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Have you ever set your "internal clock" to wake you up at a certain time in the morning? Did it work? We all move through our lives with the patterns set by our circadian rhythms, governed by our body's biological clocks housed deep within our brains.
They affect our sleep-and-wake cycles, eating habits, digestion and other bodily functions. Internal clocks running too fast or too slow have been linked to chronic health problems.
You may be thinking, "What does all this have to do with landscape lighting?" According to many doctors, lighting can significantly affect one's circadian rhythm. Artificial light can affect a human's alertness level and suppress melatonin, the natural sleep hormone. The blue wavelength given off by fluorescent and LED lamps cause brain stimulation and alertness.
Most LED light sources are born blue. Phosphors are applied to a blue diode to change their color. The blue light energy passes through the phosphor layer and creates white light energy. Darker-colored phosphors provide a warm white Kelvin temperature, while lighter-colored phosphors produce a cooler white. Even so, the blue-light wavelength is still present.
While landscape lighting and the effect it may have on circadian rhythms isn't a hot industry topic, I'm here to educate you on possible future impacts. In many areas, we've had to change the way we design outdoor lighting to comply with International Dark Sky requirements. In the future, lighting control and color temperature will be key in creating circadian-rhythm-friendly lighting systems.
When designing a circadian-rhythm-friendly lighting system, consider effects with warmer kelvin temperatures. Work with indirect techniques such as backlighting and downlighting. Individual zones and dimmers should be used to control brighter effects. If these areas can be seen through windows, they may need to be dimmed or switched off entirely. Research has shown that most red and amber LEDs are free of any blue wavelength.
Currently, these types of lamps are required by wildlife agencies in areas where sea turtles migrate. Try using amber lamps in pathway lighting, step lights and wall sconces. Using these lamps can successfully illuminate pathways and support nighttime navigation, while minimizing the amount of light to the human eye.
To maintain a healthy circadian rhythm, doctors suggest that we limit our use of all screen devices 30 minutes to an hour before retiring for the evening. This will slow down stimulation to the brain and allow our internal clocks to get in line. Here's to all of us getting a good night's sleep. Pleasant dreams!
Kevin Smith is the national technical support and trainer at Brilliance LED LLC, Carefree, Arizona, and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Thanks for tuning in!
Great show
thx yep 2pm
Peace.....One Love:v::heart:
North Carolina basketball hinges on this rule as far as having the recruiting edge they have
Great show....Ben
Roy should be agreeing as well!!!
Baker better grow up! It's big boy ball now
The Browns are who we thought they were
yeah i ended up doing flyers after 1 am :smiley:
Hey Mocha good afternoon
Good afternoon....Jackie J
Good afternoon Kysii
Preach brother
Hey Moecheeze
Jammin Jackie J
Man I put my phone on do not disturb a lot more often than I use to
Good afternoon Ben
Good afternoon everyone
whatup Cheeze
I now actively have to put the phone to the side and engage when needed
Kysii what up boss
I have heard this before
this one actually spoke to me
wow bro thx for this one
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I plan to update this blog post as I go, but here is my current list of favorite fountain pen inks, organized by color. I've reviewed some, but most are on my to-do list. In my experience, these are the best of the best–great color and performance.
- Aurora Black
- Sailor Jentle Blue
- Pilot Blue
Blue Black:
- Pilot Blue Black
- Diamine Oxford Blue
- Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris
- Sailor Jentle Rikyu-Cha
- J. Herbin Lie de Thé
- Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün (….greenish gold)
- Platinum Citrus Black (Iron Gall)
- Diamine Graphite
- Montblanc Irish Green
- Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin
- Monteverde Olivine
- Robert Oster Jade
- Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki
- Monteverde Fire Opal
- Montblanc Lavender Purple
- Cross Violet
- Sailor Jentle Shigure (Rain Showers)
- Sailor Jentle Oku-Yama
- Sheaffer Skrip Red
- Diamine Oxblood
Teal / Turquoise:
- Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori (Peacock)
- Monteverde California Teal
- Diamine Eau de Nil
- Robert Oster Fire & Ice
- Waterman Obsession Blue
*last updated on March 5, 2018
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Tower Hamlets residents in Globe Town create community garden
PUBLISHED: 11:42 19 June 2012 | UPDATED: 12:58 19 June 2012
Residents have come together from estates across Globe Town to create a community garden.
Around 30 people turned out for an event last Sunday which saw residents from Victoria Park Estate including Merceron, Mulberry, Monfort, Evesham and Gretton Houses plant seeds for the garden.
But residents had already been busy over the past months building raised beds and growing produce such as tomatoes and runner beans for everyone to share.
Globe Town & Mile End councillor Amy Whitelock, who attended the event, said: "It's fantastic to see residents coming together from across the estate to bring this garden to life.
Residents are not only growing fruit and vegetables, they're growing a stronger community."
Estate residents can become members of the community garden for £2 a year and then share in the work, e.g. the watering rota, and the produce.
The garden supported by councillors Whitelock and Bill Turner received funding from Capital Growth, a project between London Food Link, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and the Big Lottery's Local Food Fund.
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American Airlines, Airbus A330, CLT-LHR, Economy
This Trip
- AA Flagship First Lounge, Heathrow T3
- American Airlines Basic Economy, LHR-DFW, 777-300ER
- American Airlines, Boeing 737-800, DFW-MSP
- Crowne Plaza, Northstar, Minneapolis Downtown
- Minneapolis: In Pictures
- American Airlines, Airbus A320, MSP-CLT, Economy
- American Airlines, Airbus A330, CLT-LHR, Economy
- Review: American Airlines Arrivals Lounge, London Heathrow
After a slightly later anticipated arrival from Minneapolis, it was along to the main Admirals Club in Charlotte.
This was a fairly large space, which kept most of its previous furnishings from the US Airways days by the look of things.
It was large, a little on the busy side and had the basic Admirals Club food and beverages. So the same as most airline lounges in the US.
I won't say too much about this lounge, as there isn't too much to say about it really!
I later visited the Admirals club that was closer to my gate. This was in the new American style however it was much smaller. And just as busy!
From checking the seat map around half an hour prior to boarding, this didn't seem to be a particularly full flight.
Unusually, boarding started a little late. For the second time today, a mechanical issue with the aircraft was holding things up.
At pretty much SDT, they announced boarding wouldn't begin for another hour. Back to the lounge it was then.
After around 15 minutes in the lounge, boarding was announced. This wasn't true though, and once back at the gate the ground staff said they "may" be changing the gate. But they weren't sure yet.
Quite literally about 2 minutes later, boarding began. How confusing!
Once on board, again, I found this ex US Airways bird to be very clean an comfortable.
I had flown US Airways once previously between Philadelphia and Tampa and found their service not all that great. Although from today's experience their planes are pretty comfortable.
There were USB ports at each seat, although not full power points from what I could see.
Underneath the window seats were reasonably large IFE boxes, but with the light load, they didn't prove too cumbersome.
The one part of the aircraft that wasn't comfortable was the temperature. It was pretty warm on board, although the cabin crew were pretty pro-active and came through the cabin opening the personal air vents.
Flight time was given as 7:14, and the captain apologised for the confusion on boarding.
Once boarding was completed, it turned out that it was a reasonably empty flight, meaning that after bit of swapping around, most solo travellers had a spare seat next to them. Myself included.
We eventually pushed back and made our way over to the runway 50 minutes behind schedule.
Shortly after departure, I put a film on. Selection wise, it was identical to what was available on the flight between London and Dallas. However the system used here was far older. It was purely touch based. And not overly responsive.
Onboard Service
The crew started the dinner service around 30 minutes after departure. There was a choice of either chicken or pasta. Much like the flight out, it wasn't bad, but far from the best meal I've ever eaten.
Following this came a second drinks round, which seemed a little odd as it appeared most people just wanted to settle down for the short night ahead. Myself included.
Second Service
With just over an hour of the flight remaining, breakfast was served. This consisted of a pack containing a yogurt, some granola and a fig bar.
Descent into London started around 35 minutes prior to landing. Despite the earlier delay, we had made up much of that time during the night.
The captain gave an update, saying we were passing through 20,000ft and that we were expected to land in 30 minutes. There wasn't any holding mentioned, however being at 20,000ft with 30 minutes still left to run meant that it seemed more than likely. This was later confirmed.
Arrival on to stand was made a few minutes adrift of schedule, so once more American Airlines not proving to be overly punctual. No big deal though, as I had no plans for the rest of the day.
My Thoughts
A generally fine flight with American Airlines on this sector. The ex US Airways A330 was FAR more comfortable than the native 777-300ER I flew on the first sector of this trip. Sure, I had a spare seat next to me, but even the legroom was more generous.
One potentially major issue I failed to mention though was the crew. They got the service done without fuss, but when it came to safety, they were lacking.
Upon descent, they secured the cabin and took their seats. As we were about to turn on to finals someone got up to use the washroom. Despite being in plane sight of the crew, not a word came from them. This then led to someone else getting up and doing the same. Despite being on final approach at this point, again, the crew said nothing.
This wasn't the only issue I noticed. As I looked around, I spotted the passenger across the aisle quite obviously had their seat belt unfastened. To the point where the unfastened strap was hanging off the side of the seat into the aisle. How could they miss this???


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ONSTREAM MEDIA TO WEBCAST MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S 45th ANNUAL
POMPANO BEACH, FL – February 19, 2010 - Onstream Media Corporation ( OTC: ONSM), a leading online service provider of live and on-demand Internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications, today announced the company will be webcasting Miami Children's Hospital's 45th annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course (PPGC) - a course that is regarded as the most established continuing, independent medical education program in the country.
