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Grabbing a quick bite in between takes, Jennifer Garner chowed down on the set of "Dallas Buyers Club" in New Orleans on Thursday (December 6).
The "Alias" star was dressed in a white top, jean jacket, and long skirt as she scarfed down a banana before heading back for a scene with Jared Leto.
On Monday, the 40-year-old actress was back in California spending time with her adorable family she shares with Ben Affleck.
Keeping family ties strong, she was spotted taking Ben's mother out to breakfast with her son Samuel and daughter, Seraphina.
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The light in my living room stopped working and I tracked it down to a really old fuse box in my basement (pic attached). I see 120v going in and 0v going out so I am guessing that I just blew a fuse, but I don't know how to tell for sure. I do have a modern circuit box with lots of circuit breakers where the power comes into the house, is there any reason I can't just wire around the old fuse box?
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Strange after editing and not changing anything the pics showed back up. Hmmm and now they don't work again, I added links just in case.
You will need to trace the feeder to this disconnect back to the main panel and see what size circuit breaker is protecting it. If it is 15 amps (no more) there should be no problem in removing the box and installing a junction box. There is nothing really wrong with the box, other than the nuetral (White) looks to be fused. It should not be. If you would have a 15 amp breaker installed in the main panel, you could probably remove this box. (Cool antique fusebox though...)
This is probably not the source of the problem, I would start by tracking down what is all on this circuit. I would unplug all appliances on the circuit, and install a new fuse. If that fuse holds, you either had the circuit overloaded or one of the appliances has a short in it. You can find that out by plugging in each appliance individually. If the fuse blows instantly without any appliances plugged in, you probably have a short circuit. You would have to disassemble all the devices on that circuit to find the problem or choose to call in a qualified, licensed electrician.
from the pic it looks like a blown fuse. to check for sure you can look in the little "window" for the metal bridge. it should be connected. if not you have to simply replace the fuse. whoops while i was writing my post junkcollector had already replied to your post.
I don't understand why the neutral is fused though...
Is it possible that this is still a 240v citcuit? did you measure voltage across the black and white wires on the line side? Wait, you said there was a light on this circuit?
If this circuit is fused at the main panel, then I would phase this box out. Use a junction box where this is now.
As for changing the 20AMP breaker for a 15, that would all depend on what size wire is being used on the citcuit. If it is all 12 awg, then keep it 20. If it has ANY 14awg, then 15amp breaker is required.
You'll want to be really careful changing fuses in that box. Lots of potentially hot, unprotected surfaces to come in contact with.
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I chatted today with Steve Huffman, co-founder of social news site reddit, about his company's decision to publish the code to its site.
What makes reddit's move interesting isn't its novelty. Since Facebook opened up its platform in May 2007, tech companies have been publishing their APIs left and right in hopes that third parties will develop interesting programs for them. What makes reddit's move worth writing about is that reddit isn't just a tech company. It's a tech company owned by a big traditional media company, Condé Nast. Big traditional media companies aren't generally known for taking such startup like risks with their code, particularly since publishing it increases their vulnerability to hacking. "It is kind of a double edged sword," says Huffman.
Huffman says that the folks at Condé Nast were refreshingly open to the concept. "When we came in to Condé Nast a year and a half ago I mentioned it to them and they surprisingly weren't repulsed by the idea," says Huffman. "I was surprised at Condé Nast's acquiescence to it."
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Parents need to know that This Is 40 is a sort-of sequel to Judd Apatow's popular comedy Knocked Up, following that movie's supporting characters, Debbie (Leslie Mann) and Pete (Paul Rudd), as they hit mid-life and start taking their marriage, and each other, for granted. It's classic Apatow, combining raunchy humor with tender moments, sometimes in the same scene, in ways that seem both realistic and entertaining. There are lots of sexual references and some intimate moments (though not much actual nudity beyond a woman's breasts), suggested oral sex, graphic bathroom humor, a scene of adults getting very high on pot cookies, other drinking/smoking, kids and teenagers misbehaving, and tons of strong language ("f--k," "s--t," and much more).
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Thank you guys, now I feel some good support from you. I hope my file will be accepted this time. Btw this "fiery gas text" project was reported at least two times by me, and its still there. SO where are those "strict rules" when they are realy needed.
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Why would he remove link? This is not Self Promotion.
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Well reviewers don't know every single file out here, there is almost 7000 files… Thats why you have Report button, to report the file and help fellow reviewer-m.
This is not promoting files… He is not saying BUY this file… He is saying why he is not satisfied with the reviewing…
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I wrote you several hundred words in response. I think I covered everything.
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Maybe, but I have no idea which project you're talking about and I also don't know the Max After project. Nor am I about to go and look at it.
But I would also remind you that the forums aren't really the place for pointing the finger at specific files on the market place. I'm totally cool with a general discussion about copyright issues… maybe with an example here and there, but if you think a specific file is stealing, then send a link to it and the alleged source to support.


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Macallan Select Reserve raises £4,400
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
Macallan Select Reserve raises £4,400
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
Brown-Forman to expand Woodford Reserve
Brown-Forman Corporation has announced that it intends to expand the Woodford Reserve distillery to meet expected growing global demand.
US: Chris Brown appointed to Zing vodka role
A US vodka brand has appointed music star Chris Brown as its creative director.
Nomacorc unveils an oxygen analyser system
Nomacorc has announced the launch of what it describes as a "breakthrough next generation oxygen analyser system".
