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Prince hates Cecil; Cecil hates PrinceSeptember 26, 2007
The Journal Sentinel story today about Prince Fielder's 50th home run of the season includes some of the best quotes in the history family feuds. (That includes Cal Ripken once telling his dad to shut up, and also Ray Combs' producer telling him he was no Richard Dawson.)
Selected favorites:
Fielder said he had no intention of keeping the 50th home run ball, but was hoping for No. 52.
"My dad had 51 (as a season high)," Fielder said. "Then, he can't say anything."
And then:
"It would be a cool award to get but that's not something I think about," he said, "besides the fact my dad never did it. If I do get it, that shuts him up again."
And then:
"That's why I'm so passionate about playing. I don't mind people comparing me to him but I'm a completely different player. One day I want people to mention my name and not have to mention his."
And then:
As for the recent comments from his father, Fielder said, "You've got to look at who's saying it. Let's be honest. He's not really the brightest guy."
Wow. Well done, big guy. This is deserving of its own t-shirt. How about "Cecil Fielder squandered my signing bonus, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
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Now that wordpress has retired Feed stats (much to most people's consternation), has anyone been able to work out a work around that will enable us to transition our existing subscribers to a feedburner feed?
I know it's possible to move subscribers from one feed to another with self-hosted WP based blogs, but I can't find anything for the WP hosted blogs...
In my mind, this is a no brainer for wordpress to offer; if only for a few weeks. WP can "prune" its service offering while providing the minimum of pain to its existing, and extremely loyal, users.


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The Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 cricketers will be hoping for sunshine today when they start their Regional Under-17 campaign against the Leeward Islands at Shaw Park, Tobago from 9.30 a.m.
Rain washed out the fixture between the two sides in the inaugural competition at the same venue last year and both will be hoping to avoid a repeat in 2013 as they try to get their respective campaigns off to a running start in the week-long, 50-over tournament.
The other matches today will see defending champions Jamaica taking on Barbados at Louis D�or and Guyana tackling the Windward Islands at Bon Accord.
Last year, T&T were runners-up in the tournament, winning three matches and losing one. Their other match, against Leewards, was abandoned.
The Leewards finished last in the inaugural competition, losing four matches with the T&T match being washed out.
T&T coach Dasrath Maharaj had one final training session at Shaw Park, yesterday, and was pleased with the progress his players have made on and off the field.
�They are gradually gelling as a team and they are improving,� he said.
But one thing that Maharaj believes sets his team apart from their competition is the depth of their batting.
�This team has greater depth. We have batting right down to number ten and that is a positive for us,� the coach explained.
�They are looking forward to playing cricket. They have been working hard and are eager to take the field to represent the country.
�In terms of the batting, we have the experience of (Jameel) Maniram, who was here last year, Amir Jangoo, who plays with Merry Boys, Bryan Boodram, who played with Esmeralda.
�We also have Jyd Goolie from PowerGen who I have been impressed with. Carl Vialva can occupy the crease, and I think he is a player for the future. (Clevon) Kalawan played with Clarke Road�s first team so they are all capable,� he added.
Although they do not know a lot about their opponents, Maharaj says the T&T players know what they are capable of doing, and that is what they will be
focusing on. �You don�t know what your opposition is like and who the players in the other teams are. It is really uncharted territory but you have to go in with your basic plans and assess the opposition very early.
�The guys are here and they want to play cricket. Last year we were second, and I know that once the players play to their potential, we should be able to go all the way,� the T&T coach ended.
T&T Under-17 squad
Varindra Jagrup (captain), Amir Jangoo, Carl Vialva, Jyd Goolie, Clevon Kalawan, Jameel Jeron Maniram, Shaquille McDavid, Brandon Jaggernauth, Dejourn Charles, Bryan Boodram, Afdal Khan, Jarlarnie Seales, Anderson Phillip, Amrish Rampersad.
Dasrath Maharaj (coach), Stephen Martel (manager)
Today�s fixtures
Round 1
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T&T vs Leeward Islands, Shaw Park
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I plan on purchasing a few plants. Just curious if any one else has grown them and what they are like(flavor/production).
Fruit & veg
pineberry/white strawberry?
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11 Mar 2013 15:51
I plan on purchasing a few plants. Just curious if any one else has grown them and what they are like(flavor/production).
