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I've spent these past several months adjusting to the diagnoses of my mental illnesses, redefining who I am as compared to who I thought I was. Sadly though, dependent on how news of my illnesses is viewed by others and based on the fact that my healing is partly based on perseverance and strength, never has the company I've kept been subject to more scrutiny.
Although my mental illness was recently diagnosed, I've known since I was a teenager that I had an eating disorder. In the case of the eating disorder known as EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified), lack of physically obvious symptoms makes it not only easier for this disorder to persist for years, but it also makes health care providers less willing and/or able to diagnose it.
Thinking of people with eating disorders as crazy or self-destructive is just wrong, says Dr. Steiger. In fact, there are still too many myths attached to eating disorders -- like the following. It's a rich girl's disease: In fact, eating disorders cut across all economic groups. Goals and values of being upwardly mobile, of being achievement oriented affect all social groups.
Are we doing enough about an illness that is silently eating away at both a mother and daughter? Twenty years ago, People Magazine headlined one of their covers with, "Princess Di: Struggle with Bulimia Brings a Puzzling Disease Out of the Shadows." Eating disorders still remain a private battle for millions of young women, and the faces of those affected are changing. We'd be downright wrong to frame it as a "rich, white girl's disease." How do you capture the cost of subjecting millions of women to calorie counting or religious scale stepping?
It is with great apprehension that I write this post and confession. Two weeks ago, I reentered a treatment program at the hospital, because I have relapsed into bulimia, and can't fight this alone. The treatment program will last at least seven months, involving multiple weekly visits to the eating disorder clinic at the hospital, where I will participate in supervised meals, various groups and one-on-one therapy. This is my third time going into treatment. The hypocrisy of preaching healthy eating while doing ED treatment fills me with guilt.
Recently I was asked if I ever worried that I was putting my children at risk for developing eating disorders by being so open and honest about my own. The truth is that they always knew their mom was a bit "different," they just didn't know why. I may have convinced myself that they were oblivious to my disorder, but how could that be true when we'd be walking out the door to go for dinner and one of them would ask, "Are you eating today, Mommy, or just watching?" or they'd shout, "Look, Mommy's a dinosaur!" because the bones of my spine would poke out so sharply from under my skin.
I had been toying with the idea of visiting a Naturopathic doctor for a couple of years when the opportunity came up for me to take the plunge. I have been OK with how standard healthcare has treated me thus far. But I have decided that I want answers. Not just band-aid solutions, or easy fixes. Enter Dr. Erin Wiley, ND.
The lives of thin women revolve around denial, restrictions, guilt, and depression over failing... I know because I'd been hiding my own fat monster and had to appease it with Prozac and talk therapy. Still, I suppose, I'd rather be sad than fat. And so would Kate Middleton, probably. And so would you.

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Well noyone knows about them really.So i will tell you what they are.
Skyrims look like bird people except they have wings on their arm's.They can speak dragon langauge or skyrim'me langauge.Wich is their own langauge.Like Raeck mean's Hiya.
They love dragons and like to worship dragon's cause dragon's are their creator's.
They mate for life.And they mate like the eagles and dragon's do.Wich is in flight.
They can sometimes have marks on them.They can have diffent tails.Looks and diffent colors.Their very cool creature's.They do have their own elements.Just like dragon's they can have power's and elements.They can even breath the elements or power.They like to eat fish.Fruit and even sometimes meat.But mostly fish.They also can eat Ve-
They worship the dragon god him self.They love to sing and dance even.Flight dance.
They love to help their planet.They even love to hang with thier friends.
Sometimes their tail isnt feather tail it can be just a dragon like feathery tail.With an end tip of dragon part like example.spikes or even web tip or even like spyro's tail.or even cynder's.


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Well, one of those two birds is certainly a long way from home... [EOS 60D]
Del/11/28/1988 Former Gulf Air as A40-GG,Transbrasil as PT-TAM,PegL N957PG,LABoliviano as CP-2426,Reregistred to Pegasus as N960PG,SBA Airlines as YV528T
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Delivered 1980 but only flying in this special Guadalajara Chivas Footballteam c/s in 1997 and 1998. Sold to AeroSur in 2005. Nowadays stored in Mexico City. (*scan from print)
Awaiting her fate in the AZ desert
Leased from ORIX Aircraft from 1991 until 1994.After several leases from 1994-1996 operating for America West Airlines from 1996 until 2006. Stored Roswell, New Mexico and scrapped in 2008.


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My brother & I are taking on the floor staining and finishing. I have heard Bona products mentioned as very good; any experience/opinions? What about other brands -- Minwax, Cabot, others? I see that Sherwin-Williams makes an oil stain, but could I use that if I'd prefer to use a water-based finish? |
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Our professional flooring people used Bona and we are very happy with it. After watching them, we could do the staining/sealing/finish ourselves next time. Tricky part is getting it sanded just right before starting. Not sure we're competent to do that after watching it done. And we are extreme DIYers. |
Does it work to stain, then apply tung oil? |
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I have had Marie Britt Ligularea for 4 years. I moved it 2 times before I moved to the new house moved it three times at the new house in 3 years. Then for the 4th time I moved it last year and it has taken off. I have finally found a sweet spot. It looked like this October last year. Look at this pic. Do you see the Hakonechloa on the left? |
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Today it looks like this. I measured it is 3 ft wide and 3 ft tall. It has covered the grass and it is as tall as the bush. I was attempting to do a purple yellow design on each side to make the purple leaves pop. It is taking over the companion plants. I will dig up the grass and move it. I am going to see if the bush will fight for its space for now. |
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You've moved that plant a lot, but it looks happy now. That's a pretty one. I have a couple that I hope put out that many flowers. They go well with hostas, but the snails and slugs like them too much. |
Yes Sandy it was a plant on the move. I have never had a plant that had such a death wish in my garden. If I put it in the sun it was trying to die at one point it was one leaf. If I put it in my shade garden it did grow two leaves. It seemed to be very particular where it wanted to grow. |
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Another line of inquiry would involve getting a fix on whether Wal-Mart is more worried that taking what gun control advocates would see as a more responsible position on assault weapons sales would risk an overall consumer backlash that would cost more than lost sales on those products.
