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Dec 29th 2007 8:10PM obviously it means they have to start making GOOD games that we are willing to buy or gouge us on crap sequels which seems to be the current trend
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Nov 10th 2007 4:35PM i think QQ is chinese in origin.
the word cry in chinese sounds like how they pronounce Q, therefore, QQ is a taunt
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Sony's PSX emulator for PSP hacked to run any old PSX ISO {Engadget}
Dec 25th 2006 5:08PM also, the program included to hack together a pbp file is in its infancy. it does not compress the games like the sony downloads do
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Dec 8th 2006 10:58PM i hate when everyone says alliance has the advantage
when in truth, any advantage to be had is usually held by the horde. everyone complains about the bridge, but the bridge is nothing because of two reasons;
first, it is wide, unlike many of the choke points at the horde base which are much more narrow
second, the building connecting the lower base to the upper base on the horde side causes you to dismount, making rushing the flag much harder
the layout of their base makes it extremely hard to capture from the front. of course, this says nothing of backdooring, which is by far THE most efficient way to win AV no mater what faction you are.
any advantage or disadvantage (i dont care if you agree with me or not) is miniscule if you work together. teamwork wins bgs, but teamwork is scarce.
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this? I think Chill might still work despite not having been updated in a while. (although the one in that pic is gxCooldowns, but I think it's been broken since 4.1 and Chill is very similar to it)
Speaking of Quenios' old UI, I forgot I had made my own version of it last expansion when messing around with UI ideas. So last night I sat down and updated it and switched some older addons out with ones I use now. Here's the result!
Screenshot: http://u.cubeupload.com/Vxt1337/ebd01.png
Question, So many people use ELV UI as a base UI but theirs looks completely different from the default ( Cannot stand default ) but some of the custom ones are nice. Is it really that easy to change it up a lot? Or no... anyone???
Well, you can mess with lua and do a lot of things - also Elv is heavily customizable. Just download it and try it
When i was using TukUI i had edited it so much to the point is was more convenient to do my own ui than replicate the edits every new version of the UI.
Nope. Visible addons are
STUF (statusbar texture is a lightened version of Flat Smooth)
Kui Nameplates
I personnally never understood how you could play with those bitmap fonts everywhere without losing an eye or two after some time.
Anyone, my "new" one, pretty satisfied with it, but optimisation wise it's probably the worst ever made.
Lui v3 with some other stuff.
Can't post link yet on here.
Working on oUF_Donut if I have time.
When finished this oUF layout will be able to display the first real circular unitframes.
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The only things we have to fear are spiders, snakes, werewolves, sharks, dying alone, zombies, clowns, heights, big dogs, robots with human brains, Johnson's wife, and fear itself!90 Boomkin/Tree -- 5/14H Casual 10m
Current UI from our first Dark Animus Heroic kill. Wish there was an addon that looked better than TidyPlates that has auras above nameplates.
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This message is in response to your April 19 blog post, 'Abduction and Hypnosis: a Letter from the Past.' [sic], and particularly your remarks contained in the comments section. While your stance on preferring to remain independent of controversy surrounding hypnosis used as a memory enhancer and the extremely questionable activities of some of its proponents, such as Dr. David Jacobs, is noted, a reasonable argument could be made that a man in your position within ufology is not afforded any such skirting of the issues. This is by no means to suggest that you should be disproportionately criticized for the actions of others, but to moderately point out that a community should expect to look to its leaders for guidance on relevant issues.
In addition to subjecting hypotheses to direct tests, scientists employ a regular regimen of intense introspection. No less important than the basic investigations is the essential activity of critiquing the results and the means to obtain them. Are the data accurate and precise? Was the methodology sound? These questioning processes begin before the first experiment is conducted. Careers, money and prestige may all be on the line, but they all take a back seat to the review processes. In no case would the demands imposed for the responsible conduct of research ever be considered stirring up controversy. The bottom line is simple – scientists question everything, including each other.
A concern over the possible reactions of colleagues and friends for bringing up issues with hypnosis is a clear sign something is amiss. Your choice to edit the comments of Emma Woods and refuse to allow her to specifically name Dr. Jacobs as a controversial figure at your blog is indeed your prerogative. However, it could be interpreted to be much more of the problem than the solution. While reticence to delve into matters requiring legal remedies is both wise and appreciated, the fundamental problems with abduction research itself embodied by extraordinary reliance on a single problematic methodology and exposed by a long running public dispute warrant a broader discussion. Abduction research has imitated some facets of science, but without the underlying and critical procedures to ensure data quality and subject protections. The thin veneer of this faux 'scientific' process works well enough to mislead some, but those who know the difference have an obligation to sound the alarm.
While you are entitled to your perspective, an alternative and reasonable stance would be that denying public discussion of relevant issues impedes abduction research while indirectly supporting some perpetrators of unethical acts and adding to their undeserved credibility. Due to your position as a longtime member of the board of directors of the Center for UFO Studies, the UFO community might expect to count on you, as well as your peers and others holding similar positions in UFO organizations, to clarify and resolve relevant issues. Perhaps you will opt for alternative choices in the future, and contribute in more substantial manners to the much needed improvements in leadership within abduction research specifically and ufology in general. Notwithstanding friendships, loyalties and worries over making someone feel bad, it is impossible to have this both ways.
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Try a New Hypothesis, Sherlock
by Guest Blogger,
Tyler Kokjohn, PhD.
How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?
– Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes's sage scolding reminds us not to fall easy prey to unwarranted assumptions and the limits of human imagination. It, or something similar, is often invoked to defend the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) as the best explanation for UFO observations. Unfortunately, little thought has been given to the bias inherent in using this technique. It may work well provided the roster of potential possibilities is complete. However, attempting to establish the ETH represents the best explanation presumes a thorough working knowledge of all the possibilities and the application of reliable methods to assess them. It is not clear either of these conditions have been met. But what constitutes the so-called best proposition is telling; it is the hypothesis that fits specific preconceived notions regarding what seems sensible. That approach is risky because Nature is not obliged to function in ways humans will comprehend easily. Worse, some facts simply defy common sense. For example, while our eyes tell us it is clear the sun revolves around our flat Earth, science ultimately overruled those illusions.
ETH proponents have invoked this validity establishment approach because after decades of hard work, they have failed to bring forward sufficient definitive evidence to achieve a direct confirmation. Note that this exclusion argument only certifies the ETH as the 'best' proposition to investigate while not advancing that investigation. Unfortunately, after knocking down some straw men, the bottom line is we have circled back to the same place and face the same nagging doubts about the ETH. Rationalizing is a subtle, but sure sign a hypothesis needs to be retooled or abandoned.
