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A Pugly Personality
Pug Dogs Think All Your Ideas Are Good
A pug dog thinks their human is the smartest, most wonderful person in the world.
One of the personality traits of a pug is their loyalty and the joy they take in being with people. They are eager to please and are happiest when they are close to their owners. Grab a leash and they ready to go for a walk. Move through the house and they just might come with you to see what excitement you are up to. Anyone that owns a pug knows that it is quiet common to have a snoring dog in the room with you – just waiting for your next move.
Pug Dogs Are Great With Children
Pugs make wonderful family pets and love children. Though they are small in size, they are sturdy and energetic. They can keep up with kids and families members of all ages. Pug dogs are enthusiastic about life and love a child's play and activity. While they need to be protected from being sat on or other things that could hurt them, they are not fragile and are quick enough to scoot out of the way if they feel the need.
Pugs, as a rule, are not aggressive dogs. If they growl or bark at a family member, it could be caused by either a health problem or it could be a dominance issue. In either case, you should talk it with your vet.
Most pugs are patient with children and even though they are energetic, they are not "hyper" dogs. They are calm when the mood around them is settled and after a play session with kids most will welcome a nap.
Your pet pug always knows where you are and what you are up to. If the dog is not following you around are watching what you are doing, it just means they are just not that interested in the activity. As a test, if you are a carnivore too (actually dogs are omnivores), the next time you grill outside, just try getting out the door to check on things with you put pug. That almost requires a block and tackle move.
With this alert personality, your pug will warn you when a stranger comes to door or walks through the yard. Pugs have a nice, deep bark that lets everyone around them that something is amiss.
Pug Exercise Needs
A pug doesn't need a lot of exercise. Because of the low need for exercise pug dogs can live quite comfortable in an apartment or a house with a small yard.
Pugs have playful personalities and love to play chase around the house. They will hide behind furniture and peek out to see if you are still in the game. Pugs will play this game as long as you have the energy and probably a little longer.
Always in tune to their owner's mood, a pug can also be calm and quite. Docile is not a fair description, but the word tranquil works.
Another reputed personality trait of a pug dog is stubbornness. It can be hard to get a pug do something that he or she doesn't want to do. You can call their name and without proper motivation they might sit just out of reach and simply look at you. Some dogs respond to praise, some will work for food (almost all of them will work for food) and some can be motivated by excitement in your voice. Each dog will have something that motivates them. You just have to find it.


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Obama Witch Hunt Against Polar Bear Scientists Takes New Twist – 2nd Scientist Asked to Take Lie Detector Test
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On Wednesday, Dr. Jeffrey Gleason, currently an avian ecologist for the the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement, was questioned by agents from the the Obama Interior Department Office of Inspector General about aspects of his involvement with Dr. Charles Monnett's 2006 peer-reviewed scientific paper that linked Polar bear mortality while swimming in the Arctic to climate change. Dr. Monnett has been under investigation since late 2010. Scrutiny of Dr. Gleason's actions related to the Polar bear findings dates back to his first interview, held on January 26th. His questioning on Wednesday resulted in a request by the investigators for him to undergo a lie detector test regarding a misplaced routing slip:
[The Federal agents] Spent nearly a quarter of the two-hour Gleason interview discussing a misplaced routing slip on an internal agency poster regarding sea ice retreat that was ultimately approved by the agency. IG Agent Eric May, who claimed to have found the one-third page routing slip "in the trash" asked Dr. Gleason to take a polygraph test on whether he was trying to hide it.
The IG also confirmed that it had named Dr. Gleason in a criminal referral but repeatedly refused to say what the basis for a criminal accusation might be. In its questioning, the IG again used comments by peer reviewers to suggest that something untoward had been done.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is representing both scientists in this strange investigation that strikes most, at best, to be misguided and misplaced. Read the rest of this entry →

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The Series 2000 WebLogger utilizes reliable Spread Spectrum Mesh Network Radio technology. The RM9500 provides the user with Internet/intranet remote monitoring, control and logging capability.
It is a standalone internet web server that can communicate with all other Trs sensors and controllers wirelessly. In addition, the RM9500 automatically and continuously logs all wireless sensor data such as temperature, humidity, tank level and alarm information for the last 30 days at 20 minute intervals.
Up to two (2 ) RC2105 controllers or 50 separate wireless sensors can be used with one RM9500 and up to 100 data points can be monitored and logged with one (1) RM9500 Weblogger.
The maximum radio transmission distance is dependent on building type. The maximum open-air transmission distance is one mile. In a typical commercial building with steel I-beam construction, concrete floors with reinforcing rod, and metal stud walls, it can be expected that transmissions will penetrate vertically through floors and horizontally through 200 to 500 feet of walls, furniture and air.
Generally a wireless system will cover at least three floors - one floor above and one floor below the receiver location. In some buildings with favorable transmission characteristics the system may cover more floors.
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8.8" x 4.7" x 2.25"
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Last and lasts.
