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In Insomniac Folklore's heaviest album to date, the group has kept their signature intense vocals but left the riotous singalongs behind in favor of a warmer, richer sound that is simultaneously mature, rootsy, and deeply, darkly satisfying.
Everything Will Burn was written and recorded by Tyler Hentschel in Roseburg and Portland, Oregon, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was mastered by Kramer, whose production credits include Danielson Familie, Daniel Johnston, White Zombie, and GWAR.
Everything Will Burn draws on inspiration such as the apocalyptic paintings of John Martin, the writings of American horror writer R.A. Lafferty, and the centuries-old tradition in European art of depicting the prophet Moses with horns.
While it had always been the intention to write an album inspired by the stories Moses and the Apocalypse, it was during the writing process for Everything Will Burn that the band was introduced to the writing of Immanuel Velikovsky, controversial scientist of the 20th century. Velikovsky believed that during the time of Moses, the earth was nearly destroyed by a comet, and relatively few human beings lived to tell the tale. It was against this backdrop of cosmic upheaval that the Exodus took place.
Tyler Hentschel began playing music under the name Insomniac Folklore in 2001. The band, which began in a garage in Oregon, is based primarily out of a red Astro van, ever since their Volvo station wagon bit the dust in 2015.
While the band is made up of a rotating cast of friends and family, the lineup you're most likely to see includes Adrienne Hentschel on backing vocals and reading aloud in the car and Amanda Curry on bass guitar and eating all the snacks. Gamera the tortoise is usually along for the ride but thus far has not made himself of any practical use.
The band makes frequent stops at used book stores across the country. If you want them to keep an eye out for any particular title, you should let them know. Otherwise Tyler will continue to traffic in obscure science fiction and old video games.
We'll let you read some press quotes once this album is reviewed. For now, enjoy these excerpts from some authors who have inspired us.
"There occurred more than one world conflagration; the most horrible one was in the days of the Exodus. In hundreds of passages in their Bible, the Hebrews described what happened. Returning from the Babylonian exile in the sixth and fifth centuries before this era, the Hebrews did not cease to learn and repeat the traditions, but they lost sight of the fearful reality of what they learned. Apparently, the post-Exile generations looked upon all these descriptions as the poetical utterances of religious literature." - Immanuel Velikovsky, Worlds in Collision
"To you who are scattered and broken, gather again and mend. Rebuild always, and again I say rebuild. Renew the face of the earth. It is a loved face, but now it is covered with the webs of tired spiders." - R. A. Lafferty, And Walk Now Gently Through the Fire
- 1. Tetrad Pt.1 - The First Passover
- 2. Everything Will Burn
- 3. Feet In The Earth
- 4. Come Down, Moses
- 5. Tetrad Pt. 2 - The First Succot
- 6. Black Widow
- 7. Tetrad Pt. 3 - The Second Passover
- 8. Dust
- 9. Live Until I Die
- 10. Heart
- 11. Tetrad Pt. 4 - The Second Succot
- 12. The End
- Tyler Hentschel - Vocals, Guitars, Organ, Synthesizer, Stomp Box, Cow Bones, Cello, Drums, Bass
- Adrienne Hentschel - Vocals, Concertina
- Amanda Curry - Bass, Vocals
- Lisa Strader - Violin
- Ayden Simonatti - Drums
- Kat Jones - Vocals on "Live Until I Die"
- Guest Vocals: Travis Harris, Bill Kramer, Beckie Cook & Michael Cook for growl on "Moses" Additional Live Folklores: Joshua Hedlund, Danielle Maes, Dennis Childers, St John VanBeek, Zach Strader
Cover art and album layout by Adrienne Hentschel
Photography by Darren Sheely
Produced by Tyler Hentschel
Mastered by Kramer
All songs by Tyler Hentschel except for: "The First Succot" by Adrienne. "Dust" words by Adrienne, music by Tyler. "Live Until I Die" words by Tyler Hentschel and Kat Jones, music by Tyler. "Heart" by Brian Flechtner and Pilgrims Family Band.
Recorded by Tyler Hentschel at PMC in Madison, TN, and Redeemers in Roseburg, OR. except for: Drums and electric guitar and "Feet in the Earth" recorded by Norvin Johnson at Sound Stage Studios in Portland, OR. Violin parts recorded by Michael Barfield in St Charles, MO. Audio by Immanual Velikovsky on 1 & 11, and quote from Worlds in Collision on 4, are used under fair use and permissions sought.
Apocalyptic New Album From Dark Americana / Punk Act Insomniac Folklore
May 2017 - For Immediate Release
Distributed by Alliance Entertainment, Super D
Insomniac Folklore has long been known for charming and aggressive theatrical punk shows blending cheeky satire and gut-wrenching intensity in a display that earned their earliest albums the moniker "tantrum folk." With Everything Will Burn, the group has kept their signature intense vocals but left the riotous singalongs behind in favor of a warmer, richer sound that is simultaneously mature, rootsy, and deeply, darkly satisfying.
Everything Will Burn was written and recorded by Tyler Hentschel in Roseburg and Portland, Oregon, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was mastered by Kramer, whose production credits include Danielson Familie, Daniel Johnston, White Zombie, and GWAR.
While Insomniac Folklore's vaudevillian presentation and vintage aesthetic have gained them a following in steampunk circles, their latest project combines science fiction with more ancient history to weave a narrative that is intelligent, haunting, and strangely telling about our own times. Violence, religion, climate change, and questionable science all have their parts to play in this story, but the album never becomes trite or political; through the experiences of an ancient people we are given the opportunity to experience the anxiety and upheavals of our own world with courage and compassion.
Everything Will Burn opens with a slow and foreboding instrumental track, clanging, crashing and horns, the inexorable approach of calamity. Against this backdrop of impending destruction we hear the mysterious promise, "I am not a prophet of doom; it is the other way around." Title track "Everything Will Burn" will in some ways be the most familiar to longtime listeners, with its lilting guitar and foot-stomping rhythm. Hentschel's poetic lyrics growled over vintage organ tones and mellow backing vocals are reminiscent of Leonard Cohen and Goldfrapp. Popular at live concerts, "Feet in the Earth" takes a more punk-rock direction, driven by Ayden Simonatti's hard-hitting drumming and Lisa Strader's soaring violin. "Come Down Moses" begins with deceptive sweetness as a chorus sings scenes from the life of the Biblical prophet. A simple guitar melody over spacey synth is punctuated by deep, earth-shaking blasts of bass that build to a raucous climax as the track continues, describing the utter tumult of a world shaken to its core by meteors and volcanoes, and the terror of a people hearing the voice of God for the first time in this uproar. "Dust" is perhaps the heaviest song on the album, but the band puts an unexpected earthy twist on this doom-metal track eschewing drums in favor of pots, pans, and dried-out cow bones for percussion. The result is as desolate and eerily beautiful as the desert itself. In "Live Until I Die," Hentschel brings us back to the present moment with a moving duet with vocalist and guitarist Kat Jones, wandering through the human and environmental disasters of our own time with determination to live fully. Finally, in a dazed and groggy denouement, "The End" contrasts the hedonistic behavior of a overstimulated and oversexed generation with the disturbing account of singer Tyler Hentschel's own brush with death, robbed at gunpoint in an abandoned house. To the sounds of thunder and soaking rain, this sordid vision gives way to etherial harmonies in a reprise of the title track that is not at all gloomy, but hopeful, radiant, waiting.
