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Graybar, St. Louis, MO, reported today that the company finished 2017 with its sixth consecutive year of record net sales. In 2017, net sales totaled $6.6 billion, a 3.9% increase compared to the previous year. The company's income before taxes increased 9.2% but net income for 2017 decreased to $71.6 million, which the company attributed tax reform legislation that took effect late last year.
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"Best BBQ north of the Carolinas. You have to try the babyback ribs." – Jim M, from urbanspoon.com
Cupcake0523 - LOVE this place. The bbq pork sandwich is to die for! Waitresses are always sweet. It's a country place for sure. Love the country music always playing, too!! Always reasonably priced! Liked: Food, Service, Atmosphere, Value -From Google Reviews
"Easily the best restaurant in the area. This place is a staple for my friends and family. We don't live close anymore but still make the trek regularly. The babyback ribs and king crab legs are among my favorite items on the menu, but to be fair I've enjoyed everything."– doginwindow
Visited this restaurant with friends. Baby back ribs are excellent, the service was excellent, atmosphere very comfortable and staff very pleasant. Price was excellent also, very reasonable considering the amount and quality of the food!!
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Former San Jose independent police auditor LaDoris Cordell will helm the commission charged with investigating the troubled Santa Clara County Jail, Supervisor Dave Cortese announced Monday.
The Board of Supervisors called for the formation of the 25-member Blue Ribbon Commission after the death of inmate Michael Tyree at the county's main jail in August. Three deputies are facing murder charges in that case.
Cordell, a retired judge, said the commission will make recommendations to make sure what happened to Tyree doesn't happen to anyone else.
Santa Clara County taxpayers deserve to know what happens within the jails since they financially support custody operations and salaries for the Sheriff's Office, Cordell said.
"These are taxpayers' dollars paying for everything, even the complaint process," Cordell said, "and we have the right to know what that process is, and if it's not working well, then make recommendations to make it better."
A few issues Cordell said she would like the commission to look into are how correctional officers deal with inmates suffering from mental illness, the background and requirements of jail staff and civilian oversight on the inmate complaint process. The county says the commission will operate with broad powers.
Cordell hopes the commission will complete its work 120 days, or four months, after the first meeting and at the end make recommendations for the board's consideration.
Also on the commission will be Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, who runs the jails. Some had hoped her name would not be on the list. "I welcome the scrutiny," Smith said Monday. "Let's look. Is there a better way to do the job?"
Cortese announced appointments to the commission during a news conference Thursday at the County Government Center in San Jose.
"These commissioners have been selected to serve because of their unique individual perspectives as to how best to move our current mindset and thought process when it comes to incarceration to a more holistic approach that better serves the public and keeps inmates, custody staff and visitors safe," Cortese said.
She estimates the meetings to be held twice a month, possibly midday on Saturdays to accommodate people working during the weekdays.
Cordell was first African-American woman appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 1982 as a judge in Northern California where she served in municipal court in Santa Clara County, according to San Jose city officials.
She was elected as judge to Superior Court in San Jose in 1988 and continued to serve for 10 years. While independent police auditor, Cordell criticized the San Jose police for their "curb sitting" practice, in which people detained by officers had to sit on a curb, and long investigations into police misconduct.
She was also appointed in 2013 to lead an 18-member task force on race relations at San Jose State University after alleged hate crimes against a black freshman student by four Caucasian roommates at an on-campus housing unit.
The full list of commission members:
Retired Judge, Hon. LaDoris Cordell
Retired Judge, Hon. Susan Bernardini
Active Judge. Hon. Stephen Manley
Wes Mukoyama, SCC Behavioral Health Board
Gail Price, Chair, SCC Behavioral Health Board
Navah Statman, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Dr. Divya Reddy, Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Pastor Dale Weatherspoon, Mountain View
Pablo Gaxiola, Goodwill of Silicon Valley Re-entry Employment Programs
Christine Clifford, San Jose, PACT, Debug
Rose Amador-LeBeau, La Raza/CTC
Enrico "Rick" Callendar, NAACP
Alison Brunner, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Hope Holland, National Alliance on Mental Illness (former inmate)
Erin O'Neill, City of San Jose, Office of the Independent Police Auditor
Dennis Grilli, Former Police Officer with experience in custody operations
Otto Lee, Former City Councilmember City of Sunnyvale
Ann Rosenzweig, Active member of Amnesty International
Sheriff Laurie Smith
Correction Chief John Hirokawa
District Attorney Jeff Rosen
Public Defender Molly O'Neal
Probation Chief Laura Garnette
Director of Behavioral Services Toni Tullys
Supervisor Cindy Chavez
Supervisor Ken Yeager
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The world has become a dangerous place, so letting your children run wild is simply not an option like it was 20 years ago. Parents choose instead to take their children to the playgrounds: safe spaces designed for children in which they can play to their hearts' content. Not all parents however have the luxury of taking their children to the playground every day, or even every week. They may work full time, sometimes two or three jobs. How do you ensure that your child has a 'normal' childhood while keeping them safe at the same time? Here are some guidelines to help you decide whether the locations in which your play regularly are safe.
Not Too Close To Traffic
Every child seems to be born with a fascination for things that move, so of course they make a beeline for the nearest car. Unfortunately, vehicles can be deadly. While older children understand the perils of playing on the streets, younger ones do not comprehend the dangers so when selecting a space where they can run and play, make sure that it isn't so close to traffic that there is a risk of your child even accidently falling onto the road. The best option would be somewhere that is separated by a fence from the road.
The Ground Must Be Steady
Local regulations now prohibit construction of ground that is unstable, so there are lots of open spaces around sites deemed too dangerous to be developed. Toxic waste sites and burial grounds of septic tanks are classic examples of how the top can conceal a shaky underneath.
This is because early septic tanks and drums for holding toxic waste were not made of concrete, which does not corrode with the acidic contents. Therefore, old dumping sites are potentially dangerous as they can fall away quickly under the slightest pressure. If there is open land and you don't know why, make inquiries before you let your children play there.
Safe from Strangers
There are plenty of alleys and empty roadways that older children and adults use in and around neighbourhoods to conduct shady business. Small children might try to go exploring and put themselves in harms' way. Drill it into your child's head that they should not play in places where there seems to be gangs of older children and adults hanging around. They sometimes use smaller children to transport drugs and do other illegal activities as they are never suspected. Not only does this implicate your child in crimes, it also affects them negatively in self esteem and mental development. So make sure they do not associate closely with anyone out of their age league without your supervision.


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Color and texture, handbags and tons of cashmere are touchstones at One North Main in Essex, Connecticut. At the intersection where South Main meets North Main, this charming boutique is all but irresistible to both tourists and townies. "I love fashion," says Deborah Thompson, founder and owner. "Customers come from Glastonbury, from Hartford, lots of New Yorkers, people from all walks of life. I'm passionate about what I do, and Essex couldn't be more perfect for it."
Thompson started her career over 30 years ago managing restaurants, where she learned the nuts and bolts of running a business and doing the hard work of meeting client's needs. Fashion, however, was her true calling. "I had clothing stores in Guilford while I worked in the food industry, but finally, I had to make a commitment." She had to choose, and in 2006, she did: her decision was fashion.
It's pretty clear she's made Essex her home. Thompson knows the style of her chic customers; neighboring merchants stop by to chat; and people walking past give a cheerful wave through the window. Thompson slips outside to pet a dog.
But it's what's inside—on the racks and shelves—that really counts. Thompson keeps abreast of current trends on shopping trips to Manhattan. She watches what sells, she listens, and sometimes she plays a hunch. She keeps an eye out for unique looks, new designers; and she knows when to start fresh. When something doesn't sell she gives it to charity, such as battered women's shelters and other groups. Thompson begins each season anew.
The first thing you notice when you enter the store is space and light. The store is situated on a corner, and sunlight comes from two sides (three if you count the front door surrounded by leaded glass). The impression of spaciousness comes from Thompson's clever idea to group the merchandise by color. There's everything from cashmere sweaters to silver bangles.
And handbags. Thompson picks one up. "Color," she says. It's hot pink. She sets it down next to a taxi-cab yellow one. "These are Lancaster handbags from France." She runs her hand over a grey felt bag with a leather handle and a buckle. "These are handmade in Los Angeles." She points out a half dozen of them, all primary colors. She gestures to the Bosom Buddy Bags, hand-woven in Bali, embellished with beautiful Grosgrain ribbon and decorated with a medallion.
"Our handbags are as extraordinary as the women who carry them," Thompson says.
