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Cottonwood Pass Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

19.2 mi
4,258 ft
4.1 %

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Cottonwood Pass, located in the middle of Colorado, 35 miles south of Leadville is a challenging Top 100 US Bike Climb.  The climb begins is quaint Buena Vista and travels through a canyon to its finish at the Continental Divide 19.2 miles later. This one of  three Top 100 US Bike Climbs that end at the Continental Divide - Independence Pass West (US #67), Wolf Creek Pass, South (US #79) and Cottonwood Pass (US #90).
Average grade is 4.1%.    55% of the climb is at 0-5% grade and 39% at 5-10%.  The steepest quarter mile is 9.4% and steepest mile 7.5%.

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Roadway: As of 2020 the roadway was in excellent condition. The road to the summit from the junction of Highway 306 and 346 is closed in the winter, usually between November and May. For more information see (CO Department of Transportation).
Traffic: Moderate for the first few miles, then mild after that. There will likely be many vehicles at the Continental Divide at the top. The roadway has more traffic since 2019 when the road on the backside was paved.

Parking: The two times we have ridden to the pass, we parked on the street at the beginning of the climb, but there is also parking at Buena Vista Park parking lot just around the corner on Highway 24. Map; Street View
Gear and Weather:  Since we finish at high elevation (just above 12,000') the weather may be quite different at the top than the bottom.  Consult the PJAMM "Full Forecast" feature for the time you expect to arrive at the finish to assess what clothing to bring on your ride.

Provisions:  There is no place for food or drink along the route so stock your pockets and/or backpack accordingly.
Consider staying in Buena Vista (vacation rental options) and doing both sides of Cottonwood Pass as an out-and-back (Map) - this is a 63 miles 7,012' day.

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Bike climb to Cottonwood Pass - Continental Divide sign.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass: One of the US 100 Bike Climbs that reach the Continental Divide.

Ride 19.2 miles gaining 4,320’ to elevation 12,126’ at 4.1% average grade.

“A long and solid climb, Cottonwood in central Colorado ends as one of the highest alpine passes (12,126 ft) in the United States. Down low you follow a creek and the grade is quite shallow and within a canyon. Soon you climb a ridge as aspens and some elegant curves accompany you up the hill. A few sections are over more solid grade (a short stretch is double digit) and the road gets to the very top through a big switchback. At the signed summit the road turns to dirt. There are big views on top (and some good hiking) as it is surrounded by some of the biggest mountains in the state (closed in winter - San Isabel National Forest - 719-539-3591).” (This quote is presented with the approval of John Summerson, from his book, The Complete Guide to Climbing (by Bike), 2nd Edition, pg. 172.)

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked next to old wooden shack in green pasture, PJAMM Cycling jersey laying on rock in front of sign for Holy Water, bike parked next to NPS sign for San Isabel National Forest, bike parked next to road sign for curve in road, aerial view of large U-shaped curve in road

Cottonwood Pass (East) is one of only six climbs in the U.S. that top out above 12,000' (five of those six are in Colorado -- the Himalayas of North America).  This is also one of only three of the thirteen Colorado Top 100 U.S. Climbs that ends at the Continental Divide (Independence Pass and Wolf Creek Pass are the other two).

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked next to road signs for Cottonwood Pass, Cottonwood Lake, N Cottonwood Circle, Cottonwood Pass Open

Cottonwood “Pass” is the highest paved actual pass in the US at 12,126’ (Independence Pass is a close second at 12,095)’. Each of Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak, and Mauna Kea are higher, but end at the top. Until September 2019, Independence Pass held top honors as Highest US Paved Pass, because Cottonwood Pass was not paved on its back side. Trail Ridge is slightly higher, but its high point is not marked as a “pass” (Iceberg Pass is down from the Trail Ridge high point at 11,827’).  Thus, as of its paving in September 2019, Cottonwood Pass claims the prize for highest paved pass in the US.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - aerial view of Cottonwood Pass & Continental Divide, showing hairpin leading to the top of climb

Cottonwood Pass & Continental Divide -- photo bottom center

Loop and hairpin leading to the top bottom center left of photo.

View of the pass and roadway leading to the finish.

Cottonwood Pass is in the Sawatch Mountains Range of central Colorado and is part of the Rocky Mountains.  Eight of the 20 highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains are in the Sawatch Mountains.[1]

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked at Comanche Drive-in movie theatre, sign showing theatre is playing Gremlins August 6-8

Pass Comanche Drive-In Theater (open for business!) within the first mile of the climb.

This spectacular climb begins at the western edge of yet another quaint Colorado town, Buena Vista.  We are actually travelling a County Road on this one (Chaffee County road 306), beginning at elevation 8,016 and riding to an oxygen sucking 12,126’.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked at various spots along the beginning of the climb, next to road signs, on bridges, PJAMM Cycling's white SAG van parked next to bike route road sign

Climb begins in Buena Vista by riding West on E. Main Street from its intersection with Highway 24

Buena Vista (pop. 2,806 in 2017; ele 7,965’).

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, climb map and gradient, San Isabel National Forest in spring, lots of wildflowers and greenery

Enter San Isabel National Forest at mile 4.3 (est. 1902 by Teddy Roosevelt; 1,120,233 acres).

As we climb up through a series of gulches (Short, Deadman’s, Harris Gulch, and Denny Gulches) for four miles from miles seven to eleven, we are surrounded by thick forest (many cottonwoods – go figure!) and follow and often hear the soothing flow of Cottonwood Creek.  The views of forest giving way to barren steep mountainsides is dramatic along the majority of the climb.  At about 17½ miles we climb above the tree line and see a mighty switchback that leads to the pass summit and Continental Divide about a mile up the mountain.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, various close up views of wildflowers in spring at Cottonwood Pass

Cottonwood Pass in spring.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked against boulders next to sign for Holy Water

Mile 12.8 -- access to the Holy Water climbing wall.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, various aerial views of climb's final switchback, two-lane, well paved highway road

Final switchback of the climb.

The views at the top of the pass are absolutely breathtaking and make the climb a must for those cyclists in search of challenging climbs that include spectacular views.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, bike parked next to Share the Road sign on roadside overlooking mountainside, hairpin turn below just before the Pass

Hairpin just before the pass.

View south from the pass.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, aerial views of roadway snaking up mountainside, looking down on the pass, Cottonwood Pass and Continental Divide sign at climb's finish

Left photo: Pass lower right corner;

Middle photo: Aerial view down on the pass;

Right photo: Pass/Continental Divide sign at the climb’s finish.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - pre-paving of back side of pass prior to 2019, bike parked against red gate closing off dirt portion of road

Until September 2019, the east (back) side of the pass was not open.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, views down the backside of Cottonwood Pass, aerial views of road snaking up moutainside

View north down the backside of Cottonwood Pass

Paved as of September 2019

Ken Read (CAN Olympic Team 1976, 1980; 5 World Cup wins), Canmore, Alberta, Canada, writes of this climb on August 4, 2019: “Rode the pass today -- newly paved right to the pass & they are preparing to pave the west approach. Lines most of the way up, with a white shoulder line as well which helps for the few cars and trucks - the few there are.”

Continental Divide Top 100 US Bike Climbs

cycling Independence Pass CO - Continental Divide Sign

Wolf Creek Pass (top photo): Southwest Colorado (Pagosa Springs);

Independence Pass: Central Colorado (Aspen);
Cottonwood Pass: Central Colorado (Buena Vista).

Trail Ridge: Stops nine miles short of the Divide.

Steepest ¼ mile  starts at mile 12.1 (9.1%) and mile at 11.8 (7.4%).

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - photo collage, PJAMM Cycling logo in corner, Historic Train Museum

Be sure to visit the historic train museum and McPhelemy Park at the climb start.

