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Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Entrega)
Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 09/01/2007, Docket: CP06-354-002, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 235 Original Sheet No. 235 : Effective
20. QUALITY OF GAS (Contd.)
Shipper agrees to supply or cause its designee to supply to
Transporter upon demand, at any time and from time-to-time, a
sample of liquids removed from the Gas stream at any Receipt
Point, whether removed by a coalescer or otherwise, for analysis
at a laboratory of Transporter's choosing. If at any time PCBs or
any other toxic substances or chemicals that Transporter deems
hazardous and/or in any way unsafe for transportation are found in
the liquid samples supplied to Transporter by Shipper, Transporter
may in its sole discretion immediately cease the receipt of such
Gas and any associated liquids through its facilities. Upon proof
that such toxic or hazardous substances are no longer present at
levels deemed unsafe by Transporter, Transporter shall restore
service to Shipper at the affected Receipt Point.
A. Waiver of Quality Specifications. Transporter, in its
reasonable discretion and judgment, may waive, on a non-
discriminatory basis, the Gas quality specifications at any
receipt point to accept Gas that does not conform to the
quality specifications set forth in this section, if
Transporter determines that such acceptance will not
interfere with Transporter's ability to: (1) maintain
prudent and safe operation of part or all of Transporter's
pipeline System, (2) ensure that such Gas does not adversely
affect Transporter's ability to provide service to others,
and (3) ensure that such Gas does not adversely affect
Transporter's ability to tender Gas for delivery to a
downstream pipeline or end-user.


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Subject: [PATCH 0/22] Immutable biovecs, block layer changes
Newsgroups: gmane.linux.kernel.device-mapper.devel
Date: Wednesday 7th August 2013 21:54:09 UTC (over 4 years ago)
Jens - here's the immutable biovec patch series. I'd really like to get this stuff into 3.12 if at all possible, and I think this series ought to be ready - and, the dio rewrite and various other fun stuff is gated on this stuff. Not much in these patches has changed over the past six months or so, besides rebasing. The first two patches are new, but pretty trivial. Testing wise - I've exercised the core changes pretty thoroughly with bcache, but the driver changes are pretty hard for me to test - even if I managed to get test environments rigged up for everything, I wouldn't trust myself to get useful code coverage - so this is going to need help from the various driver maintainers testing wise. Fortunately, most of the driver changes are pretty mechanical. I _did_ test the md changes as well as I could think of, to hopefully avoid a similar fiasco as the one in 3.10 with the bio_copy_data(). Uhh, apologies for sticking you with that Neil, hopefully this series goes smoother :) Jens - I'm sure you'll want to performance test this stuff before it goes in, and it would be warrented; this does inflate struct bio. _However_, I have more patches (that depend on this patch series) to get that back - segment merging improvements that get rid of bi_seg_front_size, bi_seg_back_size, and bi_phys_segments. Once all that is in it should be a net reduction to the size of struct bio. Patch series is available in git - git://evilpiepirate.org/~kent/linux-bcache.git for-jens

