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Monthly Review - Sunday, May 15, 2011 16:08 - 1 Comment
Digest of Azerbaijan media for May 1- 14
by News Digest
Azerbaijan urges Armenia to start troop withdrawal [ENG]
During a visit of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, restated Azerbaijan's commitment in resolving the conflict by peaceful means. It was during his following statemenet, that the president called on the Armenian government start withdrawing troops from the occupied territories as part of the basic principles and norms of the international law as well as part of the OSCE Minsk Group proposals.
Radio Free Europe Azerbaijani Service
Armenian front line reports on casualties [AZ]
Accoding to reports coming from Armenia, three soldiers lost their lives during the shooting. The Ministry of Security of the unrecognized Nagorno Karabakh said Azerbaijani army was responsible for the shooting. The news were quickly followed by a response from the Ministry of Foreing Affairs of Armenia criticizing Azerbaijani for breaking the ceasefire regime. The ministry calls on the foreign community to criticize the move.
Mubariz Ahmedoglu: "Azerbaijan's army has surpassed Armenia's army by all means" [RUS]
Mubariz Ahmedoglu, who heads the Center on Political Innovation, commented on Azerbaijan's military during a press conference. According to Ahmedoglu, Armenia is well aware that its rhetoric of its military power is simply a story nothing more. And if we are to strip Armenia of its military rhetoric then Amrenian people will not only leave occupied territories but also Armenia too.
Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration accused Yerevan of attempting to change the course of the negotiation process [RUS]
The article is an interview with the deputy of external relations at the Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration Novruz Mamedov. According to Mamedov, Armenia is well aware of Azerbaijan's ability to return its territories sooner or later. The deputy accused Armenia of changing its position on the conflict as well especially given some of the most recent statements made by the Armenian leadership.
Russia handed over to Azerbaijan documents justifying the genocide committed by Armenians towards Azerbaijanis [RUS]
According to these documents, facts could be found on what was happening between 1915 and 1918 in Azerbaijan. Apart from papers, there were photographs and film about the genocide towards Azerbaijanis. This is part of a larger initiative sponsored by the Committee in support of civil societies under the President of Azerbaijan. Previously, historical documentation on Azerbaijan was provided by archives in Germany, Turkey, and Czechoslovakia.
Azerbaijan to raise the issue of increasing Armenian snipers' concentration on contact line to OSCE PA President [ENG]
Bahar Muradova, who is the vice- speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament informed local media of Azerbaijan raising the issue of snipers during the OSCE PA president Petros Efthymiou's visit to Azerbaijan between May 12-13th. Muradova added that snipers always were there, except this time around they are on high alert, simply aimed at preserving the current status quo and keeping Azerbaijan under pressure.
Armenians continue military exercises in occupied territories [ENG]
The article looks at recent military exercises that took place on the territory of Agdere region of Azerbaijan. According to the article, several explosions were heard in the vicinity. These exercises began on April 29th in the occupied territories of Agdam and Khojavand.
Azerbaijan's parliamentary vice- speaker accused Yerevan of unconstructiveness [RUS]
Bahar Muradova, Azerbaijan's parliamentary vice- speaker accused Serj Sarkisyan for being unconstructive in the resolution process of the conflict following his statements on the opening of airport in Khankendi, and the future status of Karabakh. Muradova, in her statement to the press, made it clear that Azerbaijani people and its government will do everything that is possible to return its occupied territories, including Nagorno Karabakh.
First vice- speaker of Azerbaijani parliament made a serious warning to Yerevan [RUS]
In his press statement, Ziyafet Askerov, first vice- speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament, said Azerbaijan's army is capable of completing its mission over a short period of time. And though the first vice- speaker doesn't dismiss the fact that peaceful resolution is possible he notes with caution that if Azerbaijan sees that Armenian side is busy imitating and simply in talks for the sake of being in talks, then Azerbaijani army will do what it takes.
Its been 19 years since Armenia occupied Azerbaijani city of Shusha [RUS]
It was on May 8th that as a result of a military intervention carried out by Armenia from three different sides that Shusha was occupied. Currently 248 historical monuments, 8 museums, one gallery, one mausoleum, 8 musical schools, dozens of cultural monuments are under occupation.
Nagorno- Karabakh: negotiation process under the sound of military buzz [RUS]
The last weeks have been crucial in negotiation process of Karabakh conflict. Especially given another three- sided meeting in Miscow on April 22nd, this shows that 2011 might be a year of reaching some concrete results in negotiation process. Not to mention that over the next two years, there are going to be parliamentary and presidential elections not only in Armenia and Azerbaijan but also in co- chair countries. And so, all parties in the negotiation process are aware that progress must be made in 2011. Without real progress, the prospects of military solution might just become a reality.
Armenia 'to strike at civilian targets' to provoke retaliation [ENG]
In his interview with NEWS.az, Azerbaijan's non- partisan parliament member Rasim Musabeyov evaluates recent statements made by the Armenian President Serj Sargsyan on Baku waiting for the right time to engage in military action. Overall, Musabeyov believes that such blatant statements should be dismissed from the agenda. He further notes the importance of other countries to understand and recognize the fact that the contact line between the two countries has been prone to military intelligence penetration and several casualties. And that this should serve as a constant reminder that the current occupation of Azerbaijani territories cannot last forever and that with no peace and constant shootings continuing a large- sacle fighting can erupt any time.
Azerbaijan called on UN not to leave Armenia's crimes unpunished [RUS]
Speaking in Washington, during a discussion on protection of citizens during armed conflict, Azerbaijan's permanent representative to the UN Tofik Musayev, referred to many violations that took place as a result and during the Karabakh conflict, which were all listed in the UN resolutions adopted in 1993. Musayev also noted that its important to notify the aggressor of its crimes especially in order to understand individual criminal responsibility, ensuring stable peace, truth and reconciliation.
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Security denied information by the Armenian side [RUS]
The ministry of Security of Azerbaijan, denied recent statement made by Armenia regarding injury of a citizen on the front line claiming that Azerbaijan never opened fire in the direction Armenian military forces are claiming. According to Armenian media, 33- year- old Armenian national was wounded in his head, while driving his truck during a work day.
EU refutes news about Nagorno- Karabakh representative office in Brussels [ENG]
The head of the EU delegation to Baku made a statement on recent news circulating around opening of a representative office of Nagorno- Karabakh in Brussels. In his comments, Roland Kobia, underlined once again EU's official position on Karabakh and that the organization had no intention of establishing relations with Karabakh. And even if this happened, "it wont be officially registered," added Kobia.
Azerbaijan must spare no effort for "peaceful solution" of Karabakh conflict [ENG]
During a press conference, the head of the public and political department under the Presidential Administration, Ali Hasanov asserted Azerbaijan's will to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. However, Hasanov didn't refrain from noting that this was not something the Azerbaijani leadership wants. "Though with some concessions, we want Azerbaijan to tackle this conflict through peaceful means and not to get involved in a war again," noted Hasanov. In his final remarks however, Hasanov did stress that the country's patience was not eternal.
Radio Free Europe Azerbaijan Service
17 years since the ceasefire [AZ]
It has been 17 years since the signing of ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan under the Bishkek Protocols. The protocols took place back then under the leadership of Russian. The article then goes into the history of protocols and shortly describes the protocols- the main disagreement in the protocols was that Nagorno Karabakh was viewed as part of the Armenian community. Later the protocols were signed between Azerbaijan's parliamentary speaker and Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh. Since then OSCE Minsk group has been carrying observation mission on the front line however shootings continue to this day.