Peter Lehmann has died
Peter Lehmann, one of the founders and giants of the modern Australian wine industry has died, aged 82
Stoli gets UK ambassador
SPI has appointed its first UK brand ambassador for the Stolichnaya vodka brand. Bartender Matthew Dakers (pictured) is to work with Maxxium UK's sales team to help drive the brand in the on-trade.
English & Welsh Wine of the Year competition results
The United Kingdom Vineyards Association has announced the results of this year's English & Welsh Wine of the Year competition.
SABMiller signs agreement with Kopparberg
SABMiller plc and Kopparberg Brewery AB have announced that they have entered into a cooperation agreement for the long term licensing of Kopparberg cider products in selected markets.
Tequila and Mescal: poor image
Tequila and Mescal have a poor image and there is a lack of understanding, according to a Mexican government body.
Amorim and O-I launch Helix
Amorim and O-I, two global leaders in wine packaging, have unveiled a new 'twist-to-open' cork stopper and bottle, called Helix.
Calvados Boulard launches two new expressions
Calvados Boulard has launched Boulard Auguste and Boulard Extra to the UK market, through UK agent Cellar Trends.
George Grant appointed to J & G Grant's board
J & G Grant, owners of the Glenfarclas distillery, has appointed George Grant to its board of directors.
Janneau to double capacity
Armagnac house Janneau has decided to double its capacity to distil in-house.
Scotch exhibition opens in Glasgow
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) exhibition, Scotch Whisky: From Grain to Glass, has opened in the Glasgow.
Patrón Spirits has announced that Dave Wilson is its president of its new international operations and global COO, effective June 10.
Bénédictine sponsors UKBG competition
Bénédictine has announced that it will be sponsoring this year's UK Bartenders' Guild National Cocktail Competition.
Hall is Hunter Valley Winemaker of the Year.
McGuigan Wines' senior winemaker Peter Hall is Hunter Valley Winemaker of the Year.
Treasury signs up Wolf Blass for the Ashes
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced that it has signed up its Wolf Blass brand as partners of Sky Sports broadcast of the next two Ashes cricket series between England and Australia.


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Through mid-January, students at Montana Tech will conduct a telephone survey of Libby residents to ask them about a serious risk to their respiratory systems, and for once, the risk researchers are interested in doesn't come from W.R. Grace's former vermiculite mine. Instead, students are asking Libby residents about their home heating systems; they're specifically interested in how many Libby residents are using old wood stoves for heat.
Bob Habeck, air program manager for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, says that the Environmental Protection Agency has officially recognized Libby as exceeding public health standards for air quality based on three years of monitoring. Habeck says that wood particulate matter from wood-burning stoves exacerbates Libby's asbestos problem.
"Research showed that 80 percent of the particulate matter in the air came from wood stoves," Habeck says. "You can actually fingerprint 'whodunit.'"
Could such findings exclude asbestos victims from compensation by calling into question what caused their lung problems?
"No," says Habeck, because lung tissue scarring caused by asbestos shows up differently on X-rays than problems caused by wood particulate, a statement confirmed by Pat Cohan in Libby's Center for Asbestos-related Disease, or CARD Clinic.
Neither asbestos nor wood particulate is likely to escape Libby via dispersion due to the area's geography and climate inversions.
"It's kind of like Missoula valley with the pulp mill down there," Libby resident David Benefield says. "In the winter, that stuff just doesn't clear out."
Ultimately, the goal of the study is to wean Libby residents off wood stoves. Habeck also says he realizes that many people in Libby may not be able to afford new heating systems; the EPA is currently searching for funds to help offset the cost for residents to make cleaner-burning upgrades.


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Re: Why is equation set can't solve in Mathematica?
Perhaps you didn't wait long enough... I didn't have the time or
patience either.
But, let's have a closer look.
There are two equations for yx13b, so we may equate both right-hand
sides and solve for yx13a. It takes a couple of minutes and then
Mathematica finds a some huge answers (and a small one, 0). If you
enter these in the original equations you'll have yx13b.
Cheers -- Sjoerd
On May 11, 12:26 pm, Weber <a.pengw... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, all. This problem is annoying
> This:
> Solve[{yx13b == (-dg sxa yx13a +
> Sqrt[-dg dx1 sxa^2 yx13a + dg px013a sxa^2 yx13a -
> dg hxa sxa^2 yx13a^2 - dg sxa vx13a yx13a^2])/(dg sxa),
> yx13b == (-dx3 sxb + px013b sxb - 2 dg sxb yx13a - Sqrt[
> 4 dg sxb (-dg sxb - hxb sxb - vx13b) yx13a^2 + (-dx3 sxb +
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> can't solve. Why?


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So does this mean Barrels of Crud comes on tomorrow ? Should I go to the grocery store ?
Great deal for any salmon enthusiast.
but but but, I wanted 2 !
These are awesome for grilling Salmon! Then you crumble up what's left for that smoked flavor on anything else you grill!
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goosedaddy wrote:So does this mean Barrels of Crud comes on tomorrow ? Should I go to the grocery store ?
yes go!
That's a lot of wood.
(wait for it.... wait for it....)
Just a 3-pack alone goes for $20 on amazon
Nice- a Bag of Cedar!
Damn, the first thing I really wanted!
dilbertdogbert wrote:1?
but but but, I wanted 2 !
