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Serendipity "pity" Jones is a young girl who lives in a Dystopian age. She lives in the era after a Second civil war has happened because the majority of the World has been destroyed in one way or another. Cities have been wiped out either by chemical or weather, and the remaining civilization has come together in order to survive. So like in any dystopian novel, women have been pushed back to be second class citizens. They are treated as breeders. Serendipity is chosen by her father to be sent to this other city to be a wife and mother to this guy she has never met. This decision is the end for her and she decides to leave with a friend. Her friend and her end up in the middle of nowhere being hijack until these citizens of Cessation save her. She meets Max and a few other people who help Pity moved to Cessation. Pity sees Cessation as her salvation but things will happen and Cessation might become the place to break her instead. Its a ride or die world and Pity's is left to choose which one it will become for her. Now if you wish to know more I honestly feel like you should, check out this book, it's totally worth it. Let's get to my final thoughts on this book.
I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars because I sorely enjoy Lyndsay writing throughout this book. Lyndsay has a way of writing that causes a person to be lost in the book. I love how Serendipity didn't give up on life, even though she always felt like she was a chicken. I love how unique Max was a painter and Emo kind of kid. I love how much Cessation reminded me of Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. You could really feel the wild west in this book which I love. But I didn't care for the Dystopian factor. I felt like this book didn't need a dystopian factor in it. The dystopian world was so much like hunger games to me and I am as a reader over that factor in any books really. It seems like this world is filled to the brim of Dystopian novels. But I will say this I will continue reading this series because I feel like this is going to be a series just by the ending. I will read anything by Lyndsay because she is just that type of writer for me. If you Love Hunger Games and the wild west than this book is for you. I totally think you should check it out if you love badass female type characters too. As always thank you for taking the time to read my reviews. I will have all of the links for the book, author and my social media below. Please come back again soon and check out some more of my reviews.


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Does inducing labour increase the risk that a C-section is required?
It seems that there is conflicting evidence on whether inducing labour causes an increase in the likelihood that a caesarian section becomes medically necessary.
Let me quote two authorities:
British Medical Journal
"Outcomes of elective induction of labour compared with expectant management: population based study", BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e2838 (Published 10 May 2012)
Conclusions and policy implications
Our finding that elective induction of labour is not strongly associated with an increased odds of caesarean section and is associated with a reduction in maternal complications, goes against obstetric dogma but supports evidence from a recent systematic review comparing elective induction of labour with expectant management, where induction of labour was associated with about a 20% reduction in caesarean section.
Website: Labor induction: Risks
The need for a C-section. Labor induction is more likely to result in the need for a C-section — particularly if you've never given birth before and your cervix hasn't already begun to thin, soften and dilate (unfavorable cervix).
I would like to know which is correct - or perhaps why the two authorities differ. Does inducing labour increase the risk that a C-section will be necessary?
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It may vary by country. In the US, a drug that's not FDA approved for induction (I think it's like the morning after pill) is used to stimulate powerful contractions. It's possible this practice varies and may affect induction outcomes. I hope this is a useful starting place for some research. – William Grobman Oct 11 '12 at 13:56
@WilliamGrobman: It's a good point you make about the distinction between the commonly prescribed induction methods and fake methods. My intention was to address only the methods prescribed by physicians (pitocin). – Brian M. Hunt Oct 11 '12 at 19:37
Many physicians prescribe cytotec in addition to pitocin. While it's not FDA approved for induction, one of the side effects can be premature delivery and it's even used for chemical abortion. In the USA, at least, physicians can prescribe drugs for non-approved use. Since this method may be less well understood, it's possible that different practices regarding its use could affect the data on C-sections. – William Grobman Oct 12 '12 at 16:02
wouldn't inducing labor be primarily used when the natural process isn't working correctly to begin with so a C-section would be a likely outcome whether labor was induced or not? – Ryathal Oct 12 '12 at 17:24
Induction of labour in women with intact membranes reduces the risk of caesarean section.
Per a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials in women with intact membranes in 2014 by Wood S et.al. for the question 'Does induction of labour increase the risk of caesarean section?', the authors conclude that in clinical trials of induction of labour versus expectant management in women with intact nonruptured membranes, induction reduced the risk of caesarean section.
AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS: Induction of labour in women with intact membranes reduces the risk of caesarean section. Review of the trials suggests that this effect may arise from non-treatment effects, and that additional trials are needed.
