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No matter in what step the relation is, it can always get an ideal image. Many of us try to build a very strong bond with someone. But we often forget to realize some simple things. Here are some ways to create your own ideal relationship.
1Have the ability to love. The most amazing gift on earth is to love someone and to be loved back. But you really can't get love unless you give it sincerely to your partner.Love without conditions and make this the strong base of your very own ideal relationship.Ad
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3Understand what it means to be in an ideal relationship. If you are thinking that in an ideal relationship there is no misunderstanding, then you are wrong. It is the ideal relationship which can keep itself strong even after having ups and downs and also avoiding misunderstandings very cleverly. You should always understand your partner.
4Have patience with your partner. That is one of the most important things to remember in an ideal relationship. Be patient if he or she is not able to give you time. Try to keep yourself calm while having arguments.Things can be handled and solved much easily by having patience.
5Be able to convey your feelings to your partner. It may occur strange to you but its very true that your partner is not able to read your mind all the time. Come to reality! If somehow he is not able to figure out the reason of your being upset then don't think that he doesn't love you anymore! Specially this thing happens to girls in most of the time. So girls try to accept that guys aren't always able to find out what is happening inside your heart. For getting the best result try not to hide your feelings. Be expressive and that can make your relationship more strong than ever!
6Don't imitate others unless you just fantasy and wish to be all that popular and become the hottest couple then its just the show off thing! You just can't look at the celebrity couples and try to be like them. You need to get the sense of having your very own strong relationship. You may see other couples smiling but never know what is happening inside of them. So its better to be your own role model in the case of relationships.
7Know how to handle a dispute, if one does arouse. If your partner is a hyper one then never try to talk while they are doing argument. Give them time. Let them finish and then take a deep breathe and try to make them understand in which cases you think they are not doing it correctly. Never tell you partner directly that they are wrong. Never allow their self respect to get down. Don't take it in the sense of having ego, take it as their nature.
8Keep your promises. If you are not able to keep them, don't really make them. It's much better not to make promises then just breaking them.
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At 27 you're not a kid any more...so you fail at pointing out that his 'stereotype' about kids is wrong...
Keyword being evaluate. That takes time. And you must accept that upon evaluation, many will find Windows 8 is not for them. There is no IT department whose primary platform is Microsoft Server Technologies and complimentary solutions that is not evaluating Windows 8.
I wouldn't do that to you Shane, our exchange here began with you defending and supporting what I feel was a ridiculous post about IT and IT professionals that aren't just jumping on the Windows 8 bandwagon. I'm sure I just attached your defense of that position to those statements and responded to them as a whole. Putting words in your mouth was not my intent.
I was more supporting the position that in many cases IT personnel have become lazy. Every single time a huge change happens in Windows there is grumbling, and it's usually loudest from the IT folks.
The last 6 years have been especially filled with it. XP let them get a little too complacent due to how long it has lasted.
I don't think anyone should just jump on a bandwagon with something that is unproven. I do however thing IT folks have become more close-minded and less open towards testing/evaluating new things.
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Quick, K.; (2011) TRPC channels in sensory systems. Doctoral thesis, UCL (University College London).
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Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels are a family of non-selective cation channels which have a wide range of physiological functions. In this thesis we used genetic approaches to investigate functional roles of TRPC3, TRPC6 We used the Cre/loxP system to delete TRPC3 exclusively from nociceptive neurons, using Nav1.8Cre, and from all dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, using Advillin Cre. Inflammatory pain behavior was attenuated in both TRPC3 conditional null animals but acute mechanical, cold and thermal pain behavior was not affected. Microarray analysis identified a number of dysregulated pathways in the nociceptors of the TRPC3 conditional null mice, providing insights into inflammatory pain pathways. Given the similarity between TRPC channels we used a TRPC3/TRPC6 global double knockout to further investigate TRPC function. The TRPC3/TRPC6 double knockout mice were found to have attenuated mechanosensation specific to light touch, with no deficits in noxious mechanosensation, due to a reduction of rapidly adapting mechanically activated current in the small-medium DRG neurons. The TRPC3/TRPC6 double knockouts had no deficits in acute thermal or cold pain, or in neuropathic pain. The TRPC3/TRPC6 double knockouts were also behaviourally deaf, confirmed by auditory brainstem recordings. This work indicates a role for TRPC3 and TRPC6 in mechanosensation in sensory neurons and outer hair cells.
