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June 24, 2013 By Louis Zacharilla
On June 7, Taichung's Secretary-General, Ching-Chih Liao, stood on the stage of Steiner Film Studios in New York, surrounded by previous Intelligent Communities of the year, from Glasgow to Riverside, and accepted the 2013 award for Taichung City, Taiwan and its 2.7 million residents. It was the second time that tiny Taiwan has produced an Intelligent Community of the Year (Taipei was the other in 2006.) Flush with excitement, she nearly sprinted to the stage; surprised but gracious, she went out of her way to congratulate the other six finalists, referring to them as "the real winners." Such emotion; so nice to see. It reminded me of Mayor Rob van Gijzel of Eindhoven, whose acceptance remarks in 2011 remain embedded in everyone's memory – including his. That afternoon he spontaneously redefined the purpose of the Intelligent Community movement. He now heads the ICF Foundation. Madame Liao was much less circumspect. "We did not think we would be here for at least another three or four years," she admitted.
For Madame Liao the audience also applauded loudly, and she applauded them right back, an Asian custom that I find revealing of generosity of spirit. She said twice that she did not envy the jury, which had to evaluate the Top7 and then decide who would be named Number One. Nor, she said, did she envy ICF for having to make the announcement! (Nor do I, since we have always believed that there are no real winners.) She then let go of a "Freudian slip," which I have been thinking about.
While cheerfully and gently noting how proud she was for her city, her emotions became obvious. She said that she was proud of Taichung, proud that it had survived the nearly year-long "battlefield of competition" with the others to become the global representative of our movement. Standing behind her and listening, the words "battlefield" made me at first wince. I was surprised. You rarely hear people, especially as gracious as the Intelligent Community representatives, reveal themselves so honestly. Leave it to this smart, tough and joyful Taiwanese woman to show you the heart of a champion. Handpicked by Mayor Jason Hu for her post, she again demonstrated the poise and character of Taichung, which simply has willed itself into international relevance.
But a "battlefield of competition?" Our friendly award? Is it really perceived that way, despite everything we do to communicate the absolute fact, noted above, which is that the Top7 are the real winners? A family of leaders. And they are, at least in our minds. In discussions privately or with the media, I never refer to the Intelligent Community of the Year as the "winner," but rather as the "recipient."
About the Intelligent Community Forum
The Intelligent Community Forum is a think tank that studies the economic and social development of the 21st Century community. Whether in industrialized or developing nations, communities are challenged to create prosperity, stability and cultural meaning in a world where jobs, investment and knowledge increasingly depend on advances in communications. For the 21st Century community, connectivity is a double-edge sword: threatening established ways of life on the one hand, and offering powerful new tools to build prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economies on the other. ICF seeks to share the best practices of the world's Intelligent Communities in adapting to the demands of the Broadband Economy, in order to help communities everywhere find sustainable renewal and growth. More information can be found at www.intelligentcommunity.org.
Robert Bell
Robert Bell is co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, where he heads its research and content development activities. He is the author of ICF's pioneering study, Benchmarking the Intelligent Community, the annual Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year white papers and other research reports issued by the Forum, and of Broadband Economies: Creating the Community of the 21st Century. Mr. Bell has also authored articles in The Municipal Journal of Telecommunications Policy, IEDC Journal, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific Satellite and Asian Communications; and has appeared in segments of ABC World News and The Discovery Channel. A frequent keynote speaker and moderator at municipal and telecom industry events, he has also led economic development missions and study tours to cities in Asia and the US.
John Jung
ICF co-founder John G. Jung originated the Intelligent Community concept and continues to serve as the Forum's leading visionary. Formerly President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance and Calgary Economic Development Authority, he is a registered professional urban planner, urban designer and economic developer. He leads regular international business missions to US, European, Asian, Indian and Australian cities, and originated the ICF Immersion Lab program. John is a regular speaker at universities and conferences and serves as an advisor to regional and national leaders on Intelligent Community development. The author of numerous articles in planning and economic development journals, he has received global and Toronto-based awards for his work in collaboration and strategic development and sits on numerous task forces and international advisory boards.
Louis Zacharilla
ICF co-founder Louis Zacharilla is the creator and presenter of the annual Smart21, Top Seven and Intelligent Community Awards and oversees ICF's media communications and development programs. He is a frequent keynote and motivational speaker and panelist, addressing audiences of tech, academic and community leaders around the world, and writes extensively for publications including American City & County, Continental Airline's in-flight magazine and Municipal World. His frequent appearances in the electronic media have included both television and radio in South Korea, China and Canada. He has served as an adjunct professor at Fordham University in New York and is a Guest Lecturer at Polytechnic University's Distinguished Speaker Series. He holds a Masters Degree from the University of Notre Dame.


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My 7 year old daughter has been acting out and misbehaving since the recent birth of her sibling. I've spoke with our paediatrician and he confirms it is quite normal and will pass with time. What can I do to make her feel more accepting of her new sibling?
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Awww I do feel sorry for your 7 year old. This is very normal and natural and will get easier with time. I would give her lots of leeway and take things slowly and gently with her but expect things to be a bit up and down. She will get there! In the meantime here are some tips from a previous post I wrote about preparing a sibling for a new baby.
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Lewis said during the season, before his campaign ended on IR with effects of a concussion, that he intended to retire. He backed off that in early January, and continued that stance on Wednesday in a statement:
"I plan to evaluate my future and have not made a final determination on whether I will be playing football next season."
His agent, Mitch Frankel, told the AP that Lewis, 30, needs to find out if he's healthy first and then consider if he can fit into a role as an older tailback:
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Farewell Babylon: Coming of Age in Jewish Baghdad (1975)
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I found this title fairly interesting. It gives a good biographical look at a Jew living in Iraq. No "fireworks" or extremely dramatic stuff, just a good look at the human elements of the situation and some of the hardships encountered.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0771044704, Hardcover)"A wonderful memoir. It evokes a time and place which to us, today, is strange and exotic s the world of the "Thousand and One Nights." And yet it is moving, true and universal in its implications. It belongs on that small shelf of books which bear true witness and, by doing so, become part of the literature of our times." -- Brian Moore
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From the melting pot that was Iraqi society comes a tale, recounted by a grand old man of Canadian letters, of growing up as a Jewish boy in Baghdad in the 1940s. Naim Kattan was born into an intellectual Jewish family in Baghdad in 1928. He, his brother, and his friend Nessim were the only Jews in a group of young men who met every evening in a cafe to talk passionately about creating a national Iraqi literature in their newly independent country. They had good reason, for although the Jewish community in Iraq dated back 2500 years, and Jews were among the best Arabic scholars in the country, they were never considered equals by the Muslim majority. In 1941, after British forces defeated the German-backed Iraqi insurgents, angry Bedouins entered Baghdad before it could be secured and began the Farhoud, the massacre of Jews in the city. The violence stopped just short of the Kattans' house, but the family immediately began the long application process for visas. Kattan began selling stories to literary magazines and speculating about the role of women in a country where even Jewish women wore veils. He eventually won a scholarship to the Sorbonne and left his family, not to be reunited with them until five years later, when he found them in a settlement camp in Israel. This is a memoir of identity, of growing up in a tumultuous polyglot society, of change both personal and societal, of finding one's place in life. Here is a fascinating portrait of a people, a city, a state, and a culture that are as troubled today as Kattan found them sixty years ago.… (more)
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The grand promise of social media is its immediate, unfettered access between athletes and fans. The grand problem of social media is also its immediate, unfettered access between athletes and fans. In other words: The idiots are ruining Twitter too.