It is hard to call the current situation around Karabakh a ceasefire [ENG]
Oqtay Sadikhzade, political scientist, comments on the situation around the conflict zone in this interview with NEWS.az. Sadikhazade sees negotiations as unstable and of imitating nature. He is also questions the status of the OSCE Minsk Group mission and its involvement in the conflict. The political scientist evaluates the status of the conflict as that of shifting from military phase of confrontation into some other form of confrontation which hardly can be characterized as frozen. In his final remarks, Sadikhzade notes his doubts of evading hostilities given the growing tension on the front line.
Situation in occupied territories of Azerbaijan discussed in European Parliament [ENG]
Azerbaijan's occupied territories and its situation were noted by Swedish MP Anna Ibrisagic during the discussions held at the plenary meeting of the European Parliament. While EU noted its constant overview of the situation on the ground, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said that the EU was trying to support the progress in the settlement process.
Armenian withdrawal to be the "first step" in Karabakh settlement [ENG]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and the President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly discussed the status of Karabakh during the President's visit to Baku. During the meeting, Mammadyarov noted importance of OSCE as a mediating institution and underlined Azerbaijan's interests in continuing its cooperation with the OSCE. The Foreign Minister during this exchange also noted the importance of the first step in moving forward in the conflict, i.e., return of the occupied territories which would influence not only the negotiation process positively but also the dynamic in the region.
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Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva hopes the Turkish Parliament will not ratify the protocols with Armenia if Yerevan fails to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijans occupied territories according to Azerbaijani news agency Trend… …The Azerbaijani MP who is visiting Turkey has given interviews to Turkish news agencies and appeared in several Turkish TV programmes to discuss the protocols on the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations and the submission of these documents to the Turkish Parliament on 21st October……About 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory has been occupied by Armenia for more than 15 years and one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced people cannot return to their land and homes the MP said.
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This weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week is for those of us who are just warming up to the whole Winter is Coming thing. Yep, I'm talking Game of Thrones. Showcase is catching us up with the series in the cable premiere of Season 2. And for the PVR-folks, remember this runs longer than an hour so check your listings and set your timers appropriately.
Game of Thrones (Season 2)
Begins Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Showcase
Here's a look into Season 2 of Game of Thrones:
"With tensions and treaties, animosity and alliances, Season 2 of Game of Thrones is a thrilling journey through a riveting, unforgettable fictional landscape based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling novel A Clash of Kings. In Kings Landing, the coveted Iron Throne is occupied by cruel young Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), counseled by his conniving mother Cersei (Lena Headey) and uncle Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), who has been appointed Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on the Throne is under assault on many fronts. There's Robb Stark (Richard Madden), son of the slain Lord of Winterfell Ned Stark, who seeks autonomy in the north and has taken Cersei's brother Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) prisoner in battle; Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), looking to shore up her depleted power in the east through three newborn dragons; Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), brother of the late king Robert, who rejects Joffrey's legitimacy and aligns with a powerful priestess to raise a naval attack; Stannis' brother Renly (Gethin Anthony), who has maintained his own claim since fleeing Kings Landing; and Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), who was raised by the Starks, but whose blood ties in his native Iron Islands runs deep. In the meantime, a new leader is rising among the wildings outside the Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and the order of the Night's Watch."
Find out more about Game of Thrones on Showcase here.
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Silver Slime Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981 Horror, Thriller 15 mins
A short movie directed by french director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, Silent Hill) when he was studying directing. It's an homage to Mario Bava and the giallo genre.
Watch the official Silver Slime 1981 trailer in HD below or find more Silver Slime videos on Vidimovie.


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Paul R. Josephson
LOCATION: Durham, New Hampshire, United States
Visiting Associate Professor of History, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Visiting Fellow, Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University. Author of New Atlantis Revisited: Akademgorodok, the Siberian City of Science; Totalitarian Science and Technology.
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Russian "Academic Town" scientific research city located near Novosibirsk at the northeast corner of the Novosibirsk Reservoir, south-central Russia. Akademgorodok is home to numerous research institutes and is the seat of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is, after Moscow and St. Petersburg, the third most important research and educational centre in Russia. Akademgorodok was established by the government of the U.S.S.R. in 1958. With the support of leading officials of the Communist Party and the Soviet Academy of Sciences, the city's founding fathers—the mathematicians Mikhail Lavrentyev and Sergey Sobolev, the geologist Andrey Trofimuk, and others—succeeded within seven years in creating 20 institutes covering major fields of science and technology, including chemistry, physics, automation, hydrodynamics, genetics, and cytology, as well as the humanities and social sciences. The city also became the site of Novosibirsk State University (1959), a regional...READ MORE


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Chandigarh, Feb 15 (PTI) The state agriculture departmenttoday said rain lashing the northern region today will bebeneficial for wheat crop grown in Punjab and Haryana as itcould help in enhancing the yield of the winter crop.
"Rain at this point of time is beneficial for wheat as itwill improve the yield of the crop. If the weather continuesto remain conducive, then we may have record wheat output thisyear," a senior official of Punjab Agriculture Department saidhere today.
Light to moderate rains today lashed most parts of Punjaband Haryana. Narnaul, Rohtak, Ludhiana and Karnal recordedrainfall of 17 mm, 12.8 mm, 5.4 mm and 3.2 mm, respectively.
Wheat, a rabi crop, is sown in November and December andharvested in April.
Punjab and Haryana have targeted area under wheat at 35lakh hectares and 24.65 lakh hectares, respectively for rabiseason 2010-11.
Wheat acreage in Punjab and Haryana stood at 35.22 lakhhectares and 24.92 lakh hectares in 2009-10.
Both states during current season are eyeing wheat outputof 269 lakh tonne in Rabi season 2010-11, up 5 per cent overlast year''s production.
Punjab has projected wheat production of 154 lakh tonnes,against an output of 151.69 lakh tonnes last season.
Haryana has set a target to achieve wheat output of114.62 lakh tonnes in the current season, which will be almost10 per cent higher than last year''s wheat production of 105lakh tonnes.
On the back of good rainfall observed just before sowing,both states are optimistic about high yield of wheat crop.
Punjab is looking at yield of 4,400 kg per hectare, againstlast year''s yield of 4,370 kg. Similarly, Haryana is seeingits yield at 4,650 kg a hectare, against 4,213 kg last season.


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La Longuera the 'Long Mile Road' of lower Los Realejos is a very long action packed street, as well as a suburb.
In 2013 about 500 of its businesses and service providers pleaded for better parking spaces at the town hall, as many customers and suppliers stayed away. This happened after a total revamp of the area.
Why are parking spaces vital?
More than 7000 residents live there.
This is almost a 5th of all Los Realejos inhabitants.
It also has been serving the adjacent top residential and Tenerife holiday home areas since about 1970 , such as:
Indeed, just after 1903 Longuera Toscal made headlines with its Water House Casa del Agua all over the Canary Islands and Spain.
Click the photo and discover why the Casa del Agua de Gordejuela has become an attraction in Tenerife North.
A while ago in December 2016 before Christmas, we tried in vain to get a dinner table at La Finca Restaurant in C/Monturrio Rd. and C/El Castillo. Never mind Recession. Look at the welcoming entrance...Obviously, this place takes more than extra care for good food.
The Italian restaurant on the right would be easily overlooked. Needless to say, that's another business of La Longuera that's booming. More about it later on.
A group of Longuera boys seemed to plot something. This was before the shows started. Their faces are not shown on purpose.
These street fashion parades have stood the test of time more than all other Tenerife business strategies over a period of almost 6 years. More and more chairs are needed along its cat walk. Lately even a TV screen has been added so passers-by can also watch from far. A real professional affair, indeed...
