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Recipe For DistractionPosted in How To on January 1, 2013
We have built a lot of Ultimate Adventure vehicles over the years and have learned a thing or two about building a vehicle capable of street driving and extreme trail abuse. All the while this 4x4 has to haul a week's worth of supplies and parts for two people. We've tried a lot of different things—some worked great, some didn't—so maybe it's time to jot down a recipe of sorts for building a quality UA machine.
Since we wrapped up our UA coverage last month and many of you are probably scheming for a way to get into the event for 2013, we figured now would be a great time to showcase what we think works and how we would build a 4x4 to survive the UA. Read our ideas, spend some time daydreaming how you can make all this stuff work in your rig, and then get to prepping your own ride. We're anxiously waiting your application.
What to Start With
We are not going to tell you that any single make or model vehicle is the perfect platform for the UA. We've had good luck with just about every make 4x4 and also had problems with most every type. Jeeps are fairly common on the trip and for good reason. From their huge support in the aftermarket to their off-road prowess out of the box, Jeeps are great. But other makes are worth considering too.
The Offroad Design guys have proven that fullsize GM trucks with solid axles work great. Meanwhile, Tim Hardy has repeatedly shown that a well-built Samurai with a carbureted four-cylinder can survive the week with style. Pickup trucks and SUVs can both make the trip, though we've seen many a side or back window smashed on tight trails, so a truck with adequate storage may be a slightly better idea.
We will say that independent front suspension has never finished the UA without a failure of some sort, and we have seen everything from lightweight Suzuki to OEM Chevrolet and last year's over-the-top Ford IFS, which we built ("Ultimate F-150," July '11 to Jan. '12). We're not saying IFS isn't possible; it has just not proven itself well on prior trips.
Also, late-model or older 4x4s have both done well, but remember: Body damage does happen, so plan accordingly.
Tire Size & Wheels
Choosing a tire size is important for choosing a drivetrain. We require only that tires be 35 inches or taller. This is important because we hit some really hard trails and anything smaller could be a struggle. Even though the tire size can be unlimited, we've found that tires 37 to 42 inches are about perfect depending on wheelbase and drivetrain. Unless you're wheelbase is less than 100 inches we wouldn't recommend anything under 37s. At the same time, if you are running a wheelbase over 120 inches you'll probably want a tire around 40 inches or larger just to keep the belly from bottoming out on break-over obstacles.
We do not require beadlock wheels, and yet most drivers use them on the UA. They do add weight to your wheel and tire combo, but they are helpful for low-pressure off-roading. We have run Trail Ready beadlocks and Walker Evans beadlocks with great success on official UA trucks.
Your tires and wheels will get damaged from rocks, dirt, and trail obstacles, so protected valve stems and wheels with easy-access lug nuts seems to work best.
There are lots of options for axles on a UA vehicle. We like to consider our tire sizes and work backwards, with axles being stronger than engines. One-ton diffs like Dana 60s and GM 14-bolts rarely have issues on the trip, but they are heavy and can be referred to as anchors and plows depending on the terrain. This year's Spidertrax axles and Truhi-9 differentials worked great, but a low-pinion 9-inch axle isn't bad (though it does get the driveshaft considerably lower). Dana 44s and Toyota diffs work well up to 37-inch tires. Dana 30s and Samurai axles have attended UAs on many occasions, but without skilled drivers these axles have suffered. We wouldn't recommend them if you're building from scratch. Also, realize that vehicles with lightweight axles need to pack light to keep the parts alive; weight kills.
Lockers and gearing are pretty standard suggestions. You need them both, and gearing should be low enough for your tire and engine size. Welded diffs and spools are dirt-simple and have been on many trips without fail, though they will chirp tires on corners and can cause understeer on the road. Selectable lockers are great on the road because you can unlock them, but they add complexity with their activation systems, so route your air lines and activation systems to protect them from heat and snagging trail debris. Auto lockers such as Grizzlies and Detroits are tough and simple, but even tire pressure must be considered for good on-road driving, and these lockers can fail from shock load if an axleshaft breaks.
Speaking of axleshafts, spare shafts and joints are good parts to bring along, as is a pinion yoke if your pinion is low, plus the proper socket for changing the yoke.
The UA covers around a thousand miles of road and trail over a week, and having the right powertrain of engine, transmission, and transfer case is important. We feel these parts need to be healthy and reliable, but not necessarily crazy.
Starting with engines, it needs to run cool. A rowdy 800-1,000hp big-block is cool, but it won't always run cool on a hot humid day of rockcrawling. Four-cylinders, V6s, I-6s, and small-block V8s seems to work best. Leave the nitrous and lumpy cams at home; you just need something reliable—and tough. Diesel engines have survived many UAs, but they have three pitfalls: weight, noise, and healthy torque that can easily break parts downstream. Loud exhaust is cool in the mud, but can get old on long road days and when you're trying to hear your co-driver's spotting suggestions. Fuel delivery can be a problem. We like in-tank fuel pumps to keep the pump cool and happy, and shielded fuel lines to deter vapor lock.
Both automatic and manual transmissions have shined and failed on the trip. If you're running a manual be sure your clutch is healthy. If you're running an automatic transmission be sure you have a big enough cooler.
Low transfer case gearing allows better off-road control and reduces abuse of drivetrain parts. The Atlas transfer case by Advance Adapters has worked great on many UAs, as has the Offroad Design Doubler 203/205 transfer case. This is due to their ability for gearing lower than 3.00:1 in low range.
Be sure you protect all of your drivetrain with adequate skidplates. Even an iron transmission can succumb to a serious hit on a big rock.
Steering is the Achilles' heel of many an off-road vehicle. A steering problem can ruin the trip fast. We have found the best systems to be a simple ram assist, where a ram attached to the axle and tie rod helps turn big tires. One problem we've encountered is when the hydraulic lines hit the frame at full stuff of the suspension, so be sure to check this prior to the trip. The full hydraulic setups are finicky and not always safe for street use. A standard power steering setup isn't bad, but all the stress will be transmitted to the box itself, and broken steering pitman arms and sector shafts have happened in the past with standard steering systems.
Three suggestions: (1) Run a cooler for any power steering system; (2) bring spare hoses and/or rebuildable high-pressure fittings; (3) raise your steering linkage and tie rod up if possible to protect it from rocks. Bringing a spare steering box isn't really worth the added weight, but be sure you know what model box you need if you need to source one locally.
Brakes are usually trouble-free on these trips, save one recurring problem: broken lines. Throw a couple spare lines in your toolbag along with a hard line flaring kit in case you need to rebuild one. Be sure your lines are clear of tire lugs and routed up and out of the way of any rocks, roots, and brush that could grab them.
You will need to have a parking brake. We have seen vehicles roll down hills and smash into other vehicles, and we prefer not to see it again. So again, you will need a parking brake.
Every type of suspension works on the UA. We have had custom links and air shock, coilovers, coils, quarter elliptic, and mixtures of the three. Leaf springs have attended every year, as have bolt-on lift kits. Every suspension will get scrapped, banged, and abused off-road. This isn't a car show; we will take you places where your vehicle has to work to make the trail. We won't chastise you for winching (that's why we require a winch) or backing off an obstacle that you feel will roll you over or smash your body, but if you expect to arrive home without a single scratch or mud clod in your interior you may be disappointed.
Your suspension needs to be able to flex over rocks, hold up in mud, bomb around in the dunes, and still run straight down the road. And you should be able to repair it if there is a problem. If you've been wheeling for 10 years with the same suspension and it works great, then it will probably be fine on the trip. A lot of people think they need to reengineer their whole truck to attend the UA, but that is not so. A good service, replacing worn parts, and fixing stuff that's broken are important, but a brand-new buildup almost always results in the new-car blues. Stick to the dependable parts that work.
