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Hey everyone. My name is Brian. There has been a 1950 IH Farmall Cub in my fam since the early 1950s. It is white, and the serial numbers lead me to believe its a Demo model from 1950. Its been sitting since the mid 70s in a garage at an old farm that is still in the family. Many other projects have taken priority over this thing, but the time has come for me to get it going. It will surely help cutting the fields at the property, especially since Ive been using a push mower for the past several years! My old man has wanted to get it going, but he's got plenty on his plate, and I am by no means a mechanic, but I have worked in shops and like to think I can be handy. Anyways, the story is that it was parked due to a flat tire. Basically I'm poking through the forum reading up on whats a good first few steps on getting this thing back to life.
Its a 1950 IH Farmall Cub, serial # 104xxx
The motor is free and did not give any resistance while hand cranking (years ago I did pour some Marvel Mystery oil down the cyls, I did again this morning as well).
Its filthy, and has 30 years worth of mice debris all over it. I pulled the tank off, and will clean it out. Radiator is drained. I will dump the oil next time I'm in the area. I pulled the manifold off (it was filled with crap), and pulled the carb off as well. After having the mani off, I hand cranked it some to shoot some pieces of acorn out. Visibly there is still some garbage in there. Next time I will try and get a vacuum and some air to try and blow it out.
I am basically wondering if there is a "go to" place for parts, and how should I go about getting her up and running. For some reason, I was looking for a tune up kit, and saw that depending on what distributor you have, you may need a different cap. Well, its the horizontal IH dist. Then I saw it said the kits were for 51 and up. Is the 50 that much different?
Is a good place to start changing fluids, new plugs/wires, dist cap, points/condensor, clean carb, and fire away? If there was alot of debris in the manifold should I pull the head? I can see the belts are pretty shot too, but I figure try and fire it up before getting too ahead of myself.
I'm a parts guy by trade, working in a motorcycle shop for years, and now in a car dealer. I tinker on my own bikes/equipment, but I do have my own limitations. Any help/insight is greatly appreciated. Hopefully this is the right forum, I do have plenty of reading to get to!
Thanks in advance, and hope to get some use out of this thing!
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Congrats on deciding to ressurect the family Cub Cubs with close family connections are very special Cubs due to the close personal connection. I am hoping you will enjoy the process.
There are lots of resources available to our members and if you follow the links below these resources will help you get that Cub up and running. Your Cub, does it have battery ignition or a magneto?
The Serial Number range for the Demo's is generally accepted to be 99536-106517. Suggest that you document your Cub very well with pictures showing the white paint taking care to photograph the underneath of the hood, seat, deck, the touch control etc., Documenting the Cub with photo's will go a long way to confirming that is is a Demo after it has been refreshed.
A go to place for new parts would be TM Tractor -- one of our sponsor's. A go to place for used parts would be JP Tractor Salvage, another one of our sponsors. Also, you can post wants in our Classifieds Forum.
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Welcome to the forum, Brian. I think we have an active member in Monroe. Lots of resources here. Look above for PDF manuals and find an Owner's Manual to download. You probably have a magneto and the appropriate manual should help you identify all the lube points. You will need to prime the oil pump and we can help with that task when you get to that stage. I think you are on the right track with cleaning out the manifold. We have some great sponsors below and TM Tractor has a nice section with photos of parts, like the magneto and distributors.
Our wanted section will be a help if you are looking for implements and other used parts. We will have a Cub Fest in August in Kinderhook where you could have the opportunity to meet some of the folks and even overhaul some parts. There is almost always something being torn down and repaired.
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Welcome to the board Brian, glad to have you with us!
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Welcome....You'll find all the experts on this site....And ready to help you with all your Cub issues....
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welcome aboard, check my website out info about demos. i got five,
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Cleaning manifold. Since it's cast iron you can use a water hose, or pressure sprayer to clean out the channels. Muriatic acid if really crudded up.
I wouldn't pull the head just yet.
Parts. I obtain a good portion of parts: tune up kit, seals, fluids, from auto parts store. Case IH has parts. If you have the IH part number, New Holland dealership can obtain parts or frequently has the parts on hand.
Where to start. Compression tests, dry then wet. Since engine is free and has been sitting for years, probably a stuck valve or two.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Hi Brian! Welcome to the forum!
When you say it is "white", is it still in original white clothes or has it been painted over in Red with white showing through? The dealers were supposed to paint the tractors red after the demo duties were done and the tractors sold on as "used" machines. I know of two or three White Cubs that must have impressed a farmer in the field when it was demonstrated because the tractor was never repainted as directed by the factory, but rather went right to work in the field. One such tractor ended up being purchased by a fellow who was a good friend of mine in Wisconsin, and it is a true rare treat.
If your tractor is an original demo that has never been repainted, it is a pretty rare beast! Post pics...I'd love to see it even in rough condition!
Mike (Happy as a Lark in Allison Park, PA)
Check out my Restoration Thread (1955 Cub, Lewis)
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Thanks for the welcome, and info. I live in CT and the tractor is in PA, so it's few and far between to when I can wrench on it. But hopefully it won't take much. Time and tools are limited there, but they seem pretty simple so I should be alright.
It's definitely white white, totally untouched. The headlights and wheels are red, that's all. Just found some old slides I'm having developed for early 50s and it was extremely bright. I'll upload some pics when I get a chance, tried to last night but didn't feel like registering for photobucket.
I prob have some paperwork on it too. It was parked for years next to a 45 willys mb that we had restored a few years back. There are some attachments as well, it was a big part of building the cabin on the property. Right now the sickle bar is still on, but there was (I think it got stolen) a circular saw, a cement mixer, and a couple other tillers or whatnot.
I've used all sorts of tools, and have driven a few oddball things, but I honestly don't even know the controls on the thing, so I have lots of reading to do.
And pardon my ignorance, but this does have a battery box under the seat, and I know my father said its electric start (is that one of the "poles" on the right side, similar to the choke/throttle? If its electric start, would it be magneto or not?
Thanks guys. Pretty sure I used to work with a member on here, I remember him mentioning it years ago when I worked for Harley. Tim t anyone?
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Welcome to the forum. If you've wrenched on motorcycles, the cub should present no problems (generally older and simpler systems).
The only Item I would add to what the others have said is be sure to prime the oil pump before firing her up.
Family cubs are the very best kind. Keep us posted, ask us questions, and, in case you hadn't noticed from looking around the site
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Eddie - a 1959 International Lo-Boy named after my father in law, who who bought her new.
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TST is Tim's screen name
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Normally there was a battery box under the seat. These often are corroded and sometimes discarded if they get too ratty. There was also a bracket on the battery box for a rear light. The 1950 Demonstrators originally had magnetos on them, but some of them have been retrofitted with an regular distributor/coil setup. The starter rod is on the right side of the dash underneath the hood and the rod went right to the starter to directly engage a large switch on the starter. If you don't have a distributor, but a magneto, you can go completely electric free and hand crank the tractor to start and run. (Magneto doesn't take battery to run)
The two levers to the left of the steering are the speed control lever and the hydraulic control lever. These have not much to do with actual starting of the tractor.
