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Basic camping pads are available in many stores, from sports stores over hardware stores to sometimes supermarkets. Go for the simple stuff rather than fancy highly textured versions - more texture means less glueing surface. This is good if you're only making a few swords.
The black rubbery camping pads (Gorilla brand, for one) feels very nice at first, but breaks down over about a year of regular use and is thus not worth the cost.
Commercial packing foam (Stratocell) is easier to use if you can get it and you're making many weapons. Wetropa MST in Feldkirchen sells it, primarily to businesses, but has been kind enough to let me buy sheets and pick them up on location. Stratocell S is good for shields, sells at €90+MwSt for a 200x120x5 cm sheet, while Stratocell S Plus has the extra "skin" that makes for a good sword surface, but costs €110+MwSt per sheet. If you want your sheets delivered, you could also contact SealedAir directly.
The Bavarian company Pana Schaumstoff makes a decent close-cell, a little more fragile than what Edhellen uses, and without "skin". They used to have a factory sale, but that disappeared after a merger. This foam is useful for shields, doesn't last that long for swords.
Schaumstoff Fischer has some PE-E, but it's too fragile, but their black PE can be useful as an inner, durable core, with softer foam on the striking surfaces.
Untried foam sources
The Swedish company National Gummi makes a number of different kinds. The PE PZ 45 is recommended by the Drachenfest group. We haven't tested this yet.
British company Evazote has a slightly softer foam Evazote PE Evazote 50 also used by Drachenfest. We haven't tested this either.
Further foam places to be contacted (from searches for "schaumstoff geschlossenporig):
- http://www.gaugler-lutz.de/
- http://www.schaumstoff-kersten.de/
- http://www.svb.de
- http://www.schaumstoff-schwestern-luebke.de/
Some places that have foam with "skin" (like Edhellen uses, should make it more durable), from searches for "Schaumstoff mit Schäumhaut":
Open cell foam for arrows and javelins is available in any foam store or just from a cheap mattress.
Fiberglass rods
These can be ordered from Carbon-Team or Carbon-Composite at a reasonable price. A 12mm solid round rod is good for any one-handed sword, two-handers need thicker rods.
PVC tubes
The regular tubes used for spears are from Bandshoppe, but obviously would incur a hefty shipping price. The equivalent German terms seem to be GFK Fahnenmaste, but we have yet to find a good source for them.
Bauhaus sells some 26mm pipes in their water installation department that seems good at first, but the subtle aluminium covering means they keep they shape when bent.
One can use bamboo, but it has to be fully covered in tape to prevent splintering.
The company Fränkische makes a wide variety of PVC tubes, some might be solid enough for flails or spears.
Arrows and related bits
TDH Bogensport in Westend has a good selection, and can also restring bows, add nocks and feathers, etc. They have somewhat expensive bows on display, but their catalog has many nice period or period-ish bows for ~€100.
Modular arrowheads are available from the US sellers and are easy to transport/ship, then any regular bow shop can support the shaft.
Rope and string
A lot of rope found in hardware stores is polyester, not very pleasant for handles. Bauhaus has a decent selection of nicer ropes in their sailing section. 8mm rope makes for a good handle, can be alternated with 6mm. 6mm is also good for stringing rope.
Stringing rope (for closing shield covers) can be just about any kind of rope. It can be worth it to split a thicker rope if you're making several shields.
The standard Tesa duct tape does not stick that well to foam. They have an extra-strength variety that's somewhat better. Gorilla brand tape is good quality, but only available online.
Cloth tape is mainly used for ice hockey, and can be found at a reasonable price at some skating rinks or online.
The Pattex Kraftkleber available in hardware stores is decent, and particularly good for larger surfaces like shields. There is a gel version which is less messy but dries out if left to stand after use, we don't tend to use that. Definitely don't use the transparent version.
Adding some weight to the handle or pommel makes the sword easier to swing. Lead strips are one option. There are also small iron blocks available that come with a taped side, those are quite handy and makes for a nice oblong handle shape, too.
Available in all manner of places. Karstadt has a good selection, and medieval festivals also frequently has some.
Trimmings (buttons, fasteners, ribbon, etc)
Available in many places.
Instructions with patterns are available as PDF at arador.com. Well-researched Viking information can be found at hurstwic.org.
Chain mail
Good-looking though somewhat heavy, chain mail is a favorite armor, not least because it still allows the body to breathe. These instructables will help making it easier to make your own:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ye-Olde-Chain-Maille-Rings/ - how to wind rings quickly and evenly.
http://www.instructables.com/id/European-4-in-1-maille-chainmail-speedweaving/ - how to weave simple 4-in-1 (they don't show it here, but it's easier to make a lot of 4-in-1's first, then make the chains by combining those)
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-chainmail-shirt/ - shows the design of a basic shirt
http://www.instructables.com/id/EUROPEAN-6-IN-1-CHAIN-MAIL-BEGINNERS-GUIDE/ - harder to make, but much more solid 6-in-1 mail
http://www.instructables.com/id/Riveted-Maille-from-Scratch/ - for the serious chain-mailer: Riveted mail!
For shield fastening that can later be adjusted, use T-nuts, available in any hardware store.
For punch shields, handles can be either plain broom sticks with a hole cut in the shield back, or a handle mounted on the back. The best handle known to mankind is the Stanley No4 7-7/8", which unfortunately is not available in Europe.
Leather is available from a number of places, but armor-grade leather (4.8 mm +) is somewhat rare, don't expect to see it lying around in most shops.
For straps for a strap shield, regular leather belts work well. Make sure they're all leather rather than leather-covered cardboard. Some leather shops sell ready-made real leather straps, or may make them for you.


