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By Nicholas Grube
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Besides tsunamis, Del Norte County is known for its susceptibility to other devastating natural disasters - floods.
During the late , three floods terrorized the people of this county with their awesome power, changing the make up of the communities and the land.
Flood of 1861-62
Heavy snow pack combined with warm rains were the cause of that started in December 1861 and lasted through January 1862.
andquot;The winter of 1861/62 was one of unusual severity,andquot; A.J. Bledsoe wrote in his book, andquot;The History of Del Norte.andquot; andquot;The flood gates of heaven were opened. The rain poured down in torrents, and fierce gales from the ocean added their terrors to the scene.andquot;
The flood waters carried redwoods, spruce and fir trees down the Smith and Klamath rivers and into the ocean, which, in turn, would slam into and up the shoreline.
In Crescent City, piles of drift wood and whole trees washed along the beaches and crashed into buildings on Front Street, with reports of logs even reaching Second Street.
This woody debris, though dangerous and destructive for the city, actually may have saved Crescent City from more damage. The logs created a barrier 10 feet high that helped to protect the city from their dangerous effects.
Smith River, Fort Dick and Klamath, on the other hand, were not so lucky.
In Smith River, houses, barns and cattle were carried by the rushing water into the ocean where they were lost. A fishery, located near the mouth of the Smith was swept away by the currents, carrying with it 400 barrels of salmon.
Houses from Fort Dick were ripped from their foundations and floated several miles away through the lagoons.
Fort Ter-waw in Klamath was destroyed, with the waters sweeping away a large officers' tent, and over 1500 American Indians were displaced to Smith River.
According to the National Park Service, the amount of timber that was uprooted and found on Crescent City's beaches was enough andquot;to supply the California market for years.andquot;
Floods of 1881 and 1890s
Flotsam - debris floating on the water's surface - again was to blame for much of the damage incurred during these floods, which are said to have risen higher than the flood of 1861-62.
Heavy rains caused the Klamath River waters to rise to unprecedented levels. Houses again were taken along with the river's currents and many cattle and livestock drowned.
Trees plucked out of ground in 1881 would occasionally not make the full journey to the ocean, rather, as Morgan G. Tucker put it, they andquot;came crashing down the river, some of which were deposited on the farms, while others found their way to the ocean.andquot;
In 1890, flood waters rose 100 feet out of the Klamath, carrying away the Martins Ferry suspension bridge that once crossed the waterway, while logs and debris, once again, were piled on the Crescent City beaches and store fronts.
These floods, as damaging as they were to the towns and people living in Del Norte County, also took a toll on the environment, uprooting thousands of now-rare redwood trees.
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FIVE acts have been confirmed for the first Voices for Hospice Concert.
Organised by the Hindley-based Wigan and Leigh Hospice, the concert will be hosted by BBC North West Tonight correspondent Dave Guest at Robin Park Arena in Wigan on July 19.
Classically trained singer Janette Monroe, swing singer Scott Chapman, band Fourth Level and tribute act Lee Michaels will star alongside John Martin, best-known as the owner and singer at the former Riverside Club.
Fundraising manager, Maxine Armstrong, said: "We have managed to secure a fantastic line-up this year and I'm delighted they are all home-grown talents."
Tickets cost £15 and are available by calling 01942 524204, from the Wigan and Leigh Hospice fundraising team on 01942 525566 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Owners and operators of Hawker Beechcraft King Airs enjoy the solid reliable performance offered by the venerable turboprops, but there is one King Air characteristic that probably isn't appreciated, their propensity to turn nacelles brown with exhaust stains. Long-time EBACE exhibitor Frakes Aviation (Stand 434) has a solution: aerodynamically optimized retrofit exhaust stacks that route turbine tinges away, leaving nacelles clean and shiny.
Frakes Aviation has been manufacturing King Air exhaust stacks for more than 40 years, and its products are available for most King Air models, from the 100 through 300 series. Basically, any King Air powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-20A engine or higher can use Frakes exhaust stacks, according to Joe Frakes, who founded the company with his father. The exhaust stacks are manufactured under FAA-approved parts manufacturer approval regulations and installed under an FAA supplemental type certificate, and they are also EASA-approved.
"About 1,300 King Airs are flying with our stacks," Frakes said. The company also makes exhaust stacks for OEMs, including for Quest for the PT6-powered Kodiak and kit manufacturers Epic Aircraft and Lancair, and aftermarket PT6 modification companies such as Rocket Engineering, StandardAero and Blackhawk Modifications. "We have a fair number of development projects going on," he said.
Stainless Steel
The Frakes exhaust stacks are made of stainless steel, which is easier to work with than the Inconel used by Hawker Beechcraft, according to the company. Stainless steel is also easier to polish, and most customers opt for the polished stacks. The company also offers exhaust stacks in a matte finish produced by glass bead blasting.
The warranty period for Frakes King Air stacks is seven years, with no flight-hour limitations. If the operator is based in the U.S., the company prefers to have stacks sent back to its facility in Cleburne, Texas, for repair or replacement if unrepairable. For operators outside the U.S., Frakes will evaluate the condition of the stack using digital photos then authorize a local repair or replacement. During 2010, the company didn't have to replace any stacks under warranty, and during 2009, only one stack had to be replaced. "We don't see a lot of repairs," Frakes said.
Frakes is careful not to reveal the secret sauce that helps his exhaust stacks avoid depositing soot on nacelles and airframes. "Most operators of King Airs say we reduce stains by about 90 percent," he said. One customer was washing the airplane every day after flying for two to three hours, but after installing the Frakes stacks, shifted to washing the airplane once a week. And this wasn't to remove soot but accumulated bugs, according to Frakes.
"It's aerodynamics," he said, "trade secrets. It's understanding what's happening with the large picture of the airframe interface with the exhaust. We have many years of experience, lots of observation, and we work with a number of different aircraft. We're fortunate to have a fairly extensive follow-up with aircraft that are local that we see frequently. On the King Air 200, even after [the stacks were] certified, we tried another five or six configurations and we couldn't improve over what we were already shipping. In most cases [the other configurations] had degradation of performance and cleanliness."
While Europe is a smaller market for Frakes Aviation's exhaust stacks, it is worth marketing to European King Air operators, especially the maintenance shops that install the company's products, he explained. Frakes Aviation has been a consistent exhibitor at EBACE every year since 2003 and has also branched into shows in Australia, Brazil and Singapore and made visits to South Africa. "We are trying to work the export markets, Frakes concluded. "A lot of it is built on long-term relationships."


