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South African mines are incubating a deadly form of tuberculosis that is spreading world-wide.Cape Town, South AfricaLeaders of southern African nations are meeting in Mozambique this week to plan an unprecedented attack on an ancient foe: tuberculosis. Fueled by new drug-resistant strains and the HIV/AIDS pandemic, TB is spreading like wildfire through South Africa's mines and to the world beyond.Extensively drug-resistant TB - a deadlier form of the airborne disease, one that can overpower nearly all available drugs - first emerged in South Africa in 2008. It has since been discovered in 84 countries, including the United States and much of Europe. With a concerted and coordinated response from governments, the mining industry, international development partners and civil society, we can stop this disease in its tracks.The way to start is by strengthening efforts to detect and treat TB in southern Africa's mines. With $2.5 trillion in mineral reserves, South Africa has the largest mining sector in the world. Migrant workers from neighboring countries come here in droves to extract gold, diamonds, chromite, vanadium and coal.The work can be devastatingly toxic for the body. South Africa's 500,000 mine workers have the highest recorded rate of TB among any demographic in the world. The conditions that give rise to such epidemics also fed recent strikes in our platinum mines, which descended into tragedy and dozens of deaths in August in the country's Marikana region.Working conditions in the mines are inhumane and untenable. While underground, miners breathe in silica dust that can inflame and damage their lungs and weaken their immune system. Because they live and work in cramped spaces, the cough of one person infected with TB can circulate for hours while others breathe it in. Miners are also at risk of being infected with both HIV and TB. Sex work is common surrounding the all-male hostels where miners live. When HIV damages the immune system, a dormant TB infection quickly advances into contagious TB disease.Miners then return home and spread the disease to their families and communities. In this way, mine-associated TB gives rise to 760,000 new cases annually in Africa. Inadequate and interrupted treatment can then lead to drug-resistant strains of the disease.This takes a heavy economic toll. According to a study commissioned by the Southern African Development Community, TB costs South Africa alone $886 million each year in health-care costs and in impoverishment when family providers are too sick to work, or die.That is why SADC leaders representing 15 nations have resolved to strengthen TB control efforts in Africa's mining sector. This summer, they signed a declaration committing themselves to address the epidemic. The concrete steps they pledged to take include identifying TB in migrant workers, improving cross-border treatment for them and their communities, and creating an effective system for compensating workers for illness acquired on the job.African governments should be commended for taking this initiative, but they cannot succeed alone. The mining industry and labor unions, for instance, will benefit greatly from healthier employees - and a cooperative effort to safeguard the health of miners and their communities could also foster reconciliation between the groups.Many international development partners, such as the U.S. government, are engaged in the global fight against TB. But budget deficits have forced cuts to TB-control programs. As President Obama embarks on his second term, I hope the resolve of SADC governments to fight TB reinvigorates America's commitments.The World Bank also must play a leading role. On his first trip as the president of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Kim - himself a TB expert - traveled to South Africa in September. He said that the World Bank has "the world's deepest bench of development experts" for confronting the challenges posed by the unchecked spread of TB in our mines, and can "convene all the relevant partners and help build a truly regional response to an epidemic that does not respect borders." Dr. Kim should match these inspiring words with bold action and create a new financing stream targeted on TB - just as the World Bank has done for malaria and HIV/AIDS.The study commissioned by the SADC estimates that South Africa alone could save $783 million year in increased productivity and lower health costs if proven inventions are implemented to stop TB in the mining sector. Throughout the region, avoiding the disease could help millions of Africans climb out of poverty in our lifetimes.After knowing for more than a century that the South African mining industry is rich with TB, we finally have the political will in the region to create an emergency response to arrest its spread. For the health of the region - and to protect a world at greater risk from TB - we must seize the opportunity and end this disease.Archbishop Tutu is the archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa.


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As fast as Bold 9900, More real estate than Bold 9900, Crisp and bright screen, Great form factor combining touchscreen and keyboard, Solid build.
The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 has a sharp and vibrant touch screen, a decent physical keyboard, BlackBerry 7 OS, a 1.2GHz processor, and 720p HD video recording.
Much more responsive platform experience, Vastly superior web browsing performance.
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Fast processor, Good screen, Great media playback, Fast browser
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Excellent battery life, Responsive touchscreen via Liquid Graphics, Solid improvement over 9800
Faster data speeds, faster CPU, improved web browser.
Poor camera performance in low light conditions; No space key for password fields
The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810's design is similar to a previous generation model, and it is far more expensive than the AT&T version of the same phone.
Recycled design, Not enough new features with OS 7, Outdated right from the start
It's huge and heavy, while the app store still leaves much to be desired.Look and Feel...
Unstable OS 7, Quality of captured images is below average, Tad expensive
Keyboard is a bit cramped, not the slickest user interface around, no frontfacing camera
Brand-new OS already feels old, Very few apps, Over-reports signal strength.
Mediocre battery life for a BlackBerry, OS looks nice but feels dated, bad lags at times
User Interface, Outdated design, Limited app support
OS 7 feels out of date, 3rd party apps weak, keyboard is cramped.
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If you advertise the device as a travel notbook, you really should also talk about its battery live. Is it good?
Good point, although I have to admit that I don't have any exact measures. Better than my normal laptop (can watch a movie on battery), but not extraordinary. According to the information exposed via /proc, the battery already lost half of its original power and I'd think it's still something above 3 hours. But as said, no exact measures on that.
If you look for a device in the same niche (arm, lightweight, gentoo) that is still sold: I bought an eCafe HD a year ago. Depending on usage it has a battery life between 12 and 20 hours. I can recommend almost everything about it, except that it has no mainline kernel support--the latest working kernel 2.6.35.
I tried installing gentoo on it but i failed (any hints would be appreciated, maybe a guide?) :(. I have lubuntu on it and it seems to be broken as well, so no gain there.
In what kind is lubuntu "broken" for you?
Basically, my key strategy for the Gentoo installation was having ubuntu installed on an sd drive and doing the Gentoo installation from there on the internal flash. It had as far as I remember some tricky bits, but it was several years ago and I did it without any real documentation, so I can't provide you any more guide.
Different apps crashing (terminals), network management being messy (at each reconnect prompting for pwd) etc... well i am not too familiar with ac100 (and arm in general) boot process and related tools.
Well I was able to use flash on that device with Chromium on Ubuntu 12.04. Just google for the flashplugin.so for arm.
Ah, interesting to know. But honestly, on a device with very limited resources not having Flash is a feature :-) So I don't care that much. (and softfloat is a showstopper, as almost everyone has moved to hardfloat by now)
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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An illustration from a Ming Dynasty printed edition of the novel from 1591, collection of the Peking University.
Author | Luo Guanzhong |
Original title | 三國演義 |
Country | China |
Language | Chinese |
Subject | Ancient China |
Genre | History, war |
Publication date
14th century |
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LC Class | PL2690.S3 E53 1995 |
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Simplified Chinese | 三国演义 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 三國演義 | ||||||||||||||
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century,[1] is a historical novel set amidst the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 AD.