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On 21st of March, 2020, Elspeth Jesse McKenzie Woodward (Brown), loving wife and mother of four children, passed away at age 94. Elspeth was born on December 4, 1925 in Galashiels, Scotland to Andrew and Elspeth (Muir) Brown. She received her teaching degree from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. On August 7, 1952, she married Charles Woodward and in 1956 they moved to the United States where they raised two sons, Graham and Neil, and two daughters, Caroline and Susan. Elspeth had a passion for gardening and later in life for painting. She also loved to spend her summers at their cottage on the coast of Maine. Elspeth was passionate about many causes. She volunteered time at a thrift shop for Planned Parenthood and supported many environmental and social causes. She believed "Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope." (Reinhold Niebuhr). Elspeth was preceded in death by her father, Andrew, her mother, Elspeth, and her brother Colin. She is survived by her husband Charles, her four children, Graham (Karen), Neil (Marybeth), Caroline (David) and Susan (Bob), her grandchildren John, Katie, Andy, Sarah, Lora, Alan, Emily, McKenzie, Colin, and Jade and nine great grandchildren. The Woodward Family wishes to thank the Essex Meadows staff for their wonderful care. A memorial service may be held in the future. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Planned Parenthood, or Essex Meadows Employee Appreciation Fund. Arrangements are by the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home in Centerbrook.

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Size comparison of several species of spinosaurids and a human, Baryonyx in orangeBaryonyx was about 2.60–2.75 m (8 ft 6 in–9 ft 0.3 in) tall, 9.5 m (31 ft) long, and weighed in the region of 1,700–2,700 kg (3,700–6,000 lb). However, analysis of the bones suggests that the most complete specimen was not yet fully grown, so Baryonyx may have grown even larger.Baryonyx had a large claw on the thumb of each hand, which measured about 25 cm (9.8 in) in a straight line from tip to base.[4] Its long neck was not as strongly S-curved as in many other theropods. The skull was set at an acute angle, not the 90° angle common in similar dinosaurs. The long jaws were distinctly crocodilian and had 96 teeth, about twice as many as Tyrannosaurus. Sixty-four of the teeth were placed in the lower jaw (mandible), and 32 large ones in the upper (maxilla). The teeth had slight keels on their leading and posterior sides, with fine serrations (7 per 1 millimetre (0.039 in)). There was a knob-like protuberance on the nasal bones. The upper jaw had a sharp angle near the snout, a feature seen in crocodiles that helps to prevent prey from escaping. A similar feature is also seen in shrikes.


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text: Leonick Posted December 16, 2012 As the title says I'm having some graphical issues with Autonomous, Black Lake and The White Birch, kind of the same issue in all three of them, seem to be the same engine so makes sense. Basically, a lot of things that shouldn't be are mostly transparent making all three completely unplayable. Screenshots illustrating the issue: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/732993/af/Auto1.jpg Assuming this is like a cutscene and there should be a bit more going on? https://dl.dropbox.com/u/732993/af/Auto2.jpg All parts have been placed for that automaton but only the model of the feet is really visible, the chest and head can be seen but only like a wireframe against the invisible buildings in the background. You can also see that the hands are transparent, if I look up the hands disappear in the same way as the automaton chest and head. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/732993/af/Auto3.jpg Here is the build automaton walking around with only feet displaying properly, legs are completely missing and the chest and head are the wireframes they were in the last screenshot. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/732993/af/birch1.jpg Yea... There's no ground except for a few small patches and the character messed up. (No screenshot from Black Lake since I couldn't get it to run in a window and a screenshot of any of the games running in fullscreen just gives me a black window.) DirectX is up to date. Visual C++ Redistributables are installed (got plenty of those 'thanks' to Steam). Running on Windows 8 Professional x64. CPU: Intel Core i5-2300. GPU: Radeon 5770, latest drivers installed. 8GB Ram. I have rebooted the PC on the odd chance that it would help. Anyone have any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A long-form Politico story out today gives us some of the first detailed answers from Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado about the now-concluded investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections–an investigation that, despite a vigorous attempt by the White House to spin the final report's conclusions, revealed deeply troubling and quite possibly criminal actions by the Trump administration up to and including President Donald Trump himself.
But where Sen. Mitt Romney in neighboring Utah declared himself "sickened" by the report's recounting of the administration's conduct, Cory Gardner remains…if not unshaken, without a doubt still firmly onboard the "Trump Train" despite it all:
"Look, it's clear there were no merit badges earned at the White House for behavior," said Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) in an interview downtown here. [Pols emphasis] "You have to focus on the heart of this conclusion, which is there is no collusion, no cooperation. That's where the focus ought to be and how we prepare for the next elections to protect us from Russian intrusion and interference."
…[B]eyond conceding there are some embarrassing details, Republicans don't feel the need to create any new space between them and the president. The desire to stay in Trump's good graces and keep his supporters appears to override any interest in using the episode to appeal to swing voters.
There's a good argument that the die was cast for Gardner when he endorsed Trump's re-election in late January, well ahead of the conclusion of Mueller's investigation. It's possible that Gardner had some foreknowledge that the report would not recommend an indictment of the President–a decent bet even without inside knowledge given Mueller's deference to the Justice Department on that question, and the controversially expansive views of then-AG nominee William Barr on presidential power.
As long as the report wasn't too bad, or was at least properly spun/redacted to minimize the immediate political damage, Gardner made the calculated decision to ride out of aftermath and in so doing retain his GOP base of support. Politically this was still a risky course, since
Democrats believe Gardner is perhaps the most endangered incumbent senator given Democrats' sweeping wins in Colorado in 2018, Trump's loss here in 2016 and Gardner's own narrow victory in 2014, a GOP wave year. But Gardner is showing no signs of distress over having Trump at the top of the ticket…
The story concludes by observing what could be the undoing of Gardner's delicately balanced position: the massive contradiction between Gardner's steadfast support for Trump and his equally vociferous complaints about Russian interference in the 2016 election–which Gardner says is "hell-bent on the demise of the West."
"What we have to move on to is to make sure we are protecting this country's elections. We have a country [Russia] that is hell-bent on the demise of the West. And we can't stand for that," Gardner said. "Some are going to push for impeachment and do everything they can to strike that revenge; we need to protect people in this country." [Pols emphasis]
Here we have Sen. Gardner conceding again that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 elections, and that interference was not intended to benefit the United States–what Gardner meant with the "demise of the West" stuff. But by characterizing the "push for impeachment" as "revenge" for the Russian interference Gardner claims to decry, he is establishing the crucial link between the Russian operation against the 2016 elections and the purpose of that operation: electing Donald Trump President of the United States.
