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Transatlantic Litigation: "I sue first"February 26th, 2011
On Wednesday earlier this week, the New York State Bar Association's International Section held a seminar in London on the topic of Transatlantic Litigation. I was one of the co-organisers and one of the two speakers.
Our aim for the event was to provide a forum for the debate of recent developments in transatlantic litigation, featuring two current topics of interest from English and American perspectives, namely shareholder derivative actions and freezing injunctions.
Due to overwhelming interest we relocated from our original venue to the Law Society of England & Wales' Hall to host the barristers, solicitors and attorneys from various jurisdictions among others. Thanks again to all who were there for their attendance and lively, high calibre contributions to the discussions on the night.
My talk focused on derivative actions in an Anglo-American context:
"I am a litigator. When there is a problem, I sue first." That, as I recall it, is the quote by one of the lawyers on a panel a few years ago. These two lines have stuck with me since. They remind me at times how, or perhaps why, though the American legal system may have originated from the English one, the practice of law in one is certainly different from the way of doing things in the other.
It is great to see that among us here today there are practitioners from both sides of the pond. I went to law school here in England after which I qualified as an attorney in New York State - and I am actually Dutch – so I may technically be an 'American lawyer', but I feel I belong to one side as much as the other and I believe I am sensitive to both.
I would like to acknowledge Jonathan [Armstrong, NYSBA International Section Vice Chair] for his suggestion I co-organise this event with my fellow speaker and Daniel [Saoul, fellow speaker] for his efforts in making it happen. I would like to thank the New York State Bar Association and the Young Lawyers and Trial Lawyers Sections for their assistance and the Law Society for having us on short notice. Our original venue held thirty attendees so it was a pleasant surprise we had well over seventy registered attendees and had to relocate, with apologies to those on the waiting list.
I will briefly discuss the US and UK derivative actions - or derivative claims as they are called in the UK - the difficulties in bringing and maintaining a derivative action in the United States on behalf of a UK corporation and very briefly touch on a number of such cases. In conclusion I will submit that looking back some details may have changed and that, looking ahead, what is still the same is more relevant.
In the US, a derivative action is an action brought by…
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Huge Northern California wildfire gains strength, creeps into Yosemite National Park
FRESNO, Calif. – A wildfire raging along the northwest edge of Yosemite National Park is gaining strength Saturday morning as firefighters scramble to protect nearby mountain communities.
The fire held steady overnight at nearly 200 square miles, but a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says firefighters didn't get their usual reprieve from cooler early morning temperatures Saturday.
The Rim Fire started in a remote canyon of the Stanislaus National Forest a week ago and is just 5 percent contained. More than 5,500 homes are threatened and four have been destroyed.
Dry fuel and hot weather have combined to make this the 16th largest fire in California's history. More than 2,600 firefighters and a half dozen aircraft are battling the blaze.
The park remains open, but Highway 120 is closed.

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CNN's Human to Hero series celebrates inspiration and achievement in sport. Click here for videos and features.
(CNN) -- "Pain is weakness leaving the body."
It's written large in ink on his upper torso, and, at the age of just 23, Tai Woffinden knows all about pain -- and the strength needed to overcome it.
As a speedway rider he has broken virtually every bone on the way to becoming world champion in what is surely one of the most visceral types of racing -- hurtling around a gravel track on a motorbike with no gears and no brakes.
And on his skin you can see how just he has embraced the hurt that life brings.
"They say your body's a temple, so why not decorate the walls," says Woffinden, who looks like any alternative skater kid with his backwards cap, skinny black jeans and gaping gauge earrings.
"I just enjoy pain, I guess. I like the art," he tells CNN's Human to Hero series.
His arms, hands, face, neck and shoulders are all adorned with tattoos, including the aforementioned quote about the departure of pain -- popularly attributed to a U.S. Marine Corps general -- emblazoned below his battered collarbone.
His fingers bear the acronym "DILLIGAF" -- the calling card for rebellious teens across the Western world.
But most revealing is the design on his back -- a portrait of his father and racing mentor, and one of the letters he wrote to his son before passing away in 2010.
"I have tried to take you everywhere with me. We have had some wicked times together," it reads, above the epitaph "In God's Hands."
Rob Woffinden, himself a former speedway rider, did not live to see his 50th birthday. Nor did he see Tai fulfill his great promise last year, when he became the youngest world champion in the modern Grand Prix era.
But his legacy lives on, and he will not be forgotten.
Following his retirement as a racer, he took the Woffinden family from the industrial English town of Scunthorpe to Australia.
"It was purely just to give me a better upbringing," says Tai, in his distinctly Australian accent. "I think it was a great decision that they made. But, you know, it's good to be back here and doing what I love."
It was in Perth where he took up speedway riding at the age of 12, having first got into motocross -- thrilling off-road racing that still has him hooked today.
"He didn't know if he wanted me to get into it, but we went ahead with it and I kept progressing and progressing, and when I was 15 and a half we made the decision to come back to Europe and show everybody how I ride," Tai says.
"We kind of left our whole life in Australia, we just stopped everything -- I mean, my dad was selling cars on a car yard."
Quickly making his mark as a teen prodigy, Woffinden rose up the ranks, breaking records on the way.
"My progression over the last eight years has been pretty crazy, really," he says, at the home stadium of his British team Wolverhampton.
Thick English fog rolls in over the concrete terraces, still strewn with remnants of a preseason exhibition for fans the previous night.
The bleak surroundings are a far cry from the blue skies Down Under -- bike engines roar from the pits as the mechanics get ready for training, while groundstaff smooth out the stoney circuit.
"There's only one year when I plateaued off," Woffinden continues, "but apart from that, it was just upwards, upwards, upwards. I just kept going and going, every challenge that came in front of me, I conquered it."
That "plateau" came when his father succumbed to an inoperable tumor.
"I had a really tough season, so a lot of people doubted me," he says. "My father passed away that year and I had a lot of problems in the team."
But his fortunes changed last year, when he was again given a wildcard entry into the Grand Prix series.
"The people that ran the series wanted a British rider in and there wasn't really any British riders qualifying -- it gave me the opportunity," he explains.
"At the start of the year I was 500-to-1 at the bookies. We were just aiming for a top-eight finish to secure me a spot for next year, because I didn't really want to be one of those riders that gets a wildcard every year."
Woffinden set his sights higher after an impressive start before breaking his collarbone in his home British GP. He returned to action just two weeks later, but broke it again in the penultimate round with the title in sight.
"There's times where you've got to dig deep and that was definitely one of the days where I did -- I was crying in between races," he recalls of the series, which involved 11 meetings across Europe after the opener in New Zealand.
"But I got another seven points and that was crucial going into the last round, and I clinched the championship in my second race.
"I didn't actually realize that I'd won the championship when I crossed the finish line, the TV presenter was hanging over the fence going, 'You've done it, you've done it.'
"When I saw him, the weight just came off and it was an amazing feeling."
That success has moved him up into the big league of the speedway world. His protective suit is covered in sponsors' logos and he is in big demand -- as well as Wolverhampton, Woffinden will also ride for clubs in Poland and Sweden, plus the Grand Prix circuit.
It means he's training, racing and traveling seven days a week, and he couldn't be happier.
"Across Europe it's pretty big. You know, Poland they get 20-25,000 just to a league meeting. Sweden's pretty busy as well," Woffinden says.
"I ride Poland on a Sunday, England on a Monday and Sweden on a Tuesday. I can do Germany on a Wednesday or Denmark or Czech Republic on a Wednesday if I wanted to, but you can do too much."
Despite his Australian upbringing, Woffinden has been named captain of Britain's Grand Prix team this season, which kicked off domestically this month.