11 Mar 2013 16:11
Hi square foot,and well come. I have not grown the Pine berry but the white strawberry is flavorsome but small in comparison to the normal red ,I grow Cambridge myself
11 Mar 2013 18:17
11 Mar 2013 18:25
11 Mar 2013 18:29
Meant to have a good flavour.
11 Mar 2013 19:41
11 Mar 2013 19:57
I've seen white strawberries in catalogues but never been tempted too buy. They don't look right. Strawberries most be red !!
11 Mar 2013 22:06
thanks for the responses!!
marshmello unusual colour makes veg growing in more interesting.
11 Mar 2013 22:48
I agree square foot, were's your sense of adventure Lilylouise and marshmello
I planted out some at the end of last year, they've come through the winter well. Sowed both pine-berries and white ones from seed, not sure which are planted out as the label went a miss but will know when they start fruiting, I'm assuming if white they'll be similar tasting to alpine strawberries very different to strawberries we grow with runners which need nothing added, I add sugar to alpine strawberries and let then marinate for a few hours.
I suspect white strawberries are an acquired taste, pine-berries are supposed to taste like pineapples, you might need to suck it and see square foot...
11 Mar 2013 23:08
Where are you from square foot...as you come up as Tower Hamlet on your profile which is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End which now includes the redeveloped Docklands, Canary Wharf, many of the tallest biuldings in London, part of the Olympic Park and is not an area with many residential homes!
12 Mar 2013 00:27
zoomer i just set my location as the default. I don't live near Tower Hamlet.
12 Mar 2013 00:41
Haha you's are right guys, but for some strange reason the white strawberry does not make me salivate at the sight of it. Strawberries are one of my favourite fruit, hence my nikname - just had 12 Vibrant strawberry plants delivered the other day. So looking forward to getting them into the ground.
Do let us know what their like, if you buy them.
12 Mar 2013 00:44
any reason why you don't answer the Q....Where are you from square foot!
12 Mar 2013 01:24
zoomer i never say where I am from on websites.
12 Mar 2013 06:20
I do have a sense of adventure - I will be growing a dozen different colours ,shapes and sizes of Tomatoes,purple,yellow and green climbing beans ,many different Chillies of different shapes and colours,Cape Gooseberries ,Cucamelons and Calaloo this year
White Strawberries just don't do it for me
Pam LL x
12 Mar 2013 09:52
Zoomer, but I expect you know already, Tower Hamlets is put for all those, like me, who don't live in the UK.
Why is a snowdrop so beautiful and a white strawberry just looks anaemic?
11 Apr 2013 21:02
20 Feb 2014 23:36
Good thinking man of kent2! I was planning on getting some as I heard they taste of pineapple. My thoughts were how do they get on grown in pots?
I live in a flat with a super small garden.
14 Mar 2014 22:09
Me and my daughter's grow white strawberries,and they taste good. I think it's important to grow different coloured veg/fruit to keep it exciting especially for my girls who love to grow anything that you rarely see in the supermarket,they are aged 8 & 5 and they love growing.


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IT HAPPENED HERE TOO The heart of the Revolution beat strongly in Seacoast New Hampshire. Four months before Lexington and Concord, Portsmouth had thrown off its British governor. George Washington's secretary Tobias Lear was a local boy. His father built John Paul Jones ship Ranger. NH militia outnumbered all others at Bunker Hill. These are stories still missed by most texts.
Benning Wentworth, political heir to his brother John, had been royal governor for nearly 25 years when the colonial kettle began to boil. He had grown fat and wealthy chartering scores of New Hampshire towns to the west, and keeping a piece of the action for himself. As Surveyor General of the King's Woods, he did a tidy business managing the seemingly endless state forests that, at the time, theoretically stretched from the Seacoast all the way to New York. Historians credit Benning Wentworth's corrupt, yet efficient political machine with shaping Portsmouth into a stylish capital city during a very difficult time in history. But a year later his personal excesses and passage of the unpopular British Stamp Act in 1765 convinced him to step aside in favor of nephew John Wentworth II.