Take a moment to look over the link above (New) Manuals... this will answer most of the basic operation questions on these nice little machines, including lubrication guides, startup, etc...
Good luck and keep posting!!
Mike (Happy as a Lark in Allison Park, PA)
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I believe photos of Brian's tractor have been posted on the forum before.
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It does have a rear light behind the battery box. And it has the horizontal distributor on it. Other things that Tim mentioned when I showed him pics years back is there are weights on the rear wheels. There also may be a snow plow somewhere.
Pics of it up??! I wonder how that could be (unless Timmy posted them?)
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Lewis Jackson made the go-ahead free throws with 22.8 seconds left after Saint Mary's had rallied from 11 points down late to take its first lead, and the Boilermakers defeated the Gaels 72-69 in the Midwest Regional on Friday night.
Jorden Page made a 3-pointer with 44.2 seconds left to finish a 14-2 run that brought the Gaels back from a 66-55 deficit with 4:24 to play.
Purdue's Terone Johnson and Saint Mary's Clint Steindl were called for traveling before Jackson made his free throws. Page badly missed what would have been a go-ahead 3 with 10 seconds left, and Robbie Hummel made two free throws for a three-point lead.
Rob Jones, who had 23 points, missed a 3 at the buzzer for the seventh-seeded Gaels (27-6).
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So, we are going to get an HOV lane on 580 for mostly cheats and mommies, then we are going to extend Stoneridge Drive to have 580 congestion run through Pleasanton, hmm. Go figure.
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Joe Bing- does this guy have any original thouhgts on anything. Every editorial this guy writes always ,I repeat always supports what the Chamber of Commerce is in favor of. You can always predict what or who he is going to support in his one sided editoials-he always suppots what and who the Chamber of Commerce supports.This so called paper gets the majority of its add revenues from the local realtors and the Chamber,so guess it's no hard to predict who Bing and the paper support.I would say 98% of the time you know in advance who the paper supports.Wouldn't it be niece to have a local paper that was independant in its editorials and thoughts and not a stooge for the local Chamber and realtors.The Chamber supports the extension so of course lazy Joe suppots it also-he is so predictable.
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This is great...our Mayor gets kicked off the board while working on personal business...if she wants to be a lawyer great...but don't do it at the expense of the citizens of Pleasanton. Now, we have no representation...and this is a Mayor who has the best interests of the citizens of Pleasanton as her primary goal...bring back Pico...(the Pico before he began working for developers)...


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The new tools for tracking health and controlling household appliances are part of updated operating systems that Apple unveiled Monday in San Francisco at its 25th annual conference for application developers.
The revised software for Apple Inc.'s devices won't be released to the general public until this fall when the company is also expected to start selling the next generation of iPhones and iPads. A spruced-up line of Macs also could be coming before the holiday shopping season.
The lack of a flashy new gadget may disappoint some Apple fans who are still looking for proof that the company hasn't lost its ingenuity since Steve Jobs died in October 2011. Since then, Apple has mostly been making incremental improvements to the devices and software hatched under Jobs' leadership.
While those updates have been enough to maintain Apple's status as the world's most valuable company, they haven't quieted persisting questions about the company's future prospects amid intensifying competition from other device makers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Job's hand-picked successor, turned Monday's spotlight over to one of his chief lieutenants -- Craig Federighi -- to discuss the company's upcoming software changes. The new versions, which will be free, are called iOS 8 for mobile devices and "Yosemite" for Macs.
The iOS 8 operating system includes "HealthKit" and "HomeKit" options that may test how just how much Apple customers trust the Cupertino, California, company to maintain their privacy.
HealthKit works with a new built-in app on the iOS 8 that will store a variety of information about people's medical histories, vital signs, fitness levels and diet. Other third-party apps will be able to access the data with a user's permission.
HomeKit is aiming to set up a system that lets an iPhone or iPad serve as the remote control of an entire household outfitted with an assortment of digital appliances.
Apple hasn't given any indication that it plans to make these "smart" household appliances, although there is recurring speculation that the company eventually will release a TV set that gives its services access to the biggest screen in most people's homes.
For now, Apple appears content serving as a sort of digital butler in homes. In a hypothetical example sketched out Monday, Federighi said a homeowner with an iOS 8 device might be able to announce "it's time to go to bed," at which point doors would automatically lock, lights would dim and the thermostat temperature would be adjusted by Apple's digital assistant, Siri. (continued...)
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No sophomore jinx here for Three Doors Down. With "Away from the Sun" the band shows that the first album was no accident. Solid songwriting, catchy tunes and a nice mix of hard rock, ballads and insightful lyrics make this one of the best releases of the year. For some reason, I have not heard nearly as many singles off this CD on the radio, but that is not because they are not here. "Ticket to Heaven", "Here without You" and "Going Down in Flames" seem like instant radio hits. Aside from a couple weak tunes in the middle of the CD (#'s 7-8), this album is one solid, well-written offering from 3 Doors Down. If you were a fan of "The Better Life", I see no reason why you will not love "Away From the Sun".
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If you are looking for rather common mainstream rock, this CD will meet your tastes. There's nothing edgy about this music and at times it almost wanders into pop. For better or worse, the songs don't display much textural variety. Guitar and vocal voicings remain pretty much the same throughout the CD which is to say, to me at least, the songs sounded too much the same. Will I listen to this CD repeatedly? Probably not because the music simply isn't challenging enough. Their debut CD is better.
I've already reviewed this disk, but I haven't given the track by track rundown that I'm so darn good at. Here we go:1. WHEN I'M GONE (A-): Strong opening track and first single. Really embraces what this band is all about.2. AWAY FROM THE SUN (A-): A great interpretation of mellow rock. This is a great road tune.3. THE ROAD I'M ON (A): This song is skitzo! Humble verses, and an aggressive chorus. My favorite on this CD.4. TICKET TO HEAVEN (A): Almost too good to be 3 Doors Down! It should have been the closing track.5. RUNNING OUT OF DAYS (B-): Still good, but this song feels a little boring compared to it's predecesors. 6. HERE WITHOUT YOU (A): Be Like That was the softie on their first album. Be Like That wishes it could be like this.7. I FEEL YOU (B+): the band's sound has fallen into a consistant groove…country/rock. 8. DANGEROUS GAME (B+): More country, better rock. I can see a Western shootout to this one.9. CHANGES (A-): depressed to the point of anger/psychosis. Another Jekyl&Hyde song like track 3.10. GOING DOWN IN FLAMES (A): this song is the fastest but also most melodic. This is a good sounding band.11. SARAH YELLIN' (C): This one is the hardest. effects are cool, the bridge is too, but the rhythms get a little annoying.12. untitled (D): might as well have left this one off. slow, dull, and now we know we won't hear anything like Kryptonite again. (but this is a good thing.)