Investigating UFOs is challenging, so is it fair to criticize researchers who are doing their best against a frustrating target? Hard evidence is clearly in short supply meaning all opportunities to secure it should be seized immediately. Ufology's greatest failing is a persistent and almost universal studied indifference toward doing that. Multiple opportunities to obtain hypothesis-confirming hard evidence have been and continue to be ignored.
Some scrupulously overlooked opportunities to investigate readily accessible evidence
On September 2, 2009, Major George Filer offered for sale a medical device, 'flu lights,' he claimed prevented or cured influenza infections in humans as well as dogs and cats (Filer's Files #36-2009). The source of this amazing new medical technology – testimony from alien abductees explaining they had been cured of ailments after exposure to blue or green lights employed by aliens. This purported influenza cure/preventative measure, unknown to medical science, would constitute an astonishing example of an alien technology transfer to humans. And priced at only $50 this miracle cure was also a true bargain. An influenza pandemic was emerging in 2009, so the Major must have felt it necessary to get his flu lights on the market with all due haste. Now, nearly 5 years after the crisis, neither he nor anyone else has yet come forward with a report on what would be nothing less than a lifesaving medical breakthrough and paradigm shattering discovery. The Holy Grail for ufology and medicine literally in hand and no one tests it, publishes any further information about the technology or details its amazing history? Welcome to ufology.
Dr. David Jacobs and other abduction researchers have presented numerous, detailed accounts of missing pregnancies and creation of human-alien genetic hybrids. It is now clear that during gestation mother and fetus exchange cells which may persist for years or decades after birth or termination of the pregnancy (M. Barinaga, "Cells Exchanged During Pregnancy Live On,'Science, 21 June 2002 [296:2169-2172]). Powerful new genetic analysis methods now enable investigators to perform prenatal examinations of the fetal genome after a simple blood draw from the mother (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120704182127.htm) In the event of an alleged missing pregnancy, it may still be possible to recognize such hybrid cells for decades. Whether or not the hybrid baby is removed by aliens and taken to an inaccessible location, these mothers are known to the investigators and represent a potential source of critical hypothesis corroborating genetic data.
Abduction investigators have revealed varying degrees of direct personal involvement in the phenomenon with one claiming she knows the identities of hybrids and another asserting on an episode of Future Theater (18 May 2013) that she was employed by aliens as a "breeder." Robert Sheaffer reported from the 2014 UFO Congress that one featured speaker revealed she has seven alien grandchildren (http://badufos.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html). These situations have afforded these investigators the unique opportunity to acquire and test samples at their leisure. A human-alien genetic hybrid might be detected with the simplest of genetic tests requiring only that the subject spit into a tube and the investigator mail it off to a commercial facility to await the report. Possibly the easiest opportunity in all history to collect what could be the most scientifically significant samples of the century and not one of them seems to have bothered.
It is important to recognize that these are not fleeting situations transpiring by dark of night at unpredictable times. These sources of critical evidence are readily and conveniently available to the investigators. However, despite the ease of collection, the most direct pathways to uncover substantive proof of nefarious alien intervention on our planet and provide concrete evidence strongly supporting the ETH have been ignored and left to lie fallow.
The best way to investigate any hypothesis is to actually investigate it. In contrast, ETH proponents devise arguments to disguise and rationalize failure. Reduced to defending a hypothesis because of the consistent inability to marshal convincing supporting evidence, it is astonishing they have so long, so diligently and uniformly refused to explore the obvious opportunities available to reach what should be their supreme goal. Worse, the experts or opinion leaders never demand investigators get this job done or even note these glaring discrepancies.
It is time to break the futile cycle of ufology. Try a new hypothesis, Sherlock. You certainly haven't investigated the one you like.
I'm Sorry, Your Hypothesis Appears to be Dead
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Tyler Kokjohn, PhD.
Scientists formulate and test hypotheses. Participants in an intensely competitive enterprise, their success or failure hinges on devising productive approaches to solve problems and uncover new information. Consequently, they are always alert for the arrival of new tools and technologies which often offer them new capabilities to extend the limits of knowledge. The drive to be credited with priority for important discoveries means that scientists cannot afford to waste any time in putting their ideas to the most rigorous tests possible. If you don't, your competition may be delighted to do it for you.
For years, some abduction researchers have produced a steady stream of work alleging they have exposed a secret plan to adulterate the human gene pool. Contending their investigations reveal a systematic program of criminal battery and sexual molestation perpetrated by extraterrestrial aliens, they have published elaborate narratives describing missing pregnancies, human-alien hybrids and conspiracy. Researchers report varying degrees of direct personal involvement in these stories with one investigator/subject claiming aliens used her as a 'breeder' and another announcing she knows the identities of human-alien hybrids. These diverse situations share a critical common aspect; each has provided the investigator with ample opportunities to secure critical corroborating genetic data.
Alien abduction investigations have long been stymied by the lack of physical evidence that would definitively corroborate victim testimony. However, new genetic analysis technologies which could ferret out hybrids or pinpoint genomic adulterations in short order are now available. Representing nothing less than a potential sea change in the field, abduction researchers have either failed to adopt these methods or have not publicized their results. This static condition has persisted for years.
Will Hypothesis Finally Confront Data?
Perhaps stunning genetic evidence confirming aliens have adulterated human heredity will be forthcoming soon. Dr. David Jacobs revealed in an interview with Jack Brewer (The UFO Trail http://ufotrail.blogspot.com/2012/04/bizarre-world-of-doctor-david-jacobs.html) he has collected and analyzed samples for such purposes. Given the potential extreme significance of such work and the premium placed on priority in awarding credit for new scientific discoveries, he should be anxious to publish detailed descriptions of each effort undertaken to acquire genetic samples, the specific analytic methods he employed and a complete accounting of all results and data. The information should also include full explanations of chain-of-custody procedures and sample integrity safeguards, quality assessments, all process controls and the precise standards employed for sample inclusion/rejection. Complete procedural details are critical because they will enable reviewers to determine which, if any, conclusions are rigorously grounded, must be considered tentative or challenged as invalid. If alien or hybrid DNA cannot be revealed despite repeated attempts, carefully documented and controlled experiments will enable scientists to confidently decide whether his ideas are or are not supported by genetic evidence.