A Portsmouth native and a strong opponent of the Stamp Act, John Wentworth was not in office a year when the Revenue Act, taxing fine goods such as glass and tea, was passed by Parliament. Now disgruntled merchants joined printers, lawyers and other professions in protest. Creating a new country was less on their minds than asserting their rights as "Englishmen." In the process of alienation, they were becoming Americans. When, in 1774, Governor Wentworth disbanded the local citizen's Assembly, they simply moved meetings to a tavern in Exeter where a Provincial Congress was in the making. Tavern owner Nathaniel Folsom and John Sullivan of Somersworth (soon to be New Hampshire's first "president") were elected to attend the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Local militias trained in the town commons. When Seacoast patriots stole 200 barrels of gunpowder from British soldiers at Fort William and Mary in nearby New Castle Island, they crossed a line that could never be uncrossed. No shots were fired in this early revolutionary act, just months before the shot heard round the world at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Most of the New Hampshire regimen was quickly on hand for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Though rarely credited, the Granite State forces of over 1,000 men outnumbered the combined troops from both Massachusetts and Connecticut at this pivotal point in history.
When Governor Wentworth discovered a mob pointing a cannon at his Pleasant Street home, he took the hint. Wentworth removed his family to Boston and later to Nova Scotia where many towns were founded by fleeing New Hampshire loyalists.. Portsmouth, formerly the premier Loyalist haven, was now the only New Hampshire town without direct British government supervision.
From the orderly public reading of the Declaration of Independence, signed by two local citizens, to the close of the century, the Seacoast remained at the political center of the Revolution. Two of the new nation's first ships of war were built here. Portsmouth residents might had seen John Paul Jones, who lived there 18 months, or Lafayette, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, even President George Washington striding down the narrow streets. The list of Seacoast dignitaries forms a Who's Who of the nation's founding fathers, now barely known but for the streets and historic houses that bear their names. Yet this is a time when the city grew wealthy from the exploits of privateers and when most of the state's 626 Black slaves (down to 158 in 1790 and to 8 by 1800) lived in the Seacoast. It was a time when public hangings were still possible, when poverty earned a prison term and the equivalent contributions of Revolutionary women are stories still waiting to be told.
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Academic journals: an open and shut case
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I would normally put thie link below into our Education section but CrimeTalk is very much about talk as well as crime. And talk is not cheap, especially for academics. They/we do/did all the hard graft: the hours and hours of painful labour poring over every word and thought for its truth value, the days of finding the right people to ask questions of, weeks discovering the sources of the information they need to build a picture....then they sell it, either to a book publisher for 10% or to a journal run by fellow academics who give them precisely nothing for it, other than an imaginary status voucher which they can then cash in at the next research audit/lottery and so keep their employment for a further few years.
Academic journals: an open and shut case
The link is to a Guardian leader and the comment begins as follows:
"Some very clever people have put up with a very silly system for far too long. That is the upshot of our reporting on scholarly journals this week. Academics not only provide the raw material, but also do the graft of the editing. What's more, they typically do so without extra pay or even recognition – thanks to blind peer review. The publishers then bill the universities, to the tune of 10% of their block grants, for the privilege of accessing the fruits of their researchers' toil. The individual academic is denied any hope of reaching an audience beyond university walls, and can even be barred from looking over their own published paper if their university does not stump up for the particular subscription in question.
This extraordinary racket is, at root, about the bewitching power of high-brow brands. Journals that published great research in the past are assumed to publish it still, and – to an extent – this expectation fulfils itself. To climb the career ladder academics must get into big-name publications, where their work will get cited more and be deemed to have more value in the philistine research evaluations which determine the flow of public funds. Thus they keep submitting to these pricey but mightily glorified magazines, and the system rolls on."
Following the Guardian comment, there are many interesting and sensible comments. Perhaps I can add here that the solution advocated in the article is the one supposed here in earlier articles in our Education section, namely that "the old order needs to change, not just for the good of academics, but for the good of the public who pay them. Copy-editing and admin will still need to be funded, but this can be done through direct grants for a fraction of the cost of subscriptions."
If websites like CrimeTalk were funded by universities directly, the latter would save themselves a lot of money. Moreover, academics could, through those universities and through editorial boards on websites, have considerably more control over content, production values and styles, and intellectual standards.
