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We are most grateful and honoured to have received the Ancestor Approved Award from Liz Hall Morgan. Thank you very much, Liz. As a recipient, we are to list the things we have learned about our ancestors that have "surprised, humbled or enlightened" us, and then pass the award along to others who are "doing their ancestors proud".
Were this blog about us, we would have to refuse this graciously offered award. We are too old to be surprised by much in life; we are far too arrogant to be humbled easily, and we have not been enlightened since we left our belovèd California, home of the manufacture, industry and commerce of enlightenment.
Fortunately, this blog is not about us, but about French Genealogy, which surely holds many surprises. It also brings us in constant contact with the French, who do enjoy humbling a person; and, rather than make a comment about the glorious light in the south of the country, we will reflect upon ways to shed light on French genealogical mysteries.
For surprises:
- The Service Historique de la Défense. We never thought to spend so much time there, but the archives are so rich with genealogical information on so many who were a part of the Army or Navy, that it has become almost a second home. The correspondence files hold as much of genealogical value as do the military registers. In so much of our research, this is where brick walls are bull-dozed.
- French bureaucrats are quirkier than their attitude leads one to suspect. Nine times out of ten, they will say "Non" to every request before one has finished asking it, but the tenth time, one can be stunned by sudden and inexplicable acquiescence -- a document copied, say, or permission to see a very fragile register. One never knows, so never give up.
For humbling:
- We were born, reared and educated entirely in California, which means that we learned a great deal about Junipero Serra and nothing of Spain, that we thought World War Two was all about Pearl Harbor and Bing Crosby, and that the Dark Ages in Europe lasted up to the point that Europeans decided to move to America. It is an old saw in Europe that "Americans don't know any history except their own." It certainly was our case, and very, very humbling. To do French genealogy well, start reading history now and do not stop. Ever.
For enlightenment:
- Many would claim that the age of Enlightenment began and reached its peak in France; the French would argue that it did not occur anywhere else; we would argue that certain aspects of it, particularly reductionism, have become somewhat calcified in the French mind. Apply that last to the French concept of the état civil, one's civil status, and windows of the mind burst open allowing the light to stream in.
For all three:
- We are regularly surprised, humbled and enlightened by the incredibly kind, complimentary and helpful messages about the blog that so many of our readers have sent to us. Thank you all, very, very much.
The second requirement of the award is to pass it on to others who may be deemed to have "made their ancestors proud", and here we must apologise for extending our reach beyond genealogy and beyond France. We personally are the product of no grand folks, but of a railway engineer, a fisherman, about a thousand tenant farmers, and all their silenced women. Our ancestors struggled and scrabbled to wrest food out of stony earth, then emigrated to wrest better earth from somebody else. The nature of their existence meant that they were rough, primitive, selfish, unclean survivors. Some may have been brave; maybe some were dreamers or poets; surely many had inner lives of great richness, but with their outer lives, they have all left us a world sorely battered. We are sure that they would be both heartbroken and ashamed if they could see it today.
The people we think are most doing our ancestors proud are those who are doing most to hand on to our children a world filled with truth, beauty and the good. Thus, we nominate for the Ancestor Approved Award :
- Greg Mortensen, who does not blog but twitters, and who works ceaselessly and heroically for the education rights of girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Without those who fought for the same right among our ancestors, there would be no French Genealogy Blog today.
- By rights, we would also like to nominate someone, anyone, blogging sensibly and constructively about how to cope with the terrible calamity in the Gulf of Mexico, about how to undo the damage and about how to prevent such a thing ever happening again. Unfortunately, there is no one.
As for good blogs on French genealogy , we nominate:
- GenBriand, which is full of in-depth research. In English, Spanish, and French.
- Le Temps Qui Passe, which has some very good advice on dealing with tricky, regional problems in genealogy research. In French
- Le Blog IDF Généalogie - the blog of of the union of six cercles in Ile-de-France, this gives a good picture of what genealogists are doing in France these days. In French
Finally, we have not found a blog on the French use of DNA testing for genealogical purposes that is particularly useful. More, we confess to being utterly befuddled by the finer details of the subject. For the pleasure of the enlightenment of understanding, therefore, we now read Bio Genetics. It is a science blog, written with clarity in beautiful English. Each time we read one of the posts there, we are rewarded with a true AHA! moment that gives us a sense of intellectual empowerment and has us tackling the convoluted writing on the subject.
Thank you again.
©2010 Anne Morddel
French Genealogy


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Canadians Scott Croxall, Adam Horst and Travis Nagata powered their way to a victory over compatriots Team Ottawa in the final of the Ice Cross Downhill Team Challenge competition in Saint Paul on Friday night to cap an exciting day of Red Bull Crashed Ice racing in front of 10,000 spectators down the twisting, obstacle-filled track running from the Cathedral of Saint Paul towards the banks of the frozen-solid Mississippi River.
The Scott Croxall-led team Living The Dream beat the unheralded Team Ottawa squad. Croxall, picking up his first-ever Red Bull Crashed Ice career victory, had an outstanding day in Saint Paul. He was the fastest qualifier of the day in the International Shoot Out earlier on Friday, stopping the clock in 34.77 seconds ahead of Russia's Andrey Lavrov and emerging as the man to beat in Saturday's finals. Then in the evening, as temperatures plunged far below zero Celsius, Croxall was unbeatable throughout the team competition, taking first place three times in the three knockout rounds and even outskating his older brother, Kyle, in the semi-finals.