For Dr. Jacobs, time may be running short. Clearly, since one investigator has claimed she knows some human-alien hybrids personally, he is not the sole investigator with access to potentially critical corroborating genetic samples. In addition, he is not necessarily restricted to collecting the retinue following inconveniently timed alien-perpetrated sexual assaults. He has also described subjects reporting events interpreted as evidence of missing pregnancies that were both initiated and terminated by alien intervention. While human-alien hybrid progeny are said to be spirited away, these missing pregnancy victims are known to him. Because cells from the developing baby may remain alive in the mother for decades (M. Barinaga, "Cells Exchanged During Pregnancy Live On,' Science, 21 June 2002 [296:2169-2172]), these persons represent readily localizable subjects potentially harboring the direct genetic evidence of the nefarious alien manipulation of human genetics. But again, Dr. Jacobs faces potential competition when it comes to securing the first genetic proof of alien-induced missing pregnancies. The investigator/subject reporting she was used by aliens as a 'breeder' (Future Theater, 18 May 2013, http://www.futuretheater.com/) would both be rather easy to find and literally full of it.
Formulating testable hypotheses, confronting them with data and impartially assessing the results are core activities ofthe scientific method. A continuous process of testing and ruthless self-critique is essential to reveal and extend the limits of reliable knowledge. Analysis methods of sufficient power and precision to reveal corrupted genomes, expose human-alien hybrids or otherwise confirm the allegations of abduction investigators are now in routine use. Only the abduction investigators themselves can explain why it has taken so long to apply them.
It is not unusual for hypotheses to die or be abandoned as a consequence of testing. In fact, a central purpose of formulating potentially falsifiable hypotheses is precisely to eliminate ideas that are not supported by objective evidence. No longer able to deploy the 'you can't disprove it' retort, investigators will be forced to either confirm their claims or modify them in accordance with the genetic evidence they produce. And the task ahead of them may be far more challenging than trying to tidy up a few loose ends in logic.
A consistent failure to produce any corroborating genetic evidence will have implications extending far beyond that of one investigator's ideas not withstanding rigorous scrutiny. It will constitute nothing less than an utterly damning indictment of the methods and deductions of some abduction investigators. If confirmatory genetic data cannot be produced, these investigators will be forced to explain why their combined decades of work spawned breath-taking tales of a nefarious plot against humankind perpetrated through criminal assaults and sexual molestation all fabricated during a headlong and heedless rush down a scientific blind alley.
A vital aspect of the scientific process is the application of brutally frank quality check procedures. A long delayed reckoning in the alien abduction field is now at hand as we shall soon see how well ornate hypotheses match authentic genetic data. That will enable us to judge how effectively the special knowledge and methods certain abduction investigators employed have served to expose the truth.


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I'm Sr. Ann Freiburg. I entered the College of St. Francis in 1951. I followed 2 older sisters who enjoyed the College so much, so it was no big decision for me to make the decision to enroll as well. And eventually, a younger sister came to CSF, which made 4 of us in our family, who are as we called ourselves "The CSFies."
The College in those days was like many Catholic men's and women's colleges, pretty strict in discipline. But very, very community minded even family minded. And we really developed because of the customs of the time. One of which, for instance, was in the dining room. In the course of a year, we sat with everyone enrolled at the College. So our places were assigned for lunch and dinner by the Dean of students and her staff. And so within the course of a year, we had sat with every student; freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior enrolled at the time. So you can imagine what a difference that made in the cohesion, or the family feeling that we had as CSF students in those days.
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The Roles of Humans and the Relationship between Humans and Earth
This is an open discussion that is basically about "the roles of humans" and "the relationship between humans and earth". All opinions are welcome. (as long as they are not insulting in any manner to anyone and as long as they are, preferably, centered around the main questions of the discussion)
The main questions (which are to be discussed separately and with more details within the discussion) are:
1. What do you think the primary roles of humans are?
2. What do you think "the nature" of the role of humans is?
3. "Humans have to seek to satisfy their basic (material and immaterial) needs for survival, but this should in no way keep humans busy from doing their role, or roles." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
4. How do you describe the nature of "sinning"?
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Jun 16 2013: 4. How do you describe the nature of "sinning"?
This is while considering that:
- the body, on its own, does not commit sins because it has no free will (I think?)
- the soul's nature is beyond our knowledge
- "The body" is described as "alive" when it has (or it contains) a "soul" and it is described as "dead" when the "soul" leaves it. A "dead" body is no longer any different from any other object like mud, chairs, mountains or sand. After death, "the body" slowly decays to basic elements and returns to earth.
- There is a constant conflict between "the self" and "the mind". "The self" seeks to boundlessly fulfill its desires, even if it harms itself, while "the mind" keeps restraints (in the form of principles and beliefs for the individual human, or in the form of laws for a community) that ensure the safety of the individual human.
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Here is our submission for the January 2011 Movie Jam. Teams had 48 hours to make an animation of a story submitted in the forums. The story was written by our own voice actor, Eddache!
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But back to pole qualifying, which has helped Newman earn the title "King of Fridays." Newman likes the title, and would like to be the king of Saturdays and Sundays as well.
"There's several different ways of looking at that," Newman says. "We've got 31 poles and 11 wins now. I'm not going to even try to pat myself on the back, that's not the point. But we've done our share of winning on Fridays, and we've done our share of winning on Sundays or Saturday nights.
"It doesn't make me big-headed or anything else if someone calls me the King of Fridays. I think if I can be the king of anything, that's great. Some guys never get to be a King of Happy Hour, a King of Fridays or a King of Sundays. And that's cool to me. But I don't think that makes us lack at all in any other respect throughout the weekend as far as if we're good or not good."
Newman has also been helped by the fact that he is a college graduate – with an engineering degree from Purdue.
"I think when I'm sitting in the car after we make a run and talking to the guys, I think I have a different way of describing what's happening to the car, in a way that as a team we can get farther forward," Newman says. "I've always said the engineering degree has helped mostly with the language that I've learned to understand from a physics standpoint to describe what's happening in the car. Obviously, it helps to understand the car itself. My college degree didn't necessarily help with that, but it helped to understand what was happening and why.
"I can take any race car apart and put it back together by myself without a doubt. But to be able to understand what's happening when you're driving around the racetrack is one of the harder things. Describing that to the team in order for them to make the car go faster, because I don't make those decisions, is what makes the difference."
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Proposals to fund and construct a NASCAR Hall of Fame were received in late May by NASCAR from five cities – Atlanta, Ga., Charlotte, N.C., Daytona Beach, Fla., Kansas City, Kan., and Richmond, Va. The proposals will be reviewed by NASCAR, with site visits scheduled for later this summer. NASCAR says it would like to have a final decision by the end of the year on where to build the sport's first official Hall of Fame.