Forty Niners kicker David Akers is the latest athlete to find that no matter how stupid you think humanity can be, there'll be someone to exceed your expectations. On Wednesday night, Akers received the message "YOU F----OT IF YOU MISS ONE MORE FIELD GOAL YOU ABOUT TO GET YOUR ENTIRE LIFE ENDED."
The message apparently affected Akers enough to have him disable his Twitter account, @DavidAkers2. The tweeter's account, @RIP_FreeLaddin, has also been deactivated.
It's the latest in a string of tough news for Akers. As the Sacramento Bee notes, Akers has missed 10 of his 35 attempts this year after setting an NFL record for field goals made with 44 last year. The 49ers have turned up the heat on Akers, bringing free agents Nate Kaeding and Billy Cundiff into camp, even though Akers is currently leading the fan vote for Pro Bowl among kickers. Akers is in his 14th season in the league.
Akers is the latest in a growing line of NFL players receiving death threats on Twitter. Most recently Mark Sanchez had to deal with the pathetic attention-grabbing gambit, but Kyle Williams, Josh Morgan and others have had to deal with some anonymous clown striking at them.
It's easy to brush off Akers as oversensitive to one crank's message. But don't. Think, just for a second, how it would feel to have someone you don't even know tell you you're "about to get your entire life ended." Think about one of your loved ones receiving that message. There's a line for criticism, and it's not hard to understand; this garbage crosses it every time. "I was just goofing around" is no excuse, and if you actually think this qualifies as "free speech" it might be time to get off Twitter and get back into a middle school social studies classroom.
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With all the fish stores here in Greenville you would think there would be a club of some kind. I'd love to find one and get involved. It would be nice to be able to get together and do some plant trading. Anyone know of one in the area?
Im in the same boat, lol. I think I have heard of frag swaps, but I dont know of any freshwater people..
I haven't heard of anything at all.
We should just start one lol.
ILuvMyGoldBarb - did you get your discus local or order them from somewhere?
we really should start our own..seriously
We seem to be from different areas of SC but that shouldn't stop us. It would be nice to have local voices to talk and trade with. I'm willing to help.
ill start one if everyone interested let me know email firstname.lastname@example.com all freshwater from guppys to cichlids
Ok, so everyone should email fishman so we can get this rolling.
I hope that we can get at least 20 members and accomplish an actual meeting by Nov.
I know that charlotte is a long way, buy there is the "charlotte area aquarists society" that is 99% freshwater and they have meetings and an auction coming in october I believe. Also a few members here are on that forum as well, but most of the caas is non-planted
I would be interested in going as well!
Hey all,i know this is an old thread,but i am interested in starting a club in SC as well.I live in Easley,and breed betta splendens,and keep betta albimarginata and betta macrostomas.Theres just nothing around here,lol
You seem to be an expert on Bettas. I just bought my first Betta Saturday. Can you identify the species and give me some tips on keeping him healthy? Right now he's in my 10 gallon planted tank by himself. Dint want to put him in my 20H planted with a gourami. I'm afraid they might try to kill each other. Even though the gourami is shy as heck.
The Betta hasn't eaten yet(that I've noticed). I've tried the Berta pellets and some freeze dried blood worms. Is it ok for there to be decent filtration in there with him? Most people keep them in still bowls with no movement.
Hi!Your boy is a veil tail.The tank size is perfect,plants are great.Freeze dried anything isnt good for them,they have short stomachs.Soaking the bloodworms will help keep him from being constipated so much.What brand pellets?If you are unsure about him eating,you can soak a few in garlic juice.Bettas as well as most fish love the taste,and it also helps clear any internal parasites.Hes a pretty boy.The filtration,if its bothering him(not all are bothered by it and some will play in the current)Make a baffle out of a soda bottle.
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I'll just share that I replaced the mounts on my Universal M40 last year and it was one of the best things I've ever done. Pretty easy. I have a PSS seal and that was no problem either. In the water, used 4X4 over compainionway and a come-along. While up, I was finally able to really clean under the engine and tighten the bolt on my sump hose so it would stop leaking.
Hardest thing is getting the clearance to within specs on the flanges. Adjust, lower, check. Raise, adjust, lower, check. Repeat a few times. Really reduced vibration in my boat, and now a year later my cutlass bearing is still like new in terms of play. So the alignment held.
Good luck with yours. Nothing to be too alarmed about. Calder has good descriptions.
I've pulled both my Yanmars and replaced the mounts while the boat was in the water.
I don't know the difficulties of doing this in your boat. In my case I used my boom to lift them out.
|Sounds like those mounts need to be replaced. Don't know why the boat shouldn't remain in the water--and as someone else said, that's where you're going to need to do the realignment. We replaced the two forward mounts on our 2GM20 with the boat in the water--used a screw-type car jack to lift the engine just enough to slide new mounts under--engine detached from the shaft, of course.
From what you say it looks like when your engine was last installed the mount feet weren't properly shimmed. Basically the engine should ride in the middle or lower part of the stud that comes off the mount. If, to align it, the engine is on the top of the mount's stud you put some material under the feet of the mount to raise it up so the engine rides lower on the stud.
If you're engine is running smoothly there's no urgency to correcting this. Give it's the beginning of the summer I'd wait. You never know what rats will crawl out of the woodpile when you start taking your engine apart.
I'd be concerned about and fix the exhaust system issue . The exhaust hoses should take up the vibration and the mounts should be secure. A hose failure and the leaking of CO and water into the boat is a big problem.
It's not too likely that the other mount is too low because of degraded rubber. It's probably low because that's where it had to be on the stud to align the engine to the shaft. The engine lets you know when the mount's rubber deteriorates to the point they need to be replaced. Usually mounts only get changed out when doing a major engine overhaul or replacement. They just don't wear out.
If the nuts are loose, tighten the upper ones. Since the engine rides on the lower ones this won't affect the alignment. If you change the position of the lower nuts you'll have to realign the engine.