The four-day course, beginning February 22, stems from Miami Children's Hospital's tradition of quality and excellence in health care for children and is academically tailored to advance the clinical and research aspects of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Renowned faculty from all over the United States and the world will be presenting the most recent advances for the practicing pediatrician.
"We're excited to have Onstream Media play an important part in video recording and webcasting our entire program over the Internet," said Dr. Rani S. Gereige, Director of Medical Education, Miami Children's Hospital. "With Onstream Media, the speakers and information will be available as an on-demand continuing education course after the conference which is reflective of Miami Children's Hospital's commitment to advance the educational development of medical professionals who are serving children worldwide."
"Miami Children's Hospital is a world leader in pediatric healthcare and we're pleased to be supporting PPGC's mission of providing a state-of-the-art forum for continuing medical education in Pediatrics," said Randy Selman, President and CEO, Onstream Media.
The PPGC entitled, "Perspectives in Pediatrics," is expecting approximately 750 participants, including pediatricians, family practitioners, residents/fellows, and ancillary staff members. Attendees will be learning from the world's foremost teachers who have proven ability to translate theoretical information to the practical level of day-to-day pediatric care.
The PPGC provides education in all areas of pediatrics including topics such as Metabolic Diseases, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine through its General Sessions and Symposiums/Workshops. Additionally, a Pediatric Board Review Course is offered that provides an opportunity to refresh pediatric knowledge to approximately 180 physicians preparing to sit for their pediatric boards. For more information, visit www.ppgcpip.com.
About Miami Children's Hospital:
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Miami Children's Hospital® is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with several specialty programs ranked among the best in the nation in 2008 and 2009 by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor.
About Onstream Media:
Onstream Media Corporation ( OTC: ONSM) is an online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications. Onstream Media's pioneering Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding, managing, indexing, and publishing content via the Internet. The DMSP provides our clients with intelligent delivery and syndication of video advertising, streaming video, mobile streaming and supports pay-per-view for online video and other rich media assets. The DMSP also provides an efficient workflow for transcoding and publishing user- generated content in combination with social networks and online video classifieds, utilizing Onstream Media's Auction VideoT (patent pending) technology. In addition, Onstream Media provides live and on-demand webcasting, webinars, web and audio conferencing services. In fact, almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies and 78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs have used Onstream Media's services.
Select Onstream Media customers include: AAA, Bonnier Corporation, Dell, Disney, Georgetown University, National Press Club, PR Newswire, Shareholder.com (NASDAQ), Sony Pictures and the U.S. Government. Onstream Media's strategic relationships include Akamai, Adobe, BT Conferencing, eBay and Qwest. For more information, visit Onstream Media at http://www.onstreammedia.com or call 954-917-6655.
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Going skiing or snowboarding this winter
SkiMaps - Download Trail Maps
What is it about?
Going skiing or snowboarding this winter? Download trail maps from your favourite ski resorts to your iPhone and use the built-in GPS to find your way around the slopes.
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Going skiing or snowboarding this winter? Download trail maps from your favourite ski resorts to your iPhone and use the built-in GPS to find your way around the slopes.
The best thing is that you don't need an active internet connection, just download the maps you'll need in advance and everything you need on the slopes is right there on your iPhone. If you do have an internet connection available however, you can display webcams from Windy.com on the piste maps or check the weather forecast at your favourite resort.
Some of the available ski areas are:
Espace Killy (Tignes & Val d'Isère - France)
Les 3 Vallées (Val Thorens, Meribel, Courchevel,... - France)
Portes du Soleil (Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets,... - France & Switzerland)
Paradiski (Les Arcs, La Plagne,... - France)
Chamonix - Mont Blanc (France)
St. Anton am Arlberg (Austria)
Le Grand Masif (Flaine, Samoëns,... - France)
Alpe d'Huez (France)
Les 4 Vallées (Switzerland)
Les Deux Alpes (France)
Ischgl (Austria)
Whistler Blackcomb (Canada)
Zell Am See - Kaprun (Austria)
Zermatt & Cervinia (Switzerland & Italy)
... and more!
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Release date: August 21st 2006Label: Century MediaDistribution: EMI (Denmark)Website: www.mercenary.dkStyle: Prog/power/death metal
Rating: 85/100Cover artwork rating: 80/100Reviewed by: Thomas NielsenDate: July 31st 2006
Somewhere in the dark recesses of my music collection, there is a true gem. It contains four tracks recorded and mixed exactly a decade ago by now appropriately acclaimed producer/guitarist Jacob Hansen and Illdisposed's subwoofer Bo Summer. The CD is called 'Supremacy' and it was the first release from the then frankly insignificant death metal quartet called Mercenary from the most-northern part of Denmark.
After another two releases, the band's insignificance was suddenly blown away in 2004 with the fourth release, the critically acclaimed '11 Dreams'. The album was a brilliant combination of death metal brutality and power metal melody and to this day set a couple of standards for what metal music should be.
'The Hours that Remain' holds the flag high for those standards with a superb production and mix by Jacob Hansen that lets everyone's effort stand out clear yet merge into a perfect
Unlike its predecessor, it has taken me a few listens to get into the album. The first track, Redefine Me, initially put me off due to its (too) heavy reliance on power metal, especially Mikkel Sandager's vocal performance. However, once you move into the album, there is plenty of brutality and aggression from the Danes, although the now departed bassist/vocalist Kral's growls are missed greatly to add that extra punch. The song writing, I have to conclude, is excellent and mixes a lot of elements of the stuff that is moving out there right now, from Nevermore over Soilwork to Arch Enemy.
Although 'The Hours that Remain' doesn't have the sing-along hit song that '11 Dreams' has (the title track!), I think that this one will be one of those albums that you can easily take out from the shelf in ten year's time and enjoy just as much as now. That's what you can do with good quality music and this is exactly what Mercenary has given us


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The 2018 Videogame Challenge!
- JanBelgium
De Haan...and videogaming, boardgaming, RPG'ing and helping users as an admin!
For this purpose and the succes of this years challenge we are repeating the challenge!
The Goal:
Let VGG'ers beat at least 5 games which accumelate to at least 50 hours of game time.
The Rules:
Enter a geeklist item in the geeklist before starting the challenge, games you beat before entering the challenge count but only for the regular challenge. Only games and hours played in 2018 count. To let them count for the hardcore challenge you need to enter the challenge before playing the games.
Optional: You may make up a list of videogames you tend to beat this year. If you are able to complete this challenge with the same ten games you have listed you will be eligable for the hardcore challenge microbadge.
- As soon as you choose your list and updated your geeklist item then copy the list and post it as a comment under your geeklist item. Do not change this anymore as this is the way we can check if you kept to your list and are eligable for the hardcore microbadge.
- You may add 3 alternate games that to this hardcore list so that if you get a game that you really don't like you don't have to play it to the end. Alternates have been limited to 3.
Play videogames!
As soon as you beat a game, tell us about it on VGG. Where you talk about it is up to you. This can be as a short review (we like that a lot) or just on the beaten videogames geeklist, but it could be in a play thread on the videogame page, ... but talk about the game, that's what VGG is for.
Adjust your geeklist item entry and make a list of which game you have beaten and how long you took to do it.
As soon as you have beaten 5 games and have at least 50 hours of combined gametime (you can play shorter games but need more entries then) you will receive the Complete challenge microbadge.
If you either hit at least 10 games beaten and got 100, 150 or 200 gamehours you will get another special microbadge for that.
When you enter the challenge or hit a goal, post about it in the thread. I don't monitor the list.
You can find the thread here: The 2018 Videogame Challenge!
Microbadges that can be earned: - new ones have been ordered
- earned by participating
- earned with 5 games beaten and 50 hours of gametime
- earned with 10 games beaten and 100 hours of gametime
- earned with 10 games beaten and 150 hours of gametime
- earned with 10 games beaten and 200 hours of gametime
- earned by beating the 10 games on your hardcore list.
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ASL Marine Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Sukses Shipyard Indonesia, have agreed to buy a shipyard in Batam for US$20 million (S$25.6 million).
The shipyard, to be purchased from PT Loh & Loh Construction Indonesia, is located next to ASL Marine's existing shipyard in Batam, the group said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange on Monday.
The Batam shipyard was valued at around $33 million as at Dec 20 last year by property valuer KJPP, Sarwono, Indrastuti & Rekan.
ASL Marine already owns four shipyards, which are located in Singapore, Batam and China.
It said in its statement that the proposed purchase would let it expand its capacity and berthing space to support growing demand from the marine and offshore sector for ship repair and upgrading of ships and other floating structures.
The extra shipyard will also supplement the group's revenue stream and strengthen its ability to serve customers in the South Asia region, ASL Marine said.
PT Loh & Loh Construction Indonesia is a unit of Miclyn Express Offshore, which is headquartered in Singapore.
ASL Marine said that Miclyn Express Offshore was selling the Batam shipyard to focus on its core vessel chartering business.
ASL Marine's shares were flat at 73.5 cents as at 10.10am on Monday.


