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In much the same way that "Let the right one in" has been described as a film about children that happens to involve vampires, I would characterise Cowboys and Aliens as a film about aliens that happens to involve cowboys. There is very little about the story that could not have been transposed into modern times, or even switched to involve any cultural group by simply changing the language, weapons and location. What I guess I'm trying to say is that there seemed little reason for the people involved to be cowboys, beyond the snappy title and a couple of half-hearted parallels around the appropriation of resources from natives.
This could have been an interesting opportunity to examine the cultural differences between modern and "wild west"-ern societies through the medium of their respective reactions to alien encounters. Alternatively, the film could have attempted to flip the traditional colonisation view, by having the pioneer society under threat from an imposed alien culture. Instead, this potential is lost as time is spent on the exposition required to cover multiple story strands and include additional characters, none of which are particularly interesting. In addition, once the climax is finally reached, the film descends into pure CGI-powered action-film nonsense.
Daniel Craig does well as the central figure, retaining what little mystery the film hangs onto with his strong, silent visage, but the rest of the cast is pretty average. Even Harrison Ford is given little to do, and as a consequence of the number of secondary characters floating around, is never given a huge amount of direct screen-time with Craig and certainly not long enough to establish an interesting relationship. There are some minor plus points, mostly around the visuals, which manage to blend the alien entities into the action quite believably, without having to resort to shadows and half-shots.
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VW has a host of luxury brands which could benefit from the Panamera platform including Audi, Bentley and Bugatti. Sources have said that the Panamera platform will not be shared with Lamborghini.
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This is where we spent our day today. It is the most amazing animal rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary I have ever seen or heard about. The enclosures are enormous, you are not segregated from most of the animals either, the enclosures allow you to be inside with the animals and interact with them. The monkeys were a definite highlight albeit the birds being just as equally impressive. Stop reading and look at photographs. Yay. By the way, you will have to wait a little longer for the fishing photos as there is a video as well that needs to be put together.


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Today is day 26 of the South Beach Diet and I am down a little over 10lbs! My Mexico goal of -15 seems possible!
I am really loving the way I feel and my sugar cravings have almost entirely disappeared. I have added my english muffin back into breakfast, but am still staying away from starchy carbs at lunch and supper.
My parents left for Florida this week, so we inherited a bunch of miscellaneous perishable food items that I am trying to use up. Fresh cranberries and three bricks of cream cheese needed eaten the most urgently. I made a delicious low-sugar spicy cranberry chutney last night and the husband is already making some serious headway on the cream cheese.
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Sunday: Cheeseburger wrapped in romaine lettuce (no bun), cauliflower buffalo "wings"
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Imagine a situation in which a woman - raped, pregnant and harbouring desperate and suicidal feelings as a result - seeks a termination in the country in which she lives. To have any hope of doing so, she has to appear before a panel of doctors and plead her case..
The doctors, drawn from an inherently insular and socially conservative grouping, say "no". Now the woman has seven days to "appeal" their decision, and hope the appeal board take a more sympathetic view of her appalling situation.
This is "modern" Ireland, and this is the new legislation dreamt up by our far-seeing political class to take it forward into the 19th century.
Again, Ireland and the Irish will be a laughing stock.
A mad little rock on the edge of Europe, still informed by theology and Official Ireland bollocksology even as its denizens think they are all-so-modern-and-with-it. A kind of post-theocratic (but still informed by theocratic values) madhouse.
It took Irish politicians - of all brands - 21 years to legislate for the X-Case, when the Irish authorities tried to stop a raped 14-year old from going to Britain for an abortion. And here it is.
The fact remains that thousands of Irish women go to Britain and elsewhere for abortions every year, despite what Official Ireland - ever expert at denying reality's intrusions -choses to believe.
See previous Gombeen Nation post on the subject (May 2010).
12 women travel to UK for abortions every day. We need abortion rights in Ireland
"And what about the rights of the unborn", I hear them say. "And what if YOU had been aborted", is another refrain I hear in my mind's ear. Well, in answer to the first question I'd say I care more about the rights of the born. To the second I can only say, sure, I wouldn't be here - but nor would those asking the stupid questions. And given a few of the Youth Defence specimens I've seen over the years, maybe that would not be a bad thing?
Don't get me wrong. I am not in favour of using abortion as contraception. Contraceptives are available all over Ireland now, I hope, so there is no excuse in that regard. Unlike in the not-too-distant-past.
But as mentioned in an earlier post of about a year ago, there will always be crisis pregnancies because of economic/emotional circumstances, medical anomalies or complications, incest and rape. What's more, as a man, I will never be faced with the dilemma, and will never have the State dictating what I should do with my body. But a woman should have choice.
The stark fact too, is that the longer Irish women are denied abortion rights, the more the chances their abortions (when they eventually arrange and procure them) will be later-term ones.
This topic is up again due to figures (Metro, 26th May) indicating that 12 women a day travel to Britain for an abortion, with 4,422 patients giving an Irish address to UK clinics last year. Neil Behan, head of the Irish Family Planning Association, is quoted as saying that at least 142,060 women travelled to Britain for an abortion since 1980.
Remember too, that these figures only account for those who gave Irish addresses. Many will give UK addresses if they have Britain-based friends or relations who are assisting them through what is already a very distressing situation.
There is a great Irish tradition of ignoring reality, I know. But ignoring reality does not make it go away. It's time that the Irish authorities faced up to this one, and allowed Irish women the abortion rights most of their European counterparts are entitled to.
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The Cultic Clarkian Calvinist?
Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?… (I Corinthaians 12,13)
There are some interesting characters to be found on the YouTube medium, but every now and then I find some folks that ride under the Calvinistic banner that are, shall we say, a bit embarrassing. I, too, am a 5-point calvinist but when I ran across this fellow "calvinist" who goes by the YouTube moniker "RedBeetle" I was taken a back, specifically regarding his views on other christians who are non-calvinistic. I take particular issue with his pejorative assessment on John Piper predicated upon a notion that Piper holds to an "arminian view of the atonement". He goes as far as calling Piper "heretical", "false teacher" in need of repentance, Note the following comments from his YT page regarding Piper:
Piper made his heretical remarks at the 2004 Reformation Conference.Calvinist John W. Robbins exposed John Piper's heretical teaching on justification in his 2002 essay titled, "Pied Piper"
Piper never repented from teaching justification by faith and works, and here in this 2004 clip one can hear him openly teaching the heresies known as the 3 Points Of Common Grace. For a comprehensive essay on the 3 Points Of Common Grace
My point in bringing up Beetle's assessment of Piper (whether true or not is contingent upon what was said in the sermon in question) has more to do with the apparently ridiculous implication that non-calvinists are propagators and peddlers of heresy which they must repent of. I wish these guys (yes there are other like him) would uncover a different appellation to append to their theological subscriptions thereby freeing us "regular" calvinists from the negative connotations they bring to an already slandered (and often misunderstood) theological position…
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Check out Reformed Lou on You Tube he did a great break down of this video in a three part retort.
Excellent! A Calvinist not afraid to call out his fellow idiot devil worshiping fatalists by showing that they contradict themselves! Go RedBeetle go!
Im not familiar with this Piper sermon,so im not sure if Redbeetle is correct or not. But,if said teaching is in error does that make it heretical just by being false? Or can we disregard false teaching if it comes from a otherwise solid Bible teacher?
Someone please tell me, which Institute of Christianity teaches men to burn men at the stake?
Particularly, the mean spirited effect, as Calvin fancied, using green wood.
Thanks a bunch, chumps :O)
Sorry guys, I believe that John Piper is doctrinally correct, and in the context of the video, i agree with him. The doctrine of Grace, Christ's finished work on the cross for His chosen, beloved bride, His church…God pursues us. We do not pursue Him. We were in a hell bound race indifferent to the cost, He looked upon our helpless state and LED us to the cross, and we behold God's love displayed….Lot's more to say on this…googling this guy now, No Arminians DO NOT go to hell, they r not heretics, I agree this is fanaticism, and yes quite embarrassing to us that hold to reformed theology.
I have run across RedBettle. He is overly self-assured and likes to do hit pieces on other Christians and disables replies. If you send him a message he will not refute your points, but abuse you and send you another video that is suppose to straighten you out. And then he blocks you so you can't respond again. He called me a chump.
I'm not a fan of RC Jr (not anymore anyway) but I know he's not a proponent of the Federalist Vision and he does not believe in justification by faith and works.
Thomas Watson said, "Faith alone justifies, but justifying faith is not alone. Good works though they are not the causes of salvation, yet they are the evidences. Faith must not be built upon works, but works must be built upon faith". I don't think RC Jr is saying anything different.


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I remember my mom making sloppy joes as a kid. I loved it. I knew I could make a mess at the dinner table and I wasn't going to get in trouble. I mean, the name of dinner said "sloppy" how much better could it get for a kid??
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The animals are together at last—and I'm not talking about Eric Burdon and company reuniting to hit the casino circuit. KEXP's Spring Fundraising Drive kicks off this Friday, and as a special thank you gift to donors who contributor $100 or more, we're offering a brand new kids T-shirt. Created by Chad Syme of Score and Ten, it features all the budding musicians seen on previous KEXP kids' tees, along with the group's latest member: a giraffe with a penchant for Mother Love Bone.
The "Animal Band" T-shirt embodies the spirit of KEXP Fundraising Drives so well, because this is a time when the myriad members of the KEXP Community come together as one to celebrate great music. That and it's a zoo around the station for eight days.
I also love the new kids T-shirt because listeners often tell us how KEXP brings families closer together and helps bridge the generation gap. "KEXP has become woven into my children's lives," Katy in Richland, WA wrote in last month. "They are eight and 11 years old, and can tell me what shows come on which nights. They love hearing 'the Friday song' on John Richards' show before they head out the door to school. The music we hear is becoming part of our family history and I love that, and that's why I will continue to support KEXP."
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Accredible, an industry leader in the verification of educational credentials using the blockchain, today revealed its innovative answer to the age-old issue of fake degrees and certification with a futuristic, yet simple and elegant solution.
"In the United States, 21% of all resumes are embellished with these fake degrees. Accredible's use of the blockchain can bring this down to zero, protecting consumers, the integrity of institutions issuing legitimate degrees, and the professionals who hold them," said Danny King, CEO of Accredible.
The process of creating and takes just a few minutes. For those checking the validity of any credentials, the process is as simple as a click. To see Accredible in action, watch the video further down.
Fake degrees may not hit the headlines as often as fake news – but the consequences are no less devastating. As damaging as they are for the integrity of the person holding one, the true cost may be paid by the public, who can suffer at the hands of people who are not the highly-trained professionals they present themselves as.
In January, the broke a story revealing how thousands of Britons, including NHS staff and nurses, had purchased fake degrees from Axact, a Pakistani degree mill currently under investigation by that nation's Federal Investigation Agency. In Spain, two leading Spanish politicians, Cristina Cifuentes and Pablo Casado, are under fire for – and these are far from isolated examples.
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First off, cushions. I need a lot of new cushions for the baby's room as well as the lounge and can never find one's that i like. Since they are so easy to make i bought some vintage fabric and whipped up a few of my own.
They took me about an hour to make and i am so pleased with them. And my husband loved them!
What do you think? Do you make your own home furnishings? If so let me know what you make!


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If you are a new programmer or already an programmer and want to learn Java, this article is for you to get started in Java by writing "Hello World" program to make sure you compile it on your computer.
The first step is to go to Oracle Site (Since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010) and download latest version of JDK from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Select the appropriate JDK File. Example, if you are an windows user, select Windows x86 or Windows x64 accordingly.
After downloading, Install Java SE Development Kit
Now add Environment variable at Computer > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > System variables > Path
The path is the bin path of the installed jdk, as in this case is: c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_05\bin;
After that go to command prompt to verify the Java is installed and check the verion at command prompt by writing:
java -version
javac -version
You should get the version information accordingly and it should match the version installed otherwise there is something wrong with the environment variable path.
Since JDK is installed, you are ready to write your first Hello World program in Java.
Open notepad and write the following code:
public class HelloWorld
public static void main(String[] arg)
System.out.println("Hello World!");
Save the file at some location (say, C:\test\) with the name "HelloWorld.java"
Open the Command prompt.