In stores and online July 7, 2017.
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A prosecutor questioning Jodi Arias in her Arizona death penalty trial on Wednesday repeatedly pointed at her and angrily raised his voice as he said it was impossible for the killing of her boyfriend to have occurred the way she contends.
Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 death of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home. Authorities say she planned the killing in a jealous rage, but Arias says it was self-defense when Alexander attacked her after a day of sex.
On Wednesday, Arias took the witness stand for the 18th day. Prosecutor Juan Martinez showed her two photographs taken 62 seconds apart - one of Alexander alive in the shower, the other a portion of his bloodied body.
Arias has said she was taking provocative pictures of Alexander in the shower when she dropped his camera and he became enraged, forcing her to fight for her life.
"You drop the camera ... you are body-slammed, you get away, you go down the hallway, you go in the closet, you get the gun, you go into the bathroom ... You shoot him, he goes down ... and then, after you're able to get away, you go get the knife and you end up at the end of the hallway? All of this in 62 seconds?" Martinez snapped.
"No, that's not what I'm saying," Arias replied, reminding the prosecutor of her memory gaps from the day of the killing. "Definitely after the gun went off ... I don't know, it starts to get a little more confusing."
Martinez is trying to show Arias took time to think about what she was doing during the attack.
"You didn't have the knife in your hand when you shot him," he said. "So that means, if you didn't have the knife in your hand, you had to go get it from somewhere, right?"
"I don't know," Arias replied.
Alexander suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the head and had his throat slit before Arias dragged his body into his shower.
Arias has said she remembers little from the day of the killing but recalls Alexander attacking her in a fury. She says she ran into his closet to retrieve a gun he kept on a shelf and fired in self-defense. She said she has no memory of stabbing him.
Martinez seized on her memory lapses, noting it seemed unusual she could remember some key details, like Alexander screaming at her and threatening her life, but not much else.
"You don't remember anything, right?" Martinez asked loudly.
"In general there is a huge gap," Arias replied softly, her eyes fixed on jurors.
The questioning elicited repeated objections from defense attorneys as Arias often replied smugly to yes or no questions with answers such as "If you say so" and "I presume."
"I would like some certainty from you," Martinez barked at one point.
Arias has acknowledged trying to clean the scene of the killing, dumping the gun in the desert and leaving the victim a voicemail on his cellphone hours later in an attempt to avoid suspicion. She says she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth.
Arias' grandparents had reported a .25-caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California home about a week before Alexander's death - the same caliber used to shoot him - but Arias says she didn't take it. Authorities believe she brought it with her.
Since testimony began in early January, none of Arias' allegations of Alexander's violence, that he owned a gun or had sexual desires for young boys have been corroborated by witnesses or evidence. She has acknowledged lying repeatedly but insists she is telling the truth now.
She initially told authorities she had nothing to do with the killing then blamed it on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she settled on self-defense.
Arias has been testifying over nearly six weeks during which she has described her abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, a raunchy sexual relationship with the victim, and her contention that Alexander had grown physically abusive in the months leading to his death, once even choking her into unconsciousness.

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There's a rather cliché saying, "When it rains it pours," and I just found out there's a lot of truth behind that statement. I came home for the holidays to be with my family, especially my daddy. You see my dad, my hero, my Superman has cancer. I came home with all the intention in the world to spend as much time as humanly possible with him. Four days into my happy holiday trip home, however, my mom almost fainted at work and was sent to the ER with "heart problems" My initial reaction, "You're F-ing KIDDING ME!!" So I spent four days in the hospital, not with my dad but with my mom.
Waiting for results after a multitude of tests, food runs, and requests for extra blankets after shivering on the pathetic little hospital cots has been my recent reality. I've taken fastidious mental notes on "doctor talk" in hopes of understanding the problem, of assessing our best options in order to properly relay the message to the rest of my concerned family. I've attempted to work in the midst of the chaos, taking conference calls while sitting on the floor inside the bathroom of our private hospital room.
On day two, I took a lunch break and headed straight to my childhood best friend's house. As I walked in having not yet shed a tear, Fran said five little words that broke me into pieces as I fell into her arms, "It's just too much, Jones." She was right. It was too much; it's all just too much.
The ambiguity of my life, the sensitivity that the holidays induce, the fear and insecurity of not one, but both parents separately facing life-threatening situations is too much for one girl to handle. So, for three nights I laid in that cold, little cot and reflected on life because that's what you do in a situation like this. It forces an instantaneous recalibration of everything you thought mattered, where you reevaluate the foundation of who you are, of what you want, your expectations and standards of the past, present and future. Maybe it's the delirium of having not slept in days, but I woke up with the revelation that despite what we think, we are in fact not entitled to this lifetime. We aren't entitled to finding the love of our life and growing old with them, having happy, healthy grandbabies and fashionable grandma shoes (you know the ones I'm talking about).
This year I have never been so conscious of the fragility of life, the preciousness of our time and the gift of each day. I feel like I was already a person who prided myself on "soaking up life," but I've never been so clear about what life is really all about — the relationships you make along your journey. I looked around that hospital room and saw my family come together, my little village giving a rally cry and the people who really matter, stepping up to the plate. My closest friends called and said, "You need me and I'm there Lex. I can be on a plane today, just let me know." That's what defines your real crew. There's such an irony that in the midst of your most difficult life challenges you see who your real "people" are because they literally show up.
My brother has a phenomenal perspective on the most impressive people he knows being the kind of people who live an "inconvenient" life; a life that weaves people into the fabric of their life's tapestry even when it's not ideal. I woke up to the recognition that my community is priceless and the caliber of people I have in my corner are unparalleled. I may not have millions in my bank account, but I won the lottery in life when I was born into my family and when my friends were shipped my way. People are where the real wealth is and yet we've been convinced that significance is found in prestige, public accolades, financial opulence and fame. What a travesty that most people are deceived into thinking that worth is wrapped up in anything other than who they choose to go through life with. So this Christmas my gift came early, quite frankly because it's always been there. Appreciation. I just see it more clearly now. Life is short and it takes courage to play full out, with your heart on your sleeve, courageously loving, forgiving effortlessly and going big or going home.
Life isn't perfect, and it'd be boring if it was, but I am here to give it my all. To all my loved ones (you know who you are), thank you for your endless faith in me because your support, encouragement and unconditional love are all priceless. As my daddy said to me growing up (and still to this day), "YOU are my greatest treasure." I love you all, dearly. And to life — no more excuses, justifications, or cop-outs because I'm leaving everything on the field.Images courtesy of Newclothing.co, Msnbc.msn.com


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According to an article provided by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, saving and investing are overlapping yet distinct concepts that involve different processes. Saving is the act of putting aside money you earn or receive as a gift, while investing is what you do with those dollars, including choosing products and strategies to make that money grow.
If you have specific goals that will cost money—such as purchasing a car or a home, paying for college or building a secure retirement—accumulating assets and building wealth through saving and investing are the keys to achieving those goals. If you are trying to save and invest your hard earned money, having the right information and guidance can be a tremendous help. The websites below offer assistance in helping you reach your financial objectives.
Developed by the Investor Protection Trust, a non-profit organization devoted to investor education, this website provides objective and unbiased information that allows consumers to make informed investment decisions.