"I'm definitely more British. I was born here and I ride for my country, but Australia is always going to be home for me, I go there every winter in the offseason," he says.
The challenge now is to retain his world title, something that only two riders have done in the past 20 years.
"I did everything I could to make it happen. I was training hard, I was eating properly, I had the best bikes I could have, the best engines, a good team around me -- even down to my mum and my girlfriend booking flights and keeping all the logistics," Woffinden says.
"It's like a thousand-piece puzzle and you've got to have every single piece to that puzzle. Last year I had it and hopefully this year I'll have it as well."
For someone of his age, he has a great awareness of his responsibilities -- to his teammates, his fans and his sponsors -- but when it comes down to it, he's still a kid going full throttle.
"Nothing comes close to it, except maybe skydiving. When you're at the start line just revving your engine up, and you've got the other boys on the inside of you and everyone wants to be there first ... going down the back-straight and you've got somebody inches away from you and your elbows are rubbing and you've got to get it into next corner ... it's just a great feeling."
And it makes all the pain worthwhile.
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What has been your experience with HIV treatment?
I have gone through a learning process where I came from nothing and I am finally beginning to gain something. I have better doctors today. But yet still I know if I compare myself to a gay white man, I can tell you he has better access to specialists, better opportunity to get appointments in a timely manner, better opportunity to have doctors who will work with him and have dialogue with him and be able to give him information he can really put to use. You know, there are certain tests that, as a woman living with HIV today, I should have already had. I haven't. I am nowhere within the range and the reach that many gay white men with HIV have.
Do you have any other illnesses that have complicated your health and your treatment?
I am diagnosed with endometriosis [abnormal growth of tissue outside the uterus, causing chronic pelvic pain] and fibroids. So I live a life walking around in a lot of pain.
Have you been really ill as a result of this or HIV?
Not within the last two years. I think I have gotten better control over it. Also too, I am someone who does have herpes. I get outbreaks. Again, I don't know if it's just that I don't have enough of the knowledge base or preventative care, but there are times when I go, "Oh my God. I'm in so much pain."
What HIV medications have you been on?
I've been on quite a bit of the cocktails. Within the last year I have weaned myself off mental health meds. My spirituality today has played a very large part in how I handle situations, or what I tap into when I begin to feel overwhelmed.
How do you feel about your meds now?
I understand it a lot better today, so I make my treatment choices with the support of my doctor. It's a partnership.
Any persistent side effects from the meds?
From GI discomfort to skin reactions to neurological reactions. Right now, in fact, I deal with a lot of pins and needles running through my arms and the right side of my body.
I had a negative reaction to Crixivan when it first came on the market, and also to Sustiva. I almost had my children taken away from me because I had a neurological reaction to Sustiva and the social worker just had no clue that this was a new drug the woman is taking, and one of the side effects is that it will affect her neurologically. I was put in the psych ward for eight days. Thank God, my children told the social workers, "Ya'll are not taking us nowhere. Mommy's taking new medications and Mommy's going to get better."
She even commended me afterward. She said, "You have opened up my eyes, because we're going to work with other women who will be taking the same drug, and thank you for giving us a chance to really learn about this drug, because we would have taken these kids away from you."
How would you rate your ability to take your meds on schedule?
I am 95 percent compliant.
Do you have any special rituals or preparations that help you remember to take them?
I put my medications right by my makeup because I love makeup! This is a lipstick lesbian!
How did you choose your current doctor?
I chose my doctor based on me getting their professional background, their knowledge base, and their history of treating people with HIV.
How often do you see your doctor?
I see her every three months.
Do you think you are getting the best care possible?
I know my care can be a lot better.
Is your doctor an African American?
No, she's Caucasian.
Do you think an African-American doctor can understand and treat African-American patients better?
We need to have more African-American doctors who specialize in HIV. I have interacted with some African-American doctors who treat people with HIV, and I gotta be honest, they were not nice. Their bedside manners were horrible. There's a class thing that goes on in the African-American community. When you are a "professional," a classist thing comes up.
I interact with doctors of many different backgrounds. I have interacted with many African-American doctors, and they are very classist. They talk down to us. They wouldn't interact with us. But I will tell them in a minute, "Excuse me. Hello! Keep that class stuff. Take it someplace else, because right now when we're at the table, guess what? I am your equal." So, I address it when I see it.
What kind of relationship do you have with your doctor?
I share with her my feelings toward my care and treatment. If I don't understand something, I tell her, "I look to you to explain this to me. So if I come to have a visit with you and you're just sitting here with a piece of paper in front of you, you know, where is my chart?" And if she doesn't have my chart, I question it. "How come you're here providing care for me? Do you remember what we discussed the last time? Do you remember the last blood work? I need to have a copy of that. And I need to be able to discuss this." I want to know everything that she's learned about me. She's going to explain it to me.
Do you have a particular health regimen that helps you stay well?
My mental health and my physical health, they both must be within the same wavelength because I'm not just going to treat the virus. I am not a virus.
How have your relationships with family and friends changed since you were diagnosed?
My relationships with my family have changed tremendously, and all for the good! One, I have educated my family to the extent where my family knows now that if Michelle is around, at some point, we are going to talk about HIV and AIDS. It's part of our family discussion. It has also brought me closer to family members. It all really helps me to embrace and get other people to embrace who we are, and be able to just learn, love, and share.
When did you disclose to them that you are positive?
I decided to disclose my HIV status because I was just so angry at seeing what discrimination and being stigmatized has done to us as a community. I said, "I'm just not going to take it anymore!" Oprah Winfrey did a show with me back in 1996. I did a show with Ricki Lake. I was just featured in Marie Claire magazine. And it's like, I'm mainstream. We need to have HIV and AIDS again mainstream because it is here and it has not gone away.
When I receive the negative responses, guess what? I brush it off. No matter what, now until the day that I close my eyes and I depart this earth, there are going to be ignorant people, arrogant people. I always say to people, "Whatever you think about me is none of my business."
What is the best response you have ever gotten from telling someone?
That I have given them a chance to save their lives. I will continue to save lives.
What is the worst response?
Someone tried to make me get deported. It was, for me, being rejected by someone whom I had a deep interest in. But again, that was the best thing that could happen because I found out after that she was a piece of work!
How has your sex life changed since you became positive?
It has become exotic! I have learned to eroticize my sex and sexuality. I disclose to people when I meet them and I give them a chance to make a choice. I teach them. I teach them how to enjoy sex, and we do it safely. Honey, I teach people stuff they never thought!
Have you faced rejection from potential sex partners?
No. That's the thing -- it's not what you do, it's how you go about it.
Do you have a policy about if or when you tell a sex partner that you are positive?
If I have a notion that you have some kind of interest in me, I let you know. I want to be able to give somebody a choice if they want to be with me because I'm a public figure! I'm out there.
Even my last partner. I met her at a club, and we're hanging out and she's kicking it with me, and then she says, "You know, let's go outside, I want to talk to you." So we get outside and I said, "Two things I want you to know. I'm a public figure. You might walk down the street and pick up a paper or a magazine and you might see me." And she's like, "Oh, really?" I said, "Well, it's because of the life that I live and the work that I do." She's like, "What?" I said, "I am someone living with the AIDS virus." And her response was, "Well, I guess there won't be no eating for me." I said, "Well, okay darling, we'll take care of that later on down the road." Just like that. And we were together for seven years.
Do you feel that if you practice safe sex, it is necessary to tell a sex partner that you are positive?
Yes indeed. Even if you practice safe sex. Because HIV is so stigmatized -- you could be just seen going into a building that provides services for people who are HIV positive and somebody would assume that you are infected. So you've gotta be able to give this person every bit of opportunity to make a decision for themselves.
Did you make any New Year's resolutions?