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Chapter 1: Origins
April, 2013, Arnold Bellomo gets released from Vernon C. Bain Correctional facility on parole, after serving a 16 year prison sentence in violation of the RICO act. Arnold Bellomo's history trails back to a glorified crew under his uncle's reign as boss in the Genovese Crime Family. After being released, Arnold returned back to his original hometown of Belmont where he was visited by enforcers of his uncle. Due to some uncivil disloyalty, Arnold Bellomo was instructed by his captain Eugene Borsellino to open up shop in Los Santos. Shortly after Arnold Bellomo's arrival to Los Santos, he was indicted on charges of murder in the second degree while out on parole and immediately put back in prison. Arnold Bellomo made his face and presence known in Los Santos before he was indicted. During this murder charge, it was argued that he was involved in the execution of a man for allegedly trying to "raise the price on a house" for Arnold. Due to his past, he was held on an impossible, five hundred thousand dollars bail. In April, 2014, his lawyer, David Speigelhagen convinced the courts that he was there during the time of the murder but was there against his will. Further investigation was done and although his fingerprints were on the kitchen sink at the crime scene, a witness to the murder plead guilty and took the fall for Bellomo's involvement, as the murderer. He also lied and admitted that "Bellomo was kidnapped and brought to that location to witness the murder for the suspect's own sick and personal gain." Not soon after, Bellomo was released back out on parole.
Upon Bellomo's release, he met up with most of his old counterparts from a year prior, setting up shop. Bellomo started his crew with Paul Argenzenio, Craig Porco, Walter Funicello and Lawrence Borgesi, All associated members of the inducted Genovese soldier. Arnold Bellomo instructed Paul Argenzenio to take out a lease on what became a mob hot spot in East Los Santos called, "The Brickhouse." It was known for it's occasional scuffles and bar fights between a number of criminal entities such as biker gangs, bloods, crips and Spanish gangs. The public asked why, such a brand new bar automatically involved in neighborhood violence. Well, "The Brickhouse" was known for it's rumors around the East Side of the city for being "connected" as society would call it. The rumors alleged that "The Brickhouse" had ties to America's most famous criminal phenomenon, La Cosa Nostra, modernly referred to as "The Mafia" or "The Italian Mob." The FBI noted that East Los Santos' most notorious gangsters frequented the bar to have a meeting with "Happy" who the FBI suspected to be Paul Argenzenio at one time. Wiretaps let out that "Happy" did business with old and new up and comers in East Los Santos such as "White" "Ruskie" "Zippy" "Spleen" "Tez" "Herp" "Wild" "Black" "Joker" "Bozo" "Rasta" "Porky" and many more renowned underworld names from April through June. So on suspicion, Paul Agrenzenio was charged with felonious racketeering due to associating with known undesirables. Paul was locked up and held on an unreasonably high amount of bail. Once the FBI realized that "Paul Argenzenio" does not go by the name "Happy" they were forced to drop the charges, but instead indicted him on Tax Evasion and took away the "Brickhouse's" lease.
In June, another local mob hot spot opened up just around the corner, still in East Los Santos. This time, it was a deli, called "Meathead's Deli." Meathead's started off as a hole in the wall Deli that the locals were again confused about, due to the immense amount of Caucasian guys just trotting up and down the hard living, gang infested East Los Santos. The public started to wonder "Why aren't these men being attacked by local gang members?" or the typical "Why haven't they moved out yet?" People started to put two and two together and realize that this wasn't some ordinary group of visitors or tourists, these men were here to stay as two or three people formed into groups of five or six on the street corners. In August, a renowned SD officer disappeared in East Los Santos, reported last seen in Meathead's Deli. The FBI continues to investigate that as a murder, as they lack an immense amount of evidence to blame employee's at Meathead's for it. The rumors went viral on the street and more and more up and coming crews began to become stationary around Bellomo and his cronies. New names like "Mazzy" "Gio, " "Lou" "Franco" and many more up and coming renowned criminal underworld names are arising in routine wiretaps.
Hastling: "Good afternoon Agent Palmer, thanks for joining us this afternoon. I wanted to ask you a few questions about Arnold Bellomo, maybe get some opinions or thoughts on how you feel about him now that he's out. From what we understand you've been investigating Bellomo and dealing with his arrival, locals claim he's taken a new approach and leads a square life now. How do you feel about that, do you believe that?"
Palmer: "Yeah, Hi Ann, thanks for having me- ugh... Yeah, Arnold Bellomo's track record pretty much proves he's nothing but an overzealous, glorified thug. I don't see how a guy like Arnold Bellomo could ever lead a common lifestyle after everything he's been through and done in his life. From what I understand and from what sources told us back from Vernon C. Bain is that he's very short tempered and he's typically very abusive and violent. I wish him luck with leading a square life but I doubt it'd go very far."
Hastling: "Wow, so basically what you're saying is Arnold Bellomo, even though he's served his time and even though he's finished his punishment, you would agree he's most likely still up to any of his old antics before the RICO charge back in 1997?"
Palmer: "Well... we don't know. We're not allowed to really make comments on how we think he's doing, or what we think he's doing. Obviously I mean- he's trying to straighten himself out but I just stray away from the fact that he's going to be "good" or "behaved" now that he's out of Vernon C. Bain. Again... I wish him luck, but I don't know."
*Palmer blinks a few consecutive times.*
Family members
Street guys.
Over the course of 6 months, Arnold Bellomo has made a name for himself alongside of the big time up and comers who served under him during his starting era. Aroldo Bianco, Vincent Cassesso, Walter Funicello and Riccardo Arrigoni, both old and new members have climbed their way up the ranks. Arnold receives word from Eugene Borsellino that the Genovese Crime Family gives Arnold Bellomo the blessing to start his new beginning in Los Santos as the boss of his own organization. With backing from the Genovese Crime Family, Arnold Bellomo inducts the following members into his family:
- Aroldo Bianco: Toronto born but raised in New Jersey, Bianco had been involved within the Local 1235 Longshoremen Union of Port Newark from the age of sixteen well into his mid-twenties. He was speculated with being in-charge of many "No Show" jobs and "Ghost Payrolls" of undocumented workers due to his management position within the union. It's believed that he work hand in hand with various factions linked to Organized Crime and La Cosa Nostra in the New Jersey tri-state to infiltrate the Local 1235 for it's financial gain. After a 2011 RICO trial where Bianco was to be tried for crimes held under the RICO Act such as follows; Embezzlement of Union funds, Bribery and Extortion of Union Officials, Bribery Blackmail and Extorion of Government Officials. Charges were later dropped due insufficient evidence and lack of witness statements. He later resigned from his position in 2012. In the spring of 2014 he moved to Los Santos where he became involved with Arnold Bellomo, it's believed that Bianco manages the bookkeeping and maintains operations for Arnold Bellomo. Rumors and tales speculate that Aroldo Bianco had a hand in the death Pat DiGeronimo, son of former Munnichese Organization's streetboss, Gerald DiGeronimo. No one has admitted to Biancos connection within the death of DiGeronimo. They say he is the damage control for the organization.
- Vincent Cassesso: Born and raised in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Vincent Cassesso was tranferred into Bellomo's crew as a favor to a Cosa Nostra affiliate of Arnold's. Adamo Perconti ran a crew in Red Hook. Vincent Cassesso used to earn for Perconti before he enlisted in the USMC and got deployed to Afghanistan.. Vincent returned and Perconti deemed him a liability in Red Hook. Arnold agree'd to look after Vincent, and Vincent proved to be just the opposite of a liability in Los Santos. Vincent worked his way up from associate to captain in Bellomo's organization. Rumor has it that Vincent suffers from PTSD and anxiety, but is serious business in Bellomo's organization due to his loyalty.
- Walter Funicello: Miami-born, Walter Funicello came to Los Santos when he was 30. For fifteen years, Walter Funicello earned his way up the ranks in Los Santos' "Belmont Borgata" in connection to Samuele Nostriano. Walter was left without a family to earn for after Nostriano fled Los Santos in search for a peaceful quiet life out of prison. Funicello performed a number of tasks for Arnold and has been rumored to be an extremely close, loyal friend of Arnold's.
- Riccardo Arrigoni: Off the boat from Northern Italy, Riccardo Arrigoni sought refuge in America where he met Arnold Bellomo. After meeting people involved in Bellomo's organization, Riccardo made quite a name for himself due to his diplomatic and bright personality. People say that Riccardo is exceptionally high up in the ranks, dealing in family advisory and management.
Over the course of time the network grew larger and larger. Today, new crews and groups from all over the city are lining up to do business with Arnold and set up healthy relationships with him and his leaders and loyalists. Word on the street is, Arnold does business with a number of other bosses in the city. They say he is well known and well connected. Hated by most, loved by few, respected by all. By the day, new comers have been lining up to impress Arnold Bellomo and his team of loyal members to be able to consider themselves as "part of the family." New members are being inducted into the society under the supervision and advisory under Los Santos' Cosa Nostra. By the day, The Arnold Bellomo network grows wider and more prosperous. The activity expands all throughout East Los Santos. Lately, the Arnold Bellomo network has been seen expanding further East towards the beach, waiting for their expansion to be fulfilled and living the every day lifestyle to cater to natural born money makers.
On the streets, anyone who dealt with Arnold over the course of his six month introduction to the city has heard his favorite motto. Agreeably, it has motivated many other groups and factions to remain supportive behind him. His notorious words from Cosa Nostra bosses, biker club president's down to simple street gang leaders were: "Eat with us or starve." What he implied when using this phrase in every single moment he used it, was basically "If you don't do business with us now, you will never ever do business with us. Ever." People treated such a proposal with respect, considering the streets were drying up on guns and drugs since before his arrival. Using this technique of motivation, he managed to survive one full scale war, two small-scale wars, two stubborn police officers and a countless amount of unreliable rats and "runarounders" all using his alliances and connections. After a while, Bellomo was the guy people would go to for diplomatic relief. To end wars. To step in when things get out of hand. As time went on, Bellomo and his group of loyalists became more than just "business men." They became mediators and labeled themselves and their allies as "Hero's" of Los Santos's Eastern criminal underworld. Today, they are still alive and well, operating in the shadows as they should be.