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The meeting is being hosted by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and is the first of three such meetings scheduled to be held by the committee in different regional countries this year.
ZSE operations executive Mr Martin Matanda last week said Finance Minister Tendai Biti would be the guest of honour at the regional stock exchanges meeting starting today.
"Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is hosting this regional stock exchange . . . CoSSE is a regional group of stock exchanges trying to help each other by talking about common issues and recommending solutions," Mr Matanda told Herald Business in an interview last week.
The meeting would be looking at capacity building, investor education, strategies to improve the markets visibility, markets developments and new products, harmonisation of listing requirements, application of new technology in improving areas of depositories and enhancing access to markets..
He said the ZSE would take the opportunity of the meeting to introduce Chengetedzai Depository Company to the committee, which is in the process of setting up the country's first ever paperless trading and securities settlement system in line with global trends.
The Victoria Falls meeting is being attended by stock exchange officials from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Stockbrocking firms attending the meeting also have an opportunity to get an insight into regional trends. Committee of Sadc Stock Exchange meetings are held three times a year and the next such meeting would be in Mauritius.
Zimbabwe, said Mr Matanda, is hosting the regional event for the first time in more than a decade.
Zimbabwe, like many other regional stock exchanges, is in the process of modernising its trading systems and has set out to introduce a central securities depository (CSD).
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First Day of School: Alarm, wake up, breakfast, book bag, get in the car, catch the bus, say "have a good day to your children," and feel good about the start of your day.
Second Day: Alarm, wake-up, breakfast, check homework, grab the trumpet, "don't forget your belt," and as they catch the bus, remind them to have a good day.
Third Day: Alarm, wake up, miss the bus, no time for breakfast, eat on the way, and nearly forget to send the kids off with a smile.
Fourth Day: Alarm, wake up, breakfast, throw homework in the book bag, "tuck in your shirt," look for colored pencils, catch the bus, and shout "have fun!" on the way out the door.
Fifth Day: Alarm, it's Friday, too sleepy to eat breakfast, rush to pack lunch and find books, jump in the car, and say "I don't care if you haven't brushed your teeth, we're late!"
Sound familiar? It's that time of the year again when families across the country move into the daily motions of school schedules. It's time to shift from the unhurried and more relaxed pace of summer into the upswing of school activity.
A shock to the system? Some days. Exciting and rewarding? You bet. Worth the effort? Without a doubt.
Here's where diligence on the part of parents can go a very long way in the lives of kids. Intentional actions model time management, organization, preparation, self-discipline and expectation. The process of getting kids to school and involved in academics promotes what researcher and educator Dorothy Rich refers to as Mega Skills.
The Mega Skills she discusses are confidence, motivation, effort, responsibility, initiative, perseverance, caring, teamwork, common sense, problem solving and focus. Rich says that these skills develop children's "inner engines for learning."
The essential ingredient to developing lifelong learning habits is parental involvement. But what does it look like day-to-day? Here are a few ideas:
Have breakfast together as often as possible.
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Share stories about the day every day.
Spend time reading together every day.
Look in your kids' backpacks every day to see what came home and what needs to be accomplished before tomorrow.
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Get a family calendar and keep it in view of everyone so that the family knows what's happening from day-to-day.
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WHAT a world. And how it changes. It seems Russian authorities alerted their American counterparts a year ago about a potential terrorist ("a follower of radical Islam" ) named Tamerlan Tsarnaev. It was the American intelligence agencies, principally the FBI but maybe with a little help from the CIA, that let the suspect slip through their fingers in a sequence of events worthy of Inspector Clouseau—with a supporting cast consisting of Mack Sennett's old Keystone Cops.
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The acquisition of Heath Bell is one of a series of high-profile moves that did not pan out for the Marlins this season. Coming off three straight seasons with over 40 saves, Bell was expected to step in and immediately solidify the back end of the bullpen for Miami. Instead, he blew three saves in the month of April alone, settled in for a bit from May through June and then lost his job permanently after blowing two more saves at the beginning of July.
Despite the fact that he has pitched well in the set-up role over the past month of so, Ozzie Guillen has not given Bell an opportunity to reclaim his job. From the sound of it, the situation has strained their relationship.
"I stunk in April, plain and simple," Bell told "The Dan Sileo Show" on 560 WQAM in Miami Monday according to ESPN.com. "I said I stunk, I worked hard, I busted my butt. I think I've had a tremendous second half. I'm not closing — I know that. But I just kept my mouth shut because I want to regain what I had, and I feel like I can't do that.