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Discussion in '1965 - 1973 Classic Mustangs -General/Talk-' started by gowest, Oct 31, 2009.
Everyone in this thread is now dumber..... Thank you.
more info. of the fastback in the background...what's the plan for that one?
The 67 fastback on the background belong to another customer and was finished as a GT500(custom) clone. I think that the engine on this one is a small block 427 stroker.
WOW,awesome cars. That's a little more stomach pleasing combo than the Asian combo in a classic mustang. I guess the times are pretty good over there compared to here in North America. Nice work!
all i can say its wow!! and that orange '69 look sharp as well
is that a classic Gull-Wing Mercedes I see in the background in the shop????
I dont like the J-Z mustang myself, but it is atleast ineresting. And not being from bangkok I dont have an argument for why not. I guess it's a 'you gotta be there' thing. And as far as the post a few up..... I don't understand what you are saying but I like the blue stang you got there.
The Blue 'stang is a fake...ur...replica snake with a 427 stroker with the suspension goodies all in placed. Glad that you like it .
Repeat reading , and you'll understand !
Looks good. Who cares if its a FMC engine or not, It's got a I6 and thats all I care about. I love inline sixes. I want to do something like that myself. It looks like alot of hard work was put in to it. Atleast the rest of the world knows an I6 benefits from not having a combined intake/exhaust unlike most of the I6's built here; Fords 160, 250, 200, 300, GM"s lineup probably the 4.2 I6 too, Jeep's 4.0(which I like) Mopars Slant six. Seems like the only ones built right were the Cummins. Good work man, I hope to acomplish something similar one day.
2 mustangs, 1 powered by classic muscle vs. 1 powered by import muscle. which car would you put your money on ?
not very hard to understand.
i think the pushrod motor should also get some boost pressure just to keep the playing field even.....then which car would you bet on
Put a naturally asperated 429 in it and I'll go with the big block.
I think the car looks tough and really enjoy different combos. I dig the street fighter look.
I am currently plan to rebuild 1967 mustang in Thailand and I appreciate that you could give me your advice. Thanks in advance
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Ramos: Iniesta is Barca's key man
Sergio Ramos says that given the choice of removing one player from Barcelona's team for Sunday's La Liga clasico he would pick Andres Iniesta.
• Train: Pot luck ahead of Champions League draw
Madrid come into the game at their Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as league leaders and favourites, with many Blaugrana fans hopes resting on something special from talisman Lionel Messi, who warmed up with a hat trick in last weekend's 7-0 win over Osasuna.
Nevertheless Ramos told El Partido de las 12 that for him the key player for Barcelona was his Spain colleague Iniesta.
"[I'd take out] Iniesta," Ramos said. "Barca is not just Messi, although you must be especially careful with him."
With Madrid now 31 games unbeaten in all competitions, Ramos said the mood among both fans and players at the Bernabeu was much better than it had been in previous seasons.
"I can feel now an affection that was lost or hidden," he said. "The fans seemed to be divided, we did not know why because in the dressing room we are the same players. Our players are acting the same way but it is seen differently. It is true there was, by age, hierarchies in the dressing room, but never cliques."
Ramos needs just a Champions League trophy to complete a full set of top club and country honours, but his abrasive style of play can often bring negative attention from both referees and pundits. The 27-year-old said that he would probably take a tenth European Cup -- La Decima -- for Real Madrid this season over a second consecutive World Cup with Spain, but either way he felt his critics were in the wrong.
"Speaking today, I would prefer to win la Decima," Ramos said. "If it is both, I will make a personal note for those who criticise me. My critics can take a look at the trophies I have won. In the end I will be the one who is laughing."
Meanwhile, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has welcomed back both Karim Benzema and Pepe to full training and both look set to start on Sunday.
Benzema had been a major doubt after missing Tuesday's 3-1 Champions League win over Schalke with a thigh problem, while Pepe had reportedly been suffering from an allergy earlier this week.
A club statement released after training on Thursday said the pair were both over their respective issues.
"The Whites, who this Thursday had their second training session of the week, were greeted with good news as Karim Benzema and Pepe both made recoveries from their injuries," the statement said.
"With all eyes on Sunday's La Liga game in the Santiago Bernabéu against Barcelona, from a strictly sporting standpoint having both of these players available again is a big bonus. As such, Carlo Ancelotti regains two very important members of his squad. The French striker has scored in the last two clasicos against Barcelona. Meanwhile, the Portuguese defender makes up a rock solid defence alongside Sergio Ramos and, together with Varane and Nacho, has been in excellent form for Real Madrid."
AS reported from Madrid's Valdebebas training ground that both Cristiano Ronaldo [precaution] and Angel Di Maria [flu] did not take a full part in training on Thursday, but both are expected to be fine to start on Sunday.
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Tarpon Springs
City restricts reclaimed water use
The city on Thursday put into effect "Phase II" reclaimed water usage restrictions because of a continued drought and high demand. Residents with reclaimed water are being asked to voluntarily reduce usage to two days a week and to water after 4 p.m. and before 10 a.m. The city will also shut down reclaimed water service as necessary to maintain the supply. The restrictions are expected to continue for four to six weeks until the normal rainy season is under way. If this doesn't provide adequate relief, mandatory restrictions may be put into place.
Bicyclist dies in crash with pickup
A bicyclist was killed Wednesday evening after he and a pickup collided on Alt. U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs, authorities said. The crash happened about 7:30 p.m. just south of where the road crosses Plaza Drive. Police said an unidentified male bicyclist was riding against traffic on the eastern edge of the road when he was hit by a northbound Ford utility truck driven by Alanzo Williams, 52, of Holiday. It was not immediately clear what led to the collision. The bicyclist died of head injuries at the scene. He wasn't wearing a helmet. Police were working to identify him.
Civitan honors police officer
Clearwater police officer Sergio Fidelis received the 2011 Outstanding Police Service Award from the Clearwater Civitan Club "for his professionalism, community responsibility and dedication to the Hispanic community." Fidelis, 36, is Clearwater's Hispanic outreach officer. He provides monthly presentations on issues ranging from age-of-consent laws to human trafficking and gang awareness. Fidelis, who has been with the city since 2004, spearheaded the department's initiative to teach some officers Spanish.
