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Projects are never complete…they just enter "maintenance mode".
You can tell IT news is in the doldrums when the only thing that is ever reported is the Qld Govt IT debacle (TM). Can we please move on to something else for godsake.
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Tamagotchi P's. Another new tamagotchi in Japan?
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 12:28 PM ( #62 )
omg so pretty! :DDDDDDDDDDD
Here are a few screenshots of an actual pink Tamagotchi P and a display showcasing the Deco-Pin.
Edited by triforceman, 05 September 2012 - 12:28 PM.
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 04:14 PM ( #64 )
Don't like the characters at all.
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 08:38 PM ( #67 )
And I don't really like the gems, seems like there just scattered everywhere. I would've rather liked it if the Tamagotchi looked like the past ID L's. Now its a bit too...Girly? The shell is not the dark shiny pink anymore, its just..pink. I'm not really getting that feeling.
Posted 05 September 2012 - 08:56 PM ( #68 )
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:37 AM ( #69 )
Uh has anyone noticed at the top it shows the numbers 2012,11 and 23.My guess is that is the release date for Japan November 23 2012.
i found this on tumblr and thought i might just leave this here
Posted 06 September 2012 - 06:09 AM ( #70 )
Also, I just thought that I'd pass on the news that the Love Melody ver. Deco-Pin has now been put on Order Stop on HLJ, meaning that no further orders will be taken until its release on November 23.
Posted 06 September 2012 - 06:30 AM ( #71 )
Yes, they suck, but I love Bokutchi X3 Anyway, there are technically only THREE original characters, Mametchi, Memetchi, and Kuchipatchi, as Spacytchi and Himespetchi are rather new. Still love 'em though. And the heart is actually quite cool.
Yeah its nice but here is my thoughts on some of the new characters:EYUGFDFYGVUYSDGFRDUIHJTDUIGWEFGUYFTHBF WHAT THE CHEESE IS WRONG WITH BANDAI THOSE THINGS THAT ARE BEING CALLED TAMAGOTCHI CHARACTERS ARE WORSE THAN BOKUTCHI(no offence to bokutchi fans) AND ONLY KEEPING 5 ORIGINAL CHARACTERS WAHAHGHAGHWGHGFGHGHEGAGHF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only decent characters are the cool little knight and the purple one that looks like a girl Kuromametchi. The most hideous are both of the ones next to the gingerbread thingie. They're giving me nightmares.
Posted 06 September 2012 - 07:04 PM ( #72 )
Smile Precure, Ledgend Deco Trunk.... The inside peices are very summilar to the Tama-Deco that are comming out.
All the kids will have a spot for their tama ones if they don't have all the Smile Precure pieces.
And the pact that comes with more "Deco" pieces.
Man, Bandai Japan must love these clips. They must be very profitable... Hence a Tamagotchi "Deco" set... Bring on the confusion Bandai. These are fun little items to the Smile Precure item... So these will probably be equal to the new Tamagotchi...
Yush, more Precure matchy. Its my curse, love of both......
But these Deco pieces are a fair warning that they are out there too. They won't work with the tama only with a few Precure toys. They come out in smaller sets too, so make sure you look for a tama on them. These are BOTH Bandai Japan products. The Precure ones either have "Candy" (white creature, yellow rolled ears) or a Precure (main smile precure, human)
Posted 07 September 2012 - 12:50 AM ( #73 )
I'm also starting to like those crystals - cute!
Posted 07 September 2012 - 08:31 AM ( #74 )
I'll have to admit the characters...are...uh....unconventional. They've introduced A LOT of newer, more unfamiliar characters, and personally, I kind of like how they
No, really, I like it. I want one now. ;u; A bit girly for my taste, but hey, I don't knit for nothing. x3
I suppose this is part of marketing, since BanDai Japan's main audience is girls....so, they make it look cuter, fluffier, sparkly, and, in the words of the Japanese, kawaii.
We kind of had this coming, what with the colour scheme of the PS iD L and all...
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:32 AM ( #76 )
You're not, it's just the characters ticking us off xD The knight and the white-headed girl are the best.
I feel like the only one who was super excited when they saw this.
Anyway, I'll get a yellow one for Christmas (I hope) and it will only cost $53AUD from HLJ but I forgot my password and the email I used for my account...Don't know if you're allowed to make a new account...
Posted 09 September 2012 - 02:58 AM ( #77 )
I am lusting after the pink one like I can't even.
Uh, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought most of the characters look weird. LOL. Actually, it's like all of the males minus like, two... well, for me. :| All the girl gachis are so cute!
I think I like this design the best out of all the gachis so far though... Well, just because I'm a huge fan of super ultra girly things.
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Posted 09 September 2012 - 05:10 AM ( #78 )
Tamagotchi P's coverage starts at about 0:54 in the clip.
Posted 09 September 2012 - 08:51 AM ( #79 )
This YouTube video from Tokyo MX (TV station) contains footage showing the default Heart Piece (Pearce?) being removed and the replaced with the L-M version.
Tamagotchi P's coverage starts at about 0:54 in the clip.
I am lusting after the pink one like I can't even.
Uh, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought most of the characters look weird. LOL. Actually, it's like all of the males minus like, two... well, for me. :| All the girl gachis are so cute!
I think I like this design the best out of all the gachis so far though... Well, just because I'm a huge fan of super ultra girly things.