Folks, how do you reconcile that contradiction? How do you decry the interference of a foreign government in an American election, yet celebrate the result of that interference? How do you declare that Russia is "hell-bent on the demise of the West" but support the Russian choice to be President of the United States?
The most logical answer is that you can't. And this is going to backfire mightily.


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Do you have teenagers? Maybe even adult children? Do you know someone that does? We will need to know these 5 Steps to protect your Social Media World.
Because not only are we at risk for not protecting our social platforms, digital assets & property but now so are our kids at risk!
What types of accounts are these Digital assets? Things like
- Accounts such as their XBox account, or iTunes/Google play account, Amazon, poker, gambling sites or Accounts that have any credits attached to them ($dollar values)
- Social Media pages
- Websites
- blogs
- Clouds
- Storage accounts
- Library accounts
- Gaming accounts
- App accounts or pages
Whether young or older, as soon as we have set up accounts we are at risk. Let me explain the risk.
When we set up our own private accounts, we have put our loved ones at risk. With more than 1.2 million social media users dying annually, family, friends, social media services and the Internet are left to deal with a deceased user's digital assets ( or what we call accounts and pages) When we die, who takes control of our social media networks, blogs and websites?
How have we done this? When we set up the various digital platforms and accounts we normally don't share our logins and passwords with anyone. As a matter of fact we, personally also have difficulty keeping track of our accounts just for ourselves.
What happens if you don't keep good records of your digital property?
For each of your accounts, libraries, storage and social media platforms – When the Executor of that estate realizes that the person had an account, or any of the digital property – they will need to show proof of death and usually a court order to prove that they can be given access to that account. That will cost money and time to get a court order.
Each account or platform will also have other certain requirements and steps that will also be needed at that time to gain access. This may include an application, documentation and a court order from a US court.
It is important to deal with these digital assets for various reasons. Preventing identity theft and to ensure that the pages or accounts are not used in any criminal behaviour.
Perhaps you may wish to continue the management of the online business or a blog that your family member has. Or they wish that you continue with it.
The value of the asset may be significant for a loved one or beneficiary. For example, the asset may have sentimental value such as digital photos, or it may have significant monetary value such as a professional blog or a gambling / gaming account.
Now, do you really want to go through all that work and the costs involved? Or do you want others to have to find your digital assets too?
The last risk that is involved is a predator hacking into the dormant account, whether that is the facebook/twitter account on a social media platform or a library of purchased music, apps or games or even thousands of dollars of credits that are sitting in dormancy.
1- What would you like done with your accounts once you are gone? List your wishes for each of them. Keep that list up to date.
2- Keep your digital accounts up to date regularly
3- Make a list of all of the social digital platforms you have, including libraries, storage and accounts. Keep them up to date and share the list with someone you trust.
4- Make a list of payments required to keep up your accounts and their payment method.
5- Keep a list of logins of all the accounts, etc.
Your Backup Plan App will keep your digital assets organized and updated easily with the use of your smartphone.
TINA OLEXA, Developer
YOUR BACKUP PLAN APP, now available to download on iTunes and Google Play stores
Speaking with Shannon was intriguing and heavy hearted all at the same time. After Shannon lost her mom in 2014, she then lost her dad from a tragic heart attack in 2015. But, remember Shannon is only a young Mom herself with 2 kids and not quite ready for what is about to happen.
She had a totally different perspective on the parent and child relationship. It's not suppose to happen like this, she had to step up to be the parent in one foul swoop.
Things that Shannon struggled with was the emotional stress that she had to have it together, for the little part of the funeral arrangements but more importantly the kids.
After the funeral stuff was completed she had to go into over-drive. Going to the house and hoping to find paperwork, and needed answers to whole lot of questions!
But, of course that didn't happen quite like that.
After 1 year has gone by, Shannon is still struggling with having to pay her Dad's mortgage because she couldn't afford to pay her place as well as his mortgage, so she moved into his place.
Her dad's mortgage stays open, her Dad's vehicle, his truck and travel trailer sits until probate is completed. So many catches to everything.
In 1 year Shannon said, "I have put out $20,000 to maintain the costs and fees, utilities, mortgage, storage so far. "
"I do and I don't know why this little video had me in tears just now, but the reality is this shock to the system happened twice, back to back and with little to no warning.
Tina approached me a while back in hopes of checking in, hearing my story and offering me the security of preventing the same stress and pain from hitting the people that I love. It took me a long time to prepare and tell her I was ready to chat. She was so understanding with me.
My generation, and even those 10-15 years older than me have NO idea how long and drawn out this process is. When someone dies or becomes unable to tend to their previous responsabilities, the paperwork seems endless. The errands doubling up with your own – the legalities.
You're going to make mistakes. You're going to want to crawl into that bunker until the apocalypse passes but you have to be ON, constantly.
This process of first disability, followed by two deaths was so much more than crying at their bedside as you squeeze their cold hand for the last time and wonder how you'll go on from that moment. It's so much more than food at the funeral and standing up to speak on someone's behalf… no, no.
Then you walk into their house for the first time and what comes to mind? Turning around and asking them all the questions you need answered. .. but they're not there and never will be again to answer them. And the scavenger hunt begins…
Tina just released her App for smart phones and iphones that will give your Power of attorney or your executor and loved ones everything you could possibly leave behind for them while they grieve.
I really encourage everyone to take a look. I'll post a few links for it today.
And stay safe everyone.
Thank you Tina for the interview and understanding!" , Shannon.
Tina Olexa
Developer & Creator | Your Backup Plan
I have watched too many families go through the unspeakable trauma of a family emergency or loss of life.
Being left to deal with the realities of those moments is overwhelming for most everyone.
Can I do this? How do I have enough time in the day to even comprehend all of my Dad's stuff? I have my own family, kids, a single Mom of two, I don't have time for this.
I guess nobody has time for this. But, "we" culturally keep making the same mistakes over and over again, by not sharing "all of the pieces of our puzzle" with those close to us.
