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Haiti has faded from the headlines since a deadly January earthquake devastated the country, but some local organizations are vowing to keep attention and aid streaming in.
International humanitarian agency, Concern Worldwide, as an example, is hosting a Concern for Haiti Run on April 10 in Central Park. The fundraiser coincides with another force of nature that could make matters worse for the nation.
"With the rainy season about to bring more misery on earthquake survivors who have little shelter, donations are crucial," said Siobhan Walsh, Concern's Executive Director.
Visit Concern's Web site to register or donate to the four-mile run.
Meanwhile, it was announced Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton would co-chair a committee overseeing at least $3.8 billion in post-earthquake aid to Haiti. Also Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appealed to the international community to donate $3.8 billion for Haiti.
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After a 6 month break we are pleased to announce that the Similans are open. We're very excited to see the developments in the Similans and the Mergui, especially after last season saw an improvement in conditions and sightings of majestic mantas and wonderful whale sharks.
Similan Coral Conditions 2015
Although we are excited about the upcoming season, there have been reports in the press of another coral bleaching in 2015. We will have to wait until we starting diving in the Similans to find out whether they have been affected or not. According to the NOAA there should be no stress on the Andaman in this region at the moment. As ever, we will keep an eye on this and keep you posted with how it is.
Introducing Our New Dive Master – P'Itt
First we would like to say "Congratulations!" to P'Itt on completing her dive master course this past low season. She headed over to Koh Tao in July to take the course while things were quiet in Khao Lak, and she successfully completed it in September. P'Itt is now qualified to guide divers around the Similans and the Mergui, even though she has been diving here for years already. At the moment she is back in the office continuing her role of 'Tiny Boss', but will be out in the Similans regularly throughout the season guiding divers and completing DSDs with those that want to try diving here.
DiveRACE Class E – First Season in the Similans
The DiveRACE Class E has had a delayed start, but it will finally make its maiden season on the Similans. We've been tracking the progress of this boat since we first heard of it, as it looks set to be an excellent addition to the mid-range category of Similan liveaboards, you might have read our news article about it here. This season the DiveRACE Class E will not only be venturing out into the Similan National Marine Park, but it will also go into the Mergui and explore what Burma has to offer for divers as well.
More Options for Burma Diving
For the 2015-2016 Burma diving season we are excited to see a number of Similan liveaboards exploring the Mergui Archieplago. There are now more options for diving trips to Burma, not only in price range, but also in date range and availability too. This season the MV Giamani will once again visit the Mergui, as mentioned before, the DiveRACE Class E will take a look, the Deep Andaman Queen and SY Diva Andaman will continue their trips there and of course the Thailand Aggressor visits Burma as well.
Speedboat Regulations for Similans 2015
On 13th October 2015 P'Itt joined local business owners with the Similan National Park head office to discuss some new regulations for speedboat operators this season. It seems that there is an increased interest in protecting the environment, which is excellent progress after worrying reports about the decline of coral at Koh Tachai towards the end of last season.
The Marine office will no longer allow people to walk in the jungle at night to view chicken crabs, this is a great development as it allows the nature to stay untouched and undisturbed that bit longer. The office has also announced that it will be very strict about the touching and feeding of marine life: turtles, in particular. If anyone spots snorkellers or divers acting inappropriately then the advice is to photograph them and send these photos onto the marine officers.
The office announced that they have they added some new mooring lines around the Similans and a better system for taking customers to the beach. This should help a little to protect the coral directly around the islands. They have also constructed a staggered timetable for speedboat operators, outlining who can go to which beach at what time. This should also have a positive impact on the environment in the long term and we should see some quieter beaches. As always, though, lets see what happens and who sticks to the new rules!
We hope that these new guidelines will help to protect the environment and keep the Similans a little quieter than they have been in the past few years. Once again we will keep you posted about what happens.

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After a rough start to the day and a long extended trip out to Lake Louise we ended up being about 3 hours behind on schedule and there was another couple waiting to work with us, the beautiful April and handsome Josh. It only took us an hour to get off the mountain, no big deal right? 1 hour to go 2km? Yeah don't get me started. Josh and April also came down from Edmonton to score some beautiful photos in the mountains. The next time I see this couple we will be playing in Mexico under the warm sun.
If I can say one thing, the delayed shoot time was so worth it. Despite the elk who stalked us the entire shoot we were blessed with some beautiful light and it was just romantic and serene. These two were so into each other and bursting at the seems with love. It made a long day seem so short, and it reminded me of why I love my job. I spent a full day with people who drove down to Banff just to work with us, I was in the mountains; my favourite place on earth. I felt so lucky that day and I still do today.
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Saturday 4th March 2017
Masses of Masses
Gala Night to celebrate Excelsis Choir's 10th Anniversary
Two great works chosen to showcase one of Grayshott's great success stories, the rise and rise of the best amateur choir in the region.
Coronation Mass - Mozart
Nelson Mass - Haydn
Brilliant line-up of Soloists
London Mozart Players - Conducted by Robert Lewis
... 'Black Tie encouraged !'
Concert starts at 7.30 pm at St Luke's Church, Grayshott, GU26 6LF
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State Government and Political Roundup: Ryan, Biden to campaign in Wisconsin this week
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will hold a rally in De Pere on Wednesday. It will be Ryan's third Wisconsin appearance since he was named as Mitt Romney's running mate a month ago tomorrow. The House Budget chairman from Janesville appeared at a rally in Waukesha the day after he joined Romney's ticket. And Ryan had a send-off rally in Janesville on August 27th, a day before he left for the Republican National Convention to accept his party's nomination. Ryan's appearance in the Green Bay area will come 10 days after Democratic Vice President Joe Biden campaigned there. Biden returns to Wisconsin on Thursday for a campaign event in Eau Claire.
Wisconsin has had a number of incidents lately in which police officers shot suspects. And new questions are being raised about who should investigate those officers, to determine whether the shootings are justified. Michael Bell, whose son was killed by a Kenosha police officer eight years ago, wants the attorney general to appoint a statewide review panel which could recommend findings to local district attorneys. Bell says he's been searching to find a police shooting in Wisconsin that was ruled unjustified - and he says there's not been a single one out there. State Assembly Republican Dean Kaufert of Neenah says there has not been a public clamor for more uniform statewide reviews of police shootings. He said the elected D-A's already provide a good measure of public accountability through the inquest procedure. Wherever there's a police shooting, Bell has sponsored billboards to point out his concern with the police reviews. His latest billboard went up in Appleton, after an officer shot-and-killed a man outside his home last month. Appleton called on the nearby Green Bay Police Department to investigate the officer's shooting, to avoid a conflict of interest. Police forces throughout the state investigate in various ways. In larger cities, police use their internal affairs divisions - which otherwise have no contact with officers. In the Appleton case, Bell says the district attorney should hold an inquest, in which a jury would determine whether the shooting was justified.
Acting U-S Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank will discuss the economy during a visit to Milwaukee today. She's scheduled to speak at the University Club about tax cuts for the middle class, the promoting of U-S exports, American factories, and investments to create jobs. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to join Blank at today's program, along with Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
The 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks will be observed tomorrow with a ceremony in Milwaukee. Governor Scott Walker is scheduled to speak, along with Milwaukee city and county officials, and a representative from the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. The ceremony will take place at War Memorial Center in downtown Milwaukee. Wreaths will be placed in a reflecting pool - and people can ring a bell from U-S-S Milwaukee in honor of the three-thousand-plus victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a plane crash in rural Pennsylvania. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says most of us have returned to our daily routines - but we must never forget the victims of the tragedy, and the responders who helped.