There is one vital thing I must add: by not overturning the iniquitous system of academic publishing, and it really is wrong not just "silly", scholars are, as the Guardian says, denying themselves an audience beyond academic walls. From personal experience and having committed the silly sin myself, I can say this works in two ways: [1] by academics' writing in a technical language which is developed within the cloistered walls of an enclosed system and has no need to explain itself to anyone outside, and [2] by suppressing the public voice in return for re-employment within the university - the technical language combined with a rigged peer-review system contains the academic publication within its enclosed environment in return for a steady and comfortable salary. In developing countries, it is called bribing off potential trouble-makers....


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Count Roland wrote:yeah if I remember correctly the only weapon that uses a .png file for it's texture is the knife, the staff and the sword both use JPG's for some reason, strangely for some reason this means you can apparently change the knife's shape by editing the texture, and don't actually have to change it's .solid all that much. I think that it has something to do with the knife being less complex then the sword and the staff. this was pretty much a pointless post.
He is correct. Yeah, I did post a few un-fixed weapons with wrong-format textures. My apologies.


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A Calgary man has been sentenced to six months in jail for a hit and run that killed Raelene Schmaltz.
The 51-year-old woman, from Beiseker, Alta., died in the Highway 9 collision two years ago.
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I find myself increasingly unhappy in my marriage. My husband is a sweet guy and I have no doubt that he loves me and I love him. However there are just so many ways we do not "click." In the years we've been together was it always this way you may ask and the answer is yes and no. I have always been and extrovert while he is a staunch introvert. I need to get out an about while he is content to sit at home. Once upon a time we use to compromise, maybe out together Friday and stay in on Saturday.
I admit to getting into this with blinders on. It didn't bother me in the beginning to be the "ringmaster." You know, the one that planned the activities, daily routines etc. But now it is an issue, and one I never foresaw no matter how obvious it now seems. He never takes the lead in anything. The ball is forever in my court be it where we go for dinner or in the bedroom and I am sick of it.
I have expressed this in several different ways and he even acknowledged that he realized this but over a year has gone by with no change. So at this point you can imagine that everything is suffering in a sense. I am lost as to what to do. Any advice?


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Valentino confirms acquisition of Balmain
The brand was sold for an estimated 485 million
Valentino's Qatar-based parent company Mayhoola has acquired Balmain, according to French newspaper Les Echos. The brand that was founded by the late Pierre Balmain in 1914 was sold for an estimated €485 million (approx. RM2,210 million).
"In recent years, Balmain's trajectory has been more than impressive," a Mayhoola representative told WWD. "Under the leadership of Emmanuel Diemoz (CEO of Balmain) and creative direction of Olivier Rousteing, the historic house speaks to a new, younger and more savvy consumer, while never forgetting its heritage or the importance of true Parisian craftsmanship."
Les Echos reports that the brand will soon follow Valentino's footsteps to success – Valentino was acquired by Mayhoola in 2012 and reached its goal of $1 billion in sales earlier this year.
"When you sell a house like Balmain, you want to preserve its DNA and its history so you try and find the best one to satisfy the shareholders and satisfy the management and the teams," said Diemoz. "Olivier is really paying attention to the results, and he is really driven to keep revenues growing. He's really committed to the brand, to the house, and that's a big part of it."
Related: Valentino is reportedly looking to buy Balmain
Related: Balmain is launching a children's line


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Two goals from in-form Gervinho, including the winner two minutes from time, gave AS Roma a thrilling 3-2 victory in their Italian Cup semi-final first leg against Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.
Gervinho's goals helped Roma to their sixth straight win and handed Rudi Garcia's side a slender lead to take into next week's second leg after visiting Napoli had rallied to level from 2-0 down.
A comical Morgan De Sanctis own goal just after the break and a smart Dries Mertens strike saw Rafael Benitez's gritty side fight back after Gervinho and a rocket shot by Kevin Strootman had put the home team on top at halftime.
"Starting the second half in such a farcical fashion didn't do us any good mentally, but we responded really well and won a really difficult match," said Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi.
Roma are finally living up to their promise after years of fallouts and mishaps on the pitch and behind the scenes, and could yet win their 10th Italian Cup this year.
"The last two years we've had really good sides with brilliant players but we were lacking mental toughness, and that's what all of us players here have tried to help create and develop."
Gervinho gave the hosts the lead when he latched on to a phenomenal Francesco Totti through-ball and delicately lifted the ball over Pepe Reina before rolling home into an empty net.
