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Pleasurable and Relaxing Mediterranean Cruise: Aurora Cruise Review by didiok63
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Pleasurable and Relaxing Mediterranean Cruise
Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Southampton
We enjoyed lunch out on deck, as the weather was already sunny and warm.
Our cabin, inside double, with a shower was ready at 1.30pm., and we unpacked soon after that, knowing we were organised with all our belongings, until we had to pack to go home.
We had been on this ship twice before, so we knew our way around, and could reach the open back to have a swim on deck 8. We were on deck 11, aft, so it was a convenient location for the Alexandria dining room in the evenings.
Once the mandatory muster was over, we planned what to do for our first 3 sea days.
Sailing down through the Bay of Biscay was uneventful, due to the continuing good weather, as was the sailing through the Straits of Gibraltar. We saw shoals of sunfish, whales and dolphins, which made it very interesting. The Rock of Gibraltar was covered in mist, as was the More Spanish coast, but the coast of Africa was quite clear.
The first port of Alicante was enjoyable, as we like to get ashore having been at sea for 3 days. We had been to Benidorm once before, so we just wanted to find a hole in the wall for some euros and visit a local bar, and take photos.
We had very informative port lectures from Graham, and interesting talks on various subjects, such as the Panama Canal, and the Mary Celeste, which widened our knowledge about these topics, so found the information invaluable.
We saw a beautiful sunset every night, except the 2nd night, when we were starting to sail into the Bay of Biscay. We had never experienced watching sunsets and sitting out on deck until 11pm most nights, so this was a first.
We had an excursion to Mount Etna, which we booked through P&O before we left. The 2 hour coach drive to this big volcano, gave us an indication as to the scenery of Scicily, so thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful experience.
Our next 4 ports were visited consecutively, so became very busy.
Cephalonia was, as I had envisaged, very calming, so reminded ourselves of their local drink and watched the world going by, after taking a road train trip around the town.
We saw the beautiful town of Dubrovnik the next day, and I had only heard how lovely the people were and how safe we felt walking around this walled city. We took advantage of the free shuttle service from the port to this city, taking half an hour, but sadly our day was a short stay in this port, so we had to see as much as possible in the allocated time, but want to return to Croatia another time.
Venice, the pinnacle port of this trip, was started in a marvellous way, by getting up early for a 7am sail-in, commentated by Graham, the port lecturer on this trip. He was able to give us an accurate description of all the important buildings, and we were in a prime position on the top deck to get some memorable photos.
I had no idea what people told me about this city not having roads, but canals and 200 bridges, connecting 118 islands. It fascinated me, but scared me at how busy it was, with so many visitors. There were also 3 other big cruise ships in at the same time as us, so I was very worried about getting lost. But we went on a well-organised excursion of Doges Palace, St. Mark`s Cathedral, St. Mark`s Square etc., with P&O, booked prior to sailing, and it was very reassuring to know we would be guided there and back safely, even though we didn`t have enough time here, as there is so much to see, but obviously a return visit would be on the cards perhaps in the future!
We had a hectic tour, and a long walk back from the launch pontoon, so we were glad to recuperate with a long drink on deck, ready for yet another sunny sail away from this enlightening city, which has to be a must-see for any traveller.
The next day we were anchored off Korcula, a Croatian island, and had tenders to reach this beautiful place, which was so inviting having had a hot busy time in Venice. I fell in love with Croatia, such lovely people, and no pushiness to get you to buy, just left us to our choices, which is refreshing compared to other places in the world.
Then 3 days to relax and look through all the photos, read, and catching up on the laundry. During a long trip, the launderettes are so handy, which I really appreciate, especially ironing any last-minute clothes for the formal nights.
This cruise was themed Strictly Come Dancing, so saw a pair of professional dancers from the series, and the judge Craig Revell Horwood, but as we can`t dance, and would be hard work teaching, we just enjoyed watching the dancing being done properly by those who could do it!
We loved the food every night, served by a waiter who served us for 5 weeks last year, and he still had a lovely smile on his face! Most of the passengers are on board for this delightful eating experience. They do it so well and make every meal so fulfilling!
We had breakfast and lunch in the orangery buffet restaurant, which we found very enjoyable, as the choice was excellent, as well as the standard of food.
Our last port of call was Cadiz, having sailed through the Straits of Gibraltar during the night.
Cadiz was very warm, a lot of Spanish visit this town for their holidays, so was busy. We toured the town and the long sandy beach on an open top bus, which let us know what there was to see and learn about. Knowing we had 2 days at sea till we disembarked, we made the most of being ashore.
The disembarkation routine for leaving from the top deck down is always well-organised and straight forward. We used to leave on self-disembarkation at 7am with all our luggage in tow, but we have found that 2 hours on doesn`t hinder our journey back home, as the workers and school runs have usually got to their destinations by then.
This cruise was one of our best holidays yet, a lot due to the fabulous continuous weather, which was greeting us when we reached home, and has been for the last fortnight, unbelievable.
We love cruising on the traditional British ships, as you don`t see the wooden promenade decks on other cruise lines, or the Crow`s Nest at the front of the ship to enjoy the wonderful sunsets.
We are looking forward to our next cruise with P&O. Less
Published 07/24/13
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Inside cabin on the top deck was smooth sailing, quiet and a good location to reach the back of the ship. It was adequate and comfortable.
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WYANDOTTE, Mich. - A sleeping child is an angel. But four months ago, 3 year old Lorali of Wyandotte began avoiding sleep, because her nightmares were scaring her to death.
Enter the Dream Team. That's what Michael and Nic Sebastian call themselves. With decades of research they say they've learned how to chase away sleep-time goblins. Their techniques are also used for adults, veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, addicts and all children.
They say, in their clientele, they are noticing an uptick in nightmares and scary dreams in children around Halloween. They blame the negative images, explicitly violent decorations and the general scariness and realistic gore the season has taken on.
Lorali's nightmares had gotten so bad, her mother got online to look for answers from her home in Wyandotte. She stumbled over the Divine Guidance Institute and realized that the dream therapists on the website were local and she gave them a call.
Job one: find out what was causing the nightmares. Certainly right now there is plenty of stimulus to encourage nightmares. Over the top, frightening house decorations, ghosts and goblins, stuffed monsters hanging from trees., scary movies. But in Lorali's case, it was a visitor her mother brought into the house. A medium. And something that medium tracked into the house, apparently stayed after she left...and whatever it was was haunting Lorali to death.
The Dream Team came up with strategies to flip the bad dreams. They say these strategies work for children and adults no matter when they have nightmares. First, talk about the dreams and then re-script the dream's ending. Find the ending the child is comfortable with and talk it into their consciousness.
And then there's a simple hum they employ, called the HU. They say you don't need a therapist and you don't need to spend any money, you simply need to find your HU frequency and hum it. It changes the energy frequency and moves the bad vibrations and scary dreams away from the mind and the emotions.
Katie, Lorali's mom tried it and it worked. Last night was the first night in four months her daughter slept through the night.
Dr. Reverend Nic and Mike are published authors, have spent much of their lives in dream therapy and are now offering their services pro-bono to children, veterans and addicts.