Meathead's Deli: Located in East Los Santos, Cedar Avenue.
Spankie's Spa: Located in East Los Santos, Saints Boulevard.
Borselino's Seafood Restaurant: Located in Santa Maria, Fishing pier.
The Big Tomato Bar and Grill: Located in Gilmore Avenue, Idlewood.
Any screenshots on our thread are not to be metagamed. Please and thank you.
This is not FBI information. This is just story and background behind our faction. Any information the FBI has would only be on Arnold Bellomo, brought up in this here story. All the rest have to have their information obtained ICly.
In simpler terms:
If you don't submit your CK agreement to us on this thread, as you are part of the usergroup, you can't yet consider yourself a faction member.
Submit your CK agreement here! (If you have already been added to he usergroup)
All CK's will be kept IC, nobody should ever CK someone because of OOC issues or uncivilities. Doing so will result in serious in character scrutiny and possible in character consequences.
-Upon becoming a wannabe in the faction, you will be asked to submit your CK agreement in our usergroup.
-Roleplayers give their CK permission to the faction, not to the individual.
-Associates can not be CK'd without Captain or Administrative permission/orders IC.
-Soldiers can not be CK'd without leader (Boss,Underboss,Consigliere) permission/orders IC.
-Leaders can not be whacked without IC permission from all other family members, soldiers and up. All of them.
-No CK's will be issued for out of character reasons. If you let your OOC incompetence leak out into your character, that's your fault. Not ours.
-If you get CK'd from this faction, you are not kicked out of the faction. All it means is, that character's dead. It doesn't mean we don't like having you around OOCly, we will never push you away from us, no matter how many times you get CK'd. There will always be an opportunity to get back up and try again.
Meatheads Deli on Cedar Avenue in East Los Santos. (The East Side.)
The Big Tomato Bar and Grill on Gilmore Avenue in Idlewood. (South Central)
Borsellino's Seafood Restaurant on the fishing pier in Santa Maria. (The West Side.)


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Yesterday I had an interesting lunch with a Chinese investor. We were discussing the informal banking sector in China, and he agreed that it seems to have grown a great deal in the recent past. Interestingly enough, according to him, loans to real estate developers had become a particularly important source of growth for these banks, which is perhaps not surprising given lending caps and attempts by the PBoC [People's Bank of China] to discourage the commercial banks from taking on more real estate exposure.That's the kind of collection process I'd expect in Russia, too. Ah, capitalism.
He told me that he believed that the highest quality real estate developers were able to obtain one-year funding for around 15% which, given CPI inflation of around 8% (probably understated by 1-2%) and PPI inflation of around 9%, represents, I think, a reasonable borrowing cost for a prime creditor in a developing economy. Lower-tiered real estate developers, however, were paying 80% for one-year money, which is consistent with some of the other numbers I have heard. Very few of the real estate developers would be considered prime enough to get the lower cost funding.
Needless to say 80% is a pretty high cost of funding, and almost certainly requires rising real estate prices in order to be economically viable. In case of an economic contraction or declining real estate prices, I would assume that a lot of these real estate developers would face severe debt-servicing difficulties. We discussed what would happen in the case of a default – besides the proverbial visit by the man with a baseball bat he suggested, with a completely straight face, it was also likely that one of your kids might be kidnapped.
This kind of collection process strikes me as a reasonably strong argument for lower default rates in the Chinese informal banking sector than in the formal sector, at least in the initial stages of a contraction, although it also suggests that the Chinese banking habit of deferring losses might not work here. On the contrary, I expect that payment difficulties would lead to significant selling pressures as real estate developers try to raise cash as quickly as possible to meet their obligations (and get their kid back). I guess that in areas characterized by large informal banking sectors, real estate price corrections are likely to occur much more rapidly than in places like Beijing, where I think the informal banking sector is relatively much weaker.
Another post on kids and banks, this time from China.
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The following 12 photos are the progress shots of Wally's Pet Portrait.
Starting with the Photograph that was supplied by Ingrid.
Wally was created as a Gift for Ingrid's husband Tom.
It was a real joy to draw Wally even though he took a lot longer to draw than some of my other portraits as his colouring was a little challenging to match with my pastel pencil range however I did the best I could to create the best possible match.
Thank you
I hope you enjoyed Wally's transformation from photograph to drawing masterpiece
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We often get business owners that are doing everything they think they're supposed to with their website- but not seeing the results they expect. Exasperated, they come to us for answers and help. Without fail, the first thing we do is a full website audit. With Google's possible 200 ranking factors, it shouldn't be a shock to why these audits are so important. What exactly, however, are website audits, and why are they so vital to the success of any content strategy or SEO campaign?
A website audit is a full analysis of your website's overall health. We'll get into why you need a website audit in a minute, but first let's go over just some of the things a website audit looks at, and why these things are essential.
There are many types of website audits, the most important (in our opinion) being:
These audits find issues within the site that can be fixed, and they even find the strengths that we can make better.
While there are a lot of ranking factors the audits look at, the ones we always pay special attention to are:
Site speed is a huge ranking factor, according to the powers that be at Google. This ranking factor goes as far back as 2010 when they finally told the world just how vital site speed it. What this means is that Google favors sites that load faster over slow-loading ones. The reason for this is pretty simple- our attention span and lack of patience.
If a website takes too long to load, we're onto the next. Some things that affect sites speed are:
The key is to keep all file sizes under 100kb, but we aim for anything under 60kb. Large file sizes take up too much memory and will slow your website down. While we can go through every image this is done in an audit and a great reason why you need a website audit.
It's no shock that videos take up a lot of memory and bandwidth. Avoid putting videos in your header or throughout your website. Strategically placed videos are fine but don't overdo it.
As much as we love plugins, some just take up way too much space and slow your page down. Deactivate plugins that you aren't using and get them off your website stat.
For every page on your website, there should be at least one targeted keyword. To be optimized each page needs
While all of these variables matter, there's something about not executing this one correctly that makes our eyes twitch more than the others. Header tags are incredibly important (we don't care about the naysayers)- as they tell the Google bots how to process your page, it's information, and in the correct order. Just another reason why you need a website audit.
Header tags tell crawlers what the site is about. And just like we prefer- there's an order and process to header tags that, if done incorrectly, can negatively affect the ranking of your website. Some of the most common header tag errors our website audit finds are:
Every page should only have one H1 tag- as this is what the page is all about. You will use H2' s-H6's as subcategories to that topic.
Header tags have a flow of h1-h6. Every page should only have 1 H1, and then the rest of the header tags must go in numerical order. Many designers will use different header tags because of the design aspect, which can harm the SEO of the website.
Use your header tags wisely- and make sure every single header tag is optimized and tells search engines what you're about to talk about.
Another big part of a website audit is one that we take the most time looking at- and that's the quality of your keywords (if you even have any) and the content supporting it.
While it might seem easy to pick a keyword- it's a bit more tricky than that. It all depends on your:
that tells us if the keyword holds monetary value. And of course, if you are targeting a keyword, the content needs to be optimized for that specific keyword.
Here are just some of the factors we consider when looking at keywords:
Once we complete our meticulous and extensive audit of your website- we will have a clear starting point so we can create a plan of action. Almost always we start with cleaning up the site first, then adding new content, then marketing. We want there to be a strong foundation for all marketing and content efforts to start from.
Now that we have answered, in the simplest terms, what a website audit is, let's look at why you need a website audit, to begin with.
Why you need a website audit boils down to why you wouldn't build your home on shifting sand. Because it's unstable, ineffective, a waste of resources, expensive, and in the end, it will just all come crashing down. Let's dig in a bit more on why you need a website audit.
Your website is the foundation of all digital marketing efforts from blogs, backlinks, social media marketing, to geo-tagging, location pages, and much more. If the foundation of your website is not stable, no matter how great your marketing efforts are, they will not be nearly as successful as they can be as if you had a strong and solid foundation.
Having a healthy and robust website can be the difference from being on page two of search engine results (you know, where dreams go to die) verses page one where your phone doesn't stop ringing.
When we know exactly where your site stands we can all make a better choice on what to do with your marketing dollars. While some companies have an inflated marketing budget, most companies can't do everything at once and have to have direction on where their dollars will be the most useful. Your website audit will tell us exactly what to do.
The more you know, the more you grow. And as a content strategy agency, we can't say enough about how important data is and how many vital lessons we can learn from it.
If so, contact us and mention this blog. We'll give you a 20% discount on your audit.