Strootman then drove home Roma's advantage with an unstoppable strike, only for De Sanctis to hand Napoli a lifeline when he let Gonzalo Higuain's deflected cross slip through his fingers and creep over the line.
Belgium international Mertens then levelled the match and, with two away goals, put his side into a commanding position in the tie when he burst past the Roma defence and emphatically shot over a prone De Sanctis with 20 minutes remaining.
However Gervinho sparked wild celebrations among the home support with his dramatic second, which he slotted home at Reina's near post after a sweeping passing move, giving his side a slight advantage going into a potentially explosive second leg.
A superb long-range strike by Luis Muriel eight minutes from time gave Udinese a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the rain-soaked first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday with Francesco Guidolin's side looking for their first major trophy.
Image: AS Roma's Gervinho (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal against SSC Napoli during their Italian Cup match at Olimpico Stadium in Rome on Wednesday
Photograph: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images


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The Montreal Canadiens versus the New York Rangers isn't the Eastern Conference final that most people were expecting this season, but the Original Six match up has a lot going for it.
The Rangers have had a playoff run that seems made for the big screen.
And the Habs have hopes running high north of the border that the Stanley Cup might finally return to Canada for the first time since the Habs last won it in 1993.
For Rangers coach Alain Vigneault, playing against the team that gave him his first head coaching job from 1997 to 2001 will have special meaning. Vigneault and Habs coach Michel Therrien also go way back.
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 17.
The CBC Montreal Sports team has you covered for the Montreal Canadiens' 2014 Stanley Cup playoff run. Andie Bennett and Doug Gelevan are with Habs from the first round all the way to the victory parade.
Check out cbc.ca/montreal every morning for highlights, interviews from the locker room and the latest reports from Doug and Andie in Montreal and on the road.


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Now on this prison planet that houses only a horde of defiant, captive men, she will have to fight the ultimate alien horror one more time.
©1992 Alan Dean Foster (P)2009 Phoenix
"Lance henriksen reading alien 3! amazing!!"
loved listing to this audio book read by Lance henriksen. highly recommended this if your a fan of the story's.
"Very Good"
The novelisation read in this audio book is spot on to the film. The suspense is still there. The horror also very evident. Although this audio is for adults I found it awesome as a quick listen compared to some audio books I think it was definately a worthwhile use of a credit. I didn't think they would fit the whole film into the 2hrs something but they did, and it sounds great !
"Should have been unabridged."
Making this audiobook an unabridged installment. As it is, it's no better than watching the film. So much of the story, that make novels such a joy, is made better by knowing all the extra details. It's a shame.
Honestly, every one of them, I'm a huge fan of Mr. Henriksen.
Nothing, too much was cut already.
Make all the Alien novels into unabridged audiobooks!
"Not Bad For A Human..."
Alan Dean Foster's attempt to rough out the edges of ALIEN 3's script makes for an interesting juxtaposition between the movie and the film. Even with the special edition of the film available, this one is worth a spin for hardcore ALIEN nuts, especially given Lance Henriksen's reading (which is excellent).
"The audiobook was much better than the film."
Underappreciated, well-written, excellent
I enjoyed the setting and the conflict established. By placing the protagonoist (Ripley) on a new world, surrounded by prisioners (all male), and with no weapons it created an interesting delima in dealing with the Alien akin to the first film. The survivors are then forced to work together and use their surroundings to take on the Alien.
This is one of my favorite audio books because of Mr. Henriksen's performance. It was nice to have an Alien alum perform the book in the first place, but I felt he did a good job. Some of his different character's voices are poorly done, but was able to forgive it because of the overall performance.
There wasn't a particularly "moving" part of a survival-horror/sci-fi tale.
I first listened to this audiobook on a two cassette tape set that I had for years. I have always like the story of Alien 3 and feel that the "original cut" of the film didn't do it justice. The novilization filled in a lot of holes and created a more complete story. As a fan of the franchise I would say this is my second favorite Alien story behind the second film. I would recommend a listen to anyone who may not have really enjoyed the film but would like a better "telling" of the story.
"Aliens 3 but better!"
Just like the movie ,but you get to listen to lance Hendrickson read it to you. Plus the book is always better than the movie. 2strokes rule!
"a real high in low!"