I own many of the tracks from this CD which I purchased from iTunes. I had the opportunity to see 3 Doors Down and Our Lady Peace in San Francisco, I went there to see Our Lady Peace, but I was very impressed with 3DD. They put on a fantastic show and their sound was very solid. Great tracks on this disc, if you like what you've heard on the radio, you'll probably enjoy this disc.
Very rarely do I like this kind of music. Yet 3 Doors Down do it so well, it's hard not to like it. They can manage to sound hard with a rock edge, yet manage to maintain a melodic pop quality to their songs. The lead singer may be in a rock band, but he has a great voice and doesn't have to resort to screaming."The Better Life" was good, but I think this album manages to top it. "When I'm Gone" has been the massive hit thus far and has become one of the biggest radio hits of the last year. It's been overplayed, but it's still listenable. The title track "Away From the Sun" is a definite stand-out track. It's slow, but I'd love to see it as a single…great chorus. "The Road I'm On" is one of the harder tracks and was the second single. "Ticket To Heaven" is another catchy rock/pop track that would make a good single. The star of this album is "Here Without You" definitely. Already proving to be a huge radio hit, it's a fantastic rock ballad and very relatable. "Changes" and "Dangerous Game" are ok too. "Sarah Yellin" definitely stands out from the other songs with a more serious vibe.Overall, great album. "Away From the Sun", "When I'm Gone", "Ticket To Heaven", and "Here Without You" are the key tracks that make it wortha 5 star rating. The other songs are good and listenable, but these jump out at you. If you liked "The Better Life" there's a big chance that you'll like "Away From the Sun." Similar content and great music.


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Nicola, who previously worked at Reading-based global software company Atex, said: "This is a very exciting opportunity and an excellent time to be joining NewVoiceMedia.
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Missouri confirmed Wednesday that senior forward Laurence Bowers has a sprained MCL and will miss at least the Tigers next two games before his knee is reexamined. Bowers sustained the knee injury on Tuesday night in the waning minutes of Mizzou's game against Alabama, an 84-68 win in their SEC debut. Head coach Frank Haith said after the game that he suspected it was a sprained MCL, and that diagnosis is now official one day later.
Bowers is a redshirt senior with past knee problems, as he was forced to sit out Missouri's entire 2011-12 season after tearing his ACL. The Tigers had a remarkable year, but lacked a significant inside presence. Bowers returned this season to provide that production at the forward position, and appeared to regain his old form. He's averaging 16.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 28.4 minutes per game.
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With recent advances in meteorology, forecasters can pinpoint within a few miles where a tornado is likely to form. Leaps in communications technology make it possible to disseminate that information faster than ever, giving people time to take cover.
But neither will keep people from being killed by tornadoes without a better understanding of human sociology, the science that can explain why people don't protect themselves when they've been told a twister might be bearing down.
A year after the outbreak of 28 tornadoes that killed 24 people across the state in a single day, there are no guarantees that everyone in the path of a tornado will learn of the threat in time or that they'll take precautions if they do.
"When I've gone out and done surveys and talked to people affected by tornadoes, people who maybe lost their homes but managed to survive, there is one thing I keep hearing over and over: 'I didn't think it was going to happen to me.' " says Nick Petro, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh.
"Because of the technology, we're able to get the warning out to more people than we ever have before. Once that information is in the hands or the mind of the individual, how they react and what they do is totally up to them."
Improvements in forecasting help, Petro says, because they reduce what the National Weather Service calls its "false alarm rate," the percentage of times a warning is issued and the threat doesn't materialize or isn't confirmed. Just as they learn to ignore a malfunctioning fire alarm at the office and remain at their desks, people can become inured to weather warnings and stop taking them seriously.
A National Weather Service study of the May 22, 2011, tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., found that the vast majority of Joplin residents did not take immediate protective action when alerted to the risk of the EF-5 storm, though a local siren system was used. The storm killed 158 people and injured more than 1,000, making it one of the deadliest tornadoes in the nation's history.
People had different reasons for not acting when they heard the alerts, the weather service found, but the most common was that they had become desensitized to sirens and other severe-weather warnings.
"Obviously we want to avoid the 'cry wolf' syndrome," Petro says. "We don't want people to be misled to thinking that it's just another warning and nothing's going to happen."
In North Carolina, the weather service had a 68 percent false alarm rate for tornadoes in 2011, ahead of the national average of about 72 percent, Petro says.
In 2007, based on improved science, the weather service took a leap forward in the way it issues warnings for severe thunderstorms, flash floods and tornadoes, a warning meaning the phenomenon has been indicated by radar or sighted by spotters.
Warnings used to be sent out for whole counties; a tornado warning could affect several counties at a time, sending tens or hundreds of thousands of people into their basements or interior closets when the real threat was miles away.
The warnings now include where the tornado is and, based on conditions, what path it's likely to take. Rather than alerting a four-county area, the Weather Service now issues a precise warning that shows up on a map as a well-defined polygon. People inside the polygon need to take immediate action. People a quarter-mile away should pay attention, but they don't need to duck and cover.
"If you have a storm that's only affecting Wendell and Zebulon, why freak out somebody in Apex or Cary when it's not going to affect them?" says Greg Fishel, a meteorologist for WRAL television.
New warning services
Using the weather service's polygon forecasts, WRAL began offering a service in 2008 that lets subscribers register an address and phone number and get a call when a severe-weather warning polygon includes their location. The service, which costs $8 a year inside WRAL's viewing area, is operated by a company based in Colorado but uses a prerecorded message in longtime forecaster Fishel's voice.
Nate Johnson, also a WRAL meteorologist, said the system is designed to overcome known obstacles in getting people to comply with weather warnings.
Johnson says research has found that people go through a series of steps in deciding whether to take action against a weather threat. Once they receive the warning, he says, they go on to determine: whether it's credible, which often involves seeking second opinions or even waiting to get a look at the storm; whether it affects them personally; what protective action they need to take; and whether they can take it.
With WeatherCall, Johnson says, when the phone rings, it's a familiar, trusted voice calling specifically for them, "and we can skip to, 'What do I need to do?' "
The tornado warning call, kept short to avoid overwhelming people with information, includes quick reminders about the best places to seek shelter.
Other new products have been introduced that take advantage of polygon forecasting, the longer lead times between warnings and when a tornado hits a given area, and the proliferation of mobile phones and smartphones with GPS.
In Wilson County, a tornado killed an 11-year-old boy in November 2008 when it picked up the stick-built house where he lived, flipped it several times in mid-air and slammed it to the ground. One ripped through the county during the April 16 outbreak, and another touched down last August.
In the past, county Emergency Management Director Gordon Deno looked into installing a siren system, but found they weren't necessarily effective for nighttime storms and were too expensive. Instead, he urged people to buy weather radios that receive alerts from NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Estimates are that only one or two of every 20 households has a NOAA weather radio, and many of those are unplugged because the radios can't be programmed to receive the polygon warnings, only county-level warnings. That means they sound their smoke-alarm style alert more often than needed.
Without a NOAA radio, most North Carolina residents have historically had to rely on TV, radio or word of mouth to let them know when a tornado had been spotted.
