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I'm not an only child, I only have an older brother (along with three older stepsisters and two younger stepsisters; never had a bicker with the girls like the Lamberts/Fosters in "Step by Step")..
raising one kid is hard work. raising more than one is downright difficult.
Sorry you don't have any brothers or sisters Zack.
Actually that's not true, it gets easier, once you get the first one right. I'm the eldest of eight, and my mother raised my sister (the one after me) and me and the rest just practically raise themselves, you don't have to entertain them, they play together and learn from their elders, I practically raise the smallest ones, plus my sister and me (we're 15 and 14) can help with the laundry, cleaning, cooking, we do all the diaper changing, take the kiddies to music lessons, help them with school work, it's like taking turns, it's also like we each have one kid to take care of, practically. Since we need help with school, or the 11 year old, then one of us takes care of the children while the other studies, and so on… It's a matter of getting used to it, and then it becomes a life form…
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#21 - stroozI have the same problem, except with anime. I sometimes ask myself why I spend so much time doing it, and I still don't know why...
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I have the exact opposite problem. I'll watch like four or five episodes of every show I can get access to, and then never touch it again, telling myself "I'll get back to that".
I never do.
I never do.
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I finished Steins;Gate in one day and holy **** was it worth it. Also so many feels once I was done. Had to take a break from anime for like a week
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well you watch anime in the first place so you are a lost cause anyway
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You spend so much time doing it because you love to do it.
#49 to #21 - lirfyI get a ******* of post anime depression as well. I always get sad especially if the anime has a very conclusive ending, meaning that I will have to leave the characters that I've 'grown' with watching them..
But AoT I know will continue so I'm not as sad about that!
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But AoT I know will continue so I'm not as sad about that!
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Is it really that good? And do you think it's easily accesible to someone who hasn't watched a lot of anime?
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i'm a bit late but I brought up my love of anime to my roommates with attack on titan, we watched it every weekend, They even turned off football games to watch it which is surprising if you knew my friends.
#52 to #51 - lirfyVery. Many people have different opinions about it though, like saying it didnt live up to the hype and is just an all around average anime. But not to me. Best show ever
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i know that feeling
i just watched 20+ episodes of Attack on Titan in two days
i just watched 20+ episodes of Attack on Titan in two days
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For the first time, images of visible light from a cosmic explosion are captured by a robotic telescope while spectacular gamma-ray data are captured by orbiting satellites.
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The 1999 Geminids dazzled observers in North America, making up for a weak display of Leonids one month earlier. Another meteor shower is just 3 weeks away.
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More than 200 volunteers in pink T-shirts helped paint a 4,000 square-foot wall pink at Huntington Memorial Hospital, on Saturday in preparation for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The volunteers included patients, cancer physicians, surgeons, friends, family and staff members from Huntington's breast cancer program.
"We painted the wall pink to draw attention to the importance of screening mammograms and early detection as well as to provide support to breast cancer survivors," said Ruth Williamson, MD, medical director of Huntington Hospital's radiation oncology program. Dr. Williamson helped paint the wall along with Jeannie Shen, MD, medical director for breast surgery. "We wanted to do something special to remind women − moms, daughters, wives, sisters − how important it is to have mammograms and self-breast exams," said Dr. Shen.
During the pink wall event, NBC4 reporter Lolita Lopez spoke about her experience as a breast cancer patient at Huntington Hospital. "They helped me control my cancer, instead of letting my cancer control me," she said. Lopez underwent a bilateral mastectomy less than two weeks ago but stood the front lines with other survivors to paint the wall pink at Saturday's event.
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How dangerous is the environment of a patient with respect to transfer of MRSA
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous and persistent hospital pathogen. It is accepted that the major source of this organism within the hospital environment is infected and colonised patients themselves. However, there is little documented fact on the relative importance of the patients environment in the spread of this organism.
To assess the degree of contamination of the patient's immediate environment and to estimate the likelihood of spread of MRSA from this environment to Health Care Workers and via them to other patients.
A 5-week prospective study was carried out on a variety of wards, The environments of 29 colonised patients were sampled, including 29 curtains both sides, 59 hard surfaces, and 58 samples of the gloved hands of the investigator after samples had been taken. Curtains were sampled by direct indentation of the curtains on to selective agar. Hard surfaces were swabbed and hands were sampled using the finger streak method. Ten control environments containing patients who were not known to be colonised were also sampled.
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MRSA is a frequent contaminant of the patients environment especially soft furnishings such as curtains. It is readily transferred to the hands after minimal contact. These findings need to be taken into consideration when cleaning protocols are devised and are especially important in terminal cleaning after patients infected or colonised with MRSA have been discharged."
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Everyone loves a winner. That being said, there are some programs whose fans show up, regardless of the record, weather conditions, or prospects for a major bowl bid.
There are suffering fans in Ann Arbor who tolerate a hapless coach and little potential for the next few seasons to pack the Big House for every home game. Folks in Columbia once sold out every game in a winless season (1999).
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Two local school districts — Newtown and Bethel — have been named "Best Communities for Music Education in America" by the National Association of Music Merchants.
Only 174 school districts in the country earned the 2010 distinction, including seven from Connecticut: Newtown, Bethel, Greenwich, Cheshire, Simsbury, West Hartford and Torrington.
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Dr. Signe Kastberg has accepted a faculty position at a university in Florida, and will be leaving St. John Fisher College's Mental Health Counseling (MHC) program in June. She was key in developing the MHC program at the College, and played an integral role in the accreditation process.
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The results are in for the AP's All-Pro voting and it should come as no surprise that defensive end Jared Allen is the only representative from Minnesota to make the team.
Allen was a nearly unanimous choice with 49 votes.
The only other Viking to get receive a vote was center John Sullivan. He received one vote.
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Kate Beckinsale & Jessica Biel Are Sexy In Black & White At London 'Total Recall' Premiere
Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel are continuing to promote "Total Recall" all around the world. They attended the London premiere of film at Vue Leicester Square in London, England, today.
Beckinsale looked stunning in a strapless black dress with a long slit up the leg and a giant bow around the waist. Biel was a polar opposite in a white dress with a lace bottom half, feathered middle, tuxedo-like collar, and sheer arms. She jazzed up the look with bright pink pumps.
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COLUMBUS In John McCain s January, 2013, the war in Iraq has been won, the Taliban threat in Afghanistan has diminished, and most of America s troops have come home.
The economy is booming, taxes are lower, and health care is more affordable.
And, oh yes, he is president of the United States nearing the end of his first term.
Speaking before a crowd of about 550 in Columbus Thursday following a campaign finance event Wednesday, the Arizona senator and presumptive Republican nominee provided his vision of what he intends to accomplish during the first four years of a McCain presidency.