Pulling an engine or jacking it up to replace the mounts waterborne shouldn't be a problem. I've done it ok. In fact it's preferable to align the engine to the shaft waterborne as the hull flex is different when the boat's out of the water. If you're disconnecting the shaft from its flange waterborne you need some hose clamps on the shaft so it doesn't slide out the stern tube by mistake
Engine alignment takes preparation and a lot of patience. Read up on it beforehand. Too much to address here. You may want to talk to a marine mechanic about shimming and aligning the engine if its not running smoothly.
Nothing should be adjusted without redoing/rechecking the alignment too. It sounds like a couple of mounts are in rough shape and should be renewed.
If you have a conventional stuffing box then removing the engine and tranny in the water is no big deal, esp if you're able to use the boom and tackle as a hoist. We've done it a couple of times.
If you have a dripless (PSS) style seal than you need to worry about that - once the engine and gear are removed there's no pressure on the seal and bellows anymore....
It does sound like a Re & Re might not be a bad idea, you could tend to these issues, give the works a good clean up, and maybe change some seals and gaskets while you're at it.
|you can try tightening them but usually they are too rusty after you will need to realign the engine,use feeler gadges beween the couplings,i think you can also put on new ones by unbolting the coupling then jack up the engine,you my need to unbolt the brackets that the mount studs go through,hard but doable,the muffler can maybe be tightened by using slightly larger screws
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my rear engine mounts (yanmar 12SB), Ontario 28... seem to be quite high, one top stud is recesed in the bolt. and the opposite (front left) the rubber is degraded probably due to oil drips...
should I can I tighten them, would that change the pitch too much for the stuffing box etc...
also, what are your thought s on removing the engine, changing the rubber mount and repairing anything else under there ( the muffler is loose on its mount too..... all while in the water ??? or should I wait util the fall ?
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Tottenham 0-1 Wigan
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Tottenham suffered a shock defeat at White Hart Lane as Ben Watson scored the only goal of the game to give Wigan a second successive Premier League win.
The Wigan midfielder scored from close range early in the second half to give Roberto Martinez's side a famous win.
Spurs were booed off after what is a second straight home defeat, having failed to score in a Premier League game for the first time this season.
Spurs slip to fifth in the table, while Wigan move above Liverpool into 12th.
Few would argue that Martinez's side did not deserve the points. Wigan, the team who could not beat Bradford in the League Cup on Tuesday, overcame the might of Spurs with a first-half performance packed with flair and attacking verve and a second-half display that highlighted their many defensive qualities.
There was little comfort here for Andre Villas-Boas. In guiding Tottenham to five wins in six Premier League matches, the young Portuguese had gone some way towards winning over the many sceptics at his new club - not least those who booed their manager off at half-time against Queens Park Rangers a month ago.
But this result represents a jarring reality check against a side Spurs had been expected to beat, and beat well.
Three years ago Wigan had lost 9-1 here. They came back the following season to record a famous victory, the only home defeat Spurs suffered in the league that term. The brilliance of Gareth Bale decided last year's encounter in Spurs' favour, and few expected the sequence of results to continue as it did.
From the off, Martinez's side were sure-footed and progressive, carving out three clear-cut chances in the first half with their incisive passing and clever movement.
Tottenham's Brad Friedel was much the busier of the two goalkeepers, denying Shaun Maloney and Arouna Kone, who were tremendous throughout, with important blocks, before Watson fired over from the edge of the penalty area.
Jan Vertonghen's dipping volley from a half-cleared corner represented Tottenham's best chance of a frustrating first half.
Tactically smart, Wigan's work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Tottenham's main threats, such as Bale. Jermain Defoe also had unwelcome company throughout.
After the break, Wigan battled for everything and dominated territory with their fast and fluent approach, taking the lead after Franco Di Santo forced a corner.
Maloney curled it wickedly under Friedel's crossbar and the American goalkeeper clawed it out but only as far as Watson, who thumped the ball across the line from close-range.
Wigan had scored 35 league goals since the turn of the year, but this was the first to have been scored by an Englishman.
White Hart Lane fell silent. The noise only built again when Villas-Boas threw Adebayor into the fray but there was anger and disbelief in the stands as it became clear the Togo striker was to replace Defoe, rather than play alongside him.
Spurs responded as Bale fired a shot that Al Habsi did well to turn to safety before James McCarthy cleared Steven Caulker's goalbound header off the line with a header of his own. A second successive home defeat in the Premier League was beckoning for the first time since September 2008.
Maynor Figueroa fizzed a free-kick narrowly wide of Friedel's goal but much of the pressure was coming from Spurs now, and Gary Caldwell and Ivan Ramis were leading from the front as Wigan threw bodies in the way of Tottenham shots.
Bale curled a free-kick narrowly wide in time added on but Wigan weathered the cold and Tottenham's late storm to hold on for victory.
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (4)
- 24 Friedel
- 05 Vertonghen
- 13 Gallas
- 28 Walker (Carroll - 79' )
- 33 Caulker
- 02 Dempsey Booked
- 06 Huddlestone
- 07 Lennon
- 11 Bale
- 30 Sandro (Sigurdsson - 23' )
- 18 Defoe (Adebayor - 57' )
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Full Time The referee signals the end of the game.90:00 +4:44
Jean Beausejour fouled by Emmanuel Adebayor, the ref awards a free kick. Ali Al Habsi restarts play with the free kick.90:00 +4:28
Arouna Kone is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Tom Huddlestone restarts play with the free kick.90:00 +3:37
Handball by Jordi Gomez. Brad Friedel takes the free kick.90:00 +2:17
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Caldwell on Clint Dempsey. Strike on goal comes in from Gareth Bale from the free kick.90:00 +1:51
Centre by Jordi Gomez, William Gallas manages to make a clearance.90:00 +1:21
The referee penalises Emmanuel Adebayor for handball. Ivan Ramis takes the free kick.90:00 +0:16
Unfair challenge on Shaun Maloney by Gylfi Sigurdsson results in a free kick. Ali Al Habsi takes the direct free kick.89:02
The ball is crossed by Gylfi Sigurdsson, Gary Caldwell makes a clearance.87:54
Gareth Bale takes a shot. Ali Al Habsi makes a save.87:15
The official flags Arouna Kone offside. Steven Caulker takes the free kick.86:27
The ball is crossed by Tom Carroll, Steven Caulker takes a shot. Save made by Ali Al Habsi.85:52
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Gareth Bale, clearance made by Gary Caldwell.84:36
Gareth Bale delivers the ball, Ali Al Habsi makes a brilliant save.82:59
Jan Vertonghen challenges Jordi Gomez unfairly and gives away a free kick. Maynor Figueroa has an effort direct from the free kick.82:19
Gareth Bale crosses the ball, Ivan Ramis makes a clearance.80:33
Gylfi Sigurdsson takes a shot. Gary Caldwell gets a block in.79:58
Foul by Maynor Figueroa on Emmanuel Adebayor, free kick awarded. Tom Huddlestone crosses the ball in from the free kick, Gary Caldwell makes a clearance.79:23
Jordi Gomez takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Gareth Bale.79:05
Jordi Gomez takes a shot. Blocked by Tom Huddlestone.