Ditto, lol
These are great for keeping moths out of your food.
javajulie wrote:Damn, the first thing I really wanted!
Me too.
These could be used to build a fortress to go along with my USB missile launcher I got from yesterday.
Seriously, one? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this comes up again.
It will, but it will go fast, again.
Oh, Man, Can we quit posting brown-colored quick-sale items this time of day? I thought I missed the Big One.
I got 2 packs of these once in a Barrels of Crud bag, never have used them. Was going to build a bird house with them.
I have been waiting 2-days for these! And I missed them by 5 minutes! :-(
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The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St., Indiana, presents the public and personal work of Bernie Wilke through April 5. The exhibition features a look at Wilke's 25 public mural projects in Indiana along with pieces of his studio work, including paintings and drawings.
For more information, go to www.theartistshandgallery.com.
The Indiana Art Association presents:
- Thirty art works by Heather Russell on exhibit in the Urgi Care facility at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
- A display of members' works at Indiana Ambulatory Surgical Center, 841 Hospital Road, White Township.
- "Life is a Puzzle," a series of mosaics by international artist Jerry McClure on display weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Calvary Presbyterian Church Chalice Room, 695 Church St. Visitors are asked to use the School Street entrance and check in at the downstairs office.
For more information, call (724) 910-1871 or go to www.indianapaartassociation.org.
The Indiana County Historical Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana, presents the following programs:
- Early cleaning methods, an exhibit focused on antique sweepers, vacuum cleaners and their predecessor, the rug beater.
- "Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouting," an exhibit of uniforms, badges and other Girl Scout memorabilia.
- 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a display looking at the soldiers and civilians affected by the War Between the States.
- "The One-Room School House in Indiana County," photographs and artifacts documenting the county's early schools.
- Continuous exhibits detailing the history of Indiana County, including the history of coal mining, Native Americans and military personnel.
Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. For information, call (724) 463-9600.
The University Museum in Sutton Hall at IUP presents "Emerging Artists: Annual Graduate Exhibition," Friday through May 4.
Museum hours are 2 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call (724) 357-2787 or go to www.iup.edu/livelyarts.
Mountainview Square Dance Club hosts round and square dancing at 7:30 p.m. Fridays in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. Couples and singles who do modern western square dancing are welcome. For more information, call (724) 465-2753 or go to www.mountainviewsquares.com.
Thunderbolts Square Dance Club sponsors A-1 and A-2 dancing at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Blairsville High School cafeteria. Couples and singles who do advanced dancing are welcome.
For more information, call (724) 388-1909.
The Lively Arts at IUP presents:
- "Cimarron," 8 p.m. April 4, Gorell Recital Hall, Sutton Hall, IUP.
- "An Evening of Dance and Percussion," 7 p.m. April 6, Fisher Auditorium.
- Seth Rudetsky, 8 p.m. May 6, Gorell Recital Hall, Sutton Hall, IUP.
- "An Opera Gala," 8 p.m. May 10, Fisher Auditorium.
For more information, call (724) 357-2787 or go to www.iup.edu/livelyarts.
The Jimmy Stewart Museum will present "How the West Was Won," with Jimmy Stewart, Debbie Reynolds and George Pappard, at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the third-floor theater.
Museum admission: members, free; adults, $7; seniors, military, students with ID, $6; children 7 to 17, $5; children under 7, free. Prices are subject to change without notice. Movies are included with admission to the museum, which is currently hosting the special exhibit "Selections from our Collections." For more information, call (724) 349-6112 or go to www. jimmy.org.
The Lively Arts at IUP presents:
- "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical," 8 p.m. April 14, Fisher Auditorium.
- "Temptation of the Muses," 8 p.m. April 25, Fisher Auditorium.
For more information, call (724) 357-2787 or go to www.iup.edu/livelyarts.
The Homer-Center High School Class of 2013 will present the comedy, "You Can't Take it with You," at 7:30 p.m. April 5. Tickets are $5. There will also be a senior citizen afternoon matinee on that day at noon.


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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:48 pm
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Irvingdog wrote:
If commercial cahes are a capitalist venture, and therefore banned in city, county or state lands (if it ever got to that point), then approvers would not approve them, just as it was originally set up and continues to be. How difficult is that?
I don't think that was the point at all. The point was that because of the commercialization that caches would not be allowed in any parks in the state thus putting an end to our fine pasttime.
Sad state of affairs.
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If commercial cahes are a capitalist venture, and therefore banned in city, county or state lands (if it ever got to that point), then approvers would not approve them, just as it was originally set up and continues to be. How difficult is that?
This completely ignores the fact that the organization that approves the caches is the one that is now becoming responsible for commercialization. So the caches WOULD be approved.
I am amazed by how many people harp on the need to speak and write English in this country while exhibiting a fundamental lack of skills in the areas of spelling and sentence composition. Would this be irony, hypocrisy, or both?
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 6:11 pm
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rickrich wrote:
rickrich wrote:
Also, by show of hands, who has figured out where Jeep TB #2030 is going? Is it not within rules to put it there?
So far, nobody has yet raised their hand. Solve the puzzle, then raise your hand. But don't post any spoilers.
I'll raise my hand, I know the secret! I was actually wondering why it wasn't there already - I mean it's been 7 days on that one now and you KNOW it has to be eating RR up not having been there yet!!
(I now return you to the debate, which I'm staying out of - hey, I'm just trying to have fun, and hope everyone else can too!)
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PTO found a jeep...do we have to keep up with all this now???