The risk of cesarean delivery was lower among women whose labour was induced than among those managed expectantly in term.
Per a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials in women by Ekaterina Mishanina et.al. in 2014 to investigate whether the risk of cesarean delivery is higher or lower following labour induction compared with expectant management, the interpretations were
Interpretation: The risk of cesarean delivery was lower among women whose labour was induced than among those managed expectantly in term and post-term gestations. There were benefits for the fetus and no increased risk of maternal death.
Elective induction of labor is associated with decreased odds of cesarean delivery when compared with expectant management.
Per Blair G. Darney et.al. in 2013, the results were "Elective induction was not associated with increased odds of severe lacerations, operative vaginal delivery, perinatal death, neonatal intensive care unit admission, respiratory distress, shoulder dystocia, or macrosomia at any term gestational age."
CONCLUSION: Elective induction of labor is associated with decreased odds of cesarean delivery when compared with expectant management.
Per AB Caughey in 2014, "there are a few cautionary items to review before we start inducing all patients at 39 weeks of gestation".
First, the prospective studies of induction of labour included in the meta-analyses are generally from academic medical centres. It may be that the practice patterns in academic centres are different from those in the private-practice setting.
Additionally, there has been no large modern trial of induction versus expectant management at 39 or 40 weeks of gestation, i.e. the equivalent of the Hannah trial of induction versus expectant management that was conducted at 41 and 42 weeks of gestation. Until such a large modern trial is conducted, I would not routinely recommend induction of labour prior to 41 weeks of gestation.
Finally, although induction of labour at 41 weeks of gestation has been found to be cost-effective, it appears that as one moves to earlier gestations, such as 40 weeks of gestation, the intervention is only marginally cost-effective, and could lead to incremental increases of billions of dollars of healthcare costs.
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I am really confused how this was ethically allowed to be studied in "clinical trials". Were women chosen at random and had their labor induced? – Jonathon Sep 7 '15 at 15:15
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I am also confused about this, but it seems like more recent studies suggest that induction may not be associated with an increased risk of caesarian section. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/263311.php
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I started raising backyard chickens. Coop was in area where some rats/mice had been seen. The mites are not able to be seen. I got rid of the chickens.
What are the best products to treat 1) Coop area & yard area 2) Inside the house 3)Treat me (I can feel creepy crawling & tiny bites, mostly at night) 4) my dog. He's started chewing away patches of fur. He seems to be infected too.
Jim, there are several products that will kill bird mites. Transport insecticide is probably one of the best overall products. Don't expect to kill mites with one treatment. Especially if they are inside the house as well.
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Dust off the grill, scour the grate. Food Guide is crammed full of outdoor cooking ideas for Memorial Day. Let the good smells begin!
A GUIDE TO SMOKING FOOD ON THE GRILL Smoking may be on the decline in public gathering places, but it`s hot stuff in restaurant kitchens and back yards these days. Smoked fish and poultry have become favorite ingredients of American chefs, and home cooks are following their lead.
With lighter, livelier dishes so much in demand, these smoked delicacies are being served garnished with baby vegetables, atop beautiful composed salads, in elegant soups or with hot or cold pasta. Perfect smoking produces distinct but subtle tastes and textures that can make such preparations the highlight of a lunch, dinner or late-evening supper.
The selection of smoked foods available in markets and specialty stores has been increasing. Most are costly, however, providing at least one good rationale for do-it-yourself smoking at home.
Unfortunately, smoke is the No. 1 by-product of this ancient cooking process, so a strong smell may linger in kitchens without powerful ventilation equipment. The outdoor cooking season ahead offers an opportunity to avoid that drawback.
What follows is a concise guide to smoking foods on the grill. Experts agree that foods taste better when subjected to a dry cure or a bath in a brine or marinade before being smoked. Therefore you will find two recipes from The Tribune`s files, one a dry cure for fish and the other for pork chops, ribs or poultry.
Once the food is smoked, there are many ways of presenting it. Oriental and Southwest concepts have become especially popular of late. Some cutting-edge chefs favor obtaining a subtle smoke flavor by only partially smoking foods. An example is the recipe for brine-cured swordfish. A more traditional marinade for lamb, pork or duck follows. Finally, there is a zesty cream sauce to accompany smoked meats served warm or firm-textured fish and a herb mayonnaise for smoked foods served at room temperature.
-- The grill must have a tight-fitting cover. You will need a drip pan (a disposable foil pan is fine), an oven thermometer (try to maintain a temperature between 170 and 250 degrees), an instant-read meat thermometer for large cuts, tongs and mitts or hot pads.