Note that the fashion walk only started by 6h15 in the evening...
GNSS route planners should only recommend Calle Piris of rural Tenerife for agricultural vehicles and walkers.
AgroKinesis Alimentación Ecologica is a new enterprise in the suburb. It sells organic food and drink grown without fertilizers from its own farm. The Tenerife holiday home insider learned this amazing fact when she spoke to the owner on the day of inauguration on June 17, 2016.
Address: Casa Lara Local 2 in La Longuera, Tel:617211605
Business hours: 9a.m.-2.00p.m. and 4.30p.m.-8.p.m.
Saturdays: Mornings until 1 p.m.
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This latest of Tenerife dog parks has been declared official. An area of about 1500 -2000 m2 has been safely fenced in for dogs. There is even equipment for them to train and exercise. I have visited the place several times now. I am happy to report that I found it very clean. In fact, people seem to appreciate it very much.
And, you know the most
amazing? This place came into being because the children of the town approached the mayor for it. The kids won.
So much to environmental education taught by very small school kids. About 35 bushes and trees at Toscal Longuera of Los Realejos have similar drawings now. The humble street art is mounted on poles. It's sealed with plastic against rain. Some of the children are four years old.
This school campaign was followed by a the man with pig
head poster. A warning for a Euro 2000 fine or forced community labor
was clearly marked on it. This poster brought the real surprising success.
The following video shows a previous spectacle.
New since October 2016 at number 38 of the long mile road to the right of Banco Santander.
Horno del Pan was under new management already after a couple of days of closure. By the way, it's unlikely to be a franchise.
Dory Taska formerly Cafeteria 8 Millas next to Horno del Pan has moved out and gone elsewhere. When? By middle of June 2017. Now a middle size supermarket called Supermercado d'Paso has opened there.
We would rather need a Mercadona. Above all, as Lidl down the road doesn't sell fresh fish...
The IT Shop and Locutorio has closed its doors. Its business has been moved to Santa Ursula. This is a bid sad, as some kids used to love to go there to play games on a computer. Others without smart phones liked the private telephone cabins to do overseas calls at reasonable rates. Also smartphone help was provided with much applause.
Cafeteria Paraiso a sports bar still going reasonably strong.
A new China Restaurant has opened opposite. Depicted are lists of interesting menus for couples as well as for groups or families of three.
The Chinese restaurant of La Longuera had no chance. Blame Fast food which is more popular with locals while it doesn't help when quality deteriorates. A so called Tapas place called El Tapeo is opening there now. Not the right place by the looks of it...
More than once a year, a vibrant Longuera fun fair and market take place with fashion as well as puppet shows for the kids and live music for street dancing.
Hot tip: Open Christmas Eve after 10 at night as well as on Christmas day and on New year after 1.a.m.after midnight.
La Montana del fraile also known as la Montaneta de los los frailes, as it can be seen from Toscal La Longuera. The distance is only about 2 km. Get there by taxi for €6 in 2016. Another 600m take you to the volcanic mountain's top. Walking back is easy as most is downhill or on level road.
Street fiesta as a new business idea of year 2009
VI Tenerife festival La Longuera 2015
Fantastisches Teneriffa Appartement mit 2 Schlafzimmern VERKAUFT In Fact it has been sold.
Church and community service Toscal
Toscal street art with salt. Interesting Spanish architecture by Longuera Toscal
Recent Anglesey information with humming UK business to learn from
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
UFOs – The French Connection – Gildas Bourdais LIVE
Gildas Bourdais is a French UFO and Exoploitics researcher and author of five books including "An Inquiry Into the Existence of Celestial and Cosmic Beings," "Are They Here Already? Extraterrestrials and the Roswell Case," "UFOs: 50 Years of Secrecy" and "UFOs: The Progressive Lifting of Secrecy." He has written articles in English for the MUFON UFO Journal and International UFO Reporter as well as many French publications addressing the UFO and ET subject. He has also written extensively about the historical, mythological and religious dimensions of the extraterrestrial issue. The X-Conference is pleased to welcome Researcher and Author Gildas Bourdais The X-Conference is produced by X-PPAC (Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee) and The Paradigm Research Group, who's mission is to educate Congress, the Press and the Public about the Government imposed "Truth Embargo" and to bring about formal acknowledgment by the US Government of an Extraterrestrial presence engaging the Human Race – Full Disclosure. UFOTV is pleased to present all of the presentations that were given by all the invited speakers at each of the X-Conference events over the years. We apologize for the commercials during this online presentation. As stated on our main channel page, the advertising revenue from this program helps to cover the heavy production costs of putting on the on-going X-Conference events. DVDs from this historic and ongoing X-Conference event are available from UFOTV …
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So it's Christmas, and I feel like it's time to say thank you to everyone who has read my posts, followed my social media, left me lovely comments and followed me on my blogging journey for another year!
You may have seen from my last post that I recently teamed up with Debenhams to work on some Christmas gift guides. They introduced me to the Vince Camuto fragrances and I absolutely fell in love with them. I received the Amore scent for females and it's absolutely beautiful, the bottle is to die for and it's a really unique perfume.
So I felt like this would be the ideal thing to offer as a prize for a Christmas giveaway. PLUS Debenhams have offered the male fragrance too - so if you win, you will win the HIS and the HERS fragrance!
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Albert Yagubyan, 37, of Burbank was convicted of federal charges of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, money laundering and false bank entries, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, mynewsla reports.
The scam operated from 2013 to 2015 when scheme mastermind Artashes Darbinyan, using mass mailings from bogus companies called the Trademark Compliance Office and the Trademark Compliance Center, offered trademark registration and monitoring services to trademark holders who had recently registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
For a $385 fee, the companies promised to monitor for possible infringement and send reports to the client. Instead, Darbinyan opened bogus accounts, in which he and co-defendant Orbel Hakobyan deposited or cashed checks sent by the trademark holders.
Yagubyan was found guilty Friday of laundering the funds by instructing subordinates at the bank to open bogus accounts, into which proceeds of the TCC and TCO scam were deposited, and process fraudulent withdrawals, wire transfers and cashier's checks for co-conspirators Darbinyan and Hakobyan.
The cashier's checks and wire transfers were made out to gold dealers. The bank accounts were opened using the identities of individuals from Eastern Europe who were not in the United States at the time the accounts were opened.
Evidence further showed that Darbinyan paid Yagubyan a percentage of the laundered proceeds. Yagubyan, in turn, made payments and promises of promotion to subordinates to induce them to conduct the fraudulent transactions.
When Wells Fargo's loss prevention office flagged the bogus accounts for closure, Yagubyan intervened to try and keep them open, evidence showed.
Darbinyan, 37, and Hakobyan, 42, both of Glendale, pleaded guilty in December to mail fraud and money laundering charges and are scheduled for sentencing in Los Angeles on June 19.


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Jessica Sanders's disturbing documentary After Innocence (Special Jury Prize winner at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival) tackles a hot topic: prison inmates, some of them in jail for more than two decades, who are subsequently found to be wrongly convicted and released back into society with little or no support and, frequently, no compensation. The seven innocent men Sanders focuses on include a Rhode Island cop convicted of first-degree murder (he spent six years in jail); a Shreveport, Louisiana, husband and father who logged 22 years inside for a multiple rape he didn't commit; and North Carolinian Ronald Cotton, who served more than ten years of a life sentence on rape and burgarly convictions based on mistaken witness identification. Their stories are by turns touching, infuriating and liberating, and they are given even greater depth by interviews with defense attorneys who founded the Innocence Project (a non-profit legal clinic that focuses on post-conviction DNA testing); human-rights activist Dr. Lola Vollen; and former Illinois governor George Ryan, who incensed the right when he declared a moratorium on the death penalty in his state in 2002.