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:08 pm
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All this goes to prove a really old point......It doesn't really matter what it is, there will always be a few who want to screw it up for others.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:27 pm
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2030...I know where it is now....
DOWNtrader......I had a feeling you'd put it there.....
(can somebody tell me the highest bridge in the minnetonka area---I know somebody that could go nuts)
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:29 pm
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Wayfarin Stranger wrote:
All this goes to prove a really old point......It doesn't really matter what it is, there will always be a few who want to screw it up for others.
Yep, you gotta get wet to get this one! But the good news is, there are no mosquitos down there........
Lake Minnetonka Leech (Traditional Cache)
8PM With macksolo and dyl1231. Macksolo was the true FTF. A successful mission to deep six Jeep #2030 accomplished! We left port around 7PM Mpls time, and arrived at Lighthouse Island around 7:15 PM. There was a large contingent of Yacht Clubbers having a barbeque, so we decided to anchor off the island. The wind was pretty steady from the NNE. I got anchor set the first time at about 100' off the mark. But decided to reposition closer so we pulled anchor and tried again. Mack wasn't getting the set we needed, and after 3 tries we decided to see about asking permission to land on the island.
A kind gentleman met us at the dock and I explained that we were doing a "recovery" and could we dock on the island? He said sure, we could dock up by the N dock, but we couldn't dock on the W side because some pontoon boats were expected. So we docked on the N side about 60' from cache coords.
The kind older guy met us with another man, and a teenage girl who were really interested in what we were up to. So while macksolo entered the water, dyl1231 and I explained the wonder of geocaching. It turns out the the older man had actually seen "Smokin' Cache" on his walks in Deephaven, but didn't know what it was (thought it was trash left by kids). He took down the gc.com website address, and I will be surprised if he doesn't at least log Smokin' Cache.
Macksolo searched a pretty wide area of water, in an unbelievably short amount of time. But he came up with the cache. It was only then that I realized where we were, and how much easier this one could have been if we'd read the clue. Well, OK, it was easy for dyl1231 and I, because all we did was talk to the sailors about geocaching.
A couple more sailors joined us as we opened the cache. We signed everybodies name on the log that was with us for the opening. I'm sorry, but I've forgotten all of the nice Mtka Yacht Club sailors names for this log, but they are on the paper log that is back on the bottom of L. Mtka. I sure hope you kids read this log and try a few caches on your own!
The inner cache was not waterproof, so the log paper was wet. We signed a dry piece of paper and added it to the container. I think I was able to scratch out macksolo's name on the official log paper. dyl1231 took a plastic lizard, and we left Jeep #2030. Sorry for having to trade down.
Macksolo replaced the cache 13 off of 100, and we headed to Excelsior for dinner. The twinkies beat the Expos in extra innings while we were eating dinner, and then we did a slow cruise back to Libbs Lake.
A great cache, and now that we know where it is, and that the Mtka Yacht club people are very friendly, I think we will visit this one again.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:43 pm
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Quite classy. Very nice. Well done.
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:10 am
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I suppose I should have raised my hand too but I didn't want to ruin all the fun. I had an unfair advantage though as I spoke with rickrich recently about caches on islands
Sad state of affairs.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:03 am
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Looks like Zoejam72 wants to do that cache. He called me this AM and when I read the log I told him that it was found. Someone beat him to FTF. He cursed and said we are going to do it anyway. Me thinks we will leave the jeep tb there
. Looks like CAG is comming with us too. Something about hiding a micro UNDER a yacht or something. Wouldn't supprise me!
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 9:30 am
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I got a decent magnet on a nylon ski rope I used to dredge areas with, I'm game for gettin that cache
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Wayfarin Stranger
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:16 pm
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Well, you all better get to it then before I get there....Minnetonka won't be the same after I find it with my equipment.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:24 pm
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You gunna let KC0GRN hang off the end with his little rope?
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I'd been wanting to try a cache underwater for a while now, just have more of a purpose for doing so, if a magnet and a rope works, all the better.
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Anyone know how to log these Jeep TB's??? I got the two from RJ and I tried to log them but I keep getting these messages that say that they are invalid TB's. What's going on??? I would like to get these placed soon hopefully.
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The property is a very spacious converted stone barn set in the grounds of a working sheep farm. It is in the same grounds as Weirmarsh Farm Restaurant. (If you wish to book the restuarant this should be done in advance of your stay; the restuarant has its own website). The property gives easy access to beaches as well as the National Parks of Exmoor and Dartmoor. The beautiful River Taw is within walking distance, across two fields.
There are 4 en-suite bedrooms upstairs and one bedroom downstairs with a toilet but no shower. the bedrooms have beds to sleep up to 16 guests. there are two sitting rooms, one with TV and a very large kitchen diner which has a table that will seat 16. a high chair and cot are provided.
Outside is a patio area and a small enclosed lawn. the outside space is totally enclosed and can be secured by a gate. Two large picnic tables are outside with bench seating for 16. There is a bbq outside.
Attached to the house is a building which houses a hot tub, a table tennis table a pool table and darts board.
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Excellent facilities
About the Owner
About Phillipa may
Pip and John live in Umberleigh in the Taw valley 1 mile from the barn. We have run the barn since it was converted from a mill in 2005.
Why Phillipa may chose North Devon
The barn is very spacious, having been converted from a large stone milling barn on the family farm. It is very spacious with large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
It is in the picturesque Taw valley with riverside walks.
there is large playroom which houses a hot tub, a table tennis table, a pool table and darts board.