Call about sniper a fake, police say
A 911 call about a sniper pointing a gun at a building launched a search that ended after police determined the call was fake. Clearwater police received a report about 11:45 a.m. that a sniper was targeting a law office at 311 S Missouri Ave. Several police officers, along with a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office helicopter, searched the area until about 1:15 p.m. but never found anyone with a gun. People in nearby businesses were told to stay inside their buildings. Nearby St. Cecelia Interparochial School and Community Pride Daycare were put on lockdown during the search. Police later determined the call came from a home in Pinellas Park, said police spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. The caller, who was not identified, was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation under the state Baker Act.
The city of Clearwater sets limits for what towing companies can charge drivers after a crash. A story in Thursday's Times was incorrect on the source of funding.


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Mexico - Selling and buying
Reaching the consumers
Marketing opportunities
Distribution network
The concept of mail-order selling and teleshopping is rapidly increasing.
Market access procedures
The country have signed a trade agreement with 21 other countries in the São Paulo Round of the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP).
For further information, consult the Mexican Trade Agreements.
Mexico is part of the Pacific Alliance.
Origin regulations, allow goods to benefit from reductions of duty taxes (especially for textiles). However these rules have become more rigorous since Mexico signed the North America Free Trade Agreement NAFTA or TLCAN (in Spanish) .
The Annex 401 refers to the origin regulations which is part of the country's national legislation.
You can consult the Tariff information system via Internet.
The agent must present an import requisition (issued by the Ministry of the Economy), as well as a commercial invoice, a bill of lading, an exemption permit, and a certificate establishing the origin of the goods so that the corresponding taxes and duties can be applied.
General import taxes depend on the tariff bracket in which the imported goods are classified, in conformity with the Tariff of the General Import and Export Taxes Law or the Mexican Tax Allowance Table proposed in the free trade treaties. For tax purposes, all Mexican importers must apply and be listed on the "Padrón de Importadores" maintained by the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Hacienda).
Mexico has developed "Sectoral Promotion Programs" (PROSEC) that aims to reduce or eliminate tariffs on several sectors. The gradual elimination and reduction of import duties will conclude in 2013 and the tariff structure will have six basic rates: 0%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 15% and 20%.
In the case of medical devices and health care products, in addition to complying with applicable standards, foreign manufactured products need to have a legally appointed representative/distributor in Mexico and be registered with the Secretariat of Health.
Organizing goods transport
Maritime international trade goes through the ports of Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Veracruz, Dos Bocas and Cayo Arcas. All these ports have the infrastructure and equipment to facilitate intermodal, door-to-door merchandise transportation.
The railway is mostly used for transporting large volumes of goods to the main ports and borders. Air transport of goods is going through a difficult period due to the lack of infrastructures and the price of fuel.


text: Marissa Powel, Miss Utah 2013, was tossed a question about equal pay for women on Sunday night. "What does it say about our society," a judge asked, that it allows women to be paid less than men? Stumbling over her words, Powel tried to tie it to education and she paused mid-sentence to gather her thoughts. Powel eventually surmised, "We need to create education better."


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Some people would do anything to have the gift of flight, others want X-ray vision, but the superpower we'd most love to possess is the ability to give ourselves a perfect blowout — like the one Allison Williams rocked at the Grammys this weekend. Well, we're happy to report that our wish has just been granted … in the form of a new Sarah Potempa tool, the Ceramic Styling Iron.
Yes, it's as easy to use as it looks. (Take it from someone who is so inept at styling her own hair that a friend once signed her up for an hour-and-a-half long course focused solely on how to hold and use a blowdryer. And let's just say, she didn't exactly pass the class with flying colors.)
One of the coolest parts about this styling iron is that it works on hair in any state so you can go to sleep with wet strands, wake up with major bed head, run the tool through and look like you just walked out of the salon. You can also use the styler to freshen up a few-days-old pro blowout. And since the pink attachments slide off, it also doubles as a basic flat iron. (A flat iron that, by the way, heats up in less than 17 seconds.)
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Northrop may quit tanker fight
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Northrop Grumman Corp. said yesterday it won't bid on a major contract to make a new Air Force tanker plane unless the Defense Department changes the rules.
Northrop has been tussling for years with Boeing Co. over a contract worth at least $35 billion to build 179 new Air Force tankers.
The Pentagon had circulated a draft of its request for proposals. Northrop said asked for revisions on Nov. 4. But the Pentagon said the revisions would not be included, according to a letter sent yesterday from Wes Bush, Northrop's president and chief operating officer, to Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
Without those changes, Northrop Grumman "cannot submit a bid'' for the tanker program, Bush wrote.
The Pentagon's preliminary request includes what Los Angeles-based Northrop called a "clear preference'' for a smaller plane with limited flexibility. Critics have said the request appeared tailored for Boeing, which is based in Chicago.
The initial Pentagon request "places contractual and financial burdens on the company that we simply cannot accept,'' Bush wrote.
In a written statement, the Defense Department said it regretted "that Northrop-Grumman and Airbus have taken themselves out of the tanker competition and hope they will return'' when the request for proposal is issued, which it expects in January. Northrop's partner, Airbus, is owned by Paris-based European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.
The Defense Department said both companies suggested changes to its request for proposal that would favor their own planes.


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Call them sentimental but Australian politicians respect the need, when faced with a political demise, to observe a dignified silence . . . which may stretch as long as several seconds, or until the next media doorstop, whichever comes first.
Then it becomes a whodunit. In the fall of commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher, the fingerprints on the knife are distinctly bipartisan.
The affair began with questions that Labor senator
Asher answered: "No, we did not."
Whatever Crossin was casting for, she did not appear satisfied and concluded: "I may put quite a few more questions on notice."
The committee chairman, Liberal senator
Asher said his office was "frequently interacting with members of parliament . . . For example, I have had conversations with Senator Hanson-Young on other aspects of this . . ."
Crossin promptly put in a question on notice based on Asher's reference to
Asher was overseas in the last two days of September when his office supplied the PM's department with copies of Asher's email exchanges with Hanson-Young in May, when Asher suggested questions she should ask in the estimates committee. Asher was toast.
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Implementing an infrastructure to run GIMP plugins on GEGL
Category: Plug-Ins
The current way of accessing pixel data will be deprecated in GIMP 3.0, so it was suggested to implemnt an infrastructre to manipulate pixels with GIMP's existing API over GEGL. this will make porting plugins easier to GIMP 3.0.