-- Charcoal is the most readily available, most reliable basic fuel. Wet wood chips (mesquite or apple, for example) intensify the smoke and add fragrance. Various herbs and spices and fruit peel may be burned on the coals or wrapped around the food.
-- Build the fire in the normal way. When the coals turn gray, position them at either end, or around, the space where the drip pan will be placed. Fill the drip pan three-quarters full with warm water and set it among the coals. Add soaked chips or herbs to the fire, put the grill in place and position the food directly above the drip pan. Adjust all vents so they are partially closed, then cover the grill.
-- The amount of fuel used should be about the same as for grilling. Smoke will no longer be visible after about 30 minutes, but do not remove the cover except to check temperature. If the time of cooking exceeds 3 hours, it will be necessary to add more fuel.
Smoked foods may be served at once, or allowed to ''age'' for a day or two in the refrigerator and then served cold or reheated.
1. Mix ingredients until moist and crumbly, adding a few drops of water if necessary.
2. Rub the mixture generously onto the surface of the fish. Rub the inner cavity as well as the outer surface if smoking a whole fish. Wrap in a large plastic bag or plastic wrap. Do not use foil wrap. Refrigerate about 1 hour for fillets, 2 hours for small whole fish or fish steaks and 8 hours for large whole fish.
3. Before smoking, rinse cure from all surfaces under cold running water; pat dry. Hang or put on a rack to dry thoroughly. Do not smoke fish until a glossy surface has formed.
2. Rub mixture generously onto surface of food. Rub inner cavity as well as outer surface of whole poultry or game birds. Wrap food in a large plastic bag or plastic wrap. Do not use foil. Refrigerate pork chops or ribs about 8 hours, chicken or ducks about 4 hours.
3. Before smoking, rinse cure from all surfaces under cold running water; pat dry. Hang or put on a rack to dry thoroughly. Do not smoke food until a glossy surface has formed.
The following recipe is adapted from ''American Bistro'' by Irena Chalmers and Friends (Contemporary, $35).
1. In a bowl, combine hot water, salt and brown sugar. When salt and sugar have dissolved, add cold water. Add fish steaks, submerge completely and refrigerate 36 hours, turning once.
2. Remove steaks from brine, rinse, pat dry and leave on a rack 2 hours.
4. Remove fish and cut into 2-by- 1/4-inch strips.
5. Heat 1 tablespoon of each of the oils in a large, non-stick pan. Add half the fish strips and cook 10 to 20 seconds on each side. Remove fish, add remaining oil, heat it and cook remaining fish.
6. Serve fish with a vinaigrette sauce by itself or on a bed of salad greens. If possible, include one or more of the following: endive, arugula, chickory, mache.
1. Spoon ginger and chili paste into a small bowl. Slowly stir in tamari, then remaining ingredients. Set aside for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend. Stir before serving.
Note: Chili paste with garlic and tamari are available at Oriental markets.
1. In a bowl large enough to hold the meat, combine the cilantro, garlic clove, salt and pepper. Stir in wine and vinegar, then slowly add oil.
2. Add meat and turn to coat well. Cover bowl and refrigerate 12 hours, turning meat occasionally.
3. Remove meat from marinade. Pat dry and leave uncovered on a rack 2 hours.
4. Smoke over a drip pan 2 1/2 to 3 hours at about 240 degrees, using wood chips such as mesquite in addition to charcoal. Serve with a spicy sauce, such as green chili cream sauce.
1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the butter. Add the garlic, shallot and chiles and cook until softened.
3. Just before serving, reheat sauce. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Serve with warm smoked meats or firm-fleshed fish such as swordfish or catfish.
1. Spoon the mayonnaise into a small bowl.
2. Remove herb leaves from stems. If using rosemary, blanch the leaves in boiling water 1 minute. Pat dry. Mince.
3. Add minced herbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Blend well, taste for seasoning. Allow flavors to blend at least 1 hour before serving. Use as a condiment, dip or the dressing for a composed salad featuring smoked fish or poultry.
Here are some equipment, clockwise, for making your grilling season a success.
An expanding metal spatula is perfect for turning large pieces of meat or delicate fish, while long-handled basting brushes keep your hands away from flames.
An electric firestarter is the choice of many professional grillers because it`s clean, efficient and a relatively easy way to get the coals going. The only drawback is your grill must be located near an electrical outlet.