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This is a very interesting pink. In the pot it looks scary cool pink with alot of shimmer but when applied it pleasantly surprised me as it resulted in a nice golden pink sheen (not shimmer). It is quite golden for a pink. I don't think I'd be able to wear this as an all over lid colour because it is pink and quite promienent on my NC15-20, GA #3 Luminous Silk/Maestro, skintone. I layer this with chocolate browns such as L'Oreal Infallible E/S in Endless Chocolate on the lid and this as a crease & on top of EC to give depth and make the EC less dark, or with L'Oreal Infallible Goldmine to brighten up my eyes even more, or i can easily wear this with simply a highlighter on my brow bone and i'm done. Very versatile and unique colour which I'm loving. It is long lasting and doesn't crease plus no fallouts. I am starting to love drugstore brands now. Finally they've upped their game. Btw these are akin to the GA Eyes to Kill e/s.
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I bought this eyeshadow after hearing much hype about this line of shadow's in the beauty community. The shade of it is really pretty but it isn't incredibly pigmented and it doesn't apply evenly though I always use a primer so that is fairly disappointing. Good thing it was 75% off so I don't feel too ripped off. Wouldn't recommend.
I had to buy from this range of gorgeous eyeshadow line. This col was my first pick. The pink can be used lightly for a subtle, near-skintone highlight..or build it up like a blushing veil of colur. I mix this up with browns or creams. It's definitely too pretty to leave sitting on the shelves, it screams a take-me-home tone.
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i doubted a bit buying this pink color because i didnt wanna have a barbie pink. luckily im not disappointed. its an easy all over lid color. it has gold undertones, which makes it special. UPDATE: after all, i didnt find it flattering for my skin tone (yellow), and decided to use it as a highlighter on my cheekbones! I couple it with ELF's tickled pink blush and turns out to be a sort of Nars Orgasm :)
I love this formula, Nice pigmentation, nice colour amazing staying power! I love pairing Forever pink with Amber Rush or any browns, just right above my crease.
This bright pink look less scary on the skin, I guess the gold shimmer make it warm skin friendly.
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I seriously think these Infallible shadows are life changing! I am not even exaggerating when I say this, as they are gorgeous, flattering, pigmented and extremely long wearing. I find them to be far better than any drugstore shadow I've ever tried, and perhaps even better than any shadow I've tried, regardless of brand or price. Forever Pink is a beautiful luminous rose gold. I find pink shadows tend to be either too light and ashy or too glaring and neon. Forever Pink is neither. It is a metallic rose-gold, this is the best way to describe it, with golden undertones that absolutely shine on medium or darker skin IME. I simply adore the finish and texture, and the staying power is amazing. I just love it, cannot say enough good things about it!
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forever pink is a shimmery rose-gold.it shines,last verry long,smooth on the application,marvellous color to complete any look!love it!
I am so impressed with the quality and color payoff of all the infallible eyeshadows i've tried so far. Forever pink is a very pretty almost medium neutral pink with lots of shimmer. very reflective and goes with so many other shades. As i've said in other reviews, the color payoff is great, and lasting power is very good also.
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A former coaching inn now bypassed by A12 which has been modernised throughout. The main bar has exposed timbers and bare floor boards.
Built 18th century, but the façade is 19th century.
listed building grade II
Wangford is part of the Wangford with Henham parish
Local licensing authority for Wangford is Waveney district
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Jesse you're right, this country has matured concerning its' democracy. Democracy does in fact mature; but do you know what it matures into? Jesse you're so dumb and "immature" you don't know that a DEMOCRACY ALWAYS matures into a MOBOCRACY and into TOTALITARIANISM….. It NEVER fails Jesse, not throughout all of history. I suggest you not comment so as to not expose your IQ. It's much lower than your age!
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'Ice Age' is a very funny animated franchise, despite getting lazy in the later sequels. So when they are up for another similar themed movie, expectations are high. The movie in question is 'Rio', which is about talking macaws. The teaser trailer was pretty funny and now we have a poster which is even funnier. [...]
