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BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe Details:
BMW will be offering a 4 Series four-door sedan, the Gran Coupe (GC), now that the two-door coupe is out – launched last June – probably isn't all that surprising, considering the lineup is effectively supplanting what was the 3 Series. We already know the 4 can be sporty with two egresses; now with the Gran Coupe, BMW is saying, "Hey, look – the 4 can do utility, too!"
For the American market, the 4 Gran Coupe will be available in two engine choices, a 240hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder in the 428i and a 300hp turbo 3.0-liter inline six in the 435i. There also looks to be an all-wheel drive version coming, the 428i xDrive GC, and all versions will be offered with an eight-speed sport automatic transmission.
Read about the GC's two-door sport variant: 2015 BMW M4 Coupe Features
While the GC shares the same length, width, wheelbase and track with the as two-door version, the roofline is 4.4 inches longer and slopes gently to the rear of the vehicle; the profile is also half an inch higher.
Luxury Line Gran Coupes get instead chrome highlights, going for classy rather than sinister; premium leather, crafted with precise stitching, is available in four classic and elegant colors such as Saddle Brown, as well as the new Ivory White that is exclusive to the 4 Series GC.
The 4 Series GC will be offered in two "Lines" or as an M Sport machine. In Sport Line, the car comes with a bunch of blacked-out exterior trim pieces supplemented by 18-inch or 19-inch light-alloy wheels with a double-spoke design. Red accents on the interior provide some contrast.
Of course, you know we're all about the M Sport offering, which injects some M Performance DNA into the 4 Series GC. This equipment package is comprised of elements that emphasize street performance – for example, aerodynamic features like the large air intake up front, the diffuser insert in the rear bumper and rocker panel trim matching the color of the vehicle.
In M Sport trim, the cars also feature 18- and 19-inch rims and are offered in six exterior colors. Technical features of this package include M Sport suspension and the optional M Sport brakes with calipers in contrasting blue paint finish. Inside, M qualities abound, such as door sill finishers, a leather steering wheel and driver's footrest.
Prices in the US will start at a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $41,225 for the 428i Gran Coupe. The 428i xDrive Gran Coupe will have an MSRP of $43,225, while the top-of-the-line 435i Gran Coupe will have an MSRP of $46,725. The BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe makes its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014 and makes its US debut at the New York International Auto Show in April. The car goes on sale in the US in early summer.


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Store profile
Booster Juice
contact information
Website: http://www.boosterjuice.com
Phone: 204-255-7004
Unit 0082
1225 St. Mary's Road
Winnipeg, MB
Boost your immunity. Boost your energy. Boost your daily intake of fruits and veggies. Enjoy a smoothie made from fresh juice, yogurt, sorbet and nutritional supplements. Healthy, delicious and addictive!
accepted methods of payment
- - Visa
- - Debit
- - Mastercard
- - Cash
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return/exchange policy
Sales & Promotions
1. General Requirements
- The landlord reserves the right to add or to amend information in this manual and the tenant must abide by these changes upon notification.
- Tenant must engage professionals in the fields of design, engineering and contracting. The selected firms are subject to approval by the landlord.
- Provide a high quality, well-detailed environment. Fixtures must be new and of high quality.
- Read all conditions in this document in conjunction with the Tenant Outline Drawings which together form the Tenant Design Criteria.
- Ensure that all aspects of the design and construction of tenant spaces meet the requirements of all applicable building codes, bylaws and regulations.
- Exterior signs are not permitted unless approved by Landlord.
Important Note
Existing Floor Construction:
- Floors are concrete - in some locations slab-on-grade and in other locations structural slab;
- All required servicing that may require floor cutting, trenching or coring must be reviewed and coordinated with the Landlord at the preliminary design stage;
- In locations where there is structural slab, the Landlord's structural engineer must be involved at the tenant's expense in order to avoid damage to the structure.
2. Design Control Zone
The Design Control Zone is the volume within the tenant space that extends from line of maximum storefront projection to wall separating the display/serving area from back of house functions.
Within the Design Control Zone, all aspects of Tenant presentation to the Mall are subject to the Landlord's approval; in addition, the Tenant's complete store design is subject to the Landlord's approval.
The presentation of design elements, equipment and other products within the storefront area should be carefully considered.
Mandatory Storefront Bulkhead:
- A bulkhead across the full width of the tenant space at the lease line and extending from mall bulkhead/ceiling down to 8'-0" above finished floor is mandatory (see drawings for profile);
- Must incorporate three-dimensional elements, tenant signage and related lighting;
Acceptable finishes: ceramic tile or similar high quality and durable material; special high grade coatings may be approved by Landlord upon submission of sample;
Not permitted: Regular paint, wallcovering, melamine and plastic laminate.
Visual Seperation
- Mandatory separation is required between back of house area and display/serving area, with self-closing doors required at openings;
- Messy preparation areas, three-compartment sinks, storage of supplies, raw materials and boxes must be housed in the back area;
- Only equipment suitable for public view may be located in the display/serving area; location of equipment is subject to Landlord approval
Feature Wall
The feature wall is a full height wall separating display/serving area from back of house functions;
- Use wall as a large scale graphic element;
- Upper part of wall must be back-sloped to shape indicated (refer to drawings);
- Fully integrate menu boards, preferably flush mounted;
Acceptable finishes: ceramic tile or similar high quality and durable material;
Not permitted: Paint, wallcovering, melamine and plastic laminate.
Serving Counter:
- Counters may vary in configuration;
- Refer to drawings for maximum and minimum heights.
Counter Front
Gate: except for tenant spaces adjacent to a Mall Corridor, tenant's must include a swinging gate as a means of egress meeting all requirements of the Building Code;
- Gate must not swing into the mall;
- Must be well integrated in the overall counter design, located on left side;
- Hinges must be concealed;
- Note: where a tenant space is located adjacent to a Mall Corridor, a gate is not permitted. Access and egress must be by a door to the Corridor;
- Tenants must use either luminous or translucent materials back-lit on their counter fronts; photos illustrate possible solutions;
Acceptable finishes: luminous or translucent materials are mandatory (see: 3-form.com for examples of translucent panels) and may be combined with tile or similar high quality and durable material;
Not permitted: Paint, wallcovering and plastic laminate are not acceptable finishes.
- No exposed backside of equipment is allowed at the serving counter;
- Cash stations must be recessed and fully integrated into the counter design;
- Tray storage, cutlery, condiment and napkin dispensers must be fully recessed into the countertop;
- Self-serve drink dispensers are not permitted on the serving counter;
Acceptable finishes: high quality, durable monolithic material such as stone, corian, stainless steel or laminated glass;
Not permitted: plastic laminate and melamine.
- Locate behind the vertical surface of the counter front;
- Must not double as counter;
- Construct showcases with Landlord approved materials and illuminate internally.
- Food and drink supplier names/logos are not permitted to be displayed on any equipment, dispenser or refrigerator in the storefront area where exposed to public view;
- Manufacturer/contractor labels must not be exposed to public view.
Storefront Closure:
Metal grille if required, must be located beyond the extent of the Landlord slate demising cap and must be stored in a pocket enclosure.
Sign Criteria
Food and drink supplier names/logos are not permitted to be displayed on any signage or menu board located in the storefront area where exposed to public view;
Temporary/permanent signage whether it is the Tenant's brand or third party advertising is strictly forbidden on the serving counter and on the slate demising cap and wall return.
Tenant Sign:
- Tenants are permitted one sign;
- Other graphic elements mounted within the bulkhead are encouraged, preferably three-dimensional elements;
- Mount sign on storefront bulkhead sign panel described above (see drawings); a City of Winnipeg sign permit is required.
- Sign must be illuminated, individual letters;
- Height of letters must not exceed 1'-4" high;
- Electrical must be entirely concealed;
Acceptable materials: plastic face or metal channel with back halo lighting;
Not permitted: sign boxes, exposed neon.
Menu Boards:
May be illuminated or non-illuminated;
Mount on "Feature Wall", preferably flush.
- No exposed gas lines;
- No exposed conduits;
- Do not locate handwash sink, paper towel and soap dispenser on serving counter or on demising cap slate side wall returns.
3. Design Control Zone - Materials
All materials must meet the requirements of City of Winnipeg Environmental Health Services.
Flooring and base:
Acceptable finishes: tile or similar high quality, durable and washable material;
Not permitted: Vinyl tile, rubber base.
Extend mall floor tile finish to the base of tenant counter at the Tenant's expense; coordinate with Landlord;
Demising Cap and Wall Return Finish:
When slate demising cap and wall return are not already in place:
- Remove and salvage "Formglas" demising cap for future use; turn over to Landlord;
- Extend new demising cap beyond Lease Line (see drawing for extent);
- Remove existing gypsum wallboard at demising cap and wall return indicated, up to 4'-0" from finished floor; replace by taped cement board substrate;
- Provide new slate finish (see drawings).Slate finish specifications:
Slate tile by New England Slate Ltd., distributed by Olympia
- Colour: to match existing,
- Pattern: LINEAR PATTERN
- Sizes: height 3" to 12" and width 3" to 12"
- Thickness: 3/8"; joints: 3/16"
- Thinset mortar: "Kerabond" mixed to manufacturer's specification with "Keralastic"
- Grout: water-resistant type by "Flextile"
Side Walls:
- Extend finishes to slate face of demising wall;
- Displays, signs, fixtures and fitting (temporary and permanent) are not permitted on the slate clad portion of the demising walls;
- If damaged or affected by tenant's renovations, the existing slate finish at the demising cap and return at the demising wall is to be repaired/reinstated by the tenant;
Acceptable finishes: tile or similar high quality washable and durable material;
Not permitted: Paint, wallcovering and plastic laminate.
- Must be minimum 12'-0" high;
- Gypsum board, paint finish;
- Provide access panels as required.
4. Design Control Zone - Lighting
Feature Lighting:
- The Landlord, at the tenant's expense, is providing a decorative light fixture on the face of each demising cap; if already in place, clean and repair as required;
- The Landlord, at the tenant's expense, is providing two recessed adjustable metal halide downlights, fixture type: Lightolier PB3H3070, in the ceiling just within the tenant's space (refer to drawings); if already in place, clean and repair as required.
Tenant Lighting:
- Fixtures to be of commercial grade only;
- Lighting to be glare-free;
- Use only incandescent or metal halide;
- Fluorescent fixtures are discouraged and may be considered only if concealed from view;
- Neon lighting is not acceptable.
5. City of Winnipeg Food Service Establishment Regulations
Meet all City of Winnipeg requirements, regulations and by-laws with respect to construction, materials, finishes, equipment acceptability and installation.
The following documents are available from The City of Winnipeg, Community Services Department, Environmental Health Services (telephone: 986-2443)
Food Service Establishment By-law No. 5160/89
Construction and Design Criteria Food Service Establishment By-law No. 5160/89
Retail Food Store By-law 3897/85 (if applicable)
6. Drawings
You can click here to download these design specs as an Adobe PDF file.

