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GREAT FAMILY VACATION: Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review by brianlev412
Overall Member Rating
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Overall we had a great time!
- We had a Royal Family Suite. It was awesome, and the perfect room for a family of 4 including 2 small children. It had 2 separate bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including one with a tub, a large sitting room with wrap around sofa, and large balcony. We really liked the suite. It was even better than I thought. Also- it was very quiet. Didn't hear anyone.
- Service was great. The staff generally wanted everyone to have a great vacation. I read a lot of reviews about poor service, and I did not experience any of that. Believe me, I can be a pain to deal with at times, and we really had no issues. We were on the Allure last year (also great), but I actually think the service was better on Liberty.
- For the Falmouth port, we booked a day pass at the Hilton Rose Hall. (Tip- book directly through resortsforaday.com. You will More save $25 per person VS booking with RCL. Its the same exact excursion). We loved the resort. Transportation was efficient and safe. Left the port at 9:30. It was a 20 minute ride, and we were able to enjoy the resort from 10-2. Lunch was included. You basically were a guest of the hotel and has access to everything but a room. Highly recommend it.
- For Labadee, since we had a suite we got access to the private Barefoot beach club. Very nice, and great beach area. Not crowded at all. Make sure you ask someone where to go if you are in a suite, as many people on port did not know there was a separate place for suite guests. The outside BBQ was so/so, and lots of bugs around, which did not make my 2 year old happy.
- As most of you know RCL is great for kids. Very nice kids club for the 6 year old, and a very nice nursery with great staff for the 2 year old. We also booked in-room babysitting for 4 of the nights. It was not available on night one. On the allure it was much easier to get a babysitter, so if you want one on the Liberty; sign up right away---as soon as you get on the ship. Babysitters were great, and it was nice to have dinner and goto show without kids. We only had babysitting for 3 hours one night. The other 3, we were limited to 2 hours. Again, there was no limits on the Allure, but it worked out OK.
- Staying in a suite you can get the full dinner menu at room service. We enjoyed a great dinner outside on our balcony. Overall ordered room service 3 times, and it was fast, and no issues whatsoever.
- Food... I am a foodie, and while it wasn't the greatest food of all time; its certainly pretty decent. Do not understand the reviews about the food being vile. We eat out all the time in the Philadelphia area, and I had very little complaints about the food. We ate at Chops 2 nights which was great. (Tip- the filet was MUCH better than the strip steak). Food in main dining room was decent also. Rack of Lamb was the highlight. Ate lunch one day at Johnny Rockets. Certainly decent. Windjammer is so/so, and we only ate there for lunch twice, and breakfast once. Never ate at Portafino, but heard it was good. We went to the character breakfast twice, and the kids loved it.
- Entertainment.... Very good. Went to Savannah Jack show (REALLY excellent), Rick Novell (also excellent). In the Air (wife loved it, I thought above average), and the Ice Show (great, but a bit long). We did not goto Saturday Night Fever. Also missed the comedian the first night, but saw it on the cruise TV, and she was awful.
- Wife used the gym everyday, and she said it was great.
- I like really good coffee & tea (big starbucks fan), and the free coffee and teas on board were very good. Pleasantly surprised.
- Pool area and kids zone was nice. Plenty of room and fun for the kids.
- On the Allure, they gave us a cruise phone so the nursery and babysitters could get ahold of us. On liberty they only give you one while your little one is in nursery, and then you have to return it each time. We felt much better having a phone at night with the babysitters.
- The open ice skating was only offered 2 days, both around 7:00 at night. Makes no sense. Everyone is out to dinner and shows, and all dressed up. Should be during the day. Again- on the Allure it was.
- They had (2) 3D movies, and the kids one (Turbo) was shown at 10:45 at night. Again makes no sense.
- Disembarkation- A mess. Took 40 minutes to get thru customs. We got right off the ship since we were in a suite, but once you are out; you still have to deal with customs. Highly recommend the luggage valet service though. Very easy.
- We like to take the kids to get their dinner early (around 5:30 or 6:00), since they goto bed around 7:30-8:00ish. The windjammer doesn't open until 6:30. Should be open by 6 at the latest. Only thing open for free around that time was the pizza place.
- Elevator wait was VERY long at times.
- Overall the desserts were so/so at best. Seemed much better on Celebrity and Princess.
One more thing:
- Even though the automatically add in tips every night, I still ended up passing out about $150 in tips throughout the cruise. Believe me; they appreciate it. If you want GREAT service, it helps to tip. Not necessary, but it goes a long way.
If you have any questions I can answer (especially if you are traveling with a family) please feel free to email me at: brian (at) alevistar (dot com) Less
Published 02/21/14
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It was awesome, and the perfect room for a family of 4 including 2 small children. It had 2 separate bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including one with a tub, a large sitting room with wrap around sofa, and large balcony. We really liked the suite. It was even better than I thought. Also- it was very quiet. Didn't hear anyone.
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love this little java program, as gerix does not want to work on my laptop
but this new version works great, much simpler then trying to type out all the commands all the time as that is how i was doing it before i found this thread. i do have a suggestion in gerix the test injection is still possible to use while trying to get enuf iv's for a key, i have used gerix in the past and on several occasions was only able to get the needed iv's but using the test injection while running the test against the clients network, it would be nice to have this available in grem wepa as well i my opinion at least. Also it would be nice if the test injection window did not automatically minimized and then disappears, if the window would stay open till i closed it that would be great just so i can verify that it was successful for the test injection. thanks for developing such a nice little java program, it has made my job a little simpler to do.
some advice for this great tool - when it gives you the option of which card to put into monitor mode. is it possible pipe in the info of the card so we don't have to iwconfig to find out which card to use. They switch between wlan1 and wlan0 every time i reboot my customized live cd.
also - if its possible to give the WPA cracker a different process so I can let it go in the background while I'm working on an other AP in the building.
The grimstall worked GREAT for installing it while customizing the distro.
THIS IS A GREAT TOOL!! unfortunately the easier this becomes the quicker WEP will die. I'm already seeing this happen out there. Most of the companies that hire me have already done this. and if they haven't I convince them to. Lets hope WPA gets cracked soon.