Good examples of a tough, simple suspension are under the Jeeps Chris Durham brings. His suspension doesn't have million-dollar shocks or crazy whiz-bang parts. He runs stock or minimal lift coils, off-the-shelf shocks (this year from Zone Offroad Products), a 1-inch body lift or none at all, tough long link arms for rock abuse, and well-clearanced steering. The body is trimmed high to fit big tires. The Jeeps sit low for stability, and yet can still run down twisty mountain roads with ease.
Two people living out of a 4x4 for a week while also wheeling and running down the highway is not an easy situation, especially when you consider all the stuff you bring along and where to fit it. A fullsize truck or SUV like a Suburban isn't bad, but we've found that no matter how much space you have, you'll quickly fill it all up, and the more you bring, the heavier your 4x4 becomes. Here are a few pointers.
Bring fewer clothes. Everyone is going to be dirty by the end of the week, so don't bring 15 outfits—don't even bring seven. Two pairs of shorts, two pair of pants, four shirts (you'll probably get shirts when you arrive), and a jacket. Do pack for a variety of weather. It will likely rain; it always does.
Make sure certain items are within reach at all times and that they are se-cure but with quick access. These include fire extinguisher, winch controller, winching gloves, tree saver (with your name on it), recovery strap and shackle, tire plug kit, and first aid kit. These should never be at the bottom of a pile of stuff! These items must be within arm's reach of the driver or passenger at all times, as when you need them you need them quickly. Better yet, build a small storage box into your bumper for items like recovery gear and gloves because you'll want them accessible from outside the vehicle.
You need a spare tire. We don't care if you've never had a flat tire in 50 years of four-wheeling; you need a spare tire, and you need to carry it on your vehicle while wheeling.
Another tip is to build in a cooler and toolbox that you can get to quickly. When it's hot and you're tired you'll want to get food easily, and the same goes when you break and you need tools. We really like the ARB or Engel electric fridge freezer coolers. They are expensive and cumbersome, and usually do not hold as much food as a comparably sized normal ice cooler, but they don't require ice so your sandwiches don't end up floating in water when the ice melts. We also use ActionPacker bins by Rubbermaid to store dry food and gear. They are tough, yet easy to open, close, and lash down.
Heavy spare parts can be secured and buried under stuff. Light camping gear and clothes should be up on top of the pile so you don't have to unpack the whole truck when you get to camp in the dark and want to set up your tent quickly, but keep the tools and cooler clear for easy access.
As a final note on storage, you should be sure you have enough fuel capacity for 150 miles. If not, you'll need a spare fuel can. Be sure the fuel can is secure and safe in a way that it won't leak or possibly cause a fire or injury in a rollover.
Tools will be used, if not by you, then likely by someone on the trip, so pack what you need. Spray-paint your tools all the same color to be sure they don't get lost or accidently end up in someone else's truck.
If your engine uses metric bolts and your suspension uses standard bolts then you need a mixture of SAE and metric wrenches. Pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, socket, prybars, picks, a hammer, adjustable wrenches, Allen wrenches, a metal file, some electrical repair tools, and a jack are all valuable.
Don't forget special sockets for your pinion nut, pitman arm nut, lug nut locks, transfer case yoke nut, and hub nuts. If you don't bring the tool you'll probably need it, but be conscious of weight—you don't need an anvil. This year all our tools came from Mac Tools, and we stuffed them in some Master Craft toolbags. We like tools in bags because they are easy to pack, and by labeling the bags we know what's in each one for quick searching.
The Ultimate Adventure isn't really about comfort. We don't stay at fancy hotels all week, eat catered meals every day, or hire trail hands to stack rocks if your rig won't make the climb or to fix broken parts for you. It's more like four-wheeling, camping, and being dirty for five to seven days at an off-road camp with your buddies. Some days may feel like a death march, but we doubt you'll hate it, especially if you are open to adventure and definitely when you realize that you'll be back at work a week later. You won't know where you're going, but if you can let someone else tell you how your day is going to go and you're just along for the fun, you'll be fine and probably see stuff you've never seen before.
That said, there are a few things you can do to make your vehicle more comfortable. We prefer an open vehicle to an enclosed cab. This allows you to see more, experience the road and scenery better, and really get to know the terrain and environment we're wheeling in. Yes, you'll get dirty and wet and there will be a lot of wind noise and you may get suntanned, but believe it or not, that is fun. We're not saying a cab is bad, but tube doors or half doors or no doors at all really make the trip fun. An open cab also allows floorboard and firewall heat to escape better than a cocoon of a cab.
Air conditioning and heat aren't a bad idea, but running them with the windows down is the more dignified way on UA. That way you won't get dirty looks from your fellow adventurers who don't have A/C. Plus, mud can quickly clog A/C condensers, and we always find mud. Floor mats, firewall insulation, and any way to help the heat escape from the engine compartment without entering the cockpit are great ideas.
As for camping, everyone has their own level of comfort. The more gear you bring, the more gear you have to carry and the longer it takes you to set up and tear down camp. Be sure you know how to set up your tent and gear before you come on the trip; you're not going to want to learn how to do it in the dark and rain the first night. If you've never gone to the bathroom in the woods, figure it out before you come on the trip. If you don't know how to cook over a camp stove or manifold, then don't expect a hot meal. If you need to wash your face every day, then integrate a water can, cooler, or jug into your vehicle storage system. If you think you want to drink a beer, then you better be of age, be in camp, not be driving, and do it responsibly. If you need coffee daily, learn to make it; we won't be visiting Starbucks every morning. If you need to do illegal drugs, stay home; you're not welcome on the trip.
We're not going to kill you on the trip, but you will be roughing it and taking care of yourself a fair bit. Our kit usually includes a small tent or camp hammock, a sleeping bag, a small sleeping pad, a few changes of clothes, boots, sandals (for hot road days or mud slogging), rain gear, a sweatshirt, a small camp stove, food, and plenty of water. You need to stay hydrated, as our trip is usually in the middle of summer and often sees triple-digit temperatures.
The Chosen Few
Ultimate Adventure is not an easy event to come along on, but it's not impossible either. You apply, we pick about five readers, and you come on the trip. But what exactly are we looking for when we chose the readers?
First of all is a cool truck. We like oddballs, bright colors, and something that looks like it has proven itself off-road before. We're not saying that a black Jeep Wrangler won't get chosen, but a shot of a bright orange Dodge Carryall with a few dents and dings on a gnarly trail usually gets the judges more excited. Bright colors show up in photos better, and ultimately we're looking for an exciting group of trucks to showcase in the magazine.
We look for variety. Even if the trip is sponsored by an OEM, we'll still pick readers with a variety of trucks. We're not looking for five identical white trucks; variety makes the event more fun. For example, this year we chose a long-wheelbase Samurai and a TrailBlazer partly because they were unique and different.
We also look at your personal experience, and again we want a variety of backgrounds. A doctor, a lawyer, an engineer, a contractor, a burger flipper, a college student, a farmer, a magazine writer…We're looking for a variety of ages, occupations, and experiences to make a well-rounded group.
The same goes for vehicle hardware. We're willing to invite just about any make and model truck with just about any setup or upgrades, but if we read about your 1,800 ft-lb diesel engine, 44-inch tires, and light-duty Dana 30 axle, we may question your preparedness. If there's a built Dana 30 with a four-banger and some 35s in the picture of you wheeling deep in the Canadian forest in a lightweight yet properly stocked 4x4, we will be more likely to pick you.
And again, paint it or wrap it in a bright color. Orange, red, yellow, light green, and electric blue all show up better than brown, black, or dark gray.
Want to Go?
There you have it, plenty of info to dwell on as you begin building your own Ultimate Adventure vehicle. That ought to you keep you distracted from the daily grind, whatever yours may be. Now go to this website, read the rules, fill out the form, and send it in: www.4wheeloffroad.com/ua13_app. We may just be calling you next spring to join the adventure.


