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I made some error when I set up my project and captured this video. I have not yet figured it out, but I will.On November 21, 2008 Modesto and Empire Traction 70 Tonners are hard at work between Modesto and Empire, California. These little General Electric locomotives are over 50-years old. Their days are numbered because their replacements were coming as these videos were shot.

In high school I had a wonderful teacher, Mr. Martin. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. He brought the arcane mathematics of physics to life, in part by putting a human face on them; and he told a tale of etymology. In the 1500s this guy named Nicolaus Copernicus wrote a book that proved the sun was at the centre of our solar system. But he didn’t publish it for decades—in fact until the year of his death—because it was so controversial. Back then the church believed that man, in the image of God, must occupy the centre of the universe. Because of this Copernicus was scared that the authorities would reject his theories and worse. Later, another guy named Galileo Galilei agreed with what Copernicus had written and the way he was treated certainly justifies Copernicus’ hesitation. Galileo was threatened with torture until he swore that he didn’t agree with Copernicus after all. The name of that book Copernicus wrote was De Revolutionibus and my teacher Mr. Martin told us that it came as such a shock to people that this is where we get our word revolution, meaning social upheaval. I really liked Mr. Martin and he was usually right.  But to my disappointment he was wrong about that etymology. Revolution appeared first in English in 1390 so well before either Copernicus or Galileo were on the scene. At that point it actually referred to the movements of heavenly bodies, though humans were still at the centre. In 1450 it appears for the first time with a meaning of “great change” as would apply later to the French revolution or other political upheavals. 1450 was still 23 years before Copernicus was born. The thing is that the word revolution is from Latin and Copernicus was writing in Latin. Latin dug up the roots of revolution as volvere from an Indo-European origin wel meaning “to turn.”

[inline] [/inline] | Download video / Stream iPhone | Over a cheap lunch (or was it dinner?) of fried food at Carl's Jr., Jaemin and Mike reviewed their script and described the shots to Sean, the wizard behind the camera---literally. He'd be holding the Steadicam Merlin for the rest of the night, and yes his arms would be sore tomorrow. I was in charge of sound, not the clunky boom-pole type, but the kind you hold with one hand and point like a pistol. Lucky me. I just sat there in the booth and picked at my nuggets. Of course I had to use the little pistol type. Anything more would draw attention. Recording video without a permit in the streets of L.A. is against the law; and of all the places, Jaemin and Mike picked the facade to the Museum of Art. This was their warm-up script, a silly shoot to test how we'd work as a team. But how would we get away with shooting without a permit, and with those guards dotted around the museum? In case you ever wondered the difference between a policeman and a security guard, it's that a security guard isn't paid enough. Oh sure, they stared at us from their posts, folded their arms across their chests even. But only when Jaemin and Mike started skipping and twirling gaily along the poles did one of them tap me on the shoulder. He said it wasn't safe to twirl along the poles and that someone might get run into and hurt. The four of us considered this and nodded. The man was absolutely right. It isn't safe, you shouldn't run with scissors, and somebody could lose an eye. We'll be more careful, sir. So he turns and walks away to sit on his folding chair. We shot for four hours, from eight o'clock to one o'clock in the morning. What you see is not the final cut. Mike is still in the process of tinkering with it. Though it's not like it needs to be tinkered with much more. It is what it is. Depending on the take, you can hear the hum of traffic in the background. And in certain shots a tourist flashes by like a ghost in the periphery of your vision, like a trick of light. But I assure you there were indeed tourists. And bums, and teenagers, and what-have-you. My guess is that, combined with the little pistol-mike I held, the DSLR camera attached to the compact Merlin may have disguised us from being plucked out as a filmmaking crew. Surly by now you can't say DSLR filmmaking isn't good for anything.

