings to make their energy use more efficient and cleaner has huge potential to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
And so some twenty-seven states across the country have green-lighted local financing programs that make energy efficiency upgrades and installing solar panels more affordable for homeowners and lower their electricity bills. With PACE programs, homeowners can easily pay for improvements to make their homes more efficient by installing insulation, better windows and more efficient heating and cooling systems, or to produce their own clean power by putting solar panels on their roofs. Through these programs, homeowners save money, towns create green jobs and we all enjoy more clean energy and less power plant air pollution that affects our kids' health.
Here in New York, where I live, the Town of Babylon on Long was an early adapter of PACE. To learn more about Babylon's program and to see a great video about Long Islanders who participated, click here. And two dozen other towns and cities across New York State were also poised to adopt PACE programs, from New York City to Binghamton. The federal government even provided $40 million in stimulus funds to New York towns to implement PACE. Sounds like a win win for homeowners, communities, green jobs and the environment, right?
Not so fast. Then FHFA, the federal agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage market giants, stepped in. Although energy efficiency and renewable power improve the value of homes and allow homeowners to save more money, FHFA has refused to acknowledge these benefits. And so, in July 2010, this federal government issued orders, without any public notice or opportunity for comment that stopped PACE programs across the country from moving forward. The State of California, local governments in California and Florida, the Town of Babylon here in New York, together with NRDC and the Sierra Club, all took legal actions to try to reverse this damaging decision.
What's the Good News?
Las year, a California court issued a preliminary order directing FHFA to give the public a chance to weigh in with the federal government to express their support for reviving these important job-creating clean energy initiatives. To start this process, FHFA issued an initial proposal in January, still refusing to bring PACE programs back. Luckily, more than 33,000 Americans, state and local governments and other stakeholders weighed in to call on FHFA to revive PACE programs.
Now FHFA has a new proposal for the public to comment on – and it's still bad news for clean energy supporters. Luckily, the public has a chance to weigh in again. You can urge FHFA to restore PACE programs by going to NRDC's action alert. Act now, because the comment period closes on September 13th.
And more good news: last week the California court weighed in again with a final decision that FHFA violated federal law when it rolled back PACE programs without providing for notice and comment and has required FHFA to follow through with a final rule, after considering more input from the public.
If we continue to make our voices heard, we can win the fight to restore PACE programs across New York State and across the country, and strike a blow for clean energy over dirty fossil fuels.
Kit Kennedy first joined the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 1988 after working for a federal judge for two years. In her early years, she had the chance to work on a wide range of great cross-cutting issues at NRDC, ranging from working to improve New York City's sewage system and to reform its zoning code; fighting water pollution in the Hudson River; and bringing scores of enforcement cases across the country. In the second half of her NRDC career, she's focused on energy issues, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and power plant siting.
This blog originally appeared on NRDC's Switchboard blog.
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New East Stadium a Unique Sell for Recruiting
In giving the media a sneak peek of Memorial Stadium's eastside expansion before it is fully unveiled in the season opener against Wyoming, The N-Sider points Husker fans to two important truths. Both promise to keep Nebraska at the forefront of college football's top tier over the next 50 years after finishing the last 50 years with the most wins in NCAA Division I. The Huskers have won 40 games more than Oklahoma, which has the second-best win total over the last half century.
Paul Meyers, NU's associate athletic director for the Husker Athletic Fund, said Thursday that he views the East Stadium expansion in two ways: 1) from an athletic perspective; and 2) from what made past success possible and how Nebraska can distinguish itself in the future to recruit the best student-athletes and continue its ongoing NCAA record of 50 consecutive years of home game sellouts.
"What this new East Stadium provides is an opportunity for us to sell something that no one else has," Meyers said, pointing to the two research centers that will take up more than 52,000 square feet of space underneath the East Stadium's 6,000 new seats and 38 new suites. In 90 years, Memorial Stadium has nearly tripled in size, growing from 31,080 original seats in its inaugural 1923 season to an expanded stadium that will increase average attendance to more than 91,000.
Research Labs Anchor Tenants for the Future
The new East Stadium has doubled in height from the 80 feet it's always been to the 165 feet that will allow Big Red fans the same eastside perspective that the media sees on the west side. The new grand entrance that will welcome Husker fans through the original, historic Gate 20 screams history and trumpets tradition, and we'll get to that later, but Meyers looks beyond what dazzles eyes and stirs hearts. He sees the academic Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) and the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) as a combined game-changing, recruiting rich force. The key to their joint success is the 100-foot skywalk that connects the two research facilities. "It's their bridge to collaboration," Meyers said, "and that's what sets Nebraska apart – a shared vision to be great."