"There is a time to campaign and a time to govern," he said. "If I m elected president, the era of the permanent campaign will end. The era of problem solving will begin."
In his speech, Mr. McCain presented himself as the candidate of change and appeared to swipe at both Democratic presidential candidates as well as President Bush without naming any of them.
"By January, 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom," he said. "The Iraq War has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension."
While reduced, he said violence still occurs, and, while the Iraqi government imposes its authority, the United States still "maintains a military presence there, but a much smaller one, and it does not play a direct combat role."
The comments appeared to be aimed at criticism from Democrats that Mr. McCain plans a long-term presence in Iraq while their two candidates, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, have promised to begin bringing troops home soon after the start of their presidencies.
Democrats were quick to characterize his speech as a work of fiction.
"The reality behind Sen. McCain s new rhetoric is that his plans either ignore the problems he identifies or actually makes them worse," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
"Whether he is taking President Bush s fiscal problems to new extremes, continuing a stay-the-course strategy in Iraq that has distracted from the real war on terror, or pretending he would bring transparency to government after refusing to even release his own tax records, Sen. McCain found yet another way to show he s the wrong choice for America s future."
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Today's release of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index came in at a level of 95.7 in July, which was a modest increase from June's level of 95.0 and was slightly weaker than the consensus expectation of 96.0. While this month's reading was weaker than expected, it was still the second highest reading for the index since the last recession ended in 2009.
While the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has seen a big rebound from levels it was at a few years ago, it is still depressed from a historical perspective. The chart below shows the historical levels of this index dating back to 2000. Over that period, the average reading for the index has been 96.0, which is 0.3 points above the current level. In the current recovery, there has only been one month (May 2014) where the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index has been above its average level since 2000. Keep in mind too that the current recovery makes up more than one-third of the entire period for which the average is being calculated! While we have seen improvement in sentiment for small business owners, there is still ways to go before getting back to more normal levels.
As we do each month, we also wanted to highlight what issues are causing small businesses the biggest "problems," according to the NFIB. The table to the right breaks down the range of responses among respondents to this month's survey. With 22% each this month, there was a tie between Taxes and Red Tape. Outside of those two "government" problems, the only other issues that received 10% or more of the vote were Poor Sales (13%) and Quality of Labor (10%). While fewer respondents cited Quality of Labor as a problem, Cost of Labor increased from 4% to 5%.
On a combined basis, 44% of respondents cited the government problems of Taxes and Red Tape as their number one problem. This was up from 42% last month, but still below the high of 47% we saw in May of 2013. At current levels, more than three times as many businesses cite government as their number one problem than they do poor sales.


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In his 2001 Fortune magazine article, Warren Buffett used the ratio of the market value of all US publically traded securities to Gross National Product (GNP) as a yardstick to measure the stock market valuation. He stated that
"The ratio has certain limitations in telling you what you need to know. Still, it is probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment".
He further went on to say,
"If the percentage relationship falls to the 70% or 80% area, buying stocks is likely to work very well for you. If the ratio approaches 200%--as it did in 1999 and a part of 2000--you are playing with fire".
Such a simple yet elegant metric (we call it the Buffett Stock Market Indicator) could be implemented in several ways. At the moment, ValidFi maintains a strategy called Warren Buffett Total Stock Market Value to GNP Ratio Strategy. This strategy characterizes the stock market valuation into the following five categories:
- Significantly Overvalued (SO): such as if the ratio >= 115%.
- Modestly Overvalued (MO): such as if 90% <= ratio < 115%.
- Fairly Valued (FV): such as if 75% <= ratio < 90%.
- Modestly Undervalued (MU): such as if 50% <= ratio < 75%.
- Significantly Undervalued (SU): such as if ratio < 50%
These five categories are determined by four valuation parameters (such as 115%, 90%, 75% and 50% in the above). At each rebalancing (adjusting) period (such as weekly or monthly), the strategy decides at what category the US stock market valuation is and then does the following rebalancing:
- SO: 0% in stock, 100% in cash.
- MO: 25% in stock, 75% in cash.
- FV: 50% in stock, 50% in cash.
- MU: 75% in stock, 25% in cash.
- SU: 100% in stock, 0% in cash.
The stock market exposure is through buying Wilshire 5000 total return index (^DWC) or it could be set by users (using TMW or VTI). Users could adjust the valuation parameters to get an effect such as only buying at significantly undervalued level and selling at significantly overvalued level. Some of model portfolios of this strategy are:
The total US stock market valuation is based on Wilshire 5000 index while the GNP is based on Federal Reserve's quarterly released number. From 12/31/1980 to 9/18/2009, the weekly adjusted portfolio achieves 8.648% annualized return and standard deviation 12.2% compared with Wilshire 5000 total return's annualized return 7.4% and standard deviation 17.5%.
It is even more amazing if an investor opted to invest only when the market was significantly undervalued and went to cash when the market became significantly overvalued. Such a strategy would keep an investor in cash from 2/27/1998 to 3/6/2009: avoiding the last two bubbles altogether! The following figure shows the transactions:
Such a portfolio achieves annualized return 9.71% with standard deviation 11.4% from 12/31/1980 to 9/18/2009. There are only 3 transactions during this whole 29+ year period.
On last Friday (9/18/2009), the Buffett Indicator stood at 77.5%, valuing the US stock market as Fairly Valued if one uses the 5 categories above.
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Surviving Ohio Valley blizzards
NOT MANY youngsters today hear stories from their grandparents about trudging miles through deep snowdrifts to reach a one-room schoolhouse, but they might hear about blizzards and storms dating back to 1950.
Snowfall such as that predicted early this week, though not as deep, took people to supermarkets and superstores. It was somewhat reminiscent of crowds in the days preceding Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. I remember that my late husband, Cal, used to say, "The American people think they're going to starve to death."
Regardless, we've had some doozies when it comes to snow, and those standing out in my mind are the Great Thanksgiving Storm of 1950 as well as blizzards in 1978 and 1993.
The Thanksgiving storm in 1950, according to the Ohio History Web site, was the deepest in the state's history. Although nearly all of Ohio had more than 10 inches of snow, Eastern Ohio – to most people's regret – outdid the rest of the state.
That Web site, which quotes "Thunder in the Heartland: A Chronicle of Outstanding Weather Events in Ohio" by Dr. Thomas Schmidlin and Jeanne Appelhans Schmidlin, reports 20-30 inches of snow in this area during the storm.