I hope this feedback is helpful.
i have another advice
i use option in the program and start random numbers
starting with 0000000 or 0000000000 my idea can u make all the 0 numbers start moving togother
i mean when i start the attack for wpa or wpa2 handshake its gonna be like this 00007867
the first 4 zero start moving
or another idea make 10 box and we can chouse wich number move and wich not it just an idea
good work man thxxx for this great java program
What about getting GrimWEPa to use the 33GB WPA Lookup tables?
i see there is manny way to get Handshake password , its useing aircrack-ng . my Q is can u add cowpatty to handshake attack its faster than aircrack
Problem solved, thanks a million
Best Regards,
Last edited by pinchegringo; 09-13-2010 at 06:59 AM.
if i got handshake and make new search i cant back to the handshake i have it before and try to scan it again
can u make option thats i can put hand shake i already have it and start my scan thats will be great include cowpatty attack grimwepa use aircrack thats will be good update
i am very pleased with your grimwepa as it works fine for me with awus036nh
wep no problem at all tested varios methods available and all worked, also wpa handshake is not hard to capture and cracking is possible as long as the right dictio is on the pc.
my question is: how can i reuse the handshake cap saved in the HS file of grimwepa, after i close the app, because cracking was not possible and i need to search for another dict on the net.


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by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2013
Dismissed from Peking University, outspoken professor Xia Yeliang's 13 year tenure at China's most prestigious educational institution ended without fanfare, surrounded by a handful of students in a tiny, out-of-the-way fifth-floor classroom.
After his final three-hour economics class had drawn to a close, the 53-year-old Xia, one of the original signatories of the pro-reform petition Charter 08, said a few quiet goodbyes on Thursday evening.
Xia maintains he was forced out of his job due to his persistent calls for political change in China, a charge university officials deny, and had no plans for a formal gathering with supporters that night, or perhaps ever.
His future abroad -- he says he has been offered visiting research fellowships in the US by Wellesley College, Harvard University and an unnamed think tank -- could depend on it.
"A lot of people have been wanting to get together, but I've been keeping a low profile so as not to offend the government," Xia told AFP. "Because if I truly provoke them, they won't let me leave. I'm worried they'll grab me at the airport."
Charter 08's main author, Liu Xiaobo, has since been sentenced to 11 years in prison by Chinese authorities and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Xia himself has been an outspoken critic of the ruling Communist Party for years, but has said he may have been expelled from his post because of his more recent call for Chinese intellectuals to publicly debate political reform.
Following warnings from university officials, an economics faculty panel voted in October not to renew Xia's contract at the end of the autumn term, citing student evaluations that ranked him the lowest among the school's teaching staff.
The move set off an international furore, drawing condemnation from professors overseas arguing that nothing less than academic freedom -- already limited in China -- was at stake.
On the other side were several of Xia's former students, who in interviews and open letters criticised his teaching style and voiced support for his expulsion. Then the university itself redoubled its efforts by posting a lengthy defence of its decision online.
As he finished his last class, Xia maintained that the university was "not telling the truth", arguing that officials' explanations had changed over time and that not one of his thousands of former students had personally complained to him.
"I've been teaching at Peking University for more than a decade. No student has ever told me I'm a terrible teacher," he said, adding: "I don't believe I'm the worst professor in all of Peking University in all of history."
No Chinese university has offered him a position and he has already bought a plane ticket to the US, although the recent cases of several other outspoken government critics make him uncertain whether he will be allowed to leave.
Xia ticked off the names of detainees: Chinese-American investor and social media celebrity Charles Xue, billionaire activist Wang Gongquan, and Xu Zhiyong, a prominent activist and human rights lawyer.
"And then me and this situation," Xia said, noting that two other outspoken academics -- Chen Hongguo at the Northwest University of Politics and Law in Xi'an and Zou Hengfu, a Peking University professor who faces a lawsuit for claiming university officials sexually harassed waitresses on campus -- have in recent weeks had their overseas travel curtailed.
"The goal is that they don't want dissidents to criticise the government," Xia said. "And they also want to intimidate intellectuals, so that none of them will dare to speak out again."
Despite losing his job, Xia said that he believes that one day he may be able to return to Peking University, where he had once imagined himself teaching until his retirement.
He called his departure "a shame" and described his feelings on his last day of class as "yiyouweijin," a Chinese phrase meaning "to have not fully expressed oneself". And he voiced words of support for the university itself.
"In spirit, I will always be connected with Peking University," Xia said. "I deserve to be called a true Beidaren (Peking University person). Because in Peking University's spirit, there's an aspect of all-embracing freedom of thought. I achieved it. I'm a true Beidaren."
Whether the institution itself agrees is another matter: by Friday morning, the day after his last class, Xia's profile had already been removed from the university's website.
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Forums: Index > Watercooler > The Snow Prince for Admin
User:The Snow Prince has proven a reliable contributor throughout the season. He also took up the task of image categorization by character and by noble house. And in his previous incarnation of Aetherium he already contributed to our efforts. What say you my good lords and ladies?
Is he admin on any other Wiki? If so, which one? Also, a message here from one or two other admins, sort of a letter of recommendation would be great also. QueenBuffy 20:29, June 16, 2014 (UTC)
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- Yea.--Gonzalo84 (talk) 20:15, June 16, 2014 (UTC)
- Nay. -- The Snow Prince became so addicted to updating his userpage that he begged us to lock it for him; that worries me about his level of self-control. There are others I would nominate ahead of him.--The Dragon Demands (talk) 21:12, June 16, 2014 (UTC)
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I am so sorry, I did see a Bearded Dragon, but also had another request which did not mention what type of lizard. Please get rid of the Ground Walnut Shell as that may be a serious issue since it can cause an impaction as well as perforate the intestinal tract. The temps are very low, as they need to be much higher 110*F in the basking area to help aid in digestion. The Dragon should have a daily calcium supplement on prey or veggies. The UVB should be changed every 6 months as they do lose potency. I will give you some first aid to see if we can help your dragon. Please give the Dragon a nice 30 min soak in 50/50 warm water and Pedialyte. While in the soak, gently massage the abdomen. This will help with dehydration as well as help if there is a blockage from the walnut shell. If he is not eating you can mix some meat baby food with calcium and drop on the snout and allow him to lick it off. If he does not respond, then he may need a Herp Vet visit. I can lcoate one for you with a city and state. I will also give you my care sheet which has information on diet and husbandry. Please note the link about the Walnut shell. Joan
Bearded Dragon Care Sheet
1. 0-3 months- baby 2. 3-12 months-juvenile 3. 12-18 months- sub adult 4. 18 months + -adult
1. A UVB light source-best is 10.0 Reptisun that runs the length of your tank. Your dragon must have this light to metabolize calcium. If not he will get metabolic bone disease, a serious condition. You can also take your beardie outside to bask in the sun for 15 minutes each day if your temps are 80 degrees or above outside. You can purchase cages or reptariums from your pet store. Never leave a beardie outside unattended. 2. A basking type light that puts out heat and warmth above basking spot. Your beardie must have warmth to digest food & thrive.
Babies: Warm basking log: 105-125 degrees F Cool side: 85-90 Adults: Warm basking spot: 110-115 Cool side: 80-85 Measure temperatures with a digital probe type thermometer or a temp gun-these are most accurate. Stick on thermometers unreliable.