The story (part historical, part legend, and part myth) romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their retainers, who tried to replace the dwindling Han Dynasty or restore it. While the novel follows hundreds of characters, the focus is mainly on the three power blocs that emerged from the remnants of the Han Dynasty, and would eventually form the three states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The novel deals with the plots, personal and army battles, intrigues, and struggles of these states to achieve dominance for almost 100 years. This novel also gives readers a sense of how the Chinese view their history through a cyclical lens. The famous opening lines of the novel (as added by Mao Lun and his son Mao Zonggang[citation needed]) summarise this view: It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide (話說天下大勢,分久必合,合久必分).[2]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature; it has a total of 800,000 words and nearly a thousand dramatic characters (mostly historical) in 120 chapters.[3] The novel is among the most beloved works of literature in East Asia,[4] and its literary influence in the region has been compared to that of the works of Shakespeare on English literature.[5] It is arguably the most widely read historical novel in late imperial and modern China.[6]
- 1 Overview
- 2 Story
- 2.1 Yellow Turban Rebellion
- 2.2 Dong Zhuo's reign of terror
- 2.3 Conflict among the various warlords and nobles
- 2.4 Sun Ce builds a dynasty in Jiangdong
- 2.5 Liu Bei's ambition
- 2.6 Battle of Red Cliffs
- 2.7 Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province
- 2.8 Death of Guan Yu
- 2.9 Battle of Xiaoting
- 2.10 Zhuge Liang's campaigns
- 2.11 End of the Three Kingdoms
- 3 Historical accuracy
- 4 Literary analysis
- 5 English translations
- 6 Cultural impact
- 7 See also
- 8 Notes
- 9 References and further reading
- 10 External links
Myths from the Three Kingdoms era existed as oral traditions before written compilations. With their focus on the history of Han Chinese, the stories grew in popularity during the reign of the Mongol emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. During the succeeding Ming Dynasty, an interest in plays and novels resulted in further expansions and retelling of the stories.
The earliest attempt to combine these stories into a written work was a pinghua, Sanguozhi Pinghua (simplified Chinese: 三国志评话; traditional Chinese: 三國志平話; pinyin: Sānguózhì Pínghuà; literally "Story of Records of the Three Kingdoms"), published sometime between 1321 and 1323. This version combined themes of legend, magic, and morality to appeal to the peasant class. Elements of reincarnation and karma were woven into this version of the story.
Expansion of the history[edit]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is traditionally attributed to Luo Guanzhong,[7] who lived sometime between 1330 and 1400 (late Yuan to early Ming period). This theory is extensively developed in Andrew Plaks' Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel.[8] It was written in partly vernacular and partly Classical Chinese and was considered the standard text for 300 years. The author made use of available historical records, including the Records of the Three Kingdoms compiled by Chen Shou, which covered events from the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 to the unification of the Three Kingdoms under the Jin Dynasty in 280. The novel also includes material from Tang Dynasty poetic works, Yuan Dynasty operas and his own personal interpretation of elements such as virtue and legitimacy. The author combined this historical knowledge with a gift for storytelling to create a rich tapestry of personalities, and initially published it in 24 volumes. It was copied by hand in manuscripts until first printed in 1522[9] as Sanguozhi Tongsu Yanyi.[10] This novel reflects Confucian values that were prominent at the time it was written. According to Confucian moral standards, loyalty to one's family, friends, and superiors are important measures for distinguishing good and bad people.
Recensions and standardized text[edit]
Several versions of the expanded Sanguozhi are extant today. Luo Guanzhong's own printing in 24 volumes is now held in Shanghai Library, Tenri Central Library in Japan, and several other major libraries. Various 10-volume, 12-volume, and 20-volume recensions of Luo's text, made between 1522 and 1690, are also held at libraries around the world. However, the standard text familiar to general readers is a recension by the son-and-father team Mao Lun and Mao Zonggang.
In the 1660s, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing Dynasty, Mao Lun (simplified Chinese: 毛纶; traditional Chinese: 毛綸; pinyin: Máo Lún)[3] and his son Mao Zonggang (simplified Chinese: 毛宗岗; traditional Chinese: 毛宗崗; pinyin: Máo Zōnggāng) significantly edited the text, fitting it into 120 chapters, and abbreviating the title to Sanguozhi Yanyi.[10] The text was reduced from 900,000 to 750,000 characters; significant editing was done for narrative flow; use of third party poems was reduced and shifted from conventional verse to finer pieces; and most passages praising Cao Cao's advisers and generals were removed.[11] Scholars have long debated whether the Maos' viewpoint was anti-Qing (identifying Southern Ming remnants with Shu-Han) or pro-Qing.[12]
One of the greatest achievements of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the extreme complexity of its stories and characters. The novel contains numerous secondary stories. The following consists of a summary of the central plot, and well-known highlights in the story.
Yellow Turban Rebellion[edit]
In the final years of the Han Dynasty, treacherous eunuchs and incompetent officials deceive the emperor and persecute good ministers, and the government becomes extremely corrupt on all levels, leading to widespread deterioration of the empire. During the reign of the penultimate Han sovereign, Emperor Ling, the Yellow Turban Rebellion breaks out under the leadership of Zhang Jue (also called Zhang Jiao).
The rebellion is barely suppressed by troops under the command of He Jin, General-in-Chief of the imperial armies. Fearing his growing power, the eunuch faction, under Zhang Rang's leadership, lure He Jin into the palace and murder him. He Jin's stunned guards, led by Yuan Shao, respond by charging into the palace to kill all eunuchs for revenge, which turns into indiscriminate slaughter. In the ensuing chaos, the child Emperor Shao and the Prince of Chenliu disappear from the palace.
Dong Zhuo's reign of terror[edit]
The missing emperor and the prince are found by soldiers of the warlord Dong Zhuo, who proceeds to seize control of the imperial capital Luoyang under the pretext of protecting the emperor. Dong later deposes Emperor Shao and replaces him with the Prince of Chenliu, who becomes known as Emperor Xian. Dong usurps state power and starts a reign of terror in which innocents are persecuted and the common people suffer. There are two attempts on Dong's life: one is by the general Wu Fu, who fails and dies a gruesome death; the second is by Cao Cao, who nearly succeeds.
Cao Cao manages to escape and he issues an imperial edict in the emperor's name to all regional warlords and governors, calling them to rise up against Dong Zhuo. Under Yuan Shao's leadership, eighteen warlords form a coalition force in a campaign against Dong Zhuo, but undermined by poor leadership and conflict of interest, they only manage to drive Dong from Luoyang to Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is eventually betrayed and killed by his foster son Lü Bu in a dispute over the beautiful maiden Diaochan.
Conflict among the various warlords and nobles[edit]
In the meantime, the empire is already disintegrating into civil war. Sun Jian finds the Imperial Seal and keeps it secretly for himself, further weakening imperial authority. Without a strong central government, warlords begin to rise and fight each other for land, plunging China into a state of anarchy. In the north, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are at war, and in the south, Sun Jian and Liu Biao. Many others, even those without title or land, such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, are also starting to build up power.