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The Dallas Cowboys have signed safety Will Allen and linebacker Justin Durant to free-agent contracts.
Dallas was able to sign the two defensive players Wednesday after restructuring the contract of backup quarterback Kyle Orton and releasing receiver Anthony Armstrong to clear enough salary-cap space. Allen and Durant could be potential starters in the Cowboys' new 4-3 scheme with new defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.
Durant started 14 games and had 103 tackles last season for Detroit, where he played the last two years after starting his career with four seasons in Jacksonville.
Allen spent the last three seasons in Pittsburgh after six in Tampa Bay. He has started 33 of his 130 NFL games with 238 tackles, four interceptions and 11 pass breakups.
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Fuzzy Logic Systems necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 105 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
We're a soul band playing soul music the way it was meant to be played: with a tight rhythm section backing a fierce, dynamic frontman, punctuated with tremendous 5-piece horn arrangements and vocal harmonies. The members each have at least 10 years experience playing a variety of music styles professionally all around the world, and have individually shared the stage with artists such as Sam Kininger, "Mighty" Sam McClain, Prince, and others.
For this logo, we need something distinctive that we could build a website around, but would also look good (either in original or simplified for the medium) on printed material and/or tshirts, 3-color stickers, etc. We're trying to communicate a sense of professional authenticity, but not necessarily a sense of formality or being 'uptight' - we want people to associate us with being a fantastic night out on the town, but not necessarily one they have to dress up for. An ideal logo would communicate to the viewer "This is indisputably a large funk/soul band, and an intriguingly good one at that", along with having an element of whimsy (perhaps a subtle 'visual pun'?) to help make it memorable.
From a target audience standpoint, I think we're caught between trying to market to two different groups: on the one hand, we want people in the 21-29 age groups to come to our shows, but the folks who own the clubs/casinos/booking agencies who actually pay us tend to be in the 40-and-up crowd. On the other hand, we want to regularly play $1000-a-night-and-up gigs, which are generally found through booking agents for casinos, corporate event bookings, and private parties (the vast majority of whom are in the 40+ age range). Thirty-somethings, at least in our area, tend to have kids and are not available to go out on the town as much. If elements of designing for the two groups are diametrically opposed, the 'older crowd' should probably win out.
For design copy, the only hard requirement is that it states the band's name: "Soulphonic". Font size, creative capitalization, etc, are all in the hands of the designer. We don't currently have a set tag-line, but we may want to add something down the road along the lines of "...and the Hi-Fi Horns!" or similar. For print material (flyers, tshirts, etc) being able to tastefully add the bands website address in a smaller size would be a plus. No additional pictures are required, but if we were able to somehow work an 'interesting' or 'quirky' aspect into the lettering or as an accent mark, that would be awesome. We do have a very rough web design layout. The colors, photos, and styling may all be subject to change, but I think we're going to stick with at least this kind of layout: http://www.soulphonicband.com/photo…ation1.jpg
Similar logos that we've looked at and enjoyed were along the lines of:
http://www.designyourway.net/logo/m…me_law.jpg (AWESOME)
http://www.rajasandhu.com/images/lo…_logo2.jpg (maybe not
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Lunch with Di Morrissey
Author Di Morrissey has gone back to square one geographically while moving forward emotionally.
A SENSE of place is crucial to Di Morrissey. It might be the place she is writing about; it might be the Manning Valley in New South Wales, where she lived her first five years; it might be Byron Bay, where she lived for 20 years; or it might be Hawaii, where she lived with her first husband and where she holidays regularly with her children and grandchildren.
At the moment the place preoccupying her is Burma, which is not only the subject of her new novel – politics, history and the quandaries it throws up – but also where she is heading a few days after our outing. However, the place we are in today is the Montague Hotel in South Melbourne, a slightly out-of-the-way corner pub that does excellent food and is unfailingly welcoming.
Once we've settled into the dining room – you can eat the same food at the same prices in the bar – she tells me how heartened she was by the "burgeoning, big old-fashioned bookshops stocked to the eyeballs" she visited on her promotional tour for The Golden Land. Morrissey is a reader of the traditional book. When in Europe recently with her partner, Boris Janjic, whom she has known since her teens, "Boris went with his Kindle and I carried 7.5 kilos of books in my hand luggage – and brought them all back".
Eventually we confront the business of the day – choosing our food and drink. It's not easy. Morrissey suggests we share the duck and water chestnut spring rolls with a plum and chilli dipping sauce.
She plumps for the swordfish on a warm lentil salad with babaganoush and yoghurt, green beans on the side. I shouldn't have been surprised – "I love fish because I love fishing". It comes delicately grilled and the combinations delight her. I opt for the gnocchi – fried soft-centred rectangles that almost dissolve in the mouth – embellished with crisp slivers and nuggets of beetroot, asparagus, goat's curd and truffled pecorino. It looks fabulous – deep red is a winner – and the flavours are distinctive. Morrissey chooses our bottle of Riposte sauvignon blanc.
We know Morrissey these days for her novels; however, things might have been very different. In the late 1960s she was married to Peter Morrissey, who was with the US State Department. As Di wasn't an American citizen they couldn't be posted outside the US, so lived in Hawaii, where she worked in TV.
"When they started shooting Hawaii Five-O and it started to take off, they rang me and said could I audition. And they used me a few times because I was there. They didn't have to fly me over." Then the producers thought she might do for a full-time role as Jack Lord's secretary. "I went in to see them, seven months' pregnant, and their faces fell. I was not quite what they had imagined. Gabrielle was born, I became a US citizen and Peter was posted overseas, and that was the end of my TV career as an actor." The show's remake "is appalling".
When the marriage ended she returned to Australia and spent eight years on Channel Ten's Good Morning Australia. Then she thought she would write an outline for a TV drama, "have that made – this is my naivety – and be famous and then publish the book of it". An agent showed it to Pan Macmillan; the publisher suggested she turn the outline into a novel. Heart of the Dreaming was published 21 years ago, and it's been a novel a year since. "My year is dictated by my writing schedule and working backwards from knowing a book will be published every November."
Burma has been on her radar since the days when her grandfather would sing On the Road to Mandalay to her. "I've always had this idea of an exotic place called Rangoon, right up there with Casablanca, where I'd go someday."
More recently, she got involved with Burmese activists in Sydney, taking part in rallies and campaigning for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Her son is a professor in the US specialising in Buddhist art history and he encouraged her to go to Burma. "I was there when the first political prisoners were released and you saw the doors beginning to open. But there are still a lot of human-rights issues."
The Golden Land focuses on a young Queensland mother who inherits a Burmese artefact. "Burma would never have come across her radar. As her awareness and knowledge and journey goes on, and her moral dilemma, I felt the readers would go on that same trip." Morrissey says the book is about two women making moral choices – "there's Aung San at one level, but equally a young woman is facing doing the right thing". Morrissey was hoping to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on this trip. "We have close mutual friends, put it that way, so I've been given a lot of help."
Morrissey has now returned to the town in which she was born after she felt Byron was changing for the worse. She was tempted to buy her grandfather's house, but it's close to the railway and a large road. Nevertheless, she had a squiz and found it virtually unchanged – the same handles on the doors into the lounge that, as a six-year-old, she would fling open when she put on shows for her grandparents.
That childhood changed overnight when she was 10 and her mother's husband and her little brother drowned. "It was terrible for me, but now . . . as a mother I think, how would you deal with losing a child and your husband like that?" It wasn't until Morrissey was in her 20s, working at The Australian Women's Weekly and needing a passport, that she discovered from the birth certificate her mother gave her that the husband, Bill, was her stepfather. "We never talked about it. It became such a taboo subject, it was so painful.
"Everybody had a kind of theory – he [her biological father] had treated her badly; or there was some issue which actually went back to him coming back damaged from the war."
Her father had other children, and on his deathbed asked them to find "their sister", which they duly did. "We're all wonderful close friends. We don't see each other a lot but . . ."
Morrissey had never been to a funeral until her mother died – "I've never been able to deal with death" – and she had to arrange it.
But she has learnt a lot as she matured, confronting her history and heritage and feeling secure that "things go on".
"I've never thought of this but I hate to lose people. If I have someone as a friend, if I meet someone, you're part of my life. I never let you go. I maintain relationships."