*Beardies over the age of one year old during the winter months will go into a Brumation like most Reptiles and Herps. It is a form of Hibernation that is governed by the weather and time of year. The lights should be on a shorter period at this time. Fresh greens should be available during this period. Do not feed live prey during Brumation.
Water: Mist your little one with the spray bottle 3-4 times a day. You can also offer a small dish of water in your enclosure but be sure your dragon is not too small to drown in it. It is recommended that when your beardie is 2 months old you can bathe your baby in a small plastic container with warm water- not hot. It will help them to stay hydrated. As they get older you can move up to the bathroom sink and then to the bathtub. Very important for bath enclosure to be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed prior to bath time. Clean between dragons too if bathing more than one.
If you have any further questions feel free to ask. I like to start people off with proper husbandry and then see if I can further assist. http://www.repticzone.com/articles/fruitsandvegetablesrated.html This is for fruits and Vegetables
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Bioluminescent Kayak Adventure in Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay - Marshall, CA
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- Learn the basics of kayaking from the Bay Area's outdoor education leader with over 21 years of experience
- Discover the amazing secret behind the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence
- Spot swimming fish and seals as they streak through the water
- Watch as each dip of your paddle lights up the bay!
Very few people get the opportunity to witness bioluminescence in their lifetime. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to witness it up close during this Bioluminescent Kayak Adventure in Tomales Bay!
One of the largest protected bay and coastal areas in California, Tomales Bay is a kayaker's paradise and only a short distance from San Francisco and the Bay Area. It is also one of the few places in the world where you can witness the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence! This light show, put on by living organisms in the water, is rare and best observed on calm, moonless evenings.
Launching from Nick's Cove, you will paddle in stable, double sea kayaks past Hog Island, to Tomales Bay. As you go, each dip of your paddle will light up the surrounding waters in a magical show. You'll even have the opportunity to spot fish and seals through the water, identified by the streak of light they make as they swim. You'll be in awe of your surroundings.
A great adventure for paddler's of all levels, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness one of nature's greatest shows!
Essential Information:
- No experience necessary
- Participants must be 13 years of age or older
- Tour is appropriate for paddlers of all levels in good physical condition
- All equipment is included (including kayak, paddles and life jacket)
The duration of this tour is approximately 3 hours
Maximum Participants:
The group size will vary but guide to boat ratios typically do not exceed more than 5 kayaks per guide.
This experience is only for those on the tour.
Weather Dependent:
This experience is weather dependent. Always contact the experience provider with any questions regarding weather conditions.
What to Wear:
It is recommended to wear synthetic, wool, or silk clothing and swimsuit, shorts, jacket & warm cap rather than cotton. It is also recommended to bring water shoes or sport sandals, a change of clothes, towel, bottle of water and a snack.
Booking Information:
For this experience, it is recommended to request bookings at least 60 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy:
Prior to scheduling/booking a date for this experience, Cloud 9 Livings's standard return and exchange policy shall apply. Once you have scheduled a date and received a booking confirmation, no refunds will be given. Cancellations and rescheduling are allowed up to 14 days prior to the experience. Failure to appear on your booked date or to cancel and reschedule at least 14 days prior to your booked date will result in the loss of the value of your experience.
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What is bioluminescence?
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.In the case of Tomales Bay, it is a rarely seen light show put on by plankton beneath the water's surface. As the water is disturbed, the plankton light up and put on a spectacular show!
What equipment is provided?
This tour includes kayaks, paddles, spray skirts and life jackets for all participants. If necessary, the provider will also have paddling jackets and wet suits on hand.
What should I bring?
You may want to pack a light snack and some water as the tour is 3 hours long. It can get chilly on the water so a jacket or cap is also recommended.
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"Our guide was knowledgeable about kayaking and navigating the bay. It was a nice nighttime kayak on the bay. We expected that they would know something about bioluminescent life, as this was what we were interested in and why we picked this tour. They showed us the algae and that was it. The guides were not able to answer simple questions on the topic."


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Good health is prized by individuals and society alike. Thus, it�s no wonder that the pharmaceutical industry is a major consumer of automated testing facilities. The risks posed by dosing errors or by the packaging process during manufacturing and the consequences that can result are too serious to be treated lightly. Laetus GmbH (Alsbach-H�hnlein, Germany) specializes in the development, production and marketing of highly developed control systems for pharmaceutical packaging, from the identification of flawed packaging material to its secure removal from the packaging process. Thanks to Laetus� control systems, pharmaceutical companies minimize error risks and guarantee the traceability of each individual package.�
Whether verifying the completed filling of tablet blisters or the correct packaging of medicines, many Laetus control systems are based on optical capture of the product using high-performance digital cameras. For many years, Laetus has relied on industrial cameras with FireWire interfaces and has worked closely with Allied Vision Technologies (Stadtroda, Germany). Thus, in various Laetus product lines, AVT cameras from the Guppy, Marlin and Pike families are used; a short time ago, a generational change came to pass when the Stingray succeeded the recently discontinued Dolphin camera.
�Historically, as new Laetus products were introduced, the variety of cameras grew larger and larger, even more so as we used different variants with straight or angled lens mounts,� says G�nter Rodeck, Director of Product Management at Laetus. �As satisfied as we were with every single AVT camera, this variety wasn�t optimal for the efficiency of our processes.� From this came the idea to standardize camera modules for Laetus.
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There is much talk of legacies. I would certainly like to think that I left the world a better place, but of the many things in which I have been involved, the battle of the Stourbridge Canal is one activity that I would like to think achieved that aim.
1962 saw a major confrontation between a growing band of local canal enthusiasts and the British Transport Commission (BTC) which was the Government body responsible for the operation of the canals. A confrontation which altered the future of our waterways.
For years the canals had been in a state of decline, some were in such advanced state of repair as to be unnavigable, some were decaying rapidly, and on only a few was trade still operating. Concerned particularly about their canal, the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society was formed in 1959. To create publicity the Society held their first Rally in 1961 to try to prevent the closure of the Kidderminster basin. Sadly we only managed to save half of the basin and all the attractive warehouses were demolished.
We held an unsuccessful protest cruise to try to prevent the closure of Toll End Locks. We had checked that the locks were OK, but a few days before somebody dropped a pile of bricks behind the bottom lock bottom gates make them impassable. We asked the local diving club if they could clear them for us. they tried, but in the freezing wintry conditions, there were too many to clear in time. There was a farewell cruise on the Cannock Extension Canal, to the amazement of the passing fisherman who jeered that it would never be closed, but we had seen the prepared stop planks, and new what to expect, and a few days later the bank mysteriously gave way just by a convenient culvert.