"DNA is God's signature," one long-incarcerated man declares. "And God doesn't lie."
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Terror attack at Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve
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An armed gunman killed at least 39 people and injured 69 -- four of them critically – on the New Year's Eve at Reina, one of Istanbul's most famous nightclubs. "At 1.15 a.m., a terrorist carrying a long-barreled weapon martyred the police officer waiting outside, and then martyred another citizen to enter the club" said, Governor Vasip Sahin.
"He then carried out this violent and cruel act by spraying bullets on innocent people who were celebrating the New Year," Sahin added.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed deep sadness over the attack, according to government sources, and received updates from Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Governor Sahin on the casualties as well as the details of the terrorist act.
The attack comes three weeks after twin bombings in Istanbul killed at least 45 people, most of whom were police officers.
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Siemens has come off second best to the American firm General Electric in the battle to acquire the French rival Alstom. However, it is not a defeat to the Munich-based German conglomerate, says DW's Henrik Böhme.
The German national football team's recent hard-fought draw against Ghana in the World Cup could yet prove to be a good outcome. The result could be seen as a warning shot at the right time, so to speak, after the euphoria that threatened to spread after the grand victory in the opening match against Portugal.
It is a similar situation in the case of Siemens' supposed defeat against General Electric (GE) in the bid to acquire Alstom. As GE now enters into a deal with the French giant, the development opens up several promising prospects for Munich-based Siemens.
First of all, the Americans had a clear edge and knew the cards in this game earlier than Siemens' bosses. But the French government asked for an offer as it felt that it was not sufficiently informed by Alstom's management about the negotiations with GE. One might now think that Siemens was called in only to push the offer price for Alstom upward. It may have been the case, but not necessarily.
Siemens, after all, got sufficient time to go through the French company's books and it has better knowledge of Alstom's condition now than before. This could give rise to new opportunities in the not-too-distant future.
GE, on the other hand, will now take months to wrap up the extremely complex deal, and always in consultation with the government in Paris, which has now summarily become Alstom's largest shareholder.
Against this backdrop, it is uncertain whether GE CEO Jeff Immelt will have long-lasting joy for acquiring Alstom. Although Immelt could boast about his win over arch-rival Siemens, it could be a victory that leads to defeat. Furthermore, there are the battle-scarred French trade unions and anti-trust authorities, who can throw plenty of spanners in the works of the Americans.
While GE now needs a lot of strength for its real work, namely the implementation of the deal, Siemens can calmly attend to its own business as there is plenty to do. CEO Joe Kaeser recently announced a complete overhaul of the firm and a sideshow like the acquisition of Alstom could have only been a hindrance. But now Siemens will expand its market position in one country: Not in China, but in the United States.
The Siemens CEO has passed his first real test. He brought to the table an initial offer in no time and without hesitation, after Paris had urged him to present a bid for Alstom. Kaeser also displayed readiness to act and flexibility as he quickly brought Japan's Mitsubishi on board. And who knows, the GE boss might suddenly again lose his sudden love for the old continent. It takes only one step sometimes for a victory to turn to defeat.


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What's new in Windows 8?
Arun Chaudhary
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About me: I am working as an Exchange Administrator & also a freelancer trainer of Exchange & other Microsoft Servers; I have 6+ years' experience in Microsoft servers. I have written many articles on different – different topics & given Exchange Server training for more than 250 Indian & International clients.
Hi Friends, This is my first article on Windows 8 series, soon I will publish more articles on this topic.
As you know Windows 8 is the brand new OS from Microsoft side, it includes more than 300 new features from the previous Windows OS. The major improvements around support USB 3.0, touch keyboard, file copying and many new more.
In this article, I am going to introduce you most of the brand new features of Windows 8.
1. Windows 8 now support normal PC's & ARM Tablets also:
First time Microsoft launches any OS which can operate on normal desktop (X-86) machines & also on ARM tablets, (know more about ARM tablets, please visit: http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2048&news=microsoft+windows+8). Windows 8 provide you more attractive work experience supporting the ARM based chipsets, touch and sensor. ARM edition of Windows 8 includes a new mode dubbed "always on, always connected" design to let tablets act like a smartphones. Tablets can remain in standby mode without disconnecting from the internet, and then can wakeup instantly.
So its mean Windows 8 is design to work seamlessly across both PCs and Arm tablets.
2. Tiles-based User interface:
Windows 8 provide you totally different user & desktop experience by using animation-enabled user interface. The Windows 8 start menu is customizable through a mosaic of tiles, which make difference from normal desktop icons by letting you view information from Windows 8 metro style apps without actually accessing the apps. For Example: Windows 8 weather app is able to display the current temperature of city & also show you the projected temperature for the next 2 days, without requiring opening this app. A tile for Windows Live Mail will show you your latest message, while a tile for a social networking app will show you notifications.
Windows 8 users are also able to access Windows 7 apps. "Everything that runs on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8," maintained Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live division, during a keynote at the Build conference. However, in order to access Windows 7 apps, you need to switch to a different built-in UI.
3. Charms:
"Charms" is a new feature of Windows 8, which replace the windows traditional Start Bar, using charms you can easily configure different- different apps settings. You can access the charms by dragging the mouse of the bottom-left corner of the screen. On a tablet you can swipe from the right side of the screen.
4. Snap Multi-tasking:
"Snap multitasking" is designed to make it easy to run two apps in Windows 8 side-by-side, to resize them, and to switch between them. On the right-hand side of the screen, you can snap an app into place. You can make an app smaller or larger by dragging the bar for the app. To switch between apps in Windows 8, you swipe from the left-hand part of the screen.
However, Windows 8 does not allow you to view all of your running apps on a single screen.
5. Windows 8 Control Panel:
Microsoft has also redesigned the control panel for Windows 8. New options include Personalize, Users, Wireless, Notifications, General, Privacy, Search, and Share.
6. Web Navigation by Touch:
The Internet Explorer (IE) 10 browser built into Windows 8 is designed to offer faster browsing through greater hardware acceleration, along with rapid gesture-based zoom, pan, and Web site navigation.
7. Two Touch Keyboards:
Windows 8 also contains two soft keyboards: an "enhanced" traditional keyboard, plus a new thumbs keyboard for non-touch typists. In efforts by Microsoft to make typing on a virtual keyboard faster and more accurate, the revised edition of the conventional keyboard suggests words on the screen as you type. You can then tap to select a suggested word. Microsoft also provides a spellcheck-like feature designed to automatically correct mistyped words -- although like any other spellchecker, this feature carries the potential to cause its own errors.
The keyboards are also aimed at automatically adjusting to whatever human language you choose for Windows. These language settings will automatically apply to the entire computer, instead of only to specific apps.
8. Enhanced Copy Experience:
Windows 8 also introduces the ability to perform all current copy operations into a single dialog box, instead of requiring you to perform file copying in separate dialog boxes for each app.
9. Native USB 3.0 Support:
New USB 3.0 ports operate at speeds up to ten times faster than USB 2.0. To better support these speeds, Microsoft is outfitting Windows 8 with native USB 3.0 drivers.
10. Better Support for Multiple Monitors:
Windows 8 also brings increased support for multiple monitors. The Developers Preview of the new OS includes first-time capabilities for extending the taskbar across two PCs, without any need for third-party apps. You can also stretch wallpaper across two monitors, or display the Start screen on one PC and the desktop on the other, for instance.