For more information in the Divine Guidance Institute visit their website: www.DivineGuidanceInstitute.org.
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Often it's the little things. Couldn't help but notice Monday morning, city crews out and about hanging Christmas decorations downtown. This project always adds a dose of holiday spirit to the community. Tip of the Santa hat!, to the city of Sheridan and the Downtown Sheridan Association for effort.
The Notebook was collecting gently used children's books for The Sheridan Press' Season's Readings book program. It's a project where you can donate those children's books that you've accumulated over the years – in bookshelves, in attic and basement boxes – and donate them. Kids and grandkids typically read the books a few times and move on to the next one. But these books (like wire coat hangers) tend to multiply.
Sponsors/drop-off points include: McDonald's (both locations), Java Moon, Sheridan College, Fulmer Public Library and here at the Press office as well.
The books will be distributed by The Food Group, a local non-profit that distributes food to underserved children. Jess Riley is the executive director.
The "thump factor."
It's going to be one big edition Wednesday. Each newspapers will weigh in at somewhere between 2.5 and three pounds.
The Sheridan Press' "Black Friday" newspaper – published tomorrow with extended circulation/delivery/readership throughout the county, is the hold-in-your hand, interesting and it's-time-to-shop publication. It's the biggest edition of the year. Included:
• The Whitney Benefits "wrap," special edition.
• Four sections of local, state, and national news.
• Four sections of local marketing and advertising.
• More than 20 marketing pre-print inserts from national and local advertisers.
• 'Scene' magazine.
• The guide to holiday TV viewing. (This is a new feature this year from the Press and frankly, it's good. Don't throw it away. Keep it for reference as it features holiday programming. I'll wager the mortgage someone, somewhere will show 'It's a Wonderful Life,' one more time.)
• And much more.
Incidentally, one of the best events around – The Stroll – is Friday afternoon/evening/night in Historic Downtown Sheridan. It's always festive, a good chance to do Christmas shopping and catch up with friends and families inside and outside our local merchants.
I see by the paper……..
Local artist and philanthropist, Neltje, is featured in the current edition of Wyoming Artscapes magazine, the publication of the Wyoming Arts Council.
In September, Neltje delivered a public art talk and gallery walk-through as part of her exhibit, 'Neltje. Painting. 1990-2012.' It's on display through Dec. 21 at the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie.
The magazine notes how this was the first exhibition of her art devoted to the evolution of her painting, including the most recent, 'Moroccan Suite' series, which is a large-scale (10 by 30 feet) work. She's pictured with Cheech Marin during her talk. Marin is a well-known actor/comedian/writer.
One of Neltje's large works is the large, curving wall mural adjacent to the new Edward A. Whitney Academic Center at Sheridan College that she painted "live" with students, faculty and the public watching. It was part of the facility's dedication in August.


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At a press conference onboard the vessel yesterday, NCL's CEO, Kevin Sheehan, said that there would not be an Epic Mark Two.
Originally, when Norwegian Epic was still only known by the codename F3, two vessels were planned (with an option for a third), but NCL declined the option and then cancelled the second ship in 2008 following a dispute with the STX Europe shipyard -- just as the global economy began to turn sour.
Fast forward to today. Epic is a $1.1 billion reality, and some big changes by a tough new management team have put the cruise line in profit. But when asked when the line would announce its next new cruise ship, Sheehan said carefully: "We will continue to evaluate our business and build when the time is right. Any new ship will not be exactly like this, but will allow us to take on the next generation of Freestyle Cruising."
Epic's status as one-ship class is highly unusual given the industry's heavy reliance on carbon copies, and the ship looks very different from its fleetmates. At 153,000 tons and carrying 4,100 passengers, the monolithic new-build is some 60 percent larger than NCL's next largest series of ships, the 93,500-ton, 2,384 passenger Jewel class. Epic also has a slieu of new-to-cruise features, like 128 solo cabins and an Ice Bar, unavailable on any of its fleetmates. It remains to be seen what type of impact this disparity will have, and how the line's new-build strategy will play out.
Factors that might encourage NCL to build more ships would include a less volatile stock market and a bargain offer from a shipyard, Sheehan said, adding that with orders for new-builds tailing off, Europe's big yards are getting increasingly desperate and are doing the rounds of the cruise lines, touting for business.
But NCL will probably want get to used to the revolutionary design of its new baby before contemplating yet another brand-new style of ship. The 4,100-capacity Epic has felt pretty crowded this week with only 2,500 onboard, although president and chief operating officer Roberto Martinoli has pronounced the executives 'quite pleased' with passenger flow -- and no ship can be judged fairly on its first couple of days in operation. "We will be ramping up to a full ship by late August/early September," he added.
Royal Caribbean did the same with Oasis of the Seas when it launched last December, waiting for several sailings before filling the ship to its 6,296 capacity and putting the crew under what must be considerable pressure.
Norwegian Epic leaves today from Southampton on its inaugural cruise, a seven-night transatlantic that'll end up in New York on July 1; a July 2 christening ceremony led by godmother Reba McEntire will follow. If you're on Epic's transatlantic to New York or one of the early cruises, do let us know how the new ship is shaping up on our Everything Epic forum.
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In the closing stages of the 75-minute documentary, Finding Carlton: Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, it seems that the film-maker is taking sides.
There is musician Louiz Banks' story: a true-blue jazzman who moved from Calcutta to Bombay after being noticed by composer R.D. Burman, made his money from corporate gigs and advertising jingles, among others, and while at it, found a fusion sound that took him across the globe.
And there is Carlton Kitto. True-blue jazzman, but who refused to shift from Calcutta despite offers from Burman, music director Bappi Lahiri and entreaties from former bandmate Banks. A plush home, brand appeal and appellations like India's Mr Jazz—all of which belong to Banks—escaped Kitto. Indeed, the musician, wearing neatly-ironed formal clothes and a bright tie, riding a hand-pulled rickshaw through the crowded streets of Calcutta, is like a leitmotif in Finding Carlton.
Kitto never left his self-admittedly shabby home, neither did he leave bebop, his favourite jazz style—an association between a form of music and a kind of musician that has survived for half a century. Finding Carlton, made by New York-based adman and debutant film-maker Susheel Kurien, got its name from Kitto.
The film is not about Kitto exclusively, though it is pivoted on him. Kurien begins with an endearing visual of a musician offloading a giant instrument, a double bass, from a yellow Kolkata cab. He carries it to the rehearsal pad of Kitto's band. The music begins and, before you know it, you are in the swing of things.
It's a riveting ride to the little-documented metropolitan history of two Indian cities, Calcutta and Bombay, their socio-cultural settings different from Kolkata and Mumbai. While Lucknow gets a passing mention with an absorbing nugget of jazz history, and Bombay had its early stellar moments with jazz, Calcutta, the narration informs, was the most swinging city for many. "All night was jazz. There was no unpleasant music," says Violet Smith of Kolkata's Fairlawn Hotel, stressing on the words jazz and music, making it sound like one is indistinguishable from the other.