"NASCAR is honored to receive proposals from these five cities that all play an important role in hosting NASCAR Nextel Cup events each year," says Mark Dyer, NASCAR vice president of licensing. "These five cities are all winners and are to be congratulated for their diligence and dedication to the Hall of Fame project. We now will get to work and study each of these proposals carefully and completely.
"Later this summer, we will schedule site visits to each of the five cities. We are excited about the prospect of partnering with one of these cities to produce a world-class facility that will enshrine the legends of NASCAR and give our millions of loyal fans a touchstone of the sport they love."
NASCAR has enlisted the services of OnSport as a consultant during the evaluation process. OnSport previously worked on the development of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame projects.
NASCAR announced last January its plan to develop a new Hall of Fame. Request for proposals were then sent to groups in Atlanta, Birmingham/Talladega, Ala., Charlotte, Daytona Beach, Kansas City, Richmond and the state of Michigan. Since that time, Birmingham/Talladega and the state of Michigan opted not to participate in the proposal process.
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Several years ago I heard this quote when attending Making Things Happen with Lara Casey. That day, and these words changed my life forever. And without any of you knowing it, they have changed yours. Without Lara's words that day and the promptings of the Holy Spirit, Pursuit 31 would've continued as just a dream in my head. Something snapped in me that day and would never have taken a single step towards what has now come to be. These words from Marianne Williamson became one of the foundational quotes of Pursuit 31 and to this day I meditate on them constantly. They changed me. Deeply. And I pray they will change you too.
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All of the soils of Yosemite Valley originated from materials of similar chemical makeup, mineralogical composition, and under similar climatic conditions. None of the soils in Yosemite Valley approach maturity. Topography, stoniness, and age have been the major influences on soil differentiation. Topography was the most important because it controls surface runoff and ground water, accounts for the distribution of stony soils, and causes the separation of alluvial soils of different ages. Topography caused slight climatic differences between the valley floor, the hotter and dryer south-facing slopes, and the cooler north-facing slopes. The resulting landforms, which are shown in schematic profile across the valley (Fig. 1) and mapped (Fig. 2), are used in this paper as the basic units for analysis of soils and vegetation.
The soils were classified in 1962 according to seven landforms. The lowest are near permanent streams and were recently deposited sands with (A) and without (As) profile development. The B soils occurred at slightly higher positions and showed profile development. The outreach of coarse soils extended to alluvial fans (F) and apron deposits (C lower). Upper talus slopes (C upper) and moraines (D) were the other two landforms. Division within each landform into soil series was based on rockiness, color, and internal drainage.
Recent Alluvium Without Profile Development (As)
Landform As (Fig. 2) flooded annually and the soil material consisted of sands and larger components deposited by the Merced River, Tenaya Creek, and small tributary streams. No soil profile had developed. Channels caused by flooding and the presence of oxbows gave the landform an uneven surface. Point-bars in the bends of the Merced River illustrated this most recent alluvium.
Vegetation rapidly becomes established on the youngest alluvial areas (Fig. 3). Tree species common on other landforms dominated, including Libocedrus decurrens (incense cedar), Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine), Quercus kelloggii (black oak), Quercus chrysolepis (canyon liveoak), Abies concolor (white fir), and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir). Riparian species such as Populus trichocarpa (black cottonweed), and Alnus rhombifolia (white alder) were abundant locally. The relatively low frequencies and densities of most of the woody species (Fig. 4) suggested open forest. The presence of mature trees of L. decurrens, P. ponderosa, Q. kelloggii, P. menziesii, Acer macrophyllum (big-leaf maple), P. trichocarpa, and A. rhombifolia, as well as trees in nearly all of the shorter height classes, implied continuous invasion of plants on new alluvium. The vigor of the trees indicated healthy individuals and fast growth.
Foliage cover in this open forest type was about 41% by trees and 41% by herbaceous species (Table 1), which was the least tree cover and the greatest herbaceous cover of all the forested types. Herbaceous species with the highest frequencies were Elymus glaucus (blue wild-rye), Carex spp. (sedge), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern), Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), Agrostis alba (redtop), Artemisia douglasiana (Douglas mugwort), Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), Equisetum arvense (horsetail), Galium bolanderi (bedstraw), Bromus tectorum (cheat grass), Holcus lanatus (velvet grass), Mentha arvensis (mint), and Potentilla glandulosa (cinquefoil) (Table 2). Meadow vegetation on this landform occurred in the Slaughter House, Leidig, Sentinel, and Cook's meadows.
Table 1 . Cover estimates based on plots 15 m in diameter within the forest vegetation of Yosemite Valley.
Table 2. Percentage frequency of herbaceous species in the understory of forest types according to landform.
Recent Alluvium with Profile Development (A)
Older alluvial deposits, but those still flooded annually, showed a color profile and were designated landform A (Figs. 1 and 2). These soils had recent surface deposits of fresh sand and silt. Judgment was used to designate some A soils because flooding gradually decreases as the distance from the Merced River increases. No distinct modern flood plain terraces occurred in the valley.
Scattered mature trees of Libocedrus decurrens, Pinus ponderosa, Quercus kelloggii, Populus trichocarpa, and Alnus rhombifolia dominated the forest on landform A (Fig. 5). L. decurrens, P. ponderosa, and Q. kelloggii were the only species in which all size classes occurred. Not only did L. decurrens have the highest frequency of any species (87.9%), but it also had the highest frequency in almost all size classes.
Pinus ponderosa showed a relatively higher frequency of trees greater than 15 m (50 ft) tall than those less than 15 m tall. Many individuals in the 1.8- to 6-m (6-20 ft) size class were suppressed, dead, or dying. Trees in the two smaller size classes were not vigorous, especially if they were growing in heavy shade. Dense canopy restricts this species.
Quercus kelloggii had the same total frequency (82.8%) as Pinus ponderosa. The high frequency for Quercus resulted primarily from the scattered plants in the seedling and mature classes. Q. kelloggii had a very low frequency in the intermediate size classes. It formed open stands in or near the meadows (Fig. 6).
On this landform, Quercus chrysolepis and Umbellularia californica (California bay) appeared as branched shrubs rather than as young, single-stemmed trees, which was the case on the xeric sites in the valley. Q. chrysolepis appeared in a growth form greater than 2 m (6.6 feet) tall on only one plot; U. californica had not attained 2 m on this landform.
Abies concolor and Pseudotsuga menziesii were present on this landform, but mostly in the lower size classes. P. menziesii occurred on only one plot and A. concolor on three plots with a height greater than 15 m.