What types of things are your "pieces of your puzzle"?
Those are all of the things that Shona talks about in our recent interview.
Luckily, Shona had her Dad's key when it became time to go to his basement suite to find his will, documents and his wishes when he tragically passed away at the hospital.
She started there. But, rambling through all of his pieces of paperwork, every piece of paper, and files trying to find "his pieces of his puzzle".
Definitely a huge undertaking and not really fair to leave it to those you leave behind.
When asking Shona, "what types of things were the most difficult for you and your Mom", her answer was,
"What my Dad owed was the most difficult to get paid, for example, something as simple as the bridge tolls. Or changing the ownership on his vehicle, or his old vehicle in the garage."
Shona said, "I hope your parents when they pass away don't own a business because that is a huge issue to resolve. And leased vehicles, hobby vehicles, or even what their passwords are."
"If you can learn just a few things from my interview with Tina, please take it to heart and start getting your plan done and tell those that you love around you to do the same." " If you need help or even to get somewhere to put it all in so it's in 1 place. I would recommend something simple, like Your Backup Plan App."
About Tina
Developer and Creator of Your Backup Plan App, a mother of 2, and a Financial Advisor at heart.
Spending years developing a simple, easy way for a family to store their essential Life information so it was instantly available for those who need it most, in the hour of need. It quickly went from over a 200 page book to an easy and simple APP for your Smartphone. How brilliant is that?
It is Tina's passion to assist others and help prevent this heart crushing stress in the most difficult times in our lives.


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Could be worth a look.
"Non running willy overland. Ford engine. Needs love. Lots of extra parts. Doors, hood bumpers. And fold down tailgate"
Could be worth a look.
"Non running willy overland. Ford engine. Needs love. Lots of extra parts. Doors, hood bumpers. And fold down tailgate"
UPDATE: Still Available.
(10/24/2019) Another wagon-into-trailer modification.
"Willy's station wagon made into camping trailer back in the 50's. Been saving it to restore an pull behind my Willy's station wagon or truck, but time to let someone else enjoy it. Has the rare, hard to find, ' barn doors ' in back. Will need metal work, but it's mostly flat panels on body and frame. $1500."
I believe this is a factory conversion model (note the three 'rivets' between the two rear windows).
"Willie's 1957 panel delivery , 4 wheel drive, $ 5500. OBO."
Apparently, still needs a little work, but looks good.
"Willys sedan delivery 4X4 wagon 90 % orig. runs and drives still needs some finishing current registration . has 226 six cyl. engine and three speed transmission lots of new parts 7500.00"
This wagon was shared by Rob, who is currently in Turkey. The price on this wagon is £7500, which he notes is quite a bit than it is worth. Two interesting features include the added handbrake/parking brake on the floor and the LPG tank in the back storage area.
Rob writes, "The tank in the back is actually an LPG gas tank, they are pretty much the normal here in Turkey as gas, petrol, diesel is expensive. These tanks are fitted by specialists, so they are safe. I have one on my jeep. This car or shooting brake as we used to call them in the UK is 2 km from our house on Turkey. It is parked up open not locked on a grass hard standing with about 6 other cars ,, just left there. The jeep fires up, I've been told. I tried to open bonnet without luck. The Willys motto is on the front at the top above the radiator."
I guess the seller doesn't want to hunt for the serial number??
"We are unsure of the exact year due to a lack of serial number anywhere on the chassis. Its a 1950s Jeep Willys Station Wagon Delivery, has the original motor and transmission still installed and thats about it. This is a very clean carcass ready for a rebuild. Please see pictures and feel free to email with questions, or for more pictures. We are looking for serious inquiries only from people who are interested in a build or need parts. No separating parts, not piecing it out. bill of sale only, no title, no tags. DO NOT EMAIL ME TO TELL ME INFO ABOUT THE VEHICLE OR WHERE TO FIND THE SERIAL NUMBER."
I believe this is a factory-done parkway conversion, as it has rivets/screws between the two rear windows (Please advise if I've got this wrong). This may have a government plate, too.
"Willys Jeep station wagon 1964 2 or 4wd 230 overhead cam engine, rare ambulance double doors, good body great rat rod clear pa title"
UPDATE: Still Available.
(12/13/2017) Seller is in the process of fixing this up, but must sell. has a gov plate.
"1961 Willys 4X4 Overland Wagon. Rare ranch doors, the 226 Hurricane flat head 6 motor was rebuilt by A&F motors 3,500. and has no more than 1,000 miles on it. The engine compartment was repainted when the motor was rebuilt. The truck runs and drives great starts right up every time. Carb was rebuilt 6 months ago. I was in the process of restoring this vehicle but have to move in less than 60 days. Must sell. I restored a 1959 8 years ago and it brought 15,900 on Ebay.
This is an easy project does need body work and paint. You can rat rod it as is. That seems to be what everyone is doing these days. Nice interior and rat rod exterior. The side windows, seats frames. cushions, headliner are out of the vehicle except for the driver and passenger side windows and front windshield and both rear glass All the glass is there along with all interior side moldings. The side panels are in good shape and the oak floor strips are in nice shape and are solid. The left rear wheel well has some rust through about 9 inches long as seen in the picture.
UPDATE: Still Available.
(04/01/2017) Looks good.
"This Jeep is sharp, Buick 350 V-8, Barn doors, 3 speed manual transmission, 4×4. She runs strong and drives nice.
Registered non-op, pink slip in hand, clean title
It's street legal and ready to come off non-op. NO smog required.
There is some rust on the lower front rocker panels and some surface rust but over all a great looking vehicle.
Interior is not finished. She has lots of new and extra part's.
True survivor, sound vehicle. Great for a desert project-4wheel drive, or street cruiser. Willy's the original Jeep!
No trades, No help required in selling, No-unsolicited services or offers."
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000. Greg suspects this may not be a Parkway.
Lots of updates to this runner.
"1950 Willys
Small Block, 400 Auto, 3/4 ton axles"
UPDATE: Price raised to $15,000. Has new rims and tires.
