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A worker was killed and 50 others were injured in a clash over a land dispute between workers of two spinning mills in Nagarhaola of Sreepur in Gazipur early yesterday.
The clash erupted around 6:30am as workers of Arif Spinning Mill, a concern of NR Group, tried to build a wall allegedly on Gulshan Spinning Mill's land.
The workers attacked each other with sharp weapons and traded gunshots.
Abdus Salam, 35, a worker of Arif Spinning Mill, received a bullet and died on the spot. His body has been sent to Gazipur Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Amir Hossain, officer in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said 18 of the 50 injured had sustained bullet injuries, and they had been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Shahajada Pradhan Babul, managing director of NR Group, said they had bought about 100 bighas of land in Nagarhaola years ago.
But about two years ago, the authorities of Gulshan Spinning Mill made a claim that they owned 14 bighas of that piece of land, Shahajada said.
"In fear of more land being grabbed, we sent our people [workers] to build a wall there, but the Gulshan Spinning Mill's workers attacked and shot our workers," Shahajada alleged.
SM Faruk Hossain, manager (admin) of Gulshan Spinning Mill, denied the allegation of launching the attack and said the workers of Arif Spinning Mill had forcefully entered his factory with heavy earthmoving equipment that ignited the clash.
Police arrested three security guards of Gulshan Spinning Mill for their alleged involvement in the shooting.
A worker was killed and 50 others were injured in a clash over a land dispute between workers of two spinning mills in Nagarhaola of Sreepur in Gazipur early yesterday.


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Schaufhausen-based IWC is introducing 2 new variations in its famous Portuguese collection. Although I like the color tones of the IWC Red Gold Chronograph, I prefer the horizontally aligned subdials of the IWC Portuguese Automatic. Truth be told, though, I could see myself wearing either one of these watches on a daily basis.
IWC Portuguese Red Gold Chronograph
According to IWC, "The Portuguese seafarers were not only interested in navigation. For them, precision timing was also a priority, which is why it was essential that the Portuguese line also had room for chronographs. The superb appearance of the Portuguese Chronograph is as much a source of fascination to watch lovers as the 79350 calibre with its rate of 28,800 beats per hour. This guarantees the legendary precision you would expect of a watch with a provenance in marine travel. Needless to say, the Portuguese Chronograph comes with the features typical of a Portuguese watch: embossed Arabic numerals, tapering swallow-style hands and recessed subdials for the minutes and seconds counters."
By my count this watch makes the seventh variation in the IWC Portuguese Chrongraph collection, and it can be yours for about $18,000.
40.9mm red gold case, black dial, IWC Caliber 79350 with 44h power reserve, on black crocodile strap
IWC Portuguese Automatic
Turning now to the Portuguese Automatic – this watch has a highly polished steel case with a silver dial and gold hand markers. Like other variations in this collection, its has a 42mm case, classical small seconds hand and seven-day power reserve display.
This movement in this watch is IWC's largest automatic movement on the market, the IWC Caliber 51011 calibre, with IWC's exclusive Pellaton winding system, and 7 day power reserve. Price is about $13,500. By my count this is the fifth variation of the Portuguese Automatic.
While still a work in progress, you can look at the other color variations of these great IWC Portuguese watches and see which one you like best in the new Perpetuelle.com Watch Library. Here's the link to the IWC Portuguese page.

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You may not realize that your control system is running beyond red line in some area, and could fail at any time.
Is your control system exceeding expectations by performing in an environment for which it is not rated, operating beyond its rated temperature, powering loads beyond the documented capacity, or is it destined for failure? So which is it, or is it more than one? In most cases where an issue is present, the answer is yes to more than one, including the last one: the equipment is functioning beyond rated capacity and destined for failure, yet the owner is unaware.
Over the years I have seen too many instances of control equipment being used beyond its documented limitations and expiring prematurely. Of course, when the equipment does fail it will likely be at the most inconvenient and costly time possible. Using equipment beyond its documented limitations either knowingly or in most cases out of ignorance, will result in premature equipment failure which translates into downtime and ultimately increased cost of ownership. Most all equipment and certainly all UL certified equipment has published temperature, temperature derating, voltage, current, and environment (NEMA) ratings applicable to the equipment. A UL certified control panel is a good start, but it's not a guarantee and it's not enough. Adhering to good design standards and practices which ensures the limitations of the equipment are not exceeded, followed up with a good internal quality control system is the recipe for developing a control system with a lower cost of ownership which can live up to the runtime hours and/or cycles published by the manufacturer.
Do you have a new project on the board, or a control system which tends to be a trouble maker and requires constant maintenance? If you plan to seek outside help, make sure you start down the right path and inquire about the company's engineering standards and practices. Here are my top five suggestions to make sure your next control system design is going to meet your needs for years to come:
1. Ensure your supplier has good processes and standards around component selection taking into account electrical and environmental requirements.
2. Ensure your supplier has standardized procedures for preparing design deliverables such as control system cabinetry, instrumentation, etc. This might include instrument data sheets, heat calculations, power (load) calculations, and standardized drawing packages that are easy to read and facilitate future troubleshooting by operations.
3. If your company has standards, be sure your supplier is flexible enough to adopt them.
4. Ensure your supplier has robust quality control procedures to catch design errors before equipment is purchased and assembled, or worse yet, delivered to your facility.
5. Ensure your supplier is capable of meeting your facility's area classification requirements. Look for suppliers who can supply UL 508A listed panels for normal situations or UL 698A listed panels for classified areas.
This post was written by Andy Crossman. Andy is a control system specialist at MAVERICK Technologies, a leading system integrator providing industrial automation, operational support, and control systems engineering services in the manufacturing and process industries. MAVERICK delivers expertise and consulting in a wide variety of areas including industrial automation controls, distributed control systems, manufacturing execution systems, operational strategy, and business process optimization. The company provides a full range of automation and controls services – ranging from PID controller tuning and HMI programming to serving as a main automation contractor. Additionally MAVERICK offers industrial and technical staffing services, placing on-site automation, instrumentation and controls engineers.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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Animal Species:Yellowfin Goby, Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
The Yellowfin Goby is a benthic species that is usually found on muddy seabeds in estuarine and inshore areas. It occurs naturally in Japan but has been introduced to Australia.
Standard Common Name
Yellowfin Goby
Alternative Name/s
Japanese Goby, Oriental Goby
The Yellowfin Goby has a diagonal line sloping forward from the eye to the rear margin of the jaw. There are dark blotches on the sides of the body and a dark spot at the base of the caudal fin. There is a dark bar on the upper region of the pectoral fin base and dark spots forming rows on the dorsal fins.
Size range
The species grows to about 25 cm in length.
It occurs naturally in Japan but has been introduced to Australia, where it is known from the northern coast of New South Wales to Botany Bay, Sydney and from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Ozcam map of Yellowfin Goby specimens in the Australian Museum.
The Yellowfin Goby is a benthic species that is usually found on muddy seabeds in estuarine and inshore areas.
- Species:
- flavimanus
- Genus:
- Acanthogobius
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Hoese, D.F. (1973). The introduction of the gobiid fishes Acanthogobius flavimanus and Tridentiger trigonocephalus into Australia. Koolewong 2 (3): 3–5.
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. in Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. Family Gobiidae. in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
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Ald. Sandi Jackson is speaking out publicly about her husband's infidelity, which she says happened years ago but was only reported last week in the press.