Long-handled tongs are great for turning steaks. If you`re in the mood for roasted sweet peppers, just hold the peppers over an open flame with a long-handled fork. Use a long-handled flat spatula for keeping delicate fish fillets or steaks intact.
To turn whole, grilled fish easily, pack your catch-of the-day in a fish basket.
Use wooden skewers for vegetables and small pieces of food. Metal skewers with decorative handles can be used for larger pieces of food.
Throw out the chemical-tasting starter fluid and start your fire with a metal chimney designed to quickly ingnite briquets.


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'Future Classics' priceless for young composers
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By MICHAEL ANTHONY Special to the Star Tribune
February 1, 2016 — 1:00am
People wondering about the character of new music these days, especially music for symphony orchestra, get a carload of impressions and information at the Minnesota Orchestra's annual "Future Classics" concert, which draws a bigger audience of curious and enthusiastic music-lovers, young and old, each year.
This year's concert, which took place Friday night at Orchestra Hall, is the culmination of the orchestra's Composer Institute, now in its 13th year, a collaboration with the American Composers Forum. Seven young composers are chosen each year out of hundreds who apply. They're in the "emerging" category and have already earned commissions and won awards. The age range this year was 26 to 36.
They're treated to a week's worth of seminars on subjects that music departments usually ignore: copyright law, grant writing, contracts and career promotion — how, as one of the composers put it, "to be a pro."
And their works are carefully rehearsed during the week. No other major orchestra does this. Musicians work on their parts weeks — months, in some cases — in advance. Music director Osmo Vänskä, for whom the institute has become a fierce labor of love, counsels each of the composers in private sessions, as does the institute's director, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. Mele Willis of the orchestra's staff coordinates the whole effort.
What did we learn Friday night? First, no one style or idiom dominates any longer, though I guess we knew that already. Big, solemn statements are out of favor. The era of High Modernism — innovation for its own sake — is over. Ambiguity is in, the graceful melancholy, for instance, in the trombone solo of the slow section of "Magayon" by Joshua Cerdenia, a New York-based Filipino composer. Just before that, the audience heard an eerie viola solo (Thomas Turner) in the richly textured, multilayered "Asphodel" by former Rhodes Scholar Nick DiBerardino.
Matthew Browne's terrific "Barnstorming Season" suggests that music can be lighthearted and serious at the same time. Browne evokes the airshows of the 1920s, "flying circuses" wherein "The 12th Street Rag" keeps collapsing into raucous chaos. In another aeronautical score, Emily Cooley draws on Annie Dillard's book "The Writing Life" to describe a stunt pilot practicing tricks in his one-man plane, flying ever higher until a kind of peaceful consolation is achieved at the highest elevation. Anthony Vine's clever "Transmission" turns the orchestra into a giant radio receiver, broadcast signals struggling to come into focus.
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Subtle, complicated percussion effects infused many of the works. (What a workout this was for Brian Mount and his colleagues in the percussion section.) Kirsten Broberg from White Bear Lake, the only Minnesota composer in this year's group, paints silvery, glistening sounds in her "Celestial Dawning." And Michael Gilbertson from Dubuque, Iowa, creates a thoughtful abstraction on "The Four Seasons" in his "Sinfonia After Vivaldi."
"I've never had my music played by a full string section," Gilbertson told moderator Fred Child onstage Friday night. "It sounds so good."
In an earlier interview, Vänskä spoke of the thrill for the composer that is at the heart of the institute.
"I have written enough music myself to know that composing is a lonely activity. It's a glorious moment when they can actually hear what they wrote."
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Can someone please help identify which are the notes in this music? I'll be very glad if someone can help me out here.
Are you able to match the notes with your voice or by whistling, or on your violin? You can sing or hum them one at a time into a tuner and read the notes from it, or play the notes and read them from your fingerboard or tuner.
Here you go. What is it, where did it come from?
OMG fiddle, you are a genius, I was striving to find the right tune.
The music comes from a game, I heard it while my brother was playing it when I visited him for his birthday. It's Diablo's 3 Abbatoir.
Well, normally I'm too busy but I was bored, it was repetitive, and it only really took me about 10 minutes.


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TT scale?
ctxm Mar 13, 2008
Mike Sheridan TrainBoard Member
Lownen said: ↑
But if someone wanted to put in the effort, it could certainly grow the way Z scale is growing today.
I doubt it.