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Cool Girl: Charlotte Sometimes on The Voice/
We've long loved Charlotte Sometimes, and now she's winning the adoration of millions of fans on the current season of The Voice. We asked her what it's like to be a singing sensation on the show: I Heart Daily: How did it feel when ALL FOUR judges turned their chairs to pick you for their teams? Charlotte Sometimes: I was shocked!! I was so worried that no one would turn around! To have all of them was just a thrill and I feel so blessed!
IHD: You are so poised on stage -- has it been nerve-wracking being on stage and on TV and in front of millions of viewers? CS: It is always nerve-wracking! I am a mess for weeks before and right after my performance.... but the day of my performance I am always eerily calm. It's like something takes over me, but I am a hot mess express days before and after!!
IHD: You chose Blake Shelton as your coach. What's he really like? CS: Blake is the sweetest in the whole world! I adore him! He has been so in my corner and my biggest cheerleader. I really appreciate his advice and the fact that he is so genuine. The other contestants are great... well most of them! Ha.
IHD: What's been the coolest moment on the show so far? CS: Having all 4 coaches turn for me! ... wait MEETING KELLY CLARKSON!
IHD: What are you hearting right now? CS: I am so hearting Gotye and The Civil Wars! I love their music and it's really been inspiring me to try out some new things with mine. I recently finished The Hunger Games trilogy... OMG I love it!! I love Peeta!! Also I just recently got my first luxury bag... I've been sporting forever 21 bags for as long as I can remember. I am totally hearting my Bryna Nicole bag!! It rules... and get this... doesn't break!
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A group of students travel to a remote region to participate in a kite-flying event. Next to their camp by the lakeside, they find a restaurant with cooks that treat the students with suspicion. Bizarre events lead to a complicated situation, from which the students cannot escape.
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A quick learner from USA says:
September 16, 2013
Looking at your website I feel I need one if these parts. Please advise after looking at attached pics.
Pics are all the same broken part.
39-089 or 39-187
Please advise
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Pics are all the same broken part.
39-089 or 39-187
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September 17, 2013
Thanks for posting, Dan! I think between the two operators, our 39-089 is the closer match. I know it's hard to tell the difference, but the 39-089's gear arm makes sort of a "Z" shape while the 39-187's gear arm makes more of a "W" shape. Again, it's very subtle, but that's how I've always seen it.
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September 17, 2013
I shall order the 39-089


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We meet on the northwest side of Chicago at the Independence Park field house, 3945 N. Springfield, Chicago, IL. at 8 pm on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month. The park is located 2 blocks east of the intersection of Pulaski Rd. and Irving Park Rd. Parking is available on the street or the small parking lot off of Springfield next to the field house. Our meeting room has now changed; we now meet on the first floor off the Springfield entrance. If you can't find us in the building, ask in the main office and they will direct you to us.


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The following story was written by Doreen Martens on behalf of Foodgrains Bank member Mennonite Central Committee Canada.
Adel welcomes visitors jovially to his tiny home: a small, unfurnished, rough concrete room shared by his family of seven, plus a lean-to kitchen with a corrugated metal roof, in an informal refugee settlement called Maashouk in southern Lebanon.
A refugee who fled Damascus with his wife, Iman, and their children when their dry cleaning business and a neighbour's home were destroyed in shelling by militants four years ago, he looks older than his 41 years. But the lines in his face speak of habitual laughter, not worry. It's a choice he makes every day, he says with a smile.
"My story is a sad one," he says through an interpreter, "but I put sugar on it. The pain is inside, but we try to laugh and forget." As long as there's life, there's hope, he adds.
One tangible sign of that hope: the $100 in food vouchers the family receives each month through Mennonite Central Committee's account at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which he says is enough to buy staples in a local store – like rice, oil, sugar, tea, cheese and milk for the kids – to get them through half of the month.
When they arrived in Lebanon with $10 in their pockets, they sold cast-off items they found on the streets to survive. The couple often found themselves telling their children: "Eat first, and we will eat later."
Displaced within Syria three times before coming to Lebanon, life has dealt them a double blow: they are both Syrian and Palestinian, a circumstance that leaves them with few rights in Lebanon and makes it difficult to find any paying work in a country of 4.5 million that has been flooded with more than 1.1 million refugees – all forced to scramble for shelter in a nation that has not allowed the U.N. to set up official camps.
According to figures released in November by the United Nations World Food Program, 93 per cent of Palestinians in the country – who are legally barred from all but a few low-paid occupations – face food insecurity. One of the hardest hit areas is in the Tyre region, where Adel and his family live.
MCC works with a local partner, Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD), to visit informal refugee communities, known as "gatherings," planted near long-recognized Palestinian camps and to identify families in particular need. Large families and those with single or disabled parents get priority.
"The vouchers help a lot of families, because they can save some of their money for other things, like taking a child to a doctor, paying for school uniforms or the bus to school," says Ahlam Said, 27, who grew up in the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in southern Beirut and now coordinates the voucher distribution for PARD in 13 gatherings.
Three are adjacent to Shatila in Beirut, where thousands live in an apocalyptic warren of tiny, often windowless rooms built into, atop and between multi-storey, crumbling concrete buildings. Ten others are in southern Lebanon, where some live in improvised tent communities that are more airy but also rough and cold in winter.
Families receive vouchers worth $25 per month per person, to a maximum of five, to spend at a local market on food they choose. The program helps support local economies where children often scramble for pennies by bagging groceries or shining shoes.
"The dream of every parent is to provide support for their children with dignity and safety. With the help of Canadian Foodgrains Bank funding for 5,800 people on a consistent basis, children can go to school and have access to shelter because their food needs are taken care of," says Naomi Enns, of Winnipeg, Man., who serves along with husband Doug as MCC's Syria and Lebanon representatives. "No child should go to bed hungry, and no parent should face that, especially those who have been forced to leave their homes and jobs due to the crisis in Syria."
Families receiving the help are more stable, less stressed, more able to pay for rent and medications, and less likely to resort to desperate measures like asking their children to beg, marrying off underage daughters, or risking their lives at sea trying to reach another country.
Meanwhile, an even bigger response to the crisis is going on in Syria itself, where about 32,000 people – some 6,000 families – in Hama, rural Homs region and Qalamoun receive regular monthly food baskets through MCC's account with the Foodgrains Bank, distributed by local partner Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue. Each basket includes local staples such as bulgur wheat, rice, vegetable and olive oil, pasta, lentils, chickpeas, tomato paste, sugar, salt, margarine and canned meat.
A November workshop sponsored by MCC in Beirut brought together field staff from Syrian and Lebanese partners to better understand how to conduct food needs assessments and target the most vulnerable populations – a tricky issue in Syria, where armed conflict is constantly on the move and some 6.5 million people are internally displaced.
Even with supplemental food assistance, it was noted that malnutrition is growing and food consumption is barely acceptable. Evaluations provide further confirmation that without help from the Foodgrains Bank – including a 4-to-1 match of donations provided by the Canadian government – many more families would be going hungry.
Father Paulos Melki, a Syriac Orthodox priest working in Hama in northern Syria, an hour's drive from Homs, brought a plea for more aid to his area, where suffering and displacement have increased amid fighting involving government and Russian forces, who hold the city, and militants surrounding it. Internally displaced people have flooded into the relatively safe city seeking refuge, while the villages around suffer the brunt of the battles.
Melki and a team of dedicated young volunteers have been distributing 300 monthly food baskets to families in the city – most of them Muslim – and in five surrounding villages, mostly Orthodox Christians. About 75 of those recipients are widows, and the rest are people who are ill, disabled or have lost their means of making a living, he says, such as truck drivers who have had their vehicles commandeered by the army.