Substitution Kyle Walker goes off and Tom Carroll comes on.75:13
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Gareth Bale.73:28
The offside flag is raised against Emmanuel Adebayor. Free kick taken by Ali Al Habsi.72:27
Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun Maloney on Clint Dempsey. Free kick crossed by Gareth Bale, clearance made by Ivan Ramis.70:28
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jordi Gomez by Tom Huddlestone. Free kick taken by James McCarthy.68:43
Direct free kick taken by Ben Watson.68:43 Substitution
Substitution Jordi Gomez joins the action as a substitute, replacing Franco Di Santo.68:43
Unfair challenge on Shaun Maloney by Tom Huddlestone results in a free kick.67:43
Corner taken by Gareth Bale, Steven Caulker takes a shot. Clearance by Franco Di Santo.67:34
A cross is delivered by Jan Vertonghen, Jean Beausejour makes a clearance.66:32
The assistant referee signals for offside against Arouna Kone. Brad Friedel takes the free kick.65:36
Gareth Bale takes a shot. Save by Ali Al Habsi.63:15
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jan Vertonghen by Ivan Ramis. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Kyle Walker. Corner taken left-footed by Gareth Bale.62:20
Kyle Walker crosses the ball, clearance by Ivan Ramis.58:36
Jan Vertonghen takes a shot. Gary Caldwell gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken by Gareth Bale.57:54
Jean Beausejour challenges Aaron Lennon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Gareth Bale, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.56:53 Substitution
Substitution Jermain Defoe goes off and Emmanuel Adebayor comes on.56:41
Foul by Ivan Ramis on Gareth Bale, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Tom Huddlestone.55:03
Shaun Maloney provided the assist for the goal.55:03 Goal scored
Goal! - Ben Watson - Tottenham 0 - 1 Wigan Ben Watson fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Tottenham 0-1 Wigan.54:37
Corner taken right-footed by Shaun Maloney, Brad Friedel makes a save.48:49
Direct free kick taken by Tom Huddlestone.48:49 Booking
Booking Maynor Figueroa receives a caution.48:42
Aaron Lennon fouled by Maynor Figueroa, the ref awards a free kick.48:09
Clint Dempsey takes a shot. Save by Ali Al Habsi.45:22
Ivan Ramis takes the free kick.45:22 Booking
Booking Booking for Clint Dempsey.45:07
Gylfi Sigurdsson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James McCarthy.45:01
The match restarts for the second half.45:00 +2:13 Half time
Half Time The ref blows to end the first period.45:00 +0:19
Aaron Lennon is caught offside. Ali Al Habsi restarts play with the free kick.44:22
The ball is crossed by Gareth Bale, save made by Ali Al Habsi.43:40
Effort on goal by Ben Watson from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.42:31
Maynor Figueroa produces a cross, save by Brad Friedel.40:25
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jan Vertonghen on James McCarthy. Ivan Ramis takes the free kick.39:49
Effort from a long way out by Ben Watson goes wide right of the target.39:35
The ball is delivered by Jean Beausejour, William Gallas makes a clearance.37:14
The ball is delivered by Gareth Bale, Steven Caulker takes a shot. Gary Caldwell makes a clearance. Gareth Bale decides to take the corner short. Header on goal by Jan Vertonghen from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.35:39
Maynor Figueroa concedes a free kick for a foul on Jermain Defoe. Free kick crossed left-footed by Gareth Bale from right wing, clearance by Ivan Ramis.33:33
Shaun Maloney takes a shot. Blocked by Brad Friedel.29:53
The ball is sent over by Aaron Lennon, clearance by Emmerson Boyce.27:49
Arouna Kone takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel. Corner taken left-footed by Jean Beausejour, clearance by Steven Caulker.27:23
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson on Ben Watson. Gary Caldwell takes the direct free kick.22:12
Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.22:12 Substitution
Substitution Gylfi Sigurdsson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Raniere Sandro.22:12
Kyle Walker challenges Maynor Figueroa unfairly and gives away a free kick.21:54
Centre by Franco Di Santo, clearance by Kyle Walker.21:24
Jan Vertonghen takes a shot from 20 yards. Save made by Ali Al Habsi.20:36
Corner from the left by-line taken by Gareth Bale, clearance by Ben Watson.16:29
Gareth Bale is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Gary Caldwell restarts play with the free kick.16:08
Centre by Gareth Bale, Jean Beausejour makes a clearance.15:17
A cross is delivered by Aaron Lennon, clearance by Ivan Ramis.14:23
Jean Beausejour challenges Raniere Sandro unfairly and gives away a free kick. Raniere Sandro takes the free kick.13:17
Unfair challenge on Ben Watson by Jan Vertonghen results in a free kick. Ivan Ramis takes the free kick.10:49
Corner taken right-footed by Tom Huddlestone to the near post, James McCarthy makes a clearance.9:30
Kyle Walker produces a cross.8:29
Shot from outside the area by Clint Dempsey misses to the left of the goal.2:55
Emmerson Boyce challenges Gareth Bale unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Caulker.1:38
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Tom Huddlestone played to the near post, clearance by James McCarthy.0:57
Ben Watson challenges Clint Dempsey unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Tom Huddlestone.0:00
The referee gets the game underway.
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Thanks for the replies/suggestions. I do not have access to an OBD1 scan tool, I would have to purchase one to check for codes etc. which is last case scenario for me. I also have not verified the actual fuel pressure with the new regulator installed, I just verified the nozzles were spraying fuel during cranking. I may have to bite the bullet and buy a fuel pressure tester to confirm I am getting the 60psi or whatever it is. My question then would be it is definately getting fuel since it is shooting flames out of all 6 intake runners so lack of fuel would seem unlikely. I have confirmed the firing order multiple times (1-6-5-4-3-2) as per the manual but I know it is correct since the engine does run and sounds good at 2000rpm........ so that can't be it. This is a really strange one guys and I am loosing sleep over it because I really want to/ need to figure it out! I just dont understand how changing the spark plugs, wires, fuel pressure regulator and cleaning the distributor cap and rotor could result in this. Timing hasn't been touched. I guess I will continue troubleshooting and see if I can make some progress. Any more suggestions are greatly appreciated
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Justice for a Dixie County Family: Pendarvis Sentenced to 28 years
Published August 15th, 2011
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A Dixie County family got their justice, as a man confessed to murder and learned his fate today.
158 days after 23 year old Torrey Pendarvis killed 18 year old Jenny Michelle Jackson, he was sentenced to 28 years in prison.
