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telpher

[′tel·fər]
(mechanical engineering)
An electric hoist hanging from and driven by a wheeled cab rolling on a single overhead rail or a rope.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Telfer did brilliantly to get to the byeline and when the Bairns defence failed to clear his cutback, in-form Kiltie blasted home.
Cameron Telfer entered the fray with his off spin and picked up three wickets.
Robert Mochrie, defending, said Telfer was harassed and provoked in the weeks and months leading to the assault.
At the Old Bailey Judge Peter Rook QC told him: "Your actions contributed to the wholly needless and untimely death of Amanda Telfer." He had shown reckless disregard for what was a life-threatening situation, he said.
"Twelve Welshmen who have had a pretty average season in a Lions squad of 41 is not justified, especially as Scotland just got two and we beat Wales well," Telfer said .
Read supported that proposal, while Telfer opposes it on grounds that investments are better managed by private contractors.
Amateur genealogist Stuart Lawson from Guidepost found that Mr Telfer, who exported border collies around the world, had discovered the 'eye control' technique while living at Woodhouse, West Woodburn in 1893, with Old Hemp born there that year.
It's difficult to suggest an appropriate avenue to reach a goal, Telfer said, but a good barometer for success is regret: try to make the best decision that has the least potential for regret, he said, and worry less about what other people think.
Telfer was speaking at the 13th edition of the Thalassaemia World Congress and the TIF (Thalassaemia International Federation) Conference 2013, held in Abu Dhabi for the first time under the patronage of General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Telfer, of Greenwood Avenue, West Pontnewydd, who had previous convictions for sexual and violent offences, was jailed at Newport Crown Court on October 19.
Scotsman Telfer, who led the Lions on the 1983 tour of New Zealand and was assistant coach in South Africa in 1997, rounded on the mentality of Welsh players just days before the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championship.
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