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Last March 9, at around 8 PM, I (partially) conquered my fear of heights when I decided to take the Cebu Skywalk Adventure at the Regency Hotel in Cebu City. The ledge is located around the 40th floor of the hotel, directly below the Edge Coaster. I chose to walk rather than ride the Coaster for the reason that I found it to be safer - you are secured by a harness and safety belts on your upper body and around both legs; and it took a longer time since you had to walk around the building. Except for us four, everyone else opted to take the Coaster - only to find out later that it only lasted barely 2 minutes and got them 2 pictures on the average :p
After the crew sees to it that you are well-secured, they lead you out to the ledge.
It took us around 30 minutes to complete the walk for we had to stop at strategic viewing points. At the third turn ( I think), we decided to sit on the ledge and let our legs dangle. Our guide walked with us together with the (official) photographer. One advantage of the walk over the coaster was the time element and importantly, the photo opportunity :) You can't bring your own camera out there.
I do not know how it would have turned out if we had it during the day.
Regency Hotel is right at the heart of Cebu City - along the Fuente Osmena circle. Tickets are good for two pax at the rate of P450 per more or less. Wear sneakers/rubber shoes. They are open from 2pm until midnight.
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This month, though, the tune has changed, as nine patches are on tap, some of them rated 'critical'. According to reports, Windows XP itself also may be getting a Service Pack 3 release in 2006.
True to form, Microsoft is vague in its advance bulletins about patches and has not disclosed the specific issues that will be addressed. Eight of the issues set to be patched will involve Windows, and there's one that specifically affects Microsoft Exchange.
Internet Explorer is among the Windows applications that are likely to be patched. Security firm Secunia reports there are numerous unpatched vulnerabilities in IE. Among them is the 'XMLHTTP' HTTP Request Injection vulnerability which 'can be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data and conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks'.
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We talk with the writer/co-star of SIGHTSEERS about her horrific feature directorial debut.
Alice Lowe's horror/comedy is savagely funny.
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon turn their real-life romance into the best romantic comedy in years.
They chose life. Now they've got to face it.
It turns out, Armie Hammer is some kind of science genius.
A perfect mixture of talent and diversity infused with intense dramas and horrifying shorts.
Giancarlo Esposito's media satire is genuinely affecting trash cinema.
The horror director gets candid regarding his most personal project yet.
An unflinching examination of rape culture from a female perspective.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Today Prager interviewed a representative of PETA. This interview occured because PETA has a campaign comparing the treatment of chickens in industrial farms with the treatment of Nazi concentration camp inmates using images of both with the slogan "the holocaust on your plate." The representative interviewed was the creator of the campaign. Prager followed the interview with a cultural analysis of the United States from the perspective of the increasing influence of secular ideas and declining belief in religious ideas. In terms of the issue raised by PETA, Prager presented his view that the idea of human beings being more valuable than animals derives from a belief that man is created in God's image. He then proceeded to give several examples of what he considers to be the perverse consequences of the decline of Judeo-Christian values and rise of what he termed "secularism" and thus secular values. Among the examples were the decline of marriage and increasing number of people choosing not to have children, the large number of people looking to the United Nations as a moral authority, and the absence of wisdom in general and specifically at the University, the premier secular institution.
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Accidentally firing a fire arm is more common than one would believe. With about 30,000 gun deaths per year in the United States and the case of Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin and more recently, Jordan Davis, the topic of gun safety and restriction is surfacing and resurfacing. The two major parties however can not seem to agree on a solution. Whether it's tighter background checks or limiting the sale of heavy duty fire arms, the consensus, if any, is drowned out in the noise of disagreement.
The Armatix .22 IP1 handgun will only fire if the wristwatch that accompanies it is in close proximity. The operation of the gun is simple, when the accompanying watch is close-by, the LEDs on the gun will glow green and will signal the activation of the gun, when the watch is out of range, the LEDs will turn red and the gun will "shut off". The idea is that if someone goes on a rampage with your gun or you lose your temper or if for any reason you mean to discharge your gun on someone you will have to wear the watch before engaging said person.
This may prevent, many analysts say, 32,000 gun deaths per year and also alleviate the serious problem affecting the United States. Some analysts however, say that these "safer" guns will attract more customers to buying guns since they will view them as novelty items, the latest cool things on the market.
The gun's choice of bullet is also symbolic, since the Sandy Hook shootings involved .22 caliber bullets.
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Daily operating conditions at Brevard County Landfill are extremely harsh. Sharp fragments, corrosive materials and sticky debris work their way into a machine's components, accelerating wear and tear. Brevard County's Solid Waste Division recently rebuilt two of their worn fleet machines, a Caterpillar® D7R track-type tractor and a Caterpillar M316 wheeled excavator, at a fraction of the cost of buying new.
Justin William's, Palm Bay Heavy Equipment PSSR, persistence convinced Brevard County officials that a Ring Power rebuild would help get their money's worth out of their Cat machines, and his timing couldn't have been better. Accustomed to replacing equipment every five years, Brevard County had not considered a rebuild since 1999, when the landfill's 826C landfill compactor was rebuilt. Once officials started comparing current equipment pricing with Ring Power's rebuild options, County officials saw the advantage: the powertrain rebuilds would save more than $415,000 when compared to the cost of replacing the two machines.
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Ring Power Corporation, reports Caterpillar's ongoing commitment to aid in Japan. Over the last week, Caterpillar Inc. and Caterpillar Japan Limited have actively monitored the on-going developments in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami to report ramifications for Cat and the Caterpillar dealer network.
While continuing to provide support for all employees living and working in Japan, Caterpillar is focusing resources from around the world to determine the full scope and impact on the company's supply chain. Caterpillar's facilities in Tokyo, Akashi and Sagami were not damaged by the earthquake, and are outside of the current area the Japanese government has declared as a mandatory evacuation zone. To date, both the Sagami and Akashi facilities have continued to operate and produce product, and the disruption to the supply chain in Japan has not stopped production at other Caterpillar facilities around the world. Cat is actively developing alternative sources for components produced by Japanese-based suppliers, should they not be able to fulfill orders. Although Cat's Japanese interests appear sound, Caterpillar cautions it is possible some facilities may be sporadically impacted throughout Japan's recovery.
In addition to Caterpillar's economic research on behalf of suppliers, employees, dealers and customers, Caterpillar Japan Limited has pledged $1 million to support disaster relief through in-kind equipment donations of machinery and generators to Japanese governmental agencies. In America, the Caterpillar Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to the American Red Cross with an additional promise to match up to $500,000 in contributions made by Caterpillar employees, retirees and dealer employees to the Red Cross before April 14, 2011.
Ring Power Corporation has more than 45 years of experience selling, renting, servicing and supporting Caterpillar® and allied equipment throughout North and Central Florida. Additional information about the Ring Power organization, its products and services can be found on the Internet at ringpower.com.
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Customers often see Ring Power's new and used construction or forestry equipment on display in front of our facilities. Our new On Display feature will highlight the features and benefits of these machines.