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The suffering of people caught up in internecine wars are ongoing as are the dreams and hopes of peace and love for a better world.
GREENHITHE, New Zealand (PRWEB) January 21, 2013
A young soldier forced to escape the bloodbath of 19th-century China's Taping Rebellion finds a new life in the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand in "Memories in the Bone: He Who Pursues Revenge Digs Two Graves" (published by AuthorHouse), the new historical fiction by Mee-mee Phipps.
Zhou Yu, one of the last survivors of the rebellion, watches helplessly as his brother, the loyal Captain Zhou Yun, is decapitated in the Suzhou town square, and is forced to flee China.
His missionary aunt gives him sanctuary in Shanghai and secures him passage on a ship for Australia, where even in the midst of his success in the gold fields and later Melbourne he is haunted by the appearance of a mysterious scarred man.
In this compelling story, a young soldier soon discovers that he may leave behind loved ones but the tentacles of his bloody past have the power to reach beyond the seas to a remote village in faraway New Zealand, where ancient taboo customs and the pursuit of revenge are constantly teaching him about the burden of life and death in a changing world.
"The struggles in this book are still going on today," Phipps writes. "The suffering of people caught up in internecine wars are ongoing as are the dreams and hopes of peace and love for a better world."
About the Author
Mee-mee Phipps's eclectic CV lists an East/West education, owning and operating a historical schooner in Auckland and fresco painting in France and Italy. She is an intrepid traveler and has lived in many parts of the world. Her recent four-year sojourn in China re-activated her love of the history of that ancient country. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her dog, ZhuZhu – who is, of course, of Chinese descent. Phipps received the prestigious Editor's Choice award for "Memories in the Bone."
AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry's only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. Committed to providing the highest level of customer service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse celebrated 15 years of service to authors in Sept. 2011.For more information or to publish a book visit authorhouse.com or call 1-888-519-5121. For the latest, follow @authorhouse on Twitter.


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Stacy Keibler: Audi Beverly Hills Opening!
Stacy Keibler hits the red carpet in Asos at the grand opening of Audi Beverly Hills on Thursday (March 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 32-year-old actress and girlfriend of George Clooney was joined by the mayor of Beverly Hills, Barry Brucker.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Stacy Keibler
"Hi Everyone! Take time today to love yourself for how unique u are. There is no one else exactly like you :)," Stacy told her Twitter followers earlier in the week.
FYI: Stacy finished her look with Christian Louboutin heels and H. Stern earrings.
10+ pictures inside of Stacy Keibler opening Audi's Beverly Hills dealership…


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a-bull wrote:6 weeks old?? Wow, that's young. Ideally, pups should be with their moms until they are atleast 8 weeks old or more, if possible.
It's unrealistic to expect any puppy, particularly a 6 week old puppy to not have lots of accidents. Puppy potty training takes lots of time, patience and papertowels, , and can include many setbacks.
A six week old puppy should be fed ATLEAST 4 times a day, if not 5, and should have water at all times. Puppies dehydrate very easily and can die very quickly from dehydration. The food should be either wet puppy food or kibbles moistened until they're very soft.
Here is a link to help you with potty training. As you can see, potty traininig can't be expected until as late as 6 months unless you're home 24/7 training---give or take . . .
Maryellen wrote:no dog should be placed at 6 weeks .. where did you get this pup? if it was from a rescue, shame on them.. if it was from a breeder, shame on them too.. proper placement is at 8 weeks.. anyhow... there is no way a tiny tiny little bladder can hold it while you get ready to take him outside.. make sure you are ready to take him outside IMMEDIATELY after he finishes his last lick of water, last kibble, or as soon as he wakes up.. they cant hold it that long while you get ready, so be ready before.. have his leash ready too. as soon as he is done eating drinking, waking, playing IMMEDIATELY scoop the little bugger out side and stay there until he goes potty.. then praise the hell out of him for going potty outside.. with a pup that young, you will be taking him outside every 15 -20 minutes the entire time he is awake , etc... at nighttime, he wont be able to hold it thru the night, so he might wake you up a few times to go.. again, be ready before he is. this way, less accidents.
anissa wrote:6 weeks IS young to be away from its mother, believe me, I was suprised when the 'breeder' told us that he was only 6 weeks and 2 days old. My husband and I were planning on getting a puppy, and found a lady selling them on watertownads.com. She had them listed as ready to go on May 29th. When we got there, she had them with the mother in an outdoor (semi-sheltered) kennel. She was selling them for $50.00 (which I also couldnt believe) and 2 'rares' a white and a blue one.. for $200.00. We bought Brock from her and headed to a pet store/groomer for some supplies.
The owner of the store asked us where we got him, and we told her the address. She looked mortified! She went on to tell us that she rides her horse by there often, and that the dogs are out there 24/7.. EVEN in the winter. My heart broke. We had her, do a quick check over Brock to see if he had any fleas. Luckily he didnt, but when she squeezed his pee pee, it started to ooze out puss. My husband called our vet right there on the spot from the store, and took Brock in. It's just a small infection and we have some wash and pills to treat it, but it REALLY made me question the conditions these dogs were living in. Ironically, its the 'breeder' that recommended we go to that shop.
After all was said and done, as unhappy as I am with the 'breeder', I am glad we were able to take atleast one of the puppies from her.. even if he is so young. Id hate to know what might happen with the others.
anissa wrote:Katie.. I REALLY appreciate your schedule example. I am going to take it, and doctor it up alittle and see if it works for us. Thanks.
a-bull wrote:Niiiiiiiiiice post, "Katie."
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Volunteers waterproof the roof of a public nursery school
On the island of Crete in Greece, in the village of Galia (near Heraklion, Phaistos), a public nursery school had a serious problem with infiltrating water from the roof of the building. The toddlers were living in very unhealthy damp rooms with moldy walls. Due to the economic crisis, the local government had no funds available to carry out the much needed repair and maintenance of the building.
Expenses covered by local companies
Supported by Graco local agents, Kalivis SA and Sika Hellas SA, Mr. Christos Stefanoudakis volunteered to apply the complete Sikalastic 841ST polyurea system on the 230 m2 nursery school roof. The polyurea applied consisted of Sikafloor 161 primer, Sikalastic 841ST pure polyurea and a Sikalastic 621 top coat. All expenses were covered by the above-mentioned companies and Mr. Stefanoudakis applied the material for free with his new Graco integrated Reactor EXP2-I with a 2:1 T2 feed pumping system installed in his minivan.
230m² completed in less than 2 days
The nursery roof application was carried out successfully and ahead of schedule. The job was completed in less than 2 days including all on-site preparation work. The integrated Reactor was a great choice for applying SIKA material and received rave reviews from the operators. Christos Stefanoudakis was amazed by the efficiency and the simplicity of its operation. "The machine is powerful and the application was finished within a very short time with excellent results!" he declared. Many contractors, architects and civil engineers were present during the application and remained astonished by the EXP2-I performance and the polyurea result: "This is the ideal machine for an innovative application!" The I-Reactor EXP-2 indeed proved to offer numerous features and benefits such as: good heating capacity, new advanced controls, excellent new air-compressor and spray performance in a compact and portable design, savings on diesel fuel costs and a provision of reliable project information.