Happy Thanksgiving! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, so from all of us to all of you, Happy Thanksgiving, wherever you are! We are thankful for much and many. May your day be filled with food, fun and family! Listen to our audio message

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo.More on recall of Stork Craft drop-side cribs

The cost of long term care can severely impact your family s future financial security. Requiring care in any setting is not a topic many of us want to talk about, for obvious reasons. But the fact is, 40 percent of Americans who need long term care are working age adults 18-64 - and this care comes with a very steep price tag. For example, according to recent data from Genworth Financial the national average cost for one year of home care is more than $42,000.More on planning for long term care

I grabbed a few uses of the word entail from Twitter. Someone was tweeting about what new health care laws might entail; another person asked a friend about what a change to their plans might entail. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. The sense here is that entail means “require.” That is consistent with the meaning of entail since its emergence in English more than 600 years ago but the rest of the word’s history isn’t exactly what you might expect. The word entail does literally mean “to attach a tail to” and we could guess that this might be a metaphorical sense of imposing a restriction, but there’s more to it than that. In this case the word tail does not refer to a long appendage that one drags behind. This tail comes from the French word taillie that meant “to cut.” Before anyone was talking about what a change in their plans for the weekend might entail the word entail had a strict and narrow legal meaning. It had to do with imposing limitations on the vast tracts of real estate owned by the rich and influential in England. The source of most wealth of aristocratic families was the land they owned. They made their money by having the common people work the land and pay rent on it, either in cash or goods or labor. Since there was no such thing as birth control a rich family, like a poor one, would likely have lots of kids. If you start forking out sections of the back 40 to half a dozen kids every generation, before long your cash flow no longer qualifies you as noble and aristocratic. Hence the family land had legal encumbrances placed upon it so that only the oldest male descendant could take possession. That’s what entailment meant at first. The “cut” meaning of tail has been explained in some places as being a cut to the rights or abilities of the owner in how the pass the property along, but most dictionaries point instead to a sense of “cut” meaning that the legal obligation is cut or shaped into a precise and unchangeable form as if it were set in stone.

#203-California Dreaming Vacation time, pinewood derby workshops, GeoScouting, Pack Meeting ideas, and more feedback are coming at you this week. And my list of what I’m thankful for. Links: Lowe s Dremel Derby-http://www.dremelderby.com/ GeoScouting-http://www.geoscouting.com/ Join the forum discussion on this post - (2) Posts Share and Enjoy:

image via retro renovation Something tells me you dear readers share my deep and abiding love for Thanksgiving. On Sunday, window shopping in a fancy food shop with a friend, I suddenly got an anticipatory thrill so moving I hopped a little. Not up and down, but just up, once. Thanksgiving wasn t always my favorite holiday, but it became so when I was about 14. The day took on a hodgepodge element that made it more unpredictable party than overstuffed family function. My sister brought seemingly-glamorous (to a 14-year-old) college friends home, cousins in their 20 s would take the bus out to the country wearing black leather jackets, carrying cheese plates, and with a friend or two in tow, a fix-up could well be in the works, and a to-the-death game of Trivial Pursuit was a sure thing. Things have settled down a bit over the years as attendees have grown up and coupled off. Sebastian makes a mean green bean casserole, my mom s mashed potatoes are inspired, and there s usually almost as much stuffing on my plate as I want. This year my sister is being held hostage in Montana. For the first time, I can t count on her bloody marys and bold accessorizing. But two of my favorite eaters are driving up to sit at the long table, and I bring with me not a boyfriend but a husband. After the fast-paced flurry of a wedding, it will be good to sit down and have long chats with friends and family over a slice of pecan pie, a midnight bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy, and a glass of wine or five. What s Thanksgiving at your house like? Do you host? Is it friends, family, or both? A somber affair or an event where someone always dances on a table? Music for the table dancing after the jump