Roger Pickenpaugh in his book, "Blizzard of the Century: The 1950 Thanksgiving Storm in Southeastern Ohio," relates that 20.7 inches of snow fell in Youngstown in 24 hours, setting a record, while the three-day accumulation in Steubenville totaled 36.3 inches.
The Jefferson County Courthouse couldn't withstand the snowfall as the heavy snow collapsed the roof, "piling broken timbers, plaster, and steel beams over twenty feet deep in one of the courtrooms. Officials estimated the damage to be about $200,000, including $60,000 worth of books in the law library. Also damaged were seven historic paintings … ," Pickenpaugh reported.
According to the Ohio History site, the worst storm conditions that year occurred Saturday, Nov. 25, as near-blizzard conditions prevailed throughout the state. Drifts in Eastern Ohio measured 25 feet deep.
Although the memorable storm began early on Friday, Nov. 24, according to reports, there was snow on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, if I recall correctly. The Gatchel family, including me, had gone from Barnesville to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving dinner at my sister's, and snow was falling in the Washington, Pa., area when we were traveling home.
I can remember how confident I felt, because my brother-in-law was driving and he was used to driving a milk truck over country roads, which weren't in the best shape in bad weather (and even in good weather, sometimes). I didn't learn until later that he couldn't see the road too well because of the falling snow and a vision problem.
That also was the year for the "Blizzard Bowl," sometimes called the "Snow Bowl," at the Horseshoe, involving the Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines.
Pickenpaugh reports that officially, 50,503 of a paying 82,700 attended the game but other estimates by those present are 10,000 to 12,000 and possibly about 20,000 spectators. It was a sad day for the Buckeyes, because the Wolverines won 9-3.
Jean Palmer Davies recalls that her parents, Ray and Margaret Palmer, who operated the Barnesville Enterprise, had two tickets for that game, and her father pasted them to the front window of that newspaper, offering them free to anyone interested. There were no takers.
Fast-forwarding to 1976-77 and 1977-78, East Ohioans were faced with some extremely cold days. I'm not sure which year it was, but I recall walking to The Times Leader through drifts of snow with snowy-ice being carried by strong winds. When the precipitation struck my cheek, it felt like glass was cutting it.
We had innumerable stories about the National Guard arriving to help communities troubled by the mounds of snow. According to the Ohio History site, the winters of 1976-77 and 1977-78 were the two coldest winters recorded in Ohio up to that time.
During the January 1978 blizzard, transportation, business, industry and schools were closed statewide for two days "with the normal pace of society not returning to the state for five days," according to the Web site.
Robert "Bubba" Kapral, managing editor of The Times Leader, was attending Bethany College at that time, and he said when returning from a practicum in the Virgin Islands, he looked down from the airplane in the Pittsburgh area, and it appeared the roadway featured bobsled tracks with mounds of snow on the sides. (I'll bet he wished he stayed on the islands.)
Then, on Saturday, March 13, 1993, the Ohio Valley was smothered by approximately a foot of snow. That was the day, I was in the office to help Cal with sports and stayed on to help with news when the reporter that day was held up by the snow-clogged highways.
Marion Ruminski, who was St. Clairsville Bureau chief at that time, and I wrote all the major stories for the Sunday, March 14, paper with the main headline announcing, "Wind-whipped storm paralyzes Ohio Valley." The other headline was: "Adverse weather causes multitude of problems."
Those problems included transporting a patient from Woodsfield to Barnesville Hospital via two emergency squad vehicles after one went into a ditch. It also affected two weddings with church parking lots being cleared by Dom DeFelice in Shadyside and the street department in Barnesville so the ceremonies could be held.
Neither Ruminski nor Stan Pawloski, who handled the front-page news, could reach their homes that snowy Saturday night.
Fortunately, despite the blizzards, the Ohio River hasn't suffered the same fate as the River Thames in 1683-84 when it reportedly was frozen solid for two months with the ice being nearly a foot thick in the London area.
Possibly, Eastern Ohio's weather conditions have improved by today. If not, let's hope you're reading this while snuggled in warm afghan.
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12 Must-Read Tips for Making the Most of Your Day
Does it seem like you're constantly trying to keep up with domestic duties, errands, relationships and your health? Maybe you feel like there is no time for the things you really want to do. You're not alone. In a recent survey of more than 1000 women conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Instead Softcup, women were asked which activities kept them from doing the things they wanted to do. Almost half of the women surveyed cited domestic chores (49%). A similar number (47%) cited paying bills or running errands. And almost a quarter of women (23%) included activities such as making phone calls, texting and e-mailing as significant time sinks.
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(AFTON, ID) – The Wyoming National Guard has announced plans to build a $13.6 million readiness center in Afton. The facility, which will include a 12,000 square foot storage building, will replace the Lincoln County armory and provide key resources in the event of a disaster. Officials hope to have a contractor selected by September. Construction is expected to take around 18 months.
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November 26, 2012
What's All this Fuss About Hobbits?
Anthony Gill, Research on Religion
Just in time for the release of the highly-anticipated movie The Hobbit, we explore the life, times, and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien with Prof. Corey Olsen, an assistant professor of English at Washington College and founder of The Mythgard Institute, a privately-run center for learning about Tolkien and mythology more generally.
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"Linger awhile and walk with me into the shadowy mist that was yesterday. Stroll across the faded pages of history and from or hardships learn the way of a better life. Pass me not for I am the spirit of your ancestors. In your veins flow my blood, and the blood of my father's. Linger awhile, if only for a moment and through your thoughts I will know that I am remembered." Unknown
The map below denotes to you where our journal begins that according to our latest research on these named families. It does so with the birth of Johann A. and August Wilhelm Rachuy. It is thought by some of the descendants that the family was a part of the Protestant French Huguenot removal by Royal Edict, from France to Prussia in the 1600th and 1700th centuries.. So these ties to Prussia are where we begin our journal.
A map from the Poznan Project is shown to locate the places as well as a photo of early buildings that are supposedly still standing. In the year 1408, the area was known as Venecia. The topography was pleasant with lakes and meadows; a serene surroundings.
August Wilhelm and Henrietta Rachuy/Rachuig history
For the introduction, please meet my mother and father. My father Herbert Albert Rachuig was born and reared in the Clifton, Bosque Co. TX area. Mother, Mamie Adams, was the daughter of P.W. and Rebecca Louisa Myers Adams born and raised in Chilton, Falls Co. TX. Dad quit school when he turned seventeen, and told his mother that now he had to "start teaching the teacher ", it was time for him to quit.