What makes this barn unique
The property is on a sheep farm in the Taw valley, giving access to river walks along the Taw.
Driving to the barn is easy along the A377, or the nearest rail station is 1.5 miles away in Umberleigh.
The barn is on the same site as the renowned Weirmarsh Farm restaurant if you wish to eat out,and is close to good pubs.
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Excellent facilities
Stayed here over Christmas with 8 adults and 6 children all facilities were good would highly recommend. Need the know that you should ignore sat navigation as the house is about a couple 100 yards further along main road.
Made our weekend!
I booked this barn for a group of 13 of us to spend the weekend for some birthday celebrations and it exceeded all of our expectations. We had a great space and the communal areas were made to feel very homely. The facilities available were great especially the hot tub. Despite being a little further from the beach than we would have liked, the barn is surrounded by lovely walks. And for the price, we received a lot more than anticipated. Thank you for such a great weekend!
the barn was excellent in every way
The barn was fantastic very large and spacious which is what my family needed very well equipped and clean the owners were very helpful we all had a great time
Gorgeous house
What a lovely house. The weather was rubbish but it doesn't matter when you have such a lovely house to kick about in. Kids and adults loved it.
From the Owner
"The barn is very spacious, having been converted from a large stone milling barn on the family farm. It is very spacious with large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. It is in the picturesque Taw valley with riverside walks. there is large playroom which houses a hot tub, a table tennis table, a pool table and darts board."
Activity and Interests
Special interest holidays:
Salmon fishing can be bought in the river Taw, although the property has no private fishing rights.
The beaches at Saunton, Croyde, Woolacombe and Westward Ho are all within a 20 mile radius with Instow being the nearest at 13 miles.
The barn is 40 minutes drive from junction27 of the M5, or from Exeter. It is 1.5 miles from Umberleigh station.
The nearest shop is a Murco garage near Umberleigh which is 2.5 miles away. Towns with supermarkets are about 8 miles. All supermarkets will deliver to the barn.
Further Details:
Weirmarsh Farm restaurant is on site. Bookings must be made separately (phone 01769 560338)
There are plenty of pubs and restaurants within 3-5 miles.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
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|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Event Price
early summer
30 Mar 2017 - 7 Jul 2017
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
8 Jul 2017 - 22 Jul 2017
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
23 Jul 2017 - 31 Aug 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
for 2 nights
Additional pricing information
|No additional mandatory fees
Booking Notes:
Bookings can be made by e-mail or by phone.
Phones 01769560602 or mobile 07966794113 or 07971164282
Changeover Day:
Friday or Monday
Notes on prices:
It may be possible to negotiated different lengths of stay if availability allows. Prices will then need to be negotiated over the phone.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 50% refund for cancellations more than 14 days before check-in date.
- 100% refund for cancellations more than 30 days before check-in date.
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From the Owner
"The property is on a sheep farm in the Taw valley, giving access to river walks along the Taw. Driving to the barn is easy along the A377, or the nearest rail station is 1.5 miles away in Umberleigh. The barn is on the same site as the renowned Weirmarsh Farm restaurant if you wish to eat out,and is close to good pubs."
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- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Living Room ...
- Parking ...
- Towels Provided
- Tumble Dryer
- Washing Machine
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Pool / Spa
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- Long-term Renters Welcome
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible ...
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- rural
- Toilet 1 - Toilet
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower, Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 1 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 3 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathrooms are en- suite to bedrooms 1-4. One has a bath plus shower all others have showers. The is an extra downstairs toilet, next to bedroom 5.
- 5 Bedrooms, Sleeps 16
- Bedroom 5 - 1 Double Bed
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Extra Lg. Double Bed, 2 Single Bed, 1 Cot
- Bedroom 2 - 1 Large Double Bed, 1 Single Bed
- Bedroom 3 - 1 Large Double Bed, 1 Single Bed
- Bedroom 4 - 1 Double Bed, 2 Single Bed
- Description of sleeping capacity: Sleeps up to 16 (5 Bedrooms) Notes on bedrooms: The 4 upstairs bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms. Bedroom 5 is downstairs and has an adjacent toilet Bedroom 1:- A very large room with a super king bed and two single beds. Bedroom 2:- Has a king size bed and a single. Bedroom 3:- Has a double and a single bed. Bedroom 4:- Has a double and two singles. Bedroom 5;- is downstairs with a double bed.
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- Tennis ...
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- Self-catering
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- Max. occupancy: 16
- pets considered ...
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- Outside: Outside is a patio area with barbecue and an enclosed garden area. There is a hot tub and games room and another open barn room with table and bench seats for eating outside. Utility Room: The utility room has washing machine and dryer as well as a large Belfast sink and drying rail. Cleaning / Towels / Linen / Maid service: Linen and towels are provided. The property is thoroughly cleaned after every change over and all linen and towels are changed.


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This was one of those books I started and finished because I finish every book I start but I wish I had never started it. Terribly disappointing. It was shallow and simple. There was nothing thought provoking and it wasn't funny. Often it felt like I was reading a very long version of a people magazine. Pass on this book.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World has some useful information, but just thinking about Audrey Hepburn, and Andy Rooney's "taped-up pseudo-Asian" eyes for his character in Breakfast at Tiffany's really turned me off of the book.