Pendarvis admits to shooting his ex-girlfriend, Jenny Jackson, multiple times on March 11th and dumping her body in Taylor county.
He will serve 25 years before he becomes eligible for parole.
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Why posting here even though I know the name of the tablet and other specs?
As I want to know if there are other tablets that use this processor and share other common details with this one.
Request for mods - Please leave me a PM if this post is moved to other thread's/forums. Thanks.
There are those time when you go "*oops" even though the literal meaning does not come to near existance. But you get the point. I am in deep *oops as of now and if NONE helps then I will prolly _poop_ and clean the mess out - you cannot take be roaming around with poop struck in your pants EH? I will rape and throw this retarded tablet away - Grrrrr *ROARS*
I brought this very ultra cheap android tablet 4days back.
Rooted it in 4 hours from the time I brought and things were smooth. No issues at all.
Reason for rooting? I am a G33K. I hate it slim.
I had to uninstall all the app's because the retarded tablet kept crashing all the time.
All smooth yet.
I inserted a small paper clip to that small butt of the tablet and reset it. It pooped. Its not satisfied with the paper clip may be it needed a sharp pin. Its upset, its in pain... I freaking do not know what but the *oops - WESPRO S714 tablet does not freaking fu****g work any more. Prff...
The Device
Name of the device you asking for help for - Wespro S714 manufactured by wesprodigitab.com?
Name and URL you bought the device from - Local shop; petty shop. I will develop a new site for him if this is a compulsion. Ah, just kidding. I am in funny mood today.
TECHNICAL SPEC's
CPU - I do not have a clue. But it says Infotmic X210
Speed - 1GHz processor
SD card slot.
One charger port not sure if it supports data trans' ; 3.5mm Jack ; Adapter slot
I need below listed.
Firmware Verion original
Firmware Version Custom
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Cambridge, MA – Identified for decades as the poorest group in the United States, American Indians living on reservations made substantial gains, both economically and socially, during the final decade of the 20th Century. A new report released by The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development at the Kennedy School of Government compiles the data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Censuses for 15 key socioeconomic indicators. The data on measures ranging from income and poverty to unemployment, education, and housing conditions indicate that although substantial gaps remain between America's Native population and the rest of U.S. society, rapid economic and social development is taking place among gaming and non-gaming tribes alike.
American Indians on Reservations: A Databook of Socioeconomic Change Between the 1990 and 2000 Censuses assembles the publicly-available U.S. Census data for 1990 and 2000 on the socioeconomic status of single-race American Indian individuals living in Indian land areas that did and did not have gaming operations before January 1, 2000. Gaming and non-gaming reservations are compared to each other and to the U.S. as a whole. Also released in conjunction with the report is an annotated bibliography of existing research into the economic and social consequences of Indian and other gaming. The bibliography provides a guide to more than 130 studies, giving researchers brief synopses of research methods, topic coverage, data sources, and reported findings.
The databook and bibliography were produced with partial funding from the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), a membership organization whose voting members are American Indian tribal governments. Additional support was provided by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation (CAJEF). Consistent with the Kennedy School's and Harvard University policies, neither NIGA nor CAJEF exercised any editorial control over the content of the Census report or over the contents of the annotated bibliography.
The Census report reflects a mosaic of the tremendous changes experienced by individual Indians living on reservations during a time of increasing political self-determination by Indian tribes and the unprecedented expansion in gaming activities under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Key trends seen in the U.S. Census data include:
Having started the 1990s with incomes lagging far behind those for the general U.S. population, American Indians in Indian Country experienced substantial growth in income per capita. Even with this Indian population rising by more than 20% between 1990 and 2000, real (inflation-adjusted) per capita Indian income rose by about one-third. For both gaming and non-gaming tribes, the overall rate of income growth substantially outstripped the 11% increase in real per capita income for the U.S. as a whole.
From 1990 to 2000, Indian family poverty rates dropped by seven percentage points or more in non-gaming areas, and by about ten percentage points in gaming areas. For the U.S. as a whole, family poverty dropped eight-tenths of a percentage point.
Indian unemployment rates dropped by about two-and-a-half percentage points in non-gaming areas and by more than five percentage points in gaming areas. U.S. unemployment dropped by half a percentage point.
Housing overcrowding in Indian Country decreased during the decade, particularly in Indian areas without gaming. The percentage of American Indians living in homes with plumbing increased markedly in both gaming and non-gaming areas.
The proportion of adult Indians on reservations with less than a 9th grade education declined to about par with U.S. levels, and the proportion of Indian adults with college degrees rose substantially, though not enough to keep pace with the very substantial gains in overall U.S. college attainment.
"Reflecting the interest shown by the press, the public and policymakers, this report provides the Census data in a form that compares tribes with gaming operations to tribes without gaming operations, and both are benchmarked against the data for the U.S. as a whole," states report co-author Joseph Kalt, co-director of The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and Kennedy School professor. By posting the entire dataset on the Harvard Project's website, Kalt adds, "We are encouraging others to examine and use the data. We hope to promote serious research about the whys and wherefores of economic development and social change in Indian America."
Report co-author Jonathan Taylor, a research fellow at The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, says, "The Census data show solid socioeconomic improvement in the lives of Indians living on reservations with and without gaming. What's more, these gains came despite the fact that federal Indian funding levels have been losing ground against non-Indian domestic spending. Considering that reservation incomes fell by eight percent in the 1980s, the strides tribes have made in the 1990s are quite remarkable." Taylor continues, "Despite these positive changes, average income in Indian Country is less than half the overall U.S. average. American Indians still have a long way to go to address the accumulation of long-enduring socioeconomic deficits."
Commenting on the interests of the National Indian Gaming Association in funding the work undertaken by the Harvard Project, professor Kalt notes, "There is so much confusion, partial information, and supposition surrounding the gaming operations of tribal governments, it seemed important to pull together the basic Census data and the available research so that future public discussion, press coverage, and policymaking could begin from a common base. These reports do not solve any disputes or answer any problems, but at least they will give everyone a chance to communicate from a foundation of firm knowledge."
The report, its underlying data, and the annotated bibliography can be accessed on the Harvard Project's website, www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied


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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA -- In Dublin, the "Celtic Tiger" economic success story has been based in part on "less is more," while the U.S. technology industry has matured to the point that it now needs high-level representation in Washington.
These messages, delivered by Irish and U.S. government leaders Wednesday, rounded out the final full day of the 2001 Global Internet Summit here. The gathering, co-hosted by the state of Virginia and Cisco Systems Inc., and sponsored by a number of technology companies, drew representatives of an estimated 40 countries and 700 attendees.
Mary Harney, Ireland's minister for enterprise, trade and employment, said Ireland has reversed its fortunes over the past decade largely thanks to technology and government policies that are favorable to IT companies. Among them are lower tax rates on business profits and lower income taxes. Businesses will pay only 10 percent tax on profits through 2010, Harney said, while income tax is down to 20 percent for average earners.
