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Maciel: I know I can beat Martirosyan
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Still fresh from Saturday's KO win and practically without rest, Javier "La Bestia" Maciel is already getting set for what's coming, a dangerous and first class challenge. The Argentinean and WBO Latino jr middleweight champion and former world title challenger has begun his training for his second performance abroad, when he faces undefeated Armenian-born American Vanes Martirosyan in an important jr middleweight bout that will be televised worldwide on April 6th in Macao, China. WBO #6 Maciel (25-2, 18 KOs) will face WBO #1, IBF #6, WBC #11 Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KOs) in a duel which will leave the winner at the gates of fighting for the WBO junior middleweight world title, now held by Zaurbek Baysangurov. After receiving from his manager and promoter, Mario Margossian, head of Argentina Boxing Promotions, the confirmation and signing the contract, "La Bestia" expressed his satisfaction of facing such a challenge, and far from being intimidated, he made clear what he thinks about it.
"I'm very happy to fight Martirosyan, being part of such an important evening, and fighting again abroad. I never imagined I would go to Macao. I'm going to work in the best way for the fight. I am more mature than the first time I fought out of my country and settled in my weight division", said the 28-year-old Maciel, who after making the distance against WBO middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog in Russia, on March 2011 went down to the 154 pounds and has made four defenses of his WBO Latino belt, besides having won the Argentine crown.
"The experience in Russia helped me a lot. Though I might have gone in better condition, it helped me to know what I don't have to do. Now I'm much more prepared, more experienced and in my division", said Maciel.
In spite of facing the #1 world ranked by the OMB, who has fought renowned boxers of the U.S. market, Maciel is not intimidated. "A new opportunity is opening for me and I am planning on taking it. I'll give my best", he anticipated.
When referring to his opponent, he expressed his respect but also his confidence. "I watched some fights of Martirosyan. From what I saw, he is a fighter who goes forward to attack and throws a lot of punches. I think I may have more strength than him, but he is faster than me. That's why I have to work to improve my speed, to constantly throw punches and in a bigger number of them. I still have things to improve, but I know that I can win", he considered.
With the confidence of fighting in the division in which he belongs and summing his sixth knockout definition in his last seven performances, "The Beast" knows this is his time. If he wants to get the world title chance that he yearns, he is aware he will have to go to the next level in order to defeat a an opponent far superior to those he has fought.
"This is what I was waiting for. I got an opportunity in my division. It comes at a great time for me. I know it's difficult, and for that I have been preparing, to fight the best. I will do everything to take it, because I want to go for a world title. But this is first. I can feel myself winning", he concluded.


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reversed polarity..what have I toasted?
Today was supposed to be the great day firiing my new 383 engine after a very long period of working at it but it turned out bad!
I had installed a cut-off switch and adversely inversed the ground for the positive wich as a result ended-up having a positive grounded chassis an negative lead flowing through the different circuits.....
I've put the switch (ignition) on and saw some smoke from the alternator..thinking it was my work lamp touching something I went out and saw the whole wire strand running from the alternator just frying and smoking...ran back to cut out everything.
Now I just don't know where to start! I'm close to total ignorant into electrical matters.
The car is an english two seaters sports that was modified with V-8 power..It has an MSD ignition system with retarding (timing) system,electronic (smiths) tach,electric fuel pump,these are components that I wonder if they got affected. What about the starter...I haven't engaged the switch further into the starting position..?
The engine is carbed without any modern electronic devices else the MSD.
Could it be the damages limited to a toasted alternator since it appears only the wires from it were roasting?
All advices are appreciated,thanks,
The wires and alternator are the most likely victims. Reverse polarity doesn't have any detrimental effects on most items. The Alternator, however has diodes (one way electrical circuits) that will get smoked if hooked up in reverse. I'd replace the alt. and repair the wires and try it again, you should be fine. To be truthful, I'd probably repair the wires and try it before getting a new alt., they are pretty tough and with the wires melting may have saved the diodes. Just check charging output after it's repaired to see if the alt. survived.
Reverse polarity
Doc here
Anything Digital, or semiconductor that WAS on most likely took a hit...Radio/CD player, Digital Clock, Your MSD brain box may have received Damage if it has a micro chip in it...
Analog Stuff will fare much better...starter etc...
The Diode bridge in the alternator blocks the flow of current from ground to power, if you reverse bias the diodes (reverse the leads) current is allowed to pass and you have a dead short. Hence the melted harness...
Put in a new diode bridge and internal regulator(if so equipped) or replace the alternator, replace all the burned wires, check and replace if needed the fusible link (you do have one, right?)
Check the fuse on the MSD..hook up the battery correctly this time, and fire it up...
If it won't run you may have toasted the brain box on the MSD..however these usually are reverse polarity protected by a zenier diode strapped across power and ground on the circuit board usually D1 on the board, If this is the case, you can replace the diode (or cut and lift one side of it) and it should run.
Test the radio clock, tach and any other Non analog device you have ..If any of these are dead or keep blowing fuses, the zenier diode thing applies here too..
It just depends on if you are inclined to tear into the circuit boards to save the units.
The zenier will usually be a little glass diode that goes from power to ground on the circuit board.
if it has one, usually is the first component from the power wires and should be marked D1 or Z1.