4. Boeing's Dreamliner Crisis:
I assume that the key business reporting outlets are working on tick-tocks of how Boeing is coping with the crisis surrounding its new Dreamliner aircraft and how competitor Airbus is trying to take advantage of it.
But a story covering the struggles of the people behind the design, sale (and competitive fights) and setbacks of this game-changing plane would be a great book. I'm thinking of The Devil's Candy by Julie Solomon, one of my favorite books, which was about the making of the disastrous movie version of Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities. Maybe this one will have a happier ending — but either way it has all the elements of a compelling read.


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A very crisp, very dry, and somewhat bitter green fragrance, that is largely unisex. A bit of anise, a bit of coumarin and a dusting of bergamot keep it from smelling overly culinary. Lasting power is quite good. Very refreshing on a hot day, and something to wear when you absolutely do not want anything sweet.
I grew up in a "Mad Men" household (my stepdad was a radio DJ), so this scent is immediately evocative of gin. The herbal snap of the topnotes is quickly succeeded by a greenish musk. The drydown acquires a buttery quality on my skin, as some musks do, but still remains light. Overall, it's interesting, but not something I want to go around smelling like.
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This is my olfactive rendition of the colour green: sage green, to be exact. In this fragrance, nose Jean Claude Ellena managed to build the image of Angelica stems made wet by a warm morning rain. There's an interesting frame of spices built around the flower: pink pepper and coriander, plus the interesting and slightly sharp addition of juniper berries, which gives the impression of a spring garden.
The overall effect is wet, wet, wet, and it verges on the masculine side a bit, but in an innocent, unoffensive way. The musky base is very solid and tames all the spices down.
I think that the best interpretation of angelica so far is Annick Goutal's Vanille Exquise, where it plays such a spectacular, fundamental supporting actor to Vanilla to the point that it steals the scene at times.
This one comes close second.
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Tricky / trickster herbal green. For me, this one needs heavy application and a lot of time to sort out. Otherwise, I dismiss it as "musty," which is a mistake. If I'm patient with Angelique, the reward is very good.
Starts with a blast of juniper. Gin and tonic. Interesting, but I don't like smelling as if I've sloshed my drink all over myself.
Then for the next half hour, it seems, Angelique goes through a roll call of notes. Yes, I get the angelica and the coriander. I also get something salty, something mineral/tangy, maybe something like rain in the city (very different from rain in the woods, or rain in the desert).
Finally it settles down into something pretty and soft. Pretty without florals. Soft without vanilla. Angelica dominates. Herbal. Maybe a faint bit of pepper in the background. The scent is more cool than warm.
It's not quite like anything else I have. Green, but no moss, no hemlock, no grass. Contemplative, but no incense, and the woods are silent background players. I like that it doesn't go for the obvious.
Still, I liked Angelique Encens better, and if I could own only one Frederic Malle, this wouldn't be my first choice. It's something I'd wear when I'm working at home all day, and I need all of its different phases as little sniff breaks to keep me alert.
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It's very clean but somehow opaque and pretty warm on me. Like, it's not angelica flowers after the rain but violets three hot days after the rain. If I wanted a fragrance along these lines, I would opt for Penghalion's Artemisia.
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Angeliques sous la Pluie is so fresh and so young. The first whiff is the scent trail of a young girl in the garden. In the opening, there is a fresh mix of juniper berries, green flowers, and something incredibly dewy and light - hedione, a chemical Chandler Burr calls the smell of pure light. The drydown is perfectly clean, a musk that stays shower-fresh without getting soapy or stale.
After a while, Angeliques sous la Pluie is almost distractingly sweet and tender. A little bit of woods thrown in keeps it elegant, so it doesn't cross the line over to children's perfumes. However, to me, it is such a fleeting scent and so fresh and gentle that it feels wrong for me to wear it. This isn't me! I am not an aristocratic young girl playing in her garden! Angeliques is a fantasy perfume, and like a fantasy, it disappears too quickly.
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Peppery floral very like a cross between Blanc and Apres Les Ondee. Light, sheer springy floral. The only good word is ethereal. Not sweet, over-flowery or sugary in any way. A dreamlike garden scent. Might not seek because I have and love Blanc and Apres Les Ondee already, but is still lovely
This fragrance is so exquisite, just like its name: "Angelica Flowers After the Rain".
With notes of angelica, juniper berries, coriander, musk and cedar, its as if you put your head on the shoulder of a beautifully scented woman holding a perfect gin and tonic. It has a shadow of violet, seen also in Apres L'ondee and from the gorgeous indie perfumer Soivohle's Violets and Rainwater. It captures the idea of new beginnings after the rain, but with this perfume there is a touch of naughtiness, a reference to the past one might be trying to forget!
I would give this five stars except that it disappears almost immediately. Otherwise, I would put it on and never take it off!
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starts out as a pleasant citrus (a lot like cologne bigardee) but then very quickly in a matter of minutes it goes all mosquito repellant. As it dries down it gets some cedar (not a note that I can wear well) and soapy. Its okay not a scrubber so I will use up my sample but not full bottle worthy for me
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Why does this smell so much better in the bottle than on my skin? In the bottle is a soft powdery and so lovely, like cashmere or something. On my skin its citrus bugspray, yuck and then it turns to pepper... Just not my sorta scent.
would love to try others by him.. I can see this being more of a mans scent then womans.
As time went by I learned to love this scent. Still cannot tell you why, but this is a pretty fragrance for any woman.. Give it a try or two..


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Partner Pavilion, User Group Leaders and Tweetup
Working pens were only the tip of the iceberg as the booth had on display all sorts of fun prints. From architechtural models and non functional voltmeters, to disturbing skulls and Star Wars memoribila the 3d prints of Zcorp are just fun. Below is Jeff Mirisola and his friend "Jane", I'll let you guess which one is made of plastic.
Another neat part of the conference are the free certification exams. With two sessions on Sunday allowing everyone registered to try their hand at passing an exam I'm excited to see the numbers on new CSWPs. Those who did pass are of course invited to the CSWP event held tomorrow (Monday) night.
The exam sessions are mainly to get people up to the CSWA and CSWP level but there was also an option to try one of the advanced exams. Again, I'm still unsure on the numbers for who took and passed each section but an unscientific survey of glancing at badges looking for the CSWP tag it seems that there are more certified users here than in the past.