"It's just one of those things that — what you see is what you get. I'm not going to be two-faced. I'm not going to sneak around your back and say this and that."
Guillen was adamant about defending Bell in July when he was struggling, so you can see how he might have received mixed signals. A recent report indicated that Ozzie is already on the hot seat after less than one season in Miami, so it's possible Bell smells blood and is trying to help push him out the door. Since the Marlins owe him nearly $20 million over the next two seasons, it's safe to assume Bell will be given a shot to earn the closer's job back during spring training. Whether it's Guillen or another manager who gives him that shot remains to be seen.
It's about time a player has the balls to trash this jerk. FLASH BULLETIN people, this guy is a horrible manager, always has been. My grandmother could have directed the White Sox to a World Series the ONE STINKING YEAR THIS GUY WON ANYTHING!!!! He has always been the kind of back stabbing manager just like bobby valentine who take players to task in the media. That's because neither one of them has the guts to do it behind a closed office door. I applaud Bell for stepping up and taking this trained chimp to task. Miami should FIRE HIS SORRY ASSSSSS NOW!!!!!
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Join the Office of Sustainability and more than 30 campus partners for the annual Celebrating Sustainability Activity Festival on April 22, from 12-2pm! The annual Earth Day celebration brings students, staff and faculty from across campus together to educate, inspire and empower the community to engage with sustainability at Stanford.
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Canada Toronto Teenager 'Admits He's Terrorist' A Canadian detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay has admitted he is a trained al Qaeda terrorist and that he killed an American soldier in Afghanistan, according to internal U.S. military documents disclosed yesterday.A summary of the U.S. government's case against Omar Khadr reveals for the first time that the Toronto-born teen was trained by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda, acted as a translator for the terrorist network and tried to blow up American soldiers. In June, 2002, the then-15-year- old "conducted a surveillance mission" in which he spied on an airport near the Afghan city of Khost to collect information about military convoys, it says. He is also accused of planting 10 land mines a few weeks later that were aimed at U.S. forces operating in the region. (National Post —Canada)
Dismissal Urged for 2 on Guantanamo Panel Two members of a panel hearing cases of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay should be dismissed because their pasts may make them biased against the defendants, the presiding officer recommended. (AP)
Terror Indictments May Be Linked to Padilla Two men allegedly aided extremists with funds and recruitment. 'Dirty bomb' suspect may have been a beneficiary of their support. (LA Times)
U.S. Forces Pound Fallujah; 44 Said Dead A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said. The attack came hours after U.S. jets pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, leaving at least 44 dead. (Associated Press)
2 Americans, Briton Seized By Gunmen In Baghdad Masked gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from their Baghdad residence Thursday in an attack that appeared to herald a new level of danger for foreign civilians in Iraq. (Washington Post)
Gunbattles Rage After Car Bomb Tries to Ram Baghdad Checkpoint Gunbattles raged for hours between US-led Iraqi troops and insurgents in a Baghdad bastion of Saddam Hussein loyalists after an explosives-rigged car tried to ram a checkpoint, the US military said. (Agence France-Presse)
Iraq Study Finds Desire for Arms, but Not Capacity A new report on Iraq's illicit weapons program is expected to conclude that Saddam Hussein's government had a clear intent to produce weapons. But, like earlier reports, it finds no evidence that Iraq had begun any large-scale program for weapons production by the time of the American invasion last year, the officials said. (NY Times)
U.K. ready to Send More Troops to Iraq Britain is prepared to send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections planned for next year, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has said. (Al Jazeera)
AMS: U.S. Actions Foiling Hostage Deal Iraq's influential Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS) has accused the US army of hampering efforts to secure the release of two abducted French journalists. (Al Jazeera)
Armitage: Iraq Elections Will Be Held As Planned Elections will take place in Iraq as planned by next January, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said here Friday after talks with Polish officials. "We realise they might not be pretty, but they will be held," he said, referring to the disastrous security situation in occupied Iraq. (Middle East Online)


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George Lopez has gone into damage control mode, explaining how he wound up arrested in a Canadian casino Thursday after passing out drunk.
"Tied one on last night," the comedian said in a statement. "Not feeling great this morning. I was trying to sleep it off, unfortunately, it was on the casino floor."
Lopez was arrested for public intoxication at Caesars Windsor in Ontario after officers found him passed out on the floor of the casino bar, TMZ reported. He had performed at the casino just prior to his arrest.