Navigate to C:\test
javac HelloWorld.java
If there are no errors in the program, it will go to command prompt without displaying anything.
The compiler has generated a bytecode file, HelloWorld.class. Check this file at C:\test\HelloWorld.class
Now that you have a .class file, you can run your program.
Now that you have class file generated, run java with name of class, which is
java HelloWorld
The string "Hello World!" will be displayed in Command Line.
Hurray! This was your first successful Java program.


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For everybody involved with the Colorado football program, last season's vault to the top of the Pac-12 South division was a remarkable journey.
For outside linebacker Derek McCartney, it was fun, but not nearly as fun as it could have been. He tore the ACL in his right knee during the third game and was a spectator for the final 11 games of the season for the Buffs (10-4, 8-1 Pac-12).
"It was real bittersweet," McCartney said. "It was tough just to have to sit out for all the wins, but obviously they are my teammates and I was super excited for them. Just seeing the success of the team was awesome for me."
It's the type of success that McCartney hopes to be a part of this next season. Now a senior, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound McCartney is healthy and expected to be a major contributor to the defense once again.
"I'm very excited," McCartney said. "It's been a long time since I got to play, so it'll be awesome to get back out there."
The Buffs need him after losing eight starters and nine major contributors from last year's defense, which ranked among the top 20 in the country. One of the biggest losses was Jimmie Gilbert, who had 10.5 sacks for a good CU pass rush.
With Gilbert leading the way, CU generated 36 sacks — its best total since having 37 in 1995. Players responsible for 31.5 of those sacks are gone.
McCartney comes into this year with 9.5 career sacks (none last year), including a team-high 4.5 in 2014. CU head coach Mike MacIntyre believes McCartney could be the man to fill Gilbert's shoes.
"Hopefully Derek McCartney coming back will be able to take Jimmie's spot in that area, because he's had sacks and I think if he would have stayed healthy last year he would have had seven or eight," MacIntyre said. "Hopefully now he can get into double digits.
"Last year going in, he had some opportunities to do it, and hopefully being healthy the while time — and playing 14 games helps you get more sacks too. He's a guy that can be a staple for us and really help us."
That's McCartney's plan, and despite sitting out most of last year, he feels like he can be a better player.
"I feel like I got better at communicating to my teammates, what I'm seeing and what we should be seeing," he said. "I've been able to see different things and I'm able to help out my teammates a little bit more. It's harder to do when I'm doing it vs. just watching. I can really help out a little bit more than I expected."
Physically, McCartney feels good, too. He's 10 pounds lighter than last year, but feels stronger.
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McCartney is also excited to work under new defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot, who was hired in February. Eliot also coaches outside linebackers.
"I like him. He's a lot of fun," McCartney said. "He's a real technical coach, and I think that's really helpful for a lot of us right now. We learned a good scheme (the past two years) and now we're learning a lot of technique and it's been really helpful for us."
McCartney is certainly hoping for a great season individually. More important, however, is to keep the Buffs on the winning track, and he can't wait to do his part.
"I'm definitely very determined," he said. "We're not going to shy away from anybody. It's going to be a really fun year again. I'm just really excited for what we're doing this year and what we can do."
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No meaningful amount of methanol will start to be recovered until you go above 70C.
I add my methoxide at 70C and process at this temp until 3/27 pass, no appreciable amount of methanol evaporates out and what does just condenses and fall back into the mix. After the 3/27 pass I turn on the vacuum and turn up the boiler stat to 77C and let it recover all night. For the last couple hours of recovery I turn up the stat to max 80C to finish it.
Simple schematic for a pump and heater control with a high limit
Sensor for the biodiesel/glycerin layer
Womble-I found out the same as you and Jon when I was trailing the bubble and settle method.
Although methanol has a boil point of about 65°, just raising the temperature to 70 didn't work and I had to take the bio to at least 80° to get it to demeth properly and that was with using the drying attachment whilst bubbling.
Some of the guys in the vod forum were taking it between 80 and 90°
I have made mistakes with process temperature and have stopped the process when I found the temp at @ 72degs.
When the bio was still there was no sign of boiling or bubbling.
When I say mistakes I mean I forgot the heater was still on. (naughty boy)
Womble, if you are not getting that wet paint smell or any darkening of the bio after drying at those temps I would not be unduly worried. Your bio may have a shorter storage life but Im sure, like me, you use your bio as fast as you can make it.
Yes Jon, when I was demething my glycerol in preparation for the Dry Start Method I found nothing much happened until the mid seventies. Doesnt methanol form an azeotrope with water, possibly with glycerol as well? So the effective boiling point of the mixture will be higher than 64°C. Im sure Wesley can put me right on this .
But air bubbling should remove most of the methanol at lower temperatures than the boiling point, after all we can remove water at temps below 60.°C.
haha shelf life, that would be nice. Whats that old saying watched glycerine never drops.
My bio never darkens that I notice and to be honest I'm not sure about the smell. I have a distinct aversion to methanol fumes and seem to be more sensitive than most to them so I don't enter with out a voc mask on. I might try heating a bit in a pot to the point it darkens and see what it smells like as a reference.
Hi imakebiodiesel,
No, methanol does not form an azeotrope with either water or glycerin
Yes, it is called evaporation. I usually bubble air through my biodiesel at ambient temperature to evaporate out most of the methanol
Nope, like Tilly said, no azeotrope with water.
That's why its possible to recover 100% methanol without the need for fancy reflux columns etc like whats used with ethanol distillation.
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Hi Jon,
If you mix two or more miscible liquids together such as methanol and water or methanol and water and glycerine, the boiling point of the mixture is different from the boiling point of the constituent liquids.
The amount of each liquid in the vapor will vary depending on it's original boiling temperature and how much of each liquid is in the mix.
In the case of distilling methanol from the glycerin, you found that the boiling temperature is above about 70C. Because of the much higher boiling temperature of glycerin, if there has been no water added to the mix just about everything out of a simple pot still will initially be methanol with a small amount of water.
As the methanol is removed the boiling temperature increases and the output of the still starts to contain more water.