No. I'm just trying to lose some weight and move.
What books, movies, music or TV shows have had a big influence on you?
Movies: Imitation of Life.
Books: Maya Angelou. Autobiographies, also. It gives a better understanding of people who have gone through the struggle and how they went about it. It keeps me knowing that I gotta continue wanting more and wanting better.
And music, oh my God, jazz music, because you know, jazz is that thing that I feel to the core. It can be smooth. It can be calm.
There is a flower that inspires me also. The lotus grows through murky, dirty water and comes up to the top. It's one of the most beautiful flowers. I see myself as that metaphor.
What's the greatest adventure you've ever had?
The biggest adventure I've ever had was going back to Trinidad and picking up my son, because I was told by my lawyer, "If you leave the United States and go to Trinidad, you will not be able to re-enter." This is when I was newly diagnosed. My aunts were actually taking care of my son. And I learned that they were not giving him the best of care, so I packed a bag and spoke to my doctor and gave him my mother's address in Trinidad, where I was going to go. I said, "Look, if I don't get to come back to the United States, ya'll are going to have to find a way to get medications to my daughter." And I went down to Trinidad, got my son, and came right back to the United States. It was me and God. I was on a mission, honey, and mission was accomplished.
If you were granted one wish, what would it be?
I wish to see an end to greed and suffering. There's a lot of suffering going on in a lot of ways. Poverty is suffering, abuse is suffering, racism is suffering. Just to end suffering.
Anything else you'd like The Body's readers to know about you?
I'm a good person. I mean no malice toward anyone. I say to my son, "I don't have enemies -- I just have people who don't understand me."
|CD4+ Count (May 2008): 874 Viral Load (May 2008): < 50
|Current regimen (May 2008): Reyataz (atazanavir) + Norvir (ritonavir) + Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) once daily -- she has been on this regimen since 2004, and it works very well for her
Michelle Lopez can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com.
In 2005, Michelle was one of 73 people in the United States who received an HIV Leadership Award from The Body. We interviewed each of the award recipients; click here to read the transcript.
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Actor Bryan Cranston will celebrate the end of his hit TV drama "Breaking Bad" by cementing his place in history with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 57-year-old will unveil the 2,502nd star on the famous sidewalk on July 16, when his "Breaking Bad" sidekick Aaron Paul and his "Malcolm in the Middle" co-star Jane Kaczmarek will deliver tributes in honor of his stellar career.
Cranston, who rose to fame on classic sitcom "Seinfeld" and has starred in Oscar-winning films "Argo" and "Saving Private Ryan," will wrap up his role as chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin Walter White in the final episodes of season five, which will premiere in August.


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SHINEDOWN is indisputably one of the most successful rock bands of the past 10+ years, enjoying an unparalleled streak of hits. The band's current album "AMARYLLIS" entered the Billboard 200 at #4 upon its release (#1 on the Rock Album chart), and has already spawned three consecutive #1 singles with "Bully," "Unity," and "Enemies." Over the course of their illustrious career, SHINEDOWN has scored seventeen #1 singles (including their current streak of ten consecutive #1 rock radio hits). The band's latest single "I'll Follow You" is currently #3 on the rock chart. A live recording of the song was filmed at the historic Henson Studio in Hollywood for The Warner Sound's "The Live Room" series (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECEK-g7xayc). Shinedown's unprecedented ascendancy over multi-format rock radio commenced with their RIAA platinum certified 2003 debut "LEAVE A WHISPER," its gold certified 2005 follow-up, "US AND THEM," and 2008's platinum certified "THE SOUND OF MADNESS." One of the most exciting live rock acts, Pollstar has listed Shinedown's most recent headlining trek on their Top 20 Concert Tours of 2013. Devoted to connecting with their fans firsthand, Shinedown tours relentlessly, logging more than 450 shows over an astonishing span of 31 months. In turn, that fanbase has remained loyal since the beginning and continues to grow each year as the band has constantly evolved, even reinvented themselves, in a never-ending quest to continue to push the envelope of rock music. Frontman Brent Smith has summed it up by coining the phrase, "Rock n Roll is not a genre of music; Rock n Roll is a way of LIFE."
SHINEDOWN is: Brent Smith (vocals), Barry Kerch (drums), Zach Myers (guitars), and Eric Bass (bass).
For more information, please visit www.shinedown.com or www.atlanticrecords.com.


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Botanic Garden Square Plate - 26.5cm
Item Number: 9000356829
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Today, Portmeirion pottery is extremely sought after by collectors across the world and the Botanic Garden collection is the most famous range from Portmeirion. It was created by Susan Williams-Ellis when she stumbled upon an old encyclopaedia featuring a collection of plants and flowers, which became the inspiration for her designs. The colourful and beautiful flowers caught her eye and she decided to incorporate them in the pottery. Over 30 different flowers are used in Portmeirion?s Botanic Garden china collection and it is constantly changing, with new motifs and products regularly added to the range.
- Hardwearing and visually stunning
- 26.5cm Square plate
- Made from earthenware
- Dishwasher, Oven, Microwave and Freezer Safe
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Please note, we cannot offer refunds on perishable goods, pierced jewellery, duvets, pillows, mattresses, underwear or on swimwear if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken. Items which are made to order will also be non returnable unless faulty or not as described. Your legal rights are not affected.
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We recommend that a verifiable method of return delivery is used, as proof of posting cannot be taken as proof of receipt.
For larger items we can organise for a courier to come and collect the product you wish to return and will discuss collection charges with you at the time.


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3 Is TheMagicNumber #3
(India Arie – Headed In The Right Direction)
Final cut of the magic number and then it's on to the Christmas selection…beginning to feel like I can walk on emotional water which makes a big difference from feeling like I was drowning in it. last week I learned the difference between the language of being and the language of having and it is a beautiful, liberating feeling that I have yet to find the words to express. I don't know if I ever will but in truth..to feel it is enough.
Picking a piece out of THOUSANDS is always a challenge, (and no mistake), but for me that's what themusicologist is there for…communicating a message utilising the universal language.. It's been almost 3 years now that I have been bearing my soul on this musical diary and not only is it extremely cathartic but It has also allowed me the space to express myself with authenticity.
Today's cut is courtesy of an artist who has helped me to learn the difference between having and being. Borrowed from her second set Voyage To India…a set that everyone should own. Just like to add that one of the authors who has been a guide over these last few weeks goes by the name of Erich Fromm especially his book 'The Art Of Being'.


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Happy New Year! A new year always has a feeling of hope and anticipation for me. No matter what has come before, or what will actually transpire after, when standing on the cusp of a New Year, anything is possible. Perhaps this sense of exhilaration also comes from a wonderful Christmas season. This Christmas was filled with such a feeling of peaceful contentment that, upon reflection, I realized I had missed for a while now. Aside from some last minute gift and food-prep, there was a distinct absence of the "hustle and bustle"…at least in my own mind. Long weekends were spent lazily wrapping gifts while watching C busy himself around the apartment with a hammer, hanging up our paintings. The time in-between Christmas dinners and get-togethers were filled with long naps and catching up on our reading. And the sense of family seemed stronger for me this year…stronger and more precious.
This was something I prepared for a small Christmas lunch in our apartment. Just my mother, my brother, C, and myself. I came across the recipe long ago here, in Keiko's amazingly beautiful blog Nordljus. The original recipe can be found here. The piece of pork belly I used was smaller than the original 5 kg (we were only four after all), and I didn't have any fresh thyme (so I used dried), but it turned out delicious nonetheless. I also nixed the sautéed potatoes mentioned in the original recipe; instead we had a green salad.