N became popular because you can get 'more' real estate into the same house space than you can in H0 (or the same into less). Z is taking off for basically the same reason. Although that might have been true when first invented TT does not fulfill that criteria any more.
It is a nice size (as is S) but I think it is simply too close to existing major scales to grab enough market share. (I remember the original TT many years ago, and also the appearance of N shortly after. I always assumed N killed TT.)
So I can't see TT becoming a major scale except at the expense of pulling modellers from N and H0/00. Not many people can afford the money and space to keep two scales running, and I think those that do generally have a bigger size difference, such as H0 and N, or H0 and G/#1.
Mike Sheridan, Mar 25, 2008
Lownen TrainBoard Member
Mike Sheridan said: ↑
Mike; It all depends on one's view of history. I've found more than one reference in my research (not that I could find them again) to the effect that N scale pushed out TT not so much because of size, but because of available Ready To Run products. Also, that TT survived in the nations of the former Soviet Union because of the availability of RTR products. In America the TT manufacturers were all kit makers, and virtually no RTR products were available. When N scale was introduced it was aggressively evangelized by marketers with plenty of RTR products.
This thread (which I didn't start, by the way) bears out my research; numerous individuals have said they would be interested, or would have been when they started their layouts, if Ready To Run TT products had been available.
The layout Real Estate aspect is only one issue. N scalers tend, for the most part, to be younger than HO scale modelers. There will come a day when aging N scalers may want something larger that they can see and handle with greater ease. They may not want to go all the way up to HO.
Lownen, Mar 25, 2008
ben scaro TrainBoard Member
I think it's a big jump to go from saying that a discussion on an Internet board indicates concrete interest. Particularly when a number of those discussing are saying that they looked at TT but decided to pass on it.
To go on and say that this indicates there's a market for TT product . . . well, Tillig tried that about ten years back and the answer they came up with you can probably determine from the fact that they decided not to stay in the American market.
I like TT as much as anyone and here in the UK I probably see more operating layouts than most.
But a scale that can't even supply a cast freight truck isn't even in the game in the American market, IMHO.
ben scaro, Mar 26, 2008
ben scaro said: ↑
Yes, there is a huge gulf between interest and shelling out cash, as almost any manufacturer or retailer will attest. You'd probably be doing well if the conversion rate (those who buy as a proportion of those expressing interest) made 10%, and something nearer 1% would probably be a safer budget.
Mike; It all depends on one's view of history. I've found more than one reference in my research (not that I could find them again) to the effect that N scale pushed out TT not so much because of size, but because of available Ready To Run products.
I don't disagree at all with that idea - in fact I'd say it is almost certainly true. But you need to look behind that a bit; why was there so much more RTR? Although one big manufacturer can give something a good push (and Triang made TT for the UK IIRC) they would be taking a gamble on making stuff for which there is no current demand.
Also, there was a precursor to N in 000, which (again IIRC) was push around stuff made by LoneStar. Once drive mechs could be made small enough to fit 000 you basically had N. Given peoples' general attraction to 'how small can it get' stuff, N was almost guaranteed to succeed, as is Z nowadays.
There will come a day when aging N scalers may want something larger that they can see and handle with greater ease. They may not want to go all the way up to HO.
Um. There is a hole in that idea young whippersnapper
One's seeing and handling skills don't just go from N to TT with age, they just keep going ... (Plenty of people at my local club struggle to get HO RP25 wheels on the track.)
Which probably means G/#1 has a brighter future than TT
... Also, there was a precursor to N in 000, which (again IIRC) was push around stuff made by LoneStar. Once drive mechs could be made small enough to fit 000 you basically had N. Given peoples' general attraction to 'how small can it get' stuff, N was almost guaranteed to succeed, as is Z nowadays.
Lionel currently manufactures "Big Rugged" push arounds in 1:120. Possum Valley Models makes conversion kits to power them. One American manufacturer, I think Mantua, makes battery operated 1:120 scale trains. I haven't heard of them being converted, but someone probably has.
Z scale was introduced by Marklin out of nowhere. They were the only manufacturer of Z at the time.
Have you ever noticed how idealists and "out of the box" thinkers are always the heroes in fiction, and regarded as fools in real life?