Download the full list of results from Friday's Team Challenge
"I'm just hungry for a win and it's about time," said Scott Croxall, who is eager to emerge from the shadows of his older brother, the 2012 world champion who also won the 2012/13 season opener in December in Niagara Falls, Canada. "I've had a lot of bad luck in the past and I'm ready to prove myself here. I'm healthy, I've been training really hard and I'm ready for a big couple of races."
Team Ottawa was the surprise package of the evening. Ranked only 19th, the team of Daniel Guolla, Ghyslain Hotte and Adam Skube carved their way confidently through the field, upsetting favourites Swatch ProTeam who won the season opener in Niagara Falls in the quarter-finals and then Mountain Rockers in the semis.
Thousands of hearty Minnesota fans watched the action on the high-speed downhill track filled with jumps, bumps, hairy turns and assorted obstacles. They cheered the strong improvements in the American racers in the year since ice cross downhill made its triumphant return to the United States after a decade's absence. Zubz, led by Cameron Naasz, was the top American squad in the team competition, helped by team-mates Daniel and Andrew Bergeson. They took seventh place.
Saturday's final gets underway at 7pm. In 2012, 80,000 people watched the action - if you don't happen to be in Saint Paul then tune into redbullcrashedice.com for the live webcast.

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Not long ago I watched an episode of Law and Order SVU that addressed the issue of "Suicide Clubs". Basically it involved a lady dying of kidney failure who ran a web site called "CatchTheTrain.com.(not a real web site) It was a web site for people to discuss their thoughts on suicide and ways to commit suicide. Knowing that Law and Order usually takes episode ideas from real life incidents; I did a Google but didn't see a whole lot. I concluded that it was probably illegal to have such sites up in the United States as it is illegal to in most states to facilitate euthanasia/suicide.
I should have expanded my search worldwide. Such clubs do exist. They are under the radar and loosely structured in chat rooms and social networking sites but defenitely real. Today I was forwarded an article on DIGG entitled: Suicide Clubs Lure 20 Thousand Russian Teenagers . There are apparently hundreds of these webs sites in Russia where people, primarily teens, discuss ways to kill themselves.
Now armed with some better search terms, I set out to see if this was Russian phenomenon or a worldwide "psychological epidemic". My search took me first to Japan which has the highest suicide rate in the world. I found the article Japan Internet Suicide Clubs. It appears that "Suicide Cults" in Japan are rampant. A growing number of teen suicides in Japan have been tracked to origination in internet chat rooms. The article goes on to state: "It is a growing, and morbidly frank underworld of chat rooms and websites with names like "Suicide Club," where thousands of (mainly young) people meet and talk and plan their deaths"
My travels next took me to the U.K. Where I found an article about a small Welsh town which has seen 16 of its' youth commit suicide in one year allegedly using a web site called Bebop to discuss their own deaths. Bebo is a Facebook type application that caters to teens and younger.
The Laws governing assisted suicide vary widely around the world. Some countries having no laws at all addressing the issue.
What about the United States? It is a tricky issue in this country with conflicts between state and federal law. Anyone who knows about Dr Jack Kevorkian knows that physician assisted suicide is illegal in many states. As of today only the state of Oregon has a law that expressly allows physician assisted suicide under its "Death with Dignity Act" With all the conflict, stigma, and shame is it any wonder that troubled teens turn to their own in these loosely structured but definitely real web based suicide clubs and chat rooms.
Let's forget about the legal and medical ethical issues when a physician is involved. What if it is the person's high school classmate? What if it is another high school student across the country? Every time a teen commits suicide in the United States, I wonder how many other teens in some web chat room knew he/she was going to do it before it happened. The answer would probably shock us. We are so focused on making sure are kids are not being preyed on by pedophiles and perverts that we forget to look at what our kids are actually saying on the web to their legitimate peer group. A peer group comprised of other kids who are less interested in the illegality of helping a friend or person in similar pain than simply helping a friend or person in similar pain. Misery loves company has never been more scary…..
I can think of a few more key words to put into your internet filter software……


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Another really useful tutorial once again. Thank you for this.
The Human Pond is a recently started blog, we are three guys who write about games, movies, music, art and what ever we feel like writing about. This group is our link into the ModDB community.
Learn how to make an NPC talk in the Source engine.
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Advanced Mapping/Technical.
First we copy the sound file we want to use to the right place, fire up Face Poser and use the phoneme extractor to add lip sync information to the sound file.
Then we add an actor, add the sound file to the actor's timeline, save it to a .vcd file and rebuild our scenes.image file.
Then we make a quick map to test it out in the game.
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Another really useful tutorial once again. Thank you for this.
Thank you I have been trying to do this for so long!
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Dear Silverfisk. I don't know if you still read these comments, but in case you are, I need your help. Like you, I am also from Sweden. But unlike you I can't change my speech recognition to english UK. The only language I have is Microsoft Anna english united states. And without english UK I cannot commit extraction. If there is any way you can help me, I would appreciate it greatly, since manual faceposing can take up to hours. And with your method it only takes minutes. I really hope you can help me, sincerely, SilverPlayer.


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Staff Interview: Marian Onofrei
In this interview we talk to Marian, a Senior Support Manager from Romania, who shares some insights into the day to day of his role and what he loves about working remotely!
Where are you from?
I'm from a small mountainside town called Vatra Dornei, in Romania.