I have found you can keep getting an output above 100C but it is not really worth chasing the small amount of methanol available that will have more water in it.
Virtually no glycerine ever comes out of the still because of it's much higher boiling point.
Hi Tilly,
That makes sense, thanks.
I have not recovered from just the bio for quite some time now so I really have no recollection of the temperatures I used for demething strait bio.
I use a vacuum pump and monitor the pot temp instead of the head which are both non conventional, leading to my numbers being significantly different than most with a traditional setup would have.
The hottest the head of the still ever gets when recovering methanol with my setup is around 65~72C.
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Sensor for the biodiesel/glycerin layer
Hi Dgs,
Yes, the boiling temperature of a mixture will likely be different than the individual constituents of the mix.
About 10 years ago the chemist Neutral posted a test he had performed that added the methoxide to the oil at 65C. The methanol did not start to boil out until about 77C.
Getting back to the discussion of the spray dryer, another refinement might be to try a ring with 200 1mm holes instead of 100 2mm holes. The smaller holes might atomize the bio better and would expose a greater surface area to the air flow. It wouldnt involve much expense , just a bit of patience. If the holes were in a zig zag pattern this would direct the jets in 2 different directions, again helping with the surface area issue.
Yes smaller holes would cause an almost misting effect.
I thought it would reduce flow but twice as many holes at half the size should give the same flow rate as before.
But you would only do that if you weren't getting the same result as Richard (did he say he dried his batch in half an hour?) If so it's very impressive and doubt you'd get better than that.
Can't help thinking though a small fan above the spray ring just to disperse any moisture coming off the bio would speed up drying time even more (if that's possible)
I've just dried a batch last week so it would be another month before I'm ready to dry again, but anyone trying out the spry ring here would start by following Richards example completely, test for water content and then play around with a few of the ideas you mention to see if there's any improvement.
But Richards design seems to be a very simple and extremely effective and wouldn't like to over complicate it for the sake of it.
I hope Richard doesn't take any offence in us jumping the gun and debating how to improve on his (already effective) design when we haven't even tried it ourselves yet..
It's the perfectionist inventor spirit that runs through the Ireland public/pm threads....
Sometimes we just cant help ourselves.
Hi Trigger and Imakebiodiesel,
Thanks again for your kind comments.
Thanks to Dgs for his hard work in setting up the test equipment at his own expense and testing the samples, without who we wouldn't have any accurate data.
Imakebiodiesel - in my view it could be worth experimenting with smaller holes to test the limits of the design. But I also agree with Trigger to trial the design as it is before making any modifications.
I think we would all agree to change one variable at a time? Say leaving the heater on for slightly longer for example?
To reiterate the procedure for your use.........
1. Bring biodiesel temperature to 55 deg C and leave the lid on while heating
2. Take the lid off and Turn on the spray ring with the heating element still on
3. After half an hour turn off the heating element but keep the spray ring on
4. Keep the spray ring on for another half an hour and then switch off
5. End of procedure
Overall drying time =1 hour
Overall energy input = Approx 2-3kWh
I agree changing more than one variable is hopelessly confusing.
Im making my last batch before Christmas this week but it is also a further trial of the dry start method so I dont want to change anything from my normal routine. Ill try it after the holiday. I would be most interested to see whether your design will cope with our sodden air.
I know you have access to Daves test equipment but you might find a Carbide Manometer useful especially as you will be able to calibrate it using DGs results. You can find instructions to assemble one over on Rickdatechs excellent site www.make-biodiesel.org
Hi Trigger,
Of course ALL the moisture comes off the bioduesel as evaporated water vapor into the air in the head space of the dryer. This moisture laden air then needs to be removed and replaced with dryer air that can pick up more of the evaporating water.
In the situation you fellows have where the ambient temperature is low, the simple expedient of heating the air as it is blown into the headspace of the dryer will dramatically lower the relative humidity of the air which will greatly facilitate the evaporation of the water as it is sprayed into the headspace of the dryer.
That was the thinking behind my original suggestion:
"In my thinking it seems the main things required for quick drying of the biodiesel is Warm dry air and increased surface area of the biodiesel.
Warm dry air is as simple as heating the outside cold air with a hair dryer as it is blown through the head space of the dryer and is exhausted to the outside."
I have no testing data to support my thoughts, just an understanding of the physics involved.
How is Buttermilk doing?
Imake/Richard- If we do get the same results as Richard over here, I would still be tempted to try out the other suggestions imake mentioned just to see how quickly a spray bar could dry a batch.
I just remembered about imakes lid design which would be more efficient and use less energy than my idea of simply hanging a fan over the top blowing air to disperse the moisture.
Hi Guys,
Being in a dead end job with no friends, no social life and lots of time on my hands, I Have been thinking about this for the last several hours.
RJK said that increasing the number of holes in the spray bar made no difference to the drying, it was increasing the temperature of the oil that did.
This shows that initially, the limiting factor to how quickly moisture was removed from the biodiesel was not surface area of the biodiesel, it was the ability of the moisture to evaporate and be removed from the head space. To evaporate, the air in the head space needed a lower relative humidity.
As the biodiesel was heated, this also eventually heated the air in the head space which automatically lowered the air's relative humidity allowing the air to hold more water vapor. Warm air holds a lot more moisture than cold air.
Heating the oil to indirectly heat the air is relatively time consuming and not particularly efficient. Also, if the dryer is not designed to insure the head space air is contained to allow maximum heating of the air and an adequate residence time in the head space to pick up moisture, this will be a limiting factor.
It would make sense to also heat the air directly and to a higher temperature than the oil. You need to keep the air moving through a confined head space area and exhausted to the outside so there is time for the air to pick up moisture while constantly supplying fresh Warm Dry air to immediately pick up any moisture that wants to evaporate out of the biodiesel.
So Trigger, How is Buttermilk anyway?