Many others come to buy cashmere, Kinross and 360, in all the colors of the rainbow. Soft, malleable, kittenish cashmere at reasonable prices. Visitors wander in to browse, and Thompson is sure that her collection has choices: for the tourist on vacation who wants a souvenir, to the woman who needs that smashing black dress and the ideal piece of jewelry for an evening out.
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It is normal for developing babies and toddlers to be curious about their environment, especially the little things that are within their reach and which they can grab with their tiny hands, oftentimes even straight into their mouths.
They are plain curious about what these things can do (or taste – for the younger ones) and what they can do with these things in return. This is why they are naturally drawn to colorful pens, crayons, paints, shinny glitters, soft strings, papers, clays and basically anything they can 'create' things with.
For children this age, babies and toddlers, arts and crafts is an important activity that can aid in their development. It's for the children's best interest to expose them into these kinds of activities rather than allowing them to watch TV for hours on end or play computer games or game consoles.
While the latter seems the 'easier' choice since firstly you don't have to bother 'cleaning up' after the mess, and secondly, you also don't have to 'sit' there with them – we have to keep in mind as well that this is a very crucial stage in their development. This is when you would want to give them the best support and encouragement as possible.
Why arts and crafts?
Arts and crafts are not just fun and entertaining (and it's not just for kids, you can also enjoy it, too.), it also helps the child's basic skills development. Allowing children to explore and experiment through arts and crafts will help them to develop skills that will affect their lives in the long run.
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Communication skills
The child learns to communicate in non-verbal ways. Oftentimes, since they are not able to put their thoughts in cohesive sentences, young children tend to get frustrated when the adults couldn't understand what they're trying to communicate. Arts and crafts activities will show them that there are other ways in which they can express themselves. These activities can also be a way for them to release their frustrations, children displaying episodes of temper tantrums are noticeably better, and in some cases the habit is even entirely eliminated.
Problem solving skills
As children engaged in arts and crafts activities, they are expose to the 'how' and 'why' questions as they experiment on creating artworks. This in turn will later help them to be prepared in overcoming real life challenges as they grow up.
Social skills
Children learn to become sociable – even if your arts and crafts activities are limited with family members – it still teaches the kids the concept of sharing, patience, taking turns and being appreciative of other people's work. More so when you start to engage them with arts and crafts projects with playmates or neighbors.
Fine motor skills
They are being trained to take control of their finer movements – scribbling with pen or painting with a paint brush or connecting little objects – all these aid in developing their hand-eye coordination and motor skills which will later benefit them as they go and try other activities.
It's undeniable that arts and crafts do not only help the children to develop confidence by allowing self-expression but also aid in the development of other important skills that will benefit them in their later life. It is therefore very important to expose our children into arts and crafts in any way we can.
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This Week in Sacramento History April 2-8
April 2, 1900: City Judge W.A. Anderson asks the chief of police to investigate the soundness of the old jail building where he holds court. The judge said the 50-year-old structure has settled over 2 inches in just two weeks and he's certain the underpinning is rotten. With walls bulging and leaning, Anderson warns that the building is unsafe and is in danger of collapsing.
Quote: "The baseball season of 1900 opened with the usual eclat yesterday afternoon -- a parade of the two teams, in which the magnates and their hired men swelled up as if they could already feel the pennant in their grasp, the music of a brass band, and the din of a lot of lusty-lunged rooters, cranks and fans." -- Bee account of game in which Stockton Pirates beat Sacramento Gilt Edges, 11-6
April 3, 1973: Gov. Ronald Reagan's campaign for a constitutional amendment limiting taxes kicks off with the filing of election documents with California's secretary of state. Among its provisions are a limit on taxes linked to a percentage of the total personal income of California residents, plus a 20 percent rebate on 1973 state income taxes.
Quote: "Deficits used to be embarrassing incidents which our government tried to avoid, but now the collectivists who rule us plan them. It is supposed to be all right, we are assured, because we owe it to ourselves. Which raises the question: why don't we pay ourselves off and forget it?" -- Paul A. Howard in a letter denouncing Keynesian economics
April 4, 1864: The Central Pacific Railroad invited members of the Legislature and their friends for a train ride 25 miles up into the foothills. It was expected that heavy rains and strong winds would keep people at home, but enough people came to fill 21/2 passenger cars. The train whirled along at 20 miles per hour, at one point scaring a flock of wild geese. Despite the storm, the ride was remarkably smooth and comfortable.
Blustery winds topple a locust tree in front of Agricultural Hall at Sixth and M streets. This was the last tree standing in front of the building. It had survived the city's last two floods, which killed off many ornamental trees that once graced the hall.
April 5, 1916: A fire of unknown origin destroys the entire business district of Clio in Plumas County. The loss is estimated at $20,000. During the fire, a man was killed when a hot-water boiler exploded at the Western Pacific Hotel, sending heavy fragments as far as 250 feet. The blaze began in a frame warehouse used by J.B. Drake. An investigation is under way.
Quote: "Now it's pretty certain there are 3,000 people in Sacramento who would like to have ground to cultivate. The only thing, therefore, is to get the people and the ground together. If we can do that ... we'll have a weedless city in the bargain." -- E.H. Carpenter, assistant city health officer, announcing a program that allows residents to grow gardens on Sacramento's 3,000 vacant lots
April 6, 1960: The Legislature approves a bill that mandates anti-smog devices on all new cars in California. Used autos would be required to have the equipment only in counties where smog is a problem. The bill also directs the state to contract with outside testing labs, instead of creating its own lab.
Quote: "California can never rest until its unpredictable rivers are finally controlled, both for the protection against ravaging floods and for conservation of water so vitally needed to sustain the state's economy and its growth." -- Gov. Edmund "Pat" Brown, appearing before Congress to plead for $151 million in federal funding for development of water resources
April 7, 1947: State Engineer Edward Hyatt said the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is studying a site for a new dam on Putah Creek in Napa County. The proposed dam would be built near the mouth of Putah Canyon three miles west of Winters. It would eliminate flooding in the Berryessa Valley and store 400,000 acre-feet of water, sufficient to meet the needs of Solano County.
Quote: "I have been connected with a service station in various capacities from attendant to operator in the last 12 years and know that when it comes to rackets, the slot machines are rank amateurs. The present day service station operator, if he ... has to lease from a company, has no chance to make a decent living." -- an attendant, complaining in a letter that station operators are squeezed financially
April 8, 1952: The California Public Utilities Commission rejects a request by the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for an interim electric rate hike. The increase is sought pending the outcome of PG&E's application for a permanent 18.5 percent rate boost that would cost customers $37.5 million annually.
Quote: "The so-called price and wage controls are a joke. The timid, vote-conscious politicians are pretending to hold prices down while letting the wage level, which governs prices, rise unchecked -- a feat of magic which is on par with sweeping back the water which already has flowed over the dam." -- Lowell Mason, in a letter warning that the power of labor is causing constant inflation and cheapening the dollar


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Holiday in Hanko & Helsinki
Hi! I've been spending the holiday with my family in Hanko. I arrived to Finland on the 18th and before Christmas I shortly visited my friends in Helsinki and had a great time with them. Today I'm going back there to celebrate the new year.
It's been good to be back in Finland but I can't wait to be back at school. I still have lots of homework to do but I'm not stressing about anything at the moment. Hanko is such a quiet and peaceful place and Helsinki isn't too much of a fuss either compared to London.
Tonight I'm going to focus on celebrating life with my friends by meeting new people and just having fun. A lot happened this year but I will do a recap later.
Hope you all have lots of fun tonight and take care of each other!
Till next year!


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In Private | How To Put On An Incredible Show
People will pay whatever price you ask if you give them the feelings they want. I know that's a quote from something, but I can't track down the source. I may have modified it slightly, or maybe it's a Jordan original. Either way, it sums up our entire business perfectly. Feelings are that hidden, secret thing that drives the entire industry.
Why would someone pay $10/minute to talk to someone? Because it makes them feel a little bit more alive. We're in the feelings business.
This article is not a list of clever tactics to get customers to stay in show for longer. I'm not going to tell you how to stretch out a 6 minute show into a 9 minute show. You don't need to know how to do that.
This article is about winning the hearts and minds of customers. Obviously this is going to contain a lot of sensitive information, so let's just keep it between you and me, OK?
While any attempt to even start to categorize customer motivations for private shows is sure to leave off far more than it includes, I'm going to attempt to make such a list anyways. Because for you, a soon-to-be superstar cam model, being able to picture some of the archetypes, and imagine the people behind them, will help you to navigate through all of them.