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Phase diagram of oxygen ordering in YBa2Cu3O6+2c. The three-atom interactions
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A cluster variation method (CVM) has been used to calculate the phase diagram of oxygen ordering in YBa2-Cu3O6+2c in terms of two dimensional Ising model that, besides of repulsive nearest-neighbor (NN) interaction V-1 GT 0 and two types of next-to-nearest neighbor (NNN) pair interactions V-2 LT 0 and V-3 GT 0, includes additional three-atom effective interaction V-th coupling two NNN oxygen atoms already bounded by V-2 (through Cu(l) ion) with the third O atom that is connected with one of these two by the repulsive NNN Coulomb interaction V-3 GT 0. Phase diagrams were calculated for several different sets of interaction constants V-1, V-2, V-3, and V-th together with the corresponding phase diagrams obtained for V-th = 0. The arrangement of main orthorhombic structures in (c, T) space and the nature of the phase transition curves between them is found to be in a very good agreement with those of the corresponding phase diagrams of the well-known ASYNNNI model, which had already prove...n itself as accurately reproducing the number of experimental findings on the structural phase diagram of YBa2Cu3O6+2c. On the other hand, unlike to the predictions of the ASYNNNI model (V-th = 0), it is shown that inclusion of three-atom interaction V-th results in significant increase of the number of isolated basal plane oxygen ions which are generally considered as not giving rise to the charge transfer process and the onset of superconductivity. The importance of obtained oxygen superstructures of low temperature oxygen ordering and its possible impact on existence of plateaus in T-c(c) dependence has been discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Кључне речи:oxygen ordering / phase diagram / CuO chains / transferred hole count
Извор:Physica. C: Superconductivity and Its Applications, 2005, 422, 1-2, 1-8
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2005.02.010
ISSN: 0921-4534 (print); 1873-2143 (electronic)


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i have problem with my Raspberry Pi. At every night its hangon. Working all day fine, by morning hangs. I cant log on via SSH, no response. Connected USB keyboard response for typing, letters are showed on screen, but unable to log in. When i enter login at login prompt, nothing happend. After reboot works fine.
I can find strange errors: like this in /var/log/message, see bottom of post.
During night system do backup copy of files to pendrive, tar'ing some folder. Nothing unusal. Do you think my SD card is broken?
w1_slave_driver 28-000005049682: 18S20 doesn't respond to CONVERT_TEMP.
mmcblk0: retrying using single block read
mmc0: resetting ongoing cmd 25DMA before 4096/4096 [1]/[1] complete
[<c03a023c>] (__schedule+0x2b0/0x5a0) from [<c02bdc98>] (__mmc_claim_host+0xa8/0x1a8)
[<c02c3ad0>] (mmc_sd_detect+0x20/0x74) from [<c02c0038>] (mmc_rescan+0x1c4/0x344)
(__writeback_single_inode.isra.23+0x28/0x11c) from [<c00e897c>] (writeback_sb_inodes+0x234/0x40c)
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Oct 13 08:53:03 freeman kernel: [39482.513218] Exception stack(0xd924fcc8 to 0xd924fd10)
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Oct 13 08:53:03 freeman kernel: [39482.513256] fce0: d924e000 40000000 b17ef000 00000082 d90f2d00 000005a8 00000000 d924fd14
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The Huasco Valley
The Huasco Valley also known as "Garden of Atacama" is located in southern Atacama Region – Chile.
It's still quite unknown as tourist destination. That's why there's a lot to discover between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains.
Let you surprise by pristine beaches,whales and desert flowers....
The coastline offers endless beaches and marvelous desert landscapes.
In years with sufficient precipitations the coastal sector converts itself in a flowered field of colours with countless species of flowers and cacti – the natural fenomenum of the blooming desert.
In Llanos de Challe National Park, located 37 km way north of Huasco you can apreciate and learn about native flora and fauna.
Around Chañaral Island close to "Caleta Chañaral de Aceituno" (130 km southeast of Vallenar) you can observe penguins and other marine birds, sea lions, dolphins and in summertime different types of whales including the blue whale - the world's biggest mammal.
In the coastal sector you can practise various activities such as diving, river kayaking, horseback riding, surfing etc. Further there's of course a delicious culinary offering with fresh sea products.
Intermediate zone:
Ancient olive trees, delicious oils and vestiges of national history
Around Freirina and Huasco Bajo there are a lot of olive cultivations and production of high quality olive oil. In 2018 the olive oil of Huasco Valley received the recognition of designation of origen.
In a guided tour the tourist can walk below the most ancient olive trees of the valley and learn about the elaboration process of the oil.
The Huasco Province has a quite interesting history in relation to mineral exploitation and its processing. Its importance as mining zone contributed a lot to the county's development.
Today you can visit the vestiges of past centuries as e.g. the old mining smelter of Carrizal Alto, Capote, the Labrar Chimneys in Quebradita, Agua Amarga and the smelter of Viscachita mine close to the village of Domeyko.
The Province' capital Vallenar counts with a museum in which you can apreciate mineralogical, paleontological, botanical and zoological remains.
Andean foothills and Andes mountains:
Enjoy sunny valleys, clear starry nightskies and typical products derived from grapes
The upper part of the Huasco Province has a very particular history, as the two sub valleys whose rivers flow together in the small town of Alto del Carmen (45 km southeast of Vallenar), were divided in the 18th century between the Spanish settlers and the native inhabitants.
That's why today there are two touristic routes called "Ruta de los Españoles" (Carmen River) and "Ruta de los Naturales" (Tránsito River)
The climate in both valleys is similar to the mediterranian and allows tourism during the whole year.
It's a totaly rural area where agriculture and elaboration of typical products as "pajarete" (sweet wine of artisan production) and pisco - both products with designation of origen in Chile's Atacama and Coquimbo Region - and handicrafts as diaguita pottery and jewelery are the main economic activities.
People are known for their warmth and simple way of life while the place offers tranquility and peace.
The night sky is internationally recognized for its atmospheric characteristics and is considered one of the clearest in the world.
An environment trail which can be made by foot or by bicycle, starts in the town of Alto del Carmen and takes its way to the Carmen Valley. You can observe different native plants and animal species that inhabit this zone.
Further in this valley you can visit historic "Pisqueras" of artesan production whose Piscos are widely recognized for their quality as "Bou Barroeta" and "Horcón Quemado".
In different sectors of the Tránsito Valley there are big paleontological deposits - evidences of our earth's prehistory. In "Pinte" there's a small site museum with varied samples of fossils of the Jurrasic as well as other objects found in the surroundings.
In different places exist petroglyphs which are atributed to the Molle culture that inhabited the place already 2000 years ago.
The ravines stand out for their geological formations and their varied colours between ocher and different tones of red and purple.
In the high mountains there are the Altiplano Lagoons that feed the Tránsito River.
"The Chilean Path" Pinte – San Félix is a 35 km long trail that connects both sub valleys and which was historically used by the native inhabitants. It offers exceptional mountainous landsacapes passing a maximum heith of 2980 masl. You can experience it on a guided trekking tour.
Diaguita Culture:
When the Incas arrived in the 15th century from the north to the upper part of the Huasco Valley, they met a local ethnic group of advanced culture practicing agriculture using irrigation canals growing wheat, corn, beans, cotton and more using the llama as domestic animal. They elaborated different types of crafts such as basketry, weaving and others, being the best known their sophisticated pottery. They also relied on knowledge about metallurgy and created utensils, ornaments and jewelery of silver and copper.
They were the "Diaguitas"
In the year 1660 the first Spaniards arrived to this territory.
In those times the first land grants were given.
Nevertheless the local Diaguitas – also called "Naturales"- of the Tránsito Valley formed an indigenous bastion against the Spaniards what finally, in the year 1797 took the parliament of Alto del Carmen to the decision to divide the two valleys beween Spaniards and indigenous inhabitants. That's why until today the two sub valleys of the Alto del Carmen Comune are known as the "Spaniard's Valley" (Carmen River) and the "Indian's Valley" (Tránsito River).
Diaguita features and last names maintain in the Indian Valley and its inhabitants preserve different practices and traditions of their ancestors. Even considering that their own language got almost completely lost, the Diaguita culture is totally valid in current time.
In 2006 the Diaguitas were oficially recognized by the Chilean State as indigenous ethnicity of the country.


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NTFL: 2013 Wild Card
NTFL returns for the Wild Card weekend!
On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs (#5) will visit the Indianapolis Colts (#4), a rematch of Week 16, while the New Orleans Saints (#6) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (#3).
On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals (#3) will host the San Diego Chargers (#6) in a rematch of Week 13, while the Green Bay Packers (#4) will be taking on the San Francisco 49ers (#5) at Lambeau Field in a rematch of Week 1 and last year's Divisional playoff game.
The top seeds in the AFC went to the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, while the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers are the top seeds in the NFC.
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I want to improve my running paces and I've decided to start a training plan. Read more on my struggles so far here. I'm starting the Garmin Coach 5K plan to see if I'm able to improve my 5K time. I will be writing about my experience and progress on a weekly basis, so check back frequently!
I own a Garmin running watch, which is a requirement to be able to use these training plans. Check out my review on my Vivoactive 3 here. Garmin provides several options while setting up the plan. The first choice is whether you want the basis of your training to be run/walk, run or run with a time goal. As I have no issues with running 5K I decided to go with run with a time goal. The obvious next step is to set your time goal. Based on my current fastest 5K (I can't find the exact time but it's somewhere between 42 and 45 minutes) I decided on 35 minutes. Next up, which coach did I want to guide me through this process? There are three options: Jeff Galloway, Greg McMillan and Amy Parkerson-Mitchell. If I remember correctly the coaches are linked to how many days a week you want to train and for this reason I went with Coach Greg as his plan works with 3 or 4 days of training per week.
I have 4 workouts a week and on April 6th (12 weeks after I started) I should be able to run a 5K in 35 minutes (7:00 min/km). Coach Greg has a plan and I've got work to do!
If you'd like to know more about Garmin Coach, check out my Garmin Coach Tips.