I know I'm all over the place in this post, but that is what Sunday is. Without breakout sessions and the general session to draw the crowd, Sunday is more low key. Round tables, one on one meetings, the start to the partner pavilion and kickoff parties for the User group and Tweetup occupied the rest of my day. One of the more interesting booths right off was Solido. I was turned onto Solido thanks to a post by Josh Mings (Solidsmack) and then by the John Dixon who runs the Solido twitter account (@SolidoUSA). John was excited to show me the new pricing for their system which is just starting to get to the point where it is a viable option for hobbyists looking for 3d Prints of their own.
As a sign off for Sunday I want to try pushing Twitter on those of you who haven't crossed over yet. The overwhelming consensus from Tweeps at this conference has been that Twitter as a service is great for this industry. Information, instant help, links to knowledge, and good old networking are the most obvious reasons to get on Twitter, but if you're truly into it a customized shirt will really showoff your geek status, below is @RickyJordan sporting his. If you're new to it, try searching for the #Sww10 hashtag or following me at @CbMcandrew.Things will really get going in the morning with Jeff Ray's keynote (Hey Jeff, give me a shoutout!). Thanks again to everyone I got to meet today and I'm sorry if I forget your name/face in the coming days, and if I haven't yet met you don't be afraid to say hello.
Enjoy the World.
Start of SWW: Rountables
First up on the schedule at Soldiworks World is a Roundtable discussion titled "Magic Drawings". These round tables were just recently described to me by Jeff Mirisola (of Jeff 's Toolshed) as "A bunch of power users sitting around bashing the product". Now this may be the case but when I heard that I just couldn't help but think, squeaky wheel. The sessions are held in one of the ballrooms at the Marriott and are setup to accommodate about 20-25 folks and we've got about a quarter of the seats filled.
Put on by two Solidworks employees Marc Leizza and Melissa Appel the session is used to gather information on what users need and where industry is going. Mark led off with the question " If you had a magic wand, what would be the ultimate way to create a drawing. Would you even create a drawing. Solidworks aside, what is your ideal case?" Nothing like being open ended to drive innovation.
One attendee wants to eliminate the time spent making a drawing, adhering to standards and generally wasting time doing repetitive tasks. "Let me just design the product. I want it to automatically create drawings, I hate detailing, drawings are required but it's a waste of my time." An hour later in the roundtable the same user also commented that when doing these tedious tasks he routinely catches mistakes or issues that require further clarification. It is this dichotomy that allows me to give the benefit of the doubt to software providers when things inevitably do not work the way I expect or wish.
The discuss was lively with Marc driving by adding a few questions. Can you go paperless, WOULD you go paperless. What can be done to make drawing creation easier. The attendees generally seem knowledgeable and all clearly have used the software for some time. Of course a few comments were greeted with chuckles and admissions of using outdated (read 2008) software but generally referred to big picture items rather than nit picky bugs and errors in the current builds.
The consensus here is that drawings are outdated but required. They are required for certain situations where QA is required or a computer can not go. I'm 24, my solution to everything is put it on a computer screen. This is why I am *almost* for the iPad, I think it will make a tablet more ubiquitous. It is a marriage of the old school, which still dominates much of the manufacturing world, and the new school (my group that says "Just give them a screen"). With CNC, rapid prototyping and 3D going everywhere I no longer buy into the paper as king. Paper is too static. Paper is a fire, one temperature hope it is the right temperature and I'll guess at the time. Screens, be it tablet or not, are ovens or maybe even microwaves. Sure the learning curve is a little bit steeper but the result is a better product. Now with this analogy of course there are still things that are better over an open flame and it is not going away. A tablet allows a way to give paper power. Forget a section view, let whoever is holding the paper create it. Production floor confused about final geometry, let them spin the drawing iso view around and zoom in.
So what is in store for drawings? Will Solidworks one day include a do my job button. Maybe some AI will allow it to see what is happening day in and day out and learn how to do it alone. Roll into work in the morning and have all the drawings for that day on the screen. Dimensioning out of the way, GD&T standards all followed, coffee piping hot.
After listening to input on what the ideal software would be like Marc and Melissa wrapped up by giving out some contact info and requesting everyone to let them know directly if they had other issues. Then I got a chance to sit down with Marc for a few moments and ask him about the session and his time. For a man who spent all day Saturday helping alpha testers, is running 3 round tables today, and has a host of meetings on his schedule he seemed generally happy to give me a minute of his time.
Parting Line Split Face - CSWP Mold Tools
To start out a sketch needs to be created. This can be done on any plane but will be used as the actual splitting line so choosing a plane that is perpendicular to the direction of pull seems most feasible. In the image below the dashed line is a single sketch manually created from midpoint to midpoint of each segment (including arcs instead of lines on filleted faces) which creates essentially the parting line needed. Then the Insert>Cuvres>Split line command allows for face selection as to which faces will be split.
After selecting all of the faces around the edge of the part the parting line tool can be run. Here I selected a single entity and then the handy propagate tool and it automatically created a closed loop around the part.
This previous step is similar to the original Parting line creation in another post however there is now no need for the "Split Faces" check box in the feature as the faces have already been split. In cases where things can be done more than one way I usually take a look at the statistics of a rebuilt to figure out if, all else being equal, the shorter feature tree will improve performance.
Above are the statistics for a manually created split face, that done using the steps in this post. Below are the steps laid out in the earlier pating line post. Oddly, the rebuild time of OTHER features is affected here. Even without the increase in the fillet time the manual Sketch2/Split Line3/Parting Line1 combo above is still a more resource intensive route than the Parting Line2 automated option.
This is just a sample of a quick way to manually split a face. The Insert>Curve>Split face tool however comes into play in applications other than mold tools though. The ability to split out a face provides an option for changing displays of faces, creating text, altering surfaces (CSWP Surface Exam is next after weldments for me).
To look more into working with mold tools check the CSWP Mold Tools review.