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Another staple that I wear very often is a comfortable pair of leggings. Since becoming pregnant I have found that the majority of trousers, including those specifically designed for maternity wear feel quite uncomfortable around my middle or have a tendency to slip down. Having never looked at maternity clothing before now, it surprises me how few high street stores actually do a maternity range however thankfully H&M are one of the ones that do. Therefore when I went into my local H&M store recently to have a look at their maternity line I was on the look out for a good pair of stretchy leggings amongst other things.
The leggings that I settled on were these 'Mama leggings' which are specifically designed to fit an expanding midriff and therefore allow a section of extra fabric to accommodate your growing bump. In store the material of the leggings looked quite thick and therefore I was not worried about them becoming see through with wear as other brands of leggings can sometimes do. I could only spot one colour of leggings in store, that being black, however this suited me as I find black the best colour to wear on my bottom half to suit virtually every outfit. In terms of sizing, these leggings come in sizes 10-12, 14-16, 18-20 or 22-24. It is my belief that the sizes in H&M are not very true to size and I often have to go one size up from what I usually am to find an item which fits nicely. However, with these leggings I opted for the 10-12 and they fit me perfectly.
For information, the composition of these leggings is 5% elastane and 95% cotton which makes for a fabric which has quote a stretchy feel and yet is cool enough to wear even on warmer days. I find this combination of materials perfect in ensuring that the leggings maintain their shape and in the two months I have owned mine they have not become misshapen or overstretched. H&M recommend that these leggings are washed on a 40° wash and I like to wash mine on my usual 30° cycle and find this more than adequate for washing out any marks or dirt accumulated from wear.
I like to wear these leggings with quite a variety of different tops and dresses and find them the perfect accessory underneath a casual dress or long jumper. These leggings feel incredibly comfortable on and, unlike other leggings I have tried, these do not leave a pink line around my midriff over the course of the day as a result of the fabric digging in. These leggings have continued to fit me as my bump expands and I can only see this continuing as I get further along in my pregnancy. I like the look of these leggings and find that the thick fabric is adequate at covering my knicker line and the stretchiness of the fabric seems to smooth over my lumps and bumps without exaggerating them.
These leggings are currently priced in H&M for a reasonable £7.99. Although this isn't the cheapest price for a pair of leggings, after all I'm sure Primark do some cheaper, it is a good price to pay in my opinion for such a quality staple item and I will certainly be buying more in the future.
As a result of this review I would recommend these leggings as an essential maternity item, therefore they score a great five stars from me.
I hope this review has been of some help and thanks for reading! x
As I've reached the final weeks of pregnancy I've found that many of the maternity clothes that I've been wearing from the earlier stages are now too tight and uncomfortable to wear. I do have to admit that at 37 weeks my bump is huge, inviting comments on how I must have my dates wrong or be carrying more than one baby on more than one occasion. When I first needed to start wearing maternity clothes I bought myself several pairs of leggings from several different stores, all in the same size, out of all those different leggings I can now only wear 2 pairs, one of which is these Mama leggings from H&M and the other a different style of legging also from H&M.
When I bought these Mama leggings 4-5 months ago they were available in two leg lengths, full and cropped, but at the moment they do only appear to be available in full leg length, which is probably something to do with the fact we're moving into winter. As far as colour goes, you are stuck with a choice of either black or black, but they do come in a wide range of sizings, with 6-8 being at the smaller end of the range and 22-24 at the top end. Being of a curvier persuasion I do like the fact that these leggings are available in larger sizes than most High Street or online shops. Being a curvy yet short girl, I ordered a pair of the cropped leggings in size 22-24, which cost a reasonable £7.99 not including delivery.
The Mama leggings are formed from a stretchy, jersey material comprising of 95% cotton and 5% elastane. While a touch shiny this material is incredibly soft on the skin and does not irritate or cause itching. The comfort level is further enhanced by the lack of seams on the outer leg and the front of the bump band, something I've really come to appreciate in these last few weeks where I'm just constantly feeling uncomfortable no matter what. These leggings are of the over the bump variety (which I much prefer to under bump), but rather than being designed with a pouch as many leggings are (Asda), they feature an extra wide, extra stretchy waistband that can be pulled over the bump. If you do happen to prefer under the bump leggings the material this waistband is made from is thin enough to be able to be rolled down off of the bump.
I've been wearing these leggings on and off for the last four months, from about twenty weeks and they are super comfortable. Being just 5' 2" with short legs, I find the cropped length of these leggings are perfect for me, in fact they look just like full length leggings on me. For this reason I would imagine that the full length would just be too long for a shorty like me. The over bump band is made from a thinner and stretchier material than the rest of the leggings it fits securely over my bump without slipping down or digging in, and has done since I first started wearing them. Being black these leggings would have probably been a staple even if other brands still fitted, they are perfect to wear with a vest top or tee shirt for casual wear or paired up with a tunic top or dress for a more dressed up look.
I've been wearing these leggings regularly for the last four months now and have found them among the most comfortable on the market, especially as my bump has grown to it's current massive state. They have been worn and washed on countless times (the last few weeks they've been washed three times a week) at 30 degrees, and show no sign of fading or bobbling. In fact while I wouldn't recommend it, they've also been tumble dried a few times with no ill effects. The only real sign that these leggings have received as much wear as they have is that they are starting to sag a little around the thighs, which is pretty impressive considering other rather more expensive maternity leggings I owned in the past have developed saggy knees much quicker than that.
I have no hesitation recommending these leggings to any pregnant lady looking for cheap, comfortable, long wearing leggings that will last right up to the final weeks of their pregnancy. I virtually live in mine and my only regret is that I only bought the one pair, I do wish I had invested in a couple more rather than trying other brands. So I'm giving the H&M Mama maternity leggings a resounding five stars out of five.
When I was about 3 months into my pregnancy and was starting to develop a bit of a bump, I went on a maternity clothing shop and bought a few essentials. I didn't want to spend a fortune on clothes that I would wear for 6 months but I felt a couple of pairs of leggings and jeans would be a necessity. I was surprised at how few shops offered a maternity range and the limited amount of choice available in those that did. One shop that I did find to offer a great maternity range was H&M and that is where I purchased some leggings from.
I bought a pair in black for £7.99. The leggings are 95% cotton and 5% elastane. They are full length leggings with a thick waistband that pulls right up over your bump. I began wearing these from the point of purchase and throughout my pregnancy. They were comfortable and stayed up well even with a small bump (you purchase in your usual size) and, as my bump has grown, they stretch over it well and remain comfortable without 'digging in' or feeling tight at all. They are extremely comfortable to wear. I am quite tall and the length on these is really good - they do cover the whole of my legs so looked fine in summer with sandals and, equally, tuck into boots for winter. They feel quite thick as leggings go and are of a good quality - despite washing numerous times, they have not faded in colour or thinned out at all. They have actually washed up really well and look as good as new.
The only problem that I have had with these is that a slight hole appeared in the seam at the crotch after a few months. This appeared to be where the stitching had worked a little loose and was easily mended with a few stitches to look good as new. Overall, these are a good value staple to your maternity wardrobe. They are extremely comfortable, which is important when pregnant, and can be dressed up or down so are very versatile. I would definitely recommend for all Mamas to be!
As my baby bump started to grow, I found I could still fit in to many of my dresses, just not my leggings. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on maternity clothes, so I went to H&M and brought myself some MAMA leggings, costing £7.99. The leggings only come in long length (ankle length) and black. They are 5% elastane and 95% organic cotton and are machine washable at 40 degrees. They come in small, medium and large. I am a size 12, and have gone for the medium.
The leggings themselves feel nice and soft. The main body of the leggings fits up to my hips in the normal way, with the extra 'baby band' that stretches right over the top of my baby bump. I am now six and a half months pregnant and have been wearing the leggings since I was about four months pregnant and there is still room for them to stretch as I continue to grow. One thing I was concerned about was the length - at 5' 8 I often struggle to but leggings that are long enough, but these probably have a couple of inches to spare so likely to be too long for shorter people.
I now have two pairs of the leggings which I wear all the time. They have stretched out of shape in that time and always come out of the wash looking and feeling like new. They are great to wear with shoes or boots, are incredibly comfortable and keep my bump nice and snug. The only down side to these, is that they only come in one colour - I hope that H&M extends its range one day.
I would definitely recommend them - they have become my maternity wardrobe essential and I will recommend to all my pregnant friends when they are sorting out their maternity wardrobe.
5 stars from me - I was tempted to deduct one for the lack of choice of colour, but I do love them, and they are such a bargain at that price.
Thanks for reading
Mrs W
Ps - I have also continued to wear these since having my daughter as they are so comfortable!


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Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 05/01/2001, Docket: RP01-314-001, Status: Effective
Substitute Original Sheet No. 161 Substitute Original Sheet No. 161 : Superseded
PARK AND LOAN SERVICE (continued)
Parking service shall refer to the short-term holding by Transporter of
natural gas provided by Shipper; lending service shall refer to the
short-term loaning by Transporter of natural gas to Shipper.
The duration of the service under this Rate Schedule shall be not less
than (1) day and shall not continue beyond the end of a calendar month
in which the service was initiated (hereinafter referred to as the
"holding period").
2.1 Service hereunder is interruptible, and subject to interruption
at any time. Service under this Rate Schedule will be performed when
Transporter has capacity available to provide such service without
detriment or disadvantage to Transporter's firm and/or interruptible
services pursuant to Section 9 of the General Terms and Conditions
contained in Transporter's Tariff.
2.2 Service hereunder shall consist of:
2.2.1 Parking Service - The receipt by Transporter of a
quantity of natural gas for parking for Shipper's account at a
designated PAL point(s), the holding of such parked quantity by
Transporter for the account of Shipper at the designated PAL
point(s), and the subsequent delivery of such parked quantity to
Shipper at the same PAL point(s).
2.2.2 Loan Service - The delivery by Transporter of a quantity
of natural gas loaned for Shipper's account at a designated PAL
point(s), and the Shipper's return of the loaned quantity to
Transporter at the same PAL point(s) where Shipper received such
loaned quantity.
2.3 Clearing Parked/Loaned Quantities:
2.3.1 Transporter shall not deliver and/or receive at any PAL
point(s) a quantity of gas in excess of the parked/loaned
quantity of gas held for Shipper's account at such PAL point(s).
2.3.2 Shipper shall be required to reduce to zero each parked
and/or loaned quantity of gas at each PAL point(s) within the
holding period applicable to such quantity of gas. Such holding
period may be extended upon mutual agreement by both Shipper and