In an exclusive interview with Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed, Jackson says her husband fessed up about his dealings with a blonde restaurant hostess nearly two years ago.
"He said it was over. I was mortified and in agony, but he knew if I found out any other way it would be over. That the only way to save our marriage was to come clean," Jackson told Sneed.
The alderman says she felt different about other people's affairs that have played out in the press, than when the same crisis fell in her lap.
"You know, when the Clintons ran into marital trouble, I thought Hillary should leave Bill," she said. "I couldn't stand what Tiger Woods did and how his wife had to suffer publicly.
Jackson said when "the beast" landed at her door, she didn't know how to react.
"There were sleepless nights and I started losing hair and I told him I would only consider staying if we got into therapy."
Her husband agreed, she told Sneed, "and we got through it."
What really hurt, Jackson said, was to have the whole thing dragged up again in the media when she thought it was behind her.
"I thought we had turned the corner. Then this sucker punch in the press -- and having to live it all over again publicly."
Jackson reacted publicly to the affair being outed last Thursday, at her 47th birthday party and fundraiser for her re-election campaign.
"I told them: 'I put my foot knee-deep in his ass and he has been having a very difficult time sleeping peacefully since then.'"
She says her husband, who was in attendance that night, "laughed because he knew it was true," but she wanted to send a message that she hadn't taken the whole thing lightly.


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RAWALPINDI, July 11: A four-year-old boy, who drowned on Tuesday in Nullah Leh, was lying dead on the bank of Soan RiverThursday, police said.
Mohammad Mubeen, 4, the only son of Mohammad Wasim, a labourer, was playing outside his house in Mohanpura, located at the bank of Nullah Leh, when he slipped into the water and was swept away by the strong current.
After the little boy went missing, his parents, unaware of the fact that he might have slipped into the water, started search without involving the local police.
However, the police were informed on Wednesday after their efforts to trace him failed.
On Thursday at around 11:30am, some children playing near the bank of Soan River spotted a body floating on the surface of water. They informed their elders who called the police and emergency services Rescue 1122.
The little boy's body was fished out of the water by the rescuers and shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for postmortem.
Later the boy turned out to be Mohammad Mubeen who had been missing since Tuesday. The minor's body was handed over to its parents after the postmortem. He was laid to rest in a local graveyard in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old boy was killed after he was hit by a dumper near Morgah, police said.
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Complaint Review: CarMax - Duarte, CA
- CarMax - Duarte, CA
1131 Central Ave
Duarte, California
- Phone: (626) 357-9972
- Web:
- Category: Auto Dealers
CarMax - Duarte, CA Shady Appraisal Process Duarte California
*Consumer Comment: Weird
*UPDATE Employee: Not so
*Author of original report: Still a Ripoff Bob
*Consumer Comment: No RipOff...
I would like the 2 hours of my life wasted at this CarMax back. I went with a buddy to get an appraisal for his 2009 Mini Cooper S. We were told it would be 30min. It actually took over an hour to see a sales consultant, then another hour with him. He was shown a super clean car in excellent condition. The sales consultant was excited about the car and mentioned several times they would like to purchase it that night. After an hour of the sales consultant going back and forth in the room asking us questions then talking to the buyer, they provided a ridiculously low offer of $13,000, which was well below the blue book price for a dealer trade-in and way below market value.
The same car with more miles and less features was on their own lot for $16,998. Previously I had asked him how much CarMax tries to profit per vehicle...$3-4,000? He avoided the question - because it's more. They have a very transparent methodology; invite you into office, sales consultant gathers info then leaves to talk to buyer, comes back and says we should have an offer soon though no offer comes through system, he fishes for more info, then a coworker pulls him out of room for "something else", makes you wait even longer as he fills in buyer with additional info, come backs and we stare together at his computer screen with "anticipation" as the offer transmits complete with silly countdown and lame "drum roll" sound from the sales consultant. What a joke!
Only the most unsophisticated or desperate people would fall for these tactics. We politely told him the offer was ridiculous and left. I was so annoyed that I called back that night and spoke to the actual buyer to question his lowball offer and complain about wasting our time. He came up with some garbage that it typically cost them $2000-$2500 to recondition Minis. I asked him to tell me ONE item that needed to be reconditioned on this vehicle. The tires were new, brakes were new, recent tune-up, no body damage, and it was just detailed. He had no answer.
Basically their "reconditioning costs" are thinly veiled profits centers. The buyer told me they could sell this vehicle for $18-19,000, which is a $6,000 profit for CarMax. On the call he was also mentioning things that my buddy only told the sales consultant, so we know they were in cahoots. The crazy thing is if they offered $1,000 more it would have been theirs that night. They were hoping my buddy was desperate enough to take their lowball offer and lost. I was skeptical about going to CarMax with good reason. This place is for people who need cash quick and don't mind selling for less than the value of their vehicle to just unload it. CarMax does not provide the "honest and fair" offers that they advertise. Rather than being taken by these shady people, my buddy decided to sell privately.
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#1 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: MsGem620 - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Monday, April 13, 2015POSTED: Monday, April 13, 2015
I live in Azusa, CA and I'm originally from Duarte, CA. I know that not far from the CarMax dealership that is in Duarte, CA, is the Mini Cooper dealership in Monrovia, CA. Why would your friend trade in or sell at CarMax of all places, when he has the option to trade in or sell to the Mini Cooper dealership? If he is trading in for a newer car, this would be the first place I would have gone. I would figure the Mini Cooper dealership would have more appreciation for the vehicles they sell and he could have gotten a better offer or a better deal. My sister owns a Mini Cooper and leased hers from the dealership in Monrovia. She says the people there are really good, so perhaps that would be an option if your friend hasn't sold the car, privately.
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Not so
AUTHOR: Steve - ()
SUBMITTED: Thursday, September 25, 2014POSTED: Thursday, September 25, 2014
I am a CarMax sales person in MD. While CarMax is not perfect I can tell you for a fact that the sales people have no input into the appraisal offer other then what they report on the computer. The appraisers get their information from the computer and do not have leaway in what they can offer. There is profit in flipping a car ofcourse but even a car with no issues goes through a basic process of inspections, cleaning an oil change and full tank of gas at minimum. Often cosmetic work and mechanical work is done as well. There are sales commisions to both buy a car and sell a car and numerous employees must be paid including buyers, business and service employees. Then there is overhead to run the facilities, advertising etc. There are costs in flipping the title when the car is bought as well as other expenses. Sure there is profit but not as much as you think.
#3 Author of original report
Still a Ripoff Bob
AUTHOR: Ripped Off - ()
SUBMITTED: Sunday, May 11, 2014POSTED: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Obviously it would be more satisfying to respond to someone who works for CarMax, or at least has first hand knowledge, but instead I will respond to Robert, the angry, and I suspect lonely, man who negatively commented on my post.
I will give you credit on your comment that my statement of $6,000 profit to CarMax was flawed. It would have been more accurate if I stated a "mark-up" rather than profit. What you did not read or seem to grasp was the offer from CarMax was way below the going rate for a "dealer trade-in" using several sources including Kelly Blue Book and Edmunds.com. CarMax has the same types of overhead and operating costs as other dealerships; yet they provided an offer lower than the current range for this vehicle.
Wondering why my friend would want to get rid of his car was an odd question. Being that we are now in 2014, and he has had this car since 2009, it is pretty self-explanatory given the technological advances in the automobile industry from year to year. Changing vehicles within 4-5 years is the norm. If you have the means, you might want to consider doing the same. Who knows, change might make you a happier person.