(adapted from this recipe)
- 1 piece of pork belly – ask the butcher to remove the ribs (size depends on how many people you are serving)
- coarse sea salt
- leaves from a large branch of fresh thyme (or about 2-3 tsp dried)
- needles from a large branch of fresh rosemary, roughly chopped
- a large bunch of fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds (if you can find wild fennel, use it instead, finely chopped – I didn't find any so I had to use dried…but I'm still on the lookout!)
- 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4-5 tbsp runny honey
- freshly ground black pepper
– Preheat the oven to 155C. Lay the pork belly skin-side up on your chopping board and score the skin across its width.
– Flip meat over so it is now skin-side down. Sprinkle the salt and coarsely ground black pepper over it, rubbing them well into the meat. Leave to rest for ten minutes so the salt and pepper settle well into the meat.
– Sprinkle the herbs, fennel seeds and garlic evenly over it.
– Next, tie up the meat. Carefully roll the meat up width-ways and tie it very tightly with string in the middle of the joint. Then tie at either end about 1cm/½ inch from the edge and keep tying along the joint. The filling should be well wrapped, if any excess filling escapes from the sides, push it in.
– With your hands, massage one tablespoon of the olive oil all over the joint. Then rub the remaining salt and some more black pepper over it.
– Grease the rack of a large roasting tin with the remaining olive oil and place the pork on the rack, while pouring some water in the tin itself. Roast for 2.5 – 3 hours.
– Increase heat to your oven's highest setting and roast for 15-30 minutes more to sear skin and (hopefully) produce crackling.
– Remove the joint from the oven and coat with honey, drizzling some of the juices from the roasting tin all over it too. Insert a fork in either side of the joint and lift it on to a wooden board.
– If you want, you can make some pan gravy. Remove all juices and oil from the roasting tin. Return about 2 tablespoons oil with 2 tablespoons flour into the tin and place on the hob and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture turns a nutty brown color. Return juices to pan and add some white wine and about a cup of water, scraping the pan to deglaze. Taste and season if needed.
– Slice the joint thinly and serve with the sauce. Alternatively, leave the meat to cool and slice when needed. It will keep for up to a week in the fridge. This turned out much better that my first attempt at roast pork…primarily, I suspect, because I would rather be eating a pork belly then a pork loin any day. The stuffing was also incredibly aromatic and produced an amazing flavor…especially the fennel, which I think goes brilliantly with pork. And the honey is just the perfect crown for this dish. Most importantly, to me at least, there seemed to be the beginnings of crackling along the edges. Just a small cluster, fighting to surface, but enough to convince me not to give up hope!
I think the emergence of the crackling can be attributed to the change I made in the cooking temperature. A tip I got from Santos. Instead of a high-heat sear in the beginning of the cooking time, I did it at the end. I also put some water at the bottom of the tin, another recommendation from my first attempt. If anyone has more suggestions, please pass them on. Crackling…you will be mine yet!
Here are some pictures of our gift-opening that day. I got a pink cake stand (hooray!!!) which came with matching aprons for C and I…mine in a retro pink pattern and C's was the front of a gladiator! I think this was one of the Christmas celebrations I enjoyed the most…so simple and intimate, where the quality of the company was the main player (along with a yummy porchetta) 🙂


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My Name is Leon Moctezuma and I'm Mexican
About Me
I'm a computer science engineering student at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Puebla, Mexico), that will be graduating in 2009.
About Me in SoC 2007
I'm very interested in getting more involved with computer graphics and I'm very new to VR and panoramic photographs, but I'm very enthusiastic when I have to learn new things.
I've strong knowaleg in C/C++ programming in both plataforms Linux and Windows, I've worked with OpenGL and GLUT, allthought I'm working in some Geometric Modeling programs, I've not all ready done any very complex work in computer graphics.
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Freepv: Is an application with big potential and it's at an early stage of development, so it's easy to follow for an undergraduate student like me, that has never been involved in a opensource project.
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The Panoramio meeting in Barcelona was great. The atmosphere was very nice and I was delighted to chat with Panoramio contributors. I felt very good there. The spectacular sights of Barcelona from the Mirablau bar and the "tapas" helped to create the right feeling. Take a look at this shot from Ulises888 to get an idea:
People came little by little, but there were around 50 people at the end. We projected in a big screen some of the best shots from the attendants. Nino took many photos around, Javier recorded a video and we are collecting more photos in the forum.
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A year after poaching CEO Ron Johnson from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in an effort to revive sales, J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) continues to struggle to find its footing.
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In the shadows of a 26% decline in same-store sales, sliding traffic and a turnaround strategy that has yet to take hold, a new wave of skepticism from analysts and investors has started hitting the ailing retailer.
Observers will look to the Plano, Texas-based department store this holiday season to prove that bold decisions enacted this year have started to pay off.
"Management continues to admit it is learning and adapting, but the learnings will have to produce positive results in early 2013 ... otherwise, support for the strategy among investors and importantly suppliers will diminish," BMO Capital analysts said in a note released on Monday.
Bearish analysts from Credit Suisse downgraded the retailer on Monday to "underperform" from "neutral" and lowered their price target to $15 from $25, while BMO Capital analysts cut their target on J.C. Penney to $18 from $25 on a "market perform" rating.
Both negative notes reflect a general skepticism over Penney's turnaround strategy, with BMO saying that some elements have not been well thought out and Credit Suisse pointing to concerns that it will not be able to stabilize its business in a timely fashion.
"Since reporting a worst-case scenario 3Q12, those concerns have only escalated," Credit Suisse said in a research note released on Monday.
In a reflection of its growing bearishness on the brand, BMO also lowered its outlook on J.C. Penney's fiscal 2012 non-GAAP loss per share, now forecasting a loss of 92 cents from an earlier estimate of a 17-cent profit, below the consensus' 14-cent profit. It reduced its fiscal 2013 EPS outlook to 25 cents, widely below the Street's $1.33 a share.
J.C. Penney's third-quarter results fell widely short of Wall Street expectations on Friday, with sales plummeting a whopping 26.6% to $2.9 billion and a loss of 93 cents a share falling sharply below average analyst estimates in a Thomson Reuters poll.
On Monday, as analysts and investors continued to digest those results and looked toward the crucial holiday shopping season, shares of J.C. Penney fell nearly 13% to a multi-year low of $17.90.
"JCP must find a way to significantly slow the sales decline within the next six months," Credit Suisse analysts wrote in the report. "If it doesn't, management's attempt to 'bet the company' could become more problematic."
Johnson, the brain behind Apple's Genius Bar retail strategy, was brought into J.C. Penney a year ago to try and shake things up. He has successfully done that, ditching discounting and sales and announcing a complete overhaul of the in-store experience. However, transitioning an entire brand takes time, and that is one thing Johnson seems to be running out of as shareholders and analysts get antsy on the hunt for tangible results.
"J.C. Penney is trying to execute a really difficult transition," said Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. "The strategy is sound but the question is how long can they stick with this given the results are fairly dismal."
Johnson admitted last week that the "fair and square" policy that eliminated sales and simultaneously distanced patrons earlier this year may have been confusing, possibly contributing more to a decline in sales than a gain.
Further distancing itself from the "no more coupons" strategy, J.C. Penney on Monday said it will host "its only sale of the year" this Black Friday, with more than 1,100 J.C. Penney stores opening their doors at 6 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving.
In an effort to drive in-store traffic, which fell 12% in its most recent quarter, it will also give away more than 80 million so-called holiday buttons to potential customers that enter its stores, which can be redeemed later online for a slew of gifts.
"J.C. Penney is going through very delicate balancing act," Calkins said. "It's entirely the right thing to do for the brand but short-term results are dismal and will continue to be until the new brand begins to work and pulls people into the store."