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Adam Lambert, James Durbin + More to Return to 'American Idol' Stage
The ratings for 'American Idol' are down this season, but the show may lure back some viewers with its plans to have several former contestants — including Adam Lambert and James Durbin – return to perform on the 'Idol' stage this season.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Season 8 finalist Lambert, Season 5 contestant Chris Daughtry, and Season 10 performers Durbin and Lauren Alaina will all take the stage in the coming weeks as the show begins to narrow down the crop of Season 11 hopefuls.
Daughtry is confirmed for the March 15 episode, where his band will perform 'Outta My Head,' the latest single from their third album, 'Break the Spell.' Specific dates for the other performers have not been nailed down, but Lambert will surely be promoting his upcoming album, 'Trespassing,' which has been delayed but should arrive sometime in "Mapril."
Falling back on its past may be a smart move for 'Idol' to recapture some of the viewers who haven't been tuning in this season. After all, that lengthy history of producing successful singers is one thing 'The Voice' doesn't have yet, so why not take advantage of it?


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This is a thorny subject thats been on my mind for several years. Ive had some thoughts on the subject but Im interested to hear what other people think.
I hate to start with a question, but here's something Ive mulled over: Can you name a film/book/comic set in the future which isnt generally considered to be some kind of sci-fi?


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Friday, February 27, 2009
Handspun Friday and Venus of Willendorf
I really wanted for my Venus to look like stone, and I wanted to use rustic looking handspun for her, to make her extra special. I had some light grey Coopworth in my fiber stash, it must have been one of the first fiber packages I ever bought in 2007. Nasty stuff, as it turned out. Not well prepared at all, but I got enough yarn out of it, to knit my giant Big Momma Venus! I modified her head a little, to look more like the real one.
pattern: Venus de Merino by Lara Breese of Dark Twist. or as Ravelry instant download
yarn: Coopworth handspun, ~ 80yds (including what you need for sewing)
needle: 3.25mm DP (I used smaller needles, than the yarn would call for, to get a tight knit fabric)
size : of Big Momma Venus: 9.25" high 8" wide - yes she's bigger than the real one
start-finish: Feb. 17-18
yarn: handspun "Silver Dollar", 3-ply, (spun this about a year ago, and had it left over from my dad's birthday scarf;
needles: 2.75mm DP
size: of the little ones: 6" high, 4.5" wide
start-finish: Feb. 19-20 (was kind of obsessed and made 3 in two days)
The little ones are meant as "Good Luck" charms for my family. :o) I'm keeping the big one for myself.
Fiber: Gemini Fibers, bought in 2007, my first fiber bought for spinning, I was looking for the cheapest fiber so I could practice spinning on my spindle; thankfully I didn't bother with it too much and moved on to better fiber, because I would not have continued spinning, and given up on it, because it was so frustrating to spin. A lot of veggetable matter and nibs. I think this fiber, prepared better would not be so bad at all.
Content: light grey Coopworth
Weight: 200g
yardage: I wanted to spin it thicker as normal for me, and filled one bobbin; it was a disaster, kept it as singles; tried again and made 2 skeins 71yds each
Ply: navajo plied
27 comments:
- Heike said...
Liebe Moni,
Deine Ladies sind einfach umwerfend! Die Idee mit den "Haaren" finde ich spitze und ich wünschte, ich wäre da auch drauf gekommen. Deine Venus gleicht dem Original wirklich sehr und auch die Wahl der Wolle ist einfach klasse.
Wenn die kein Glück bringen dann weiß ich auch nicht.....
LG von Heike
- February 27, 2009 3:14 a.m.
- Rhonda said...
Oh Monica - I love your little venus. She looks much better in your grey than the green - please don't tell the author I said that. I am going to go straight over to Etsy and buy the pattern. You picked the best yarn for it too. And I like the idea of the little ones as charms for the family. Clever girl!
- February 27, 2009 5:29 a.m.
- leandra said...
Monika, die sind einfach super. Besteht irgendeine Chance diese Anleitung zu kaufen?
Wir besuchen die echte Venus von Willendorf so einmal im Jahr im Naturhistorischen Museum.
- February 27, 2009 5:58 a.m.
- Bea said...
boah, ist die klasse.
Die werd ich mir zu den Ravelry-Favoriten legen. Muss ich unbedingt irgendwann mal stricken. Soviel ich weiß, ist eine in meiner Strickgruppe bei etsy angemeldet, die sie mir dann kaufen kann.
Grüßle, die Bea
- February 27, 2009 6:17 a.m.
- momsue84 said...
So nice for both you and your family. You are my afghan/blanket guru, so when you knit other projects and spin, it reminds me how talented you are. Dare I say I am getting the itch to crochet? Hairpin Lace. Tunisian. Have to have a back up plan.
- February 27, 2009 7:50 a.m.
- Dianna said...
Those are so awesome, Monika! The grouping and multiples make it even better!
- February 27, 2009 9:51 a.m.
- Dreams of Yarn said...
awww, I love all your little venus' and mommma venus!!! Such a great way to use up a little handspun!
- February 27, 2009 9:54 a.m.
- Marianne said...
Ohhh, how I love this little woman! and thank you for the pattern link, alas, she's sold out!
- February 27, 2009 10:42 a.m.
- sgeddes said...
I Love this! I'm trying to get a copy of the pattern right now....
I love the little venus family. Just remember imitation is the highest form of flattery.
- February 27, 2009 11:05 a.m.
- Tracy said...
I was totally smitten with the Venus too. I haven't done mine yet, guess it's a good thing considering it seems to be a habit forming pattern! They look marvelous!
- February 27, 2009 1:25 p.m.
- Grand Purl Baa said...
hee hee hee. Tres excellent.
- February 27, 2009 3:57 p.m.
- MrPuffy said...
Very whimsical and fun knit! I love her in the stone color as it gives her more of an ancient feel.
Nice job on the boobs - LOL
- February 27, 2009 7:36 p.m.
- Kirsten said...
Oh my! I completely love your Venus!!! I'm going to rush over to Ravelry and favorite her about 1,000 times! Then I'll queue the pattern. I have a number of friends who will love these goddesses!
- February 27, 2009 8:23 p.m.
Those are wonderful! I love how knitting can make more than garments. I hope they bring you all lots of luck. :-)
- February 27, 2009 10:12 p.m.
- herta said...
Grüß dich Monika,
also deine Venus mit Anhang ist ja super geworden.Kann nur gratulieren dazu und hoffe sie bringen dir viel Glück.
ein schönes Wochenende wünscht dir
- February 28, 2009 2:01 a.m.
- Jen said...
I LOVE her! Nicely done!
- March 01, 2009 8:24 a.m.
- Susanne said...
Meine liebe Monika,
ich habe gerade mit offenem Mund vor Deinen Bildern gesessen, gestaunt und geschmunzelt. Deine "Venüsse" sind sooo süß, ganz ganz toll. Die Idee, sie der Familie als Glückbringer zu schenken, finde ich echt nett, die werden Augen machen und wahrscheinlich auch immer ein wenig schmunzeln und an Dich denken, Dich die Erschafferin, wenn sie sie ansehen.
Du bist wirklich immer für eine Überraschung gut, ganz liebe Grüße von hier aus Old Germany,
- March 01, 2009 9:16 a.m.
- Robin said...
Love her! Checked the Etsy site and she's sold out. I have a pendant that reminds me of her. It's made by krobinsdesigns.com .
- March 01, 2009 1:04 p.m.
- Knatolee said...
Oh I LOVE her!! I remember learning about the original in my art history classes. This is fantastic.
- March 02, 2009 9:13 a.m.
- Barbara said...
These are wonderful!
- March 02, 2009 12:24 p.m.
- hannah said...
How very special these are! They are lovely!!
- March 02, 2009 12:46 p.m.
- Angelika said...
That's a whole lot of ladies you have their. At least their measurments are a little closer to reality than Barbie's.
- March 02, 2009 1:15 p.m.
- tamdoll said...
These are so awesome. I was thinking of making something like this a week ago, and I appreciate the link to the pattern! I don't know how I found your blog, but going to check back again. Your work is great!
- March 02, 2009 2:50 p.m.
- The Queen of Fifty Cents said...
Fabbo--kind of like seeing a knitted mini me! ;o)
- March 05, 2009 9:16 a.m.
I couldn't find the pattern on Ravelry or at the link to Dark Twist. They're sold out or something? What am I doing wrong?
Anyway, I LOVE the knitted Venus....
- March 11, 2009 4:47 p.m.
- MJ said...
She's awesome! I studied the Venus of Willendorf in art history in college. The color you picked, too, is pretty appropriate.
- March 20, 2009 12:01 p.m.
- angella said...
alas, i don't knit, but i'm gonna freeform a crocheted goddess tonight infront of an artsy flick, and feel the creative fertility flow :)
- April 11, 2009 4:55 p.m.