On Display at our St. Augustine, Florida headquarters is a completely rebuilt Used Caterpillar 14G Motor Grader, equipped with cab, 14' blade and ms ripper.
Final preparation for road paving is where you'll find these machines. They sculpt and shape the roadways.
See all of our used construction equipment, forklifts and generators on our website used.ringpower.com.
Ring Power Corporation, North and Central Florida's Caterpillar dealer, is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, with branch locations in Brooksville, Daytona, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Palm Bay, Perry, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and Tarpon Springs. Ring Power exports used, reconditioned and rebuilt heavy equipment to all corners of the globe too.
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Ring Power Corporation is pleased to invite you to use our web-based application allowing your company to view and print copies of your statements and invoices.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? — The company owner simply needs to contact the credit department and request an application, either by email or fax. Fill it out completely and return. Upon review of your application, a log-in and password will be issued. Company owners can grant permission to additional users within the company.
HOW DOES IT WORK? — The secured Internet site permits users you've designated to view and print statements/invoices in a Portable Document Format or PDF files. Adobe Acrobat® Reader™ is the required software and is downloadable from the Adobe website at no cost!
ADVANTAGES — Now check your account status at your convenience, day or night. Contact Ring Power's Credit Department and begin taking advantage of this convenient service today.
Contact Ring Power's Credit Department at 904-494-1356 or by email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The year 2010 was an interesting year for Ring Power. The Cat Rental Store expanded new and specialty product lines, such as the Terex utility trucks and derrick diggers and the Hydra Platform for bridge inspections. We also added versatile construction machines like the Hydrema dump truck with side-dump capabilities. Ring Power Lift Trucks aligned with Exide Technologies to provide the proper forklift battery and battery charger for customer's forklift applications.
We looked at ways customers could operate more efficiently by analyzing equipment costs per hour and ways to rebuild and repair using services from Ring Power.
Ring Power constantly strives to deliver the very best and most productive forklifts, construction equipment, generators, and air compressors to contractors throughout Florida. And our customers can expect no less in 2011.
Below are the most read Ring Power blog postings for 2010.
1. Electric Forklift: Charging forklift batteries safely.
2. Not All Boom Mowers Are Created Equal
3. Entertainment Services – Unveils Greenest Live Show Solution
4. Managing Your Heavy Construction Equipment's Cost Per Hour
5. Diesel Particulate Filter Cleaning for Buses, Tractor Trailer Rigs and On-highway Trucks
6. Rough Terrain Forklifts: The choice when moving materials off road
7. Is Your Forklift's Hydraulic System Protected?
8. Ring Power Lift Trucks Appointed as Authorized Clark Forklift Dealer
9. Paving the road to success with Weiler Paving MTV
10. Cat Lift Trucks Announces New Heavy-Duty Diesel Lift Truck
11. Electric Forklift Battery Owners Turn to Exide® Technologies
12. Ring Power Announces Appointment as Terex Hydra Platform Distributor
13. Ritchie Bros. Auction Draws Used Equipment Buyers from Around the World to Orlando, Florida
14. Falcon Tanks & Generator Enclosures by Phoenix Products
15. Florida's Largest Peanut Farmer Prefers Challenger Agricultural Equipment
16. Goodwin Brothers Construction: Keeping It All in the Family
17. Don't Let Your Electric Forklift Maintenance Give You Shock
18. Challenger Roadside Mowing Seminars and Operator Safety Training
19. Six Reasons to Choose Linde Electric Forklifts
20. ALL UNDER ONE ROOF: Hydraulic Repair, Machining, Welding, Fabrication, Transmission Repair & Engine Service
At this holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made Ring Power's success possible. It is in this spirit that we say, "Thank you and best wishes for the holidays and a prosperous New Year."
Ring Power Corporation, North and Central Florida's Caterpillar dealer, is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, with branch locations in Brooksville, Daytona, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Palm Bay, Perry, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and Tarpon Springs. Ring Power is comprised of eight divisions and has more than 45 years of experience servicing and supporting Caterpillar and allied equipment.
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New Cat®C13 ACERT™ and C15 ACERT™ engines feature integrated design and provide improved fuel efficiency and productivity for next generation machines.
C13 ACERT anda C15 ACERT engines have received the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 emissions certification. The engines are the latest to receive certification in the 130 – 560 kW power category.
The C13 ACERT and C15 ACERT in addition to the previously announced certified C9.3 ACERT engine families will power a number of Cat products including mid-range track-type tractors, motor graders and hydraulic excavators in a wide variety of customer applications. Additionally, the C9.3 ACERT engine and its 13- and 15 liter counterparts are offered in several configurations and ratings for use by customers in the industrial, agriculture and petroleum markets.
"Our Tier 4 focus is not just about emissions – it is about the customer, as well" said Marketing and Product Support Vice President, Steve Gosselin. "Our ultimate goal is to exceed expectations by developing products that are more efficient, add more customer value and reduce emissions without sacrificing performance."
It is projected that Caterpillar will accumulate nearly one million hours of testing on Tier 4 Interim//Stage IIIB engines and machines by the end of 2010.
For more information about Tier IV Interim regulations, please visit Ring Power's new Tier IV website at http://emissions.catdealer.com/ringpower .
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Ring Power Is Your Guide to Understanding EPA Tier 4 Emissions Regulations
Ring Poweralways strives to keep our customers informed and up to date with the latest information pertaining to you. That's why we've launched a brand new website explaining the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4 emissions regulations and what it means for you, the business owners, customers and hard workers. Ring Power wants to help educate our heavy construction equipment and power systems customers on this detailed new regulation so that they can be informed to make the best business decisions possible. It is always our goal to serve you. Please read for more information on Tier 4 below and then visit our new website at http://emissions.catdealer.com/ringpower.
The United States and European Union (EU) are implementing significant regulations that mandate the lowest emitting non-road equipment in history. Canada and Japan are expected to release similar regulatory programs yet this year. These regulations, which are known as U.S. Tier 4 // EU Stage IIIB/IV, will result in non-road equipment approaching near-zero emissions of particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
Transition to these standards is challenging for non-road equipment manufacturers. For Caterpillar alone, hundreds of complex products with unique and challenging application spectrums must be re-engineered to accommodate the lower emitting engines being developed to meet these standards.
Regulators recognize the challenge and the difficulty non-road equipment manufacturers would face if they had to introduce all of their new lower emitting products on one particular date. To address these transition challenges, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allowed for implementation of the upcoming emission standards in two phases: Tier 4 Interim and Tier 4 Final. Tier 4 Interim is effective 1 Jan 2011 for 130-560 kW non-road engines and 1 Jan 2012 for 56-130 kW non-road engines. Tier 4 Final emission standards apply after the 2014 model year. The EU's Stage IIIB and Stage IV emissions levels and regulatory dates are essentially the same as EPA's.
In addition, under its Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers ("TPEM," which is commonly known as the "flex" program), EPA also allows equipment manufacturers to continue to introduce equipment powered with engines meeting prior Tier emission requirements for a certain limited percentage of their overall production volumes during the Tier 4 timeframe. The EU also has a "flex" transition program, as well as a unique "sell off" program, both of which allow equipment manufacturers to continue selling prior Tier machines in order to allow for a smooth transition to the more stringent EU emission standards. These transitional programs are calculated into the environmental benefits regulators forecast when developing these programs.