I squealed like a crazy fangirl when I saw these. I can't decide between the blue, or white... I already have a blue iD-L, so I don't want to double colors, but I might make an exception to the blue, I really like it. Look at the third picture, with all six colors on display, and look towards the bottom, the Tamagotchi P's box is there. I like how... clean the box looks this time, with all the white and all it looks kind of like the box iPhones come in. It's pretty, but I miss how "On display" the iD-L's box looked...
Anyway, to the video, the clips look like they have a USB thing attached to them, the Tamagotchi looks like it has a USB port. I wonder if that's how we'll get downloads from now on? Maybe we can finally plug our Tamagotchis into our computers and download things that way? That'd be cool, I just hope we can download from outside of Japan if it were like that...
Edit: Just noticed something else. On the picture with the pink, blue, and green Tamagotchi P's, there's some text on the signs behind them. I think the pink one's says "Cute piece for you." or something like that, it's a bit light. Maybe the P in Tamagotchi P's stands for "piece"? As in the heart pieces you can attach to your Tamagotchi P's?
Double edit: And I noticed another thing. On the second to last picture, it looks like one of the Tamagotchi P's comes with the Love & Melody piece... and it's pink. I think I'll order the piece separately unless there's a Love & Melody set for all of the colors, I really don't want a pink TMGC P's...
Edited by kuromametchifan123, 09 September 2012 - 09:00 AM.
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A shareholder in the capital market has flared stockbrokers and registrars over huge cost they impose on shareholders who intend to dematerialise their certificates to meet the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, and Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC's demand.
Chief Olufemi Timothy, a shareholders activist, affirmed that the dream of achieving a certificate-less market will remain a mirage if the issue of excessive charges is not urgently addressed.
He said that shareholders are charged N500 for verification of a single share certificate, while banks charge as much as N2000 to confirm a client's signature.
His words: "They are talking about attracting retail investors and dematerialising share certificates, but they are chasing shareholders away with excessive charges. Stock brokers for instance charge N500 to verify one share certificate no matter the number of units you have. When you also go to you registrar to verify your certificate, they will send you back to the banks, which will ask you to pay between N1500 and N2000 to confirm your signature.
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It would be recalled that as part of effort to rid the stock market of sharp practices involving the sale of clients' shares without permission and other related offences, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, in conjunction with the SEC had on several occasions toyed with the idea of dematerializing share certificates.
Only last year, the SEC extended the deadline for dematrialisation to January 2013.
Emeka Madubuike, the Chairman of the SEC Committee on Dematerialisation had said that the deadline would likely be extended to ensure effective sensitisation of investors.
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Cops say they've arrested Micheal Kohutko on a number of charges for some squabbles with his girlfriend. They say the 25 year-old gave the woman bruises after the last throwdown and, some time ago, held a loaded .357 to her head while he threatened her. Kohutko admits to pointing the gun at the victim but says it was because she hit him. He also claims the bruises were a result of "rough sex." Following a court order, police have seized four handguns, two rifles and a shotgun plus hundreds of rounds of ammo from Kohutko, who is, they say identifiable by a tattoo in Latin that reads "defensor femunus." Roughly translated as, "defender of women."


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Baltimore Orioles take their name from the colorful black and orange heraldic crest of England's Baltimore family, for which Maryland's largest city is named. The species is a familiar sight in parks and yards across its breeding range, having adapted well to living in proximity to people.
This oriole overwinters largely in the tropics and follows the flowers in flocks of 30 to 40 birds, pursuing nectar—an important winter food.
Traditional shade coffee farms in Central and South America are magnets for Baltimore Orioles in the nonbreeding season. These farms produce the highest-quality coffee and also provide important habitat for many migratory birds. (Read more about shade coffee and birds in a blog post by author Scott Weidensaul, "The View from Northern Nicaragua's Highlands: Saving Birds with Coffee.")
Unlike Audubon's Oriole and Bahama Oriole, which are declining, the population of Baltimore Orioles is currently stable. However, the felling of forests for sun coffee plantations, along with other types of habitat loss, threatens the species across its winter range.
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Daily Eye Wonder March 2012
Here is a collection of some beautiful, interesting and even strange weather photos.
The Grand Canyon in Moonlight
This is a neat skyscape taken a few nights ago of the moon in conjunction with the brilliant planet Venus. You can also spot Jupiter below the Moon/Venus pairing.
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Every year we pack our overnight bags, grab our notebooks and slip away for a day and a half of learning, sharing and all-around hell-raising. Sometimes we take a road trip, sometimes we rent a cabin, sometimes we hang out in a recording studio. But wherever we slip off to, we always return totally inspired.


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John Archibald Murray, Lord Murray
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lithograph with some hand-colouring, 1854-1855
18 5/8 in. x 14 3/4 in. (474 mm x 375 mm) paper size
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- John Archibald Murray, Lord Murray (1779-1859), Scottish judge. Sitter in 2 portraits.
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- Schenck & McFarlane (active 1850-1859), Lithographic printers and publishers. Artist associated with 2 portraits.
- Sir John Watson-Gordon (1788-1864), Portrait and historical subject painter. Artist associated with 40 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.


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Dave Peters is the VP Finance of Zyvex Instruments, LLC .
Zyvex Instruments, LLC filed as a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Texas filed on Friday, March 30, 2007. This corporation is approximately eight years old according to documents filed with Texas Secretary of State. Zyvex Instruments, LLC also lists James Von Her as Manager.
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Cee Lo Green's new song and video are a thing of genius. A simple premise, a shared sentiment, and a clear video express what surely we've all thought at one point or another. And apparently, there is a clean version? Anna may yell at me for sharing this one, but hey, everyone's been there. And now there's a catchy song to go along with it!