I'm actually not too much younger than you
ctxm TrainBoard Member
Ha, but you gotta take the space factor into consideration. As they get older many folks want a smaller house to maintain so the large scales are not a slam dunk, I model in O scale now but would move to TT size if possible. I've got some N and a few pieces of TT and can notice the difference in handling from the slight scale increase. My point in asking this question was not do you think TT will succeed but if it was available in equal amounts how many would choose it over N scale? If the answer is 50/50 then the manufacturers should take notice ? I'd probably buy about 300 TT scale modern era freight cars now if they were available, if enough other modelers would do the same there could be a decent market?....dave
ctxm, Mar 26, 2008
While 000 was one predecessor to N, there had been 2mm for years before, which showed running models could be done and to a much finer standard than N, then and now.
I bought three Lionel F shells and while they had potential, I doubt they would be the sort of thing to make people jump from N to TT.
I imagine TT would only take off in the US with concerted commercial support, like Z.
Unlike Z, TT doesn't have that novelty factor of being the smallest. Not since 1960 anyway.
IMHO, its appeal is either experienced model railroaders who want something different, or N scalers who'd like to go finescale modelling but who don't have the space or interest in H0. Not newbies with cash to spare who are attracted by novelty.
One lesson from Z may be that one of the few viable routes for 'seeding' US TT is from a country where TT is used and there's an interest in American trains. The only ones that really fit the bill are Germany, where Tillig tried it already, and perhaps the UK, and I believe that path was largely down to one guy, the late John Fisher. I wonder if someone else will have a go?
The other potential is countries where TT makes modelling the local stuff easier, eg, metre gauge or 3'6" prototypes on N mechanisms. As discussed, the one country doing this is New Zealand, though there have been efforts in modelling both Australian and South African and the world is full of potential prototypes . . . most of South East Asia, lots of Central and South America, Africa and India. Many of them use fairly similar GM and GE export models. So, it might entail waiting for some of those countries to get a bit richer, though I see Mehano has done a TT scale Blue Tiger . . . so there's one Malaysian diesel already in the bag . . . and there's a burgeoning railfan community in this progressive and newly rich Asian country.
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Not many people can afford the money and space to keep two scales running, and I think those that do generally have a bigger size difference, such as H0 and N, or H0 and G/#1.
You are correct here IMHO. N scale was just too small for me when I got started. Just a personal preference thing. I was aware of TT then but hardly ANYTHING was available. I am he kind of modeler that when I decide I want something, I want it. TT is not conducive to my "temperment" shall we say. TT is a very intriguing scale that I think would be great to model. It is a great compromise to detail and compacting more in less space. Just not too many offerings out there.
For me to change from HO to TT would involve ditching thousands and thousands of dollars invested over the years (not to mention time). I am not going to model two scales. If I have real estate available, its going to my Albemarle Division and that's that.
So Mike Sheridan is correct. "aint" no way in #($( I am going to switch to TT now. Even if there was an explosion of offerings in the commercial market. Maybe 25 years ago, but that's a moot point.
Kitbash, Mar 27, 2008
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Doug;
In the 1770s many people were saying that America had no chance of gaining its independence from England.
In 25 years anything is possible. Why bash people's dreams just because they a) think outside the box, and b) because they aren't your own dreams?
TT scale does exist in Eastern Europe. But many, perhaps most, Americans approach the world from the standpoint that the USA covers 95% of it. This is actually quite sad for us as a people.
With 7 major scale product lines already in the U.S. marketplace (G, O, On30, S, HO, N, Z), don't look for something new anytime soon. The diversity we currently have has already considerably dilluted the individual scale's customer bases. The introduction of Large Scale at least made sense because it could be used outdoors. Yet another intermediate scale, between HO and N, would make very little financial sense today.
And the simple fact is that most of the European manufacturers have been in serious financial trouble of late, due to declining sales/rising costs (a number have failed in the past 5-6 years), while those in the U.S.A. continue to consolidate. The current climate is all wrong for the introduction of yet another "in-between" scale into the U.S. marketplace and I expect TT would simply fall flat on its face if re-introduced commercially state-side now, or in the near future.
NYW&B
NYW&B, Mar 27, 2008
Here we disagree. I think a newbie looking to get into model railroading will select what they are comfortable with. I would have been more comfortable with TT if it had been available when I made my serious return to railroading.
One lesson from Z may be that one of the few viable routes for 'seeding' US TT is from a country where TT is used and there's an interest in American trains.
The last failed attempt was a failure IMO simply because an entrepreneur had BTTB repackage one of their starter sets for the American market. I love my old BTTB set, but while the little BR51 steam switcher is generic enough, the "wagons" are clearly European. BTTB, has since been acquired by Tillig.