Cao Cao rescues Emperor Xian from Dong Zhuo's followers and establishes the new imperial court in Xuchang. Cao Cao proceeds to defeat his rivals such as Lü Bu, Yuan Shu and Zhang Xiu before scoring a tactical victory over Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu despite being vastly outnumbered. Through his conquests, Cao unites the Central Plains and northern China under his rule, and the lands he controlled would serve as the foundation for the state of Cao Wei in the future.
Sun Ce builds a dynasty in Jiangdong[edit]
Meanwhile, an ambush had violently concluded Sun Jian's life in a war with Liu Biao, fulfilling Sun's own rash oath to heaven. His eldest son Sun Ce delivers the Imperial Seal as a tribute to the rising pretender to the throne, Yuan Shu of Huainan, in exchange for reinforcements. Sun secures himself a state in the rich riverlands of Jiangdong, on which the state of Eastern Wu will eventually be founded. Tragically, Sun Ce also dies at the pinnacle of his career from illness under stress of his terrifying encounter with the ghost of Yu Ji, a venerable magician whom he had falsely accused of heresy and executed in jealousy. However, his younger brother Sun Quan, who succeeds him, proves to be a capable and charismatic ruler. Sun, assisted by skilled advisers Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, inspires hidden talents such as Lu Su to join his service, and builds up a strong military force.
Liu Bei's ambition[edit]
Liu Bei, along with his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, swear allegiance to the Han Dynasty in the famous Oath of the Peach Garden and pledge to do their best for the country. However, their goals and ambitions are not realised until the later part of the novel. Liu is not recognised for his efforts in quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion and is merely appointed as a junior magistrate. They join Gongsun Zan and participate in the campaign against Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei becomes the governor of Xu Province after Tao Qian passes on the post to him. Liu loses the province when Lü Bu seizes control of it with the help of a defector, but he joins Cao Cao later in defeating Lü at the Battle of Xiapi. While Cao Cao subtly reveals his intention to usurp state power, Liu Bei is officially recognised by Emperor Xian as an "Imperial Uncle" and is seen as a saviour to help the emperor deal with Cao Cao.
Liu Bei leaves Cao Cao eventually and seizes Xu Province from Cao Cao's newly appointed governor Che Zhou. In retaliation, Cao Cao attacks Xu Province and defeats Liu, forcing Liu to seek refuge under Yuan Shao for a brief period of time. Liu finds a new base in Runan after leaving Yuan but is defeated by Cao Cao's forces once again. He retreats to Jing Province to join Liu Biao and is placed in charge of Xinye. At Xinye, Liu recruits Zhuge Liang personally and builds up his forces.
Battle of Red Cliffs[edit]
Cao Cao declares himself chancellor (or prime minister) and leads his troops to attack southern China after uniting the north. He is defeated twice at Xinye by Liu Bei's forces but Liu loses the city as well. Liu leads his men and the civilians of Xinye on an exodus southwards and they arrive at Jiangxia (present-day Yunmeng County, Hubei) where Liu establishes a foothold against Cao Cao.
To resist Cao Cao, Liu Bei sends Zhuge Liang to persuade Sun Quan to form an alliance. Zhuge succeeds in his diplomatic mission and remains in Jiangdong as a temporary adviser to Sun Quan. Sun places Zhou Yu in command of the armies of Jiangdong (Eastern Wu) in preparation for an upcoming war with Cao Cao. Zhou feels that Zhuge will become a future threat to Eastern Wu and he tries to kill Zhuge on a few occasions but he fails and decides to cooperate with Zhuge for the time being. Cao Cao is defeated at the Battle of Red Cliffs by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei and is forced to retreat north.
Sun Quan and Liu Bei begin vying for control of Jing Province after their victory and Liu seizes the province from Cao Cao after following Zhuge Liang's strategy. Sun Quan is unhappy and sends emissaries to ask Liu Bei for Jing Province, but Liu dismisses the envoys each time with different excuses. Sun uses some strategies proposed by Zhou Yu to take the land, of which the most famous is the "Beauty Scheme". Sun intends to lure Liu Bei to Jiangdong to marry his sister Lady Sun and hold Liu hostage to exchange his freedom for Jing Province, but the plot fails and the newlywed couple return home safely. Zhou Yu tries to take Jing Province repeatedly but his plans are foiled three times by Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province[edit]
After Zhou Yu's death, relations between Liu Bei and Sun Quan gradually deteriorate but not to the point of open conflict. In accordance with Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Plan, Liu Bei leads his troops into Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) in the west and takes over the land from the incompetent noble Liu Zhang. By then, Liu Bei rules a vast area of land from Jing Province to Yi Province in the west, which will serve as the foundation for the future state of Shu Han. He proclaims himself "King of Hanzhong" after his victory over Cao Cao in the Hanzhong Campaign.
At the same time, Cao is granted the title of a vassal king - "King of Wei" - by the emperor while Sun Quan becomes known as the "Duke of Wu". In the east, Sun Quan and Cao Cao's forces clash at the Battle of Ruxukou[disambiguation needed] and Battle of Xiaoyao Ford with victories and defeats for both sides. The situation among the three major powers reaches a stalemate after this until Cao Cao's death.
Death of Guan Yu[edit]
Meanwhile, Sun Quan plots to take Jing Province after tiring of Liu Bei's repeated refusals to hand over the land. He makes peace with Cao Cao and becomes a vassal under Cao, and receives the title of "King of Wu". Guan Yu, who is in charge of Jing Province, leads his troops to attack Cao Ren in the Battle of Fancheng. Sun Quan sends Lü Meng to lead his troops to seize Jing Province while Guan is away, as part of his secret agreement with Cao Cao. Guan is caught off guard and loses Jing Province before he realises it. He retreats to Maicheng, where he is heavily surrounded by Sun Quan's forces, while his army gradually shrinks in size as many of his troops either desert or surrender to the enemy. In desperation, Guan attempts to break out of the siege but fails and is captured in an ambush. He is executed on Sun Quan's order after refusing to renounce his loyalty to Liu Bei.
Shortly after Guan Yu's death, Cao Cao dies of a brain tumour and his son Cao Pi usurps the Han throne, effectively ending the Han Dynasty and Cao renames his new dynasty "Cao Wei". In response, Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, to carry on the bloodline of the Han Dynasty. While Liu Bei is planning to avenge Guan Yu, his other sworn brother Zhang Fei is assassinated in his sleep by his subordinates, who have defected to Sun Quan.
Battle of Xiaoting[edit]
As Liu Bei leads a large army to attack Sun Quan to avenge Guan Yu, Sun attempts to appease Liu by offering him the return of Jing Province. Liu's advisers, including Zhuge Liang, urge him to accept Sun's tokens of peace, but Liu persists in vengeance. After initial victories, a series of strategic mistakes due to the impetuosity of Liu leads to the cataclysmic defeat of Shu Han in the Battle of Xiaoting. Lu Xun, the commander of Sun Quan's forces, refrains from pursuing the retreating Shu forces after encountering Zhuge Liang's Stone Sentinel Maze.