Wind the clock back to 1970 and '71 when Nebraska won back-to-back national championships in football. "Beyond winning, what helped our program most was the concept of weight lifting and how foreign it was to other universities," Meyers said. "I think this facility and the research that will be done inside provides us with the same amount of enthusiasm and when that research is teamed up with a winning program, it can really propel Nebraska to new heights."
Meyers' group helped lead the charge to expand the student-athlete experience. "From a donor perspective, I believe there's an important connection between being great on the field and being great off the field," Meyers said. "The people that give to this project are trusting. They believe in the vision, and they believe in our leadership. When you combine quality people who want to help with being great, you get the kind of synergy that will really propel us in the future."
Loyal Fan Base Paves the Road to Success
That synergy goes well beyond the generosity of donors. It spills over to the most loyal base of college fans who buy season tickets and support the cause in any way possible. "Football may not be the most important thing in Nebraska, but we're right up there, and our fans have filled up the stadium for 50 straight years," Meyers said, pointing out how other programs are experiencing declining attendance at the same time Nebraska's attendance is increasing. "We're sold out of the season in football, men's basketball and volleyball," Meyers said. "Anything you do in this program and any project that you build really comes back to the backbone of Nebraska, and that's people. We're fortunate in every side of that equation, and we're excited to show this new stadium to all the people who helped us build it."
Thursday, the media got a preview of the fan experience related to a new concourse showcasing Nebraska's championship tradition. It features major displays for College Football Hall-of-Fame coaches Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne. There's Jerry Tagge sneaking over the goal to help Nebraska win its first national title in 1970 against LSU in the Orange Bowl. There's Johnny Rodgers on his miracle punt return in the Game of the Century against Oklahoma. And there's Tommie Frazier running through, around Florida in the '95 national championship game in the Fiesta Bowl. Mike Rozier and Eric Crouch join Rodgers in the East displays, which include team pictures that date back to the 1890s, plus 8-foot x 12-foot program covers for Nebraska's 49 bowl games – from the 1941 Rose Bowl to the 2013 Capital One Bowl.
John Ingram, project administrator, and Maggi Thorne, assistant project administrator for Nebraska Athletics, has watched their Capital Planning and Construction team go above and beyond to bring life to important details not only in the East Stadium, but also in the Devaney Center renovation and the new Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Media Tour, Ribbon-Cutting Launch the Future
"Everybody's been working 12-hour days, and we've had many staffers going way beyond that," Ingram said. "Everybody's focused and on task and not only ready for today's media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony, but working hard to be 100 percent ready for game day. The overall scale and design of the building gives people a great first impression, but I think they're going to be even more impressed when they get inside – from the time they step through the front door to looking down on that new turf and imagining all the touchdowns they're going to see."
Thorne doesn't mind the long hours and the pressure push. "This is athletics," the former Husker hurdler said. "This is what we do. It all comes down to the finish line, and we're going to finish strong. Even when you think you're tired, you're not because we know how all of these amenities are going to help our fans have a better experience, and as an athlete, what really energizes me are the two research labs doing world-class work with leaders like Dr. Dennis Molfese and Dr. Judy Burnfield."
Thorne also oversees the graphics, the history and the touchscreens that will entertain and inform fans about Nebraska's rich heritage. "I love to see us honor the past and create a path that lives in the present," Thorne said. "I love fans who have been so loyal for so long and how they will walk through these doors and see that we will continue to grow in the next 50 years, too. We've documented the last 50 years, and I get excited seeing what we're doing for the future generations of student-athletes who will become Huskers for all the right reasons." Like Meyers, Thorne sees greatness as a pursuit that transcends winning. "We're preparing our athletes for the future," she said, "but we're also giving our fans the perfect experience that they deserve, and I can't wait to see them walk into this new, tidy, beautiful, amazing facility."
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Recently he voted for supplying subsidies to corporate farmers in the Midwest while also voting to cut funds for food stamps for those needing food. He should get out into his district and interview those people he would deprive of food stamps.
What has Kelly done to support the middle class in his district? Nothing. At least Sen. Casey tried to intervene when GE said they were going to lay off 500 workers in Erie. Where was Kelly? He had his head in the sand in the Beltway.
Kelly says he is against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) because he says it will be too costly. How does he know? Tell that to the poor who have been uninsured, those with existing illnesses who can't get insurance, and tell that to the college student who is covered under his or her parents' insurance policy. All these are provided under ACA.
Kelly is against anything to help the poor and middle class. From what I hear, he would rather support his Tea Party congressmen and women who would like to see the U.S. go into bankruptcy.
Kelly's voting record is irresponsive to the wishes of his constituents. It is time to get rid of Kelly and the Tea Party. They are destroying our country.


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