Benchmark Run
The first planned workout was a benchmark run which will determine the next workouts. The workout in my Garmin Connect app showed a 2 minute warmup, 5 minute run and 2 minute cooldown. I had some trouble going out to run for 9 minutes only, so I decided to add a 30 minute easy run to it in a separate workout. This is not taken into account for the training plan.
I started my benchmark run, did the warmup and then my watch told me to "Run strong. Walk if you need to.". I've been reading in forums on Garmin Coach that I was not the only one who was slightly confused by what kind of pace Garmin was expecting of me here. I decided to focus on the 'run strong' part and ran as fast as I was able to keep a pace for 5 minutes straight. This resulted in an average pace of 7:15 min/km, which was very close to my goal pace. So far, so good I guess. At the end of the 9 minute workout I was asked how I experienced the run from very easy to very hard (but with cute smileys). I marked it as 'hard' and went on with the second part of my run.
Training 1 – Easy Run
The first real training was an easy run that was divided into a 5 minute warmup, 20 minute easy run, optional 10 minute easy run and a 5 minute cooling down. It did not specifically state at which pace to run, which I found comforting as my easy is probably not the same as anyone else's easy. I ran the 20 + 10 minutes at an average pace of 8:20 min/km.
Training 2 – Goal Pace Repeats
Coach Greg is testing me, he wants me to run six intervals of 400m at my goal pace which seems impossible for me at this time. The plan is 10 minute warmup, 6 times 400m at goal pace vs 6 times 200m recovery and 10 minute cooling down.
I messed up a little as I just blindly started running fast as soon as my watch buzzed for the next part of the workout after I finished the warmup. If I had looked at my watch I probably would've noticed that it asked me to tap the watch to start the first interval. As I was running I was asking myself "Can 400m really be this long?" "Am I there yet?" "Why doesn't the watch show how much longer??". After almost 1km I realized my mistake, slowed down to catch my breath and finally tapped the watch to run my first interval. This small mistake may have made the training a bit harder. But, in the end, I ran 3 out of 6 intervals within the goal pace, 2 were too fast and 1 was too slow. I've got some work to do on pacing, but it was not so impossible after all.
It's also interesting to note that I smashed most of my Garmin records during this run. It was my fastest 1K ever (or since I started using my Garmin Vivoactive 3 in December 2017): 7:17, my fastest 1 mile: 12:16 and my fastest 5K: 41:27. I could probably have done better if the weather conditions would've been better and I wasn't trying to avoid the many ice spots on the road. The results so far are interesting, this training plan seems to be pushing me harder than I was able to push myself.
Training 3 – Easy Run
Another easy run, 5 minute warmup, 20 minute easy run, optional 10 minute easy run and a 5 minute cooling down. Again the 20 + 10 minutes were done at an average of 8:20 min/km.
Summary Week 1
So far I'm loving how easy the training plan makes planning my workouts. There is no need to think about what type of training I'll be doing today: Coach Greg has a plan and I just need to put my shoes on, roughly plan the route and go out the door. I also like the confidence bar which shows an indication if you are still on schedule to reach your goal in time. So far so good!
One issue I had with the plan Coach Greg has made for me is that he didn't ask me when I would like to have the long runs or any other specifics. The only question the Garmin Coach asked me was how often I wanted to run and on which days, it seems that it doesn't take into account any consecutive days you may have in your training plan. In my plan I had easy runs on Thursdays followed by harder interval runs on Fridays. To avoid overtraining and injuries I prefer to turn this around. Luckily the app has an easy (but hidden) option to reschedule the workouts within the Garmin Connect app. As of (somewhere) next week I'll be doing my long runs on Sundays instead of Tuesdays, followed by an easy run on Tuesday, interval training on Thursday and another easy run on Friday.
Below information comes directly from Garmin and I'll be adding this to every weekly overview. According to this I am in my third week, because I took the screenshot after the second week ended, but it was before the first workout of the third week. Week 1 is completely empty as I originally postponed my Benchmark Run.
Curious about my progress? Check out my post on week 2.


text: Gym goers in Kuala Lumpur enjoy having variety in their workout routines, giving rise to the popularity of fitness membership passes including ClassPass, GuavaPass and KFIT. With heavy traffic continuning to affect the millions of people living in KL, the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city, people prefer to select gyms and healthy cafes that are located within the same area as their workplace or residence such as Mont Kiara, Bukit Damansara and Bangsar. There has been a rapid expansion of boutique fitness concepts recently, taking influence from the West, but also neighbouring Singapore. Select from global fitness franchises such as F45, to homegrown names like Fly Project that costs up to MYR75 for 1 class credit to larger gym spaces such as CHi Fitness and Babel. Barre, HIIT, Strength & Conditioning, CrossFit, Spin, Ladies Only gym - you name it! Like ("♥") your favorite healthy hangouts or new spaces you would like to visit, and connect with others in the community who have similar interests as you do!


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Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the infrastructure giant, recorded a consolidated net profit equal to Rs.2,230.49 crore in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2019 – a 23 per cent increase year-on-year (Y-o-Y). The net profit posted by the company last year was Rs.1,819.88 crore.
The jump in the profits can be traced to the 46 per cent Y-o-Y growth in fresh orders. The order wins at the group level during Q2 of FY2019 is valued at Rs.41,921 crore. The company, in its exchange filing, said that the pick-up in domestic ordering activity led to the increase in fresh orders.
The revenue of the company also witnessed positive growth at 21 per cent Y-o-Y equal to Rs.32,080.83 crore. The revenue during the previous fiscal was Rs.26,446.76 crore.
The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) stood at Rs.3,800 crore, a 27 per cent increase Y-o-Y. As a result, the EBITDA margins grew by 60 basis points to 11.8 per cent during Q2 of FY2019.
The company stated that reasons such as rising crude oil prices, volatility in currency markets, volatility in stock markets, volatility in commodities, and liquidity issues could lead to the underperformance of companies. However, L&T has performed well during the quarter. Since the company has made good profits and revenue, the company is hopeful about its performance for the rest of the year.
Sources: Indian Express, Money Control


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This first time mom and dad are super excited about their little guy. What he doesn't know is that he has two of the coolest parents ever! So excited for all of them and was honored to capture their little family just before two become three!
Of course we had to include a banana shot since that was one of mom's cravings.
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Matthew Fox Quotes
15 Matthew Fox quotes:
"Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there."
"Creation is all space, all time - all things past, present, and future."
"To recover a spiritual tradition in which creation, and the study of creation, matters would be to inaugurate new possibilities between spirituality and science that would shape the paradigms for culture, its institution, and its people."
"A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together."
"When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether."
"To connect with the great river we all need a path, but when you get down there there's only one river."
"If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully."
"Do not confuse beauty with beautiful. Beautiful is a human judgment. Beauty is All. The difference is everything."
"We are in the cosmos and the cosmos is in us."
"Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism."
"Our generation has been taught to think in terms of the evolution of the universe, but the fact is that physics didn't get into evolution until the 1960's - it was just this biology thing. Then we learned how the universe is evolving. Now we're going a step further and understanding that even the laws that govern the universe are evolving!"
"Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart work and soul work."
"I suppose the stories are physically and metaphorically at the places that define what Canada is,"
"[Fox's group faced a dilemma: If you try to make history, and only the print media show up, will anyone hear about it?] Obviously, this is postmodern, ... We're going to have two events. We'll do it first for the photographers, then again for the TV people."
"We've been 40 days on this island dealing with very intense things and not a lot of room for romance. Anytime people are in extreme circumstances, there has to be moments where people need physical contact and a feeling of being safe."


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Understanding gene expression requires the ability to follow the fate of individual molecules. Here we use a cellular system for monitoring messenger RNA (mRNA)expression to characterize the movement in real time of single mRNA-protein complexes (mRNPs) in the nucleus of living mammalian cells. This mobility was not directed but was governed by simple diffusion. Some mRNPs were partially corralled throughout the nonhomogenous nuclear environment, but no accumulation at subnuclear domains was observed. Following energy deprivation, energy-independent motion of mRNPs was observed in a highly ATP-dependent nuclear environment; movements were constrained to chromatin-poor domains and excluded by newly formed chromatin barriers. This observation resolves a controversy, showing that the energetic requirements of nuclear mRNP trafficking are consistent with a diffusional model.
Recent technological developments have facilitated imaging of single RNA molecules in the cytoplasm of living cells (1). We have developed a cellular system in which the expression of a transgene array can be followed sequentially in single living cells, and we have previously analyzed the particular chromatin-related modifications occurring at this specific locus from a silenced state throughout its transcriptional activation (2). Here we use this system to address the mechanism by which individual mRNA transcripts move within the nucleoplasm after release from the transcription site.
In this system, a genetic locus, its transcribed mRNAs, and the translated protein were rendered visible in cells after electroporation with the cyan fluorescent protein (CFP) or the red fluorescent protein (RFP)–lac repressor protein (marks the genomic locus), yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)–MS2 (labels the mRNA), and pTet-On (for transcriptional induction) (3). Transcriptional activation by doxycycline induced the unfolding of the integrated locus (4) and the recruitment of the YFP-MS2 protein to the locus as a result of the specific labeling of the nascent transcripts bearing the MS2 stem loops. Minutes after induction (15 to 30 min), the MS2 signal began accumulating in the nucleoplasm in a particulate pattern suggestive of mRNA-protein complexes (mRNPs). At later times (1 to 2 hours after induction), mRNPs were detected in the cytoplasm in conjunction with the appearance of cyan fluorescent protein (CFP)–labeled peroxisomes, demonstrating that the tagged RNA was both correctly exported and translated (fig. S1, A to D). These components of the gene expression pathway could be detected simultaneously in living cells (3) [Movies S1 to S5 (5)].