Is it really possible for girls to maintain classic virtues when the news is full of attention seeking behaviour by sad starlets in g-strings, belly rings, shorter than short skirts and rehab? Author Christy abhors the current flock of 'It Girls' who are really letting the sisterhood down as 'embarrassing, flippant and shallow.' Where are the classy role models, the self-confident and graceful women we want our intelligent young women to emulate? Perhaps they need to look to classy iconic women like Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Jackie O. This book includes advice on finding your own glamorous style with tips on professional success and true love. Sections on diet, speech, work ethic, friends, relationships, manners, makeup and fashionable yet modest clothing, are intended to show modern women how they can be beautiful, intelligent and fun whilst retaining values and morals. Christy also stresses the need to find purpose and work hard towards life goals rather then expect to be handed things on a platter. Self-explanatory chapter titles include 'Keep your chin up and your skirt down,' 'let him come calling' and 'choose your friends wisely.' As Christy says, 'Lets face it – it's high time some extraordinary young women brought self-respect, intelligence, and true beauty back to the female gender' (p. 5). Great for teenage girls and their mums too!
Subtitle: The Art of Living with Style, Class, and Grace.
The exact reading niche for this book is difficult to determine. Those who already want to live with intelligence and class like the classic strong Hollywood women from the 1940s and 1950s will be hard-pressed to find much new information here beyond the fashion advice (which is quite good). On the other hand, the partying "Stupid Girls" who most need this book probably won't be inclined to pick it up. Still, everyone gets tired of partying eventually. Hopefully this book will serve as a much-needed guide to women raised to a partying lifestyle by reality tv and the media instead of to use the freedoms our suffragette fore-mothers fought for to the best of our abilities.
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Who can forget where we were and what we were doing on December 16, 2004? (Ok, I admit it. I didn't know the exact date either). It was a huge day for us fans. After finishing 25 GB and under .500 for the 3rd straight year, Omar Minaya made not only a bold move but made a statement. The New York Mets—yes, OUR New York Mets—signed the top pitcher of his era: Pedro Martinez. Granted, we all knew at 33, Pedro's best days were likely behind him. However, it sent a message to the National League. The Mets were back! And ready to build a champion. Just as the realization of Pedro pitching in blue and orange took hold, the Mets did not back off. Less than one month later our GM went out and signed one of the game's premier hitters and 5 tool superstars, Carlos Beltran. Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran within 30 days? Yes, it was a hell of a good winter. Remember how it felt? Remember how we were drooling in anticipation? Opening Day could not get here quick enough. The Mets improved their...
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Emotion is a strange thing. Some say the smarter you are, the more emotional you are in certain situations. I don't believe this to be true though. Now, at the moment you are probably wondering why I'm rumbling on about emotion. Well, it's time for an anecdote.
The other day, I was playing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. I had just finished the main story so I was wondering around the world, killing stuff, levelling up and accepting side quests for some extra gold. I met a soldier who told me she needed help killing a witch knight who was some kind of general for the Tuatha (the game's enemy). I accept the quest and followed her up to the witch's castle. We headed on inside and started to make our way towards the witch. During one battle, my NPC quest giver was killed. A message came up saying I had failed the quest because the quest giver was killed. Suddenly, something hit me (no, it wasn't an enemy). For some reason, even knowing that killing the witch would have no impact on the main story or any other story, I decided to continue on with the, now failed, quest and kill the witch. So I kept going through the castle and eventually the witch was slain. This action of mine got me thinking. Why did I do that? I had no connection to the NPC who wanted the witch killed and I knew it wouldn't affect the story but I just had to fulfil her wish. When this happened, I was about 32 hours into Reckoning. At first I didn't care about the lore or the people of Reckoning- I just loved the gameplay- but as I progressed further into the world and started to learn about the struggles of the people against these Tuatha, I started to feel attached to them. I wanted to play the main story. Not to finish the game or to learn about how I died in the first place, but to help the citizens and courageous knights rid their world of the Tuatha.
How is it that we, as humans, can be influenced and moved in such a way by a fictional world? I have to admit, I'm not really an emotional person when it comes to real life events but when it comes to fictional worlds and characters, I can really be moved by what happens. I was going to use the, "I've spent so many hours with this fictional world and the characters in it opinion," But then I realised I had spent many more hours in the real world (approximately 137 770 hours more). Amalur is not the only fictional world that has moved me. Others include Skyrim, Mass Effect 1 (mainly the first time I had to choose to kill or save someone), Bridge to Terabithia (book and movie), A Song of Ice and Fire (book series) and many more.
All these fictional worlds have affected me in different ways. For example, in Skyrim, Lydia died and the first thing I thought was, "Just great! Who is going to carry all my stuff now?" After this initial reaction, I felt sad for Lydia. Even though she never had an actual conversation with me, she was always there for me. I wanted to take Lydia to a better burial ground (other than the dungeon I was in) so I tried to grab her and pull her out of the cave. When I realised I couldn't, I was quite upset. Just like in Skyrim and Amalur, most of my other emotional experiences I listed have been sad ones but I have had happy experiences in games (winning the NBA championship… oh wait, we got knocked out in the first round). I think the main reason I remember these more clearly is because we don't really expect them from fictional worlds and characters.
- Poor Lydia... R.I.P.
