After 16 months, the historic Ladd Carriage House is returned to its original location in downtown Portland Oct 26, 2008
Saturday's work got under way at 7 a.m. Crews from Northwest Structural Moving of Scappoose mounted the 350-ton building onto a series of mammoth dollies connected by stout cable to two 100,000-pound-capacity winches on a truck. Crews pulled the building, ever so slowly, from a parking lot at 10th Avenue and Columbia, where it had been stored since June 2007. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Two women try to save biggest lake Aug 16, 2008
Then she winches a cone-shaped net deep into the lake to pull up phytoplankton tiny plants that are an essential food source for many fish and shellfish. Later, she and another biologist use a glass cylinder to measure water temperature and collect animal plankton samples. (MSNBC -- International)
WITNESS-At the helm of trans-Atlantic maxi racer Jun 2, 2008
Or to be precise, the crew of 12 were after the West-East Atlantic record for a monohull with power-assisted winches. Slade missed the transatlantic sprint but was to join the boat in Britain for the 2008 racing circuit, including Cowes Week in August. (International Herald Tribune)
Help wanted: Passport required; Paccar begins first hiring phase Apr 11, 2008
Paccar also manufactures and markets industrial winches under the Braden, Gearmatic and Carco nameplates. The company posted a 1. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Kankakee Valley school board busy planning for future Apr 3, 2008
Approved notice to proceed for The Lee Company, Inc. for 65,000 for the Middle School Bleachers and Goal Winches project. DeMotte and Wheatfield Elementary. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Retiring SOLV director Jack McGowan hopes for record beach cleanup in Oregon Mar 27, 2008
He's also lined up several winches to pull out weightier junk such as car engines, refrigerators and tires. "People scratch their heads and think, 'How can a car engine wash up on shore?' ". (OregonLive, OR -- News)
New middle school funding may need to wait Feb 7, 2008
Replacement of basketball goal Winches and Controls; and. Replacement of the Ceiling Light Fixtures. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
A Win-Win for Fish and Fishermen Dec 7, 2007
They also work with dangerous power tools such as huge winches and hoists, as well as heavy nets and cages, all of which can turn into lethal missiles on a slippery wet or icy deck in heavy seas. One other type of lethal missile could be a high speed swordfishes sword running through a fish-a-man. (New York Times)
Polishing Sets and Lines, Broadway Comes Back Dec 2, 2007
They greased winches and hoisted late-in-the-show backdrops out of the way. Mr. Keister dusted off his audio console. (New York Times)
Electronic offerings for the holiday season Dec 1, 2007
Consider one of the remote-controlled flat-panel winches from Vogel's, maker of mounts for televisions, speakers and household appliances in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The remote-controlled Glider swivels a flat panel screen as big as 60 inches diagonally and weighing as much as 70 kilograms, or 154 pounds. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
THEATER: Broadway: After the strikes, making sure the shows go on Dec 1, 2007
They greased winches and hoisted late-in-the-show backdrops out of the way. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Viagra and TNT on tap as tunnellers beat blockade Nov 27, 2007
Air is provided with pumps, and mechanical winches drag trains of jerry cans over the smooth clay surface of the tunnel floor and lift items up the 12-metre shaft to the surface. During construction the jerry cans are filled with earth; later with merchandise or people. (Guardian Unlimited)
Broadway shutdown: Understanding the strike Nov 22, 2007
Salaries in the lowest paid, and most populous category, which includes people who operate rigging, winches and traps, are about $1,200 a week. Outside the standard eight-performance week, there are rehearsals, maintenance calls and opportunities for overtime. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Extras abound for ATVs Nov 1, 2007
Everything from drink holders to spotlights to GPS units to winches can be added ... WARN ATV WINCHES: $249 ... 99; wide range of winches for pulling a loaded ATV out of mudholes or retrieving game. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Dongfeng Launches Latest Electric Winch Series on Canton Fair Sep 13, 2007
We would continually develop electric winches with multifunction features to satisfy different industrial needs ... Specializing in custom Electric Winches and hoists to meet your exact requirements. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Memories of the hunt Aug 4, 2007
The harpoon line ran through pulleys and springs, winches and compensators that played out the forces of a whale hooked by harpoon barbs and maddened by pain. Multiple harpoons were often needed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Personal blimp sails over fields of Amherst Jul 23, 2007
Internal motorized winches draw the ends of the blimp together, flexing aluminum tubing, and pushing the craft's fabric shell out, expanding the blimp in the process. This design provides a framework to attach its propellers and bright red fins to the rear while reducing stress on the fabric envelope. (Boston Globe)
Work begins to refloat MSC Napoli Jul 9, 2007
A barge with winches and cranes, along with tugs and an anti-pollution vessel are at sea off Branscombe. It will take engineers several hours to pump out thousands of tonnes of water. (BBC News -- UK)
Life and Style Jun 2, 2007