Though there is no statewide system, some counties, including Wilson, now offer residents a free service that works like WRAL's WeatherCall. One of many on the market, CodeRED uses weather service polygons and automatically calls anyone in the system when a warning includes their address.
The alerts go out within seconds of when the National Weather Service issues its warnings. On average last year in North Carolina, weather service warnings were issued about 18 minutes before a tornado reached the warned area.
About a fourth of Wilson County's households have signed up for the service since it was introduced last year, Deno says, and he takes a laptop with him to public events to sign others up on the spot. The process takes less than two minutes, and still, Deno says, some won't enroll.
"I've actually had complaints from people saying, 'You can take me off that thing because it woke me up the other night for a thunderstorm and there wasn't any damage at my house,' " he says.
CodeRED and similar services limit their calls to warnings for the three weather events that are most likely to result in deaths: tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.
"It's true, a lot of warnings come out when you have storm cells coming through," Deno says. "But if you're talking about your life and your family's life, I want that phone to ring.'"
Wilson County pays $30,000 a year for the service, which also includes a customizable notification system it can use for other emergencies such as hostage situations, missing persons, escaped felons or terrorist threats. The county uses federal grant money to pay for a third of the cost.
Mobile phone alerts
State Emergency Management Director Dough Hoell doesn't know how many of North Carolina's 100 counties offer such services, which are more costly for highly populated areas than for rural ones.
Residents with mobile devices also can subscribe to services that alert them to National Weather Service warnings that include their location. Smartphone users with GPS can get the alerts even when they're on the move and travel into an area that falls within a warning polygon.
Bill Murray, meteorologist in Birmingham, Ala., developed the smartphone application MyWarn with a programmer friend and began offering it to iPhone users in March for a one-time charge of $9.99. In June, it will switch to a subscription service at a charge of about $12 a year. He's adapting the app to other phones as well.
When the 10-second-long beep sounds, the user can touch a button on the screen and see a dot on a map showing their location within the warning polygon.
"You don't have to think about it," Murray says. "When that thing goes off, you know you're in a critical situation. We want you to know that it's time to do something.
"It cuts out the middle man and gets the information to the person who is going to be affected. That's how we save lives."
The company is developing a feature that exploits the way people use mobile phones in an emergency, contacting loved ones who might also be in danger. Users will be able to create a list of contacts, touch one button and let them all know a tornado may be coming.
"Each person with a smart phone can be like a megaphone and warn their communities with a lot of credibility," Murray says.
With the options available, residents can increase the likelihood that they'll know when a tornado is headed their way in time to hunker down. But officials say they don't know that there will ever come a day when tornadoes no longer kill people.
"At the end of the day, it's the citizens' responsibility to take care of themselves," says Deno, the Wilson County emergency director. "It's up to us to put as much information out as we possibly can, but if people don't take advantage of that information, it's not our fault."
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The developer of the collapsed Soul Development in Surfers Paradise, Juniper Group, has listed lots in five retail properties in Mooloolaba as part of a massive portfolio sale.
Juniper Group will be selling $100 million of retail property across Queensland following the appointment of receivers to its Soul development.
"The directors have decided to take their retail portfolio, valued in the vicinity of $100 million, to the market," a company spokesperson told The Australian.
"A big proportion is property along the Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba, and they will sell commercial and retail property in north Queensland."
Juniper Group has listed 38 lots in Mooloolaba worth about $30 million. Collectively they earn more than $3 million in rent per year.
The retail shops are all close to the beach in Mooloolaba. Four are on Mooloolaba Esplanade and one is on River Esplanade.
All the lots were built by Juniper since 1997.
Zanzibar retail is a series of 14 shops that are up for sale in one line or individually. Fully leased they earn $1.55 million in rent per year. The arcade comes with outdoor licensed areas.
Zanzibar has a total of 1,099 square metres of net lettable area and includes four ATM tenancies leased to major banks.
Built in 1999, the shops in Zanzibar range from 45 square metres to 156 square metres.
The site value, accessed by the Queensland state government, is $9,300,000 as at June 30, 2012.
The most lucrative tenancy in the development is a 121-square-metre shop leased to Yoghurt World for $242,000.
Aside from the ATM tenants, which pay around $12,000 per year each, the highest rent per square metre in the building is paid by Déjà vu Café &Bar, which pays $2,794 per square metre.
Total forecast outgoings come to $196,745 for the 2012-13 financial year.
Aegean retail is two titles on River Esplanade – a 116-square-metre vacant lot with a projected income of $76,908 and a 30-square=metre lot with a net income of $29,928 from a massage shop.
Malibu is a single 132-square-metre lot with a carpark leased to David Hart Galleries for $200,619 per annum.
Landmark retail is a series of 12 lots in a shopping centre, nine of which are leased, three are vacant.
The lots range in size from 42 square metres to 322 square metres.
The most lucrative lease comes from a restaurant called Bellissimo on 108 square metres plus an outdoor area. It has outgoings of $16,048. Other tenancies are restaurants, a hair salon and a day spa.
Oceans retail is a series of nine lots, six of which are leased. The lots range from 35 square metres to 230 square metres.
The most lucrative tenancy comes from fashion shop El' Marie, which pays $155,125 per annum for the 95 square metre space. All other tenants are fashion stores except for a day spa.
The sales are all being negotiated by CBRE's Brendan Robins and Rem Rafter.
CBRE is responsible for a number of retail and commercial listings in Queensland including a retail outlet in Cairns.
The offers to purchase campaign ends on November 29.


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ZAO, Japan (AP) -- American teenager Sarah Hendrickson won for the eighth time in the first 12 events in the inaugural women's World Cup ski jumping season, edging Japan's Sara Takanashi on Sunday.
The 17-year-old Hendrickson, from Park City, Utah, wrapped up the overall title Saturday.
She finished with 249.1 points Sunday on jumps of 98.0 and 94.5 meters.
Jessica Jerome, also from Park City, was fifth.
The season will end next weekend in Norway.


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Sound designers and their engineers are a fickle lot. If they're not pining for a padded wrist-rest for the venerable Cadac J-Type mixing desk (a wish of Broadway engineer Jordan Pankin), then they're lusting after surgically implanted lavalier microphones for performers.
Barring these luxuries, designers have a few more realistic— but no less vital— items on their wish lists. After consulting with some of the best and brightest, both on Broadway and across the pond, we have come up with a list of dream equipment.
Over the past two decades, theatrical sound designers and their engineers have been inundated with technology that has revolutionized the theatrical production. As sound technology in other fields—recording, rock-and-sound, and motion pictures— has progressed, the theatre audience has come to expect more aural stimulation. Shows are louder, system designs are much more technologically complex, and more creative input is expected from the sound designer. Mixing desks require more inputs, directors require more sound effects, and systems require more loudspeakers. Manufacturers have, for the most part, kept up with the needs of designers and operators, but there are still some tools that sound designers feel they are missing.