We held a protest at Dudley Tunnel in which a number of boats successfully made a through passage. It had been claimed that the tunnel had to be closed because the railway viaduct over the tunnel mouth was unsafe. Phillip Hutchings remembers that trip saying "the Dudley tunnel was exciting when the narrowboat I was on got stuck. The engine had to be stopped because of the exhaust but that drove the generator so there was no lights except a couple of hand batteries. We moved the ballast to release the jam between the cabin structure and the tunnel roof. Entering into the vast caverns was memorable but almost unbelievable. Happy days". BTC retaliated by removing the paddle gear from Parkhead Locks, the only approach on the west side, but the viaduct is still standing today without any significant repairs.
To me, it seemed that the BTC were seriously misusing their authority, something which has always made my blood boil. They were a Government body and had a duty to maintain a statutory right of navigation, so when problems arose on the Stourbridge canal I was very ready to have a go.
The society became seriously concerned by the decline of the Stourbridge Canal seeing it as a vital link with the Staffs and Worcs canal. They decided to hold the 1962 Rally at Wordesley Junction. However the Inland Waterways Midlands Branch were also concerned, and wanted to hold the National Rally of Boats on the Stourbridge Canal, but felt that the end of the Town Arm would be a better site. We agreed to join forces and hold the Rally at the end of the Town Arm, but the problem was the very poor state of the Arm.
A joint committee was formed with David Hutchings as Chairman and myself as Vice-Chairman
The Society approached Len Hall the District Inspector, who agreed to run a narrow boat up the arm to create a channel, but with only two weeks to go, and with over 100 boats booked to attend the Rally, there was no sign of Len Hall keeping his promise. Two narrow-boats, the Parson's narrowboat Dane and Max Sinclair's tug Vesta, went down to try to clear a channel. We found a bed of concrete washings forming a scour across the canal. It was so shallow that I was able to stand on the scour in the middle of the canal with the water not over the top of my shoes. Vesta charged with masses of volunteers hauling on a bow line, but succeeded only in getting Vesta stuck, rocking on top of a very solid scour.
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The committee felt they were backed into a corner, David Hutchings proposed to bring a drag-line from the Stratford Canal, which was owned by the National Trust, where David was in charge of it's restoration. The committee fully agreed but were concerned to keep it secret, fearing that if the news leaked out BTC would put in stop planks and drain the section. If that happened it would be impossible for us to refill the canal again. Our plan was to deliver the drag-line in the middle of the night and move into position where it would be out of sight. The plan failed, I heard because the drag-line driver turned up to drunk to take charge of the drag-line as it came off of the low loader. At any rate I received a phone call at 9.00 am the following morning from an irate Len Hall telling me to get my drag-line of the canal company's property. Challenging him, I asked why he was asking me, and the reply was because I was Chairman of the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society. My response was that it was not the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society's drag-line. (Technically it was the Committee's as it was as a separate legal body). Len Hall retreated and I hastily phoned David, who hot footed it down to Stourbridge.
Quite a reception committee greeted him, Ives, the Secretary of the BTC, some lawyers and a policeman. Ives threatened David that if the drag-line touched the water he would have him arrested for trespass. David pulled the policeman behind the drag-line for protection and told the driver to carry on dredging. The driver hoisted the bucket to the top of his mast and dropped it. Ives was covered in filthy stinking mud. He retired very angry to get some dry clothes.
Meanwhile I had phoned Bob Clark, the publicity officer on the Committee. He was a journalist on a Wolverhampton Paper the Express and Star. He had promised not to publish anything unless we were discovered. I told him we had been discovered and he went into action. He was ready with his article which would go on one half of the front page of the Express and Star, a copy was sent to BTC with an invitation to put their view on the other half. Bob's half included details of a court case where a boatman had been sued some fifty years earlier for removing a tree from the navigation. The canal company had lost because there was a statutory right of navigation, - and we therefore had a case in common law. The reply came back from the BTC saying that they would give as much support as practical to the perparations for the rally! They were as good as their word. We carried on dredging, and as boats made their way down the 16 locks there was BTC staff everywhere helping with the problems of missing lock beams and broken paddle gear, and badly leaking gates. Bob pushed the story out on Reuters, "David verses Goliath" and I understand it was reported on the front page of all the Nationals. Fantastic publicity.
The Rally was a great success, very well attended if a trifle wet. It rained very day, but that is not the end of the story.
Going through Parliament at that time was the Transport Act, which initally had proposed the closure of almost the whole canal system, much as Beeching proposed a few years later. However reading Hansard it is clear that the Publicity we had achieved had made Parliament think again. When it was published the Act divided the canals into four categories, frieghtways, cruiseways, remainder waterways, and the Stourbridge Canal placed in a category all of its own. It stated that the future of the canal would depend on the local organisation. Hastily I rang John Talbot, the local MP, and asked who was the local organisation. "It's you", he replied. We had better meet then I replied, so a meeting was held at the Talbot Hotel in Stourbridge. John Talbot, Charles Hadfield (who worked for the newly formed British Waterways Board), Lynn Wright the Society Secretary and myself. It was a very pleasant evening, but nothing was said about the canal until after the desert, when I, exasperated, asked when are we going to talk about the Stourbridge Canal. Their reply, we are waiting for your suggestions really put me on the spot. Recovering, I highlighted just how many canal enthusiast there were, how hard they had shown they were willing to work to prepare for the Rally, and suggested that British Waterways (BW) should harness that enthusiasm. We would do all the navvying, if BW would provide the tools, gates and equipment. It was not a new idea for David Hutchings was already doing just that on the Stratford canal, but it was a new concept for the newly formed British Waterways. They listened sympathetically and then asked "How many boats did I think would use the canal in a year if it was restored". Charles Hadfield, in his memoirs recalls the meeting, and that it was a trick question. If I had said more than 100 boats I would have been dismissed as an over optimistic enthusiast. Remembering that we had over 100 boats at the Rally, I pointed this out and said perhaps about 100 boats!
A few weeks later I was asked to go to BW offices in Paddington to meet the new CEO, Mr Allen, where I re-presented my suggestion. It needed a lot of persuasive skills to convince him that I truly could muster enough volunteers to get the job done. Mr. Allen was interested but said it would have to be discussed with unions as we would be doing their work. Not long afterwards I was asked to meet Charles Hadfield and the dreaded Section Inspector, Len Hall at the top lock. We walked down the locks discussing the idea, but at the bottom lock Charles asked Len and I how many gates would need replacing. Len said "the lot". I exploded feeling that he was deliberatly trying to kill the project. Charles said let's walk back up the canal and agree detailed notes of the work that has to be done as we go. Back at the top lock we had an agreed list, with only about half the gates needing replacement.