Liu Bei dies in Baidicheng from illness shortly after his defeat. In a final conversation between Liu on his deathbed and Zhuge Liang, Liu grants Zhuge the authority to take the throne if his successor Liu Shan proves to be an inept ruler. Zhuge refuses and swears that he will remain faithful to the trust Liu Bei had placed in him.
Zhuge Liang's campaigns[edit]
After Liu Bei's death, as advised by Sima Yi, Cao Pi induces several forces, including Sun Quan, turncoat Shu general Meng Da, Meng Huo of the Nanman and the Qiang tribes, to attack Shu Han, in coordination with a Cao Wei army. Zhuge Liang manages to send the five armies retreating without any bloodshed. An envoy from Shu Han named Deng Zhi subsequently persuades Sun Quan to renew the former alliance with Shu Han. Zhuge Liang personally leads a southern campaign against the Nanman barbarian king Meng Huo. Meng is defeated and captured seven times, but Zhuge releases him each time and allows him to come back for another battle, in order to win Meng over. The seventh time, Meng refuses to leave and decides to swear allegiance to Shu Han forever.
After pacifying the south, Zhuge Liang leads the Shu Han army on five military expeditions to attack Cao Wei in order to restore the Han Dynasty. However, Zhuge's days are numbered as he had been suffering from chronic tuberculosis all along, and his condition worsens under stress from the campaigns. His last significant victory over Cao Wei is probably the defection of Jiang Wei, a promising young general who is well-versed in military strategy. Zhuge Liang dies of illness at the Battle of Wuzhang Plains while leading a stalemate battle against his nemesis, the Cao Wei commander Sima Yi. Before his death, Zhuge orders his trusted generals to build a statue of himself and use it to scare away the enemy in order to buy time for the Shu Han army to retreat safely.
End of the Three Kingdoms[edit]
The long years of battle between Shu Han and Cao Wei sees many changes in the ruling Cao family in Cao Wei. The influence of the Caos weakens after the death of Cao Rui and the state power of Cao Wei eventually falls into the hands of the Sima clan, headed by Sima Yi's sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao.
In Shu Han, Jiang Wei inherits Zhuge Liang's legacy and continues to lead another nine campaigns against Cao Wei for a bitter three decades, but he fails to achieve any significant success. Moreover, the ruler of Shu Han, Liu Shan, is incompetent and places faith in treacherous officials, further leading to the decline of Shu. Shu Han is eventually conquered by Cao Wei. Jiang Wei attempts to restore Shu Han with the help of Zhong Hui but their plans are exposed and both of them are killed by Sima Zhao's troops. After the fall of Shu Han in 263, Sima Zhao's son Sima Yan forces the last Wei ruler, Cao Huan, to abdicate his throne in 265, officially ending the Cao Wei dynasty. Sima Yan, having already been proclaimed "Prince of Jin" in the previous year, then formally establishes the Jin Dynasty with him as its first emperor.
In Eastern Wu, there has been internal conflict among the nobles ever since the death of Sun Quan, with Zhuge Ke and Sun Lin making attempts to usurp state power. Although stability is restored temporarily, the last Wu ruler Sun Hao appears to be a tyrant who does not make any efforts to strengthen his kingdom. Eastern Wu, the last of the Three Kingdoms, is finally conquered by Jin after a long period of struggle in the year 280, thus marking the end of the near century-long era of civil strife known as the Three Kingdoms period.
Historical accuracy[edit]
The novel draws from historical sources, including Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms. Other major influences include Liu Yiqing's Shishuo Xinyu or A New Account of Tales of the World, published in 430,[13] and the Sanguozhi Pinghua, a chronological collection of eighty fictional sketches starting with the peach garden oath and ending with Zhuge Liang's death.[14]
Some fifty or sixty Yuan and early Ming plays about the Three Kingdoms are known to have existed, and their material is almost entirely fictional, based on thin threads of actual history. The novel is thus a return to greater emphasis on history, compared to these dramas.[15] The novel also shifted towards better acknowledgement of the Southland's historical importance, while still portraying some prejudice against them.[16] The Qing Dynasty historian Zhang Xuecheng famously wrote that the novel was 70% fact and 30% fiction.[10] The fictional parts are culled from different sources, including unofficial histories, folk stories, the Sanguozhi Pinghua, and also the author's own imagination. Nonetheless, the description of the social conditions and the logic that the characters use is accurate to the Three Kingdoms period, creating "believable" situations and characters, even if they are not historically accurate.[17]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, like the dramas and folk stories of its day, features Liu Bei and his associates as the protagonists; hence the depiction of the people in Shu-Han was glorified. The antagonists, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and their followers, on the other hand, were often denigrated. This suited the political climate in the Ming Dynasty, unlike in the Jin Dynasty, when Cao Wei was considered the legitimate successor to the Han Dynasty.
Some non-historical scenes in the novel have become well-known and subsequently became a part of traditional Chinese culture.
Literary analysis[edit]
Dominant themes of the novel include: the rise and fall of the ideal liege (Liu Bei) finding the ideal minister (Zhuge Liang); the conflict between the ideal liege (Liu Bei) and the consummate villain (Cao Cao); and the cruelties and injustice of feudal or dynastic government.[3]
Critics have argued that Luo Guanzhong's initial pronouncement "It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide" epitomises the main theme of the novel.[18] Taking this as a locus for study of the classic has been disputed, however. Further, "division" and "unity" for Luo are not of equal importance.[18] Even though the work shows the journey from unity to division in the final years of the Han Dynasty, that is only the beginning of the book. "The author expended most of his ink on the focal point of his description—the difficult transition from 'division' to 'unity' and the great achievements that came out of the bitter struggle by various heroes to reunify the Chinese empire."[18]
Besides the famous oath, many Chinese proverbs in use today are derived from the novel:
Translation | Chinese | Interpretation |
Brothers are like limbs, wives are like clothing. Torn clothing can be repaired; how can broken limbs be mended? | 兄弟如手足,妻子如衣服。衣服破,尚可縫; 手足斷,安可續?[19] |
It means that wives, like clothing, are replaceable if lost but the same does not hold true for one's brothers (or friends). |
Liu Bei "borrows" Jing Province – borrowing without returning. | 劉備借荊州——有借無還 | This proverb describes the situation of a person borrowing something without ever returning it. |
Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives. | 說曹操,曹操到 說曹操曹操就到 |
Equivalent to speak of the devil. Describes the situation of a person appearing precisely when being spoken about. |
Three reeking tanners (are enough to) overcome one Zhuge Liang. | 三個臭皮匠, 勝過一個諸葛亮 三個臭皮匠, 賽過一個諸葛亮 |
Three inferior people can overpower a superior person when they combine their strengths. |
Losing the lady and having the army crippled. | 賠了夫人又折兵 | The "lady" lost here was actually Sun Quan's sister Lady Sun. Zhou Yu's plan to capture Liu Bei by means of a false marriage proposal failed and Lady Sun really became Liu's wife. Zhou Yu later led his troops in an attempt to attack Liu Bei but fell into an ambush and suffered a crushing defeat. This saying is now used to describe the situations where a person either makes double losses in a deal or loses on both sides of it. |
Eastern Wu arranges a false marriage that turns into a real one. | 東吳招親——弄假成真 | When a plan to falsely offer something backfires with the result that the thing originally offered is appropriated by the intended victim of the hoax. |
Every person on the street knows what is in Sima Zhao's mind. | 司馬昭之心,路人皆知 | As Sima Zhao gradually rose to power in Wei, his intention to usurp state power became more obvious. The young Wei emperor Cao Mao once lamented to his loyal ministers, "Every person on the street knows what is in Sima Zhao's mind (that he wanted to usurp the throne)." This saying is now used to describe a situation where a person's intention or ambition is rather obvious. |
The young should not read Water Margin, and the old should not read Three Kingdoms. | 少不讀水滸, 老不讀三國 | The former depicts the lives of outlaws and their defiance of the social system and may have a negative influence on adolescent boys, as well as the novel's depiction of gruesome violence. The latter presents every manner of stratagem and fraud and may tempt older readers to engage in such thinking. |
The writing style adopted by Romance of the Three Kingdoms was part of the emergence of written vernacular during the Ming period, as part of the so-called "Four Masterworks" (si da qishu).[20]
Buddhist aspects[edit]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms recorded stories of a Buddhist monk called Pujing (普淨), who was a friend of Guan Yu. Pujing made his first appearance during Guan's arduous journey of crossing five passes and slaying six generals, in which he warned Guan of an assassination plot. As the novel was written in the Ming Dynasty, more than 1,000 years after the era, these stories showed that Buddhism had long been a significant ingredient of the mainstream culture and may not be historically accurate. Luo Guanzhong preserved these descriptions from earlier versions of the novel to support his portrait of Guan as a faithful man of virtue. Guan has since then been respectfully addressed as "Lord Guan" or Guan Gong.