It's job is when it sees reverse polarity, it Crowbars shut, making a dead short, blowing the fuse time after time when you apply power and a new fuse.
You can cut and lift one side of this diode, replace the fuse and it will run normally, but you will no longer have reverse protection..so it's advisable to replace it, which requires minor soldering on the circuit board.
But if your lucky, you'll only have to fix the melted wires, and alternator and it will be all good.
BTW, it sounds like your not running a fusible link, (else it would have burned up) If not you should install one.
Thanks for a very complete look into my problem...surely hoping for the least dammage theory!
The car is a 1977 TVR that saw its original guts (english) replaced with all american things...383 chevy stroker and all.
the electric is a mixture of both original and improved! I haven't done the work and looking behind the dash makes me doubtfull the least I can say.
The alternator is a 70 amps.Denso. Yesterday I spent many hours just to track the melted wires..from what I see it is the big 10 gauge or so,from the alternator that melted but doing so it affected some other ones that were in its nearby basically the two smaller gauges wires that also go to the alternator.
I've just ordered a book on cars electrical (all new stuff to me) and since winter is here anyway I might just make it a winter project to go through all the system and make it working and safe...
thanks for the interest,
Doc here
That's the best way to go!
Take your time, do it right!
IMO, Robert Bosh invented the dead short, compounded By Lucus! LOL
Seriously,I have had a lot of malady's with English cars wiring in the past..But the older ones, the ones with Cotton wire and screw terminals instead of harness plugs! I think a 77 is out of that window.
In addition to your schematics, You might want consider purchasing the following,:
You Can get a heat shrink gun (about $40), but if you don't want to spend the money, you can use a hair dryer (it takes a lot longer to shrink tubing) or an open flame (mini torch, or butane Cigarette lighter)
These are ALL good tools to Add to your tool box if your getting into the hobby for under $150! And learning and doing your own Electrical Work successfully, will save you a TON of bucks!
If the Damage to the harness is TOO server, you may want to consider a Kit like Painless and put it all back new.
You might want to Check Your local library, Reference room Desk, for for your schematic 's .. They often have the factory Manuals you can copy there, or may be able to outsource them for you. A lot cheaper than buying one from the local auto parts store. Here, our's does, and I use it all the time for obscure Schematics.Also a good place for "How TO Books" on Auto Electrical.
The Most important Items To Consider:
A Relay will provide a lower amperage Control circuit (the switch to Coil) to control a higher current device (the relay contacts) You'll deliver more current to the device simply because of no current loss through an under~rated switch alone (headlights will be brighter, Fans run faster) ..and you'll eliminate the danger of wiring/device burn outs from over current at the switch.
Good luck!
Keep us informed of the progress!
And post a pic of that beast!
A 383 in a TR must be sweet..
I've added few pictures on my gallery....these are two years old picts. Basically it looks similar except the engine got rebuilt since then and valves covers are changed and headers got ceramic coated and engine got painted same color as the car...I'll post new picts. when I'll be through...humm thinking about my past experience gone through (totally) could be very long from now!
regards, Ron.
Hey Ron,
Just looked at your gallery and that is a beautifull car.
Doc here:
I totally agree!
A sleeper on the street...And probably a monster in the quarter...
Re: Reverse polarity
I had looked for a fuse on the feed line to the MSD system but cannot see anything that look like a fuse to me....altough the 12 v. 10 guage feeding wire to the 6400 MSD box doesn't go directly into the box ....intercepting te said wire there is a device that I ignore the function (like about for everything in that system but at some deeper extent!) it is a cylinder of about inch and a half in diam. two inches long with two terminal posts on its top...two black 10 guage wires (GRD?) gets on one post and two same size but posit. gets on the other.I can read on it: Mepco Electra
26000 uf,
15V DC 20 surge,
85c max ambient...Could this be the protective device you are referring to in your answer to my initial post?
My MSD include a rev. limiter and a variable (at distance) timing..there was no chip into the rev. limiter at the time of my mistake..
thanks again.
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I have been using Ubuntu for some time now and today i have been trying to switch form Ubuntu 10.9 to the New Backtrack 4 R2, I downloaded the ISO Burned it to a DVD and all was good, until i got to the Startx part,
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Further to this when i run the Xorg -configure i get:
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Configuration failed."
i also tried the command to set the dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but still nothing
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Towards Worldwide Comparability of Visual Acuity Assessment (VisComp)
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|Comparison of Visual Acuity Tests. ETDRS. FrACT. Landolt Rings.
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|Towards Worldwide Comparability of Visual Acuity Assessment A Pilot Study Comparing ETDRS Visual Acuity Charts, Projected Landolt Charts and the Freiburg Visual Acuity Test (FrACT) With a View to Developing a Mathematical Transformation Routine Between the Results From These Three Tests
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Assessment of distant visual acuity is the most frequently used procedure for estimation of visual performance. However, there exist a vast number of markedly differing visual acuity tests worldwide; furthermore there are differing report formats to express acuity. This variety may critically interfere with standardization and comparability of this basic visual test method.
Purpose of this study is to investigate the agreement, the test-retest reliability of three established and widely used visual acuity tests, i.e., the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity charts, a conventional projected distant visual acuity test according to DIN 58220 part 3, and the Freiburg visual acuity test (FrACT), to develop a mathematical transformation routine between the results from these three tests, to assess the examinees´ and examiners´ acceptance and to compare the test durations.