Work started almost immediately in 1964, enthusiasts working on clearing blocked culverts and major items from the canal. Soon gates started to arrive, sheer legs were put up and the bottom gates of the top lock were installed. It was a steep learning curve. I remember mixing a thin mixture of cement and pouring it down the hole behind the new timber quoin. The wind blew and the thin stream of cement veered from its destined hole, over the edge of the parapet and down the neck of one of the BW staff standing below. I though for a moment the whole project was going to come to an end.
Sadly for me the project did come to an end as I badly strained my back. There followed for me weeks of heat treatment and phsyiotherapy. I never managed to get back on the project, and have been trouble by my back every since. However the project did continue, David Tomlinson took charge of the project, and the canal was reopened in 1967. In 1968 David was awarded The Cyril Styring Trophy for his work on the Stourbridge Canak. Today it looks magnificent with the locks clearly in working order, filled with water and painted black and white. I would love to know if 100 boats are now using the canal each year.
The story does not end there however. From little acorns big oak trees grow.
The restoration project had been regarded by BW as a test case. If it succeeded other projects would follow, and so they did, and now there are restoration projects happening all over the country.
Having enjoyed working up to their knees in mud, a bug had bitten a group of enthusiasts, led by Graham Palmer, went on to form working parties for the new restoration projects. The organisation grew and became WRG, The Waterways Recovery Group. In 1969 Graham Palmer was awarded The Cyril Styring Trophy for his work with WRG. Today it has grown into an enormouse organisation holding camps for working parties on restoration schemes all over the country.
During the Rally, one of the attractions had been trips through the nearby Dudley Tunnel. Lots of night lights had been placed around the tunnel to make it into a fairy grotto. It caught the imagination of some enthusiats who continued to explore the tunnel and the many caves running of off the tunnel where limestone had been quaried and removed by boat. They started organising trips through the tunnel. More enthusiasts joined them, and it became a tourist attraction. A derelict site next to the tunnel entrance became available and the Black Country Museum came into being.
The Staffs and Worcs Canal did not loose interest in the Stourbridge Canal. An opportunity arose to lease the Bonded Warehouse at the end of the Town Arm. It became the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society's flourishing headquarters, and the canal outside a flourishing marina.
Interestingly prior to 1962 there had been an Act to close canals almost every year for many years, since 1962, there has not been one closure. 1962 was a significant turning point.
In 2004 a forty year on celebration of the Stourbridge Canal Restoration was held at the Bonded Warehouse. It was attended by the surviving members of the committee, all that could be traced, David Fletcher, the CEO of British Waterways attended. In his speech he paid respect to the "anarchists" who had defied the authorities at that Rally in 1962, saying that if it had not been for us the canal system would have been closed and he would not have a job!
Fifty years later, in 2012, the March edition of Waterways World recounted this piece of vital history with several additional anecdotes of which I was not aware.
I guess I am proud of my contribution to saving the canals, but the pride is tinged with regret that although the canals were saved, that world that I loved has gone,
Incredibly they have all gone, but their passing has given me the incentive to try to recapture the memories in my canal watercolours while those memories are still alive. These are some of my favourites.


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Schrenker, the leadoff hitter for the Bulls (22-4), hit .370 with a team-high nine doubles and 30 runs scored. Schrenker also hit a triple, a home run, drove in 17 runs and stole six bases. He was named to the 2012 Saladino all-tournament team and given the best hitter award as the Bulls finished as runnerup.
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TORONTO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped on Friday, taking some shine off a week of solid gains as energy and mining company shares weighed heavily and U.S. crude prices moved erratically.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 40.34 points, or 0.30 percent, at 13,433.49. It gained 2.7 percent on the week. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)


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The takeover of 888, which has seen interest from rivals William Hill and PartyGaming, is expected to be pitched at between 140p and 145p a share, netting millions for the two sets of brothers who founded the internet poker and casino group.
Aaron and Avi Shaked and Shay and Ron Ben-Yitzhak still own about two-thirds of 888, worth over £300m, although it is not known whether they will sell out completely or take a share in Ladbrokes.
The bookmaker signalled its intent to buy 888 following the sector collapse in the wake of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the US, which stalled early takeover talks between 888 and PartyGaming.
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Deep Into the Weeds
I avoid cross-training at all costs, but I do find that normal household chores have the capacity to destroy my body much more consistently than long distance roadwork.
Having purchased my first home about 18 months ago, I came late in life to the joys of tending one's lawn and garden. Oh sure, it was great when the one little cayenne pepper bush we planted produced about 200 pods of spicy hotness. But the flip side is battling the Darwinian natural selection of weeds that are ideally suited to the climate and soil, and grow profusely in the cold, heat, rain, lack of rain, dirt, rock, grass and concrete like some alien virus.
We want to avoid chemicals, so out I go to pull the little bastards out by the roots. I have discovered to my chagrin that running doesn't prepare my leg muscles for the wear and tear of repeated squatting, bracing and twisting. I stupidly did my yard work on Saturday, then presumed to cover 10 miles on Sunday. It was brutal. I was leg weary the entire way.
I'm thinking of putting together the suburban triathlon, which would consist of vacuuming, weeding, and chasing the garbage truck down the street while pushing a wheelie bin.


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Full name: Siddharth Suryanarayan
Screen name: Siddharth
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Date of birth: 17th April, 1979
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation: Actor, playback singer, writer, producer
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Father's name: Suryanarayan
Mother's name: Mrs.Suryanarayan
Brother's name: Jayendra
Sister's name: Sandhya
Spouse: Meghna (2003-2006)
Schooling: DAV Boys Senior Secondary School, Chennai and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
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PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel has the reputation of being a contrarian in Silicon Valley.
He did not disappoint during a one-on-one chat at TechCrunch Disrupt this afternoon.
In a quick interview with TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy, Thiel said Facebook -- at $30 billion -- is "relatively undervalued." He said most tech giants are interested more in incremental change than innovative breakthroughs. And he said early-stage venture-capital funding is "very crowded."
Thiel has his own investments. He is a backer of Space Exploration Technologies, founded by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk. It has developed partially reusable space launch vehicles and is developing a series of spacecraft.
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This is kind of what it looked like at old Metropolitan Stadium during the baseball offseason 35 years ago. The above photo submitted by the Minnesota Twins via Twitter on Wednesday is much more football-y than baseball-y. Fair enough, with the Vikings and Packers set to meet in Green Bay in the NFL playoffs in a few days. But there are only 41 days until Twins pitchers and catchers report for spring training (and a few more than that until opening day), so they better get a move on and clear the field soon.
Ah, Denard Span and Ben Revere have no idea what they're missing!