(11/03/2016) Looks road ready.
"1951 Willis jeep wagon has S10 frame with all S10 running gear2.2 4 cylinder motor all S10 gauges all new window rubber new seats. Rallys with brand new tires automatic transmission will trade no junk no pay pal text or call."
This could make a good project. This was spotted in the Detroit Craigslist, but there's an explanation as to why that is.
"I'm listing this for a friend and to be clear, the vehicle is in Seattle, Wash., not Detroit. But it's ready to ship. I have worked with my friend on the vehicle and I've driven it. It's a running, driving project that needs paint and assembly. The best part is, it's rust-free, so the approximately $1,000 you might spend on shipping it to Michigan would only be fraction of what you'd spend on rust repair on another vehicle.
It's a somewhat rare '55 Sedan Delivery model, aka Utility Delivery, with fixed windows and rear barn doors. It's also a 2WD, with transverse front leaf springs.
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UPDATE: Price dropped to $3950.
(03/26/2016) Has some frame and body rust. Contact the seller here: firstname.lastname@example.com
"1953 Willys (JEEP) station wagon with barn doors FOR SALE. Runs, drives, needs transmission (no 2nd gear), completely rewired with GM 12V alternator (fuse panel, headlight relays, master circuit breaker, new turn signal & ignition switch), brakes replumbed with dual master cylinder (all new hard and soft lines, 3 rebuilt wheel cylinders, 1 new wheel cylinder), good tires, HAVE TITLE, $3950 OBO, Selma, NC
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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2000.
Dan spotted this one. Could be a Parkway Conversion.
"1958 Willys Wagon with pretty rare rear ambulance style doors for sale.
There is no motor or transmission, but I do have the original drive shafts.
It is 4wd and has a PTO driven winch on the front of it.
Body work has been done and it is painted Army green, windows are currently out of it – but come with it."
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $2800
"1952 Willys Panel Truck. Has barn doors instead of tailgate, no running gear. This is a 2WD truck. Car has quite a few spare parts, includes a ribbed roof. Email for more info."
Could be worth a look.
UPDATE: Price dropped to $3000.
(07/23/1953) "wagon has alot of new parts. brand new inspection good until 2/17.
-has a 69 buick skylark 350 with th350 transmission.
-new hooker supercomp headers
-new 3″cherrybomb sidepipes
-new fuel line and filter
-new gauges. temp, volt, and oil
-completley new wiring harnes. the old harnes war ripped oit and everything has been wired in brand new through a fuse block. everything runs off of toggle switches.
-battery disconnect
-rear mounted battery
-b/m mega shift
-upgraded electric wiper motor
-new summit racing 40,000btu heater
-new adjustable summit racing bucket seats
-new becool 1,300 cfm fan
-all new hoses and wiring on the motor
all suspension components are only 2 years old. leafs, bushings, shackles
-new tie rod ends.
alot of new stuff.
the rear floor is all new. with new batton strips. also the crossmembers that support the floor are new 2″x2″x.25″ box tubing. everything has been seam sealed. new rockers.
has 35×12.5×15 mickey thompson baja mtz tires.
thing runs great."
I suspect it doesn't run.
UPDATE: Still Available.
(01/14/2017) It's a project. No description provided.
Todd's selling this Parkway, but would prefer to trade it for an FC-170 with dump bed. You can contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"64 Willys Parkway, 318 engine, 4 wheel drive, overdrive, pto operated winch, everything runs great, and is mostly original, came off Roswell Airforce Base, NM, in the late 60's early 70's, SW car until 2014, clear title……would like to trade for FC 170 dump, either flatbed or standard bed. Sell price $10,000, but prefer trade first"
No title. Doesn't run. Has V8 installed.
"1951 Willys wagon. 350 Olds with aluminum intake and valve covers and headers. B&M shifter and black bucket seats. Believe it is a 350 turbo transmission. GM 5 lug rearend and Mopar front suspension with rack and pinion. Don't know condition of engine as never tried to start it. Body is solid and not much rust. No title, sorry. "
This undated postcard is for sale on eBay. Note the wagon in the right lower corner. At first I thought that was a Parkway Conversion, but given the setup on the truck behind the wagon (the bend seats) I think this could be a Traveller. I'd have to guess this photo was taken in the early 1960s. It's only photo I know of that shows a wagon at the Las Brisas Resort in Mexico.
The fact the wagon isn't quite pink, kind of more purplish, might mean it didn't belong to the resort, but just ferried visitors to/from it. Hertz Rentals did a similar thing by renting blue colored surrey-looking DJ-3As to visitors (see bottom of post).
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Hertz Rental Jeeps in Mexico:
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was FREE.
Marlo spotted this find. Can anyone tell if this is a Parkway or a Traveller?
"This 1940s collectible Willys Jeep could be restored or can be used for parts or even decor. You would need to tow it away. This is part of an estate and the paperwork is missing."
Was this a delivery wagon that was being turned into a Parkway?
"1949 Willy's Jeep. No title, bill of sale only.
Two wheel drive.
Body pretty straight with some rust.
6 cylinder, runs. manual trans.
This is a great project vehicle.
Don't know much about it, just traded for it."
Needs some interior work.
"1960 Willy's Parkway Conversion
Barn Doors
Buick 350 V8
3 Speed Manual Transmission
4 Wheel Drive
Runs strong and drives. Registered Non Op, Pink Slip in hand. Clean Title
It's street legal and ready to come off Non Op. No smog required.
Some rust on lower front rocker panels. Interior not finished, some surface rust.
True survivor, Sound vehicle. Lots of new and extra parts.
Reason for selling is I bought a new car.
Great for a desert project 4 wheel drive or street cruiser.
Willys is the original Jeep"


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Mariga and the blunder of venturing into the rough and tumble of politics
Friday September 20 2019
If, after moving heaven and earth, Kenya's finest eventually establish that McDonald Mariga is indeed younger than his younger brother, it won't hurt him politically.
In fact, it could boost his stock. This is one enterprise where the more the baggage, the greater the appeal.