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Diane McAllister of Northwest Gainesville fell off her roof, crushed her vertebrae, lost feeling in her feet, and had to have surgery.
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Zoe was in her home, several blocks away, when McAllister fell.
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4.0 Liter W8 engine for sale with blown head gasket and overheating. $1,000.00 OBO. Serious inquires only. Message me with any offers.
4.0 Liter W8 engine for sale with blown head gasket and overheating. $1,000.00 OBO. Serious inquires only. Message me with any offers.
entire motor and trans or just motor
Just engine. 77k on it.
Do you still have engine available. If so is there any way I could get some pictures of engine.
im interested i could get u the $1000 does that include shipping?
The engine is still availible, I will have to check on shipping/freight and get back on the post.
is the W8 still for sale or no?
this could make for a very good looking coffee table
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If u have the W8 engine still available then please send me email on firstname.lastname@example.com. I would like to upgrade my current Passat V5 with the W8 engine, I am very serious. PLease contact me.
its going to be an arm and a leg to ship it to bangkok, no?
you do know that the w8 engine is non serviceable. You can not buy head gaskets for it or head bolts from vw.
04 Jetta Wagon 2.slow------>Family man nowthe car is on an inclined driveway and up on jack stands in the front only
Quote, originally posted by Slimjimmn » you do know that the w8 engine is non serviceable. You can not buy head gaskets for it or head bolts from vw.
I have many cars that I'm parting out, check them out
do you still have the w8 motor i have one with a bad crank shaft and i need it for parts??????
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you can't buy any internal parts for the W8. break a crank, blow a head gasket, it's shot. you can only buy a new long block, ~$20k. or buy another broken one. we had a couple cars get totaled because of broken cranks...
this guy hasn't been here since august...
Porsches are not built to be something for everyone, but rather everything for someone.
I know of a dealer in WA state that has 2003 and 2004 W8 FACTORY Long Blocks, in factoy crate.
They use to cost around $20,000 and now they are around $8,900.
Please let me know.
I just bought a 2004 long block for $10K. It was supposedly a factory liquidation (for lack of better words). It was supposed to sell for $20K. VW was/is getting rid of all their remaining W8 engines. So, if you plan to keep your W8 Passat you better get one of these while they are still available. You will definitely need it.
I am interested in getting the info on the dealer in WA. I am in need of a new engine and am located next door in Canada.
Part #'s...
Head Bolts: 07D 103 385 A
Left Head Gasket: 07D 103 149 H
Right Head Gasket: 07D 103 148 K
Go to this link and there are some parts available that ere not available just a few months ago.
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Re: Field of Functions
Hi Steffen,
For[i=0; i<10;i++,
(* do something *)
AppendTo[funcList,ithInterpolation]; ]
will work. But It seems to be better to avoid the iteration at all and
use Map[] and a nice function that operates on the list of Your data
and returns a Interpolation[] object.
Hope that helps
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I am using Interpolation inside a For-Loop and would like to put them
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Leo's father is the custodian of the mysterious and very wacky Whippet Hotel, a strange place full of hidden floors, bizarre puzzles, mazes, and secret rooms. When the hotel owner disappears, it's up to Leo to solve the mystery. Armed with strange, colored boxes and a duck, he must uncover the secrets between the floors before the unthinkable happens. See also the sequel 3 Below.
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50 years apart, but mysteriously connected, Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.
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Posted by: Suravi Thacker (IP Logged)
Date: April 28, 2014 10:07AM
Consumer spending in the U.S. increased 0.3% for the month of February. This increase came after a 0.2% surge in January. This indicates that as severe winters have passed, people have started spending more. This surely brings in good news for the retailers. The automobile players too should benefit from this improvement in spending.
General Motors (GM), one of the largest automobile players, is also one of the beneficiaries of rising demand for vehicles. The car maker recently posted its first quarter numbers which were ahead of analysts' estimates.
Details of the Quarter
Revenue for the quarter inched up by 1% to $37.4 billion over last year's quarter. On the other hand, earnings dropped 86% to $0.06 per share as against the earnings of $0.58 per share a year ago. Despite the fall in earnings and the not-so-good revenue appreciation, investors were pretty happy with the results, sending its share price higher.
This is mainly because the company actually posted profits despite a host of problems faced during the quarter. First, the automotive retailer had to recall 7 million of its vehicles since it had safety and quality issues, causing accidents and deaths of some people. This led to a charge of $1.3 billion during the quarter. Also, restructuring costs related to the European region led to a cost of $300 million. Lastly, change in valuation of Venezuelan currency led to a one-time charge of $419 million.
These costs are non-recurring in nature. Hence, they are not expected to occur again. Moreover, it is remarkable on General Motors' part to have registered a positive bottom line even though it had to bear such high costs. Excluding one-time charges, the retailer's earnings were at $0.77 per share, much higher than the prior year's quarter.
Global sales during the period stood at 2.4 million trucks and cars, an increase of 2.3% over last year. Although sales from the American region were lower as compared to last year, revenue from China and Europe rose 13% and 1%, respectively. The company benefited largely from recovery in Europe as well as from its list of new product launches.