Where do you currently live?
When I started college I moved to Iași, a bigger city in Romania. This is where I live now and where all my friends are. But for a month or so, every year, I like to travel to different cities in Europe (for now, but I hope later I'll be moving on to other continents, as well) and see how it is to live there. Although I guess "home" is still in Iași.
What's your position with Site5 and how have you found it so far?
I'm currently Senior Support Manager and it's awesome. I guess it's because of the great people I work with. Kudos to them!
Tell us how your typical day goes!
I wake up at exactly 7:25 (I'm a morning person, I love this time of day). I grab breakfast and my tea, then it's work, work and some more work. I cover escalated issues, I'm there to offer help for any of my co-workers who need it or are in any sort of dilemma – moral or otherwise (just joking, my efforts tend to only cover job related issues).
Once the job is done, I'm usually out with friends.
What do you enjoy about your job?
I love the variety, the fact that every day there's something new for me to learn, every day a new situation that helps me grow. There's never a dull moment and the fact that this jobs keeps me on my toes makes me enjoy it even more. I never start the day thinking that I can't wait for it to be over, counting the hours till it's done. I really enjoy what I do.
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Do you have any spare time to work on your own projects?
The great advantage when it comes to working from home is that I don't lose any time commuting. No traffic jam from my bed to the office, which is in the other room. So yes, I have some spare time which I usually use to catch up on what's new in technology or just stuff related to my work. Other than that, no new projects for now.
What's most satisfying about your work?
Knowing that I helped someone who's been struggling with a problem for days and I was able to properly explain both the reason why it happened and give the right solution.
Oh, and the awesome feeling you get when you stumble on a link on a social network and you realize it's a site hosted in your network and you were the one who made it work.
How do you like working remotely?
I don't like it, I love it! I never worked in an office but I don't really want to. The flexibility I have working this way, the fact that I can be anywhere in the world, makes all the difference.
Advice for people aspiring to your role?
Always be up to speed with what's going on in this field. Things are changing quickly and you need to be among the first to know. Also, never be scared to ask questions.
Any trends at the moment worth following?
As I said before, things move fast in this area. Today, what's on the rise, can be obsolete tomorrow. So I don't know, I'll get back to you on that.


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Monthly Archives: April 2011
3 More Wills & Kate Cake Comp Entries!
As the wedding of the year gets closer the competition is hotting up! Over the Easter weekend (and I hope you had a good one, by the way! ) we had three more entries to our Wills & Kate Cake Competition and your imaginations are clearly working overtime. Take a look at these: Frank is […]Read more
The Royal Wedding – T-Mobile Style [VIDEO]
Sorry to keep banging on about Prince William and Catherine Middleton's Royal Wedding but I stumbled across this on YouTube and HAD to share it with you all. Funny thing is, I was looking for more retro TV commercials for American food and drink products (like this and this) – how this ended up in […]Read more
Wills & Kate Cake Competition Entries So Far
Wel, our Wills & Kate Cake competition has been open for a litle while now and we've had some great entries so far. Remember, you could win a Complete Cake Making Kit packed with cake mixes, frostings, icings, decorations and even pie cases – all you have to do is design a truly original, unusual […]Read more
Bloggers we've come to call Friends
One of the great things about having this blog on the American Soda website is all the people we've come into contact with over the last few years. I'm not just talking about our valued customers, a lot of which we've really got to know as a company, but other bloggers who write in our […]Read more
A Wedding Cake with a Difference
One of the reasons I like our Facebook Page so much is that our fans often share some truly brilliant things with us. Like this, from Helen Marshall: Posted to Twitter by @pickassoreborn, Helen reckons someone got a headstart on us with our Wills & Kate Cake Competition and I reckon she might be right! […]Read more
Wills & Kate Cake Comp! Win a Complete Cake Making Kit by designing a Royal Wedding Cake!
It's just three weeks until the wedding of year, when Prince William marries Miss Catherine Middleton on Friday 29th of April at Westminster Abbey. And what is one of the biggest elements of any wedding? The cake, of course! Wills and Kate have already chosen the cake they want and who they want to bake […]Read more


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I take this because I'm a vegetarian almost vegan and want to make sure I get enough B12. I like Garden of life for their quality but It's the first time I'm using this particular product.