This website is provided by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and offers sections on assessing your net worth, calculating cash flow, setting objectives and goals and creating an emergency fund.
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Slowey to have wrist surgery, out for year
Slowey to have wrist surgery, out for year
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins announced Monday right-hander Kevin Slowey will undergo surgery to remove a bone chip from his right wrist and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Slowey will head to Baltimore and have the surgery performed by hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham. An exact date for the surgery is not yet known, but the rehab and recovery takes between 2-4 months. "It's difficult," Slowey said. "I'll continue to be here and hang out with the guys and do everything that I can to get back as quickly as possible. I think the most important thing for me is to get ready for next year now, to get this done and to prepare for being able to be part of the team as soon as possible."
The loss of Slowey, who was 10-3 with a 4.86 ERA this season for the Twins before being placed on the disabled list on July 4 with a strained right wrist, to season-ending surgery is a blow to the Twins' rotation. It's a rotation that was already thin on depth and will now be without the starter who has provided the most wins for the club this season. "It's a tough break because he's throwing the ball very, very well for us," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "On the flip side of it, we finally know exactly what we're going to do here. It's a young arm with a very good future. We want to make sure we don't do anything silly here." Slowey's injury stems from an incident last September when he was hit on the wrist by a Juan Uribe line drive during a start against the White Sox. Slowey said doctors told him he had a pre-existing bone chip that was aggravated by the blunt impact of the line drive. At the time, Slowey saw Graham in Baltimore and had a cortisone shot in his wrist. While he had some pain in the wrist doing everyday things since the start of the season, Slowey said the pain didn't bother him pitching until a couple of starts before the All-Star break. After going on the disabled list, Slowey tried to rehab the injury but suffered a setback Friday. While preparing for a Minor League rehab start with Triple-A Rochester, Slowey was unable to play catch, and the team shut him down. "I got out to 90 feet, but the combination of the pain and that, I couldn't make the ball do what I wanted it to do, even in throwing and playing catch," Slowey said "Our medical team and [pitching coach Rick Anderson] and [Gardenhire] have been very adamant throughout that my health has been of the utmost concern. At no point do they want me to go out there and taking painkillers to throw or be out there just trying to gut it out, because that's not going to help me or the team." Gardenhire knows that surgery is the right thing for Slowey, but he also admitted that the loss of the starter will hurt. "It's a tough break," Gardenhire said. "Our depth is not where you want it to be, anyway, and there is a little bit more of it gone." The injury means that Anthony Swarzak will remain in the rotation in Slowey's spot. There had been discussion of moving Swarzak to the bullpen when Slowey returned, but that's no longer a possibility. Minnesota's rotation will consist of Nick Blackburn, Scott Baker, Francisco Liriano, Glen Perkins and Swarzak. There have been some concerns within that group -- including Perkins' recent shoulder soreness and Liriano's struggles, as the left-hander became the first 10-game loser in the Majors this season. As for depth, the options at Rochester appear to be tapped out, so it's likely that the club's options for another starter would come from their bullpen -- meaning either Brian Duensing, R.A. Dickey or Bobby Keppel could be options if needed. With the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline quickly approaching, Gardenhire was asked whether his club might be more inclined to acquire a starting pitcher. The skipper acknowledged that it's not his department on what moves the team might make but indicated that he didn't expect any changes to the rotation. So he said the pressure is on his current starters to improve from how they pitched on the club's recent 10-game road trip. "If you saw the last road trip, we didn't exactly knock the socks off with our rotation," Gardenhire said. "We have to get better. We have to pitch better. This is what we have. This is where it's at. We're not going to find it anywhere else. We have to look within at the guys that we have, and they have to get it done."
Kelly Thesier is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The shot: Sugar high nightmare
Photographer: Nikita Gushue – F.ALT Photographics; Model: Amelia Nightmare; Dress by Deadly Couture
The main point of shooting this photo was to promote the latex dress (designed by Deadly Couture), but I wanted to do it in such a way that Amelia's funky and animated personality would shine. The horror movie posters are simply there to add some of my favorite things. I went with a room set-up because it just looked good, not much of a reason I know, but it lead to good results.
The shot
I'm a Canon user; I shoot with a 7D a variety of wide angle Canon glass (mainly the poor excuse of a lens, the 18-55, but I'll bust out a 24-70 if shooting on location). I hardly shoot smaller or wider than f-5.6 with a shutter speed of 60-100 and this shot was no exception. It's shot at f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 160 and the focal length is 37mm (on my 18-55).
I use Alien Bees for my lights and mainly shoot in studio.
I would say it's pretty much half and half when it comes to how much of the image is created in front of my camera versus how much of it is created in post. A lot of the time, when I'm not taking pictures of people interacting with an environment, I'm taking pictures of the props I'd like to see and then composing them all together in post.
As with all of my photo shoots, I set my lights in such a way that I have the most control of illustrative creation in the post-processing stage. This is mainly a flat set-up that leads to even exposure with the shadows and highlights, and the contrast is added in post.
With the series involving Amelia, the shoot itself took two hours and two hours was spent on deciding on the composition and illustrative look of the final results.
This set with Amelia has been published a few times and actually ended up being my most popular/recognized series. It's the most sold print set on my online shop, and most used image with Deadly Couture Latex. It has also received the most attention of all my image sets throughout various social media sites (Facebook, Tumblr, Deviant Art, Model Mayhem, etc).


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James Franco writes about rendezvous with 'Lindsay'
TORONTO — Is it true or is it fiction?
Actor James Franco has written a short story for VICE in which he details encounters with an actress named Lindsay at Hollywood's famous Chateau Marmont.
"She was famous because she was a talented child actress, and now she's famous because she gets into trouble," Franco wrote in Bungalow 89.
"She is damaged. For a while, after her high hellion days, she couldn't get work because she couldn't get insured. They thought she would run off the sets to party. Her career suffered, and she started getting arrested."
In the story, Franco wrote about "Lindsay" knocking on his door and begging to be let in. He read her stories.
"Now we were lying in bed. I wasn't going to f*** her. She had her head on my shoulder," Franco wrote. "She started to talk. I let her."
In April, Franco told Howard Stern although he did "make out" with Lohan in 2004, they never had a sexual relationship. He called Lohan "delusional" and said her claims of a tryst are "a lie."
In the short story, Franco also recalls director Gus Van Sant telling him how — during pre-production for 1991's My Own Private Idaho — actor River Phoenix was pulled over by Portland police "for wearing jeans with a hole in the front so big that his d*** hung out."
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Like tradition and culture is different in countries across the world, considering the style and types of toilets can be weird but interesting. While, this article is not about different types of toilets in different countries it will be a matter of interest to discuss modern toilet of Japan also referred to as Super Toilet or Washlet in Japan.
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Super Toilet in Japan is one of the most advanced toilets in the world having many modern and advanced features.
It might be amazing to note down here that Guinness World Records has recorded the Washlet Zoë toilet, product of "Toto Neorest Company" as the most sophisticated toiled of the world with several advanced features.
Toto has been responsible for evolution of new series of advanced toilets in Japan from year 1980, when it came up with Washlet G Series and since then all advanced or modern toilets in Japan are now known as Washlet.
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- Toilet has a seat that can be adjusted for different temperature levels from 30 to 40 degree centigrade.
- Music can be played to relax you in toilet.
- The surface of the toilet is resistant to germs and there is automatic flushing and air deodorizing.