Benefits from Last Year Should Continue
Even though General Motors had a difficult quarter, it was an exception. The company should now continue to benefit from the growing demand for its products. In fact, the car manufacturer witnessed a great year in 2013 wherein its launch of Cadillac became very popular among customers. Since the car caters to high-end customers, it has a higher price attached to it and provides better margins. Further, it witnessed a growth of 9% over last year. Hence, success of Cadillac should help the company register a higher top line.
Additionally, China has been a great market for automobile players. It is the largest market for vehicles and has been growing for General Motors. Therefore, growing demand in China should prove to be beneficial.
General Motors not only launched Cadillac but many other vehicles which became very popular. For instance, the introduction of full-size trucks led to higher sales. Even these trucks charge a premium and are resonating well with customers.
Therefore, these launches and a growing Chinese market should prove to be advantageous for General Motors. However, the decline in sales of the U.S. is mainly because of negative popularity of its unsafe vehicles. Hence, it will take time to recover from that. Nonetheless, the company's upcoming launches of 15 new products in the U.S and 17 new models in China should help attract customers. I believe the company will be able to win back customers' hearts through its efforts. This car maker is surely worth a look.
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Breaking a nearly 75-year union with the Slovak Republic in 1993, this independent country in Central Europe consists of the regions of Bohemia and Moravia—once part of the Great Moravian Empire formed by Slav tribes in the early ninth century. The Bohemian kingdom arose here during the tenth century, its 600-year reign a highlight of Czech history. Bohemia is a plateau surrounded by mountains, and Moravia, to the east, is mostly hills and lowlands. Austria's Habsburgs took control of both regions at the start of the 16th century.
With the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, the Czechs and Slovaks came together to create Czechoslovakia.
Separated again in 1939, Czech lands were annexed by the Nazis during World War II, while Slovakia became a puppet state of the Germans. Communists took charge of a reunited Czechoslovakia in 1948, crushing an attempt at liberalization in 1968, only to be forced out in 1989.
After its break with the Slovak Republic, the Czech nation rapidly privatized state-owned businesses. State ownership of businesses was at about 97 percent under communism—today it is less than 20 percent. The country is also reducing its dependence on highly polluting brown coal as an energy source, turning more toward nuclear energy. Tourism is a rapidly developing sector, and millions come to Prague to visit castles, palaces, and spas. Although the political and financial crises of 1997 eroded somewhat the country's stability and prosperity, the Czech Republic succeeded in becoming a NATO member in 1999 and a European Union member in 2004.
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"Italy has fewer and fewer artisans," says Lucio Duchi, a master carpenter whose commissions include the coronation chair for Pope Benedict. "Skills handed down from generation to generation are dying out as people choose other careers," he adds. "When I studied in Tuscany in 1986 there were 76 students with me. Today the same school has only five."
With the absence of apprenticeships and state funding for craft colleges, patrons — the traditional way of funding painters and artisans in Italy — have never been more needed.
The Bianconi brothers, who own the Palazzo Seneca Hotel in Norcia, Umbria, are a rarity. They are visionary patrons keen to showcase the work of Italian craftsmen, including to British home buyers in love with Italy.
They are no more expensive than a local furniture shop but offer an unrivalled way to buy interiors products, to become part of a country, embrace its culture and make friends with the community in which you live.
When Federico and Vincenzo Bianconi were looking for furniture and artwork for their exquisite five-star Relais & Châteaux hotel (palazzoseneca.com; +39 0743 817434), they called on craftsmen such as Duchi.
"It is thrilling to work with talented people who take such pride in their skills," says Federico, whose family have been in Norcia, home of the finest salamis and cured meats in Italy, for generations."More than 90 per cent of Palazzo Seneca's furnishings are made by artisans from central Italy. The hotel acts as a showcase for their work."
So Federico sourced mattresses from Veneto, soft red leather-topped desks from the Marche region and enveloping sofas from Tuscany. But it is the Umbrian craftsmen he is most proud of, promoting them to guests at every chance and organising trips to their workrooms.
© Nick Cornish
A master carpenter
Lucio Duchi's company - Mobili Duchi - in Città di Castello produces exquisite cabinetry for churches, homes and hotels. For Palazzo Seneca it has made beds, inlaid wooden tables and an entire panelled library from antique chestnut wood. The staff of 10 source antiques and create new furniture from old wood in traditional Italian style. Prices start at £400 for a dining table.
Past commissions include work on a reproduction in San Francisco of St Francis Church in Assisi, while they are currently creating libraries for private clients in St Petersburg and Rome. And it looks like they have God on their side. "Luckily we have the Church as a client which seems unaffected by the financial crisis," says Lucio.
* Mobili Duchi (mobiliduchi.it).
Artful reproductions
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One of the most striking paintings at Palazzo Seneca is Bronzino's portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi, a striking study of an aristocrat in a rich red dress. The original 1545 painting hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The studio Bottega Artigiana Tifernate in Città di Castello made the copy.
The studio reproduces paintings and frescoes using a patented "pictography" method mixing materials used by old masters such as Raphael and Giotto with modern techniques, and using the finest oils, gold leaf and lapis lazuli.
"Almost all our work is done by hand," says owner Stefano Lazzari. "A big painting can take two months from preparing the canvas to applying three or four layers of paint."
