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Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties partied, had sex with and accepted golf and ski outings from employees of energy companies with whom they were dealing, federal investigators said Wednesday.
The alleged transgressions involve 13 former and current Interior Department employees in Denver and Washington. Their alleged improprieties include rigging contracts, working part-time as private oil consultants, and having sexual relationships with – and accepting golf and ski trips and dinners from – oil company employees, according to three reports released Wednesday by the Interior Department's inspector general.
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After the torrents of rain that caused the floods in Denison, Texas, folks found cylindrical piles of worms even spaced in lines in the center of roads!
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CFE Member Spotlight: Alan Jacob
For many of our members, CrossFit becomes a part of life after hearing about it from a friend or even stumbling upon an affiliate and deciding to take the plunge. For Alan Jacob, a longtime CFE member and now coach, CrossFit became a part of his routine thanks to the fate of a gym opening next door to his workplace.
Alan completed his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at LSU in May 2012. He returned to New Orleans and had planned to start the Physical Therapy program at LSUHSC-NO, but was thrown for a loop when he wasn't accepted to the program. He was determined to create a career in the field, however, and at the suggestion of a family friend, contacted Dr. Richard Bunch of ISR Physical Therapy (CFE's neighbor in the building) to see if he could get a job as a tech, and possibly gain experience and work on reapplying to PT school. "That was the best decision of my life," says Alan, who then interviewed with Marc Cavallino, also a current CFE member, and started working with ISR in August 2012.
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Recently, Alan was accepted into the Occupational Therapy program at LSU in New Orleans. He's looking forward to bringing the new things he's learning to the box, and knows that continuing his education will also make him a more knowledgeable coach. "The past couple of months I have been learning from Lyle, Anne, and Kevin about coaching and it's been a wonderful experience," he says. "Transitioning from member to coach has been a challenging experience, but one very much worth pushing through." Alan also notes that the different styles of different coaches at CFE have helped him grow both as an athlete and a coach. "I love all of the coaches. Some of them are quiet. Some of them are loud. They all know what they're talking about and know how to get the best out of us. I hope our whole coaching staff will be a favorite among the local CrossFit affiliates and perhaps even leaders in the whole CrossFit community!"
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Worthing sealed a spot in the FA Cup fourth round qualifying after coming out 3-1 winners over Southern League Division 1 South Moneyfields on Saturday.
Adam Hinshelwood's team are now eagerly awaiting to discover who they'll meet in the next round, with the draw taking place at midday, knowing a win in that tie will see them in the first round proper of English football's oldest cup competition.
Check out our picture slideshow from Worthing's FA Cup triumph at Moneyfields, courtesy of photographer Tommy McMillan, in the video above.
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Review: City Ballet keeps 'Dracula' fresh
This year's "Dracula" marks the 14th run for Columbia City Ballet; I've now seen it seven times. If you've seen it once, twice, three times, why go back to the Koger Center again? Because the ballet — apart from being a local Halloween tradition around here — only gets better with each performance.
Last year, the ballet's artistic director, William Starrett, revamped the casting with the promotion of ballerinas Regina Willoughby and Victoria Cholkas to the leading parts of Lucy Westenra and the Red Maiden, respectively. Willoughby and Cholkas, who took to the roles as if they had been born to dance them, have only become more entrancing.
Willoughby establishes her presence from the moment she takes the stage with her beau, danced by Mark Krieger . As they begin a sweet, flirtatious pas de deux, it appears as if Willoughby simply floats through the air — owing not a little bit to the seamless partnering of Krieger, a superb dancer in his own right as showcased in brief solos during the final act.
Willoughby's performance continues to captivate as she "sleepwalks" into the clutches of Dracula, danced again this year by Robert Michalski. Willoughby allows her head and limbs to loll languidly as Michalski shifts, lifts and turns her.
Cholkas, like Willoughby, showcases her abundance of talent by performing without any outward signs of effort.
Further, the professionalism and talent that marks the company's seasoned dancers is obviously being passed on to the next generation. Nicole Carrion , a member of the ballet's apprentice company, reprised her role as Victoria Harker. Carrion has grown significantly in both stage presence and precision since last season. There is no doubt that this young lady is a star in the making.
Added to the talent on the stage is the talent behind it. Once again, lighting designer Barry Sparks creates the illusions of a bat-filled cave, vast wilderness and supernatural presences by creatively manipulating standard effects timed perfectly with the score (and occasionally supplemented with manufactured smoke).
"Dracula" continues with shows at 7:30 and 10 tonight and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (803) 251-2222 or go to www.capitoltickets.com.


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The T2i features the same APS-C size (22.3 by 14.9mm) 18-megapixel image sensor used in the pricier Canon EOS 7D ($1,699, ), allowing the camera to deliver similar image quality and video capture options. Just keep in mind, the 7D still offers several key advantages over the T2i: Its larger body has more physical controls; it captures 8 frames per second (compared to the T2i's 3.7 fps) in continuous mode; and offers more than double the number of autofocus points as the T2i (19 vs. 8).
The body of the T2i looks much like the T1i. Both cameras are similar in size, with the T2i measuring 3.8 by 5.1 by 3 inches (HWD). The T2i weighs 1.6 lbs with its included 18-55mm lens, and 1.14 lbs without. The body is smaller than the 7D, however, sacrificing controls like the large scroll wheel that makes cruising through menus such a pleasure on the 7D. Instead, button layouts look more like a compact point and shoot camera, with up, down, left and right buttons. This layout worked just fine for me, however, and the T2i is still comfortable to hold.
The T2i's 3-inch LCD is the largest and sharpest display on any D-SLR camera to date, offering VGA resolution (1.04 million dots). The top-of-the-line $4,999 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV has a 920K-dot LCD screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio, measuring 1.75 by 2.38 inches (HW), while the T2i's display has a 3:2 aspect ratio and measures 1.75 by 2.5 (HW) inches.
Canon sticks with the same user interface (UI) on all of its Rebel cameras, which is nearly identical to its mid-range and professional line. The UI is simple and intuitive, but you need to be familiar with D-SLRs in order to use many of the camera's features. (An Auto mode is offered for beginners, however.) D-SLR cameras from Sony offer even more intuitive user interfaces, going as far as to teach beginners to use some of the cameras' advanced featuresthe Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 ($549.99, ) features this interface. Olympus also makes a similar attempt with its new Micro Four thirds camera, the E-PL1 ($599.99, ).
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Though the T2i can power on and snap its first shot in an average of just 1.38 seconds, its continuous shooting speed is limited to 3.7 frames per second (fps). The camera is unable to process images more quickly, due to its 18-megapixel sensor. By comparison, the 12.4-megapixel Pentax K-x captures images at 4.7 fps and 12.3-megapixel Nikon D5000 shoots 4 fps.
After testing the T2i using the Imatest suite in PC Labs, I found the image quality comparable to the 7D. The 18-55mm kit lens that ships with the T2i produced very sharp images, slightly sharper than the 17-85mm lens I used when testing the 7D. At the T2i's sharpest f-stop (f/5.6), the camera averaged 2,296; 2,258; and 1,885 lines per picture height at ISO 100, 200 and 400, respectively. The Canon 7D averaged 1,999; 1,975; and 1,882 lines at the same ISO sensitivities.