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SHANGHAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - China's blue-chip index CSI300 broke a four-day rising streak on Wednesday, as a late afternoon slump in start-up board ChiNext soured market sentiment.
The CSI300 index surrendered earlier gains, dipping 0.3 percent, to 3,866.38, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.4 percent, to 3,636.09 points.
Tech-heavy ChiNext tumbled 2.2 percent, as selling intensified toward the market close.
Sentiment was initially upbeat amid fresh signs that cash-rich insurers were on a shopping spree at the year-end, buying modestly-valued big caps.
But the late-afternoon sell-off reminded investors of the liquidity pressure from five companies that start taking subscriptions on Wednesday for their initial public offerings.
Some traders say the rally in blue-chips is still sustainable, although small-caps could weaken further.
"Insurers' purchases have put blue chips into the market's spot light," said David Dai, Shanghai-based investor director at Nanhai Fund Management Co.
He added that small-caps were more expensive and thus faced heavier selling pressure as a six-month share sale ban by major shareholders expires in early January.
Latest exchange filings showed that insurers have been boosting stakes in blue chips, including developer China Vanke Co , retailer Chang Chun Eurasia Group and Chinese traditional medicine maker Beijing Tongrentang Co.
Highlighting insurers' intensified purchase activity, the official China Securities Journal estimated that in December alone, median-sized insurer Anbang Insurance Group had spent more than 30 billion yuan ($4.63 billion) buying stocks.
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Well, this has been a long time coming.
I have blogged about this playhouse so many times that I have only half-jokingly considered ditching any aspirations I once held to improve our own house, renaming the blog 'www.rachel'splayhouse.com', and then moving myself into it. The girls could have free run of our actual house, happily writing on the walls and causing mayhem, whilst I could live peacefully in the calm confines of the playhouse, making myself pretend cups of tea, and re-arranging the plate rack.
I retrieved some old pictures from an old phone, and was pathetically pleased to find these ones of before I'd done any work to it at all. Here the playhouse is, all new and fresh, and wooden. (And here's India, all small. Sniff.)
At this point, I would look at the playhouse and fondly imagine things like painting it, and making curtains, and finding furniture … and what with the demands of looking after two small people, and then being pregnant again… well, it all felt very far away.
In my last playhouse update I shared how I'd finished painting the inside. This time I can reveal that the whole blooming thing is just about done. I made curtains. I laid carpet tiles. I hung bunting.
Are you ready?
Here you go….
Here's what you see when you prepare to go in (and believe me, if you're visiting me at home, then you're going into the playhouse. If Rosa is around, she will INSIST on taking you in for a quick tour. If she isn't there, then I end up forcing visitors in myself. Once, both my parents, and one of my sisters were found sitting in there all at once…)
What's that? Did someone say 'lovely curtains'? Did someone say, 'Oh, look at the doormat!'?
Why thank you.
After my agonies with the laminated cotton, I found a shower curtain in Argos printed with butterflies, and bought two of them. Making the curtains was really simple, but I have promised myself to pull together all my photos and to write some detailed instructions and publish my first tutorial. Not here, though. This post is purely about showing off.
Whilst I was doing my photoshoot, I was trailed by India, who was increasingly disbelieving that I wanted to take pictures of the playhouse and not of her. So she appears a few times here. I don't mind too much as I can pretend she's modelling it for me, and also because she's rather gorgeous (she is, though, isn't she?), and finally because she is in the 'before' pictures, so it feels appropriate somehow to show her in big reveal. Although her increased size does rather reveal how long this has all taken me…
But in the picture above you can see the curtains. We all love them. They are bright, and breezy, and just on the right side of girly whilst still feeling a bit modern. I don't know how they will stand up to the damp of the great outdoors, but I reckon it will be the work of only a few minutes to unscrew the net curtain wires and to throw them in the washing machine on a hot wash periodically.
They are a little bit 'bunchy', especially here by the door where there is no real space for curtains to fit between the windows and the door itself. (It's almost as if this playhouse was designed for playing in, not kitting out like a real house. Bizarre.)
But they actually close. And isn't this all anyone could ever want from a pair of playhouse curtains? I felt it was desperately important they should actually close, and I was confirmed in this belief by the fact that when I finally (reluctantly) allowed the girls into it, they immediately closed all the curtains and left them that way. Which was pleasing.
And look! I laid carpet tiles. They are slightly imperfectly put down (it was a voyage of discovery for me and the 'stanley knife' which I think I bought from a pound shop when I was a student). But I do think they look great, especially paired with the doormat which I bought on a complete whim at Homebase.
Talking of whims, on the same trip I also bought a climbing rose to climb up the trellis. I know it is indulgent. And I realise I will probably kill it. But I just love how it looks.
Here, you can see the whole playhouse scheme coming together. I went for pastels, which is not my usual aesthetic, and lots of white. The ill-fated laminated cotton did in fact make some lovely miniature bunting, which provided a great finishing touch when I strung it up. Pinks and blues, flowers and butterflies. Far too twee for me in the actual house. But here? Perfect.
After I first posted about the letters on the wall, they kept falling off. So I decided that the sticky dots I'd thought I could rely on were evidently not up to the job, and instead stuck the initials on with PVA. That seems to have done the job.
I was slightly obsessed with the idea of having a blackboard in there, and unable to relax until I'd found one. On ebay, of course. Once it arrived, I painted the frame with one of the girls' paintbrushes, and a matchpot that I found in the basement. I hadn't thought it through massively carefully as I was trying to paint fast during Persephone's nap. So it felt like lucky happenstance that the teal colour almost perfectly matched the teal of the blue butterflies on the curtains.
Truthfully, the plate rack is still one of my favourite bits. Whenever I go in, I am unable to resist spending a few minutes hanging the cups up, lining up the spotted plates, and generally beautifying it. I am just so pleased with how it looks. And of course it helps to keep the teaset and other accoutrements tidy, which is a bonus.
I put up a row of hooks on one wall as well. I think I was having a bit of a rush of blood to the head. I couldn't see any useful function for them until I noticed one day that Rosa had hung her stilts on them. Well. Every girl needs a row of hooks for her stilts, don'tcha know?
So there you have it. Perhaps in an ideal world I would add a few more items of what I described as 'naff homeware'. I think a small metal sign saying 'home sweet home' wouldn't go amiss. A little picture of some kind. And I definitely plan to add a door knocker. And a small plaque for the house name, which will say, 'The Play House, number XXa'.
But to all intents and purposes the playhouse is finally completed. I am thrilled with it. The girls love it. All my ideas and half-thoughts about how lovely it could look have been realised. And it is making our actual real house look scruffier and less complete by the day.