Works cost from £40 for small icons and customers include the National Gallery, the Vatican and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Lazzari is working on the Pompeii exhibition opening this spring at the British Museum.
* Bottega Artigiana Tifernate (pictografia.it).
For wrought iron
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Traditional techniques are also on display at L'Officina, the little factory making many mirrors, lanterns and iron four-posters for Palazzo Seneca. Luca Peppoloni is the third-generation owner of the firm based in Spello with a workforce of two who skilfully hammer and twist metal in front of furnaces into charming lamps, chairs, screens, beds and tables painted in dancing glossy colours, or contemporary black.
"We mix modern design and traditional craftsmanship, just like my grandfather did," says Luca. "I grew up watching men hammering metal and that is still how we do it today, without any welding."
Luca has seen demand fall since the recession and has had to focus increasingly on top-end customers. "It is the only way," he adds. "Fewer people do this artisan work today because it is difficult and often replaced by mass-produced goods from China."
L'Officina charges £1,200 for a double bed, £120 for a dining chair and £245 for a 4ft by 1ft console table, perfect for a narrow London townhouse.
* L'Officina (lofficina.net).
Buying in Norcia
Property prices in Umbria peak in the north-west on the Tuscan border, but Norcia, in the south-east, is not on the radar for most international buyers. The delightful town in the beautiful Nera Valley was hard to reach, until a tunnel linking it to Spoleto was opened, and it is now just two hours from Rome.
Small wood-fronted shops devoted to sausages, salami and ham line the streets. The town has suffered three big earthquakes — in 1763, 1859 and 1979 — but the 14th-century walls are intact. Unrestored property starts at £27,000 outside the city walls and at £225,000 for a two-bedroom restored flat inside, through Amici Immobiliare.
Cluttons Italy has 12 one- and two-bedroom restored apartments in a villa in the Mount Sibillini National Park, half a mile from Norcia, from £90,000 with annual maintenance of £165.
* Travel firm Mr & Mrs Smith (0845 034 0700; mrandmrssmith.com) offers stays at Palazzo Seneca (palazzoseneca.com) from £120 per room per night B&B.
* BA (ba.com) has return flights to Rome from £100.
* Cluttons Italy: cluttonsitaly.com
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Can somebody explain me the hookworm thing ? The only thing I found on net is this
Question as above. If somebody buys gpl theme and make customization (images mainly), can somebody else take this customization ?
I read newest post from woothemes blog. I wonder is this a direction of the whole wp themes industry. Do you think that wordpress market is underpriced ? Will this impact future prices on tf and other sites ?
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Australia saidI guess you mean him
There was a author, who ONLY followed female authors, dang if i can remember his name. Was quite funny to see his profile tho.,
He has boobslover nick on github
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Bottom line:
This is a market place. Authors want to sell, authors want to be different from the rest. And yes, it's a good thing that we moving more towards the good practices and uses as WordPress.org intended, but this is still a market place: no place for happy opensource wordpress plugin packages for all to share so we all get themes with all the same shortcode happiness.edit: besides, most authors already share enough – which is a good thing at the level it's going on now..
This has nothing to do with WordPress.org. This has to do with the great WordPress community, including the commercial market as a whole.
If you don't know who I am, I am one of the co-founders of Gravity Forms. One of the most successful commercial WordPress plugins on the market. 99% of our support issues related to theme conflicts we encounter are caused by poorly developed ThemeForest themes. 99%. This is a fact.
I can tell you with 99% accuracy when one of our support team encounters a conflict caused by a poorly developed theme that the theme is from ThemeForest. Sadly i'm not exaggerating at all.
What ThemeForest authors that don't know what they are doing don't realize is how their work impacts others. Our company has wasted more money in support time dealing with issues caused by poorly developed ThemeForest themes than you've made in your entire time selling WordPress themes.
All this could be avoided by simply following best practices… guidelines being implemented by Envato now.
I don't give a damn if this makes Theme Authors get in the good graces with WordPress.org or the open source communithy, what I give a damn is about ThemeForest themes not wasting my employees valuable time and my money paying them to support poorly developed themes.
A side effect of this is we help these customers fix these crap themes. And then they'll never buy a ThemeForest theme again. This impacts ThemeForest and Envato. Not the author.Standards and guidelines help prevent situations like this. Quit fighting. Accept it. Find a way to work with it. Your work will be better for it. Envato is doing a good thing.
Could you elaborate ? Are these css namespacing issues or lack of standard wp hooks ? Could you share some examples ?
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I seem to have no other choice than to use this one, but for my needs, I need: * to be able to create some page templates that are built in, already there, and can be changed * I need to create page templates or just layouts right there in the page/post edit page Thanks for any reply
Why don't you hire developer to improve Aqua Builder and contribute the code so that everybody else can benefit from it. SyamilMJ has already contributed a lot of.
Completely bad idea. You don't need a college to create awesome websites. Infact many good designers don't have degrees. Beside envato is supporting people around here by giving them access to wide range of tutor websites.


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Are You Helping Haiti?
February 16, 2010
I'm a mom, so there are moments that pop up from time to time, from which I have no choice but to accept that I'm getting older. One such case in point this past weekend: After watching the first few days of the Vancouver Olympics, my 6-year-old daughter was wandering around the house singing, "We Are The World."