English translations[edit]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been translated into English by numerous scholars. The first known translation was performed in 1907 by John G. Steele and consisted of a single chapter excerpt that was distributed in China to students learning English at Presbyterian missionary schools.[7] Z.Q. Parker published a 1925 translation containing four episodes from the novel including the events of the Battle of Red Cliffs, while Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang published excerpts in 1981, including chapters 43–50.[7] A complete and faithful translation of the novel was published in two volumes in 1925 by Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, a long time official of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service.[7] The translation was well-written, but lacked any supplementary materials such as maps or character lists that would aid Western readers; a 1959 reprint was published that included maps and an introduction by Roy Andrew Miller to assist foreign readers.[7] In 1976, Moss Roberts published an abridged translation containing one fourth of the novel including maps and more than 40 woodblock illustrations from three Chinese versions of the novel.[7] Roberts' abridgement is reader-friendly, being written for use in colleges and to be read by the general public.[7] After decades of work, Roberts published a full translation in 1991 complete with an afterword, eleven maps, a list of characters, titles, terms, and offices, and almost 100 pages of notes from Mao Zonggang's commentaries and other scholarly sources.[7] Roberts' complete translation remains faithful to the original; it is reliable yet still matches the tone and style of the classic text.[7] Yang Ye, a professor in Chinese Literature at the UC Riverside, wrote in Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English (1998) that Roberts' translation "supersedes Brewitt-Taylor's translation and will no doubt remain the definitive English version for many years to come."[7] Roberts' translation was republished in 1995 by the Foreign Languages Press without the illustrations.[21]
Cultural impact[edit]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
The story of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been told in numerous forms including television series, manga and video games.
See also[edit]
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms, list of historical people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280)
- List of fictional people of the Three Kingdoms, list of fictional people of the Three Kingdoms period (220–280)
- List of fictitious stories in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Timeline of the Three Kingdoms period
- Military history of the Three Kingdoms
- End of Han Dynasty
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana: Volume 30. Scholastic, original from Pennsylvania State University. 2006. p. 646. ISBN 0-7172-0139-2.
- ^ Luo Guanzhong. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1.
- ^ a b c Roberts 1991, pg. 940
- ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (2008-07-11). "(Review) Historical China film lives up to expectations". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is comparable to the Bible in East Asia. It's one of the most-read if not, the most-read classics in the region."
- ^ Shoji, Kaori (2008-11-06). "War as wisdom and gore". The Japan Times. "In East Asia, Romance is on par with the works of Shakespeare...in the same way that people in Britain grow up studying Hamlet and Macbeth."
- ^ On Cho Ng, Q. Edward Wang, "Mirroring the past: the writing and use of history in imperial China," University of Hawaii Press, 2005
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English. Taylor & Francis. 1998. pp. 1221–1222. ISBN 1-884964-36-2. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ Roberts 1991, pg. 964
- ^ Roberts 1991, pg. 938
- ^ a b c Roberts 1991, pg. 980
- ^ Roberts 1991, pg. 965
- ^ Roberts 1991, pp. 967-71
- ^ Roberts 1991, pg. 981
- ^ Roberts 1991, pg. 954
- ^ Roberts 1991, pp. 958-9
- ^ Roberts 1991, pp. 959, 983
- ^ Guanzhong 2006, pg. 14
- ^ a b c Kimbery Ann Besio, Constatine Tung. "Three Kingdoms and Chinese Culture," SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture, SUNY Press, 2007
- ^ Luo Guanzhong. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 15.
- ^ Liangyan Ge, "Out of the margins: the rise of Chinese vernacular fiction", University of Hawaii Press, 2001
- ^ "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Chinese Bookshop. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
References and further reading[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong; English translation by Moss Roberts, Introduction by Shi Changyu (2006). Three Kingdoms. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-00590-1.
- Roberts, Moss, tr. Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel (1991) University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22503-1
- Li Chengli. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (illustrated in English and Chinese) (2008) Asiapac Books. ISBN 978-981-229-491-3
- Besio, Kimberly Ann and Constantine Tung, eds., Three Kingdoms and Chinese Culture. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. ISBN 0791470113. Essays on this novel's literary aspects, use of history, and in contemporary popular culture.
- Hsia, Chih-tsing,"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms," in The Classic Chinese Novel: A Critical Introduction (1968) rpr. Cornell East Asia Series. Ithaca, N.Y.: East Asia Program, Cornell University, 1996.
External links[edit]
Wikiversity has learning materials about Romance of the Three Kingdoms (by Luo Guanzhong) |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. |
- Three kingdoms: a historical novel, complete and unabridged
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms on Wikisource (first chapters only)


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Berkeley DB (libdb) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. It includes b+tree, queue, extended linear hashing, fixed, and variable-length record access methods, transactions, locking, logging, shared memory caching, database recovery, and replication for highly available systems. DB supports C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, and Perl APIs. It supports key-value pair (NoSQL), SQL, and Java Object formatted data. It is available for a wide variety of Unix platforms as well as QNX, Android, Mac OS X, and several varieties of Windows.