And by the way, if you've ever been triggered by anything, you're certainly going to be triggered by something to follow in this article. So, proceed accordingly.
Why do customers spend money?
One reason that a customer would spend money on a model is control. Control feels good. We all lead lives where we interact with plenty of people who don't behave how we'd like them to. The more important someone is to us and the less they behave how we hope, the more pain we feel. Everyone goes through some version of this, c'est la vie.
By starting a private show with a model the customer gets, for a few brief moments, the feeling of control. A sense of confidence that you will behave how they need you to behave. Even if it's not enunciated, the vibe they got from you said it all. They know you'll be right for them and that's all that matters.
The control thing is a well lubricated slope, I could easily ramble my way all the down into power exchange and the darker impulses that drive "financially coercing someone into doing what I want them to do even if they don't like it, or especially if they don't like it." Yeah, there's all that. But it's not that simple. The light, surface-level control of "knowing what to expect in a private show" in reality isn't a slippery slope to BDSM power exchange and chauvinist domination. They're different.
Feeling a brief sense of control and certainty about any situation is reassuring and comforting. Stripping away all of the auspices of many private shows leads back to a basic control narrative. Someone who wants to talk about their day does a private show because they know you'll listen to them for as long as they need you to and you won't interrupt, cut them off, or judge them. That's control.
Someone that has an uber specific fetish they want to act out with you does a private show because with you it's OK to be very specific and up front about that uber specific fetish and tell you exactly how they want it. They're in control of their own expression and if you're on board, they get to control their fantasy experience somewhat selfishly.
Most shows are control.
Another reason that a customer might spend money: loss of control.
"Today I am a woman torn between the terror that everything might change and the equal terror that everything might carry on exactly the same for the rest of my days." ― Paulo Coelho, Adultery
There's a certain amount of pleasure to be had from spending money recklessly. People can do this on the site. It's a loss of control. Note, any orgasm represents some amount of a loss of control. For a few seconds at least, you're totally out of control. A loss of control can be restorative.
Loss-of-control shows tend to be driven more by the model. You sense the customer is happy just having you do whatever you want and leading the show and you take them up on their offer. Watch Chuck in Billions (low voice, late night Chuck) for a view into the loss-of-control customers.
Another reason a customer might spend money: pure arousal. Sometimes, they just see you, get that feeling in the pit of their stomach, and press private. Maybe you look like someone they used to know, or someone they couldn't get, or someone they'd like to know? There's no logic, it just happens, it has to just happen. It's only going to head one place, but that's OK.
Yet another reason a customer might spend money: pure boredom. The emotional rush one gets from doing a private show or tipping is higher than a lot of other internet activities. It's certainly higher than just watching porn. And it's higher than most Netflix/YouTube binge stuff. Way higher than checking social media. So for a lot of people it's a good quick fix to kill time. We're OK with that.
The last reason I'll say, and really keep this between us, is simply: attention.
It's nice to have someone pay attention to you. When they start a private show with you, they're not always making you the star of the show; quite often they want to be the star of the show. To have a bit of time where their needs are the only needs that matter; where they have all of your attention. A lot of people feel ignored and are lonely because of it. That experience in a private show of being heard, being cared about, being listened to, is nearly priceless (although, we've managed to establish some basic price points).
A lot of the guys on the site aren't leading interesting sex lives. They don't feel wanted/desired by the people they want to feel wanted/desired by. No, you're not the cute girl at the coffee shop; or the ripped guy at their gym. But you'll do.
Make customers feel wanted and desired in a show with you. Whatever that means to them.
This is the nature of putting on an incredible show. You make them feel wanted, needed, appreciated, loved, admired, used, hurt, whatever. Everyone has a feeling they're trying to get to; your task in private is to unlock it and draw it out of them.
Anytime you do that, 5 stars, loyal customer forever.
This emotional experience is always underpinning everything that we do. Keep it in your awareness.
One of the thrilling aspects of live cams is the infinite options a customer is afforded for their viewpoint. By asking for changes they get to be the director and see not just exactly what they want to see but exactly how they want to see it. This is one the features most taken for granted by models, but it matters a lot to customers.
Not all customers would think to micromanage the shot of course. It's very much correlated to how much control they want in a show. But someone should be thinking about what the optimum view is for every aspect of the show.
We talk about this a lot with open chat (where the optimum view is generally of your face and upper body 2-4 feet away from the cam, which is at about eye level) but it's worth considering a lot in private chat where there are an infinite number of right and wrong answers.
Private show point of view is an extremely subtle game. Consider, for example, your face. A camera view of you masturbating that doesn't have your face in it is far less personal than one that does; and some people prefer that. A view with your face in it goes the other direction, more personal/intimate; many people prefer this.
A view where you completely fill the frame, or if you're sitting with a wall immediately behind you can feel "full" or "crowded. Plenty of petite models make themselves look like giant by simply sitting too close to the camera. If you have to ruin the shot every time you move at all, you probably aren't giving a great point of view.
There is too close, there is too far away. There is too impersonal, there is too intimate. The way to get it right is to understand the client. Someone who is talking a lot and having a personal conversation is likely to be interested in seeing your face more. Someone that is just asking to see a particular part of your body or a particular act might not care as much.
The trick is to ask. Encourage your customers in show to ask you for exactly what they want. This simple move is extremely engaging to customers. Many people have never had the experience of being invited to give an unrestrained expression of their erotic desires to a willing partner.
Just don't smash the microphone with your thumb when moving the camera, it sounds bad on the other end.
We indulge fantasies. That's the simplest way to think about a private show. Sometimes we first have to discover and stimulate a fantasy, but then we indulge it. Your first task is to not break the fantasy. Stay in character, role play, get into it. As soon as you break the fantasy, you lose the customer.
A great example of this playing out is a customer asking to meet in person; somewhat common. Many models respond quickly with a, "No. I would never meet in person." This is of course compliant with the site rules and the law and all of that. But it's also just... the wrong way to respond.
Unless you're engaged in a very specific denial role play, no is usually not a good word to use. You need to learn how to redirect fantasies positively when they go into uncomfortable territory, not shut them down.
Meeting in person doesn't always mean meeting in person when the customer asks for it. It can mean, "I feel feelings for you and I think you do for me too. Am I crazy?" If you say no to meeting in person, they say yes to being crazy, and feel jaded. If you seem open to it, they feel that they're not crazy.
But even if it means exactly what they say and they're trying to arrange meeting you in person. You can make it a goal to see how long you can indulge their fantasy in a private show before the fantasy breaks.
We're attempting to make a moral point here, so we'll just say it very clearly: You should lie to customers.
This is entertainment. That's not your real name. You don't actually wake up every morning eagerly waiting for them to come stroke their cocks with you. We're making shit up, guys. So, continue to make shit up for as long as artistically possible. If what we're making up makes people feel nice, we win. If it doesn't, we're finished. We're engaging in transactional relationships for the purposes of providing entertainment to people. None of this is under oath.
In addition to lying to customers, you should never admit to lying to customers if they try to call you you out on it. Just cover up your initial lies with more lies.
You can also tell the truth. That's not against the rules or anything. But a lot of people miss the point of playing a character online. The anonymity of the pseudonyms that both we and the customers use serves a valuable purpose. Don't be the one to ruin the fantasy.
A lot of the sexual fantasies a customer is going to have with you are going to have a fantasy setting of "the two of you together." Many times that will be in places familiar to them; their home/office/car/dungeon/hotel/etc. So them saying you come to my house while I'm sleeping and wake me up with a blowjob... might be more about helping them get to sleep than a proposed travel itinerary, that's all we're saying.
Focal Points (I vs me)
Are we focusing on you or the customer or a mix? That's the question. You need to know the answer to this. Some customers want to go through the fantasy focused entirely on themselves. All of the language is in terms of them, spoken from their character's point of view. Other customers want to go through the entire fantasy with the focal point entirely on you, spoken from your point of view. Some fantasies go back and forth.
We all have a natural comfort level towards one side or the other of this spectrum, where we feel more intimate/erotic either when our partner is focusing all of their energy on our needs, or when we have a partner that is comfortable having all of our focus on their needs.
The difference in language is revealing: "I want to fuck you." vs "Fuck me."
A customer that wants the focal point on you is going to talk about you a lot. They'll often speak admiringly about you and your body. They'll give attention to your feelings; insist you have a good time, and so on. Very often they're more control-oriented and want to feel like they are giving you an experience -so make sure they leave feeling that they gave you an amazing experience.