Hi all I have been reading with great interest the discussions on drying biodiesel . My own setup
is a GL design twin 205 litre cone bottomed tanks with clamp on lids fed by a 120l/min Pedrollo pump. It works well but I have a concern with the high 90 deg C temps needed to demeth .Previous to converting the system to a GL design the wash tank / dryer tank used a spray bar and circulation, combined with vigorous bubbling with a compressor.This was effective in drying the fuel in about an hour for 180 litre batches. The downside was high energy consumption and the spray bar was messy, mainly due to the power of the pump.I needed to put in a bypass to regulate the flow to the spray bar to reduce the spatter outside the tank when I read about Imake's turbo dryer.I sense that Imake feels that the mark 2 turbo dryer is his preference to the use of two fans provided everything is well sealed.I have several questions.I note that 12v fans are used. I have two 240 v fans with 20cm diameter blades from a large chest freezer would these be O.K.? I would use one not two.James RL on the Vegetable oil diesel forum advocates using a 60l/min air pump using the bubble and settle method. Would this be too powerful in the turbo dryer. I note that Imake increased the capacity of his air pump to good effect.Thank you all for your input and particularly to Imake who is tireless in his imparting of knowledge. I eagerly await comment.
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United States District Court, D. Oregon, Portland Division
September 21, 2017
DAVID HARRIS, Plaintiff,v.UBH OF OREGON, LLC, dba Cedar Hills Hospital, Defendant.
David Harris moves to proceed in forma pauperis. Upon
examination of plaintiffs affidavit, I find that plaintiff is
unable to afford the costs of this action. Accordingly,
plaintiffs application to proceed in forma pauperis (doc. 2)
is GRANTED. This action may go forward without the payment of
fees or costs.
plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, I am required to
dismiss this action if I determine that it fails to state a
claim upon which relief may he granted. 28 U.S.C. §
1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). In federal court, a complaint must contain
a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that
the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed.R.Civ.P.
8(a)(2). That pleading standard "does not require
'detailed factual allegations, ' but it demands more
than an unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me
accusation." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S, 662,
678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombfy, 550
U.S. 544, 555 (2007)). To state a claim for relief, the
plaintiff must plead "factual content that allows the
court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is
liable for the misconduct alleged." Id. Here,
the complaint does not contain enough factual content to
support either of plaintiff s claims.
formerly worked as a therapist for defendant UBH of Oregon,
LLC ("UBH").[1]He alleges that in August 2015, he was
placed on administrative leave after psychiatric patients
reported him for misconduct. Plaintiff further asserts that
his supervisor, Shanna Branham, knew or should have known
that the misconduct allegations were false. Plaintiff avers
that two days after he was placed on administrative leave,
Branham sent him two text messages telling him he could
return to work the following day. When plaintiff returned to
work, he was terminated.
alleges that during his administrative leave, Branham
publicized defamatory statements regarding plaintiff to UBH
management. Plaintiff contends that the statements were
intended to harm his trade or profession and that, at the
time she made the statements, Branham either knew they were
false or made in them in reckless disregard of their truth or
falsity, Finally, plaintiff asserts Branham sent him the text
messages telling him he could return to work with the intent
of causing him severe emotional distress.
first claim is for intentional infliction of emotional
distress. Under Oregon law, to state such a claim, a
plaintiff "must plead that (1) the defendant intended to
inflict severe emotional distress on the plaintiff, (2) the
defendant's acts were the cause of plaintiffs severe
emotional distress, and (3) the defendant's acts
constituted an extraordinary transgression of the bounds of
socially tolerable conduct." McGanty v.
Staudenraus, 901 P.2d 841, 849 (Or. 1995) (citing
Sheets v. Knight, 779 P.2d 1000, 1010 (Or. 1989)).
The Oregon Court of Appeals has explained that a claim for
intentional infliction of emotional distress requires
"conduct that is outrageous in the extreme. Conduct that
is merely rude, boorish, tyrannical, churlish and mean does
not satisfy that standard, nor do insults, harsh or
intimidating words, or rude behavior ordinarily result in
liability even when intended to cause distress."
Watte v. Edgar Maeyens, 828 P.2d 479, 481 (Or. Ct.
App. 1992) (citations and quotation marks omitted).
complaint meets the first two requirements by adequately
alleging intent and causation. However, I cannot infer from
the complaint that Branham's conduct was an
"extraordinary transgression of the bounds of socially
tolerable conduct." McGanty, 901 P.2d at 849.
Drawing all reasonable inferences in plaintiffs favor,
Branham (1) texted plaintiff to tell him to return to work as
a ruse so that she could fire him and (2) reported patient
allegations of misconduct to supervisors even though she knew
those allegations were false. Those facts, even if true,
"do not sink to the actionable level" with respect
to a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Watte, 828 P.2d at 481. Telling an employee that he
can return to work when in fact he is going to be fired is,
at worst, mean or rude. Id. Unless the text messages
contained particularly offensive content or there are other
exacerbating factors, sending the messages was not the sort
of "extraordinary transgression" the Oregon courts
recognize as actionable. With respect to the reports to
management, in a typical healthcare workplace, a supervisor
likely has an obligation to report patient
complaints regarding employee misconduct to her
superiors-even if she knows the complaints are unfounded.
Without exacerbating factors, Branham's report of the
misconduct complaints therefore cannot support a claim for
intentional infliction of emotional distress.
second claim is for defamation. To state such a claim, the
complaint "must state facts sufficient to establish that
the defendant published to a third person a defamatory
statement about plaintiff." Marleau v. Truck Ins.
Exch., 37 P.3d 148, 155 (Or. 2001). "A defamatory
statement is one that would subject another to hatred,
contempt or ridicule or tend to diminish the esteem, respect,
goodwill or confidence in which the other is held or to
excite adverse, derogatory or unpleasant feelings or opinions
against the other." Id. (quotation marks
omitted and alterations normalized). In Oregon, unlike in
many other jurisdictions, "a defamatory communication
from one corporate employee to another corporate employee
concerning the job performance of a third employee is
'published' for the purpose of defamation
claim." Wallulis v. Dymowski, 918 P.2d 755, 760
(Or. 1996).
complaint does not currently state a claim for defamation
because it sets out legal conclusions rather than specific
facts. The complaint does not describe the content of the
statements Branham made to senior administrative personnel;
it simply asserts that the statements were false and intended
to harm plaintiff in his trade or profession. In order to
proceed on his defamation claim, plaintiff must provide
factual content sufficient to support the inference that the
statements Branham made to management meet the standard from
Wallulis set out above.
the complaint does not state a claim for relief, I cannot
find that further amendment would be futile. Therefore, given
plaintiff spro se status, I will afford plaintiff
the opportunity to amend his complaint.
is HEREBY ORDERED to file an amended complaint within thirty
days from the date of this order. The amended
complaint shall briefly and plainly state the facts
supporting plaintiffs claims of intentional infliction of
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text: New Intel Caching Feature Considered for Mainline These days, Intel's name is Mud in various circles because of the Spectre/Meltdown CPU flaws and other similar hardware issues that seem to be emerging as well. But, there was a recent discussion between some Intel folks and the kernel folks that was not related to those things. Some thrust-and-parry still was going on between kernel person and company person, but it seemed more to do with trying to get past marketing speak, than at wrestling over what Intel is doing to fix its longstanding hardware flaws.