The A landform soils had a cover of 57% trees and 38% herbaceous plants (Table 1). The herbaceous species with the highest frequencies in this area were Elymus glaucus, Carex spp., Pteridium aquilinum, Galium bolanderi, Holcus lanatus, Potentilla glandulosa, Agrostis alba, Equisetum arvense, Poa pratensis, and Montia perfoliata (miner's lettuce). Landform A supported only grasslands in several of the valley's meadows.
Older Alluvium with Profile Development (B)
Landform B (Figs. 1 and 2), which was composed of the oldest alluvium, flooded only occasionally. Color and organic profiles separated these soils from those on the recent alluvium. Lake fill materials occurred at shallow depths below the older alluvium, outcropped in small scattered locations, and were exposed in the banks of numerous tributary streams. No textural B horizon existed in this soil. Landform B occurred extensively in the valley.
The alluvial soils showed a varied drainage pattern from excessively well-drained sands at point bar locations and along stream banks to closed depressions that remained wet continuously. However, most of the alluvial soils were well drained and occurred on flat, little-channeled flood plains. Imperfectly and poorly drained soils were very dark grayish-brown and occupied abandoned river channels; a few of which had nearly pure organic matter in the bottoms of the depressions.
Landform B supported Libocedrus decurrens (95.2% frequency), Pinus ponderosa, and Quercus kelloggii, which occurred in all size classes (Figs. 7, 8). The only mature trees on this landform were individuals of Libocedrus decurrens, P. ponderosa, Q. kelloggii, and Populus trichocarpa. Landform B showed greater dominance of the upland tree species, fewer of the riverine species, and more seedlings of Pinus lambertiana and Acer glabrum (mountain maple) than landform A.
The B landform had a mean tree canopy cover of 55% and herbaceous cover of 22%, which was a much thinner herbaceous stand than on landform A (Table 1). This suggests that forests on landform B were replacing meadows. The herbaceous species with the highest frequencies were Pteridium aquilinum, Elymus glaucus, Poa scabrella, Potentilla glandulosa, and Galium bolanderi. In comparison with landform A, xeric species had increased; for example, Pteridium had replaced Elymus as the most frequent, P. scabrella was more frequent than Poa pratensis, and Carex spp. were of low frequency. All of the meadows in the valley had areas in the B landform.
Moraines (D)
Terminal moraines occurred near the mouth of Yosemite Valley and lateral moraines were present between Tenaya Creek and the Merced River (Fig. 2). These moraines are late Wisconsin in age and were formed during the third period of glaciation in Yosemite Valley (Matthes 1930). Soils on the moraines have a high stone content. This landform occupies the smallest area of any in the valley.
Libocedrus decurrens, Pinus ponderosa, and Quercus kelloggii dominated the vegetation, but Quercus chrysolepis and Abies concolor had relatively high frequencies in the lower height classes (Fig. 9). L. decurrens and P. ponderosa were present in all size classes on this landform, and with Q. kelloggii were the only species with mature trees. Just as on all landforms below the colluvium, Q. chrysolepis and Umbellularia californica occurred as shrubs less than 2 m tall. Abies magnifica (red fir), usually located at higher elevations, existed on two plots on this landform and nowhere else in the valley.
The mean tree cover was 59% and the mean herbaceous cover 2.2% (Table 1). The only herbaceous species with high frequencies were Carex spp. and Pteridium aquilinum (Table 2). Landform D is the only one in the valley on which Elymus glaucus did not appear in abundance. Few species characterized this morainal vegetation.
Alluvial Fans (F)
Alluvial fan and apron deposits occurred along tributary streams, covering the lowest recent colluvium and extending into the valley upon lake fill (Figs. 1 and 2). They were recognized by their topographic form and position. Soil materials were similar in color but rock fragments were generally smaller than those in the colluvial deposits. Fan materials had been transported by water for too short a distance to wear the rocks round. Stratification of particle size classes seldom occurred. Fans constituted the second largest landform in the valley.
As on most of the other landforms, Libocedrus decurrens, Pinus ponderosa, and Quercus kelloggii dominated the vegetation (Fig. 10). Quercus chrysolepis and Abies concolor also had relatively high frequencies. These species plus Pseudotsuga menziesii and Acer macrophyllum were present on this landform in all size classes, including mature trees. L. decurrens and A. concolor were the major understory trees, as indicated by high frequencies in the intermediate size classes. Many seedlings of Q. kelloggii fail to establish or to reach heights greater than 30 cm.
Mean canopy cover was 46% for trees and 10% for herbaceous plants (Table 1). The diverse un derstory vegetation contained 52 of the 81 recorded species in the forest sampling. Those with the highest frequencies were Poa scabrella (pine bluegrass), Pteridium aquilinum, Elymus glaucus, Potentilla glandulosa, Juncus balticus (Baltic rush), Galium bolanderi, Sitanion hystrix (squirreltail), Bromus tectorum, and Asarum hartwegii (wild-ginger) (Table 2). Bridalveil Meadow was the only meadow on an alluvial fan.
Colluvial Landforms (C)
Colluvial deposits, also called talus, fringed almost the entire valley (Fig. 2). Stones and boulders with diameters greater than 25 cm (10 inches) covered angular-shaped cobble and gravel-sized rock fragments. Material greater than 4 cm (1.5 inches) in diameter exceeded the finer particles in volume. Small remnants of glacial till of Wisconsin age which were scattered over the colluvial slopes did not appear to have extensive influence on these soils. This landform was the most extensive in the valley.
As the alluvial soils, the profile development was correlated with color change. The common sequence of color development of the soils on the colluvial slopes seemed to be the light gray of fresh minerals in the upper colluvium below the rocky cliffs, yellowish brown in the middle of long steep slopes on old colluvium, and grayish-colored soil on gentle foot slopes. This sequence showed where recent torrents had dissected talus slopes.
Colluvial landforms were divided into a lower (<30% slope) and an upper landform (>30% slope) due to differences in vegetation (Figs. 11 and 12). Lower colluvial vegetation was dominated by Quercus kelloggii, Quercus chrysolepis, Libocedrus decurrens, and Pinus ponderosa. The upper colluvium supported abundant Q. chrysolepis and a small number of the other three species (Fig. 13). These species plus Abies concolor and Pseudotsuga menziesii were present in all size classes. Landform C supported higher frequencies of Umbellularia californica and P. menziesii, as well as the Q. chrysolepis, than did the valley floor.
The mean herbaceous cover on the two colluvial landforms was the lowest at 1.9% and 3.8%, and tree canopy was thicker than on other landforms (Table 1). Herbaceous species with the highest fre quencies were Poa scabrella, Juncus balticus, Elymus glaucus, Asarum hartwegii, Penstemon newberryi (beardtongue), Dryopteris arguta (wood fern), and Melica imperfecta (onion-grass) (Table 2).
