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Minimal Investment In New Tooling Tech Increases Productivity, Tool Life and the Bottom Line
Having a fundamental base of the facts makes it easier to detail how some of the latest innovations in cutting tool substrates, geometries and coatings can make it easier for one's moldmaking process to go from fast to furious.
In the U.S. die and mold industry, staying ahead of the curve can be the difference between steady business and immensely lucrative business. There are several strategies one can employ to make their business more profitable, but few easier than utilizing new tooling technology to make what is good, even better. In this article, new developments in tooling technologies will be revealed and explained to help those in the business of moldmaking stay ahead of the proverbial curve.
Before getting ahead of the curve, it is important to have a solid base of the factual knowledge as it relates to cutting tool technology. The core components that make any cutting tool of lesser or greater quality are the substrate, cutting geometry and surface treatment. In terms of these components, there are certain features or characteristics that stand out with respect to the moldmaking process.
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What do we need to know about the substrate? Just grab your nearest carbide tool and start milling that hardened block of H13 or D2 material, right? If only it was that easy. As most moldmakers know, not all mold steels are created equal. In fact, if one has ever experienced the transition from P20 to hardened D2, then you know exactly what we are talking about here.
This is a critical point, because the same is true of carbide substrates. Carbide, by definition, can actually be classified under four different categories. These categories are shown in Chart 1.
|Chart 1
|Carbide Classification
|Grain Size (microns)
|Micro-Grain Carbide
|1.0 ~ 1.3
|Sub Micro-Grain Carbide
|0.6 ~ 0.9
|Ultra-Fine Micro-Grain Carbide
|0.4 ~ 0.5
|Nano Series Micro-Grain Carbide
|0.1 ~ 0.3
|Carbide classification. Chart courtesy of OSG Tap & Die.
The smaller the grain size, the harder the carbide substrate will be and the more resistance it will have to wear (see Figure 1). Breaking down the substrate even more will reveal two key characteristics: (1) toughness and (2) hardness.
The toughness of a substrate is defined by how much force (N/mm) can be applied radially to the substrate before it fractures. The common term used to illustrate this measurement is transverse rupture strength (TRS).
Hardness is simply determined by how much of an impression can be made in a given material using a hardened-tipped object, when an exacting force is applied. The harder the material, the greater resistance it has to deformation.
TRS and hardness are both directly affected by the percentage of Cobalt present in the carbide substrate. Cobalt is the primary bonding element in carbide. Higher percentages in Cobalt will yield a substrate that is tougher (more TRS), yet less wear-resistant due to a decreased hardness. Inversely, when the Cobalt percentage is lowered, hardness and wear resistance increase while toughness is sacrificed.
Premium cutting tool manufacturers study and know the difference, and will often utilize a dozen different substrates to produce unique tooling designed for anything from hogging aluminum to high-speed milling in hardened die steels.
The advent of new high-speed machine tool technology has brought about the necessity of more sophisticated tooling capable of sustaining stable performance at elevated spindle speeds and feedrates. The market of commodity carbide tooling has little or no place in today's high-speed/hard milling industry. It is not to say there is no place for it, but the advanced machines currently on the market do not lend themselves to the carbide tooling that was designed 20 or even 10 years ago, for a market that has completely changed. The geometry of a tool in the realm of hard milling must be synonymous with rigidity and accuracy.
In terms of rigidity, the primary feature of any solid-round cutting tool is core diameter. The standard core diameter for an end mill is 50 percent of its diameter. However, for hard milling, greater rigidity is required; hence, a core diameter of 60 to 70 percent is used. While flute gullet space is sacrificed, the pay-off is a more rigid body with increased mass behind the cutting edge to sustain it in hardened material. Since the depth-of-cut rarely exceeds 10 percent of the tool's diameter, gullet space is less of an issue.
Another term for accuracy, where it pertains to 3-D milling, is radius accuracy. The radius accuracy of the ball end mill dictates how much benching will be required when the cavity and core are completed. While premium ball end mills will be checked every 10 degrees for radius accuracy, commodity tools are frequently subjected to far less critical inspections. The result translates to part inaccuracies that lead to hours of unnecessary benching work.
Surface Treatments
The fundamental machining methods of high-speed machining and hard milling result in elevated and consistent heat generation. As a result, the standard physical vapor deposition treatments—such as a TiN or TiCN—are no longer advantageous. The coating of choice has undoubtedly become Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN), but why?
The primary reason is for its increased oxidation temperature, which makes it more suitable in applications where high stable temperatures are encountered. At elevated temperatures, the Aluminum in the coating essentially rises to the surface of the tool forming a thin layer of Aluminum oxide, which provides added lubricity and extends tool performance. Usual oxidation temperatures for TiAlN are around 800oC. Layered versions of this coating can yield as much as 35 to 50 percent more life than that of mono-layered coatings in hard milling applications.
Innovations in Cutting Tool Substrates, Geometries and Coatings
Having a fundamental base of the facts now makes it easier to detail how some of the latest innovations in substrates, geometry and coatings can make it easier for the moldmaking process to go from fast to furious.
New Substrates (Hard Milling Miniature Parts)
Old Way
Spent using ball end mills under 3 millimeters in diameter to finish hardened parts like D2 or CPM-9V ranging from 59 to 62 Rockwell-C. In many instances, several of the same tool are used to complete finishing because the tool's diameter relative to the part size is too small to expect cutting times that exceed one or two hours.
New Technology
Ground Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) ball end mills are the next generation tool for hard milling. An increase from 2800 Vickers to 4500 Vickers means a tool that can sustain five to 10 times the life of a TiAlN-coated carbide end mill. Advancements in grinding techniques have made it possible to grind spiral geometry from CBN (see Figure 2), which was once deemed impossible from the standpoint of accuracy due to the wheel's tendency to deflect during grinding. Now the same technology once only used with milling and turning insert technology is now available in the solid round tooling industry for finishing hardened steels up to 70 Rockwell-C. The result is lower long-run tooling costs, improved finishes and the elimination of tool change marks.
New Geometry (Low RPM Spindles, but Elevated Feedrates)
Old Way
Shops without high-speed spindles (15,000 to 40,000 rpm) are forced to sacrifice cycle time because they cannot generate the spindle speeds necessary to attain faster and more productive feedrates. The result is less productivity and an inability to compete with those shops bidding for the same work with faster spindles.
New Technology
A new patented generation of cutting tools has been designed to allow for low speed/high-feed machining. The new design features a three-dimensional negative cutting angle that changes from slight to strong negative rake along the length of the cutting edge (see Figure 3).
This new evolution in design should not be confused with variable helix end mills that focus on harmonics to aid in machining. These new end mills have uniform helix angles and indexes, but change in terms of cutting angles to reduce cutting forces (load) and heat generation. The 3-D blended cutting edge essentially uses the concept of radial chip thinning, thereby producing a smaller chip and permitting more aggressive chip loads. The result of more flutes in combination with this design enables higher feedrates without the usual need for increased spindle speed capacity. It is designed for machines with adequate control technology (look-ahead software) and spindle speeds ranging from 4,000 to 12,000 rpm.