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Autism support group hosts charity golf tournamentGRAYSON - Spectrum Camps and Clubs, Gwinnett's autism support group, is hosting its first charity golf tournament. The Chip-In for Autism Open will take place April 1 at the Windermere Golf and Country Club in Cumming. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start scheduled for 1 p.m. The cost to participate is $200 per golfer. The funds raised will provide scholarships to summer camp programs for children with autism. Spectrum currently serves more than 500 families. The lifetime cost of raising a child with autism is estimated to be between $3.5 and $5 million dollars, according to the Autism Society of America. Spectrum is a teacher- and parent-run organization that started in Gwinnett 10 years ago. The group hosts year-round camps, clubs, educational and support meetings. For more information or to register for the tournament, visit www.atl-spectrum.com. Oglethorpe honors alum, GCPS athletics director NORCROSS - Norcross resident Mike Emery has received Oglethorpe University's prestigious School Bell Award, given to alumni or past or present faculty members who have made lasting contributions to the field of education. Chris Ballar, vice president of the Awards and Recognition Committee of the Oglethorpe Alumni Association, said Emery was "awarded the School Bell prize for his contributions to the education community as demonstrated by his 22 years of service to Gwinnett County as a teacher, coach, mentor, athletic director and administrator." Emery, who graduated from Oglethorpe in 1982, credits his collegiate experience playing basketball for coach Jack Berkshire as the impetus for his desire to teach and coach. He currently serves as Gwinnett County Public Schools director of athletics, student activities and community schools. Emery is among several alumni award winners who will be honored for their contributions at a special ceremony April 17 at The Retreat at Dunwoody. The ceremony is part of Oglethorpe University's Alumni Weekend. Diva Night to benefit breast cancer research LAWRENCEVILLE - Tutus for Tatas, a Breast Cancer 3-Day team, will kick off its 2009 season with Diva Night on the Square in Lawrenceville. The event is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Fleet Feet, McCray's Tavern, Dominick's Little Italy, Sparkle Jewelry and the Paper Fairy are sponsoring the event and will donate a portion of the evening's sales to the team, which benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Tutus for Tatas has raised more than $750,000. The team's goal is to reach $1 million this year. The first 200 participants will receive goodie bag giveaways, and there will be hourly drawings for prizes. The team will also be registering people for the 3-Day Walk. For more information, visit www.tutus-for-tatas.com. CarMax donates books to school NORCROSS - The CarMax Foundation recently donated a set of books to Meadowcreek Elementary School. To celebrate the opening of the 100th CarMax, the Foundation awarded a grant to Reading is Fundamental, which put together a collection of books focused on exciting travel adventures and safety. The books, along with bookmarks and bookplates for the inside cover of each book, were given to five schools in the greater Atlanta area. Gwinnett Gab appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.
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The Brijuni Islands is a National Park frequently visited by the residents and the tourists too. At this island, there are many attractions like gardens, parks and museums. This islands forms a seven kilometers of long necklace between the...
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Church of the Holy Trinity is an art gallery and a religious site which is worth visiting when in Rovinj. This Chapel was built in the 13th century. This beautiful church is located in the heart of the city in front of the entrance of...
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The pulsating nightlife in Rovinj could be the reason for travelers to visit the city. There are few places in Rovinj that provide quality entertainment with live performance of well known DJ's and others...
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Rovinj's main shopping street is located at the cobbled passageway near the St. Euphemia Church. The entire street is lined with numerous shops, galleries and buildings. Galerija Peti-Bozic is a shop that specializes in...
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|Port of Rovinj
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The Port of Rovinj is a landing place which is easy and safe on the green land of Istrian peninsula. This port offers perfect access point for its historic artistic and natural marvels like the Lemmel Channel. The port of Rovinj has...
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The Rovinj Aquarium is a 100 year old institution which is located at the Ruder Boskovic Institute Center for Maritime Research. There are several collections of local marine life and fauna which are from the Adriatic seabed....
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The Local name for Saint Euphemia Cathedral is Katedrala Sveti Eufenija. This cathedral dominates the Rovinji town and was built in the 18th century. It is also the largest Baroque building in Istria. The Venetian Bell tower...
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|Pentagonal Tower - 10.6 mi
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"Uncanny Bodies, Impossible Knowledge and Somatic Excess in Isaiah 29," The Bible and Critical Theory, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2011).
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REHOBOTH - Kanarian, Armenouhi (Pahigian), 90, a longtime resident of Rehoboth, MA, passed away peacefully January 14, 2013 at the Life Care Center, Attleboro, MA. Born in Lowell, MA to the late Verkin and Armenag Pahigian. She was raised in Boston, MA. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Norire Kanarian with whom she owned and operated the Avenue Superette in Pawtucket for many years.
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International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengineering IOBB.
It organizes activities to encourage exchange of experiences and encourages partnerships between IOBB members and other organizations to develop and implement projects. IOBB is not a funding agency.
The objective of IOBB is to foster the advancement and exploitation of biotechnology and bioengineering for the benefit of mankind through:
- enhancing interactions between laboratories, institutes, commercial enterprises and individuals working in the area of plant, mammalian and microbial cell cultivation and processing throughout the world and especially in the developing countries;
- fostering the development in the use of biological materials for industrial purposes and the preservation of the ecological environment;
- fostering training courses, fellowships and cooperative research programmes amongst its members, in particular between members from the developed and developing countries;
- arranging meetings, symposia, and seminars to ensure the dissemination of new or pertinent knowledge in the above fields;
- organising international training programmes for scientists, technologists and engineers of all nations interested in the application of biological materials for commercial use and the preservation of our environment;
- close cooperation with UNESCO, MIRCENs, WFCC, UNEP, UNIDO, UNU, COBIOTECH and other international and national organisations in the above field;
- maintaining Committees as may be appropriate for international cooperation and agreement
- development of a network of news, communication, and
- maintaining a regular Newsletter with contributions from the Executive, Committees and Members.
This interesting video shows the progress and the support that Biotechnology gave to science and health in the last 50 years:
Chicago provides a wide range of cosmetic surgery services, which includes plastic surgery, skin procedures, etc. Cosmetic surgery consists of various factors, and in Chicago, all the details related to the surgery are treated with equal importance.
For a general view, here are a few of the cosmatic surgery services offered in Chicago:
Apart from Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas many other places like Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, St Louis, Orange county also have a wide range of advanced technologies and treatments in csmetic surgery.
Some of the plastic surgery procedures carried out in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, St Louis and Orange county are as follows:
The American Board of Plastic Surgery specializes in dealing with the scars resulting from fireworks.