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Don't Mind Her, She's French
This is just one girl's opinion about French style. Really, books could be written about the subject and we would still be wondering about it, because each person, regardless of nationality, has their own ideas about the way they dress. That's what makes style so fascinating: it is utterly elusive.
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The Dalrymple Circuit is a great short walk that we love to do when camping at Manna Gum campground. Previously we have seen a Southern Angled-headed Dragon on the walk but we didn't see one this time. However, they are still there because someone asked me to identify a photo they had taken in the Dalrymple Circuit and I was happy to see that it was a juvenile Angle-headed Dragon. The same people got excellent photos of Green Catbirds there as well. I admit to being jealous of their close encounter with Catbirds because I have always found them quite a challenge to photograph.
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Red-necked Pademelons are common here but we have found them to be much shyer than the ones in Lamington National Park.
In the early morning we saw this spider, which had attached itself to a stick in the water, "fishing" for prey.


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The promotional train for Showtime's upcoming series "Penny Dreadful" keeps on rolling as we have two new character posters featuring "Doctor Who" star Billie Piper as Brona Croft and Reeve Carney as Dorian Gray to share with you today.
These latest character posters follows last weeks reveal of posters of Eva Green as Vanessa Ives and Josh Hartnett as Ethan Chandler, as well as the latest teaser for the gothic series. The series will debut on Sunday, May 11th at 10pm with THE ORPHANAGE's J.A. Bayona at the helm of two episodes.
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The series draws from famous works of literature, posing that some of the most terrifying protagonists — Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray, Dracula's Van Helsing and more — come together in Victorian London.
"Penny Dreadful" also stars Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Hearry Treadaway, Billie Piper and Danny Sapani.


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The Simple Things (1953)
14 continuity mistakes
Directed by: Charles A. Nichols
Starring: James MacDonald, Pinto Colvig
Continuity mistake: The boulder that Mickey throws at the seagull was not on the big rock when he first started chasing the bird.
Continuity mistake: When the seagull puts Pluto's tail through his collar, Pluto drops the bucket he is holding in his mouth. In the next shot, the bucket is nowhere to be seen.
Continuity mistake: When Pluto sees the seagull in the bait bucket, he drops Mickey's hat which he is holding in his mouth. When Pluto growls at the seagull, Mickey's hat is nowhere to be seen.
Continuity mistake: Throughout the cartoon, watch Mickey's bait bucket. In some shots, the word "Bait" is printed on the side; in other shots it is missing.
Continuity mistake: When Mickey is fishing, there is initially a bucket behind him. When we see Mickey fishing later on, his hat appears from nowhere.
Continuity mistake: When Mickey is about to put the hook through the fish, you can see in a long shot that Mickey's hand is above the fish, holding the hook. However, in a close-up of the fish, Mickey's hand is nowhere to be seen.
Continuity mistake: When Mickey tosses Pluto a sausage, Mickey is wearing a hat on his head and there is a bottle behind him. When Mickey says "Too bad, pal!" the hat and bottle have both disappeared.
Continuity mistake: When Mickey is laughing at Pluto, the pink label on the bottle behind Mickey is at the top. When Mickey catches the mussel, the label is now at the bottom.
Continuity mistake: When Mickey takes the pepper pot out of his lunch box, the label on the pot is coloured pink. When the mussel in Pluto's mouth grabs the pepper pot, the label is now coloured grey.
Continuity mistake: When Pluto has a mussel stuck in his mouth, Mickey is eating his sandwich and you can see that the sandwich has a bite mark on it. When Mickey says "OK!" the bite mark has gone.
Continuity mistake: When Pluto goes to show Mickey the mussel stuck in his mouth, the items inside Mickey's lunch box change between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Pluto pulls the mussel on his tail like a yo-yo, the mussel gets stuck in his mouth and you can see there is nothing on the sand dune behind him. In the next shot, the sand dune now has grass on it.
Continuity mistake: When Pluto digs up a hole on the beach, he leaves some sand behind him. When Pluto approaches the mussel on the rock, the sand that he dug up a few seconds ago has disappeared.
Continuity mistake: Mickey Mouse is wearing a hat and fishing when a seagull lands atop his hat. The seagull is facing Mickey's right but when Mickey looks down to see their shadows, the shadow of the seagull shows him facing Mickey's left.
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Katie's new movie that she filmed last year Cover Versions is heading to the 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival on Wednesday the 3rd of January 2018 at 4.30 playing in the Camelot Theatres. You can buy tickets for $12 for members and $13 for General Admission. It is at this time unclear if Katie will be in attendance at the event but if or when we do known I will add more info to the site then.
Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll are all par for the course at synth-rock band Starfoxy's house party, but when murder is added to the set list, the differing bandmates must give the greatest performance of their lives if they want to stay out of jail.
Cleverly infusing Kurosawa's Rashomon into the world of indie rock, filmmaker Todd Berger's Cover Versions is a hilarious romp following the hazy, contradictory accounts of Starfoxy's members. Frontwoman and de facto bandleader Jackie is adamant that no partying should occur on the eve of their biggest festival gig ever, but she faces opposition from the young, arrogant member-for-hire Kirk. When one of Kirk's invited "groupies" winds up dead in the pool, Jackie immediately places the blame on the drunken Lothario. Yet Berger wisely keeps the truth close to his chest as he reveals the alternative perspectives and wildly different personalities of each band member, building up to an applause-worthy encore.