Also like the 7D, the T2i can shoot at up to ISO 6400, but our test results indicated that images shot at ISO 6400 showed distracting amounts of noise. You can shoot at ISO 3200 without noticeable noise, however. In this regard, the camera truly excels, letting you shoot without the flash in low-light situations.
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The Canon T2i is without a doubt the best sub-$1,000 D-SLR for recording videosit offers all the popular HD resolutions and frame rates, including 1080p30, 1080p24, 720p60. Until the T2i was released, the only camera to offer these video capture options was the twice-the-price Canon 7D.
Video captured with the T2i is suitable for professional use, and advanced options (such as manual control of shutter speed, aperture, etc.) make this an excellent choice for pros. Other photographers may prefer the intuitive feel of a camcorder, howeverusing a D-SLR to capture video can be difficult, considering that D-SLR cameras were originally designed with still photography in mind, not video. As a result, the built-in microphone often picks up lens noise, and autofocus is very sluggish while recording video (or capturing stills in live view mode), since the otherwise speedy phase detection AF system is bypassed in these modes. The only cameras to overcome this hurdle are Micro Four Thirds models, including the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 ($899.95, ) and the Olympus E-PL1 ($599.99, ).
Unlike the 7D, which shoots to CF memory cards, the T2i can write to SD/SDHC memory cards. In fact, the T2i is the first Canon Rebel to offer support for SDXC cards, which are identical in physical size to SD cards but theoretically will be able to store up to 2 terabytes of data while achieving read and write speeds of up to 300 Mbps. SDXC cards have a long way to go before they live up to their full potential, howevercards are currently only available in 48 and 64 GB sizes with 10Mbps read and write speeds, and prices are exorbitant.
The T2i includes mini-HDMI and mini-USB portsthe inclusion of these standard ports means you won't need to search high and low to find a replacement, especially when traveling overseas, where proprietary cables will likely not be available. The mini-HDMI port also supports Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)if your HDTV also supports this feature, your television remote will be able to control the camera without the need for programming. Also, when you power on the camera, your HDTV will power on and switch to the corresponding input the T2i is plugged into. When the camera is turned off, it will turn off the HDTV too.
At $899, the Canon EOS Rebel T2i is an extraordinary value. It offers excellent image quality and all of the mainstream HD video recording resolutions. Overall, the majority of the T2i's improvements over its predecessor are video-related, though. So if HD video versatility is not a priority for you, consider purchasing a Canon T1i or Nikon D5000both cameras can shoot 720p HD video and have come down in price since they were released, making them a better value for photographers primarily interested in shooting stills.
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Six of the top ten cities in the world that type 'porn' as a keyword on the search engine, are in India
Remember the outrage over the (temporary) porn ban in India a few months back?
Indians were either startled at not finding their favourite sites one morning, or were aghast at this curb on the freedom of expression.
While most sites returned and many people's online activity went back to normal, the outrage over the porn ban was widespread from celebrities to normal citizens on social media lashing out against the ban.
Now, Google Trends data might just tell us the reason for the immense outrage over the porn ban.
The latest data shows that six of the top ten cities in the world that type 'porn' as a keyword on the search engine, are in India, according to a report by The Times of India.
New Delhi leads the list of 'porn searches', followed by Pune, Mumbai, Howrah, Unnao, Kuala Lumpur and Bengaluru in that order, continues the report. FYI, Unnao is a small town in Uttar Pradesh.
And if the fact that so many Indian cities top the list of porn searchers surprises you, the type of porn they search will probably disturb you.
The Times of India report says that the highest number of searches for 'animal porn' were from Pune, followed by New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. 'Rape porn' was widely googled in Kolkata, Howrah, New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Pune. Unnao actually had the most number of Google searches for 'child sex'.
While we are not suggesting that this is the sole reason for the porn ban protests, it does show the wide penetration that online porn has in India, irrespective of region and social conditions.
Here's why the Porn Ban faced such a backlash: Six Indian cities among global top 10 for porn searches Oct 8, 2015
The ban of internet porn 28 GENNAIO 2015
Over 80% Of Tor Network Used For Pedophilia Sites 4 OTTOBRE 2015
Proliferation of Rape Porn 24 MAGGIO 2015
Child Sexual Abuse in India "Epidemic" 5 OTTOBRE 2015
The Rape Capital of India 19 AGOSTO 2015
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermoine Granger (Emma Watson) continue their search to find and destroy the evil Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) three remaining horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. Edit
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) is the final book of the Harry Potter series, written by British author J.K. Rowling. The novel was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter Steve Kloves. The movie was preceded by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) (2009), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) (2010). Edit
Although producers thought of splitting the each of movie in the series into two parts, the books were adapted to movies mainly by deleting certain characters and subplots that served as background and were not critical to the plot. The makers felt that this was impossible for Deathly Hallows, as most of the subplots and trivial characters are eventually tied to the conclusion. Also, to give the series and each character's story a proper closure, the producers felt that they should not even try to cram all that information into a single film so the decision of a two-parter was made. Also, if they would have made it into one film to fit in the details needed, it would be nearly six hours long. Edit
Voldemort split his soul into eight pieces, creating seven horcruxes (the eighth part being his own soul). In the previous movies, Harry, Ron and Dumbledore destroyed three horcruxes: Tom Riddle's Diary (in Chamber of Secrets), the Gaunt's ring (in Half-Blood Prince), and Salazar Slytherin's locket (in Deathly Hallows: Part 1). That brings the total amount of the remaining horcruxes to four. Before, it had been referred to as there being six horcruxes and a seventh thing which Voldemort's soul was hidden in that Harry must discover, as Dumbledore thought Harry would not be able to handle the fact that he himself was a horcrux. Edit
Unlike in the books, Harry is never told what the Horcruxes might be. Instead, the film adds the notion that he can hear them in his mind when he is near them, and he gathers ideas about where they might be throughout the story from various sources. Arriving at these locations, he listens for the characteristic Horcrux sound. This is explained as being the result of himself being a Horcrux. In particular, he gets the idea about the Cup of Helga Hufflepuff being in Gringott's when Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) screams at Hermione after she thought they had entered her vault. For the Diadem, Harry has a vision of Voldemort talking with the Grey Lady (Ravenclaw House Ghost, Helena Ravenclaw (Kelly Macdonald), daughter of Rowena), who he later questions for its location. Concerning Nagini, Voldemort's pet snake, Harry also has a short vision where he finds out Voldemort is very concerned for the animal, leading Harry to the conclusion that Nagini is the last Horcrux. Edit
We already know of Harry's romance with Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) as well as the romance budding between Ron and Hermione. However, little time is spent dwelling on how this grows in the actual film. Also, the film deviates from the book by suggesting a romance between Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) and Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch). Rowling has previously described Luna's future lovelife, which does not involve Neville; so in other interviews the Luna-Neville romance is explained as a "summer fling" in order to remain canonical. Edit
Jamie Waylett, the actor who played Crabbe, was arrested for marijuana possession in 2009. Unable to reprise his role, Waylett's character Crabbe was written out of the final film. In the book, it is actually Crabbe who uses fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement and dies because he is unable to control it. The screenwriters changed this to Gregory Goyle (Josh Herdman) for the film. Blaise Zabini (Louis Cordice) is the other Slytherin student who accompanies Draco and Goyle in the Room of Requirement. He appears occasionally in Half-Blood Prince. Edit