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - informational signs about Historic Vistas, Mountain Getaways

Cycling Cottonwood Pass, Colorado - monument with placard reading "To our Defenders in memory of Ernest Clifford Sexton, William Preston Eyre, William Joseph Walsh, and William Cradle"

From PJAMM contributor Brett Dixon, Colorado, for the back side of the pass:  “The west side of Cottonwood Pass is dirt all the way down. It is often in great shape for climbing this time of year, but the descent demands attention on skinny tires.”  Brett also provides a summary of his experience with Cottonwood Pass:

“Cottonwood Pass, also known as County Road 306 from the east and County Road 209 from the west, is a gem of the Sawatch Range. The west side of the pass is hard-packed dirt, which deters many road cyclists. However, this also cuts down on traffic from the east side, which is graced with generally excellent pavement. The climb up the east side covers 19.2 miles from Buena Vista with approximately 4,200 feet of elevation gain. The high point stands at 12,126 feet, which can be problematic for visiting cyclists who do not have time to acclimate to high altitude.

The starting point for this route is at the US 24/CR 306 traffic light in Buena Vista. You get out of the town pretty quickly and into some open terrain that is often accompanied by a headwind. The first half of the climb is relatively easy, with an average grade in the low single digits, and provides a great opportunity to warm up. The climbing really starts 12 miles in at the Denny Creek Trailhead with a wall of double-digit grades for less than one mile. The grades back off a bit after this section and remain fairly constant for the remainder of the climb. The final four miles are marked with a few curves and switchbacks. Your efforts are rewarded with a spectacular view at the top.

The low traffic, smooth surface, and long stretches of straight road make this a special route for those who enjoy turning around and descending after the climb. It is easy to sustain speeds between 40 and 50 mph without much effort and even push 60 mph at the steepest points. Professional racers flirt with 70 mph around the Denny Creek Trailhead during the USA Pro Challenge. Exercise caution on the way down as you are likely to gain more speed than usual on the return to Buena Vista.

This is a two-lane road the entire climb, but, other than a fairly congested first couple miles, traffic is light and travels at a reasonable speed.  There are no bike lanes or shoulders (but many turnouts -- irrelevant for the most part to us cyclists) yet this feels to be a comfortable and safe climb.

Cottonwood Pass is 94 miles from Colorado Springs and 120 miles from Denver.  This is such an exceptional climb that it is surely worth traveling to for a day trip, or an overnight in Buena Vista.

An excellent summary of the climb, along with photos is found at Bike to Cottonwood Pass posted by the Colorado Guy.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sankshi Fort -- A Memorable Offbeat Hike

Traveling more than 100 kms for a trek before the crack of a dawn on a holiday when everybody is having a sound sleep is a daunting task but indescribable joy and pride that you experience after completing your trek motivate and peg you on to repeat this ordeal more often. My independence day trek to Sankshi was no different.

As I was thinking for a nice one day trek on independence day to some nearby fort, I got invite from Onkar Oak, a veteran of 250+ forts, for offbeat trek to “Sankshi Fort”. Frankly speaking, I had not heard of this fort before. As I was eager to trek with Onkar since a long time, I immediately accepted the invite without thinking too much. As seats were not yet full, I also invited my friend Sandeepak Phadke who at first was bit reluctant but later got excited after seeing the offbeat nature of the trek.

Onkar hired a mini-bus for this trek which was going to start from Alka talkies at 5.30AM. My pick-up point was from Marriott Hotel at 6AM. Almost everyone was on time and we left Pune without any delay.

As our mini-bus was waiting on the toll booth, one of the tempo drivers halted too close behind our mini bus and our mini bus came backwards because of the slope and hit the front of the tempo. We were expecting quite a scene considering the mentality of the drivers but luckily damage was not that much and after a mild argument, the matter was resolved amicably and we started our further journey hoping rest of the day would pass without any further untoward incident.

We soon reached to Lonavala which was engulfed in the clouds.As everyone had got up early in the morning, everyone was hungry around 8AM and we halted at a little restaurant in Khopoli. We had a heavy breakfast of hot and sumptuous Idli-vada sambar followed by hot tea and all were content after satiating their hunger!

After breakfast, we proceeded towards the fort. Onkar confirmed the direction twice before we got the route which ran through a non-existent pavement road with width just enough to accommodate our 20-seater bus. Finally after bumpy ride on this bad road, we reached to the base of fort and parked our mini-bus in front of new Badr-ud-din dargah.

This is the new Badr-ud-din dargah and old Badr-ud-din dargah is at the start of climb to the fort. This new dargah seems to be painted recently and was looking pleasing to the eyes.

As Onkar was asking for the direction to a local villager, I was searching for a good opportunity for a nice photograph and spotted a bull who was looking great in the lush green surroundings.

Once we got our direction, we started our trek. It was a welcome break from the rain and weather was pleasant though slightly on the humid side.

About the fort:

Sankshi fort at an height of 800 metres lies within the limits of Nidivali village about five miles north-east of Pen. Its name is said to have been derived from a chief named Sank who is traditionally believed to have been the lord of the fort. You can read more about history here.

Actual Trek:

Just start of the trek, you come across an ancient dargah. It is said to be built by by a merchant from the former Janjira territory. Because of the presence of this dargah, this fort is also called as Dargyacha Killa (Fort of Dargah). Unfortunately, this dargah seems to be in neglected state similar to structures on other forts. What an apathy!

You can clearly see fort from this location. As you can see, it is not a very large fort; but looks like much of a hill.

Apparently, this fort is not visited frequently and there are no directions and the path to the fort is also not clear and you need to trace the route through the bushes.

You have a GI pipeline accompanying you during most of the trek. If you spot the GI pipeline intermittently, be assured that you are on the right track.

 Beautiful flowers accompanying us during the the trek:

After climbing for 15 minutes,You come across a first rock patch. These rocks are slippery in monsoon and you need to be careful to avoid the slip. First step of this rock patch was difficult; since there was almost nothing to rest your foot onto. Still, few of us negotiated it and crossed this patch.

It seemed slightly risky and we decided to tie a rope for others' safety. Fortunately, Onkar was carrying a rope.

Onkar busy in preparing the rope:

After crossing this rock patch, you come across a small water cistern.Apparently, there are many water cisterns during the climb as well as on top of the fort.

There is a second rock patch, more difficult than the first one, immediately after the first rock patch and the water cistern. Here again, Onkar tied the rope so that everybody can safely come up.

Just right of the second rock patch, you can see an irregularly shaped excavation under the over-hanging scrap. This excavation contains water cistern and the tomb of a Muslim saint named Gajishah.

There is a niche cut in the wall with an image locally worshiped as Vajrai or Jagmata, believed to be the daughter of Raja Sank, the founder of the fort, who is said to have killed herself on this spot when her father was engaged in a battle with the chief of Karnala fort, eight miles to the north.

You directly enter the fort soon after you negotiate the second rock patch.

Exploring the fort:

There are many water cisterns on the fort.

Part of the fort with the stiff cliff seems to be separated from the main plateau of the fort.

Photo Courtesy: Onkar Oak

Lush greenery of the fort:

There are three forts in this region which form triangle - Karnala, Manikgad and Sankshi.

Stunning Karnala Fort on the North Side as seen from top:

Zoomed view of Karnala Fort:

View of beautiful Manikgad on the North-East side from top:

Zoomed view of Manikgad fort:

Amazing blue sky seen after a long time:

There is a dense forest on the South side of the fort. Sandeepak Phadke who is a regular Himalayan trekker didn't seem to have acrophobia and sat on the edge of the cliff without giving a damn to its height!