A customer that wants the focal point on them is going to talk about themselves more. They'll use the word "me" a lot. They'll ask for things rather than about things.
If you try to put the attention on a customer that wants the attention on you, it will make them uncomfortable. If you try to make the show all about you, when the customer wants it all about them, it will irritate them. Match your language and focus to what the customer is demonstrating moment to moment.
The best models move quickly in show.
I've never been really sure how to explain this point, or why it's even the case, or whether it's even the right strategy. But it's true.
Maybe moving quickly conveys to the customer that you respect their time and attention and want to make the most of the experience. Maybe customers are impatient jerks who will leave if you aren't fast and thus there's a survivor bias going on (because slow moving models fail on cam). Maybe moving with a sense of urgency heightens the emotional intensity of the show and that makes customers enjoy it more. Maybe speed convinces the customer that you're enjoying it and they feel comfortable staying longer.
Maybe all of those things, maybe a bit of each, maybe a million more. If you reply to the ding noise that happens when a private show starts the same way an individual involved in a race responds to the opening gun shot, you'll be in good shape.
Urgency is the word, not haste. You don't have to rush. You have to move quickly.
Treat the private show and the customer like they are important and the chances improve drastically that they will be.


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Beignets, a small batch recipe of the New Orleans beloved fried puffy donuts.
Welcome from Pinterest! If you're looking for a small batch of authentic beignets, you've come to the right place! Be sure to scroll down and check out my other New Orleans inspired recipes!
I'm just going to say it: this is the best recipe that has ever come out of my kitchen. Sorry to be so demonstrative, but I'm still on a powdered sugar high. I bought a 7-pound bag at Costco last week.
I'm a beignet freak. They make me a bit emotionally unstable, as in, I must eat them all!
When you work around desserts and sugar constantly, you learn to be selective about how you rack up your calories. I can resist most desserts. I'll have two bites and save the rest of my calories for wine, thanks.
But these beignets? I ate them mere minutes after their photo shoot was over.
If you don't want to dive into that bowl, there might be something wrong with you. Sorry to break it to you this way. More powdered sugar for ya?
Tips on frying beignets:
I love to fry. Are you are scared of it? Please, don't be scared! If you avoid frying because of the splattering mess, use a deep pot. I posted a video of these beignets while they were frying, and you can tell, I use a very deep pot when frying. {video here}
Does the smell of fried food linger in your house? Light a candle afterwards. Do anything that allows you to tackle your fear of frying. Your taste buds will thank you.
A good beignet has a puff of air in the middle after frying. See it above? So PUFFY.
This is what deep-fried love looks like:
Ok, you're all set to fry! Let me know if you have any questions as you venture down the road of homemade beignets.
If you just need more bites of New Orleans, don't miss these recipes!
Or these KING CAKE DONUT BARS:
Ohhh, these BANANAS FOSTER BABY CAKES are my baby!:
And since Fat Tuesday is all about the pancakes, these are other must-makes:
And finally, HUMMINGBIRD CAKE PANCAKE
Yield: 10 2"-square beignets
- 2 tablespoons warm water (105°F)
- 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon vegetable shortening
- 1 tablespoon sugar (plus a pinch for yeast proofing)
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 large egg white
- 3 tablespoons boiling water
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for rolling)
- 2 cups neutral oil for frying (I use canola)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- First, heat the water to 105°F in a small bowl.
- Add the yeast and a pinch of sugar to the water. Stir to dissolve. Let it sit and confirm the yeast is active---it will foam. If it does not foam, throw it out and start over.
- Meanwhile, combine the shortening, sugar, milk, and egg white in a small cup. Whisk together well, then add the boiling water. Test the temperature of this mixture, and when it's between 105-110°, add it to the foamy yeast mixture. Stir well.
- Add the flour to the bowl, and stir gently to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 1 hour. You can make the dough ahead of time up to this point. I have kept dough for 3 days in the fridge before frying, and it's fine.
- Heat the oil in a deep pot to 360°.
- Meanwhile, divide the dough in half, and roll it out on a floured counter into a square about 6" wide. Use a pizza wheel to cut it into 5 or 6 squares. (see photo above for reference)
- When the oil is at 360°, drop in 3 square of dough. Do not walk away. The first side fries for 1-2 minutes. When golden brown on one side, flip the squares using a fork and continue to fry. When that side is golden brown (about 1 minute more), remove from the oil onto a cooling rack lined with paper towels.
- Roll out the other half of the dough, cut into squares, and fry all the squares.
- After cooling for about 5 minutes, dunk the beignets into the powdered sugar. Serve with all the extra powdered sugar piled on top.
Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 649 Total Fat: 58g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 51g Cholesterol: 24mg Sodium: 13mg Carbohydrates: 31g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 15g Protein: 3g


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Published in 2015 by Random House Audio
Read by Paul Michael
Duration: 25 hours, 30 minutes
The fourth book in what started out as a trilogy, The Fateful Lightning concludes Jeff Shaara's story of the Civil War's Western Theater with Sherman's March to the Sea and the eventual surrender of the Joseph E. Johnston's army in North Carolina.
But, the story is more than that. It is also the story of newly freed slaves discovering what freedom truly means. It is the story of a way of life being destroyed and the hope that a new, more equitable society can rise up in its place. It is the story of a legendary commander whose self-doubts constantly plague him. It is the story of an army that knows deep down that it is going to lose but still tries to survive - for pride if for no other reason.
|Confederate Lt. General William J. Hardee
Once Hardee retreats into the Carolinas, Sherman's goal become obvious but by this point it doesn't matter - the Confederacy is collapsing all around...
The finale of this series is a definite improvement over the tedious second and third installments. The first book was excellent and this one was quite good. The tendency to get into the heads of the characters and repeat trains of thought was limited when compared to the middle two books.
I am a serious student of the Civil War and I was pleased to learn so much about General Hardee. Most books mention that he wrote the Army's book on tactics and that's about it. He was quite interesting.
Shaara's choice to make a main character out of Franklin, a slave freed by the arrival of Sherman's army, was interesting. The character has little to do with the actual military and could have easily been left out. But, Franklin's discoveries about what freedom really means away from the plantation make the reality of the changes brought by Sherman much more vivid.
The combination of scenes involving Lincoln and Lincoln's assassination are powerful. Some very strong writing.
The audiobook was read by Paul Michael. I do believe that he read for the entire series (I listened to volumes 2, 3 and 4) and his voice characterizations are consistent all of the way across the series. He is so good that you recognize voices without having to be told which character is speaking.
But, for all of his voice talents, Paul Michael is an exceedingly slow reader. His Southern drawls are magnificently slow. For the first time in my life I sped up the playback of the text (I listened to a digital file). I had to speed it up to play 20% faster just to make the characters speak at a tolerable level.
I rate this audiobook 4 stars out of 5.
This book can be found on Amazon.com here: The Fateful Lightning.


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I cut my teeth guiding the Big Hole River 20 years ago, just a young kid out of Kansas looking for adventure and a job. Wandering into the Complete Fly Fisher in Wise River, Montana, I was lucky enough to land a guide position at one of the most prominent fishing lodges in the nation. One of the top guides there, Wayne Clayton, took me under his wing and selflessly taught me so many lessons applicable to this day to my profession. There are many other veteran guides that I owe homage to: David, Stewart, DJ, Jeffrey, Slim; but Wayne is a teacher we have all learned from, start to finish.
Wayneo, Obie Wayne, has ran this river for nearly 40 years, along with most every other trout stream in Montana. Wondering what's happening on Depuy's Spring creek in June? Ask Wayne. Are the tricos hatching on the Missouri yet? Consult Wayne. How many steelhead run up the Kispiox in BC during the B run? Wayne again. With a deep chortle and knowing smile, he digs deep into that intellect he has built chasing fins around North America, and is all too happy to share his knowledge and experiences in a way that only Wayne can deliver.
Pull up a seat by the fire or down on a river's edge under the shade of the narrow leafed cottonwoods, Wayne's stories transcend time and place and take you in the moment of the tale, whether swinging a deep bucket on the Bulkley for steelhead or casting Pseudocleons to sipping Rainbows on the Mo back in the grease water. He's been there, lived it, and it's as clear today as it was thirty years ago when those casts left his powerful right hand. This river guide is timeless, a familiar friendly face on all these rivers we call home.