In Deathly Hallows: Part 1, a silver doe patronus leads Harry to the hidden Sword of Gryffindor. In this film, we find out that the patronus belonged to Professor Severus Snape (Alan Rickman). In the book, Snape discovers Harry's location because Hermione has a portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black in her bag. The trio frequently had discussions with Phineas, who also had a portrait hanging in the Headmaster's Office in Hogwarts. After overhearing the trio mention their whereabouts, Phineas told Snape. Without Phineas in the films, there is no obvious way for Snape to have found Harry. It is suggested that Aberforth Dumbledore (Ciarán Hinds) gave Snape the information. Right before Harry sees the silver doe in the forest, he is looking into the mirror shard that Aberforth used to watch over Harry. Presumably, Aberforth recognized Harry's location and notified Snape. This would be unlikely as it would cast either Aberforth as a turncoat or would imply that against all logic he knew Snape's secret. Another explanation could be that Snape heard about Ron's capture and subsequent escape from the Snatchers; perhaps he had secretly put a Tracking spell on Ron, enabled his escape, and when realizing that Ron was about to find Harry and Hermione through his Deluminator, sent his Patronus for both Ron and Harry to see. This explanation depends of course on Snape's ability to find out about Ron's capture and secretly putting an undetectable Trace on him. It is even conceivable that the Deluminator itself can be traced; Dumbledore's portrait could have told Snape how to do this. A third possibility is suggested by the book, where a Patronus charm can be used as a messenger; Arthur Weasley sends one to Ron while he hides in Grimmauld Place, without knowing that Ron would be there. It suggests that either Arthur sent his Patronus to all possible hiding locations or that a Patronus can be sent out to search a particular person. Snape might have done the same by intentionally directing his Patronus to Harry without knowing the location. This explanation depends on the possibility that a Patronus could be used as such. If this is the case, it is no ordinary display of magic, because it would enable any wizard to find another person, by simply sending out a Patronus. Perhaps Snape's highly developed talent for Legilimency was also helpful? Edit
Priori Incantatem is not simply connecting beams of spells. It is rare magic that occurs when brother wands are forced to battle, while it does result in the charms fired connecting, it also results in a dome of light surrounding the two duelling wizards (in the books it also moves them away from the crowd of Deatheaters). There is a point that the spells meet, and when this is pushed back into either wand, it will force echoes of that wand's previous spells to appear. This only happens once in the entire series of 8 movies: When Voldemort duels Harry in the graveyard in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Remember that Harry's wand with the core of the Phoenix feather was identical to Voldemort's, as mentioned in the first book and movie, the wand chooses the wizard, and because it turns out that Harry had a fragment of Voldemort's soul, they ended up with "twin wands". (Voldemort used his wand to kill Cedric Diggory, Frank Bryce (the Muggle caretaker of the Riddle house), and James and Lily Potter and echoes of these people come out of Voldemort's wand and help Harry escape.) What has confused people, is that in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, an artistic decision was made to have the Dumbledore & Voldemort duel appear more visually impressive and take advantage of the scene being shot in IMAX by having the lava-like connection of spells (such a connection does not occur in the books). This was not priori incantatem. But the effect has remained in the following movies. The key difference being that there is no dome of light, and no echoes being forced from wands due to the meeting point of spells being forced into one of the wands. The only instance of a spell being forced into a wand is in the instance of the start of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 when Voldemort uses Lucius Malfoy's wand, and the wand is destroyed. This was not Priori Incantatem either. Harry does not cast a spell, the wand acts of its own accord (Harry is prone in pain), and destroys Lucius's wand. In the final duel, it is not priori incantatem either, the Elder Wand is refusing to kill its master, Harry, and the avada kedavra curse backfires on Voldemort. Shortly after the novel-release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K Rowling revealed that the core of the Elder Wand was a Thestral tail hair, and the Elder Wand was the only wand in the world that had that kind of core, and because of that the Elder Wand can't create Priori Incantatem with any other wand, because there is no "twin wand". Edit
Harry already has it, because it is the Invisibility Cloak originally given to him by Professor Dumbledore (Richard Harris) in the first film. The book explains that it was probably created by Ignotus Peverell, one of the three brothers mentioned in The Tales of Beedle the Bard as the original owners of the three Deadly Hallows. The Cloak was passed onto his descendants and ended up in the hands of Harry's father, and finally Harry, as the last of Ignotus' blood line. The Cloak has an absolute invisibility, which does not wear out over time (like common invisibility cloaks do) and is shielded from most magic. Parallel to this, the Resurrection Stone was passed onto the descendants of its original owner, Cadmus Peverell, of whom Voldemort is the last descendant. Harry very likely keeps his Cloak in Hermione's bag. He uses it to stay invisible with Griphook (Warwick Davis) when they enter Gringotts Bank, attempting to get into Bellatrix Lestrange's vault. Edit
This film is spoken mostly in English with some characters speaking Parseltongue in some scenes. During the scene where Voldemort finds out Gringott's was robbed, he speaks Parseltongue to his snake Nagini, with on screen subtitles. In the scene where Ron and Hermione go to the chamber of secrets to destroy Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Ron speaks "open" in Parseltongue to get in. Generally only Parselmouths (Voldemort, Harry Potter, Salazar Slytherin, and Marvolo, Morfin, and Merope Gaunt) can speak Parseltongue. Ron Weasley isn't a Parseltongue but he merely muttered the Parseltongue word for "open" which he remembered from Harry speaking it. Ginny Weasley also isn't a Parseltongue but was able to speak it to open the chamber of secrets various times while possessed by Voldemort. Also, Professor Dumbledore can understand (and very possibly, speak) Parseltontgue, such as Goblins' and Mermish languages. Edit
No. Only an intended, malicious act of murder would cause the soul to be ripped apart. In the book, Harry sees another one of Snape's memories, where Snape voices this concern to Dumbledore. Dumbledore reassures Snape by saying that he himself wants to die on his own terms, and that is why Snape must do it as an act of mercy, which will keep Snape's soul intact. He remains reluctant and the actual killing causes him profound difficulty (Dumbledore has to effectively beg Snape to do it), showing that Snape had no intention whatsoever to kill Dumbledore, and therefore his soul will remain whole. Edit
As it is explained more fully in the book, Harry and Voldemort share a unique bond besides the matching twin cores of their wands. This bond was created by the fact that Voldemort used Harry's blood as part of his rebirth ritual in Goblet of Fire. Harry's blood bears the protective spell of Lily's love that was cast when she sacrificed herself for Harry, which means that Voldemort (unknown to him since he does not understand the magic of love) also bears that protective spell. If someone else were to use the Killing Curse on Harry, yes, Voldemort's accidental Horcrux (Harry) would have been destroyed, but Harry would also die as the curse is intended. But as long as Voldemort shared blood with Harry, then Harry could not be truly killed by Voldemort's Killing Curse—therefore, Voldemort destroyed his own accidental Horcrux, helping to lead to his own ultimate demise. Voldemort destroying the Horcrux was the only chance of Harry being able to "come back to life" and lead the final part of the battle that results in the destruction of Nagini (the final Horcrux) and Voldemort's death. Edit
Remember that Snape, at this point, is a triple agent: he is, in fact, still loyal to the Order of the Phoenix he supposedly betrayed, and therefore has to convince Voldemort and his fellow Death Eaters that he is on their side. It is quite clear that Death Eaters who outlive their usefulness (such as Lucius Malfoy) quickly fall out of Voldemort's favour. Snape has a role to fulfill until the end, so he needs to walk a delicate line, remaining an asset to the Death Eaters by providing them with valuable information, yet not enough for them to permanently defeat the Order. The books also reveal why Snape was the best person to infiltrate the Death Eaters: due to his uncanny talent for Occlumency; not even Voldemort would be able to read his mind and learn of his true loyalties.