Clever winches are used to haul the boats up the beach to dry land. My little lad, Felix, has always been particularly fascinated by these churning machines and the strange, slow movement of the vessels as they make their way over the creaking pebbles. (Guardian Unlimited)
Isle of Wight Apr 15, 2007
" The house, built between 1845 and 1851 under Prince Albert's direction, has been kept in much the same condition in which Victoria's royal family -- its only occupants -- left it. It's filled with the trappings necessary for the rich and famous of the time -- lush, mustard-colored brocades and rich ketchup-hued velvets. The Durbar Wing, built to house the royals' extravagant gifts from potentates in India, is intricately carved plaster, floor to ceiling. "Heavens, it looks like a wedding cake... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Nature's garbage disposal Apr 15, 2007
And Lena Community Park District Commissioner, Roger Schamberger, has come up with just the way to do it: a pontoon boat outfitted with two giant winches for dragging out the sometimes heavy items laying on a river bed. It's a project he and fellow commissioner Joe Green, are doing on their own, with no contribution from the park district or village. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Drive Products Income Fund Acquires Assets of Two Companies in the East End of Toronto Apr 11, 2007
To achieve this, Drive Products offers a wide variety of products such as power take-offs, hydraulic pumps, motors and coolers, winches, cables and controls, drivelines, blowers and compressors, hoses and fittings, custom consoles, snowplows, spreaders and electronic spreader controls, from leading international manufacturers, in many instances as the sole distributor in Canada. Forward-Looking Statements. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
May takes over county extension Mar 31, 2007
County Administrator Tom Patton assured him the county is working on addressing flooding issues in the area during periods of heavy rainfall, and gates were installed on culverts with winches to help manage heavy water flow until issues with Four Mile Creek can be resolved. Citizen Ted Snell asked the board to approach state representatives with the idea of locating gambling casinos within Decatur County as a way to increase tax revenues and provide jobs. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Woman Attempts Suicide By Driving Into River Mar 26, 2007
One of the tow trucks somehow got its winches and pulled it up over the river wall, Demick said ... One of the tow trucks somehow got its winches and pulled it up over the river wall, Joliet Police Lt. Rich Demick said. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
* World News Quick Take Mar 7, 2007
Each day carpenter and aspiring writer Salim Hossen Gaus, aged 25, winches himself 30m in a precarious home-made pulley to a small wooden platform he has built at the top of a palm tree. "I spend four to five hours minimum in the tree reading and writing, listening to the birds chirping," he said, adding that his favorite authors were Shakespeare and the Nobel laureate, Bengali writer and poet Rabindranath Tagore. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Infotainment Mar 6, 2007
Each day carpenter and aspiring writer Salim Hossen Gaus, aged 25, winches himself 30 metres in a precarious home-made. Mausoleum of Kwame NkrumahAccra: A general view shows the mausoleum of Kwame Nkrumah, the founder and first president of the modern Ghanaian state. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Antique shop branches out Feb 27, 2007
Austin's is an aftermarket auto accessory shop, which sells and installs tire and wheel packages, hitches, winches, step bars, audio/video components and other specialty products, said owner Brady Austin. "Although we specialize in Jeeps, we are experienced in foreign and domestic cars, trucks and SUVs," Austin said. (Pensacola News Journal)
Patriot Motor Corporation Announces Agreement With Campell U.S.A., Inc. Feb 7, 2007
A complete line of accessories is currently available as well from Jiangxi through Patriot, including winches, trailers, plows and alloy chrome wheels. Jiangxi Campell Co., Ltd., backed by the Chinese government, is also committed to working in concert with Patriot to design and manufacture a complete line of sport and utility off-road products to be introduced this month. (Primezone Releases)
YOUR VIEW: Take a chance on the first people Jan 31, 2007
I'm well aware there is nothing romantic about government regulations, dwindling fish stocks, wear and tear on expensive fishing nets, rust on winches and barnacles on a trawler's hull, not to mention the wind, the salt spray, the icy water that can freeze and sink a fishing boat. New Bedford's fishing fleet has to contend with illogical government regulations, the ravages of pollution and mechanized fishing, and other intrusions into the marine environment that will cause a breakdown in... (The Standard-Times, MA)
Bridge over I-64 still worries accident victim Jan 25, 2007
Franklin County Fire Chief Bobby Cowherd said rescue workers used winches (cables on pulleys) from both a county truck and a city truck to help secure and stabilize Mitchell's vehicle. County firefighters also parked a ladder truck in one lane of I-64 to place the ladder against the guardrail as an extra precaution. (Shelbyille Sentinel-News, KY)
Go fly a kite| Jan 2, 2007
The rotating central structure contains automatic winches that release pairs of cables to guide the kites. As they circle in the air, the vertical rotating axis of the structure activates very large alternators that are geared down to handle the extraordinary force exerted on them. (iAfrica.com)