She raised an eyebrow and told me I was "kind of old" when I explained that I was around for the original version, but in the next breath she turned serious and said, "Mom, are we doing enough to help Haiti?"
Hmmm. Good question, kiddo. Certainly, individuals are doing a lot to help. My daughter even made a donation at school to help. But I started digging around and a simple Google search of "business," "Haiti" and "donation" brings impressive headlines of companies of all sizes digging deep to contribute to the relief efforts as well.
Now I understand there's some controversy in all this and some legitimate questions about the ways in which we are approaching this heart-breaking disaster. But I'm curious to know if window and door companies have rallied their employees or dipped into the company coffers to send some monetary (or non-monetary) assistance to the devastated area? What are you doing to help Haiti? Send me an email to share your story.


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2009: Played in four games, mostly in mop-up time ... served as the third-string quarterback for most of the campaign, but backed up Zach Collaros for four games while starter Tony Pike was injured ... rushed eight times for 27 yards with a long run of 10 yards ... five-of-six passing for 33 yards with a long completion of 13 yards ... rushed three times for 13 yards at Rutgers in the season opener ... was 2-of-2 passing for eight yards against Southeast Missouri State ... also added 16 rushing yards on three attempts with a season-long scamper of 10 yards ... finished 3-of-4 for 25 yards with a season-best completion of 13 yards in the Keg of Nails victory against Louisville ... saw action late in the game at Syracuse, but did not record any stats.
2008: One of five quarterbacks to play for the Bearcats during the season ... played in three games ... named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the week of Oct. 12 ... earned the starting role at Marshall after starters Dustin Grutza and Tony Pike went down with injuries ... finished with a 1-yard rushing touchdown, 16 completions on 26 attempts, one interception, two touchdowns and 158 yards against the Herd ... had his second rushing touchdown in as many games with an 8-yard rush in the second quarter against Rutgers ... finished 21-of-29 with 239 passing yards in his second career start at quarterback ... recorded a then career long 27-yard pass against the Scarlet Knights ... came into the game after a Tony Pike injury at Connecticut ... finished with 123 yards on 9-of-20 passing with a career-long 41-yard pass and recorded a tackle against the Huskies.
2007: Redshirted.
Pickerington Central High School: Named Ohio's Division II Player of the Year in 2006 after leading the Tigers to the state finals ... the Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year guided coach Jay Sharrett's squad to a 13-2 record as a senior ... compiled a 39-6 record as a starting quarterback ... amassed more than 6,000 career passing yards, including 50 touchdowns to go with 1,000 career rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns ... three-time all-OCC and all-Ohio quarterback.
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I still can't get over the fact how fast Maya is growing. It seemed just like yesterday when she was a little puppy and introducing her to the whole family. Yesterday while we were playing around I noticed that something flew out of her mouth! I went over and saw that it was one of her baby teeth. I couldn't believe that she's already loosing her baby teeth. Also we already made the appointment to get her spayed. It's going to be a big day for us, but it's going to be a relief for me, since some of our family friends have been telling us every single time, that if she were to have babies, that they want one. I don't like to tell people that a husky is not the right type of dog for everyone. I know that some haven't reacted very nicely, but Oh well, there is no way I would give a puppy to someone who wouldn't be able to take care of it.
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When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend.
Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.
My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed, listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs," you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.
Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in Love.
She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" - still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, How I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love."
As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated
My ears and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch - because your touch was now so infrequent - and I would have defended them with my life if need be.
I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams.
Together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway. There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, You just answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.
Now you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the
Paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog or cat, even one with "papers." You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life. You gave me a goodbye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you.
You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too.
After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your
Upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked "How could you?"
They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules
Allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you - That you had changed your mind - that this was all a bad dream...or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me. When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited.
I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room. A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table, rubbed my ears and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days. As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood.
She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured "How could you?"
Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said "I'm so sorry." She hugged me and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself - a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. With my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not meant for her. It was you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of. I will think of you and wait for you forever.
May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.
The End
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Name Four Jobs that you have had:
1. Making dad get up at 6 am and having to take me out.
2. Making my mom feel happy when she feels down or stressed out
3. Keeping my mom in good shape!
4. Making more pup friends wherever I go
Name Four Places that you have Lived
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2. The kennel where I grew up with my bros and sis
3. Living with my family
4. At grandma's while mom is at work.
Name Four Places that you have been
1. Grandma's house
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3. Melvern Lake
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1. in Antartica or anywhere else that has snow every single day of the year
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3. at mom's work, so I can be with her all day
4. anywhere where I don't have to wear a leash
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As Christians, we believe that all sins are considered equal in God's eyes. Yet while evangelicals continue to decry the Big Ones---such as abortion, adultery, and violence---we often overlook more deceptive sins. It seems we've created a sliding scale where gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably exist within the church. In short, some sins have simply become acceptable.
Bridges, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Holiness, believes that just as culture has lost the concept of sin, the church faces the same danger. Jerry writes not from a sense of achievement, but from the trenches of his own personal battles. Drawing from scriptural truth, he sheds light on subtle behaviors that can derail our spiritual growth. Throughout, Jerry encourages a victory over personal sin through the gospel's transforming power, the perfect release for those who desire to thoughtfully examine their lives and discover a deeper walk with God.