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First, I hardly have a green thumb - but I've started planting bulbs at our home in Upstate NY with some success and have several green plants in our Manhattan apartment that are growing by leaps and bounds. My husband refers to them as my jungle because I really don't know how to do much more than feed and water them. So excuse me for sounding silly. Here is my question:
About three years ago - around the Christmas holidays - I received a lovely Amaryllis in a plastic container that had been a gift a newly married couple gave to all their guests. This was a leftover. We enjoyed a lovely bloom that year (about three flowers) and then it faded away. In the back of my mind, I remembered hearing - let it die back. So, I stopped watering it for a while and cut off the dead leaves. Eventually, (a few months later - maybe a year), for some reason I started to water it again and was rewarded with lovely long (I mean REALLY long - about 3 feet long)green leaves - no blooms. I transferred the plant to a nice ceramic pot with stones at the bottom for ventillation. The new pot was just a little bigger than the plastic thing the Amaryllis cam in. I always felt the plastic container it came in was squeezing the bulb too much. We continued like this for the next two years (long, long green leaves - no bloom) until I started renovating my kitchen and had to move all the plants to our bedroom. Well, the long leaves were just too cumbersome and I didn't have room for the plant. So, sadly, I held my breath and cut off the perfectly good (live!) green leaves and took the stubby, large bulb in the pretty ceramic pot into the bedroom. I thought it would just die there. Lo and behold - a week later a huge, HUGE shoot with a flower appeared - actually, when it opened we had FOUR large red/orange trumpets unfurl and a middle flower that has yet to open but I think will now that the others have wilted. ALSO another shoot has appeared and is growing up!! Lots of foliage around it. This has been really exciting! My question is, now what do I do? I snapped off two of the wilted trumpet flowers but don't know if I should have done that. Once all the blooms are gone on a stalk - do I cut it down to the base of the bulb or do I simply let it die down? (I had to put a stake into the pot to help keep it up and do turn the pot a little each morning.) When you answer me, please give me very basic, a. b. c. directions. I really don't know what people mean when they say, just cut it back. Cut back to where? How? When? I really don't want to kill this beautiful bulb. HELP!!! |
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Anxiously awaiting for someone to answer your question...as I have the same problem...Mary |
I think I posted this to the wrong forum - wish I could figure out how to get it to the one dedicated to Amaryllis. |
Keep it as a houseplant like I do mine. Lots of sun, water and plenty of fertilizer. Let those leaves and the bulb keep growing. Do not cut off leaves unless they are starting to wilt (the bottom leaves eventually do). There is no reason to withhold water and force a rest period. I am rewarded many times a year with blooms. They love being potbound. |
Rosa - thank you for the info. I also posted this in the bulbs forum and was rewarded with wondeful information. You are correct about not having to withhold water (I will never do it again) and their penchant for being "pot bound" -but there is so much more to know. Momof6 - look for this posting in the bulbs forum - you will be happily surprised. |
Thank you Rosa for the info. I have a silly question. My Amaryllis only produces 3 flowers per stock (two stocks usually). My Grandmother has the same type as I do but hers produces 4-5 flowers per stock (two stocks a year). Is this because her bulb is more mature than mine is or is there something I can do to help my plant to produce more flowers per stock? thank you |
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TRIPOLI - Suppressed for decades under former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Islamists are courting voters with the Islamic message of their new parties ahead of Libya's first elections in a generation.
"This is the first time we are introduced to the words Muslim Brotherhood, secularism, Salafis, Fawzia Masoud, a 40-year-old teacher, told Reuters.
We only know them from TV.
Masoud was among attendees at a meeting organized by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Majdah al-Fallah to listen to her electoral program.
"When Majdah introduced herself to us ... we felt comfortable with her as a person so we know it is not so bad."
Libyans are preparing to cast ballot Saturday, July 7, in their first election in a half of a century.
Three prominent groups are expected to win a large number of seats in a 200-strong national assembly, which will have the crucial task of helping draft a new constitution for Libya.
The most sophisticated group is the political arm of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood, led by ex-political prisoner Mohammed Sawan.
Though the Brotherhood has been an opposition force in Libya since the 1940s, Gaddafi suppressed the movement, jailing hundreds of its members, while some were hanged from lamp posts.
In schools, the Brotherhood were called "wayward dogs", an insult they have struggled to shake off along with lingering suspicions about their international affiliations in a country deeply suspicious of foreign meddling.
Thoroughly crushed, they were also unable to build the kind of charity networks that made the Brotherhood so popular in Egypt.
The group, however, has a capable cadre of engineers, doctors and other professionals who have lived in and been influenced by Western democracies.
Also prominent in Saturday's vote is Al-Watan (Homeland) party of rebel leader Abdul Hakim Belhadj.
Mahmoud Jibril's National Forces coalition is also popular - especially among more secular and business-minded Libyans impressed by his performance as rebel prime minister and by his economic policies.
It is hard to say how well these parties will fare, or who, if anyone, may dominate the chamber.
But they are all banking on personal ties and reputation, not ideology, to win seats.
In the complex new electoral system, about 2,500 people are running as individuals, vying for 120 seats.
The other 80 seats go to more than 500 candidates competing on party lists.
Islamic Rhetoric
While many Libyans will vote on the basis of clan ties and personal connections that remain the foundation of business and political dealings, Islamic rhetoric has taken center stage for Saturday's vote.
Almost all groups, including liberals, have had to use an "Islamic frame of reference" in their agendas to appeal to voters who are comfortable in their Muslim identity.
"You will be asked about how we view women in the party and what our relationship with Abdul Hakim Belhadj is," says Ismail al-Greitly, a campaign coordinator for al-Watan party.
Belhadj was a leader of the now-defunct Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which waged an insurgency against Gaddafi in the 1990s.
He fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan and spent time with senior members of Al-Qaeda, though he has since distanced himself from the group.
He was captured, detained by British and US intelligence, and sent to Libya in 2004 where he was jailed.
Former LIFG fighters were prominent in rebel units and Belhadj later became military commander of Tripoli.
"I am proud of my armed past and have nothing to be ashamed of," Belhadj told Reuters.
"But now the time for weapons is over and we must start building Libya."
While Belhadj says the West has nothing to fear from Islamist fighters who helped topple Gaddafi, some have been slow to embrace democracy.
In Benghazi - 1,000 km (621 miles) east of the capital and the cradle of Libya's revolution - armed Islamists are becoming more assertive.
Islamist militias have taken to the streets, tearing down campaign posters and condemning democracy as alien to Islam.