Cavity Tool - CSWP Mold Tools
To take a look at the Cavity tool I downloaded a mold from the DME catalog. They helpfully provide models in many formats of there molds. As a side note, opening one of their files is rather neat. All of the parts import, build and save to their own files and the GUI for this reminds me of one of those overally animated interfaces they put in movies. The kind where the hero creates some crazy complex animation with only 2 keystrokes allowing them to see the entire master plan mapped out in seconds.
So with the mold assembly created how to go about creating the cavity for the part. First insert the part into the assembly, I like doing this by having both the part file and mold open then just dragging and dropping. On the left is my part, in it I have already created a plane that I suspect will be used as the parting line.
Once inserted the molded part should be mated to put it in place. Using the plane already created (named Parting Line plane) and the flat surface of the B-Plate of the mold the part is placed on the surface I need. Also of note when working with large assemblies it is worth while to create a display state that only contains the parts needed. For example the display state "A-Plate Modeling" may only contain the molded part in a semi transparent view and the A plate to get all of the pins, sprue components, and other plates out of the way.
Once the component is in place it is time to use the cavity tool. In-context edit one of the plates
that requires the cavity (Right click on it>Edit Part) and select the cavity tool. Now select the molded part. In the feature manager an option is given to scale the part. This is to account for shrinkage of a part after molding. As the hot material cools the part will shrink slightly according to the shrink rate for the material. Except in the case of MIM (metal injection molding) which shrinks uniformly, this shrink will also be dependent upon the flow of a part. NOTE: Using the shrink feature in a cavity is not always the best route. Applying a "Scale" feature to the part itself prior to importing also works. Utilizing configurations the scale feature can be suppressed and unsuppressed to create "As molded" and "Actual" configurations.
One the cavity feature is created take a look at the plate by itself. Without any complicated features the exact cavity of the component was extracted from the plate.
The cavity tool is a powerful feature and of all the Mold tools seems to be the one that is used most widely in industry. Working from an existing mold base it is simply unnecessary to create parting lines and shutoff surfaces, rather they will be created organically by extracting a cavity from an existing base.
Once the part that is used for a cavity is inserted and positioned (covered in the CSWP core) there isn't much more to the cavity feature. As with most other CSWP questions be prepared to grab a mass and center of Mass of the resultant part and it should be good to go.
Core Tool- CSWP Mold Tools
Here the "core" feature can be used. Instead of cutting away material and reading it, linking geometry, or creating thin cuts, it is possible to simply outline the portion of the mold that needs to be broken out and let the software create another body. This can eliminate frustrating in mating, sizing, and generally getting complicated with something that is easy to define in lay-mans terms. "I want this section to be separated".
Here I have already creating mold halves using the tooling split. Now by selecting the core tool I am prompted to choose a plane to sketch on.
I've outline a single section that may be used as a core. Here it is one of the slot cutouts on the sample test "puck" part. Now this mold has no apparent reason to use a core though it works for showing the example. I choose my direction of the core and a few other properties in the feature tree and voila! The software went ahead and created a new component. The picture below I used a "insert>feature>move/copy body" to show what the resultant core looks like if I move it out of the base.
This same process can also be used to create cores that are not in the direction of pull. This allows the ease in creating a side core for undercuts. Side cores can be connected to slides (DME catalog for examples) to create all sorts of crazy geometry.
Imported Part Repair - CSWP Mold Tools
Most imported part repair will center around creating faces and surfaces that form a true model and have no gaps or overlays. A gap in a surface feature will be seen as something that has to be dealt with by shut-off surfaces, or that could make the core/cavity and other features fail entirely. So how to go about fixing these defects?
The best tip I have for this is to refer to the help files also import diagnostics. I'll admit that I am a bit fuzzy on the best practices to use here, or what the certification guys are getting at (I'll update after the exam with any broad topics) but mostly this is going to be a simple fix if anything. To "study" for this portion I spent some time using the fill surface, knit surfaces and offset surface features as they appear to be the ones that will be used. I hate to leave anything to chance but I am also relying on the fact that the help files can be accessed during the exam. They are a part of the software and if I run into an issue I don't know a few minutes with the help menus should be able to provide a solution or workaround.
Shut-off Surface Creation - CSWP Mold Tools
For the purposes of the CSWP mold exam and shut-off creation my first review will be simply on the options allowed by the tool. Other concerns, such as those questions stated above I'll go over as part of the mold design review. Neither will be comprehensive but both should garner some insight as to what things should be considered.
First up, the sample exam. Question two on the sample exam asks for the surface area of the shut-off surfaces. Hopefully the real exam is a bit more involved as this can actually be answered geometrically (pi*r^2 of the circle minus measured surface area of top face). But of course using the proper way will eliminate any questions and because the answer is to 4decimal places it is actually necessary.
Open the part and allow the software to import geometry if it can. Then click the "shut-off surfaces button". Now Solidworks does it's magic and looks at the part to see if it can pick out what holes this shut-off will fill. The puck shown below has all surfaces recognized immediately.
So then how to measure the surface area of a face. Again built in tools, this time the measure tool, will take care of that (Tools-Measure or hopefully a toolbar or S-Key)
If the settings are such that the value is not carried to the correct number of digits the button can be clicked to bring up a "Measure units/Precision" window. For most of the exams I find it preferable to set my global settings to read at least 4 decimal places to save the few seconds of doing this on multiple questions.
This all seems so easy though and doesn't give a good grasp on what the shutoff surfaces tool can and should do. What if the hole that is being patched is not on a single plane? Here is a part that has some holes which would require non flat shutoff faces.
Now the software will not recognize them as easily so the edges of each hole must be selected manually. Once selected the display view will have a small call out noting what type of fill feature is being used to patch the surface. These are also in the feature manager section titled Shut off patch types. Another one of those "click and to see what it does" features.Clicking this will cycle through the options (No fill, Contact, All Tangent). All tangent typically is the one to go with if the surrounding surfaces are flat as this will create some nice flat faces which can easily be machined.If for any reason the default options do not work surfaces can always be created manually. First run the shut-off surfaces feature and select the options but choose "No- Fill". This will create the folders required in the feature manager but leave no surfaces.
Using other options from the surfaces menu (yeah, yeah, I'm getting to that test at some point) the holes can be manually patched. Knit the result to get a single surface that functions as a shutoff face. Then create a second IDENTICAL face using the offset surface feature (select 0.0 as distance to offset).