- Lid of the toilet closes automatically after flushing.
- Some toilets have features such as ozone deodorant system that removes the smell instantly and toilet glows in dark.
- Toilet paper is replaced automatically.
Though Washlet are equipped with modern technology buttons and advanced features the guideline of the toilet as well as the button labels are in Japanese language and thus, makes it difficult for foreigners not well versed in Japanese language.


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Mark Ruelle wants to work in a challenging and rewarding environment.
He probably couldn't have picked a more challenging place to work than Westar Energy.
As the new executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Topeka-based company, Ruelle will be on the front lines of the company's struggle to pay down its $3.6 billion debt, restore its battered credit ratings and regain the confidence of skeptical state and federal regulators.
Westar Energy (NYSE: WR) is in the process of selling some stock in ONEOK, of Tulsa, Okla., and is exploring ways to divest Protection One, Westar's monitored security subsidiary -- to raise cash to pay down debt.
Westar also may have to cut its dividend to pay $100 million a year in debt reduction ordered by the Kansas Corporation Commission.
"We will be undertaking initiatives to pay down debt," Ruelle said. "We will be looking at all these things."
He wouldn't say whether the dividend would be cut, but some financial analysts already are saying the move is likely.
A Jan. 3 article by Value Line's Arthur Medalie said, "It's not clear whether Westar Energy and the Kansas Corporation Commission will agree on a dividend reduction." Nevertheless, Value Line said it expected the dividend to be cut to 40 cents per share from $1.20.
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The dividend already was cut $1 per share in 2000. Last year the company spent around $87 million on the dividend by paying out cash or additional shares of stock to 35,800 stockholders.
Jack Neal, of Topeka, said his mother bought Westar stock years ago for the dividend. He didn't know whether she should hang onto the stock or risk it falling further in price if the dividend is cut.
"We hate to take a bigger beating," Neal said.
Ruelle, 41, is a former officer of Westar Energy and served in various financial planning and management positions from 1986-97.
He left at about the time former chief executive officer David Wittig was making headlines for diversifying in the monitored security business.
After James Haines replaced Wittig as president and CEO in December, Ruelle said he was interested in returning to Westar Energy.
"Mark Ruelle brings tremendous financial expertise and experience to the management team," Haines said in a statement. "This is complemented by significant operational experience."
Ruelle grew up on a farm outside Minot, N.D., and earned a master's degree in economics and finance in 1986 at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
James Zakoura, an Overland Park attorney who monitors Westar for a group of its largest industrial customers, said: "Mark is very intelligent and very focused. I think his financial skills are outstanding."
Sierra Pacific, Ruelle's former employer, is one of several utilities struggling in the wake of the energy crisis that followed the deregulation of the energy industry in the western United States.
Sierra (NYSE: SRP) lost hundreds of millions of dollars when it was forced to buy energy at inflated costs and regulators refused to allow it to pass those costs on to consumers.
"My impression is they simply got caught up in the power crisis," Zakoura said.
Ruelle said many energy companies no longer exist today because of growth strategies they employed in the 1990s. He said Montana Power divested its power generation plants and went into the telecom business until it collapsed. Williams Energy of Oklahoma is another company that entered the telecommunications industry and got whacked, taking investors down with it.
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In response to "Most Americans in the dark on immigration bill, poll says" (May 2): The American people once again are being stabbed in the back by the Democratic Party.
The amnesty bill should be called "The great Democratic Party voter registration bill" because that's all it is. It is a slap in the face of all decent, hardworking, honest people who follow the rules and laws of our nation!
I can hear the leftists at the U-T calling me a racist, but the real racists are the Democrats. I have no problem with anyone coming to the United States; all I ask is that you follow the laws of our nation. The Democrats constantly create laws to oppress the American people, yet for some strange reason they have no concern or problem with millions of unknown people sneaking into our country, including terrorists.
How are we going to handle the 50 million mainly poor people we are about to absorb? 50 million? Yes, because the 20 or so million here now will be allowed to bring in their relatives. Think taxes are high now? Just wait a few years, the Democrats will be forced to take 100 percent of the working people's incomes to cover the massive amount that amnesty will cost us.
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Our country was founded on the principles of citizenship and a free and just country for all of its citizens. A Bill of Rights protects and maintains our principles. Among our rights is the right to vote of its citizens, which certainly includes the voting of our peers empaneled on a jury.
The jury should never be tainted by the judgment of an alien who is not familiar with our laws and is not entitled to vote as proposed by AB 1401 ("Bill to allow noncitizens on juries OK'd by Assembly," April 28).
We citizens elected our state representatives to protect our rights and property. Should we not expect these elected individuals to protect and maintain our voting rights? What is wrong with our elected officials in Sacramento? What drives them to attempt to change our Constitution daily?
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Tobacco more costly to society than pot
The U-T San Diego Editorial Board opines in your editorial "How to end the battle over marijuana" (May 2) how it believes "that the health and social costs of marijuana use (for medical reasons) far outweigh any benefits of legalizing the drug." What documented and scientifically verifiable proof supports their view? How many users have gotten sick and died from using pot? Does this same Editorial Board believe that the health and social costs associated with tobacco use — a legal, toxic and very addictive drug that kills 400,000 Americans every year and sickens millions more and marketed aggressively to young people — justifies allowing it to be sold in the United States?
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Benghazi hearings a waste of resources
In response to "Battles in D.C. about Benghazi not over" (May 12): While Rep. Darrell Issa wastes time, treasure and focus probing talking points that are merely after-the-fact descriptions of the tragedy in Benghazi, there is real suffering going on now.
Sequestration is really hitting home with cancer treatments, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, school lunch programs and even some first responders getting cut drastically. These are the very "safety net" programs that keep people alive and supposedly separate us from Third World countries. We can either invest in food and schools now or prisons later. With [millions of] kids going to bed hungry in the United States every night, now is not the time to pull away the safety net while more and more kids and seniors are falling off the tightrope of survival every day.
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Is your neighbor who you think he is?
In response to "Death penalty weighed in Cleveland hostage case" (May 10): Isn't it about time that we all took a good look at family members, neighbors, or anyone whom we know, who might be an Ariel Castro? These monsters, with dungeons, chains, and other forms of bondage, live among us. How was Ariel Castro able to keep three women in bondage without anyone knowing for years and years?
The fact is, they are out there and we all need to keep our eyes and ears open for abducted children, young girls and boys, or anyone who all of a sudden inherits a child, adolescent, or even an adult into their home.
If we all keep vigilant, we can stop this scourge.
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February 8, 2010
A Husband's Prayer Warrior
(In honor of Valentine's Day, Sharon's devotions will focus on marriage during the month of February.)
Today's Truth
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 6:12 NIV).
Friend To Friend
Of all the roles and responsibilities that God has given wives, the position of a prayer warrior or intercessor is perhaps the greatest of all. An intercessor is a person who intervenes or prays for another person. It was derived from the Greek word, enteuxis, which means to go before a King with a petition or plea on behalf of someone else. In essence, it means the same thing today. We go before the King of Kings with a petition or plea on someone's behalf. What we accomplish on our knees in the invisible realm will ultimately affect the strength of our marriage in the visible realm. There is no other person who is more called or more qualified to pray for your man than you.