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Nevada's largest newspaper has endorsed Republican Sharron Angle's bid for U.S. Senate against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
The endorsement Sunday from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, an influential newspaper that has pounded on Reid and praised Angle, was not unexpected.
In its endorsement, the newspaper deemed the election a clear choice between Angle, who supports limited government, and what it described as Washington's big spending and partisan bickering.
"The Obama playbook – to which Sen. Reid hitched his fortunes – has failed miserably," the editorial states.
A recent poll from the newspaper shows Reid and Angle tied with 43 percent support.
"We are very pleased to have the endorsement and it's another sign of Sharron gaining momentum at the most important time in this campaign. The choice is clear and Nevadans are not going to choose a failure like Harry Reid," Angle spokesman Jarrod Agen wrote in a statement to The Associated Press.
The race has played out in a fit of savage attack ads, with Reid dubbing Angle "crazy" and "too extreme." Angle has portrayed Reid as out of the mainstream, and called him the best friend of illegal immigrants.
Reid spokesman Jon Summers said the endorsement was not a surprise.
]"The Review-Journal, and its publisher specifically, have been attacking Sen. Reid for a long time now; so, when their first choice, Sue Lowden, lost the Republican primary, they were forced to get behind Angle even though they know she won't win and would be a terrible representative for Nevada," Summers said in an e-mail to the AP. "The truth is that Nevadans are rejecting Angle's agenda to kill Social Security, privatize the VA, and eliminate the Department ofEducation."The editorial says Reid's survival depends on damaging Angle's credibility.
"In fact, Ms. Angle is well within the mainstream on most issues and embraces a political philosophy popular with millions of Americans who are making themselves heard this election cycle," the editorial says. "Ms. Angle sees government expanding to meddle in virtually every aspect of our lives and she stands up to say enough is enough."
The conservative-leaning Review-Journal endorsed Reid in 2004, when he faced underdog Republican opponent Richard Ziser.


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Amy Winehouse did indeed die from alcohol poisoning, a new inquest has revealed. Authorities in London made the announcement today (Jan. 8), and while the initial inquest into Winehouse's July 23, 2011, death ended with the same conclusion, it was annulled last year, when it was discovered that the coroner who conducted the investigation was not properly qualified at the time, reports Rolling Stone.
The new inquest was ordered in December by the London borough of Camden and was delivered by Dr. Shirley Radcliffe, interim coroner for Inner North London. Radcliffe gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," meaning the death is judged to be accidental, with no law broken and no criminal negligence involved.
A postmortem indicated Winehouse had an elevated blood alcohol level of 0.4 at the time of death, and a pathologist reported that the singer likely suffered respiratory arrest from the high levels. "Toxicological analysis revealed a level of alcohol commonly associated with fatality," reported Radcliffe.
The original coroner, Suzanne Greenaway, was appointed to the position of assistant deputy coroner by her husband, London Coroner Andrew Reid, but she stepped down in November when it emerged she did not have the requisite five years' experience as an attorney. She made the same "death by misadventure" ruling after her examination of Winehouse.


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Trott, Bell edge England towards safety and series
England 330 and 161 for 3 (Trott 66*, Bell 24*) lead India 326 for 9 dec (Kohli 103, Dhoni 99, Anderson 4-81) by 165 runs
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Jonathan Trott helped settle a slightly nervy England as they closed in on a famous series victory in Nagpur, reaching the close of the fourth day with a lead of 165. He and Ian Bell added 67 for the fourth wicket after India had given themselves a glimmer by removing Kevin Pietersen shortly after tea with England's advantage still less than 100. Now England are a solid morning session away from their goal.
While India's bowlers did a respectable job on a pitch that refused to break up, their approach in the morning session had been bizarre as they plodded along for 13 overs adding just 29 runs before MS Dhoni finally declared with a narrow deficit. Batting so defensively did nothing but take time out of the game, a situation England were quite happy to go along with. Since India lost quick wickets yesterday evening their only hope has been third-innings panic, which has happened in the past when a draw is the favoured result.
When Pietersen fell, inexplicably shouldering arms at Ravindra Jadeja as Trott did in the first innings, England were tottering on 94 for 3 and Dhoni's hopes were far from dead. Due to the scoring rate of less than two an over - England did not break that barrier until the 62nd over - the lead had not been carried far away from India and the one batsman thought most likely to do that was the one walking back.
Trott, though, played a superb hand, timing the ball as well as anyone has managed on this docile surface. He was off the mark first ball with a sweep and regularly picked off deliveries through the leg side. There was also a curious route for one of his nine boundaries when the ball slipped out of Jadeja's hands, during his delivery, and lobbed towards the on side. As Trott was completely within his rights to do he skipped out and smashed the no-ball to the square-leg fence.
It was also an innings that created some spice in the match. On 43, Trott went to cut Ishant Sharma and India were convinced there was an edge but Kumar Dharmasena, who had earlier made a mistake in giving Alastair Cook caught behind, was unmoved.
Next ball Sharma followed through close to Trott, who responded by blowing a little kiss, and tensions began to grow. At the end of the over there were heated exchanges with the umpires involving Dhoni and Virat Kohli - a likely future India captain, who did not carry himself very well. Meanwhile, a few minutes later, Snickometer (which would not be part of DRS were it in use) did not register any sound.
Trott was unmoved and, in fact, probably motivated further. He went to 49 with an off-drive against Sharma, a rare shot on this slow pitch, and next ball had his half-century from 106 deliveries. India, however, were still festering. Towards the end of the day R Ashwin pulled out of a delivery and warned Trott for backing up too far. It belied the growing frustrations.
Bell provided solid support following the potentially vital loss of Pietersen. It was an important period for him after a lean series - he will need to continue on the final morning - and he collected runs calmly. There was one moment of fortune when he edged Ashwin through a vacant slip where two balls earlier Virender Sehwag had been stood. The fourth-wicket stand came at almost three an over, a largely unseen rate in this match.
The day brought a total of 190 runs, but midway through it did not appear even that total would be reached. After India's strange approach, Cook and Nick Compton put all their efforts into ensuring against early mishaps for England. Progress was at snail pace but, especially for Cook, there was too much at stake to suddenly try anything too flamboyant.
The first boundary of the day did not come until five minutes before lunch, when Compton edged Ashwin to third man, and Cook had reach 5 from 78 deliveries when he slotted away a cover drive.
For the second time in the match Cook was removed through an umpiring error from Dharmasena when he played forward to Ashwin and the ball spun past the outside edge. There was a strong appeal, and a noise, but replays confirmed that Cook's bat had struck the ground and he had missed the ball. It left Cook with a match tally off 14 off 121 balls but it did nothing to dilute the epic nature of his series, which ended with 562 runs.
Compton's solidity alongside Cook has been one of the major plusses to come out of this series. His defence had been firm throughout the afternoon session but in the final over before tea he was given lbw to Ojha. Replays suggested an inside edge but the ball was also caught in the gully so the presence of DRS would only have changed the mode of dismissal.
At that point it had been one of the more forgettable days of Test cricket in recent memory, but the final session was far more entertaining for a variety of reasons. There will be debate about how India handled themselves, but at least it showed the passion remained. That has not always seemed the case in this series. England, though, as they had done on Saturday, did not lose their cool and finished the day stronger. They are very close now.
Andrew McGlashan is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo


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GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene.
A pair of Flintridge Prep girls' basketball players received All-Prep League recognition.
Freshman guard Maya Okamoto was named to the first team and senior forward/guard Kristin Shum was selected to the second team.
Okamoto averaged a team-high 15.2 points per game for the Rebels, who finished 8-16 and 5-7 in league for fourth place. She finished with a team-best 48 three-pointers and averaged 1.5 steals per league contest.
"She was able to find people for shots, and she set up her own shots," Flintridge Prep Coach Todd Frost said. "She had some games in league when she really stepped up, and she's got NBA range from three's."
Shum averaged a team-best nine rebounds and 3.1 steals per league game. She averaged 6.6 points per game in league.
While finishing third at the 40th annual Southern Section Relays at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach on Saturday, the Crescenta Valley High boys' swimming team posted some meet-record-breaking results in a pair of events.
Josh Chi, Young Tae Seo, Harrison Thai and Louis Wojciechowski won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3 minutes, 7.33 seconds to break their own meet record of 3:09.25 set in the prelims March 15.
Chi, Seo, Thai, who were all part of the Falcons' CIF Southern Section Division II runner-up squad last season, and Wojciechowski, a junior transfer, then wrapped up the meet with a 1:35.47 in the 200-medley relay, breaking the existing mark of 1:36.49.
"It was very exciting that they are swimming times that usually aren't made until the end of the season," Crescenta Valley Coach Jan Sakonju said via e-mail.
Youth football standout and Glendale resident Trenton Irwin will be profiled on this week's episode of Sports Stars of Tomorrow, which will focus extensively on his recent experiences at the Eastbay 2011Youth All-American Bowl in January.
The nationally-syndicated program, which is hosted by renowned broadcaster Pat Summerall, will be broadcast locally at 3:30 p.m. Sunday on KCAL 9.
Irwin, who is a student at Rosemont middle school, was the offensive MVP for the West squad in the eighth-grade unlimited weight limit game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on January 9.
Glendale resident Elaine (Lainie) Fleming will compete in the uneven bars for the Louisiana State University women's gymnastics team in the NCAA Athens Regional on April 2.
The redshirt freshman recently scored a 9.575 on the uneven bars in the SEC Championships on Saturday, where the 18th-ranked Tigers finished fifth.
Third-seeded LSU must finish in the top two at Athens to qualify for the NCAA Championships, which begin April 15 in Cleveland.