Topping the list was a universal concern with the state of radio-frequency microphones. As more digital television stations come online every day, and as shows rely more and more on RF microphone technology— not to mention wireless intercom systems and in-ear monitors—available bandwidth is becoming scarce. UK-based production engineer Thomas Ashbee opts for a digital system, utilizing a bandwidth-sharing scheme similar to that of digital mobile telephone networks. Others, such as veteran Broadway designer Tony Meola, worry about the limitations of headroom, dynamic range, and frequency response in the digital broadcast realm— not to mention cost. "Digital RF technology won't become a reality until it can be achieved for less than $4,000 per channel," says Broadway operator Patrick Pummill. "I would also hope that a digitally-based wireless microphone would be smaller, more resilient, and less likely to lose its ability to transmit when handled roughly. We do put them on people, after all."
A digital system, or an advanced analog system, would provide localization data to track performers' movements around the stage and determine in what direction the performer is facing. "This would be used so that we can automatically, and in real time, change the performer's time delay and equalization relative to where they are standing," says Broadway sound designer Jonathan Deans. "Currently this is a manual job or a bunch of recalled presets."
But is it too early to delve into digital RF microphone systems when manufacturers still haven't produced a sonically superior analog RF system with a smaller transmitter pack? Meola has been hounding manufacturers for years, requesting smaller transmitters and smaller lavalier elements. "Transmitters are too large. Microphones are too large. Manufacturers have been very slow to rectify these issues," he says.
Designer Brian Ronan agrees. "RF pack size has got to come down. I'd also like to see truly reliable rechargeable batteries for RFs and all wireless needs. It would be cheaper for the company and better for our planet."
"I would really like to see a computer-based system that can combine pictures and a kind of frequency map of an individual's head so that we might be able to point to an ideal location for the mic," adds Pummill. "Granted, when dealing with mic placement, there are an infinite number of variables, but when a variable becomes measurable and quantifiable, it becomes predictable and the possibility of manipulation arises."
In other microphone technology, Deans looks forward to a laser microphone that can pick up the performer's vocals only— without any other ambience or bleed from stage monitors, all but eliminating concerns of feedback. Designer Jim van Bergen would like smarter microphone preamplifiers. "I want both a mic preamplifier and a wireless preamplifier that is intelligent—and scalable," he says. "That means an actor can do a soft book scene with the preamp set to maximize dynamic range and useable gain structure, yet go on to an 11–hour number and sing his heart out with a similar relationship of dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio."
At the other end of the transducer spectrum, designers see manufacturers finding new alternatives to the age-old paper cone loudspeaker design. John Kilgore, a designer and head of the Masque Sound recording division in New York, states, "I believe we are on the verge of tremendous advances in transducer design. Transducers haven't seen any change in the basics since microphones and voice coils were invented. There has been a lot of activity in this area, mostly on the output end. Some of the more interesting work involves the use of ultrasound as a carrier, which demodulates when it strikes boundary. Also there is interesting work going on in Finland involving speakers made from sheets of plastic film with bubbles trapped inside."
Developments in this area could provide Meola with new design tools, such as "flexible loudspeakers that could be sewn into costumes to improve directionality." This same sort of loudspeaker technology could also provide van Bergen with cheap, compact, RF-based loudspeakers mounted in audience seats.
Kurt Fischer, a Broadway designer and operator, feels that manufacturers have not fully developed ribbon-tweeter technology. Ribbon tweeters provide a better sonic image and lower distortion, though they cannot currently handle high sound pressure levels and are very sensitive to temperature and humidity changes.
Designer Scott Stauffer would like to see an updated version of L-Acoustics' V-DOSC line-array loudspeaker system developed especially for theatre, with V-DOSC frequency response and dispersion characteristics, but in an enclosure better suited to theatrical reinforcement.
Designers and operators are predicting advances into digital technology that will greatly change the way in which equipment is operated, integrated, and controlled. "It doesn't take much to see that in the next five years we will see the digital signal chain between sound source and the audience's ear become much more implemented," states Pummill. "It has been like that in the world of recording for some time and if you consider that the live world is roughly a decade behind the recording world in its use of technology, a fully digital signal path is not too far away."
Many designers agree that the current implementation of digital technology has not been fully evolved, and many designers still shy away from computer-controlled processing equipment because of the dependency on a inherently crash-prone computer. But Deans adds, "We are in a digital age and we are hardly using any digital connections— and therefore devices— for live theatre, but this is beginning to change as redundancy and reliability is becoming possible in real time."
Integrated digital processing devices, such as BSS' OmniDrive and XTA's AudioCore, permit CPU-based control over equalization and delay, and are viewed as a step in the right direction. Palmtop audio, in which processing components can be remotely controlled via an infrared or RF handheld computer, is still in its infancy, and there is limited interoperability between manufacturers. Many designers agree that more standards need to be solidified in order to fully integrate the sound system under computer control. "Interfaces between all-digital equipment should have the ease of use that analog equipment has," declares Fischer.
Stauffer feels that the signal processing technology needs to be developed to the point at which one piece of equipment could equalize, delay, crossover, and actively process the audio signal. "One unit should equalize and delay the signal, and I should be able to stick in a memory card with, say, Apogee AE-5 parameters, and that unit would process the signal accordingly, straight from the mixing desk to the amplifiers," he says.
Van Bergen takes the idea of seamless integration even further, looking forward to DSP and communications circuitry within a powered loudspeaker which would provide user-controllable adjustments to the normal drive system: five-way parametric equalization with high- and low-pass filters, digital delay up to 250ms. The engineer would communicate with the system via a wireless local area network within the theatre.
Digital technology applied to mixing desks is readily available, but the console designs are limited by their ergonomic functionality (or lack thereof) and high cost. "One row of faders and one row of dials and a touch-screen does not a live console make," states Pummill. To address these and other concerns, Cadac Sound, manufacturers of the J-Type mixing desk, is in consultation with designers and operators around the world to try and design a digital control surface while taking into account that, all in all, people want physical contact with the mixing desk.
For effects playback and other special effects, van Bergen would like the ease of the old Cadac quad-panner module, but taken to the extreme. "I would like about a software-scaling joystick that uses volume, Haas effect, and propagation delay timings to allow one to pan within one's own speaker system."
Kilgore envisions manufacturers continuing to develop digital systems for theatrical sound playback but has gripes with the current user interface options. "You need visual confirmation that everything is operating as programmed and a way to see instantly what is wrong if it isn't. For the most part, that isn't there yet." He adds, "Certain ways of looking at and dealing with audio have become relatively commonplace, yet these more or less standardized interface tools have not made it to theatre sound gear yet. It is still generally a challenge to actually use the hardware, since the user interface is still in its infancy. Unfortunately, it's not exactly a big-bucks market, so the innovation has to come from incremental, back-and-forth collaboration between manufacturers and end users, rather than from deep-pockets R&D. Fortunately, we're a tight little world, so there's a lot of feedback, and the manufacturers are mostly eager to listen."