Any surfaces that are manually created will naturally show up in the "Surface Bodies" folder of the feature manager (seen above). These surfaces then can be put into the "Cavity Surface Bodies" and "Core Surface Bodies" sub folders by drag and drop. Above I have already dragged one of them Surface-Knit1 into place.
Of course the details to surface bodies can be more complicated but all of this should provide a good foundation for the exam. It may however be worthwhile to look at a few of the surfacing tools to be certain if things must be done manually that you can still get the correct answer.
More review for the CSWP Mold Tools exam.
More on all of the CSWP Exams and preparation.
Parting Line Surface Creation - CSWP Mold Tools
Click the parting surfaces tool and the feature manager will pop up and the parting line is pre-selected. There are a few basic features that can be checked on/off for the feature and this is again one where checking the help files and simply clicking each one and watching the "preview" will be the easiest way to understand the options. For the sample exam most of the selections are irrelevant as they do not change the resulting surface.
Basically here I selected a perpendicular to pull surface. When designing a mold or insert it is important to note that it will be easier to fabricate and machine a tool with flat surfaces. This is rather obvious when considering that mold bases and inserts are sold as rectangular blocks. As a rule of thumb the largest area of flat surface or surfaces flat surface on a part will be perpendicular to the pull of the tool.
The one item that does make a big difference is the "Distance" field, where the value will need to be great enough to accomodate the dimensions of the cavity. Without creating a large parting surface the split tooling feature (which requires a sketch entirely within the confines of the parting surface) will fail to create core blocks. Thankfully a massive over sizing here will not hurt performance to much so I tend to just throw in a huge number and be done with it.Here in the image above I used a distance value of only 5 inches. Just barely enough to allow for the proper creation of the cavity/core blocks. Below however the distance used was 25 inches. Massively oversized and with plenty of room to work. In both the parting line surface feature is the most resource intensive of the few features but the overall difference between the two is minimal.
Parting Surfaces can also be created at odd angles to the pull direction. Again testing out the settings by trial and error (and watching the preview) will show what each does. The main idea of the parting surface though is to create a surface that is used to split core blocks.
More review for the CSWP Mold Tools exam.
More on all of the CSWP Exams and preparation.
Parting Line Creation- CSWP Mold Tools
The first step in defining a parting line is choosing the direction of pull. This is done by selecting a face that is perpendicular to the direction of pull. For the sample part any one of the flat faces works. Then run the draft analysis.
Check boxes do a few tasks to help ease modeling. Use for Core/Cavity basically just adds a few folders to the feature manager that are associated with the two (one folder for Core surfaces, one for Cavity surfaces). Split Faces is a little more helpful as it goes ahead and creates a split line on straddle faces (more on straddle faces and draft analysis). Since it was required to use this for the sample part I am assuming that most or all parts supplied for the exam will require this item to be checked.
In these images you can see the red straddle faces (in blue) without the Split Faces box checked. Once checked this faces obviously no longer appear as blue.
An interesting note here, when doing the sample test I did have a few issues with these faces. If I selected the pull direction as +Y my draft analysis, question 2, resulted in negative draft faces count of 15 with 2 straddle faces. Flipping my pull direction in my parting line feature somehow eliminated this issue and gave me a nice 17 positive/17negative faces. Not sure yet if this is actually a part of the test as there is an outside chance it is part of the "imported part repair" they mention but I think this is an error. I say this here because I was about to note that checking the split faces box negates the ability to have straddle faces, but I guess that is not the case.
Above is the correct part, where the parting line feature has a direction of pull in the -Y direction.
Below is the result of the draft analysis where all that I have changed is the direction of pull of the parting line feature. This time in the +Y direction.This last image shows which faces are "straddle" faces even after the split line box was checked. This seems especially odd as the parting line in both cases is identical.
Back to parting line creation, once the draft analysis is run and split faces selected all that is needed is the selection of one segment of the parting line. Find a intersection of a green (positive draft) face and a red (negative draft) face and you've got it. Use the auto select feature and the software will find a loop that satisfy a parting line.
That's about it for how to use the parting line tool. More mold tools and mold design tips will follow.
More review for the CSWP Mold Tools exam.
More on all of the CSWP Exams and preparation.
Draft Analysis- CSWP Mold Tools
When designing for molding one of the first things that should be considered is how the part will be drafted, so it makes sense draft analysis is at the top. I say this not because of the issues I've seen with parts sticking in molds, but rather due to the hours spent recreating a part from scratch to capture design intent and fit while also providing the needed draft. Even rather simple parts, when draft is not considered intitially, can become a nightmare to recreate. This is especially true if that part is designed in context of an assembly.
I'll have another post on Mold design and drafting in the future but for now I'm looking at the draft analysis tool. This is also important because it comes up on the sample exam so it is perfectly acceptable to assume at least 10-20% of the 80% passing grade can be gathered from mastering this tool.
Clicking the draft tool button brings up the feature manager, this can also be navigated to by selecting a parting line tool and then clicking "Draft Analysis", but using the draft analysis button brings up a different set of options and is the one that should generally be used. The "parting line" draft analysis is more of a last check before creating the parting line. Either way you'll have to pick a face/plane for direction of pull. When adhering to good modeling principles this should be one of the major axis (Front/Right/Top) planes.
The input here is for the minimum draft (2 in this image) of what is considered positive draft. This angle is the angle crated between the direction of pull and a face. Thus for the actual face selected the angle will be 90 (because the direction of pull is perpendicular to the selected face).
Changing the value will change the display in realtime, so you can actually tell how much draft is on a face as you pass it. If the angle is EQUAL to the draft angle it will appear as positive draft. The verbiage of this is more clear in the "needs draft" field. This real time change also comes into play with the "Adjustment triad". When selected a triad appears that denotes the direction of pull. Dragging it around will change face colors and can give a sense of what a better parting line may be.
Straddle faces are curved surfaces that include which are both positive AND negative draft. Basically these are faces that will need either a split line or a side pull to create them. A flat surface can NOT be a split plane. Here again having an idea ahead of time as to what the parting line will be can help so that a part can be modeled with mirrors fillets etc that create multiple fillets rather than revolves and sweeps.