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Energy giant Chevron (NYSE:CVX) unveiled plans on Monday to acquire a stake in shale gas fields in Western Canada and a proposed Pacific pipeline in an effort to export energy to the growing Asia-Pacific region.
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The complicated deal, which also involves Apache (NYSE:APA), is the latest sign of the natural-gas boom in North America that is projected to eventually make the U.S. energy independent.
Chevron said its Canadian subsidiary plans to buy a 50% operating interest in the Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and a planned Pacific Trail Pipeline. Additionally, Chevron is acquiring a 50% stake in about 644,000 acres of petroleum and natural gas rights in the Horn River and Liard Basins in British Columbia.
The companies didn't disclose a price tag on Chevron's acquisitions, but an analysis by The Wall Street Journal suggests a purchase price of about $1.3 billion.
George Kirkland, vice chairman at Chevron, said the Kitimat LNG project "is ideally situated to meet rapidly growing demand for reliable, secure, and cleaner-burning fuels in Asia, which are projected to approximately double from current levels by 2025."
Chevron is buying the Kitimat project and proposed pipeline from subsidiaries of Houston-based EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Canada's Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA). Chevron will then "equalize interests" with Apache, resulting in both companies owning a 50% stake in Kitimat and the pipeline.
Chevron said the proposed two-train Kitimat project, which it will operate, has a license from Canada to export 10 million tons of LNG a year.
At the same time, Chevron said it is buying about 110,000 net acres in the established Horn River Basin from Encana, EOG and Apache as well as 212,000 net acres in the Liard Basin from Apache. Chevron and Apache will each own a 50% interest in these projects, which will be operated by Apache.
"This agreement is a milestone for two principal reasons: Chevron is the premier LNG developer in the world today with longstanding relationships in key Asian markets, and the new structure will enable Apache to unlock the tremendous potential at Liard, one of the most prolific shale gas basins in North America," Apache CEO Steven Farris said in a separate statement.
Shares of Chevron dropped 1% to $108.61 Monday morning, compared with a 0.22% decline on the S&P 500. Apache also fell 1% to $79.20, while ECA slumped 1.19% to $20.01 and EOG gained 0.25% to $123.88.


