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Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War
by Phillip Smith
Mexico must take decisive action to rein in systematic and widespread use of torture, ill-treatment, and other human rights abuses, which have increased dramatically since outgoing President Felipe Calderon unleashed the military to fight the country's so-called cartels nearly six years ago, Amnesty International said in a report released Thursday.
The report,
Known Abusers, But Victims Ignored: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Mexico
, documents the increase of cases of torture and ill-treatment by the police and military forces, the lack of effective investigations and almost total lack of prosecutions, and the juridical weaknesses and lack of political will that allow such abuses to go unpunished and even allow testimony obtained through torture to be used to convict its victims.
An estimated 60,000 people have been killed and another 160,000 displaced in prohibition-related violence in Mexico since Calderon made waging the drug war the centerpiece of his then new administration in December 2006. The cartels are responsible for much of the mayhem, but as the violence intensified, human rights complaints filed with federal authorities have more than quadrupled, from 392 in 2007 to 1669 in 2011. Nearly 5,000 federal complaints have been filed overall, and those are just the cases when someone bothered to go through the formality.
And, the Amnesty report shows, it is mainly just a formality. According to the report, federal prosecutors prosecuted no torture cases in 2007 or 2008, one in 2009, and filed four more in 2010. Similarly, the number of state level torture prosecutions can be counted in the single digits each year since 2007.
"The Calderón administration has effectively turned a blind eye to the 'torture epidemic' we've been witnessing in Mexico," said Rupert Knox, an Amnesty International Mexico researcher. "The protection of human rights has been ignored or sidelined in favor of the government's strategy of militarized combat of organized crime and drug cartels. Across Mexico criminal suspects often face detention and trial on the basis of evidence obtained under torture and ill-treatment while prosecutors and courts fail to question seriously information or evidence obtained in this manner."
Miriam Isaura López Vargas is a case in point. She was arbitrarily detained in Ensenada, Baja California, on February 2, 2011. During interrogation in a military barracks in Tijuana by a civilian federal prosecutor, members of the army reportedly sexually assaulted her, subjected her to near asphyxiation and stress positions, and threatened her in order to coerce her into signing a confession falsely implicating other detainees in drug trafficking offenses.
"I heard a man scream many times, they kept on asking him, 'Where are the guns, where are the drugs?' A bit later I heard 'Take him away and bring me the next one.' I heard them open a door," Lopez Vargas recounted. "They put a wet cloth over my face, when I tried to breathe. I felt the wet cloth, it became difficult to breathe, I then felt a stream of water up my nose, I tried to get up but couldn't because they had me held down by my shoulders and legs… someone was pressing down on my stomach, they did this repeatedly as they kept on asking the same questions."
A week later, she was transferred to Mexico City and held without being brought before a judge until April 26, 2011, when she was charged with drug offenses. The following month, the case against her collapsed, and she was released by a federal judge. She filed a complaint alleging she was tortured; it has yet to be acted on.
The involvement of the Mexican military in the Lopez Vargas is not unusual. Across Mexico, military personnel performing policing functions have held thousands of suspects in military barracks before presenting them to prosecutors. In this context, there have been numerous reports of torture and ill-treatment while in military custody.
"Federal authorities have shown an absolute lack of leadership to combat torture and ill-treatment seriously at the state level or federal level," said Knox. "The only way to tackle torture and ill-treatment is by ensuring that all cases are properly investigated and those responsible, brought to justice. In a letter sent to Amnesty International, Mexican President elect Enrique Peńa Nieto committed to implement policies and take action to end torture, we urge the authorities to abide by their promises."
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The charred remains of a mattress are about the only signs of the fire call to 1929 E. 33rd Street North in Sioux Falls just after 3:30 Wednesday morning. Fire officials say the fire started when bedding fell on a burning candle.
"A smoke detector is our first line of defense, our first warning that there's something wrong, that there is a fire in our house," Inspector Barry Maag of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue said.