I really hate to give any sort of negative review but this audio book is so awful I almost feel its my duty. I think what really makes book bad is the narration. Frequently the narration can really make or break a story it this book may not be as awful as I think it is just because of Lance Henriksen's naration. There isn't anything really wrong with Mr. Henriksen's narration, its just that he should have not been hired for this vocal. His voice was soft and almost soothing so the fright I should have felt when Ripley was fighting her alien and the Company has come to collect both her & the alien was just not there.
Save your credit or your $$ & run, don't walk away from this book!
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"LLANFAGLAN, a parish in the hundred of Is-Gorfai, county Carnarvon, 2 miles S.W. of Carnarvon, its post town, and 2 from Pontnewydd, where there is a station of the Nantlle railway. It is situated on the S.W. shore of Menai Strait. On the sandy beach many rare marine plants are found. At the extreme point of the bay is Belan, a miniature fort and bathing-place of Lord Newborough, guarding the entrance of the Menai. The living is a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Llanwda, in the diocese of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Baglan, contains a stone, inscribed "Lovernus Fil."" [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
- Jones, William H. Old Karnarvon : a historical account of the town of Carnarvon, with notices of the parish churches of Llanbeblig & Llanfaglan. Carnarvon : H. Humphreys, [1889]. 186p
1851 Census of Llanfaglan. A full transcription by Joyce & Douglas Hinde in both "Address" and "Name Order" form.
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llanfaglan area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.
Llanfaglan Parish; Statistics; 1884 acres; Population 119 males, 135 females, total 1254
See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of St Baglan's Church
Friends of Friendless Churches - St Baglan, Llanfaglan
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LLANVAGDALEN, or LLANVAGLAN (LLANVAGLAN), a parish in the hundred of ISGORVAI,county of CARNARVON, NORTH WALES, 2 1/2 miles (W. S. W.) from Carnarvon, containing 156 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Baglan, is situated on the Menai strait, near its southern extremity, and comprises only a few farms and widely scattered dwellings. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanwnda, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Bangor : the great tithes are appropriated to the Principal and Fellows of Jesus' College, Oxford. The church, situated in the centre of a large field, to which there is no public road, is an ancient edifice, consisting of a nave and chancel, with a spacious chapel on the north side : the eastern gable is ornamented with the remains of an ancient cross, curiously sculptured. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £ 68. 13. ( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833)
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A. J. Bodvel Roberts Family History 1925 May - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Arthur John Bodvel Roberts, born in 1871, of Cefn-y-coed, Llanfaglan......."
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Llanfaglan has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Caernarfonshire (under Parishes)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH469600 (Lat/Lon: 53.115143, -4.288962), Llanfaglan which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
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The London borough of Camden has installed talking CCTV cameras in residential areas which literally threaten constituents outside their own homes.
The camera, spotted by London blog Big Smoke, was found in a residential estate of the borough in a communal garden. When approached, it blasts out an American voice demanding residents "stop" as it's a "restricted area". It tells residents that their photograph is being taken and "will be sent for processing" if they don't "leave the area now".
The Big Smoke blogger said in the video: "Absolutely outrageous, that's the camera there, telling me that MY communal garden is a restricted area, and that I, a person who lives over there, have to leave the area now. Camden Council do not have the power to make my home a restricted area and tell me to leave it."
Another Camden resident was equally outraged. He told TechEye: "It is truly outrageous, it feels like the local community is being hounded.
"First community support officers in the local area are allowed to confiscate your alcohol, now CCTV cameras are actually threatening residents. It is hard to guess what could be next.
"There may be problems with crime in certain areas, but to take pictures of honest members of the public outside their flat is a joke. The council should remove these Orwellian spy cameras and help reduce crime affecting local residents rather than employing inanimate objects to hurl insults at them."
Unfortunately, it looks like Camden is following a worldwide trend of surveillance rather than leading the charge. Despite evidence that even regular CCTV cameras do not work as a preventative measure, privacy campaigners at Big Brother Watch warn that the technology is "something we will see more and more of".
Nick Pickles, director of privacy at Big Brother Watch, said to TechEye: "Camden Council needs to come clean on who took the ridiculous decision to install this equipment and why they felt it appropriate for an American voice to shout at residents warning their own garden was a restricted area.
"This kind of shouting camera is totally inappropriate for a residential area, unless Camden council's next plan is for all residents to be subject to a curfew?