Port UI code to a non-low level language
Category: User Interface, Future
Hacking UI code in C is a resource eater for us, we should use C for quick and efficient pixel processing but not for creating buttons. It would be interesting to make changes to the GIMP codebase that would allow us for example write the Pointer Information Dialog in JavaScript, Python or probably most preferable: Vala.
Scripting line-by-line debugging support
Category: Plug-Ins/Scripts
There are no debuggers for scripting in GIMP, and only tracing is supported. Support should be added to allow one to single-step line-by-line in a JavaScript script for example (if we take the JS scripting project) and if not, integrating a debugger for tinyscheme is also going to be very helpful as a massive part of GIMP's scripting is done in tinyscheme.
Implement the combined selection tool
Category: Tools, User Interface
The combined selection tool should be an all-in-one tool for selecting regions based on a research made by Voralberg students in 2010.
Minimal Student Requirements:
- Good C knowledge
- Gtk+/GObject basic knowledge and/or at least some interest in User Interface programming
Dynamically resized layers
Category: Tools, User Interface, Core
Potential Mentor: Martin Nordholts
Allow layers to be resized dynamically as the user paints on them, and save the user the burden of managing layer sizes
Right now layers have to be manually resized, which is unefficient and non-useable. The first and most common problem is painting and discovering that you reached the end of the layer in the middle of your brush stroke. Another common inefficiency is simply saving large layers which is a waste of memory (RAM and disk space). No need to mention it's annoying to manage the layer size manually, and trying to crop one layer which results cropping the whole image if you don't notice the UI options correctly.
Minimal Student Requirements:
- Good C knowledge
- Highly recommended - some knowledge of GIMP's internals (core/tools/etc.)
- Being a bit familiar with GIMP as a user, as this project touches several areas
Support writing JavaScript plug-ins
Category: Plug-Ins/Scripts
Potential Mentor: Kevin Cozens
GIMP scripts and plug-ins can be written in Scheme, Perl, Python, Ruby, and C. Scheme is always available, but limited in its application in regard on image manipulation. Additionally, as a list-processing language, it may appear as weird to most users. Its main purpose is scripting workflows for repetitive work.
The Perl binding is currently the least supported one and not available on platforms other than Unix. The Python binding and the C libraries are currently the most powerful ones. The Ruby binding should be just as capable as the Python binding but it hasn't seen a lot of use and not many people may be aware of its existence.
Javascript could take over Scheme's role as the general purpose scripting language for GIMP. It should be based on GNOME Java Script infrastructure (GJS).
Minimal Student Requirements:
- Good C knowledge
- Good JavaScript knowledge
- Good gObject knowlege
- Some basic experience with GIMP's PDB (as a plugin/script writer)


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Good Morning... I hope to be of some assistance to you here today! Your question is one that is fairly common; an evaluation of your life at the midlife point, an analysis of where you've been and where you are going, and a crossroads in which you have to decide which path to take.
I hear that you have some worries and stress, and some self-confidence issues, and this has probably affected your relationships. These are things that result from something called self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, in our minds, all day long. We can either be critics of ourselves... or our own biggest fans. We can be supportive of our own efforts, or we can tear ourselves down. We can think, "I am a failure" or "I am an imperfect human, just like all the rest; yet I refuse to be a victim of my own choices and will begin to look at all the things that I AM, rather than all the things I am yet to become." Turning our attention... sliding the screen in our mind to the next thought, re-phrasing things, re-framing our thoughts to a more positive description... these are the hands-on, necessary steps to starting to think and feel more positively about ourselves.
People are attracted to positive energy, and generally more repelled by negativity and stress and worry. Working to eliminate the focus on the things you cannot control and focusing on what you can makes a person more attractive to others. It is a choice; a simple choice. Focus on what is good, both in thought and in speech... and you will see a difference. It takes practice, and you will backslide at times, but make this your primary goal to begin with.
Next, start exercising, if you aren't now. The chemicals that get released, endorphins, when you work-out are stress-relieving... and create feelings of well-being in the body. And hugs work well, too!! Get as many as you can!!
Finally, we cannot change anything about the past, nor the inevitabilities of the future. We can only live for today. Stay here in this moment. Absorb the view from where you are and show gratitude for all you DO have... not thinking ahead to what might happen tomorrow. Be here, now. If you want to change something, change it... take a new approach. But, as the saying goes, 'it is what it is', and life isn't always meant to be understood, but certainly enjoyed... as there are never any guarantees about tomorrow!
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Gold Direction Depends on Symmetrical Triangle Pattern, Global/Macro Economy
After making all-time highs back in September, Gold has retraced some of those gains and is now sitting in a Symmetrical Triangle, as traders jockey for future direction. The bottom of this triangle comes from a long-term uptrend support line and the top of the triangle comes from a short/mid-term downtrend resistance line.
The precious metal tested the short/mid-term resistance line last week as gold spiked higher after a coordinated effort by five central banks around the globe to lower rates on U.S. Dollar swaps.
Since the commodity touched the downtrend resistance line, it has moved lower and is currently testing the mid-range of the triangle and a fairly strong technical level of $1700-$1715.
The longer-term macro outlook of gold depends on the European situation, let alone our own domestic situation, but as of right now, the spotlight is on Europe.
Yesterday, Ratings agency Standard & Poor's placed the credit ratings of 15 Euro Zone nations on review for possible downgrade. Today, S&P Ratings announced ratings on the European Financial Stability Facility at "AAA", however, put the credit rating on a negative watch, which means S&P could move to downgrade the "AAA" in three months or less.
The technical perspective depends on the Symmetrical Triangle with a break above it is seen as bullish, and a break below the triangle would be seen as bearish. Traders will take into account the long-term uptrend support line as a stronger technical level than the downtrend resistance line.
Currently, gold is trading down over 1% at $1713.
Bullish Case
If traders believe the European situation will be solved with some sort of bailout or rescue package, consider the following:
- If some sort of bailout or rescue package is announced, the Euro will rise against the dollar; consider the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish ETF (NYSE: UDN).
- Global equities will also rise, as the risk of a European default is now less intense, which will cause the global slowdown thesis to be no more; Consider going long the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), the Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF (NYSE: VGK), or the SPDR Gold ETF (NYSE: GLD).