In the Bible, God describes the marriage of a man and a woman as a visual example of the spiritual union between Jesus Christ and the church (all Christians). Believers are called "the bride of Christ" (Revelation 19:7). We are walking, talking, earthly examples of the heavenly relationship between God's Son and those who believe on His name. God instructs men, "Love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:25).
There is someone who wants to destroy that living example, and his name is Satan. Jesus said, "The thief (Satan) comes to steal, kill, and destroy" (John 10:10). He desires to destroy the God-ordained and designed institution of marriage. He began with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and continues his destructive tactics even today. Satan is not very creative, but he's very effective, and he uses the same temptations and tactics today that he used in the first marriage on earth. Satan has proclaimed an all out assault on the family and he begins at the top - with the husband and wife.
So many times we fail to see the real enemy in our marital struggles. The writer of Ephesians explains, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 6:12). When I am having a conflict with my husband, I need to stop, take a deep breath, and think…who is the real enemy here? There is a spiritual battle raging all around us that we can't even see, but is very real. It is the greater reality. It is a battle that is not to be feared, but one that is to be recognized and fought in the only place where it can be won - in prayer.
Let's Pray:
Dear Lord, I pray for my husband, from head to toe.
Now It's Your Turn
Consider asking your husband for some specific ways that you can pray for him today.
Look up each of the Scripture references above and make the prayer for your husband specific to his particular needs.
Find one friend with whom you can pray for your marriage. Commit to pray for each other's marriage on a regular basis.
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A novice real estate investor may think the only way to make a profit on their investment is in buying low and selling high – appreciation … and although this is a definite way many investors make money, it's not the only one.
If you are only buying Real Estate with the intention of it going up in value, you will eventually pay the price when markets correct, as so many have learned these past few years … especially in Alberta. Yes, you can make money if you get lucky in a hot market, but also lose just as much on the other side.
However, if you approach your investment from the long term growth side, making sure you buy a self-sustaining property WITH cash flow after all expenses and a buffer built in, you will benefit from the compounding growth in the long run.
This is the reason I personally don't panic when markets 'correct'. My properties still bring in cash flow while the debt continues to shrink. Sure it may be WORTH less than last year, but who cares, I'm not selling today anyway.
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|May 25, 2004, 04:08 PM
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Ruger No. 1 Rifle
After reading the thread below on single-shot rifles, I was perusing Ruger's site and looking at the Ruger No. 1 rifle in Standard and Varminter configurations. Very nice rifles! I have two Ruger rifles, a M77 in .223 and a M77-22. Both had lawyer-proof triggers out of the box which I had to fix by installing aftermarket triggers/sears. Do the No. 1's, since they are much more expensive, have a better/good trigger as they come from the factory? I would love to hear from anyone who has one of these beautiful rifles on any advice regarding getting the Varminter vs. the Standard, etc. (I will be using the rifle for range target shooting only.) Thanks!
|May 25, 2004, 05:23 PM
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I have 2 # 1's, My first was in .338 Win mag and I took it to Africa to hunt with. The second on is a .223 with a heavy contour barrel. The # 1's have a pair of allen screws if IIRC that will adjust travel and weight of the trigger. It ahs been a long time since I have messed with them I'm going from memory.
Now #1's can be real finicky with loads and forearm tension. There is a way to float the forearm but it takes a little bit of home gunsmithing with taps and screws. The best bet is to play around with different loads and come up with one that groups well. I had a h*** of a time getting the .338 to group and did the floating forearm and it came right in line with 1/2 to 3/4 groups with big heavy hunting bullets. So far the .223 has grouped well since I got it with no tweaking at all except for lightening the trigger to about 3lbs.
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|May 25, 2004, 07:36 PM
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I previously had a #1B in .270, and currently have one in .243. Both were fairly accurate as they came from the box, and both improved greatly when I followed Elmer Keith's advice and put a ring of rubber from an inner tube under the fore arm screw. That allows consistent,but buffered, tension.
|May 25, 2004, 11:20 PM
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No.1's are beautiful, elegant rifles.
They also frequently have less-than-stellar accuracy out-of-the-box.
The problem with adjusting the trigger is that the No.1 uses a radiused sear engagement; make sure that you use a 'smith who has experience with these triggers, as they're not the world's easiest to work with...
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|May 26, 2004, 03:19 PM
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My very early #1 in .222 is the star of my smaller caliber rifles. It has nice Alexander Henry style wood, came with a wonderful trigger, and groups under 3/8 moa with the vintage Redfield 3x9 aboard. There is evidence that fore-end contact with the front of the receiver and the hanger has a great deal to do with accuracy. And of course, the right load helps. I've had fairly extensive experience with #1's in .30-06, .270 Win., 7mm Mauser (this one had a full stock) and 6mm Rem. All but the standard style 6mm could be made to shoot very well...and the 7mm is about the perfect light stalking rifle. The marque has its faults...but a good specimen is a pearl beyond price.
|May 26, 2004, 04:57 PM
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Thank you all for your replies! Lots of good information. It seems that the forend pressure thing is an accuracy point for all Rugers. Good info on the trigger, too. Thanks, again.
|May 26, 2004, 08:03 PM
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I own a Ruger No. 1V in .22-250 that is supposed to be a great varmint rifle. When I first fired it, I couldn't believe what a horrible trigger it had. I quickly fired off a very nasty letter to Ruger about their CYA lawyers. Never got a reply.
Best solution I could think of at the time: I sent for a Moyers trigger and had it installed. While not a target-shooter's dream, it is so much better than the factory job.
My advice to any Ruger No. 1 owner: Get rid of the factory trigger and get an after-market replacement.
What is most disappointing to me is that such a premium-priced, beautiful piece of firearm could be so crappy out of the box.
|May 26, 2004, 09:44 PM
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And for the Ruger #1 owner who has to have it all...
Don't forget the Kepplinger single-set trigger. My own #1S in .45-70 will have one installed in the not-too-distant future.
Kepplinger trigger:
And where it will go:
"Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round...
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|May 27, 2004, 12:10 AM
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I hunted with a #1A in .270 for several years and initially I was unenthused about the accuracy. 3 shot groups would go into 1-3/4" and 5 shot groups around 3 to 4".
However I noticed at a range session that from a cold barrel the rifle shot to the point of aim every time. The second shot went in almost on top of the first. The third shot went high stretching the group to 1-3/4" and making it look like an elongated triangle. Shots four and five stretched the group even further. It did this very consistently, group after group.
My approach to the rifle changed. Having the first shot or two go where they were supposed to was more important than a five shot group from the bench. It is, after all, a single shot hunting rifle and attempting to apply a five shot benchrest standard didn't seem to make much sense. You weren't going to be firing it five times.
The trigger on mine broke around 4 pounds. I would have liked it a bit lighter but could live with it because it had other qualities I appreciated. The rifle was a joy to carry in the woods and it handled more like a shotgun than a rifle. The #1 for me had more practical accuracy. I could place my shot quickly and with confidence that it would go where I wanted it. I took my share of game with that rifle and only gave it up when I focused all my attention on wingshooting.
|June 19, 2004, 05:13 PM
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I've always loved #1s, and am considering one for my next rifle. This gun will be used exclusively for targets. Until recently I'd been thinking about bolt guns, specifically the Savage 12BVSS-S. It's only about $100 less than a #1, and it has a lot of features one expects on a modern target rifle, which the Ruger lacks.
Am I nuts for even considering a #1, given the other options in the price range? They are elegant and beautiful, but can they hold their own against a modern bolt gun?