Caterpillar has a robust Tier 4 introduction plan, which is structured to transition from Tier 3 to Tier 4 products in a smooth and orderly fashion utilizing a variety of the transitional tools provided in the regulations in order to maximize value to you, our customers.
Please visit our new website to learn more about Tier 4 at http://emissions.catdealer.com/ringpower . The emissions education website also has contact information for Tier 4 Specialists at http://emissions.catdealer.com/ringpower/contact-us .
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The Dirty Jobs creator and star is teaming with the company to showcase Caterpillar Customers, Dealers and Employees.
Caterpillar Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines, has announced that it is partnering with Mike Rowe, the creator and star of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs and founder of mikeroweWORKS.com. With Mike's dedication to the trades and Caterpillar's commitment to its customers, the two have joined forces to highlight the important and essential work Caterpillar customers perform everyday.Rowe will be spending time with Caterpillar customers and dealers to get a real world perspective on their jobs and how the two partner to be successful. These encounters will be featured on cat.com and at Cat Dealerships across the country and will be used to demonstrate the solutions that Cat Dealers provide their customers throughout the lifecycle of their equipment, highlighting their superior parts and service support."When hard work is being performed and progress is being made, Mike wants to be in the thick of it, so teaming with him is an absolute perfect fit," said Denny Vosberg, Caterpillar Parts and Service Support Manager. "Our dealer personnel are the best in the world and have been supporting our customers with their critical work for generations. Now is the time to shine a light on it and Mike is going to help us with that."Rowe, who calls himself a perpetual apprentice, has performed more than 300 jobs in locations around the country via his show, Dirty Jobs, which is currently one of the Discovery Channel's most popular programs. Mike is also the creator of mikeroweWORKS.com, a website dedicated to and for people in the trades to meet, discuss relevant topics and learn what is the latest in the industry. He says his partnership with Caterpillar was "inevitable" because the two share the same work philosophy."I see Cat equipment and the hard working people operating it around the world, building and creating infrastructure," said Rowe. "I'm excited to go beyond the machine and talk with the people who are actually making it happen."Click to learn all about Mike Rowe, Caterpillar and Ring Power Corporation.
From paving contractors throughout the state to the forests of Northwest Florida to the mines in central Florida, Ring Power is there supporting Florida's contractors and tradesmen with quality Cat parts and dependable service for their heavy equipment, both large and small. Ring Power is North and Central Florida's Caterpillar dealer and headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida. We provide contractors in Brooksville, Daytona, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Palm Bay, Perry, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and Tarpon Springs with parts and service for all types of heavy equipment and construction equipment. About mikeroweWORKSmikeroweWORKS is a PR campaign for hard work and skilled labor. Its purpose is to call attention to the growing skills gap in the trades while providing a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to investigate a career in those vocations, as well as focus the country on the very real issues facing our trade workers and farmers. In addition to the trade resource center, Mike has established the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to help fund scholarship programs and other initiatives that reinvigorate Trade School enrollments and industrial arts programs around the country.
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The Cat Rental Store® Provides Earth Moving Equipment for Jaguars' Practice Field Replacement
When the Jacksonville Jaguars® decided to change their third practice field from astro-turf to real grass, they knew they had a complicated project on their hands. The full-size astro-turf practice field was seldom utilized, while the two other grass fields were taking a beating, even with diligent, daily maintenance. So the decision was made to put in another grass field and lessen the daily wear and tear on the other two fields. That's when the Jaguars called Laser Turf Leveling, a Ring Power Cat Rental Store customer, for help.
Laser Turf Leveling specializes in professional sports turf from golf greens to football fields. Ring Power's Cat Rental Store provided equipment every step of the way for this exacting project in downtown Jacksonville. Laser Turf Leveling's Ron Butler explained, "CAT is always our first choice for rental equipment. They are quality machines and more reliable than anything else. I love the service that comes with renting from Ring Power: they come right out any time I need them and if they can't fix it quickly enough in the field, they swap it out immediately." It is always Ring Power's goal to keep our customers up and running.
There is an incredible amount of work put into landscaping a football field. Believe it or not, much of this work occurs under ground level. Percolation and drainage are major concerns, meaning that everything below the grass you see is carefully designed as well. For the Jaguars' new practice field, Laser Turf Leveling used rock, gravel and sand to create the playing field strata. In all, the project required 2,500 tons of sand and a four inches thick layer of rock equaling 1,000 tons. Their state-of-the-art laser technology allows them to guarantee consistent grading results that adhere to NFL specifications. The new grass that grows on top is a Bermuda variation and is grown in Foley, Alabama. Just one practice field required 70,000 square feet of sod rolls! The final result is a uniform football field leveled within an astounding eighth of an inch.
Jacksonville Jaguars' Supervisor, Jesse Knapp, was also pleased, "I was amazed by how fast Ring Power's service response was and how they kept me in the loop with every step. I appreciate that, you know I've got a lot of different groups needing equipment and updates, it's nice to know exactly what's going on. I really enjoy doing business with Ring Power, they're a real class act."
Ring Power enjoys doing business with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Laser Turf Leveling, too! The Jacksonville Jaguars have been hard at work practicing for the 2010-2011 football season on their new field. Ring Power and The Cat Rental Store are proud to help construct the foundation for our very own NFL team's practice field. As they say, "Practice makes perfect!" Here's to a winning season - Go Jags!
Ring Power's The CAT Rental Store offers daily, weekly and monthly rentals of construction, agricultural, earth moving, utility, forestry, material handling and aerial equipment. The CAT Rental Store is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida with branch locations in Brooksville, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Lake City, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Palm Bay, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tarpon Springs.
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Work tools for your compact construction equipment can help you stay on budget.
Renting work tool attachments is a good way to stretch your budget—and the versatility of your construction equipment. Not only do they get the job done; they don't have to be stored!
Here are a few work tools that you might consider renting from Ring Power's Cat Rental Store:
Backhoe work tools expand skid steer loader capabilities with a side-shifting backhoe arm that eliminates the need to transport an additional machine to the jobsite and freeing the machine for work on other projects.
Hydraulic hammers turn skid steers, backhoe loaders and small hydraulic excavators into pulverizers to break up concrete, asphalt and large rocks for easier removal from the job site, or to allow access to buried utilities.
Pickup, utility and angle brooms help skid steer, backhoe and wheel loaders remove dirt, rocks and gravel from sidewalks, roads and parking lots.
Multi-purpose buckets are hinged to help a variety of construction machines scrape, scoop, grapple and dig.
Grapple buckets are made to handle large, irregularly shaped items such as tree stumps or storm debris.
General-purpose buckets are good for digging, grading, loading and material handling tasks.
Side-dump buckets help meter out materials evenly and load trucks in confined spaces.
Ditch-cleaning buckets keep excavators dry with drainage holes that retain the solid material and allow water to run off.
Light material buckets handle loosely packed materials like wood chips or mulch.
Compactor plates help hydraulic excavators compress dirt or pack down gravel prior to pouring sidewalks placing foundations.
Thumb attachments expand a backhoe loader's ability to move and carry irrigation pipe, fallen tree limbs, or other large objects.
Cold planers help skid steer loaders mill road surfaces to a desired level prior to resurfacing and can also remove traffic lane stripes.