But I wouldn't advise Mariga to count on this in his attempt to win the Kibra parliamentary seat in the November by-election. Although nothing can surprise when it comes to Kenya's elections, I expect him to muddy the waters but not to win.
He neither has what it takes to win freely, nor does he deserve to. It is inconceivable that a man who has spent all his post-football career asking the youth to try their luck in betting should inherit the work of one of the ablest and most beloved parliamentarians in Kenya's history.
Mariga is seeking to add his name to a short list of people who have played for Harambee Stars and gone on to become members of parliament. By my count, this list features only three people – Charles Mukora, Joab Omino and Chris Obure. I hope the people of Kibra, for their own sake and that of Mariga, don't make the mistake of adding him to this number.
If they reject him, they will have saved him, for there will then exist a chance that he will go back to what he knows best: football. Hopefully, he will eschew promoting betting, which has brought only grief to many Kenyan families and immerse himself in a harder but nobler endeavour, like running a youth academy. As for the people of Kibra, the work of Ken Okoth, which speaks for itself, is just too precious to be gambled with. He was one of a kind.
Mariga is a world removed from the three gentlemen who took on the coveted title "Honourable" after taking off the Harambee Stars shirt. Those people got themselves to parliament. In fact, while it is true that many people with dreams – and hallucinations – of leadership greatly exaggerate themselves when they say they are answering the call of the people, sometimes it is actually true.
All three of the men named above had the gravitas to attract such calls. They were not landing as if by parachute in the midst of the people they eventually represented. They emerged from them to become who they were. The last problem you could possibly imagine with them was one relating to an identity card – its date or place of issue. In their case, it was nothing but matters of "development", as Kenyans like to call them.
Charles Mukora played as centre half for Harambee Stars in the mid-50s. An unusually gifted sportsman, he switched to athletics and did the long jump and decathlon before becoming a coach. JM Kariuki, one of Kenya's martyred politicians, had praise for Mukora in his book "Mau Mau Detainee" as both a sportsman and a man.
It wouldn't surprise that Mukora would nurture the careers of some Kenya's world beating athletes as coach before rising to the helm of the Kenya Amateur Athletic Association – precursor to Athletics Kenya – and membership of the International Olympic Committee.
During his long career, Mukora stayed in touch with his roots. The high altitude athletics training camp that he established was in his home area and his people appreciated that. Once he expressed interest in politics and bearing the banner of the locally correct political party, it was only a matter of course before he became MP for Laikipia East after the 1992 General Election.
His fate following a bribery scandal surrounding the awarding of the 2002 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City had the tragic weight of a colossus' collapse. People make mistakes and these mistakes can wreck a lifetime's work. It was Mukora's fate to have his career end the way it did but there was never any doubt that his was a life of service.
Joab Omino was a 1970s Harambee Stars striker who, like all other well-educated players, had a short stint because there was a more sustainable and lucrative career to pursue. He was an ambitious man who seemed unable not to say exactly what was on his mind, whatever the consequences.
In the run-up to the Kenya Football Federation elections of November 1985 when he was battling Clement Gachanja for the top office, Omino became so hard to get for us sports journalists that I became intrigued. Gachanja was all over us with his manifesto but Omino was nowhere; we just heard that he was meeting delegates from Western, delegates from Nairobi, delegates from North Rift, delegates from Coast, delegates from Lower Eastern and more and more delegates from every corner of the country. He met them mostly at night at undisclosed locations.
I tracked him to a social event. Why was he not talking to us, I wanted to know. He was very nice but his bluntness was vintage Omino. "Journalists have no votes," he told me. "Delegates do. I have no time to waste with people who have no votes." I left with a severely wounded ego, seeing as it is that I came from a professional community that believed no public figure could do without the media. He won the election.
Omino is the man who announced for anybody who cared to listen that "coaches come by the dozen" when he was told that the popular Reinhardt Fabisch had resigned as Harambee Stars coach. He made me think: these things you say are true, but do you have to say them? He became Member of Parliament for Kisumu Town West and served as Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly.
Chris Obure is currently serving in the Senate, representing Kisii County. He played as a winger for Limuru's Bata Bullets, Gor Mahia and, like Omino, very briefly for Harambee Stars before Kenneth Matiba tapped his lawyerly skills as company secretary for Kenya Breweries. But he was still to serve as secretary of the Kenya Football League.
The common thread among all these footballers turned Members of Parliament is that they had a solid background of service in the sport they were involved in before venturing into national politics. In fact, Mukora used to urge fellow sportsmen to run for parliament to prosecute their agenda from that seat of power. All these were their own men. None needed to be held by one hand while the finger of the free one pointed them in the direction they should go. Whatever their shortcomings, they were leaders in their own right.
Mariga does not play in their league. He also does not play in the league of his contemporaries – Nwankwo Kanu of Nigeria, Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon, Didier Drogba of Cote D'Ivoire, Sadio Mane of Senegal and much, much less, George Weah of Liberia. These are people whose social conscience was felt almost from the day they earned their first penny.
Imagine comparing people who built hospitals, started thriving youth academies and funded their national teams with somebody whose only known public activity is encouraging people to engage is gambling. Vice and virtue do not become one and the same thing just because they all played football.
I watched Mariga tell journalists that he wanted to give back to the community, at once dealing further punishment on a phrase that has been abused to exhaustion. How about he starts by rehabilitating the Landi Mawe ground where he kicked his first ball that set him on course to win a European Champions League gold medal? The playing surface is bare earth, not even one blade of grass. He doesn't need to be an MP to mobilise funds to do that.
Mariga has done well for himself. Lavington and the pristine beaches of Malindi are a world away from Landi Mawe, the desperately poor neighbourhood of his upbringing where large families squeeze themselves into a single room today. But people make mistakes and I think Mariga has just made one big one. He has strayed into territory that has lords of all they behold. Vicious lords. There could still be time to get out and change course but he probably is now too invested in this enterprise to see the glaring warning signs.
I had an acquaintance who had a booming professional and business career before hubris overtook him and he ran for parliament in a by-election like Mariga is doing. He lost and next I heard about him when the dust had settled was that he was topping up motor vehicles in American gas stations.