For other designers, though, the role of the manufacturer is more troublesome. Meola is still searching for a smaller RF microphone transmitter and better, smaller microphone elements. Ronan complains about large manufacturers, such as Akai or Lexicon, who do not pay enough attention to their live-sound clientele. "I wish manufacturers would be more careful with upgrades and new products. It is very easy to get lost in system versions, and many manufacturers are not forthcoming with information. It's a rare event when I have the right manual for the device I'm using."
Production engineer Ashbee, responsible for the load-in and proper function of the theatrical sound system, rants about the simple but frustrating areas that manufacturers tend to neglect. "I want to see better output stages on signal processing gear, capable of efficiently driving the audio signal along long lengths of cable. I want to see a standard for electronic balancing— I plug in something that has a transformer-balanced output into an electronically-balanced input and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't." He continues, "It's the attention to detail— or lack thereof—that bothers me. I think the BSS TCS-804 delay unit is a fantastic-sounding piece of equipment, but it gets too hot and you can't physically rack them one on top of the other. The Furman rack light is another example— it's a fabulous idea, but if you push in the lamps far enough, they short out the actual AC bus!"
In other areas of the sound system, many engineers clamor for improved intercom systems. "I want something like a mobile telephone clipped to my belt, connected to a headset, with which I can communicate with anyone else in the theatre, just like a normal wireless intercom system, but with better quality and range," says Stauffer. Ashbee adds that an inexpensive system for multiplexing video signals through standard audio cable would be a godsend.
One other thought for manufacturers: "Make it lighter. The gear is too damn heavy."
When asked what kinds of technology would most significantly change the theatre sound industry in five years, Meola and Deans agreed that the advent of suitable digital mixing desks for theatre was one of the biggest foreseeable changes. Fischer notes that with the introduction of viable digital mixing desks, a new type of engineer will be necessary— a programmer, similar to a moving-lights programmer on the lighting team.
Most designers see the introduction of smaller and electronically superior RF technology as changing the face of theatrical sound design, no longer limited to only a small amount of semi-frequency-agile products, and no longer required to hide microphones and transmitters in such varied locations on a performer.
Designers also anticipate better playback systems. "I see all playback devices merging to hard disk. We all have our favorites: compact disk, mini-disks, etc., but we'll soon be able to [finally] rely on the computer as a dependable storage and playback system," predicts Ronan.
As digital signal processing technology becomes more advanced, van Bergen predicts a system in which a user can define the signal path through a DSP chip, freed from the constraints of current processing equipment.
Many foresee the explosive growth of the Internet as part of the future. Ronan anticipates server-based sound effects libraries. "The age of calling up [John] Kilgore in a panic from Cleveland because the director wants new sound effects are fading and will soon be gone as Internet access becomes more reliable and high-bandwidth transmission gets better," he says.
Even software to track sound design paperwork for shows may soon be server-based, allowing colleagues in different parts of the world to instantly access key data, such as equipment lists or component patching, via their computers or mobile telephones. The day may finally arrive when all departments in a production may be part of a local area network (LAN): script changes would be delivered online to a computer-based script reader, and correspondence between departments will be delivered via email. Ronan goes one step further: "The advent of computers will merge departments as show control becomes more and more a singular event. I think shows will link their lighting control, sound operation, and scenic automation under a single department."
Technology is ever changing, and hopefully manufacturers will be able to keep step with the needs of the end users in the theatrical sound design industry. When designers were asked where they thought technology would be in 25 years, most said simply that they hoped to be retired by then.


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This week marks seven years since an Army veteran was found shot and killed in a Decatur neighborhood. Though it's now considered a cold case, the victim's family is not giving up on getting justice.A homeowner found 29-year-old Daymond Bell shot to death on Glen Echo Drive in Decatur in 2006. Daymond still had his money, ID, credit card and cell phone on him.Investigators found the car that Bell was driving on the night of his death in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood -- about a block away from the crime scene.Seven years later, police have made no arrests, have no clues on a motive and have very few leads in the case. "To try to make the two connection is very difficult and it's been baffling to me and my family," said Daymond's mother, Gwen Bell. She hopes a trip back to the scene will jog someone's memory."The not knowing has been the most difficult part of this tragedy," said Gwen Bell. "We pray that one day somebody will say something. I believe that somebody saw something and they know."Daymond Bell's family is offering a $3,000 reward for any information that could help solve the murder.
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To celebrate our move to LA, we created a cuff inspired by the giant cactus in our new front yard!
Even though Brian and I were born elsewhere, we are New Yorkers. There was a time when I couldn't imagine living outside of NYC, let alone the East Village. But six months ago—with three dogs and a deep longing for space, privacy and an actual home life—we decided to head west. We settled into a cozy little house in Silverlake with what New Yorkers call "a ginormous backyard", but in LA, it's a really just a modest outdoor space. We've been diligently trying to fill it with every kind of of cactus known to man. I can't say that I have a green thumb, but for the first time in my life, I might be developing one.
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Henry Cowell State Park holds an intriguing botanical oddity: albino redwood trees
Skier Stefan Ager takes a mighty whipper off a steep slope--and captures it all on videoWho out there has hiked or skied right next to the bleeding edge of a precipice and wondered what it was like to fall off? If you haven't, you're lying. Usually we dispel those thoughts after a few seconds of stomach somersaults, but if you're still curious, skier Stefan Ager went and toppled off a cliff with his headcam on. Yikes:
Five friends with minimal kayaking experience take five weeks to kayak from Vancouver, B.C., to Alaska, stoking wanderlust dreams for everyday Adventure Joes and Janes everywhere
No Experience Required_Full HQ from StuntBeaver Productions on Vimeo.Five Canadian friends decided to make a small dream come true and kayak from Vancouver to Alaska in one five-week push—never mind that only one of them had much kayaking experience. They succeeded—and they made this cute short film. It's in need of some editing, but it's still great fodder for stoking your summer-adventure dream machine, and making it real.
SI takes athlete models to Canada's marquee national parkThis year, Sports Illustrated skipped the sandy beaches and palm trees in favor of Doug firs, glaciers, and 10,000-foot peaks. The magazine chose to shoot three athlete models in Banff National Park, Canada. Read Full Story...
Colorado wildlife officials shoo a napping black bear out from under a hospital with blaring music--country music, obviously.Bears: All that fur, teeth, and claws, and all it takes to scare one away is a little blaring country music. Colorado Division of Wildlife specialists chose to use this method to spook a bear who'd taken up residence beneath housing on Boulder Community Hospital property.
Vice TV releases a free documentary on environmentally devastating mountaintop removal practices in West Virginia's coal industryIn BACKPACKER's March Issue, contributing editor Tracy Ross followed the evangelical environmental movement as they fought against mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia ("Hike. Pray. Protest." p. 80).
National Forest Service and the U.N. join forces to celebrate worldwide forestsExactly how does one celebrate International Year of Forests? Do you hug a tree? (Too obvious.) Plant a tree? (Earth day's got that one.) Build trails in a forest? (A year's a long time to lug a pulaski.)