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The Peterhead lifeboat was requested to launch by the UK Coastguard yesterday after receiving reports that a vessel was in distress near Peterhead.
The lifeboat left at 5.40pm with its volunteer crew, to search for the vessel as indicated by a EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) signal received by UK Coastguard.
An EPIRB is a device fitted to most commercial vessels which manually or automatically sends out a distress signal to a satellite after an incident, which is then received by the UK Coastguard.
No radio contact could be made with any casualty, so the lifeboat was tasked to do a radar and visual search.
The lifeboat carried out an unsuccessful search in the area North East of the harbour for any vessel which may have been in distress.
After the EPIRB signal was no longer being received, and no vessel was found, the lifeboat was stood down at 7.10pm.


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On Shed – October 2016 Edition
" Preserving the steam locomotive legacy.. and more..on film"
Welcome…and news….
Editor's Selection 1: Rewari Steam Locomotive Shed: Preserving India's rail heritage
Editor's Selection 2 Paul Salveson(Excerps from Northern Salvo 219)
100 Trains….the journey so far….
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
Steam Tube Video Highlights
Steam Tube Blogs.
Tornado…The Story so far…
New & ReBuild News.
B & O Railroad Museum TV
Mainline Steam Schedule
On This Day in History.
Radstock to Frome Railway Project
Christian Wolmar… Railway Historian.
Around the World in 80 Railways (No 74 – Croatia)
WATTRAIN & APHTRO & NERHT News
30742 Charters
Around the UK Heritage Railways.(Combe Rail)
Late News!Project Kestrel Share Scheme Announced!
Welcome..and site news…
Welcome to this October 2016 edition of "On Shed".
Our Front Page image (Steam Tube Logo) is here to remind all that Steam Tube is alive and well….!
Ever since January 2009, enthusiasts have been able to upload their photographs and videos for the mutual enjoyment of the 1570 members from around the world. The Ning platform gave us the facility to build a substantial archive and resource…32,000 photographs and 7,000 videos. And this was all due to the fantastic support of a core of members, to whom we offer a heartfelt "Thank You".
We (Andy Thompson and Peter S Lewis..co-owners and co-founders of Steam Tube (R)) have taken the decision to move Steam Tube to Facebook. You can access the site at https://www.facebook.com/steamtube/
Also, a link has been provided on our main site Rail Tube…. www.railtube.info
So, may we encourage all those who so regularly uploaded to the original site to do so at our new address! No membership is needed….so please upload the best of your material from the last year or two..(of course, we would be pleased to have you upload all of your previous photos and videos!!)
There is no doubt that your enthusiastic support and response to this request will soon have Steam Tube being the talk of Facebook!! And you'll never hear us talk of money again!!!
Editor's Selection 1: Rewari Steam Locomotive Shed: Preserving India's rail heritage
By Anisha Dutta,INFRACIRCLE
At present, there are 5,714 diesel and 5,065 electric locomotives in the national carrier's fleet. Photos by Anisha Dutta
A dusty gramophone, an old transistor, a vintage telephone, pictures of steam engines adorning the walls—these are among the antiques preserved in the quaint office of Ganpat, who uses only one name.
The 60-year-old loco foreman, a designation which itself is a heritage, has been coming to this office since the last four years, though he has served the Indian Railways for the past 30 years.
Stationed amid an abandoned railway colony in a small town of Haryana, the Rewari Heritage Locomotive Shed lies on the Delhi-Jaipur railway route and comes under the Jaipur Division of the North Western Railway Zone.
Opposite the railway line of the town's railway station, the locomotive shed, once the largest meter gauge shed in the country, stands as a testament of the bygone era of steam engines.
"Earlier, the shed was a junction for six lines—Bikaner, Delhi, Bathinda, Hisar, Jaipur and Fulera. After steam engines started getting phased out, the shed was left in tatters. All locomotives were tendered to be removed," Ganpat reminisces.
These locomotives though 'lost steam' soon. The last meter gauge steam locomotive, Antim Sitara (The Last Star), was rolled out in 1972. The number of steam locomotives fell from around 2,300 in the early 1990s to around 200 by 1995. On 6 December 1995, WL 15005 named Sher-e-Punjab, the last broad gauge locomotive from Ferozepur to Jalandhar in Punjab ceased to run.
Steam engines were completed removed from services by 2000, though some still run on heritage circuits, like in Rewari.
At present, there are 5,714 diesel and 5,065 electric locomotives in the national carrier's fleet which helped carry 8,224 million passengers in 2014-15.
Inaugurated in 1893, the Rewari shed, under the jurisdiction of Bombay-Baroda and Central Indian Railways, was home to 65 meter gauge locomotives with a crew of nearly 500 including 395 drivers. The shed primarily held class 2 engines and was a junction of six lines with a part of its track connecting Delhi and Peshawar.
The shed had an active working life span of 100 years. As steam locomotives started phasing out in the early 1990s, the shed was closed down in 1993 and by 1994 all but two locos— PG 3415 and PG 3438—were cut up and sold as scrap.
The shed now has just 10 locomotives left.
In 2001, it was planned to convert the shed into a heritage shed. "In 2002, when current Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was the minister of railways, he visited the shed and said it should be given a heritage status. The few locomotives that were left, Kumar asked to give them heritage status as well," Ganpat said.
The revival
The Rewari shed had an active working life span of 100 years.
Despite getting the heritage tag, the shed remained neglected for years.
After a gap of almost 10 years, Ashwani Lohani, the current Air India chairman and managing director, was appointed as the divisional railway manager (DRM) of Delhi who took upon himself the task of resurrecting the shed.
"In 2010, the renovation of the shed took place. The then-DRM of Delhi Ashwani Lohani started the process of resurrecting the shed. A tender was issued for the renovation of the shed. The work went on for around a year and after that meter gauge routes were converted to broad gauge," Ganpat says.
The shed now has 10 fully functional locomotives, out of which four are meter gauge— Rewari King, Sahib, Sultan, Sindh—and six are broad gauge, namely Fairy Queen, Angadh, Akbar, Azad, Sher-e-Punjab and Virat.
"In December 2009 when I came back as the DRM of Delhi, we took up the shed for resurrection. We resurrected the shed and did a lot of work there. It became functional and all the engines were in good shape," Lohani says.
Lohani explained that the idea to bring the shed back to life came from the nostalgia for steam engines following the discontinuation of the locomotives all over the world.
"The steam locomotives started going out of railways in the 1970s and 1980s in various countries. This was the demise of steam engines. Then a lot of nostalgia for steam engines started building up all over the world. When I was the director of the Rail Museum in New Delhi from 1993 to 1998, that is when we first decided to run the world's oldest steam train—the Fairy Queen," he says.
At present the shed, which operates for tourism purposes only, offers a two days-one night package from Delhi Cantonment station to Alwar in Rajasthan and back, covering a distance of 300km.
"We conduct two trips a month and in each trip 40-60 people can be accommodated. The coach that we have has a capacity of 60 seats. The two-day package is priced around Rs.12,000 and leaves at 9:50am from Delhi Cantonment station and reaches Alwar at 2pm with an overnight stay at the Sariska Tiger Reserve," Ganpat says.
Long live the Fairy Queen
Almost 90 years after the engine was laid to rest by the East Indian Railway, the Fairy Queen began operations again in 1997 marking the birth of steam engine heritage tourism in India.
"The idea of creating a steam shed in Rewari was for it to serve as a focal point of steam engines in India after it had gone out of the mainline," Lohani says.
According to its current pilot Ravinder Singh, the Fairy Queen runs majestically even after 160 years.
Built in 1855, the Fairy Queen is the oldest working steam locomotive in the world, a feat that earned it a name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
According to its current pilot, Ravinder Singh, even though the engine is nearly 160 years old, it runs majestically barring a few quirks.
"The Fairy Queen is an attraction for tourists. Though I'm stationed in the Delhi division mainly as a diesel locomotive pilot, I've been working here since four years. But driving steam locomotives is a passion. It feels very good knowing we are preserving our heritage," Singh says.
He says the locomotive works on the same principle as that of a pressure cooker.
"It takes around five hours to start the engine. We first fill water and put coal under it and light it. As the heat rises the water, which is in the boiler, gets converted into steam. Coal is used as a fuel and steam provides power. The steam is then regulated which provides race and acts as an accelerator," Singh says.
The Fairy Queen consumes low amount of coal as it is a small engine which runs at a speed of 45km per hour and has 130 horse power.