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I have been singing since I was very small. I go to karaoke regularly and also run my own. During the past 12-18 months, I have been taking vocal coaching and have started to perform at local open mike events. My vocal coach has been coming along and playing guitar for me, but I now feel like I want to go more often than I can at the moment so would like to find a guitarist to practice and perform with.
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Madrid Atocha Train Station Car Rental
Customer Reviews About Sixt
- This is the second time we have rented a car from this office and we like the service very much. Laura from this office made our rental and car return very efficient and pleasant, thank you. | 25.05.2015 17:24
- Excelente TODO | 18.05.2015 10:30
- Era la primera vez que alquilaba un veh�culo en sixt, y volver�a a alquilar en otro momento que me fuera necesario. | 14.02.2015 11:42
- Soy usuario habitual, de su servicio,con la tarjeta platinum y con frecuencia, precio trato y servicios superan mis expectativas.Seguir� usando su servicio | 10.02.2015 12:42
- 100% satisfied. | 17.01.2015 16:15
- Very easy the booking, very friendly the people who gave me the car in Atocha SIXT facilities. Also, very happy with the car, easy to drive, well equipped,... Also when I returned the car, everything was very quick,... Definitively a good service from SIXT. THANKS. | 30.10.2014 07:08
- The Atocha staff were very professional and friendly. The girl who attended to me was especially excellent and helped with my last minute request of adding an additional day to my rental. A credit to the Sixt team! | 10.09.2014 09:03
- Emploreey at rental office was efficient and professional, booking, picking up and delivery was easy, Car was up to expectations. | 14.06.2014 12:13
- Thank you very much indeed! | 06.06.2014 17:37
- Excellent customer service from the young lady at the main desk. | 23.12.2013 15:39
- I like the fact that there is no hidden fee. | 31.10.2013 19:34
- Very good! | 30.10.2013 23:24
- The employees at this location were great and made the whole process very easy. We really liked having a sedan with a trunk that could be locked (with out things out of sight) and the GPS unit built into the car. Overall, we were very happy. | 02.10.2013 14:43
- Todo ha sido correcto. | 09.08.2013 11:53
- Easy booking, good value, very good equipment, courteous and efficient staff. Cannot ask for more. | 15.07.2013 17:15
- Rental experience was very good. I would use SIXT again. All SITX employees were very nice, attentive and helpful. | 20.03.2013 00:00
- Was great . Thanks | 06.03.2013 00:00
- Thanks for keeping the book left in the car. -) | 25.02.2013 00:00
- quicker return of my blocked money on Visa debit card | 08.02.2013 00:00
- Excelentttttt | 31.01.2013 00:00
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- Everything was ok. | 01.12.2012 00:00
- Keep up the good work. Service was great and your rental costs were really favorable when compared to the competition. I will recommend your service to friends and family when visiting Europe. | 19.07.2012 00:00
- en general contento | 24.06.2012 00:00
- the car performed very well. | 22.06.2012 00:00
- Give that lady that waited on me a big raise. She was excellent. | 18.06.2012 00:00
- La persona de Sixt fue amable | 17.06.2012 00:00
- Fui muito bem atendido por ocasi�o da retirada e e entrega do carro. O carro me deu bastante conforto e seguran�a. Meus agradecimentos. Eden Peixoto. | 24.05.2012 00:00
- Ha sido la primera experiencia con ustedes y ha sido satisfactoria, espero repetir y que sigan siendo satisfactorias. Un saludo. | 04.05.2012 00:00
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- Everything was great, I hire cars frequently and my experience with SIXT was amongst the top. | 08.03.2012 00:00
- Agradezco a la asistenta que me atendio en Madrid Atocha a la retirada quien me facilito a la hora de responder a un problema que tenia. | 23.02.2012 00:00
- Very professionnal personnel! I appreciated the new garage facility in Atocha location center. | 19.01.2012 00:00
- To me have given the very well equipped car. It is very good. Cruise control, etc. | 11.01.2012 00:00
- El coche estaba muy limpio y adem�s, funcionaba muy bien.La entrega inicial y la devoluci�n se realiz� sin problemas y muy r�pido.La atenci�n en la oficina tambi�n muy bien. | 29.12.2011 00:00
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- Excelente servicio | 14.10.2011 00:00
- We were on a European cruise and rented twice from SixT ( Salerno, Italy and Madrid, Spain) In both cases we were very happy with the service we received from SixT. We used the online reservation system and it took only minutes to be on our way. The staff was helpful, friendly and efficient. | 13.10.2011 00:00
- El servicio es excelente, las chicas dominan muy bien todos los temas en cuanto al alquiler. Comparando los precios con otras compa�ias veo que antes sixt era mas competitivo. Ahora los precios son muy similares inclusive teniendo tarjeta platino de usuario frecuente. El plus de sixt es ese trato amable, educado y calido que he recibo... | 30.09.2011 00:00
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- solo agradecer el trato recibido y dar mi enhorabuena por el trato recibido y la profesionalidad de sus empleados muchas gracias por todo | 02.08.2011 00:00
- Mi experiencia con Sixt fue muy buena empezando con la senorita que me atendio al hacerme el contrato, continuado con la que me entrego el vehiculo y me explico como funciona y termindo con la devolucion del coche donde recibi una atencion personalizada. Muchas Gracias, habeis ganado un cliente mas. | 15.07.2011 00:00
- Service and car were great! | 09.06.2011 00:00
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- La atenci�n de Paula fue excelente, hubo una peque�a incidencia pero fuer resuelta muy profesionalmente. La experiencia fue excelente, un 10. | 17.03.2011 00:00