Finding Carlton flows smoothly through time, going back to what some consider India's jazz age—from the 1920s, when foreign bands started arriving in Bombay and Calcutta. A 1926 recording of Jimmy Lequime's Soho Blues at Calcutta's Grand Hotel (now The Oberoi Grand) is claimed as India's first jazz recording.
It focuses on musicians like Herb Flemming and Teddy Weatherford setting up base here (the film retrieves a 1946 Downbeat report on Weatherford's eventual death in Calcutta), the American state department-sponsored concerts featuring musicians like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, the arrival of bebop and Indo-jazz fusion (there's a recording of Dave Brubeck jamming with Carnatic musicians; 30 years, Banks admits, before he thought of it), the emergence of Indian jazz bands, and the decline, especially in Calcutta, after the 1977-installed Communist government imposed a heavy entertainment tax.
Ironically, Kitto's home in Kolkata's Alimuddin Street is about four houses away from the state headquarters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), trivia Finding Carlton, otherwise full of interconnected details, overlooks.
Well-researched and stylishly filmed, it works through rare archival material, gorgeous music and interesting conversations with jazz loyalists like Niranjan Jhaveri, Rubin Rebeiro, Pam Crain, Farrokh Mehta, Anto Menezes, Micky and Christine Correa, Stanley Pinto, Jehangir Dalal, Ranjit Barot and Naresh Fernandes, who talks about how racially discriminated Afro-American jazz musicians in the 1920s found a home in Montmartre, Paris, shifting later to cities like Shanghai and Bombay.
But what shines is the film-maker's passion for the subject. The camera is often found weaving through the sullied alleys leading to Kitto's house. For a man who had once been on stage with Ellington and Larry Carlton, the wretchedness of his neighbourhood lends high narrative contrasts. Much like "the green light" in Scott Fitzgerald's jazz-era novel The Great Gatsby, Carlton—and what the name represents—comes across as a metaphor for unflinching devotion.
Finding Carlton: Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India will be screened at the ESG Centre, Panaji, Goa, on 13 October; the Bangalore International Centre on 15 October; Opus, Bangalore, on 16 October; Alliance Française de Bangalore, on 17 October; and the Films Division Complex, Mumbai, on 20 October.


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Range Action Today with My Newly Built AR and Some Other Guns
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LMT upper w/ MOE handguard, PSA f/a BCG, Spikes lower, PSA MOE LPK, PSA butt stock assembly, Barska 1x30 Electro Sight Scope.
The first 5 rounds were fired at a water bottle lying in the dirt of the pit at 25 yds. The RSO was watching where the rounds struck and we made the scope adjustment to correspond. The fifth shot sent the bottle about 3 1/2 feet in the air.
I set a target at 50 yds and this is the result:
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Next I took my M&P with a new Osprey 3-9x42 illuminated mil dot scope and did the same as above. It took 7 rounds to get the scope sighted in and heres the result at 50 yds.;
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Then I putzed with both of them for a bit:
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Then out came the handguns; I just bought a Kel-Tec P-11 so I fired it, I had my Glock 30, and a S&W 37 3 in. barrel. On the G30 target the 3 lower holes (and I think the 3 upper right) had been shot and x'd out before shooting.
All in all it was a great day, hot but fun. I get home and my wife asks "why do you buy bullets just to shoot them through the air to hit paper" Geez, they just don't understand, do they?
Man looks like you had a blast today. Nice shooting and that's a great looking AR you have there.
It looks like a fun day indeed. :cool:
Good shoot Car54 and nice AR.
Any feedback for us on the PSA BCG?
Ran smooth with no problems. I think the only difference between the LMT and the M&P was the optics. The cross/dot reticle scope on the LMT is a 1x and I'm guessing it was me that caused it to shoot a bit low to the right. Next time out I'll see what it does.
Everything else ran perfect. A few days ago I bought 200 rds of .223 from a guy who had sold his AR and as a passing thought he forgot to advertise 3 steel mags at the same time so I bought them at $5 apiece. I ran those first to see if they would feed properly and they were okay so then I ran a mix of those and PMags for the rest of the time. I haven't counted my brass yet so i don't know how many rounds I fired but I'm guessing it was close to 200 for both rifles, with the LMT doing the most because it was new.
I asked my wife to clean the guns this morning but then I figured I should do it because I wanted to look inside the LMT (and more importantly because of the look and reply..censored.. she gave me)
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Heat #2 started of with a bang. At the end of lap one 7213 Keith Basso was in 1st place but then rolled his truck 2 times and luckely landing on his wheels. As 2nd place at the time 7247 Gary Messer cought up to Basso his truck stated up and he Basso was back in the race!
Cody Freedman racing his beam front end car in Class 1000 with an EcoTec motor was dominating running about 13 min laps, just a few mins shy of the Trophy Trucks. Freedman had to pull in to the hot pits to re-attach his roof to finish the race and Michael LaPaglia snuck by and took 1st for saturdays race in class 10000.
Heat 5 was a close race between Kyle Conlon, TJ FLores Harley Lenter and Terry Householder. By lap 3 is was still a tight race then Harley dropped off with a flat and Kyle Conlon got around TJ and and to it to the finish line for 1st OA day one of a 2 day race.
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In a second sweeping opinion, the federal district court of the Western District of Washington has ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service is in continuing violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in its management of the North Pacific groundfish fisheries, the largest fishery in the North America.
On Tuesday, the Court ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service has completely failed to consider the effects of its federally managed fisheries program on endangered Steller sea lions. This ruling follows an earlier decision under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that the agency had been fishing without any understanding of the true impact of the fisheries on the environment. In order to comply with the ESA and NEPA, the agency must examine the individual and cumulative effects of the fisheries on the North Pacific ecosystem, and consider changes to the current fishery management regime.
Throughout the opinion, the Court noted that the agency has broken promises over the years and has utterly failed to meet the mandates of the Endangered Species Act, even failing to examine relevant and available data in its latest efforts to comply with the law. The opinion stated, "NMFS's analysis is admittedly incomplete and its conclusions inconclusive."
"NMFS undermined its credibility with the Court in its ability to protect the endangered Steller sea lion," said Paul Clarke of Greenpeace. "Greenpeace has long been skeptical of NMFS's repeated concessions to the industrial trawl fleet; now the court has shown that we were not mistaken."
The summary judgment came in a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund and Trustees for Alaska on behalf of Greenpeace, American Oceans Campaign and the Sierra Club. The court rejected NMFS's attempt to dismiss the case and will require NMFS to complete the study of the North Pacific groundfish fishery to evaluate effects on the Steller sea lion, which was reclassified from 'threatened' to 'endangered' in 1997.
"The trawl fleet has brought intense pressure on the agency to allow continued overexploitation of the North Pacific, despite the impacts to sea lions, harbor seals, and to the long-term health of the fisheries," said Janis Searles, an attorney with Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund in Alaska. "The ruling forces the Agency to finally evaluate what it will take to conserve the North Pacific ecosystem and maintain healthy fisheries that are sustainable."