Antoine Montant blows minds by skiing/flying down Chamonix and grinding a chairlift on the way down. Whoah.The best part of BACKPACKER's Fall gear Guide—other than having an excuse to ski for work—is getting to cover the nuttier sides of backcountry skiing. Take for instance Frenchy Antoine Montant, who decides flying down Chamonix isn't impressive enough; he then grinds his way down a tram line. Jebus.
Balloon Boy's father, Richard Heene, returns with the Bear ScratchThe obvious answer is no: I wouldn't buy a Bear Scratch because let's face it, I've got a million trees to choose from, whenever I want. But that's not going to stop you humans from trying. To wit, Richard Heene, (in)famous father of Balloon Boy Falcon, has decided to make another grab for the spotlight with his Patent-Pending Bear Scratch. And yes, it's essentially a piece of glazed wood with brackets to attach to your house.
A group of hungry "flying devils" completely dismantle a nature film crew's camp on the Falkland IslandsOK, remind me never to camp in the Falkland Islands—lest I incur the wrath of the striated caracara. Also known as the "Johnny Rook" bird or simply the "flying devils," these hyper-intelligent birds of prey are famous for tearing up anything in their path in search of food. Even scarier, they're completely fearless of humans. A National Geographic crew filming on the Falkland Islands learned this the hard way, and wisely stepped aside. Luckily, they left the cameras running. Watch 'em go Hitchcock on their tent setup: Read Full Story...


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Emotions ran high Monday night as the McCutchanville Fire Department board took heat over a firefighter placed on administrative leave.
On Monday night, the board admits it's not sure how long the firefighter will be off the job.
It was obvious in the meeting that there's a lot of tension within the department.
Members of the board talked publicly about placing one of their own on leave. Firefighters have told us all of this stems from the money discovered missing from the Jeremy Tighe Scholarship Fund.
Tighe was the firefighter who died one year ago when the fire truck he was a passenger in was involved in an accident.
14 News is told most of the volunteers refuse to work with one of the firefighters directly involved in the missing money controversy. Because of that the board decided to place him on paid administrative leave.
At the meeting, one woman who says her husband works on the department asked the board how long that firefighter will be out on paid leave while the rest of the firefighters spend hours volunteering their time fighting fires.
"Have you guys talked to the members? Have you heard what the members say? It's tearing this fire department apart," the woman said during the meeting. "It is tearing this fire department apart. There's people that wouldn't even come up to Station 5 because of that. So, if you bring him back, it's not going away. It's not going away and he's not going away. The issue has to be addressed."
The board says they don't know how long that firefighter will be on leave. They say they're waiting to see how the criminal investigation goes into the missing money turns out before making a decision.
14 News also learned that Engine 10, the fire truck involved in that accident, is in New Orleans right now being re-built and will be brought back here and placed back into service. That's expected to happen sometime after May.
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Greater Anglia denies rail fares frozen due to complaints (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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Greater Anglia denies rail fares frozen due to complaints
1:00pm Friday 3rd January 2014 in News
Greater Anglia has denied it has frozen Braintree season tickets due to the number of complaints it received.
The franchise has chosen to freeze annual tickets from Braintree to London Liverpool Street at £4,124 for 2014.
This compares to a one per cent rise for Witham season tickets, which took the cost over £4,000 to £4,060 for the first time.
Nationwide figures show there was an average 2.8 per cent rise for rail tickets.
It had been suggested Braintree ticket prices had been frozen due to the number of complaints, and Greater Anglia was forced to say it will look into contingency plans after the line was badly disrupted in the aftermath of the St Jude storm.
Data collected by the Witham and Braintree Rail Users' Association shows 12.9 per cent of trains to Braintree, Witham and Chelmsford have been late- excluding the disruption during severe weather.
A Greater Anglia spokesman said: "A number of Greater Anglia fares in a number of places have been frozen at 2013 levels.
"This is a straightforward commercial decision to encourage more people to travel by train."
The franchise has received about 40 complaints in the past year regarding the Braintree branch line.
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/@|_|@\ wrote:Sorry, but your figures are wrong. Braintree to London is actually about 40miles or 64 kilometers.
Am I wrong or does sixteen and half quid a day for a round-trip into London (and underground) actually sound quite reasonable? It's sixty miles each way! (4124/50/5)
It costs the train operator just under 10p per kilometer per passenger on average, so that works out to about £12 for a return trip to Liverpool Street.
Greater Anglia charge £38.50 for a daily return (£47.10 including tube).
The most cost effective way to travel is to shell out £4124 up front for an annual GoldCard (£5060 including tubes) which based on a 227 day year (260 weekdays less 8 bank holidays, less 5 weeks annual leave), works out at £18.17 per day (£22.30 including tube). So even when selling tickets in the cheapest possible format Greater Anglia still make 50% profit on their day to day running costs.
The point I was trying to make, and I am sure most commuterrs would agree with me, was not that the basic cost of travelling is too high (although some would argue it is), but that a reduction in price to reflect the poor service on the branch line over the last year would be more appropriate. It doesn't matter how cheap the ticket is if your train doesn't show up !!!
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4:03pm Tue 7 Jan 14
This-is-what-I-have-to-say says...
There are plenty of jobs in Witham, Chelmsford, Colchester. When you CHOOSE to work in London, you do so knowing that you will have to get the train each morning and evening, knowing what the service is like, knowing that there will be an increased cost each year ... This has been happening for years.
if you don't like it - choose not to work in London. Simples.
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4:22pm Tue 7 Jan 14
This-is-what-I-have-to-say says...
/@|_|@\ wrote:A quick Google Map piece of research, shows that Braintree to London Liverpool Street, (Going Via Witham, Chelmsford & Romford, like the train does) is 52.5 miles!
Oh, one other thing: Wikipedia should be the beginning of one's research as it is notoriously inaccurate and unreliable (ask any professor!). Braintree is not a mere forty miles from London but about sixty - depending which route and where one decides's one's in 'London'. Personally I measure it to my birthplace, the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, East London.. That's fifty miles exactly. The the City is, as I suggested, more like sixty.
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Scottydog220 says...
This-is-what-I-have-I think most people that accept a job in London realise the only realistic way to commute daily is to take the train, and that there will be a cost involved which will probably go up each year. What is harder to accept are regular inflation busting price hikes for a more unreliable service on increasingly decrepid trains.
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If you choose to work in London, then that's the price you have to pay.
There are plenty of jobs in Witham, Chelmsford, Colchester. When you CHOOSE to work in London, you do so knowing that you will have to get the train each morning and evening, knowing what the service is like, knowing that there will be an increased cost each year ... This has been happening for years.
if you don't like it - choose not to work in London. Simples.
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montygirl says...
10:21am Thu 9 Jan 14
keith_l says...
4:24pm Thu 9 Jan 14
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8:29am Fri 10 Jan 14
Scottydog220 says...
keith_l wrote:thanks Keith, and the train would naturally be more direct
According to Google directions, Braintree station to Liverpool Street Station, via Witham and the A12 is 50.7 miles.
3:25pm Fri 10 Jan 14
/@|_|@\ says...
Maybe a couple of miles or so. That's actually looking at the route on a map.
But, who's bickering, right?