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Joseph Stalin said that the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions a statistic. What, then, does that make of the death of 100 million? Too much for the human mind to handle?
This is the best estimate of the vast number of lives lost to Communism, the most seductive, yet deadly political force the world has known to date. From the Soviet Union and China to North Korea, Cambodia, Africa, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Eastern Europe and Latin America, Communism took a great portion of mankind down an immensely destructive path for most the 20th century.
The victims of Communism deserve to be remembered no less than victims of other less fashionable ideologies. Here in Washington, they finally have their own memorial, dedicated on Tuesday by President Bush, almost two decades after the crumbling of that other oppressive symbol, the Berlin Wall. In fact, the dedication was 20 years to the date of Ronald Reagan's famous speech in Berlin in which he issued the challenge, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" In attendance were ambassadors and foreign ministers from many of the countries once under communist tyranny, as well as members of Congress and the administration. The whole event was blessed by a warm Washington sun.
The timing of the dedication could not have been more appropriate. As Russia -- led by President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB colonel -- settles on a more and more revanchist course of confrontation with the United States, it's important that the not-so-distant deeds of Soviet leaders remain fresh in our minds.
The memorial stands on the edge of official Washington, greeting motorists on the corner of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues, just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. The 10-foot-tall bronze statue is a highly appropriate memorial. It was created by California sculptor Thomas Marsh and is a replica of the paper-mache sculpture of "The Goddess of Democracy" erected by Chinese students in Tiananmen Square in 1989, before their peaceful demonstration for freedom and democracy was brutally crushed by the Chinese military. And, of course, "The Goddess" herself was inspired by the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.
But it must be said that the Victims of Communism Memorial is also a monument to the persistence of one man--historian and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation Lee Edwards--whose brainchild this is. In 1993, Congress unanimously approved the legislation authorizing the memorial, and Mr. Edwards began the long endeavor to raise $1 million for the project. It has taken him 17 years to achieve this dream. Even when you have a good idea and a good cause, determination and dedication are indispensable.
Not only was fund-raising slow, but getting permission from Capitol planning officials to build the memorial was difficult to obtain and slow in coming. Several sites were considered and withdrawn before the Massachusetts Avenue site was approved.
The Victims of Communism Memorial here in Washington, to which in time will be added a museum and databank, joins the museums and memorials that are slowly cropping up in the former communist bloc, in Hungary and the Baltic states among others, where the recent past is still a very hard thing to handle. The point is, though, not just to remember the human lives wantonly squandered in the name of a political ideology that prized the so-called "common good" above that of the individual. It is also to listen to the warning for the future that these museums and memorials contain.
In his speech, Mr. Bush cited Czech writer Milan Kundera, who once described Communism as the struggle of memory against forgetting: "Communist regimes did more than take their memory. With this memorial, we say of Communism's innocent and anonymous victims, these men and women lived and they shall not be forgotten." And equally importantly, the president tied together the evils of Communism with the terrorist evils we are fighting today, inspired by a militant brand of Islam that shows just as little respect for human life and individual dignity as did Communism.
"Like the communists," Mr. Bush said, "the terrorists and radicals who attacked our nation are followers of a murderous ideology that despises freedom, crushes all dissent, has expansionist ambitions and pursues totalitarian aims. Like the Communists, our new enemies believe that the innocent can be murdered to serve a radical vision."
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Helle Dale is director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation.
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MANTI — State agriculture officials are cautioning horse owners to keep an eye on their animals after two horses had their tails cut off.
A horse's tail was cut off in Washington County last week, and it happened to a horse in Sanpete County sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning, officials said. The tail that took years to grow was gone in a matter of seconds.
Jerolyn Smith feeds Benny, a horse that to her is like family. Benny is 27 years old, and Smith has had her since Benny was 10. Benny has had a distinguished career as a show horse.
"She has won enough trophies and tack and awards to fill a barn," Smith said. "She is one of those horses that everyone wants to have but not very many people get to have."
Benny's tail was grown nearly to the ground, but now Benny's tail is shorter than it has ever been.
"You could see clearly a pair of scissors," Smith said. "Someone grabbed her tail — whack, whack — and that was the end of that."
For horses, a tail isn't just for looks. It protects them from flies and mosquitoes.
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Smith fears the loss of her tail it will make the last years of Benny's life much more uncomfortable, especially during the hot, dry summer months.
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Merriam Ilene Leazer, 74, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.
A funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon officiating. Burial will be at Sharon Cemetery in Lee County.
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(a) For Rate Schedules IT, FT-NN, FTNN-SS, FT, FT-SS and Pooling
Agreements, if COMPANY determines in its reasonable judgment that any
imbalance between the gas received by COMPANY for SHIPPER'S account
and delivered by COMPANY for SHIPPER'S account threatens the physical
or operational integrity of its pipeline system, which includes the
ability to deliver to any other SHIPPER its Daily Entitlement,
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Bought the 7 mm mits too, along with the XCEL HAWAII 6/5 INFINITI X-ZIP 2 HOODED WETSUIT - MEN'S XLT. Needless to say I am very toasty in the lineup. Prices are dropping on the suit.
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another +1 on the 7mm drylock. 7mm boots and mits, 5/4 hooded drylock suit and cold is no longer an issue...in nj at least...
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My feet always used to get cold fast, then I got my Xcel 7 mm Drylock, these booties are extremely warm and of high quality.
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I believe it was the same price for 5mm and 7mm booties. Def a no-brainer to go thicker, especially if you plan on surfing straight through the winter.
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Damn everyone has the drylocks. Anyone try the 7mm Rip Curl Flashbombs?
i have the xcel 5mm and they keep me warm for about 2-3 hours of being in the water. after that me feet get a little cold but it's not too bad.
also how do you guys clean the insides of your boots/dry them? i fill up the foot with water and shake it around but i feel like i could be ruining the material by doing that. to dry it i usually just roll down the ankle and leave it on its side
Billabong sg5 5mm and 7 mm. They are warm but they work by having some trapped water in them and warming up. Never been cold. Would have liked to use the dry lock booties but they don't sell em big enough for my big feet!
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her beauty flourished watching her grow
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dead silence grows for the bleeding rose
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bleeding rose is just a blur
for the bleeding rose, dead silence grows
left in my soul is a piece of her
symbol of love where petals aglow
so time has passed as a blink
dead silence grows for the bleeding rose
gone is the rose as it makes me think