British and UN diplomatic convoys have been attacked, as have the Red Cross and the US and Tunisian consulates.
The leader of Ansar al-Sharia, a small militia of Islamists, has appeared on television to denounce the elections.
Belhadj said he had contacted armed Islamists who could threaten security and that "they understood their mistake".
"We refuse to allow any group to force its beliefs on the public by using force. We refuse to let armed vehicles to go out into the streets calling for the implementation of Shari`ah (Islamic law)," he said.
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But Belhadj's rise and that of other Islamists has angered more secular politicians who rallied against Gaddafi, while stirring anxiety among NATO powers that backed the rebellion.
Belhadj has also become a lightning rod for anger among ordinary Libyans who accuse him of being in the pay of Qatar, the Gulf emirate that backed the rebellion but who many say is now backing the Islamists.
Belhadj is quick to deny such accusations but Jibril, the US educated war-time premier, said the use of Islamic rhetoric suggests Islamists are trying to divert attention away from policy-based campaigning towards heated identity politics.
That is a major frustration for the liberal technocrat who has the trust of many in Libya's business community.
"This is an artificial issue which has been injected into the Libyan agenda and it was done with a purpose," Jibril said.
"I had to say publicly that I am not secular ... I was afraid if I don't say this ... people will be preoccupied when they go to the ballot by whether (I am) secular or not secular."
Conservative values already permeate many aspects of life in Libya, including politics.
Even under Gaddafi, alcohol was banned though Islamists and other opponents languished in jail.
With political parties banned even before Gaddafi seized power in 1969, Libyans have precious little experience of anything resembling democracy.
"There is no political language in Libya, Mary Fitzgerald, a journalist who is researching Libyan Islamists for a forthcoming book, told Reuters.
There is no language for democracy or any level of political sophistication.
"When a population like this is experiencing elections for the first time, candidates use language that resonates with voters. In this case that means language relating to religion, tradition and culture."
But with no polls available, the world must wait until July 7 to find out what really preoccupies Libyans at the ballot box.
"It will be quite a hodgepodge but it will be interesting to see how what Islamists here refer to as the 'Islamic current', once elected, will work as a bloc," said Fitzgerald."The role of the independents will be crucial ... Libya's emerging political landscape is strongly rooted in the local and voters are likely to support people they know and consider to be respectable and honest rather than vote based on ideology."
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Lawn care pros are no exception, especially when it comes to treating turf disease. But speed in this case is more important than getting served a quick lunch at the local diner. Speed in this case could be a life-or-death situation when it comes to clients' lawns - and with their decision to remain clients.
"It's important to get disease under control as quickly as possible," says Bruce Martin, Ph.D., turf professor at Clemson University. He says that if the disease is at the beginning of an epidemic and the weather [impacts it negatively], a lawn care pro has to act fast.
Martin was on hand at the BASF Innovation Summit last month at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort, where BASF introduced two new fungicides: Xzemplar and Lexicon Intrinsic. Both feature a new active ingredient, fluxapyroxad, which is part of the carboxamide family. Fluxapyroxad offers preventive and curative control. The message regarding the two fungicides: They work fast to control disease on cool- and warm-season lawns.
BASF expects the two products to be registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this winter, and they will be unveiled in February at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando and available for sale late spring pending state registrations and product availability.
Renee Keese, Ph.D., BASF's biology project leader for turf and ornamentals, explained that fluxapyroxad efficiently blocks respiratory Complex II (succinate dehydrogenase), which disrupts the energy supply and biosynthesis of essential building blocks. Then, the growth of fungal cells is stopped.
Fluxapyroxad is absorbed to the waxy layer and evenly transported in leaves, Keese added.
Kyle Miller, senior technical specialist for BASF's Professional Turf & Ornamentals group, noted that the company's Emerald fungicide, released in 2003, is the number one fungicide for dollar spot control on the market. So, why did BASF elect to research and release Xzemplar, which also controls dollar spot and has the same mode of action as Emerald?
Because Xzemplar works faster than Emerald in controlling dollar spot, Miller noted. He added that Emerald's lack of speed in curatively controlling the disease was a common criticism by users of the product. Emerald works just fine, Miller pointed out, but it takes several days to see the results.
"The nice thing about Xzemplar is that it has curative activity and works faster than Emerald," Miller said. "It also controls more diseases than Emerald, including brown patch. And [it] has performed as good or better than Emerald in university trials with regard to level of disease control and residual. It's the better mousetrap, if you will."
Xzemplar controls diseases on a variety of cool- and warm-season grasses. Depending on rate, it offers 14- to 28-day residual control.
"It is an excellent rotational partner," Miller said, noting it has no issues with resistance. He added that the definition of "exemplar" is: an ideal example of something, worthy of being copy or imitated.
Lexicon Intrinsic combines two AIs - fluxapyroxad and pyraclostrobin. It controls 26 diseases, including brown patch, dollar spot, summer patch and fairy ring.
Kathy Kalmowitz, Ph.D., market development technical specialist for BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals, said that Lexicon Intrinsic's two modes of action provide "complete and sustained disease control." She noted that Lexicon Intrinsic doesn't contain a DMI, also known as SBI (sterol inhibitor active). She added that the benefits of Lexicon Intrinsic include consistent performance, long-lasting control and curative activity.