Steep faces are faces that are ONLY positive or ONLY negative but have some portions that are below the threshold of draft angle and others that are fine. This can happen a lot on edges of parts near a parting line where a curved face turns curves until tangent to the direction of pull.
Fixes these faces is not always necessary from a draft perspective as the section that does not satisfy the draft angle may not be a significant portion of the face. Sometimes however these portions will be flattened out to satisfy tolerances. Here if there is a tight tolerance on the total diameter any slight mismatch may cause the part to fail inspection, by simply eliminating the completely round edge these issues can be avoided, this fix is also done for other reasons.
When the "steep faces" check box is cleared these faces are noted as either positive or negative. I have been able to get a steep face to appear under "requires draft" but my draft angles were so enormous (85deg) as to not cause too much concern. Although this could cause some minor issues for the test (and I believe it won't because of the finite nature of the answer) there is no real world situation where I can see this little detail becoming and issue. If someone disagrees I would be very interested to hear why.
The last issue to note here is the face count. It appears from the sample exam that the main "test" of draft analysis is the ability to pick the right face and then COUNT the number of faces that are positive or negative or require draft. Counting of course is not necessary as the number of faces that satisfy each category is listed in the feature manger.
Look for even study material on the CSWP Mold Tools exam.
Weldment Profile Creation CSWP: Weldments
Open a new part and save it as a library feature to the weldments profile tab. File>Saves as then select a library feature part .sldlfp. You may need to back out of the directory and find the data/weldment profile folder. Save the part as a name that will make sense as a "Size" because when selecting a weldment this will be the notation.
Here the weldment data folder is the top level. "Standard" is the first level of sub folders. "Type" are sub folders of the standard. Size is the file name. Unfortunately I've found no way to integrate configurations into weldments. This would be extremely helpful as then design tables could be used to define a variety of sizes without requiring the manual creation of each profile. Guess this will just have to be a feature request.
I like to do all of this prior to starting any sketching because occasionally when saving to the library the software dumps my data while giving a message like this .:
Once the file is saved then I go ahead and create the profile. This is an easy step that involves sketching but a key to weldments is how the weldment is located in your files. To assist down the line it's best to start putting in construction geometry that touches any point that may be used to locate the weldment. This sketch makes it possible to orient the resultant weldment by any of the sketch corners, side midpoints, or center of the weldment.
After creating the profile I also needed to right click on the sketch and select "Add to Library". If this is not done, when adding the weldment to a part this error occurs (Library Feature is empty):
Once the library feature is added some other changes will occur in the part. First the sketch icon in the feature tree will change from this: to this:. Once the sketch is denoted as a library feature its dimensions will be added to the dimension folder of the feature tree. The dimension folder is one of two folders added to any library part, the other is references. Because library parts are used to build other components these dimensions and references are specially noted to make orienting and placing the library feature easier/more intuitive.
Dimensions can be added to the locating or internal dimension folder by dragging and dropping them within the feature manager. To change the name of the dimension you can edit it in the dimension feature manager: Primary Value (edit a sketch, double click a dimension and this box appears)


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I'm posting some pictures of my little garden - I'm so excited that just 4 weeks ago I had tiny seedlings and this week I've been harvesting all sorts of things! 4 weeks ago: today: today: today: Happy gardening, especially to all those in the PNW who I know are enjoying the glorious weather. Bel |
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Amazing! Great looking beds and garden. That and I hear ya on the PNW weather. As I write it's 83 outside! Glorious. Where are you in the PNW? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sinfonian's garden adventure
Those look beautiful! i can't believe your hoa (or neighbors) have a problem with them. They are kept so nice and pretty. |
Hi Sinfonian, thanks for the kind words (and sorry my reply has been so tardy). I live in Maple Valley - weather isn't so nice today, but it still works for getting out in the garden. I've attached a few updated pics - 2 weeks and quite a few squares have been replanted, others are flourishing and the cabbage moths are wreaking havoc on my cavalo nero and broccoli. Thank you also Crystabel - I appreciate your kind words. Bel 2 weeks from last pics |
Those are beautiful! Happy Gardening! My Garden Blog |
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I agree, beautiful. I would enjoy seeing your garden when I walked or drove by if you were in my neighborhood, I enjoy seeing them here. I can't understand what the complaints would be about, I guess some people just are not happy unless they are complaining about something. Good gardening, Mary |
Maple Valley, that's close, so I bet you've had great weather of late to spur on further growth! Enjoy the harvest! |
is that scare tape youre using ? if so, does it work well ? |
You have a beutiful garden! It is amazing how fast things grow once they get going. Today was the first day we've had in a long time where it did not rain and we had an abundance of sun. The plants really reached out and tried to touch the sky. |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Garden Updated
Diclemeg, yes that was bird tape and it worked wonderfully well! We have a murder of crows that patrol the neighbourhood here and are very mischievous and get into everything. I'm very surprised the tape repelled them, wily things that they are, but I had no issues at all with birds. I took it down once my seeds sprouted and the plants were around 3 inches tall. I also sprayed Liquid Fence around my boxes, I'm not sure if it was that or a combination of the two or just plain good luck. Bel |
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"American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson" is based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, the New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst. The 10-episode first season is to begin production next year.
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One of the first things you notice at Sinclair Meadows is the smell. It's a light woody smell coming from the timber clad homes which are facing the sun. The solar panels are also soaking it up and along with a boiler that runs on recycled wood pellets, these twenty one properties have all the energy they need.
Inside, the toilets use rainwater and there are vents which take in a room's heat and re-distribute it around the home.
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How To Season Butcher Block Countertops
If you're lucky enough to have butcher block countertops (or even just a few nice wooden cutting boards) in your home, it's important to take good care of them. Thankfully, doing so is easier than you might imagine.
When you first get a new butcher block, the key is to keep it from drying out. To keep it conditioned, rub a small amount of mineral oil (or olive or grapeseed-oil if you want to avoid petroleum) onto the surface with a paper towel once a month. After about six months, you can cut back and just oil as needed.