- Me he llevado una sorpresa muy placentera en Sixt! Siempre he alquilado coches en Europcar y ahora tengo otra opci�n! Buen servicio, practico y r�pido! Staff agradable y profesional. Tengo una dura decision la proxima vez! Me podrian enviar ofertas y descuentos a mi email?! GraciasFelicitaciones!!! | 02.03.2011 00:00
- SIxt was one of the best rental companies I've ever used, great prices and cars and the service was excellent. | 24.01.2011 00:00
- The check in and return system was excellent. | 07.01.2011 00:00
- This is my first rental with Sixt. So I naturally concerned before I went to pick up my car. Would I receive a car on the morning of Christmas? Would the car be in a good shape? etc. However these concerns turned out to be unnecessary. The lady at the counter answered all my questions and my car turned out to be well-maintained. The... | 03.01.2011 00:00
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- Most of all, I would like to praise your Atocha office person Paula Sanchez Lafuente for her very kind help to us (and also her excellent English, something very much appreciated by my non-Spanish-speaking husband).Kind regards - Joanna | 02.12.2010 00:00
- Your staff were pleasant and competent and the car in good clean condition - keep up the good work. | 25.11.2010 00:00
- Es la tercera vez que alquilo un coche con Sixt y estoy seguro que la siguiente vez tambi�n lo ser�.Estoy muy satisfecho con vuestra compa��a. Seguid as�. | 04.11.2010 00:00
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|07:00 - 22:00
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|24 h pickup
24 h return
Welcome to Madrid Atocha Train Station Sixt rent a car
Car Rental Madrid Atocha
Sixt Car Rental in Madrid Atocha is located at the Centro de Arte in front of the Reina Sofia Museum. Madrid Atocha is an important train station in the region and one of the most important transportation hubs in Spain. The Sixt location near Madrid's big three museums, leaves you with a lot to do near the Railway Station. Madrid is well known for its amazing landscape, architecture, and the Spanish culture. When you need to rent a car, Sixt offers various options, SUVs, sedans, or convertibles which are readily available when you book online.
What to see in Madrid with a car rental
The region is well-known for its museums, artistic culture, and historical significance for Spain. Art lovers should not miss the Prado Museum that has a collection of European art. El Real Jardin Botanico is a good place to take a stroll as there are plenty of exotic plants, flowers, and trees. The gardens also contain sweet smelling roses. Party lovers can take a night out at the Nochevieja for non-stop partying till morning. Rent a car and drive through central Madrid, where there is a refurbished market with lots of small food stalls where you can take the opportunity to try some real Spanish tapas.
Location details
Opening Hours
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|07:00 - 22:00
|Bank holiday
|07:00 - 22:00
Contacts / Lost & Found
SIXT # Madrid Atocha Train Station MADX01
|C/ Ronda de Atocha 10
|28012 Madrid
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Location plan - how to find us
The Sixt branch is approximately 500 metres away from the train station and located next to the Reina Sofia Museum (appr. 200m).
If you take the main exit (to Emperador Carlos V street), turn left direction to Reina Sofia Museum and walk down the street. The Sixt branch is located on the same sidewalk as the Reina Sofia Museum. - If you take the exit to Mendez �lvaro street, you will see main taxi rank. Turn right and you will find Reina Sofia Museum at the end of the street. The Sixt branch Atocha is on the same sidewalk as the Reina Sofia Museum. - Coming from Cercan�as building, turn left and continue until the end of the street. You will see the Reina Sofia Museum and the Sixt branch is just 200 meters walking towards Embajadores.
Please follow the signs to Reina Sofia Museum.
For Sixt, being exclusive is not something that is just reserved for our cars, but also for our customers. And based on this idea, we have evolved as a branch, not just getting our offices situated in a privileged location right next to our parking, but also bringing our customers the Sixt spirit of welcome and warmth with our new Lounge. A space created exclusively for all our customers to enjoy a pleasant moment before starting their trip with a refreshing drink or a creamy coffee from our Nespresso selection. A greeting and a welcome when your destination is Madrid Atocha. In Sixt, there will always be a small relaxing place waiting for any customer to enjoy it.
Our parking is located in street Ronda de Atocha 10. Coming from the train station Atocha, take the street Ronda de Atocha direction Embajadores. After passing the Museum Reina Sofia, the parking is located passing the next traffic light on the right side at the bank La Caixa. Park the vehicle in one of the Sixt parking lots and drop off the key to the Sixt employee in the Parking. Due to the size of the parking for Vans, we use the parking located on the same street but on number 12. The two parkings are located one next to the other. In order to return the Van please enter Parking C/Ronda de Atocha 12, take a ticket from the machine and park at any Sixt indicated parking lots. After that please go to our main Parking, Ronda de Atocha 10 and hand in the key to our Sixt employee.
Outside open hours - pick-up & return
Pick-up out of opening hours is possible for an additional charge. Please provide credit card, e-mail-adress and mobile number.Out of hour return possible.
keybox available
Categories and services at this location
- Compact Cars & Sedans
- Sports cars & convertibles
- 4x4 / SUV
- Truck
- Select vehicle for pick-up using iPhone
- 24 h pickup
- 24 h return
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Preserving and Protecting Traditional Knowledge for the Future
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Granaries. Traditionally these rural reserves hold the fruits of an entire year's work, stored up in expectation of a long, cold winter. Now, in the 21st century, they have become a virtual depository of voices, stories and knowledge, stored online for future generations.