"Herb", as known by his family, went to work for Humble Pipe Line Co., a subsidiary of Humble Oil Co. At that time, he worked out of the Pendale station just south of Clifton. His starting position was a "pipeliner", which was to walk the length of pipeline from one destination to another one. This trek was from Pendale to the Chilton station in Falls Co. His future brother-in-law, Newton Bonnard Morton, worked at Chilton station, and lived on the property. Mamie visited her sister, Bess, often, and the two eventually met and married some two years later..
Herb's grandfather was August Wilhelm Rachuy, [later, the name was changed to Rachuig spelling.] August Wilhelm was born in Gonzawo, KRS Znin, Posen [Prussia]. What is now known is that he had an older brother Johann Rachuy, who married Rosalie Von Koschutzky [Kosicka] whose family was of "landed gentry". Most of this couple's line remained in Prussia. However, there were some to venture on to America.
At the age of 24, August Wilhelm, farmer, immigrated alone to America in December 1866 from Bremen Germany, on the sailing vessel, Barque Gessner, which landed in January 1867.
Having family that immigrated to Washington Co. TX earlier, he headed there. Whether August knew Henrietta Bernhardt back home in Prussia is not known, but the couple married in Brenham, Washington Co. TX on August 15, 1868.
Henrietta had come at the age of 16 to America with her family, the Bernhardt's on a sailing vessel also. This particular Bernhardt family had come two years earlier and had settled in the same area that August Wilhelm headed.
The August Wilhelm and Henriette family remained at Greenvine, Washington Co. TX, area of the Fayette Co. line for about 12 years and then moved to McLennan Co. TX, where August W. rented and farmed for one year, then moved on to near Clifton of Bosque Co. TX
Children born in Washington Co. were:
1. Julius Herman [Herb's father] b. 7-10-1869 d. 8-14-1958
2. Johanna Maria b. 4-1-1871 d. 2-14-1968
3. Helene Auguste b. 8-18-18772 d. 11-22-1874 in Washington Co. TX
4. August Wilhelm b. 8-18-1872 d. 8-22-1945
5. Frederick Julius b. 9-13-1876 d. 3-24-1899
6. Alvina Amelia b. 4-2-1878 d. 7-15-1960
7. Richard Henry [Rich] 2-24-1880 d. 6-9-1880
8. Rudolph Otto [Rube] b. 11-10-1881 d. 8-8-1965
These children were probably born in Bosque Co.
9. Gustav Adolph b. 11-21-1883 d. 5-18-1932 [possibly born in McLennan Co. TX]
10. Lydia Martha b. 9-26-1886 d. 2-11-1980
The family made another move to the east of the Bosque River at Clifton, described as low, boggy and damp, according to a family history written by son Richard Rachuig.
Julius Herman married Selma Schulz, the daughter of Tobias and Wilhelmina Unger/Hunger of Annaberg, Grottendorf, Saxony. The Schulz family came to America in 1880's, and lived for a time near the area of August Rachuy and family in the Burton, Fayette Co. TX. A few years later, the Schulz's moved on to area of Hog Creek, south of Clifton, and then in 1900 built their home in the Norse Community west of Clifton. The home is still standing and is designated with a historical marker. Tobias and Wihelmina lived and reared their family until their demise. Some of the property is still held in the family of H.V. Schulz, a grandson.
Children are:
Other names associated with the August Rachuig families are Eckhardt, Olson, Schminke, Lange, Bernhardt, Werner, Krueger, Albrecht and Conrad.
Johann Rachuy , the brother of August Wilhelm family line.
Johann b. 12-2-1833 in Dziadkowo, KRS Gnesen d. 1-10-1882 Gonsawa m. Rosalie von Koschutzky b. 1833 in Jablone d. 1-18-1882 Gonsawa.
Children are:
Theodor Rachuy Family History.
Theodor Rachuy [Rachui] came to America and landed at Galveston TX in 1882, the son of brother Johann to August Wilhelm in Clifton. In looking at father Johann and mother Rosalie death dates so very close in the same month and year, perhaps from a common disease of the time. Could it be that Theodor felt he needed to start a new life in America? Theodor bought property in Galveston Co., where he settled for about 10 years, according to a deed held in the family today. Also, Theodor made himself an "indentured servant" to an unknown, in order to have his Maria, his future wife, have paid passage to Texas. [Family history information]
Later, the families moved north to Falls Co. about the same time that Theodor and Maria moved, were Frederich Kurz and John Rueter and most likely the Schroeder/Schrader families also. Kruz and Rueter were on the charter membership of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Falls Co. TX. when it was established in1894.
Their children of Theodor and Maria/Mary are:
1. Johann b. 5-22-1886 TX d. 3-3-1965 Marlin, Falls Co. TX m. Hedwig Grochoske
2. Oscar Otto b. 11-6-1889 d. 10-3-1935 Marlin, Falls Co. TX m. Menna, Minnie Schroeder
3. Reinhold b. ? d. in WW I buried in France American Cemetery
4. Gertrud b. 8-1897 d. 9-13-1934 m.
5. Olga b. 8-1892 d. 9-26-1921
6. Berthold b. 5-9-1900 Marlin, Falls Co. TX d. 11-1-1934 Marlin, Falls. Co. TX
These families arrived in the area northeast of Marlin, Falls Co. Texas in about 1892. Shortly after arriving, the families helped to organize a school, as well as the Church, St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. The area was called the St. Paul's Community. Many of Theodor's family are interred in the cemetery adjacent to the church.
Picture of Dedication Day of St. Paul's October 1894. Theodor Rachuy, Frederich Kurz and John Rueter
were on the charter membership of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Falls Co. TX. in 1894.
Some names associated with this line of Theodor are Lessman, Schroeder, Groshoske, Kalscheuer, Stolz, Zost, Reinke, Reuter, Grams, Drews, Abels, and Neumann.
Also to arrive later was a sister of Theodor, Emily Rachuy. She may have lived in Falls Co. for a time before she married Karl Schminke, and moved to Clifton, Bosque Co.TX . The couple lived in Clifton for the rest of their lives and are buried in Oswald Cemetery, north of Clifton as most of their children.
Emily and Karl Schminke children are:
1. Otto Frank b. 1893 d.1964
2. Clara b. 6-7-1895 d. 1-28-1992
3. Carl Jr. b. 1897 d. 1971
4. Louise b. 1-23-1898 d. 8-23-1988
5. Elvira "Ella" b. 8-10-1899 d. 4-23-1987
6. Friedrich b. 1893 d. 1919
7. Wilhelm F. 9-13-1903-9-16-1921
Franz Rachuy, Emily's brother, died in 1890 in Clifton Bosque Co. TX. No further information is known about on him.