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Eric Jorgensen, Earthjustice Alaska (907) 586-2751
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I recently made another post on the Autopia blog at Wired.com, and mentioned the car the electrified '94 Golf Kyle Dansie loaned me for a little more than a month. I give a summary of my experience with the car in the Wired post, but didn't have room to include an interesting experience trying to push the range of the car one night:
On a very cold early December night I tried to make it back from the Electric Car Company of Utah's shop. I drove about 15 miles from work to, to a parts store, and then to the shop, and charged the batteries while there. But I wasn't able to get a full charge before leaving.
Under ideal conditions, the car should get a good 40 miles to a charge. The drive home was only about 15 miles, but it was very cold (batteries don't perform as well in the cold), and I didn't have a full charge. I avoided the freeway since range goes down at higher speeds.
About halfway home, the accessory battery that powers the headlights, motor cooling fan, and brake pump started to die. The first noticeable effect was the dimming headlights. I soon realized that if the battery failed completely, I would be unable to move the car even if the main pack had power, since the contactor that keeps the high voltage power circuit on is powered by the accessory battery.
I stopped and disconnected the cooling fan to conserve power. The main pack had plenty of juice to make the drive, but the accessory battery barely made the trip. Ironically, I may have been better off taking the freeway, since the main pack probably would have handled the range, and the accessory battery would only have to run the headlights for maybe half the time.
Kyle has since installed a DC/DC converter which basically acts like an alternator for the accessory battery, keeping it topped off at all times with power from the main pack. The cars range will now only be limited by the main battery pack.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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Thetford Town manager Mark Scott has blasted his team for complacency and lack of character after a second successive Ridgeons League defeat sent them sliding to fourth in the Division One table.
He warned that the team which won their opening 11 games of the season now face a tough challenge to reach their promotion goal – and will need to improve if they are not to become victims of a giant-killing in the Norfolk Senior Cup semi-finals.
Town's third league defeat of the season came seven days after they lost at home to Godmanchester, who took over from March at the top of the table after a 7-1 thrashing of Swaffham on Saturday.
Whitton are second after avenging last month's 2-0 defeat to Thetford at Mundford Road.
"It was a tough game made tougher by our own inadequacies," said Scott. "There was no tempo, no desire and we were lacking in all areas.
"Dare I say it, but I believe it was partly complacency. We'd already beaten them at home, they had a weaker side out than when they came to us while our starting XI was stronger than before and I think we just thought it was a given. And we paid the price, because we simply weren't at the races. We needed a positive reaction to the defeat against Godmanchester and we didn't get it."
He added: "We've now got to have a reality check. We've had two defeats on the bounce and the three teams above us in the table have all beaten us, which doesn't bode well.
"There's still a long way to go and if you'd told me at the start of the season that we'd reach this stage having lost only three games I would have been more than happy.
"Gorleston had five or six defeats last season and still won the league, so it's not impossible for us. But we've now got to go and win at Godmanchester and beat March here to make it happen."
Victories over leading Premier League sides Dereham and Wroxham in the FA Vase and Norfolk Senior respectively had helped make Thetford one of the success stories of the season so far.
But Scott, referring to next month's Norfolk Senior Cup semi-final, insisted: "If we keep playing as we have in the last couple of weeks then Norwich St Johns will provide the next big upset."
New signing from Diss, Steve Harley, made his debut up front but was unable to make an impact.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 12/29/2008
Publication Date: 4/22/2009
Citation: Guo, W., Ratnasari, A., Li, J., Meydani, M. 2009. Regulation of LPS-induced tissue factor expression in human monocytic THP-1 cells by curcumin. Experimental Biology. 23: 717.2. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Tissue factor (TF) is a transmembrane receptor, which initiates thrombotic episodes associated with various diseases. In addition to membrane-bound TF, we have discovered an alternatively spliced form of human TF mRNA. It was later confirmed that this form of TF mRNA expresses a soluble protein circulating in blood. Curcumin, a natural polyphenol, has been shown to inhibit the induction of TF activity in cultured endothelial cells. Since monocytes are the only circulating blood cells that can be induced to express TF, we tested the effect of curcumin on TF expression in human monocytic THP-1 cell. We found that curcumin dose-dependently reduced LPS-induced procoagulant activity in intact THP-1 cells, which indicates decreased membrane-bound TF. However, curcumin at low concentration (10 microM) enhanced LPS-induced TF protein in the whole cell lysate, and the majority of the increased TF protein is a soluble form as indicated in Western blotting. TF mRNA level was also increased at 10 microM curcumin treatment; whereas high concentration of curcumin (40 microM) completely inhibited LPS-induced TF mRNA and protein expression. Overall, our data show that curcumin could suppress the LPS-induced procoagulant activity in THP-1 monocytic cells, but it requires further investigation to understand how the two forms of TF are regulated by curcumin. (Supported by USDA agreement #58-1950-7-707)


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Charles Cross's biography of Kurt Cobain gives shape and taste, color and chronology to the life and times of a man who was more than just a little misunderstood. In fact, there has never been a superstar quite like Kurt Cobain, never a superstar so complex and contradictory, so outspoken and outlandish, so ready to puke-on-the-shoes of all that is MTVified about music. As a youth, Kurt Cobain had told friends: "I am going to be a superstar musician, kill myself and go out in a flame of glory."
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While much of Cross's book is peppered by band politics and Kurt's romantic endeavors, Heavier Than Heaven is simply a story of a boy who wasn't treated so great as a kid, who watched his parents' tempestuous marriage disintegrate before his eyes and created his own world, an imaginary world of different personas to shield himself from the realities of his time. He desired nothing more than to be a rock star. He became all that he wanted and fulfilled the American Dream past its prime—and still lived unhappily ever after. That is, until he shot himself.
While the majority of Americans know Cobain as a man responsible for both all things Nirvana and for the tragic way in which he chose to ended his life one April morning in 1994, few know about the combative and unruly kid, pissed at the entire world, who suffered from constant physical ailments and too little love, was shuffled from relative to relative, then back again, finally making a home in friends' cars and hospital waiting rooms. Cobain suffered from a bad case of puberty—he was too skinny, too awkward, too uncool; and, like so many of us, secretly sad, lost, and scared.
It was in high school that Cobain first concocted a kind of alter ego, reinventing himself time and again, first as a male character known as Kurdt Kobain, later as a female named Heroine. With his keen knowledge of the music industry, Kurt knew about the many musicians before him who had died by one hit too many; he vowed not to let outside forces harm the music that he made, the music that he loved. Yet Kurt suffered from a stomach condition—a severe burning, nauseous sensation, exacerbated by stress—that no doctor could ameliorate; opiates, Kurt found, specifically heroin, were the only drugs that dulled the pain.
Nirvana's Saturday Night Live debut in January of 1992 allowed an entire generation to fall in love with Kurt Cobain; Kurt too had fallen in love, twice in fact - his significant other was heroin, his mistress Courtney Love. Love bonded with Cobain in a way few others could: "Courtney knew the gelatinous flavor of surplus government cheese given out with food stamps; she knew what it was like to tour in a van and struggle for gas money and during her time working as a stripper, at 'jumbo's Clown Room,' she had come to understand the degradation of a sort not many people taste."