The report said that no charges were filed against Lopez, who was released and is scheduled to perform Friday night.
The arrest came days before the March 6 premiere of "Saint George," which stars Lopez as a successful Mexican American entrepreneur who is trying to deal with aging and dating after a divorce from his "all-American" Anglo wife.
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The U.N. chief reiterated his call for the Security Council to take action on Syria and for world powers to use their influence over the two warring sides to halt the 17 months of violence in which more than 20,000 have been killed.
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Murray eases to win over Carraz
Andy Murray continued his impressive run of form with victory over France's Gregory Carraz at the Hall of Fame Championships in Rhode Island.
The 18-year-old Scot, who got a wild card after reaching the third round at Wimbledon, came through 6-4 7-5.
Murray beat the world number 126 in only his eighth match at the senior level of men's tennis, and goes on to face James Blake or Antony Dupuis next.
Defending champion Greg Rusedski takes on Italian Uros Vico later on Tuesday.
"I know a lot of people were expecting me to win, but it's not as easy as that," said the 18-year-old Scot.
"The guy's a very good player, for me to win against him is one of the biggest victories of my life.
"It's very difficult to play on these courts and it's been quite windy so I was happy that I won."
The Scottish teenager eased through the opener, facing just one break-point on his service game.
But he had to wait until the final game of the second to break his opponent to advance in one hour and 24 minutes.
It is his fifth win in eight ATP Tour matches - he lost his first against Jan Hernych in Barcelona in April.
He then made a major impact by upsetting Santiago Ventura and Taylor Dent at Queen's Club, before going down to Thomas Johansson in three sets.
The Scot followed up with impressive wins over George Bastl and Radek Stepanek at Wimbledon, before a dramatic defeat to David Nalbandian.
His efforts at the All England Club lifted him 99 places to 213th in the latest ATP rankings.
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An injury-time spot-kick was preceded by a mass brawl resulting in two players from each team being sent off, including Montpellier's regular penalty taker Younes Belhanda - who had netted from 12 yards earlier in the match.
Camara stepped up in his absence when the kick was finally taken in the 98th minute, but keeper Stephan Andersen saved his shot to preserve a point for the visitors. Camara told L'Equipe: "I want to apologise to my team-mates. I felt ready to take the penalty but I took it very badly."
Fellow striker Olivier Giroud, who himself missed a penalty during Friday's 1-0 win over Toulouse, praised Camara for stepping forward. "Nobody could ask any more of him," he said. "It comes to everyone to miss a penalty, and I know what I am talking about. Younes took the first one, Souley put himself forward for the second, he took responsibility."
Giroud's 21st league goal of the season in the 84th minute earned Montpellier a point which he feels could be decisive in keeping them ahead of big-spending Paris St Germain in the title race. PSG are six points behind ahead of tonight's clash with St Etienne.
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New valve guides. Too much intereference fit?
I'm rebuilding the motor of my '78 Yamaha XS650 and it's pretty much done accept for the cylinder head. I found that one of my exhaust valve guides was scored up and the rest were on the loose side, so I decided to replace all four while I had the head off. I'm an experienced mechanic on these old Japanese bikes but I've never changed guides before. I did a lot of research on here and other forums about what's involved in the process and got comfortable with the idea. I have a greybeard ex-racer and mechanic buddy who has the experience and the tools to ream the new guides and do a valve job.
I found a really good deal on a complete set of all four guides, NOS Yamaha in 1st oversize. I bought them figuring that they'd work since the Yamaha manual states that OS guides should always be used. I know that it's possible to use standard guides in a lot of cases, but I liked the idea of the OS ones and the price was right.
I beadblasted the old guides to clean them up and knocked them out with a proper drift after heating the head in the oven. They came out without any trouble. Using an expanding bore gauge and transferring the measurement to a micrometer give the diameters of the valve guide bores in the head as being about 15.03mm for the exhaust bores and 15.01mm for the intakes. My new guides measure 15.09mm for the exhaust and 15.15mm for the intake (weird since I though 1st oversize should be 15.1mm). Anyway, this gives me an interference fit of 0.07mm for the exhaust and 0.14mm for the intake.
The manual specs a 0.04mm interference fit, so I suspect that this might be too much. Especially for the intakes.