In Snape's first scene, he tells Voldemort when Harry will be leaving the Dursley's home, correcting inaccurate information provided by Yaxley. Snape is also correct in pointing out that the Auror Office is not involved in rescuing Harry, so nobody in a position of authority at the Ministry would know of the plan or its details. These were known only to the small group actually involved in the rescue, so one of them must have been Snape's source. The book's chapter on Snape's memory deals with some of this more fully. The rescue plan is actually Snape's idea, and he passes it on to Mundungus Fletcher using the Imperius Curse. In particular, it is Snape's idea to have six others pose as Harry so that Voldemort will not immediately know which is the real one. In the first half of the film, Snape notably does not give that detail to Voldemort. Voldemort is only able to correctly identify the real Harry because (in the film) Hedwig tries to come to his rescue, sacrificing her life in the process. (In the book it is because Harry refuses to kill Stan Shunpike to defend himself, instead employing the Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus), which the Death Eaters recognize as his "signature move".) Snape also does not give away which safe house Harry will be traveling to, something he should be able to find out quite easily. Edit
The ethereal representation of King's Cross Station where Harry ends up after Voldemort "kills" him, is known in catholic tradition as Limbo; the state between life and death for people who have not yet crossed over to the afterlife. For Harry, it represents a crossroads between life and death, hence it takes shape as King's Cross Station, Harry's personal crossroads between the Muggle and wizarding world.
The reason Harry ends up there has to do with two things. Firstly, Voldemort cannot kill Harry himself due to the blood protection (the "old magic" mentioned by Voldemort in Goblet of Fire), which is detailed in the books but not in the movies. As Harry's mother sacrificed herself for her son, the proximity of her blood gave infant Harry a magical protection and caused the Killing Curse to backfire on Voldemort. Since Harry's blood is similar to his mother's, and Harry's blood in turn was used to resurrect Voldemort, this means that Lily Potter's blood now effectively runs through Voldemort. So this provides Harry with magical protection from death as long as Voldemort is near. Also, as neither Harry nor Voldemort know yet, Harry is the legitimate master of the Elder Wand, so whatever Voldemort tries, this wand will not kill its master, Harry.
Secondly, Harry still has the fragment of Voldemort's soul inside, making him effectively a Horcrux. Voldemort's Killing curse cannot kill Harry, it merely destroys this soul fragment. Whether the weakened curse sends Harry's consciousness into Limbo, pulling Voldemort's with it, or the destruction of the soul fragments drags Harry into Limbo is debatable. Regardless, the stunted, deformed creature that Harry finds there is what remains of Lord Voldemort's soul. As the books explain, killing another person is the ultimate act of evil, one that tears the soul apart. Only a feeling of deep remorse for the killing could mend the soul, but such powerful feelings could also kill the wizard. As Voldemort committed dozens of murders and showed no remorse whatsoever, his soul is maimed and scarred beyond repair, forcing him to exist in Limbo and later the afterlife in this decrepit state. Edit
After Neville kills Nagini with the Sword of Gryffindor, thus destroying Voldemort's last Horcrux, Harry and Voldemort begin shooting magic bolts at each other, Harry using his wand and Voldemort using the Elder Wand. Suddenly, the Elder Wand causes Voldemort's killing curse to backfire, and the wand flies out of Voldemort's hand and over to Harry. Voldemort's body begins to disintegrate and turns to dust. Later, as Harry, Ron, and Hermoine walk through the rubble that was once Hogwarts, Harry explains that the reason the Elder Wand didn't work for Voldemort was because it actually belonged to Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), who was the one to disarm Dumbledore before Snape killed him. Then, when Harry disarmed Draco at Malfoy Manor, Harry became the true master of the wand. When Ron enthusiastically points out that they're now invincible, Harry snaps the wand in two and tosses it into the chasm. Nineteen years past. Harry and Ginny are back on the platform, escorting their son, Albus Severus (Arthur Bowen), to platform 9¾. where Draco and his wife are sending off their son, and Ron and Hermoine are saying goodbye to their daughter before sending them off to Hogwarts, too. Albus expresses concern that he may be sorted into Slytherin House, but Harry assures him that Severus Snape, once the head of Syltherin, was the bravest man he ever knew. Harry also assures him that, should he wish to be assigned to Gryffindor House, the sorting hat will take that into account. In the final scene, the train pulls out of the station, while Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermoine, smiling proudly, wave goodbye to their children. Edit
Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) continues on as gameskeeper. He is mentioned in the epilogue. Harry tells his son that he will be travelling in the boats with Hagrid to the castle. Edit
McGonagall (Maggie Smith) survived the Battle of Hogwarts, and she became Headmistress. The Battle of Hogwarts ended in 1998, and she continued her job until at least 2008, 9 years before the trio's kids came to Hogwarts. There is a different unknown headmaster when the children arrive at Hogwarts. Edit
The movie gives no clear resolution on his fate; in the previous movie, he was Stunned when Harry escaped Malfoy Manor, so technically he was still alive then. However, Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew (Timothy Spall) is nowhere to be seen in the Battle of Hogwarts, which is curious, given his unrelenting loyalty to Voldemort. Although this doesn't provide any conclusive evidence, it is possible that he may have been killed in Malfoy Manor during Voldemort's fit of rage. In the book, however, during Harry's escape, there is a struggle in which Harry reminds Peter that he once spared Pettigrew's life (in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) and Remus Lupin (David Thewlis) were about to execute him) and that he owes him his life. After mentioning that, Peter loosens his grip on Harry. Immediately, Peter's artificial hand (the one he got from Voldemort in Goblet of Fire) grabs his owner's throat and strangles himself to death. Presumably, Voldemort must have made it so the hand would kill Peter if he ever disobeys him even in the slightest. Edit
The movie opens with Voldemort stealing the Elder Wand, which occurs in the book right after Harry's talk with Ollivander. Once Harry determines that there is probably a Horcux in Bellatrix Lestrange's vault, the film immediately cuts to them executing their raid. In the book they spend about a month planning out every detail. Bill Weasley also warns them not to trust Griphook, as Goblins still consider themselves master of the Griffindor sword, even though they had sold it to the wizards. In the book, both Luna Lovegood and Dean Thomas were rescued from Malfoy Manor, and are apparated to safety along with Ollivander before the trio sets out. Also during this time, Remus Lupin (with whom Harry had had a major rift earlier in the book) arrives and announces the birth of his son Teddy (to whom he refers later in the book and film). He asks Harry to be Teddy's godfather, which Harry accepts.