Lexicon Intrinsic is also rain-fast within two hours, and is not lost to evaporation or washed off by rainfall or irrigation. Lexicon Intrinsic is a next generation Intrinsic product delivering disease control and plant health. According to Thavy Staal, BASF's marketing manager for professional turf and ornamentals, getting "plant health," which pertains to root development and stress tolerance in this case, on the label is no easy task and requires "vigorous testing" and " replicated trials."
Before delving into the facts behind the fungicides, Staal spoke about the hurdles that must be jumped to bring a new chemistry like fluxapyroxad to market. Apart from medicines, plant protection products are the most thoroughly scrutinized substances, said Staal.
BASF begins with a prescreening of 140,000 substances to get down to one A.I. It takes eight to 10 years to do so. "About 800 requirements need to be addressed, and more than 200 studies are filed for a registration," said Staal. "BASF spends more than $200 million Euro ($270 million) in the chemistry, biology and toxicology to bring a new product to market."
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I purchased a very spendy counter depth Bosch refrigerator and I have had nothing but problems since the first week. The refrigerator is now about 2 years old and I am totally disappointed in the way it works.
The ice maker has gone out twice. Periodically, throughout the day, it sounds like a freight train (terrible since it is close enough to my bedroom to wake me up at night) BUT the worst part is the TERRIBLE customer service at Bosch. I have talked to the Bosch customer service several times and not only are they incredible rude (which in my opinion show a lack of training) they are completely unhelpful. I bought the refrigerator because I loved how it looked and I paid for an integrated refrigerator because my space required it, but please please avoid the mistake I made and look at another company. I wish I would have gotten something like a liebherr or a subzero. Sorry for the rant, but I just got off a very frustrating call with Bosch's incompetent customer service. |
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What model may i ask? Sorry to hear of your woes. |
You might imagine that in these troubled times for the appliance industry, extra effort would be made to keep customers happy. But if your experience is anything like mine with Viking, all bets are off. If you are out of warranty they won't assist with any resolution, and their outsourced repair folks are only too happy to charge exorbitant fees to repair expensive items which should last longer than 3 years. It is as if these people think, "we've got your money, sucker!" |
What is the model number? What is the exact problem you're having? Many things can be checked and corrected by the owner. |
Sorry I got distracted while writing my post. You did state the issue. I'm not sure which model you have but if it's one of the free standing units the noise could be a damper that controls airflow from the freezer to the refrig. Several manufacturers use this system and they sometimes get noisey. Double check your warranty because I think Bosch has a 2 years all parts warranty and a 5 year electronics warranty. |
"I have talked....." Talk is cheap. Perhaps it is time to write a precise, businesslike, letter to the CEO of Bosch USA carefully detailing the appliance's identity, history, faults, your unacceptable treatment by his organization, and what he proposes to do to overcome these deficiencies. If you hear nothing back in a reasonable time, write to the big boss in Germany. |
>>It is as if these people think, "we've got your money, sucker!" >>write to the big boss in Germany ...and the big boss responds: "Wir haben Ihr Geld, Verlierer!" |
Yours was a special case............ |
I was hoping that the original poster was going to post the model and serial number. I was wanting to get the information to my contact at Bosch who can probably help. If you want you can email me and I'll get it in the right hands. |
I agree. Don't by a Bosch refrigerator! I have a B20CS51SNS/02 about 3 years old. Have had problems with it cooling properly and now the Freezer evaporator motor went out. Very likely the problem all along. We had water leaking everywhere and had the motor replaced. Bosch customer service insists it only has a 1 year warranty, even when I sent them the print out from their website showing electronic parts covered for years 2-5. Then they said, well you didn't use a Bosch certified tech. It's all BS, they built a bad product and don't stand behind it. I will never buy another one nor recommend to anyone else! |
- Posted by MonikaBrook (My Page) on Mon, Apr 22, 13 at 12:11
We have been using Bosh fridge for over 5 yaers without any single problem...But I heard that thier dishwashes are problematic http://www.pissedconsumer.com/browse-reviews/appliances.html |
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Just today, by my final hour, the news was hot. I heard the story a total of two times in a class of ten people. Our school has three lunches right in a row splitting up students. Something went wrong during the second lunch. Students got up from their table and ran outside, inspiring others to join them until a large mass of people had run from the lunchroom. Largely, no one knew what they were running away from. Some thought it was a fire. The reason why the students got up and ran was because they were grossed out. Why were they grossed out? The outrage was a public display of affection. To be precise, the problem was that two girls began kissing.
Yes, that is correct. A large crowd of students got up and left the lunchroom because two girls began making out in it.
What was the principal saying? "We've got it under control."
Does your school allow public display of affection?
If there's a lesbian to be found in my school this year, I think I might try that.
Oh wow.
PDA's annoy me but I mean seriously. Straight people do it all of the time. And it's gross when anyone does it. But you know... Not enough for me to leave. So yeah. That's just really obnoxious. I feel sorry for those girls. That must be really awkward.