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Driving this fifth generation Polo GTI brought back the memories of the fourth generation GTI that I drove back in 2008. I was on my way to Singapore in the GTI for the inaugural Singaporean Grand Prix (and had a hot date as well). The only thing that stood between us was Kuala Lumpur's chaotic traffic.
Needless to say the Polo GTI got me to Singapore well on time and my date liked it as well, that's enough said about that. But yes, it was a complete blast to work the manual gearbox to put down the power. Somehow, even the superfast DSG automatics can never beat the intuitiveness of a proper manual.
Three years later, the memories of that drive still linger but the new GTI, gleaming in red, looks so much more desireable and judging from the words of advice from VW's PR person, it seems to be quite a stonker as well. And just as the previous review of the Mk 4 GTI, I was again in a rush and not really paying attention to the advice from VW's Head of PR, the only thing I heard was, "be careful when it's wet, it has plenty of torque steer".
After a quick handshake and a "sorry but I'm in a hurry," I was off. The GTI's semi-bucket seats are quite supportive and interior space is decent for a six-footer. Out of the car park at VW's headquarters in Bangsar and I floor it and suddenly Mr.PR's words run through my head as I wrestle with the steering wheel to keep the front wheels in line. Lesson no. 1 – keep the steering wheel straight before flooring the pedal!
The Polo GTI does come fitted with a limited slip differential to handle the surge of power but even on dry surface with maximum traction, the 180bhp of power and 250Nm of torque just mince the LSD's existance. Max torque is available at a lowly 2000rpm and max horsepower at 6200rpm, this unique tune ensures that the engine never runs out of breath and catapults the GTI to the century mark in just 6.9 seconds. That's quick enough to make the GTI one of the most credible hot hatches.
My favourite part of the car is the handling, because of its size and the brilliant electronically assisted steering, you get a barrage of feedback from the tyres and the car responds to your slightest inputs. There was never a moment where I found myself carrying too much speed into a corner as all I needed to do was counter steer a little as soon as the rear threatened to break loose, get on the power and feel the rear settle in before flooring it to sling shot out of a corner. It's a brilliant set up.
However the short wheelbase results in a twitchy ride on the highway, but that's to be expected as that happens with all vehicles with a short dimensions. Otherwise it's a comfortable ride and the 7-speed DSG gearbox makes cruising economical, the engine revs at slightly over 3000rpm at 170kmph, that's very decent and good enough to return over 500km for a full tank.
Find a long piece of tarmac, work the shift pedals located on the steering wheel and the GTI will speed past the 220kmph mark. But I felt that the brakes were not quite up to the mark, there's no initial bite at first but press a little harder and the brakes suddenly awaken, its fine at low speeds but at triple digit speeds, I demand better performance. A set of Brembos perhaps?
The other thing I didn't quite get along with was the turbo lag, floor the throttle and for about half a second nothing happens and then there's this gush of G-force that momentarily retards your senses before kicking in and forcing you to back off.
Starting at RM132,888 for the three door, it's the most fun you can buy for this kind of money. There's absolutely no doubt that the Polo GTI is an awesome car. The number of doors just don't matter, what matters is the speed and fun that comes bundled. And it will get you a lot of hot dates, I guarantee that.
Keshy Dhillon


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Are hairy toes a turn off?
I'm a girl and I have really hairy toes, is this a turn off for guys? It's so bad that I can no longer see my toes, there's no point shaving/waxing because it grows back so fast. Guys, does this turn you off? Would you still suck on my toes? Because that turns me on so much!
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Be careful, but I still suggest you shave. Because yeah, hairy toes are gross. I shave my feet.
Thank you... you've been like the nicest person to comment....
Haha no problem. :]
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You could always try waxing them, couldn't you?
A tiny bit of hair probably wouldn't be, but excessive hair like that would definitely be a huge turn-off. I am already fairly repulsed by feet, though, so I wouldn't be sucking on toes in the first place. :/
Shave them before you hangout with a guy. That simple. Yes very harry toes would be a turnoff.
If you send me a message maybe I can tell you what I'd do to them ;P
I would still suck on your toes can I see a picture of them
I love girls with hairy toes actually the first thing turn me on is girls with hairy toes.
I'd gladly suck on your toes. I'm a very submissive guy and very, very oral. So, if you ever feel down or frustrated about your feet or any particular part of your body, always remember that guys like me out there would like nothing more than to make you feel better about yourself by worshipping you from head to toes. Especially the toes :)
I don't know it may just be me but something about a beautiful girl with toe hair is a huge turn on my ex used to have more foot hair then me and I refused to let her get rid of it I thought it was sexy
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Yeh I think that would be a turn off, go to the doctors and see what they say-noone can be expected to live with toes that are really hairy, or just before you see your guy shave or wax them. Could you not do that thing where they permanently remove the hairs? My mind has gone blank on the name of it haha.
OMG thank you for your post! I though I was the only girl in the world with this problem. are you hairy all over too (like thicker body hair on arms/legs) or just toes?
you should shave them its not that bad just waxing is a lot moer painful... so don't worry some guy will suck them lol (:
Wax it. Hair depilitories (sp?)It would definitely be a turnoff for guys.I too have that problem and I just shave whenever I'm gonna be showing my feet. It's not the best way but it's very easy


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Varsity Line
|Varsity Line
Site of the future Oxford Parkway station
|Heavy rail
|National Rail
|Operational (Oxford-Clayton Junction and Bletchley-Bedford)
Mothballed (Clayton Junction-Bletchley)
|South East England
|13 open
2 planned
|1993 (mothballed Clayton Junction-Bletchley)
|Network Rail
|Chiltern Railways
London Midland
|Rolling stock
|Class 153 "Sprinter"
Class 165 "Network Turbo"
|No. of tracks
|Track gauge
|1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The Varsity Line (or Oxford to Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the railway route that formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated successively by the London and North Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and British Railways. A pun on the railway term main line was sometimes employed by describing the line as the "Brain Line".[citation needed]
Services were withdrawn from the Oxford – Bletchley and Bedford – Cambridge sections at the end of 1967, even though the line had not been listed for closure as part of the Beeching Axe in 1963.
The only sections still in regular passenger use today are the Oxford to Bicester Line from Oxford to Bicester Town, and the Marston Vale Line operation from Bletchley to Bedford. The Bicester – Calvert section still carries freight traffic but the Calvert – Bletchley section, though extant, is currently disused. There are well-developed plans to open a short section from Bicester Town to the Chiltern Main Line as part of Project Evergreen 3 and from Bicester to Bedford as part of the East West Rail Link.