Henrette Rachui Reinke Kurz/Kurtz
Another Rachuy/Rachui that could be connected is Henrette Rachui Reinke Kurtz born in Prussia, and first found with husband Christoph in 1860 in Washington Co. TX., along with a son, Frederick The family arrived in 1860 on the vessel Fortuna, landing in Galveston, Co. TX.
In 1865 Civil War records of the NARA shows that Christoph was a musician in the Civil War, attached to the famous Waul's Legion of the Gonzales Co. TX area. [This may or may not be connected to family] About 1870, Christoph died in Washington Co., and Henrette married Frederich Gottfried Kurtz shown in Washington Co. as being a trustee to the Sylvester Church NW of Brenham.
Known children of Christoph and Henretta Reinke/Renicke/Ranke/Rinecke are:
The Reuter family is also buried in the St. Paul's cemetery.
One child was born to Frederich Gottlieb Kurtz and unknown 1st wife.
Auguste and John Reuter children are:
The Johann A. Rachui Family
This family has not been connected but by virtue of the name Rachui and other given names. The premise is there, but not documented.
Here in Carmine, Fayette Co. at La Bahia Prairie lived the family of Johann A. Rachui and wife Amelia Anna nee Tonn Harzke, who could possibly be a cousin or an uncle of August Wilhelm. Johann and Amelia came to America about mid 1850's.
Children are:
Some of the names associated with the Johann A. Rachui family are Wolters, Althaus, Fischer, Klatt, Kuehn, Fuchs, Schuhmann
This is a digital copy of the name Rachuy in German script. See how the possibility arises to make the last ending "g". From the Barque Gessner original documents, August Wilhelm's last name was spelled Rachuy. Some records from the Lutheran church in Washington County, Texas records the name with the "uy", and various other spellings as well. [It is a difficult name to research.
If anyone is interested in knowing more, or perhaps think you may be connected or related by marriage, please contact me. We would welcome your inquiry and any corrections to above information.


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Was anyone surprised by Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw winning AL and NL Cy Young awards?
Probably not.
2011 was a year headlined by the domination of Detroit's ace and the Dodgers' young rising star, along with many other hurlers in Major League Baseball.
So what does 2012 have in store for baseball fans?
We will see more young pitchers in the mix for the Cy Young than ever and most likely two aces coming off surgeries competing for the award.
Are you excited yet?
Here are the five Cy Young candidates to watch from each league.


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Frank Farina favourite for Sydney FC job after Newcastle Jets' Gary Van Egmond says no to offer
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- November 27, 2012
Frank Farina is the favourite to get the job of pulling Sydney FC up from its knees after the club was rejected by Gary van Egmond in its pursuit of a successor to Ian Crook.
Farina is set to be offered the job, most likely on a short-term basis, with a challenging brief to turn Sydney's season around and guide the club towards the finals from its current position rooted to the foot of the ladder.
Newcastle Jets coach van Egmond told the club he would not be taking up their offer - believed to be more than $300,000 a year - a fortnight after Crook resigned, with the Jets reacting angrily to what they called a "disrespectful approach" for their coach.
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The Newcastle coach had previously been sounded out in the off season, before Crook was appointed, and declined then, but this time was made a formal offer to take Sydney for the long term.
Any possible exit by van Egmond would have created an even bigger storm than when he quit the club under former owner Con Constantine, who attempted legal action when van Egmond moved to the AIS in 2009.
It leaves Sydney with their second high-profile rejection in six months, after Graham Arnold - pursued over months by Sydney - elected to stay at the Mariners.
Crook was then asked by Sydney to step up from youth team coach to take over the challenge of revamping a squad that had become moribund under Vitezslav Lavicka, though The Daily Telegraph understands that Crook was operating on the minimum playing budget of 85 per cent of the $2.48 million salary cap.
Sydney subsequently spent $2 million on Alessandro Del Piero as a marquee player outside the cap, but have struggled painfully to create a playing style to use the Italian legend to full effect.
Simon Hill's Football Journeys
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- Michael Bridges: I've fallen in love with Newcastle
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- Daniel McBreen: Overseas dream turned into nightmare
- Simon Colosimo: I didn't see eye to eye with van't Schip
- Marcos Flores: The real reason he left Adelaide
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- Holger Osieck part 2: I want to stay in Australia
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- Terry McFlynn: I'll stay at Sydney until they don't want me
- Nathan Coe: From flying winger to Inter Milan
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It's not yet clear whether Farina will accept the job on a short-term basis, as he has combined several roles in recent months including coaching the Papua New Guinea side, mentoring coaches across Oceania and acting as a football ambassador for the region.
Other coaches to have shown interest include former A-League men Ernie Merrick and Miron Bleiberg, though van Egmond's rejection decreases Sydney's bargaining power ahead of a vital run of three games.
Melbourne Heart visit this Sunday, followed by a trip to Wellington and then a Sydney derby - with all three opponents perched within four points of the Sky Blues.
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tyer or tier
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Tyer for 5 years!!
I specialize in tying Classic Salmon Flies as well as some of the more generic trout patterns.
If anyone has a question or is in need of any materials, I can try to point you in the right direction.
Posted 21 April 2011 - 06:54 PM
I guesse the "proper" spelling depends on where you are. (just noticed that you only have 6 more posts till you hit 2000)
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Always heard tyer was proper. They say our kids will never know how to spell in a few more years because of spell check.
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Spell check will indicate that tyer is missspelled, and a google search on "fly tyer" brings more hits that a search on "fly tier." The search on Bing, also brings more hits on "fly tier (231,000 hits on "fly tyer" and 32,000,000 hits on "fly tier.")
This would indicate that tier is the more common spelling, but when you start to type fly tyer into a google search, the drop down list many common additions, like Fly Tyer magazine, Fly Tyers Dungeon etc.
For what ever reason, the way we WANT to spell it, and the "correct" way don't always seem to be in agreement.
I spell it tyer as in utyer.
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The link below shows the usage of flytyer and flytier in books that are included in the Google Books archive from 1500 - present day:
So this makes it look like flytyer is older. but if you separate the word (i.e fly tyer) you get rather different results. If you just use tyer and tier you get skewed results due to the alternate meanings of tier.