This is the idea behind the new Granaries of Memory project, presented on Thursday October 28 at the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre during the conference "Traditional Knowledge: An Inheritance to Treasure." The project is an initiative of the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, and the university's dean, Piercarlo Grimaldi, presented the web portal along with Davide Porporato, a professor at the University of Eastern Piedmont. Also speaking at the conference were Marino Niola, of the Suor Orsola Benincasa University in Naples; José Esquinas-Alcazar, director of the CEHAP (Cátedra de Estudios sobre Hambre y Pobreza) at the University of Cordoba; Darina Allen of Slow Food East Cork and Carlo Petrini, Slow Food's president.
Launched in July, the Granaries of Memory is an online archive of interviews with farmers, cooks, partisans, as well as cultural figures like poet Tonino Guerra and singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini, and already contains 300 videos.
Piercarlo Grimaldi explained that until the middle of the 20th century, manual skills and knowledge were passed down orally, from generation to generation, within families. This model of transmission has now been interrupted, but the internet allows us to reknot the threads of the past, recovering the last remaining fragments of memory and preserving them for the future.
"We are moving towards uncertain times, times of change," said José Esquinas-Alcazar. "For future generations it is important to maintain biodiversity at all levels." And it is precisely the complementarity between new technologies and traditional knowledge that can help us to safeguard the ethnodiversity of languages, customs and traditions."
Using the past as a tool to plan the future: This is the ambitious objective of the Granaries of the Memory. To ensure that everyone can make their contribution, a training course is now available online for new users, with lots of useful advice for anyone who wants to gather stories as a way of combatting the dominant culture of standardization.
Carlo Petrini emphasized that this challenge will be primarily taken on by young people. "Intergenerationality is the most powerful creative force. Making this oral culture available to everyone via new technologies is the best of modernity."
"Tradition drives innovation, rewriting the maps of a new sensibility," said Marino Niola. A different humanity, looking to the past to redesign and remodel the future, in other words, and in fact the title of Piercarlo Grimaldi and Davide Porporato's brand-new book about this extraordinary project is I granai della memoria. Umanità 2.0 – "The Granaries of Memory: Humanity 2.0."
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You probably know that doing a high-stress job can make you ill. But new research shows that giving people control at work relieves the burden on health services. Daniel Ganster of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville tracked the stress levels and healthcare costs of 105 hospital nurses for five years. Nurses with demanding jobs and little control remained stressed hours after work and spent far more on healthcare than those with equally tough jobs but more control (
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Who took biggest hit from 6-day Bay Bridge closure?
By dcuff
Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 11:17 am in BART, Bay Bridge, Bridges, rail, tolls.
You can't put a price on the aggravation of being stuck in traffic. That comment from a Bay Area transportation official become the theme of my story today about the toll on the region from a six-day closure of the Bay Bridge for emergency repairs.
And much as that statement is true, we at the newspaper tried to take an admittedly crude stab at the cost of that aggravation. Our estimate: $7.5 million. This was based on an assumption that motorists who cross the Bay Bridge were delayed an hour a day in their commuting. Read how we made the estimate.
Rough as the estimate is for the value of time lost, the estimate reinforces the finding that the biggest hit from the recent six-day closure was on motorists, even though bridge operators took a hit of some $2 million in lost toll revenues.
The bridge closure had some upsides for some . Some San Francisco residents appreciated less traffic in their neighborhoods with fewer cars entering the city.
BART had a huge surge in ridership, even though it was not enough to prevent the train system from reporting a 3.5 percent reduction in passengers for the entire month of October as compared to the same month in 2008. BART officials hope some of those new passengers will stick with BART, but it remains unclear if the system can increase ridership after the bridge closure. We will have to check for November ridership figures to get an idea.
All in all, though, if the public asks who suffered most from the bridge closure, the answere seems clear: the public.
Some say the six-day closure underscores the importance of finishing retrofits on Bay Area bridges to minimize risk of those bridges being knocked out of service by major earthquakes. We have about four years left before the new east span of the Bay Bridge opens, and seismic retrofits on the Antioch and Dumbarton bridges are now being planned.
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Dayton, OH (PRWEB) March 30, 2012
As sponsor of The United Methodist Church's General Conference in Tampa, Florida, in April, United Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, has committed to a prayer and high hopes for the gathering: "Holy Spirit, Make Us One!"
This prayer for unity may seem surprising given the controversial issues that will be decided. "Our source for oneness is not in formal agreement regarding details—rather it is in Jesus Christ and his mission," stated the seminary President Wendy Deichmann. "When we are united in the Spirit and mission of Jesus Christ, we can make a difference for the better," she added.
At the gathering of representatives of the 12 million member denomination, three decisions with far-reaching implications for United Methodists include whether or not:
United Theological Seminary, founded in 1871, is affiliated with The United Methodist Church, graduating dozens of pastors and other church leaders each year to serve in congregations and other ministries in the United States and around the world. In recent years the seminary has revised its curriculum to focus upon education for Church Renewal. United is currently one of the fastest growing seminaries in the United States.


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Your adventure starts with a reliable private pick-up service: your personal guide and a driver of a private van take you to your hotel.
Tiananmen Square is now separated from the Forbidden City by a multilane street, but in ancient times it was part of the Imperial Court. The Heavenly Peace Gate in the southern end is similar to the palace buildings. The Palace Museum, as Forbidden City is also called, has some very interesting exhibitions in the side courts, make sure you ask your travel advisor or guide.