After introductory sessions, Onkar Oak told some fascinating stories from the history of forts like Golkonda, Naldurga and Sinhagad. Everybody paid rapt attention as stories were informative and never-heard before by most of us. I had heard and read about Onkar's knowledge about the forts before but this was the first time that I heard him unleashing his great source of knowledge about history and geography.

After the session, we went towards western side of fort. You need to climb few feet to reach to western plateau. Here, you can spot another water cistern.

Also, there are few remnants of the food granary on this side.

Some Flora and fauna on the fort:

Photo Courtesy: Sandeepak Phadke

Soon, we started descending from the same route. We had kept the rope fastened at the second rock patch while climbing; so we used the same rope while descending. Descending is difficult on such patches because of moss on the rocks. You absolutely need to have proper shoes in order to have firm grip on the surface. Rope is also a must for your safety on such patches.

Still, there were many members to descend the above rock patch and I wanted to click more pictures. As I was taking the pictures, a small boulder rolled down and missed me and my camera by a whisker. In order to avoid any such incident, I proceeded to remaining rock patch without waiting for others to descend.At first, it was looking scary to descend through the other rock patch without rope; but as few members had already gone down without the rope, we took each step carefully and descended successfully one by one.

Old Dargah and Karnala fort were looking stunning while descending.

Soon, we reached to the Old Dargah. As there were still few members who were descending, I explored area around the Dargah and spotted a small kabar nearby which I had failed to notice while ascending.

Finally all were back safe and sound and rested in front of Dargah for a while.

All were very hungry as it was almost 2 PM. Initially we had planned to have lunch in the same restaurant where we had breakfasted but considering further travel and famished faces, we halted in Pen and had a heavy lunch of Rice-Plate. It was almost 3 PM when we started our lunch and we really gorged on the food and ordered one roti after another ignoring the hostile looks of the waiters who got really tired after serving lunch to 20 famished trekkers.

Finally, we were out of the restaurant and chatted for few minutes and then boarded our mini-bus once again to travel our journey back to Pune. We took a small tea break at Lonavala and finally reached to Pune around 7.45PM.

Verdant wilderness, thrilling rock patches, panoramic views of Karnala and Manikgad fort and amusing historical tales by Onkar Oak made the trek worth remembering.

Tips for the trekkers:
  • Carry rope if you want to trek this fort during monsoon. This is especially important if you have a large group. Remember, safety is the most important thing beyond anything else. In Summer and Winter, there is no need for any rope.
  • Better to carry your own water. Avoid using water from the cisterns on top of the fort.
  • Avoid temptation of going to the eastern part of the fort with the stiff cliff. As there is hardly anything to see on the fort, you may get tempted to visit some of the risky parts of the fort.
  • Carry your own lunch in case you want to have it on fort. As this fort is rarely visited, you won't find a single food stall on the fort.
  • Avoid stay on the fort as no shelter is available.
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Happy trekking!

  1. Very nice and useful article. Such articles helps people to visit the unexplored forts.
    Thanks for sharing the great information.
    BTW, your photography skills are improving day by day, great snaps ...

  2. Hi Prashant,

    As Usual excellent travelogue.This again refreshed my mind and took me back again to Lush Green World of Sahyadri.And thanks a lot regarding for your valuable appreciation regarding our services during the trek. We will going to do more and more best in upcoming events..!!

  3. Nice Photography and Thanks for sharing the great information.

  4. Wonderful... Need to read more on new treks, forts and experience. Thank you


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Repeal Rhetoric

I said that Republicans might well be pressured to talk up repeal of health care by the talk show hosts and other vocal conservatives; Kevin Drum takes it from there:
I wouldn't be surprised if that produces a backlash. It's one thing to campaign against the bill — it might even be a winning strategy among right and center-right voters — but the Drudge/Fox/Rush axis is going to force conservative candidates into ever shriller and more baroque denunciations (see, for example, Mitt Romney claiming that "President Obama has betrayed his oath to the nation"), and that might not wear so well even out in the fabled heartland. That's especially true when it turns out that the fabric of the nation doesn't collapse the way it was supposed to on the day after the bill was signed.
See also David (my brother) Bernstein.  Ezra Klein, however, has a more benign view of what the Republicans are saying this week:
I'd take the talk of constitutional challenges and the talk of repeal as the necessary end point for the GOP in this debate. You can't spend a year calling something a dire threat to American freedom and then shrug your shoulders once it's passed. You at least need to assure your allies that you believed what you were saying all along. But as the days and months and years go on, it's going to be very difficult to keep up that intensity.
I can see it working out either way.  Perhaps the repeal rhetoric will fade, perhaps it won't.  Either way, I'll stick with my more confident expectation, which is that Republicans will run against the health care system, blaming everything that goes wrong with anybody's health care or insurance on big bad Obamacare, just as they blamed the economy on Obama as soon as he was sworn in to office.

I'll give Drum the last word:

Generally speaking, the D/F/R axis isn't that visible outside its direct audience. That's a good thing for Republicans since the stuff they spout really doesn't go over well with anyone outside the true believer base. But if Republican candidates feel like they have to toe the axis line, suddenly it's going to be a lot more visible — and it might turn off a lot of people. We'll see.

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  1. I disagree with Drum on the D/F/R axis not being visible. How many candidates have been felled in recent years by the interwebs, from macaca to lazy firefighters? Joe Wilson AND Neugebauer find themselves in suddenly much more intense races (even if the outcomes likely won't change that much). Imus is a pariah. And Michael Steele got to condemn the utility of his chairmanship to an early grave by not bowing to Rush.

    My point isn't that middle America is consuming any of the extreme media. Rather, particularly for the media on the right, there are lefties watching them waiting to pounce and share their boo-boos with the rest of the world. Stewart and Colbert have the loudest microphones, but there are others. And, if the story is salacious enough or its a slow enough news day, there's a chance that some crazy utterance gets out there. This isn't restricted to crazies on the right, but I get the sense that the left is more interested in pointing out the foibles of particular figures on the right than vice-versa. (Conservatives seem content to argue against straw-men, while liberals seem to want ad hominem arguments).

    As long as the candidates in swing districts can keep crazy at arm's length, they should be fine. But, I think they always run the risk of having to "disavow" someone on their side, and then face a backlash from their base.

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SpaceX simulated rocket failure test delayed due to bad Weather

SpaceX simulated rocket failure test delayed because of bad Weather

Bad weather forced SpaceX of Elon Musk to delay till Sunday, a test in which the agency will destroy one of its own rockets in a trial of a critical emergency abort system on an unmanaged astronaut capsule. The test is the final milestone test of the company before flying astronauts of NASA from the soil of the United States. It planned to take place on upcoming Saturday. In a twitter post, SpaceX said that it stands down from the test of Crew Dragon capsule due to constant winds and rough seas in the recovery area.

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SpaceX simulated rocket failure test delayed due to bad Weather

In 2014, The National Aeronautics (NA) and Space Administration (NASA) awarded about $4.2 billion to Boeing and around $2.5 billion to SpaceX to make separate capsule systems able to carry astronauts to the space station from the United States soil for the first time since space shuttle program of NASA ended in 2011.

Since then, the space agency depends on spacecraft of Russia to hitch journeys to the space station. The boosters of Falcon 9 rocket will shut down approximately nineteen kilometres (12 miles) above the ocean in the test, a mock failure that will generate so-called SuperDraco of Crew Dragon thrusters to jet itself away at high speeds of up to 2,400 kph (1,500 miles/hour).

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The astronaut capsule will deploy three parachutes to reduce its speed towards water, carrying abroad two dummies with human-shaped dressed in motion sensors to gather valued information on the huge g-force – the acceleration’s effect imposed on the body during an abort. Benji Reed, the Crew Mission Management director of SpaceX, said that the booster will free-fall and fall back nonstop toward the ocean. According to their expectations, at some point, the Falcon will start to break up.