What route should I take here? I thought about using a brake cylinder hone to open up the bores in the head slightly, but the last thing I want to do is get the bores off axis or something. I know it would also be possible to turn down the diameters of the guides slightly, but I don't have axis to a lathe and I'd rather not have to pay a shop to do it. Anyone have any tips or insight? Thanks.
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It's hard for me to get an accurate measurement with expanding bore gages and a mike - you have two steps and two opportunities for error. If it were my engine, the first thing I'd do is take the head and guides to a good machine shop and ask them to measure the interference fit. I'd also confirm what the first OS Yamaha guide OD is supposed to be to make sure your new guides are in spec. Not likely they aren't but worth confirming.
If it does turn out you have too much interference, then I don't have a great solution. If I didn't have a lathe as a last resort I'd probably chuck the guides in a drill press and carefully remove material with emery cloth. This takes finesse and careful and frequent measuring but can be done.
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I would measure the diameter of the old guides that were removed. Then compare the new guide to the old. Is the oversize for the valve stem (bore) or head or both? Could you have received incorrect guides?
Another way to measure the bore (often done with measuring headspace in firearms) is to cast a low melting point metal that shrinks, such as Cerosafe: http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...y-prod384.aspx then measure the OD of the removed casting.
Chilling the guides (in a freezer or with liquid nitrogen) and heating the head (~ 400F) should allow for easy installation of the new guides. If not, the interference fit is too much. The manufacturer should state very clearly the interference fit dimension - although 0.04 mm (0.0016") is not much of an interference fit.
Also, someone with a metal lathe can make new valve guides or turn the oversize ones down. Making a new head is much more expensive. So, I recommend working on the inexpensive parts and leave the expensive ones alone. Good luck!
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.07mm... thats about .0027".... should be able to make that work, but kinda at the edge. .14mm is almost 6 thou.... that will probably NOT work on a small head. I would not try to force anything over about 2 1/2 thou. I used to do aircraft cylinders & .0025 is about right for intakes, .0045 for exhausts, but they are twice the size. heat the head to 600, freeze the guides (rubbed with light oil) and don't wait around when hitting them home. I have a converted slide hammer to drive with. if they are cast iron guides be sure to get the biggest temp difference you can. if too tight they will crack when you drive them. bronze guides... no problem. taper & smooth the combustion end of the guide if you can. if they don't go right in, figure out why.
any time the guides are replaced the seats will need to be trued to the stem axis... it will always be off slightly. if you decide to trim off the guides, do it in a lathe with a collet head or you'll have big problems getting centered.
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Looking for some weekend family fun? Here's the round-up
1. Check out the "Amore! Amore!" festivities at Danville's Blackhawk Automotive Museum Feb. 10 when a "family funshop" celebrates all things Italian — glossy cars, Ninja Turtles and make-your-own heart-shaped pizza.
2. Make Valentines at Berkeley's Habitot Children's Museum, then add your own touch to a giant heart sculpture Feb 8-9 from 9:30 to 4 p.m., and Feb. 12-14 9:30-1 p.m. (Bring in Valentine-y art supplies to share and you get in free.)
3. Feel the need for speed? The new "Speed" exhibit opens at Lawrence Hall of Science this weekend. ($5.50-$10)
4. Check out a grand salute to aerial firefighters aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda. Meet firebomber pilots and check out the new exhibit starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. ($6-$14)
5. Or how about an Environmental Family Film Fest? Diablo Valley College and the Kids Environmental Action Network are showing "An Inconvenient Truth" Friday at 7 p.m. at DVC, plus "Who Killed the Electric Car" on 2/21 and more flicks through March. ($4)
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Remember that this is a "popularity" contest and nothing more.
These things happen when the American public decide the outcome. I work in IT and I deal with people who can't do the simplest things (like typing their names correctly, yes seriously) so if I look at the number of users on my network and then extrapolate that into the entire nation there has to be a large number of ID10Ts calling in.
OK, maybe just people with different ideas than me.
Anyway, winning this thing has only really worked out for a few.
How about
Taylor Hicks - I've heard better singers in my local bar.
Kris Allen - Hasn't done much
Lee DeWyze (sp?) from last season. Not exactly headed to the top.
I wish them all well in regards to whatever level of success they can achieve.
A.I. brings contestants talent to the masses and those who are truly great performers can get their shot at the big time.
Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry and a few others did not win but have gone on to do well.
So I don't really care who wins (I just know I have an opinion on who I don't want to win.)
Hopefully it will be one of the cute women/girls.