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New Marimekko Shop at Crate & Barrel SoHo
Exciting news for Marimekko fetishists. In collaboration with Crate & Barrel, the Finnish company has a brand new "shop in shop" that opened today at the SoHo C&B location. We stopped by to take photos and learned that the two companies are also "exploring further opportunities for collaboration, including additional US shop-in-shops and ecommerce…"
The story goes that Crate & Barrel owners Gordon and Carol Segal discovered the beauty of Scandinavian modern textiles on a 1962 romp through Europe. Inspired by the form and function of European housewares, they made their way home with trunks loaded and a plan to start their own Euro-style store in Chicago. Segal says, "In 1967, we unrolled our first bolt of Marimekko fabric."
On a side note, when it came time for their son, Robert, to learn the textile design trade, it was only natural that he go to Helsinki. Marimekko was a huge influence on the development of his own brand, Unison, which he started with his wife, Alicia Rosauer, who accompanied him on his four-year stint in Finland.
Personal family histories aside, the two brands share an aesthetic sensibility, and the new Marimekko shop fits in well as a commercial mini-museum of color and pattern. The shop has a nice mix of textiles, housewares, bedding, and bags. You can also buy fabric off-the-bolt for a DIY project, or have a piece of Crate & Barrel furniture upholstered in Marimekko.
While there are other Marimekko retailers and concept shops in the US, the Crate & Barrel shop-in-shop seems like it's trying to corner the market by offering affordable exclusives and moving forward with expanded Marimekko inventories on their website and — potentially — in additional stores. Only a few of the products shown above are currently available online; look for more to come.
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Electromagnetic fields
- What are electromagnetic fields?
- Static and low-frequency fields
- What are static and low-frequency electric and magnetic fields?
- Direct and alternating voltage
- Application/occurrence
- Effects of static and low-frequency fields
- Protection
- Reports & Evaluations
- Radiation protection relating to the expansion of the national grid
- Basics transfer of electrical power
- Effects
- Protection
- High-frequency fields
- What are high-frequency fields?
- Applications high-frequency fields
- Effects
- Protection
- Radiation protection in mobile communication
- What is mobile communication?
- Effects
- Protection
- Reports and evaluations
- Research programme "Mobile Communication" (DMF)
- Mobile phones in a railway compartment
- Options for lowering the emission
- Mobile phone use and male fertility
- Danish Cohort Study
- New frequencies
Optical radiation
- What is optical radiation?
- UV radiation
- What is UV radiation?
- Sun but safe!
- Sunbeds
- Effects of UV radiation
- Protection against UV radiation
- UV index
- Infrared radiation
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Ionising radiation
- What is ionising radiation?
- Radioactivity in the environment
- Where does radioactivity occur in the environment?
- What is the level of natural radiation exposure in Germany?
- Air, soil and water
- Radon
- Foodstuffs
- Building materials
- Relics
- Industrial residues (NORM)
- BfS laboratories
- Applications in medicine
- Diagnostics
- Radiotherapy
- Radiation protection in medicine: international activities
- Applications in daily life and in technology
- Radioactive radiation sources in Germany
- Register high-level radioactive radiation sources
- Type approval procedure
- Cabin luggage security checks
- Radioactive materials in watches
- Ionisation smoke detectors (ISM)
- Effects
- What are the effects of radiation?
- Effects of selected radioactive materials
- Consequences of a radiation accident
- Cancer and leukaemia
- Genetic radiation effects
- Individual radiosensitivity
- Epidemiology of radiation-induced diseases
- Ionising radiation: positive effects?
- Risk estimation and assessment
- Radiation protection
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- What is an emergency?
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- Federal and state tasks
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The BfS
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German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme (DMF)
The German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme (DMF) had been initiated by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). The Programme had a total budget of 17 million euros, which was equally shared by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the telecommunication network operators.
In spite of their contribution to the programme's funds, the German network operators were not entitled to decide on the selection of the research projects to be conducted nor to participate in the evaluation of the research results. The German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme was exclusively coordinated and implemented by the BfS.
54 research projects on the topic of "Mobile Telecommunication"
The Programme started in 2002 and was accomplished in 2008. It comprised 54 research projects on the topic of "Mobile Telecommunication" including the fields of "Biology", "Dosimetry", "Epidemiology", and "Risk Communication". The researchers deliberately investigated a broad frequency range which in some cases exceeded the GSM and UMTS frequency ranges predominantly used at that time.
The objective was to investigate scientifically demonstrable fundamental biological effects and mechanisms and to assess their relevance for people's health taking account of international research results. The Programme also aimed at finding potential causes of electrosensitivity. It was intended to obtain results which are of importance to the entire field of telecommunications and which should make it possible to draw conclusions about health risks of future technological developments. This was accomplished by expert workshops in which the researchers discussed and evaluated their results with renowned scientists at an international level. The BfS and the German Commission on Radiological Protection (SSK) presented their assessments of the results obtained from the German Mobile Telecommunication Research Programme to the general public in June 2008.
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Founder/ Chief Creative Officer
The original Thai creative who has once made history the in China advertising hall of fame for bringing the first Cannes Grand Prix Lion to China in 2011. His Samsonite "Heaven and Hell" is currently the world's most awarded print-ad of all time. In 2012 he became one of the 'Top 3 Art Directors of Asia' and was ranked 8th in The World Creative Ranking.
After 6 years in Shanghai Rojana decided to move back to his homeland to take the greater role as Executive Creative Director at JWT Bangkok in 2014, where he groomed himself in a creative leadership role. However, his calling dream made him decide to part ways with the global network agency to start his ideal 'idea agency', Storyteller Bangkok.
And with the matter of one year, Storyteller has no doubt become the hottest, not to mention coolest, rookie agency in Thailand.
Founder/ Chief Strategy Officer
As Co-founder, Drakon is responsible for founding and developing the strategic function at Storyteller, assembling one of the youngest and most talented team of strategists. Obsessed with culture, human behavior, and technology, he is always willing to unlearn everything he thought he knew in order to help brands grow and find solid meaningful roles in peoples lives.
Apart from grooming his sharp look, Drakon gives a lot of his energy to groom his team of young strategists into a unique team of thinkers.
He always enjoys a good challenge and is always on the look for emerging strategic talents.
Founder / Managing Director
13 years of experience in advertising created Vichanan's personal doubts in the relationship between marketing and advertising, he decided to switch over to the client side because he believed that there must be a more effective way to link both worlds.
His experience taught him that every brand has its own unique "How to market". He believes that agency's work is not just to build brand, but also to discover new opportunities to engage with the consumers and ultimately generate sells.
And from this fundamental, Vichanan co-founded Storyteller and took the role to lead his 'marketer team' to truly understand and deliver the needs of both the client and the consumer in order to market what ever products in the most creative and insightful ways.
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Roongnapa or call her "Jim"; small girl with a big passion on whatever she does.
Long journey with almost 10 years experience at Ogilvy; leading advertising agency and turned to marketing of consumer products for few years later.
Live likes Jonathan Livingston seagull, she always asked for everything she can
about her abilities. Once she realizes again, she becomes part of Storyteller Bangkok challenges for multi-performance.
Whatsoever you ask, she tries to find you a big support; mainly all back-of- house management, production and perfect timekeeper to keep Storyteller team the most effective operation.
Born as the youngest of 3, Chanaradee was the younger sister with 2 big twin brothers, hmm… Big Family. Growing up in Mahachai, small town on the outer rim of Bangkok she has always been dreaming of becoming a doctor but her hatred of chemistry leads her to study design. She was graduated with a major in Industrial Design at Chulalongkorn where she found her self-interested by communication design and advertising.
The first 3 years of her career, was a copywriter at TBWA\Thailand where she has accumulate copywriting skills. But Chanaradee believes that it is extremely important to be good at both copywriting AND art directing, that is when
Chanarade decided to join Storyteller as an Art Director to reinforce, once again, what she had learnt at University.
In her free time, she is passionate about visiting museums as well as aquariums. She also enjoys photography and of course travelling is her favorite activity.
She may seem like a quiet person, but if you want to get to know her better try sharing a cake with her.
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'KUL' she is …
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Natee graduated with a degree in Advertising, though he chose to follow the career that excites him more. He spent 5 years working multi-disciplinarily for the most well known Hip-Hop label in Thailand, Thaitanium Entertainments where he organized behind the success of many concerts and records year after year. Natee joined Storyteller as Producer and Project manager, as well as pretty much anything else that solve difficulties for the team. Today, Natee is the 'go-to' guy for the other team member.
Palap was born and raised in Phuket. Despite his childhood dream of becoming either a professional footballer or a professional chef, he was graduated with a degree in Advertising.
Palap joined CJ WORX, one of the best digital agency in Thailand, as a copywriter. And for three years he had produced all kinds of different digital campaigns from Deodorants to ….
Nevertheless Palap saw the next chapter of his career, a more challenging one calling for him that was when he joined Storyteller where he learned that there are a lot more in this advertising world to offer him.
Whenever Palap is not writing, he reads. He reads a lot. And those books are many times a great source of ideas for him.
Today, Palap still has daydream of becoming a footballer.
Saengaroon Kowitsrisuwat
Finance Director
It was more than 15 years ago since Saengaroon first stepped into an advertising agency as the finance function of many agencies, from big name network agencies to growing local agencies. Throughout her 15 years of experience she has adopt, accumulate, and understand all kinds of different 'thinkings' or the mindsets of the "Advertiser" from the people she has worked with from different agencies, different departments throughout the time. Even though advertising wasn't her original background but her years of experiences made her understand advertising inside and out.
For Saengaroon "Attitude is Everything"- this is her life motto that gets her through the good and bad times, and to always be the strong foundation behind everyone's success.
Story Director
Growing up as a visual thinker, Parbpraew's path led her to a Graphic Design major in college. After graduating she became a graphic designer at Monday Agency. And when an opportunity approached her, she decided to travel to China to join Mr. Roxana's team at JWT Shanghai.
Several years with Mr. Roxana made Parbpraew wondered again what more does design had to offer. She then took the journey to London for a MA degree in Sustainable Design course at Kingston University.
After coming back, she reunited with Mr. Roxana this time with a stronger belief in combining the practice of using design thinking to create a more sustainable business and equitable society in a more creative, empathic and innovative way.
Aside from work, Parbpraew has a soft-spoken characteristic but don't get her wrong, she is extremely friendly and surprisingly funny once you get to know her.
Finance Director
It was more than 15 years ago since Saengaroon first stepped into an advertising agency as the finance function of many agencies, from big name network agencies to growing local agencies. Throughout her 15 years of experience she has adopt, accumulate, and understand all kinds of different 'thinkings' or the mindsets of the "Advertiser" from the people she has worked with from different agencies, different departments throughout the time. Even though advertising wasn't her original background but her years of experiences made her understand advertising inside and out.
For Saengaroon "Attitude is Everything"- this is her life motto that gets her through the good and bad times, and to always be the strong foundation behind everyone's success.
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Coming as a surprise to no one -- we hope -- Macerkopf.de says Apple is working hard on iOS 5.0.2 and iOS 5.1 beyond that. iOS 5.0.2 should address battery life issues that remained following the iOS 5.0.1 release and it's initial batch of battery fixes. iOS 5.1, they say, will bring some new features to Siri, including the ability to take pictures and video, and toggle Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.
Here's to hoping for another beta release in the coming days, and a full release soon after!
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Apple, EU Settle on E-Books, Amazon Picks Up Marbles
Nov 7, 2012 9:24 AM PT
The European Commission has decided to accept an e-book pricing settlement, according to Reuters.
The settlement includes Apple and four publishers -- Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette and Macmillan's parent company, Holtzbrinck. The ruling, which has not yet been confirmed by the EC, is a win for Amazon and its quest to sell e-books more cheaply than its competitors.
The EC launched a formal antitrust investigation about a year ago. Like the U.S. Department of Justice, the Commission accused Apple and the publishers of unfairly fixing ebook prices.
Apple and Holtzbrinck have refused to settle in the U.S., while the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with the other three publishers in September.
Companies that violate the EC ruling could be fined up to 10 percent of their global sales. For Apple, that could mean more than US$15 billion. The EC is serious about these 10 percent fines -- just ask Microsoft.
Germany Looks at Law to Charge for News Links
Germany will join France in considering legislation that would allow news publishers to charge search engines for displaying links to news articles.
According to The Financial Times, the German parliament will take up an ancillary copyright bill later this month. If it passes -- and if Google and other search engines continue to refuse to pay royalties -- then the bill would let newspaper and magazine publishers prevent search engines and news aggregators from linking to their sites for free.
France has proposed similar legislation and could enact it as soon as January if Google and others refuse to pony up. Italy, too, is contemplating its own version of the legislation, according to FT.
Google has warned that it will exclude results from outlets that charge it for displaying links. While Google does indeed garner revenue from displaying ads next to article links, it is nonetheless responsible for oodles of traffic that it directs toward news sites.
The German proposal would disrupt the flow of information, and that such "interference ... is unprecedented globally," Google said. A member of the Free Democrats party likened the proposal to charging a fine-dining guide for listing a restaurant.
Germany has already established a reputation for simultaneously protecting copyright and spurning Google. Gema, a rights group for German musicians, is responsible for scores of YouTube videos being inaccessible in the country -- even videos uploaded by the artists themselves.
Google's Search Market Share Dips in UK
There are two ways to look at this one: (1) Google's search engine market share in the UK has dropped to its lowest level in five years, or (2) Despite increased competition, Google still retains about 90 percent of the search engine market share in the UK.
According to the BBC, which sites Web traffic monitoring firm Experian Hitwise, Google accounts for 89.3 percent of all UK Web searches. The next closest? Microsoft's Bing, which was good for 5 percent.
Last year, Google had just over 90 percent, according to Hitwise.
Bing was the fastest-growing search engine in 2012 and 2011, but it still has a long way to go to reach just 10 percent.
Apple Softens, and Hides, Samsung Notice
It's like a court order squared: Pursuant to a court order, Apple has rewritten a notice that it had to write because of a court order.
As the Los Angeles Times reports, the new notice, which is currently up on Apple's UK website, is shorter than the original, somewhat snarky notice.
Apple was first ordered to publish a notice acknowledging that Samsung didn't infringe on its designs after a failed patent infringement claim against Samsung. Apple did just that, but it also took time to tick off its other patent wins against Samsung, and to remind people that the original judge said Samsung products weren't as "cool" as Apple's. The new notice is devoid of such self-congratulatory aspects.
Another difference: The new notice is harder to find.


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It's Halloween and Halloween wouldn't be complete without a scary story. This Halloween we wanted to share a scary story we came across that would spook any new parent. It's about dangerous baby products. While some of the information is shocking, we thought it was an important lesson for every new parent about researching the baby products you choose before buying them.
NBC News recently reported on findings from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, the organization tasked with tracking injuries and working with manufacturers to recall and redesign faulty products.
The Commission mentioned a number of scary statistics that parents should be aware of, particularly where baby cribs and bedding are concerned.
For instance, officials with the commission said eleven million cribs with drop sides have been recalled. Certain cribs with detachable sides pose a threat because babies risk getting their heads or necks caught in the sides. Such cribs have been responsible for 32 babies deaths.
Bedding is also a worry. Commission officials say never to put pillows, bumpers or other blankets in baby's crib because it can lead to suffocation. At least 12 baby deaths have been attributed to soft bedding being present in the crib.
If you carry your baby in a baby sling, be sure to keep baby's head exposed at all times so they can breathe. A total of 14 baby deaths have resulted from the babies being suffocated by the fabric of a sling covering baby's nose and mouth.
We would be remiss if we didn't also remind new parents to exercise extreme caution whenever bathing baby. Never, ever under any circumstances leave your baby unattended in the bath.
Getting your home ready for a new baby is a big responsibility, be sure to do your homework and read up on baby product safety and any baby product recalls taking place by going to: http://www.cpsc.gov/. In doing so, we hope to keep all our little pumpkins safe this Halloween and every Halloween to come.


