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 From the Union Pacific Steam Club We're sorry to announce that we're unable to reschedule the Big Boy No. 4014's West Coast Steam Tour in 2022 as we continue to focus on efforts to improve network operations. We will look to reschedule this tour in the future. Instead, No. 4014 will head south to Denver on Thursday, July 28. The Big Boy will be on display in Denver on Friday, July 29 along with the "Experience the Union Pacific" rail car, a multi-media walk-through exhibition that provides a glimpse of the past while telling the story of modern-day railroading. There will also be a live Q&A with the Steam Crew. Admission is free to Friday's display. On Saturday, July 30, Big Boy No. 4014 will pull the 2022 Museum Special, a special passenger trip from Denver to Cheyenne, hosted by the Union Pacific Museum . This excursion is the annual gala fundraiser for the Union Pacific Museum, a 501(c)(3) organization, and passengers must be 18 years or older to ride...

Photographer: Ken Hulsey Location: Orange County Railroad Museum (Perris, Ca) Information from the Orange Empire Railroad Museum Website - HERE This engine was built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors Corp. in May 1953, as an E8-A locomotive: an E-unit of the 8th model variation (2250 horsepower, later upgraded to 2400 hp), designated "A" because it is a leading engine with cab (compared to boxy non-cab "B" trailing engines). It was part of an order of 17 E-8As for the Union Pacific (UP) system. The Union Pacific placed the E-8s in their general passenger service pool, and in general used them to replace older steam and diesel engines. One of the UP 942's more glamorous assignments was as one of several engines pulling the famous streamliner City of Los Angeles on runs between Chicago and Los Angeles. This notable train used streamlined locomotives and cars, all painted in the distinctive UP colors of Armour yellow with red stripes, and carr...

I wonder why there is such a push for abortion as birth control these days when there are other options that are 99% effective in preventing an unwanted pregnancy. Abortion is a choice but so is taking steps to make the need for one almost nonexistent. I think that we need to start promoting these options more. From the Cleveland Clinic Progestin arm implant – Nexplanon® What is it? Nexplanon ® is a single rod of hormone (the size of a matchstick) that is placed directly under the skin of the upper arm by a physician. It delivers a progestin hormone (no estrogen), over a three-year period. How can I get it? Nexplanon® is placed by a physician who is certified in this procedure. How effective is it? Nexplanon® is almost 100 percent effective. It is the most effective form of reversible contraception, with less chance of failure than even female sterilization. Intrauterine device (IUD) What is it? An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small, flexible, T-shaped device that is placed into th...

 From Marvel Comics TASCHEN's “Marvel Comics Library” returns for its second volume with Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963–1965 , which reproduces some of Marvel’s rarest classic comics in their original glory and in extra-large format and boasts some bonus content found only between these covers. This Definitive Marvel Age Avengers Anthology contains AVENGERS #1–20, as well an exclusive foreword by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Additionally, Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek has provided an in-depth history for the volume that is paired with original art, little-seen photographs, and rare documents. Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963–1965’s “Famous First Edition” will be released as 5,000 numbered copies. The book’s “Collector’s Edition,” limited to only 1,000 numbered copies, includes an aluminum print cover tipped into a leatherette-bound spine, foil embossing, and a slipcase. For Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963–1965, TASCHEN collaborated with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company to phot...

In a marriage, both husband and wife have needs. To meet these needs, there must be trust; trust in the Lord and in each other. Discover How to Have Your Greatest Needs Met | His Needs, Her Needs Her need for openness and honesty. Gives them a sense of security; this builds trust and intimacy. Our first trust must be in the Lord. ( Proverbs 3:5-10, NKJV ) Right trust gives us the right direction. The best thing you and your mate could ever do is to put both your trust in the Lord and then in each other. Love is given, but lasting intimate trust is built over time and through the right behavior and actions. ( 1 Peter 4:8, NKJV ) His need for physical attractiveness. (1 Peter 3:3-5, TLB) Your husband married you because he first loved the way you look and then for your sweetness. As the marriage continues in time, it takes a more intimate and personal relationship to last. Looking attractive for your spouse is like depositing love units into his life. Ask your husband what he likes, ...

  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, along with Martin Cooper and Stuart Kershaw; McCluskey has been the only constant member. 10.  Dream Of Me (Based on Love's Theme) (1993) Released as the second single from their ninth studio album, Liberator (1993). The song uses a sample from "Love's Theme", a 1973 instrumental piece recorded by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra. It was remixed by Gregg Jackman for release as a single and reached the top 30 in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Billboard, in a positive review, wrote: "['Dream of Me'] is a sparkling pop bauble that will have you twirling back in time to your favorite disco memories. The tune itself is pretty and engaging, well-served by Andy McCluskey's warmly familiar voice. 9. Messages (1980) Messages is one of OMD's earliest co...

A short, pointy-nosed safecracker intends to rob a safe in a building, but he doesn't realize that the safe is occupied by the Pink Panther, who has made the safe his home. When the safecracker tries to blast the safe open with explosives, the Pink Panther returns each of the thief's devices just before they explode, with the thief taking all of the blasts. Finally, the Pink Panther decides to let the persistent, little man have the safe, which the panther has rigged with a bomb. The title is a take-off on the Frederick Knott play "Dial M for Muder", to which was adapted into a 1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock. Check Out: Retro Saturday Morning: The Pink Panther Show (NBC)(1969 -1977)(ABC)(1978) Retro Saturday Morning: Inch High Private Eye in Diamonds Are a Crook's Best Friend (1973) Retro Saturday Morning: Inch High Private Eye (NBC)(1973-74) Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey in Choo-Choo Chumps (1959) Return To The Planet Of The Apes - Flames Of Doom (1975) ...

 I'm not capable of doing the math on this one but it seems that there is a possibility that I could wake up on Mars tomorrow. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy suggests taking a towel with me but I think a jacket and a good book would be in order.  PHYSICIST SAYS THERE'S A SMALL CHANCE YOU'LL WAKE UP ON MARS TOMORROW DUE TO QUANTUM PHYSICS From The Byte Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku says he often gives his students a particular thought experiment: to calculate the probability that they wake up on Mars tomorrow, due to the vagaries of the theory of multiple universes. Though the question seems decidedly wacky, Kaku writes in a New York Times column about the wondrous intrigue of quantum physics, which pits the possible versus the likely. "Quantum theory," Kaku writes, "is based on what is known as Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, allowing for a small probability that we can exist even on distant places like Mars." Given this principle, ...