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 Parent Issue: 1550 www.pacificwingsmagazine.com www.pacificwingsmagazine.com www.pacificwingsmagazine.com www.pacificwingsmagazine.comTHE VOLMER SPORTSMAN WHEN Volmer Jensen wheeled out his two place 85 hp amphibian in 1958, orgasmic euphoria broke out clean across the homebuilt aviation world. "What a clever bloke," they said. "Why hasn't it been done before. How does it perform? Will it carry two people off the water on 85 hp?" Well, plans were sold right around the world at a great rate, even to homebuilders in little of NZ. The sawdust flew, the epoxy set up and Continental engines were installed. Great difficulty was found in finding the correct scales to weigh the Volmer as calibrated units backed by integrity showed a major mistake. The Volmer appeared much heavier than Jensen's design weight of 1000 lbs. This appeared to be a problem all over the world. Well, let's not debate heavy homebuilts, the fact is you can build a VJ 22 with 100 hp up top and get the empty weight out at around 1050 lbs. The homebuilt scene here and across the board with its inaccuracies will tell you that the Volmer does everything at 85 mph; that is it stalls, lands, glides and cruises at this magic number. This of course is a load of rubbish. The VJ22 with 100 hp at 1600 lbs climbs at 500 feet per minute at 65 mph at full power. This never hurt an 0200 Continental. The cruise is at 2500 rpm at 85 mph. Remember the 0200 100 hp Continental with the correct prop is designed to run out to 2675 rpm to get your 100 hp. The VJ-22 will climb in this configuration to 12,000 feet on mogas as well. In flight handling is much like a 7 EC Champ or 90 hp Cub. The ailerons are heavier than the Piper ailerons. The noise in the VJ22 with Mr Clarks headphones on your ears is fine but not much good without them. The VJ-22 needs more fin and rudder which is an easy modification. Visibility is excellent. The undercarriage works well and operates quickly. One needs to learn Kung Fu to raise the gear, but only five words are needed to get the strength .... Hong, Ha, He, Yoh, Oh! Is riding in the VJ-22 like sitting in a coffin? Yes it is a bit, but you will never go to sleep as the engine produces a noise on the wooden hull like 10,000 bees flying in formation! The VJ-22 is happiest on the water, yes fresh, salt, chop up to 10" perhaps 12". The hull has to be clad in light weight kevlar to operate on any water really, to avoid hull fracture. There are two types of people in the Volmer amphibian world - those who have broken the hull open on the water, and those who are about to. The amphibian handles well on the water and is quite seaworthy. The tyres spin around in the water when taxying in a cross wind and the tread acts like a WEB-FOOTED HOMEBUILTS - Rob Germon surveys the local scene WELL KNOWN amongst the local homebuilt fraternity, Rob Germon first got airborne from his NSW hometown of Orange in 1966. His interest in homebuilts also dates from this period, his interest growing as he watched a 65hp Minicab come together. He arrived in New Zealand in 1969 to do a CPL at the Wanganui Aero Club and stayed on. With a particular interest in the Anderson Kingfisher, having built his own, he was editor of the international Kingfisher Newsletter for some three years. In the following article he takes a look at four homebuilt amphibian types currently flying in New Zealand. pump - and pumps water into the cockpit through the storm window, great feeling - like being in the bath with your clothes on! Of course if you have a pretty lady on board wet trousers won't be a problem! Like most homebuilts, I feel the VJ-22 has not been developed. The VJ-22 needs the following modifications: 1. More fuel range 2. Bigger fin and rudder plus water rudder 3. Frise ailerons 4. Another 30 HP 5. Better C/G set up 6. Improved canopy 7. A fixed tail wheel 8. Fuel tanks in the wings The Canadians have done all this, much to Volmer Jensen's disgust, but the modifications work well. However the Volmer continues to plod along. When all is said and done, it's a pretty honest amphibian. Where else can you get a 100 hp amphibian and fly two off the water cruising at 85 mph at 25 litres per hour. Drawings are still available but one needs the Canadian modifications plus the Lycoming engine mount and tail wheel drawings from Australia to come up with an practical amphibian. The Volmer amphibian, I think with the modifications, is well worth the effort! THE KINGFISHER EARLANDERSON, a retired veteran 30,000 hour airline captain, also got the bug about homebuilt amphibians. Anderson looked at Jensen's creation and said "Yep! but No! - I can do better". Anderson, like most airline people used to truck around the circuit in a 90 hp Cub at weekends and felt, if he could put a wet bottom on the Cub, stack the engine up top, forward off the windscreen, all would be a blast! ... Excuse the pun... Anderson was in love with Clark Y Cub wings, and deep V hulls. His hull is much the same as Jensen's VJ-22 but deeper and narrower. The 100 hp Continental sat up top forward of the windscreen. It wasn't long before Earl had his wooden wonder flying and it flew very well on the water, in fact with the deep V hull it was a real old wooden Grumman Goose. Anderson's trick lay in the fact that a tractor engine with the 100 hp at 2750 rpm produced more thrust on the water than the same engine pushing. This has been well proven with Volmer builders turning their engine around to tractor configuration. In fact the only reason David Thurston designed the Lake Buccaneer with a pusher engine is because the FAA would not allow a propeller directly above the passengers' heads. The Kingfisher is built like a battle ship and most examples these days have a 150 hp engine. The Kingfisher's performance with 150 hp is very close to a Piper Super Cub on and off the water. It is the best suited amphibian to NZ conditions if you can't afford a Spencer Air Car. It's a pig of an aeroplane to get in and out of. You can't have it all ways, but is a very comfortable aeroplane to ride in especially in rough air. The Kingfisher is very sea worthy, and will handle some pretty tough conditions. The great problem with building the Kingfisher is the fact that it uses Cub wings. Cub wings cost gold bars - I know of one set in New Zealand that would cost at least $7,000 to buy on the second hand market. Re-built from the www.pacificwingsmagazine.com 20 - NZ WINGS December 1993 - January1994 WINGS Short-span, low aspect ratio wings are a feature of the Osprey amphibian, seen here over the tidal reaches of Auckland's Waitemata harbour. John King photograph SPENCER AIRCAR AMPHIBIAN PERHAPS there was one person in New Zealand who really had the last laugh when it came to investing time and money into a homebuilt amphibian and that was the late Neil Falconer. If Neil was alive today I'm sure he would agree too. Neil was a very brave soul many years ago when he took the bull by the horns in true Southland fashion and announced to the world that he was going to build a Spencer Aircar amphibian. The Department of Civil Aviation then was only rubber stamping approval of types up to 1500 lbs. A Spencer Aircar at AUW of 3,200 gross really brought a laugh. I hear tell that they thought that Neil had been on the moonshine when he proposed the idea. But Neil went ahead and finished the giant amphibian and flew 17 hours on the aeroplane before his life came to an end. His son Keith now flies the aircraft. The Aircar is no toy, nor is it a backyard homebuilt. Spence Spencer, now 94 years old, is quite a remarkable man. In fact his life's adventures and success would fill a book and what an interesting book it would be! Spencer in his early days had designed the Republic Seabee for production in the 1940's. The Spencer Aircar, a wooden version is a direct clone of the Above: Amphibians provide acess to backwaters difficult otherwise to reach for recreation - the author's wife and family Volmer on the shores of Auckland harbour. Above, right: Kingfishers have been built world wide - this example tethered to the shore of a Canadian lake in British Columbia, gear down on a lee shore. United States they would cost $8,000 each. The answer to this problem lies in using a new wing panel like the Christarva MK4. This wing is the same construction, but all wood, with fuel tanks, flaps and frise ailerons. The big improvement with this wing panel is the new aerofoil shape. Remember the Clark Y aerofoil on the Cub is 60 years old! The Christarva MK4 wing will carry 2100 lbs with a speed range of 30 knots to 100 knots. Climb figures are in the 1200 feet per minute of MAUW. The Anderson Kingfisher drawings have been updated with recent mods in many areas and are still on the market and are very good quality. There are some 40 Kingfishers flying in the world with very good builder support. The Kingfisher must be built with 150 hp to get the result you want. The author in his Volmer Sportsman. www.pacificwingsmagazine.com NZ WINGS December 1993 - January 19irf ? At home in both world s - the sole New Zealand Spencer Air Car amphibian at rest amongst a Southland scene. Dave Bates photograph. wonderful Seabee. A 4 place amphibian with a 300 hp engine up the back driving an 84 inch prop makes a very interesting amphibian. The construction is all wood with some fibreglass parts in the cabin area. Construction is quite straight forward and practical. Spencer sells hard-tomake parts like the engine pylon, landing gear and wheel kit. However the drawings are very detailed and one can scratch build everything if required. The Spencer Aircar is a big aeroplane for homebuilders. The wing span is 37'4", height is 9'6" and an overall length of 26 feet. The aircraft's empty weight is 2190 lbs with a 1000 lb useful load. Cruise speed at 65 percent power is 130 mph. Rate of climb at gross is 1000 feet per minute. Stall speed with flaps is 43 mph. The cabin is 45" wide inside and is 8'6" long. Rear seat width is 40 inches. The Aircar gets off the water very quickly at gross weight. The cabin is very comfortable and spacious with a noise level lower than a Beech Bonanza. It is a very cosy aeroplane to land on water but does require the use of rudder in some flying modes in a positive way. The Spencer Aircar has a range of 800 miles at AUW with a reserve of 20 minutes. Some 190 sets of drawings have been sold and around 40 aircraft are flying. The Lycoming 10-540, 260 HP engine has also been approved for this aircraft. The hull is built of I beam wood spars, plywood ribs and covered with 1.5 and 2 mm plywood. Floats for the two wings are fibreglass and also double as gas tanks. Most builders comment that construction is very straight forward but there's just a lot of it! The Spencer Aircar has endured the test of time, many amphibian designs since then have been and gone, but for my money, if you're going to build an amphibian - a real amphibian with true practical application - don't go past the Spencer Aircar. THE COOT AMPHIBIAN THE COOT amphibian was designed by Molt Taylor, some 20 years ago. Molt Taylor was well known in American aviation circles in the late 70's. Taylor is best known for his flying cars which never found a niche in the world market. Molt Taylor is a very talented, clever designer and I always feel that fooling around with homebuilt designs was very much a back seat for him. The first Taylor Coot flew on one of Freddie Franklin's engines. It was a 130 HP model, or was it? The Franklin sports 4 engine was supposed to be 130 HP - six of these engines came to NZ. My records show that they may only have 100 hp camshafts in them. I remember running one in the late Ron Keyte's Sirocco and regardless what prop, you used it would never really run up to full rpm eg 2750 (130 hp) in the air. Anyway, back to the Coot. Taylor said that his Coot flew well with two people on board but the Coot with its massive cantilever wings was a pretty heavy beast and the ship needed more horse power. I've heard that comment somewhere before! Quite a big Coot building programme took place in New Zealand 20 years ago. Some four aircraft were started and Franklin Sports 4 engines were imported. By-the-way, the Polish Government aircraft company now owns these motors and I'm told the correct cams have now been fitted, and the engine is now on the world market. The Coot A, (there was a twin boom B version of which one was built but proved to be not very successful), really started to appear with 250, 200 and at the worst 150 hp engines. Empty weights were high, 1200 lbs and up. It would seem that you need 200 hp on a Coot, that's if you can put up with the noise to get it going off the water. Structural failure plagued the Coot A in Canada, but the problem was sorted out I hope. The aeroplane was promoted to have folding wings and at least one example equipped as such is flying in New Zealand. The Coot looks good but it is a very complicated amphibian to build. Materials are wood, glass, sheet metal, metal tubing and you name it... The drawings I saw a good few years ago, in my opinion were shocking. Two versions, the A and B, laid out on an A4 sheet. I would call the drawings aeronautical cartoons! They may have been re-drawn. I should hope so! The drawings carry the EAA stamp of approval. The Coot is very much a smooth water amphibian and I guess why not? After all Molt Taylor lives around smooth water lakes. The Coot with 200 hp flying at 1900 lbs cruises along at 100 mph - so they say. The 150 hp version would be lucky to cruise at 80 mph. Fuel range is very limited with a big engine. Again this is another homebuilt where the designer has not chosen to develop it. Lying around Auckland are a very complete set of moulds and jig to fabricate the various and many fibreglass parts. The landing gear on the Coot is another engineering feat. Giant twisted spring legs and castoring nose wheel with many levers and linkages. The gear is retracted by winding a car door window handle and this takes quite a bit of time. I hear tell that to lower and raise the gear in the water is a major job, which wouldn't do me! I like the Coot's profile. It looks great The engine installation in the Spencer Aircar -emphasising where homebuilts originate. 22 - NZ WINGS December 1993 - January1994 VVVVVV.pdiall6INIfIgbaldgdZIfIELLANII WINGS Top : Pereira Osprey ZK-KGB against homebase RNZAF Whenuapai backdrop. Above: Alistair McLachlan in his Taylor Coot. Photography by John King. in the air and it looks big and roomy. If you were going to build an example I would surely arrange a flight test with a Coot owner on fresh water, sea water and choppy water at gross weight. Construction in NZ could be quite straight forward if you can tap and support and knowledge of the Coot fraternity. Good Luck! THE OSPREY THE OSPREY amphibian was designed some 15 years ago by a bloke called George Pereira from Sacramento USA. Pereira was not new to amphibian design, as he had developed a single seat amphibian some years before. Thus the two seat Osprey is a re- designed version of the Osprey 1. The Osprey looks are downright sexy. It makes the Volmer, the Kingfisher and the Coot look like drays. The Osprey is a very efficient amphibian in so far as it will roll off the scales with 150 hp engine at 1,000 lbs - so they say ... from what I have heard, there are some getting around at 1060 to 1080 lbs. This amphibian is very much a smooth water lake amphibian. With a free board of 6" at the most - it would have to be. The aircraft is not easy to build. One builder in Auckland who is no fool, took some 12 months of steady work to get the landing gear in and working and then found it had designer problems. The Osprey uses the tried and proven 2,300 aerofoil, which