The 10 percent tax on business profit is about one-third the average charged by other European governments, yet it delivers about 12 percent of all government revenue in Ireland compared with 5 percent in other European Union countries.
"So a third of the rate delivers about two-and-a-half-times the take," she said. "We have in Ireland, I think, learned of the incentive power of low taxation."
The Irish government also believes in the principle of allowing people to take home more of what they earn, she said. Low tax has generated unprecedented revenue for the country, in contrast to the huge budget deficits and having to borrow, tax and spend as it sought to do in the 1970s, Harney said.
The country has enjoyed nine years of sustained economic growth, including 8 percent annual growth over the last four years. Its unemployment rate has dropped from a high of 17 percent to 3.9 percent, and instead of losing 40,000 people to emigration annually as has happened in the recent past, an estimated 45,000 people move to Ireland annually, half of them returning Irish.
A technology-fueled economy is part of the reason, as well as close cultural and linguistic ties to the U.S. Ireland has become the world's largest exporter of software, according to Harney and attracts about 25 percent of all U.S. investment in Europe, even though its population is less than 1 percent of the total European population.
But Harney maintained that Ireland had to work to get where it is. The country plotted a course that included a 40 percent increase in investment in education over the past three years, a light regulatory approach and investment in infrastructure.
Sixty percent of the young people in Ireland will earn college degrees and nearly two thirds of the degrees awarded are in science, business or engineering, Harney said. The country now has more software engineers than Germany, a country with a population of more than 80 million compared with Ireland's 3.7 million people.
"That investment in people through a high quality education is going to provide the people for the future for this new economy, and the key to success is to ensure we have knowledge and ideas transmitted quickly into goods and services," Harney said.
Ireland also has invested in a science foundation that will do "seed bed" research for IT and biotechnology companies, and it has joined with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the formation of the MIT Media Lab Europe, which will specialize in multimedia, Internet technologies and Internet content.
In the U.S., meanwhile, the idea of the president appointing a technology "czar" has been bandied about in Washington for several months, but on Wednesday, the new commerce secretary, Donald Evans, said it's something the new administration of President George W. Bush is thinking about right now.
The high technology community needs a "champion in Washington" who would help the IT industry plot a course to promote opportunities in the global marketplace, he said. Evans said he would fill the role for now, but does not favor the title IT "czar."
"We in Washington will be looking to you for guidance on how to proceed to make sure that not only industry, but also society benefits from the developments you are engineering in your industry," he told industry representatives here.


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MARKETS capped their worst week since the terrorist attacks of last September with yet another sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 117.00 points or 1.33% to 8684.53, down 7.4% on the week. The Nasdaq Index, which had spent much of the day in the black, finished off 0.94 points to 1373.49 to bring its losses for the week to 5.2%.
Figures out from the University of Michigan showing its index of consumer sentiment registering its biggest decline since September helped spark the selling. The index dropped from 92.4 in June to 86.5 this month, well short of the 93 expected. Economists said the slump in consumer confidence was due in part to the crisis in confidence on Wall Street and thedrumbeat of job lay-offs.
The Wilshire Total Market Index, the widest measure of US share market value, has dropped $2,500bn since 1 January and $7,000bn. since March 2000. But what worries economists most immediately is that the consumer could cut spending plans in the future, curtailing the widely-anticipated recovery in the US economy.
'If there was any doubt that the equity carnage and renewed terrorism fears are taking a heavy toll on consumer sentiment, it was removed by the plunge in the Michigan index,' said Peter Buchanan, economist at CIBC World Markets.' The report raises more red flags about consumer spending at a time when the outlook for business investment remains cloudy.'
But some Wall Street watchers say that the negativity has been overblown and that company profits should recover with the forecasted economic improvement later this year. 'It's become the flip side of the recent past,' said Ned Riley of Boston investment firm State Street Research. 'We've seen irrational exuberance and now we have irrational fear. I think this is all part of the bottoming process.'
Some investors appeared to subscribe to that theory as buying emerged in beaten down sectors for the second straight day. Techs firmed early before turning mixed. An upbeat assessment of its prospects from Dell Computer helped. Dell shares leapt $1.05 or 4.4% to $24.98. Cisco Suystems climbed 33 cents or 2.4% to $14.38. Intel lost an early gain to close lower by 26 cents or 1.4% to $17.99.
General Electric, vying with Microsoft for the title of the world's biggest company by market value, helped steady nerves before the opening of trading when its quarterly report came in as expected. GE shares rose $1.25 or 4.6% to $28.60. Microsoft slid $1.05 or 2% to $51.86.
Duke Energy, the country's second biggest power utility, tumbled $3.20 or 11% to $24.75 after it said it had been asked for documents as part of an official investigation into energy trading. AOL Time Warner came off 56 cents or 4% to $13.14 as it confirmed it was looking to replace chief operating officer Robert Pitmman as the interim head of its struggling AOL subsidiary.
Home Depot, then do-it-yourself chain and a Dow component, slumped $2.31 or 7.4% to $29.09 as at least one broker voiced doubts over its outlook. Wal-Mart was marked down $1.33 or 2.5% to $52.85 despite official retail figures out showing a bigger than expected increase of 1.1% last month.
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Watching Ken Burns's new documentary on PBS about World War II led to, of all things, an apologetics epiphany on my part.
I have been a student of the Second World War since my early childhood. Because my father was an American combat soldier during the war (fighting in Europe against the German army), studying the war caused me to ask the big questions of life—especially questions about God, evil, and the unfolding of human history. It is difficult to study the bloodiest war in human history (resulting in the deaths of 50 to 60 million people) and not ask deep philosophical questions. Historian Stephen Ambrose has even called the Second World War "the greatest catastrophe in history."
One question that I have been turning over in my mind for probably two decades is: Why was my father's generation able to overcome so many obstacles and accomplish so much good? America's "greatest generation" was able not only to overcome a terrible economic depression, but with the help of their allies they were able to decisively defeat two of the mightiest military powers in history. And they started out facing great military disadvantages such as a tiny military force, little military hardware (tanks, planes, etc.), and a decimated navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Yet within the span of four short (though terrible) years America stood triumphant.
America not only helped defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it also singularly provided the finances and technology to rebuild these nations, as well as the rest of shattered Eastern Europe. So successful was the Marshall Plan (an economic plan to rebuild Western Europe), that just a couple of decades after the war ended both Germany and Japan boasted robust economies that challenged America in terms of gross national product. And the American World War II generation leaders created a military coalition (NATO) that protected the Western world from the powerful threat of Soviet expansionism and inevitably defeated Russian communism.