Bearish Case
If traders believe the European situation will not be solved anytime soon, consider the following:
- If European nations continue to struggle and yields continue to rise, investors will flock to less risk assets like the U.S. Dollar; consider the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSE: UUP)/
- Also consider shorting European banks like Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS), UBS (NYSE: UBS), or just short the entire European financial sector by shorting the iShares MSCI Europe Financials (NASDAQ: EUFN).
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ANNIHILATOR - Feast Track-By-Track Video Available
July 29, 2013, 4 years ago
Leader Jeff Waters from Canuck metal legends ANNIHILATOR has given MetalItalia.com a track-by-track video of the band's #14 studio album, Feast, to be released on August 23rd in Europe, August 26th in the UK, and August 27th in North America, via the UDR label. The deluxe ECO-book version will also feature a bonus CD containing a 15 song Best Of Annihilator tracklisting... a grand total of 24 songs in one package... with a 3D cover!
Jeff Waters and company tear through each release with honest, raw power and energy, along with excellent technical skill, giving the metal world the most-tasteful mixtures of huge, metal riffs with the idea of the perfect song and some legendary solo shredding as the icing on the cake. That's why Jeff and Annihilator have been a major influence on countless well-known metal acts and musicians around the world. In fact, countless, successful non-metal acts and musicians cite Waters and Co. as an influence in their careers. Tours with everyone from JUDAS PRIEST to PANTERA to TRIVIUM, plus dozens of headlining tours and festivals around the world have been going on steady since 1989 for this band; no rest as the demand for this band never ends. Annihilator has been touted as one of the best live acts in metal music. High-end musicianship, tight playing and massive energy and fun are what these lads are known for. Their music? Honest melodic thrash and heavy metal, combined with traces of blues, classical and jazz. Hell, there is even some death and punk in there, too.
Annihilator is the biggest-selling Canadian heavy/thrash metal band in Canadian history with close to 2 million units sold. Says Waters "We truly are among the few bands with a long history, that have always waved the flag for honesty, integrity and perseverance in this hard-edge category of music."
Feast tracklisting:
'No Way Out'
'Smear Campaign'
'No Surrender'
'Perfect Angel Eyes'
'Demon Code'
'Fight The World'
'One Falls, Two Rise'
Bonus CD - Re-Kill (best of re-recorded 2012):
'Fun Palace'
'Alison Hell'
'King Of The Kill'
'Never, Neverland'
'Set The World On Fire'
'Welcome To Your Death W.T.Y.D.'
'Ultra Motion'
'Time Bomb'
'Refresh The Demon'
'Word Salad'
'Brain Dance'
Feast will be available in the following formats:
• Limited Edition Eco-Book + Bonus Disc - Re-Kill (best of re-recorded 2012)
• CD Jewel Case
• LP Gatefold
• Digital Download
• D2C fan-package
Annihilator live:
October10 - Roermond ECI, Netherlands - Cultuurfabriek
11 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
12 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
13 - London, UK - 02 Academy Islington
14 - Manchester, UK - NQ Live
16 - Paris, France - La Machine
18 - Madrid, Spain - But
19 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
20 - France - Lyon Ninkasi Kao
22 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk
23 - Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum
24 - Wien, Austria - Szene
25 - Zlin, Czech Repibulic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
26 - Nürnberg, Germany - Rockfabrik
28 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei
29 - Essen, Germany - Turock
30 - Osnabrück, Germany - Lagerhalle
31 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
November1 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
2 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben
5 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
6 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi
8 - Sankt Petersburg, Russia - Zal Ozhidaniya
9 - Moscow, Russia - Volta
Annihilator lineup:
Jeff Waters - guitars and vocals
Dave Padden - lead vocals
Mike Harshaw - drums
Alberto Campuzano - bass


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This hotel is currently closed due to damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
Located on the beach at Orient Bay on the French side of the island, the Esmeralda Resort offers luxurious villa style accommodations throughout a tropical garden setting among bougainvillea, hibiscus and a coconut grove. The sixty-five rooms are spread out within eighteen luxurious villas, each with its own private pool. All the rooms overlook a shaded terrace, surrounded by island vegetation and flowers with their beautiful brilliant colors. These brilliant hues complement the turquoise waters of the pools and the magic waves of the ocean.
Golf (Nearby)*, Beach (Nearby), Pools, Snorkeling, Windsurfing, Sunfish, Parasailing, Tennis, Activities Desk, Laundry Service*, Baby-Sitting*, Volleyball.
* denotes activities/services available for an additional cost. Amenities and inclusions are subject to change at any time.
Room Categories and Descriptions
Room amenities include air conditioning, ceiling fan, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, pool chairs and umbrellas, beach towels, hairdryer, personal safe, fully equipped kitchenette (stove top burners, electric coffee pot, refrigerator, microwave, and an array of kitchenware). High speed wireless Internet access available for an additional fee.
Requests for a specific bedding arrangement or room location are fulfilled by the hotel based on availability.
Superior - Two double beds or one king bed. Includes private terrace, pool and garden views and kitchenette. Maximum Occupancy: 2 adults or 1 adult and 1 child.
Deluxe - Two double beds or one king bed. Slightly larger than superior rooms; includes kitchenette, private terrace, and partial sea view. Maximum Occupancy: 2 adults or 1 adult and 1 child.
Oceanfront - One king bed or two double beds. Includes private, furnished terrace, kitchenette and bath or shower. Oceanfront rooms are located closer to the beach. 520 sq ft.
Superior Suite - One king bed and one full sofa bed. Includes living room and bedroom area plus a fully equipped kitchen, private and furnished terrace and bath/shower. Maximum Occupancy: 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.
Deluxe Suite - One king bed and one full sofa bed. Includes dining and living room area, master bedroom, television in living room and master bedroom, radio/cassette/CD player, fully equipped kitchen, private and furnished terrace, and bath/shower. Maximum Occupancy: 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.
Two Bedroom Suite - Two king beds or one king bed and two twin beds. Combination of Deluxe one Bedroom Suite and connecting Deluxe Room. Maximum Occupancy: 6 Adults.
Three Bedroom Suite - Two king beds and two twin beds. Combination of Deluxe one Bedroom Suite and two connecting Deluxe Rooms. Maximum Occupancy: 8 Adults.
Four Bedroom Suite - Two king bed and two twin beds. Combination of Deluxe one Bedroom Suite and three connecting Deluxe Rooms. Maximum Occupancy: 10 Adults.