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(click the thumbnail to view the full pic! =D)Yes, I love drawing Mantax in an extremely chibified style. :3Media used: ink pen, coloured pencils
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I'm an Emerging Fluidic Master (again). Time to start working on my Waterbending.
I'm still a ninja although I think I'm losing my skills as one.
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Glad to hear it... entertained you? Seriously, happy to hear you like it even though it's not set-like at all :3
The irony here made me burst out laughing. The innocent look, the cuteness, the chibi-style--all contradictory to his actual appearance and personality. It's hilarious.In other words, nice work. 10/10.
Thankies :3The eyes were the most fun part, and I actually would have made them even bigger if I could have
Well, that's a cute Mantax! :3I LOVE his eyes!Very well done!
Thank you. :3 Yeah, coloured pencils are a fuin medium. Easy to use yet effectful... ^^
It looks great! amazing coloring, as usual^^And the eyes.. its just... so chibi. The blue fins on the feet were a nice touch. :3Keep up the awesome work!
... he demands a cookie! =3But yes, he really is adorable. x3
His eyes... staring into my soul... o__oI really like the colouring, and his innocent pose coupled with his eyes... Mantax here is an adorabe little chibi.-ibrow
In fact, Mantax looks best when chibified, I suppose... although I like his set form a lot, too.
Must... resist... cuteness. Anyways, the eyes are nicely drawn. The blue fins and the tail are really nice additions. Mantax looks great as a chibi!
I have a Mantax somewhere, but somehow half of his tail got lost D; He's still adorable, though...Fun thing is, the Barraki were sets that actually scared me a bit when they came out. Later I got used to them, though, and now I absolutely <3 them ^^And thank you! =D
How cuuuute :3He doesn't even look a monstrous bloodthirsty warlord ^^As usual, awesome colouring and shading. In moments like this, I wish I had a Mantax.His eyes, so innocent... how could you say no to those eyes?Great job, hope we'll get more chibi in the future!
Glad to hear you like it. :lol:I was going for "EXTREME CHIBI OVERLOAD", so I'm glad it turned out that way xD
Oh my goodness, it's an adorable mantax! I like how the tail kind of wraps around him giving him even more of an Innocent look. I also like the eyes, gives him a puppy-dog look. "Now who put you in this mean, dirty old Pit! You just to sweet! Yes you are!" I usually don't like bionicle chibis, but I think I've fallen in love with this one.
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Eurobasket 2009 will have a big clash before the final takes place. Shooters Allen Iverson (pictured) and Andrzej Pluta will compete against each other to decide who is the best three-point shooter. The event, to take place on 19th September during the semi-finals, is sponsored by Reebok on Iverson's side. The 34-year-old guard is one of the best shooters in the NBA, topping the scoring table innumerous times, while being named league MVP in 2001. He only took part in a three-point contest once in 2000 and ended second-to-last. Polish Pluta on the other hand took part in 14 contests, winning six in the PLK All-Star. Last season he made 84 out of 168 shots from beyond the arc.
The eve of the tournament final will also feature a European U18 All-Star game.
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We're up by 32 cents a gallon at quite a few stations now since last Sunday. The 2nd round of increases started yesterday as I had expected, still ongoing today. The 3rd is coming up, here and most everywhere.
Also, Russian is threatening to cut off the supply once again, especially to the Ukraine this time.
Actually it was Russia threatening to shut it off. But, nonetheless, yes, you're right about them being #2 in oil and a big supplier of natural gas. Europe won't do a thing, nor will the US and like I've told others, the Ukraine and it's leaders don't have a backbone either, just like most of Eastern Europe. I'm American, but I'm Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian and Hungarian [along with a couple of others minutely], so it really bugs me what Putin did. However, if I was the leader of the Ukraine, when Russia mobilized the other day, I would have done the same, then I would have moved some troops around the country as well as placed ships at various points. When Russia would have tried to cross the border, I would have given the command to take out their positions, and we would have started war. It's BS moving into another country that isn't yours, just like it was when they moved into Georgia. But, we'll see what happens.


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The guest speaker, Emory Anthony Jr, a criminal defense attorney from Birmingham, discussed why Black History Month was important and how the strides forward should be celebrated, without forgetting the events of history.
"We don't want to forget that past, because we don't want to go back, but we should celebrate it," Anthony said. "We should celebrate those individuals, both black and white, male and female, who made sacrifices for us. Celebrate how and why we celebrate Black History Month."
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The second key, according to Anthony, is faith in yourself, which he said is often difficult for young people.
The final key is the willingness to work.
"With all the faith you have in God and in yourself, if you sit down and won't get up and do what you need to do, you won't be successful," Anthony said.
Anthony asked the crowd to imagine a successful life is on the other side of a door that has three locks and without these three keys, that door will never be opened.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 4:42 PM
on Jul 24, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Eshoo is always on the politically correct side. Perhaps she should consider what is correct once in a while.
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Last year more people were killed by toddlers with guns than terrorists.
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While I'm not Julianne Hough's biggest fan, she pleasantly surprised me on the red carpet for 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2' premiere, held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in California on Monday evening.
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She looks really cool, without a hint of try-hard, which I'm usually turned off by.
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It seems that Cape Liberty is making things a lot easier as far as getting through the terminal. I still think they can do better about getting you to the ship i.e. the famous bus ride. You would think they would work out a way to bring the ship back a little, so we could just walk to it like they do in Baltimore.
The ship is showing its age but as far as being clean...everyday you can see crew sweeping, cleaning windows, polishing rails and even cleaning the leaves on the plants. I have no compaints about the ship or the cabin, everything was as clean as it could be.
We had early setting for dinner and everything was good. The menu had many items to select from and we never had a problem with our dinners. They were tasty and always hot (or cold if warrented). We had a great waiter, Dickson, he looked like Denzel Washington. We teased him about that the whole trip.
This was the first trip for our brother and sister in law on a ship this size, they were really amazed that there was a mall in the center of the ship. She had a good time looking in all the shops.
I have to mention that we had the best Captain we had ever had, Captain Henrik Loy. He was out and about more than any other Captain we have had. The ship had an orgainized Walk for Wishes and the Captain and four other officers led the way. He walked the five laps and then posed for a group picture. I thought that was great. He also had a trivia schuled with the activity director, Frank. Our cruise director Leigh,was also great, Frank and him complemented each other
We had no problems with the ports, getting off the ship was quite easy. Labadee is my favorite place and I am amazed at all the new things that Royal is doing with that place. I always look forward to that stop.
We were scheduled to get off the ship at 8:30am. We were off and on our way home by 9am, very easy, except for the bus ride to the terminal. It seems that is the only thing that I have a problem with, because I use a walker it just seems a little difficult.


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This morning Tony and Araksya got the chance to chat with the one and only, Kermit the Frog. He joined us to talk about the latest Muppet Movie: "Muppets Most Wanted". The sequel picks up right where the last Muppet movie let off. Prior to that, the Muppets had not been on the big screen in more than a decade. Now a whole new generation is falling in love with the Muppets.
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