We walked into CarMax with full knowledge that the offer would be below the amount to sell privately. My friend was more than willing to take a hit for a few thousand rather than having to deal with selling on own. However, out of principal, the lowball offer from CarMax was rejected because it was not even in the range. An additional $1000 would have been on the low end, yet worth it not to deal with the hassle of selling privately. This requires carving time out of the day to meet with tons of lookiloos, hagglers, and I am sure a fair amount of genuinely odd people. Hopefully you are not in the market for a 2009 MINI Cooper Sport. Unless of course you are willing to pay the $30,000 you mentioned someone on the street would pay. If so, then it is all yours!
Your closing comment, "Oh and don't think that we don't know that you are actually the "friend" was confusing to me. Were you insinuating that this was my MINI all along? If so, that is another wrong assumption Bob. I am quite tall at 6'5…it is like crawling out of a clown car for me.
#4 Consumer Comment
No RipOff...
AUTHOR: Robert - ()
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 10, 2014POSTED: Saturday, May 10, 2014
There is no RipOff here.
First of all you try and come off and make it sound like they gave you the worst offer in the world. After all they only offered your friend $13,000. But the we get into the details about how bad this offer actually was. Where we find out if they only offered him $1000 more your friend would have taken it. So in your mind a difference of what amounts to about 8%, you are trying to make out as the worlds worst deal and how dare a company try and rip your friend off.
I asked him to tell me ONE item that needed to be reconditioned on this vehicle. The tires were new, brakes were new, recent tune-up, no body damage, and it was just detailed. He had no answer.
- Gee if your friend just put all of this money into it why in the world would he want to sell it?
I do like how you automatically assign how much profit a company can make. But I am going to figure that you are not a business major, and probably haven't worked a real job a single day in your life. After all, in your own computations if they bought the car for $13,000 and sold the car for $19,000 that is $6,000 in pure profit. Really? So I guess the salesman, and all of the staff work there for free? I guess the land that the building is on doesn't cost them a cent. I guess that the local utilities give them all of their electricty and water for free. I haven't even added in things such as insurance, taxes, or the dozens of other overhead costs that go into running a business.
Oh and of course this is assuming that they sell it for $19,000. What if they only sold it for $14,500? What if it took them 6 months to sell the car? How about this..what if they were only able to sell it for $12,000. Would you come and give them $1000 back so they don't loose money?
So I am glad your buddy is selling the car privatly. Perhaps after they finally sell it they will realize how it probably wasn't such a bad deal. Or should I guess that your buddy already sold the car. Where he didn't even have to place an ad, he just sold it for $30,000 to the first person he saw walking down the street.
Oh and don't think that we don't know that you are actually the "friend".
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Police today arrested a number of students, who were staging protests at several places in the city over leakage of EAMCET-2 test paper.
The students and their parents, who took to the streets due to fear of cancellation of EAMCET-2 paper, have been requesting Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao not to cancel the exam as it would cause further stress and pressure on them. On the other hand, the students' unions have demanded that Deputy Chief Minister in-charge f Education Kadiam Srihari and Health Minister Laxma Reddy own moral responsibility of EAMCET-2 paper leakage and resign from their posts. The students and their parents gathered at the Secretariat in the morning and raised slogans against leakage of EAMCET-2 paper. However, police intervened and forcibly dispersed them.
While leaving the spot, the students and their parents bemoaned that they were not being allowed into the Secretariat to narrate their woes to the government. From the Secretariat the agitators marched towards the Indira Park to continue their protest. However, the police arrested them at NTR Ghat and shifted them to the Gandhinagar police station. Several students' unions, including NSUI and ABVP made an attempt to stage a dharna at Ministers' Quarters, but the police prevented them. The situation turned out to be tense as police started preventing students entering into the Ministers Quarters at Jubilee Hills. The heated exchanges between the students leaders and police created ruckus at the Ministers' quarters. Students' unions raised slogans against the TRS government. (NSS)


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Arsenal 1-0 Swansea (FT)
Manchester United 1-0 West Ham (FT)
Chelsea 2-2 Southampton (FT)
WRAP: And so United go through to face Fulham in the next round. Both of tonight's favourites progress, but they were both made to work a lot harder than they would have liked. For Arsenal, Wilshere was immense, but the other bits of the jigsaw were frustratingly inconsistent at times. Wenger put Cazorla out wide to try to breathe some life into his flagging playmaker, but he was again well short of his best. Giroud had chances, but failed to convert; likewise Walcott. For United, Rooney was off-colour despite scoring, while Nani and Valencia continued their curious mid-season lulls. But Alex Buttner was excellent on the left, Jones and Smalling solid at the back, and Ryan Giggs - who will, quite ridiculously, be 40 this year - provided another masterclass in dynamic, intelligent midfield play. Most importantly, though, both United and Arsenal are through to round four in a couple of weekends time. Thanks for your company. Catch you later.
FULL-TIME Manchester United 1-0 West Ham
90+3 min Giggs on his own on the United left. Into the corner he goes, and... into the corner he stays.
90+1 min So, it looks like United may well hang on. Three minutes of injury time to be played.
89 min Scholes booked for a late tackle on Taylor. As a live blogger, I feel privileged to be blogging in the era of Scholes late tackles. We'll miss his late tackles when he finally hangs up his boots.
88 min Taylor with a free-kick from the left. Reid gets up at the back post, but is beaten in the air. United clear it long to Hernandez, who doesn't have enough support to do much.
86 min Hernandez has the ball in the net! Hernandez is offside. Let's all take a moment to pay homage to that first-time volleyed diagonal pass by Ryan Giggs, though. Sublime. The best pass on this ground since David Silva's filthy left-footer during the 6-1 just over a year ago.
85 min Rooney gets to the left byline, but sees his cross blocked by Diarra. Andre Villas-Boas must be loving the sight of Rooney slogging his guts out four days before a crucial Premier League game at White Hart Lane.
84 min "6ft 1in you may be, but you've added a bit of timber since the profile pic at the top of the page was taken," writes Bill Hargreaves. "Only way to improve FA Cup is giving me final tickets." Our dear, precious readers. Love you all equally.
83 min United continue to press. Buttner's cross is headed away by Diarra, who's had a good game so far.
81 min It's almost Van Persie time. Meanwhile, Elliot Lee is on for his West Ham debut. He's the son of Rob Lee, which is going to make all of us feel a bit old. He's replaced Vaz Te.
79 min MISSED PENALTY (Rooney)
Rooney puts the penalty well over the bar! Giggs won the penalty with a marvellous run on the edge of the area, before crossing the ball into the hand of Spence. West Ham protested mightily, but Phil Dowd remained unmoved, and all that remained was for Rooney to shake off his penalty hoodoo. At least, that was the plan.
78 min PENALTY TO MANCHESTER UNITED
77 min Meanwhile, Jordan Spence has been booked for something. Scholes comes on for Nani.
76 min It's finished at Stamford Bridge, where it's Chelsea 2-2 Southampton. You can hear the boos from your front room.
75 min Nolan booked for some horseplay with Smalling as they wait in the area for a throw to come in. West Ham work the ball through to Nolan, who slips it inside for Vaz Te, who can't get the ball out of his feet. He plays it left to Taylor, who smashes it first time into one of Old Trafford's many seating tiers.
74 min An email from Derek Reay.