Another key advantage is the ability of this cutting form to maintain constant loads even when tool overhang is lengthened and greater left-over stock amounts are encountered. This capability means fewer tools will be required for semi-roughing and semi-finishing operations, which can equate to significant time and cost-savings when processing larger molds or dies. No longer must moldmakers with less than 15,000 rpm spindles be limited to lower metal removal rates.
New Geometry (Water-Line Processing for Mold Bases)
Old Way
Water lines for mold bases are typically processed using gun drills or carbide-tipped drills. Using high-pressure coolant, the drills are fed at very slow feedrates of 1 to 2 inches per minute with constant peck cycles to ensure chip evacuation. A 7/16" waterline 9 inches deep can take up to 90 seconds to drill completely using this process.
New Technology
Solid carbide coolant-fed twist drills designed specifically for mold water-line processing can drill up to 30 times the diameter of the drill without pecking, at feedrates of 18 to 30 ipm—reducing cycle times from minutes to seconds. Furthermore, tool life is more predictable, finish is improved and accuracy is maintained within 0.001".
The new generation of carbide, coolant-through twist drills utilize tailored flute forms and point thinning to create small broken chips and smooth evacuation. The result is constant cutting torque from the top of the hole to the bottom (see Figure 4).
New Surface Treatments (50 HRC and above)
Old Way
Hardened die steels above 50 Rockwell-C are most frequently processed with carbide tools treated with TiAlN. To date many mold shops have been satisfied with the cutting tool technology available for hard milling. The best tools on the market typically permit hard milling in 60 Rockwell-C material up to 400 sfm. The constraint holding our industry back from going faster has always been the inability of the coating to sustain itself at any faster speeds due to the elevated levels of heat. As discussed in the aforementioned coatings summary, TiAlN has a thermal oxidation temperature of approximately 800oC. Beyond this temperature is where the coating breaks down and the tools inherently fail.
New Technology
The advent of nano coating technology has brought about a new hybrid version of the multi-layered TiAlN coating. Nano coatings have transcended the barriers established by former versions of Titanium Aluminum Nitride. Nano technology yields a surface treatment with an increased oxidation temperature of 1350oC. In addition, it also has a higher surface hardness of 3600 Vickers (compared to the original 2800 Vickers of TiAlN, see Figure 5).
The advantage of such a technology is substantially higher spindle speeds in hardened steel because of an elevated sfm allowance. Increases in speed of 30 to 45 percent (525 sfm versus 400 sfm) over standard TiAlN translate to faster cycle times without sacrificing tool life.
Competition among moldmakers remains fierce in the U.S. While business has improved dramatically in comparison to three years ago, the fact remains that those who manage to stay ahead of the technology curve are the ones who will continue to thrive as our industry continues to redefine itself.
It is important to understand that tooling strategies once thought completely optimized should be reexamined to ensure it is not being done better somewhere else. The technologies reviewed in this article illustrate how minimal investments in new tooling technologies can yield dramatic increases in productivity, tool life, and most importantly, the bottom line.
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2. I miss her. I miss her and dislike her at the same time. I hate being close and then being thrown aside. I feel lied to. But, I miss her, I miss her, I miss her. And I can't bring myself to blame her because the farther she drifts away from me, the more willing I am to let her.
3. I wake up half asleep but sit up like I've had a shot of caffeine. I can't afford to sleep, not when there's not enough time to witness all of God's glory this week. I wake up and my heart literally skips a beat because I cannot wait to start the day. Haven't felt this kind of joy since fall retreat 2012.
4. I'm supposed to be the one loving them, yet somehow I feel like I'm receiving more love than I'm giving away.
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6. I wonder if there will ever be a day where I'll be comfortable saying "Ma, you're so cute," and even more importantly, "Ma, I love you." I watched her sew my ballet shoes and my heart and throat became swollen with the words I could not choke out.
7. It's amazing how the Lord has given me so much faithful companionship yet I still fear feeling alone.
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Note: GridPane requires Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - NOT Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Minimal.
In this article we are going to provision a Google Cloud Platform server and then install GridPane from the command line. Although these instructions refer to Google and their specific platform, this same process will work for any VPS provider. If you run into trouble at any time, drop us a ticket in chat and we'll be happy to help you through it.
If you already have a Google Cloud Platform account or are using a different provider, skip down to step 2.
Step 1. Sign Up for Google Cloud Platform
First navigate to cloud.google.com and click on Try GCP Free. By completing this process, you will receive $300 in credits to spend on Google Cloud Platform over the next 12 months.
Select your country and agree to the terms of service. Depending on the type of Google account and services you already have, the amount of terms you must agree to will vary. Once you continue, Google will require a credit card to make sure you are a human. You will not be charged unless you manually upgrade to a paid account.
On the next page, enter your account details and add a credit/debit card or bank account then proceed to start your trial.
Step 2. Login and Create Your Google Cloud Platform Server For GridPane
In the left sidebar, click on Compute Engine and then VM instances.
Note: If this is your first time creating a server, you will need to click Enable Billing after which Google Cloud Platform will have to complete a short setup within your account. You will not be charged as you are still within your $300/12mo trial period.
Click the Create (or the create instance blue plus (+) button if you already have an existing server) button to create the server.
Name your instance something accurate such as "gridpane-rules" and select a zone (location). Choosing a location closest to most of your end users is generally best.
For Machine Type, use the drop down to select one of many preconfigured cpu and memory options. Should none of those suit your needs, you can create a custom configuration by clicking Customize.
For Boot Disk, select Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Do NOT use Ubuntu 18.04 Minimal LTS.
For Boot Disk Type, select "SSD Persistent Disk" at 20GB for best performance. Click the Select button when you're done.
Leave Identity and API access at their default values and make sure to select BOTH checkboxes to allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic under Firewall.
Now you'll need to reserve a Static IP Address for your server. This is VERY IMPORTANT as GridPane cannot manage your server without having a Static IP Address to reference.
Click and expand the Management, security, disks, networking, sole tenancy section.
- Click Networking.
- Under Network interfaces, click on the default network interface to edit it.
- Under the External IP section, select the drop-down menu and click on Create IP Address.
- In the resulting pop up window, name your Static IP Address and optionally give it a Description.
- Click Reserve to finish creating and assigning the address to this server.
The resulting screen should look similar to this:
Click Create and your server will begin building. Build times will vary, but for this test the server was built in under a minute.
Step 3. Allow GridPane To Access Your Google Cloud Server
GridPane requires an open port to communicate with your new server. Expand the main left menu and scroll down to VPC Network under the Networking heading. Then select Firewall Rules.