needs to be painted, faired, kept clean (yes very clean), to get good results. (No coloured stripes on the leading edge). What the Osprey does well for an amphibian is cruise well. One can get 100 knots indicated from the 0.320 with the correct prop. The seating and closed canopy is not for the faint hearted, yes - it is like sitting in a coffin with a view. The noise with Mr Clarks on I think is very good, sort of like a Victa Airtourer in a dive. The controls, console and electrics are quite complicated. There is very little room for ones feet, even less if you stick to the drawings. The T-tail flies when it wants to, but the aeroplane trims out well. Fuel capacity is OK, but could be better, and wing tanks can be fitted. The retraction of the landing gear is fine, using a single lever like the Mooney. Lowering the gear in the water requires very careful handling and I believe the gear is not designed for that. The vast amount of steel exposed to the elements, especially salt water, is a worry. The metal work has to be done in stainless steel or a quick dip in the salt water gives you one flight a year. The rest of the year is taken up with rebuilding rusted components. As I said, the Osprey is a smooth water amphibian, and that's what the designer had in mind. The aeroplane in www.pacificwingsmagazine.com a cross-wind on the water can be a problem as the down wind wing tip tends to drag under the water. The nose wheel design leaves a bit to be desires, in so far as it has to be modified and set up correctly for it to retract smoothly without jamming. One great bug with the Osprey is that it comes complete with bats in the belfry. What I mean is that there is a warbling or buffeting sound of air through the engine pylon. This is easy to fix, simply build a Lake Buccaneer engine type pylon. The Osprey amphibian also has a foam and glass hull. Rand KR-2 builders will know all about the fact that foam and glass shrinks with time and temperature. Well, the Osprey hull also shrinks and The Osprey cockpit - trim tidy, and tight. Kent Belcher's ZK-KGB. it would be really interesting to see how many Osprey's have been sold because they buck and kick on the water, trying to get up on the step, when the real problem could lie in shrunken foam and glass causing a wrong step profile. Most Osprey's built tend to go up for sale quite quickly. One owner I met in Australia was not very happy with his at all. The Osprey drawings are very detailed and well presented. There are the usual mistakes. The aeroplane was designed for the narrow deck Lycoming, and fitting a later model engine is a lot of work, with many modifications needed. The Osprey, in my opinion, is not a good amphibian for NZ conditions. CI NZ WINGS December 1993 - January 1994 - 23 WINGS
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- 1 rabbit saddle
- 400 g orzo pasta
- 100 g sliced parma ham
- 250 g rocket leaves
- 150 g pecorino cheese
- 200 ml olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 large sliced onion
- seasoning
- Begin by removing the loins and fillet from the rabbit bone. Season them lightly and fry on a high heat until golden brown all over. Remove from the pan and wrap each loin along with 1 fillet in a slice or two of parma ham. Place in the oven at 180 degrees for 4-5mins. Once cooked allow this to rest for a few minutes before carving.
- Cook the orzo in a large pot of boiling water with a little olive oil. Once cooked strain and return to the hot pot. Now grate in 2/3 of the cheese and fold in 2/3 of the rocket.
- With the remaining 1/3 cheese, 1/3 rocket, garlic and olive oil make a pesto by blending with a hand blender.
- Fry the onion on a pan until it has caramelized.
- Cut the rabbit into 3 and place each piece on a small bed of fried onion. Line the orzo pasta along the plate and top with any extra parma ham you have (you could fry this for added texture).
- Now drizzle the plate with a little of the rocket pesto.


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WomensLaw.org strongly recommends that you get in touch with a lawyer in your community for more information on custody. Go to the WY Where to Find Help page for a listing of organizations that can help.
Legal custody may include joint, sole, or shared custody, as long as it is in the best interest of the child. A court will make a decision on legal custody based on what it thinks is most practical and beneficial for the well-being of the child.* The following are some factors the judge may consider when making his/her decision:
a) The quality of the relationship each child has with each parent
b) The ability of each parent to provide adequate care for each child
c) The competency and fitness of each parent
d) Each parent's willingness to accept parenting responsibilities
e) How the parents and each child can best maintain and strengthen a relationship with each other
f) How the parents and each child interact and communicate with each other, and how this interaction may be improved
g) The ability and willingness of each parent to allow the other parent to provide care without intrusion and respect the other parent's rights and privacy
h) Geographic distance between the parent's residences
i) The current physical and mental ability of each parent to care for each child
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If you have sole legal custody (also referred to as primary custody), then you are the parent who has the ultimate decision-making responsibility for the child.
If you have joint or shared legal custody of your child, it means that you share the right to make major decisions about your child with the other parent. Joint legal custody is sometimes referred to as "joint custody". Both parents have the right to make decisions affecting the child even though only one parent has physical custody (your child lives with only one parent). Joint legal custody allows both parents to have a say in major issues like where your child goes to school, whether s/he will have surgery and what kind of religious training s/he receives.**
*W.S. § 20-2-201(a)
** Drake v. McCulloh, 43 P.3d 578 (Wyo., 2002)
In Wyoming, if you have sole physical custody of your child, then your child lives with you and not with the other parent. A parent with sole physical custody is sometimes said to have "primary physical custody" of the child. A parent with physical custody is responsible for the physical care and supervision of the child*, and decisions that affect that care. The fact that the other parent has visitation does not change this.
Joint or shared physical custody is where your child lives with both you and the other parent, splitting her/his time between both homes. Although the child spends time with both parents, the time may not necessarily be split equally. When there is joint physical custody, both parents share the rights of making day-to-day decisions about your child and the responsibilities of caring for your child. Some things that parents with joint physical custody will both be responsible for include: feeding your child, bathing your child, arranging medical care for your child, participating in your child's education and putting your child to bed at night. Because parents with joint physical custody usually have joint legal custody as well, it also means that both parents share the right to make major decisions about your child.
Here are some examples of joint physical custody:
- Your child spends 3 days a week with you, and 4 days a week with the other parent
- Your child spends one week, month or year with you and then the next week, month or year with the other parent.
If you have sole physical custody and the other parent has visitation rights, then this is not joint physical custody. This is true even if the other parent has a large amount of visitation time.**
*W.S. § 20-5-202(xiv)
**Resor v. Resor, 987 P.2d 146 (Wyo.,1999)