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An acronym for what is synonymous with all that is bad with the American Pastime, Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED's) have been proven to inflate a ballplayer's performance. Most important in contract years, a player's performance is measured in specific statistics. So, what if there was a pill, or cream, that an HVAC Technician or Salesperson could take to inflate their numbers. Make them perform at the top of their field and get them the highest pay in the industry? Would you take it? Even if a doctor prescribed it?
We all know there is no such thing out there, but that we are all human and would at least entertain such an idea. Imagine what this would mean for a small business: no more call backs, closing sales at the highest rate, and no chance of burn out. Sounds like the perfect solution for an industry that is understaffed and generally technically deficient. As an owner or manager, would you question such high performance? Likely not, in the same way the blind eye was turned in Major League Baseball.
In the fast paced world of contracting, performance enhancers could take many forms. Most importantly to note, none of these solutions are a drug and work immediately! So, let's change that last word to "Performance Enhancing Development". I want to share a few things that could improve your performance, all that are legal and will not get you arrested!
1. Digital Tools; Large advancements have been made in tools over the last (5) years in the HVAC industry. Investing in digital tools will make your job easier, faster, and more concise. Take digital refrigerant analyzers for example, you now can see Superheat and Subcooling in real time, without the need of math or charts. These gauges will do to A/C what Combustion Analyzers did to the heating industry: easier, faster, and more concise!
2. Customer Relations; Listen to what the customer has to say, no matter how busy you are. They are always going to tell you what is wrong with the system, maybe with some incorrect vernacular. Remember they live with this system every day of the year, they know what is out of the ordinary. By listening, and responding to their needs, you will build trust. Also, you are the expert in the house, they called you and agreed to pay for the expert. Many technician's demise root cause was poor Customer Relations. Maybe next time you sign up for a class, it doesn't need to be about a piece of equipment. Try Customer Relations, no customers equals no business!
3. Read The Manual; If everything were installed per manufacturer's recommendations, there would be more time to take on new customers instead of chasing call-backs. Every technical class you have attended, or plan to attend, is probably based on a manual or two. Trust me on this: before you install the next piece of equipment, or even sell one, read the installation manual. I believe most can even be found via the Internet, compatible with most smartphones these days. Specifying equipment for a job? Are you aware of the local code and proper system design? Yes, there are manuals for this too.
Some very simple investments (both time and money) can increase your performance in this industry for the long haul. Anything that promises a quick fix or immediate results will likely fade and break down over the years. A wise Drill Instructor (oxy-moron?) once told me that "Knowledge is Power". I have come to realize that he may have been on to something. You see, no matter where you choose to work, your personal tools, knowledge, and skill go with you. With these tools, knowledge, and skill over time comes experience and confidence. This is what will improve your performance, but it takes time. So have some patience, and invest in yourself. There is no magic pill or cream...
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Gee, it seems that you are indicating that a "professional" approach to being a contractor/technician type is recommended? I can rant on that one all day long but the reality is that HVAC is still a "familial" business. There are approximately 230,000 HVAC contractors in the US with an average size of 5 or less employees. 20% or less of them are who I would consider "professional" operators....the other 80% are not the least bit interested in excelling at what they do, growing their business and really being successful....it's just a job. When and if they approach the thought of being successful they are usually overwhelmed by what it takes and back away.
We have been engaged (in an educational process) with the existing workforce for 15 years and personally I don't have much hope for them. Somehow the concept of professionalism or craftsmanship has never taken a deep root in this industry...the blame can go in all directions but that doesn't solve the problem. We need to focus on the next generation now or continue to stay buried in the morass of ignorance, rules of thumb, and the blind leading the blind.
From our perspective the current workforce leaves a huge opportunity hole for anyone that wishes to step up and take advantage of it. We are training the next generation workforce now using online educational methods "blended" with hands on labs to practice and master the necessary competencies. Those competencies include all of your bullet points listed. A competent tech is not made overnight it is a process of knowledge, skills and experience and probably more importantly a personal commitment to be the professional. Obviously you have an ear on the street and know your list is what has been heard for the past several decades.
You are right...there isn't any magic pill or cream...it's just hard study and hard work for anyone that wants to be successful in the industry...no silver bullet, why do people keep looking for one? The good news that we have for our students and working technicians is there isn't any "glass ceiling" in the biz....if you want to go there there are plenty of opportunities all you have to do is the work! www.hvacredu.net
Do you have favorite tools for AC test tune balance? I got a chance to play with Honeywell's Servicemaster kit many years ago, might not even have been digital. Or would any of you have recommended manufacturers or suppliers I could contact for more information / specs? I am an engineer and want to be specific about the tools and reports I need the HVAC techs to use when servicing my clients' equipment. These new tools allow us to make pretty accurate savings projections.
The tag line paragraph almost made me delete the post - just another wild idea that should never have been posted. Then I started reading with the intent to blast the poster of such drivel.
But items 1-3 are spot on advice for HVAC contractors. The only thing I would like to have seen added was how to get those "Don't tell me how to do it, I been doing it this way for 20 years" contractors into today's world.
Actually there IS such a thing. It's called a Comprehensive Home Analysis - given to homeowners by contractors with the blessing and specifications of the State.
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Featuring a camera and built in video screen, Google Glass allows users to record images and videos. Data about their surroundings, and potentially about people they meet, can be displayed on the screen. Some reports indicate that the glasses with feature facial recognition technology, allowing users to identify people they encounter. Lawmakers asked Page how data linked to facial recognition would be collected and what protections would be enacted to protect individual privacy.
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While many of you may have overlooked Spike TV's Scream Awards in the past, we predict they will get their highest viewers to date thanks to Robert Pattinson and his sexy locks.
New footage from The Twilight Saga: New Moon will premiere when the show airs in a few weeks, but right now all eyes and ears are on who will be presenting the next N.M. teaser...
There have been plenty of blog rumors that the Golden Three—Rob, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner—will come down to L.A. to introduce the clip.
We checked with Deep Twi and our other studio sources and no one would completely confirm that would happen, but they tell us it's what execs are trying to make happen. Good thing what the suits want, they usually get. Uh, right?
See, Eclipse filming is going pretty much according to schedule, but they need to get this wrapped before Robsten 'n' crew start off on their global press tour to promote New Moon.
While there seems to be lots of heated debate surrounding the did-they-or-didn't-they-snap-at-each-other Robsten video, you bet that if K.Stew and R.Pattz make it to the Scream Awards together every glance and gesture will be just as dissected as ever.
Since Rob has no permanent place in L.A., will he be crashing with Kristen? Or have they just gotten so used to their hotel room together they'll cozy up somewhere in Hollywood?
Let's hope we get to officially find out!
(But we have the feeling more than a few of us already know the answer to the above, like, let's get real.)