It's interesting that snow accumulates on the playing field at all, given that an elaborate heating system was built into Target's turf. But the franchise of Harmon Killebrew and Kent Hrbek surely knows what it's doing.
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MANAMA: Bahrain yesterday hailed the landmark visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to his "second country". "This is the historic visit of a historic leader known the world over by his achievements," His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said.
He was speaking as he chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.
He also paid tribute to King Abdullah for his achievements in serving religion and the nation and promoting Arab and Islamic causes.
"The scenes of official and popular joy which filled Bahrain reflect the status of King Abdullah and Saudi Arabia in the hearts of each Bahraini," he said, hailing the solid relations bonding both countries. He also lauded His Majesty King Hamad and King Abdullah for consoliding Bahrain-Saudi ties, building on a deeply-anchored joint heritage of strong relations.
"King Abdullah's visit is surely an added value to our steadily growing relations," the Premier said. "The visit and talks will boost co-operation and consolidate the GCC march," he added.
"The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is here among his family," the Premier said, wishing the Saudi King and the accompanying delegation good stay in their second home, Bahrain.


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Some fans of Nicholas Sparks' books, or maybe just Zac Efron, might be surprised to see a familiar face in the recent blockbuster "The Lucky One," as an alumna shines on screen. Louisiana native Courtney Clark graduated from LSU in 2007 with a degree in theatre performance and a minor in dance. Now, she's working… Read More
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Furnish says it was watching the movie The Queen, starring Helen Mirren - essentially, about the Royal Family's handling of Diana's death - that brought back that tragic summer of 1997 most vividly. "It was a very difficult film for Elton and I to watch, emotionally, because it covers the last six weeks of the most bizarre summer of our lives.
"Elton and Diana were estranged at the beginning of that time. They'd had a falling out, and she wasn't speaking to him. And then, well, Gianni Versace, who was Elton's best friend, was shot on the doorstep of his house in Miami."
I'm surprised at how honestly and openly Furnish tells this story. He is not at all as I'd expected, not glitzy or difficult or pampered. Rather, he has a calm, intelligent charisma; that ready north American intimacy (he's Canadian) that the cagey British both envy and distrust.
"It was the first summer we spent in our house in the south of France and Gianni was meant to be coming the following week to see the place for the first time. We'd been on holiday with him beforehand to Sardinia and bought things for it together, in little Italian antique shops and seaside places. It had Gianni's imprint very strongly. So here we were in this house, waiting for him to celebrate with us - and then he was murdered.
"The first person on the phone was Diana. She was staying down the coast in St Tropez with the Fayeds, and immediately she reached out to Elton. She knew how close they were." I ask what the falling out had been about. "They fell out over a commitment Diana had made to endorse a book that Gianni had done, and to come to an event for our Aids Foundation. It was just a very healthy difference of opinion. We were relying on her support and didn't get it; they disagreed on the reasons why.
"But there was reconciliation, and she came to [Versace's] funeral and very much wanted to sit with Elton. Then we spent some time with her and they were back on the phone again, and exchanging letters.
"Then we wake up in the same house one morning, just weeks later, and she's been killed in a car crash in Paris. It was extraordinary. Watching that film [The Queen], which shows the footage of her arriving at Versace's funeral, was incredibly eerie for us."
Furnish, 44, "bumped into" Prince William at Piers Adams's new club, Mahiki, and they spent 20 minutes in a corner discussing the concert. He and Elton have switched their loyalty utterly to Diana's boys. "They want to raise money and I think they want to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of her death by showing people you can heal and move on, which is a great message to put out."
Furnish went to the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles by himself (Elton was out of the country on tour. This is what National Treasure status means: being able to snub the heir to the throne, and have people applaud you for it).
"I watched the boys more than I watched the bride and groom and they were so happy," adds Furnish. "The past is past, what's gone on has gone on. People go forward in life. Bitterness and grudges and resentments only poison it."
But I am not here - at David and Elton's house in Holland Park - to discuss Royal triumph over tragedy, but to talk about the new film Furnish has co-produced: It's a Boy Girl Thing, a fun, unashamedly commercial teen romance starring Kevin Zegers (Felicity Huffman's son in Transamerica) and Samaire Armstrong (the sparky Anna in The OC). "You have to acknowledge that films that have a strong concept and are easily marketed toDi
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people are the ones that stand the biggest chance of success. I am running a business," remarks Furnish.
No, Elton does not bankroll his filmmaking. The much artier Women Talking Dirty, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee, Furnish's second major venture (after the Bafta-nominated Tantrums and Tiaras, his documentary about Elton), lost him money, and he is determined to recoup it.
He wants to play Hollywood at its own game, and It's a Boy Girl Thing certainly holds its own against any big studio US equivalent. Its central conceit is the old body-swap routine, updated and set in the context of an American high school. Boy gets girl's body and vice versa.
It's a film, essentially, about the fluidity of sexuality, from one half of the world's most famous gay couple. Furnish, as he readily admits, has spent most of his life either fleeing or challenging sexual prejudice ("I ran away from small-town Canada, to London; I ran away from my family because I didn't think I could be the person I was") - though he now finds, happily, that there's less and less of it about. We talk briefly about The Archers, and the forthcoming gay wedding which is causing such controversy in Ambridge.
"I have to be careful when I talk about this, because certainly as a gay man I live a very rarefied life," says Furnish. "I don't live the same gay life as someone on The Archers, in middle England." He laughs at the thought. "But I have spoken to people who work on gay service helplines, and there is still prejudice out there. There's violence, problems with families.
"Elton and I were quite surprised that we only got one nasty card left at the Windsor Guildhall on the day of our civil partnership ceremony, though it was really nasty. Otherwise all the correspondence we had was nothing but positive."
It is almost exactly a year since Elton and David got "married", on the very first day of legal same sex unions in England and Wales. I'm vaguely shocked to hear that they were nervous about the public response. "We just weren't sure how people were going to react. We didn't know if we were going to get flour-bombed or spattered with eggs."
Did he really think people might throw food at them? "Yeah. We just weren't sure what would happen. In the end, we were blown away by the cross-section of people who came out to support us. It made me very proud to live in this country."
He thinks that the civil partnership legislation is as important, in terms of basic rights, as universal suffrage. "It's a seismic shift in civil rights. For me it's right up there with women getting the vote, blacks getting full equality and equal pay for people in the workplace."
This weekend he and Elton are going to the wedding of Little Britain comic Matt Lucas and his partner Kevin McGee. The theme is panto: Furnish will go as Prince Charming and Sir Elton as Captain Hook.
They have thought long and hard about children, the next big step, traditionally, after marriage - and have decided not to adopt. But it is an issue that clearly divides them. Elton once said that one of the great perks of being gay was not having to have kids, but Furnish has had a tough time resigning himself to childlessness.