Some, of course, succeed and politics has greatly improved their financial and social stock. But compared to the numbers that try their luck, these are a mere handful. Many are those who trade promising careers to become pitiful cheerleaders of their lords.
Sometimes you come by the street a man clutching a worn envelope darting across a busy road, his shirt armpits soaked in sweat, looking preoccupied.
And when you look closer at the familiar face, you realise he is the one who once upon a time flexed bulging political muscles in the media.
It's a gamble. And Mariga has evidently decided that he knows more than most about gambling. I wish him well but I am not tranquil about his prospects. I watched him speak into reporters' microphones the other day. He spoke in Sheng, obviously keen to send the message that his grassroots connections remain intact.
But I want to believe that he has also heard of people called Wahenga to whom much wisdom is ascribed. If they were to describe the folly of his venture into politics, they wouldn't need all this sacred acreage of space available to me. Instead, they would use just six words: Kuingia ni harusi, kutoka ni matanga. To get in is a wedding, to get out is a funeral.


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Over 2,000 pre-school children, including kids from North Belfast, descended on Belfast Zoo last week for an annual educational visit for early years pupils. The Zoo Days event, organised by young children's organisation Early Years, included kids from Ben Madigan prep school and Avoca Playgroup in the Oldpark area.
The children, many of whom were on their first visit to the zoo, got to meet and learn about some of their favourite animals.
Claire Sempey, leader of Ben Madigan Prep said :"The children had a great day out, they get so engaged by the animals and it is a great opportunity for fun and to learn in a practical way."
Liz Graham, Membership Officer for Early Years said the day is always very popular with their groups and members as it's a fun-filled educational day out. "For many children it may be their first experience of seeing and learning more about the different exotic species that Belfast Zoo looks after and it's a great opportunity for everyone to socialise together."


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Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg
Lead levels in soil force students from school's sports field
Crews from the Winnipeg School Division spent Thursday afternoon sealing up gaps in the fence and blocking off access to Weston School's sports field. This after revelations of lead contamination, kept under wraps for a decade.
Joel Sontag lives across the street with his two-year-old son and four-year-old daughter.
"My kids wouldn't have been playing over there if there was any kind of health risk," said Sontag.
A study, just released by the Pallister government, shows 19 soil samples taken from the school contained lead levels above accepted guidelines. As a precautionary move, the division is banning access to the field for staff and students. It has met with provincial officials on what to do next and says following a site inspection Friday the field could be reopened.
"I have two little kids, that is a big concern for me," said Sontag.
Higher than accepted lead levels were also found in soil samples in other city playgrounds and residential boulevards in nearby neighbourhoods.
The Pallister government is retesting the areas to determine how to proceed, hoping for results in December.
"We are attaching a high degree of urgency to the retesting of soil at these sites," said Health Minister Cameron Friesen.
The school division says it has been assured by the province that the health risks are low.
The study dates back to 2007. The NDP government of the day never released the findings. A 2008 draft news release was even crafted but never made public.
The release stated:
"Because children and pregnant women are particularly sensitive to the effects of lead, one should be aware of all sources of lead exposure."
Current Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew says he can't explain why the information was never released.
"I've looked into this a little bit but really have no insight into what was going on at the time," said Kinew.
Joel Sontag would like to know why.
"That's unreal, like to do that test 11 years ago and they're just going to do something now, that's ridiculous," said Sontag.


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Not everyone can see fairies. It takes someone with a bit of Merlin's blood in them. The three oddballs at school that hang out together have that power...
Winterwolf Press and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published July 1st.
The fairy that shows up in our world got there by accident. She manages to get in reach of a portal that whisked her through. But she ends up in the forest, where her enemies roam. The only thing that saves her is the fact that the neighborhood bully has driven the trio into the woods. He intends to beat them up, it's the only place they can escape him. They've been forbidden to enter there but they are getting away from harm. Or are they?
The man that lives in the forest is an enemy to the fairies. He is also an enemy to the children. They survive their first visit but when they find the fairy and have to work on getting her back to her portal, they get into an even more dangerous situation. It's not just the old man looking for them. There's a big shadow wolf...
There's lots of excitement, worries all around and even when they get her back, the story isn't done yet. This is the first in a series that looks like it will be good fun to read. I'd be worried about that big monster if it was me...
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Republican lawmakers making changes to Governor Scott Walker's $68 billion state budget proposal will have no additional revenue to work with, as mentioned in a previous post.
Still, they pledged to prevent education cuts the governor had proposed for next year.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Wednesday lawmakers would restore the $127 million Walker proposed cutting from K-12 education for the first year of the 2015-17 budget. Governor Walker also endorsed the move.
Rep. John Nygren, who co-chairs the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, said he expects Republicans to redirect more than $100 million from a property tax reduction program (school levy tax credit) to help restore some funding to K-12.
The state spent $747.4 million on the property tax relief program this year. Walker had proposed increasing that amount by $105.6 million next year, which translates to a roughly $5 property tax cut on an average home. Republicans want to shift that amount into the second year of the biennium, still maintaining the property tax reduction but pushing the cost onto future budgets.
Speaker Vos said it's unlikely Assembly Republicans will go along with Walker's plan to expand the state's private school voucher program. Walker had proposed lifting the program's statewide enrollment cap of 1,000 students. Vos said Republicans want to guarantee students already receiving vouchers don't get a funding cut.
Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick said Wednesday the governor "will continue to work with legislative leaders to protect public school funding and ensure it remains whole." Walker later tweeted a similar statement saying "we will fully fund K-12 schools in this budget."
She did not elaborate on how the state would make up the $127 million K-12 cut for next year. The budget cuts $127 million in per-pupil categorical aid to schools in the first year but adds $142 million in the second year of the budget. It also increases general school aid in the second year by $108.1 million.
When the committee of 12 Republicans and four Democrats completes its review, the full Senate and Assembly will separately take up the measure, and each could make further changes. The budget typically wraps up by July 1, when the state's new fiscal year begins.