Wheel Saws allow skid steer loaders to cut through concrete.
Augers in a wide range of bit sizes help speed up tree planting and fence post installation.
Landscape tillers help skid steer loaders break up hard-packed soil for seeding or sod placement.
Landscape rakes help skid steer loaders remove rocks from tilled soil.
Mulchers and brushcutters help cut and shred vegetation from overgrown areas and undergrowth from forested terrain.
Trenchers cut a neat, narrow trench with minimal disturbance to the surrounding soil.
Ring Power can help you get more out of your machines and stay within your budget. Call your Cat Rental Storerepresentative to discuss how work tool rental might best suit your needs.
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Travel story 32: Goodbye…Hello,
2006, Sunday, January 22, 23:00h.
We just finished a small barbeque, that my friends made for my last evening in Mera. I should be content now, but unfortunately I'm not.
A bit more than 2 hours ago I heard for the first time that there is a strike from bus drivers tomorrow and the day after. Even worse, the strike will already start tonight at 0:00h and they will block all the main roads in the country. But on Tuesday at 9:30am I fly from Quito to London and the day after to Amsterdam…
I called the bus companies, but there are no more busses to Quito. I asked some taxi drivers, but they don't dare to try to go to Quito now. They're afraid that they will get stack in a blockade or are not able to come back tomorrow.
What to do now?
I can try to get to Ambato tonight, but if all the roads are really blocked tomorrow, I can't get out of Ambato? Which isn't a nice city.
Maybe I can take a taxi to Shell tomorrow and fly from there?
All right, tonight there is nothing anymore that I can do. Lets worry about that tomorrow.
Tonight is already strange enough. I should be happy that the brothers are not allowed to enter the land of my friends anymore. Tomorrow my friends will even try to burn there little house. Still I don't feel happy. After those 2 months it feels a bit strange that that fight is suddenly over. It wasn't even my fight. I didn't have as much to lose as my friends. I should be happy, at least for my friends. But I feel sad.
Sad that I leave tomorrow. Sad to leave my friends, sad to leave this little village I felt at home the last months. Sad that I don't know when and even if I can come back this year L But hey, I'm sure I will come back some day! Or maybe I can better not make that promise? On the other hand, maybe I don't even make it to Quito on time. I lose my 1000US$ flight ticket and have no more money to fly back…
I also left a special goodbye note for a good friend and it seems that she is already reading it. This wasn't suppose to happen yet, but it is a strange night and everything can happen.
The worst thing about this strike is that they announced it already for 14 days! 14 Days and I didn't know about it!? Not a smart thing for a future tour-guide. I think I was to much with my mind on the land.
It seems that the bus-companies want to raise the ticket prices and that they want to pay less taxes to enter the terminals. The Ecuadorian government isn't happy with that, because they're afraid. They're afraid that with the ticket prices all transport and with transport, all other prices will raise.
Anyway, whatever they decide, for me it will already be more expensive to get to Quito tomorrow.
The next day, Monday.
I arrive at 8am at the airport of Shell, where it takes me about an hour to find out that there are only flights to Quito on Wednesday and Friday. If I do want to fly on an other day I have to hire a plane and the cheapest flight will cost 650US$! I can try to find more people, but up till now, there are only 2 more persons and they don't want to pay more than 50US$ a person.
What to do now? I can wait for more people, but I don't know if this will work? I also don't want to wait to long. If I do want to try to pass the blockades, I prefer to try this by daylight.
I decide to try to take a taxi and see how far I come.
To make a long journey into a short story, I will only tell about the "highlights":
After a couple of hours, some dirt-roads and a payment of 100US$ I arrived at 14:30pm finally in Ambato. From there I could take a pickup to the next blockade. I walked past the blockade and took an other pickup on the other side. This way I had to use 6 pickups, small trucks and even a motor cycle, to get at 18:00h at the hostel in Quito. With one pickup we had 14 people in the back and the motor cycle was tricky as well, with 2 heavy backpacks. But I made it before dark!
It is Monday evening now and I even feel happy, or maybe it is more relieved.
Thursday February the second.
Yes, a big jump. But don't worry, I do tell you more about my trip back home. It is even something I feel I have to tell you ;-)
I had a slow start with a delay of 2 and a half hour on my flight to Miami. But I just made it to get my connection to London. Also, waiting in the VIP-room where I could eat and drink as much as I could for only 11US$, wasn't a bad deal ;-)
In London I found out that my bag didn't make he quick connection. It would arrive a few hours later.
My friend however was perfect on time J I would stay at her place tonight so I can explore London during the day and in the evening we could talk some about some Inti Wara Yassi gossip, since that's the place where I met her.
It was cold, but dry in London. I found it a nice city to walk around and the Metro system is cheap and great to travel the bigger distances! I spend the whole day visiting some highlight like Buckingham Palace an the Tower Bridge.
I like London and thanks to my friend I had a great time, not soon to forget!
The day after my sister, her friend and my new born niece Danara, picked me up at the airport of Amsterdam, nice J
We went to eat dinner at my parents house and it felt as if I had only been away for few weeks, only now I had a niece and my parents had redecorated the living-room.
Being back in Holland feels a bit strange as well. Walking around in the cities, or even in the centre of my own village I feel confident, but I also feel a bit like a tourist. Walking in Amsterdam, I almost felt like walking in London. What does that mean? Is that because I felt so comfortable in London, or because I slowly lose my roots with Holland?
All right, enough about me (for) now. Lets finish the story about the Merazonians and the Daltons. The final report I wrote about in my last story, appeared to be very clear. Unlike everyone expected, the report actually writes that my friends have the right to live on the land and the Brothers are not allowed to enter their land!
The Daltons can still fight this decision, but they won't have a strong case anymore.
Yesterday I heard that the day before, my friends were finally allowed to burn the little house of the (Dalton) Brothers. The Ecuadorian police had to be there as well as a witness and they assured my friends that they had to be there with at least 15 men! I think they just all wanted to have a free lunch. But that's how things go and there isn't much you can do against.
Now that little house is down, the Merazonians can finally put all their energy and money into their project again. This whole "brother thing" took a lot of time and money from the Merazonians and they still have a long way to go before they can receive animals.
They first have to finish off the toilets and showers and also still some small things on the house and kitchen. They have to find solutions for their water-supply, how to get the water from the river up and where to go with the waste-water?
And as if this is not enough yet, they also have to start soon with building a quarantine and/or an aviary, so they can receive animals from the refuge Amazoonico.
All this needs to be done in the next few months, while they don't have a lot of volunteers and not much money left anymore…
It seems the Merazonians are facing a new challenge. But they came this far and they showed so much dedication, I have confidence that the Merazonians will overcome these challenges as well.
I do hope I can help them again, I do hope that they get more help soon…
To be continued.


text: Human Rights Observatory Latest Promotion of Ugandan Leader's Son Sparks Talk of Succession Conspiracy The head of the special command forces in Uganda — who is also a son of the president — was officially promoted to major general Wednesday, a move that has drawn condemnation on social media and has stirred allegations of a succession scheme. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was decorated following his promotion from brigadier during a ceremony at Ministry of Defense headquarters in Kampala. The special command forces are in charge of protecting the president, as well as the country's oil and other...Read complete article© Voice of America - Wednesday, May 25, 2016


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Young man, your success or your failure, your weal or woe of life will hang largely in the manner in which you treat these two words.