Kurt and his fiancé were the most talked about couple in rock 'n' roll, even though most of the talk was predicated by rumors about their notorious drug abuse. Yet Heavier Than Heaven retracts and corrects the urban rumor that has, for years, been pointed at Love like a loaded gun: The belief that Love's previous drug addictions engendered Kurt's own downfall is mistaken; in truth, it was Cobain who sucked in Love. Love was relatively clean when they met and it was through Cobain's usage that she once again became hooked.
By 1992, it was clear that Kurt was on a self-destructive path. Drugs were delivered to his house on a daily basis and Kurt's drug-induced incoherency was seen as a normal state. Indeed, Cobain's sickness was so severe that while his wife was giving labor to Frances Bean Cobain, their daughter, Kurt snuck a drug dealer in to Cedars-Sinai Hospital, shot up in the next room, and overdosed.
There seemed to be little hope to either solve Kurt's stomach ailment or his drug addiction. It seems that Kurt must have become incredibly tired of life and incredibly tired of himself. On April 7, 1994, Kurt Donald Cobain smoked his last cigarette, took a rather large hit of heroin, placed a rifle in his mouth, and shot himself. The autopsy found evidence of both tranquilizers and heroin in Kurt's blood. The level of heroin found in Kurt's body was so high, that he probably wouldn't have survived much longer than the time it took to pull the trigger. Kurt certainly went out with a bang, pulling off a spectacular feat: Cobain had managed to kill himself twice, using two methods that were equally fatal. Cobain's life was brought to a rapid end before it ever really began.
Kurt strived to achieve a persona, and that did he achieved. He became the anti-Christ to the manipulated and yuppified media image. And now, even after his demise, he still lives on. With the release of Cobain's Journals, Nirvana is once again toping the charts and Love is reaping the royalties from all things Kurdt. Kurt, who reinvented himself in the public eye, still died in his own darkness, from his own darkness. The question that remains is whether Kurt would still have something to sing about if he hadn't killed himself. Under the bridge of troubled waters, depression can cut only so many records.
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I'm proud of the level of interaction i'm able to get with my kids at such a young age.
Definitely a challenge to always maintain my "calm," especially since I need to set that example for DH (he is very quick to snap).
Incidentally, I read this post with a finger plugging one ear to block out some of DD's ridiculous tantrum.
i am proud of the fat that i am a good listener. i wish i had more patience for other things though.
I am most proud of the fact that my children are so much 'themselves' --that I was able to step back from who they seemed to be 'becoming' to allow the process of them coming into themselves.
Whenever anyone compliments me on my kids, I am proudest to say 'they came that way.'
I do have a bit of patience. It takes a whole lot to get me upset. Patience didn't used to be my strong suit but it's gotten a lot better over the years.
I definitely need to nip my anger in the bud. I've always been a very angry person and it doesn't take much to trigger it but I most certainly don't want DD to follow. I want her to be happy go lucky. I'm not proud of my mommying....I'm proud of the young lady my DD is becoming. I love when I go to pick up my DD from school and the teacher tells me how DD is so well behaved.
I am proud at letting him be a kid and not too overbearing.
My list of what stresses me
My mother in law
money issues(paying bills etc)
my husbands illness
my sons meltdowns
these things well help me redirect and remain calm thanks.
Iam most proud of the fact i kept my family together and johny is progressed enough to start kindergarten and veronica is walkin
i need to learn to not react so quickly


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Do you have an attorney representing you on this case? Or someone from the government assisting you?
Also, is this hearing only for child support, or is the court going to also hear custody / visitation?
someone from the government
it is only for child support. i have full custody of my son
Well, don't worry. This might seem scary, going into court, approaching the judge, swearing to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, but we lawyers do it all the time. Remember that the judge is someone just like you, and most judges just want to see justice done.
So what will happen:
You need to make sure that you are at the courthouse, in the actual courtroom, before your appointed time.
So if the hearing time is 9:00, make sure that you plan to be there at 8:30 or 8:45. Bring a book if you're early. But you want to plan for traffic, looking for the courtroom, etc... so that when your case is called, you will be there.
If your attorney is there, go see him/her, and ask about this specific judge. Judges have opinions on how their courtrooms should be run and the procedures that they do.
how will i know who my attorney is?
I'm sorry, I assumed that you had met the person. Generally it is this someone from the government (as it is governmental attorneys that assist in this) but it is not necessary that you speak with your attorney before you start. If you can find out what your attorney looks like and a name, that could help, but again, it is not crucial.
You might just meet your attorney right before you speak with the judge.
ok....just making sure.
Are you looking for child care and health insurance to be paid by the father?
i didnt think about all that. i didnt know he could pay for that. he doesnt have a job at the moment, as a matter of fact hes never had a job and i had been telling him to get one sence when i found out i was pregnant
but i will need child care if my parents cant watch my son when i start back work
Ultimately that (the no job situation) makes things a bit more tricky. Child support is computed on weekly gross income. If has income from another source (a trust, for instance) then that could be gotten. But ultimately the judge might not grant any child support if he does not have any income.
but i thought he would still have to pay even if he doesnt have a job. which means he would still need to get one. its his obligation as a parent to provide for his son
Yes, the judge will tell him that he needs to get a job. And it will likely grant an award. From the Indiana Child Support Guidelines: The court should consider the obligor's income and living expenses to determine the maximum amount of child support that can reasonably be ordered without denying the obligor the means for self-support at a minimum subsistence level. The court may consider $12.00 as a minimum child support order; however, there are situations where a $0.00 support order is appropriate.
im the obligor correct?
No, he would be the obligor. The person that is obligated to pay would be the obligor.
well he lives with his mother in a house owned by a landlord or something like that that she pays her rent to
Is he a student? Why does he not have a job?
he was supposed to graduate this year(class of 2010) but didnt have all his credits. so hes still in school. he should have taken night classes while in school last year, but i have no idea why he didnt. and i dont know why he doesnt have a job. i guess he just wants to be lazy and have his mother care for him(hes 18)...unfortunately i made the bad decision of being with him. but we arent together anymore, ive grown up!
Good for you. The judge is going to tell him to get a job. Now he might say that he wants to go to college, at which time you could still say that he could get a part time job. It is up to the judge on how he wants to handle this. But I have not seen many judges that are sympathetic to the "full time student / no time worker" argument. Many students work at the same time, and since he has an obligation, he should do so too.
Back to court: so you will be called up in front of the judge, and the judge will probably ask you questions and will probably ask him questions (if he shows up). Your attorney may speak some for you, but it will be a rather informal process (in that you won't need to know any legal jargon). The judge is going to make a determination based upon the situations of the parties.
The judge will probably also tell him to get a job. Again, in my experience the judges side with the child (not with the mother, but with the child) most, in that the obligor has a duty to support the child.
The judge will then sign an order, and you can use that order to get child support from him.
If he does not pay, you can use that order to hold him in contempt, or just sit on it and try to enforce it at a later time.
Another thing the judge might do is order a certain amount, but hold enforcement of the amount until he gets a job.
what exactly does that last sentence mean about contempt?
What that means is that the judge might order $300 a month (or so). And the father is supposed to look for a job. Once he gets a job, then he will owe this amount.