In the absence of a through rail service, Stagecoach in Bedford's X5 coach service provides a passenger service by road between Oxford and Cambridge via Bicester, Milton Keynes and Bedford.
The line was built in two stages, the first by the Bedford and Cambridge Railway which opened in 1844, and the second by the Buckinghamshire Railway between Oxford and Bedford in 1845. The final link from Bedford to Cambridge was not however completed until 7th July 1862.
Bedford and Cambridge Railway[edit]
Proposed from 1844, the supporting and surveying engineers were George and Robert Stephenson. The engineers proposal to junction with the London and Birmingham Railway at Bletchley was eventually accepted by the shareholders, with construction starting in December 1945 and completed by September 1846. All operations were subcontracted to the LNWR.
Buckinghamshire Railway[edit]
The Bletchley and Bedford section was opened by the Buckinghamshire Railway in 1846. It then opened the section between Bletchley and Verney Junction on 30 March 1850 as part of its line to Banbury,[1] and the section between Verney Junction and Oxford on 20 May 1851.[1]
By the time that the B&CR had been built, the London and Birmingham Railway amalgamated with the Grand Junction Railway to form the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), who immediately took over the running rights to the line. The LNWR bought-out the B&CR in 1865. From 1 July 1851, the LNWR operated the Buckinghamshire Railway on a 999-year lease, then absorbing the company on 21 July 1879.[1]
However, much as though it now owned and operated the complete line, the LNWR choose to operate it as two separate timetables, using Bletchley as originally planned as an intermediate station, with separate trains running in two directions: east to Cambridge; and west to Oxford. It was not until it was amalgamated in 1922 that the London Midland and Scottish Railway started running complete services from Oxford to Cambridge.
During World War 2, the line carried many trains to and from the Bicester Military Railway. A junction between the line and the Great Central Main Line was built between Calvert and Claydon to improve connection.
British Railways[edit]
After nationalisation in 1947 into British Railways, an early attempt to close the line in 1959 failed due to large local opposition. The line was not listed for closure in the 1963 The Reshaping of British Railways report, but came under pressure from the road lobby and Minister of Transport Ernest Marples,[citation needed] who had appointed Dr Beeching. Patronage of the line fell[citation needed] when the introduction of fast trains from London to Oxford and Cambridge made it quicker for passengers to go via London. At the end of 1967 BR withdrew passenger services from the Oxford – Bletchley section and all trains from the Bedford – Cambridge section, a year after it had withdrawn passenger services north of Aylesbury on the Great Central Main Line.
In the 1980s the line between Aylesbury and Bletchley via Calvert was used for transfers of empty passenger rolling stock due to the closure of the London Marylebone depot, thus transferring the maintenance of the Chiltern Lines' Class 115s to Bletchley. This ceased with the opening of a new depot in Aylesbury and the introduction of the Class 165. During 1982 the entire length of the Bletchley-Oxford section, which was still double-tracked throughout, was used for diversionary passenger services while a bridge at Hill Wooton, between Coventry and Leamington Spa was replaced; all Birmingham-London Paddington services scheduled to stop at Coventry being diverted via this route for three days.[citation needed] Also in the 1980s, there were passenger specials to Milton Keynes from Marylebone via Aylesbury and High Wycombe, which picked up passengers at disused Winslow.[2] The last passenger train to operate on this section of the line was the Mothball Tour in 1993, just before the line was taken out of use.[citation needed]
Network SouthEast, supported by Oxfordshire County Council, reopened the Oxford – Bicester Town section to passenger traffic in 1987, and reopened Islip railway station in 1989.[3]
Present status of route[edit]
Between Oxford and Bicester the line was open and in regular passenger and freight use between 1987 and 2014 (see Oxford to Bicester Line), but was limited to 25–40 mph. It is currently closed for major upgrades, set to re-open as mostly 100 mph double track from 2015 (see Chiltern Railways#Evergreen 3). Since 1951 passenger trains have operated from the former Great Western Railway Oxford station. Between Bicester and Swanbourne the track is in place but overgrown. Within this the stretch between Bicester and Claydon Junction is used for regular freight trains carrying refuse to the landfill site at Calvert. Between Swanbourne and Mursley the track has been lifted but the trackbed remains and reinstatement is technically feasible. Between Mursley[4] and Newton Longville the track is in place but derelict. The stretch between Newton Longville and Bletchley was re-laid in spring 2006 and opened on 27 March 2006 for freight traffic, carrying refuse to the Newton Longville landfill site. Between Bletchley and Bedford the track is open and in daily passenger use as the Marston Vale Line.
Between Bedford and Cambridge all of the track has been removed and some sections of the trackbed have been lost. At Sandy and Potton new housing occupies the former route. Between Lord's Bridge and Cambridge, the Ryle Telescope of Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory now occupies a 3-mile (4.8 km) length of the former route. Between Trumpington Park and Ride and Cambridge Station the entire route has been converted to be part of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.
A further problem is the lack of through platforms at Bletchley and Bedford. The current track layout at Bletchley means that, without the proposed new high-level station, through trains would have to go around the station without stopping. Similarly, Bedford St Johns station was rebuilt on a different site, and is no longer on the through alignment towards Sandy.
Revival plans[edit]
Confirmed plans[edit]
In May 2006 the Department of Transport announced[5] specific plans for Bletchley station. The document states that "it is likely" that Bletchley area renewals and network simplification will take place by 2010, "to include a high-level platform" for Bedford trains. The network will be suitable for the later addition of any 'East-West' link to and from Oxford and for the operation of through links from either Oxford or Bedford to and from Milton Keynes.
In the expansion plans for Milton Keynes, the area around Newton Longville is to be extensively developed. A new passenger station for Newton Longville is included[6] in the "MK2031" strategic plan, with a spur to a new platform at Milton Keynes Central. An upgraded line is already in place (see above) and a simple halt would not be expensive.
On 4 December 2006, work began at Milton Keynes Central to prepare for a service connection from the Marston Vale Line, with completion scheduled for December 2008.[7][8]
Chiltern Railways has opened a new station, known as Aylesbury Vale Parkway, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Aylesbury town station, adjacent to the A41 and the major development at Berryfields. The station opened on 14 December 2008, and the station building on 1 June 2009. Existing track, previously used only by freight trains, has been upgraded and new signalling equipment installed. This line could be extended further north to reach a rebuilt Oxford-Bletchley line at Verney Junction and Chiltern Railways has long-term aspirations to reach Milton Keynes.[9]
It has also been announced that the line between Oxford and Bicester Town railway station will be upgraded with funding from property developers as a condition of enlarging Bicester Village Shopping Centre.