Presidential Suite - One king bed. Presidential Suites have dining and living room areas. The master bedroom has a colonial bed plus a fully equipped kitchen, private and furnished terrace (264 sq. feet) and bathroom with bath or shower. 1,056 sq ft.
The Esmeralda Resort offers the following restaurants:
L'Astrolabe - Breakfast and dinner, casual elegance
Coco Beach - On the beach, the charming Coco Beach offers grilled items, Creole and European specialties, as well as delicious seafood in a charming and Caribbean atmosphere just in front of the ocean
Room service available for breakfast and dinner
The Esmeralda Resort has a minimum length of stay requirement for certain travel dates. Please contact your Vacations To Go travel counselor for additional details.


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From a new study out today by The DVR Research Institute: (click the link for more information)
Study: As Skipped Ads Increase, Advertisers Adapt their Ad Strategies to DVRs
This past Friday, the DVR Research Institute published results from a research project conducted among leading advertising executives on their perception of and response to an increase in DVR viewership.
"While many reports focus on changing viewing habits, few address the implications of these changes on the efficiency of TV advertising," says Tom Schultz, managing director of the DVR Research Institute. "Even fewer deal with the crucial issue of how advertisers can adjust their advertising strategy to deal with increasing DVR penetration," he says.
Advertising in the DVR Age addresses all of these issues. The study reveals that advertising executives believe DVRs represe nt the greatest challenge for TV advertising in the next three years. A shocking 80 percent of advertising executives believe that DVRs will negatively impact the effectiveness of TV advertising during this time. Only 58 percent felt that the advent of newer entertainment formats (games, Internet, etc.), considered the second greatest threat, would have such an impact.
The study was based on in-depth responses from 200 top U.S. advertising executives, interviews with industry thought leaders, an evaluation of the revised strategies advertising executives are contemplating, an analysis of best practices and an analysis of past and future industry trends.
"Our research is focused around four key themes," says Schultz. They are: awareness of, and concern about, DVRs among advertising executives, the magnitude of the issue that DVRs create for TV advertising, the impact of DVRs on the effectiveness of TV advertising and the impact of DVRs on TV advertising strategies. Although ad executives see DVRs as the greatest threat to TV advertising, they are not well informed about the actual level of impact.
"More than half of the ad executives involved in TV advertising decisions are dead wrong about the basic facts of DVR use such as the number of TV households that have DVRs," says Schultz. "Nearly half of those responding have not made any changes to their advertising strategies because of DVRs over the past three years," he says.
The problem is likely to grow. The number of skipped ads is expected to almost triple in the coming three years. Some programs (in particular some primetime broadcast programs) may see up to half of their ads skipped in DVR households.
Despite concerns among both advertisers and agencies, these research results indicate that neither group feels confident that it has the information needed to make adjustments in advertising strategy to address the impact of DVRs.
Nearly 70 percent of the advertisers "somewhat" or "completely disagree" that they have all the relevant information about DVRs and their impact on TV advertising. Yet, while – overwhelmingly – neither advertisers nor agencies think they have the information they need, a majority of both groups believe the other group is better informed than they are!
"With only six percent of commercials estimated to be fast-forwarded at the end of 2008, DVRs have had, to date, only a mild impact on the effectiveness of TV advertising," says Schultz. "Yet, by the end of 2011, 16 percent of commercials are expected to be fast-forwarded. This potential reduction in reach is too significant to not have consequences for advertising strategy," he says.
Advertising in the DVR Age suggests ways in which advertising executives can change their advertising strategies to address the DVR reality. The growth in DVRs represents both challenges and opportunities in terms of how ads are purchased, where and when they're placed, and the length, format, style and content of the ads themselves.
The use of appropriate strategies will serve to maximize the effectiveness of advertising efforts as executives respond to the growing impact of DVRs on both advertising rates and viewership.


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UM Enrollment Dean Encouraged About Fall Numbers
U.S. News and World report recently ranked the University of Montana in the top 150 public universities in the nation.
U.S. News and World report recently ranked the University of Montana in the top 150 public universities in the nation.
She looks kind of like Kim Kardashian after a year of doing the American Psycho workout regimen every morning.
The fire danger level has plunged from "extreme" to "moderate"
Those of us watching in the stadium and on TV knew it looked horrific and that a football career was likely over.
The Lolo Peak Fire is still burning, but now it has to fight to breathe under a blanket of snow.
On Tuesday in Helena, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the results of a survey that he and his staff have been preparing for several months about how the state is responding to substance abuse issues.
Just before 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Missoula police were called to the report of a disturbance in the 100 Block of Stephens Avenue.
This is a show not to be missed!
Missoula Police are interviewing a passenger that survived a deadly single vehicle car crash late Monday night.
Missoula's Historic Preservation Commission invites you in climbing up, down, into and around parts unseen in Downtown Missoula.
The New England Patriots don't exactly get much love outside the region where people say "chow-dah," but who despises Tom Brady and company more than anyone else?
Jason Newsted has encountered some pretty insane fans, including one who decided to throw darts at Metallica while they were performing.


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Citizen Staff Reports 07/10/12
Henrico Police Athletic League's Youth Leadership Council recently held elections and the following officers were elected: Kennedy Goldsborough, president; Malik Holmes, vice president; Jazmine Wilder, treasurer; Aysia Lee, secretary; and Andrew Johnson, Sgt. at arms. Past President Aubrey Temple will attend Duke University in the fall. Temple is a past Henrico PAL Youth of the Year award winner and the current National PAL 2011 Male Youth of the Year award winner. He is currently working the Henrico PAL Summer Camp as a youth counselor. YLC Coordinator and Henrico PAL Board Member Victor Williams manages the YLC.
Calyn Witz, a 2012 graduate of Henrico High School, has received the 2012 Pamplin Leader Award. The $1,000 scholarship recognizes students that have shown a commitment to academics and extracurricular activities over the course of their high school careers. Witz will attend Virginia Tech in the fall as a human nutrition, foods and exercise major.
Callaghan S. Guy, of Richmond, recently was named to the dean's list for the spring 2012 semester at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. To be eligible for the dean's list, students must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
Cynthia Pearce, of Richmond, recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: Sept. 18, 2017
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 General NewsPublic SafetyCrime of the Week
Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a shooting in Richmond that resulted in an injured child and the murder of an adult.