Contempt: it is when someone does not comply with a court order (such as child support).
They can be held liable for damages (money damages) and be put in jail for contempt.
ok..just checking
now if the judge assigns him a certain amount now then when he gets a job. does the amount go up?
It could. It depends on the order itself. And that is something that you want to bring up (or have your attorney bring up). You want the order to specifically allow you to petition to modify the order when he does get a job, just in case the amount that is ordered would be higher under the new job.
But you also want to get an order on the books now so that you don't have to go back to court to get an order in the first place.
That is, of course, if the judge is willing to sign such an order.
Just a saying... "on the books" meaning having a valid order that you can enforce against him, without having to go back to court.
But you also want the opportunity to be able to go back to court.
If you need to.
ok.thanks for the explanation.
My pleasure.
now would visitation be another court date?
It may or may not. It would be up to the judge. The judge may just want to dispose of this at the same time. '
ok....was there anything else you were going to say before i had cut you off?
No. Basically the court hearing is going to be informal. Note that many people just like you go before the judge, and your situation is not new. The judge has seen it before. He/she will do what he/she can to make you feel comfortable.
And having a representative with you will help.
so its ok for my father to go in there with me?
Yes, but he may or may not be allowed to approach the bench with you.
Again, that is up to the judeg.
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Study of the Fixation of Various Vectors in PET/CT in Patients With a With Lung Cancer Before and During of CRT or RT (RTEP4)
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Study of the modification of the fixation(binding) of Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), fluoro-misonidazole (FMISO) and 3'deoxy-3-fluoro-thymidine deoxy-3-fluoro-thymidine (FLT) measured in tomography by broadcast(emission,issue) of positrons (PET) at patients before and in the course of exclusive radiotherapy or concomitant radiochemotherapy for primitive bronchial cancer.
This protocle allows to study the simultaneous variations of the metabolism, the hypoxie and the cellular proliferation by PET SCAN at 5 patients reached(affected) by a primitive bronchial cancer in the course of exclusive radiotherapy for primitive bronchial cancer not small cell lung.
The investigators are also going to study several scenarii of optimization of the radiotherapy according to the variations of the tumoral metabolism, the hypoxie and the cellular proliferation measured in the course of radiotherapy (theoretical study on console using the scanner and the various examinations).
|Bronchial Neoplasms Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Study of the Modification of the Fixation of FDG, F-Miso and FLT Measured in PET/CT at Patients Before and in the Course of Exclusive Radiotherapy or Concomitant Radiochemotherapy for Primitive Bronchial Cancer
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma hitologicaly proved
- Candidate patients in a treatment with aim guardian by exclusive thoracic radiotherapy or of concomitant radiochemotherapy (tumoral dose superior to 60 Gy) ( n=5 ).
- Measurable tumor according to the criteria of evaluation RECIST
Exclusion Criteria:
- Histology other one than primitive bronchial cancer not in small cells lung
- The patients for whom no tumoral target is assessable (forgiveness completes after first chemotherapy, operated patients).
- Patients for whom a radiotherapy with curative aim is not indicated (tumoral extension, metastases, general state, co-morbidity).
- Patient having benefited from an examination PET in the FDG with in more than 4 weeks and for which a new PET in the FDG is not necessary with in the framework of its disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01261585
|Centre Henri Becquerel
|Rouen, Hate Normandie, France, 76000
|Principal Investigator:
|GUERNOU Mohamed, MD
|Study Director:
|VERA Pierre, MD phD
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Mohamed GUERNOU MD, Centre Henri Becquerel
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01261585 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 15, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 15, 2010
Keywords provided by Centre Henri Becquerel:
Positron-Emission Tomography
PET Scan
Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma
chemo-Radiation Oncology
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Bronchial Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Bronchial Diseases
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Armored Saint
Two new 'Delirious Nomad' tour shirts have been raised from the dead! These shirts are reproductions of actual tour shirts pulled from the band's closet. The shirts are available for pre-order August 16th-September 6th in limited quantities.Read More
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Damn! Kobe Bryant Gives Head Coach Mike Brown A Serious Grill
As of today, Lakers head coach Mike Brown has two holes branded in his back. Why is that you ask? Well after last night's upset after the Lakers lost to the Jazz, 86-95, Kobe Bryant gave his head coach a look that would put anyone 6 feet under. Let's hope Friday's game against the Warriors doesn't bring such animosity.


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The resemblance to Lord Voldemort is ironic, because in Harry Potter's last year Lord Voldemort came back to power and controlled Hogwarts, too. So in this year a portrait of HIM would have been normal. Harry granger 19:28, May 20, 2011 (UTC)
But this picture is in 1993 (Prisoner of Azkaban). It may be like an Easter Egg or something. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs).
Either Easter Egg or perhaps a painting of Salazar Slytherin, his ancestor?
Harry granger Talk contribs 08:41, January 26, 2012 (UTC)


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U.S. Steel agrees to sell land for Lake Vermilion state park
DULUTH -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty's dream of turning undeveloped Lake Vermilion shoreline into a state park has taken a giant step forward.
Several years of negotiations between U.S. Steel, which owns the property, and the state had faltered. The corporation was moving forward to develop 1,400-acre parcel into upscale housing. The parcel includes five miles of Vermilion shoreline.
The state had set aside $20 million for the land purchase and to turn it into campgrounds and trails. U.S. Steel wanted more, but state law prevented the state from offering more.
But today Pawlenty announced that U.S. Steel has agreed to sell the property to the state of Minnesota for $18 million, according to a news release from the governor's office. A $2.3 million gap will be treated as a donation.
The governor will ask legislators in the upcoming session to remove the cap imposed on the deal two years ago.
Residents have varying opinions about the idea of a state park on Lake Vermilion.
"I have mixed feelings myself," said Dave Schaeffer of Tower, a fishing guide on the lake. "I'm concerned about traffic, not so much on the lake, but on [Minnesota] Highway 169. They're talking three or four million people [visiting the park]. I can't imagine that much traffic on 169 on a Friday night."
Schaeffer also could see the benefit of year-round homes instead of a state park on the U.S. Steel property.
"It would be nice to have another 40 or 50 homes. Then maybe we might have a drug store in town. But as far as the lake and the scenery, I would like to see the park. If I had to vote. I'd take the park and drive to Virginia to buy my drugs," Schaeffer said.


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Hi,I have done my tummy tuck 2 weeks ago,I have no problem in walking,the pain is gone, but I cannot really stretch my self, I feel that there is something very tight inside,the doctor said that's because they've tightened the muscles and done an umbilical hernia repair surgery.When will I feel normal again? the other question is that I still feel that my stomach is soft,the doctor said there are still some fluid inside,is that normal?and when I am expecting that to go?
Tummy Tuck Swelling
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Swelling post tummy tuck surgery
It is important that you consult with your surgeon and follow all post-op instructions post-tummy tuck surgery. At this point in time of your recovery, it is normal to feel tight due to the muscle repair and removal of loose tissues. I ask my patients to stay hunched over for at least 4 weeks to prevent tension on the incision and other complications. They are provided with an abdominal binder to wear for 4 weeks as well, to minimize swelling and aid in the healing process. Drains are removed when the output is low enough to avoid a seroma (accumulation of fluid within the tissues).