Click on CREATE FIREWALL RULE at the top and enter the following information:
- Name: gridpane-port
- Description: Required by GridPane
- Logs: off (unless later it is determined you need them)
- Network: default
- Priority: 1000
- Direction of traffic: Ingress
- Action on match: Allow
- Targets: All instances in the network
- Source Filter: IP Ranges
- Source IP ranges: 0.0.0.0/0
- Second source filter: None
- Protocols and ports: Specified protocols and ports: tcp:11371
Click Create when finished, the resulting Firewall Rule will look like this:
This Firewall rule will allow all incoming traffic any IP address to your server's TCP port 11371. GridPane's security will lock down and protect this port from any traffic originating from any location other than GridPane, directly on the instance via UFW.
Step 4. Connect Your Server to GridPane
Back in your GridPane dashboard, click on Custom VPS from the Home page. Enter the name, IP (the external Static IP Address we reserved), and the Datacenter name you wish to use.
Once you click Create Server, a popup modal will contain your root password and a command line string. Copy that string - you'll need it in a moment.
Now use any client to log into your server or click the SSH button within the VM Instances dashboard.
Type the following command to allow for root level commands to be run:
sudo -s
Then enter the string copied from the popup modal to install GridPane:
This will initiate Stage 1 of installation. It will only take a few moments and ends when this message displays.
Approximately 15 minutes later, your new server will be complete, available on the GridPane dashboard, and ready to build WordPress sites.


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Run the Jewels and Thurz Rock Red Bull's #30DaysinLA With Special Guests
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On Day 13 of Red Bull's Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA, Run the Jewels, Mystery Skullz and Thurz more than lived up to the hype, delivering a hyped up show that featured appearances from DJ Quik, Rage Against the Machine's Zach de la Rocha and drummer Travis Barker of Blink 182.
Before the show AllHipHop had the opportunity to catch up with Thurz in an interview at Takami Sushi Robata, up 21 floors high above downtown Los Angeles to talk about his experience with Red Bull and the impending show.
In describing his experience with Red Bull's Sound Select, Thurz reveled in the opportunity to perform and take part in the Sound Select series having been part of the series' production in the past.
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By Zachary Pedersen
Carol Stephenson, the Kindergarten teacher at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School, recently invited us into her classroom to find out how she begins the process of inquiry at the start of the school year. She and her class are embarking on a study of "Mini Beasts," which includes arachnids, insects, worms, millipedes, centipedes, snails and other creatures.
In this video, Carol shares her thinking on the following topics:
- The role of teacher in inquiry-based learning
- Collecting initial understandings and questions
- Knowledge building discussions
- Documenting and displaying student work
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Carol was introduced to the term "Mini Beasts" in India while she was involved in a professional development youth placement program.
Carol was interviewed by Zachary Pedersen, a researcher with The Robertson Program for Inquiry-based Teaching in Mathematics and Science. The Robertson Program is also located at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, which is part of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.


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So this is a bit of a change to my normal subject matter, but I felt like I should post this up, as this is shockingly bad service that should not go unnoticed.
Around 5 or 6 weeks ago I noticed a scraping sound coming from my car's braking system on the way in to work. I finished the trip, and arranged to have the braking system checked out at lunch time at the nearest Kwikfit branch – Bracknell, in Surrey (closest at the time as I was on client site). I took the car over, and explained to the person at the counter that I had heard a loud, scraping noise coming from the front of the car whenever I applied brakes lightly. They did their standard "free" brake check and called me back about 40 minutes later to say that everything had passed and was 100%, nothing to worry about. They then explained that the scraping sound was probably just a bit of dirt and that they had cleaned the brakes out after removing everything to check them.
On the way back I still noticed the slight scraping sound and thought I would give it a while in case it was in fact dirt, and just needed to come loose – like a small stone for example. Fast forward a few weeks and the noise is still there. I trust Kwikfit's diagnostic report and advice, as this is their area of expertise – how hard can it be to check brake pads anyway? Things at work have been, and are getting very busy, so I kind of forget about the brake noises for a couple more weeks.
Today I thought I better get a second opinion, as the noise has been getting progressively worse over the last couple of days. I send the car over to my trusted mechanic and he comes back to me straight away to say that the front left brake pad is completely worn through and it is plainly obvious that this is what is causing the noise. Aside from that, the brake disc has of course been worn down by the metal-on-metal wear. I need to replace both front brake discs and pads as a set. £200 later I have replaced everything and at the end of today I got my car back – no more noise, and the brakes feel great. I pulled out my Kwikfit diagnost report from around a month back to double check – as I remembered, everything is marked off as "OK" on the brake pad and other components. At the top of the report, you can even see where they marked down that I had reported "Noise" coming from the brakes!
I am appalled with the service and bad advice I received. Not only did Kwikfit's service cost me more money in the end – having more components to replace because of damage, but they also put me and my family's safety on the line by telling me that there was nothing wrong with my brakes, when in fact, they were completely worn down! I most certainly won't be using their services in the future, and sincerely hope that they can correct things like this from happening in the future.
For those interested, here is original diagnostic report they gave me – scanned in colour. I have of course blanked out my personal details, but you can see where they marked down the symptoms I had reported, and where they give everything a nice big "OK".


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Dairy Farmer Proposes To Girlfriend By Placing Ring On Cow's Udder
August 9, 2019
A dairy farmer knew he wanted to propose to his girlfriend, and he thought he knew of the perfect way to pop the question.
He decided to propose by placing the ring on one of his cow's udders. He thought it was sweet. We're not so sure.
I mean... to each their own I guess -- #Cow #Proposalhttps://t.co/ujxIvnAWAX— The Irish Post (@theirishpost) August 7, 2019
The picture of the ring, nestled firmly on the udder, made its way to the "That's It, I'm Ring Shaming" Facebook group, where he was promptly shamed for his unique proposal. The comments ranged from "This is udderly terrible," to "F***ing gross," to "This animal does not deserve to be abused in this fashion."
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It Has Two Modes Auto And Self...
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It is made from many simple things found at home basically...
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Step 1: Materials Required..
First Of All We Need An Old Keyboard...(Basically We Used An Old Keyboard With A Big Chip For All Keys Not Like Of Todays That Have Plastic sheets...)
You Can Also Make Your Own Keyboard By Using PCB And Tactical Push Buttons Soldered In Parallel Connection..
And then all these items..
- An old Musical Multi Tone Bell..With Dc Input And Wired One..(www.1800doorbell.com)
- A Switch(common electrical Switch...)
- A Multimeter for testing(http://shopping.rediff.com/product/digital-multime...
- Soldering Apparatus.
- Your Logos Plus Colourful Cartoon prints..
- Thermocole
- Colours
- Wires..
- Tapes
- Scissors
- LEDs(optional)
- USB Charger Plus USB Jack(For Auto Mode)
You Need All These Items For This Instructable...
Step 2: Soldering
The Key Of Keyboard Are Basically Switches That Complete Connection...