In an interview where he discussed his new film, The War, Ken Burns offered an answer to my enduring question. He said that what made the difference for the American World War II generation was that they were all in a boat with their oars in the water and they were all rowing in the same direction. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, native Americans, men and women were all united in defending America and defeating the forces of fascism. Americans, in effect, put aside their differences to a certain degree to accomplish an absolutely necessary goal.
Now the apologetic epiphany: What would happen if Christians were able to cooperate with each other to this degree? What if believers in Christ made it their goal to seriously work together to combat the great challenges of our time?
Think of the impact on our culture if conservative Christian denominations put aside their secondary doctrinal differences and cooperated with each other to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals. What would happen if even the members of local church congregations all got in a boat and decided to row "together" to accomplish important goals? How about if individual families really cooperated to make a difference?
And what would be the result if old-earthers and young-earthers who both embrace biblical inerrancy and Christian orthodoxy were able to respectfully cooperate with each other? Especially at a time when a seemingly growing number of people think that religion is a poisonous agent in the world.
I'm personally going to be giving this epiphany a great deal of thought and prayer. For I long to be part of a country, a church, an apologetics organization, and a family that cooperates in order to accomplish necessary and noble goals.
For more on a call for Evangelical Christians to effectively cooperate, see John M. Frame, Evangelical Reunion: Denominations and the One Body of Christ (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991).


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Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house in Bolham, about 2 miles north of Tiverton, in Devon. We followed the signs from J27 of the M5.
The building was richly decorated by William Burges, who was known for his eccentricity. The style made me think it looked older than it actually is.
Visitors to this flamboyant National Trust run estate, are first asked to visit the old stable block to purchase a ticket, or show their membership card (which gains members entrance to most Trust properties without extra charges). A lot of the car parking spaces here are under the shelter of trees, which we were glad of, as we visited on a warm day.
The house is relatively modern by National Trust standards, but the thing that most struck me about the grandest and largest room, was how much it resembled the Great Hall of Tudor mansions I have visited. There is a gallery at each end, similar to the Tudors' Minstrel Galleries, and these balconies are reached from stairs outside of the grand room.
There are so many ornate things in the rooms, both built into the structure and in the moveable furniture, visitors will need to take their time to absorb it all. I am no art expert, but can tell you what most took my eye. I would expect individuals to have different tastes to mine, though, especially with the range of things on display.
There are hand mirrors in the rooms so visitors who have any trouble seeing the spectacularly ordinate ceilings, can use these as an aid.
High up on the walls of the Billiard Room were stone carvings of animals representing the seven deadly sins, as well as the wise owl, who according to the explanation displayed in the room, guarded against all of these failings.
The bedroom that was most memorable to me had pictures on all sorts of different birds on the wall covering, plus just one macaque (a type of monkey). According to the friendly steward in the room, this was simply because the artist liked monkeys, although it was birds that were commissioned. As most stewards in the Trust's buildings are volunteers who are genuinely interested in the places, all the ones I have come across are very pleased when visitors ask questions.
There is the usual display of animal heads, which are the trophies of the hunters of the household. Hopefully these weren't all caught on this estate as it includes big cats, as well as the usual deer.
Parts of the house aren't accessible to the public, as it is still a family home. Like the owners of other grand houses that have to let the public in to pay their way, the family must be very pleased when it is time for the public to leave the property.
It was built on the proceeds of their nearby lace making factory, which was set up during the Industrial Revolution. After the founder's Midland factory was vandalised by Luddites, they moved to Devon, and a lot of their workers chose to move with them. Various types of lace were on display in bedrooms, where the stewards were pleased to give visitors extra information.
It is no longer cost effective to make lace for the fashion industry there, which is now largely done in the Far East, but the factory still exists and makes netting for industrial uses.
More recent members of the family have been noted for their golfing ability and for being the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the late1950s, and visitors can see family memorabilia displayed.
In the formal gardens, I particularly enjoyed the topiary, including animals jumping around the top of the hedges, and the dogs guarding two entrances to an inner garden, which I found was a good quiet place to relax, watching the fishes in the pool.
The different shrubs planted in the woods near the house, made it pleasantly colourful, and I bought a cutting from a colourful foliage plant I saw here, at the plant shop next to the exit.
The Kitchen Garden, which is situated away from the house and formal gardens, contains vegetables, fruit, herbs and also some flowers. Seasonal produce can be bought by visitors here. Unfortunately the grapes that caught my eye weren't quite ready to be harvested. There is a project called "Secret Garden" being run for local primary schoolchildren here at the moment, so that they can learn about growing, and cooking this type of fresh produce.
I spent 4 hours here, but could have spent longer. If you think there will be a lot to interest you here, you will need to arrive soon after opening time to get the most from your day. This was my first visit and I hope to come again, especially in another season, when different plants will be at their best.
There are special facilities available to disabled visitors, but as this is a hilly estate, please phone before visiting, to make sure they will be available on the day you intend to visit, if this is important to you.
As with all National Trust properties, there is no photography allowed inside the building, but I hope you will enjoy my photos of the outside and grounds.
There is another good National Trust property nearby called Killerton, which I have already reviewed. I visited them on separate days, but they are close enough for visitors to go to both on the same day, if you start early and have lots of stamina.
Being a National Trust Member I just showed my annual ticket to get in.
For those that aren't members, the entrance fee to the garden and park for 2009 is adult £5.90, child £2.95, or the house and garden combined adult £7.45, child £3.70.
The Trust hopes that tax-paying visitors will add 10% to these prices so that they can claim even more back from the Government through the Gift Aid Scheme.
The house doesn't usually open in the winter, or any Fridays (except Good Friday). The gardens, shop, plant centre and restaurant are open every day in summer, and some days in winter.
Like all National Trust properties prices and times are subject to revision, which is usually done over the winter months, so I advise you check with their web site when planning a visit.
National Trust opening hours for their most visited buildings are usually approximately 11 am to 5 pm, as was the case for this one, when we visited.
I hope you too enjoy visiting this and/or other National Trust properties.
Cick on the map at http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace.htm to find a National Trust place near you to visit.
Knightshayes Court
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7RQ
Telephone: 01884 254665
Designed by the eccentric William Burges. Interior Romantic and Gothic-style splendour. Celebrated formal gardens with lily pools, floral borders and amusing topiary. Rare shrubs and specimen trees give vivid autumn colours. Play the pianos. Newly restored walled kitchen garden.


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Allen West: "Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too"
posted at 9:05 pm on December 3, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
Rep. Allen West was finally forced to concede a couple weeks back, and his currently wrapping up his term — but he's said that he'll continue to look for ways to serve the country, I don't think we've seen the last of him. Real Clear has the audio:
MARTIN: So what's next for you?
WEST: Look, you know, God closes a door so that he can open up greater doors. I will continue to, you know, stand up and fight for this country. That's my goal. I have two daughters, 19 and 16, and I want to make sure that they grow up in a great America that provides them all the opportunities that it provided to their mother and father.