The presence of the nascent RNAs at the site of transcription was verified using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) on fixed cells with two different probes either to the MS2 repeats (located in the middle of the transcript) or to the β globin exon (3′ end). Both probes hybridized at the active locus, indicating that the complete pre-mRNA transcripts were retained at the transcription site before release (fig. S2, A to D). Colocalization of the mRNA signal (FISH) with the YFP signal demonstrated that the particles visualized in living cells were mRNPs (3). RNA quantification with single-molecule sensitivity was performed on deconvolved FISH images to a single target sequence in the 3′ end of the transcript (6). The majority (∼70%) of transcripts hybridized with a single probe, indicating that these nuclear mRNPs represent single RNA transcripts (fig. S2, E to I). Imaging of the mRNPs in fixed or living cells showed that mRNPs were excluded from the nucleolus (3) [Movie S5 (5)] and that apart from the transcription site, no site of mRNP accumulation could be detected.
Movements of nuclear mRNPs were followed by sequential imaging of living cells, and the obtained signal was enhanced by deconvolution (Fig. 1, A to C). Live cells at early times after induction (up to 30 min) presenting a low concentration of mRNPs were used to continuously track individual particles and study their motion (Fig. 1D). Single-particle tracking (SPT) was performed on mRNPs that remained in focus for a minimum of eight consecutive frames (>3 s) (Fig. 1, E to H) [movies S6 to S10 (5)] (3). Total distances traveled for tracked mRNPs were from 2 to 10 μm (mean 5 μm), and mean velocities ranged from 0.3 to 0.8 μm/sec (fig. S3A). These mRNPs displayed a diffusive pattern of movement (Fig. 1E) following a simple diffusion model <r2> = 4Dt (Fig. 1J) (3). The diffusion coefficients at 37°C (D37) ranged from 0.01 to 0.09 μm2/sec (mean 0.04 μm2/sec) (Fig. 1K). The mean square displacement (MSD) plotted over time Δt was linear in 58% of the cases, characteristic of simple diffusion (Fig. 1J); for 42% of the mobile mRNPs, the plots began linearly but reached a plateau (Fig. 1J), characteristic of corralled diffusion (Fig. 1F). This result indicated the presence of barriers hindering the movement of the mRNPs. Directed movements in the nucleus were not seen among the tracked particles or observed in the overall population of particles imaged (Fig. 1K), although directed translocations were easily detected for cytoplasmic CFP peroxisomes by using our SPT algorithm (3) (fig. S3C). Extremely confined movements were observed for transcription sites and for some mRNPs (less than 1% of detectable mRNPs) (Fig. 1I and fig. S3B). These mRNPs were confined within small nucleoplasmic volumes. Observations of living cells (3) indicated that once mRNPs were released from the transcription site, their movements through the nucleoplasm on the way to the nuclear pore were rarely hindered by stable interactions with nuclear substructures. Altogether, these data indicated that nucleoplasmic mRNP movement was governed by laws of simple diffusion and was not directional.
Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) of the tagged mRNPs was followed over time, and the mean diffusion coefficient (D37) of these mRNPs was calculated to be 0.09 ± 0.006 μm2/sec (Fig. 2, A and B), corroborating the SPT data. As with SPT, an immobile fraction was not observed.
We then addressed the movement of mRNPs present in the vicinity of the transcription site, using a third technique. By use of a photoactivatable form of green fluorescent protein (GFP) (7) fused to the MS2 protein, we followed the mRNPs in a "visible pulse-chase" experiment. A short pulse of activating light (405 nm) confined only to the transcription site fluorescently labeled those RNPs being actively transcribed or just released (Fig. 2, C to E). This generated an initial pool of fluorescent mRNAs that, upon release from the transcriptional machinery, diffused away from the transcription site in all directions (Fig. 2, F and G) (3) [movie S11 (5)]. Measurements of the area in which these mRNAs moved over time (Fig. 2G) showed a mean diffusion coefficient (D22) of 0.034 ± 0.006 μm2/sec, consistent with the range of measurements obtained by the previous two approaches (FRAP yields a D22 = 0.049 ± 0.002 μm2/sec, as discussed below and in fig. S4H). In summary, a similar range of diffusion coefficients for nuclear mRNPs was measured with three techniques.
Analysis of the SPT data did not show any characteristics of anomalous diffusion (8), expected if the mRNPs were to exhibit energy-dependent binding, and SPT performed at room temperature showed Ds of 0.02 to 0.09 μm2/s (mean 0.044 μm2/s) (fig. S3D). According to the Stokes-Einstein equation (3), the diffusion of mRNPs should be affected by the absolute temperature, the radius of the particle, and the viscosity of the nucleoplasm. Because the nucleus is basically an aqueous solution (9), nuclear viscosity decreases in a temperature-dependent manner and should lead in turn to a drop in diffusion coefficients. FRAP experiments (3) (fig. S4) revealed that the Ds of mRNPs and free YFP-MS2 protein were affected in a linear manner by a reduction in temperature. The linear relationship between D and temperature argues against an energy-driven mechanism for translocation of mRNPs in the nucleus (10). There has been persistent speculation concerning the role of actin and myosin in RNA transport in the nucleus (11, 12); however, inhibitors to known motors did notaffect the motion of the nuclear mRNPs (3).
Whether nuclear mRNP movement is an energy-dependent process is controversial (13, 14), and thus far no study has provided an explanation for any energy-dependent effects. To determine whether diffusion was independent of cellular metabolism, we treated cells with the general metabolic inhibitors 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) and sodium azide. Unexpectedly, the majority of the mRNPs showed measurable decreased mobility throughout the nucleoplasmic space and concentrated in subnuclear regions surrounded by chromatin-dense domains (Fig. 3, A to C) (3) [movies S12 to S14 (5)]. Further analysis showed that the mobility was reduced as a result of the constraints imposed by small subnuclear volumes, as determined by the notable decrease in the corralled radius observed by SPT (Fig. 3D). Replenishment of energy levels restored mRNP movement (3). When energy-depleted cells were subjected to mild permeabilization with Triton X-100, mRNPs remained trapped throughout the nucleoplasm, in contrast to undepleted cells where mRNPs rapidly dispersed (Fig. 3, E to H). This observation confirmed that under conditions of energy depletion, intranuclear structures constrained mRNP mobility. FRAP of energy-depleted cells showed that 46% of the mRNPs were trapped in the bleached area (Fig. 2A). Direct visualization of the mRNPs (3) [(movies S12 and S14 (5)] showed that, although constrained, the mRNPs moved within areas of confinement. Particles that moved in and out of a bleached area had an apparent diffusion coefficient of 0.036 μm2/s (Fig. 2B). This D was lower than observed for nondepleted cells; however, the extremely corralled nature of the mRNPs under these conditions could explain this difference.
The stalled mRNPs localized in DNA-poor regions, and the reduction in corral size strongly implied that a change in nuclear substructure obstructed free diffusion of mRNPs under conditions of energy deprivation. Chromatin structure in living cells after energy depletion was then examined. Cells transiently expressing histone H2B-YFP, together with a brief exposure to Hoechst DNA stain, showed the rapid formation (seconds) of dense chromatin regions upon energy depletion (Fig. 3, I to N) (3) [movies S15 and S16 (5)], followed by a reduction in nuclear size (3). These effects were reversible when inhibitors were washed away (3) [movie S17 (5)]. A grid pattern generated by photobleaching H2B-YFP demonstrated that the nucleus underwent rapid major restructuring immediately upon energy depletion (Fig. 3, O and P) (3) [movie S18 (5)]. Similar changes were also observed by electron microscopy (EM) (fig. S5, A and B). The nucleoplasmic signal was diffusely distributed in untreated cells, whereas in the energy-depleted cells subnuclear spaces devoid of electron-dense material could be observed. These spaces were surrounded by electron-dense barriers, reminiscent of the restructured chromatin regions surrounding the mRNPs seen in the fluorescent images (Fig. 3, A, B, L, and M). H2B-YFP redistribution compared with specific nuclear markers under conditions of energy depletion (3) showed that the dense chromatin structures were spatially segregated from other nucleoplasmic domains (3) [movies S19 and S20 (5)]. Interestingly, under these conditions, concentrated mRNPs colocalized with speckle domains (3) [movies S21 to S23 (5)]. We conclude that nuclear reorganization observed under energy stress is a general effect influencing both chromatin and interchromatin domains.
A model for free diffusion of nuclear mRNPs was proposed more than a decade ago (15). Other studies using a variety of methods—labeled antisense probes (16–18), GFP-tagged RNA-binding proteins (19), or EM analysis of the distribution of mRNPs (20)—have proposed that a population of RNPs move by diffusion through the nucleoplasmic space and have estimated a wide range of diffusion coefficients for these labeled RNPs [for an extended discussion, see (3)]. In most of these studies, a diffuse fluorescent signal attributed to populations of mRNPs was followed, but the possibility could not be excluded that an exchange of the fluorescent tag was contributing to the measured mobility rates. In contrast, the specific MS2 protein amplifies only on mRNAs containing the MS2 aptamer, thereby forming single mRNPs that can be individually and agnostically tracked. Observations of thousands of mRNP translocations confirmed a strictly diffusion-based model revealing subsets of free diffusing and heretofore undetected corralled and, on rare occasions, constrained states. There were no stable attachments outside the transcription site, nor noticeable accumulations in subnuclear domains. These movements were ATP independent, and the major nuclear reorganization we observed during energy stress may explain the previously described changes in the mobility of various nuclear components [see discussion in (3)]. While the reporter RNP is a bona fide mRNA, it is possible that specific mRNPs or other cell types could have alternative means of nuclear egress.