Rev. G. S. Weaver says: "The word luck is suggestive of a want of law." This idea has passed into many common proverbs, such as these: "It is more by hit than good wit;" "It is as well to be born lucky as rich;" "Fortune is a fickle jade;" "Risk nothing, win nothing;" and more of a similar import, all ignoring the grand rule of law and resting upon the atheistical idea of chance.
Our fathers were good, religious people, and did not mean to foster atheism when they talked about luck, and gave a half-way assent to its Godless reality. If the universe were an infinite chaos; if order had not throne in its wide realm; if universal law were a fable of fancy; if God were a Babel, or the world a Pandemonium, there might be such a thing as luck. But while from the particle to the globe, from the animalcule to the archangel, there is not a being or a thing, a time or an event, disconnected with the great government of eternal law and order, we cannot see how such a game of chance as the word luck supposes can be admitted into any corner of the great world. Luck! What is it? A lottery? A hap-hazard? A frolic of gnomes? A blind-man's-bluff among the laws? A ruse among the elements? A trick of dame nature? Has any scholar defined luck, any philosopher explained its nature, any chemist shone us its elements? Is luck that strange, nondescript unmateriality that does all things among men that they cannot account for? If so, why does not luck make a fool speak words of wisdom? an ignoramus utter lectures on philosophy; a stupid dolt write the great works of music and poetry; a double-fingered dummy create the beauties of art, or an untutored savage the wonders of mechanism?
If we should go into a country where the sluggard's farm was covered with the richest grains and fruits, and where industry was rewarded only with weeds and brambles; where the drunkard looked sleek and beautiful, and his home cheerful and happy, while temperance wore the haggard face and ate the bread of want and misery; where labor starved, while idleness was fed and grew fat; where common sense was put upon the pillory, while twaddle and moonshine were raised to distinction; where genius lay in the gutter and ignorance soared to the skies; where virtue was incarcerated in prison, while vice was courted and wooed by the sunlight, we might possibly be led to believe that luck had something to do there. But where we see, as we everywhere do in our world, the rewards of industry, energy, wisdom and virtue constant as the warmth in sunlight or beauty in flowers, we must deny in toto the very existence of this good and evil essence which men have called luck.
Was it luck that gave Girard and Astor, Rothschild and Gray their vast wealth? Was it luck that won victories for Washington, Wellington, and Napoleon? Was it luck that carved Venus de' Medici, that wrote the "Aeneid," "Paradise Lost," and Festus?" Was it luck that gave Morse his telegraph, or Fulton his steamboat, or Franklin the lightning for his plaything? Is it luck that gives the merchant his business, the lawyer his clients, the minister his hearers, the physician his patients, the mechanic his labor, the farmer his harvest? Nay, verily , No man believes it. And yet many are the men who dream of luck, as though such a mysterious spirit existed, and did sometimes humor the whims of visionary cowards and drones.
Many are the young men who waste the best part of their lives in attempts to woo this coy maid into their embraces. They enter into this, or that, or the other speculation, with the dreamy hope that luck will pay them a smiling visit. Some go to California, or Australia, or the "Far West," or to the torrid or the frigid zone, or some wondrous away-off place, with no fair prospect or hope of success from their own energies and exertions, but depending almost wholly on a gentle smile from capricious luck. Poor fellows! they find that luck does not get so far from home.
Some, less daring and more lazy, loiter about home, drawl around town, or loll through the country. Their only trust or expectation is in a shuffle of luck in their favor. They know they deserve nothing, yet, with an impudence hard as brass, they will pray to luck for a "windfall," or a "fat office," or a "living," and foolishly wait for an answer. These are the men who make your gamblers, your horse-thieves, your counterfeiters, your gentleman-loafers. They are not men who originally meant any harm. But they believe in luck, and their trust is in luck, and they are going to have it out of luck some way. They despised meanness at first, perhaps, as much as you and we do; but somebody told them of luck, and they believed, and lo! they got duped. Little by little they went over to meanness, waiting all the wile for a shake of the hand from luck.
Some of the believers in luck of more moral firmness, dally with all life's great duties, and so do about the same as nothing, and eat the bread of disappointment. They do a little at this business, and luck does not smile. They do a little at that, and still luck keeps away. They do a little at something else, they hear not a foot-fall from luck. And so they fritter away time and life. These are the do-littles. Hard-working men they are frequently. It is with them as though they had started to go to a place a thousand miles distant, leading to which there were many roads. They set out at full speed on one road, go a few miles, and get tired, and so conclude to turn back and try another. And so they try one road after another, each time returning to the starting-place. In a little while it is too late to get there at the appointed time, and so they mope along any road they happen to be on till the day is over.
They crave a good they do not earn; they pray to luck to give what does not belong to them; their whole inward life is a constant craving wish for something to which they have no just claim. It is a morbid, feverish covetousness, which is very apt to end in the conclusion, "The world owes me a living, and a living I'll have," and so they go out to get a living as best they may. They fancy that every rich and honored man has got his good by some turn of luck, and hence they feel that he has no special right to his property or his honors, and so they will get either from him if they can. They look upon the world, not as a great hive of industry, where men are rewarded according to their labors and merits, but as a grand lottery, a magnificent scheme of chance, in which fools and idlers have as fair a show as talent and labor.
In our humble opinion, this philosophy of luck is at the bottom of more dishonesty, wickedness, and moral corruption than anything else. It sows its seeds in youthful minds just at that visionary season when judgment has not been ripened by experience nor imagination corrected by wisdom. And it takes more minds from the great school-house of useful life, and more arms from the great workshop of human industry, than any other one thing to which our mind reverts. It is a moral palsy, against which every just man should arm himself. The cure of the evil is found in pluck.
It is not luck, but pluck, which weavers the web of life; it is not luck, but pluck, which turns the wheel of fortune. It is pluck that amasses wealth, that crowns men with honors, that forges the luxuries of life. We use the term pluck as synonymous with whole-hearted energy, genuine bravery of soul.
That man is to be pitied who is too fearful and cowardly to go out and do battle for an honest living and a competence in the great field of human exertion. He is the man of luck, bad luck. Poor fellow! He lost his luck when he lost his pluck. Good pluck is good luck. Bad pluck is bad luck. Many a man has lost his luck, but never while he had good pluck left. Men lose their luck by letting their energies leak out through bad habits and unwise projects. One man loses his luck in his late morning naps, another in his late evening hours. One loses his luck in the bar-room, another in the ball-room; one down by the river holding the boyish fishing-rod, another in the woods chasing down the innocent squirrel. One loses his luck in folly, one in fashion, one in idleness, one in high living, one in dishonesty, one in brawls, one in sensualism, and a great many in bad management. Indeed, bad management is at the bottom of nearly all bad luck. It is bad management to drink liquor, and eat tobacco, and smoke, and swear, and tattle, and visit soda-fountains, and cream saloons, and theatres, and brothels, and live high, and chase after the fashions, and fret and scold, and get angry, and abuse people, and mind other people's business and neglect one's own. It is bad management to expose one's health or overtax one's powers, and get sick, and take drugs to get well; to be idle or extravagant, or mean or dishonest. All these things tend to bring that evil genius which men call bad luck.