The raid on Gringotts happens largely as it does in the book, although with less danger or threat than the book gives this sequence (e.g. the duplicating artifacts in the Vault are also extremely hot). This film, like the others (except Goblet of Fire) differs in its portrayal of Polyjuice Potion, in that the user's voice (Hermione in this case) remains unchanged.
Instead of also relying on the memories Dumbledore had shown him to identify Horcruxes (in the book), Harry fully discovers through his connection with Voldemort's mind what they are and where they are hidden in the movie. In the book, Harry witnesses how Voldemort is checking up on all his previous Horcruxes, since he cannot sense their destruction, and finds most of them missing (in the movie, Voldemort instantly feels it when his soul fragments are destroyed, and it temporarily weakens him).
When they meet Aberforth in the book, he confronts the Death Eaters pursuing them and tricks them into thinking they were pursuing a false alarm. The mirror fragment that Harry carries around is from one mirror that he received from Sirius in Order of the Phoenix; its twin mirror is found in Aberforth's hide-out. In the movie, there is only one mirror. Aberforth goes into depth about his troublesome past with Albus: their sister Ariana was once assaulted by three Muggle boys, and from the trauma, she became unable to control her magic. Their father killed the Muggles in revenge and spent the rest of his life in Azkaban. Then their mother was accidentally killed during one of Ariana's fits of rage, forcing Albus to abandon his career and care for his sister as Aberforth attended Hogwarts. During one summer, Albus formed a friendship with Grindelwald, and together they dreamt of a world where wizards dominated over Muggles for the greater good, and they obsessed over the Deadly Hallows. One night, this led to a heated argument with Aberforth, culminating in a duel where a stray Killing Curse killed Ariana.
While searching for the Ravenclaw diadem, Harry is discovered by Alecto Carrow, who, before getting stunned, immediately warns Voldemort through her Dark Mark. In the ensueing chaos, Amycus is incapacitated as well. While Harry follows Professor McGonagall under his Invisibility Cloak, she is confronted by Snape in a hallway, leading to a fierce duel, with Snape jumping out of a window, clinging to a bat-like creature (in the movie, Snape summons all students to the Great Hall, trying to coerce the students into betraying Harry. Harry himself confronts Snape, but McGonagall fights him off, after which Snape Disapparates). Harry first asks professor Flitwick about the diadem, who has no clue, then Nearly Headless Nick (who hasn't appeared in the films since the second), who sends him to Helena Ravenclaw. Helena admits to be the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw (one of Hogwart's founders). She had once stolen her mother's diadem and hid it; the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's house ghost) was send to retrieve both Helena and the diadem, but when she refused, the Baron killed her and himself in remorse, becoming ghosts.
Ron and Hermione destroying the Hufflepuff Cup is shown in the movie but only recounted in the book; Hermione kisses Ron afterwards, after Ron suggests that he should help the House Elves. Malfoy enters the Room of Requirement with Crabbe and Goyle, and it is Crabbe who dies. The Fiendfire in the Room is enough to destroy the Horcrux (in the movie it requires another stab with the Basilisk fang).
Professor McGonnagall's giggle about always having wanted to use "Piertotum Locomotor" (awakening the statues, suits of armor, etc., to defend the school) is a movie invention not in the book.
Snape is killed in the Shrieking Shack—in which he has some significant personal history—rather than the boathouse, which was an environment that appears exclusively in the film.
Snape's memories are far more expansive in the book, and include excerpts from Snape's life at Hogwarts and friendship with Lily; however, the friendship ends abruptly, due to Snape's grudge against James Potter and his own affiliation with the Death Eaters. There are several memories proving Snape's allegiance to Dumbledore: spying on Professor Quirrel and Durmstrang Headmaster Karkaroff, plotting with Dumbledore's portrait in the Headmaster's office, secretly helping Harry obtaining the Griffindor sword, and his reluctance to promise to kill Dumbledore (which Harry semi-witnessed in the film and Hagrid in the book of Half-Blood Prince). It also shows how Snape tried to prevent harm to George Weasley on the night that the Order of the Phoenix escorted Harry back to the Burrow, but inadvertantly cursed his ear off. However, the scene where a heart-broken Snape finds Lily and James killed by Voldemort was conceived especially for the film and is not in the book.
The scope of the Battle of Hogwarts has been expanded in the movie to include viewpoints besides Harry's. Fred Weasley's death is actually shown in the book, though that of Lupin and Tonks is not. In the book, the Death Eaters are joined by many other creatures, such as spiders and Giants.
Harry's conversation with Dumbledore clears up some mysteries: Harry can come back from limbo due to the protection provided by his mother's blood: when Voldemort was resurrected with Harry's blood, that protection fortunately went over to Voldemort's blood as well; as long as Voldemort is alive and nearby, Harry is protected. Also, the reason that Harry's wand was able to fight off Voldemort on its own in the previous movie, is because Harry shares blood and a piece of soul with Voldemort; when their wands connected in Goblet of Fire, Harry's wand learned to sense Voldemort's actions, and could act on its own.
Dumbledore goes into detail about his friendship with Grindelwald and their youthful quest for power. Both wanted the Elder Wand to rule over the Wizarding World; he himself wanted the Resurrection Stone to reunite his dead family, whereas Grindelwald only wanted it to raise an army of Inferi. However, Dumbledore clashed with Grindelwald over the issue of Muggles (whom Grindelwald wanted to enslave), and with Aberforth over his intention to find the Invisibility Cloak to hide their sister Ariana, whom he saw as a burden. This caused a heated argument that led to a fierce three-way duel, in which Ariana was hit by a stray Killing Curse. Unsure who fired the fatal curse, a remorseful Dumbledore did not dare to confront Grindelwald for years, out of fear that he might learn that he accidentally killed his own sister. Dumbledore also explains that upon finding out that the black Marvolo ring contained the Resurrection Stone, he immediately put it on, just to see his dead sister once more and ask for her forgiveness; however, he temporarily forgot that it was a Horcrux and carried a lethal curse.
Upon returning from death, Voldemort uses the Cruciatus curse on Harry's body to reassure himself that Harry is dead; the curse has no effect on him (not because Harry is dead, but because the Elder Wand will not harm its master). While carrying Harry to Hogwarts, Hagrid scolds the onlooking Centaurs for not interfering.
The final confrontation is also different. In the book, upon arriving at Hogwarts, Voldemort punishes Neville for his refusal to join him by cursing him with a Full Body Bind, and putting the burning Sorting Hat on his head. At that point, hordes of wizard families climb over the walls, together with Centaurs, Thestrals, Buckbeak and Grawp, which starts another battle that moves into the castle. In the confusion, Harry escapes and hides under the Invisibility Cloak, while Neville is freed from the curse, takes the Griffindor Sword from the Sorting Hat and immediately decapitates Nagini with it (in the movie, Ron, Hermione and Neville have to chase the snake all the way through the castle during the duel).