Reed added that their recovery forces of Falcon 9 would be readily standing to go and recover as much of the Falcon as they can as safely as possible. Originally the in-flight abort test scheduled to carry out in mid-2019, but then it delayed by about nine months after one of Crew Dragon capsules of SpaceX exploded in April 2019 on a test stand just before launching abort thrusters, starting a pro-long investigation.

SpaceX zeroed in on a formerly unidentified explosive reaction between a titanium valve and the rocket fuel of capsule. In the end, Reed told Reuters that SpaceX finalized the investigation during the last week. Whereas SpaceX tweeted again a few hours back that teams are continuously monitoring weather targeting T-0 of 09:00 a.m. EST, Dragon and Falcon 9 remain healthy for today’s test.

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10 Foot Wide by 20 Foot Long Cutting Area. Includes: Burny Phantom CNC,DC 2 Axis Drive System, Single Oxy-Fuel Torch,  Innerlogic Proline 2200 High Definition Plasma System and a new Inova Torch Height Controller.
Does Not include Freight, Installation or Cutting Table


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Last Revised: 4 November 2019.

Vision Online Games LLC (“Vision”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information that you may provide while using our web sites and services. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) is intended to provide you with notice of the following:

If you have any questions, complaints, suggestions or comments regarding this Policy, please contact the Vision PotBS Customer Service Team at

The web sites and services covered by this Policy

We currently operate the following web sites (the “Sites”):,,, and (“Home Page”).

In addition, we own other domain names that may redirect to the home page and/or content-specific “subsites” of Sites.

From time to time, we may add new Sites that may not be listed above, but they will provide a link to this Policy and will be governed by its terms.

Our policies concerning children

Vision complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ( and all other applicable laws and regulations concerning children and the Internet.

Children under the age of 13

Because our Sites are not intended for use by children under the age of 13, Vision does not provide memberships to persons under age 13. If you are under the age of 13, you (1) are expressly disallowed to create an account on the Site, (2) may not sign up for any subscription service or buy anything through the Store, and (3) you are not eligible to enter any of our sweepstakes or promotions. Except as may be required by law, Vision will not knowingly collect, maintain, or disclose any personal information from children under the age of 13.

Kids between the ages of 13 and 18

If you are between the ages of 13 and 18, please let your parent or guardian know about this Policy and get his or her permission before you give us any of your personal identifiable information, before you use any of our message boards, instant message or chat features, before you sign up for any subscription game services, and before you buy anything from the Store. Don’t post your real name on a web site or message board, and never tell anyone online anything private about yourself or your family, including your phone number and address. Use screen names at all times, never your real name. If you win a sweepstakes that has a prize, your parent or guardian will have to mail or fax us a signed note at the address or fax number listed in the rules for the specific contest that says they granted their permission for you to enter, and confirms they will accept the prize on your behalf, as well as pay any State, Federal or Local taxes that may be due as a result of the prize. Some areas of the Site may have special rules for children under the age of 18. When you are in those areas, you must follow those rules.

Information for Parents/Guardians

Vision strongly encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to become intimately familiar with the types of content they are interacting with on the Internet, including our online games. Parents and guardians should regularly oversee their children’s use of e-mail, chat, games and other online communications and transactions. Parental control tools are available from online services and software manufacturers that can help provide a safe online environment for kids.

If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child has submitted his or her personal information without your permission or consent, the moment you inform Vision of the situation and request removal, Vision will take all reasonable, rapid steps to remove the personal information from Vision databases as per your request. To request removal of your child’s information, please send us an e-mail to and be sure to include in your message the exact user name, password, and email address that your child submitted, to enable us to locate and purge the account data in question.

What personal information we collect from you

General and GPRD Compliance

We do not collect any personal information from you unless you elect to provide it to us voluntarily. If you decide to provide us with any personal information (e.g., name, email address, and mailing address), we only collect the minimum possible personal information necessary to fulfill your requests and our legitimate business objectives. If, when requested, you refuse to divulge personal information of the sort that falls within this minimum-required amount, you will not be able to access certain areas on the Sites (such as the message boards). Some information, such as your originating IP address (if not using a VPN) is part and parcel of every internet communication, and so is "provided" automatically when you create an Account, but Vision considers your IP Address(es) to be personal data as well. In the case of an official request from you to delete all of your Accounts and Personal Data, your IP Account record is also expunged along with all other Account Data. Consequently, Vision maintains full EU General Data Protection Regulation (GPRD) Compliance.

Memberships and Registration

In order for you to register with Vision, we require you to provide us with an email address, state and country of residence, zip/postal code, birth date and gender; we allow you to elect whether to also provide your real name. Some areas may allow you to visit as a guest and remain anonymous, but you may not be able to access all the content and features of those areas without registering (in order to play our subscription based games, additional information, such as your real name and billing information, will be required).

You may be asked to choose a user or member name and password. Please do not use your real name or the real name of another person when selecting a user name. Please note that your user name will be available to the Internet’s general public while you participate in some services, like chat rooms or message boards, so you should exercise discretion when using these services. Personal information disclosed by you within our chat areas, instant message service, message boards, or during game play can be collected by other users of such services and may result in unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for protecting such information that you may disclose to third parties through our services (e.g. sending your telephone number to another user through the chat service). To the extent that you create a public profile that may be available to others on our sites and services, you are solely responsible for its content and accuracy at all times. To edit, change, or delete such information, follow the instructions on the web site.

Email Newsletters and Friend to Friend Promotions

You must provide an e-mail address to us in order to receive emails from us. All e-mail received from Vision is, consequently, "opt-in". You may be asked for additional personal information when you subscribe. You can always "opt out" of receiving future mailings from us by following the directions contained in the email to “unsubscribe.” Also, except in jurisdictions where it may be prohibited by law to do so, some Vision sites and Services may ask you to submit information about other people. For example, we may offer “Send to a Friend” promotions, like electronic postcards on our sites or through our newsletters. In these situations, users are asked to provide the e-mail address and, sometimes, the name of a friend. After the “Send to a Friend” transaction is completed, that information is deleted.

Sweepstakes, Contests, and Promotions

To participate in some of our sweepstakes, contests, surveys, and other promotions, you may be asked to provide additional personal information such as a physical mailing address. In each such case, no new personal information will be collected from you without your consent. This information may be collected by Vision or by third parties such as co-sponsors or vendors for the promotion. Vision’s use of any such information will be governed by this Policy. The names of third parties such as co-sponsors (other than vendors hired by Vision to conduct, administer, and execute a promotion on behalf of Vision) will be disclosed to you when you are asked to sign up for the promotion. You should review such third parties’ privacy policies to see how they may use any information that they collect.

Online Purchases and Technical Support

Issues related to customer service, billing questions, or technical and computer support, etc. may also require you to provide us with some personal information (such as such as your real name, email address, street address, etc.) so that we may resolve the issue properly.

Online Games

When you play any of the games offered and/or served by Vision, or use any of the communication features on the Sites, your IP address (the Internet protocol address from which you access any of the above) may be stored in our records. When any game is updated or “patched,” our patch routine may check your computer to see that you have the most recent version of game-specific files; when you communicate within any game, even “privately” to another person, you do so with the understanding that those communications go through our servers, can be monitored by us, you have no expectation of privacy in any of those communications and, accordingly, you expressly consent to monitoring of communications (including technical support and customer service communications) that you send and receive. When you log into one of our online games, your system specifications (such as OS, RAM, video card, monitor, system configuration, etc.) may be reviewed/recorded by us for the purposes of analyzing and optimizing your game experience and in order to provide you with customer service.