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Vietnamese police seized dozens of king cobras after they were discovered in a car stopped for violating traffic laws Friday.
Nguyen Van Hai told police he had been hired by a person named Hop to transport the 53 snakes from the northern province of Vinh Phuc to Hanoi, according to the Vietnam News Agency
Hai said he was paid 1 million Vietnamese dong (about $47) to deliver the snakes, which are banned from sale in Vietnam.
Another man was reportedly in the car and fled when Hai was pulled over.


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Cliff Lee Wins First Game After His Return To Philly
When the Phillies announced that they re-signed Cliff Lee this past December, it was hard to believe. From the shocking trade after the 2009 season, to Lee's return and now, his first start back in a Phils uniform, it has been quite an emotional roller coaster ride.
But when Lee took the mound tonight against the Astros, the reality truly set in. Fans jumped to their feet and roared before Lee even threw a pitch. The excitement was palpable. Like a gift from heaven, Cliff Lee is home again.
As expected, Lee dominated the Astros line-up for most of the game. The only issue he ran into was his namesake, Carlos Lee who smashed a two-run homer. Lee wound up going seven innings, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out 11 batter.
The only remaining question for the Phillies was could they muster any offense. The answer is yes. After the amazing Opening Day ninth inning comeback rally on Friday, the Phils offense picked up today where they left off yesterday.
The Phillies got off to a quick start with two runs in the first inning. Between the fourth and fifth innings, they scored five more runs. The highlights were a Raul Ibanez double, a two-run Shane Victorino bloop single and a Ben Francisco double, just to name a few.
The real encouraging factor was not just the runs, but the way they scored the runs. It was a combination of good base running, patience at the plate, small ball and timely hitting. This is the Phillies offense everyone has been waiting to see.
Of course, we all loved the home run days and there will still be some of those. But in the past, the Phillies offense really seemed to rely on the big hits with little to no focus on manufacturing runs. With Chase Utley hurt and Jayson Werth gone, the big concern going into 2011 was the lack of power on a team that has issues playing small ball.
While we have only seen two games so far, it does look like the offense has finally figured out how to go one base at a time to score runs. With the incredible pitching they have, if the offense can keep up this pace and be consistent, this will be a very scary team.
Of course, where there is good news, sometime bad news follows. After a collision in center field with Francisco, Victorino left the game early. Reports say that he has soreness in his left calf. While his previous injury was to the left calf, there is still concern. Hopefully, pulling him was just a precaution. There is no word yet on how serious it may be.
The Phillies went on to win the game by a score of 9-4. On Sunday, they will go for the series sweep with Roy Oswalt on the mound against his former team. Former Phillie J.A. Happ was scheduled to pitch for the Astros but has been scratched due to an oblique issue. Bud Norris will pitch instead. Game time is 1:35pm and I will return with photos.
Lee photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
*Read more about the Phillies at my other home page, Phightin' Phils Phorum in the MTR Media network*


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There are tons of rumors about the mysterious extra scene that The Avengers allegedly filmed after its world premiere. Plus there are massive Robocop casting rumors! Noomi Rapace tells you everything you need to know about her Prometheus hero.
Check out new photos for Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Shadows, Total Recall, and more.
Plus all the latest rumors on Fringe's renewal chances.
Let's get going, with spoilers!
Top image from The Avengers.
The Dark Knight Rises
Here are a few more promo photos of Batman and Bane. [IGN]
The Avengers
Here's a new sneak peek.
As we reported the other day, both Robert Downey, Jr. and Mark Ruffalo claimed they were shooting a new scene this past weekend. Odds are they were just messing with everyone, what with the movie already having premiered and all, but the rumor is it's a post-credits scene that deals with the fallout from the death of a major character — and his rebirth as a familiar Marvel character, specifically the android Vision. This sounds like fairly transparent bullshit, but feel free to judge for yourself. [Comic Book Movie]
Besides, there are rumors of a totally different post-credits scene, in any case. The most commonly reported version is that Thanos shows up to reflect on Loki's failed invasion of Earth, and he tells another alien that he will succeed where the Asgardian failed, with the help of the Infinity Gauntlet. So, pure setup for Avengers 2 — if true — and I'd say more likely than these Coulson Vision rumors. [Comic Book]
Also, for a massive compendium of spoilers or rumors from last week's screenings, go here and here. I can't vouch for their veracity, though.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Here's an international trailer, featuring mostly the same footage we've seen in previous trailers.
Here's a new poster. [AddictoMovie]
Here's a new promo photo from Entertainment Weekly, one of a bunch of newly released photos for various movies. More of them in a little bit. [Coming Soon]
Original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace discusses her role as the film's protagonist Elizabeth Shaw, and how she represents the faith side of the movie's thematic debate between faith and science:
Yes — she is a scientist and she grew up in Africa and her father was a priest, so she has been raised close to God, seeing different cultures and different people living under different conditions from a very early age. She has been travelling around, seeing different life forms since she was quite young. But her father died when she was young so she has been on her own and she has been able to turn and to use God and things that have happened to her in a constructive way. So she became a scientist but she still has a great gift of believing. It's an interesting conflict that we [points to Ridley Scott] were talking about a lot, being a scientist but still believing in God. What she's looking for out there and this whole mission is very personal to her; it's like something she has been living with and waiting for and wanting to do her whole life, in a way.
And is it about retaining faith in the middle of horrible things happening to you? Visiting hell, essentially?
Yes. She goes through a lot of things in the movie and she transforms. You know, in the beginning she is not maybe naïve, but she is full of hope and a true believer and then things happen and she becomes a survivor and a fighter and a warrior in a way. I'm not sure that she is so convinced at the end of the movie. I think she realises that it wasn't really what she expected.
And costar Charlize Theron discusses her role as the mysterious company representative Meredith Vickers:
It's weird because a lot of what makes her the enigma that she is in the beginning comes across as very quintessentially 'suity', I guess, like detached and cold. And she really does seem to be just there for the sole purpose of making everybody's life hell, as suits tend to want to do! She's just causing a lot of red tape and she's not a believer, she's not a scientist, she really is just there to make sure that you think that everything is going to plan. But she's actually there for a very personal reason, of which I cannot speak.
There's plenty more at the link, including comments from costar Michael Fassbender and director Ridley Scott. [Empire Online]
Memento star Guy Pearce discusses his experience working on the film, in which he has a small role as business titan Peter Weyland:
"It was great. I really wasn't there that much; it's not a huge role, so I came on board in the middle of their shoot, and was just there for about a month in the middle, I guess. But it was fascinating, obviously, because of the history of the Alien films and the connection with those. And it was great to work with Ridley, obviously; I've been a fan of his work for years. He truly makes the experience feel quite small and intimate, and very personable. You don't feel intimidated by the massive vehicle that it actually is. And just to clarify, it obviously is connected to the Alien films, but they're keen to say that it's not just a prequel; it's much more than that."
Now that director Jose Padilha has cast The Killing star Joel Kinnaman in the title role, the attention turns to the rest of the cast — and there are some seriously big names attached, albeit ones best taken with a grain of salt. First up is Fight Club's Edward Norton, who would reportedly play a character actually called Norton, who is the designer of Robocop. Y Tu Mama Tambien star Gael Garcia Bernal would reportedly play the "dashingly handsome police partner" of Robocop Alex Murphy and who eventually becomes the new boyfriend of Robocop's ex-wife Clara — a part to which The Town's Rebecca Hall is attached. Finally, there's "interest" in Milk's Sean Penn to play a right-wing journalist named Novack, though it's an open question whether that interest is mutual. [Tracking Board]
Avatar 2
Director James Cameron says his recent expedition to the Marianas Trench has nothing to do with filming for the Avatar sequel:
"Completely spurious rumor. People try to connect the dots, right? If they think of you first as a filmmaker, then all of the exploration stuff must be so that you can be a better filmmaker. Wrong conclusion. That's like [saying] 'A frog with no legs is deaf.' The correct conclusion is I do the movies to pay for the expeditions, so every once in a while, I have to come back to make a movie," Cameron said. "It's pretty much that simple."
He went on to say that making the Avatar sequel is really more of a priority for the studios than it is for him. Don't expect it anytime soon, basically. [MTV News]
Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky's big Noah's Ark reimagining has set a release date of March 28, 2014. [MTV Movies Blog]
Dark Shadows
Here are two more promo photos of Johnny Depp's pale vampire Barnabas Collins. [IGN]
Total Recall
And now, more of the new batch of Entertainment Weekly photos, kicking off with Len Wiseman and Colin Farrell's Total Reboot...
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
...here's another...
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
...now this one...
Men in Black 3
...and here's the last set. [Coming Soon]
Doctor Who
Here are some new set photos from the New York City filming, courtesy of WENN.com.
And here some more photos from the Central Park filming. There's also a video below. [Doctor Who News and Daily Mail]
The current rumors are that a 13-episode renewal for a fifth and final season is likely to come this week, though anything - including outright cancellation - is still on the table. This week's episode "Letters of Transit" is said to open the door to a fifth season from a narrative perspective, and that might have something to do with its 2036 setting. The cast has revealed that multiple endings have been shot for the end of the season, with one meant to serve as a series finale while others opening the door for the next season, though it sounds like all of them will serve to wrap up the bulk of season four's storylines. For some more details, check out the link. [TV Line]
Here's the promo for this Friday's episode, "Letters of Transit", which is the season's big experimental episode. [Fringe Television]
Here's a promo for this Friday's episode, "Cat and Mouse."
And here are some promo photos for the episode. [KSiteTV]
Here's a sneak peek at this week's episode, "Of Grave Importance."
Here's a sneak peek at tonight's fifth season premiere, "Lost."
The Vampire Diaries
Here's a promo for this week's new Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle episodes, "Heart of Darkness" and "Crystal."
Here are some promo photos for the upcoming episodes airing in May. [SpoilerTV]
Additional reporting by Gordon Jackson and Charlie Jane Anders.