MUSCLE (Multi User Server Client Linking Environment) is an N-way messaging server and networking API. It includes client-side networking APIs for various languages, including C, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, and Python. MUSCLE lets programs communicate over a network via streams of serialized Message objects. The included server program ("muscled") lets its clients message each other and store information in its server-side hierarchical database. The database supports flexible queries via hierarchical wildcarding, and "live" updates via a subscription mechanism.
db4o is an object database for Java and all .NET environments. Its features include ACID transactions, automatic class schema recognition, query-by-example, a S.O.D.A. object querying API, native queries, LINQ support on .NET, callback methods, memory files, cascade-on-delete, multi-threaded access, and Java Webstart and servlet support.
Google Map GPS Cell Phone Tracker allows you to track Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Java ME cellphones using Google Maps. It has two parts, a server and phone clients. You have a choice of two servers, using asp.net and SQL server or PHP and MySQL. The server software allows you to view cellphone locations in realtime using Google Maps and store routes and view them later. The client applications send their locations to the website periodically. All four applications work properly in the background and are written natively on each platform.
Xapian is a search engine library, scalable to collections containing hundreds of millions of documents. It's written in C++ with bindings for Perl, Python, PHP, Java, Tcl, C#, Ruby, and Lua. It is a highly adaptable toolkit that allows developers to easily add advanced indexing and search facilities to their own applications. It supports the Probabilistic Information Retrieval model and also a rich set of boolean query operators. Omega is a Web search application built upon the Xapian library. It can index a Web server's document tree (including HTML, PDF, OpenOffice, MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Works, WordPerfect, RTF, PS, etc.), or data exported from arbitrary sources (e.g. SQL databases).
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Valentina is cross-platform SQL and non-SQL columnar database that allows development of client-server [Web] solutions and applications with an embedded local database using the same sources. Valentina DB provides an Object-Relational model, but you can also mix Relational and Extended Navigational. It introduces a revolutionary model abstraction "Link" that greatly simplifies db schema, and therefore simplifies SQL queries. It supports disk and in-memory databases, and field types including Bit, BLOB, Pictures, and Enum. It provides advanced features such as triggers, views, stored procedures, regular expressions, XML, full-text search, and calculated fields. It exists as Valentina Server, Valentina Studio, and a set of Valentina ADKs for all major programming languages.


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The Nouveau Frontier
The American Challenge
When Le Défi Américain was published last year, it was immediately a bestseller all over Western Europe. One can see why. The subject it dealt with—America's threatening technological hegemony—was important. The author was chief editor of an influential liberal weekly, L'Express. There was a ready-made audience in the shape of all those modern-minded youngish businessmen and managerial types who a decade earlier had briefly hearkened to the voice of Mendès-France. Moreover, M. Servan-Schreiber, while decidedly no Gaullist, could not be written off as a simple-minded anti-Gaullist either: he stood, and stands, for a greater degree of European independence from the United States. He also stands for that section of the Center-Left in France which backs M. Mitterand.
This is not to say that he is a political force in his own right. Arthur Schlesinger, who has contributed a brief and enthusiastic Preface to the American edition, seems a trifle short on reliable information about public opinion in France; otherwise he would not have suggested that "The American Challenge may do for European unity very much what Thomas Paine's Common Sense did for American independence." He is right in saying that the book has made an impact upon businessmen and civil servants hitherto unaware of the technological gap between the Old World and the new. It may also have helped the federalist gospel, according to which Western Europe can raise itself by its economic bootstraps only if it has the sense to federate politically. Unlike the General, M. Servan-Schreiber makes no fetish of the nation-state. This indeed is his chief quarrel with the Gaullists, as readers of his frequent editorials in L'Express must now be aware. On other topics—e.g., the election of the President by popular vote, and the consequent dethronement of Parliament—he has reluctantly come around to the Gaullist viewpoint. So, by the way, has M. Mitterand.
What then is The American Challenge principally about? Perhaps the easiest way to answer the question is to quote a somewhat lengthy passage which occurs at the close of the US edition (the French original also has some appendices—including a comment by Mr. Herman Kahn—which for some reason have not been translated):
The American expeditionary corps will leave Vietnam, where there is nothing more to gain and everything to lose. But American industry will not leave Europe, where it has made new conquests and increased its formidable power. Even if we were not faced with such a challenge by the Americans, we ought to find in ourselves the power and the desire to build a more intelligent and bountiful post-industrial society…. The American challenge really adds only an external pressure to what is an internal necessity….
The training, development, and exploitation of human intelligence—these are the real resources, and there are no others. The American challenge is not ruthless, like so many Europe has known in her history, but it may be more dramatic, for it embraces everything. Its weapons are …


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August 30th, 2013 11:39 PM #1
Waiting sucks! Penny for your thoughts?
It's been a while, so I thought I'd post a new thread with my current list. It's changed a lot due to the possibility that we may have to adopt. (TTC and having fertility issues on both sides) And honestly I don't know how crazy some of these names really are. I don't think they're weird but I have the feeling others will.
So, here it is, and I would be very grateful for feedback! Keep in mind the baby may be adopted, but who knows what culture.
Fifaltra - Old High Germanic for "butterfly" - nn Fifer or Fifa
Eveluna - nn Eve
Castalia - nn Cat or Tali
Plumeria - nn Luma
Feniccia - nn Fenna
Silena (see-LAY-na) - nn Silla
Swanilda - nn Swan (at least it's not Swanhilda???)
Esmeray or Esmerina - nn Esme
Indrina - nn Indy
Jenavara - old version of Guinevere - nn Jenna
Camellia - nn Cammy
Others I am not so sure about - Orfea nn Fey, Jilliana nn Jiji, Veruccia nn Ruca, Moschatella nn Chella, or Chella alone, and possibly Jintana or ValerianellaLast edited by cristinamariane; August 30th, 2013 at 11:45 PM.
Crushing on Ottilie, Lurlina, Estellia, Indrina, Faustine, Castalia, Roksana, Roxelana
... Alaric, Macsen, Nicander, Jove, Hawthorn, Archer, Stellan, Rainier, Auberon, Crispin
On again/off again: Ife, Ninfa, Tempesta, Heliabel, Stellifera, Leda, Saskia, Millisandia
Wanting one of these: ♈ ♉ ♊ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑
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Love eveluna, silena, and Esmeray...my fave! Good luck with the [possible] adoption. It is a long, but rewarding process!
August 30th, 2013 11:46 PM #5Astoria Nanami | Xanthe Eulalia | Delphine Rui | Paloma ??? | & still mulling
Leopold Kendrick | Harlan Rafferty | August Cormac | Evren Hugh | Foster Barnaby
Cyrus Oberon | Duncan Ozias | Reed Lorcan | Soren Wesley | on the hunt for more FN's!
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Fifaltra - This name doesn't sound too attractive to me, however I love the nickname options of Fifer and Fifa.
Eveluna - A gorgeous smoosh name!
Castalia - Lovely!
Plumeria - I'd prefer just plain Plum.
Feniccia - Not sure how to pronounce this one. Fenna's cute.