A Key Have Two wire Slots Just Like A Switch They Don't Have Any - + Just Solder On Any One Of Them...
Solder Red Wires First...To Any Point Of the Keys From The two...
Then Solder The Black wire To The Other One..
Solder All wires To The Keyboard From keys/switches..
Usually There Are Two Wires Solder all Black Wires To Negative And Red To Positive..
Remember All Connections Should Be In Parallel..
and One More Important Thing U Should Be An Expert In Soldering...
With The Help Of Multimeter solder LEDs To The Place Where The Positive And Negative Wires Are Coming...
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Add a switch to the bell where the cell are put
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Quorn, South Australia
South Australia
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|32°20′0″S 138°02′0″E / 32.33333°S 138.03333°ECoordinates: 32°20′0″S 138°02′0″E / 32.33333°S 138.03333°E
|1,230 (2016 census)[1]
|293 m (961 ft)
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Quorn is a small town in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia, 39 km northeast of Port Augusta. In 2011 there were 1206 people living in Quorn.[1] Quorn is the home of the Flinders Ranges Council local government area. It is in the state Electoral district of Stuart[2] and the federal Division of Grey.[3]
It is also the home of the Pichi Richi Railway.
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The town was surveyed in 1878 and named after Quorndon in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. It was a railway town, part of the railway line being built from Port Augusta. The railway line from Port Augusta to Quorn opened in 1879. It reached Government Gums (Farina) in 1882, Marree in 1884, Oodnadatta in 1890 and Alice Springs in 1929. This railway line later became known as the "Ghan line" or Central Australia Railway.
In 1917, Quorn became the crossroads of the north–south Central Australian Railway and east–west Trans-Australian Railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. This made Quorn an important town, as everyone travelling east–west or north–south in Australia passed through Quorn. As a result, many fine buildings were built as the town expanded.
Quorn's role as a crossroads was lost in 1937 when a standard gauge railway connection was opened between Port Pirie and Port Augusta. However, during World War II, Quorn was a vital service point for trains heading north to Alice Springs. Over one million soldiers passed through on their way to Darwin and on to Papua New Guinea. There were over 50 trains eaxh day during and immediately after World War II. The trains also carried coal mined at Leigh Creek to the new Playford A Power Station in Port Augusta.
During the 1950s a new standard gauge line was built which did not pass through Quorn. It was built on the western side of The Dutchmans Stern, Mount Arden and Mount Eyre. This line went from Stirling North to Brachina and then followed the original narrow gauge route through Leigh Creek and to Marree. Trains no longer went through the Pichi Richi Pass or Quorn. The only services now operating through Quorn was freight from Peterborough and Hawker. As a result Quorn lost its important railway business and in the 1980s the railway was completely closed as freight was moved to road transport. One unusual aspect of the railway working from Peterborough to Quorn and then on to Hawker was the need for the engine to be turned and joined to the opposite end of the train when arriving at Quorn, as it was not a "through" station for the trip from Peterborough to Hawker.
In 1973 the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society was formed to keep and protect the unique bridges and stone work that formed the railway through the Pichi Richi Pass between Quorn and Stirling North. At first they only wanted to preserve the railway through the Pichi Richi Pass, but they later got railway carriages and locomotives to provide a tourist service through from Quorn to Port Augusta.[4] TheThey have written a book showing the railway in its heyday.[5]
Tourism[change | change source]
A main attraction in Quorn is the Pichi Richi Railway. There are also a self-guided walking tours in the town, included several based around the town's historic old buildings, the railway yards[6] and other historic locations. The Flinders Ranges Visitor Information Centre / Pichi Richi Railway in the Quorn railway station provide visitor information, bookings for the railway, accommodation, tours and souvenirs.
There are a number of hotels, restaurants, bistro and cafes in town.
The Heysen Trail and the Mawson Trail, two long distance trails for walking and cycling, pass through town and there are many bushwalks and 4wd tracks.
Famous people from Quorn include country music artist Jedd Hughes, politician Brian Harradine and champion SANFL footballer Fos Williams. Former Australian of the year and AC, CBE, Lowitja O'Donoghue also spent her childhood at the Aboriginal mission in Quorn, the Colebrook Children's Home.
Travellers use Quorn as a base to explore the Flinders Ranges, including Warren Gorge, Kanyaka Station, Proby's Grave and Itali Itali.
Quorn has also been used in several movies, including The Shiralee, Sunday Too Far Away, Gallipoli, Wolf Creek, The Sundowners, The Lighthorsemen and The Last Ride[7] starring Hugo Weaving.
Naming[change | change source]
The name Quorn has been used as a name for a crater on the planet Mars, without commemorating the town.[8]
Gallery[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Quorn". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ Babbage, J. Barrington, R. (1984). The History of Pichi Richi Railway. Quorn: Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society
- ↑ McNicol, Steve. Quorn Line Album. Railmac Publications. ISBN 0949817295.
- ↑ "Quorn Railway Station Yard Heritage Walk". Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ lastridemovie.com
- ↑ Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, USGS Astrogeology Science Center, NASA
Other websites[change | change source]
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I'm thankful that I can go outside alone, I can drive my car alone to wherever I want, whenever I want and that I can vote, I was educated as well as the men in my family, and I've never had to worry about being attacked or my family being attacked. I've been so fortunate my whole life and so many other women elsewhere in the world aren't.
Today I'm also thankful that I figured out how to work the heater in my room because it was pretty chilly last night! And also for the good food at the dining facility and that I have the time to do a little shopping and relaxing after my class every day.


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text: The Galesburg High School girls bowling team had it's most successful season in the history of the team. They won the Western Big 6 Conference championship for the first time ever. They also won other invitationals. Two bowlers were named to the All Conference team. Head coach Dave Sharp as well as the All Conference bowlers sophomore Casey Folger and freshmen Chloe Day joined Tom Meredith on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the historic season.


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Terre Haute, IN – Clemson junior Matt Clark competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center. The native of Hyannis, MA completed the 10K course with a time of 30:59.6 and finished 105th out of 253 individuals.
"Matt did a great job in his first trip to the National event," said Bob Pollock, Clemson cross country coach. "He capped off a good season in a competitive field at an incredibly challenging 10,000 meter course. It was a great experience for him, and we'd both like to obviously be back here next year."
The Wisconsin men claimed the NCAA title with an incredible 37 points, led by the #1 individual finisher Simon Bairu at 29:15.9. Arkansas placed second with 105 points and Notre Dame finished third with 178 points.
Clark finished the 2005 cross country season with multiple honors and accolades. He was an All-Region performer for the second consecutive year and also earned his first All-ACC honor by virtue of his runner-up finish at the conference meet last month. He also earned an ACC Performer of the Week honor earlier this season and was the individual champion at the Clemson Invitational/S.C. Collegiate in September.