Our Hutong Experience takes you to the narrow alleyways and for a walk along the bank of Houhai Lake. On a visit to a local family you learn to make dumplings and share a meal with them, while chatting about their life. Afterwards, a short stop at a local cricket enthusiast's home gives you a brief introduction to the secrets of this age old hobby.
Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is our choice for this epic experience because it is not only less crowded than Badaling, but also has most watch towers. They add a pleasing rhythm to the wall as it disappears to the distance. A cable car ride allows you to arrive fresh and you can spend as much time as you like on the top. A toboggan ride is available for an exhilarating end to the visit; or you can take the cable car.
On the way back in your private car you can have a rest while digesting the satisfying lunch from a great local restaurant, one that has hosted world leaders.
After a flight to Chengdu this morning, your local guide will take you to experience local culture. Wu Hou Temple is dedicated to one of the most famous people who have ever lived in Chengdu, Marquis of Wu. The gardens are particularly charming.
Jinli Old Street was an ancient commercial center and has been restored to house shops, cafes and restaurants. Shunxin Old Teahouse serves tea and local snacks while you watch Sichuan Opera; in the evenings they have a face changing show, an old technique where the actor changes his mask in microseconds, which is quite astonishing. See if you can spot how it's done!
Visit the home of giant pandas at Panda Breeding and Research Center, in the outskirts of Chengdu. Visit the nursery to see the highly successful breeding program, among the bamboo groves and shady walkways, and to view the pandas at rest or play. There is a panda museum where you can learn some information about giant pandas.
Sanxingdui Ruinshas an exhibition of the cultural relics excavated from No1 and No2 sacrificial pits of Shang Dynasty (from 16th-11th century B.C.). There are thousands of pieces of invaluable relics such as bronze ware, jade ware, gold ware, pottery, and bone ware on the exhibition, where you can get a closed look and learn more about the ancient China.
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Today is dedicated to a train transfer to Chongqing and the Yangtze Cruise Boat.
Morning excursion to the Fengdu Ghost City, a place well known from a Chinese legend, includes a cable car ride to a nearby small mountain to enjoy the views.
In the morning there is an optional visit to Baidicheng (White Emperor City), an ancient town now forming an island as the water level has risen.
The Three Lesser Gorges on the Daning River are spectacular: rapids, cliffs and waterfalls create a magical fairy land, familiar from old Chinese paintings.
The Three Gorges Dam is possibly the most debated construction project in the world, go and see for yourself this colossal achievement of human effort.
After the visit, our guide will take you to airport in Yichang for your flight to Shanghai. After arrival in Shanghai, meet your local guide at the airport arrival hall, and transfer to your hotel by private van and driver.
Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai's Old Quarter is a stunning vast complex; it is said that its creation ruined the Ming Dynasty family who created it. The Yuyuan Market in the adjoining streets is a shopper's delight; we challenge you not to want to buy anything here.
The City God Temple nearby is a great place to observe local people and has some very lively festivals; ask your travel advisor if any of them coincide with your visit.
From lunch at famous Home's Restaurant, you walk on to Nanjing Road to marvel at this shopping heaven. Walking along the Bund ends the day; this colonial area clearly displays Shanghai's European connections. This area is especially stunning at night, so you may want to linger in one of the cafes and wait for the dusk.
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This morning you have an opportunity to experience what life as a Shanghainese is like; visit old alleys on the way to a local home, chat while having lunch and have a go at learning the local dialect.
The Shanghai World Financial Center has a great viewing platform with a glass floor, where you can marvel at the metropolis stretching into the horizon.
Your tour with China Highlights has ended, but we look after you until your guide takes you to the airport and helps with check-in process. We confident you would have enjoyed this trip, and hope to serve you again.


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Hmmm....perhaps Mr. Cook should read this one: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/26/state-of-the-apple-rotten/
Nice try, though...
Tim Cook speaks out against claims of factory worker mistreatment
Apple CEO Tim Cook has followed up on the New York Times story about the human cost of manufacturing iPhones, iPads, and Macs in China with an email to Apple internal employee. In short, he takes issue with the Times.
As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple's values today, and I'd like to address this with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don't care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It's not who we are. For the many hundreds of you who are based at our suppliers' manufacturing sites around the world, or spend long stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by this as I am. For the people who aren't as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts.
Cook went on to note that Apple wants to educate workers about their rights. Apple wants to empower them to speak up when they are unfairly or mistreated. Cook claims more than a million people have already been trained under Apple's program. Cook was also sure to mention that it's his belief that no other company has taken more or better steps than Apple has with their workplace efforts.
The employee emails were semi-frequent under the late Steve Jobs and they've been regular under Tim Cook as well. Jobs was also fond of the open letter. Perhaps we'll start to see those from Cook as well, and this incredibly important issue will get the attention and publicity it deserves.
You can read Tim Cook's full email sent out to Apple employee's via the link below.
Source: 9to5Mac
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Tim Cook speaks out against claims of factory worker mistreatment
Hmmm....perhaps Mr. Cook should read this one: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/26/state-of-the-apple-rotten/
What apple needs to do is stop giving jobs to other countries and start building there damn products in america, there should be a law, if your not willing to put americans to work on productions, dont do business in america, you want china to build the products! Pack up your S@"t and move your company to china, tim cook needs to stop being a bold face lier and admit that china is takin advantage for, they are humans too buddy!!