PDA is not allowed, but socially it is acceptable. School threatens a call home or some bull, but I've still seen it. I only heard about it, and it just made me mad. It should not have been taken that far in response to something so small and meaningless.
Wow. In my high school it would be more like a circle around them.
That's upsetting =[ Hopefully the girls had fun..
Wow how lame. Everyone makes out in my school though I have yet to really notice any girl on girl or guy on guy action besides my circle of friends, but then again there weird and out of control that way. Really I think making out in school is kinda....well gross really. Unless your alone in hopes of no one seeing you, because its a private thing.
At one point I feel sorry for the girls in the other I hope they were laughing there asses off. I'm not sure in which situation I would be if that happend to me, I hope I'd be laughing.
Come Josephine in my flying machine
Going up she goes up she goes
Balance yourself like a bird on a beam
In the air she goes there she goes
Up, up, a little bit higher
Oh, my, the moon is on fire
Hey. PDA can't be banned. It's not against the law, and schools can't ban anything against the law. And people in your school sounds stupid. They need to be remembered that everyone is human, blah blah bkah (and that someone will discriminate them in the future)... when they're victims of their own crimes they'll see what it means.
Well, anyway, I wish the kissing happened in my University. I haven't even seen two guys or two girls holding hands.
" . . . The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it." Charles Dickens
Aw thats sad, people in my school are kind of all over eachother but if its of the same sex its as a joke so whatever.
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I just created this about a week ago and although I'm excellent at wasting my time on social media.. I can't figure out what you mean by the "link in my signature below." Can someone PUH-LEEZ help a girl out? Thanks!
Many of the links on this site are no longer working because members have moved on. If you want to know about pricing or copyright, please use the search function before asking the same questions that have been asked far too many times. Welcome to CC and good luck!
I believe the pricing link in Jason's signature line was removed by moderators possibly having something to do with the reason he was banned.
Thanks morganchampagne! I'm so glad she is doing great - I'm going to have to order one of those stands. Love the silvery one she custom made for someone.
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I agree too... The cakes still need work, so a low fee to cover the material... its a fair price so you keep on practicing. Also, volunteering for friends bdays or bakesales can give you lots of practice. Best of luck :)
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I can hardly afford lunch on most days, and I initially downloaded (Shields) off the internet which makes me a scumbag [i know], but after reading this article: i'll find it in myself to purchase the album.
MTV still plays music? Secondly, why is Lana nominated for anything at all?
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'Channel Orange' is a very strong release, that much is undeniable. I'm finding the hype ever so justifiable with each listen. Let's please try and give credit where it's due.
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Malibu Moon's star 3-year-old colt completed his Kentucky Derby (G1) preparations with a dominating victory in Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
Coming into Saturday, Malibu Moon was the nation's second leading sire, and following Saturday's results, will almost certainly be on top of the 2013 General Sire List, with more than $2.5 million in progeny earnings.
Taken in hand after breaking from the far outside in the field of 10 in the 1 1/8-mile contest, Orb settled in fifth, some four lengths off the lead, around the first turn. In no rush for the run down the backstretch, John Velazquez began to ask Orb for his run midway around the far turn. He caught Itsmyluckyday around the eighth-mile pole, then drew off in the last sixteenth to win by 2 3/4-lengths in 1:50.87.
Orb, who already had 50 qualifying points from his Grade 2 Fountain of Youth victory, earned 100 more for Florida Derby and will head to Churchill Downs as one of the favorites in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
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West Lothian Council are proposing to remove our most vulnerable primary children out of the school they have settled into, to Ogilvie school, which will now become the primary school for ASN children. Pinewood will then only take high school children. The head at Pinewood has worked tirelessly to integrate Pinewood pupils into the local community. The school has recently won numerous awards in the primary dept, and our children are now thriving in this environment where many of the children are currently able to spend primary & secondary school life, which allows them a familiar, secure educational environment, allowing them to reach their full potential. The schools staffing and pupils will change dramatically, and the secondary kids at the school will no longer have the benefit of mentoring & supporting the younger children as they do now. I feel very strongly that local people should know about this, PLEASE take a minute to sign this petition and we are going to try our upmost to fight the changes
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This is discrimination against thes kids
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The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting investment, trade, technical and economic cooperation, enhancing exports, and the exchange of visits by investment delegations between the United States of America and Sharjah.
The MoU was signed by HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and David C. Chavern, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of a number of officials from both Shurooq and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Under the terms of the MoU Shurooq and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will endeavour to encourage, promote, and facilitate investment and development cooperation among their respective business communities, in addition to establishing, coordinating, and expanding a business network that facilitates the circulation of the business opportunities available in both countries.
The agreement furthermore aims to encourage the exchange of statistics in the form of economic and business data to facilitate investment and activate joint venture projects, as well as joint research activities. The agreement also makes provision for the participation of each party in conferences and trade shows organised by the other, working to overcome any obstacles facing the growth of investments and businesses, exchanging expertise and training, and encouraging reciprocal investments.