. . . I see Mehano has done a TT scale Blue Tiger . . . so there's one Malaysian diesel already in the bag . . .
Mehano has many more TT offerings than the Blue Tiger. I wasn't aware that this was a Malaysian prototype, thanks for the info. I ordered one just because it looks great.
I thought the last attempt was Tillig's FP7, which is as rare as hen's teeth ?
http://www.tt-club.ru/doc/htm/fp7-us.htm
Funny that at the bottom of this page, they seem to be talking about Kadee trucks ?
The Blue Tiger isn't only Malaysian, lots of railways own them, but KTMB (Keratapi Tenah Melayu Berhad) is one. I saw them there and they look amazing on the metre gauge track.
http://www.keretapi.com/26class.html
Yes, the Tillig FP7s are hard to come by. Cross your fingers for me, I may have one in a week or two.
I wonder if Kadee OEM'd the trucks for them because they wanted American couplers. I know most American TT kitbashers today use MTL N scale couplers.
Thanks for that link Ben! Do they make a standard gauge loco as well? That Blue Tiger I posted was my favorite, the one I ordered. They come in several roads. Mehano's "Prestiege" line currently has 4 different non-American TT locos in a variety of roads. They offer most of the same locos in N scale.
Ironically, their American prototype offerings are all in their "Hobby" grade, and they don't even have TT stock in Hobby grade.
After my Blue Tiger, I think my next TT train will be Tillig's ICE train.
Euro Train Hobby - TT - TILLIG - ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES - TT - 01350: ICE 1 3 PIECES SET
They make an add-on set... I think 4 cars. But the N scale Kato GG1 and Broadyway Ltd. are due in August. So many trains... so little cash. <sigh>
Anyone know how well these would run at slow speed? Do they have reasonably sized flanges for scale operation?....dave
http://www.modellbahnhof-geringswalde.de/html/loks2.html
Sorry but no pics of the flanges here . . .
Wait, here we go :
The flanges look about as fine as current H0 to me . . . and are bit better than N.
ben scaro, Apr 2, 2008
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Thanks, Ben. The locos look pretty nice but if I'm reading it right they cost about 300 euros? ...dave
ctxm, Apr 2, 2008
Well, 300 euro if you can get one. They are very rare I believe.
American-bogies
Just found about these today. Re the concerns above about the viability of modelling US TT without the basics like trucks, etc, these are new from 3SMR in the UK, produced from the late John Fisher's molds. Apparently, 3SMR would like to sell American TT bits and pieces.
In addition to Ben's source for trucks, Elmer Mckay has a number of detail parts. See the detail parts on his Possum Valley Models catalog page.
Lownen, Apr 3, 2008
Well . . . a word of caution as I do not think *any* of this is available at the moment as the proprietor took a year or so off to move house and business. I am not aware that PVM has started up again.
The issue of availability and the reality of scrounging round the remainder bins of hobby shops for long out-of-production items -an issue Charlie Vlk reminisced about on the Atlas Forum - is a real one in TT.
Ben; Don't you think from his posts on TT_IMS that Elmer looks to be getting things started again? He posted recently that he's waiting on motors (from Hollywood Foundry I think) so he can start selling conversion kits for Lionel Big Ruggeds again. By the way, I just bought five Big Ruggeds. Two F3s, two GP9s, and their "squished" GG-1. They look much nicer than I was led to believe. As I think we've discussed elsewhere, no one is offering a conversion kit for the GG-1, so it's going to be a challenge.
I just bought five Big Ruggeds. Two F3s, two GP9s, and their "squished" GG-1. They look much nicer than I was led to believe. As I think we've discussed elsewhere, no one is offering a conversion kit for the GG-1, so it's going to be a challenge.
Funny cause my GP9 looked worse than I expected, seems like Lionel went out of their way to make them toy like.
Did you try NWSL for GG-1 conversion parts? Should be easier to do a wide body like that than to do a narrowhood like a GP9?...dave


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I love October in California, it's the inbetween month. Summer's bounty is still waving a final farewell with dry farmed tomatoes, sweet late season corn, and heirloom peppers while Winter squashes are tempting us closer to the hearth.
These little peppers are almost out of season. In fact they should be totally out of season but this summer has come and gone a little late on the West coast. At Echo Valley we love padron peppers and put them in everything: sliced in salads and on pizzas, grilled with sausages or shrimp, and braised in stews.