"It is a sad indictment of the surveillance culture that has gripped many local authorities. We urge Camden to remove this equipment at the earliest opportunity and engage with residents about tackling any problems that exist on this estate."
Camden Council spokespeople told TechEye that they are trying "to find out the details" and will get back to us.
*Update Camden Council has released a statement about the camera. It claims that all flash cameras have the ability to offer recorded messages and that this one was turned on by mistake.
Here is the full statement:
"Tackling antisocial behaviour is a top priority for Camden Council and we're committed to ensuring the safety and security of each and every one of our residents.
"The flash camera on Walker House estate was installed in September 2011 in response to an increasing number of concerns from residents on the estate and complaints of antisocial behaviour.
"All flash cameras have the capacity to deliver voice messages when activated but in this instance it appears that voice messages were inadvertently activated when the camera batteries were replaced four to five weeks ago.
"We do not want to stop residents from enjoying their open spaces and communal areas and under no circumstances would we want voice messages to be used in areas where they may be disturbed. The voice messages will be deactivated as soon as possible.
"Since the flash camera was installed, we have received various positive feedback from residents on the estate who have been pleased with the way it, along with increased housing patrols, has resulted in improvements to the place where they live.
"We have installed similar flash cameras as a temporary deterrent in a number of other locations across the borough. They have led to a number of antisocial behaviour orders being obtained as a direct result of evidence from the cameras.
"Flash cameras are only ever installed as a temporary measure and are always supported by deployment of other resources.
"We will only consider the use of technology as a deterrent when it can help tackle antisocial behaviour and offer value for money."


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The owners of the Nashville Opry House have agreed to refund ticketholders for the shows that were cancelled after the theater burned down in a fire two years ago. The Indiana Attorney General's office filed a complaint against Nashville Enterprises and Attorney General Greg Zoeller says his office and the company settled out of court.
"Over a year it took to get 100 percent refund, that's essentially what we were asking," Zoeller says. "We were prepared to go to court. We had the complaint filed. There's now been a full settlement."
The company must pay $26,500 to 159 ticketholders, but Zoeller says that doesn't fully make up for the loss.
"It's really something that I think all the people that love going to Brown County kind of miss going to the Little Opry. It's something we won't be able to replace that but I think it's important that we replace the consumers the funds that they purchased tickets. It's only fair that they get a refund," he says.
Investigators said the 2009 fire was started intentionally but no arrests have been made.


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We had a dinner party at a friend's house Saturday night so I did my usual phone call ahead of time. I ask what we are having and offer to bring something. Since it can be difficult to feed
me I normally offer to bring a dish or two so there is something I know will be safe. Dessert is normally one of the dishes I bring. I decided to tackle cheesecake for the first time ever! And Oh Man this Gluten Free cheesecake is Amazing!!!
I adjusted this recipe to make it safe. I also made strawberry sauce to go with it and got the recipe from here.
- 1 bag of GF Ginger Snaps (8oz bag)
- 2 tbsp butter - melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp GF vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup GF flour mix
- Lemon zest of half a lemon
- 4 - 8oz GF cream cheese packages at room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of a spring form pan. Put the ginger snaps in a ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them. Mix crumbs with melted butter. Press into spring form pan and let it go up the sides about 1/2 inch.
- In a bowl mix together the sour cream, GF flour and GF vanilla extract in a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl beat together the cream cheese, sugar, milk, lemon zest and eggs.
- Once creamy, pour in the sour cream mixture.
- Fill pan and bake for 1 hour.
- Then turn off the oven (don't open the door) and leave it in the oven for at least 2 hours.
- Once it is cooked let chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
This was a huge hit! It tasted like regular cheesecake and the crust was on point! The strawberry sauce gave it a nice sweet touch. I will make this again and it will be a great base for flavored cheesecakes!
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Locate and describe the relative extrema then sketch the graph of
is the theory correct?
After , you wrote , which is false. Expand the left-hand side of the false equation to see why.
Instead, divide the equation by :
Then, factor the right-hand side of the equation:
Set each factor on the right-hand side of the equation equal to 0.