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It's probably about time for a catch up isn't it? I should think so. Where to start...
Well the last few weeks have zoomed passed really. Last Friday I realised that it had only been a month since we got back to work after our holiday to Turkey... trust me it's felt much longer especially considering how far the temperature has dropped in the UK over the last few weeks. This week I've been wearing my trusty Barbour jacket and a scarf to work - winter is coming!
The weekends have mainly been spent seeing friends and going out, and we've had some really good nights. Quite a few weeks back went to see Goat play at the Roundhouse in Camden for my friend's birthday which was amazing and a good night was had, especially afterwards when we were all dancing to Motown and Soul classics in The Elephant's Head in Camden. Good times.
The same weekend, the boy - I'm now officially able to mention his name, so everybody please welcome Seamus (or Shay) :) - and I went for an impromptu drink which ended up in a bottle of Malbec and a roast at one of our favourite local pubs, The New Cross House. We've eaten there before, and to be honest, been not that impressed. He reminded me of the first time we went there for food about three years ago now (three years say what?!) and the table service was pretty horrendous, with some pretty awful food to match. However, I went for the pork roast and have to say, it was bloomin' delicious, crackling included and LOOK at the size of that yorkshire pud. Just what the doctor ordered. And yes, I realise you can see the corner of a pint of cider there, the Malbec had already been consumed by this point... #boozysunday
Skip forward a week and on the Saturday night we headed to the Bloomsbury Lanes for Shay's band's gig. I'd never been before, but trust me I'm definitely going back. It was like an all-day gig type thing with loads of different bands playing on the two levels of the bowling alley, and absolutely teeming with people. The gig was amazing but whenever we walked passed any of the karaoke rooms, all I wanted to do was be in one of those singing my little heart out. I love karaoke, it's actually shameful. They also do 26" pizzas at the Bloomsbury Lanes, so if that's not a reason to go back, I don't know what is. Oh yeah and the bowling obviously...
I've been threatening to invest in a new foundation for a while now, I always used to say it was the one thing I would really pay for, because I think it's worth it. Although, as time has gone on, and so has my career, I've found myself indulging in other expensive items, like my mascara and lipsticks. I'm not upset about it in the slightest though. After reading loads of amazing reviews, I decided to go for the Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation and oh. my. days. It is literally amazing, I'm in love with it. I almost didn't buy it because of how, quite frankly, rude the staff were in Space NK in soho but I couldn't be bothered to walk to HoF on Oxford Circus to buy it. Their attitude and behaviour has made me think twice about spending my money in there. Urgh. Anyway, the foundation is amazing, like the most best thing ever.
I've toyed with the idea of doing a review on the foundation, but as you may or may not be able to tell, my posts of late have been a bit lacklustre. And that's not because I'm having a dip in motivation, oh no, all of my creative juices are flowing at a good velocity. I've just been a little unsure over the quality of the content I'm posting at the moment and the direction of the blog in general, and that is my issue to deal with. But I've got a good recipe coming up tomorrow, which I'm hoping will reassure my confidence.
Other than going out... *gulp* I've actually been craving going to bootcamp pretty much all of the weeks. I have fallen head over heels for bootcamp and having my arse kicked, because it makes me feel so good afterwards, and I just can't wait to do it over and over again. I'm going again this Friday, and now I'm starting to deliberate going more than once a week! I have changed. What's even more amazing is I'm finding myself wanting to break naughty habits in order to not undo the hard work I put in, in those hours of working out. Progress, non?
Also, just LOOK at those amazing Christmas wine glasses I found in ASDA for £2 each, the possibilities are endless.
Saying that, I made a pretty damn good, and not too unhealthy roast on the weekend, accompanied by my apple and raspberry galette for dessert. It was my first ever time cooking a roast dinner completely solo, and to be honest, I think I did a pretty damn good job of it. The potatoes were par-boiled then cooked in a few sprays of one cal oil, the parsnips were roasted in no oil, and broccoli and carrots were boiled perfectly. I did put a little butter on the green beans... just 'cause and the beef joint was pink in the middle - perfect. My next challenge is to make my yorkshire's from scratch, then I'll really know I've cracked it.
And now here we are, hump day. As I said, I've got a good few posts lined up for the next week or so that I'm excited to get stuck in and I'm also determined to figure out some kind of photography situation that will allow me to take good photos, with good light when I need to.
Thank you and well done if you made it this far, applause to you.
What have you guys all been up to? Let's catch up!
Also, all of these photos are from my instagram, if you would like to follow me you can find me at @alicjaewa :)


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At the request of Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito, the Board and the Department will be hosting a series of public forums on the upcoming decision on whether to sunset the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and adopt the Partnership for the Assessment of College and Careers (PARCC). Here are the tentative dates and times:
The forums will be held at various locations throughout the state. In addition to hearing testimony from members of the public, the forums may also include brief presentations from educators on topics such as test administration, college and career readiness, alignment with the curriculum frameworks, implications for classroom instruction, and online testing.
Members of the public who are unable to testify at one of the forums will be given the opportunity to submit written comments. I also expect that there will be additional opportunity for public comment next fall, when we approach the time for the Board's decision.
We will discuss these plans during the PARCC update at this month's regular Board meeting.


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text: Meet sweet Gracie, a six year old Chihuahua. Her owner brought her in after the Christmas holidays as she had been sick just shy of a week. Our appointment schedule was full but after hearing her history I felt she needed to be seen immediately. She brought Gracie in right away which was a good thing as she was extremely sick with a pyometra. She had been in heat about 3 weeks before and had a discharge ever since that stopped when she got sick. We checked her white count and it was extremely HIGH – the highest I've ever seen. Her uterus was infected and her cervix had closed so the body was absorbing all the infection. She was one sick puppy. We started her on fluids and antibiotics scheduling surgery for the next day. In surgery her uterus, which should have been the size of a pencil, was the size of an Italian sausage and full of pus. After being on fluids again all day I discharged Gracie to her owner at about 8pm so she & Gracie didn't need to spend another sleepless night apart. The moral of the story is to spay early. Age increases the chance of getting this disease.