At approximately 10:21 p.m., Sept. 9, Richmond Police were called to the 3200 block of 5th Avenue for a report of a person shot. They quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, a 57-year-old male and a 9-year-old female. > Read more.
Business in brief
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 BusinessBusiness in BriefGeneral News
Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End, located at 2400 Gaskins Rd., will hold their grand opening on Oct. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The community recently underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation which included the addition of a new memory care neighborhood, new resident suites, an expanded dining room, and brand-new courtyards and additional outdoor spaces. Commonwealth Senior Living associates will be on site to provide tours of the newly renovated community. > Read more.
Wegmans to sponsor Turkey Trot 10K
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. will become title sponsor of the Richmond Road Runners Club's annual Turkey Trot 10K, a Thanksgiving Day tradition for many Richmond area runners.
Wegmans and RRRC have signed a three-year agreement whereby the race, beginning in November 2017, will be known as the Wegmans Turkey Trot 10K. RRRC will continue to manage race operations. > Read more.
Publix to open at Virginia Center Marketplace Oct. 11
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Publix will open its next Henrico location at 10150 Brook Road in the Virginia Center Marketplace shopping center in Glen Allen Oct. 11 at 7 a.m. The store will host a grand opening ceremony at that time.
The location will be the Florida chain's fifth in Henrico, joining those already open at Nuckols Place and The Shoppes at Crossridge in Glen Allen, The Shops at White Oak Village in Eastern Henrico and John Rolfe Commons in the Far West End. > Read more.
Statewide tax amnesty period underway
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 General NewsGovernment
Delinquent individual and business taxpayers in Virginia can pay back taxes with no penalties and half the interest from now through Nov. 14, as part of the 2017 Virginia Tax Amnesty Program, which began Sept. 13.
Approved by the 2017 General Assembly, the program assumes collection of $89.5 million for the general fund to support education, health, and public safety, as well as to provide a cash reserve. > Read more.
Statewide tax amnesty period underway
Henrico Master Gardener training program accepting applications through Oct. 27
McEachin announces 2017 Congressional App Challenge
VCCS cyber security advisory board holds first meeting
Highland Springs HS teacher chosen as teacher of the year for Central Virginia
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|Welcome to the TEMPLOT web site. This is a long page with some large screenshot images. You can scroll down to begin reading while the images are loading. There are also some videos to watch. Thanks for your visit.
Templot is a workshop tool for railway modellers who like to build their own track:
Thanks to Paul Boyd for this photograph.
Precision track design for model railways
Welcome to this web site about my Templot computer program. Templot is free for all modellers to use, supported by voluntary donations.
If you are a builder of model railway track I hope that you will find this site interesting and useful, whether you are a user of Templot or not.
Thank you for visiting, and enjoy your trackbuilding.
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Precision track design for model railways
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A typical screenshot from Templot showing part of a P4 track plan.
some basic questions answered:
Q. Will it run on my computer ?
Templot runs on an ordinary Windows PC under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, including 64-bit versions. (Intel or AMD or 100% compatible processor required)
Templot can also be used (with a few minor restrictions) on Linux systems under Wine, and on Apple Mac systems using Codeweavers Crossover or Linux+Wine.
Sorry, the Cyrix 6x86 and VIA C3 processors are not suitable for Templot.
Q. How much does it cost ?
Templot is free to use, subject to the terms of use which you can read here: terms of use.
If you find Templot useful, you may wish to make a donation towards the costs, which you can do by clicking here: make a donation. Thank you.
Q. How do I get Templot ?
You can download the Templot program from this page: download Templot.
Please be sure to read the notes about how to download and install Templot on your computer.
Q. Why not use ready-printed commercial plans and templates ?
These are fine for straight turnouts, but are usually available only in a limited range of sizes (and not at all if you are modelling, say, Metre Gauge track at a scale of 1/4" to the foot).
Traditional trackwork usually looks far better if it can be arranged on flowing curves, and although printed straight templates can be curved by slitting and notching them, it's very difficult to achieve a specified radius, without kinks, and to get several such templates to line up properly. And commercial printed templates are usually restricted to a very limited range of prototype designs.
Templot lets you create an infinite number of different templates, customize them if you wish to a particular prototype, align and fit them together into complete track plans, and print them as and when you need them in many different sizes, styles and colours.
Q. Will it do my track gauge ?
Yes, Templot comes with dozens of pre-set model railway scale/gauge combinations, or you can enter your own settings for non-standard sizes and narrow-gauge tracks. You can also if you wish specify just the scale size, and let Templot draw everything to that exact scale from full-size standard-gauge railway practice.
Q. How do I print an 0 gauge turnout on an A4 printer ?
Well not in one piece, obviously. Templates are made up from several pages which have to be trimmed to the printed marks and fitted together. Templot lays out alternate rows of pages in a "brick-bond" staggered pattern to help maintain accuracy when they are fitted side by side. Of course, if a larger printer is available Templot will use the full page size, and individual pages can be printed separately if needed. If you have a colour printer there is a full range of options to make the template as colourful as you wish, or you can stay with black and white for economy and speed.
There are some example printed templates at the bottom of this page. Click example templates to see them.
If you don't have a printer available on your system you can export the template pages as a PDF file which can be printed anywhere, perhaps on a friend's printer.
If your printer is capable of printing continuous banners on Z-fold or roll paper the lengthwise page joins can be eliminated, so that a complete layout can be printed with just a few side-by-side joins, and a single template can usually be printed in one piece.
At first sight, a drawing made up from several pages glued together is not very satisfactory. But in practice, we are not producing a drawing as such, but a construction template which has to be stuck down to a board to be used. Having the template in smaller manageable pieces can be an advantage, and allows some mixing and matching of the various pages.
Printing your own templates has other advantages too. You can print as many copies as you need, and print on materials other than plain paper, such as OHP transparency film or card. For example, a template showing only the rails and printed on tracing paper can be laid on the rail tops during construction as a means of checking the alignments.
Templot also includes PDF and DXF export options. So if you have a large track plan
you can take the file to a digital copyshop and have it printed in one piece on
a wide-format roll printer.
Q. Is it just another CAD program ?
No, Templot isn't CAD. It's not a conventional drawing program and it doesn't use the Windows document-style interface. You don't need any technical drawing ability to use it, and you can't use it to draw a Land-Rover or design your new kitchen.