Resume Submissions and Business Capacity

Vision allows for the online submission of resumes. Please be advised that information (including personal information) contained in a job applicant’s resume or otherwise submitted to Vision in a business capacity is not subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. The information obtained from your resume will only be used for the purpose of evaluating your submission for potential employment and contacting you in connection with that purpose.

What non-personal information we collect from you

General, aggregated, demographic, and non-personal information may be collected by Vision. It will not be linked to any of your personal information, through cookies or other means, without your consent. This type of anonymous, aggregated profiling and session data may include information that you have provided to us through surveys, polls, etc., but will not be tied to any personal information without your consent. It may also include aggregated anonymous information about site usage and the customer base.

As part of the registration process for some services, you may be asked to provide information that does not personally identify you. For example, you may be asked to provide information concerning your entertainment preferences, purchasing habits, and the like. This information is generally optional but may be included in your account profile and tied to personal information. Vision requests this information to understand you better and to also bring to your attention new services, programs, or offers that may be of interest to you.

In many cases, Vision will automatically collect certain non-personal information about your use of its sites and services. Vision might collect, among other things, information concerning the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your “click path” through the Vision site, and the web site or advertisement that was linked to or from the Vision site when you visited. To do this, Vision may use cookies and other technology (see below). Your visits to our web sites, and information provided through these technologies, will be anonymous unless you provide us with personal information or have provided such information in the past. This information is anonymized and used on a statistical basis for further improving Vision's services and offerings.

Vision web sites, and some services and advertisements on such sites, may contain “cookies.” A cookie is a small data packet that is sent from Vision's servers over the Internet connection to your browser, which will temporarily store the cookie on your computer if your browser is enabled to accept cookies. Upon request by Vision, your browser is able to present that cookie back to securely prove its trusted identity, which is at times necessary when switching between different portions of the sites as well as different Vision servers. Clear gifs (also known as “web beacons”) assist in the delivery of cookies.

Vision uses cookies, clear gifs, frames, server log analysis and other technology to optimize and customize your experience with our various sites and services. Any personal information that is incidentally collected through the use of these technologies will be handled according to this Policy.

Cookies are passive things. They are not programs. They are akin to an ID card that is issued to your browser, and can then be subsequently presented back by your browser to prove its identity (and, for example, prevent repeatedly having to enter your username and password). Cookies were invented in 1994, and today are one of the most common web technologies on the Internet.

Most internet browsers will allow you the full power to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block the acceptance of new cookies, or receive a warning and choice-to-approve before any given cookie is stored. You should refer to your browser instructions or “Help” screen to learn more about how to manage cookies. Please note, however, that if you block cookies, some portions of the Vision web sites and services (i.e., those portions that rely on cookies) may not function properly.

How we use and share the information that we collect from you

Personal information which we collect for a particular purpose will only be saved and used for that purpose, unless you have agreed to allow us to use it for some other purpose, as described in this Policy.

When you have provided personal information to us for a particular purpose, we may disclose your information to other companies that we have engaged to assist us in fulfilling your request. We may also disclose any of your personal information to law enforcement or other appropriate third parties in connection with criminal investigations, investigation of fraud, infringement of intellectual property rights, or other suspected illegal activities, or as otherwise may be required by applicable law, or, as we deem necessary in our sole discretion, in order to protect the legitimate legal and business interests of Vision.

We may use the information we collect from you for the purpose of providing you with technical support, customer service, and account maintenance. We use the information we collect to learn what you like, tailor your experience accordingly, and to improve web sites and our other products. We send e-mail to our members who want to receive e-mail from us. However, if you don’t want to receive e-mail from us, you can “opt out” of receiving it at the time you register as a member on our web sites or each time we request information from you. If you change your mind and wish to stop receiving e-mails from us, you may also choose to opt out by following the steps described in each such e-mail.

Except as described in this policy, we will not give any of your personal information to any third party without your express approval, and the only personal information we will ask you if you want us to share with third parties is your name, your mailing address and e-mail address. We sometimes share general, demographic, or aggregated (not personal) information with third parties about our user base, but that information does not include any personal information.

You will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by, a subsequent owner or operator of the Sites, of any personal information contained in the Vision database for such site, if Vision or one of its companies assigns all of its rights and obligations regarding the use of your personal information at the time of a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, sale of all or substantially all of Vision’s or such Vision company’s assets to a subsequent owner or operator, or similar event.

This Policy applies only to information collected online by Vision through web sites maintained by Vision and affiliated companies that Vision may own or control. From time to time, we may provide links to third party web sites. This Policy does not apply to third party web sites, whether we provide a link to such sites or not, so we encourage you to review the policies of all such sites carefully, as your rights will be governed by those third party policies and not by Vision’s. Additionally, there may be unauthorized third party web sites that may be providing links from their sites to our web sites without our knowledge or control. We are not responsible for the content of any third party web sites, expressly disclaim any statements or assertions made on such web sites, and deny all liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other sites or advertisements contained therein.

How you may access, change, or delete the information you have provided to us

If you change your mind and do not want to receive e-mails from us and/or to have us share your name and e-mail address (or other personal information) with third parties, you may send an e-mail to us at Subject to security and privacy concerns (e.g., regarding your password, etc.), we will give you the ability to review, correct, delete, and/or update your information. To do so, you may send us an e-mail at You may also contact us via physical mail at the following address:

    Attention: Privacy Officer
    Vision Online Games, LLC
    5757 W Century Blvd, Suite 700
    Los Angeles   CA   90045

If you choose to have your personal information removed from our active databases, we will take prompt action to do so within a reasonable time after your request and we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is not used (except as may be required by law, or in an anonymized fashion) by Vision after we have received your notification to us.

Other important agreements that govern your use of our sites and services

In addition to this Policy, your rights and obligations concerning our web sites, services, and online games are governed by the applicable web site terms of service, the applicable game’s end user license agreement and/or terms of use, and other applicable policies, guidelines, and requirements. When you sign up to use our services, please review each such agreement carefully, as you must agree to be bound by each such agreement before you may use the service.

Information for persons outside the United States

By consenting to this Policy, you confirm that your command and knowledge of English (or in some cases, French, Russian, German, or Spanish) is sufficient to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein.

For persons in European Union countries, as used herein, terms such as “personal information” refer to “personal data” as defined by the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (“Directive”). We will not collect any personal data from you unless you provide it voluntarily by providing us with your freely given specific and informed consent. By using Vision websites or services, you agree that we may transfer your personal information outside the European Union in connection with the purposes stated in this Policy. Your personal data may be transferred to the United States (and/or other non-EU jurisdictions, as applicable).

In certain countries other than the United States, some of our online games and the services related thereto, may be provided to you by third party distribution partners. To the extent that a third party distributor is providing services related to your account, you understand and agree that each such distributor will collect and use your personal information in accordance with its own privacy policies (which you will have access to when you register to play). To the extent that Vision collects or retains any of your personal information, its use will continue to be governed by the terms of this Policy.

In compliance with the EU GPDR, Vision provides eight subject data rights to its users:

  • Right to be informed: Vision is open as to what data is being collected, how it’s being used, how long it will be kept and whether it will be shared with any third parties.
  • Right of access: Vision advises that individual users have the right to request a copy of the information that Vision holds on them.
  • Right of rectification: Vision allows individual users the right to correct any data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to be forgotten: In certain circumstances, individual users can ask Vision for the data Vision holds on them to be erased from their records.
  • Right of portability: Individual users can request that Vision transfer any data that it holds on them to another company.
  • Right to restrict processing: Individual users can request that Vision limit the way it uses their personal data.
  • Right to object: Individual users have the right to challenge certain types of processing, such as direct marketing, including unsubscribing.
  • Right related to automated decision making including profiling: Individual users are free to request a review of automated processing if they believe Vision's own rules aren’t being properly followed internally.