The book version of the duel does not involve Harry and Voldemort separating from the others and Apparating around the castle, with Harry revealing who the master of the Elder Wand is. Instead, Harry searches for Voldemort under his Cloak, finding that the Death Eaters' curses have little effect on his friends (later explained as a result of his sacrifice; like his mother, Harry gave his life for his friends, and his blood now protects them from harm). He finds Voldemort fighting off many other wizards, and becoming enraged when Bellatrix is killed by Mrs. Weasley. But before he can harm her, Harry reveals himself. He gets to deliver a lengthy speech, in which he both taunts and offers an olive branch to Voldemort: a chance to repent for all his actions, and a warning that the Elder Wand is now under his control (because Draco became its master when he disarmed Dumbledore, and Harry in return became master when he took Draco's wand in Malfoy Manor). More importantly, he reveals that Snape had never been Voldemort's man from the moment he targetted Lily Potter, revealing to all Snape's duplicitous heroic role. Voldemort nevertheless fires the Killing Curse, which immediately rebounds on Harry's Disarming Curse and kills Voldemort, who falls down lifelessly. In the movie, the curses meet again in mid-air, and upon defeat, Voldemort's body completely obliterates.
In the book, the Malfoy family has remained in the castle and is sitting uneasily among the victims and the victorious wizards, whereas in the movie, they already left Hogwarts before the last battle. Harry uses the Elder Wand to mend his own wand, and has one last talk with Dumbledore, via his portrait in the Headmaster's office, in which Harry promises not to search for the Resurrection Stone, and to leave the wand in Dumbledore's tomb (rather than destroying it), hoping, as Dumbledore had, to destroy its power by dying without ever being disarmed while in possession of it. In the movie, Harry simply snaps the Elder Wand in two, and throws away the pieces. Edit


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Photo: Oh snap! Look at that primer! Lookin' sharp! That is not the color that we've chosen, that's just what the tint of the primer is. Real paint color goes up tonight and I'll have a picture for you on Wednesday! I'll note that it's nice that we did the Playroom DIY first with all of it's insanity, because this paint job is peanuts in comparison. Got done in about 2 hours. Totally amazing!
Before I really get going on this, can I just start this post with a bit of a wail of grief? I witnessed snow falling from the sky yesterday morning! Saw it with me own eyes! Felt it on me own skin!!
And with windchills in the thirties this morning, I broke out the heavy coats for all four of us, put the boys in layers, started the car early to warm it up…there was this voice in my head, small but strong, that came to me as I was walking into the house saying, "haven't yah been heeyah too long fah this? You know this isn't really cold!"
"You can take the girl out of the South," I told my new New Englander brain, "but you'll never take the South out of the girl!"
In all seriousness, it was a bit of a shock this morning. Winter is a thing that one must ease into. Winter is that nerd who shows up for the party an hour early and then stays 2 hours after it's over… Just no damn manners, ya know!?
Anyway, that's not what I wanted to write about.
I had one of those moments over the weekend where I was reminded that, though I'm surrounded by people all the time, motherhood is a most lonely occupation.
It actually started last week… Still in the midst of my potty war with Ursa Major, I informed one of his teachers during school drop-off that he'd only performed one act of potty at home, but the other was pending. The teacher, distracted by taking attendance, I think, sorta nodded about it. "Oh, ok then…" she dismissed me. But then she kinda snapped to it. "Wait, so, is he using the potty at all?"
Clearly. That's what I just told you. "Yes, he is. Just, you know… for number one, not number two."
"Ok. So, is he in underwear or is he in a diaper or…?"
"We've got him in the pull-ups right now. He says that he wants to go here at school, but I'm not sure that he will. I informed him that he wastes the potty diapers when he poops in them. That's not what they're for, you know?"
In all seriousness, this teacher: "Well, why aren't you just putting him in the underwear?"
Uh… is you gonna clean up the mess? "Well, I'm just not sure that he's ready for that. We're still having a lot of accidents, and I'm not excited about cleaning up that mess…"
"Well, I mean, it's a mess in the pull-up just as much as it's a mess in the underwear, right?"
I've really gotta get control of my face. Really. Because at this point, I'm pretty sure that I had a good scowl going. I swear to God, older women get straight-up amnesia about how hard these toddler years are. There is absolutely nothing pleasant about potty training, least of all some cotton underwear with a full load in it. Can't just throw that in the washing machine, ya'll… oh noooo… you've gotta rinse that somewhere first after taking care of the package. It's just… I do a lot of gross things as a mother, but that is beyond the pale.
She kinda put up her hands and backed off a bit. ("Oh no, it's a Black person" face on) "I mean, you're the mother and I just want to be clear on the instructions… we'll check in on him before snack. "
You do that. Thanks a lot.
So that's the start of the week, here's the end of it: Saturday, dinner, me and The Husband and the boys. I've prepared some ribs and baked sweet potato and some broccoli. Ursa Minor goes into his daily dinner meltdown because of some non-articulated some-such that makes him not want to get into his seat. Ursa Major, on the other hand, is excited to sit and eat. He likes that you're allowed to pick up the rib by the bone and eat it that way. Of course, he eats all of the parts with the barbecue sauce on it and now he wants a new rib.
We look and there is still plenty of meat on the bone. We gently inform him so. "You can have a new rib after you eat what is left of the rib you have."
My child picks up the rib, starts whining about how he doesn't see any meat and how he wants a new rib and, when we begin to explain to him again how this works, he decides to throw the rib across the table.
I was hot. And when I'm that hot, I actually get quiet. It was a low rumble that came out of me. "Get down."
Now, of course, the child is crying. And not moving.
"Get down now."
The child slinks down and slowly walks to the living room, crying as he goes.
My husband let's out this deep sigh and continues eating, just not looking at me or the child…
Come on, bro.
It's one thing to have strangers second-guess me, though to do it to my face is a bit much, but it's another thing to always feel like you're standing in front of an army in an open field with a single spear and not another soul behind you.
I can't believe how lonely and thankless motherhood can be. You have a vision, you set some standards, you maintain order, you make decisions, and you pull, as best you can, the entire clan toward what you think is a pretty reasonable set of goals. In so doing, you're the instant villain. I feel like I'm the villain all the time. It's not like The Husband is contradicting me in front of the boys or purposely being the good cop all the time, but then again, he's never the back-up or he'll never take on the bad guy role so that way it's not me huffing and puffing all the time.
So he eats, staring at his plate. I eat, trying not to give him the death glare. I'm waiting or him to say something, like, what? Do you disagree with me? Should I have let him stay at the table? Do you have another suggestion? Want to say something right about now? Major calms himself down, eventually comes back to the table, and finishes his dinner. Why all the nonsense?
This phase, too, shall pass. Toddlerhood will be done and they will be on to the next set of challenges. But motherhood and its villainhood counterpart will remain, I suspect. And that's a hard reality for me. It's exhausting. I try to say "yes" as often as I say "no," but that's not always possible.
Anyway, that's the headspace I'm in right now. At least I can tell you that I was productive this weekend, clocking 6,500 words before I went to bed last night! I expect to hit 9,000 words before I sleep tonight! Yeah! Off to a great start! Act One of my story is on track to be done tonight, which means I can edit tomorrow through Thursday and then press the "publish" button on it on Friday! Oh my God, I'm so nervous!
Let's have a great week, yes? VOTE TOMORROW, you American readers!!!! See you Wednesday!