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President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said he was confident Beijing had the same understanding of the "1992 consensus" as Taipei, adding that each side — both part of the same "Chinese nation" — had its own interpretation of "one China."
Ma said he made clear in his inaugural address that his administration would maintain the "status quo" through the "three noes" under the framework of the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution and develop cross-strait relations on the basis of the "1992 consensus."
The "three noes" refer to no discussion of unification with Beijing during Ma's presidency, no pursuit of, or support for, de jure Taiwanese independence and no use of force to resolve cross-strait disputes.
Ma said the "1992 consensus" was an agreement reached by both sides in 1992 and Taiwan's understanding was that each side had its own interpretation of what "one China" signifies.
"Recently, some representatives from the mainland Chinese authorities mentioned this consensus when they were here," Ma said. "I believe their understanding is consistent with ours."
However, on Feb. 21, 2006, then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Su Chi (蘇起) admitted that he made up the term "1992 consensus" in 2000 when he was Mainland Affairs Council chairman. Su said he invented the term to break the cross-strait deadlock and alleviate tension before the KMT handed over power to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Ma said Taiwan and China had signed 14 agreements over the past two years "as a result of the consensus," something he said had been a "rare occurrence" over the past 60 years.
"Both sides realize this is a historic juncture and should grasp the opportunity to improve bilateral ties as cross-strait detente is conducive to peace not only across the Taiwan Strait but also in East Asia and the whole world," he said at the Presidential Office during a meeting with participants in an international forum on the People's Liberation Army.
Some people recently proposed that Taipei and Beijing consider establishing a confidence-building mechanism (CBM), Ma said, but the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed in June was a kind of CBM, because without mutual trust, both sides would not have signed such a complicated trade pact that requires both sides to commit to a long-term relationship.
Ma said his conciliatory approach was intended to ease cross-strait tensions so that Taiwan would have more time to respond to and become more capable of handling crises.
Taiwan must strengthen its defense capabilities, but it cannot afford to engage in an arms race with China, he said.
His administration would continue to purchase defensive weapons from the US that Taiwan cannot produce itself, but military hardware was not the only way to protect Taiwan, he said. This was why his administration has tried so hard to pursue economic and cultural exchanges with China, he said.
His cross-strait policy has -reduced tension across the Taiwan Strait and both sides have developed a certain degree of mutual trust, Ma said, adding that he hoped both sides would find the best solution to cross-strait disputes "under the guidance of Chinese culture" because both peoples are of one "Chinese nation" and all yan huang zisun (descendants of emperors Yan and Huang).
Ma sought to clarify his remarks about one "Chinese nation" later in the day, saying there were three common characteristics to the "Chinese nation": They have the same ancestors and the same last names, come from the same towns and villages and go to the same schools.


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Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 7, 2013. This was up 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the 19 State Total Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 7, 2013. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2012 through December 7, 2013 for the 19 State total were 8.01 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
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Davi Yanomami is not only a leader of his people, but also a renowned shaman, and past winner of the UN Global 500 award. He plans to tell the outside world not only of the problems faced by the Yanomami and other tribes, but also how easily they can be solved. Davi will be accompanied on his trip by his son Dário.
The visit comes as the issue of rainforest destruction and its link to global warming is firmly back in the headlines.
In a prophetic warning four years ago, Davi said, 'We shamans are telling you the whites [to change your ways] so that the world doesn't get too hot. If you don't do this our world will become dry, there will be no water, and we will have dry mouths because the Earth will heat up.'
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On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana, some seven miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, carrying 2,300 just-released Union prisoners of war, plus crew and civilian passengers, exploded and sank. Some 1,700 people died.
It was the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, more costly than even the April 14, 1912 sinking of the Titanic, when 1,517 people were lost. But because the Sultana went down when it did, the disaster was not well covered in the newspapers or magazines, and was soon forgotten. It is scarcely remembered today.
April 1865 was a busy month; On April 9, at Appomattox Couthouse, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered. Five days later President Abraham Lincoln was assasinated. On April 26 his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was caught and killed. That same day General Joseph Johnson surrendered the last large Confederate army. Shortly thereafter Union troops captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The Civil War was over. Northern newspapers rejoiced.
The accident happened at 2 a.m., when three of the steamship's four boilers exploded. The reason the death toll was almost exactly equal to the number of Union troops killed at the battle of Shiloh (1,758) was gross government incompetence. The Sultana was legally registered to carry 376 people. She had six times more than that on board, due to the bribery of army officers and the extreme desire of the former POWs to get home.
Steamboat Disaster
Gene Eric Salecker tells the story in Disaster on the Mississippi (Naval Institute Press, 1996). He is a policeman who spends his off-duty time researching and writing about the Civil War. He does it so well that academic historians are envious of his work.
In 1863, the Sultana was built in Cincinnati and began sailing the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, mainly from St. Louis to New Orleans. She was state of the art, including the most modern safety equipment--safety gauges that fused open when the internal boiler pressure reached 150 pounds per square inch, three fire-fighting pumps, a metallic lifeboat and a wooden yawl, 300 feet of fire hose, thirty buckets, five fire-fighting axes and 76 life belts.
In April, 1865, Union POWs were gathered at Vicksburg. They were loaded on steamboats for the trip to Cairo, Illinois, with the government paying $5 per man. That was big money, which led to corruption--steamboat captains kicked back $1.15 to the army officers in charge if they filled the boats with men.
The Sultana was the last to leave. One of her boilers had sprung a leak and needed repair, but instead of doing the job right--removing and replacing the bulge in the boiler that was the cause--the Sultana captain ordered a patch of metal put over the bulge. That could be done in one day, while a proper repair would consume three or four days. Before that was done, other steamboats would come to Vicksburg from New Orleans and pick up the POWs, leaving the Sultana without these lucrative passengers—thus the hurry-up.
The army officers in charge knew this but they wanted the Sultana's kickback and loaded 2,300 POWs on board. Soldiers were packed in so tightly they could find no place to sleep and could barely stand.
On the Hurricane (top) deck, the second deck, and the main (bottom) deck, the POWs pushed, squeezed, and jammed themselves aboard. What the hell, after their experiences in the Southern prison camps, they could take anything in order to get to the North and home as quickly as possible.
Among the passengers was Lt. Harvey Annis, who along with his wife Anna and their seven-year-old daughter, was also heading north. Anna expressed great fear about the large number of men getting on the boat. The Hurricane deck was sagging from the weight of the men, despite a number of stanchions put in place to buttress it. But the Sultana's chief clerk told her it would be O.K. and Lt. Annis, who had just resigned his commission and was eager to get home, agreed. So the family joined the POWs, except Lt. Annis paid for a private cabin.
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At 9 p.m., on April 24, the Sultana left Vicksburg to head up river. The captain, J. Cass Mason, told an Army officer his ship had carried so many men before. He said the Sultana was a good vessel and the men were in capable hands. "Take good care of them, the officer replied. "They are deserving of it." The Sultana was badly overcrowded, Mason knew, but not overloaded.
On Apil 26, the ship docked at Memphis to pick up coal. At midnight she headed upriver. At 2 a.m., April 27, the repaired boiler exploded. Two of the three other boilers exploded. Fire spread through mid-ship. The two smokestacks fell on the boat, crushing the Hurricane deck and killing many men. Those who survived panicked and rather than fighting the fire began to jump into the river. The flames started sweeping toward the stern, causing more panic and jumping.
Lt. Annis opened his stateroom door to see what was happening. He was enveloped in a cloud of steam. He slammed the door shut, put life belts on himself and his wife, took their daughter in his arms, opened the door again, and rushed to the stern. There he shimmied down a rope to the lower deck, with his seven year old, and waited for his wife Anna to follow.
With his daughter in his arms, Annis jumped. Anna followed. When she hit the water she discovered her life preserver had been fastened incorrectly. She managed to grab hold of the Sultana rudder.
Anna was almost hysterical in her worry about her husband and child. Then, in horror, she saw her husband and her daughter disappear into the current. As they drowned, and the fire began to engulf the rudder, she grabbed a small board and floated away.
The river was high, flowing fast, crowded with dead, drowning and barely floating men. The Sultana was in flames. When the sun began to come up, more than 1,700 were dead. The survivors began singing marching tunes. Holding onto their driftwood rafts, they looked like frogs--some men noticed this and began croaking.
Mrs.Annis was picked up by a Navy gunboat coming from Memphis. Heartbroken by the fate of her husband and child, she nevertheless managed to say thanks to Corporal Albert King, who had helped keep her afloat. She took off her wedding ring and gave it to King, saying that everything she had was gone "except my ring," which was her only "token of reward."
Almost 800 of the 2,500 passengers survived (although 200 later died). On the Titanic, 882 feet long, 1,517 died. On the Sultana, 260 feet long, the toll was 1,700. The steamship, what was left of it, drifted downriver and sank opposite Memphis. She lies today, covered with mud, at the bottom of the Mississippi River.