Unfortunately, in a free market economy that does not work. Many companies that have manufactured consumer goods in the US have gone out of business due to high costs. Its a free country - Apple is free to manufacture where they want, and you are free to buy somebody else's products. Good luck finding a phone or tablet made in the USA.
Umm, companies like Apple are INTERNATIONAL companies. They often sell more product to other countries than they do in the US. So, your solution is they move to some other country and just leave the US continue its decline until China and the US swap? You think the unions in the US will be of any advantage if there are no companies and jobs?
I'm all for protecting workers rights, but you also have to be a bit realistic about the reality of the situation. While political borders might still exist, economically the boarders are more imaginary things.
Actually, if you read the first NYT article that started this whole conversation, it said in there the price of products would only increase by an extra $65. Labor cost were not close to being the factor for moving manufacturing to China, it was the entire set-up and efficiency of the supply-chain infrastructure in China and its ability to adapt on its feet.
Those Foxconn jobs are not coming back here. What Apple can do is partner with Foxconn & use its cash to revamp the working conditions and bring it up to modern-day standards or whatever else they need to do.
I'm not saying that cheap labor has nothing to do with it, of course it's taken into account. I'm saying that that is not the only reason.
The conditions in China aren't going to change until some things actually change in China. I'm not against trying, and Apple being so big of a profile might help. But, I'm guessing they probably already do more than most of the manufacturers of products we buy from China (which is most of our products in most any sector). To really have much impact, the rest of the world would have to slow manufacturing in China, which would get the attention of the government (of course, that would also hurt many of these workers initially).
The problem here is that Tim is telling the truth. You see, he's speaking about educating workers as to their rights. And whether people would like to admit it or not, China is one of the most evil countries in the world in terms of human rights. Everyone wants to make America the villain, but look at what China does to its own people. It's a classic case of beating up on the person most visible and ignoring the true villain. The fact remains that you can educate Chinese workers as to their rights quite well. They don't have any. Now admittedly that is a bit of superlative speech, but no rights we would consider to be necessary.
Pffft. AAPL needs to set an example and clean up its act. Period. Not impressed with the email. Time to expect better from Apple. Time to demand it!
But, it's not really Apple's act, it's more a matter of how much pressure Apple can put on the political powers of China. If they put too much pressure, they will just end up having to move elsewhere and the people will likely be worse off. China's powers that be are the act which needs cleaned up. Unless ALL the companies there put pressure, Apple's doing so isn't going to have much effect.
That's not actually such a far-fetched point. If Christianity keeps exploding in China, which America continues it's spiral down the toilet (into secularization, as well as economic stupidity), it wouldn't be all that unreasonable to see a swap in position and conditions not all that far into the future.
I don't think anyone thinks Apple personally enslaves the Chinese workers.
The people who own the factories that Apple awards the contracts to are the problem.
A worker "knowing their right" Apple style doesn't mean crap. China is a big slave labor camp. The workers work long hours for crumbs and are pressured to produce in high volume.
How many people have jumped off the building where you work in the last few years?
Sorry Tim, we may be Apple sheep, but we're not stupid Apple sheep.
I know a lot of people in the US who work as many hours as these reports from China. As for jumping off of buildings, that probably has more to do with other factors than their jobs alone. I'm not saying things don't need to change, but it's going to take a LOT more than just Apple threatening to pull out.
It seems that Cook found the switch to the reality distortion field. Educate workers about their right??? Empowered to speak up?? Pleeease, they are in CHINA!! It's a totalitarian country with over a billion people, what right are you talking about?! Even if they had rights how can they enforce it? Perhaps Apple employees will feel very reassured by this memo, but it is a lame attempt to fool everybody else.
Apple has some of the highest profit margins in the business. If it really cared about factory workers it would be moving its factories back to the US, where unemployment rate is twice as high as China. I think people would be more than glad to pay an extra $50 or $65 for a "made in the USA" iPad or iPhone.
Truth be said, it is not an Apple problem, everybody does business with China, but at least nobody else is being self righteous about it.
The issue should not be to force Apple to bring manufacturing into the US, it should be US based manufacturing plants should be regulated to be more competitive and offer better competition to those outside the US so all companies including Apple are more likely to choose them.
Didn't this issue come up before, Apple like so many other companies are not responsible for the manufacturing. Hey do not own or run the facilities, the people who do and are awarded the contracts to produce are at fault as they are pushing to make more profit off their client (in this case Apple). Apple has shown their commitment to not sit on the side lines by training employees and engaging the issue. Dose anyone actually believe this is only happening in factories that produce Apple products, no, it is only getting the publicity because it is Apple. I think there are a lot of people who have opinions that are based on not enough fact, such as actually ever visiting a Chineese factory and actually seeing conditions or knowing the culture. We have to remember most of the time what we read is only part of the truth or has a bias oppenion, even so called facts need to be reviewed critically as the data gathering or sampling process can be in question.
I do not see Apple brining manufacturing back to the US and you could not force them to, how could you single them t amount all the companies that do this. Any measure to do so would alter the economic system causing more issues, both in the US and globally. Besides there is a lot more to it then cost which keeps manufacturing companies out of the US.
While I agree you cannot force Apple to return manufacturing jobs to the US, and that Apple is not the only American company at fault, neither can you let Apple off the hook for the conditions in its affiliated Chinese facilities by saying Apples does not own the factory. Apple knew then (and knows now) full well what goes on at Foxconn. To claim otherwise requires belief that a company famous for its control-freak level of product design is somehow content not to know how those very designs are implemented, and how those very products are built.
well said. I totally agree. There was an article today on Zdnet by Larry Dignan in which he stated that Apple will comprise %40 of Foxconn's revenue in 2012. That's massive. So even though they're not the only company contributing to this situation they certainly are, by far the biggest and the most influential.