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These two are my dearest friends Tania & David, they will be tying the knot tomorrow at Solsgirth House! I really can't wait to see them become husband a wife! Tania is going to look drop dead gorgeous and David will look kind of handsome too :)
When Tania asked me if I would do her engagement shoot I felt absolutely honoured to do so! When she asked if I would photograph her engagement session in PARIS, I was literally jumping up and down like a crazy fool, at first thinking that it was a joke! - " Eh of course I would ! " So two, short but wonderful, days in the not so sunny Paris, we still managed to capture such a beautiful session with these two lovebirds! ( Believe it or not, it was raining on day one! )


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The underwater world of the Mediterranean sea
Know why the underwater world of the Mediterranean does not get bored Maltese fishermen?
And you would have refused to go fishing for large mackerel, swordfish, a big fish type-halibut, prawns, small shrimps, pink octopuses, mollusks and sea urchins, "disrupting" the biggest gamble in the form of a grouper "grouper"? That's
And you would have refused to go fishing for large mackerel, swordfish, a big fish type-halibut, prawns, small shrimps, pink octopuses, mollusks and sea urchins, "disrupting" the biggest gamble in the form of a grouper "grouper"? So there you are…
I think tuna is a fish the length of a few centimeters? Oh how wrong you are! Perhaps you will be interested to know that adult tuna not only reach 4 meters in length and weigh about 500 pounds, but successfully attack any fish, including cephalopods, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
In addition, tuna meat has high taste qualities. That is why the inhabitants of Malta (and many gourmets of the world) just love the meals from this fish. Cooked tuna, fried tuna, dried and sauce… the chef of many a Maltese meal is prepared from more than seventy delicious dishes.
By the way, how do you little idea to catch tuna, otpravivshis fishing and taking fishing rods or special networks, which are installed at depths up to thirty meters?
And even if you don't meet a friendly pilot whales, an unforgettable experience is guaranteed. But if you are lucky to see this large Dolphin length up to 5 meters and weighing about 3 tons, consider that you opened the secrets of the oceans – after all, these old-timers of the underwater world of the Mediterranean know a lot of secrets .
In addition, their loyalty and care to their own people is legendary. They say that if one member of the pack was in trouble, he takes the "friends" signal, and the other dolphins immediately come to the rescue, getting themselves into trouble. Agree, in these animals we can learn.
Edible shellfish from local gourmet most sought after oysters, Mediterranean-black sea mussels, and sea dates, and invertebrates are octopuses, squid, crabs, cuttlefish, lobster. To get into your field of view as numerous species of jellyfish and siphonophora.
Meet in the underwater world of the Mediterranean and fish and endemic species, which cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. Altogether there are about 70 species. For example, the unique rays and some species of anchovy, gobies and sea-dogs, fish-needle.
Fans of extreme type of holiday you can immerse yourself in the dangerous world of the Mediterranean sea, where there are such aggressive residents, as the white shark, luminous purple jellyfish, sea, rockfish and stingrays hvostokol.
It is also not ruled out a meeting with conger eels and Moray, which have powerful jaws and teeth. Seekers of the mysteries of the underwater world of the Mediterranean sea should beware of the bristle fire worm, which can pierce the skin, causing pain and inflammation and beauty background-sorceress, an injection which is detrimental to planktonic creatures.
And, of course, do not try to touch a Stingray – he is able to arrange electric "show" to anyone who wants to get his rest, leaving the almost lifeless body of the curious diver or hunter mysteries of the underwater world in the depths of the Mediterranean sea.


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V-M posted a topic in General Peugeot discussionhitting heavily due personal reasons. So, I'll sell a parts of rare old and new stock items for 505 (specially for turbo). danielson heads, gasgets etc... Listing is hard currently, but ask and I'll look. V-M 1.st add. Also new original front shock internals and a lot of other parts. Ask and I'll have a look.
Strut inserts
V-M posted a topic in Peugeot 50x Series discussionEbay find -> https://www.ebay.com/itm/new-genuine-peugeot-504-505-front-shock-strut-insert-kit-5202-78/142906502940
Let's talk N9T** head issues...
V-M replied to Bean's topic in Technical DiscussionAbout n9t (9n2 and other same family) head problem. N.A heads suffered same issue but on n9t it has more heat load on exhaust side. And due N.A design there is narrow edges on exhaust valve seat and water hole, other problem is casting material (aluminum) and air bubbles and residues. This info is coming from welder who has welded over 10000 alu heads for repair. But once its repaired properly it will hold (seen only one n9t head with crack on welded one). Sodium valve was not solving problem thats why it was stop used in n9te (86 ->) models and it was costly valve. I must bit disagree about parts availability, depends how to look it. Surely parts not found every corner shop and there is rare parts. But so far there is no part which can not be found for engine or car. It could take time and effort but usually these are not daily drives any more, I have seen many younger cars having way worse parts problem even cars made after 2000.
this is knock module, picture of cleaned one, intel 8085 prosessor on right
Ignition control box which is located next to clove box and under temp control valve. Box looks clean out side but inside can be bit different. Remember to change place for box or at least turn it upside down (there is enough cable) to avoid this.
Crank bearing clearances for N9TE
V-M replied to yhzman's topic in Performance and Tuning0,2 over size is ok, no need to grind if surface is okay (note at also cleaning purpose grind take it close to up limit of tolerance). To be safe surely good to use over size, but if I have same situation I would use that 0,2 size.
Big end bearings for N9T
V-M posted a topic in For Sale / Want adsIn case some one needs special over size bearings I have some sets of 0,1 0,2 0,5 0,75 and 1mm. remeber at if there is one badly worn bearing you dont need to grind all bearings on same over size. Just a possibility to save some engines cause of rarity. V-M Some conrod bearing sets also 0,75 and 1,0mm
Here is picture of repaired head /welded and surface straightened. plug holes and combustion areas not grind in correct shape yet. But this is sample how it should be fixed to last. Problem is is on those 2 and 3 exhaust ring cracking towards water side, its very narrow place and heat difference is high. Welder said at there is bubbles and residues from casting and its not so good and constant aluminum mold which can be seen when welding head.
Last 2 set's is going to Sweden. 1 set consists "Dani"spec cam, new rockers and slash caps.
Some problems with starter, caused by long starts which caused maybe by fuel pump. has been too cold (-20C) last weeks to do anything with 505. use cars both broken and taken all energy. Friend did make some badges with 3d printer, bottom is original and some versions after that.
standard unit, available in any local part stores.
Small update, car is running fine even with -20C and lot of snow (fun also). Driven now around 1000km. Slipping and sliding. Waiting to summer time to run in top speed test on old airfield V-M
Do you mean that "box" next to ignition coil? V-M
I'm here, not so active but trying I have answered in pm. Sending is costly for those heavy parts for private person but I'll have a look. Luckily I have 2 extra cranks. Sending is 100-150e roughly, depending how strong and heavy package gets. V-M
Thats hard work! Respect! I have put in parts better condition turbo chassis than that. This latest one which I'm selling is far better in chassis side. If you need special parts for engine or chassis let me know (dani head, cam, rockers and full sets).


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The injected flu vaccine is offered free of charge on the NHS to people who are at risk. This is to ensure they are protected against catching flu and developing serious complications.