"We both felt that if we had children, we wanted to be active parents and role models and we looked at our lives realistically and said it just wouldn't be possible." Elton, he adds, is on tour for 10months of the year at least.
Yet Elton once wavered. They were in the roughest part of Soweto, South Africa, opening a childcare facility built by the Elton John Aids Foundation (which has raised $120 million, and funds the kind of grassroots projects, here and abroad, that rarely make headlines).
"It was one of those lightning bolt moments. This one little boy, a beautiful little boy who'd lost both his parents to Aids, came out to present us with a thankyou gift. He was supposed to go off the stage, but he didn't. He just stood there, nestled beside Elton's leg, then Elton picked him up and sat him on his lap.
"We got in the car afterwards and Elton just turned to me and said: I've never felt that calling before. And he said, wouldn't it be amazing to adopt a little boy like that.
"Then we looked into it, and it's extraordinarily complicated. We also found out that the little boy was living with his grandmother and his auntie and his brothers and sisters, and that was absolutely the best place for him to stay."
SO HOW does he feel about the adoption of baby David from Malawi by Madonna and Guy Ritchie, both friends? "From what I understand, and I don't know the situation directly," he replies, "Madonna had done tons and tons of advance work. The papers gave the impression it was a much more immediate decision than it actually was. And I think she felt the media whipped it up into a frenzy. I certainly believe her heart is in it 100 per cent."
Later, Furnish says that his friends are, by default, his family. They often appear to befriend, I reply, the famous and fragile - the damaged actress or the confused sports star. "Well, Elton's very well qualified to offer advice to people in difficult situations from within the artistic and sporting world," he says.
Yet the gossip column stories aren't always true: they know Geri Halliwell, but "don't have her phone number". They haven't seen the Beckhams for ages ("I feel absolutely wracked with guilt that I have not got on a plane and gone down to Madrid and visited the boys in their own home. But there just has not been time. My priorities are Elton, my work and my commitments to the Foundation, and that's more than enough.").
Furnish suddenly leans forward, as if to tell a secret. "When Elton is away I'm really lonely, to be quite honest. I really miss him. When he's in a room you feel this amazing life force. And when that's gone, it's like a vacuum."
Furnish shows me to the door, pointing out a large canvas by a hot new New York artist as we walk. "I'm so excited about Christmas," he adds. "The fact that we'll have 10 days together with no professional or social obligations at all. We can just hang, watch DVDs, be together. Now that is luxury."Reuse content


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Dragons coach Paul Turner says Toby Faletau is ready to step up to take a place in Wales' depleted back row.
"He's good enough, certainly," said Turner. "We're here to get these youngsters playing for their country and he's proved he's up to the job."
Faletau, 19, scored a stunning try in a man-of-the-match performance as the Dragons won 16-21 at the Ospreys.
Wales have just four fit back-rowers ahead of the Australia game and are expected to call up another player.
Faletau, Gavin Thomas and Josh Turnbull are the leading contenders, but the latter two picked up knocks in the weekend's Magners League fixtures.
Rob McCusker withdrew from the Wales squad last week to undergo a hernia operation, while Ryan Jones will miss Saturday's Test against the Wallabies because of a calf problem.
Jones could return for the 13 November game against South Africa, while Wasps number eight Andy Powell could also be called into the squad ahead of that match as it is within the International Rugby Board's official Test window.
Meanwhile Faletau - the son of former Ebbw Vale and Tonga lock forward Kuli - could be fast-tracked into Test contention, with Martyn Williams, Jonathan Thomas, Sam Warburton and Dan Lydiate the only fit Wales back-rowers ahead of Saturday's Millennium Stadium match.
Faletau senior was part of the first wave of Pacific Islands players to make their mark in the Welsh game and featured in the 1999 World Cup at the age of 35.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said that Toby Faletau was in contention for the summer tour of New Zealand, but he aggravated a foot injury playing for Wales Under-20 at the Junior World Cup in Argentina and only returned to action in mid-October.
"We've seen this for quite some time from Faletau," said Turner after his player's stunning performance against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.
"He's been out for six months and all of a sudden he's back like this, he's a good one for the future.
"From a standing start he just destroyed some very good defenders [for his try].
"[If a Wales call-up comes] it's good for us and good for him [even though] we'll lose him for the LV= Cup games."
Ospreys forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys was also impressed by Faletau.
"He's excellent," said the former Wales captain and hooker. "We knew about him a couple of years ago as a young kid. He's an outstanding prospect. He took his try very, very well but also defended superbly."
Whoever Wales select, they will face a formidable challenge against Australia who claimed a superb 26-24 win over New Zealand on Saturday in a match of breathtaking intensity.
"They've taken over as the best team in the world, to my mind," said Turner.
Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards was equally impressed, saying: "The result wasn't a surprise to me. The Australians have been improving throughout the Tri Nations and are a young team who are only going to get better with experience.
"They may not technically be the number one team in the world but, having just beaten the highest-ranked side at a neutral venue, you have to say they are now the team to beat.
"It was a great game of rugby in Hong Kong and just showed the attacking threats Wales will have to deal with."
Australia coach Robbie Deans welcomed the result while trying to keep his side's feet on the ground.
"It's a win," said Deans. "It's great for us, it's important for us for what's going to be a tough block of rugby games in the northern hemisphere.
"Flying there is a lot more pleasurable with a win than a loss but that's all it is.
"While it's not easy at times, we don't live in a bubble. We're aware of expectations just as we have expectations, hopes and ambitions ourselves. This is just a game along the way."


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Make: Enfield
Model: No. 4 MK 1
Serial Number: 0C55792
Year of Manufacture: Wartime production (1945?).
Caliber: .303 British
Action Type: Bolt Action Rifle
Markings: The left side of the receiver is marked "US PROPERTY" and under that: "NO 4 MK1 / 3 (f) FTR"; this is over-stamped on top of "5 No 4 MkI*". Below this is "/51. 0C55792". There is a flaming bomb on the left side of the receiver. On the left side of the barrel at the receiver is a crown over "BNP". There is another stamp which is very hard to read but looks like "JJ" on the top of the barrel at the receiver. On the left side of the band at the wrist is marked with "0C55792", "B", and "52". There is another obscured mark in the same area which appears to have four characters including a "4" and a "P" the rest cannot be read. The top of the bolt flat has a "7" an "NP" and an "M". On the wrist band right side is "79P" with an arrow, and "91P", with an arrow. The bottom of the magazine is marked with the number "0C55792". The bottom of the stock behind the trigger guard is marked "U", "N@", and "C". and "F", "R" on the right side of the buttstock. There is an "L" or an "7" on the top of the buttstock at the heel. There is an "F" on the left side of the rear sight, and another "F" at the top of the sight, on the back side is the number "53". The backside of the bolt handle is marked with the serial number.