Security is a constant worry. He recalls a recent trip to a village about 20 minutes out of the city that suddenly came under attack, with shells "falling like rain." The team had to hole up in a house for three days before it was safe to go out and distribute the food.
Melki hears a lot of heartbreaking stories from internally displaced people who come to his church for help, like the 55-year-old man from Raqqa whose 15-year-old daughter had been kidnapped by Daesh. The father sold his house to pay her ransom. "He came to Hama with nothing," Melki says. "Many times he has asked, please, can I give him money to buy bread. So this basket is very good, but they need many things."
Rahaf Abdouh, 25, based in the Syrian town of Deir Attieh, is the project coordinator for food distribution through FDCD. Visiting homes, registering families and doing evaluations, she sees the need first-hand.
"Without the food parcel, people would be starving. You can't imagine their look on their faces if you tell them, 'I'm sorry, I can't give you anything this month," she says, adding that the conflict has driven up prices for everything.
"I know some people who have dangerous illnesses but they can't pay money for medicine; they prefer to eat. They can't send their children to school or anything.
"I think the baskets help the people in a very good way, and help them stay in the country. People tell me, 'You are helping us stay here; we want to stay here, but if we don't have anything to eat, we will try to travel.' If we don't help them to stay all of them will be in Canada and other countries," Abdouh said with a rueful chuckle. "So be careful."


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When Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle visits Washington on February 15, President Bush will have an opportunity not only to offer to sign a free trade agreement with one of America's allies in Latin America, but also to send a strong signal that America is committed to helping all of its allies in the region to prosper.
The recent Argentine economic crisis presented new challenges for U.S. policy toward Latin America. Though Argentina had implemented some economic reforms to open its markets, it failed to make the institutional changes needed to ensure that those reforms took root. Consequently, if the crisis in Argentina continues, some critics of free-market principles in other countries may try to push for a return to protectionist, leftist policies.
To encourage Latin countries to open their markets fully, the United States should advance free trade with countries that have already demonstrated a commitment to economic liberalization. While Chile is the primary candidate and is currently negotiating an agreement with Washington, Uruguay should be next in line. Equally important, the Administration should use this opportunity to reassert its leadership on trade throughout the hemisphere.
Uruguay as a Model of Reform . Uruguay, much like Chile, is a model of reform for the rest of the region. It has opened its markets slowly but consistently since 1974 and has established a strong rule of law to preserve those reforms. Throughout the past 20 years, according to the World Bank, real per capita income has grown over 60 percent. In 1999, Uruguay was ranked second among Latin American countries in the U.N.'s Index of Human Development, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit 2001 profile. Most important, Uruguay's economic reform trend survived leftist rulers and regional economic crises.
By signing a free trade agreement with Uruguay as well as with Chile, the United States would give other Latin leaders who advance free-market reforms a strong incentive to continue. Most of Latin America enthusiastically implemented several free-market reforms in the 1990s, including privatization, price liberalization, inflation control, and deregulation of foreign investment codes. As a result, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America increased rapidly, more than doubling from 1991 to 1995. The growth in investment raised living standards and lowered poverty in many parts of the region by promoting job creation, improving the quality of products and services, and lowering prices. Regrettably, however, that prosperity, though real, was unsustainable because most of these countries lacked the rule of law. Without it, there is always a possibility that policymakers could undo critical reforms.
Establishment of the rule of law is what distinguishes Uruguay and Chile from the rest of the region. Uruguay has made substantial progress in shedding its social welfare and import substitution policies of the 1960s. According to a report from CERES, a Uruguayan think tank, the country began reforming in the mid-1970s, liberalizing capital markets and eliminating restrictions on repatriation of funds, interest rates, and the exchange rate. Throughout the years, it unilaterally has lowered trade barriers, eliminated price controls, and increasingly provided equal treatment of foreign and domestic companies in various sectors.
Unlike most other Latin countries, however, Uruguay also has fostered a strong rule of law, enabling the reforms it implemented to remain in place regardless of the ideological position of successive governments. Today, according to an April 2001 Economist Intelligence Unit report, "contractual agreements are secure in Uruguay [and] verdicts are usually based on sound legal grounds." A strong rule of law has made Uruguay a predictable place and a magnet, for example, for much of the capital leaving Argentina.
Latin America's free-market experiment has not yet succeeded because countries opened some of their markets without strengthening the rule of law--the only guarantee that reforms would last. Thus, the current economic and political crisis in Argentina could repeat itself in such countries as Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador, Brazil or Colombia, where the implementation of free-market reforms has been partial and the rule of law weak.
How Trade with Uruguay Advances Reform in the Region . The other countries of Latin America are at a critical point in the reform process, and unless they open their markets sufficiently and reform their institutions to protect their reforms, they may face their own crises. There is no better time for United States to advance free trade in the region, beginning with countries like Chile and Uruguay that already have opened their markets and instituted the rule of law.
The Administration is currently in negotiations with Chile; Uruguay should be next. Signing these agreements would demonstrate America's commitment to its allies and encourage other Latin leaders to follow the Chilean and Uruguayan examples. To this end, the Bush Administration should:
- Finalize negotiations with Chile on a trade agreement . These negotiations have progressed smoothly. Both countries are addressing the issues of concern, including labor and environmental provisions and market access for their most important products. To proceed more quickly, the President needs trade promotion authority (TPA), which will assure Chile that the agreement will not be tied up in Congress in the amendment process. The House has already approved TPA; the Senate should follow suit.
- Offer Uruguay's President a free trade agreement . A free trade agreement with Uruguay would be a strategic move to advance economic reforms in Latin America. For many, the trade agreement with Chile is simply the fulfillment of a promise the United States made in 1994, not a step that advances trade in the region. Signing an agreement with Uruguay would reaffirm the Administration's commitment to support those who share America's principles and unilaterally implement reforms by offering them access to the world's largest market. An agreement with Uruguay would send a strong signal to the region that America is committed to helping its allies prosper and that those who make real reform will be rewarded.
Conclusion . Latin America has made limited progress in opening its markets, but further reforms are threatened by the inaccurate perception that free-market policies by themselves led to Argentina's crisis. To encourage Latin countries to continue liberalization and to strengthen the rule of law, the President should take this opportunity to sign a free trade agreement with Uruguay, a country that has already demonstrated its commitment to free-market policies and institutional reform.
Ana I. Eiras is a Latin America Policy Analyst in the Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE) at The Heritage Foundation.


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I hate to give you bad news, but there is no way that the passenger side of the pivot rod is going to stay in by using 6mm bolt that threads thru the 10mm allen head plug. I think you are going to find that you are wasting a bunch of your time messing around with that because it IS going to break again...and it will probably take your clutch out with it this time.
i think you missed the part of the first post that says that picture isn't my transmission and mine isn't busted on the passenger side already.
also since the passenger side hasn't broken even when the rod was backed out to it's very edge right before it came out i assume it will hold the pressure.
i only need another 1/8-1/4 inch tops, and the rod already hangs out of the passenger side by about a 1/16 from what it looks like in other transmission pictures.
i don't see how this would take out the clutch. at all. either way with the bolt there in the drivers side holding that side IN THE HOLE(the hole is supporting the rod, not the bolt) even if the passenger side broke the rod could not fall out or get close enough to damage the clutch. worst would be the throwout bearing getting warped and needing to be replaced.
any reason WHY you don't think it will work? i had to buy the plug anyway, and if this works even for a couple years till i have to pull the transmission for something else it will save me $500-600 in labor, and if it works forever then saves around $1k. it will take what, 30 mis tops to machine the hole, then another 30 to go to napa for a bolt and washer?
i'll let you know how it works out.
currently the clutch works with the rod in the hole and in the passenger side mount.
icabus- i think it's just bolts, to drop the tranny you need a prybar to pop the axles out of the tranny, this is normal on the sti from what i hear.
other than that i think it's just a bolt off affair. maybe a torx for the fluid drain if you do that, does the bell housing seperate the gears and fluid with a seal or is that a sealed box inside the tranny?