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Johnnies Rout Hamline 55-10
St. John's won their 3rd straight game with a 55-10 win at Hamline Saturday. St. John's led 24-3 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half. Connor Bruns returned to the lineup and threw for 145 yards and 1 touchdown, Nick Martin threw for 54 yards and 1 touchdown for the Johnnies. Harry Awe ran for 54 yards and 1 touchdown and Jake Essler ran for 20 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Johnnies.
Rob Voshell led the recievers with 5 catches for 76 yards and 1 touchdown and Josh Bungum had 2 catches for 54 yards and 1 touchdown for the Johnnies. St. John's is 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the MIAC. The Johnnies close the season at Bethel next Saturday, November 10.


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The Bosnian football team (together with the Croatian team in the background)
There are 1,607 football clubs active in Bosnia with over 20,000 registered players. But the creation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's national football team has not been easy. Between August 2007 and May 2008 the national team has fallen in FIFA rankings from 25th to 62nd place.
On 1 June 2008, an estimated 20,000 fans cheered on Bosnia's top football players as they played an important game in defiance of the management of Bosnia's Football Association. The players and fans have been protesting the corruption and incompetence of the Association. For them, the last straw was the sacking of the new coach and former football star, Meho Kodro, for refusing to take charge of a friendly against Iran, which had been set up in place of a friendly against Poland.
At the beginning of 2007 a total of 13 soccer players refused to play for the national team in protest at the Bosnian Football Association's alleged mismanagement and incompetence.
Dario Damjanovic. Photo: glasdalmacije.com
According to Dario Damjanovic, who was born in Gradacac, a renewed team spirit has taken root in the national squad.
"It is not important that there are different nationalities in the Reprezentacija. We are like a family. I personally feel like at home […]. We are all like one body, like one spirit."
He adds:
"I am playing for the country that I was born in, and nobody can take this away from me […]. We are coming together, the players from Sarajevo and us, who are from the rest of Bosnia and who know each other, and we talk a little about our home country, about Bosnia, remember all the things that happened. Seriously, I am so rarely here. There are many players who stay here; but we, who come from abroad, we have more emotions."
The Bosnian national team has had only a few successes in major international games. In the qualifying rounds for the Euro 2008 championship, Bosnia beat Turkey 3:2 at home. They beat Norway away 1:2 and won twice against Malta. The team came fourth in their group (Group C).
The team's biggest success: In the C Qualifying Group for UEFA EURO 2008. Bosnia beat Turkey 3:2
Bosnian football is still much more known for the skill of its individual players – like Sergej Barbarez or Hasan Salihamidzic – than for the national Reprezentacija.
Sergej Barbarez from Mostar (L). Photo: bundesliga.de
Hasan Salihamidzic from Jablanica (R). Photo: daylife.com
Zvjezdan Misimovic, former captain of the national team, has played over 30 times in midfield for Bosnia. Born in Munich of Serb parents, Misimovic played for FC Nürnberg during the 2007/2008 season.
Zvjezdan Misimovic
"It is quite strange," he says. "When you come now to the part where I come from, everybody cheers for Serbia. There you get very little information about the Bosnian national team. And when you come to Herzegovina, you see almost nothing but Croatian flags, since they are Catholics up there. It is a little bit strange, but I believe that more people will turn to Bosnia and support us."
He adds:
"In the past there were almost only Bosniaks that played, and now there are Serbs and Catholics. The national team is multicultural now; therefore I think that more and more people will turn to it […]. Yes, I feel Bosnian, not Serbian anymore. My parents are from Bosnia […]. And I spend my holidays here, have many friends. And I feel like a Bosnian and it is not even a question for me."
According to a fellow Serb, Branimir Bajic, a 29-year-old defender playing club football in Germany for the second league TuS Koblenz:
"To play for the national team means a lot for a soccer player. It proves his value – that his skills are sought after. Already being invited to the Reprezentacija proves his skills. Secondly, it is an honour to play for the Bosnian national team."
Attitudes at home can make it hard for players to join the national team, however. Branimir Bajic explained what happened when he was playing club football in his home town of Bijeljina in Bosnia:
"I have already become a target. I am, by the way, from Republika Srpska, and I have played in the RS League for Radnik Bijeljina. And when it turned out that I was playing for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, this presented a problem for some people there."
There can be many other reasons why a Bosnian would not want to play for the national team. Some 600,000 Bosnians have migrated during the last two decades to Serbia, to Croatia or further abroad – not to mention migrations in earlier times.
Niko Kovac, Croatia's Captain
Niko Kovac is the captain of the Croatian national team which reached the quarterfinals of the Euro 2008. Niko and his team-mate brother Robert were born to a family of Croatian guest-workers in West Berlin. Their parents originally hail from Livno in the west of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Niko Kovac started his football career in Germany at a local club, Hertha Zehlendorf. He now plays for Red Bull Salzburg.
Some of BiH's political elite is unwilling to lend the Bosnian national team its backing. Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, dismisses the national team, where a number of his own citizens are playing, as a Bosniak-only enterprise:
"I am, of course, no matter what anybody might think about it, for Serbia when it comes to national teams. When they play against Bosnia and Herzegovina, I am for Serbia. I think that is normal. Of course, I also think that it is normal for the Bosniaks to be for Bosnia and Herzegovina. And I am of the opinion that it is normal that Croats are for Croatia."
June 2008


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It's a good thing detox is only a couple of times a year.
So I made it through detox. I'll admit, I did cheat, but it wasn't a lot. I had to make the vegetables into smoothies because I gagged on a lot of them. I'm a wuss I know. However, by the time the week was over, I was down 11lbs!!!! I was so excited. This week we are working regular foods back into our meals. Protein at every meal along with fruits and vegetables. No breads, pasta or grains. That is a struggle for me. I have only has pasta one time, but bread is a struggle for me. We had burgers this weekend and of course I had to have it on a bun. My mother-in-law made chocolate chip cookies, so I ate some. I like to drink when I play cards, so I did that. The detox was good for me, but I've gained five of those pounds back. I'm down six pounds from when I started, but I need to continue eating how I was right after the detox.
I also noticed during the detox that I didn't have heartburn. However, when I started eating things that were high in sugars, I got instant heartburn. It's definitely something to think about it and consider when eating foods that I know aren't great for me.
I'm pretty sure I was angry at my husband for quite some time. He and Corbin (our son) went to get some ice cream and that was all I could think about. I just kept asking him for food and when he wouldn't let me have some, I would get upset. He kept saying he was trying to help me and I understand that, but I definitely think its a mind thing. When I wasn't thinking about cheese sticks, subs, or cereal, I was fine. However at other times, I just wanted to eat.
This week hasn't gone so well. My husband is gone and I have been running to grab lunch from restaurants and just grabbing something on the way home for supper. I have however been exercising more and feel really good. My next 5k is in 18 days so I'll definitely have to put some time in.


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|Susie Sad Eyes doll
She is reminiscent of the Margaret Keanne paintings like Lonely Lisa is. I believe she's also from the late 60s-early 70s era. And dare I say, she is one of Blythe's predecessors. This Christmas season, she is totally spoiled with toys and other goodies! She doesn't seem very sad at the moment.
Happy Christmas shopping and gift-wrapping!