I reckon the winners of the Cup should get three points awarded to thier respective league totals, this would make the 'big boys' give the competition the respect it deserves!
73 min Nolan and Vaz Te break, and West Ham are two on two! Nolan leaves it for Vaz Te, who plays the ball back to him. Nolan chooses not to shoot for a tight angle, and slips inside, only for Smalling to get a foot in just in time.
72 min Jaaskelainen slices a goal kick. Carrick's just given United a little more poise in the centre.
70 min Carrick plays the ball into Hernandez. Hernandez runs over the ball and lets it run through to Rooney, who plays the ball into his path - delightful stuff, that, but Tomkins can block.
68 min Giggs swings it over from the left. It's just out of the reach of everyone. Here are the line-ups as they stand:
Man Utd (4-4-1-1): Lindegaard; Rafael, Jones, Smalling, Buttner; Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Nani; Rooney; Hernandez.
Subs: Amos, Ferdinand, Welbeck, van Persie, Scholes, Kagawa.
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Jaaskelainen; Spence, Reid, Tomkins, Potts; O'Neil, Diarra; Taylor, Nolan, Collison; Vaz Te.
Subs: Spiegel, Nolan, Jarvis, Collison, Demel, Lletget, Lee.
66 min Jaaskelainen's at full stretch to deny Hernandez! Potts was robbed by Rafael at left-back, who slid the ball over for Hernandez. Reid got a crucial toe on the ball to glance it closer to goal, and Jaaskelainen just did enough. Carrick replaces Anderson for United.
65 min Taylor puts it over after another spell of West Ham pressure. Collison and Nolan replace Diame and Carlton Cole. I'll get you the teams in a bit.
64 min Nani crosses for Hernandez. Jaaskelainen does bravely, and well, to pinch the ball off his toes.
63 min And United are camped in the West Ham half. Anderson tries to shoot left-footed from 20 yards, but slices it wide. Minutes earlier, Taylor wasted a superb chance for West Ham, rolling the ball across the six yard box when he had options in the area.
FULL-TIME Arsenal 1-0 Swansea And that's it! A late goal settles it in Arsenal's favour, with the plaudits deservedly going to Jack Wilshere. But there's not a second to lose, because we're going straight to Old Trafford, where there's still half an hour to go...
90+3 min Giroud wins a corner on the right byline, and that should more or less be it for Swansea.
90+2 min Arsenal win the ball back, and Wilshere can break with four on three. Out it goes to Cazorla on the left, who comes back inside and smashes a shot from the edge of the area that disappears into the rows of red seats.
90+1 min Just keep ball for Arsenal now. Three minutes of injury time to be played.
90 min Southampton have equalised! Jason Puncheon! Chelsea 2-2 Southampton now. Pep out!
88 min Ki tries to play it through for Routledge, but it's far too strong. Swansea piling numbers forward now after spending 86 minutes on the back foot.
86 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Swansea (Wilshere)
Finally! If you want a job done, do it yourself! Wilshere's been Arsenal's outstanding player this evening, and this was a super shot to cap a fine move. Cazorla played the ball forward, Giroud laid it off first time with a lovely flick of the left foot, and Wilshere simply smashed it past Vorm from about 18 yards.
85 min Mertesacker's header! Cleared off the line by Tiendelli! GIROUD'S SHOT! Cleared off the line by Tiendelli!
84 min Walcott with a low shot! Saved by Vorm with his legs! Sagna follows up with a teasing cross to the back post, only for Vorm to tip it out for a corner.
83 min Ramsey replaces Diaby for Arsenal. Wenger possibly keeping a couple of substitutions up his sleeve for extra time.
82 min Sagna's cross hits the inside of the post! The slightest contact from Walcott four yards out and that would have been in; instead, both he and Vorm watched the ball knock against the post and fall kindly for Vorm. Could be a cracking finale, this.
81 min Chico Flores hits the side netting with a header from the corner! Shocking marking from Arsenal; nobody tracked Chico Flores' run to the near post.
80 min And now Szczesny has to make a low save! Ki with the left-footed shot, and Szczesny had to dive to his left to tip it wide. Strictly speaking, he didn't have to as it was going wide, but he was better to be safe.
79 min Giroud from 12 yards! Saved by Vorm! How many chances are Arsenal going to need? Michu replaced Graham, by the way.
77 min Wilshere tries a backheel through to Giroud that gets intercepted. Had that come off the heel of anyone but Wilshere, you sense the home fans might have rushed the pitch and lynched the perpetrator. Jack's allowed a liberty or two. That's another, a poor corner cleared at the near post.
75 min And Rickie Lambert has pulled a goal back for Southampton! Is a bad day for Roman Abramovich about to get worse? It's Chelsea 2-1 Southampton.
73 min Insert your own caption here. Actually, don't.
72 min Wilshere shoots from 18 yards! Just over. Swansea have, by and large, managed to restrict Arsenal to shots from that sort of 16-20 yard range. Which is not to say Arsenal shouldn't be 2-0 or 3-0 up by now, because they should. But Swansea have done a very good job so far tonight.
71 min It's Michu time! It soon will be, anyway. He's getting ready to come on.
69 min Giroud has another go! Cazorla plays the ball into him, Giroud turns and shrugs off Chco Flores, and tries to curl the ball straight at Vorm. Well, even if he didn't, that's exactly what happened.
67 min Walcott gets to the right byline and tries to stand up a cross. Vorm leaps and plucks it out of the air. If ever a game was calling out for the seasoned toes of Michu, it's this.
65 min Half-time at Old Trafford and it's still 1-0 to Manchester United. Jussi Jaaskelainen having a good game.
63 min Arsenal want a penalty and a red card! Wilshere has a shot saved by Vorm, Walcott's follow-up volley from six yards hits Graham in the chest - a superb block, that - and Arsenal howl immediately for handball. That's an excellent decision from Mark Clattenburg, though, and Walcott really should have scored anyway. And from the corner, Vermaelen's header is cleared off the line by Britton! Swansea hanging on by fingernails.
62 min Wilshere has a shot deflected behind by Chico Flores! Swansea are having virtually no success at all in stopping Wilshere making those surging runs through the centre. This one came after a fine tackle by Coquelin.
61 min And Swansea make their second change, Ki Sung-Yueng coming on for de Guzman.
59 min Giroud glances a header inches wide from a Walcott corner! Arsenal getting closer and closer and closer. Hernandez comes on, replacing Agustien.
58 min Henry Winter: choughed with this effort.
56 min The corner is taken short, and thanks to the tenacity of Wilshere, who's having another blockbuster tonight, it doesn't make it to the edge of the area. Arsenal break with Giroud down the left, who tries to cross it low for Walcott. Put out for a corner.
55 min Pablo Hernandez is getting ready to come on. Routledge wins a corner off Sagna. Meanwhile, some breaking Swansea-related news from John Percy:
The fact that a player could ever play for both Swansea and Stoke frankly baffles me.
53 min Graham is away! Swansea have two on two here. Graham goes down the left and tries to float it over for de Guzman, but the cross is wayward. Graham holds his head in his hands.
52 min I've been casting occasional glances over to the Manchester United v West Ham match over on ITV throughout, and that's the first time I've glimpsed the ball in the United half. Still only 1-0, though.
50 min Wilshere with another incisive run. Out to Cazorla. Back in on his right foot for the shot, and it's a zinger, only just over the bar with Vorm an anxious spectator.