On this site, I do my best to give advice without a physical examination but I want you to know that a physical examination by a board certified physician is always the best way to get the most accurate information.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_tummytuck.htm
Tummy tuck recovery
You are very early in your recovery period. The aches and pains you are having are not abnormal. It may take a month before you are walking upright depending how tight you are. Six weeks is an average period of time for patients to begin to feel normal after full tummy tuck surgery. Sometimes in the early post operative period after drain removal, patients may have some temporary fluid collections called seromas which are easily aspirated by your surgeon in his office.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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National Determinants of Vegetarianism
In this paper we use panel data regressions to investigate the determinants of vegetarianism in various countries over time. Using national level aggregate data, we construct a panel consisting of 116 country-time observations. We find that there is a negative relationship between income and vegetarianism. In relatively poor countries, vegetarianism appears to be a necessity as opposed to a dietary choice. For the well educated however, vegetarianism is becoming a more popular lifestyle choice. Results also suggest that in relatively poor countries local production of meat increases consumption of meat. This is the first paper to examine national level determinants of vegetarianism.
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- M. Burton & M. Tomlinson & T. Young, 1994. "Consumers' Decisions Whether Or Not To Purchase Meat: A Double Hurdle Analysis Of Single Adult Households," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(2), pages 202-212.
- Jeffrey Reimer & Thomas Hertel, 2004. "Estimation of International Demand Behaviour for Use with Input-Output Based Data," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 347-366.
- Benjamin J. DeAngelo, Francisco C. de la Chesnaye, Robert H. Beach, Allan Sommer and Brian C. Murray, 2006. "Methane and Nitrous Oxide Mitigation in Agriculture," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Special I), pages 89-108.
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VH1 and Shed Media may be a day late and several dollars short now that viewers and advertisers have started to pull out of Basketball Wives and the Chad and Ev spinoff. The Change.org petition to boycott the shows is now up to just under 26,000 signatures and news that Summer's Eve has pulled out of the series has finally prompted the companies behind the shows to respond—even if they are lying.
On VH1′s blog, the network and its parent company promised the violence would end, or at least slow down, on the next season. Here are the statements from both entities.
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Toyota Fortuner
|Toyota Fortuner
|Also called
|Toyota SW4
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Chachoengsao, Thailand[1]
Karawang, Indonesia
Cairo, Egypt (Starting 2012)
Zárate, Buenos Aires (as Hilux SW4)
Bangalore, India
Cumaná, Venezuela
|Hilux Surf
|Body style
|4-door SUV
|Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
|IMV / N platform
2.7 L and 4.0 L VVT-i gasoline
2.5 L and 3.0 L D4-D diesel
|2,750 mm (108.3 in)
|4,695 mm (184.8 in)
|1,840 mm (72.4 in)
|1,790 mm (70.5 in) (without roof rail)
|Curb weight
|approx. 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)
Toyota Hilux Vigo
Toyota Innova
Toyota Hilux Surf/4Runner (international)
The Toyota Fortuner, also known as the Toyota SW4, is a medium-sized SUV based on the Toyota Hilux. Originally assembled only in Thailand, but later also in Indonesia and other countries, the Fortuner is built on the Toyota Hilux pickup truck platform. It features three rows of seats and is available in rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive among others. The Fortuner is part of Toyota's IMV project in Thailand, which also includes the Toyota Hilux and the Kijang Innova (in Indonesia). The vehicle was designed by Toyota Technical Centre Australia.[2]
A number of engine options are available depending on the country of sale, including a 2.7 L 2TR-FE and 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6 petrol with Variable Valve Timing and 2.5 L 2KD-FTV and 3.0 L 1KD-FTV common rail variable geometry turbocharger diesel models.
Trim levels are G and G Luxury for rear-wheel drive diesel and gasoline, and V for 4×4 Diesel and gasoline. The common rail turbo intercooled diesel has functional scoop on its hood.
In 2007 Toyota Thailand dropped the 4×4 gasoline model and replaced it with a two-wheel drive gasoline version.
This car was the best selling in its category (SUV/PPV) in the Philippines and currently Thailand.
The Fortuner is not offered in Japan, Europe, North America, Australasia, or China. For the medium pick-up based SUV segment in those markets, Toyota offers the Hilux Surf (Japan), 4Runner (North America) and Land Cruiser Prado (Europe, Australasia and China). However, in some Central American countries, Toyota offers the Fortuner alongside the 4Runner and Land Cruiser Prado.
In Argentina, it is sold as Toyota SW4.[3]
The Fortuner was unveiled in Columbia in 2005 and launched in 2007 as a replacement for the locally assembled Prado that had been under production for 9 years without any changes. The Prado continued its production until 2009. A new model was added in 2010, the Fortuner Urbana, with a gasoline 2.7 L engine in 4×4 and 4×2 models. In late 2011, as a 2012 model, Toyota started to sell the new facelifted version with a new front grill, new rear lights and a revised interior quality on the same versions and prices as the older version.
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The Fortuner is available in the following versions:
- Fortuner Urbana 4x2, with a 2.7 L engine.
- Fortuner Urbana 4x4 with a 2.7 L engine.
- Fortuner Plus, with a 4.0 L engine.
- Fortuner Plus Diesel, with a 3.0 L turbo engine.
All of them come standard with a 5-speed manual transmission or an optional 4-speed automatic transmission.
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The Fortuner was unveiled in South America -- Ecuador in 2005 and launched in 2007. Versions of the Fortuner have come from Venezuela and Thailand. There are various models released, originally only 4×4 and 4×2 options using a V6 4.0 L petrol engine were sold. Since 2010 a 2.7 L engine option has been released and the new face lift model has arrived.
The Toyota Fortuner was sold from 2007 until late 2009. Since 2010 the Ecuadorian government has exempted all hybrid cars from import taxes, which reduced the number of Fortuner cars sold because Toyota's Hybrid Highlander Limited has a similar price and more features.
Two trims are available for 2011 - 4×4 and 4×2 - both with the 4.0 L V6 engine. The assembly plant is located in Cumaná, Venezuela.
South Africa
The Fortuner was unveiled in South Africa in 2005 and launched in 2006. There are various models out and Toyota released a new model in 2009.
Toyota launched the Fortuner in Pakistan in 2009.
Toyota launched the Fortuner in India in 2009.[4][5] It is assembled at the Bidadi, Karnataka plant of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited from imported CKD kits.[6]
Toyota Fortuner production increased to more than 950 vehicles per month from the initial 500 units per month.
Initially there was only one variant sold in India of the Fortuner, which is the 3.0 L Common Rail Turbo Diesel engine, with leather upholstery and climatronic as standard. But at the 2012 Indian Auto Expo, Toyota launched 3.0 L 4x2 Manual and Automatic transmission.
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The Fortuner was introduced in 2005 at the Jakarta International Motor Show. It is positioned below the Land Cruiser and the RAV4.