Silena - Very pretty. Though I wouldn't naturally pronounce this name as see-LAY-na. Silla is cute.
Swanilda - Sounds pretty much the same as Swanhilda to me.
Esmeray/Esmerina - Nice enough, but sounds made up.
Indrina - Nice, but I prefer Indira.
Jenavara - Sounds nice enough, but also sounds made up. Jenna is over-done in my opinion, but for a nickname it's okay.
Camellia - Never been a fan of this name. I prefer Camilla.
Orfea and Jilliana are nice. I'm not a fan of Moschatella, Chella, Jintana or Valerianella.
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Antigone - Hermione - Harriet - Cordelia - Violet - Persephone - Beatrice/Beatrix - Clementine - Ottilie - Florence - Octavia - Drusilla - Agnes - Ida - Matilda - Xanthe
avatar is my 8th great grandmother.
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Fifaltra - nn Fifer or Fifa--uh...no
Eveluna - nn Eve--lovely!
Castalia - nn Cat or Tali--not bad...prefer Calista
Plumeria - nn Luma--sounds like a disease
Feniccia - nn Fenna--sounds like a supplement
Silena (see-LAY-na) - nn Silla--too close to 'silly'--which used to be synonimous w/innocence, but not in this century.
Swanilda - nn Swan--eh
Esmeray or Esmerina - nn Esme--sounds villainous
Indrina - nn Indy--I like it!
Jenavara nn Jenna--prefer Guinevere/Gwen
Camellia - nn Cammy--pretty


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Norfolk's first baseman #24 Joe Mahoney jumps up to catch the ball but IronPigs' #22 Jason Pridie is safe at first. The Lehigh Valley IronPigs played the Norfolk Tides Wednesday night in a "Christmas in July" themed game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown.
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Craftsman 1/6 hp 6'' Bench Grinder with Lamp (21124)
Item# 00921124000 | Model# 21124Specifications & Dimensions
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Height (in.): | 9.3 |
Length (in.): | 19.3 |
Width (in.): | 10.2 |
Product Overview: | |
General Warranty: | 1 year |
Item Weight (lbs.): | 22 |
Package Contents: | Tasklight |
Style: | Bench |
Type: | Grinder |
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Amps: | Dash for COMPARES & UNKNOWNS |
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Eye Shield Type: | Clear |
Grinder Size: | 6 in. |
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Disc Wheel Diameter: | 6 in. |
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6-Inch Grinder with Lamp is Designed for Easy Grinding Precision
The Craftsman 1/6-HP 6-inch bench grinder with lamp features thin-line motor housing for easy grinding of longer materials and a large, independently-operable lamp for lighting both set up and grinding operations. Whether you're a homeowner who simply enjoys tackling do-it-yourself projects and small repair jobs in your spare time or you're a full-time construction worker with a commercial workshop, this bench grinder is a great addition to any work space.
The 6-inch grinder with lamp includes one 36-grit and one 60-grit wheel. These tools can take on a wide variety of projects. Thanks to the large, cast iron base, vibration is minimal. You get a peace of mind knowing that the bench has optimal stability, even during labor intensive jobs, as well as safe operation, thanks to the wide, clear eye shields with sturdy spark guard supports. This bench grinder is an ideal size to fit into many workshops with ease.
- Make grinding jobs more simple with the Craftsman 1/6-HP 6 in. bench grinder with lamp
- 6 in. grinder disc wheel
- Thin-line motor housing allows for easy, long material grinding
- Large lamp with independent operation illuminates set up and grinding tasks
- Lighted on/off rocker switch
- Two wheels: 36-grit and 60-grit to tackle a wide range of projects
- Sizable, cast iron base for reduced vibration and heightened stability
- Wide, clear eye shields with sturdy spark guard supports for safe operation
- Measures 19.3 in. L x 10.2 in. W x 9.3 in. H
- Weighs 22 lbs.
- Includes a general 1-year warranty
- Available for Gift Wrap
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Purchased this bench grinder on sale over the holidays for less than $50. Definitely not on the high end but works well for my limited grinder use. Lamp is a nice touch.
Redmond, WA
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The motor startup took some time to stabilize. The instructions were clear and easy to understand. Great for doing small projects but I'm sure it can perform more serious jobs
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We are super excited to have this product. We've had no issues with it at all. It does an excellent job sharpening lawn mower blades and the attached light helps out a lot because out garage is so dimly lit.
Anchorage, AK
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I use mine to sharpen lawn mower blades, shovel tips and other tools. The size is small enough to move it around but big and strong enough to do everything I have needed it to do. It is a very smooth running motor. It will certainly out-live me.
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New Stanton, PA
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Perfect for do-it-yourselfers and small garages. Plenty of power and does a great job! Only thing that could make this any better is if it came with a wire wheel for one of the sides.
Duluth, MN
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good grinder, smooth, wheels suck and wear out really quick, get good wheels and it would be fine.
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This is what I was looking for. The grinder is exactly as I hoped it would be. Used it a few times so far and has the power that was needed for the job. Didn't try the light yet.
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Debated between this or the dewalt for $100, decided on this because I don't often need a grinder. I bought this to grind down and shape 2 M10 bolts to make camshaft locking pins. I didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised, it did not bog down at all, and shaped the bolts very well. I question ever needing any more power for my needs. Its very balanced and does not vibrate or move even when unmounted. The negatives: Takes 7-8sec to come up to speed, the base is not solid, its a cheap hollow piece of metal with a plastic bottom, only a 1yr warranty (even the cheapest ********** and ***** grinders have 3yrs), the build quality isn't very good, when installing the guards and pieces I had to bend them while adjusting the screws to get them strait, still aren't perfect. All this being said, $45 is the cheapest new grinder you can find and if you are like me and won't need it much, it does the job. Also the craftsman stock wheels are better quality than the big box store grinders (skil, ryobi)
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does what it's supposed to do, grind stuff down and does it well
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By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2312) of John V. Fernandes and others for legislation to prohibit mandatory polygraph testing for persons applying to become police officers. Public Service.
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Overall Experience: College is what you make of it, and I turned some bad experiences into better all because I had a goal. My goal is to graduate with my associates degree and save some money. I met great teachers and I volunteered in the community.
Academic Experience: I've heard their nursing program is one of the best. I just think its a great place to go if you can't afford a Universty just want an associates degree.
Academic Experience: I am getting an associates and then transferring. I was able to meet some amazing people on campus and save some money on tuition.
Career Services: They have volunteer postings, and I think I've seen a couple of work shops but not many on campus and this is my second year here.
Facilities: Honestly, there isn't much I'm ready to transfer to a University that offer's more school spirit.
Academic Flexibility: Honestly I have experienced good and bad. It really depends on the teacher as far as flexibility. I feel the teaches here are what keep me here and the price. The academic advising wasn't a good experience. The woman never called me back, she just always seemed busy. My sister also, attends here and she had such a horrible experience that she just called the University that she was going to transfer to and they sent her the right classes to take and even offered a follow up meeting. I feel like this is such a small college that they shouldn't have a hard time returning a call.