Speaking about the MoU, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) CEO, HE Marwan Al Sarkal said, "The relationship between the UAE and the USA is both longstanding and highly mutually beneficial, and as economic, cultural, and artistic exchange between our countries continue to grow, so do our mutual ties. In this respect Sharjah plays a key role, both due to its strategic positioning and because of the well-established track record of the numerous US entities, organisations, and corporations who have been present and successfully operational in Sharjah for many years now. As an emirate, Sharjah has a great deal to offer American businesses looking to find a home base in the Middle East and our aim with this agreement is to create awareness about Sharjah's extensive offering and unique advantages amongst the American business community."
The Shurooq CEO went on to emphasise Sharjah's ideal positioning as an investment hub in the Middle East, pointing to its strategic location – it is the only emirate with direct access to the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, its incentive and flexible legislative structure, its state-of-the art facilities and sophisticated logistics infrastructure, as well as its friendly investment environment and its cultural, educational, and artistic offerings. He further underlined that this agreement forms part of Shurooq's establishing open and reciprocal communication channels with influential investment parties, with the aim of driving bilateral cooperation forward in various fields and ensuring broader collaboration in the future.
Commenting on the MoU signing, Mr. David Chavern, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said: "Today is a milestone in the relationship between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Shurooq. It speaks to our commitment to promote Sharjah as a leading investment destination, as well as our shared desire to take the U.S.-U.A.E. trade relationship to new heights. At the U.S. Chamber, we are very focused on expanding the economic relationship between our two countries. We believe our new relationship with the Shurooq will help us strengthen and grow our commercial ties to the mutual benefit of businesses in both nations."
According to recent figures issued by the American government, the UAE is one of the fastest growing trade partners of the USA. Total bilateral trade between both countries has grown from about $ 4.5 billion in 2002 to $ 24.8 billion in 2012. In the first nine months of last year, the total value of trade between the UAE and the USA rose by 12.5 per cent to $20,56 billion (AED75.46 billion), compared with $18.27 billion (AED67.05 billion) in the first nine months in 2012 – a strong growth that reflects the desire of both countries to further expand their bilateral relations.
The signing of this MoU follows the Sharjah Roadshow in the USA that was organised by Shurooq, and took place from 30 September to 4 October under the slogan 'Sharjah – Promising Opportunities, Global Horizons'. Led by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Corporation and Sharjah Media Centre, the Roadshow saw the participation of over 20 entities and organizations from the emirate's public and private sector participating with the aim to promote Sharjah's investment, business, and cultural offerings while exploring means of cooperation and enhancing bilateral commercial relations.
Established in 2009, Shurooq strives to encourage investment in the emirate of Sharjah by adopting the best international standards in providing quality services that help attract investors from the region and the world.
Shurooq's key mission is to provide facilities and incentives to help overcome obstacles facing investment activities in the Emirate, evaluate tourism and investment related infrastructure projects, and lay down the necessary plans to complete such projects.
In recognition of its overall accomplishments, Shurooq has been named The Banking Awards 2013 – FDI Agency of the Year in the MENA region in The European's Global Banking and Finance Awards.
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Each year, the University sets aside a week for special celebrations of the mission. Incarnate Word Week falls in March, during the week of March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation which is the major feast of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as well as of the University.
The program for the week varies. A special liturgy is always part of the week as is the awarding of the CCVI Spirit Award to a member of the faculty, staff, or administration. The CCVI Spirit Award was inaugurated in 1993 to recognize a member of the faculty, administration, or staff who has demonstrated in service to the University and/or to the broader civic community, the spirit of the founders, the Sisters of charity of the Incarnate Word. The mission of the University flows directly from this spirit.
The CCVI Spirit Award honoree is presented with an attractive piece of sculpture signifying the award. At the end of the award year, the sculpture is passed on to the next nominee. The University also donates $500 to some ministry of the Congregation in honor the nominee who determines the beneficiary.
Past awardees include:
Dr. Barbara Herlihy, Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions
Sr. Ann Finn, Sacristan
Mr. Joseph Weich, retired from Business Office
Mr. Dick McCracken, Dean of Alumni Relations and Planned Giving
Dr. Kathi Light, Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions
Mr. Jim Donovan, formerly of School of Business
Mr. Bill Mulcahy, Superintendent of Grounds
Dr. Roger Barnes, Professor of Sociology
Ms. Theresa Tiggeman, Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Dr. Sara Kolb, Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions
Mrs. Lorraine Ewers, Administrative Secretary to Dean of HASS
Dr. Patricia Lonchar, Professor of English
Dr. Bob Connelly, Dean, School of Mathematics, Science & Engineering
Dr. Michael McGuire, Professor of Economics
Dr. Renee Moore, Dean of Student Life
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I had 2 Craftsman Garage Door Openers. One is 10 years old and one is more than 10 years old.