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Greenomics says minister Zulkifli Hasan signed away 2.9 million hectares of forest land to 44 companies on December 31, 2010. Most of the concessions are on secondary forest lands, although some primary forest was also involved, according to Greenomics. Roughly 1.2 million hectares of natural forest was granted in Papua (Indonesian New Guinea), while 1.03 million hectares was located in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo).
"Of the 1.2 million hectares [in Papua], 883,500 will be granted to 3 companies for the development of plantations to supply the pulp industry," said Greenomics Indonesia Executive Director Elfian Effendi in a statement. "This means that the natural forest in these concessions will be felled to provide raw material for the pulp industry."
Greenomics says forestry plantation licenses were also granted in Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Jambi, Gorontalo and Bangka Belitung.
"The new Minister of Forestry Decree was signed on 31 December 2010. So, it is reasonable to assume that it was intended to save the 44 companies from having to comply with the moratorium regulations." said Elfian.
Indonesia has yet to approve the moratorium, which was due to take effect January 1, 2011 under the billion dollar forest conservation partnership signed last May with Norway. The moratorium is apparently being held up due to conflicting language between at least three different versions of the decree.
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(01/13/2011) Over the past several years, Asia Pulp & Paper has engaged in a marketing campaign to represent its operations in Sumatra as socially and environmentally sustainable. APP and its agents maintain that industrial pulp and paper production — as practiced in Sumatra — does not result in deforestation, is carbon neutral, helps protect wildlife, and alleviates poverty. While a series of analyses and reports have shown most of these assertions to be false, the final claim has largely not been contested. But is conversion of lowland rainforests for pulp and paper really in Indonesia's best economic interest?
Will Indonesia's big REDD rainforest deal work?
(12/28/2010) Flying in a plane over the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea, rainforest stretches like a sea of green, broken only by rugged mountain ranges and winding rivers. The broccoli-like canopy shows little sign of human influence. But as you near Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua, the tree cover becomes patchier—a sign of logging—and red scars from mining appear before giving way to the monotonous dark green of oil palm plantations and finally grasslands and urban areas. The scene is not unique to Indonesian New Guinea; it has been repeated across the world's largest archipelago for decades, partly a consequence of agricultural expansion by small farmers, but increasingly a product of extractive industries, especially the logging, plantation, and mining sectors. Papua, in fact, is Indonesia's last frontier and therefore represents two diverging options for the country's development path: continued deforestation and degradation of forests under a business-as-usual approach or a shift toward a fundamentally different and unproven model based on greater transparency and careful stewardship of its forest resources.


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6 Based on the published literature (Branco and Martins, 1984; from the stresses developed from horizontal alignment of the Danesi and Edwards, 1982 & 1983; Evans and Al-Rifaie, 1975; bridge, depending on the direction of the tendon flare. Goodall, 1971; Grant, 1993; Lim, Kilford, and Moffatt, Several members of the project team were involved in in- 1971; Maisal and Roll, 1974; Perry, Waldron, and Pinkney, vestigating the 405/55 HOV Connector Overcrossing (OC) 1985; Pinkney, Perry, and Waldron, 1985; Rahai, 1996; failure. Although the curvature of this structure was less than Rasmussn and Baker, 1998; Trikha and Edwards, 1972) the many, several other geometric characteristics of this structure British have been quite active in researching the behavior of led to the failure. First, because prestress radial forces per duct curved concrete box-girder bridges. The British use their own were under the limit beyond which Caltrans Memo 11-31 re- code (BS5400) for bridge design. quired tie reinforcement, none was placed. Also, because the The new "Eurocode" is intended to supersede the codes of structure had fairly long spans, the structure depth was rela- the major European countries. The Eurocode has been de- tively large as were the prestressing forces in each web. The veloped over a number of years and is in use. However, this resulting large number of ducts required (five per stem) for code has appendices that direct the designer to special provi- the increased prestress force were placed one on top of the sions by individual countries (e.g., the DIN code for Germany other without any space between. The combination of pro- and BS5400 for England) and, for the most part, practice still portionately larger radial prestress forces applied to a deeper follows the traditional codes of the countries involved. web exacerbated regional concrete stresses. When these In Asia, the British BS5400 (India, Malaysia and Hong Kong) stresses were combined with the local stresses generated in the and AASHTO (Thailand, Taiwan, Korea and Philippines) concrete cover over the stacked ducts, concrete cracking