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Dozens of Syrian soldiers defected overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families as tensions between the two countries soared three days after Syrian forces shot down a Turkish military plane.
The state-run Anadolu news agency said 33 soldiers defected, including a general and two colonels, but a Turkish government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules, said the group included three colonels and there was no general.
The two accounts could not immediately be reconciled.
Thousands of soldiers have abandoned the Syrian regime, but most are low-level conscripts. The rebel Free Syrian Army — which is based in Turkey — is made up largely of defectors.
Anadolu said a total of 224 people crossed into Turkey overnight, the latest blow to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Activists say more than 14,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in March last year, and the death toll mounts every day.
There are widespread fears that the conflict could spark regional unrest — and those fears mounted on Friday when Syrian forces shot down a Turkish military plane.
Syria insists that the Turkish plane violated its air space, but Turkey disagrees, saying that though the plane had unintentionally strayed into Syria's air space, it was inside international airspace when it was brought down.
In recent days, both sides appeared to be trying to calm tensions over the incident.
Syria's Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday his country has "no hostility" toward Turkey.
"We behaved in a defensive and sovereign way," Jihad Makdissi said in the Syrian capital.
He said the search was still underway for two missing Turkish airmen who were on the plane.
Ankara has called a meeting of NATO's governing body today to discuss the incident. Allies can request such consultations if they feel their territorial integrity or security are threatened.
Meanwhile, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz suggested Turkey would cut electricity supplies to Syria. Turkish companies provide Syria with about 10 percent of Syria's annual power consumption. Yildiz said a decision on the issue could be announced today.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to address legislators in parliament today and reveal what measures Turkey will take against Damascus for downing down the plane.
Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) renewed efforts yesterday to enter the Syrian town of Homs to evacuate civilians and wounded trapped by fighting, but said it needed "unambiguous" agreement from both sides to make that happen.
Aid workers have been seeking access to the flashpoint city since government forces and the opposition agreed to a humanitarian pause in the fighting last week, but the ICRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent team was forced to turn back on Thursday after hearing shooting as they entered the old city.
"We have now made a second demarche, in fact today, so that we can go back to relevant places in Homs, together with the Syrian Red Crescent," ICRC president Jakob Kellenberger said.
"The agreement of the parties to a conflict is necessary to do the job. There are also real security concerns, booby traps and other things," he told a news conference in Geneva.
The ICRC says hundreds of civilians in the old city of Homs are trapped by fighting and wounded urgently need medical care.


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Dr. Cheryl Arutt is an alumna who received the Outstanding Doctoral Project award for her clinical dissertation. She went on to postgraduate training at the Wright Institute culminating in a Certificate of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and received advanced clinical and forensic training in association with CSPP alumna Barbara Cort Counter PhD.
Currently in private practice in the Los Angeles area, Dr. Arutt specializes in creative artist issues, recovery from trauma, including EMDR, and fertility, as well as forensic and media consulting. Dr. Arutt has been an Adjunct Professor at CSPP-LA, teaching Clinical Interviewing, Ethics and Professional Development, Sex Roles and Gender, and Intercultural Processes and Human Diversity to PhD and PsyD students.
This spring at TEDxStudioCityED, Dr. Arutt gave a TEDTalk: That Good Feeling of Control: Self-Regulation, Trauma and Creativity as well as introducing interpersonal neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel, MD and other TED speakers. She has published articles about creativity, self-regulation, and parenting and is working on a new book about self-regulation and creativity. Nationally recognized as an expert in trauma and PTSD, Dr. Arutt has long been active in the violence prevention community in association with LACAAW, Peace Over Violence, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of PAVE, Promoting Awareness/ Victim Empowerment.
When asked "How did your experience at CSPP prepare you for your career?" Dr. Arutt responded: "I came out of UCLA with a very strong education in research and critical thinking, but I knew I wanted a psychology doctoral program taught by people who were actively practicing, using what they knew to help people improve their lives. At CSPP I have found important friendships and colleagues who share a passion for life and work, and several professors became significant mentors who encouraged me, giving me confidence to stretch beyond my comfort zone. CSPP gave me the foundation for a rich and varied career. For example, I had left a 20-year career as a professional actress, never thinking I would be using my on-camera skills again, but have found ways the two worlds converge to help bring psychological insights and mindfulness to people beyond the consulting room."
Dr. Arutt is a member of the "Behavior Bureau" on the popular HLN show Dr. Drew on Call and a frequently guest and panelist on other CNN, HLN, truTV and FOXNews programs, discussing breaking news and high-profile cases such as Jodi Arias, Casey Anthony and the Craigslist killer. She has appeared as a psychological expert on CNN Newsroom, Dr. Drew, Nancy Grace, Geraldo, Studio B, the Insider and In Session as well as the new HuffPost Live.
Joining forces with CSPP's Leena Banerjee Brown, PhD at Caltech, Dr. Arutt recently co-lead the successful pilot program of Dr. Brown's "Reflection Circles for Organizations" using positive psychology and mindfulness to help CEOs and upper management become more present, joyful and compassionate in their daily interactions. Future RCO seminars and retreats are in the planning stages.
Dr. Arutt is one of nearly 1,000 CSPP alumni who are connected with CSPP and with each other on LinkedIn.


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Polder: Compact Kitchen & Bath Organization
In our old kitchen, we had a narrow strip of counter space that we thought was useless until we stumbled across Polder's compact dish rack. At just 6.5 inches wide, it's one of the smallest options on the market.
Polder makes a bunch of different small dish racks and sink area organizers, including over-sink cutting boards and strainers and in-sink dish racks. They also carry kitchen and bath basics, like pedal trash bins, folding step ladders, ironing boards, and cooking scales and timers. Prices are affordable, with most dish racks ranging between $20 and $50.
Their products are sold through large chain retailers like Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond, or you can buy directly from the manufacturer at their online store.
• Compact Dish Rack, $25
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• Expandable Sink Strainer with Cutting Board, $20
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|2012-10-12, 11:25
|Link #9822
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Where you're not.
I would speculate Kagura to be Sorano, given what little is seen of Sorano's hair is very similar in shape to Kagura's, whose hair could possibly be dyed black. Kagura's grudge lies with Jellal, who was once a Zeref worshiper, so one might say she thinks Yukino was killed by him, or at least under his orders. But if that's the case, why wouldn't she recognize Yukino during the tournament? She couldn't have amnesia, or at least complete amnesia, or else she'd have no reason to avenge anything. Or maybe she was just pretending not to recognize Yukino for whatever reason, and her grudge lies more with the deaths of her parents.
Also, I've only just noticed now that Natsu has gone back to wearing his pre-timeskip outfit for the past three or four chapters.
|2012-10-12, 12:04
|Link #9824
Gordita's for Everyone
Join Date: Oct 2008
As for this chapter I'm kinda sad that mira wasn't subbed on the team I want to see more of her demon form. It should be interesting to see how a huge royal battle turns out. I just want to see erza pimp slap minerva.
|2012-10-12, 12:26
|Link #9825
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Data World
I would have preferred if Mira was on the team so that Mira can beat the other participants & show them that there's a demon exist in FT Demon Mirajane.
|2012-10-12, 12:42
|Link #9826
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
Awesome and it was pretty hinted that Yukino is Angel sister. Both are same type of wizard, white hair and she was part of a Dark Guild, that was serving Zeref purpose. I LOL when Brain said Angel was dead and she wasn't.
Erza, Juvia and Mirajane are the big female 3 of Fairy Tail. It's difficult to watch Juvia being so serious and Erza being serious in a short kimono.
Team Sabertooth went on, like nothing happen. I really wanna see what Minerva planned and did the guild leader die or in recovery?
|2012-10-12, 13:05
|Link #9827
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Where you're not.
Yes, I too think it's more likely for Yukino's sister to be Angel than Kagura. But really, imagine the irony that would happen if it turns out Yukino's own beloved sister beat the crap out of her without either realizing it! And seriously, what does Hiro Mashima prefer to use when he does plot twists? Logic, or irony?
Think about it: Jellal tried resurrecting someone who turned out to have never been dead, Ultear thought she was hated by her mother who turned out to have actually loved her, Meldy admired the woman who turned out to have ruined her life, etc.
|2012-10-12, 13:15
|Link #9828
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: France
Gray vs Rufus
Laxus vs Orga
Juvia vs Minerva ? Juvia screwed up and didn't go head on against her
And Gajeel vs both dragon slayers ? (to finish Sabertooth off ?) or most likely Gajeel and Laxus after Orga got curbstomped
Drama will occur when Millia will learn about Jellal and Erza.
Lyon, Jura and Blue Pegasus will help the FT in need (definitely Juvia for Lyon)
I hope Yukino's sister is not Angel. I have seen enough of her in the fillers.
|2012-10-12, 13:18
|Link #9829
Awe of She
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
I think that he just plants stuff in earlier chapters for later when he can think of something cool/useful for them later on. I can't say if Mashima uses either when he does a plot twist - seems more 'Rule of Cool' sometimes than anything else.
|2012-10-12, 13:39
|Link #9830
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
What did you mean by "filler"? Does Angel reappear afterwards in the filler arc?!
|2012-10-12, 14:10
|Link #9831
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: France
Spoiler for anime spoiler:
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|2012-10-12, 14:53
|Link #9832
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
^ Needs anime spoiler tags
|2012-10-12, 17:11
|Link #9833
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Where you're not.
|2012-10-12, 18:29
|Link #9834
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
It makes pretty much zero sense for Kagura to be Yukino's sister. She would have to have dyed her hair, changed her name, and forgotten essentially everything about her sister seeing as Yukino isn't going by some code name, and has the same hair color and style she had a kid.
|2012-10-12, 20:08
|Link #9835
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Where you're not.
But I've agreed it makes much more logical sense for Yukino's sister to be Angel (caught by Zeref worshippers, sent to work in the Tower of Heaven, hidden distinct upper half of head).
I've also been betting Mato (Mr. Pumpkin) to be Jose. You know, because they both have dark lips and a spooky-themed costume. It's been seven years, so he may have shrunken with age. I guess I'll wait for his casting in the anime to know for sure. And don't tell me it's too soon to know just because he's gonna appear in about three or four episodes, because they cast the same Japanese actor as Poluchka for Grandine long before their relationship was revealed in the manga (Hiro must have gotten to them first; if only Funimation were so on the ball). Plus they just used the same actor as Jose for Earth-Byro and Guttman in the latest filler arc, and you know how the anime is with reusing actors in the Japanese version (unless you're not).
|2012-10-13, 11:50
|Link #9838
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
I don't want to sound mean or anything, but dead characters are best left dead. In Lector's case, I think it's a good development; remember Sting when Lucy was beat with an inch of her life and left to fall on the arena grounds? He was laughing his ass off along with most of ST, but when -his- friend died, he went into a blind rage and now wants him back. Let that be a lesson for him not to take the value of life so lightly...
|2012-10-13, 13:03
|Link #9839
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 幻想郷
Age: 30
Since this new mysterious girl that appeared before Jellal and giving out Zeref's aura around her I bet this mysterious girl is Yukino's big sister? This sounds pretty cheap but obvious but Yukino said that her home burned by Zeref's occult and then her big sister kidnapped by them. I am guessing that somehow his big sister able to meet or made contact with Zeref or studied his black arts to the point that now she can give out Zeref's dark presence. So I will be not suprised if this mysterious guy that later turned out to be Yukino's big sister. But the problem is Jellal seemed pretty suprised when he saw her. He either know her or my theory is totally invalid.
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text: Hi, I'm new to ISPC, but I like to fully soak up what I'm getting into. I found a few usability issues and bugs and have fixed them in the attached patch. The patch is based off of a subversion checkout made today. If there are no results in a record set, say so with an explicit message (so the user doesn't get lost trying to understand an incomplete screen) Equalise the white-space around the pagination icons, to make it look neat Align the pagination icons to the text better (currently looks wonky, sloppy/unprofessional) Fix missing "login_as_txt" language string (the icon-based button had no caption as a result) Change the mouse cursor to a waiting cursor when waiting for an AJAX page request to load Add a tooltip to all the small icon-based-buttons (very important IMO) On the user web quota page, show 'unlimited' rather than '<blank> KB' Actually link to the stats package, instead of just into the config for it (major I think!) Make it clear the webstatistics password is not to enter a current password, but to set one Fix mailinglists icon saying 'Delete' (code had a copy&paste error, nobody noticed due to the icon text not showing visibly) Fix webmail icon saying 'Delete' (as above) Fix inconsistent DNS zone label for email field (example contradicts what the syntax is altered to) Consistent spelling of 'Email' If adding a new DNS zone, don't complain first about a missing email address, then also say the one given is invalid I can't say I've really tested this as well as I should have. The live site isn't running out of SVN, so while most changes were tested, I didn't test all the "no results" changes. I'm also aware by adding some language strings, non-languages will need updating. And that third-party themes won't automatically get my pagination and tooltip fixes. And that quite possibly my webmail link is not coded right according to all standards (I wasn't sure how to do that, so I just did something that worked). I hope this helps push ISPC up a notch. I think these little interface quirks are the real kind of thing that put people off (in terms of their experience, and also their sense of a professional-grade product), but I think I've fixed all the ones that grate the worst.