As for the Rewari Heritage Locomotive Shed, it remains a preserver of the bygone era of steam locomotives. With a tie up with Indian Railways' subsidiary Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the shed caters to those who like to have a glimpse of the history.
According to Lohani, the shed was set up with the hopes of being "the Mecca of steam engines" in India and serve as a preserver of steam technology in the country.
It indeed is on track.
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Editor: This article was reproduced by kind permission Anisha Dutta & INFRACIRCLE
Editor's Selection 2 Paul Salveson(Excerpts from Northern Salvo 219)
"I'm just under a mile away from Croston station, which is my gateway to the outside world (except on Sundays, when there are no trains).
It's a 17 minutes' walk or a five minute bike ride. And it's great cycling country round here, as I'm busy finding out. Just down the road is the marvellous Velo Cafe – a shrine to all things cycling, situated next to an artificial lake and serving excellent coffee and yummy cakes and 'gourmet burgers'. It feels more Danish than English (and that's a compliment by the way).
Being over on the 'west' side means that my longer distance travels are often with Virgin, which I must say offers a good service, especially when it's a Preston crew. But roll on our Arriva open access service from Blackpool to London in 2018. Preston itself is the home to Northern's new 'West' regional directorate, headed up by the lovely Sharon Keith, formerly of Tyne and Wear Metro. I'm sure she'll bring the same energy and commitment to her new role that she showed in the North-East….
Cambrian Railways Re-born
Idyllic rural scene at Llynclys on the Cambrian
A victim of a previous round of cuts was the forme Cambrian 'main line' from Oswestry to Welshpool. Parts of it are being revived by Cambrian Railways Heritage – the group has just completed purchase of some of the former bay platform at Gobowen station and has bases at Oswetsry itself and at Llynclys.
A similarly fascinating publication, from the same era, was an internal BR booklet published in 1950 outlining times of an Officers' Special to inspect stations competing in the 1950 Station Garden Prizes competition in the 'North Eastern Operating Area'. The special train set off on Monday July 17th from York, departing at the civilised time of 09.05. It called at several stations to inspect gardens including those at Burton Salmon, Moorthorpe, Tadcaster, Spofforth, Starbeck, Goldsborough returning via Cattal and calling at Marston Moor and Poppleton – which still has splendid gardens and its own community rail nursery. The special continued to Naburn, Escrick and Riccall, arriving in York at 16.02 (4.02 pm).The trips continued each weekday until Friday August 18th totalling 20 outings in all. It would be fascinating to find some photographs of the outings; they must exist. The saloon used for the trip was No. 902177, just in case you were interested. I think the particular trip I would most liked to have travelled on was Tour no. 19 which took the great and good from BR to visit station gardens at Wark, Reedsmouth, Plashetts, Kielder Forest. Marvellous. And the final 'great find' for a mere £1.30 was the Greater Manchester Council promotional booklet for The Picc-Vic Project, published in April 1975. Oh, what might have been! The plan was for routes from Bolton and Bury joining at Radcliffe and using what is now Metrolink to a new 'Victoria Low Level' and tunnelling under the city with stations at Royal Exchange, Central, Whitworth and Piccadilly Low Level. Trains would continue to Macclesfield and Alderley Edge and Macclesfield with a future extension to Buxton. There would have been extensions from Oldham and Rochdale in a Stage 2 of the scheme. The concept is as relevant now as then (even with Metrolink) and better value than HS2 if you ask me (but maybe no-one will…).
And a late notice…take a look at this about New York Public Library, with a good practical use for a railway….https://www.indy100.com/article/this-library-has-built-a-railway-for-books-and-its-awesome-7329316?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100 (thanks Harriet)
With thanks to Paul Salveson for permission to repost this "Salvo"
100 Trains….the journey so far….
Iain is currently on the Spanish leg of his Global Walk for ATAXIA.
He started in Girona, in Spain's north-east corner, and has been walking down the east coast, stopping off at Tarragona , and resuming this week.
Yesterday Iain enjoyed the perfect semicircular beach at L'Hospitalet de L'Infant, and today (Saturday 1st October 2016) he has "walked further south. And have just arrived in a wee town called L'Ametlla de Mar – looks quite nice – proper fishing boats in the wee harbour – just like we used to have in Ayr!"
Iain's efforts have not gone unnoticed either, as the following link to an article in the Daily Record shows! http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/…/brave-ayr-man-wont-ataxia-89…
P.S. An Anthology for Ataxia is being prepared, featuring contributed articles and/or chapters from some of the best rail and travel writers in the UK..and the world! All that is needed is a publisher! Profits from sales of the book will be donated to ATAXIA.org charity.
So, if you are a publisher – or know one – and are willing to publish well established and successful writers in this anthology, please contact the editor, Peter S Lewis at email@example.com. Thank you.
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
Steam Tube Video Highlights
Steam Tube Blogs
Our recent change of address, to https://www.facebook.com/steamtube/ means that we don't have many photographs or videos to select from! So, please upload freely to Steam Tube's Facebook page, and by next month, we should be in position to include a selection for this feature.
Tornado…The Story so far…
60163 'Tornado' Heads To The SVR – The Severn Valley Venturer – 2016 (Courtesy Marsh Steam Videos)
MEGA WHISTLE 'The Torbay Express' 60163 Tornado – Exeter St Thomas & Exeter St David's – 4th Sep 2016 (Courtesy: Harry Bennellick on Youtube)
- Saturday 1st October – Annual Convention
- Saturday 8th October – 'The Magna Carta' – London King's Cross to Lincoln – A1SLT promoted tour, bookings through UK Railtours
- Saturday 22nd October – 'Belmond British Pullman' – The Golden Age of Travel (Surrey Hills)
- Friday 4th November – 'Belmond British Pullman' – The Golden Age of Travel (Surrey Hills)
- Saturday 3rd December – Details to be confirmed
The Trust respectfully requests that anyone wanting to see Tornado follows the rules of the railway and only goes where permitted.
New & ReBuild News.
This feature now includes a couple of other worthy contenders for your support and consideration.
Can you get behind this project?
Merchant Navy 35011 General Steam Navigation?
Merchant Navy 35011 General Steam Navigation Project
This society intends to transform this locomotive back into its original form as it was built in Eastleigh works back in 1944.
Further information at: General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society
Or perhaps your memories are for the Brighton Belle… featured in Andrew Martin's book "Belles and Whistles"?
In which case, take a look……Donate to The Brighton Belle
A 1972 newsreel depicting the final run of the Brighton Belle all-Pullman electric service which commenced services from London to Brighton (using the same stock depicted here – SR Class 5BEL/BR Class 403) in 1933. Is the large bearded gentleman passenger depicted but not named none other than the late, legendary Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant?(Courtesy: Southern Railway Films on YouTube)
Hengist: Latest news at http://www.theclanproject.org
Engineering wise we now have all the components required for the frame assembly and the last of these are being machined at various locations. The exhaust steam spider, famed for its use of 3D sand printing to create the mould, is nearing completion with the exhaust steam spider tacked into the smokebox saddle fabrication.
Discussions are being held with our Certification Body and Riley & Son (Bury) Ltd regarding the assembly of the frames and it is planned to place the order for erection imminently.
All new members who subscribe between now and the 31st December will receive membership for 2017! A bargain with three months extra membership and an extra Clan News! Membership can be bought online or by post, details can be found here.
Fund Raising
We always say it but progress is dependent on funding, so far we have in excess of £42,000 towards the expected frame assembly costs of £50,000. The end is in sight and thoughts are already turning to where and when we will be revealing the fully assembled frames. The initial reveal will be a private member and press event so now is a great time to become a member of the project especially with the offer above!
We will also be attending the GCR Autumn Steam Gala on Loughborough platform with the sales and information stand and at Quorn with the smokebox and cab assemblies. We hope to see you there!
Heritage Railway Association
We are delighted to report that our membership application to the HRA has been approved and we are now fully signed up members! A big thank you to everyone at the HRA and to Clan Project Council members who have worked so hard together to make this possible. Full details about the HRA can be found here.
Latest progress on P2's Facebook page…..
"After our summer break, we continue with our #mikadomonthly series…The completed boiler for No. 2001 on display at Doncaster Works. At the time this was one of the largest boilers produced by the Plant! Images courtesy of the National Railway Museum / Science and Society Picture Library
Upcoming events
6 Oct 2016 to 9 Oct 2016
7 Oct 2016 to 9 Oct 2016
8 Oct 2016
13 Oct 2016 to 16 Oct 2016
14 Oct 2016 to 15 Oct 2016
Courtesy: LMS Patriot Project.