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This morning's surgery was chugging along quite well: the patients seemed happy, I wasn't running too late, God was in his heaven and all was right with the world. Then Arthur walked in. I hadn't seen Arthur before, but my long suffering partner (the heartsink magnet) certainly had. On one occasion last year he wrote: "he does not give the appearance of a satisfied customer today, nor the last time, but I did what I could to accommodate his demands". And a few months later: "he always gives the impression of being very dissatisfied, which is a little unnerving when one is trying to help, but...". But I am a firm believer in the fresh start. I feel that when he sees me for the first time, even the most touchy patient will be disarmed by my charm, my tact and my concern. I am a fool.
Arthur, you may recall, had never seen me before. I collected him from the waiting room with a smile, conducted him to my consulting room, waited for him to make himself comfortable, and asked how I could help. "I want an explanation for this!" he said, slapping a piece of paper on the desk, "this is not the way to communicate!" The piece of paper was a handwritten note on the blank sheet which is attached to the right side of an NHS prescription.
What had happened was that Arthur had recently had some routine blood tests, and his creatinine was found to be slightly raised. In the old days (more than two years ago) we would have ignored this, but now the creatinine is used to calculate a different figure (called "eGFR") which may (or may not) give some indication of how well the kidneys are working. As a result we now have many hundreds of patients with "stage three chronic kidney disease" who have to be investigated (urine tested for protein, and possibly many other tests) and then followed up frequently. In most cases there is no problem at all. This is causing GP practices a lot of hard work and causing patients a lot of anxiety, and many experts are now seriously questioning the scientific rationale behind all this furious activity.
Another of my partners, on seeing that Arthur's creatinine had risen, had written him a little explanatory note on the blank sheet of a prescription he had been issued. Unfortunately the receptionist did not draw his attention to the note when she gave him the prescription and he only saw it when he was handing the prescription over to the pharmacist. The error was compounded because when he saw the nurse to have his urine tested, as instructed on the note, she did not give him a clear explanation of why the urine test needed to be done. At least, that is what he says.
My feelings were mixed. As you may gather, I don't think the current flurry of activity with creatinines and eGFRs is a good thing. And I had some sympathy with his view that a scrawled note is a good way for a GP to communicate with a patient. On the other hand I didn't like being forced on the defensive when he had never seen me before and I had had nothing to do with his complaint. Why had he come to see me and not the doctor who wrote the note, who was consulting in the room next door? This is an example of what makes general practice emotionally demanding. During a series of consultations you try to be open, empathetic and honest, and as a result your emotions are engaged. Then somebody walks in and attacks you for something you had no responsibility for.
But I could see it was a game, and I decided to play it hard. Early on I apologised profusely on behalf of the practice. When he then complained about the nurse I apologised profusely on her behalf, explaining that as her employer I was responsible for everything she does and it was therefore my fault. When he complained again about my partner I asked him if he wanted me to apologise on their behalf as well. At which point he said "no thank you, please don't apologise again". Set, if not match, to Dr Brown!
I shall present this case at our next partners' meeting as a "significant event". We will talk about the pros and cons of writing little notes to patients, and I suspect that the conclusion will be that the notes will continue but that receptionists will be asked to point them out to patients when they are collected. It will all be minuted and we shall then be able to demonstrate to the world that we listen to our patients, that we apologise to the degree that meets their exact requirements, and that we learn our lessons. Does the sun not shine from our nether parts?
Monday, 11 June 2007
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- The Shrink said...
Sorry sorry sorry but try as I might I just can't resist . . .
. . . when you've a heartsink patient who doesn't have any unmet clinical need for you to address, why don't you just discharge them?
Tee hee :)
- 12 June 2007 at 13:10
- Dr Andrew Brown said...
You have to be a little more subtle. The trick is to be strictly businesslike and decline to fulfil their unrealistic emotional needs. You then wait a short while until they find your partner with the inbuilt compulsion to fulfil everyone's needs. Everyone is then happy.
Nearly everyone, at least.
- 12 June 2007 at 22:31
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Every year more than 40,000 people visit us for a unique experience in our one-of-a-kind volcanic surroundings.
Here, at El Grifo, we offer a variety of visiting options. We invite you to visit our Wine Museum on your own or on a guided tour. The museum hosts our former winery which is the oldest in the Canary Islands and among the ten oldest in Spain.
We also offer a guided visit of our current winery, which includes free access to the museum. All visits include a tour of
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El Grifo is located on the road LZ-30, km 11 (On the road from Teguise to Uga; at 3 km. from "Casa Museo del Campesino").
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Did you recently purchase a new spa? Now that winter is here, it is finally time to use it. A spa will provide you with hours of fun and relaxation on chilly winter nights. In fact, it may even help you forget about summer altogether! But in order to get the most out of your spa, you need to treat it right. If you are a new spa owner, this article is for you. Read below to find out more about how you can properly take care of your spa—and get the most enjoyment out of it in the winter season.
Clean Your Spa On A Regular Basis
If you own a pool, you know how important it is to clean it regularly. The same principle applies to spas. If you fail to clean your spa on a regular basis, it can become quite the nasty mess. Bacteria, scum, debris, and even dead animals can make for a very unpleasant (not to mention unsanitary) spa experience. It is also important to keep your spa filters clean, to prevent a buildup of debris. We recommend cleaning your spa on weekly basis, with a sponge and some white wine vinegar. While this will help keep germs and scum at bay, an occasional deep clean is required as well. This involves actually draining the spa and scouring every inch of it. If you have hot tubs/spas that are used by clients for the public, you need to clean more often and maintain strict testing and chemical regiments. You should speak to a commercial pool company for standards to uphold.
Be Mindful Of The Water Chemistry
Water chemistry is another topic that pool owners know all too well. Getting the right water levels involves a delicate balancing act. Water chemistry is important for spas as well. Ideally, you want to achieve a pH level between 7.2 and 7.6, and an alkalinity level of 80-150 parts per million. How do you achieve such precise levels? This is another task that a reliable spa company can help you with. First of all, a spa company can test your water on a regular basis, to make sure that the chemical levels are where they need to be. If the chemical levels are out of balance, a reliable Akron spa company can add the necessary chemicals to restore balance and set you up with the proper test kits and chemicals.. This will make for a safer and more pleasant spa experience for you and all of your guests.
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The Pacuyacu cave in the South spur of the Cordillera del Condor is possibly one of the biggest cave systems in Peru (or South America?) and totally unexplored. A colleague made his thesis on OIL Birds (Guacharos) in this cave entrance and his pictures are uploaded soon. Guacharos are ancient night birds, feeding highly specialized on palm fruits. They fly long distances by night to their feeding places (how do they orient? magnetic fields?) and hide and breed in dark caverns all along the East Andes and oriental cordilleras. There are also mysterious migrations of those birds observed and we need more studies with ringed Oil birds to detect their action radius around one home cave.