The number of people undergoing plastic surgery is increasing rapidly, with a corresponding increase in the types of procedures and techniques involved, like botox, facelift, tummy tuck, etc. However, this has also resulted in an increase in marketing various cosmetic surgery procedures through the media, advertisements, the Internet and the like, making it very difficult for prospective patients to distinguish between hype and facts.
Before going in for any procedure, people should get all the current and accurate information, which will help them to differentiate between the promises and the pitfalls. Many websites also deal with the various controversial aspects of cosetic surgery. The aim is to have a realistic and balanced view about it before opting for any procedure.
An interesting video offering a simple but effective overview of how biotechnology works and how it affects our daily live
Based on recent discoveries, nanotechnologies will have an important impact in the 2014 car and automotive industry.
Products include not only special coating for windshield (for safety increasing) but also exterior parts like rims, chrome surfaces and protection for car body.
Cars of 2014 could also offer, a safer driving thanks to a new tyre concept (created by Yokohama) which use an innovative compound to help grip the road.
But the most promising research, which is expected to hit the automotive market in 2014, could use nanotechnology towards cheaper fuel cells for electric cars.
Indeed electric cars are the future, and companies like Chrysler, Lexus , Peugeot , Toyota and Renault in 2014 could start using this technologies to improve efficiency and fuel consumption.
E-Cat is the name of the new LENR cold fusion reactor invented by Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi.
They gave the 1st World public demonstration on January 14, 2011 in Bologna. The cold fusion reaction uses nickel and hydrogen and it produces up to 13kw of thermal energy.
The reactor which is called E-Cat or "E-Catalyzer" (which stands for "Energy catalyzer) will be produced in hundreds of thousands starting from January 2012 by Defkalion Green Technlogies in Greece.Andrea Rossi has reached also an agreement with a USA company called AmpEnergo, which will get royalties on sales of licenses and products built in the USA. More news about this breakthrough science discovery will be pulished here very soon (see http://e-catalyzer.it ).
Latest News – September 2011
The new E-cat 1MW plant will be officially presented in the USA before the end of October. Ny Teknik , the Swedish technology magazine has posted some pictures of it and also performed a short test live. More information about the Rossi's cold fusion reactor will be pulished online very soon.


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Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow Collection
Heads up matte girls.
If you've always loved the Too Faced Boxed Shadow Palettes but hated the fact that they were so shimmery, well, this post is dedicated to you!
The Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow Collection is a new Fall 2011 exclusive that is available from Sephora only.
Check it!
This nine piece collection features all matte shades of shadows in both warm and cool tones plus how to makeup lesson cards for easy step-by-step application!
You get:
- Tufted Suede (soft tan)
- Velveteen Bunny (ivory)
- Fresh Linen (pale pink)
- Chinchilla (light warm brown)
- Coffee Bean (dark brown)
- Pebbles (gray)
- London Fog (deep blue)
- Vintage Violet (violet mauve)
- Midnight (charcoal gray)
Damn, there's something so cute about an eyeshadow called Velveteen Bunny! Aw!
Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow Collection ($36) is available exclusively from Sephora for the Fall 2011 Collection.
Will you indulge?
I kinda want it because I have all the shadow boxes but I really am bad with a matte medium!
Looks beautiful but I don't know how well I can pull off an all matte look :/
Then again I can always mix it up with other eyeshadows… hmmmm….
9/26/11 18:58 Niki:
I was longing for a matte too faced palette. Sometimes when i just want to enhance my natural look I found really difficult with the previous too faced colours…So this is very good to enhance your look and give that "no make up on" feeling.
Thumbs up, deffo!!!
6/29/11 8:43 Mary the Muse Militant:
This sounds fab.
I want it too as I love matt eyeshadows.
6/29/11 8:55 Regina:
Nope, I'm all about the shimmer/matte mix and I love the natural eye collection
6/29/11 9:19 Sarah S.:
Oh, I was about to give you the heads up on this, but of course the Muse beat me to it I actually find mattes easier to use than shimmers. I always wind up with shimmer in places I did not intend.
6/29/11 10:24 kiwikiwidragon:
OMG, I was trying to be good, I think if I am truly going to be good, I will have to unsubscribe to newsletters and not read blogs. bbbbbuuuuttt, thats not happening, so this will go into my next sephora haul, which is right around the corner…….
6/29/11 13:39 kimk:
WANTWANTWANTWANTWANT!!! nownownownownow!!!!
OMG – are these online yet?? I must have it – maybe both!!! Man oh man… If the fall colletions (ALL of them) are as good as they look online, I will be way broke this fall – but I'll be so purty…. 😀 Thanks for the heads up on this one, Muse!!
6/29/11 14:33 sillylilacs:
Will I indulge? Perhaps =D Finally there will be a pure matte palette! There are too many shimmers out there! lol I'm also excited about the WnW new matte palette coming out soon. =D
6/29/11 14:58 Kayla:
Yay! I've been straying away from all of these palettes lately because I'm much more into matte shades recently and they seem to only have a few. But this sounds perfect! It will be summer well into September here (I live in Florida) but goodness I am excited for Fall make up collections. My fav!