All individual users of Vision services are free to exercise their rights, and can contact us via e-mail or physical mail at the above-provided addresses in order to do so.

Please note that the "right to be forgotten" does not fully encompass historical financial transactions, which may be required by law to be tracked for purposes of taxation.

Our commitment to secure the personal information we have collected

While Vision takes best-practice precautions against possible breaches in its web sites and customer databases, utilizing current SSL Encryption, IP Address restriction, Stateful Packet Inspection, Port Restriction and much more, no web site or Internet transmission is completely secure. Zero-day exploits continue to be found that allow for unexpected breaches to occur even when all known, current threats have been countered. Consequently, Vision cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. Your use of the Vision sites and services is wholly at your own risk. Vision urges you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by memorizing your password or keeping it in a safe place (separate from your account information), logging out of your user account when you are finished using Vision services, and fully closing your web browser.

Whenever you give Vision sensitive or confidential information, Vision will take commercially reasonable steps to protect the information by establishing a secure connection with your web browser. Vision also utilizes third parties to handle extremely confidential information such as credit card data, and as per best practices does not store this data at all, using encrypted channels to securely allow a direct connection between your web browser and the third party API. Such highly confidential data, if held at all, is held solely by Vision's payment processor (at the time of this writing, Vision's payment processor is PaymentWall --

Notice of changes to the Policy

Vision reserves the right to update this Policy at any time by notifying registered users via e-mail of the existence of a new Policy and/or posting the new Policy on the Vision sites. All changes to the Policy will be effective when posted, and your continued use of any Vision site or service after the posting will constitute your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.


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Our team believes that the thousands of neglected children and youth in foster homes should NOT recieve attention and support only around Christmas time! Therefore we created the year-round mentoring program “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria” that gives these children the chance to develop crucial social, intellectual and professional skills, so that they would have the chance for a decent and stable future. If you would like to be part of this initiative, you could participate through the following ways:

Bank account details:

“Operation Teddy Bear” Association
Банка: UniCredit Bulbank
IBAN: BG15UNCR70001522802121

Pledge Your Wedding!

One of the most magical and special days in your life is upon you! You are getting married and you want your wedding to bring joy and meaning not only to you and your friends but to someone else! If you want to make a difference in a child’s life by providing him with the chance to follow his dreams and talents, invite your friends to donate towards our cause “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria” instead of buying you flowers or presents. Write to us at:

” Wedding Bouquets do bring joy and smiles … but unfortunately, only temporarily. Our goal was to put these funds into an initiative that will bring long-term smiles – an initiative that can change someone’s live… We chose “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria” precisely because it gives a chance to talented and ambitious underprivileged children to change their lives and succeed in realizing their dreams!”
Pledge Your Birthday!

You want to do something special for your birthday! Pledge it for a good cause! The biggest gift of all is giving a child the chance to pursue his dream! Instead of gifts, invite your friends to make a donation, make a fundraising page or event to support “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria”. Write to us at:

Pledge Your Birthday!

Support a talented young man by pledging your birthday and inviting your friends instead of gifts to donate money to one of Bulgaria’s Hidden Talents lessons.

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    Become a corporate angel!

    A Corporate Angel is a company, corporation or organization that fully supports one of our gifted young people, part of “The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria”. The Corporate Angel provides financial and material supports the talented child’s development and growth within one school year. If YOU want to be part of the path to the success of a gifted child and give a chance for a brighter, meaningful future, please email us at:

    “It is an honor for us to help this unique for our country initiative and develop the talent of disadvantaged children. We believe that education is the foundation for the future of every child, and for these children in particular, it is also a way to integrate into society and broaden their horizons.”

    – Henkel Bulgaria


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Getting lost

Take a wrong turn, or follow your nose, and anything can happen, from enlightenment or a blissfully early night to communing with semi-wild pigs

Jack Palfrey, assistant editor of @JPalfers

I WAS IN PALOLEM, GOA, AT THE time heralded as the region’s best-kept secret but, in reality, swarming with foreigners. Eager to escape, a friend and I managed to find a local gent who was willing to lend us his jeep for the day (oicial car rental isn’t really a thing in India). Afer an impromptu driving lesson (during which I stalled the Jeep three times) he – very unsurely – handed over the keys. Within 15 minutes, we were well and truly lost, racing along weaving country lanes with the roof down. Afer hours skirting busy beach resorts, we ended up at a stretch of sand with nobody else on it, except for one man lazing outside a tiny hut selling coconuts. We bought one each, sat on the sand and toasted our good luck.

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Posted in 2016, God, Journey, My Journey, Update

Update ( Happy New Year)

Hey World,

It’s bn awhile since I check in. Almost new year. Seem like 2016 just came in and now we walking into 2017. I hope you all had good Christmas. I had okay one. Wasn’t feeling my best but was glad be around love ones. Today I received bad news. I’m still trying to come turns with it. I know for a fact it’s time to return writing. I was planning on returning for new year. I know God has the last say so. When I want scream and cry, I need remember give it to God. I know right now I’m not making sense, but coming into new year will be update post. I pray everyone have a good new year. God Bless


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PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 by Esther and Jerry Hicks in ASK AND IT IS GIVEN

“When I look at successful people – and by that I mean rich people, yes, and I mean happy people – sometimes they are rich and happy. When I’m talking about the successful ones, what I really mean is the really happy people – people who are really joyful, who are eager to get on with their day. Almost all of them, without exception, had a pretty rough beginning, which turned them into their natural birthright of well-being. Success is about a happy life, and a happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people do not allow the happy moments because they are so busy trying to get a happy life.”

Esther and Jerry Hicks, in “Ask and It Is Given”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT

“You yourself are abundance in action. But the body that you call you cannot own anything or take anything with it when you leave. That body functions by forces and energy that transcend accumulations. All of the ‘stuff’ of your life has arrived to serve you, rather than to make you a servant to the stuff. Everything that was “owned” by someone only a few years ago is now serving someone else. The land that was thought to be owned is now serving others. The jewelry now adorns others. And so it goes in the entire spectrum of life. Nothing gets owned, and the sooner we realize this and stop trying to own things and people, the more we will be able to tune in to the wondrous principle of abundance.”

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, in “You’ll See It When You Believe It”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 19th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA

“Belief underlies experience. Prayer is an experience. Prayer is simply thought; and if you have a thought that you believe in, you will soon experience that thought as a reality of some sort. You will see an answered prayer. When we see so many things in life fall into categories that could just as easily be explained as prayers being answered, as anything else, why not pray for everything you could ever want? You can certainly take whatever other practical steps you intended to take, but why not pray if it could bring you the answer you seek, and maybe even save you some time and energy?

Sure, we stand in church and pray, and may even say a prayer at dinner; but if we really believed in prayer, and understood what prayer truly is, we would spend a lot more time doing it, and have much more peaceful and fulfilling lives as a result. We are apparently missing an important part of the picture, however. Are we so unwilling to believe that our thoughts create our reality, that we aren’t even willing to experiment with some committed, positive thought for a change?”

Pete Koerner, in “The Belief Formula”

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Jeff MJeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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Standard Loader Kit (No Carpeting on Bunks)

To use our product, you need to take a few easy measurements of your boat and trailer. Since our product is custom to your boat and trailer, you can be confident it will fit snug with your pontoons, making for an easy load! Print this page and take it to your boat while you take measurements. Note this kit includes the loader rail assembly only. If you also want the latch, see the Deluxe kit.

Use the diagram on the left to help with measurements. All fields are required.