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Columbia Professor Latest To Go On The Patent Offensive
from the very-offensive dept
A Columbia professor has now picked up on both of these trends, getting the ITC to investigate 30 companies for violating her patents on LED and laser technologies. Among the companies investigated: Sony, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Toshiba, Panasonic, Motorola, Nokia, Pioneer, and Samsung. Whether or not these patents turn out to be valid, it's a cheap tactic to use the ITC rather than going to the courts to fight this battle.


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Leaked State Department Cable Confirms What Everyone Already Knew: MPAA Was Behind Bogus Australian ISP Lawsuit
from the pulling-the-strings dept
Of course, the reality was that this was all driven directly from the MPAA in the US and iiNet was carefully chosen as a trial balloon given its size. As Richard Chirgwin notes, iiNet got to enjoy this experience because of its "Goldilocks status. iiNet was just right: Telstra is large, loud, litigious, and possessed of significant lobbying experience; too small a target and the case risked inviting the "bullying" perception that the MPAA was keen to avoid."
Despite the lead role of AFACT and the inclusion of Australian companies Village Roadshow and the Seven Network, this is an MPAA/American studios production. Mike Ellis, the Singapore-based President for Asia Pacific of the Motion Picture Association, briefed Ambassador on the filing on November 26. Ellis confirmed that MPAA was the mover behind AFACT's case (AFACT is essentially MPAA's Australian subcontractor; MPAA/MPA have no independent, formal presence here), acting on behalf of the six American studios involved. MPAA prefers that its leading role not be made public. AFACT and MPAA worked hard to get Village Roadshow and the Seven Network to agree to be the public Australian faces on the case to make it clear there are Australian equities at stake, and this isn't just Hollywood "bullying some poor little Australian ISP."Amusingly, the cable claims the case is "very strong." Turns out that was wrong. iiNet famously won the case, and AFACT was even told to pay iiNet's legal costs. While an appeal somewhat limited the original (excellent and perceptive) ruling, it still crowned iiNet the winner. Perhaps the US government shouldn't trust the MPAA in setting the odds on its own lawsuits.
Why iiNet? Ellis said they were the right target on several levels. First, they are big enough to be important - iiNet is the third largest ISP in Australia. (Telstra, owners of top Australian ISP BigPond which has about half of the market, are the "big guns", Ellis admitted. It was clear Ellis did not want to begin by tangling with Telstra, Australia's former telecom monopoly and still-dominant player in telephony and internet, and a company with the financial resources and demonstrated willingness to fight hard and dirty, in court and out.) Ellis also said iiNet users had a particularly high copyright violation rate, and that its management has been consistently unhelpful on copyright infringements.
Anyway, while most people already knew that the MPAA was the key player here, it's nice to see it laid out in black and white. I'm also curious if the folks who usually rush to the comments to claim that the MPAA/RIAA aren't involved in some of the lawsuits we talk about will have any comment on this, since we've explained that most of these legal actions are coordinated from those two groups.


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We have a huge tub of crayons in the kitchen that the kids use to color and draw... inside that tub are tons of broken crayons that the kids just don't use and so thanks to the many awesome ideas out there in the blogosphere, this is what we did:
First, place them in a cupcake tin, I divided them into like colors, but you can mix them, either way is fine...
Put them in the oven at 400 for 10 minutes... only after I put them in the oven did I wonder if this would be a problem in the Kosher department- but I found out that since crayons are not food and these are non-toxic, that it is fine. Feel free to ask your own Rabbi if its okay to put wax crayons in your oven.
After 10 minutes, I took them out- they were completely liquid and marbled so I carefully put the tray of crayons in the fridge to harden. After about 15-20 minutes, they were hard and I pushed them out of the molds... and VOILA!
My 4 year old daughter has claimed them as her own, she piles them on top of each other, colors with them, traces around them- yes, it was a hit and I am looking for Alef Bet molds to make our next batch of crayons with. If anyone know where I can get them, let me know!
Okay, now this next little Science project we did was absolutely awesome.
It is all about Density in Liquids.
We took 4 liquids:
Dish Soap
Water with red food coloring
We poured the honey, then the dish soap, the water then the oil and this is what we got:
Note: we did it very carefully so not to mix the dish soap and the water. After a day the water started seeping into the dish soap. Someone suggested we try rubbing alcohol on top of the oil as it is less dense then oil and would rise above it. If anyone tries it, let me know, we didn't have any in the house.
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Authorities continued to hunt for clues Sunday in the growing investigation into the explosion in Manhattan Saturday night that injured 29 people.
Investigators are analyzing possible similarities between two devices seized in New York and one that detonated earlier Saturday in New Jersey, including the fact that all three devices apparently contained old-style mobile flip phones, according to officials familiar with the probe.
The explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, was reported at around 8:30 p.m. Twenty-nine people were hospitalized with injuries, but they had all been released by Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Less than three hours after the New York blast, an object police described as a "possible secondary device" was found just a few blocks away from the original explosion on 27th Street while officers were combing the area.


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