The parents build in the caves cones of mud with a dish top, where they put their eggs in and incubate them. Since ancient times, the natives and now also the settlers of those ranges hunt and harvest such exceptional birds and in the case of the Pacuyacu cave- an overharvesting might took place currently, which we try to control in the future by establishing a protection time during the main preproduction season where hunting will be forbidden, also extraction of young birds and eggs.
There is an impact observed, if tourists enters such caves and disturb those birds and their nesting places: at Cajamarca, San Martin, similar but smaller caves lost all their oil birds because of disturbance and hunting and we do not want to repeat this error!
Caves in Peru which hold lots of bat species and the oil birds are very dangerous to human visitants: in the often more than a meter thick sediments of Guano and fruit shell residues lives a dangerous fungus which might attack the human lungs. Human casualties had been observed by visiting the Cueva de las Lechuzas at Tingo Maria, Huanuco, and it is better to enter with special masks which protect us from the spores of this dangerous fungus. Deeper inside the cave, where no Guano is present but clean sandy soil there is no danger. It is important to know those cave exploring rules in South America to avoid health risks.
The Pacuyacu cave is tremendous- to the first steep abyss one can walk about two hours. The Abyss must be passed with safety harness and special climbing rope and then one can go on exploring for a lot of time- no end of the cave could be reached yet and one must mark well the way with white paint on the cave walls to avoid to loose orientation. Several people disappeared in this cave and never came back in the past. Different from other Karst caves in the former Yugoslavia, there is only a small creek inside the cave and the dangerous pools formed in European caves are not present- at least up to where the local habitats and natives could explore. At the moment, the mayor obstacle to explore this cave and to map it is the lack of sufficient long lasting and powerful lighting. The last group of American tourists entered with Carbide miner lamps but had to return because they run out off Carbide supply- as the cave was deeper than expected and they could not pass the Abyss because they had no climbing gear with them.
We are looking for European or US specialists (Speleologists) which might come and explore and map this big cave system. Requirements are protective masks to pass the bird and bat filled cave entrances, climbing harness and climbing ropes and special headlamps of long duration. For details and coordination please contact INIBICO. If there are students or researchers which want to investigate the life of the oil birds in this region of Peru we can help with logistics.


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My keto pumpkin and cinnamon cake with cinnamon frosting will delight at Halloween. It is also an awesome keto cake recipe for any time of year, particularly across autumnal and winter evenings. Halloween of course is a time for parties, dressing up and baking lots of scrumptious Halloween treats. In short this time of year offers a world of opportunity when it comes to baking keto.
Just like my keto pumpkin cheesecake bars this keto pumpkin and cinnamon cake with cinnamon frosting is truly a keto Halloween recipe to remember. As I said though there is nothing to stop you baking my keto pumpkin and cinnamon cake with cinnamon frosting any time of year also such as Thanksgiving for instance.
Making The Keto Pumpkin & Cinnamon Cake
These keto cake recipes are simply amazing at parties, just make sure that you have a really good baking tray for these keto cakes so that they do not stick while baking. This year bake my healthy keto pumpkin and cinnamon cake with cinnamon frosting and your guests will go crazy with delight for sure.
Sara Louise's Keto Pumpkin And Cinnamon Cake With Cinnamon Frosting
- 1 Cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 1/4 Cups Almond flour
- 1 Tsp apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 Tsp baking powder
- 1/2 Tsp baking soda
- 3/4 Tsp Xantham Gum
- 1/2 Tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 Tsp Caramel extract
- 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbs Pumpkin pie spice
- 1/3 Cup coconut oil
- 3/4 Cup Swerve Granular Sweetener
Cinnamon Frosting:
- 1/2 Cup Swerve Confectioners Sweetener
- 1/2 Tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbs butter or margarine melted or coconut oil
- 1 Tbs Unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat your baking oven to 350 before you get going.
- You may choose any cake mold you and your family enjoy for Halloween or Thanksgiving.
- Whisk the coconut milk and vinegar in a small bowl and allow to sit and curdle
- In a separate large bowl using a handheld cake mixer beat together the milk mixture, oil, Swerve and extracts. Add the flour, xantham gum, baking powder and soda, salt until smooth.
- Depending on whether you are baking a large or small molds bake for 20 minutes with small molds or until toothpick comes out clean in center and bake 30 minutes with a large mold or until knife comes out clean in center.
- Frost the cake when cooled
- Next place swerve confectioners, cinnamon, butter or oil, milk and vanilla in a bowl and use a handheld mixer . The color should be a honey brown color. If it looks too liquid then just add a little extra swerve confectioners until desired consistency of the mixture is reached.
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I opened my inbox in the morning and there it was. A man's name with one of my passwords in the subject line. Not the sort of thing you want to see first thing! It was long and threatening, demanding money.
I knew he didn't have anything to blackmail me with, but it was nevertheless upsetting and it took me some time of being upset (yes, I definitely did some tapping) before I was able to ascertain that he hadn't accessed my database and it was yet another scam.
It's just one tiny example of the ugliness that seems to have become such an integral part of our world and increasingly difficult to avoid. I was reading an article by one of my favourite journalists and she spoke about receiving a rape threat of a nature that made my mind boggle as to how someone could have that level of hate towards someone who had done nothing to them.
Tuning into the news brings tales of murder, mayhem, war, conflict, terror, abuse, exploitation, starvation, genocide, tragedy, suffering, pain, natural disasters, species extinction, fear, anger, greed, nepotism, grandstanding.....okay, I'll stop there.
What to do? Well we know that our energy goes where our focus is, so no wonder there are epidemics of anxiety and depression when modern day communications put these things in front of us continually. One very simple counteracting suggestion is to make a deliberate effort to focus on one of the flip sides of ugliness - beauty.
Tap through any upset created by whatever ugliness you are confronted by and then look to focus your attention in a different direction. Beauty comes in many forms - here are a few thought starters.
I was walking along the other day thinking how parched and deadeverything was looking when I noticed a single glorious purple magnolia flower coming into bloom. There is beauty to be seen all around us whether from nature, from art, from artifacts, from people. But sometimes we need to make a really conscious choice to pay attention to all the beauty that is present to our eyes.
There are plenty of ugly sounds now too but again there are beautiful sounds we can focus on. There are the sounds of nature, especially water and birds. A health educator I am following even suggests that using a bird song app to wake up to in the morning is really beneficial. At certain times of year I am woken up by real bird sounds so don't need that! Tune into people with mellifluous voice and of course wonderful music.
Many people have criticised musician Andre Rieu, yet his unswerving philosophy that music unites people and brings them joy is a no brainer. I recently went to see his latest movie of the hometown concert he does every year in the Netherlands and my friend and I both came out on a total high - no drugs required!
Again despite the ugly behaviour which may surround us or which we may hear about we can focus on other aspects - a smile, an offer of help, a friendly response, an unexpected kindness. We can go further afield and focus on the actions of those who inspire us despite the odds.