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1 Sati19847th Feb 2011 05:29:28 AM from Hungary
I have just finished this, and while it was lacking in many areas compared to King's better works, I still found it a solid novel. Amongst the user reviews, I keep reading that King lost his edge around 1985. But that's just not true: The Eyes of the Dragon, Hearts in Atlantis, From a Buick 8, The Dark Half, The Dark Tower 2-3-4-5, Misery... just to name a few great works he has written since that year. My question is: Do you think his work is getting weaker or not? And of course: what do you think about Under the Dome?
"We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty." - Malcolm Reynolds
His political strawmen and religious stereotypes have gotten progressively worse over the years (barring The Stand and Desperation), but they're positively gratuitous in Dome. Other than that, from what I've read so far, it seems an interesting read.
King used to be dark and edgy. Now he invented anew subgenre: Dull dark and edgy. It's the same flavor King, just more filler.
The Blood God's design consultant.
Raven Wilder
I enjoyed a lot of the book, but I feel that King either needed to cut down how much screentime Big Jim Rennie got, or give him some sort of depth or complexity. Complete Monsters get dull quickly, so elevating one to Villain Protagonist status was a bad choice, in my opinion.
"It takes an idiot to do cool things, that's why it's cool" - Haruhara Haruko
5 Abracadavre15th Apr 2011 12:33:30 PM from The Omega 4 Relay
I actually thought Big Jim was gonna die when Carter was gonna shoot him. Then he killed Carter, and I said "FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCK!!!"
edited 15th Apr '11 12:34:11 PM by Abracadavre
"I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!"
6 Willbyr15th Apr 2011 04:15:19 PM from North Little Rock, AR , Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
King's post-accident work has been a little less consistent, but no less enjoyable for me. I liked the seventh Dark Tower book; Cell and Lisey's Story were alright, Just After Sunset was good, and I really liked Duma Key and Under the Dome. Haven't read Full Dark, No Stars yet.
7 Sati198418th Apr 2011 02:25:54 AM from Hungary
FDNS is great, it has everything you need from King, and then some!
"We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty." - Malcolm Reynolds
8 joeyjojo26th Jun 2013 10:45:32 PM from South Sydney: go the bunnies!
Happy New Year!
Should I make a new thread for the tv show or just post here?
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9 FuzzyBoots1st Jul 2013 06:33:44 AM from Pittsburgh, PA , Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Wanderer (Not Lost)
I'd say put it in Live Action TV. There are bound to be differences.
10 joeyjojo1st Jul 2013 04:32:35 PM from South Sydney: go the bunnies!
Happy New Year!
Does anyone watch the show? I would hate to launch of thread and have it just gather dust.
edited 1st Jul '13 4:33:31 PM by joeyjojo
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11 occono1st Jul 2013 04:34:40 PM from Ireland.
Haven't seen the show yet, plan to, but I read the book. Too many characters and Rennie is just a bit much, but I enjoyed it.
12 joeyjojo1st Jul 2013 04:54:14 PM from South Sydney: go the bunnies!
Happy New Year!
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13 TamH703rd Jul 2013 07:21:03 AM , Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
I didn't really like this one. I finished it, of course, but it wasn't one of his best by any stretch of the imagination. Even the last book of the Dark Tower saga was better and the ending for that one is one of the worst in the whole canon of western literature since ever. As I said on the thread for the telly prog, I saw the same thing with the Simpsons at the cinema and that stuff was both funny and dramatic. This was too relentlessly downbeat.
14 DeMarquis3rd Jul 2013 02:17:04 PM from Hell, USA , Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
Who Am I?
King is a good writer who seems to enjoy re-using the same plot elements over and over. His descriptive narration is excellent, his characters, not so much.
I do not compromise—I synthesize.
15 FuzzyBoots8th Jul 2013 09:20:06 AM from Pittsburgh, PA , Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Wanderer (Not Lost)
My viewpoint on King's writing is that he's best off when he gets away from things that go bump in the night. Frankly, when King starts to describe the supernatural itself, he's dull. Now where he excels is getting into the mind of mad characters. He'll take a crazy person, put you in the middle of their monologue, and you come away feeling like you understand the madness, and have been sullied by the contact. As for Under the Dome, I enjoyed reading it, haven't seen the TV show. I liked the premise of the real villains being cruel alien kids although I felt the resolution was a bit Deus ex Machina in nature. I could see people breaking down as they did. They say that power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and just a taste of power creates a man who would be a tyrant if he could be.
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