The older one died last week. I replaced it with a 1/2 HP 315Mhz Model that looked exactly the same. The door button, the hand button and car buttons all work. The only thing I can't get to work is the keyless entry pad. The old pad had both old garage doors programmed and opened both. I followed the proceedure in the manual (enter code, hold enter, push buttton on opener) and it doesn't work. Is it possible that the new opener is a different frequency then the keyless entry panel? If so, is my only solution to get a 2nd panel that's 315Mhz? Will the old opener then not work with the new panel and I'll have to have 2 panels? The only other though I had is that maybe the current panel has a limit of 2 codes and it thinks I'm attaching a 3rd GDO to it? Any ideas? |
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 26, 08 at 16:24
I don't think your keypad will work with the new opener but I don't understand why your remotes do. Anyway try programming the thing this way. Press and immediately release the smart/learn button on the opener and then walk over and key in your 4 digit code and press enter. The "press and immediately release" is important and if it is going to work with the new opener it should now. |
Actually I didnt try the old remote with the new opened or the new remote with the old opener. My 2 cars that have a built in a homelink connection both work. I guess those work on multiple frequencies somehow. It looks like I'll have to try a new keypad. Are there and keypads that would work with both openers so I don't have to keep 2 keypads? |
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 26, 08 at 18:06
You won't find a keypad that will work with both openers now. The new frequency as you know is 315 mhz and the old is 390. |
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We're on the run for the next 4 weeks. Parties, fundraisers, cookie bakes, presents to buy and ship, holiday decorations to do, school performances, gifts for teachers etc, busy work schedules...this will be me!
If I start running too fast, please tap me on the shoulder and remind me that this is the season of love, joy, peace and hope....and those things matter more than anything else! :)


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Terrorist-expert, Dr. Gordon Hawn, explains the grave danger in Washington's sponsorship of "neo-fascist or neo-nazi" terrorism in Ukraine. This group of West Ukrainians were of European extract, their parents fought in WWII with the Nazis, and their families were caught in Ukraine in 1945 when the post-war spoils were being divided up and new defining country lines were drawn. It is understandable that they were outraged to find themselves inside the USSR and forced to stay there. However, that doesn't give them the right today to force their will upon East Ukrainians who have been for the most part satisfied with their 300-year Russian history, culture, language and mentality. Please read carefully to understand what numerous other articles have alluded to, yet didn't explain so carefully.
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Terrorism in Ukraine
By Gordon M. Hahn
The West, in particular the U.S. government, is in grave danger of unwittingly becoming the sponsor of neo-fascist terrorism in Ukraine. Neither the Barack Obama administration nor U.S. media have focused a single word on the neo-Nazi terrorist threat hanging over Ukraine and its neighbors. In fact, in a recent hearing when U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asked U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, the architect of Ukraine's chaos and impending demise, to denounce the neo-fascists allied with the Maidan provisional government. Nuland refused, muttering words about grandmothers and children who in her mind led the Kiev's Maidan revolution.
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Jillian Michaels has big plans for you at Chicago tour stop
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Fitness expert Jillian Michaels from "The Biggest Loser"
Jillian Michaels: Maximize Your Life
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress
Tickets: Begin at $36
Info: www.Auditorium
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Special attraction: The latest "Biggest Loser" winner, Danni Allen of northwest suburban Wheeling, will be onstage with Michaels during the Q&A segment.
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While it may sound like a contradiction, Jillian Michaels wants you to live large.
And that's no small feat, which is why Michaels — probably best known as the fireball trainer on "The Biggest Loser" — has taken her motivational message to live your best life on the road. Since early April, she and her family — which now includes two toddlers — have been on a bus crisscrossing Canada and the United States for Michaels' first speaking tour, Maximize Your Life.
Michaels' reason for hitting the highways is to get you to "follow your passions," whatever they may be: weight loss, fulfilling career, love. And that's something she knows too many of us aren't doing. Yet, "the reality is, we can," Michaels said during a recent phone interview.
Now, if you're thinking you're going to go, sit back and listen while Michaels speaks, get over that. (Hey, you've seen her on "Biggest Loser." Does Michaels ever let anyone just chill? I don't think so.) Be prepared to be involved, says the author of the recently released "Slim for Life."
LED screens loaded with information will be part of the Maximize presentation. "It's going to be interactive," said Michaels. "I could jump down and ask you five questions. Someone's going to be onstage."
That someone could be you. Be ready!
Those planning to attend are encouraged to submit details about their particular situation to www.Jillian
Michaels.com and they could become part of the Chicago show.
Michaels has good reasons why she's not doing two hours of a sit-back-and-listen event. She wants people to zero in on what exactly their goals are and to figure out how they're going to get there. Saying "I want to be happy" isn't gonna cut it.
"If someone asked you where you're going on vacation, you wouldn't say northeast," she reasoned. "You'd have a plan."
But before you develop a plan you need to be informed. ("Action without information is disastrous," she said.) And that's where Michaels comes in. "We're equipping them with the tools and information to give them the results they desire."
Maximize Your Life really is a journey of self-discovery, and sometimes there's pain in confronting past demons. Michaels wants to take your past "negative pattern" and "blow it up."
"We all have the potential," she said. "We are giving them the information to be successful."
Successful to the max, of course. Jillian Michaels wouldn't have it any other way.


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The company also will provide a fresh three-year outlook through 2016 and discuss plans to increase shareholder value.
The event, which begins at 9 a.m. and will be webcast live, will include a presentation by chairman and CEO Dusty McCoy, as well as remarks from Mercury Marine president Mark Schwabero, Brunswick Boat Group president Andy Graves, Life Fitness president Christopher Clawson, Brunswick Bowling retail centers president James Fox and chief financial officer William Metzger.
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