Watching a documentary on Ruth Ginsberg, a Judge in the US Supreme Court and a woman who has changed the lives of so many women, I felt hope and hope is an emotion that can sometimes be hard to find. I also felt spurred to do more in my own life to create change for the better.
I, myself, find it all too easy to focus on negative aspects, so I write these words to remind myself of where to put my focus. I hope it reminds you too.
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I'd hoped to cover the 90-minute photo session in two posts, but it now looks as if it'll end up being three posts. The first post (HERE) covered my encounter with the rusted truck relic.
This post has fifty-eight photographs but many make up the animations that follow and so will only appear in the gallery at the end. For instance, this next photo . . .
. . . is one of nine photos that make up this animation (click the animation for a version that's twice the size):
There's something you might notice. Namely, the difference between the animation and the single photo.
I made that animation using the unprocessed photos that came from the camera (the D7000 with the 80-400mm lens).
As usual, you can click on the photos and a larger version will open in a new tab or window. HOWEVER . . . no SmugMug gallery until I post the third part. At that time, I'll dump all of the photos into a gallery for them who want to see better versions than what WordPress offers up.
Anyway, I processed the photos after making the animation and I was too lazy to go back and redo the animation. However, I will share all the slides in the gallery below. Meanwhile, here are a few more of the individual photos.
A few people might take issue with the quality of the photos and the way they are processed. Well, sorry about that. Were I embued with better photographic skills or if I had even the most basic of understanding how to shot high dynamic range backlit subjects, well, then these photos would be a lot better and I would be a famous photographer, probably telling other people how to do what I'm doing.
My excuse is pretty mundane . . . shooting against the light without the possibility to change my position. I'm shooting almost directly West in the late afternoon on a clear and sunny day. Here's the location (Kamoa Point, in Kailua Kona).
The yellow line shows the distance and direction from my position to the surfers.
I did shoot a few videos and readers will note the difference between the D7000 RAW capture and the P900 renderings of the scene.
The next animation is this guy (again, click for a larger version) . . .
Here are a few stills from that animation . . .
Perhaps not quite as graceful, but he was out there hitting the waves. As usual, I suggest changing the setting to the higher resolution and watching these on YouTube proper.
These waves looked — to my less-than-expert eyes — as somewhat difficult to surf as many people would get up and promptly fall off their boards. Then again, perhaps these surfers weren't the crème de la crème of surfers.
. . . the waves did look fast and they broke quickly . . .
So, I'm standing there, watching the surfers and admiring the scenery (by the way, see how much better the photos are when you don't shoot against the sun?) . . .
And I happen to notice something. I mean, you see it too, right?
Turtles have a curious ability . . .
. . . they fall asleep and to observers appear . . . well, dead.
Honest, until it moved at the very end, I was wondering if it was hurt. The other curious thing is their heads move as if connected by a slinky.
Here are a few shots of it alternating between looking alive and dead.
Anyway, the turtle offered a decent diversion for when the waves weren't at their peak.
I mentioned people having difficulty staying up on the waves . . . but there were a couple of young people who seemed to manage . . . (one note about the above photos
Here's a little girl that was having no problem at all . . . oh, one comment about these next photos. I messed up outputting them, so they are a bit larger than usual.
Not having kids, I'm not good with kid's ages but she looks young . . . and small relative to the waves. Here's the animation of the above. You can click on it for a larger version but it's an 8MB file.
In contrast, here's an adult . . .
Here are a few of those frames . . .
Again, I'm not saying I could have done any better. In fact, I'm certain I would drown and hence why I'm on shore with a camera.
Before leaving the area, I checked to see how the turtle was doing . . . it looked like it got a few visitors . . .
Here's the video of that scene . . .
You might be wondering what the turtle was doing . . . it's eating.
Here's a longer video of it pulling what I presume is algae from the lava rocks.
Notice the movement of the neck . . . it just looks odd to me.
From here, I went to the subject of the first post . . .
Stopped to shoot some flowers . . .
And went on to shoot a few more photos and videos of waves, including a few slow-motion videos using the Note 8.
I'll feature all those in Part 3 of these ninety minutes in Kona.
Here's the gallery of the above photos (plus a few more).
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Rwenzori Mountain Safari
Rwenzori Mountain Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Travel from Kampala – Kasese
Take your breakfast at the hotel and our tour guide will pick you from the hotel in Kampala for your transfer to Kasese. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Rwenzori Mountain Lodge.
Day 2: Nyakalengija – Nyabitaba Hut
Arrive the Rewnzori Mountain National Park at Nyakalengija early in the morning. Your mountain hiking at the park headquarters and walk past typical mud, wattle and the Bakonzo homes through the elephant grass. Dinner and overnight will be at Nyabitaba Hut.
Day 3: Nyabitaba – Mubuku River
Drive from Nyabitaba to John Matte Hut. Come across the Bujuku and Mubuku Rivers. Turn right the bridge to climb the central circuit in an anti-clockwise direction. Climb steadily through the bamboo forest. Travel from Nyabitaba to reach the hut at Nyamuleju. Dinner and overnight will be at Nyabitaba.
Day 4: John Matte – Bujuku Hut
Drive from John Matte Hut across the Bujuku River to the lower Bigo bog. Your first experience for jumping from tussock will start from here. Have your lunch break at a beautiful narrow stream at the upper end of this bog. Dinner and overnight will be arranged at John Matte – Bujuku Hut.
Day 5: Elena or Kitandara Hut
Leave the Bujuku Hut along a newer trail which rises and falls twice before climbing through the magical moss draped in groundsel vegetation to Scott Elliot Pass. Then, you will lead to Elena Hut and continue straight, a few steps beneath the pass, you will find a sheltered spit for a very good break.
Day 6: Elena Hut to Margherita peak/Mt. Stanley Peak– Kitandara hut
If you are aiming to explore Margherita Peak, head along the base of the Stanley Glacier. It will take around 5-7 hours to reach the summit of Margherita depending on the weather conditions and the pace of climbing.
Enjoy climbing on to the glacier, come across the Stanley Plateau and proceed along with the ascent. Climbing on to the glacier, cross the Stanley Plateau and proceed with the ascent. You should be prepared for your return through the Scott-Elliot Pass where you will get beautiful views of Bujuku Lake, Mount Speke and down to the Kitandara Lake. You will have dinner and overnight at Kitandara Hut.
Day 7: Kitandara – Freshfield Pass – Guy Yeoman-Nyabitaba
Start from Kitandara, take a trip along the trail ascending up the headwall, extending from the base of Mount Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Fresh field pass. There, you will see the Congo to the west and Mount Stanley to the north. Take on the long trail that passes the rock shelter at Bujongolo. Overnight will be at Guy yeoman.