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Matt D5 Stars Out Of 5Great Book!!!October 29, 2016Matt DQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Convicting, True to life, easy to read, and straight from the bible. A must read!
avid reader5 Stars Out Of 5transformationalMarch 24, 2016avid readerQuality: 5Value: 3Meets Expectations: 5Every believer should read this book. In a culture where repentance is rarely discussed and it's hard to find Christians walking in integrity, this book challenges and convicts.
lrgabrielUpland, CAAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Sin, by any other name, is still SinFebruary 8, 2015lrgabrielUpland, CAAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 4Meets Expectations: 5Warning: If you have no desire to identify, expose and root out sin in your life, then this book is not for you.
Little white lies. Guilty pleasures. Errors in judgment. These are just a few examples of how the language of modern-day society softens and trivializes the seriousness of sin. When was the last time you heard someone said they fornicated? No, instead they say they "slept with" someone; now doesn't that sound nice and cozy? Saying that two people are "having an affair" sounds so much more pleasant than saying they're committing adultery. We are told to be sensitive and tolerant of the faults of others. We don't want to hurt someone's feelings, damage their self-esteem or cause them to feel guilty, let alone take responsibility, for their sinful behavior so we label the behavior a character flaw or even a disorder. But never mind the character flaws, weaknesses and sins of others; what we need to be concerned with is our own sin.
Jerry Bridges observes that the Puritans had a more serious view of sin and addressed this topic often in their writings; in one book he noticed that the author used such terms as "vile, ugly, odious, malignant, pestilent, pernicious, hideous, spiteful, poisonous, virulent, abominable, and deadly" to describe sin, and that was only in a few pages! Jerry Bridges compares sin to cancer, for "when desire [or lust] has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death" (James 1:15). For this reason Bridges believes that it's crucial for the Christian to confront every sin, and he doesn't hesitate to identify common, subtle sins that even Christians sometimes overlook or excuse.
"The acceptable sins...deceive us into thinking they are not so bad, or not thinking of them as sins, or even worse, not even thinking about them at all! Yes, some of our refined sins are so subtle that we commit them without even thinking about them, either at the time or afterward. We often live in unconscious denial of our 'acceptable' sins."
Every true believer knows that sin doesn't just go away the moment we come to faith in Christ. In his book, Bridges begins by trying to help the reader understand just how serious sin is and why:
"When we sin, when we violate the law of God in any way, be it ever so small in our eyes, we rebel against the sovereign authority and transcendent majesty of God...It is indeed cosmic treason...to despise God's law is to despise Him."
Even after we're saved we continue to battle remaining sin; a war wages within us between the flesh and the spirit (Rom. 7:14-25). We will become discouraged and defeated if we try to combat sin in our own strength. While it's true that no sin is so big that God cannot forgive it, it's also true that no sin is so small that He can overlook it. He takes no sin lightly, and neither should we. After all, "Shall we presume on God's grace by tolerating in ourselves the very sin that nailed Christ to the cross?"
"Make no mistake: Dealing with our sin is not an option. We are commanded to put sin to death. It is our duty to do so. But duty without desire soon produces drudgery. And it is the truth of the gospel, reaffirmed in our hearts daily, that puts desire into our duty...It is the gospel that motivates us to seek to be in our daily experience what we are in our standing before God."
The author follows this exhortation with some practical suggestions for confronting sin in our life. When the Holy Spirit reveals and convicts the believer of sin, his best weapon for dealing with it is the sword of the Spirit, God's Word. The Gospel is not only for unbelievers - it's for all sinners; "there is never a day in our lives when we are so "good" we don't need the gospel," Bridges says. For this reason, he encourages the reader to preach the gospel to himself daily, and gives some practical steps for confronting sin once we recognize it. I need to remind myself of what Jesus already accomplished for me and of God's promises.
Next, Bridges discusses some of the specific sins that are often tolerated by Christians, or not even considered by some to be sin at all. Of course this list isn't all-inclusive; you may think of other sins that affect you, and the above steps will still be applicable. Some of the sins Bridges addresses include: Ungodliness and Unthankfulness, Pride and Selfishness, Anger, Envy and Jealousy, Lack of Self-control, Sins of the tongue, Worldliness and others.
I'm sure every reader sees at least a couple of issues on this list that they know they struggle with, while there are others that you may not think apply to you as much, until you really take a closer look at them. Bridges reminds us that all sin begins in the heart and may express itself outwardly in different ways. Like a doctor who uses symptoms to diagnose a medical condition, by identifying particular signs or evidence of sin, Bridges helps the reader to dig down and expose the root sin which may be lying below the surface. This is where the reader can really begin to apply the truths to his own heart and life. This is definitely a book that I will be coming back to.
Larry5 Stars Out Of 5Those hidden secerts......January 16, 2015LarryQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I recommend this book to every born again Christian, and every person who wants to know more about themselves. I'm really impressed to learn more about myself and others around me good or bad. My Pastor during his sermons would quote something from this book. So I got the book and was really surprised at what I didn't know. Get a copy you won't be disappointed. - Larry -
iluvmesumuBaltimore, MDAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5June 5, 2014iluvmesumuBaltimore, MDAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I felt convicted by every sin mentioned in every chapter. Book put aside thought "I wish so and so was reading this, they would get so much out of it" because the book speaks directly to you. I like how the author humbled himself to admit that he is still guilt of these sins.