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Cucumber Raita (Indian Yogurt Recipe)
Raita is an Indian condiment made with yogurt (dahi in Urdu). It's used in Indian cuisine as an "antidote" to spicy food. But the yogurt not only cuts the heat, it tastes great too.
Traditionally, raita is seasoned with cilantro, ground cumin, mint and red chili powder. For more texture, I added finely diced raw vegetables such as Persian cucumbers and tomatoes.
If you fancy a change of pace, you can try my "fusion" raita that uses a lot of French flavors and techniques. My husband Lulu loves it with khichdi!
Yields: 6 servings2 cups plain yogurt
2 Persian cucumbers
1 teaspoon fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon red chili powder
1 tablespoon cilantro (stems included), finely chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons salt, to taste
Seed the cucumbers and cut them into thin slices. Spread onto a flat surface. Sprinkle with salt. Allow to rest for about 20 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels. Cut the slices into matchsticks, then into small dice.
Whisk the yogurt using a fork until smooth.
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl until the texture is smooth and creamy.
Chill in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve.
Super easy...
Note: The rice dish pictured in the back is goat biryani (I'll post the recipe soon).
You could also add 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste or 1 tablespoon finely chopped raw red onions or green onions as well.
Salt draws the moisture out of cucumber; otherwise the raita will be too runny.Published By: on October 6, 2010.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: October 8, 2013
District: 2-Redding
Contact: Trisha Coder
Phone: (530) 229-0511
Bay Area gets $140 million from high-speed rail bond
Redding – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $359 million to 36 projects, an investment that will create jobs bolstering the state's economy, reduce traffic congestion, repair highways and bridges, and improve rail service.
"These projects allow millions of dollars to flow into construction and produce enormous economic benefits for California," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) received $140 million from Proposition 1A, the high-speed rail bond, to purchase 46 new rail cars that will provide new service from the BART/Caltrain Millbrae Station directly to San Francisco International Airport.
The Millbrae facility is one of several key regional connectivity points California's High-Speed Rail Authority has identified that will link BART and high-speed rail, creating a "blended" rail system. To handle additional transferring of passengers at Millbrae from the blended system longer trains will be needed. The $140 million will help pay to lengthen all three rail storage tracks at the south end of the station, enabling the facility to handle BART's maximum train length of 10 cars and make it possible to run longer trains from the East Bay to the airport.
Today's allocations also included $44 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, nearly $17 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes. The remaining $175 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts
Other highlights of the CTC funding allocations include:
Modoc County - $143,000 was allocated for the installation of a closed circuit television (CCTV) and Roadside Weather Information System (RWIS) approximately ½ mile south of the Perez Inspection station. The RWIS is a weather monitoring station that uses environmental sensors to measure atmospheric and pavement conditions. This information is used by highway maintenance and operations to make real time traffic safety decisions based on changing weather conditions. This information is also available to the public for pre-trip planning.
For information about all projects that received allocations today please see the attached file.
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Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific
study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are
applied to issues of critical relevance to business,
including talent management, coaching, assessment,
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John Boos & Co.
Butcher Blocks & Boards
The number-one supplier of butcher blocks and cutting boards to restaurants, butchers, even the White House. Based in Effingham, Illinois, since 1887, John Boos & Co. provides premium products to home cooks and celebrity chefs such as Charlie Trotter and Mario Batali. Made in USA.


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Isles aim for series lead in pivotal Game 5 at Pittsburgh
The surprising New York Islanders will try to grab their first lead of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals when the series shifts back to Pittsburgh for Thursday's Game 5 at CONSOL Energy Center.
The Islanders entered this best-of-seven series as heavy underdogs, but are giving the top-seeded Penguins a run for their money.
The Pens hope a switch in net for Game 5 can get their Stanley Cup quest back on track, as the team announced Wednesday that Tomas Vokoun will get the call in goal tonight over the struggling Marc-Andre Fleury.
Since Pittsburgh routed New York by a 5-0 score in Game 1, the Isles have won two of three games to even the series at 2-2. New York followed the poor performance in the opener with a 4-3 win in regulation, but the Pens earned a 5-4 overtime victory in Game 3 to regain the lead.
However, the eighth-seeded Islanders really got the attention of Pittsburgh in Tuesday's Game 4, when they torched Fleury for six goals on 31 shots in a 6-4 win.
The clubs were tied at 3-3 after 40 minutes on Tuesday, but Pittsburgh struck first in the third, taking a one-goal lead on Pascal Dupuis' goal 41 seconds into the period. However, the Isles tied the game less than four minutes later on a score from Mark Streit and John Tavares recorded the go-ahead goal midway through the third period.
Casey Cizikas sealed the win -- the Isles' first home playoff victory in 11 years -- with New York's sixth goal of the game with 1:16 left.
Streit had two goals and an assist for the Islanders, while Cizikas added a goal and two assists. Kyle Okposo and Brian Strait had one goal apiece and Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves for the victors.
Not only did the Islanders tie this series at 2-2, but they posted their first playoff win at Nassau Coliseum since a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on April 28, 2002. In the process, New York snapped a seven-game home playoff losing streak.
"We've got a lot of heart, we've got a great group, we never give up, and we've got a great goaltender," Streit said. "And this place, right now, it's great to play, and we want to come back here a few more times."
The Pens, meanwhile, will try to regroup in Game 5 with the veteran Vokoun between the pipes. Vokoun, who was signed to a two-year deal prior to this season, was excellent against the Islanders during the regular season, going 3-0 with a 0.90 goals against average and .970 save percentage in four games (three starts).
"We brought Tomas Vokoun in to play big games for us and be a goaltender we can count on to go in and play big games. He's done that this year for us," Pens head coach Dan Bylsma said.
Although the 36-year-old Vokoun has appeared in 700 regular season NHL games, he has only seen action in 11 postseason contests. All of his playoff outings came while with Nashville and he was 3-8 with a 2.47 GAA and .922 save percentage in those games. His last playoff appearance was over six years ago when he lost Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against San Jose on April 20, 2007.
Fleury stopped only 18-of-24 shots the Game 4 loss and is 2-2 with a 3.40 GAA and .891 save percentage in this series.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist for the Penguins in Game 4, while James Neal, Brandon Sutter and Pascal Dupuis also lit the lamp.
"You go game-by-game. After that you let it go and focus on the next one," Neal said. "We'll regroup and come out fired up in our own building."
Neal and defenseman Brooks Orpik returned to the lineup for the Penguins on Tuesday. Neal missed the previous two games in this series with a lower-body injury, while Orpik sat out five in a row dating back to the end of the regular season due to a lower-body injury.
Islanders defenseman Andrew MacDonald left the game in the second period with an upper-body injury, later reported to be a broken hand. MacDonald, who is expected to miss the remainder of the playoffs, led New York in ice time this season, averaging 23 minutes and 31 seconds per game.
New York head coach Jack Capuano expects to use veteran Radek Martinek to take MacDonald's spot on the roster.
The Penguins went 18-6-0 as the host this season and the Islanders had a solid 14-6-4 record as the guest.
Game 6 is scheduled for Saturday on Long Island.
This is the fourth time the Penguins and Islanders are meeting in the playoffs. The Isles won the previous three series (1975, 1982, 1993) including an upset seven-game victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pens in the Patrick Division finals in '93, which was the last time the club won a playoff series.