49 min Walcott is away! Just the keeper to beat! Oh, he's put it wide! A wonderful diagonal ball from Diaby to set him away, and Walcott was well clear of Chico Flores, who just gave him a little shove in the back as he tried to make up the ground. Walcott tried to dink it over Vorm and into the opposite corner, and it just dribbled a foot wide.
47 min Lots of people on Twitter complaining what an awful game it's been. I think it's been all right, actually. And even if you think it is a bit dull, you can't blame Arsenal. Swansea are playing in a very tight shell.
20.33 We're off and running again. And a second goal at Stamford Bridge. Eden Hazard. It's Chelsea 2-0 Southampton.
20.32 How would Robert Dawson improve the FA Cup?
Make it an open - like tennis or golf - see if Barcelona or Bayern Munich or Celtic and Rangers fancy chancing their arm. And bring back endless replays. Oh to see a United or a Chelsea playing five replays as well as Champions league knock-out and a full league programme.
Didn't Rangers use to play in the FA Cup? Have I just imagined that?
20.30 Still 1-0 in both of the other games. Steven Davis has had a very good chance to equalise for Southampton, though.
HALF-TIME Arsenal 0-0 Swansea And it was very nearly a goal for Vermaelen! Chico Flores headed the corner straight at Mertesacker. It came to Vermaelen six yards out, who turned and shot low, but too close to Vorm. And that's half-time.
45+1 min Giroud squirms clear of Bartley, who puts it out for a corner. This will be the last action of the half.
45 min "If Guardiola leaves Bayern for Newcastle, will the Bavarians say 'Auf Wiedersehn, Pep'?" asks MC Kenna. I daresay an imaginative headline-writer is wheeling that line out now. One minute of injury time to be played.
44 min And Wayne Rooney has scored for United, bundling the ball into an empty net after Hernandez had burst clear and squared the ball to him. It's Manchester United 1-0 West Ham.
42 min Demba Ba has made it Chelsea 1-0 Southampton at the Bridge. Meanwhile, Arsenal work the ball beautifully around the angles before Cazorla tries to play the ball through for Walcott, Giroud runs straight over it, and it rolls into the hands of Vorm. The first little rumblings of discontent around the Emirates.
40 min "Featureless expression?" asks Martin Owen-Jones. "Surely expressionless features. He has features, I take it." You say potato, I say po-tah-to. We can't both be right.
39 min Walcott has a shot blocked by Bartley after a strong run from Wilshere. A few seconds later, Wilshere tries to clip it into Giroud at the back post, but Richards does brilliant to poke the ball out for a corner.
38 min Patrick Murray has a rules query.
If its a draw, will it come down to whose manager's coat is puffier?
37 min Wilshere's run is stopped by Agustien. Chico Flores plays the ball out of defence and sprints forward to join the attack, but Swansea can't hold onto it.
35 min Vermaelen with another last-ditch challenge! Sumptuous ball over the top from De Guzman to Dyer, who was just about to pull the trigger. The corner goes short from De Guzman to Routledge back to De Guzman, whose cross for Bartley is just too high.
33 min Coquelin plays a simple pass to Gibbs, who miscontrols. Throw-in to Swansea. Still goalless at Stamford Bridge, too.
32 min Here's Michael Laudrup in whatever mood you want to project on his fairly featureless expression.
30 min Dicey stuff by Tiendalli in his own left corner, but Swansea do well to finagle their way out of a tight spot. Ah, the players are in the tunnel at Old Trafford. An 8.05pm kick-off there, delayed due to the antics of Kevin Webster on Coronation Street.
27 min De Guzman's down clutching his face after clashing with Diaby. To be fair to Swansea, they're not howling for a card or anything. Diaby just caught De Guzman's right eye with his hand as he shielded the ball. De Guzman's fine.
25 min Bartley heads against the bar! A wonderful cross from the left by Routledge, and Bartley snuck in between two defenders to glance it at goal. Szczesny was well beaten there. Best chance so far.
23 min After that shaky start, Swansea have just settled into the game. Dyer chases an apparent lost cause down the Swansea right and just about keeps the ball in. Graham almost gets on the end of it, but Sagna clears.
21 min Vermaelen smashes the free-kick left-footed. It flies over the bar, but Mark Clattenburg signals for a corner. This is brilliantly headed away by Chico Flores.
20 min Theo Walcott trips over his own feet in the penalty area and gets a free-kick on the very edge of the box. To be fair, there was a little contact with Tiendalli, but he was a couple of steps down the road before he started to fall.
19 min First half chance for Swansea, but Graham drags it well wide.
17 min Wilshere arrows through the Swansea defence and powers to the edge of the area. He slips it to Diaby with the outside of his left foot, and Diaby's left-footed shot is blocked well by Bartley.
15 min Dyer's shot is brilliantly blocked by Vermaelen! Finally Swansea can string some passes together, and it was Dyer who orchestrated and almost finished that move, combining well with Tiendalli on the left and shooting first time from about 16 yards.
14 min Cazorla's ball is just behind Giroud. Otherwise, Giroud would have been in on goal. Tiendalli clears.
12 min Coquelin's through ball goes astray, and Swansea clear in the direction of De Guzman. It's a high ball. De Guzman is a short man. I know this because I have stood next to him. For reference, I'm 6ft 1in.
Anyway, suffice to say De Guzman does not win the header.
10 min Walcott gets the ball caught in his feet, and Routledge can come away with it. Does Walcott chase back to get the ball back? He does not. Instead, he just sort of mopes around the halfway line before Danny Graham retreats with the ball, allowing him to wave a half-hearted foot at it. Walcott is a fine player, but I can't help feeling part of the reason he wants to play as striker is so he can get off defending.
9 min He's at the game.
8 min Coquelin tries to float it into the back post, where Walcott is completely unmarked and in space. The cross is too strong, andn it goes straight out for a goal kick, but Arsenal are finding so much space in between the Swansea lines at the moment. Swansea are getting cut open like cheese fondue here.
6 min Arsenal have started brightly, and there's another good chance for Giroud from a narrowing angle. It's on his weaker right foot - although the uncharitable might point out that with Giroud, all things are relative - and he smashes it into the side netting.
4 min Coquelin, playing a more Wilshere-y role tonight, surges into the area and tries to play it through to Walcott. The ball comes off Bartley and falls at the feet of Giroud about 14 yards out. He then tries to back-heel it to Cazorla, and misses by miles. Giroud gets his first groan from the home fans. Who had four minutes in the sweepstake?
2 min Bartley with a poor pass in his own half, putting Giroud straight in. He slips the ball to Walcott, who turns and tries to play in Cazorla. Richards does well, getting a foot in to clear. Ashley Williams is absent tonight, by the way, as his wife's about to give birth.
19.30 Right, we're all set. Early kick-off tonight, as Arsene Wenger wants to be home in time for Mock The Week.
19.28 Jon Champion is in the hotseat for ESPN tonight. He manages to get through his first 30 seconds of commentary without calling anyone a cheat. Anyone would think this was some sort of established professional who possesses - gasp - more than a little knowledge of the game! His bosses might like to take note.
19.20 I was going to tell you the rules, but Michael Laudrup's just saved me a job in his interview with ESPN. Here, courtesy of Michael Laudrup, are tonight's rules.
There is no second replay. It will be 90 minutes, or 120 minutes, or penalties. It will have a winner and a loser today.
Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, is explaining his team selection.