The Black Friday plan is yet the latest move by Johnson that has sent mixed signals to customers. But it's also a necessary one as the company tries to buy time as it maneuvers through a lengthy overhaul and tries to keep up with rivals like Macy's (NYSE:M) and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) this holiday season.
Penney's problem is two-fold: it's difficult to get people to change the way they look at a brand, especially something as drastic as ditching discounting and sales. At the same time, revamping an entire image through new pricing, promotions and a complete transformation of the in-store experience is costly and can weigh heavily on near-term sales.
With this in mind, pressure is mounting on J.C. Penney to prove itself in the fourth quarter, the busiest time for retailers that makes up a large chunk of their annual sales.
"There's no question that J.C. Penney is adjusting course," Calkins said. "They are slowing down the pace of their strategic shift to buy some time and to let it unfold."
While it may take longer than the retailer expected, J.C. Penney will likely continue down its current path in hopes that it will be able to buy enough time to prove the strategy is effective long-term before it loses too many more supporters.
People are looking for indicators that the strategy is working, and only once Johnson is able to show that will investors "give him the time to execute" it, Calkins said.


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- 1 Comic Example using RCP
- 2 Software Required
- 3 Understanding the Example
- 4 Running with Eclipse IDE
Comic Example using RCP
Software Required
This example illustrates the use of EclipseLink JPA in a simple RCP application. Running this example requires OSGi (Equinox) as well as the following bundles.
- EclipseLink OSGi bundles (available from the EclipseLink Downloads page and P2 (see Installing EclipseLink OSGi in PDE).
- org.eclipse.persistence.core - Core EclipseLink Bundle
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm - EclipseLink bundling of ASM to enable byte-code weaving
- org.eclipse.persistence.antlr - EclipseLink bundling of ANTLR used for JPQL parsing
- javax.persistence - Java Persistence API 2.0 specification
- org.eclipse.persistence.jpa - EclipseLink JPA Bundle
- org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.osgi - EclipseLink JPA OSGi Bundle (required only with EclipseLink 2.1 and above)
- Derby JDBC Driver (available from EclipseLink examples SVN)
- org.eclipse.persistence.derby - Provides access to the Derby client driver, but does not contain it. See the ReadMe.txt for configuration instructions.
- Example Bundles (available from EclipseLink examples SVN)
- org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated
- org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.setup
- org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.rcp.comics
Understanding the Example
The example is composed of 3 bundles
org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated Bundle
This bundle contains the domain classes with their JPA mappings specified through annotations.
- Issue.java (org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated)
- Publisher.java (org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated)
- Title.java (org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated)
Manifest-Version: 1.0 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2 Bundle-Name: Model Plug-in Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated Bundle-Version: 1.1.0 Export-Package: org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.model.annotated Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5 Import-Package: javax.persistence;version="1.1.0";jpa="2.0"
org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.comics.setup Bundle
This bundle is a utility that can create the database and populate it from a provided data set. Usage instructions are included in those for the RCP application (see below).
org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.rcp.comics Bundle
This bundle contains a simple RCP application using EclipseLink. RCP applications are started a little differently than regular OSGi applications so we don't rely on bundle start levels. In a typical EclipseLink OSGi application the javax.persistence and o.e.p.jpa bundles are started before client code is run so they can publish OSGi services the client will use. However in RCP this isn't the case and so we don't go through the JPA bootstrap API. Instead we directly instantiate an EclipseLink OSGi PersistenceProvider (see Model.getEntityManagerFactory()). The classloader that is provided to the persistence provider must be able to load the java.persistence.* classes, org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.* classes, and the persistence unit classes and artifacts. The classloader of the RCP client bundle works great for this example.
Running the RCP Example
Instructions for how to run the example are provided in the ReadMe.txt file at the root of the org.eclipse.persistence.example.jpa.rcp.comics bundle.
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RTC 2009-10 Impact Players – Mid-Atlantic RegionPosted by zhayes9 on September 9th, 2009
Last week we took a look at the five impact players in the Northeast Region, so now we're ready for the second installment of our ten-week RTC 2009-10 Impact Players series. Each week we'll pick a geographic area of the country and break down the five players who we feel will have the most impact on their teams (and by the transitive property, college basketball) this season. Our criteria is once again subjective – there are so many good players in every region of the country that it's difficult to narrow them down to only five in each – but we feel at the end of this exercise that we'll have discussed nearly every player of major impact in the nation. Just to be fair and to make this not too high-major-centric, we're also going to pick a mid-major impact player in each region as our sixth man. We welcome you guys, our faithful and very knowledgeable readers, to critique us in the comments where we left players off. The only request is that you provide an argument – why will your choice be more influential this season than those we chose?
Mid-Atlantic Region (NYC, NJ, PA, WV, MD, DE)
Scottie Reynolds – Sr, G – Villanova. There might be players in this region who can score more points or dish out more assists or shoot a higher percentage from the floor than Reynolds. There might be more physically imposing and athletically gifted players than the 6'2 guard from Northern Virginia. There could even be a few 'upside' guys you'd pick before him if you were starting an NBA franchise. But is there any player as capable of putting his team on his back and doing this (ok, maybe Vasquez, but he hasn't done it yet)? Is there another player on this list who you'd prefer to have the ball in his hands as the clock is ticking down, knowing that he'll give your team a superb chance to win? Reynolds is the player that every coach loves to have on his team – he plays heavy minutes, never misses a start, shows great leadership and clearly has a calming effect on his team whenever he's on the floor. This is a long way removed from the early days of his career, where the 'Nova legend has stated that he had trouble seeing the 'big picture' due to trust issues with coaches and other players. There are no such issues now, as everyone in the Big Five (and the Big East, for that matter) understands who the top dog in the Philadelphia area is. If things come together right for Reynolds and VU in 2009-10, he could look back on a collegiate career that includes three all-Big East nods, an all-american selection, the second-most number of steals (he needs 58), and the most points (Kerry Kittles) in the long history of the Villanova program (he needs 624). Considering all that, Reynolds will captain the best team in the Big East and may also have another Final Four appearance in his sights.
Da'Sean Butler – Sr, F – West Virginia. If there's a team that should challenge Villanova (on paper) as the class of the Big East in 2009-10, it should be West Virginia. The biggest reason for that is Butler, the 6'7 wing set to replace Pitt's Sam Young as the most multi-dimensional player in the conference. Butler scores (17.1 ppg), rebounds (5.9 per game) and even finds time to play the passing lanes (1.7 spg). Last season he seemed to really find his groove in the conference slate, as his numbers all rose, culminating in his 43-pt explosion during a blowout win against Villanova on Friday the (Feb.) 13th. But it was his performance over the summer at the World University Games that really caught our eye – on a team with shooters such as Robbie Hummel and James Anderson, it was Butler who led the squad in three-point percentage (55%) by nailing nearly two per game. His perimeter shooting has always been solid (~35%), but if his shot improves next season to the 38-40% range to replace Alex Ruoff's deadly range, Butler's ability to get to the rim and finish becomes even more of a threat. With sophomore Honorable Mentions Devin Ebanks' size and rebounding, Truck Bryant's scoring and playmaking, plus the addition of two five-star recruits to the roster, it's clear why WVU looks to improve on last year's 23-12 record and first round NCAA exit. Mountaineer fans have an expectation of a top ten team in Morgantown and it's understandable why they think so – it'll be up to their star Butler to deliver on those expectations.