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Notes: 2008 Preseason All-ECAC Hockey ... Voted best slap shot on the team in mid-season survey her junior year ... Sister, Jane '01, played for Yale and is married to Jeff Hamilton '00, Yale's all-time leading scorer, who played with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes last season ... Enters 2007-08 season 20th on Yale's career points list (20-34-54), right behind Jane (25-31-56) ... 2007-08: ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Fourth on team in goals (eight) and points (16) ... 2006-07: ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... New England Hockey Writers Div. I All-Star ... Second Team All-ECAC ... Preseason All-ECAC ... ECAC Weekly Honor Roll Nov. 6 ... Tied for fourth on team in assists (15) ... Fifth on team in points (20) ... Scored five goals ... Appeared in 24 games ... Season-high three points (1-2-3) in 4-1 win at Cornell Oct. 28 ... 2004-05: USCHO All-Rookie Team ... ECACHL All-Rookie Team ... Seven goals and 11 assists ... Six goals in the final nine games, including one of the most significant tallies in school history, a game-tying goal on a penalty shot with 5:38 left in Yale's Mar. 4 playoff game against Princeton. The Bulldogs went on to win in overtime for their first playoff victory ever ... Seventh on the team in points (18) despite missing the first eight games with an injury ... Preseason USCHO All-Rookie Team ... USA HOCKEY: Played with Team USA in 2005-06, becoming first Yale women's hockey player to make an Olympic team roster ... Had two assists to help USA to bronze medal at 2006 Olympics ... First Yale hockey player of either gender to earn an Olympic medal since five Bulldog men won silver with Team USA in 1932 ... Tied Jenny Potter for the best +/- rating on the U.S. team, +10 ... Had an assist on Team USA's second goal of the bronze-medal game ... Was the second-youngest member of the U.S. team ... Won gold medal with Team USA at 2005 Women's World Championship and won silver medals at 2005 Four Nations Cup, 2006 Four Nations Cup, 2007 Four Nations Cup and 2007 World Championship ... 2007 USA Hockey Holiday Camp selection along with teammate Crysti Howser ... Before Yale: Led Noble and Greenough to a 25-0-3 record and New England Division I Championship ... Also played soccer ... Off the Ice: Member of Saybrook college ... History and political science major ... Volunteers with Community Health Educators. Helen Resor Team USA Photo Gallery Nicknames: Hel, Resor Favorite athlete: Bobby Orr Favorite food: Sushi Who would you switch places with for a day?: Mick Jagger What is something most people don't know about you?: That I am a figure skater Pregame routine: Eye of the Tiger Dance Favorite part about Yale?: The Whale If you couldn't play hockey, what other sport would you play? Soccer


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The International Queen of Erotic Cabaret, Dita Von Teese, is about to electrify the people of Monaco with her long-awaited show of glamour and seduction unanimously acclaimed by critics called "The Art of the Teese."
This performance will highlight the dazzling visual effects of the exclusive acts that have made Dita Von Teese the figurehead of modern erotic cabaret, fascinating and captivating audiences all over the world. Her deliciously decadent show features four of her most captivating acts, including a brand new version of the legendary "Martini Glass", replaced for the occasion by a magnificent neo-baroque champagne glass decorated with more than 150,000 Swarovski crystals! With dazzling haute-couture costumes designed by Jenny Packham, Catherine D'Lish and Mr. Pearl, and her sophisticated stiletto heels created especially by Christian Louboutin, the show is a fashion lover's fantasy.
In addition to this world-famous classic act, "The Art of the Teese" tour also features some of Dita's most popular acts, including "Lazy", a technicolour musical striptease, the "Swan Lake Striptease" which is a tribute to the art of ballet, not to mention the highlight of the show, the famous "Rhinestone Cowgirl" act during which she is accompanied by her famous Vontourage, her strong and handsome male dancers. Her fans will also be delighted to see other artists use some of her iconic accessories in their own acts, such as her crystallised carousel horse, her giant sparkling red heart, or her golden claw-foot bath tub.
With its rich and diverse cast, "The Art of the Teese" has been hailed as a celebration of both the male and female body, with a variety of body shapes, ages and ethnicities.
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if you go to ESPN.com, the logo for the draft or front landing page has a cut-out of some O-Lineman in a suit...a silouhette...and Godell going in for the Hug.... HOwever
its has the look of a little more than that! the cut-out is going a little south and Godell's neck is cocked in an iviting way...enough to make me feel uneasy. NOt that there is anything wrong with that!
but in leiu of the latest rumors about Gay football players (again, nothing wrong with that), i was wondering, could this be a P.R. move to make the NFL a little bit more "open" to some of the sticky topics out there. (no pun intended)


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Hey there,
glad to see that you are still working in the chosen field.
I too seek to remain in the conservation business.
Now that the election is over, maybe the "good guys" can get back to work.
I am hopeful that our paths will cross again in the future.
Stay tuned.
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WANT TO PUT money to work for the common good? Your congregation—large or small—has more to invest than you might expect. Here are three questions to get you started.
1. Where does our church bank? "Many churches choose a bank based on proximity to the church or the church treasurer's home," Andy Loving says, but it doesn't have to end there. Approach the finance committee and say, "We want to put our money somewhere that has implications for what we value as a church," suggests Loving. Find a bank that empowers economically depressed areas through brick-and-mortar locations and socially responsible loan practices.
2. Does the bank we're considering provide options for the poor? Where are the branches located? Does it loan to people or businesses who typically don't get approved by mainstream lenders? One institution Loving recommends is Self-Help Credit Union in Durham, N.C., which has locations throughout the state—and also a web-based interface convenient for members outside the area. Another place to hunt for justice-oriented banking is the National Community Investment Fund website, www.ncif.org, which allows you to search by location and banking practices.
3. How can our church enact justice with the money we have?Loving recommends asking this of your church or a group within it, such as a Sunday school class, in order to start a discussion about surplus capital and investing. A good resource for discussion is Ched Myers and Loving's DVD series and study guide, From Mammon to Manna: Sabbath Economics and Community Investing , available at www.chedmyers.org.
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Lnamdd needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 159 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Junaidi Law Firm / Ph.D Ratib Junaidi
We are Advocates and Legal Consultants, you can say we are Lawyers.
Law firms are mostly named by the owners, and we have been into business for more than 50 years.
I am the founder sun and our name have grown bigger and we are becoming a bigger law firm office so we need to have a logo with stationary that STAND OUT.
We never had a logo (imagine!!) our business cards are lame with no identity, NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE SOMETHING :)
We are a law firm specialized for business consultations, we write legal contracts, simply you can say we are a business to business law firm.
We want you to consider the following:
1- Logo shall be made from this text between Stars (**):
***J RAM Law Firm*** MAJOR TEXT
***Ph.D Rateb Junaidi*** MINOR TEXT
Description: J stands for Junaidi, which is the family name
R stands for Rateb which is my fathers name (Founder)
A & M are his sons
The last line is Rateb name with the degree, we want it to show since our family name is popular from where we came from and having a logo only showing family name would not work
2- Colors we like: (It is not important to stick to the color number)
#A60000 Dark Red OR #090974 Navy Blue OR Brownish Colors
Just to make it simple, Dark Red or Blue or Brown
3- Business Card Address content
- Name
- Title
-Mobile phone Number
- Phone & Fax
- Street Address & Building Number
4- Of course all other stationary points
Whatever your creativity takes you we are open to an outstanding concepts


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Butterfly Outdoor Playback Rollaway Table Tennis Table
The Butterfly Outdoor Playback Rollaway Table Tennis Table has the durability and rugged design to stand up to heavy use in schools, recreation centers and sports clubs, as well as the outdoors. The 3/4 inch synthetic laminate table tennis table surface gives you a responsive bounce for lively games and complete durability. The 1 inch square steel legs keep the table stable even during hard shots and overhead slams. Butterfly table tennis tables are engineered in Germany and are consistently featured at the most prestigious table tennis tournaments in the world. This model ping pong table even folds into a compact storage position to conserve space and a playback position for solo play.