You have to combine two things: having a competitive team and not overloading the players. We didn't see any sign of fatigue in training yesterday. It's more about recovering from the disappointment of defeat. Confidence comes from results. Sometimes it takes us time to get into the game at home. The higher you go up top level sport, the more it is mental.
19.15 Here are some of the Swansea team arriving at the Emirates tonight. Notice the Arsenal mascot greeting them off the bus. First standing in the centre circle for the one minute's silence, now this. Is there any sacrosanct football tableau that Gunnersaurus Rex is not prepared to desecrate?
19.00 Hello, everyone. As the FA celebrates its 150th birthday today, the third and easily the most fun round of its most important competition draws to a close with tonight's replays. We're at the Emirates tonight, so to speak, but we've also got Firefox tabs open at Manchester United v West Ham and Chelsea v Southampton in the Premier League.
Arsenal were a little unlucky in the original game at the Liberty Stadium, if you ask me. They missed a hatful of chances before equalising, and could even have snatched the game after Danny Graham's late equaliser. Much of this, naturally, was swept up in the general 'woe is Arsenal' tide, but Swansea have developing a habit of punching well above their shots-on-goal ratio. Rafael Benitez's Chelsea can testify to that.
So Arsenal will need to be very, very careful tonight. It's telling that neither ITV nor ESPN felt confident enough about their chances to buy up what would be an enticing fourth-round tie against Brighton. Both broadcasters clearly decided there was a significant chance they were going to end up showing Brighton v Swansea on a Saturday lunchtime.
The teams are out, and they're interesting; Arsenal look like they may be playing two up front, or possibly Cazorla out wide, and it's a strong team. Possibly stronger than Swansea, who rest Ki, Hernandez, Davies and top scorer Michu and give a start to Danny Graham. Plenty of discuss, and if you stay tuned we may even end up discussing some of it.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs; Diaby, Coquelin; Walcott, Wilshere, Cazorla; Giroud.
Subs: Mannone, Jenkinson, Santos, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin, Podolski.
Swansea (4-2-3-1): Vorm; Richards, Chico Flores, Bartley, Tiendalli; Britton, Agustien; Routledge, de Guzman, Dyer; Graham.
Subs: Tremmel, Monk, Davies, Ki, Shechter, Hernandez, Michu.
One other thought: 150 years is not bad going at all. Just consider: if the FA were a player, Arsene Wenger would have deemed it too old to sign in about 1891.


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Experience matters in solving nation's problems, Senate hopeful says in Des Moines
'Business guy' Jacobs releases poll indicating he leads other GOP candidates
The thing voters need to know about Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mark Jacobs is that he's a "business guy," not a politician.
And he's not too impressed with the politicians. Instead of getting solutions from elected leaders in Washington, Jacobs told the Des Moines Conservative Breakfast Club Tuesday, "We see bitter partisanship, bickering, finger-pointing, name-calling."
Iowans deserve better, said Jacobs, who released a poll Monday showing he has a lead over five other candidates for the GOP nomination as well as a statistically insignificant lead over U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democratic candidate for the seat now held by Sen. Tom Harkin.
He's running, Jacobs said, because he's afraid the nation is on the wrong track.
"When I see a statistic like the fact that the number of families required to live on food stamps has nearly doubled in the past five years that is a clear sign to me that that opportunity to live the American Dream and the opportunity to be self-sufficient is not working for a lot of American families," he said.
Iowans deserve a senator who can be part of the solution, Jacobs said. That's where his "business guy" experience comes in.
Jacobs is the retired CEO of Reliant Energy, a Texas-based company that was under federal investigation and on the brink of bankruptcy when he took over.
He approached the jobs with two principles: He would not agree to a short-term solution and would not cede control of the company to the banks.
"I listened to them. I worked with them. I built personal relationships and worked to understand their concerns," he said. Ultimately, they were able to come up with a plan to repay about $8 billion in debt and save thousands of jobs.
That experience demonstrates he has the leadership, experience and ability to bring people together that is missing in Washington, Jacobs said.
He acknowledged it's harder to work with people who have different political perspectives.
"The real art of leadership is knowing how to work with people who have different points of view and still getting achieved what you want to get done consistent with your principles," Jacobs said.
One of the challenges he wants to tackle as a senator is the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the reform of health care. His opponents accuse him of not wanting to repeal the ACA – Obamacare. Tuesday, Jacobs called that the first step in health care reform.
Obamacare, he said, isn't doing anything to address the rising cost of health care for individuals. Many employees are seeing their share of health care insurance costs increase."That's the core problem," Jacobs said. "That puts a tremendous strain on families. That puts a big strain on the federal government given that our federal government spends nearly $1 trillion a year on health-care related expenditures."
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We were in New York City for a few days during the Thanksgiving week and had a fabulous time. We stayed with a good friend of ours who lives near Wall Street. We have visited the city many times and I always like to do some new things besides seeing my favorite places.
On Sunday, we woke up to beautiful sunny skies and decided to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I always wanted to go to Ellis Island in past trips but never seemed to make it over. Due to our friend's location Battery Park (where the boats leaves) was only a few blocks away making it convenient this time. The boat leaves every half an hour so we headed out in the morning. The fare includes a stop at Statue of Liberty (we choose not to get off) and went directly to Ellis Island.
We had read all about the High Line so we wanted to experience the
urban stroll on the path that has been created over old rail line tracks. It's elevated above the streets and starts in the meatpacking district in the West Village. It got crowded in some sections so you shouldn't be in a hurry – you need to go with the flow. I overheard someone say there wasn't much here so it appears that some may not appreciate what has been created here. We thought this was a special place to take a stroll, people watch, admire the architecture, vegetation and views that the High Line provides.
Staying so close to the Southport TKTS we purchased our Broadway tickets for 50% off for the Adams Family. You have to buy your tickets on the day you want to attend the show. Important note is that not all shows are available (e.g. Book of Mormon will not be sold here) and you don't get to choose where you sit. The nice thing about this location rather than the one in Times Square is that the line is shorter and it opens at 11am.
I was really happy when I discovered we had seats in the 3rd row for the Adam's Family. Enjoyed seeing Brooke Shields as Morticia. I grew up watching this show so it was a good choice for us. All the actors were excellent but especially Jim Rees who played Gomez, Brad Oscar who was Uncle Fester (we also saw him in the Producers on a previous trip) and Rachel Potter as Wednesday really stood out in their performances. I highly recommend seeing this show before it closes on Dec. 31.
At the end of the performance, the cast was raising funds for a non-profit cancer organization (I can't recall the name) but it was a good cause and
they had autographed playbills, posters, CD, and a ring that Brooke was wearing was auctioned off. The bid started at $50 and then the bidding got lively with it rising to $200, then up $500, a bidding war got heated and the audience was amazed to see the numbers going up. The winning bid ended at $1500. It was fun to watch and I had not seen this done on Broadway before so I applaud the cast for being creative and supporting a charity that was closed to their hearts. I happily contributed to their efforts but did not get the ring. Wink.
Bryant Park (behind NY Public Library) has a nice ice skating rink. It seems a bit bigger than the one in Rockerfeller Center and the great thing is that it's free if you bring your own ice skates. You can rent ice skates for $13.
Went to see the Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim Museums to see the new exhibits. Good choices for the two raining days we had in our short visit. Central Park was always nice to visit and although I heard they lost many trees in the part they still have quite a few left. I was hoping we could catch the floats being inflated near Central Park but it just didn't work out. Next time.