Indeed, there is hardly a word in the vocabulary which is more cruelly abused than the word "luck." To all the faults and failures of men, their positive sins and their less culpable short-comings, it is made to stand a godfather and sponsor. We are all Micawbers at heart, fancying that "something" will one day "turn up" for our good, for which we have never striven.
An unskillful commander sometimes wins a victory; and again a famous warrior finds himself, "after a hundred victories, foiled." Some of the skillfulest sea-captains lose every ship they sail in; others, less experienced, never lose a spar. Some men's houses take fire an hour after the insurance expires; others never insure, and never are burned out. Some of the shrewdest men, with indefatigable industry and the closest economy, fail to make money; others, with apparently none of the qualities that insure success, are continually blundering into profitable speculations, and Midas-like, touch nothing but it turns to gold. Beau Brummell, with his lucky sixpence in his pocket, wins at every gaming-table, and bags 40,000 Lyra in the clubs of London and Newmarket.
So powerfully does fortune appear to sway the destinies of men, putting a silver spoon into one man's mouth, and a wooden one into another's, that some of the most sagacious of men, as Cardinal Mazarin and Rothschild, seem to have been inclined to regard luck as the first element of worldly success; experience, sagacity, energy, and enterprise as nothing, if linked to an unlucky star. Whittington, and his cat that proved such a source of riches; the man who, worn out by a painful disorder, attempted suicide, and was cured by opening an internal imposthume; the Persian, condemned to lose his tongue, on whom the operation was so bunglingly performed that it merely removed an impediment in his speech; the painter who produced an effect he had long toiled after in vain, by throwing his brush at the picture in a fit of rage and despair; the musical composer, who, having exhausted his patience in attempts to imitate on the piano a storm at sea, accomplished the precise result by angrily extending his hands to the two extremities of the keys, and bringing them rapidly together - all these seem to many fit types of the freaks of fortune by which some men are enriched or made famous by their blunders, while others, with ten times the capacity and knowledge, are kept at the bottom of her wheel. Hence we see thousands fold their arms and look with indifference on the great play of life, keeping aloof from its finest and therefore most arduous struggles, because they believe that success is a matter of accident, and that they may spend their heart's choicest blood and affection on noble ends, yet be balked of victory, cheated of any just returns. Really "lucky fellows" there have always been in the world; but in a great majority of cases they who are called such will be found on examination to be those keen-sighted men who have surveyed the world with a scrutinizing eye, and who to clear and exact ideas of what is necessary to be done unite the skill necessary to execute their well-approved plans.
At first, in our admiration of the man who stands upon the topmost round of the ladder of fame, we are apt to mistake the way in which he got there. Our eyes are weary with gazing up, and dazzled by the brilliant light; and we fancy that God must have let him down out of heaven for us; never thinking that he may have clambered up, round after round, through the mists which shroud the base of that ladder, while all the world, in its heedlessness, was looking another way. Then, when we come to know better, we are content to lie prostrate at the foot of our ladder, as Jacob slept beneath his, dreaming that they are angels whom we see ascending, and believing they ascend by heaven-born genius, or some miraculous way, not by pluck.
A better solution is that which explains the phenomena of eminent success by industry. Clearly, the industrious use of ordinary tools, whether mechanical or intellectual, will accomplish far more than the mere possession of the most perfectly appointed toolchest that was ever contrived. This is especially true of the mind, whose powers improve with use. When we reflect how the sharp wit-blade grows keener in often cutting, how the logic-hammer swells into a perfect sledge in long striking, how all our mental tools gain strength and edge in severe employment, we shall see that it is but a poor question to ask concerning success in life, "What tools had you?" - that a better question is, "How have you used your tools?"
One who thus educates himself up to success is often contented to labor a long while in a very humble sphere. He knows too much, indeed, to abandon one position before his powers for a higher one are fully ripe; for he has observed that they who leap too rapidly from one of life's stepping-stones to another, are more likely to lose their footing than to improve it. Very often, therefore, one who possesses this character grows up to complete manhood before his neighbors take him out of his cradle. In some Western parish, in some country practice, or at the head of some district school, he labors quietly for years and years, gathering a secret strength from every occurrence of his life, unnoticed, unknown, until at last the crisis of opportunity arrives --- to every man such opportunity some time comes --- and he starts forth, armed and equipped, thoroughly built from head to foot; there is bone for strength, and stout muscle for movement, and society around is astonished to find that it contained such a power, and knew it not. This rise of an individual, thus trained, is sometimes surprising in its suddenness. To the vision of mankind around, he seems to shoot up like a rocket; and they gaze, and wonder, and glorify the power of genius. Whereas he grew, grew by a slow, steady, natural process of growth, available to all men. He grew, however, under cover; and it was not until circumstances threw the cover off him, that we saw to what stature he had attained.
It is by the exercise of this forward-reaching industry that men attain eminence in intellectual life. The lives of eminent men of all nations determine, by a vote almost overwhelming, that whatever may have been their native powers, they did not attain their ultimate success without the most arduous, well-directed, life-lasting labor for self-improvement.
Idleness is death; activity is life. The worker is the hero. Luck likes in labor. This is the end. And labor the fruit of pluck. Luck and pluck, then, meet in labor. Pleasure blossoms on the tree of labor. Wisdom is its fruit. Thrones are built on labor. Kingdoms stand by its steady props. Homes are made by labor. Every man of pluck will make him one and fill it with the fruits of industry. In doing this he will find no time to wait for, or complain of, luck.
Luck and Pluck
The Royal Path of Life - Aims and Aids to Success and Happiness - 1882 by T.L. Haines & L.W. Yaggy


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How to get rid of canker sores – A simple guide;Posted by admin on Mar 19, 2015 in How to get rid of | 0 comments
Have you experienced this condition known as canker sores? This is quite common kind of ulcer in the mouth. It has something to do with your throat having open sores usually the upper part and the inside part of your mouth. Mouth sore is really painful. It happens because one's mucous membrane has been broken. There are still so many concepts about canker sores that are not yet totally understood. However, scientifically speaking, it is involving T-cell mediated response. This response has been triggered by many factors. Keep reading to learn How to Get Rid of Canker Sores Fast.
Each of us can have our own unique triggers. Our nutritional deficits, our own personal trauma, our level of stress, our hormones, our conditions like our allergies and other genetic factors can spell the difference. These mouth sores or ulcers can happen intermittently. They can happen one after the other, or in simultaneous sides. They can happen three to six times every year.
Aside from the fact that they are painful, they are causing much inconvenience too. They also pose negative effects to health because they affect our eating and drinking habits. Of course, it is very hard to eat and drink when you have mouth sores. Thus, prolonged mouth sores can lead to loss in weight. It can also worsen our deficiencies in vitamins and minerals that we need. It can thus even lead to malnutrition.
The condition is very common but with all of these negative effects, we just cannot let them that way. We should not allow ourselves and our loved ones to take for granted their mouth sores. Definitely, cancer sores really happen but you can actually avoid and get rid of them as fast as possible. This article aims to present to you some tips on how to get rid of canker sores fast.
Knowing about Canker Sores
But before we get into those details, let us first become familiar of its classification. As they say, you can only effectively deal with something if you know its characteristics and classifications. Canker sores are being grouped based on its lesion's diameter. It can either be minor ulceration or major ulceration. It can also be on its most severe type known as Herpetiform ulceration.