You are eligible to receive a free flu jab if you:
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You are eligible for the flu vaccine this year (2017-18) if you are aged 65 and over on March 31 2018 – that is, you were born on or before March 31 1953. So, if you are currently 64 but will be 65 on March 31 2018, you do qualify.
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It's safe to have the flu vaccine at any stage of pregnancy from conception onwards. Talk to your GP, midwife or pharmacist if you want more information.
Read more about the flu jab in pregnancy.
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The NHS has this advice on flu vaccination of health and social care workers (PDF, 223kb).
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Professor Hans Peter Dietz
MBChB (Germany), MD, NZREX, FRANZCOG, DDU, CU, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics &
Gynaecology, Sydney Medical School
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Sydney Pelvic Floor Health
Biographical details
Professor Hans Peter Dietz is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and RANZCOG-certified subspecialist in Urogynaecology. He is an internationally renowned expert in pelvic floor imaging. Professor Dietz's research focuses on the prevention and treatment of maternal pelvic floor trauma related to childbirth. For over 25 years, he has studied damage to pelvic organ support structures, associated with childbirth, and is recognised for his pioneering research in the field. His work is of fundamental importance as a substantial proportion of women delivering their first child vaginally suffer extensive damage to pelvic floor structures, which can result in pelvic organ prolapse and/or urinary or fecal incontinence, often many years after childbirth, which can be extremely distressing. Aside from the costs associated with surgical treatment, prolapse due to pelvic floor trauma is particularly difficult to repair and may recur after surgery. Professor Dietz's seminal research contributions include the rediscovery on ultrasound, of trauma to a muscle that plays a major role in childbirth (the levator ani) occurring as a consequence of vaginal delivery. He has documented findings regarding such trauma during and after labour, identified forceps delivery as the major risk factor for levator trauma, and defined other risk factors such as age at first delivery. His research has established a clear relationship between levator trauma and pelvic organ prolapse and prolapse recurrence after reconstructive surgery. Additionally, he has developed non-invasive imaging techniques for the evaluation of women with prolapse, obstructed defecation and fecal incontinence. His group has been the first to diagnose and to attempt the repair of levator trauma during labour. Professor Dietz is Editor of the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Associate Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Research interests
Professor Dietz's main research interests include investigation of the effect of childbirth on the pelvic floor and on the patient's psyche, the development of diagnostic ultrasound imaging techniques in urogynaecology, and the prevention and treatment of pelvic floor disorders. The Pelvic Floor Unit at Sydney Medical School Nepean is leading the world in 3D/4D translabial ultrasound, the premier imaging modality in urogynaecology. For further information and resources see: Pelvic Floor Ultrasound - Teaching Resources, a website developed by Professor Dietz to disseminate evidence-based information. The content is available for non-commercial use, provided copyright and authorship are acknowledged.
Professor Dietz's current research focuses on exploring potential preventative strategies. He and his team are designing and conducting a number of trials testing the effectiveness of antenatal and intrapartum interventions in preventing levator and other pelvic floor muscle trauma. He has commenced a multicentre randomised controlled trial testing the efficacy of a novel approach to prolapse surgery involving reduction of the levator hiatus size, in reducing post-surgical prolapse recurrence. He is involved in international collaborations with colleagues in Belgium, Sweden, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong, the UK and South Africa.
Professor Dietz also has an interest in the ethics of professional conduct, particularly with regards to the interface between research and industry and to research fraud.
Urogynaecology; Reproductive medicine; Pregnancy; Women's health; Anatomy
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Selected grants
- Effects of Pregnancy on the Pelvic Floor; Dietz H; Nepean Medical Research Foundation/Project Grant.
- Prediction of maternal and perinatal outcome in vaginal birth after caesarian section; Dietz H, Caudwell-Hall J; Australian Women and Childrens Research Foundation (OZWAC)/Medical Research Project Grant.
- Building multidisciplinary research linkages - the University of Sydney and Chulalongkorn University Symposium; Meyer W, Dietz H, Freckelton L, George J, Gurney H, Hyett J, Snowdon J, Napathorn S, Chaisamran U, Chindamporn A, Srikiatkhachorn A; Office of Global Engagement/IPDF Grant.
- The Epi-No Study: protection for the pelvic floor; Dietz H; DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant.
- Epidural analgesia and obstetric performance; Shek K, Dietz H; Nepean Medical Research Foundation/Project Grant.
- The Puborectalis Sling RCT: can we compensate for delivery-related pelvic floor trauma when undertaking prolapse surgery; Dietz H; Australian Women and Childrens Research Foundation (OZWAC)/Medical Research Project Grant.
- The Puborectalis Sling Study A multicentre randomised controlled study of pelvic organ prolapse repair using a novel method; Dietz H; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists/Research Scholarship.
- NCPC Donation A/C; Dietz H; Nepean Centre for Perinatal Care/Salary Support.
- Surgical repair of levator trauma; Dietz H; Nepean Medical Research Foundation/Project Grant.
- The Epi-No Study; Dietz H; Australian Women and Childrens Research Foundation (OZWAC)./Medical Research Project Grant.
- The Epi-no Study; Dietz H; Nepean Medical Research Foundation/Project Grant.
- Prediction of normal vaginal delivery (POND) - a multi centre trial; Dietz H, Peek M; Qld Health (B.B.Henderson Womens ResCentre) through Uni of Qld/Project.
Selected publications
Atlas of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound (Springer-Verlag, 2008)


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Comedian Shappi Khorsandi is bringing her show 'Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing To Morrissey' to Banchory.
She is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain.
She's reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land.
Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and autumn UK tour, star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Q.I. Shappi has announced more tour dates for spring 2017, including the Barn, Banchory, on Sunday, April 9.
Shappi is the best-selling author of 'A Beginners Guide to Acting English', released in 2009, and her debut novel 'Nina Is Not OK' was published by Ebury in July 2016 to much critical acclaim and was be released in paperback on February 9.
Shappi has notched up numerous high profile television appearances including; Live At The Apollo (BBC ONE), Channel 4's Comedy Gala At The O2 (Channel 4, 2010 - 2016), Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC ONE), The Graham Norton Show (BBC ONE), Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and her own Comedy Store Special for Comedy Central.
She also had the honour of being nominated at the prestigious British Comedy Awards in the Best Female Comic category up against fellow nominee's Jo Brand and Sarah Millican.
She has also appeared as a panelist on ITV1's Loose Women and BBC ONE's Question Time.
In December 2015, Shappi was also elected president of the British Humanist Society.
Tickets for 'Oh My Country!' From Morris Dancing To Morrissey' are on sale now by calling 08444 999 990 or visiting: www.beyondhighlands.com/listings.


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The best places in Florence for the perfect Instagram picture is south of the river. Students pick places around the city to inform you of the best places to appreciate the beautiful city without people in the way.
The church of San Miniato, Villa Bardini, Fort Belvedere, and roof top terraces are among the best vantage points to enjoy Florence's breathtaking views.


text: Daria reviews Arabian Nights, a JRPG for the SNES. Ifrit King of the Djinns has been stripped of his more powerful magicks and is bound to a contract ring until he can grant 1000 wishes. The last person to pick up his ring is a little girl who wishes for peace in her homeland. So Ifrit and friends embark on an adventure to defeat evil and regain the Djinn's true power.