6/29/11 16:21 Katrina:
It really is a great buy! The palette is slimmer and more compact which is great. I really like the texture of the eyeshadows too, they go on real smooth. <3
6/29/11 16:24 2sillybugs:
Recently picked up the Too Faced "Eye Love" from Ebay, not enough points to get it from Sephora :(. Anyway, love the staying power of the shadows. I like the matte shades they included. Will definitely be picking this up.
6/29/11 19:13 Samantha:
Oh geez I've been looking for a pure matte palette…
Do you know if the box is flimsy? I tend to not like Too Faced packaging :S
6/29/11 23:04 Marilyn @ Lipgloss and Spandex:
OMG this looks awesome! I want it baaad. I don't really ever wear an all matte look, but I'd like to add some nice neutral mattes to my eyeshadow collection. It seems like it'd be good paired with the Naked palette…
6/30/11 2:52 Melissa:
Hi Muse. Please stop spending my commission check for me. I love mattes but I can buy this and the 800000 other fall things I want. Maybe I'll get this instead of something else. Time will tell.
7/2/11 23:07 Linda:
YEAH!!!!! Finally matte shades. I never buy "any" palettes because they always haver shimmer/glitter 'STUFF" I'm always looking for matte shadows but their really aren't to many to chose from regardless of the brand. I will have to check this out for sure because it can always be incorporated into whatever I already own, and I own my fair share of beauty goodness!!
8/5/11 11:34 Dacia:
^^^ I was feeling the same way about matte unavailability. SO glad for this one!
7/8/11 16:43 kimk:
Just got an email from Sephora – this palette will be in stores on July 21!!! Got that date scribbled into my calender!! WANT!!!
7/16/11 4:15 Tigress:
I'm the exact opposite, I like all shimmer palettes! Too Faced has some pretty good quality matte eyeshadows though, like the two lightest ones in the Enchanted Glamourland palette.
8/5/11 11:33 Dacia:
I got it. Because I only own shimmer and I've been very into stocking up on bold reds for fall (and end of summer, and any time).
I gotta tell ya, I love it! Many combos, nothing ever too garish, etc. I'm a complete moron when it comes to application (lovely cards, but just never comes out looking that way on me) but I just work with it until it works. 😉
It was between this and the Tokyo duo from NARS (which…come on, NARS). I'm very pleased with this.
8/5/11 17:34 Dacia:
Um…I made no sense, lol. Bold reds for LIPS…and too much shimmer with that looks clowny on me.
8/5/11 11:40 Sarah S.:
Hi Muse! I actually started a blog and reviewed this… if you want you can link to my post but it's ok if not ^.^;;
8/5/11 15:46 Sarah S.:
Thanks for considering! I'm trying not to be an impatient ninny about getting readership, especially since I should probably refine my style a bit before I embarrass myself… haha. But I really love this palette!
8/5/11 15:50 Sarah S.:
Nahhh, in fact I'm going to do a short series (like three posts?) about my enablers on my blog, and you are going to be the blogger I say makes me buy EVERYTHING haha 😀
Saw this in Sephora and it looks gorgeous! However, I already have the Natural & Romantic palettes, and I really like the good mix of matte & shimmer, so I think I'll stick with those. I like mixing my mediums. xx


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Dame Fanny Waterman awarded honorary membership of RPS
19 July 2011
The co-founder and director of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, pianist and teacher Dame Fanny Waterman, has been made an honorary member of the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) in recognition of her outstanding services to music, and services to the piano in particular.
The award, made by the society in 2010, was presented by RPS Chairman John Gilhooly at a piano recital by Andràs Schiff at the Royal Hall, Harrogate on 17 July. Now in her 90s, Dame Fanny continues to travel the world as a juror of international piano competitions. In presenting the certificate of honorary membership, Gilhooly commented: 'It is with great joy that we have finally managed to make her pause long enough, in her beloved Yorkshire, to receive this very special award.'
In its citation, the Council of the Royal Philharmonic Society said: 'Both as a concert pianist, and later as a teacher, Fanny is led by her passion for music and rigorously high standards. Her status as a teacher is now legendary: she has inspired and instructed generations of musicians, both in person and through the millions of copies of her teaching books sold around the world.'
National Children's Orchestra opens applications for 2012 members
15 July 2011
National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain (NCO) has opened applications for children aged 7-13 to audition for a place
in one of its five 2012 orchestras. Over 900 young musicians auditioned in 2010 with almost 500 successfully gaining a place.
All NCO members must reaudition annually, meaning that every child stands an equal chance of being accepted. Applicants do not need to have taken formal grade exams, and full bursaries are available to assist those who may have financial concerns. Auditions begin in October, in venues around the country.
To audition on an orchestral instrument, young musicians must submit an application form which can be downloaded from www.nco.org.uk. For further information about the NCO auditions or about the NCO in general, visit www.nco.org.uk or telephone 01934 418855.
Sistema Scotland announces new musical director
15 July 2011
Sistema Scotland has announced the appointment of violinist Francis Cummings as its new director of music.
Cummings is currently director of music at St Mary's School in Edinburgh, Scotland's only full-time specialist music school. He will take up the new appointment in August.
Cummings has held teaching posts at the University of Huddersfield, University of Lancaster and Chetham's School of Music. He is a former leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and took up the post of director of music at St Mary's Music School in April 2007.
Sistema Scotland Chairman Richard Holloway said: 'A recently published evaluation commissioned by the Scottish Government shows Big Noise is having a huge social impact in Raploch. Good behaviour, confidence, self-esteem and pride are on the rise.