Finally, how about maintenance? It doesn't get much easier than pulling a bolt. Does the #1 action disassemble easily for cleaning, such that you don't have to go through contortions to keep solvent out of the action, etc?
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|June 20, 2004, 12:55 PM
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OK, I don't consider myself an expert on Ruger 31 rifles, but I do have 15 of the little jewels so I do know a little about them. My #1V is a tackdriver in .223 Rem. All but one of my #1B's shoot sufficiently decent groups that I would not hesitate to use them hunting. In fact, the .300 Win. Mag will put three shouts into .375" from the bench with ammo it likes. One 30-06 hits right at point of aim on the first shot, then places the rest of the group 6 inches low. I've been fighting that one since 1975. Most of my #1As shoot well, except the 7x57 which had to go back to the factory to have a new barrel. The original barrel had a throat over two inches long which was way out of specs. My three Tropicals, a .375 H&H, .404 Jeffery, and .416 Rigby are all good shooters.
I also have a custom (?) job that somebody restocked and placed a Remington barrel in .223 Rem. Not a very good shooter yet, but I just started playing with it. It has the sweetist trigger I have ever seen on a Ruger #1. My shooting buddy who is into serious competition really liked it. He felt it was the nicest trigger he's seen on a #1 as well, and he shoots several #1's.
Regarding the trigger, most of my rifles have the old style trigger that was truly adjustable and they work well. Although the newer trigger has two screws that are supposed to adjust, AFAIK, they don't.
I consider a Ruger #1 to be like a high maintenace car. You have to enjoy tinkering with it, trying to tickle it's fancy in order to make it shoot.
My biggest complaint though is Ruger does, IMHO, a downright crappy job sealing the stock. I got caught in a very heavy rainstorm with my .300 Mag. #1, and it took that rifle almost five years before it dried out enough to return to where it was sighted in. Until it did, accuracy was downright squirrely.
Nevertheless, I like the rifles and enjoy the challenge of getting close enough to make that first shot count. With the crappy four day seasons we have here in Arizona, success doesn't always come easily, and sometimes I get skunked. But one thing is for sure, one of my #1 rifles will be on the hunt with me, win or lose.
Now, if I could only win the lottery so I could buy a dakota #10.
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|November 2, 2006, 09:36 AM
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ruger # 1 300 mag
I live in central montana and some of our shooting here( infact most) is long range. I have found that my ruger number 1 shoots EXTERMELY well with a 200 grain spbt loaded with 67 grains of IMR 4350 that is two grains below the maximum load, the recoil is noticably less than the max and the accuracy is super. EABCO put on an OPS muzzle brake( works great) and the rifle became a joy to shoot. I do intend to install a kepplinger trigger this next summer and possibly a LIlja barrel, however I dont know as the barrel is necessary as the rifle shoots quite well now. Lapping also helped the barrel I hand lapped it when I first got it. in short ....A GREAT RIFLE
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|November 2, 2006, 10:04 AM
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My #1 is a 45-70 and it is my 2nd one, the other being a 7mm Mag. I haven't seen a lot of inaccuracy with the 45-70, I suspect it is because of the heavy barrel and its associated stiffness. The gun will shoot the right loads into under 2" all day, even the lead slugs. Of course 2" groups are Varmit quality, but sure good enough for deer and bear.
|November 3, 2006, 01:06 AM
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#1 270
The good new: You'll ove the falling block action (at least I do), and the discipline that a single shot requires of the hunter. The gun handles extremely well.. the action saves at least 3 inches of wasted "reciever" length that makes the gun handle superbly, and it is ambidextrious... I've shot as many deer leftie as righie..just so happened that equal number of opportunities appeared on either side of my stand (over the years) and it takes less detectable motion to move the rifle to the shoulder closest to the target.
The bad news: it's a tough bugger to sight in.... and is finicky about ammo.. and if (Goodness forbid) attach a sling to the barrel lug provided, and actually use it to make your hold more stationary..it will throw every shot WAY off the target.
Ideas of accuracy: YES - make sure the barrel floats (not that big of a deal). Don't use a sling, at least for shooting... carrying should be no problem. Test test test your ammo, and shoot (as much as possible) with a COLD barrel.... (bring another gun to the range and let Ur#1 rest between rounds). In terms of ammo.. I find mind shoots better with lighter loads .. and my shoulder doesn't mind in the least.. and never had a problem bringing down game with one shot using ballistic tip bullets.
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Accurize Ruger #1
Does anyone know of a book(s) or specific articles that deal with this problem in detail? I have a Ruger #1 in .243 that has a tendency to string shots.
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I have a #1 in 7mm Rem Mag. It too suffers from the forend pressure and heat . It will however, cut the X out of the target with my first shot. I have taken quite a few WhiteTails with it and never need more than one shot. It was a gift from my dad and i may get the forend floated one day.
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I have a #1 RSI with the Mannlicher stock in .30-06. I've been a long time bowhunter and the Ruger #1 tends to fit my personality and hunting style.
I must have gotten lucky in the accuracy department because it shoots both 150 and 180 grain loads about as well as I can hold it with iron sights. The moose I've killled with it didn't complain.
I'd like to get a stainless/laminate #1 in .375 H&H.
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Not to hijack, but I have a question
Does the No.1 Stainless Standard with it Laminate stock and forearm, suffer from accuracy problems also?
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From what I have gathered reading on different sites about the Ruger No. 1 (I bought my first one this year) is that the older ones seem to be tack drivers while the newer ones (have no idea what year trhis started) are either hot or cold!
By this I mean either they shoot or they don't. I am fortunate that the Ruger No.1B that I own in .300 Win Mag is hot...........shoots a 13/16" 3 shot group!!!
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Ruger #1's are beautiful and classic in design! Not the most accurate out of the box but with a little tweaking and the right ammo will shoot fine. Any serious gun owner should have at least one!
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Problem is that the falling block action is less stiff than a bolt action. All of the tinkering in the world wont make it shoot like a good bolt action. That said, the #1 is a good hunting rifle and certainly is elegant in looks. If you are going to do target shooting my advice is to go for a bolt action rifle. The #1 will never be as good for making small groups. (I know, someone out there has one that shoots 1/4 MOA, but that's an anomaly)
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I love the looks of the No.1.
If I bought one, it would be used for deer hunting and maybe a Caribou hunt(if I can talk the wife into letting me go).
I'm not looking to keyhole shot's, but I am leary about the accuracy problems. Especially when people are saying, that after the first shot, the next round is impacting as far away as 6".
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I recently bought a previously owned Ruger No 1 in 7mmMag with a 26 inch barrel- after bore sighting at my local gun shop, I took it out to give it a try,took 3 shots to bullseye and the next 4 shots were covered by a dime, using 140 gr Federal Premium ammo-expensive but worth it.This is my third No1 (previously had in 7x57 Mauser and 220 swift).No problems with accuracy or reliability with any of them-and the design is a beautiful classic!
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I don't know how much value it will be since this thread is 5 years old, but my 2 year old #1 RSI in 7x57 has a very nice trigger breaking at 4 pounds with very little creep or over travel; clean breaking. Not worth an upgrade unless I went with a set trigger (which seems silly on a hunting rig).
I have a 1-4 power scope on top and it holds an easy 1.5" 3 shot group at 100 yards. I always know where that first shot is going to land within .5". I couldn't ask for more in a working rifle. And...she's under a yard in OAL. Perfect stalking rifle.