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Our friend Emile has water on the brain and money on his mind – and, ultimately, where it's gone. In this letter to his cousin, he fills him in on the floods, Island Hospital and the latest exploits of the States...
Cher EUGENE,
I suppose you're coming into summer now on your side of the world, mon viaer.
Caw, we're still waiting for ours to start here, eh? You wouldn't believe the amount of rain we've had, Eugene. The flowers to my side gate, they're so flooded I might as well grow rice next year, me.
Just let the water board try and tell us they need to put up their prices, that's all I can say, eh?
They even had floods to the Lower Pollet again, with all the rain. It included an insurance company this time, so I hope they were covered by a policy and not just by water, eh? Perhaps they had to claim against themselves, mon viaer. And one of the nightclubs, it had a special dance floor with lights in it and that got flooded as well. I said to Jack, if the water got in the electrics there'd be some pretty impressive dancing, eh? I suppose they could have added some washing-up liquid and turned it into one of those foam parties.
I don't suppose that series about the island's hospital is on television over there, mon viaer, but everyone's asking when they did the filming, because it shows us bathed in sunshine and surrounded by clear azure seas. It makes Rocquaine look like the Caribbean, eh? And there's hardly any traffic.
Jack said it must be like those photographs of models in the fashion magazines: they airbrush out all the bits that don't look so good. Like States members when they're asked how they've stuck to their manifestos, eh?
We even had two or three days of fog, with flights cancelled and no mail or papers. That didn't stop these ministers going away to the UK party conferences, mind. And they came back all pleased, them, because the UK politicians said they respected Guernsey as a finance centre. Caw, I don't see that means much, Eugene, they'll still attack the island when it suits.
They're as good as Guernsey deputies when it comes to keeping promises, eh?
When you think, all these new deputies said they were going to get things moving, and that Financial Transformation Programme would change everything and control what the States spends. But all that's been transformed so far is £2.6m. into thin air, eh?
Talking of that, I don't know if you heard, mon viaer, but the police in England had a tip-off about the stolen money and they raided someone's house in the UK, eh?
They took some Guernsey police with them, but when they broke in no one was there.
Jack said they should have known it would go wrong. After all, the last time they broke down a door and raided a flat, they had the wrong address, eh?
And that Treasury one, he still won't say how the money went missing, mon viaer. All he's done is set up loads of reviews and get in UK consultants, so that will just cost more money and take more time. Perhaps he's hoping people will forget and it will go the same way as the drugs from the court house and the money from the Customs, eh?
Jack was saying it's just like the old States, employing consultants to do work locals could do in half the time and for half the money. It's the States' way of putting things off, because then they review the consultant's report and get someone to review the review and it just goes round in circles. It must be a habit they pick up from driving round the island's roads, eh?
And I don't know what happened to all these promises about protecting the Guernsey way of life, mon viaer, because now they're wasting time going over Sunday trading again and there's some even agreeing with these company directors who want to bring in more people, so the population will go up even more.
They say they need to import expertise, otherwise there won't be enough people paying taxes to keep the old age pensioners. But like Jack said, there's locals who can do the jobs just as well, but they can't afford to live here any more because the big firms have pushed the prices up. He said half the companies don't pay tax anyway and if more people come the money they generate will be needed to provide services for the increased population, so it won't make any difference, eh? It's going round in circles again, mon viaer.
And you remember, there was a limit put on the population years ago? That seems to have gone the same way as the £2.6m., Eugene. And now this new States is going to debate the population all over again, so they can put the limit up even more I suppose. I've said before, there'll be people clinging to the edge of the island if they keep going, them. They don't seem to realise it's only a small place and it's already bloney full, eh?
Now they're looking at building more houses to the Saltpans and La Ramee and that, and that new Commerce and Employment one, he's even on about filling in Belle Greve Bay again.
But that's been done before, so that's another circle, eh? I said to Jack, it's a good job they've done all the filming for that Island Hospital, because in a few years' time it would just show a lot of reclaimed land covered with concrete and glass, with a flooded L'Ancresse Common and no green fields left. Mind you, Jack says with the way the dairy industry's going that won't matter, because the only cows left will be those painted fibreglass ones, eh?
I know I'm getting old, me, but I'm not the only one who says Guernsey's not what she used to be. You remember, there was a time when you went to collect someone to the airport and you'd know half the people getting off the flight, eh? And you'd never get down the High Street if you stopped to chat to all the people you knew. But if you go to Town these days, it seems to me you'd be hard pushed to find anyone local, Eugene. I was saying to Jack, if you stopped someone to talk about mending the lights to the greenhouse, they'd probably think you needed an electrician. Or if you asked them if they'd ever been winkling, they'd think you were talking about defrauding the States out of £2.6m., eh?
Anyhow, I'd better finish this now because it's getting dark. It's next week we put the clocks back here, us, and I was thinking, me, I wonder if that Treasury minister wishes he could put the clock back, to before the money went missing?
Or perhaps before he decided to stand for election, eh?
A la perchoine,
Your cousin Emile


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