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The Knicks play 23 more games against the Easts bottom nine. Theyre already 5-1 against that group.
NY also play the Clippers, Kings, Memphis twice the and T-wolves. Some of the worst teams in the West. The Wolves will NOT beat us again.
Thats 28 games against opponents we should beat on paper.
If we were to emerge with a record of 18-10 through those games, that gives us 27 victories.
Find another 11 victories (out of 36 more games) against higher-echelon opponents from either conference and weve got the 38 that should get us in the playoffs in the East. The common opinion is 40 is what it'll take to get there, so we need 13 of those 36 or even more to break .500.
Can anyone honestly say that we're not capable of 38-40+ wins? Come on, it's possible.
32-35 wins is also a possibility, but until it looks unavoidable, should be ignored by real Knick fans.


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Man charged with Melbourne baby's murder
Thanks to Lizzie for the tip on this one, and for Malevolent April for passing it on to me. I must admit I have been a bit behind on the tips, but I'm catching up.
Paul Ta Vuong (30) has appeared in an out of court session, accused of killing a one year old boy named Silas in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. The news reports claim that he is a "friend" of Silas' mum. A "friend" indeed…more like a "more than friend"! Ambos were called to the Richmond flat on May 15 but they couldn't revive poor little Silas. He had extensive bruising to his head, fractures to his skull, ribs and arm, and a lacerated liver. When the cops interrogated Ta Vuong, he first claimed he tripped over and dropped Silas while his mum was out. Bzzzt! Then he said that he was playing too roughly with Silas. Bzzzt! The pathologist (medical examiner) said rough play did not explain the severity of Silas' injuries. Unless Ta Vuong was "playing" with Silas by throwing him at a wall or dropping an anvil on him, that is.
Ta Vuong has been remanded in custody and faced court a few days ago. There hasn't been any news on him yet, but I'll keep my ear to the ground.
Rest in Peace little Silas.


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Social media the most popular web destination in the US
According to Nielsen's latest Social Media Report, the amount of time that US consumers spend connecting to social media networks not only is huge, but shows no sign of abating.business Updated: Dec 04, 2012 15:30 IST
According to Nielsen's latest Social Media Report, the amount of time that US consumers spend connecting to social media networks not only is huge, but shows no sign of abating.
Published Monday, the report analyzed mobile and fixed internet use across the US during the month of July 2012 and discovered that over 31 days, US web users spent a staggering 520.1 billion minutes online, a 21% increase over July 2011, and of that time, 121 billion minutes were spent on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. All in all, 30% of online time via mobile, and 20% of online time via a PC is spent on social media, making it the most popular online destination.
Nielsen believes this continued growth is due to the proliferation of mobile devices in the US as well as the growing quality and choice of apps available. The PC is still the most popular way of accessing the social web but it saw only a 4% increase in usage, while mobile and app use grew by 22% and 120% respectively in terms of minutes spent online. What's more, as 17% of US consumers' PC time is dedicated to Facebook, it has become the most popular web brand in the US.
And, when it comes to accessing social content, users are moving further and further towards apps. App usage now accounts for more than one third of social media time, across PCs and mobile devices; as such, time spent using social apps increased by 76% compared with July 2011, and while the number of users accessing the social web via a PC actually fell by 5% over the past year, the time spent accessing such sites via a PC grew by 24% over the same period, suggesting that users have never been more deeply engaged in the social web.


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CHICAGO — A late winter storm packing up to 10 inches of snow sent officials in weather-hardened Chicago into action Tuesday to prevent a repeat of scenes from two years ago, when hundreds of people in cars and buses were stranded on the city's marquee thoroughfare during a massive blizzard.
The storm was part of a system that started in Montana, hit the Dakotas and Minnesota on Monday and then barreled through Wisconsin and Illinois on its way to Washington, D.C., where it was expected late Tuesday night. As the storm pushed toward the Mid-Atlantic region, people there were gathering supplies and airlines were canceling flights.
Since the 2011 blizzard that dumped 20 inches on Chicago, the nation's third-largest city has had it pretty easy snow-wise, with a relatively mild winter last year and a slow start this year. The storm that was moving through the Midwest on Tuesday dumped 6 inches at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport by 4 p.m.
Preparations for Tuesday's storm, including warnings to commuters that it was coming, may have paid off. Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Claffey said in an email that traffic was lighter than normal on Chicago expressways Tuesday afternoon, an indication that many people took public transportation instead of cars. Claffey also said there were no reports of any major traffic accidents.
Still, some in Chicago were caught off guard by the last gasp from Old Man Winter. Many left their downtown jobs early, with some saying they had to go home to take care of children after school programs were canceled or baby sitters couldn't make it.
"I thought it was just media hype," said Stacia Kopplin, who was fleeing her financial services job shortly after noon to catch a train home to the suburbs.
Schools were closed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, where officials urged caution on slick roads. In western Wisconsin, a semi-trailer slid off a snow-covered interstate near Menomonie and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person. The search for a second person, believed to be a passenger, was suspended overnight.
Airlines canceled more than 1,100 flights at Chicago airports, prompting delays and closures at others. Airlines along the storm's projected path were already cutting flights too, including about 450 on Wednesday, most of them at Dulles and Reagan National airports in the Washington area, according to FlightAware.com.
In Chicago, officials worked to keep Lake Shore Drive safe. The February 2011 blizzard embarrassed the city when hundreds of cars and buses were entombed in snow on the roadway that runs along Lake Michigan. Many people were trapped overnight.1 comment on this story
City government took steps to prevent a repeat. Officials opened a removable barrier in the roadway's median to allow emergency vehicles quicker access to trouble spots. Plows and salt-spreading trucks were in easier striking distance of Lake Shore Drive, and they started treating the roadway hours before snow began falling.
Dave Koch, manager at Paul's Tavern in Dubuque, Iowa, said business was surprisingly busy Tuesday afternoon as people came in to escape the snow.
"In general, everyone's attitude is pretty tired," Koch said. "I think people are tired of the snow and the gloomy weather."
A.J. Krizman, an 87-year-old retiree from South Bend, Ind., said he hoped it was the last snow of the season.
"It's almost time to start planting a garden," Krizman said. "So I hope we're through with this."