Read More: Wisconsin State Journal; Capital Times


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Here's a short list of our favorite pro-life organizations:
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Brooklyn Rene Alsobrook, 18, was born on August 15, 2000 in Lake Jackson, TX to Steven and Amber Alsobrook. She left this earthly life behind on February 27, 2019.
She is survived by her parents, Steven Alsobrook of Cleburne,TX and Amber Danford of Brazoria, brothers Wayne Devinney Jr (Alyssa) of Brazoria, William Jackson (Lisa) of McLoud, Ok and Spencer Alsobrook of Danbury, grandfather William Jackson Sr. of Pink, Ok, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Brooklyn is preceded in death by grandparents, Penny Jackson, Doug and Diane Alsobrook.
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HBO's "The Leftovers," which recently completed its third and final season in June 2017, continually challenged fans to figure out the true meaning of the show, especially when each new episode seemed to challenge what we thought we already knew. Even when you didn't actually know what was happening in the show, though, it was clear that you were watching great TV. As one TV critic suggested, HBO's "The Leftovers" will go down as a "masterpiece" and "one of the all-time greats."
HBO's "The Leftovers" was a grand attempt to make sense of this world
The reason why "The Leftovers" was so challenging to watch – and why so many dedicated fans have created "explainer" YouTube videos trying to sort out all the clues and signs – is because the HBO show was really an attempt to make sense of this world that we live in. Why did "The Sudden Departure" take place – and how should humanity try to make sense of its aftermath?
In the show, viewers are seemingly given two very stark choices: either you are on the side of science and rationalism, or you are on the side of faith and mysticism. The cult-like Guilty Remnant, of course, was the belief in faith and mysticism that many adopted to help make sense of why 140 million people died with no apparent reason. It all had to be part of a grand design by some higher being, right?
If you think about it, this is the same choice that has been faced by humanity throughout civilization – do we trust our scientists and rational thought, or do we trust our prophets and organized religion? Somehow, we need to decide on how and why this world was created, and what are the rules for its existence. So you either believe in the Big Bang and the birth of the cosmos developing according to scientific principles, or you believe that the Earth was created by a higher being, with man being made in the image of that creator.
For that reason, so many fans have speculated that Kevin Garvey, Jr. – the protagonist at the center of "The Leftovers" – might be a symbol for the messiah that people are waiting for. Is he a Christ-like figure? Was he meant to die in order to prevent a further apocalypse? So many questions like that have been asked by fans and ardent viewers of this show.
HBO's "The Leftovers" kept challenging our notions of "normalcy"
In the wake of the Sudden Departure, in which 140 million people disappeared without a trace, the goal of humanity was to restore some sort of normalcy in the world. And, yet, again and again, the show's writers kept us searching for that elusive normalcy. Things continued to happen for inexplicable reasons.
The show reminded us that everyone wants to feel "in control" of their own life. Normalcy, then, can be defined as a condition in which we feel like we're in control, that the Earth is not tottering away in some random direction that we can't grasp.
And, again, "The Leftovers" resonates so strongly with viewers because, often, the world seems to be losing its sense of normalcy, and that's when people struggle the most. During the Cold War, for example, people accepted as "normalcy" the fact that two great powers could destroy themselves overnight in a matter of minutes with nuclear weapons – and that it was perfectly normal to keep building more and more of those weapons. Our new normalcy is that an extremist radical might walk down any street in the West and try to blow us up.
In "The Leftovers," one of the major themes seems to be that "you can lose anyone at any time." Again and again, we are reminded of that in the show. Over the course of three seasons, it is this sense of loss that continues to stay in our minds and imaginations. We're shown that characters can't trust their emotions, and they can't even trust the way their senses perceive the world around them. So they want an explanation, or something to hold on to, even if the option is not a good one. That is why people embrace false prophets – they are simply looking for an answer.
Along the way, "The Leftovers" made us question the difference between "death" and "departure." A death gives you a sense of finality, a way to get closure. A departure, on the other hand, is not about finality because there is an expectation of a return. For every "departures" lounge, there is an "arrivals" lounge. And so, by naming the global cataclysm "The Sudden Departure," the characters in the show told us that they were unwilling to accept the loss of their loved ones as an act of finality. There was a chance that they would return.
HBO's "The Leftovers" was a brilliant rumination on religion and cults
It's hard not to bring religion into the picture when analyzing "The Leftovers." The cult-like Guilty Remnant is surely one of the most memorable creations on TV. In fact, the Guilty Remnant (or just "The GR" for true fans) was such an indelible part of the show that when HBO threatened to terminate the show, fans dressed up in all white just like the members of the cult, created signs similar to the ones created by the GR, and marched on HBO headquarters in New York City.
And there were so many great scenes that made us re-think everything we thought we knew about organized religion and cults. The two, in many ways, are the same. And we see that in "The Leftovers" – the same people today who might join a church and attend service on Sunday are also the same people who might panic and join the Guilty Remnant.
And the show did not waver in taking on concepts like purgatory, resurrection, the after life, or the feeling that someone must eventually suffer for all of our sins on this Earth. It made us realize that part of what makes us human is the fact that we must grope with "loss" in our lives.
Through it all, HBO's "The Leftovers" gave us some brilliant flashbacks, many of the completely without dialogue – like the flashback in Season 3 of the impending apocalypse in the year 1844. The show gave us some completely unexplainable signs, symbols and clues – and asked us to make sense of it all. Were the flashing red traffic signals some kind of sign sent from above – or just a random, unexplained occurrence?
And here's the thing – even after watching all three seasons, and then re-watching them again, it might just be the case that your analysis of what it all means will change again. That's the mark of a great show, and one that has elements of true profundity. It's clear that HBO's "The Leftovers" was one of the best TV shows ever.


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when is the next growthfund coming?
when is the next growthfund coming?
wdym never?
Stupid questions deserve stupid answer obviously...
No one know when growth fund or whatever event will come, some time CN servers have cute ninja funds and we have them week later, but it is not 100% correct, so we can guess few days before, what we can guess is ninja release order (Order, not date when they will arrive)
last grow plan just happen on the 1 week of december ,
it usually every 2 month give or take .


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