To get to the bottom of this mystery, first I'll have to define emotion. Searching for a definition in Google, I found this: Emotion is a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. I'd have to say I agree with this definition. In the two situations I have told you about, both circumstances are death, I don't think I was in a different mood to my usual happy mood and I'd have to say my relationship with both characters was minimal and real world people didn't come into play. Yet I still felt for them. Maybe it was a sudden change in mood. I go from being happy to have to cope with a loss. I'm still puzzled though. I had no connection to Lydia or the Knight whatsoever and yet I was moved. However, when something bad happens to people in the real world (I don't want any comments saying I'm heartless or anything like that because it isn't true), the same doesn't happen.
I have one particular theory about this- It may be a long shot and go off topic a bit but I'll give it a go. Let's be honest, bad stuff happens in the real world every day. We just have to accept it and move on. However, how often are we witness to this in video games? Not much. Sure we might kill plenty of things in video games but we don't often to think about what we are doing. In a shooter, you could have just mowed down 10 virtual fathers, husbands or brothers. That chicken you killed in Minecraft could have left behind a family of little chickens to fend themselves. But developer's don't want you to think like that. They want you to think of them as the enemy (except maybe the chicken, that's probably there for comic relief, or feathers…). Isn't that what would happen if we changed sides and became the enemy? Let's use the WW1 battle of Gallipoli for example. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) were told that the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) were their enemies. But the Turks were just defending their country that was trying to be invaded. In the Turk's eyes, the ANZACs were the enemy. So on both sides there are husbands, fathers and brothers fighting and killing the 'enemy'.
So what I mean is, when you witness an ally's death in a video game, you aren't used to it. But when you witness an enemies death, it doesn't really effect you (unless you are still stunned from finding out they back-stabbed you). Some people won't care and others will. What developers are able to with the world of video games these days is unbelievable. They draw you in, make you feel like a member of the world and they make you care for those in it.
In a game like Amalur, where the world has been crafted and even represented through side quests and a main story, we learn why both sides are fighting and what they are fighting for. Although we are only allowed to play the hero, the developers make everyone look up to you and respect you. Although these people are made to say certain things, you get put in a position you aren't normally in. While playing Amalur, I feel like I have to care for these people and protect them. It's hard to describe in writing but I've given it a go. In Amalur, the witch I was sent to kill would have seen me and the knight as an enemy to her cause and therefore tried to kill us, and achieved half that goal.
At the end of the day, everyone is affected by things differently and everyone represents emotion differently. Video game stories are often criticised for being the same and not meaning that much. There are some games, however, that try to do something with the story. I think the Mass Effect 3 ending (the normal one) is a prime example of this. It's obvious that people weren't happy with what happened to their Shepard and wanted it changed (whether listening to them was a good idea or not can be discussed some other time). I haven't seen the endings but have heard what happens and it does raise a final question. Were the endings really that bad or were people just not willing to or prepared to accept that certain things happened?
- If you love RPGs, go and buy Reckoning!
I'd like to think that we, as gamers, are prepared to experience new views and opinions expressed in video games that bring out emotion and spark constructive debates about morals, etc. but it will take more than one person to make that happen.
Thanks for reading, I hope this all made sense and I wasn't just rumbling on about random things for the whole time. What games have made you emotional and why? Are you prepared to play a game that challenges our emotions and morals (Spec Ops: The Line anyone)? Leave all comments in the comments section!
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Another 100 rounds today. Even cheap Blazer won't make it jam.
Les Baer just keeps on trucking.
I have a para single stack commander and what can I say she's a beautify and a half... fun little thing to shoot. She was my main carry gun until I picked up a Sig P6. But before I cleaned her and put her in the safe towards the end she was having problems locking the slide back on the last round. Figured it was mag's and that seemed to fix her once I changed but then she started doing it again. I'm still happy with her though and will get the problem figured out sooner or later.
Another 100 rounds today. Even cheap Blazer won't make it jam.
Les Baer just keeps on trucking.
I've had about 6-10 failures with 1911's. I've also shot over 80,000 rounds or so through three with over 60,000 through one of them. The failures were magazines, worn out springs that needed to be replaced, broken slidestop, and ammo failures.
I've had about 4 failures with glocks. One a g-19 (yes) that refused to feed 9mm ammo of any sort less than a certain grain weight, and another g-30 that had a guide rod problem. I've shot over 2,000 round through them.
My point is that mechanical devices will eventually fail especially if you use them. Also, sometimes things are made just a bit close on spec tolerances and may speed up the failure process even if they are well thought out designs.
Three failures through a Witness match .45 due to a bad spring when I only had a few hundred rounds through it.
All problems have been resolved through proper diagnosis and repair.
If someone has never had any failures with their firearm I know they haven't shot very much at all.
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I have a Sprinfield (loaded) full size 1911.
I had no failures until last weekend (probably about 2000 rounds previously), and I had 2.
I am currently blaming it on a new mag that I got a couple of weeks ago, but will clean everything and try again and see what happens.
I typically have fed the cheapest Wally-world ammo I could get...Blazer Brass, WWB or Remington. All fmj and 230 gr (I think). Although, early on I did try a few hollow points, and didn't have any problems, I wasn't going to spend that kind of cash consistently.
I own Les Baers, Kimbers, Wilsons, Colts, Springfields, Paras, Dan Wessons, Ed Brown and a few less known mfrs. Once they were broken in, I've had some problems but not enough to make me lose confidence in the 1911 platform. But then my Forum ID is "Slowfire" and my friends say that it is a descriptive name.
I've had one FTF in my Kimber and that was probably my fault. I wasn't being to nice to it at the time...