Templot is a tool for your workshop. It is a drawing generator which knows about railway track and does all the complex drawing work for you.
So if you also know about railway track, you can say to Templot :
But if your pointwork design skills don't quite run to this, fear not. You can simply drag and shape your template on the screen using the mouse.
Then you can fit templates together on the screen, or print out a trial template instead, and if it doesn't quite fit the site you simply adjust it slightly and try again.
Templot will keep watch on your work, making sure that your templates don't wander too far from prototype practice, and warning you if your specified minimum radius is infringed.
The complete track plan can be printed at a reduced scale, saving paper and allowing you to lay out the whole railway in a small space. When you are happy with the design, you print the individual templates again at normal size for construction.
Layout designs or individual templates can be saved and reloaded between sessions as you build up your final plan, and track formations from previous designs can be incorporated into the new design.
Q. Is it just like AnyRail, XTrackCad, WinRail, 3rd PlanIt and similar programs?
These programs are designed to build up layout plans using "pick-and-place" methods from a library collection of ready-made commercial model trackwork parts. Many of these are "toy" designs which bear little resemblance to full-size railway track.
Templot is intended instead primarily for modellers who wish to construct their own track. It works from full-size railway practice and generates each template as it is required with an infinite variety of sizes, lengths, radii and angles, so that no two templates need ever be the same and each one is exactly matched to its location on your railway.
And Templot lets you work at a greater level of detail, specifying if you wish settings for switch and crossing angles, timbering sizes and spacings, check rail lengths, rail widths, etc., most of which are entered as their full-size prototype dimensions, not in model sizes.
If you want to plan your trackwork based on proper railway practice then Templot is the software to use.
Q. I've been successfully building my track using commercial printed templates. Templot seems to be much more complicated. Why would I need it and how long will it take me to learn to use it ?
If you build your own track in any gauge, Templot makes the process very much easier at both the planning and construction stages.
Many new users of Templot start off believing that the prime purpose of Templot is to design complete layout plans. But the primary purpose is to print out track construction templates in infinite variety. Any size of template, any gauge, straight or curved to any radius you wish. Standard A5s, B6s and the common turnout sizes which are already familiar to many UK users, or templates customised to your specific prototype.
It is a matter for you whether you then want to fit them together into a complete layout track plan on the screen. This is not a two-minute task and there is indeed a learning curve to climb, but it is aided by the click-by-click tutorial sequences and screen videos which are included in the Templot Companion section of this web site.
But you don't have to do that. You can simply print out a collection of paper templates and fit them together on the baseboard. Unlike doing this with commercial templates, it's easy to go back to Templot and print one slightly shorter, or longer, or curved a little bit more, or less, to fit the space available. And you can print as many copies as you need, on paper, card, tracing paper, transparency film, etc.
Printing templates takes only a few clicks, and you can easily have your first one printed within a few minutes of starting Templot for the first time (see video). And with only a few more clicks you can print out a complete crossover on a sweeping double-track transition curve.
If you enjoy planning layouts by shuffling paper templates you can print a collection of them at, say, one third of normal size and create a complete layout plan on a small table. Then perhaps go back to Templot to create and print it as a single track plan.
If you are building your own track, you won't know how you ever managed without Templot.
Templot Club
To get the most from Templot please consider joining the Templot Club user forum. Templot Club is an active support web site for Templot users to ask questions, exchange information, ideas, and data files, and to keep up to date with the latest Templot news. Membership is free and open to everyone interested in model trackwork, and you would be very welcome to join this friendly web site whether you are a Templot user or not.
Even if you don't wish to contribute, it is worth visiting the site to read other users' hints, tips and queries, and to get the latest news about Templot developments.
Click Templot Club for more information about the forums and how to join.
Below are several screenshots from Templot which also show the sample track plan files which are included with Templot.
Click here to see the Templot Companion documentation pages for users, which are being updated as I progress them.
Although there is a great deal of help information within the program, I am working on a series of step-by-step tutorial sequences and screen videos which I hope will help users less familiar with full-size railway trackwork to get the best from Templot. Click videos and tutorials to see and work through them.
Have a look at the misc & links page which I hope will develop into a useful resource for all modellers interested in track, and includes a selection of related internet links.
Thanks for all the recent interest in Templot. Please call here again soon.
Now here are some screenshots and example printed templates from Templot :
This one is in S4/P4 gauge:
This is Clungunford, a sprawling South Shropshire backwater in EM gauge using GWR switches. The main sweep of the running line is a single reverse transition curve onto which the individual templates have been aligned, and other transition curves have been used extensively. The data file for this track plan is included with Templot.
Here is Clungunford again. This is a print preview screen.
This is a print preview for Engine Lane :
This is Foundry Street, a variation on Engine Lane on a curved site in S4/P4. Using modern square-on timbering with ends in-line, and 60ft rail lengths with 25 sleepers per length. The data file for this track plan (with some additions) is included with Templot.
Here is a closer view of the station throat at Foundry Street.
This next screen is Mawley Oak, a self-contained minimum-space shunting layout in Gauge 0 Fine. Total length is 9 feet, comprising 3 boards each 36" x 21", or alternatively 2 boards each 54" x 21". The grid on this screen is in feet. The turnouts use a fictional custom switch to save space (1:20 deflection with the heel at the planing length). The minimum radius on this plan is 1224 mm (48").
It is envisaged that the cassette area would be hidden behind low-relief structures along the back of the platform, and the sector plate would be behind a retaining wall with a road above and a skew overbridge disguising the entry track. It will be necessary to run under the bridge during shunting. Storage of cassettes would be on a rack below.
To save space, the engine release is via a 30ft turntable, limiting locomotive power to tank engines. It should be possible to increase the diameter a little, provided the check rails for the approach crossing were continued onto the table.
The data file for this track plan is included with Templot. (The turnouts in the loop have 1:3.5 crossings, which is less than the nominal 1:4 minimum and will therefore trigger a warning from Templot.)
If implemented instead in 4mm scale, Mawley Oak could be fitted on a single 5ft x 1ft board.
These next three screens are for EM gauge:
Finally some example printed template pages:
This is an EM turnout on 10 chains (2640 mm) radius. GWR curved B switch (joggled stock rails). 1:6 regular crossing:
This is a sequence of 3 printed pages. By trimming to the printed red lines, they can be fitted together with great accuracy:
Here is the track plan from which the above pages were printed. This is in P4:
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