and codes are widely used. Japan, which has its own code, fre- spalling occurred. This particular design pushed the limits quently builds curved concrete box-girder bridges. for Caltrans design requirements to prevent a breakout fail- The structural code in Brazil is quite brief and all encom- ure, and it is generally agreed that had the Caltrans lateral tie passing. It is much more concise than the current U.S. design detail been used, the failure could have been prevented. codes. Curved beams are not covered directly, although there Abutment bearing failure progressing with time was experi- is a section on torsion, but only with general instructions enced on the I-5 NB to Hwy 217 NB ramp in Oregon. The sin- found in most textbooks. Bridges that have alignments with gle cell box-girder is supported on two large bearings at the slight curvature are generally designed as straight bridges south abutment. Over time, the entire load at these bearings without consideration for the curve, except that bridge bear- has shifted to only one of the bearings while the other has ex- ings are designed for eccentric loads taking into account the perienced uplift. These problems are thought to result from the curve of the superstructures. time-dependent behavior of concrete. This theory is corrobo- As of today, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico, and rated somewhat by the results observed in the time-dependent some Latin American countries use computers and similar analyses of similar structures, although it is thought that cur- programs to those of the United States. rently commercially available software will tend to overpredict The AASHTO design specifications (not necessarily LRFD) the problem because torsion creep is not considered. are widely used by many other countries around the world. Another recent bearing failure occurred on the bridge at Wildcat Road in Shasta County, California. This single-span curved prestressed concrete box-girder bridge was under Field Problems construction. When the falsework was being removed, the Several failures of stem concrete due to the radial forces de- bearings at the abutments began to fail. 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Global actions, Stirrups in the outside web were also inadequate to resist although theoretically a factor, have been found not to be the combined effects of torsion and flexural shear in this important in these failures. structure. The web was retrofitted with external prestressing Many such failures have occurred even in straight bridges tendons that will correct the problem. This repair was deemed where local curvatures of prestressing ducts occur near the pre- to be preferable to adding extra mild reinforcement within a stress anchorages. These stresses can either add to or subtract web overlay.
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Chef Olivier's excellent Vegas Uncork'd adventure
Who knew chefs were as obsessed with celebrity chefs as the rest of us? The Farm House Cafe's Olivier Bioteau goes gaga at the recent mega foodie event.
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... "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto at the Vegas Uncork'd Grand Tasting, the premiere event of the star-studded gourmet weekend. Culinary rock stars -- from Guy Savoy to Joel Robuchon, Michel Richard to Bobby Flay, Todd English and Gordon Ramsay -- all cooked, schmoozed and sometimes got as star struck by the sheer wattage of the other celebrity chefs as the guests (and Bioteau!). At the Grand Tasting, held at Caesars Palace, Morimoto talked about his soon-to-open first Sin City restaurant, at the Mirage.
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... "Chef of the Century" Joel Robuchon. No celebrity chef caused more of a stir at the Grand Tasting than Robuchon, who attracted a flock of foodie fans and gawkers. The famed French chef also hosted a food and wine demo at his L'Atelier and a "When in France" dinner at his ultra-chic "Mansion" restaurant, both at the MGM Grand.
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... pastry chef extraordinaire Francois Payard. Payard hosted a master chef dinner one night at his Caesars Palace Patisserie and Bistro, attended by Bioteau, a fellow Frenchman, and his wife, Rochelle. At his pastry demonstration one afternoon, Payard created flourless chocolate chunk cookies, a lemon tart and chocolate macarons.
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... Chef Michael Mina. Mina might have been the hardest working toque at the weekend food fest, offering a sneak peek at his new PUB 1842 at the MGM Grand, participating (and losing) in the Sommeliers vs. Chefs challenge at the Bellagio, serving up morsels at the Grand Tasting, and hosting the Bellagio block party.
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... Chef Mary Sue Milliken. Half of the duo known as "The Two Hot Tamales" (with Border Grill partner Sue Feniger), the LA-based Milliken was one of the rare women chefs at Vegas Uncork'd. She hosted a fiery three-margarita lunch at her Border Grill modern Mexican restaurant at Mandalay Bay. Milliken was first runner up of "Top Chef Masters" season 3.
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... Chef Hubert Keller. The always elegant and refined Keller, whose Fleur and Burger Bar are both located at Mandalay Bay, chatted in French with Chef Olivier at the Grand Tasting. Keller's Fleur de Lys is one of San Francisco's most celebrated restaurants. He's a familiar face to "Top Chef" fans.