How many toons (logs)? *

A *

Distance From Bottom Of Deck To Top Of Trailer Frame (see left)

B *

Distance Between Toons “aka Logs”

C *

Distance Outside To Outside Of Trailer Frame

D *

E *

If Ordering Tri-Toon Enter Width Or N/A If Not Tri-Toon.

2×4 Non-Carpeted Bunk Kit Add-On

To properly install and use our product, you will need to attach two 2x4s to our rails to function as bunks and to protect the logs on your pontoon boat from scratching. We offer the required 2×4 bunks as an “add-on”. This item also ships free. Carpet is not included on this item. This add-on comes with the carriage bolts pre-installed. Click to enlarge.

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Product Description

The purpose of our CMC pontoon loading system is to make it as easy as possible a pontoon from the water. While boating is fun and relaxing, there are some tasks associated with boating that are not always pleasant. One such task many boaters do not enjoy is that of loading their boat back on the trailer. In particular to pontoon-style boats, aligning the pontoons onto the support rails of a trailer is particularly difficult. Especially under rough conditions such as high winds or river currents.

Accordingly, one solution has been the addition of guide rails on a trailer. The guide rails extend along the rear part of a trailer and are intended to fit inside the cavity between the pontoons so that the boat is aligned with the trailer and the support rails. Currently because boat ramps are sloped both the rear of the trailer and guide rails are often underwater. Making them unable to perform to their intended purpose.

Because it is difficult to drive the boat up onto the trailer, someone typically has to wade in, attach a line so that it can be winched on the trailer. Current methods do not provide a simple and easy system to align and automatically latched in place without difficulty.

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Your Guide To WWE Elimination Chamber

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The road to Wrestlemania is lined with ten tons of steel, two miles of chain, plexiglass pods, and five other competitors vying for a spot on the “show of shows.”

WWE presents its Elimination Chamber event this Sunday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST. The show take place from the WWE Thunderdome inside Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL, and will broadcast live on pay-per-view and the WWE Network.

As a programming note, this will be the final pay-per-view to be streamed live on the WWE Network, as all future events will move to Peacock as part of WWE’s new deal with NBCUniversal.

As of the time of this writing, five matches have been announced, including two matches inside the Elimination Chamber that could have affect this year’s Wrestlemania, a triple threat for the United States Championship, and more.

Match card:

Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Kofi Kingston

WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Asuka (c) vs. Lacey Evans

WWE United States Championship
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Riddle vs. Keith Lee

Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship
Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens vs. King Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs. winner of Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match

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March 30, 2021

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HearthStone’s The Witchwood release date is this week

Blizzard has been preparing fans for The Witchwood for the past few weeks. Now, it has been announced that The Witchwood release date is this week.

The Witchwood is the latest expansion for HearthStone and features a horror/Halloween aesthetic. It introduces new features such as Echo, and over 130 new cards.

The Witchwood Release Date

Like with all HearthStone expansions, for a limited time after release, players will be able to earn up to three card packs just by playing. In addition to the three card packs, players will also earn a Class Legendary card from The Witchwood.

Game Director Ben Brode and Sean “Day[9]” Plott will host the final card reveal livestream on April 10 at 4am. The stream will be hosted on HearthStone’s Twitch channel and a VOD will be available after the stream.

The Witchwood release date is April 13, 2018.

Players are still able to pre-purchase 50 card packs and earn an extra 20 packs as well as a special card back.

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps Review (Xbox One) – Wisp You Were Here

With update version 1.0.4193.0, the technical issues mentioned later in this review have been alleviated. The review and score have been updated accordingly.

Following up the incredible Ori and the Blind Forest is one hell of a tall order. Moon Studios’ first title was an exceptional combination of gameplay, storytelling, art and sound design and a reinvention of familiar tropes. It was tightly scripted and a great example of the kinds of experiences Microsoft and Xbox were nurturing and seeking out. Having captured lightning in a bottle once, Moon Studios returns with Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

This direct sequel iterates on the first game and delivers another wonderful experience. However, Ori and the Will of the Wisps suffers from diminishing returns and doesn’t feel nearly as fresh or impressive as Blind Forest.

It also suffers from some serious and frequent technical issues that loom large over proceedings. Microsoft has assured me that a patch is coming on day one, so you may not experience the same problems…unfortunately, I did.

Fortunately, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is (almost) good enough that you can overlook any issues.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Beginning directly after Blind Forest, this game sees Ori, Gumo and Naru caring for Ku, the newly hatched child of Kuro. Life is great for this unconventional family, but as Ku grows, her misformed wing stops her from flying. Her desire to fly is so strong that Ori and the gang, strap one of Kuro’s feathers to her wing and away she goes.

With Ori on her back, Ku soars across the sky. However, a storm catches the two and, losing the feather, Ku and Ori plummet to the ground, separated. And here, we begin.

Those familiar with the original will sense the same Miyazaki inspired themes and story beats as well as similar thematic elements overall. It’s more of a personal story this time, with Ori’s quest driven by the need to find and protect Ku. There’s a paternal/maternal undercurrent driving the action that, as a parent, spoke volumes.

Sadly, this thread gets lost as the game unfolds. That being said, with barely any dialogue, Ori and the Will of the Wisps features better storytelling than 99% of games available today. It’s heartfelt, genuine and incredibly moving throughout and a perfect example of the medium’s ability to interactively tell a story.

Let me tell you a tale

A huge part of the storytelling success in Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes down to the art and sound design. Both are absolutely stunning and work together to bring this storybook to life. The hand-drawn visuals and watercolour style truly give it a fairytale look and feel and the attention to detail is simply incredible. At any given moment you can stop and look at the environments, the foreground and the background and find dozens of little details and elements that bring this game to life.

It’s also bright and vibrant. Even during ‘darker’ scenes, there’s a glow to Ori and the Will of the Wisps that’s difficult to describe. When you play it and when you see it, you’ll know. It’s like a warmth that extends beyond the screen, inviting you into this make-believe world, beckoning the way home.

When it comes to audio, I honestly can’t think of a game that compares to this. The orchestral score is such an amazing piece of work that it needs to be released on its own. It ties so well to the visuals and the action and always keeps you invested. Whether it’s jaunty and fun or tensely thrashing, the score is the thing about this game that helps to elevate it the most.

It swells and soars, rises and falls and hold everything together. The score for Ori and the Will of the Wisps should be held up as what other games strive for.

It’s phenomenal.

Feathers and Stone

Like Blind Forest, Will of the Wisps is a Metroidvania title that features 2D platforming, exploration, backtracking and sequential unlocking of abilities to drive forward. As Ori, players will jump, climb, bounce and more while seeking out secrets and upgrades across a fairly large world map. In the original game, combat took a backseat to exploration, however, this time it has a much larger presence.

Early on, Ori unlocks the ability to wield light like a sword and can assign this to X, Y or B. Pressing this button consecutively launches Ori into a combo that will damage and eventually kill enemies on screen. Over time, you’ll unlock a lot of abilities, both offensive and passive that can be assigned to the face buttons for you to use. However, I found myself sticking to the same one or two throughout.

While it’s nice to have choices and the option to use different abilities, the combat system doesn’t really support the ideas that Moon Studios has included. Everyone has a different playstyle, so what works for me, might not necessarily work for you and vice-versa, but I found the focus on combat abilities to be pretty underwhelming.

It’s also really annoying to be continually hot-swapping abilities. Why Moon Studios couldn’t have mapped each to a face button and shoulder button combo, I don’t know but it certainly would have felt like a better solution to me. As it stands, you need to hold LT to open the ability menu, select an ability with the right stick, then press the button you want to assign it to and repeat…

Hardcore, Parkour

While combat might be mediocre, movement and exploration are anything but. Even from the very beginning, when you only have access to a single jump, moving Ori around this world is extraordinary. As you unlock additional abilities you come to appreciate the level design for what it really is; a giant 2D parkour stadium.