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I have a Ruger No. 1 in 45-70 gov't and could not be more pleased with its accuracy. After buying it on a whim (I didn't know a whole lot about them) I was concerned about possible accuracy issues. The first time I shot it with open sights, it was inaccurate as hell. Turns out it was my eyes, not the gun. After dropping a 3x9 on it, I'm very pleased with it's accuracy and the gun as a whole.
My buddy has a No. 1 in .375 H&H and he is very happy with his. Very accurate and has taken it on Western hunting trips with good results.
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A housing association is establishing a factory in Basildon, England, to manufacture modular housing components using cross-laminated timber.
Swan Housing Association took possession of the keys to its new factory base earlier this month, where it anticipates the creation of 40 new jobs, and the delivery of over 500 new homes for the borough.
Swan Group's chief executive, John Synnuck, was joined by both the leader and the chief executive of Basildon Council for the official key exchange at the factory, after which they were also given a tour of the facility.
"At Swan we understand that the desperate need for quality new homes," said Synnuck. "We believe that off-site construction methods will enable us to deliver these much needed homes quickly, designed to a high specification and with reduced impact on both local residents and the environment. We are excited to be early adopters in the UK of this new way of working and to be continuing our long term investment in Basildon."
Councillor Phil Turner, leader of Basildon Council, added: "The development of this state-of-the-art factory is great news for the borough for so many reasons. Swan's investment is creating dozens of jobs for our residents and will help ensure hundreds of high quality homes are built across Basildon borough. By working in partnership with Swan, we are already achieving great things, such as the regeneration of the Craylands Estate. This factory demonstrates Swan's long-term commitment to the borough and we look forward to continued partnership work in the future."
The 74,850 square foot facility in Prologic Park is considered a key milestone in Swan's investment plans for Basildon. Once operational, it will produce high quality modular housing.
Initially these will be for Beechwood in Basildon as part of the housing association's £100 million regeneration of the former 1960s Craylands Estate, which it is delivering in partnership with Basildon Borough Council and the Homes & Communities Agency.
The factory will generate up to 40 local jobs and support the economy within Basildon, part of Swan Group's core geographical base. It will build local and national expertise in manufacturing and support the UK modular industry. At full capacity it will be able to deliver over 300 homes a year.
Built using cross laminated timber (CLT) Swan will deliver a high-quality, new homes under their newly created 'NU build' brand. Swan said it expects construction of the modular housing to launch in early summer with the first homes delivered to Beechwood in the Autumn.
Bala Mahendran, chief executive, Basildon Council said: "Swan's decision to choose Basildon as the location for this facility is testament to the borough's growing status as a prime location for growing businesses. Basildon Council is committed to facilitating economic growth in the area and this show of commitment from Swan is a sure sign that we are heading in the right direction. The council has built a successful and longstanding relationship of working with Swan as development partners, which I am sure will continue to thrive in the long term."


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Walter W. Brink, 74, of Elyria, died Monday, January 20, 2014, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born February 18, 1939 in Coalport, Pennsylvania.
Walter had been a longtime resident of Texas, where he was employed for 37 years as a truck driver for North American Van Lines. After moving to Elyria, he worked at Ridge Tool Company and Elyria Plastic Products. He was a member of Elyria Eagles Club and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Walter is survived by a son, Robert Brink of Valdosta, Georgia; daughter, Lori Zold of Portland, Oregon; five grandchildren; and a sister, Perney Tompkins of Elyria.
He was preceded in death by wives, Shirley and Joy; sisters, Josephine Skaggs, Martha and Bertha Brink; brothers, Robert and Clair Brink; and parents, Walter and Alice Brink.
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Foam Types
Got a couple foam questions for you RC Guru's. I see people referring to "EPP" foam around here. Is this type of foam special or unique for RC planes? Is EPP foam what the average RTF plane is made of? Is it just the same stuff that beach coolers etc., are made of?Are there better (stronger) types available that would be suitable for this hobby? I assume the sheets of "Styrofaom" that you can get at Lowes and Home Depot are not suitable for our needs? Geez...so many questions huh!
I ask only because we use "Foam Core" at work and now that I am into RC Planes they are happy to give me all the free scraps I want. The sizes they can't use any more are more than large enough to get several sets of complete tail sections and rear horizontal stabilizers (elevators). I have made a couple sets of each and tried them on my SkyFly (it's just like a Wing Dragon 3) and they seem to work fine but have noticed that they are almost half again as heavy as the original. I assume this is from the "coating" that is on both sides of the foam core. What I'm wondering is if the foam (in the foam core) is the same as this EPP stuff? Anyone know? Thanks.
Oh...and if I do want to just get some EPP foam so it's closer to the weight of the stock parts is it very expensive and readably available?
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EPP is a rubbery type foam. When you push your finger hard into it, it springs back to shape. EPS and styrofoam types won't. Multiplex and the Stryker, Super Cub foam are somewhere inbetween EPP and styrofoam.
The E-starter is styrofoam and GWS may be making it soon out of a better foam, but I haven't seen one yet. Some of the GWS planes are going to better foam, but its heavier.
Molded EPP, like many of the AirHog and 2ch toy planes, the WildWing and Windrider planes and the Nemo is tuffer than the cut EPP planes, but more expensive to do. Butch
Argh. I think you are confusing EPP with EPE.
EPE springs back; EPP not as much so or as easily but close. GWS is rumored to be releasing the new Beaver in EPE.
EPS = styro coolers (Eskies for the Aussies in the crowd). Used in GWS and other cheap planes.
EPP = Lots of the Airhogs planes as you say, and very durable. Available molded or cut sheet (Nemo)
Arcel/Elapor/Z-Foam are EPE and EPS blends. Rigidity and survivability.
Oh yeah, XPS (extruded polystyrene) is Depron. There are some other specialty foams but you almost never see them in COTS planes.
Ok, now I'm gettin' confused. All I really want to know is what kind is best for, or what are people using currently when making their own replacement rudders and Horizontal Stabilizers for like the HZ Super Cub? I see people posting pics and how to's from time to time on mods they are doing (making larger control surfaces etc.) on their park flyers (specifically on things like the Super Cub). Thanks
[QUOTE=IPFlyer]Argh. I think you are confusing EPP with EPE.
EPE springs back; EPP not as much so or as easily but close. GWS is rumored to be releasing the new Beaver in EPE.
It is true EPE springs back, as well as EPP. EPP is made in several different grades/weights.
I've got over 50 EPP planes and around 20 cu ft of different EPP block foam in different grades.
The lighter EPP springs back very well, with no trace.
Depron is one of the better foams for making tails. I used it on my SuperCub to lighten the tail, because I put a lot lighter motor in it.
I would not recomend Elapor in thin sheets like Depron for tail surfaces, unless its molded. I have several bulk blocks of Elapor and have cut off sheets experimenting with it for tails and ailerons. Any thinner than 1/4' or so and it is not very rigid. If you bend it and let go, it does not go back to its original shape like EPP will.
EPP will need to be carbonfiber reinforced in thin sheets, so Depron would be a better choice. I usually use EPP for the vertical and horizontal stabs with CF reinforcement and Depron for the elevator and rudder. Many of my EPP planes came this way. Butch
OK, let me add my comments:
EPS - brand name Styrofoam - Common foam airplane material, coffee cups, coolers - very light. When it breaks it breaks in big chunks and typically fixed with epoxy, white or yellow glue or foam safe CA. Regular CA melts this stuff.