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... Chef Rick Moonen. The sustainable seafood star, whose rm seafood can be found at Mandalay Bay, was his usual boisterous New York self, joking and mugging for the camera-snapping masses. A season 2 "Top Chef Masters" alum, Moonen paired with mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim for the "Hand Crafted Collaboration" event at Vegas Uncork'd.
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The 27-year-old - whose first match will mark his 150th appearance for the Ayshire club - was one of the high-profile players allowed to leave following the arrival of Ann Budge and Craig Levein at Tynecastle. Hamill spent three years at Hearts, a spell which culminated in the club's relegation to the SPFL Championship.
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A small contingent of IDF units were left to patrol the Security Zone in order to prevent infiltration into Northern Israel, and to provide a deterrent force against any attempt by Palestinian or other militia groups to fire longer range weapons into Israel proper.
Over the following decade, the IDF expanded and institutionalized its presence in the Security Zone as commanders on the ground established better fortified posts and more troops. This presence was a direct response to the rise of Hezbollah (or Party of God) as a serious political force throughout Lebanon and a potent guerrilla army in the south.
Over the course of the conflict a set of unwritten but widely recognized "Rules of Engagement" developed between the sides. It was broadly understood that any Israeli killing of a Lebanese civilians in pro-active anti-Hezbollah operations would be met with a Katyusha barrage on the northern towns of Israel. It was understood that Katyusha fire would be met with proportional if unequal responses, including the use of IDF war planes and heavy artillery. Both sides also captured and exchanged prisoners.
Strategically, the conflict was a long-standing stalemate. Hezbollah was unable to inflict sufficient damage on either the IDF presence in Lebanon or on the quality of life in Israel's northern towns to force Israeli concessions. Israel was unwilling to either expand its control of Lebanon or to take the war to those countries that armed, funded and trained Hezbollah.
By the late 1990s a change in the political dynamic of the conflict was becoming more apparent. While Israel was strategically able to sustain its losses (normally around two to three soldiers killed each month), the will of the Israeli public to accept what were seen as pointless deaths began to fade. The security zone eventually failed to provide security as Hezbollah teams could still fire rockets into Northern Israel. With each loss, Hezbollah assumed ever more heroic proportions in the eyes of the Lebanese public and the rest of the Arab world as one of the first Arab armed forces to ever successfully match swords with the Jewish State. Through constant low-level combat, Hezbollah became an ever more effective and better trained force.
A number of other questionable activities occurred within the zone. For example, Israel cooperated with right-wing American Christian personality Pat Robertson in setting up a television network inside the security zone called Middle East Television that broadcast Christian religious programming to both Lebanon and northern Israel. The security zone also played host to the so-called Government of Free Lebanon which claimed to be the true government of Lebanon. Also in the security zone, Lebanese militias ran prisons with very bad reputations and conscripted the local population. While Israel ran the zone, it said it had no control over the actions of Lebanese militias within the zone.
Within days of the letter being published in the nation's newspapers, hundreds of people around the country, mainly mothers, were openly expressing their solidarity with the view expressed by the Four Mothers. While the issue of withdrawal from Lebanon had long been taboo in mainstream political circles, the Four Mothers appeal to core Israeli values opened up a flood gate of pent up frustration.
Over the course of the coming two years, the Movement grew from its original core band to a national organization with several hundred active members. The Four Mothers held protests, sponsored advertisements in newspapers, and, perhaps most effectively, held vigils outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv the day after an IDF soldier was killed in Lebanon.
The persistence of the movement sparked a national re-evaluation of the policy guiding Israel's continued presence in the Security Zone. Polls quickly began to shift. By the time the 1999 election rolled around, a majority of Israelis now supported unilateral withdrawal from the Security Zone.
Recognizing the shift in public sentiment, Ehud Barak, the Labor Party's candidate for Prime Minister, announced that if elected he would move to bring the IDF back to the blue line.


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SHE IS a woman of mystery-small, but unusually clever, perhaps the Dorothy Parker of her day. No one can say precisely when that was, but some time between 100,000 and 800,000 years ago this bulbous-browed young creature lived, or at least died, somewhere in Central Java. Today, all that remains of her is the top of her head, and it's not talking. However, a new study of her brain structure suggests she could have done exactly that when she was alive.
That conclusion alone would be provocative enough, considering the age of this Java Gal-who goes under the prosaic name of SM3. But the real bombshell may lie in a second study that places her about halfway between
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