Online Courses: I really enjoyed my Professors who taught the two online classes I took. They taught in very versatile ways (videos, chat room, informative links). I could tell they loved their jobs because they went above and beyond in the classroom.
Tuition & Financial Aid: Honestly I have heard several students complain that the finical aid office never answers the phone. When it comes to privacy they make you come to a window in the main hall instead of allowing you to go into an office to talk privately. Some people are not comfortable with strangers' hearing about their finical aid status. If you ask to speak to a person in the office the people at the window usually have the answer for you. The biggest issue is they are not welcoming and if it wasn't for a family member who had already attended college I wouldn't have known what steps to take.
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Memoir Writing Workshop
Do you have a story of personal struggle and sacrifice? Does your life feel like a television comedy? Are your friends and family enthralled by your personal stories when sitting around the dinner table? Has someone said to you, "You need to write a book?" Well, now is your chance to start it.
The Tazewell County Public Library is offering a Memoir Writing Workshop at the Tazewell Main Library on Saturday, October 19th from 10am – 12pm. In this two hour workshop, writers will learn how to begin a memoir and to structure stories in a way to maximize interest and preserve them for future generations. Participants will receive tips on how to make their stories alive and interesting for family, friends or for publication to a general audience. Space is limited so sign up early. Light refreshments will be served. Starting with this workshop, Tazewell Library will host a regular Memoir Writing Group.
The workshop is presented by Crystal Kieloch, who holds a Masters in Literature and Writing. She teaches Writing and Rhetoric at Bluefield College and is the Director of the college's Confident Communicator Writing Program. She is a prize winning writer and a Blue Ridge Writing Project Fellow. She offers memoir writing workshops during spring and fall in the Tazewell County area.


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School Trip to Tarragona
... in Tarragona live. Next we took a quick break for lunch where Jordan and I nommed on some yummy gazpacho. We then hopped back on our bus and went to the Monasteri De Santes Creus which was about 30 minutes from Tarragona. This is an ancient monastery which is no longer active but is nonetheless gorgeous. Our tour guide explained the monk life style (no talking or eating meat which I totally could not live with) and it was really fascinating. After the monastery we headed back to ...
Holiday in a holiday
... from nowhere, nestles against or literally in the hills.
We drive through the small town of San Esteban De Gormaz, approaching it over a gorgeous narrow stone bridge with a hill behind it. We park and walk on the bridge as we can see that homes are built into the hill. It was amazing. How old they must be?
There was also what looks to be a giant "ant hill" but it also looks lived in too.
Back in the car and passing by Frago, Soses ...
... luggage, and got the train to Prestwick airport. Straight over the bridge, checked in and bike box dispatched within 6 minutes and then in for a cheeky pint before going through security. Flight on time, 2 1/2 hours later in Reus, bike built in 15 mins and then the 3 mile spin into town from the airport! Checked in, paid, and then down to the bottom ...
Please, no more cathedrals...
... commercial port alongside and a railway running along the back of the
beach. It is lovely though....
think I'm "cathedraled out"! Jane "did" the cathedral and I
opted for a walk on the old city walls (not possible as it turns out)
and the mandatory cafe con leche. Still, I got on to the town's free
wifi and checked my emails while Jane had her culture fix....
Let's hurry home...
... meal where Jane had a fine
Seabream and I had a **** steak! Heyho.... Even my cheesecake was
"plastic". Still, I made up for it by making the most of the
shot bottles they left on our table. I wonder which of the three it
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Carrollton City Council batted .500 Monday night when one couple went home happy and another resident went home disappointed with their decisions.
City council had to reverse itself on the question of whether Carrollton residents Jim and Crystal Montgomery could keep pigeons in an enclosed pen in their backyard.
Jim Montgomery has been keeping rolling pigeons as a hobby for three years at his Sixth Street home when a complaint by an unnamed neighbor prompted city council to enforce a no fowl portion of a city ordinance.
Carrollton's planning and zoning commission will be charged with reviewing the city's regulations on home occupation businesses.
At the Monday, July 27 city council meeting, Mayor Dwight Louden raised the issue based on concerns he has heard about the 12 home occupations that are operating in the city.
Five of these businesses are service oriented, while seven are garages, Louden told council, explaining that questions have come from the public and council members about the legality of a business in a detached garage.
A milestone passed almost without notice last month — it's been 40 years since the completion of Interstate 71.
The opening of I-71 in July 1969, has changed the face of numerous communities along U.S. 42—the highway it essentially replaced—during the past 40 years. Communities such as Carrollton, Bedford and Warsaw noted almost immediate diminished traffic.
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The city of Bedford has beefed up its nuisance ordinance to address debris, abandonded buildings and other situations.
City commissioners on July 20 approved the second reading of the Revised Nuisance Ordinance, which gives city officials authority to file liens against properties that fail to comply.
The goal is to get any nuisance situations rectified.
Property owners in violation of the ordinance will receive letters from the city detailing the problem.
Milton man charged with sex abuse of minor
A Milton, Ky., man faces charges of first-degree sex abuse of a victim under 12 years old and tampering with physical evidence.
Giovanni Vanleeve, 44, was arrested Saturday, July 18, on those charges, as well as one count of violating a domestic violence protective order.
The Trimble County Public Library is hosting an auction sponsored by the Modern Woodmen of America Fraternal Life Insurance Company at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1.
Items for sale will be on display Friday, July 31, during regular library hours.
The company will give a matching grant for funds raised during the auction to the library. Proceeds will be used to buy books and equipment needed for the people of the community to use at the library.
For the second time in three years, Trimble County High School graduate Josh Powell has been named School Administrator of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.
A member of the Class of 1993 and former Trimble teacher, Powell is the youngest superintendent in Kentucky, serving the Union County School Corporation in Morganfield, Ky.
Powell is the son of TCHS alumni Billy Joe Powell and the late Suzanne Graham.
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Signature Healthcare is preparing to launch a new program to offer aid to employees, their families and other Trimble County residents when disaster strikes.
Signature's Compassion Fund is a nonprofit grant program for anyone in the communities in which the company operates its facilities, said spokeswoman Erica Staley.
To explain how the program works, Signature has invited the community at large to its launch from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Bedford facility on Shepard Lane.
Doughnuts and coffee in the morning and hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks in the afternoon comprise the menu for Trimble County Water District's Community Appreciation Day, set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 31.
Hot-air balloon rides were planned, but have been cancelled because of weather.
Picnic foods at lunch also will include baked beans, slaw, tenderloin, potato wedges and desserts.
Door prizes and give-aways will also be offered to those who attend.
The event will be held at the district office, 34 E. Morgan Drive, Bedford.
All charges against two defendants in the Jan. 23 First National Bank robbery have been dismissed without prejudice Monday, July 27, following a federal court indictment.
Cecil Messer, 46, has been indicted by the federal court on bank robbery charges so in an effort to avoid a double jeopardy problem the Commonwealth's indictment has been dismissed without prejudice, meaning the charges could be re-filed if necessary, special prosecutor Kurt Kruthoffer said.


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