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As you decide on what to include in your fabulous array of vegetable side dishes for the upcoming holiday feasts, keep one thing in mind. No guts, no glory. For some reason, normally adventurous cooks when faced with a house full of hungry relatives, play scared. It's probably driven by the desire to want everyone to enjoy everything (you know that's impossible, right?). Serving something too exotic just doesn't seem prudent. I take a different approach. Since these holiday meals are one of the rare times we get to serve multiple side dishes, I think it's the perfect occasion for springing a surprise or two. This lovely red curry butternut squash certainly fits the bill. Sweet, spicy, and mysterious – this turkey-friendly side dish won't be everyone's cup of tea, but for those at the table that let it work its magic, it promises to be one of their favorite parts of the meal. Like I said, there are plenty of other side dishes on hand, so even if the worse case scenario happens and everyone from little Billy to Grandma Jean agrees this is the worst squash dish ever, so what? There are seven more sides to pick up the slack. Besides, after the third bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau who's really going to care? If you've never worked with red curry before, be careful. It's really spicy, and you can always add more as it cooks. To be safe, you can even cut my measurements in half for the spices and then adjust. I hope you give this interesting butternut squash side dish a try. Enjoy! Ingredients: 3-4 pounds butternut squash, peeled cut in 1-inch cubes 1 bunch green onions 1 tsp cumin 1 tbsp red curry powder (I used McCormick) 1 tsp red curry paste (I used Taste of Thai) 2 tbsps tomato paste 1 can coconut milk 1 rounded tbsp brown sugar 3 tbsp fish sauce (or sub to-taste with soy sauce or salt) 1 tbsp vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup torn fresh basil leaves *adjust for salt and heat before serving

I really wanted to do a from-scratch apple pie video, complete with my Aunt Angela's famous homemade crust, but with my chicken wing video blowing up all over the web, and the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival this weekend demanding my time and attention, I took the easy way out (I'm looking at you Sandra Lee), and used a pre-made pie dough. Besides, if you're not an experienced pie baker (and let's face it, you're not), there's nothing wrong with a little ready-to-use dough, as long as it's filled with this fantastic apple pie filling. What will strike you about this filling is just how few ingredients go in it. Sliced apples baked with sugar taste really, really good, and we don't want to mess with that too much. For me, a little pinch of nutmeg and some cinnamon is all this timeless combination needs. The other key here, compliments of my mother Pauline, is to use multiple types of apples. There are subtle differences in flavor and texture with the wide variety of baking apples (basically defined as anything except Red Delicious). This is a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. You can see the apple blend I used in the ingredient list below, but there are an endless number of combinations (not literally! I know how you math people are – you were so going to send me an email, weren't you?) Anyway, I hope you give this delicious apple pie filling a try, and if you were going to shock the world and bake a homemade pie for dessert for one of the upcoming holiday meals, this would be a great choice. Enjoy! Ingredients: 6-8 baking apples (depending on size) I used 2 Granny Smith, 2 Braeburn, 2 Fuji 1/2 lemon, juiced 1 cup white sugar 3 tbsp cornstarch 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon very tiny pinch of salt 2 tbsp butter 1 egg, beaten ready to use pie dough (I used Pillsbury)

A second installment in how to rebuild a circa 1944 Unisaw, Delta's flagship table saw. In this installment Steve Shanesy takes a look under the tabletop to rehab the inner working parts. Along the way he changes the arbor bearings to get the arbor running smooth.

For most of its existence the word shave did not refer to hair removal. Men have been scraping the hair off their faces (or not) time out of mind and our word shave is old too. It first appears in Old English in 725 and the experts trace its little cutting trail back through Germanic languages to a Teutonic word scab.  Our word scab goes back to Latin and Greek roots which in Latin relates to meanings of “scratch” and “itch,” while in Greek it may relate to words meaning “dig” and “spade.” Merriam-Webster thinks shave relates to these scabby Latin and Greek roots but The Oxford English Dictionary says it’s doubtful. Right from the beginning of its use in English the word shave meant to scrape away, but it wasn’t until 600 years after it came into English that it was used in reference to hair removal. A shaver can be the thing you use to shave with but the word has also been used to refer to a youngster, presumably someone who has just gotten old enough to shave. Around the time of Henry VIII the term shaveling appeared as a derogatory term. In this case though it wasn’t the young and inexperienced that were being insulted, the low social standing of shavelings had much more to do with King Henry’s desire for new wives and his break with the Catholic Church. When Henry got turned off of the Catholic Church so did his subjects. But all the while there were these monks milling around in their monasteries and old cathedrals. Since their brand of religion was out of favor so were they. These were the guys who were being called shavelings and the reason for that was that their church required them to shave the tops of their heads; a style called a tonsure. Before the word shave meant to remove one’s beard or underarm hair it was being applied to things such as the removal of a thin layer of wood. We still shave off wood with a wood-plane and some authorities think that the word shaft might have evolved because this is how people would have produced wooden shafts, by shaving away the material they didn’t need.