So if calling out Apple means this situation comes into greater awareness and hopefully improve things then so be it. It's a good thing. They should not be left off the hook.
There's an article on appleinsider about Chinese workers who commented on the article and called it wrong. They said that of all the OEMs to work for in the tech industry that apple has done their best to make sure workers are treated reasonably. Granted, our idea of working conditions are entirely different than those in china.
Actually, it does not say that. It says that FoxConn is better than some of the other places, and the factories that produce for local companies are the worst.
As it happens, FoxConn is not an Apple factory, it manufactures for Amazon, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and several others. The recent accident at FoxConn happened at the XBox assembly line.
Just this past January 14th, 150 Foxconn workers threatened suicide if working conditions were not improved. That's a little over ten days ago. I bet Cook began to draft this smoke screen memo back then.
We can only imagine the working conditions that can lead workers to suicide, but whatever anybody think that Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Amazon or Nintendo is doing, it is clearly not enough.
All electronics manufacturers have this same problem... ALL of them. This is not only an Apple problem.
Also, before any of you talk about what China and it's workers should do, you should probably go to China and see the landscape for yourself. Until then, you can't even begin to comprehend the complexities involved. You just sound like nieve Anericans who have absolutely no idea what the world looks like beyond US borders. Just because you have a particular view of the world doesn't mean other people share that view. This includes those Chinese workers you "care so much about."
Saying other companies do it does NOT excuse AAPL!
Actually, Nike does even more than Apple does and has earned recognition as such.
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World renowned British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver said it best, "Cooking is, without a doubt, one of the most important skills a person can ever learn and share. Once someone has that knowledge, that's it – they're set for life."
If you are interested in turning your passion for food into a career, and need the training to unwrap your culinary gift, then look no further than the Peachtree campus of Tri-County Community College.
TCCC recently broke ground on a new building that will house the College's Culinary Arts Program of Study.
The new addition will feature 2,048 square feet of kitchen space, storage rooms, a walk-in freezer and office for the culinary facility.
"Students that are interested in taking classes in our Culinary Arts Program of Study may begin this Fall Semester, said Dr. Steve Wood, TCCC vice president for instruction and institutional effectiveness. "We are able to offer the introductory courses of the Culinary Arts Program in our current facilities. The more advanced courses will be available for students during the 2015 Spring Semester."
The funds for the development of the new curriculum and the campus facility were awarded by the Golden LEAF Foundation as part of the TCCC Hospitality and Culinary Initiative. The initiative seeks to foster growth and to develop a skilled workforce for the area's growing service industry.
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Ten Percent of All U.S. Internet Users to Pay for Content Online in 2002: This according to a new report on the online content market by eMarketer, the "meta-market research" company. eMarketer projects that 15.7 million US consumers will purchase online content–excluding porn and gambling–by the end of 2002, and that the number will rise to 21 million in 2003. This constitutes 10 percent of all US internet users this year, which will rise to 13 percent by next year.
Individual consumers will lay out $3.8 billion worldwide for online content in 2002 and organizations will spend $44 billion, according to the report. These figures match similar ratios seen in B2C vs B2B e-commerce revenues, and add up to nearly $50 billion by the end of this year. In addition, eMarketer estimates adult content will total $400 million and online gambling will total $2.5 billion at the end of 2002.
EMarketer has analyzed recent reports on the sector by Online Publishers Association/comScore, Jupiter, IDC, Forrester, Gartner and others and has collated the data into this report. In addition, it has given its own "median" projections on the sector, so to speak.
The report predicts that the following categories of sites show strong revenue growth potential: Short term (12 months): Consumer Information/Directory; Personals/Dating; Games and Portals. On a longer term (3-5years): Consumer niche sites; Education; Games; and ITV/VoD.
It has also ranked the top 10 subscription sites:
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AN alleged child rapist has appeared in a court — but the Evening Post cannot tell you who he is after magistrates ordered the defendant's address be kept secret.
The man was charged with four counts each of raping a girl under 13, sexually assaulting a girl under 13, and causing or inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity and one count of attempting to rape a girl under 13.
But Llanelli magistrates ordered his address could not be published, following representations from the defendant's solicitor, who claimed the defendant felt "in danger and threatened" because of the responses of people involved.
They cited Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act which allows a court to prevent publication of material arising out of proceedings in open court when publication would carry a substantial risk of seriously prejudicing justice. But in 1988, Lord Justice Watkins said: "Section 11 was not enacted for the benefit of the comfort and feelings of defendants."
As a result of the order, because the man has a common name, the Post feels unable to print it without an address to make the man's identity clear.
We cannot even say in which town or village he lives.
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Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Small Businesses That HireThursday, May 17th, 2012
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In a bid to retake the initiative on small-business policy, President Obama Wednesday is expected to propose a 10 percent tax credit tied to new hiring. But the policy appears designed as much to draw a political distinction as to generate new jobs. In describing the proposal, which Mr. Obama will flesh out in a visit to a Washington-area small business, the administration drew a sharp contrast with a Republican small-business tax cut that passed the House last month, which the White House contends is too tilted toward the wealthy.
Under the White House proposal, which the president previewed in a video address over the weekend, a company would get credit against income taxes worth up to 10 percent of the increase in total wages in 2012, which could come either in the form of salaries for new hires or raises. A company that increased its payroll by $4 million would see a $400,000 income tax credit.