Our favorite way to eat these sweet mildly spicy peppers is simple. And it has become the go to appetizer after an exhausting day of selling at the Farmer's markets. We like to get a skillet hot with a small splash of cooking oil (sometimes toasted sesame oil, but be careful it has a low smoke point) and throw the peppers in stems and all quickly tossing them around until they are blistered.
We plate them in a pile, top with crunchy Maldon salt, and dip them in whatever we feel appropriate. Sometimes Kate makes her famous Echo Valley Farm ranch dressing or I make a little ponzu sauce. Sometimes we just eat them plain!
This soup is only as good as the broth. (You know where I'm going with this don't you?) Despite the somewhat rustic start to making this broth, the finish is surprisingly light and feminine in flavor with lemongrass, ginger, and cilantro.
Adobada I think means 'marinade' in Spanish but I'm not exactly sure because my online translation tells me that 'marinade' is 'escabeche' which I know for a fact is more like 'pickling'. Sorry, my French is excellent thanks to Parisian chefs drilling it into my head under extremely stressful circumstances, my Spanish is inexcusably lame.
Language barrier be damned! This smoky-sweet-vinegary Mexican marinade that my cooking team has nicknamed "Out-of Body" for "Adobada" is serious. Get out the grill. This is gonna put your neighbor's tri-tip to shame. Gaujillo and pasilla chiles (dried) are what give this sauce it's fruity, mildly spicy kick.
The Puente organization asks me to do a farm to table Thank You luncheon at Echo Valley Farm.
How can I say anything but yes! to a nonprofit that provides vital services for families living in the rural San Mateo South Coast communities of Pescadero, La Honda, Loma Mar, and San Gregorio?
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District Executives Present Award at First Code Dinner
Photo by Glenn Riegel
The Council of District Executives (CODE) gave an Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry at their first ever dinner event at an Annual Conference: at left Southern Pennsylvania District executive Georgia Markey gives the award to Janice Custer, pastor of Huntsdale Church of the Brethren.
CODE, the Council of District Executives, held its first ever Annual Conference dinner, July 9. Craig Smith, chair of the executive committee and executive minister for Atlantic Northeast District, opened the meeting stating that the dinner was to be a "Celebration of Leadership." A highlight of the dinner was a new award for pastoral excellence.
Smith introduced the new district executives in the group: Russell and Deborah Payne, Southeastern District; John Jantzi, Shenandoah District; and Hector Perez-Borges, associate for Puerto Rico in Atlantic Southeast District.
The program included Vickie Smith sharing a selection of songs including "Because He Lives" and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow."
Georgia Markey, executive minister for Southern Pennsylvania District, announced the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry. She listed qualities of an exemplary minister as one who encourages leadership, has a positive impact on others, mentors others, exhibits spiritual depth, and models healthy relationships.
Janice Custer, pastor of Huntsdale Church of the Brethren in Carlisle, Pa., received the award. Markey described her as one who leads her congregation as the "hands and feet of Christ." As an instructor for the SVMC (Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center) course on pastoral care, she is respected by those of a wide diversity of theological belief. Markey described her as on who "is and does live out her faith."
Custer described herself as one who has known from the young age of 7 that she would serve others. At that age she wanted to be a nun when she grew up. Her Mennonite mother informed her that she "would not be a nun." In high school she told her counselor that her goal was to help other people through serving God. The counselor told her to reconsider that goal. She did not reconsider, and is now satisfied to serve God as a pastoral minister. She closed her comments on receiving the award with encouraging words: when your goal is serving God, "you can't say no to God and say yes to people," she said. "We simply say yes to God."
As a thank you to all the ministers at the dinner, Pacific Southwest District executive Don Booz shared a light-hearted look at ministry that closed with a film clip to assure them that "one can never measure the impact of what ministers do."
— Karen Garrett is a volunteer writer for the Annual Conference news team and staff of the Brethren Journal Association
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told President Donald Trump the state will build a wall along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border if the federal government pays Texas back.
The president revealed the conversation Thursday on his visit to McAllen, Texas as he pushes for funding for a border wall that is central to the partial government shutdown. A Patrick spokesman confirmed that Patrick made the offer.
Patrick, an outspoken conservative who oversees the state Senate, was with Trump in McAllen. Texas has 1,200 miles of border with Mexico and has the largest sections of border without barriers. Patrick's office said Texas could build a wall "wherever it is needed," but provided no details such as location or cost.
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