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Colorado River cutthroat trout stage a comeback
Wed, 04 Nov 2009
In June, Division of Wildlife Resources biologists collected about 64,000 eggs from female Colorado River cutthroat trout in Duck Fork Reservoir. Then they used milt from male cutthroats to fertilize the eggs on site before taking the eggs to the Fountain Green State Fish Hatchery. Hatchery workers used the fertilized eggs to raise about 30,000 three-inch-sized fish.
Ghost fish in Steinaker?
Mon, 02 Nov 2009
Anglers are raising their eyebrows at Steinaker Reservoir. "What is this fish I just caught?" many of them are asking. "It looks like a ghost. Is it radioactive?!"
23rd Annual Antelope Island Bison Roundup
Tue, 27 Oct 2009
The 'Wild West' returns to Antelope Island State Park! Join us for the 23rd Annual Bison Roundup, Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1, 2009.
Celebrate Halloween at the Jordan River Off-Highway Vehicle Center
Wed, 21 Oct 2009
Children age eight to 15 are invited to celebrate Halloween with
an evening of spooky off-highway vehicle riding at the Jordan River Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Center Friday, October 30 from 3 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per family. Only riders eight through 15 are allowed to ride during this time
Equestrian Representative Sought for Trails Advisory Council
Wed, 21 Oct 2009
Utah State Parks and Recreation is currently seeking a representative to serve on the Utah Recreational Trails Advisory Council, and to specifically represent the interests of equestrian trail users. Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, December 1.
Major big game hunting changes could happen in 2011
Wed, 21 Oct 2009
The time of year when you can hunt deer and elk in Utah might change in 2011. The ideas the Division of Wildlife Resources has come up with wouldn't be implemented until the 2011 hunts. But the changes are big enough that the DWR wants to get the ideas out now so there's plenty of time for you to comment.
Utah's rifle buck deer hunt starts Oct. 17
Mon, 12 Oct 2009
You might see a few more deer when Utah's rifle buck deer hunt starts Oct. 17. The weather this past spring and winter was almost ideal for mule deer.
New perch limit and new limit at community ponds
Wed, 07 Oct 2009
You should catch more fish more often when you visit Utah's community fishing waters next year.
And while it might take a year or two to notice, perch fishing at waters across Utah should become more consistent too.
Two changes approved by the Utah Wildlife Board on Oct. 1—a two-fish limit at the community waters and a 50-fish yellow perch limit across the state—are the reasons for both.
The new limits start Jan. 1, 2010.
Dutch Hollow Trail Work Day
Wed, 07 Oct 2009
The last trail work day of the year will take place on Saturday, October 10 starting at 9:00 am at the Dutch Hollow Trail Complex in Midway Utah. Midway is beautiful this time of year, the weather is cool and perfect for getting out and enjoying the trails. Come help park staff and other volunteers fix up, re-route and prune back the trails.
Hardware Ranch Elk Festival on October 10th
Wed, 07 Oct 2009
You and your family can participate in several outdoor activities at the Elk Festival at the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area. The festival is free of charge. It will be held Saturday, Oct. 10.
Bison on the Henry Mountains
Mon, 28 Sep 2009
The number of bison on the Henry Mountains needs to be reduced.
Is moving more bison from the Henry Mountains to the Book Cliffs the answer? Or should the state offer more hunting permits?
Utah's waterfowl hunt begins during the first week of October
Mon, 21 Sep 2009
This fall's duck hunt could be one of the best Utah's hunters have seen in years. The number of ducks is way up from last year. And the marsh conditions are great at many of Utah's hunting areas.
Now, if the weather will just cooperate!
Utah's waterfowl hunt starts Oct. 3.
The Utah Water Quality Board has reserved approximately $4 million dollars of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds to be received by the state to fund "GREEN" water quality projects in Utah. This funding will be targeted toward nonpoint source, green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency, and environmentally innovative projects as outlined in EPA's Guidance issued by the Office of Water on March 2, 2009.
New Geologic Maps of Parts of Utah Valley and Adjacent Areas
Thu, 17 Sep 2009
The Utah Geological Survey's newest geologic maps could prove useful in efforts to address geologic hazard and resource issues in Utah County. The maps cover parts of central and southern Utah Valley and surrounding areas.
Pottery Workshop at Fremont Indian State Park
Thu, 17 Sep 2009
Participants will learn how to make pottery like the ancient Fremont Indians. Through one-on-one instruction, local artists will teach methods of pottery making, decorating and firing in a rock-lined pit. Preregistration and workshop fee required. For more information and registration form, contact Kari Carlisle at email@example.com or 435-527-4631.
Celebrate wildlife in the Strawberry Valley
Tue, 15 Sep 2009
Heber City — Fluorescent red kokanee salmon have started to swim up some of the tributaries to Strawberry Reservoir. The salmon make this journey as part of their annual spawning run.
You can see hundreds of these salmon and possibly other wildlife, too at the annual Strawberry Valley Wildlife Festival.
Star Party at Antelope Island State Park
Tue, 08 Sep 2009
Come and enjoy a short presentation about the stories behind the constellations we know and love. Meet at the Visitors Center at 8:00pm on 9/26. The program lasts about two hours. Bring the family!
2010 Turkey Guidebook - Draft Edition now online
Tue, 01 Sep 2009
This is the near-final draft of the 2010 Utah Turkey Guidebook. This draft may contain errors and is subject to change. If you download the draft edition, please make sure that you download the final edition of the guidebook when it is available. The final edition of the guidebook will be available online by Thursday, September 3, 2009.
Future Needs: State Parks with 2010 Hosting Opportunities
Tue, 01 Sep 2009
Camphosts and Museum Hosts greet park visitors, provide information about the park and surrounding areas, collect user fees, and assist with maintenance, cleaning and general upkeep of the campground or museum. Camphosts also oversee day-to-day campground activities and help deter vandalism. Most of our parks have full hookups for hosts in exchange for 30 or more hours a week of volunteer efforts.
Learn About Fossil Mammals of the Uinta Basin
Thu, 27 Aug 2009
Dr. Beth Townsend of Midwestern University in Glendale Arizona will present a lecture on the fossil mammals of the Uinta Basin on September 17th at the Utah Field House of Natural History. Dr. Townsend has spent the last decade collecting and researching the fossil mammals and will be presenting her findings. The lecture is free to the public and starts at 7:00 PM.