EPP - common on slope gliders as it is nearly impossible to break it and stands up well to hard landing conditions. Problem is it is very rubbery so you need to reinforce/stiffen it with carbon or wood rods to help it hold shape.
Depron - That sheet foam used for meat trays at the grocery store. Very common on small flat sheet 3D planes. Popular for tail surfaces is larger planes. May need carbon or wood dowel stiffeners.
Elapor - Brand name product of Multiplex. Stiffer than EPP but more damage resistant than EPS.
EPO - Expanded Poly Olefin - becoming more popular in planes. Similar to elapor in character. This is the foam that GWS is starting to use in its newer planes.
Z-foam - Similar to Elapor - F27 Stryers and Typhoons are made of this foam.
Slight clarification: Styrofoam, Elapor, Depron and Z-FOam are all trademark names for various chemicals. EPS, EPE/EPS, XPS and EPE/EPS respectively are the foam types. Arcel is like Elapor and Z-Foam in that it is a blended foam.
And to the OP - as Ed suggests, meat tray foam is a great replacement for tail surfaces. Price is right (free!)
Ed, where does fan-fold foam (commonly called Bluecore) fall in you list?
I found this: What is "Fan-Fold Foam"? Don't know if it will be any help or not.
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Giro Stylus Cylcling Helmet
This helmet looks great on and is very comfortable and easy to adjust for a snug fit. It had dried glue on the outside, a couple of spots looked nasty, but I was able to flick them off easily. The inside felt lining that goes against my forehead has come unglued so I need to repair that. Happened second time i wore it. But overall I like the fit, feel, and nice appearance. Too bad they didn't take more care on assembly. I would recommend this helmet only if you find it onsale or check it out in person. I would not recommend ordering it full price unseen.


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Microsoft reveals Windows 8 consumer preview and the Windows Store
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The Colombian songstress and her boyfriend, professional soccer player Gerard Pique, welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday, according to Shakira's personal website.
"We are happy to announce the birth of Milan, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 22nd at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain," the statement read. "The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification. "
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That's right, you read it here first: The next installment in Rhino's boxed-set series of the complete Genesis studio recordings has been scheduled for October 23, according to a label spokesperson. That date "could move," however.
As detailed in my review of the previous box (Genesis: 1976-1982), this one will encompass the band's final four albums: Genesis, Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance, and Calling All Stations. As such, the box should be called Genesis: 1983-1997, as originally announced - although an entry on Amazon.com lists the import version as Genesis: 1983-1998.
As before, that import will offer each album as an SACD+DVD, with a high-resolution, six-channel mix on the SACD. Rhino's version will be CD+DVD-Video, with the surround mix in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 96-kHz/24-bit 5.1 on the DVD.
All of this means that we'll now have to wait until 2008 for what we're really waiting for: Genesis: 1970-1974, from Trespass to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
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Trailer: Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives
Ryan Gosling in the red band trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives.
Ryan Gosling in the red band trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives.
Julian is a respected figure in Bangkok's criminal underworld. He and his brother Billy run a Thai boxing club which is in fact a front for smuggling drugs to London. When Billy is murdered, their mother Jenna arrives from London to bring back the body. Jenna is herself the head of a powerful criminal organization and is used to getting exactly what she wants. She sets out to settle the score along a bloody path of rage, betrayal, and vengeance, hurtling toward an ultimate confrontation and the possibility of redemption.
Ryan Gosling … Julien
Kristin Scott Thomas … Jenna
Tom Burke … Billy
/Writer/Director … Nicolas Winding Refn
Original Music … Cliff Martinez
Cinematographer … Larry Smith
Film Editor …. Matthew Newman
As expected and from this trailer I can say that this is not awards material, at least not Academy Awards
Refn+Gosling+Scott Thomas (and those visuals) – love it.
Probably not Oscar-friendly, but screw the Oscars when you have this combination.
totally OT: Jeremy Iron's has a major meltdown. Now he either apologizes and does some sort of "service" or GLAAD will handle his asshole.
Kristin Scott Thomas' role looks pretty juicy. It's sad to see how Hollywood has disowned her and that she's had to go to France to get good roles. I think this could net her an Oscar nomination.
That felt a little indulgent and actually not too gruesome for a red band trailer. The trailer is very Refn, which by now I feel more people know his game after Bronson and Drive that they do not have to hide this like in Drive's notorious vroom-vroom advertising.
Less said by Gosling the better. I just am interested in seeing how believable he is in a really physical performance.
And Kristen Scott Thomas is out to lunch in this role it seems. She may be what gets me immediately into the theater to watch this.
I'm in.
I loved "Drive". It looks like this second attempt will be worthwhile as well. It is on my "must see" list, that's for sure.
I noted the director used the same film editor and composer from "Drive". I like it when directors are loyal to (and rehire!) the people who help create his/her visions.
Having said that, I wonder why the director didn't use the same ccinematographer (Newton Thomas Sigel) from "Drive"?
maybe this could go on the list of un oscar films/alt oscars films or whatever was the proposed name for it. sasha/ryan joked they'd do this during the season to give play to some films that didn't fit the oscar scheme of things or less likely to get an oscar push.
seriously, that project needs traction.
Gosling is stepping out of the safe box and doing "award-worthy" work in indies. No problem from me.
Dont see how that is a meltdown. Sounds more just like he's got some misinformed ideas. He isnt being judgemental, he's just pondering something stupid.
He isnt being judgemental, he's just pondering something stupid.
He's doing more than pondering. He says repeatedly that he's Worried. People 'worry' about things they fear.
Nah I stand by meltdown. Either that or he's full-on method and in character as Pope Alexander VI. Similar to but less hilarious than David Brooks' meltdown a couple of days ago in The New York Times.
it would look pretty nice on the side bar. 🙂
KST is the type of actor who won't be kept in a box or repeat the same role, so I think the move back was probably hers. As a result, she consistently turns out great performances in roles that simply don't exist in Hollywood. She's in it for the long run, thank god.
Kind of hypocritical from someone who is pretty famous for having an open marriage with his wife. Great actor but should just shut up.
Blue Valentine, Place Beyond the Pines, Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl…all award-worthy work.
Looks a little pretentious to me. We'll see.
Kristin Scott Thomas looks almost unrecognizable. I am looking forward to seeing her performance.
The Academy seems to have misplaced Kristin Scott Thomas' Oscar. And she wants it back.
Am i the only one who is kind of annoyed by the fact that it will be released by Weinsteins VOD-company… I have nothing against VOD, but would just hate it if it means that i will not even get the chance to see one of my most anticipated movies on the big screen….
he will win actor at cannes. good chance he will.
flying Air France to Africa twice last year…I must have watched Drive 7 or eight times.
Beg your pardon? When I say "awards-worthy," I mean nominations of course. Though I do think he should've won an Oscar for Blue Valentine.
No way this is only released straight to video.
Looks pretentious to me too, but we will see.
Has a movie, every movie, just to be considered as a possible Oscar or Golden Globe (or any other award) nominated or winner? Why? Most of the times, the best movies aren't even considered for the awards.
Looks like Drive, Part 2. I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing……and Drive is a really terrific film.