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: LBYD, Inc. - 716 South 30th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Whiterock & Associates. Inc. - 1404 Enterprise Street, #1, Dothan, AL 36303
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEER: Polyengineering, Inc. - 1935 Headland Avenue, Dothan, AL 36303
Henry County, Alabama and the surrounding counties are largely agricultural communities with peanuts being one of the largest crops grown. This community depends on agricultural research and expertise from Auburn University provided at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center to support growing efforts, improve crop yield, and eliminate pests to help keep farming a viable industry in the Wiregrass area.
The new technology based facility provides office space, controlled laboratories for entomology, aquatics, agronomy and peanut research as well as a conference room equipped with distance learning capabilities that can be used to educate the local public in areas of interest by teleconferencing with the main Auburn University Campus. The facility also supports the local experimental station owned by Auburn University and was constructed on property owned by this land-grant institution. Funding for this project came from many supporters including the Alabama Department of Agriculture.
This facility has a prominent location at the crossroads of the airport access road and the state highway that bisects the community of Headland. The facility has a brick exterior with an EIFS freeze. The large windows are operable and provide natural light in all of the administrative spaces.
The main entrance of the building opens into a spacious lobby where receptionists from both the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Research Center greet guests. The front portion of the building is divided between these two occupants. A shared break room, copy area and conference room are centrally located. Across from the conference room, where most community functions will occur are public restrooms. The rear hall leads to the controlled laboratories. There is a rear entrance to the building under the covered porch area that is easily accessed by truck for the delivery of plant, soil and animal samples to the laboratories.
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This exclusive villa is very well situated just opposite Akureyri. It is rented by celebrities but also by other people who enjoy the location and the high standard of the house. It was built by the Icelandic architect Fanney Hauksdottir in 2006. It was recently refurbished with high-quality equipment such as ReVoX audio equipment as well as with attractive materials such as walnut, shale and glass.
The house is surrounded by a 16'000 m2 garden and a security fence. An alarm system and cameras ensure safety for the guests. Any kind of additional service is available on request.
During winter snow drifts may block road access to the house. The road to our fence and the driveway is not maintained during winter time. In this case a short walk (400 meters) is necessary. If you have difficulties with this, have a look at our house Leifsstadir: http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p2365219.
Please note that this is a strictly non-smoking environment.
In the following Mercedes Ad you can see the house in the last few seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDovJf_59BQ
We loved this home. Amazing views. It lacked the personal touches of some of the other homes we stayed in. If it were my rental, I'd provide crips white bedding and towels. I replace the cushions on the sofa (which have holes in) with new ones. This home is fabulous but could, with very little, be extraordinary.
We planned our entire 2 week vacation around staying here. Once we got there, we were so happy we did. It was the nicest place we have ever stayed at on vacation ever and we travel all the time. We loved the hot tub and my husband loved the steam room. The day trip info was helpful and we loved the recommendation on the whale watching. We hated to leave after our three night stay!!
incredible house and Equipment for very affordable price.
You could stay all day long watching whales from your window.
Nothing else to say, just live that once in your life.
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Awesome! Our family loved staying here.
This property might possibly be one if the most beautiful properties that I have ever stayed in. It is a great place to relax and de-compress. I might travel to Iceland simply for the experience of staying at this property. Anyway, things to know: there is no TV, there are three bedrooms one of which has a sofa bed- perfectly comfortable by the way, one bedroom has its own ensuite but there are other bathrooms. The view is stunning in any weather, everything is set up for your comfort and relaxation. There was one of the days we were there that two of us just decided to not go anywhere but to simply stay and enjoy the house!
We booked this property for two nights and upon viewing it had wished we'd booked for longer. Everything is immaculate and the house manager was quick to help us with any questions we had. She even met us at a predetermined location and escorted us to the house and showed us around. It is the perfect place for a vacation with all the necessary, plus some darn right decadent, amenities. The views are incredible. Before we left we were already making plans to visit again - winter would be dreamy here - we're Canadians so the idea of being snowed in for a bit is quite appealing!
The house Hrafnabjörg is one of the most attractive houses in Iceland. It is located on a hill just opposite the city center of Akureyri with a magnificent view to the fjord. The short distance to the city, the opportunities for trips and the standard of the house are one of it's kind.
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|$ 5.91 per person per night
Vorheizen, Instruktion und Reinigung (obligatorisch) 310 Euro pauschal / Preheating, instruction and cleaning fee (mandatory) 310 Euro
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Newsletter April 2001… "The Noble Warhorse Returns"… An outstanding sporthorse that retains the presence, physical and mental abilities of the classic European warhorse.
Spanish-Norman Mare 'La Desperada's Estrella Bella' at EqWest Del Mar
Linda and Allan Hamid, and the Spanish-Norman Horse Registry, Inc. extend warm congratulations to Bobbie Newton of Dos Desperados Ranch in Sedona, Arizona for exhibiting her Spanish-Norman filly 'Bella' at EqWest in Del Mar, California, November 17-19, 2000.
The passing of Embajador XI… a true ambassador.
The equestrian community has lost one of it's finest ambassadors. On April 30, 1998, the classic Andalusian stallion, Embajador XI, owned by Linda and Allan Hamid, passed away.
Embajador XI and Bettina Drummond at Greenwich Polo Club
The equestrian community lost one of it's finest ambassadors when Embajador XI passed away on April 30, 2000.
Tribute: Bettina Drummond says goodbye to Embajador XI
Little horse to some, great heart to all. The friend is gone, but the loving stays… Bettina Drummond pays tribute to Embajador XI
Elixir's Gabriella
Elixir's Gabriella, registered Spanish-Norman filly, b. 5/99, is shown here as a newborn. She is sired by the Spanish stallion, Elixir TG,, owned by Ann Puthoff of Fremont,Indiana, and out of the Spanish-Norman mare, Mi Vida Isabeau, also owned by Ann. As Gabby has grown, it's become obvious that she's inherited not only the beauty of both her parents, but their sweet dispositions as well. She's kind and extremely connected with her human, as well as equine friends, in addition to showing great promise as a future dressage...
Spanish-Norman invited to compete at the United States Equestrian Team 'Festival of Champions'
PRESS RELEASE: Spanish-Norman invited to compete at the United States Equestrian Team 2000 'Festival of Champions'
Spanish-Norman Wins at Quarter Horse Congress
From October 4th-24, 1999, Columbus, Ohio hosted the All American Quarter Horse Congress with over 8,000 Quarter Horses from the United States, Europe and Latin America and one Spanish-Norman horse from Connecticut competing.
Spanish-Norman competes in All Breed Open Freestyle Reining
Press Release: November 1999… Spanish-Norman competes in All Breed Open Freestyle Reining at Quarter Horse Congress.
Embajador XI: Breyer Horse Model
Stephanie Macejko, editor of Just About Horses', the Breyer Animal Creations publication for model horse enthusiasts, presents the 1996 Breyer model of the Andalusian stallion Embajador XI to his breeders, Allan and Linda Hamid.
Spanish-Norman Exported To France!