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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Four perfect cocktail dresses
Erin Keane
The Holidays are here again! After that initial tryptophan fix, a rush begins: shopping, decorating, and best of all, parties. Ever since I was a little girl, one of my favorite markers of the season was the purchase of a new Christmas dress. My mom would dress my sister and I in jewel toned taffeta frocks with full slips underneath, garnished by lace bows in our hair and black patent Mary-Janes.
This sense of ceremony failed to escape me as I've grown. I still treat myself, each year, at the Holidays to some sparkly new cocktail attire. After all, decking the halls doesn't have to stop at turning on those twinkle lights.
This year glamor is at its height with velvet, metallic, lace, and sequins in high demand and I've found 4 great cocktail dresses that are contending for my 2009 purchase:
(1) I'm dying for the metallic "Quasar Cocktail Dress" at mod-cloth.com. To truly let it shine, I'm imagining it with black opaque tights and a black ruffled t-strap Mary-Jane. I'd add a little black cardigan for Christmas Eve mass that I can take off for the after-party.
(2) Velvet is one of my favorite things to wear to mixers in December, and I love this open backed dress from Kimchi Blue at Urban Outfitters. There is nothing better than looking sassy chic coming and going, and this dress achieves that while being completely tasteful. Maybe with a metallic tight and black cage heels to toughen up this sweet outfit.
(3) A sucker for romance, lace is one of my favorite things to wear all year round. This lace-trim LBD from Free People is a great investment. Not only for seasonal use, you can wear this baby to nearly any occasion. Such is the way with classic basics. Black dresses are one of my greatest weaknesses because they are a blank canvas for accessorizing.
(4) On New Year's Eve there is nothing more fun than heading out on the town with your friends. Looking glitzy is go-to on this last hoorah before the long haul that is winter in this town. Topshop.com is one of the most fabulous things to happen to my fashion life, and this Silver Sequin Shift Dress by Rare is no exception. This dress with those same black cage heels would be epic.


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Lots of Changes at EFR!
Sorry it has been so long since the last update with goodies, but we have been super busy at our forum, Escape From Reality. With the changes going on at Yuku, we had an influx of new members from BAMA Creations & Britsy Nin, forums that we've been with friends with for years. Instead of starting over & building new forums, members of both groups migrated to EFR. And we are so honored to welcome them to the group!
With the addition of these wonderful new members, we also had a few artists move in to the group.
We are super excited to announce the arrival of our Resident Artists, Bobbie & Marilyn Allen (of BAMA Creations)! They now have a website for their art (bobbieandmarilynallen.com) and have boards at Escape From Reality to display their newest art! We will have challenges and contests using their lovely art!
We are also happy to welcome ©Craftykid, ©JDD Designs, ©Patricia Doyle, & ©Persia to our group! These lovely artists have graciously offered to share their art at our forum as well. Stop by and check out the amazing FTU tubes, posers, and scrap kits available!
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Geo TV rewards firemen
Karachi: Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Geo TV Network, Zaheer-ud-Din Khan has distributed cheques amount to around Rs560,000 among the 28 firemen who took part in the operation to extinguish a fire at the channel's office two weeks ago.
During a ceremony which was held in the board room of the Jang Building on Friday, each fireman was awarded a cheque of Rs20,000.
On the occasion, Chief Fire Officer of the fire department of City District Government Karachi (CDGK), Ehteshamuddin thanked the management of the Geo TV network for appreciating the firefighters. He said such steps would help to boost the morale of fire rescuers.
He said this operation was a difficult one as smoke and flames had engulfed the building. He said three fire tenders, one snorkel and 28 firemen took part in the operation.
He also revealed on this occasion that the uniform problem of firefighters has finally been resolved. The chief fire officer said that there is current cash flow problem which is affecting the payment of overtime for fire fighters.
The firemen who were rewarded include: Ehteshamduddin, Toheed-ur-Rehman, Murtaza Ali, Zafar Ahmed, Taj Mohammad, Jafar Ali, Ghulam Yazdani, Muhammad Irfan Hashmi, Muhammad Aslam, Zahid Ali, Mehboob Hussain, Salim Baig, Nazakat Shah, Abdul Waheed, Zahid Hussain, Manzoor Ahmed, Abdul Wahab, Fahim Ahmed, Ghulam Ali, Mohammad Yousuf, Shabbir Mohammad, Mohammad Hussain, Imran Qureshi, Abdul Waheed, Siraj Uddin, Shah Zareen, Inayatullah and Salimuddin.
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Big Duke overcame a tough run in transit to record a fighting victory in the 2017 Launceston Cup in Tasmania this afternoon.
Ben Allen was not particularly aggressive in the early stages of the Launceston Cup and he was caught wide throughout towards the tail of the field.
Big Duke quickly responded when Allen asked him for an extra effort coming around the final bend and it was left to the imported stayer and Hobart Cup winner Count Da Vinci to fight out the finish.
Count Da Vinci was in for the fight for a few strides, but Big Duke was too strong late and he fought-off his rival to deliver Allen his maiden win at Group level.
Big Duke proved to be the superior stayer today and was able to reverse the placings after Count Da Vinci beat the Darren Weir trained gelding by a length and a half in the Group 3 $200,000 Hobart Cup (2400m) at Hobart on February 5.
Weir took the five year old home to Warrnambool after his Hobart Cup second and he thrived in between his trips to Tasmania.
"Big Duke went home after the Hobart Cup and he has done a treat since that run," Weir stable's travelling foreman Maddie Raymond said.
Big Duke was always the punter's top pick and firmed in from $2.50 to start the $2 favourite while Count Da Vinci drifted out in the betting to be the second selection at $4.40.
The Ken Keys trained Tuff Buckies had some support in the betting but was still sent out as one of the outsiders of the Launceston Cup at $26 after firming in from $61 and made up good ground at the finish to fill third place.
Winning rider apprentice Ben Allen has been riding in great form, registering fifty-six Victorian winners for the season but today's Group 3 win in the Launceston Cup was his biggest success to date.
Today's win was Big Duke's fourth from ten race starts and three from his last four starts after wins at Caulfield and Moonee Valley in BenchMark 78 Handicaps before his second in the Hobart Cup.