I have a Kimber Custom II Stainless.
I have had a couple since breakin but they were mostly my fault as I was learning to reload and also had a crimp setting wrong and let OAL get away from me once.
I am about 2000 rounds in, have shot mostly Blazer, S&B, Winchester White box, and lead reloads. Now I shoot almost exclusively 185 LSWC and it just eats them up. The pistol has made me a lover of the 1911 platform and the .45 caliber in general.
Rack and fire !
I have a springer loaded version the only jam I ever experienced was when I just plain Limp Wristed I polished the feed ramp and keep my wrist solid never a problem
Only failure I've had with my PT1911 was fail to feed. They were my reloads and the OAL was just a little long. My fault, not the guns.
Les Bear: 0
Thunder Ranch Special
Pre-series 80 Combat Commander
Para: 0
Springfield: 0
A: CDP Pro II .40S&W Numerous Failures, not going to list them all
B: Kimber Stainless Ultra .40S&W, same deal as above
C: Kimber CDP Ultra: 0
D: Kimber CDP Compact: 0
* Kimber failures started during break in and continued into the 600-750 round prior to repair
Mini-Max-Numerous failures, feeding/extracting.
I'm at just over 1k in my loaded without a single failure.
2.2G's It's at John Harrison's now for new sights and some fancy cosmetic touches. French borders cut in the slide, 2000 grit polish master blue, serrations on top of the slide, blend the magwell I installed and install a Ed Brown extended mag release. It will be a 3G+ pistol then.
had my Springfield little over a yr now,12oords no FTF's,no hiccups
Took the Kimber Raptor Pro II thru a defensive pistol class two Saturdays ago. Right around 500 round of hard shooting, no cleaning, NO hickups. This pistol has about 3500 thru it.
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Thousands of sales managers, and the human resources (HR) teams that support them, consider years of relevant sales experience to be a key criterion for recruiting and hiring salespeople. In the new economy, however, sales experience is an unreliable indicator of future success versus another key characteristic. In fact, assumptions about sales experience that have guided sales hiring for more than a hundred years should be discarded in the age of the customer, in which buying dynamics have radically changed.
Successful sales managers, now, will focus on hiring salespeople who are best able to deeply understand their customers and align with their buyer's communication needs and preferences, as opposed to their product or vendor-industry expertise. Buyer empathy may be found in highly experienced salespeople or developed in inexperienced salespeople.
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Afghan forces retook control of the country's largest jail today, following a day-long standoff in which at least nine people were killed and four wounded, police and witnesses said.
A riot was sparked at Pul-e-Charki jail on the outskirts of Kabul by foreign inmates, leaving three Pakistanis and an Iraqi dead in battle, although it was unclear whether they had links with the al-Qaeda terror network.
Police sources said the Iraqi had been jailed for plotting to assassinate Defence Minister Marshal Mohammed Qasim Fahim.
The uprising began when an inmate killed a security guard with a razor blade and grabbed his AK-47 rifle, prison chief Abdul Salam Bakhshi told AFP.
He then opened fire on the other prison officers, sparking a gunbattle.
The commander of the guard unit, a colonel, was killed in the clash along with two other colleagues and an Iraqi and a Pakistani prisoner.
Two armed Pakistani prisoners who had been locked in a 12-hour standoff with police were killed after 50 police and Afghan soldiers stormed the prison, jail guard Abdul Rahim told AFP after emerging from the facility where he had been trapped.
"The two prisoners were killed, one of the three (guards) who were trapped was killed and one was wounded," Rahim told AFP. He was among three guards who had been holding off armed rebel prisoners since the riot broke out.
"I had an AK-47 to shield myself," he said.
Police said the two dead inmates were arrested some six months ago in Kabul.
Afghan National Army major Amin Jan said: "We wanted to resolve this crisis peacefully, but as they attacked us, we killed them in the crossfire."
The body of another guard was retrieved after security forces stormed the compound, police on the scene said.
A Pakistani and an Afghan prisoner were also wounded in the morning's riot,
while an Afghan soldier was injured during the intervention, they added.
The prison houses militants as well as common criminals and American vigilantes Jonathan "Jack" Idema, Brent Bennett and Edward Caraballo -- who were convicted in September of running a private jail and torturing Afghan suspects.
Bursts of gunfire rang out from the prison building after police rushed into the compound.
After the fighting police were combing the building looking for more casualties.
The prison is divided into a number of blocks but only two are in use. One contains prisoners of war and remnants of the Taliban regime ousted in 2001 while the other houses criminals, mainly drug offenders.
It was not clear in which block the violence erupted but witnesses said the armed prisoners had moved to an empty building where a shoot-out broke out with police and soldiers who had raided the compound.
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After the newspaper triggered bloody riots in Nigeria over the Miss World contest the question begs asking - What kind of national newspaper is This Day going to introduce to South Africa early next year? 24 Nov 2002
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I have participated in the annual relay for life every year since it began. It is a wonderful experience - the energy and caring and community support is very moving.
However-I wonder if there is anyone else out there besides me that has a problem with the release of hundreds of helium balloons - as a part of the festivities - I can only imagine that there is wildlife out there that suffers from our "symbolic" act. Plus the fact that this is littering - plain and simple. -
I am a survivor, but I did not release a balloon to "float" to heaven to celebrate this fact. I brought my balloon home and disposed of it in the trash - My conscience would not let me do anything else.