The best games introduce new mechanics that slot right alongside the existing ones and are both made better for it. Think of the manual in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, every new movement ability in Ori and the Will of the Wisps is like that. Eventually, you’ll be speeding through the world, jumping, boosting, climbing, flipping and exploring, all while barely ever touching the ground.

Such was the impressiveness of the movement mechanics, that I made it a game to try and stay off the ground for as long as possible.

Many 2D platformers of late have used interesting ways to get around but none have come close to the spectacular, layered experience that is Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Technical Difficulties

With the implementation of update version 1.0.4193.0 the issues mentioned here have all but disappeared. There are still occasional framerate hits but for the most part, Ori and the Will of the Wisps runs silky smooth on Xbox One X and PC.

We haven’t tested the game on Xbox One, though we expect it to have significantly improved as well. Thankfully, the egregious save issue has been totally eradicated making it very easy to recommend this game.

Unfortunately, the time I’ve spent with Ori and the Will of the Wisp has not been without issues. In fact, I’ve experienced myriad technical issues, both large and small that have very nearly undermined the entire game.

Frequently, textures and elements on-screen fail to load properly. This leaves large areas of the world unrendered or glitching, while it occasionally meant I wasn’t able to see where I was going or what I was supposed to be doing.

Other times, audio issues have meant that all sounds for Ori simply stopped. While not game-breaking, it does make it more difficult to play when your character isn’t making the sounds it’s supposed to. That, and it’s far less enjoyable.

Framerate problems are probably the most frequent and range from a few dropped frames here and there, to total freezing of the on-screen action for up to five seconds. In a game where precision is key, it really hurts to die because the game locked up for a moment. Often, when multiple enemies appear on-screen together, both the Xbox One X and PC versions simply couldn’t handle it and the game slowed to a crawl. On a standard Xbox One, it’s even more of a dog’s breakfast.

However, far and away the worst technical issue experienced during my playthrough was the game’s failure to save. Ori and the Will of the Wisps uses a checkpoint system. It’s fairly generous given the frequency of deaths and the progress you can make in a short time. However, on more than one occasion, my game refused to update the quicksave and whenever I died, I was returned to the same, previous checkpoint. What’s worse is that the first time it happened, I had explored and played for over an hour without dying and when I finally did, all of that progress simply evaporated.

I had to quit the game (twice) and start a fresh save file to finally get it to start saving again. This issue is game-breaking and when it happened to me on multiple occasions, I was ready to give up.

Adventure Time

In spite of the lacklustre combat and the reduced impact due to coming back for a second go, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is still great. If nothing else, the exploration and movement are absolutely top-notch.

When combined with the story-telling, artwork and sound design, you can look past the issues and still enjoy the game for what it is.

Now that the game has been properly patched and the technical issues have been resolved, it’s easy to call Ori and the Will of the Wisps a contender for Game of the Year. It’s a stunningly brilliant achievement and a game that simply demands to be played.

If you’re interested in seeing a video game at the very pinnacle of the art form, look no further than Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Fingers crossed that Moon Studios and Microsoft can patch out the issues sooner rather than later because if Ori and the Will of the Wisps had a little more polish, it’d be a very strong contender for game of the year.

As it stands right now, it’s a really good game, with some really bad issues.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps was reviewed on Xbox One X using a digital copy provided by Microsoft ANZ.

PowerUp! Reviews

Game Title: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

  • 9.5/10
    Phenomenal artwork, art design and visual splendour - 9.5/10
  • 10/10
    Fantastic score and flawless sound design - 10/10
  • 8.9/10
    Incredible story-telling - 8.9/10
  • 10/10
    Movement and exploration are second to none - 10/10
  • 10/10
    Silky smooth and runs flawlessly, post patch - 10/10
  • 5/10
    Not quite as impressive the second time round - 5/10
  • 10/10
    The complete package coming together in a celebration of gaming - 10/10
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Reynolds and Destiny

Lincoln summoned Major General John F. Reynolds to the White House on June 2, 1863. The situation was pressing as Lee’s army continued its drive northward. Reynolds left his beloved First Corps on the dusty roads of Virginia to hear the entreaties of his Commander-in-Chief. No firsthand accounts remain, but a preponderance of evidence indicateContinue reading “Reynolds and Destiny”

Memorial Day Tribute

Thomas Jefferson Truitt enlisted in… Company D of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers on July 24, 1861.  He was a carpenter working near Kellersburg in Armstrong County PA.  His father, Anderson, died suddenly in October of 1860, leaving the family deep in debt and without a steady income.  To make ends meet, the widowed Sarah CaldwellContinue reading “Memorial Day Tribute”

Lincoln’s Duty

In his first inaugural address, Lincoln was prophetic. He told the nation that a civil war would only be started by their “dissatisfied fellow countrymen” actively looking to destroy the Constitution. Lincoln did not recognize secession, and rightfully so. The rebels started the war, so he now had to defend that government. Secession was notContinue reading “Lincoln’s Duty”

Slavery Caused Secession

Neo-secessionists and revisionists struggle uselessly to blame the Civil War… on Federal overreach, inequitable tariffs, and outmoded economic theory- they fail to see the forest for the trees.  The historical record settles matters plainly and without ambiguity. Future Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephens delivered the clearest, most definitive explanation… for secession and the existence of aContinue reading “Slavery Caused Secession”

Facts in Five

Lincoln and Military Justice Edition: Lincoln was petitioned with over 1,600 military justice cases 343 military pardons were issued during his time in office Three time offenders, rapists, and traitors were shown no mercy Lincoln’s liberal pardoning policy was unpopular with his Generals Though disliked by his Generals, Lincoln’s use of military clemency was popularContinue reading “Facts in Five”

A New Look at Grant

Frank P. Varney, General Grant and the Rewriting of History, California, Savas and Beatty, 2013 A critical examination of Grant’s memoirs and their effects on the historical record.    Professor Frank Varney’s first book is a bold effort to right historical wrongs…. and the wrongs were perpetrated by none other than US Grant.   Varney proposesContinue reading “A New Look at Grant”

Chancellorsville By the Numbers

Chancellorsville is often called Lee’s “perfect battle”… facing the longest odds, using the boldest tactics, and winning the ultimate triumph- but a closer examination of the battle’s casualty statistics reveal a very different picture.  Far from perfect, Lee’s victory over Hooker was a costly, bloody gamble with marginal payoff. Twice dividing his outnumbered force beforeContinue reading “Chancellorsville By the Numbers”

Confederacy and Freedom

For too long defenders of Confederate heritage… have associated it with freedom and individual rights for all whites. The specter of the conquering Yankee invading the homeland to oppress the yeoman and steal his acre was the rallying cry.  Policy makers in the Confederacy used this propaganda to dupe poor whites  to defend the landedContinue reading “Confederacy and Freedom”

Lincoln and Majority Rule

Abraham Lincoln succinctly explained the insanity of secession in his First Inaugural Address. The majority rules in our democratic-republic. Failure to accept this is not patriotism, it is anarchy. “From questions of this class spring all our constitutional controversies, and we divide upon them into majorities and minorities. If the minority will not acquiesce, theContinue reading “Lincoln and Majority Rule”

Garry Owen!

The Irish Brigade crossed the Rappahannock river at Fredericksburg… a shadow of its former self.  Three months earlier, along the banks of the Antietam Creek, the Irish Brigade marched to glory with more than 2,000 men.  At Fredericksburg, the newly arrived 28th Massachusetts regiment bolstered the ranks to 1,200, but the veteran regiments had been decimatedContinue reading “Garry Owen!”