'We are proud of the music that has been made too, and the work of our existing team of 16 musicians – but we are upping the musical stakes now. The children have given us no option. Many of them have revealled a talent and a hunger to excel which we feel obliged to match.
'We are matching it with Francis Cummings. I am utterly thrilled that we have secured the services of such an eminent artist and educator. St Mary's is very highly regarded and we want the same excellence for Raploch.'
Sistema Scotland Director Nicola Killean said: 'Francis is a dream addition to the team. This community, which three years ago had no tradition of orchestral music-making, now has access to the very best musical influences imaginable.'
Modeled on Venezuela's world-famous El Sistema, Big Noise was launched in 2008 and aims to transform the lives of children on Stirling's Raploch estate through music.
ABRSM launches new violin syllabus
7 July 2011
On the 7 July, ABRSM released several new publications for strings including new set pieces for violin, revised scale and sight-reading requirements for all strings and a new series of beginner violin music by Edward Huws Jones. The new syllabus sees the introduction of the natural minor at Grade 1 and shorter sight-reading tests across all the grades. Recordings of the entire syllabus are available as audio downloads with Grade 8 also available on CD. These new requirements and pieces will be for use in exams from January 2012.
Chetham's School of Music reaches a milestone
6 July 2011
The development project for a New School building at Chetham's School of Music has reached a milestone with a bridge connecting the new facilities to the medieval site, at the centre of medieval Manchester. The £36m project will feature state of the art facilities and is due for completion in early 2012.
Alongside these site developments, Chetham's website has also launched a behind the scenes area offering an insight into the activities at Chethams. Currently on display are sound clips, photos and news from rehearsals in the run up to major concerts. Violinist Fiona Robertson prepares for her performance of Berg's Violin Concerto with Chetham's Symphony Orchestra on 7 and 8 July.
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Dollar Bear Bets Rise to Highest Since May on Debt Focus
Investors boosted bearish bets on the dollar to the highest level in more than two months on concern the political wrangling in Washington on raising the U.S. debt limit will erode the value of the world's reserve currency.
Aggregate wagers against the greenback rose for the fourth consecutive week, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington show. Futures traders added to bets the dollar will weaken against the euro, yen, Australian and Canadian dollars, British pound and Mexican peso. Wagers on a drop versus the franc were trimmed after the Swiss currency climbed to a record.
Investor sentiment on the dollar weakened through July as lawmakers clashed over spending cuts and taxes when negotiating an increase of the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before the U.S. exhausts its borrowing capacity tomorrow. The franc rallied to records against the dollar and the euro as the budget impasse, slowing growth and Europe's sovereign-debt turmoil spurred demand for a refuge.
There's "clearly the concerns about the impasse on the debt negotiations," Samarjit Shankar, managing director for the foreign-exchange group at Bank of New York Mellon Corp., said in a telephone interview from Boston. "You do have a fair amount of money going into" the Japanese government bond "market and Swiss bonds, but at the end of the day the dollar is the preeminent reserve currency," he said.
Relative Performance
The dollar weakened 2.2 percent in July, according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Currency Indexes, which track the performance of a basket of 10 developed-market currencies. The franc appreciated 5.4 percent, the Aussie gained 0.6 and the yen rose 3.2 percent. The 17-nation euro slumped 3 percent.
Hedge funds and other large speculators had reduced bets against the dollar to 147,684 contracts as of June 28, the lowest level in more than nine months, as European policy makers debated a debt restructuring for Greece. CFTC data as of July 26 show traders added 162,538 so-called net shorts as the focus shifted to the U.S. debt negotiations.
Momentum may be shifting again. Ninety-four percent of the 17 money managers overseeing a total of $1.26 trillion surveyed by Ried Thunberg ICAP Inc. expect the dollar to be stronger or steady relative to the euro in next three months, while 59 percent expect it to be stronger or steady against the yen. The New Jersey-based firm is a unit of the world's largest interdealer broker.
'Relief Rally'
"If we do get the debt-ceiling increase we could see a little short covering initially," said Kathy Lien, director of currency research at the online trader GFT Forex in New York. "Depending upon how quickly rating agencies come in and respond by downgrading U.S. debt that will determine how long this relief rally will last."
Standard & Poor's, which has given the U.S. a top AAA ranking since 1941, said on July 14 that the chance of a downgrade is 50 percent in the next three months and may cut the rating as soon as this month if there isn't a "credible solution" to reduce the nation's deficit. Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service have also warned they may cut their grades for the U.S.
"More recently, in the last few days certainly, the scale of the potential deficit reductions that are being discussed is much smaller," Steven Hess, the senior credit officer at Moody's in New York, said in a July 29 telephone interview. "The smaller the actual reduction, the more likely a negative outlook."
Cumulative Inflows
The U.S. currency saw cumulative inflows last week that were higher than the average of the previous year as Treasuries rallied, according to data from BNY Mellon, the world's largest custodial bank, with more than $20 trillion in assets under administration.
Demand for Treasuries surged on July 29 after a report that the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than forecast. Yields on benchmark 10-year notes tumbled 17 basis points, or 0.17 percentage point, last week to 2.80 percent, the lowest level since November. The yield was little changed today.
Strategists haven't planned for a dollar selloff, maintaining expectations it will strengthen against the franc in the fourth quarter to 85 centimes per dollar, a survey of 38 contributors by Bloomberg shows. The median forecast for the dollar versus the yen has been at 85 since June 20, according to 47 economists in a separate survey.