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Sarah Wallace '76 Contributes Op-Ed on Financial Reform to Wall Street Journal
June 29, 2010
June 29, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — "The comprehensive financial reform agreed upon by the House and Senate on Friday, along with all the new regulations of the past year, could signal the end of community banking," writes Sarah Wallace in today's Wall Street Journal. In an op-ed, Wallace -- chair of the board of directors of First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Newark, Ohio, and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, whose board she also chairs -- adds, "The new reforms will give more power to the Federal Reserve to regulate how my bank and others like it do business."
She asks, "What does all this mean for our customers? Less credit will be available, costs will increase, and we will be less able to make loans to regular people who were creditworthy in the past. This is the perfect storm for the small retail banking customer. We will start to see more small community bank failures and mergers because of voluminous regulation."
Later in the column, Wallace writes, "Here is the problem as I see it. First Federal lends to creditworthy folks who for decades have been well-served by bankers who understand their market and can think creatively to structure credit appropriately. It is what community bankers do. Going forward, we will no longer be able to evaluate loan applications based solely on the creditworthiness of the borrower. We will be making regulation compliance decisions instead of credit decisions. This is not in the best interest of the consumer."
Formerly the president of First Federal, Wallace fears institutions will have to end "community-oriented banking" to meet federal guidelines and that the rules will lead to higher fees for consumers. She concludes, "The safety and soundness of our nation's small financial institutions is dependent on our being able to be profitable and add to our capital base. Small community financial institutions care about the people in their communities. Unfortunately, the new financial regulatory reform bill will greatly inhibit our ability to help them."
Read the entire piece -- "The End of Community Banking" -- at the Journal's Web site.
Sarah Reese Wallace is the third generation of the Reese family to be involved in the leadership at the Park National Bank and Park National Corporation. She served as chair of the committee that led the search for DePauw's nineteenth president, Brian W. Casey (seen with Wallace in photo above), and was elected chair of DePauw's Board of Trustees on April 23, 2010.Back


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LAS VEGAS — The head of a panel of scientists reviewing plans for a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada is quitting, telling President Bush that allegations of conflict of interest are hampering the board's work.
One Nevada lawmaker opposed to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository welcomed the departure of Michael Corradini from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, saying he "displayed a wanton disregard for impartiality."
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) issued a statement Wednesday faulting Corradini for saying the waste can be safely stored in Nevada while the state disputes the project's safety.
Corradini, in a letter sent Tuesday to the White House, made his resignation from the 10-member appointed panel effective Jan. 12. He declined comment Wednesday.


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text: The world's first commercial-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant was commissioned last month in Qatar, according to Foster Wheeler, which designed the facility. The $950 million plant was built for Oryx GTL at Ras Laffan Industrial City. Oryx GTL is a joint venture between state-owned Qatar Petroleum and the South African-based petrochemical company Sasol. The plant uses Sasol's low-temperature distillate process, which is based on Fischer-Tropsch technology.


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British Tennis player Andy Murray will undergo surgery on a long-standing back injury on Monday.
The surgery will likely prevent the 26-year-old from playing again this season, BBC reported.
Murray reportedly has a disc problem in his lower back. The injury flared up in May forcing him to withdraw from the French Open.
Murray returned to the courts in July and became the first British man to win the Wimledon singles since 1936. But his back problems resurfaced in September costing him the U.S. Open quarter finals.
Murray was scheduled to play three more events in Asia this season, including the Shanghai Masters, then the Paris Masters before heading to the World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena from 4-11 November.
There is no suggestion that next year's schedule will be affected by the operation.


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I went to my friend's prom last Saturday and it was at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. It was so neat! They left most of the aquarium open for everyone to look around and see the fish. Unfortuanately, the only part that was closed was the part where the shark tanks were. That is one of the coolest parts of the aquarium, I think. You are able to walk through a tunnel in the tank and all different types of sharks swim around you. I was kind of bummed it was closed off, but the prom was still fun either way! It was Mexican themed since it was Cince De Mayo, good way to celebrate the holiday. They served Mexican food and had sombreros and maracas on each table. It was loads of fun! Now onto the pictures!
This was the ceiling of the dance floor. The fish spun around and changed different colors throughout the night. It was cute.
These fish had such pretty, vibrant colors:
Seahorse time!
Look how thin they are, wow.
More on the next post!


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California State University, Long Beach
Policy Statement
June 9, 1997
Class Scheduling
This policy was recommended by the Academic Senate
on February 7, 1997
and approved by the President on May 8, 1997. This policy supersedes
Lecture and lecture/discussion classes may be scheduled on the
hour from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
See noon hour limitations below.
Lecture and lecture/discussion classes may be scheduled every 90
minutes from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday with uniform
starting times of 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. See
noon hour limitations below.
Lecture and lecture/discussion classes may be scheduled every 90
minutes from 6:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday with
uniform starting times of 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Evening classes in general purpose classrooms, Monday through Thursday,
should generally be scheduled in 1 hour, 1-1/2 hour, 2 hour, or
4 hour time slots commencing at 5:30 p.m. Three-hour classes, however,
should begin at 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. or be scheduled in relation to
1-1/2 hour classes in the school to precede or follow in the same
Classes may be scheduled on Friday and Saturday in "blocks" from
8 a.m. to 11 a.m., from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., provided rooms are available.
Courses scheduled Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12 noon - 12:50
p.m. or Monday and Wednesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. must have multiple
sections, some of which are scheduled in the morning. Exception
to this restriction requires the approval of the college dean and
the University Scheduling Coordinator.
Activity classes should conform to the start times in the above
regulations where possible to insure that students are not excluded
from taking additional classes due to time conflict.
An instructional hour is defined as, and shall be limited to, 50
minutes. Therefore, a 1-1/2 hour class will meet for 1 hour, 15
minutes; a 2 hour class for 1 hour, 40 minutes; and a 3 hour class
for 2-1/2 hours, et c.
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Written on: 20/04/2010
As most of these reviews say, bag of sh**te! 3 heater elements, 1 bearing set, and other bits this machine has been rubbish!!
Parent company Maytag in states dont give a damn, got a Admiral (Maytag) fridge freezer and that is junk too!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/02/2010
I purchased the Hoover tv630 just over a year ago on ebay after my indesit is60v dryer kept breaking down and I could'nt afford a brand new 6kg capacity dryer. So far its worked brilliantly I have never had to have it on as long as it tells you for a heavy load its pretty fast and the clothes come out soft and smelling of fabric softener unlike the burnt smell I used to get from the indesit one. My only quarms with it is the filter care light sometimes comes on and then the heat stops so you… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/10/2009
Tumble drier has served us well for 6 years, with at least one load a day going in. It has only now just started to make a squealing noise when it starts, which I am assuming is the belt starting to slip (the noise stops once it's warm). If this is the case I will quite happily keep it in service until it fails completely… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/05/2009
This Hoover TV630 dryer has worked for us for a couple of years of heavy use - now we are having problems getting it to start, it does not seem to be the door catches… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/11/2008
A bit of a nightmare, the TV630. Drum replaced twice just after we bought it due to screeching noises. Other part, IIRC heater, alschanged (although there was nothing wrong with it - independent engineer took away as scrap a perfectly good item - we suspected fraud) Now it causes the circuit breaker to trip if we use it. Although cheap to buy it's proved a poor value for money purchase. Won't touch Hoover/Candi again… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/08/2008
I can't fault it. I bought the Hoover TV630 dryer 6 years ago, and it has been in pretty much constant use ever since (4 children, dogs and horses!). I have recently experienced problems with starting it - my son has the 'knack' - but I expect it's just plain worn out. Otherwise my dryer has been reliable and as efficient as expected. Can't grumble… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/08/2008
As a Hoover service engineer this problem is quite an easy fix... Sounds like the relay board which is connected to the on/off..
Written on: 28/06/2008 by Woodster66 (1 review written)
I would never buy a Hoover / Candy product again after the TV630 dryer. this drier is very poor quality, very cheap and nasty and isn't worth the money in scrap if you ask me.
The switch went on ours and then the heater and the drum made the most awfull noise as the bush that the drum sits on is very poor quality and malfunctions easily, changing the drum isn't the answer, you have to change the bush which is a nightmare to get at as you have to strip the machine down and remove the drum to get… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/05/2008 by waterweed (1 review written)
Just out of warranty (12 months) the mains suppressor capacitor shorted blowing the fuse. I had to bypass it to make the machine usable. (it's only fitted as by law the electrical interference caused by this type of appliance has to be suppressed).
Shortly afterwards the door switch failed.
The heater then failed.
Few weeks ago the machine started making an almighty noise - I knew what it was so waited 'till it died. The drum back bearing had failed - as it always does in these dreadful… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/12/2007
Nightmare to change a belt on the Hoover TV630 tumble dryer, you have to take the whole thing apart… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/10/2007 by hooverhaterno1 (1 review written)
Will never ever have Hoover (should I say Candy ) again!!
Another thing, the SAME dryer with a CANDY badge is £70 cheaper!… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/05/2006 by tonyfisk (8 reviews written)
A hunk of junk - I have repaired this Hoover TV630 myself to keep it going. Who designed this? The main control knob is so smooth that you can't turn it if your hands are damp - like when you've been handling washing - duh! Bolts holding the fan unit to the air duct are inserted from the duct side, so when they rattle loose (which they do because they have no anti-shake washers) they fall into the fan housing. If you are lucky they'll just sit in the bottom of the duct - otherwise they jam… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/09/2006