Barrel Length: 25"
Sights / Optics: The gun is mounted with a front battle blade and a rear flip up vernier peep sight.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stock(s) is/are wooden in serviceable condition with nicks, dings, and gouges but no major cracks or losses. The top and bottom forend wood have the most surface disruption. There is a brass buttplate with cleaning kit trap door. The serial number "0C55792" is found stamped on the underside of the forend wood.
Type of Finish: Blued
Finish Originality: The finish looks original but some of the serial number markings lead us to believe that this could be a rebuild (arsenal?). Some of the finish looks painted near the end cap on the forend.
Bore Condition: The rifling is sharp and deep but the bore is gray and has surface erosion in the flats the full length of the barrel.
Overall Condition: This gun retains about 75% of its metal finish as described . The balance of the finish shows surface mottling and mars to the finish especially around the muzzle and the wrist band, and the underside of the trigger guard.. The Screw heads show some use but have little disfiguration. The markings are clear. Overall, this gun rates in about very good condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly, but we have not test fired this gun.
Box & Accessories: There is a modern era canvas sling attached to this gun.
Our Assessment: This is a very good battle rifle to add to your collection. The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. This gun is unusally marked with both US Property and "flaming bomb". The markings and large "S" indicate that this was produced by Savage Arms Corp. for the "Lend Lease" program. The barrel is in good condition and will likely clean up well. The gun is in good servicable condition overall. Attention collectors, re-enacters and plinkers. This is a rare opporunity to obtain an Enfield manufactured during WWII by a U.S. Company.
CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This gun is California legal and C&R eligible.
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As far as skills and experience are concerned, you would be hard pressed to find someone more qualified in the IT industry than Fernando Bocanegra. After graduating with an economics degree, an advanced finance diploma and an MBA from the Lima, Peru, campus of Stanford University, Mr Bocanegra discovered a passion for developing IT systems for business. He immigrated to Australia in 1987 and began a career as an Informix analyst programmer, later moving on to become a systems analyst, database and Unix systems administrator and data modeller using CASE tools.
Mr Bocanegra, 57, worked from the time he settled in Australia until December 2004 but has not been able to find work since.
In this era of post-dotcom recruitment, Mr Bocanegra's resume often lands in the bins of recruiters. His extensive skill set, which includes Informix, Sybase and Ingres SQL, C++ and a host of other business development tools don't match recruiters' requirements for Microsoft C# and SQL Server. His considerable Unix experience is not good enough for recruiters, who want Linux. "What they don't seem to understand is that I am very experienced in basic SQL, which means it would take me just a couple of days to get familiar with SQL Server. Linux and Unix are very similar. If I can program in C++ and know object-oriented programming, I can also program in Java and C#," Mr Bocanegra says. "Among other things, I can design and build user interfaces for legacy systems and I can do database administration. Every business still needs those types of skills."
Despite his obvious intelligence and vast experience, at 57, with a slight hearing impairment (he wears a hearing aid), Mr Bocanegra is not a poster boy for recruiters or employers. It seems they would prefer someone younger, less experienced and less reliable, so long as they have a few months of SQL Server or C# under their belts. With all the rhetoric about skills shortages coming out of the ICT recruitment industry in the past year, we wonder how they can afford to be so choosy.
After spending most of 2005 trying unsuccessfully to get to first base with recruiters, Mr Bocanegra decided to try the Job Network, which provides services to Centrelink. He was referred to VSDC Employment, run by Deaf Children Australia as a free service for hearing impaired and other job seekers. Find out more about VSDC and Mr Bocanegra's story at deafchildrenaustralia.org.au
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An interesting new study conducted by anti-virus vendor Trend Micro in the US, Germany and Japan, has found that web and email users are more likely to engage in riskier behaviour on their work computers than at home. According to the study, people feel confident that an IT department will protect them from themselves. But there is another interpretation to the findings. We could argue that some employees would be far less worried about infecting the computer systems of their hapless employer because their employer is the one who pays. Does this mean it's time for all organisations to implement policies about negligent computer practices at work?
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For all employers of highly skilled people, we would seriously like to know how much you would be prepared to pay a top-flight senior web developer. Someone extremely creative and intuitive who can transcend basic web development into interactive creative web-based communication and marketing tools. This person can translate high-level creativity into effective business applications and has skills in just about any software relevant to web development. With more than three years relevant experience, this web guru has mastered such things as Flash, Dream Weaver, ASP, HTML, Java script, MySQL and SQL server, Microsoft Access, Linux, PHP, CMS, CSS. This talented person can also demonstrate their work in a beautifully designed portfolio.
People with that kit bag of skills don't grow on trees so we were a little surprised when a reader forwarded us a job ad looking for just such a person. What surprised us were not the exacting requirements of the employer but what the employer was prepared to pay. Apparently this particular employer believes that the rare skills of a creative web hot shot can be retained for the princely sum of $150 a day!
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Anyone here have eclipse head unit installed or is planning on it?
I'm installing an Eclipse 8051 tomorrow morning
Are you performing the installation yourself?
Can you post pics?
Why did you choose that particular Eclipse?
Normally, I would install it myself, but in order to get theft replacement and 3 yr warranty, it needs to be installed by an authorized dealer.
As far as why I got it.... I've always been a huge Alpine fan, and still am. However, I've always thought the eclipse sounded a little better. The only reason I never bought one before is because there was a two year period where they had a skipping problem, and I didn't want to deal with that. From everything I have read, this has been fixed. I'll post pics tomorrow after it's done. I will be using the metra kit for a short time until SRCSTC (Rich) finishes my centered kit.
The reason I chose the 8051 was simple for me. I didn't want internal amplification, needed an aux in for my ipod, and I liked the remote with the 8051 better than the new 8052. Other than remote there is no difference between the two.
I am trying now to look for prices for different eclipse system but am having trouble. Where would be a good place?
Tweeter has some of the models on wisebuy. Also check with your local shops. Eclipse is strict about internet sales.
i say ur best would be contactying srctstc directly :thumbup:
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I had my eyebrows waxed and my skin became very irritated, I used a salicyic acid cleaner to wash my face and the irritated areas started burning very bad. I immediately washed my face off and applied aloe vera to it. Its been 10 weeks, the "burn" has healed over, but the skin pigmentation has not changed. I work with patients and this pigmentation is really starting to bother me from a cosmetic and self-esteem stand point. I wanted to ask if laser therapy is a possible consideration as treatment?
I have a burn scar on my forehead for 10 weeks and the color really has not changed, is laser therapy a consideration? (photo)
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Pulsed dye laser and Melarase for the skin
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