Jeremy Hazell – Jr, F – Seton Hall. Jeremy Hazell's inclusion on our Mid-Atlantic all-region team was the toughest decision we had to make. There's absolutely no question that the 6'5 guard/forward who blew up on the Big East last season has talent. You don't score 20+ against sixteen Big East defenses without the ability to score the ball from every which way (22.8 ppg). The primary issue was that it's difficult to claim to be an impact player if your team isn't very good, and last year, the Hall finished 7-11 in the conference with all seven of those wins against fellow bottom-feeders. Nevertheless, we recognize that past results do not necessarily predict future outcomes, and with three impact transfers arriving (Herb Pope, Jeff Robinson and Keon Lawrence) amidst a much leaner Big East landscape, it wouldn't surprise us if Seton Hall, led by Hazell, made a run at the NCAAs this year. Getting back to Bobby Gonzalez's star player, his scoring numbers might actually decrease this season depending on how well the new players orient to North Jersey, but with fewer shots (he took 32% of SH's shots last year) he could become a more complete player by improving his shooting percentages (43%/36%) and offensive efficiency (28th in the Big East). Regardless of how this season goes, Hazell is undoubtedly one of the most talented players the nation has yet to hear about.
Talor Battle – Jr, G- Penn State. While the electric Penn State point guard Talor Battle may have been known within Big Ten circles and around Happy Valley, national attention wasn't forwarded his way until one performance on February 1 in East Lansing, MI. The heavily favored top-ten ranked Spartans, a team that would reach the championship game just months later in Detroit, fell to the underdog Nittany Lions, who were 0-16 in their Big Ten history at the Breslin Center. During that game, Battle emerged as one of the top scorers in the conference and the nation. In a league where hard-nosed defense on every possession is the norm, Battle averaged 16.7 ppg, including seven 20+ point performances in conference play. And on that night in East Lansing, Battle scored 29 points on 11-19 shooting and 6-12 from three, leading Penn State to a 72-68 upset win. Battle certainly has some areas to improve – namely shooting 34% from deep and hitting just 70% of his free throws – but the scoring guard truly has the capability to put up 30+ points on any given night. With Jamelle Cornley and Stanley Pringle no longer at PSU, the onus lies almost completely on Battle to lead the way for Penn State and coach Ed DeChellis if they have any hope of reaching postseason play again. Considering such a lackluster supporting cast, one could argue Battle will have the most singular impact of any player in this entire region, as on many nights Penn State will completely rely on Battle's scoring potential to win basketball games.
Greivis Vasquez – Sr, G- Maryland. Love him or despise him with every bone in your body, there's no denying the talent of Greivis Vasquez. There's also no denying that Vasquez' decision to stay at Maryland for his senior season rather than enter the NBA Draft had the greatest impact of any April decision in the country, vaulting the Terrapins from a likely-NIT team to a possible top-six seed and ACC contender. Much like Battle's performance against Michigan State, one 2008-09 performance from Vasquez defined his season and launched the fiery Venezuelan into Maryland basketball lore – a 35-11-10 triple-double in an 88-85 overtime win against #3 North Carolina in College Park when Maryland was lingering around the bubble. Vasquez backs up his never-resting mouth with impressive play on the court, notably being named to the all-ACC second team for the second straight campaign and, in Oscar-like fashion, leading his Terps in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and minutes, becoming just the sixth player in ACC history to accomplish said feat. The main knock on Vasquez during his first two seasons in College Park was a recurring propensity to commit foolish turnovers, but that criticism is quieting after Vasquez finished third in the conference in assist/turnover ratio a season ago. There's no argument against Vasquez making a tremendous impact for Maryland and Gary Williams once again this season.
Ryan Thompson (MM) – Sr, G- Rider. In doing research for this feature, I have yet to find one thing that Ryan Thompson does not do well on the basketball court. The younger brother of Kings forward and fellow Bronc Jason Thompson, Ryan is surely creating his own identity as a bona fide NBA prospect. A first team all-MAAC performer a season ago as a junior, Thompson did it all for Rider: ranking second in the conference in scoring, first in minutes played (he played 40+ minutes in nine games), second in three-point percentage, seventh in assists, eighth in field-goal percentage, eighth in free-throw percentage and eighth in rebounding. That's right, Thompson can shoot from deep, score inside, rebound, pass and play nearly every minute. While the competition doesn't always rank with other elite performers in college basketball, one could argue Thompson is the top all-around player in the game this season. He also plays his best when the stakes are high, totaling 57 points and 17 rebounds in two conference tournament games for his Broncs, including a bucket with 3.4 seconds left to knock off Siena last year. The sky's the limit for Thompson in 2009-10, an already immensely talented individual playing with motivation as Rider has yet to reach the NCAA Tournament in his three seasons in Jersey, and coming off of a rare and disappointing seven points on 2-13 shooting against Liberty in his season finale.
Honorable Mention. Lavoy Allen, Temple. Sean Baptiste, FDU. Jamal Barney, Loyola (MD). Darryl Bryant, WVU. Jermaine Dixon, Pittsburgh. Devin Ebanks, WVU. Corey Fisher, Villanova. Darrin Govens, St. Joseph's. Rodney Green, Lasalle. Charles Jenkins, Hofstra. Anthony Mason, Jr., St. John's. Herb Pope, Seton Hall. Mike Rosario, Rutgers. Damian Saunders, Duquesne. Corey Stokes, Villanova. Devin Sweetney, St. Francis (PA).


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BAHASA MALAYSIA VS BAHASA INDONESIA // learn both online
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SELAMAT DATANG DI UNCLONED WORLD BAHASA -- YOUR GUIDE TO LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF INDONESIA AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. This site is intended for people interested in Malaysia and Indonesia and Singapore, and interested in learning the language(s) they can use when travelling through this hot, beautiful, volatile part of the world. In the process, I want to introduce some of my personal experiences from various trips, and detail the depth of the various cultures and languages of the region. I am only a beginner when it comes to understanding this part of the world, but in time, I want to become an expert. The unfoldment of this website will reflect the unfoldment of the development of my knowledge of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Malay world. This is a big area of the world, and it is likely you will be interested to visit this area sooner or later. This website can help you! That is my humble aim in establishing this website! I hope you enjoy it!
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WHAT DO I MEAN WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE MALAY WORLD? In my old naive definition, I believed that all of Malaysia and The Philippines and Indonesia and Singapore could be called "The Malay World", I don't know why. Call it faulty judgment at the time. However, I was surprised to recently learn from the bonafide The Malay World website that the realm of the Malays includes only the Malay Peninsula from Thailand to Singapore, and parts of adjacent islands, such as east Sumatra and Borneo. So all of Java, The Philippines, Bali... all those other islands are not technically Malay. Whatever -- and it is good to be corrected! -- but if you speak the language of the Malays you can communicate with people from all the way from the south Thailand border to the Papua New Guinea border, even if you don't know the local languages. This is because the language of the Malays -- called Bahasa Malaysia in Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia in Indonesia -- has become the official communications and trading language for this vast reason. Which is one reason why I want to learn it, because I want ready access to this huge vastness of the Earth!
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BEFORE GET INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF BAHASA MALAYSIA AND BAHASA INDONESIA, HERE IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THEM -- they are considered very easy to learn! That's right, it's true!
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My Manitou Keeps Blowing O ring out of the Transmission Filter
Anybody got any suggestions please?
My Manitou Keeps Blowing O ring out of the Transmission Filter
Anybody got any suggestions please?
Hi my telehander keeps Blowing the O ring out of the Transmission Filter ,any suggestions please
Oil everywhere!!
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it had a gen Manitou wen we got it, but we had replaced with a fleetgard many time ago, I was backing out of shed and it just stopped , and chucked oil everywhere, took gard off, saw the O ring on filter pushed out,, we hadn't got another F/G fllter, but luckly we found a Manitou one, tried it again , and of course it blooo that one out too, so still had to forward / reverse drive, we put the seal back in , and it hasn't blown it out, but is very slow drive, and then stops altogether, so I cant trust using it , any more suggestions would be great ??