Day 8: Nyabitaba – Kampala
Drive to Nyabitaba – that will take about 6-7 hours. For an early beginning, you can make it until the way down to Nyakalengija. Underneath Guy Yeoman, the trail descends the cliffs of Kichuchu. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Serena Hotel (luxury) or Cassia Loge (Mid range) or The Lodge (budget).
Contact El Mundo Safaris to make the most out of Rwenzori Mountain safari package!


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To celebrate the release of our new cookbook, The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook, we held a recipe contest to "instant-pot-ize" your favorite family recipes and make them diabetes- and instant-pot friendly! Cookbook author Nancy S. Hughes tested dozens of recipes, and ultimately chose one lucky winner and four runners up. Read on to see the winning recipes!
To make the recipes more diabetes friendly, Hughes added extra vegetables, chose lean proteins, and kept the sodium in check by using low sodium ingredients. Instead of relying on salt for flavor, she added lots of herbs and spices to create tasty, healthy dishes.
Looking for more diabetes-friendly Instant Pot recipes? Check out The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook and our Instant Pot recipe round up!
And the winner is...
Hearty Chicken Italian Soup with Artichokes
This winning soup boasts a wide variety of colorful vegetables. It's super easy to prepare in the Instant Pot, and budget-friendly, too! It makes a large batch, but leftovers can be frozen in individual serving containers for a quick lunch or dinner throughout the busy holiday season.
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Pumpkin-Spiced Turkey Chili
That classic fall spice blend of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg turn ordinary chili into your new favorite recipe for fall!
Spiced Pork Roast with Butternut Squash
This pork roast is a celebration of winter with pecans, cranberries, citrus, and spice. Make it the star of your Christmas dinner!
Cajun Chicken and Andouille Rice
This Cajun classic gets a healthy upgrade with a mix of brown rice and quinoa and loads of extra vegetables.
Black and White Turkey Chili Soup
The Instant Pot is perfect for chilis and stews and picking just one chili for the contest was too hard. So here is another go-to cold-weather recipe! This dish gets its name from the combination of black beans and white beans, which each add their own flavor and texture.


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I realize this less a bug and more of a feature request.
When the maximum amount of drillers has been reached for the energy capacity, the red indicator dot on the factory can not be seen in some selection variations (primarily when highlighted).
Perhaps cycling between red and black instead?


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SISTERAY, songwriters Niall Rowan (vocals) and Dan Connolly (guitar) along with Mick Hanrahan (bass guitar) and Calum Landau (drums) have set out their intention to re-write the indie guitar rule book.
Sisteray came together out of their shared love for bands such as The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, The Clash and inspired by The Arctic Monkeys and The Libertines to get up on that stage and do it themselves.
Their upbeat melodies infused by punk attitude and lyrical observations of 21st century Britain, combined with high-octane live performances that have been key to making their live shows unmissable. They have recently built up their live audience through a series of #guerillagigs, using everything within their means to persuade promoters to let them have a first on slots at shows big and small, witnessed by Subculture describing:
"The night began with Sisteray playing yet another spontaneous Camden show, their effortless guitar riffs and high energy proves that the boys are a force to be reckoned with".
This was followed by an insistence that they were allowed to curate their own headline show, where they chose the bands and DJs, it was a sell-out success and was followed but memorable shows across the UK, including at Isle of Wight and Leeds Festivals and others.
The bands belief and passion in their music, as well as their strong political views has been seldom seen since the days of The Clash; with Dan recently asked to appear on primetime BBC News, ITV and The Independent to voice his views on the Syria debate.
2017' '15 Minutes'project was a turning point for the band, where they set themselves the challange of producing exactly 15 minutes of new music inspired by the famous Andy Warhol quote "In the future everyone will be world famus for fifteen minutes"
The follow up EP 'Sisteray Said' is due for release 2018 on Vallance Records
Word has spread via the likes of BBC Radio 1, Radio X, Fresh on the Net, Louder Than War, Artrocker, BBC 6 Music, Subculture, Gigslutz, Time Out and The Londonist.
"Gnarly... sounds like the golden age of 2000s UK indie" - Phil Taggart, BBC Radio 1
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Royal Enfield launched its 650 twins, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650, in mid-November at Goa. Royal Enfield Ridermania 2018 Combining old-school British charm with modern bits the 650 twins grabs all attention of the motorcycle enthusiasts. Both are styled to be the modem classics. The Continental GT is more committed of the two, with its cafe racer person, while the Interceptor is more laid back one. There are a lot of old schools cues to the styling, like round headlamps, teardrop-shaped fuel tank, period seats, and analogue gauges.
The fame has been developed in conjunction with Harris Performance, while the suspension includes piggyback gas charged twin shocks at the back and telescopic forks up front. the 18 alloy rimmed wheels are shod with Pirelli Phantom sport comp tires and twin discs are gripped by twin-piston Brembo derived callipers. As mention before, dual channel ABS comes as standard here, courtesy Bosch.
The lazy 'thump' has made way for a sportier 270-degree roar! That would be the firing order of the new 648cc engine that generates 47bhp at 7250rpm and 52Nm at 5250rpm. Being a Royal Enfield, 80 percent of the torque is available right from 2400rpm onwards. But unlike a Royal Enfield, these bikes can effortlessly hot 160kmph, while the chassis has made them fun to hoon around twisties. Paired to the engine is a six-speed gearbox, used for the first time in a Royal Enfield. The price of Interceptor 650 in Indian market is 2.5 lakh to 2.7 lakh and the price of continental GT 650 is 2.65lakh to 2.85 lakh.


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Pinterest adds dynamic pricing, product recommendations for style and home decor | Venture Beat
Just in time for the holidays, Pinterest is announcing a slew of changes to make it easier for people to shop on its website and mobile app.
First up, the company is phasing out its Buyable Pins — pins served up by retailers that allowed users to buy products without leaving Pinterest — and replacing them with redesigned Product Pins.
The major difference between the two is that Product Pins contain dynamic pricing and stock information. That means if a user pins a jacket on their own personal fashion board, they will see the most up-to-date pricing information whenever they view that pin later, as well as whether that product is still in-stock.
Retailers can enable Product Pins by adding markup tags on the product pages of their site, or providing Pinterest with their product feed. It doesn't cost anything for retailers to create Product Pins, but they can pay to promote their Product Pins in the feed of Pinterest users.
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Captains Chair Plush Powerchair with 6 Wheel- Central Drive. This is the ideal chair for high level, indoor/outdoor needs with tight turning, joystick control with left or right side driving control. NOTE: Bag in image not included.
Price: $4400.00
WarrantiesAMW offers full warranties on all manufactured parts and labour but due to the nature of our industry whereby we cannot guarantee the proper use of certain goods (example Batteries) purchased independently or not through an AMW Dealer, then Ltd Warranties are in force. Please view our terms and conditions for full details including Battery Care.
1 Year Warranty applies to all NEW AMW Scooters for Batteries and Electrical, 2 year on Chassis welds.
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