Franc Gains
The franc appreciated 7 percent versus the dollar in July to 78.55 centimes. It was the sixth consecutive monthly gain, the longest winning streak since June 1994, with the Swiss currency touching a record 78.51 centimes on July 29.
The dollar dropped 4.7 percent to 76.76 yen in July after touching 76.73, the lowest level since reaching a post World War II record of 76.25 on March 17. The dollar strengthened to $1.4398 versus the euro, from $1.4502 in June. The 17-nation currency slid 5.4 percent in July to 110.54 yen.
Wagers by hedge funds and other large speculators on a decrease in the dollar versus the euro, yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, franc, Mexican peso and British pound rose to 310,222 from 272,444 on July 19. The difference in bets on an advance in the euro compared with those on a decline -- so-called net longs -- rose to 17,038 from 9,246 a week earlier, data released July 29 showed.
European Debt Crisis
Concern that Europe's sovereign-debt crisis would spread has persisted after European leaders announced an additional rescue package for Greece on July 21. Moody's said on July 29 that Spain, the region's fourth-largest economy, faces a possible downgrade amid yields on the nation's 10-year bonds rising above 6 percent.
"There are still a lot of people who would like to sell the euro because of all the problems that there are in Europe, so there is not a strong bias for the euro," said David Mann, regional head of research for the Americas at Standard Chartered Plc in New York. "There may be more investor interest in potentially selling the dollar against the franc, the yen and the Aussie dollar."
Futures traders increased their bets that the yen will gain against the dollar to 51,302 from 42,155. Net longs for the franc declined to 7,877 from 11,494, and added bets Australia's currency will advance to 81,438 from 77,795.


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Ariel first appeared on the UK market in 1967 and was the first detergent with stain-removing enzymes. It was a high-sudsing powder designed for twin-tub and top-loading washing machines. With the rise in popularity of automatic front-loading washing machines, a suitable low-suds variant was launched in the early 1970s. The mid-eighties saw the range expanding to encompass liquid detergent and compact powder. The compact powder was originally known as "Ariel Ultra"; and was subsequently reformulated into the nineties as "Ariel Futur". This was possibly in response to Unilever's launch of the ultimately doomed "Persil Power", which was seen to damage clothes. Compact powders never proved popular in the UK; so when the tablet variant appeared in July 1999, the compact version disappeared. In 2003, Ariel brought out its quickwash action to its detergents, to allow consumers to be able to do their laundry on a quickwash cycle.
The available range in India currently includes:
Detergent powders
* Ariel Complete (For hand wash or top-loading washing machines [HWTL]) * Ariel Anti Bac (For HWTL)
* Ariel 24-hour Fresh (For HWTL)
* Ariel Matic (For top- and front-loading washing machines)
Ariel is available in powder, tablet, ExcelGel and liquitab form. * In 2006, Ariel started its "turn to 30" campaign to inspire consumers to wash in cool water so that energy can be saved. * Ariel launched a concentrated version of their liquid detergents named Ariel Power in the spring of 2008. * In October 2008, Ariel launched their new Excel Gel product which can be used in temperatures as low as 15 degrees celsius. This product was launched under Ariel's...


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First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20
1 Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
2 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
3 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
5 And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.
6 And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
9 And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.
10 And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Psalm: Psalms 40:2 And 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10
2 Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
5 I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
7 And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.
8 All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
9 They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
10 For even the man of peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
29 And immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 And Simon' s wife' s mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.
31 And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
32 And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils.
33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34 And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.
35 And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.
36 And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.
37 And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.
38 And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.
39 And he was preaching in their synagogues, and in all Galilee, and casting out devils.
Wednesday of the First Week In Ordinary Time
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Posted: Oct 26, 2013 7:02 PM by The Associated Press
CAPE GIRARDEAU (AP) - Faculty and staff at Southeast Missouri State University will be getting raises in early 2014 under a plan approved by the university's board of regents.
The Southeast Missourian reports the increases take effect Jan. 1 for 251 employees across several departments. The total projected cost is $1.24 million from the general fund and about $212,000 from auxiliary and designated revenue.
The board approved the planned increases Thursday.
University president Kenneth Dobbins says the increases are a way to attract and retain quality faculty and staff.


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Information and technology are centerpieces of a new border architecture that seeks to respond to the competing demands of facilitating mobility and managing cross-border risks while remaining cost-efficient and respectful of rights and privacy. This report shows how governments must approach border management systems to ensure properly balanced development.
In the absence of new U.S. immigration reform legislation, this report examines the opportunities that exist within the executive branch and the administration to refine and strengthen current U.S. immigration laws and policies. The administration can exercise its authority to field policies, programs, and procedures that are effective and fair in advancing the goals of the U.S. immigration system.
An effective electronic eligibility verification system is an essential component of the U.S. immigration system, but questions as to whether the E-Verify employment verification system should be made mandatory remain. This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of E-Verify, and discusses proposals for reform.
Faced with enormous political pressure to stop illegal immigration and to prevent the entry of potential terrorists, the U.S. government has devoted ever more resources to enforcing border policies. It remains unclear, the author argues, whether the efficacy of these programs warrants their costs.
In assessing the implementation, enforcement outcomes, costs, and community impacts of the 287(g) federal-state immigration enforcement program, the report finds that about half of 287(g) activity involves noncitizens arrested for misdemeanors and traffic offenses.