MARTIN: Congressman Allen West is completing his term in Congress. He was kind enough to join us from a House recording studio on Capitol Hill here in Washington, D.C.
WEST: And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.
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Stoops: 'I love the job I have' at Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bob Stoops says he loves his job at No. 12 Oklahoma and intends to stay put.
It's become an annual rite for Stoops' name to surface as a potential candidate when coaching jobs open up across the country. With several high-profile vacancies, Stoops was asked Monday about his name being connected to the opening at Tennessee.
Stoops' response was: "I like the job I have. I love the job I have and the people I work for, so I'll try and keep it another year."
The 52-year-old Stoops is in his 14th season coaching the Sooners (9-2, 7-1 Big 12). He suggested he's interested in coaching as long as his former boss, 67-year-old Steve Spurrier.


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by Bruce Gerencser cross posted from his blog The Way ForwardPlease read We Believe Their Repentance is Genuine, Pastor Says of Brothers Who Raped Sister, for context.Scott Brown, one of the elders at Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina, church home to 2 of the 6 brothers accused of repeatedly raping their sister over an 8 year period, recently shared the reason the Eric Jackson confessed. In a blog post titled Eric Jackson and the Power of the Gospel Brown wrote: … [Read more...]
Coming Out of the Cult Closet
by AJ cross posted from her blog I Am PhoenixThe last year has been full of shifts, most of them tumultuous, but most of them ending up being quite positive. In the actual moment, each change didn't feel positive. It felt like I was wearing skin that didn't fit me anymore, and I was trying to wrestle out of it. Much like a critter shedding it's old skin. Painful, itchy, uncomfortable, exhausting. But then each time I shed an old layer, it felt great afterwards to relax and sit in the sun, so to speak with spanking new skin that felt all new and glowing. … [Read more...]
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by AJ cross posted from her blog I Am PhoenixI'm becoming more and more aware that I don't need to "aware" of my beliefs in order for them to affect my life.My beliefs shape the way my life is branching out right at this very moment, even if many of these beliefs were formed many years ago and I don't give them much thought today. … [Read more...]
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Matthew Ruffner, a chief warrant officer in the Army, was buried with full military honors Saturday in Burnside Cemetery.
Ruffner, 34, was killed April 9 while serving in Afghanistan. He was the son of Charles and Diane Ruffner, of Glen Campbell.
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I also shoot the small barrel snubs better than the small compact auto's. Just seems natural to me since I learn to shoot first with them. Steve48
This is a discussion on Wheel guns within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Been thinking about this f/while. I shoot wheels better than autos I think because there is no movement f/slide to get muzzle off target. I ...
Been thinking about this f/while. I shoot wheels better than autos I think because there is no movement f/slide to get muzzle off target.
I also shoot shorter barrels better since I see less movement of front sight. This is contrary to popular thought that longer barrels are more accurate due to longer sight radius.
Anyone find similar results ?
I also shoot the small barrel snubs better than the small compact auto's. Just seems natural to me since I learn to shoot first with them. Steve48
I like a 4-6 inch barrel in a revolver and a 5 inch in a pistol , shorter barrels seem ok out to 10 yds.
I shoot most revolvers better than I do most autos too. This could be becuase I learned to shoot revolvers.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Which revos? Its not a trick question- with the hammerless models, you can choke up on the frame to the point where the barrel is direcly in line with your forearm. You can't lower the bore axis much more.
Revolvers seem to easyer shoot and take a lot hotter loads but theres something about autos. I guess its because they are harder to master.
I love wheelguns and have started buying a few just, "because".
If I get my new job I will be carrying a "slabsides" again, but off-duty I will carry my N-Frame on my CCW.
I ''teethed'' on revo's and used to enjoy practical competiton with revo only ........ and I think they can be more accurate. Certainly my N frame shooting used to be pretty good.
But - a good semi with plenty of practice will in the end I think score over them - not just capacity either. Perhaps not quite as ''ready to the hand'' for someone starting off.
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I always tell newbies to start with a good K or L Frame Revolver. Once the wheelgun has been mastered, IMO, I think it's easy to switch to autoloaders.
It seems to be much harder to go from an autoloader to a wheelgun for a newbie. At least this is what I'm seeing. What about you all, are you noticing the same thing?
Absolutely. I think a revolver helps teaches and ingrains the fundamentals that get so easily forgotten with an a semi-auto. Without constant supervision and instruction, semi-auto's with all of the advantages, IMO, tend to create a lot of bad habits and practices for the novice that are very difficult to break down the road.
Liken it to learning to drive a car. Those that started out driving a clutch and stick shift never have a problem when switching to a car with an auto transmission. However if you put someone in a manual car who has only driven automatics before, you should plan on replacing your clutch.
Just my opinion.
I will support gun control when you can guarantee all guns are removed from this planet. That includes military and law enforcement. When you can accomplish that, then I will be the last person to lay down my gun. Then I will carry the weapon that replaces the gun.
I shoot a wheelie better than autos or i used too seems my accuracy with autos is getting dang close to my wheelies
My father-in-law use to only shoot revolvers and can shoot a nats ass off with his model 15-4. I'm ok with the 15-4 and my M60. They are fun to shoot and my wife likes the M60.
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AgForce investigates big land valuation rises
Rural lobby group AgForce says it is still questioning massive increases in land valuations and big differences in values between properties and shires.
New valuation notices were released for 40 shires across the state last month - with Burke Shire, in the north, reporting a 754 per cent increase.
AgForce spokesman John Cotter says a series of meetings will help to assess the impact, as well as push for changes to the way leasehold rentals are calculated.
"We've been lobbying very significantly to see that the leases are based on something like an original base plus a CPI annual increase or something of that nature," he said.
"So we'll be able to inform the landowners of some of those issues that we're working on as well as some ways to check on their valuations to see all issues have been taken into account."
Meetings will be held this week in centres including Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Richmond, Hughenden, Winton, Longreach, Aramac, Barcaldine, Blackall, Yaraka and Muttaburra.
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I've personally seen a petite female (whacked out on dope) become so instantly and explosively violent AKA so totally ballistic/agressive that it took two Medics and two hefty police officers to finally get her restrained on the stretcher.
Her "friends" had tossed her out of their moving car into the street.
The entire ambulance was rocking back & forth once they got her inside and she had gouged one officer across the face (in his eye area) with her finger~nails.
That officer could EASILY have lost his sight in that one eye.
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It's getting close to two years now since a NASA-funded team of scientists announced they had found a form of life that broke all the rules by using arsenic to build its DNA. It's become something of an obsession for me. If you want to follow the saga, click here and start back at the earliest post. In July I live-blogged the announcement that other scientists had replicated the experiment and failed to find the same results. In some ways, that was the logical end to the story.
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