In summary, this approach allows direct observation of the primary transcript of gene expression and accesses the statistical variance and diversity of molecular events within the population. It provides a means for testing microenvironmental models that act on each molecule. One such model, that of a system directing these transcripts, can be eliminated. Clearly, the complexity of RNA trafficking requires further investigation.
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Here is a list of all the postings Bob Youldon has made in our forums. Click on a thread name to jump to the thread.
|Thread: LBSC 3 1/2 Britannia
|08/02/2019 15:35:12
Hello John.
It may help you to make contact with people who have built LBSC's Brit, I've seen examples from medal winners to those that appeared to have been built with a knife and fork. If yu suspect the valve gear then run it through one of the simulations availabe on the net, remember the design is now approaching seventy years old and many were built before the advent of computer simulation. built to the original LBSC words and music and all seem to perform excellently; again, with the boiler design reference should be made with your club boiler test team as there are several items needing up dating to moden good practice and they will advise accordingly. The boiler is relativly straight forward, but if you've never built one take the advice of your test team at each stage of construction.
Have a look at Youtube for the locomotive that won the Curly Bowl, that's how to do it!
Personally I think the locomotive is a little cracker and if I wasn't so long in the tooth I wouldn't mind having a go mysef.
|Thread: Flycutters: help to understand 3 different types
|09/12/2018 16:35:24
Good afternoon,
One of the most useful tools in my workshop is a little fly cutter made to a design that appeared in the Live Steam magazine many years ago, it's probably no more than 3/4" diameter and give about a 7/8" diameter sweep with a 3/16" square HSS tool bit. I use it for finishing cuts taking off no more than .001" at about 1600 rpm with a dead slow feed results in a finish like a surface grinder! Wonderful.
|Thread: Death of Model Engineering?
|15/11/2018 17:22:11
Hi all,
Is it dying/, i think not but the whole hobby has changed and it will continue to evolve, I've been at this game now for over sixty years, I started at school and I still find it a joy today, it's interesting to hear the doom sayers out there, Percival Marshall back in 1908 was concerned there seemed to be little interest from the younger generation and sadly to many of the=at generation never returned home ten years later. Today we have the technology, CNC water and lased cut components, 3D printed lost wax items becoming available to the home builder, Take a look at any model engineering exhibition and admire the quality of the work produced, compare that to say forty years ago. In those days it was thought a 2" scale traction engine was large, I remember public passenger hauling with a 21/2" gauge Atlantic, look at what the model boat and aircraft folks are doing today, gas turbines, sub miniature radio gear, no it ain't dying, too many doom sayers out there and there is still interest by a young membership, my own society's both have an active young membership so the interest hasn't waned, it's still there.
|Thread: Drilling Bronze?
|26/10/2018 12:57:00
Good afternoon all,
Re drilling phosphor bronze:-
Perhaps the O/D expands outwards & the I/D expands inwards onto the drill?
|18/10/2018 19:10:52
Hello Vic,
Generally with drawn phosphor bronze there is a need for an accurate hole, for perhaps a bearing, then the drilling process is fairly simple, resharpen a drill slightly off centre so it cuts slightly over size but making sure it is still fractionly under the size for a reamer. The other alternative is to use a slot drill of the appropiate size, a long reach one if the hole is fairly deep. I keep a box of resharpened slightly off centred drills specificly for drawn phosphor bronze work; also I will always turn and drill drawn phosphor bronze without any lubricant but for threading and tapping work I always use Trefolex cutting paste cleaned after with white sprit.
I hope tihis is of some assistance.
|Thread: 5 inch Scamp.
|12/10/2018 16:54:03
Good afternoon Luke,
I have all the Engineering in Miniature editions covering the construction of Scamp, you are quite welcome to borrow them. If it's of any help I'm intending to be at the park tomorrow providing it doesn't tip down. Don't buy anything yet as I've shed loads of material that may be useful.
|Thread: Problems with a breadmaker
|28/09/2018 15:25:23
Whato everyone,
No problems with my bread maker, couple of glasses of red wine and she's away!
|Thread: Beginners new build questions
|26/09/2018 21:16:15
Hello Tomasz,
Welcome to the forum; I think the GLR drawings are re-drawn, old man Kennion had some sort of trading agreement with the designer LBSC and the others sorce their drawings via the copyright holder Sarick?, look down the adverts to the right if these posts for a link. I have drawings for another of his designs from both Kennions and the then providers and I have to say Kennion's are much clearer. Juliet although a freelance it's a "beginners" engine and I built one with Baker gear many years ago as my first project, There are web sites out there with the whole serial describing the construction (the words and music as LBSC called them). There are loads of Juliets built over the years and they all go well. For a slightly more up market design based on a full sized prototype then I'd suggest Rob Roy, most of the suppliers can supply the castings and materials and again there have been hundreds built; there is a book detailing the construction of the locomotive available and they all go well, a good fun engine. What I would suggest if you have'nt already done so is join your local club or one in your area, generally shed loads of help, assistance, ideas etc.
|Thread: Friction Turning a Smoke Box Door
|29/07/2018 14:04:55
Hi Stewart,
It's a neat trick, I use double sided carpet tape. easy to shift after turning with the use of sticky lable remover.
|Thread: Cast Iron bearings..?
|28/07/2018 10:12:01
Good morning Ron,
I've used continually or proof machined cast iron for axle boxes on my locomotives for the last 30 - 40 years and expect to still continue to do the same; my theory being that my old mum's treadle operated sewing machine never wore out and at times when she was going at full tilt the machine was operating at something like 700 strokes per minute, all on plain cast iron bearings with just a drop of Singer sewing machine oil! As a tight fisted old so-n-so i will not pay for some miserable lumps of gunmetal sold as axlebox material, further I can supply my own blowholes and that applies to cylinder castings also.
|Thread: Minnie Traction Engine - Water Gauge
|12/06/2018 10:25:33
Hello Malcolm,
I'm with Julian on the subject of boiler fittings, they are very satisfying components to make, further most commercial boiler fittings seem to be made from brass, and generally where fitted below the water line will slowly dissolve before your very eyes! The water gauge for Minnie as pointed out is specifically designed for that engine, so I'd doubt if a suitable item is made commercially.
|Thread: Greetings from L.A.
|31/05/2018 19:52:56
Welcolme Alan,
I thought by LA you meant Littlehampton!
Bob ( in Sussex)
|Thread: Repairing a Verdict Dial Test Indicator
|01/05/2018 15:44:17
Hi chaps,
Try www.mjallen.co.uk they make the Verdict DTI can overhaul yours and probably supply replacement parts for the reverse toggle.
|Thread: Soft Solder Paste
|01/05/2018 15:36:55
Hi folks,
Soft solder paste can be brought back to life with a few spots of water, simples. I've done this for years and it works well.
|Thread: ME Vertical Boiler & Hand Pump
|19/03/2018 17:20:40
Hi all,
I recall old LBSC talked about his two hour hand pump,it now takes me two hours just to look for the materials! , It'll be interesting to see just how long it'll take to describe the construction of this one, not to mention the array of machine tools required to do the job.
|15/03/2018 11:31:33
Whilst you are at it, can you also ask Martin to explain why it is necassary to produce a ball valve seat with a 15deg angle face as opposed to a flat seat when the ball in fact seats on a knife edge contact, also a 5.5 mm slot drill will produce the seat just as easy.
|Thread: FREE TO GOOD HOME
|27/02/2018 14:34:42
Hi John,
That's a brilliant idea, like yourself I've got hundreds, I go from November 1959 to date, I store them in the loft, they're over our bedroom but as luck will have it they're over my wife's side! But I'll keep that idea in mind.
|Thread: Advantages of Hackworth Valve gear?
|04/02/2018 15:53:44
Good afternoon,
I think most have concured the gear is fairly simple and in the context of full sized locomotives (mostly narrow gauge industrial types) it was simple and cheap to produce, most locomotives of that type were employed on very short trips where economics in respect of coal consumption were not really considered, now, if it was any good the main line operators would have used it. I don't think Riddles would have considered it suitable for say the likes of the Britannias or the 9Fs, no, it may be suitable for the likes of a narrow gauge shunting type shuffling up and down a few yards as and when demand required.
|Thread: silver solddering etc.
|24/01/2018 11:29:40
Good morning Stephen,
I have to agree with CuP, the Sievert range will do most jobs, As a satisfied user from the mid sixties and having silver brazed up to and including large 5" gauge locomotive copper boilers down to fine scale steel fabrications i would not consider any other brand. I know of the Bullfinch torches but I'm unable to give an opinion and know of the Rothenberger brand, those being generally designed for specific purposes mainly associated with the plumbing, heating and air conditioning trades.
|Thread: Black 5
|11/01/2018 12:02:54
Hi Dev,
I've done a bit more investigation on Martin evans 21/2" gauge black five, it was described between 1984 - 1985 in the following issues:-
3728, 3730, 3732, 3734, 3736, 3738, 3740, 3742, 3744, 3746, 3748, 3750, 3752, 3757.
I trust the foregoing may be of assistance.
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