How do I open it to check the belt winding on the motor? Mine wont stay on unless I hold the ON button down and then it makes a slipping noise (might be a bearing noise).

I cannot see how to access the bottom rear?

Thanks, Rami
Written on: 26/09/2006
Sounds like a jammed or worn-out belt-tensioning idler to me (don't know about the switch, though) Taking these apart is a nightmare, and you can't get good access to the lower rear inside. If you take the top off, if I recall correctly, you might just be able to reach around the drum and find the tensioning arm to see if the idler is flapping, or the spring is not tensioning it. I think that you have to dismantle the air tract and pull the drum off to get to the motor subassembly. Unless you've got an entire evening spare, I wouldn't even start.
Written on: 19/12/2005 by maxsawyer (1 review written)
I bought the Hoover TV630 tumble dryer in October 2001. There has been a grating noise from the bearing over the past year, followed by complete failure. The so-called 5 year guarantee is not much use - although the replacement part (complete drum assembly) was free, this was only if fitted by Hoover engineer at a call out cost of £86, otherwise the part costs £90 + VAT (total £105.75). Hoover refused my request to send me a new drum that I could fit myself… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/12/2006
I agree fully with you. My Hoover TV360 tumble dryer has grated and squeaked since I got it. I hate it!
Written on: 02/09/2005 by Paul Garside (1 review written)
We purchaced the Hover T630 in march 02. The drum shattered (Cheap metal !!!!! ) and I contacted GIAS who now own Hoover who told me that it was under guarantee but they wanted £84 call out charge. This is just plain robbery. I will now leave it outside the Comet shop for them to dispose of and buy a quality dryer instead which won't cost me much more than their call out charge. I will never buy a Hover product again and its a shame such a well known brand name have resorted to such a… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/07/2005 by tattersb (1 review written)
Bought the Hoover TV630 in August 03, and had to have the Hoover Service Engineer out 4 weeks later, when it kept blowing fuses. He said it was a common fault with these machines, and put a new motor in for us and a new element. I should have kicked up a fuss at the time but didn't! They guarantee this work for 12 months, and hey presto almost 2 years down the line, the same thing is happening again, and they will charge us £85 to come out and have a look at it, and fix it again! I don't… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/05/2005 by deevosper (1 review written)
After purchasing the tumble dryer the heating element as with many others had to be replaced within a couple of months. Last Saturday, our tumble dryer caught fire, I thank my lucky stars that we were in as we could have lost our house along with our pets. We have lost just about everything in our garage including 2 freezers, amounting to thousands of pounds worth of damage. I have asked for tests to be carried out to see if its the heating element that has caused this fire, so be aware and… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/03/2005 by jean53 (1 review written)
The Hoover TV630 is the second one of these machines to die - the first one "ate itself" according to the mechanic (luckily I had taken out insurance when I had the feeling that something was going amiss!) That machine was replaced and now it's successor has gone the same way. The first one lasted less than 12 months, the second one is only three years old. I shall never buy Hoover again for anything and suggest that no one else does either!… Read Full Review
Written on: 25/01/2005 by peterambo (1 review written)
After 12 months of owning the Hoover TV630 the heater thermostat went and Hoover wanted £80 to fix. Did it myself and it cost £9. Bearing now gone after two years squeaking like mad. Buy Hoover at your peril… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/01/2006
I have just rectified the same "bearing" problem on my TV 630. If you take the drum out, there is a ceramic "bearing" which wears through the bottom, a quick repair is to simply unscrew the ceramic and turn it upside down.

Hope this info is useful to some of you.

You just need a bit of confidence stripping the machine down, and a good memory to refit all the bts that you strip down.

If i can assist any further email me at email@example.com.
Written on: 18/11/2004 by mrpink (1 review written)
A RELATIVE OF MINE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TRIP TO THE TIP… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/11/2004 by lnpxc21 (2 reviews written)
Thermostat has now gone twice in 18 months on my Hoover TV630, the first time fixed ok under warranty but not without us being made to feel guilty by the engineer who tried to imply that we didn't clean the air filter (which we do religiously every time) It's now gone again and is out of warranty and I'll probably be getting rid of it!… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/10/2004 by blacktristan (1 review written)
Like anyone who buys one of these units, the price is the only reason to purchase one. If you do, make sure you also get an extended warrantee from the retailer because the Hoover warrantee is horrible. 5 years on the parts may sound attractive but the £85 call out each time to service is outrageous. In fairness to Hoover though, they do not service their own appliances, they outsource to GIAS, who again has local agents. Outsourced outsourcing! Enough said about the service!… Read Full Review
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