In March 2008, a £2 million engineering survey into the state of the existing and removed track was launched.[10]
In his autumn 2011 budget statement of November 2011, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced that the government would fund the re-opening of the rail link from Oxford via Milton Keynes as far as Bedford.[11]
In July 2012 the government announced that the line between Oxford and Bletchley would be reopened within an overall investment programme for trains between 2014 and 2019.[12]
Hopes for a revival of the Varsity Line rested on the proposed East West Rail Link. As well as upgrading the track between Bicester and Bletchley, this scheme was aiming to construct a new 9-mile (14 km) trackbed between Bedford and Sandy on roughly the same alignment as the original. At Sandy, trains would then have joined the East Coast Main Line to Biggleswade – Arlesey – Hitchin and then switched north-east to Letchworth – Baldock – Ashwell and Morden – Royston – Meldreth – Shepreth – Foxton – Cambridge. However, a chord would have to be built to enable southbound trains from Sandy to reach the Cambridge Line, as the existing junction serves only northbound trains from London on to this branch. This would mean that trains would not actually stop at Hitchin and a new station might have to be built there unless another solution could be found.
However, little progress was made with the project, and development plans were further set back when, in 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority rejected the option to reopen the stretch of line between Bicester and Bletchley. Then, in April 2006, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister declared[13] itself to be in favour of the principle of re-opening the link between Bedford and Oxford but gave no indication of underwriting that opinion. Most recently, in March 2008, a £2 million engineering survey of the existing and removed tracks was launched.[10]
An alternative alignment for the line eastwards from Sandy has been proposed in order that East Coast Main Line line capacity is not affected by the new line. This would continue from Sandy to the east along the original line, skirting Sandy Warren, before heading directly east across relatively flat and open country, with possible stations at Wrestlingworth and Bassingbourn, before joining the existing railway network again between Royston and Meldreth.
Despite growth opportunities for the rapidly developing Oxford-Cambridge Arc, reopening of the complete Varsity Line remains uncertain. The problem of reconstructing the Bedford to Sandy route is a particular obstacle. However, hope remains that the line between Bletchley and Bicester may re-open to provide a train service between Milton Keynes Central and Oxford.
In summer 2006 it was announced[14] that, in a bid to co-host the 2012 London Olympics, a large rowing lake would be built near the former station site at Willington in Bedfordshire, in return for a licence to extract gravel. The lake would cut through the route of the trackbed between Bedford and Sandy and any subsequent bridging costs would seem to be prohibitive, especially given the uninterrupted span that would be required to avoid obstructing the lake.
In March 2007, a study (funded by the councils and other interested parties along the route) declared at p. 38, 5.1 A very good operating and business case exists for [a "base case" for a] two-trains-per-hour passenger service between Oxford and Milton Keynes, and an operating case also exists for the Aylesbury spur which would bring further economic and strategic advantages to the subregion. Capital cost for the base case is between £100m – £135m. The base case and the Aylesbury options should be further considered in the next phase of work.[15]
In January 2009 work began on clearing vegetation from the Bletchley-Claydon section of the line, to make way for a survey of the cost of reopening the line. The work was being progressed by Milton Keynes Partnership (which was disbanded in 2011), with the intention of resuming passenger services between Oxford and Bedford via Milton Keynes Central "in three or four years".[16]
In March 2008, those undertaking the engineering survey stated that a 100 mph link between Oxford and Bletchley could be achieved for around £190 million. Assuming construction was to start in 2009 as they then hoped, the upgraded / re-opened line could be in service by 2012.[10]
In April 2008, the Department for Transport responded to an e-petition for support by reiterating that they would encourage private funding.[17]
As already noted above, funded work began in 2014 that is planned to deliver an fast Oxford – Milton Keynes Central – Bedford in 2019.
Future stations[edit]
- Oxford Parkway – opening 2015
- Winslow – planned for 2019
See also[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varsity Line.
- ^ a b c Awdry (1990) p. 63
- ^ http://www.railcar.co.uk/features/quaintonian.htm
- ^ Bevan, Alan (Ed). A-Z of Rail Reopenings. Warwick: Railway Development Society. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
- ^ Bridge at grid reference SP813306 on Whaddon/Mursley road, observed 31 July 2005
- ^ West Coast Main Line: Progress Report May 2006 (3MB PDF file)
- ^ MK2031 summary but see also MK2031 3.42 to 3.50
- ^ Transport Briefing — UK transport news, data and jobs
- ^ "New rail platform on time for 2008". MK News (Milton Keynes). 13 December 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Network Rail 2006 Business Plan.
- ^ a b c Little, Reg (7 March 2008). "MK Rail Link Plan on Track". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Autumn Statement: 35 road and rail schemes get go-ahead". BBC News. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Rail network to see 'biggest investment' since the Victorians". Guardian Newspaper. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Green light for rail link". Milton Keynes Citizen. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "'Olympic lake' backed by planners". BBC News Online (London). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) Stage 2 Report Final Report" (Press release). East West Rail. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Marsh, Phil (March 2009). "Headline News: East-West Rail Link work gets underway". In Pigott, Nick. The Railway Magazine (London) 155 (1295): 10. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "East-west-rail – epetition reply". Retrieved 27 April 2008.
Coordinates: 51°58′05″N 0°49′05″W / 51.968°N 0.818°W
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jenkins, Stanley C. (2013). Oxford, Bletchley & Bedford Line Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445617480.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Simpson, Bill. The Oxford To Cambridge Railway: Forty Years On 1960–2000. Witney: Lamplight Publications. ISBN 1-899246-05-3. OCLC 54047797.
External links[edit]
- East West Rail Link proposal
- Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3 Project
- "Oxford to Bicester, Banbury and Worcester, Description of line"


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"I really want to blow Miles & Music out this year and make it bigger than ever," said Bentley. "We've had the chance to help a lot of communities across the country, but the heart and soul of this event is in downtown Nashville with Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and the artists and friends who come out and help us raise money. It's my favorite thing we do all year."
Beginning at Harley-Davidson of Columbia (1616 Harley Davidson Blvd., Columbia, TN), the event will consist of a one-hour scenic ride that will finish up at downtown Nashville's Riverfront Park. The fun doesn't stop there: after the show, Dierks will hold a concert with special guests Sheryl Crow, Chris Young, Brantley Gilbert, The Cadillac Black and Craig Campbell. More artists will be added to the lineup in the next few weeks.
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