Initially the Fortuner was sold in 2.7G and 2.7V trim levels. The rear wheel drive 2.7G was offered in the base with fabric interior and the Luxury with leather interior and premium sound system. The 4-wheel drive Fortuner 2.7V is only available as the luxury model. The V trim with the 3.0 diesel engine is not officially sold in Indonesia, due to the heavier tax regulations imposed on vehicles with 4×4 drivetrains and engines having volumes of 3.0 L or more. It was specially imported for the Sumatra and Kalimantan markets.
The 2.7G is fitted with a 4-speed automatic transmission and a two-wheel drive with a 2.7 L petrol engine. The rear-wheel-drive 2.7G and 4×4 2.7V comes only with automatic transmission. The 2.5G was later added to the market and adds four-wheel drive powered by a 2.5 L diesel engine giving 75 kW (102 PS; 101 hp). It is mated to a 5-speed manual. Its high body model has been criticized as unstable, and not aerodynamic when running at higher speeds.
In mid-2009, a new variant was added to the lineup, which is the 2.5G with a 4-speed automatic transmission. The 2.5G can be ordered with TRD Sportivo body kits, which is also available as dealer installed options for other models.
The current President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono privately owns a gray Fortuner in V guise, and was often seen during the campaigns for the 2009 presidential election.
The Toyota Fortuner is sold in Malaysia in 2 variants – 2.7V and 2.5G.
The 2.7V carries a 4-cylinder, in-line 16-valve, DOHC, VVT-i petrol engine, with a maximum output of 118 kW (160 PS; 158 hp) at 5200 rpm and maximum torque of 241 N·m (178 lb·ft) at 3800 rpm. 2.7V is available only in 4-speed automatic transmission with ECT.
The 2.5G has a DOHC Turbo diesel engine with a maximum output of 75 kW (102 PS; 101 hp) at 3600 rpm and maximum torque of 260 N·m (190 lb·ft) at 1600-2400 rpm. 2.5G was initially available with a 5-speed manual transmission only, but for the 2009 model year facelift it has been replaced by a 4-speed automatic.
Only the 2.5 L common-rail diesel (2.5G) and the 2.7 L petrol (2.7V) engines are available.
The Fortuner was introduced in 2005 to supplant the RAV4 and the Land Cruiser. It is sold in 3 variants: 2.7G gasoline, 2.5G diesel, and 3.0V diesel.
The 2.7G model is equipped with the 2.7 L 2TR-FE engine with VVT-i technology, which produces 118 kW (160 PS; 158 hp) at 5200 rpm and 241 N·m (178 lb·ft) of torque at 3800 rpm. The 2.5G model, on the other hand, is equipped with the 2.5 L 2KD-FTV engine with common rail diesel (D-4D) technology, which produces 75 kW (102 PS; 101 hp) at 3600 rpm and 260 N·m (190 lb·ft) of torque at 1600-2400 rpm. The 3.0V, which is the top variant, is the only 4×4 model in the range (previous variants are both 4×2). It is equipped with the 1KD-FTV engine with D-4D technology, which produces 121 kW (165 PS; 162 hp) at 3400 rpm and 343 N·m (253 lb·ft) of torque at 1400-3200 rpm. The 2.5 L 4×2 diesel variant comes in both manual and automatic transmissions, while the rest comes in automatic transmission only. The facelifted Fortuner was introduced in November 2008, together with the facelifted Innova and Hilux.
The Fortuner was introduced in 2005 in Singapore. Some problems include parking because of its height of 1.85 m not fitting in some car parks. The Toyota Hilux (which shares the same platform) also had poor sales for the same reason but sold better than Fortuner.Template:Citation needed
Middle East
The Fortuner is available with two engines, the 118 kW (160 PS; 158 hp) rated 2.7 L or the 175 kW (238 PS; 235 hp) rated 4.0 L.
Toyota Jamaica launched the Fortuner in Jamaica in 2007
A minor redesign of the Toyota Fortuner was launched in August 2008 for the 2009 model year. It features new projector headlamps and grille, new rear lights, bluetooth connectivity, new light sand interior, electronic adjustable driver seat in 4×4 V trim, rear cool air conditioning from ceiling for second and third row. Electronic Brake Force Distribution, with Brake Assist replacing LSPV in some models only. It is also All Wheel Drive (AWD) for the first time. Its newly redesigned front grille and front lamps are in the style of the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series. There are basically four models; 2.5G 4×2, 2.7G Luxury 4×2, 2.7V 4×4, and 3.0 G 4×4.
In July 2011, for the 2012 model year, the Fortuner received another facelift. It had a new radiator grill, projector style headlamps with wipers in some variants, high mounted brake lights, a new trunk lid, and slight changes in the interior. However the previous model is still on the market [7]
See also
- ↑ "โตโยต้าแถลงกรณีย้ายไลน์ผลิตวีโก้-ฟอร์จูนเนอร์". Manager Online. 14 May 2010. http://manager.co.th/Motoring/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9530000066836. Retrieved 2010-05-15. (Thai)
- ↑ Richard Blackburn (July 15, 2011). "From Australia with love". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/from-australia-with-love-20110714-1heji.html. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "TOYOTA SW4 Línea Actual". Toyota Argentina. May 2011. http://www.sw4.com.ar/. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ↑ "Toyota receives 5,000 bookings for its Fortuner- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2009-09-03. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-by-Industry/Toyota-gets-5k-bookings-for-Fortuner/articleshow/4968845.cms. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ↑ "Long line of new-look cars this season - Pictures - News in Pictures | Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2009-09-01. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/4957728.cms. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ↑ Agencies. "Toyota to launch Fortuner in India by Sept". Financialexpress.com. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/toyota-to-launch-fortuner-in-india-by-sept/444653/. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ↑ "Initial information and pics of 2009 LHD and RHD Toyota Fortuner 2009". Sonirodban.com. http://www.sonirodban.com/toyota-fortuner-2009.html. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
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Granny Squares Dog Sweater by Sara Sach
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Granny Squares Dog Sweater
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YOu can read all about it on my Blog http://poshpoochdesignsdogclothes.blogspot.com/2012/03/gr...
It has lots pictures on how to make the granny squares and put them together into a dog sweater. I suggest you use worsted weight, not wool or cotton, for this Dog sweater.
For more information, see: http://poshpoochdesignsdogclothes.blogspot.com/2012/...


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CYNTHIA ROWLEY dinnerware
Its just cute as can be. I must have it, now!
perfect for dipping bread!Tags: dinnerware, gifts, bowls, fishs eddy, olive oli bowlAdded 7 Years Ago from Fishseddy
I love pantone goods- what a awesome idea - pantone colors + table wares or some other goods, they are niche.Added 7 Years Ago from Fishseddy
"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."- Alice Get your Kix and your Alice in Wonderland fix every morning!Tags: bowls, white, Alice in WonderlandAdded 8 Years Ago from Fishseddy
Super adorable for the kitchen.
The crazy patterns and images on your dishes shouldn't give you a headache while your eating. Simplicity t its best.
Are you a color-obsessed design geek? These dishes are for you.


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as)
Part 8 in a series of discussions on state sponsored persecution of Ahmadi Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan. This programme highlights the campaign through banners and pamphlets.