Still at Fault, Does any one know where theres images online of the Transmission Box ,we found a spring (broken) in 3 parts,
If that is what wrong I don't think that part is available any more? so to fix it you would have to buy the new style F/R valve block complete which IMO is much better anyway but its touching on £1k!!!
I will see if I can get a picture of it.
Oh and it was the Vapormatic filter I was having trouble with leaking due to made wrong.
I did try repairing one once but waste of time. last time they were available they were £140 but they are obsolete now from Manitou.
I have another source I could try if needed for both the replacement reg valve and a complete valve block but other wise you would have to by the complete valve block, going off the part number that block is £2300!!! from Manitou but I sure the one they use on current machines would fit at £900odd.
No last time I had this trouble were the customer didn't get the cause of the fault fixed but keep changing the filters and tightening them more and more! it ended up blowing the seals in the gearbox resulting in a full over haul.
Just had a look there are 2 boxes fitted to the MT928 turner/spicer compact powershuttle and turner powershuttle would need serial to confirm. Suspect you have a turner/spicer we had the same fault on old MLT526 last year, at the time we thought it was a fault with pressure reg valve but since the valve is no longer available and only a complete control valve is available as a superseded part at a cost £2300 we stripped down the control valve cleaned up the valves we also fitted new springs which are still available, this made no difference. we ended up pulling the box out when we opened the box we found the pump suction pipe was loose and drawing air, we resealed the pipe fitted a new pump and torque converter because we were in that far, box back in and problem solved. We think the problem was aeration of the oil and the box couldn't couple with the volume if the oil.
The control valve on the old turner/spicer compact powershuttle (valve controls f/r and pressure) and the valve on the current turner box used by Manitou (valve controls f/r only) are not compatible, so if it turns out the control valve is faulty your options are new control from Manitou @ £2300 or second hand.
You won't find any Manitou parts or technical diagrams online but search for turner spicer compact powershuttle and you should find something useful.
hi all, many thanks for getting back to me on this one, this is my 1st opp to get on line,we had a very good mechanic down, as I was away for 2 days, he found the fault of piece of rubber out of filler cap had been trapped in a valve , all up and running now, so luckly it turned out to be less expensive as thought,
so thanks again for all your help
Reg valve is dead easy to remove, just undo it and pull it out, if its brass sleeve then look closer at it if its a steel sleeve then you should be okay.


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Hummmm… ça sent bon !
The French Happy Hour today was a great success with around 30 people attending to French cheese tasting, baguettes and home-made food such as ratatouille and Provence cakes! Thank you all for coming and making of this event a great moment, hope you had a nice time!
As a matter of fact, students and professors asked me for the recipes of the ratatouille and the cakes, so here they go 🙂
* 2 onions
* 4 bell peppers (green, orange, red, yellow)
* 2 zucchinis
* 1 eggplant (peeled)
* 10 to 12 tomatoes
* parsley
* garlic
* olive oil
* salt
* pepper
* herbes de Provence
1. Wash and cut all the vegetables except the tomatoes.
2. Put some olive oil in a large pan and when hot enough toss the onions until they become transparent.
3. Toss the rest of the vegetables until they are cooked evenly.
4. In a blender, put parsley, 4 garlic cloves, the tomatoes, salt and pepper and mix altogether.
5. Pour the tomato sauce over the vegetables and leaves the pan on middle heat until the sauce reduced. Add the herbs of Provence.
6. Try and season with salt and pepper according to your taste. Bon appétit!
Gâteau de Provence (Provence's cake)
* 3 eggs
* 1 cup of sugar
* 2 spoons of honey
* 1 cup of milk
* 1 cup of canola oil
* 2 cups of flour
* 1 tea spoon of baking powder
* 1/2 organic lemon
* 1/2 organic orange
1. Grate the lemon's and orange's zest. Squeeze both and keep the juice. In a pan with a bit of water and honey, toss the zest and leave it on medium heat until it absorbs the liquid.
2. Beat the eggs with the sugar, add the honey, the milk, the canola oil, the lemon and orange juice and finally add the flour, the baking powder and the glazed zests.
3. Toss in a buttered mould and put in the oven fro 30min at 300°F
4. Enjoy!
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I hope you haven't tired of me eating everything I could get my hands on in Bangkok. And then sharing all the lurid details with you. If you haven't, read on….The gastronomic highlights on our trip (part 2):
Somboon Seafood
We were meeting with a former work-colleague of C's (who is now based in Bangkok) for dinner and were asked to pick a place. We decided to go with a recommendation from our good friend Christine of Ramblings from a Gypsy Soul. She had eaten in Somboon Seafood during her trip to Bangkok and had rave reviews. Serving Thai-Chinese food, Somboon Seafood is a popular restaurant for both tourists and locals. With good reason – the food was fantastic! My only regret is that we were only three people and couldn't order everything on the menu! We had the Curried Crab which is their specialty. C ordered a steamed garoupa "with lemonade and chili". Hmmm. Something must have been lost in translation there. We figured that it was prepared with lemon and chili, which sounded good to us. Looking at the menu, I thought to myself that "lemonade and chili" sounded much cuter and "lemon and chili" ever could 🙂 Cute name or no, this fish was a revelation. Lemon and chili sounds familiar enough but, like all dishes in Thailand it seemed, the flavors were so sharp and distinct…like I could taste each one as if they were answering a roll call. Aside from the chili and the lemon, the fish was piled with cilantro/coriander, an herb which I love (and had in shameful amounts while in Bangkok, along with Thai basil). The crab curry was fabulous…like nothing I had tasted before. Was it Thai? Chinese? A blend of both? I couldn't tell. But as I was poking the shells for bits of meat and scraping up all the luscious sauce (which was a mysterious consistency between solid and liquid) I figured that perhaps it didn't matter. The third and last dish we had (not including the steamed rice which we had at every meal) was the Fried Morning Glory (like our kang-kong), water spinach fried with garlic. Simple enough but just as tasty as the other two dishes we had. We washed everything down with two bottles of the local Singha beer. Definitely worth being taking for a ride! (Please read Christine's post about being taken for a ride on a tuktuk…the same thing happened to us, but because we were forewarned by her post we were able to avoid a scam). Somboon Seafood: Surawong Road.
The Infamous Food Courts
Aside from the street food, another Bangkok gastro-destination touted by many are the food courts found in the many malls around the city. The food courts are huge halls lined with stalls that sell many of the dishes you will find on the street, much of them just as good. Although I do enjoy the home-cooked edge that street food has when actually sold on the street, after a day of marathon shopping, enjoying these dishes in air-conditioned comfort is no small luxury. We ate at two food courts while in Bangkok: Central World's and Siam Paragon's. Central World Plaza (formerly WTC) is walking distance from our hotel so after our flight we headed straight there. C was cross-eyed with hunger already and we needed some food…fast (he doesn't eat plane food…he is not chi-chi-gourmet, he just can't/won't…you should see him when he gets off a long-haul flight….wheelchair please!). Our first meal in Bangkok: Tom kha gai (soup of chicken, coconut milk, galangal, and lemongrass…a big favorite of mine), Fishballs in red curry, and a spicy noodle soup. Our first taste of Bangkok, in just an ordinary food court, and already we were loving it! The whole "eating Thai food in Thailand" that everyone was talking about was hitting its mark dead center. Despite the tears in our eyes from the spiciness, we kept shoveling it all in until there was nary a noodle left. After our meal, I headed over to the stall where I spied some khanom buang. I first heard of this filled, crispy-pancake like snack from Ramblings from a Gypsy Soul. It sounded so good that I had my eyes peeled for them. Inside the crispy pancake (made of rice flour) is coconut cream, shredded coconut, and sweet strips of fried egg yolk. They are just as yummy as Christine says they are! There is a savory version too with chopped scallions and some cilantro…also very good. Of course, I had both 🙂 Beside the food court was a grocery section where I happily stocked up on curry pastes. The other food court we visited was the one at Siam Paragon, after a long day of shopping (more on that later). C was feeling rebellious and got his meal at a Japanese stall. I would not be deterred in my Thai-ness and got a plate of ground pork with holy basil, which was served with steamed rice and a fried egg, along with a plate of som tam (I couldn't get enough of this!). This time I had bought my khanom buang beforehand so I didn't have to move anymore…just sit down and pig out in earnest. Central World Plaza: Ratchadamri Road. Siam Paragon: Rama 1 Road.