Man charged in deer poaching
Thu, 27 Aug 2009
Hurricane — A call to Utah's Turn-in-a-Poacher hotline has resulted in a major poaching arrest in southwestern Utah. On Aug. 18, Hurricane resident Mathew Steven Spendlove was charged with four Class A misdemeanors and three Class B misdemeanors in 5th District Court in St. George.
Pintail duck limit raised
Tue, 25 Aug 2009
For the first time in 11 years, you can have two pintail ducks in your daily duck bag limit. That and moving Youth Hunting Day into mid-September, were among changes the Wildlife Board approved recently.
DWR proposes fishing changes for 2010
Mon, 24 Aug 2009
Starting in 2010, the chance you'll catch yellow perch in Utah could increase. And the chance to catch fish at Utah's community fishing waters might go up too.
A statewide yellow perch limit and a lower limit at the community waters are among the ideas Division of Wildlife Resources biologists are proposing for Utah's 2010 fishing season.
Wildlife board approves permits for 2009-2010 cougar hunt
Mon, 24 Aug 2009
The number of cougars taken by hunters in Utah this season should be similar to the number taken over the past four seasons.
Members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved rules for the state's upcoming season at their Aug. 20 meeting in Salt Lake City.
New sportfish comes to Huntington North
Thu, 06 Aug 2009
Huntington North Reservoir received a new sportfish recently. On July 9, Division of Wildlife Resources hatchery workers flushed 10,000 wriggling wipers out of a hatchery truck and into its waters.
Annual Bluegrass Festival at Rockport State Park on August 7-9
Thu, 06 Aug 2009
If you like camping and Bluegrass music, you'll love Rockport's annual Dam Jam Bluegrass Festival located at Rockport's Old Church campground area. Come and enjoy authentic Bluegrass music. Listen to local Bluegrass bands perform in the Old Church. If playing is your passion, stroll around the camp area and "jam" with other musicians. For further details contact Rockport State Park at 435-336-2241.
Utah State Parks Visitation
Tue, 04 Aug 2009
In 2008, Utah State Parks hosted 4,540,957 visitors!
The chart below provides visitation numbers for each park during the same year.
5K Walk/Run to Prevent Dating Violence
Tue, 04 Aug 2009
The Utah Dating Violence Task Force and several community partners will host the 2nd Annual 5K Walk/Run to Prevent Dating Violence to raise awareness, reduce the stigmas, and offer support to those affected by dataing violence. All proceeds from the race will be used by the Utah Dating Violence Task Force towards the 2010 Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week activities.
Tips for a Safe Archery Hunt
Tue, 04 Aug 2009
If you're an archery hunter, you can stay safe during this year's archery hunts by following a few, simple rules.
Utah's general archery buck deer and elk hunts kick off Aug. 15.
Upcoming Utah State Parks Events
Mon, 27 Jul 2009
As boaters cool off at area lakes and reservoirs, Utah State Parks Boating Education Specialist Chris Haller reminds boaters to follow Utah's speed and proximity law.
This law requires boat operators to remain at a slow wakeless speed whenever they are within 150 feet of another boat, person floating on the water, towed waterskier, shore anglers, launch ramp, dock, or designated swimming area. Personal watercraft are considered boats.
Understand Safety Rules and Ethics when Riding your ATV in Utah
Mon, 27 Jul 2009
Here are some basic guidelines.
Mountain goat watch: Free viewing event Aug. 8 on Tushar Mountain
Mon, 27 Jul 2009
The Division of Wildlife Resources will host its annual Tushar Mountain Goat Watch in the Tushar Mountains east of Beaver.
The event is free. The DWR will provide all the equipment you'll need to view the goats.Fishing for Fissure Information
Tue, 14 Jul 2009
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) needs your help in locating fissures in the Cedar Valley area of Iron County. The Central Iron Water Conservancy District has asked the UGS to study earth fissures in the Enoch area and adjoining parts of Cedar Valley in Iron County.
"Our hope is that by putting out the information on fissures and what they are, people might recognize them and direct us to where they are," said Mike Lowe, UGS Ground-Water and Paleontology Program Manager.
DWR makes biggest land purchase in almost a decade
Mon, 13 Jul 2009
More than 5,700 acres of critical big game and sage-grouse habitat now belongs to the state of Utah.
The land, located in the foothills of Tabby Mountain north of Fruitland, is a critical piece of winter and transition range for elk, deer, sage-grouse and other wildlife.
First Encampment Hike - July 18, 2009
Tue, 07 Jul 2009
Each year beginning at Donner Trail Park near the mouth of Emigration Canyon the First Encampment Hike (five mile trek) on city streets to the First Encampment Park is held to commemorate the entry of the Mormon pioneers into the valley.
This year's trek will be held on SATURDAY, July 18, 2009, at 7:00 a.m. at Donner Trail Park, located east of Hogle Zoo and the Bonneville Golf Course at the corner of Wasatch Drive and Kennedy Drive.
Boating changes at Lake Powell
Mon, 06 Jul 2009
If you plan on visiting Lake Powell during the July 4 holiday, or anytime this summer, plan your visit so you don't arrive at a major launch ramp between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
If you arrive during those hours, you won't be able to launch your boat.
The National Park Service has closed the ramps from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Utah time (9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. in Arizona).
Take the Utah Boating Course
Mon, 06 Jul 2009
Recent surveys indicate that over 80 percent of Utah's registered boat owners have not completed an education course. Utah's Boating Course is a simple and easy course to complete.
Use Fireworks Safely and Legally this Summer
Wed, 01 Jul 2009
In Utah, some fireworks are illegal. Generally, if they are sold in Utah, the are legal to use in Utah. If you could not purchase the firework in Utah, it is not legal to light that firework in Utah at any time.
What to do if you find a deer fawn
Tue, 23 Jun 2009
It's not unusual to find a deer fawn or an elk calf in the woods—or even in town—this time of the year. If you find a deer fawn or an elk calf, the best thing to do is keep your distance and leave the animal right where you found it.
The well known Mountain and Lake courses at Wasatch Mountain State Park are consistently ranked among the most popular, affordable and scenic in Utah. Nationally, Golf Digest rated Wasatch Mountain as one of Utah's Best Places to Play, giving the facility 4.5 out of 5 stars.