Spanish-Norman exported to France! We are proud to announce that the Spanish-Norman gelding, Agincourt H.H.F., has been exported to France!


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After a long time thinking it over, plus because I've had several people ask, we will let in Castlevania OC's, as long as they are clearly labelled as such. I've had trouble with fan OC's of other series in other groups I am in because they were not clearly labelled in the description, so please mention so in the artist comments for submission or the description in your picture.
OCs? You mean fan characters?
If they were OCs, they wouldn't be based off of something already made!
If they were OCs, they wouldn't be based off of something already made!
True, though some people I've noticed get confused by the term fan characters and then you mention OC and they're all "oh that's what you meant" so I mostly say it for convenience
Well, i have my character " hank.leon belmont" but in his first story, its just a "kind" of introdution to the character...
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Well, I've had some rough times since we last spoke. Things I've learned:
- Alabama is pretty good this year.
- Indian food is hella-good, but it lasts far longer than your stay at the restaurant.
- Apparently it's the government's responsibility to define "fairness."
- I ended my reign as Fantasy Baseball Champion despite knocking the bazoozoo out of the regular season.
- A computer's hard drive isn't immortal, and you should back up all of your important documents.
- Seriously, back that shit up. Fuck.
So yeah, my computer's hard drive died this week. Finito, mahn. And truthfully, I'm not sure of the total damage. I did some minor backing up a couple years ago, I think my business plan is on a disc somewhere, and my music is safely stored on my iPod. So I might be good.
But I'm too scared to check. And if my years of "artistic" self-portraits end up on the Internet, I'm gonna go jihad on the Pakistani dude who put the new drive in. Nice guy, though. Did good work.
So instead of facing life's real problems, let's get to the picks! Ignorance is catatonic bliss.
Indianapolis (-3) @ Houston. Peyton Manning and the Colts have looked god-awful this year, sitting now at 1-2. However, they should be rested and ready after a bye week, right? Especially against a winless Texas squad? Not so fast, my fiend. I just don't think Indy has it this year. On top of that, Houston is getting better - especially with the emergence of Steve Slaton (both on Houston and my fantasy team, Rooster Illusion). PICK: Houston
Tennessee (-3) @ Baltimore. Yeah, I probably picked Houston just because I need Slaton to have a big game this week. And that, my friends, is probably why I have a losing record so far this season. PICK: Baltimore
San Diego (-6 1/2) @ Miami. So of course I don't bet in real life - that would be wrong and illegal. But if I did, I definitely would have taken the under for San Diego last week. If the Chargers scored less than 27 1/2 points, I would win some money. Well, through three quarters, they had notched only a field goal. I mean, at that hypothetical point, I would have been counting the dollars. Just loving life. And then quarter number four rolls around. Take a look at the box score. That killed me. I mean, it would have killed me. If I gambled. In real life. PICK: San Diego
Kansas City @ Carolina (-9 1/2). Ask 100 guys who their least favorite NFL player is, and you'll hear the same names pretty frequently: Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Pacman Jones, Leonard Little (M.A.D.D. members only). Me? It's easy, and I don't pick a black guy like you would, you racist. It's Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme. God, what a whiny bitch. A little spoiled child, who acts on the field just like he probably did playing tag when he was six. "No! Nooooo! Noooooooooooo!" "That's a penalty! A penalllllllllty!" "15 yards! 15 yaaaaaards!" I want to punch him in the face. With a grenade. PICK: Kansas City
Atlanta @ Green Bay (-7 1/2). Each week, I pretty much get into the same rhythm when it comes to this column. Once the spreads are out on Tuesday, I type them up and make the picks. Then I do absolutely nothing on Wednesday and Thursday. And then, on Friday around noon, I say to myself, "Dammit, son of a bitch, hell. I better write the column." My point is that on Tuesday, I typed "PICK: Green Bay" and was relieved I finally picked against the Falcons this season. I mean, the last thing I want to be known as is a homer. But then something funny happened - with each passing day, it became clearer and clearer Aaron Rodgers probably wouldn't play in the game, and he has two untested rookies as backups. So now things have changed. The Falcons don't just cover, they win. And they don't just win, they win by double digits. Hear it now, hear it loud ... PICK: Atlanta
Washington @ Philadelphia (-5 1/2). Seeing the Iron Man DVD in Target yesterday, I finally realized how far we are into 2008. I mean, this year's summer releases are already available to take home, so it's safe to say I'm not seeing any more 2007 releases for awhile. So with that in mind, here is The World's Final 2007 Top 10 List, sans commentary, because that would take too much time and you care even less than I do:
1) The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford
2) There Will Be Blood
3) Once
4) Michael Clayton
5) Eastern Promises
6) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7) The Host
8) The Kingdom
9) Zodiac
10) Superbad
Apologies to Sean Penn's superb Into the Wild - a close miss, but I had to honestly admit I'd watch Superbad 30 times before I ever got around to thinking about Wild again. I also hated to leave out the underappreciated We Own the Night. No Country For Old Men was very good, but I just didn't feel it as much as everybody else. PICK: Washington
Chicago (-3 1/2) @ Detroit. Oh yeah, I have a 10 Worst list as well. It's embarassing, though, because I honestly can't explain why I saw half of these in the first place. I think Fantastic Four and Ghost Rider were a sick-day double feature, so I probably had a serious fever. And I might have dreamed Norbit, come to think of it.
1) Spider-Man 3
2) I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
3) Norbit
4) Shoot 'Em Up
5) Planet Terror (yeah, half of Grindhouse - I split 'em up because I saw 'em separately)
6) Lions for Lambs
7) The Ex
8) Ghost Rider
9) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
10) Smokin' Aces
No, shockingly, Transformers did not make the list. That and In the Valley of Elah are barely in the shadows. PICK: Chicago
Seattle @ NY Giants (-7). Oh, and do you know what 2009 film is already on the Worst list, not likely to be removed? Speed Racer. Just saw it this week. I mean, a steaming turd that would only be more tolerable if you were tripping your balls off. What. The. Hell. PICK: NY Giants
Tampa Bay @ Denver (-3). I mentioned Indian food above. If you're in the Atlanta area, check out Cafe Bombay. The Fiancee and I discovered it on Thursday. Get the ultra-spicy lamb vindaloo. And a lot of water. PICK: Denver
New England (-3) @ San Francisco. An early nominee for "Weirdest Looking Spread Of the Year." PICK: New England
Buffalo @ Arizona (PICK). The fantasy stakes are high this week - they're always a little bit higher when you're playing a friend. On Sunday, I match up with compadre-of-21-years Dave Akins, who had his 15 minutes of fame this week with an actual fatwa declaration. I'm jealous, but you knew that. While I'm not willing to actually murder him - yet - I'll do my best to demolish his fantasy hopes, and this is the game that could decide it. My quarterback: Buffalo's Trent Edwards. His quarterback: Arizona's Kurt Warner. Head-to-head, face-to-face, peen-to-peen. And since the Cardinals gave up six passing touchdowns to Brett Favre last week, I'm liking my chances. PICK: Buffalo
Cincinnati @ Dallas (-17). Sorry, 17 points is too much to give a team that just lost to Washington. PICK: Cincinnati
Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville (-4). A 3-hour feast of overrated suck. PICK: Pittsburgh (but only because neither team will get to 4)
Minnesota @ New Orleans (-3). Monday night football! It's Peter(son) vs. Bush! ... Ugh, I tried too hard for that one, didn't I? Yeah, yeah I did. I get bored by the time I get to the end of these things. PICK: New Orleans
Last week: 5-8
Overall: 27-32-1 (never said I was any good at this)