One of the sights on my "things to see" list was the old teakwood house of Jim Thompson – Thailand's favorite foreigner. Thompson served in Thailand during World War II, and decided to move to Bangkok after the war, as he found New York too tame for his liking (!!). An architect before the war, he built for himself a splendid abode of teak, using traditional Thai architecture infused with his own touches. The house is beautiful (and beautifully maintained!)…add lovely examples of Southeast Asian art and a lush, jungle-like garden, and tuck the whole thing by the river, and you have got one gorgeous crib. But more on Jim, his fabulous home, his eventful life, his mysterious death, and the goodies you can get at his gift shop, later. Now we are going to talk about Thompson, the wonderful restaurant on the premise. Thompson serves traditional Thai dishes amidst a contemporary backdrop – all polished concrete, silk cushions, patterned walls, and relaxed ambience. The tranquil setting, gracious staff, and cool air-conditioning are just the thing after a morning of vigorous scouring at Chatuchak Market (more on this later). We dragged our ratty shopping bags, and our even rattier selves inside, grateful for the cool air and the serenity of the place. Up until this point we had eaten in food courts, markets, sidewalk stalls, hole-in-the-walls, and noisy restaurants. Suddenly I was enveloped in the perfumed air of a more up-market clientele…and quite conscious of the dregs of Chatuchak no doubt still clinging to my clothes. Only for an instant though, before the charming hostess gently Sawatdii-kha'd us to our table. I could literally feel myself slowing down. To start, we had fresh spring rolls that were served with an amazing dipping sauce that had hints of lime and cilantro/coriander and other flavors I couldn't place my finger on. We ordered a phad thai that came wrapped in a thin sheet of egg which C loved. I ordered the Green Curry (kaeng khiaw-waan) with Prawns. Green Curry is my favorite among the Thai curries (Red, Green, Yellow – like a traffic light…and green means Gooooo!). I can eat this in massive quantities and this time was no different as I scraped every last bit of sauce long after all the prawns were gone. C decided that we should try something new and ordered the Lemongrass Chicken which turned out a triumph of crunchy lemongrass bits and tender tasty chicken, dipped in a lip-smacking chili paste. We washed everything down with a tall glass of Thai iced tea each. To full for dessert (aw! I know, I know!), we capped our meal of with Thai coffee…served good and strong atop a layer of condensed milk. Heavenly! Eating at Thompson was like a spot of precious quiet in the riot that is Bangkok. Not that I don't like the riot. I do. It's just nice to re-group in this tranquil place before plunging back in! Thompson: Jim Thompson House, Soi Kasem San 2, off Thanon Rama 1. Tel – 02 6123601.
Vientiane Kitchen
For our last night in Bangkok we decided to go to Hualamphu, and open-air restaurant serving Isaan (northeastern) food. We heard the food was good and it sounded like a "kick-back" kind of place, which I thought would be just right for winding down on our last night. So we hailed a cab and headed to Sukhumvit road (it's located on one if the sois off Sukhumvit). Bangkok was not going to let us off that easy though. This was no walk in Disneyland…when in Bangkok you need to be ready for anything. This was, after all, the city Jim Thompson decided to live in because New York City was too staid. Driving down a dark soi, and conferring with some locals, we discover that the restaurant has closed. Criminy. Now what? With the meter ticking away I hastily spread out my all my notes and guides. Some place near Sukhumvit, c'mon, appear before me! My eyes settled on Vientiane Kitchen which was a few sois away from where we were. Recommended by the Luxe Guide for their "nuclear-hot Isaan food" (yeah!), and noted under their "relaxed" section of dining, I figure this would be the perfect substitute. The Luxe Guide also said it was "theme-y", and we were soon to find out just what this meant. When we got there the customers were a motley mix of tourists and locals (more tourists though). Open-air with wooden tables scattered around, the staff is friendly and quick, and business seems very brisk. The décor and the band did seem, just as Luxe said, "theme-y", but we hadn't actually been to any other places that had local music and traditional dancing (unless you count the local pop bands in Suan Lum – which, although not of the cultural sort, were still fun to watch), so we sat back with the rest of the farangs (foreigners) to enjoy the show. I really enjoyed the host (who was the lead signer of the band), who I found immensely funny even if he spoke mostly in Thai – which just proves that laughter knows no language. Oh boy have I rambled! AnyWAY, theme-y or no, I was there for the "nuclear-hot Isaan food" and Luxe did not disappoint. We had a bowl of tôm yam (our last tôm yam in Bangkok…sniff) to start, which definitely did not pull the punches when it came to heat. We ordered a fried river fish which they told us was some sort of snapper. This was delicious…the meat was cut into pieces but still attached to the bones and the whole bit was deep-fried to perfection, super-crisp outside and tender and moist inside. It was served with that they described as their "sauce for seafood", any more elaboration on this was lost in translation. The sauce was bright and green and reminded me a bit of the spring roll sauce at Thompson with notes of cilantro and lime, fish sauce and chili. We had to ask for extra. A lot extra. We also ordered a catfish salad, another typical Thai dish that I had wanted to try in its home turf and it was amazingly good! The catfish flakes where so crisp and light that if somebody had sneezed they would have blown all over the restaurant! They served all the elements of the salad separately so the catfish wouldn't loose its crispy-ness, and you each could make your own mix as you see fit. Both C and I balked at the size of the serving but we soon made short work of it. It was that good. I also loved the basket of fresh herbs and veggies they place at every table. I was developing a violent dependence on Thai basil and needed to put it on everything. By the end of the night, I was feeling that contentment you get from a good meal settling in, putting me in such agreeable spirits that I gamely joined in clapping while our wacky host belted out a Thai "happy birthday" for one of the guests. A little bit campy, a lot delicious. Keep your humor and you will be stuffed to the gills in goodness and chuckling all night 🙂 Vientiane Kitchen: 8 Sukhumvit Soi 36. Tel – 02 2586171.
No matter how many meals I had eaten, or even if I ate double what I did, or stopped at every road side stall, not even then would I have left satisfied. Not matter how full my belly, I still felt the grumble of dishes untried, restaurants unvisited, and meals uneaten. I still need to try more of iberry, a local ice cream place with its chandelier made of cups and locally inspired flavors (the banana and cheese was so yummy!). I definitely need to try more kanom jeen (rice noodles served with various curries and a score of fresh and pickled veggie condiments), which I only tried once, on our river cruise from Ayutthaya. I also need to finally try some miang, which I unluckily did not come across during my visit. And then there are all those recommendations from friends and kind bloggers that I did not get the chance to get to! Sigh…more for another trip! I'll be back in Bangkok one day for a second serving! 😉


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A multi-disciplinary art exhibition on the topic of gender based violence (GBV) is opening today at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The exhibition is entitled "1 in 3," since an estimated one in three women worldwide will be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. "1 in 3" includes art from around the world - photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture; films and videos; posters from advertising campaigns against GBV, and performing art.


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Target Availability: 1st Quarter 2016
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