Latest News Here
Project Miller 41001 Returns!.
US Union Pacific Big Boy 4014
Ed Dickens, senior manager-Heritage Operations, introduces Scott George, the new director of Union Pacific Steam Shop Operations, and discusses renovations at the Cheyenne Steam Shop..
Latest News..and Video..HERE
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) T1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The T1 Trust Featured in "Popular Mechanics" Magazine
In what amounts to a "first" for any Railroad Preservation effort anywhere, the PRR T1 Trust was featured in the September 2016 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. The PRR T1 Trust's marketing plan all along has been to appeal to the general public. With this article featuring the PRR T1 Trust in Popular Mechanics, the organization has made a great leap forward in its effort to achieve mass acceptance among rail fans and the wider public at large. Popular Mechanics was particularly fascinated by the Trust's work in bringing back General Steel Castings' Nickel Steel for use in the T1's driver. The September issue of Popular Mechanics revealed details familiar to supporters of the T1 Trust.
Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2
Latest news on Facebook HERE
Photo courtesy B & O Museum
Project 6029 (Beyer Garratt 6029 ex-NSWGR)
Latest news from The Project 6029 blog…..
Its been a while since I have said anything here, there has been a lot happening and a few storms have been weathered…
As this is the first update for 2016, we will cover some of the work done over summer on both 6029 and 3016 at the Canberra Railway Museum.
Both 6029 and 3016 had a long list of maintenance tasks to be performed, a list that would, as often happens, challenge both available resources and available time. 3016 had developed some excessive lateral clearance in the axle boxes through years of running, was in need of some maintenance to the air compressor and also needed to have the valve motion worked on to help correct some timing issues and wear in the eccentrics. 6029 had a list of its own, including new bushes in the rear connecting rods, some upgrades to the sanding system to meet the requirements for registration by Sydney Trains, fix the bent throttle pull rod and address an issue that was making the handbrake difficult to use. Multiple other issues were identified and addressed during this period as well.
As the work required on 3016 was by far the most time consuming, one of the first tasks was to get her off the wheels and as you can imagine, that is not an easy task when you don't have a workshop equipped like a 1950's railway workshop, so it was that the loco was lifted by two mobile cranes and set back down onto timber stands in the yard made from old and new sleepers. Looking at pictures, it reminds me of the flying train in Back to the Future Pt 3
See the pictures at http://blog.project6029.com/
Having the wheels out meant that Ben and his assistants could get on with re-metalling the axle boxes and arranging to have the eccentric straps closed up and re-machined to take up years of wear. Some of the pictures show the process of preparing to pour the new white-metal bearings and to say that there is an art to this kind of work is perhaps an understatement… It is certainly a skill that few have these days.
Once the white metalling was completed, the axle-boxes were sent off to be machined to finished size and while waiting for them be returned, work on 6029 was started with the rods removed from the hind engine unit, the front tank was removed to allow some lubrication issues to be addressed, a problematic injector was removed and really, that is just the beginning. The fact that Ben and some of his helpers are still standing is a testament to their dedication to the task at hand.
Many of the images here show the team at work (some over different days) as we all race the clock to have the locomotives ready for the Festival of Steam and scheduled appearances in Sydney's Central Station.
Should you be interested in travelling on any of tours please go to – canberrarailwaymuseum.org
The next installment will be some pictures and info of the Garratts first tip into Central in some 35 years, along with the 30 class at Thirlmere's Festival of Steam in March..
UPDATE! The buffer beam has been made. Thanks to all for your support and donations to the group so far….. More details at: http://www.claudhamiltonlocomotivegroup.co.uk/
Latest from the group's Facebook page (28th September 2016)
We are very lucky to have such a wonderful draftsman working with us on the V499 Project. NP Woolley have been simply amazing and it is because of their hard work and skills that we are at the level we're at now.
Pictured here is a majority of the tender and tank of V499 on the General Arrangement drawing. Now that the cab drawings are finished and in the hands of the fabrication company, our attention is turning to the completion of the tender tank drawings, to make the tank compatible with the ex-K class tender frame that we are currently restoring for V499.
More news and progress will be reported in the upcoming edition of The Compound Chronicle, which will be out after the weekend.
B & O Railroad Museum TV:
Each month the B&O TV Network, starring actor Michael Gross, spotlights a moment in B&O Railroad history. Take a journey into the past and view one or all of these episodes posted on YouTube.
Mainline Steam Schedule
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Please confirm running with the relevant tour operator.
And adhere, please, to Network Rail's photographic guidelines…..HERE
The tour schedule for October 2016..and beyond..can be found at Railway Herald
On This Day in History.
Sir Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
The Great Western Railway of England, abolishes second-class rail fares (first- and third-class remain).
Nigel Gresley (later Sir Nigel) becomes Locomotive Engineer, Great Northern Railway.
Source: Wikipedia
Kirtlebridge rail crash.
An express passenger train ran into a goods train that was shunting; 11 people lost their lives immediately, and one further person succumbed later. The cause was a failure to communicate between the station master in charge of the shunting operation, and the signalman. There was not full interlocking of the points and the block system of signalling was not in use.
A magazine graphic of the scene after the collision; the view is looking south and the relevant sidings are not shown properly; the signal box is behind the artist and the Solway Junction line and platforms are off the frame to the right.(Source: Wikipedia)
Network Rail Ltd. took over control by buying Railtrack which was in "railway administration", from Railtrack Group plc for £500 million; Railtrack plc was then renamed and reconstituted as Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. The purchase was completed on 3 October 2002
The first ever Express d'Orient passenger train service leaves Paris for Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), by way of Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Giurgiu, then, with passengers crossing the Danube by boat, a second train from Rustchuk to Varna, and from there by boat Espero to Constantinople. The train is officially renamed Orient Express in 1891.
Poster advertising the Winter 1888–89 timetable
New train speeds into service
British Rail began its new 125mph High Speed Train (HST) service today. The first London-Bristol service arrived three minutes early.
The Inter-City 125 has been introduced to provide a regular high speed service between Cardiff, Bristol and London.
British Rail will extend the HST service to other major cities over the next two years.
Powered by two diesel motors the Inter-City 125 has recorded a top speed of over 140mph in trial runs, making it the fastest diesel-powered train in the world.
A Class 43 on a London Paddington -Hereford service at Honeybourne & Paddington lineup.
At least eight people are confirmed dead and 160 injured after two trains collided near Paddington Station in west London at the height of the morning rush hour.
A Thames Trains 0806 BST from Paddington to Bedwyn in Wiltshire collided with the incoming 0603 BST Great Western 125 express train from Cheltenham at 0811 BST.
Investigations revealed how 31 people died and dozens were injured because of a head-on collision when one of the trains passed a red signal.
Public inquiries were headed by Scottish judge Lord Cullen. He made dozens of safety recommendations and concluded Railtrack, the company then in charge of rail infrastructure and its investment, had failed to respond to earlier warnings about signalling problems.
The directors of the Liverpool and Manchester company held a competition called the "Rainhill Trials" to find the most suitable locomotive.The winner was Robert Stephenson's Rocket which was awarded the prize of £500.
At the NRM, with George Stephenson looking on….
Accident at Harrow and Wealdstone (112 deaths)
The first section of the Taff Vale Railway opens from Cardiff to Navigation House (later named Abercynon).
On this day 180 years ago, the first passenger train,pulled by "Hibernia" departed Westland Row on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway; Ireland's first passenger railway.
The line in 1837.(Source: Wikipedia)
From Bradshaw's 1843 timetable:
From both ends on week days, every half-hour from 6 a.m. until 11½ p.m., stopping at all stations, Viz: Booterstown, Black Rock and Salt Hill.
An extra train from Kingstown at 9¼ a.m. stopping at Merrion in addition to the usual stations.
An extra train every day, at 4¾ p.m., stopping at Merrion only. This train will convey passengers to Her Majesty's mail packet, starting from Kingstown at 5¼ p.m.
The 11 p.m. Up and Down, also stop at Merrion every day.
Sunday trains same hours as on weekdays, with extra trains every ¼ of an hour from 11¾ a.m. to 5¾ p.m. and from 7¾ to 10¼ p.m.
FARES — First Class 1s, second class 8d, third class 6d.
The mail bags are conveyed by the 8½ a.m. by Holyhead; 5 and 10 p.m. by Liverpool.
Source: Wikipedia
Anatole Mallet, inventor of the Mallet locomotive type (b. 1837).