We spent Thanksgiving day on Long Island so took the LIRR train out of Penn Station in the morning. It was absolutely sunny for the next four days on Long Island. How lucky we were to have great weather and for all those who came to see the Macy's Parade this year! I had seen the parade in person before so I know the thrill of seeing it with sunny weather.
Restaurants we enjoyed on this trip:
Il Cortine in Little Italy: good Italian food here- fresh made pasta and wonderful antipasto dishes.
Via Quandrono in Upper West side – Stopped in for a Macciato coffee drink to warm up – cute place. I plan to come back for lunch next time.
Delmonico's-Financial District - great dinner and service at one of the oldest steakhouse restaurants in the city. This is where Baked Alaska and Chicken Ala King was invented. Both delicious.
Tout va Bien in Theater district – This was five blocks away from the theater where Adams Family was performing. The food was good and the service was fast. They have an inexpensive pre-fixed menu here. We got here for an early dinner so it wasn't yet crowded. This was a good thing because the tables are closed to each other and you have to squeeze in and out from table.
ONIEALS in Soho – We enjoyed a nice dinner at one of the oldest bars in the city. This place goes back to the prohibition era where there used to be a tunnel from the Police Department across the street that went to their wine cellar. The wood carved ceilings were imported from Italy. If you are a Sex in the City fan, this was where they filmed Steve and Aidan's bar.
Butter in the Nolita neighborhood – Dinner was great. Service and food was good in this trendy place.
Adrienne's Pizza in financial district – good pan pizza with thin crust.
Trumpets on the Water – East Port (about ½ hour drive from South Hampton, Long Island) – This was a hidden gem. You drive down a rural street and we weren't expecting much but discovered a restaurant that was once a home and has a beautiful water view of Great Southbay. We arrived at sunset and it was just a beautiful and romantic place. The restaurant European interior was all decorated for the holidays. We enjoyed a great dinner and excellent service. They serve continental food.
Tip: Somehow I discovered Savored www.savored.com which is a program that saves 30% from your bill at selected restaurants in New York City. You pay $10 to make reservations. They have over 200 restaurants to choose from. We used this program for three restaurants and it was easy to use. Great savings. Bon appétit!
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We were in New York City for a few days during the Thanksgiving week and had a fabulous time. We stayed with a good friend of ours who lives near Wall Street. We have visited the city many times and I always like to do some new things besides seeing my favorite places.
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Nice report portobello..
We are going again to NYC this week.
I was thinking of Tout va Vien for pretheater.
Thanks for the info.
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It sounds like a great trip. Thanks for all the details.
I wasn't really that interested in seeing the Addams Family until Brooke Shields joined the cast. I'm glad you got a chance to see her.
The charity is Broadway Cares -
Sounds like staying near South Street Seaport worked well for you, especially the proximity to that TKTS booth.
Enjoyed reading about your trip
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Sounds like a great trip. Glad you enjoyed it.
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He li Gong (合力弓, lit. 'Combined power bow', in context it means 'Bow adjusted to the strength of its user')
|Bow and arrow, possibly He Li Gong, from 'Lian Bing Za Ji (《練兵雜紀》)'.
Note that He Li Gong might be a general term to describe any bow with considerate power, and does not refer to a specific bow type.
Xiao Shao Gong (小稍弓, small siyah bow)
|Drawing of a Xiao Shao Gong (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.
Kai Yuan Gong (開元弓, lit. 'New era bow')
|Drawing of a Kai Yuan Gong (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.
Xi Fan Mu Gong (西番木弓, lit. 'Wooden bow of the Western Barbarian')
|Drawing of a Xi Fan Mu Gong, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.
Tai Ping Zhai Gong (太平寨弓, lit. 'Bow of Taipingzhai*')
|Drawing of a Tai Ping Zhai Gong, from 'Wu Bei Yao Lue (《武備要略》)'.
*Note: Taipingzhai (太平寨) is a garrison in Tianjin that is part of the Great Wall of China.
Da Shao Gong (大弰弓, large siyah bow)
|Drawing of a Da Shao Gong (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Yao Lue (《武備要略》)'.
Some speculate Da Shao Gong to be simply another name for Kai Yuan Gong, while others consider it a transitional design that gradually evolved into the Manchu bow.
|Qing period photo of a Buryat archer holding a bow that closely resemble Da Shao Gong.
Tong Yong Gong (通用弓, general purpose bow)
|Drawing of a Tong Yong Gong (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Yao Lue (《武備要略》)'.
Other mention only bows
- Ning Bo Gong (寧波弓, lit. 'Bow of Ningbo'): Probably a bow manufactured from Ningbo.
- Chen Zhou Gong (陳州弓, lit. 'Bow of Chenzhou'): Bow manufactured from Henan.
- He Zhu Gong (合竹弓, lit. 'Combined bamboo bow'): Bow made of lacquered laminated bamboo, similar to some Yumi (弓). Said to be very weather resistant but cannot propel an arrow very far.
- Sheng Qi Xia Mian Zhi Gong (生漆下靣之弓, lit. 'Bow with lacquered back'): Bows manufactured from Guangdong and Guangxi. Said to have sturdy, round shaped limbs that are very weather resistant, but suffer from low power and short range.


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Where cold gales blast over screaming drifts of snow, red, numb mouths long for food that's rich and warm. A steaming bowl of boiled, corned beef and vegetables lights tired eyes and reminds us of the day when the sun will come to melt the ice away. Corned beef is among the staple meats: it can mix with anything you choose. Long have we selected cabbage, carrots, turnip, onions, and potatoes. These steps will help you make it well.
- 1 corned beef brisket
- 1 flavor packet (or small bottle) of pickling spice
- 8 to 10 carrots peeled and cut into 2" sections
- 8 medium-sized potatoes cut into 4 pieces
- 1 turnip cut into approximately 1 1⁄2 inch (3.8 cm) chunks (don't be too fussy)
- 8 2" diameter onions peeled and cut in half from stem to root.
- 1 head cabbage sliced in half then each half cut into 4 even pieces
Boiling the Beef
1Submerge the corned beef brisket in a large pot of boiling water boil five hours before you plan to eat; add any included flavoring pack or pickling spice.[1]
- If your brisket came without a flavoring packet, then you can make your own. Tie four bay leaves, one tablespoon of coriander seeds, one tablespoon whole mustard seeds, and one tablespoon of whole black peppercorns up in a cheesecloth and add it to the boiling water.[2]
- You can also add a pint of Guinness to give your corned beef a creamy kick.[3]
2Add water to the pot to keep beef covered: boiling water evaporates.
3While boiling the beef, peel and cut the vegetables into large chunks, which you will add to the boiling water after the beef has cooked.
4After 3 1/2 hours of cooking the beef, add the carrots and turnips. At 3 3/4 hours, add the onions and potatoes. At 4 hours, add the cabbage.
Cutting the Beef
1Ladle out the cabbage when it is tender and separate the vegetables in a pan. Carefully move the meat from the water to a cutting board. Keep the juice-the water the beef has been boiling in-hot for serving.
2Let the corned beef cool for about 15 to 20 minutes. Scrape the fat from the meat with a knife or spoon.
3Cutting across the grain, slice the meat into 1-inch thick pieces.
4Spoon some of each vegetable into a large soup bowl. Lay a slice of corned beef on top of the vegetables and pour in about 1/4 cup of the juice.