How will you know that you are already on the verge of having canker sores? Here are some of its symptoms. It usually starts with that burning or itchy feeling in your mouth. After several days, they commonly move to a higher level, and that is becoming bumpy or uneven compared to other areas. The spot turns reddish. This will then lead to open ulcer.
Having such condition is really painful. It is usually going together with hurting inflammation just below your jaw. No wonder, there are many instances that the condition is being mistaken as toothache.
Fever as a Sign
Another sign that you are having canker sores is fever. Gum sores are usually coupled with toothache and other discomfort. When you have fever, take note of other conditions that you are experiencing. Fever is usually a sign of something else. Be mindful of your own bodily functions and the changes that you are experiencing. You should not take your health for granted.
Causes of Canker Sores
The real reason of canker sores remains to be unknown. However, there are factors that are contributing to canker sores. For instance, lack of sleep and stress are among the top causes of canker sores. Lack of vitamins like B12, folic acid and iron are also contributing to it. Our physical traumas are also causing this type of sore.
In the newest study conducted, it was revealed that there is correlation between allergies and milk of cow. Food allergies are actually one of the contributing causes of canker sores.
Getting Rid of Canker Sores
Mouth sores are painful but the good news is that they can be treated. The fact that it can happen to anyone of us should be seen as the reason why we need to take good care of our health. We should be mindful that we should provide ourselves with adequate rest. We should also eat balance diet. We should not deprive ourselves with good nutrition. Health is wealth. This can sound really cliché, but this is really reality. There is no other best way to get rid of canker sores fast but to strengthen our body's immune system.
Address the problem on its roots. There are mouth washes and oral gel which you can buy to help you. Though they have anesthetic contents, they can only reduce your pain. However, total healing is not being promoted because mouth washes and oral gel are not dealing with the roots. Applying silver nitrate can facilitate healing to some degree.
Vitamin B12 can also help in healing the canker sore. Mixing Hydrogen Peroxide with water and using the mixture as your mouth wash can also do a lot. Licorice extract is an option too. It can be used as mouth wash.
Salt Solution Works too!
A solution with salt water is very useful. You have to rinse five times or more especially if you want to eliminate your canker sores immediately. This can sound to be very traditional, but it has been proven and tested that salt works. Hear testimonies of your friends and you will be amazed by the wonders that salt can do.
Mouth sores can really be throbbing. Thus, we have to address them instantly. Of course, as the old saying goes, and this remains true, prevention will still be better than cure. So you better have healthy lifestyle now. Get enough sleep. Eat healthy foods. Take effective supplements which do not have negative effects to the body. Be happy and enjoy life.
Surely, you will get to avoid not only mouth sores but other kinds of diseases. There is no substitute to a healthy lifestyle. In the end, we can only do all of these amazing things in the world, if and only if we are healthy. Avoid unnecessary pain. Live well. Now you know How to Get Rid of Canker Sores Fast .
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Eleven-year-old Mya Addison tentatively got on her horse.
As she got comfortable on the saddle, the horse was guided to slowly walk in a circle.
�That was my second time riding a horse,� Addison said. �I want to ride again.�
Riding horses, roping pretend steers and milking goats is part of the fun during Cowboy Camp.
The camp is held by Double Springs Baptist Church of Shelby. The camp was open to all children, some coming from different churches or the Boys and Girls Club, said church member Lee Miles.
�Most of these children have never been on a horse,� Miles said. �We had some senior adults who had never ridden try too.�
It was Jamie Lee�s dream for children to experience farm life, and for three years, he has succeeded with Cowboy Camp.
Lee wanted to give children the opportunity to ride and be around horses.
�Most kids love horses but some have never seen them before,� he said.
The children started the day with lunch and continued with cowboy stories, Bible stories, roping, mining for gems, riding horses and tying up goats.
�Roping goats was confusing,� said Cody Matamoros, 11. �I wasn�t sure if I was supposed to wrap the rope or knot it.�
Over 100 children came to Cowboy Camp on Saturday.
�It gives kids a chance to play, have fun and get closer to Christ,� Lee said. �It gives them time to just be a kid.�


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The ongoing tracks of Zee tv's popular show Afsar Bitiya is projecting Krishna's struggle to abolish social issues ruining the society. Krishna (Mitali Nag) is on a mission to eradicate social evils out of the society and Mithilesh (Shashank Sethi) is assisting her in her endeavors.
In the upcoming track of the show, viewers will get to see Krishna and Mithilesh donning a different avatar for their sting operation. They will camouflage their appearances so as to stay unnoticed.
Tellybuzz got in touch with Shashank Sethi a.k.a Mithilesh who informed us that -"It's an interesting track. Krishna and I are dressed in disguise to shoot the sequence. No one was recognizing me."
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The line is up the left side of the huge pillar in approximately 15 pitches. The stances are bolted for abseil which helps indicate the line. Here is the rough description that we have:<br/>"Climb 50m to a grass ledge, then on up steeper rock (grades N3 and N4). Grooves lead rightward (10-15m) then move left to cracks leading to a grass ledge. Traverse this and continue left (bolts) to below a roof, crossing a slab after 30m. The following pitches are of escalating difficulty. The last ones are N3 and N4."
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The pitch No.5 goes right around the roof, just as Rob say. There is small ledge, on which is standing a big flake, at the base thick as forearm, but thin as thumb and broken on top third. you have to climb this and stand on it to clip a bolt- which is quite scary. Otherwise is not hard and protected well.


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Warren Zide Inks Deal With Parallel Media; Lines Up Bat Out of Hell
by Kevin Powers
April 17, 2008
Source: Variety, ShockTillYouDrop.com
It sounds like Warren Zide, producer of the American Pie and Final Destination franchises, deserves a congratulatory round of applause today. Variety reports that Zide has inked an agreement with Parallel Media worth $70 million to be spread across eight films. One of those upcoming films, Bat Out of Hell, gets the teaser treatment today via STYD, who tells us the film promises to put a new spin on the classic monster movie, but set entirely up in an airplane.
Hell is written by TV series "Masters of Horror" writers Scott Swann and Drew McWeeny (of AICN) and apparently goes like this: "The story is set on a red eye flight from Los Angeles to New York and something lurking in the cargo hold has a certain group of passengers concerned." Not much to go on right now, sure; but I hope passengers are more than "concerned" considering these two writers. The airplane setting can be really fun (e.g. Red Eye, Snakes On A Plane), but it can be tricky to execute considering the contained and controlled environment. It sounds pretty interesting so far.
Bat Out of Hell should fall within the $4 to $15 million production range, which is the anticipated budget for the varying genre films that will be produced under the new division of Parallel Media headed by Zide. But do we really need more genre films like this? Zide has Final Destination 4 on their plate right now, which I really don't have an interest in seeing. Not to rag on the guy, but his deal with Parallel seems a straight game of numbers having little to do with anything truly creative. But hey, Swann and McWeeney get to pen a full-fledged movie, so perhaps that'll kick their horror careers up a notch. I haven't seen the "Masters of Horror" series, so I'm not exactly that clear on the talent here.
Before Hell hits, however, Zide will jump to the other side of the genre spectrum and produce a comedy called Demoted that's to be directed by J.B. Rogers of Say It Isn't So and American Pie 2 previously.
Airplane photo courtesy of hordurinn on Flickr.
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