Anatole Mallet, and an early Mallet 2-cylinder compound locomotive working the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz (B.A.B.) Railway .(Source: Wikipedia)
The London and South Western Railway in England completes experimental installation at Grateley on its West of England main line of automatic semaphore signals controlled bytrack circuits and pneumatics, the first such scheme in the United Kingdom.
Charfield railway disaster: London, Midland and Scottish Railway night mail train crashes into shunting goods train following signal passed at danger at Charfield , Gloucestershire: 16 killed
The Great Northern Railway opens Kings Cross Station,London
London Kings Cross, with the Great Northern Hotel on the left..
18 die as a result of the Shrewsbury rail accident on the London & North Western Railway when a sleeping car train is derailed passing through Shrewsbury station, England, at excessive speed
James Henry Greathead, inventor of the tunnelling shield used to build the deep-level tube lines, dies (b. 1844).
Henry Ivatt,Chief Mechanical Engineer,Great Northern Railway of England 1896-1911 (b. 1851).
Henry Ivatt.(Source: Wikipedia)
Russia's first railway stretched between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo; the 25 km-long line opened on 30 October 1837. The first train consisted of a locomotive and eight cars; the czar himself was on board.
Radstock to Frome Railway Project
Latest News from this group can be found HERE
Christian Wolmar… Railway Historian.
Christian Wolmar is a railway historian and commentator with an impressive list of available historical railway histories to his credit. A history on Indian Railways is eagerly awaited.
Meanwhile, hear how his writing career began..and some insights into his second railway history.."Fire and Steam"
Around the World in 80 Railways (No 75: :Alpine Reroutes-Roni on YouTube)
Alpine Reroutes, April 14-15 2016 …Due to closure of Semmering Pass these weeks for maintenance work, freight and night trains are rerouted on the Pyhrn Railway via Linz to Vienna. The rerouted passenger trains in the morning are daily EuroNight 234 Rome – Vienna and Fri/Sun EN 1238/6 Livorno – Vienna with car transporters.
Freights and local passenger trains were mostly hauled by classic ÖBB electric locomotives. Particularly still in old livery:
as well as several other class 1142s. However, also a new Siemens Desiro ML "Cityjet" EMU is already on regular service trial runs – so this is the last hurrah for the oldtimer locos built 1963-77, catch them while you can! They are still found plentiful on most lines around Linz.
WATTRAIN & APHTRO & NERHT News
Part of Wattrain's purpose is expressed on the Home Page as follows…..
"At the moment we are preparing the case for the continued use of coal in steam locomotives and how members can reduce their carbon footprint when operating steam traction. One of our longer term projects is we intend to create an electronic version of the Alexandria Library. This was set up in the eighth century BC by Ptolemy 1, Pharaoh of Egypt, to collect all the world's knowledge. Whilst we don't want to collect all the worlds knowledge we do want to collect as much knowledge on railways as possible. It is hoped that this will not only disseminate information and advice but also facilitate the search for those seeking to resource specialist parts, equipment and services.."
AGM announcement: WATTRAIN train Annual General Meeting 2016. The meeting will be held in National Rail Museum, Chanyakapuri, New Delhi on 20th October 2016 between 09:00 and 10:00 local time
Join WATTRAIN HERE
The APHTRO conference 2016 is planning to be held in New Delhi, India. Everyone with an interest in heritage railways and museums will be warmly welcomed.
Venue & Schedule
The venue of the conference is New Delhi, the capital of India.
Schedule of the conference prgramme is;
15 – 18 Oct : Pre-Conference Tours chosen from 9 options include Nilgiri, DHR and Kalka Simra, World Heritage Railway sites.
19 – 21 Oct : Main programme includes AGM & Business Sessions, Steam Train ride and visiting Railway Museum in New Delhi.
22 – 23 or 29 Oct : Post-Conference Tours chosen from 2 options, Steam Train ride to Sariska or India Maharaja Express.
APHTRO 19-21 Oct 2016 Leaflet (1)
Latest APHTRO newsletter HERE
For more information: www.aphtro.org
NERHT is a voluntary society founded in 1999 to help railway preservation in the former Soviet Union and the other ex-Communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
Access the latest Eastern Star newsletter: HERE
30742 Charters
Latest News from Martin Creese….
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Around the UK Heritage Railways. Combe Rail – Ilfracombe Branch (2)
Combe Rail members' magazine – issue #3 Autumn 2016
… We have an update on our two core projects – The Railway Heritage Trail and the Barnstaple-Braunton Community Light Railway. There's a report of our first public railway exhibition and AGM. Combe Rail member (CR) Jon Kliem recalls his youthful fascinationwith the railway in Braunton, CR Tony Olsson solves a photo mystery in the North DevonJournal and artist David Halliwell explains how he created a painting from three source photos.
Revive this view! Join Combe Rail today!
On Shed will be keeping an eye on progress!
Project Kestrel Share Scheme Announced!
(C) Transport Topics,BRCW.
In 1967 locomotive number 711 appeared from the Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough. It's yellow ochre and chocolate brown livery wasn't the only thing different about it. It's streamlined appearance wasn't there to make it just look good but were there to help this 4,000hp giant haul passenger trains at speeds up to 110mph. The loco's number was a combination of Brush owner Hawker Siddeley and its power rating, HS4000, and a name to match that power, KESTREL.
Not only did this locomotive have the power to haul passenger trains at unheard of speeds but had the strength to haul freight trains of over 2,000 tons. Even after the loco was fitted with Class 47 bogies in an effort to reduce axle weight Kestrel regularly clipped 14 minutes off Deltic timings between London Kings Cross and Newcastle.
The loco was a testbed for several new systems, the first to use alternators instead of the standard DC generators, regenerative braking using resistors for high speed use and solid state control systems. But this all came with a weight penalty, 133 tons as built which reduced to 129 tons after Class 47 bogies were fitted still exceeded BR's requirement for a 20 ton axle load.
After the trials on passenger workings came to an end Kestrel settled down to regular freight workings around Shireoak depot. Unfortunately the writing was already on the wall. With no chance of orders for a production version Brush put Kestrel up for sale, with £127,000 being accepted from Russia.
Kestrel left the UK in July 1971 aboard the MV Krasnokamsk from Cardiff bound for St Petersburg. From there it went to the Railway Institute in Moscow for them to learn the secrets of this giant of a loco. The results were the Tep70, and later Tep70BS, which were to become the mainstay of the Russian Railways and other countries within the Warsaw Pact. After the Institute had finished testing the loco was left in dereliction for many years before finally ending its days at the Kolomna Locomotive Works. The exact date Kestrel met its end is unknown, but reports suggest it was during 1994.
Kestrel still holds the record as the most powerful diesel loco built in the UK.
We now have the chance to build a replica using modern technology to allow Kestrel to rise from the ashes. Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Ltd was reformed in 2014 to rebuild some of the prototype locomotives and other iconic items of rolling stock currently missing from the nation's collections.
Kestrel is the first of the company's projects to reach the stage where it can be formally launched. The plan is to use a Stage 3b emissions compliant engine together with the other advances that have occurred in the last 50 years whilst keeping as close to Kestrel's classic lines as possible.
To pay for this work we are offering 500,000 shares at £10 each. There will be no minimum or maximum holding and will be available and can be purchased by regular payments to spread the cost over a number of months. Shares do not confer ownership of the loco. One share will entitle the purchaser to one years membership of the BRCW Support Group and ten will give life membership. Shareholders will be entitled to other benefits as they become available. In addition shareholders will get the chance to travel on the new Kestrel's first passenger train. Shareholders will also be able to vote for the Kestrel Project Director to oversee the project and sit on the BRCW board. All funds will be held in a separate account and treated as loans until contracts are signed to cover the required work, at which time they will be converted to donations which should then qualify for GiftAid. If the project fails to reach sufficient funds to progress all monies can either be returned or transferred to another BRCW project.
To become a shareholder please email BRCW firstname.lastname@example.com (NO .UK on the end as it will go to someone completely different) or contact us through the BRCW facebook page, www.facebook.com/brcwco, or the Project Kestrel page, www.facebook.com/groups/kestelproject.
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Train Coming (size 10in x7in). An original oil painting on hardboard by Kevin Alun Parrish. It is for sale at £250. 10% of sale of proceeds to be donated to Steam Tube.
Class B1 no 61264 hauling a freight train of mineral wagons near Blackburn in the heyday of Steam. The locomotive is now preserved on the North York Moors Railway.


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