Ideas for Using the Boiled Corned Beef
1Make your corned beef into hash and get ready for some serious flavor. Corned Beef hash is a traditional Irish dish that can be both breakfast and dinner.
2Spice up your corned beef hash by making baked eggs in hash nests. Breakfast guests will admire your ingenuity.
3Get traditional by making a New England boiled dinner. Nothing is quite as warming on a freezing day as salty boiled veggies and corned beef.
4Make your corned beef into a pie. Making a pie is a great way to transform left over corned beef into something entirely new.
5Try something totally different by making Scotch eggs covered in corned beef. Scotch eggs are a traditional yet intriguing and delicious British dish.
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- Be sure to keep enough water in the pot while cooking.
- Do not shorten the cooking time. When meat is cooked long enough it is tender and delicious.
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Yes, I know it's August but that's the time I begin creating Christmas ornaments here. I've already added a new design for 2016 – the chilly owl. He's named the Chilly Owl because my oldest daughter said he looked cold so we decided to add a scarf to warm him up.
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I had the most misarable 2 days of my life sleeping on different airports because surprise, surprise, TAP were late again.
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- Released: Jul 13, 2010
- Sound: 9
- Lyrics: 10
- Overall Impression: 9
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Sound — 9
You can probably guess what you're going to get with this record. Sting, backed with an orchestra. But, here's the interesting bit, it's not as you'd expect. Not at all. If most artists did this, they'd select all their most well-known songs (like a greatest hits) and say "Yeah, they'll do" - record them exactly as they were originally, but with an orchestra stuck behind them. But Sting isn't most artists. Most artists would have the stings simply bowing some dull collective chord behind your standard band. The rest of the orchestra being used, maybe once in a blue moon. But Sting isn't most artists.
On this CD, Sting has selected a number of tracks that most casual listeners will have never heard of. He opens the album with Next To You - a song that was a punky-rock number back in his Police days. Surprisingly, it still retains the fire and energy that it originally showcased - even though arranged to have the heafty string, brass and percussion sections behind it. Sting then moves through a couple more of his more well-known numbers; Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - which feels as though it was built for an orchestra - and Englishman In New York. The latter remains largely unchanged, with the exception of minor structure changes - nothing major. It does, however, sound gorgeous in how it's played.
There is then two more lesser-known songs. I Hung My Head, a song played gracefully, happily - though with rather dark lyrics. To say it was originally classed as quite a country song, the working into an orchestral piece works quite well. Odd time signature to it - see if you can work it out. It's followed by You Will Be My Ain True Love. The Irish/Celtic nature of this song, that serenity and essential Celtic feel that the song provides, is almost spoiled by a fanfare-styled introduction, complete with heafty brass/percussion lines. The song does come into it's own after this, just. That lone violin, playing along with the vocals just sounds beautiful.
Next comes two more songs, both of which are relatively well-known within Sting's career. Roxanne, again, has been pulled and toyed with to create something new. As epic and grand as it is, it doesn't quite feel right - when you have the original version playing in your head, I mean. The way it was intended had that raw energy that went with it, as opposed to the emotion that went into this version. The former, I dunno. As I said, it just feels right. This is followed up by When We Dance - a song which is again, relatively unchanged (the original studio recording used almost the same instrumentation).
The rest of the songs are all lesser known numbers from Sting's back-catalogue. The End Of The Game, which remains to be one of the less interesting songs on the album. As grand and up-beat as it comes accross, it just doesn't stand up to the rest. It too has some Celtic influence thrown in there - I swear I can hear some reference to Everybody Laughed But You in the background? Maybe that's just me. I Burn For You (my favourite from this release), We Work The Black Seam (a track that I was very unsure of at first - but it did grow on me. Same structure, but feels a lot grander than when released on Dream of The Blue Turtles), She's Too Good For Me (immensely better than the original version, I think - there's such a great energy to it!) and The Pirates Bride finish up the album. The last track finishes the album on a beautful note, if not leaving you wanting a little more.
Lyrics — 10
I'm not quite sure why, but Stings vocals don't feel as powerful as they usually do on his studio recordings. They sound more 'live' - I think Sting fans will know what I mean. As great as his vocals are, and they are, he always leaves them a little too loose/free when singing live (stopping a word too early etc.), and that's how it feel on here. I think that's just his way of emphasising how he feels about the lyrics while performing them. Be that the case, then that really shows through on We Work The Black Seam - a song about the miners' strikes in Sting's native Newcastle. You can tell that he's passionate about that subject. The backing vocalist(s) that Sting has with him on this are brilliant too. Perfect harmonies throughout. Wonderfully performed on The Pirate's Bride and You Will By My Ain True Love.
When talking about the lyrics, if you've not heard/read Sting's lyrics, or only heard Every Breath You Take, Sting is one of the greatest storytellers/poets of our age. His lyrics in I Hung My Head (depicting a man who has accidentally shoots someone and, as a result, ends up facing death), I Burn For You (the story of someone yearning for somebody else), The End Of The Game (a story of a fox outrunning it's persuers) and The Pirate's Bride all tell storys in such a way, most of today's great novelists/poets would easily be jealous.
Overall Impression — 9
The album moves from mood to mood with relative ease, showing such beauty within the music whilst doing so. As I have stated, the album has it's slightly disappointing parts, but that doesn't take you away from what Sting has achieved on this release. Will you like it? It's hard to say. Sting has his rock fans, his jazz fans, his general fans, and now his classical fans, I guess. I wouldn't get your hopes up if you were strictly into having fun with his music - like with The Police or his more up-beat solo songs. If you're looking to chill out to his music, then I reckon this is perfect for you. If you're a general fan, then I know you're going to buy this - that's what fans do, isn't it? I'll allow you to decide yourselves.


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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart took the top spot for 2010. He's joined in the top ten by a few tech luminaries. Bill Gates scored surprisingly high at number two on the list–interesting given the fact that he is no longer in charge of the software empire he helped build, instead turning his full-time attention to the charitable works of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg came in at number three. The combination of a wildly popular social network and a successful–if unflattering–hit movie based on your life is pretty hard to beat.
Steve Jobs came in at number four–a fact that he's most likely rubbing in the face of RIM and Google's Android team, as we speak.
Rapper Kayne West rounded out the top five, which surely means that'll we'll be seeing a lot more dudes running our with their bottom teeth replaced with diamonds.
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Well I just wanted to give everyone a range report from today. I took my Ruger to the range with a box of Federal Fusion 95gr and Hornady SST 95gr and sighted the gun in. I had the gun shooting MOA in the bull within 13 rounds, could have done it in 3 fewer rounds except I adjusted the scope the wrong way for one 3-shot group. I shot from a Caldwell Lead Sled just to get the scope sighted in so that I could take away as much of the human element as possible.
After that, there was no need for the lead sled. This thing recoils like a .223. I suppose part of it is the fact that it's a fairly heft little rifle. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. No punishment at all. I burned through a box of shells a lot faster than I would have thought using a single shot rifle! Then I was on to my next box for more fun. I left a few rounds in the Hornady box to use for deer season next month. I did note that there was some very minor vertical stringing of the shots, but they were all easily within 1.25" at 100 yards. Considering that my Browning A-Bolt 270 won't group half that good, I was still tickled pink. It's not a target rifle so I'm more than happy with the results. Looking forward to a lot of years of fun from this rifle. Now I'll have to start collecting the appropriate reloading components.
Exhibition quality 1911 grips!
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