But the home on E. 33rd Street didn't have a working smoke detector. Fire officials say that's not a good situation for anyone. While fire officials say this is an unfortunate situation, it is also a good reminder for everyone to make sure your smoke detectors are working and the batteries are fully charged.
"With today's materials that we're furnishing our houses with, a fire will double in size every 30 seconds with the available fuel there," Maag said.
That's why Sioux Falls Fire Rescue officials say those involved here can consider themselves extremely lucky.
"Nobody was hurt and everybody got up and got out safely and that's the thing that's really fortunate," Maag said.
And now fire officials hope others take note and ensure their smoke alarms are working properly because a fire can happen in any home, at any time.
Fire inspectors add that it's a good idea to check the batteries in your smoke detectors monthly. They say by the time a detector is beeping because of a low battery, it is often too late.

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Swifter, higher, strongerComment on this story
Tim Whitfield
FORGET the Olympic creed. The most important thing about the Games has nothing to do with taking part – it IS all about winning, or at least getting a medal.
Despite all the politically correct rhetoric and polite speeches, the original spirit of Olympism has been replaced by the Olympic motto: Citius, altius, fortius.
The athletes, administrators and so-called Olympic family know that swifter, higher and stronger is all that really counts.
Any sportsman/woman worth a sponsorship contract will tell you they get up in the morning to be swifter, higher and stronger, rather than to experience the joy of taking part.
And the substantial financial incentives flow quickly toward those sportsmen in the "wins" column.
The Eddie the Eels will grab their 15 minutes in the headlines, but the world remembers, and compensates, the likes of Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz.
It is this pursuit of medals that caused Sascoc to react to the failure of Team South Africa in Beijing. It is also why, way back in February 2009, Sascoc president Gideon Sam got it right when he boldly announced South Africa's target of 12 medals in 2012.
The Olympics collectively caters for 10500 competitors, but only hand over 906 medals, which means 90 percent of the 2012 Olympians will leave London with only the memory of having taken part – and for SA that figure is likely to be even higher.
Current world rankings and pre-Olympic performances suggest that Sam's 12 from 12 target might have been wildly optimistic – his critics are predicting Team South Africa's goal should have read "one or two from 12".
But then those detractors were the same people who claimed the Springboks had no hope in 1995, or Bafana were out of their depth in 1996.
So, what will it take for South Africa to return from London with 12 of the world's swiftest, highest and strongest?
With few other medal prospects in the first week, the pressure is on the swimmers to get Team South Africa off to a good start.
There are nine potential finalists – four for Chad le Clos; Cameron van der Burgh; Wendy Trott; Graeme Moore; Katheryn Meaklim; and the 4x100m medley relay team. Probably only Van der Burgh can really feel confident he is in with a chance, while Trott, Moore and Le Clos are contenders.
After the swimmers have dried off, the traditional strength has always been track and field.
Among the athletes there are six good medal prospects. Controversial 2009 world champion Caster Semenya in the women's 800m and Sunette Viljoen, who has the world's best throw in the women's javelin this year, should add to the tally, while 400m hurdler LJ van Zyl and the men's 4x400m relay squad are certainly potential medallists.
South Africa's sole medallist in Beijing, long jumper Khotso Mokoena must be listed, while Cornel Fredericks just missed out on a medal at the 2011 World Champs.
If the swimmers and track and field athletes can grab nine medals, South Africa could be in with a chance.
That would mean the team would need two more medals from 500m sprint canoeist Bridgitte Hartley, triathlete Richard Murray and BMX rider Sifiso Nhlapo, and then leave mountain biker Burry Stander, arguably South Africa's best medal prospect, as the banker for the final day.
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Updated with White House comments at 12:50 pm EST:
Congressional leaders emerged from talks with President Barack Obama at the White House this morning voicing confidence in solving the budgetary and tax questions needed to avert a "fiscal cliff" before year's end.
"We have the cornerstones of being able to work something out," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in the driveway outside the West Wing, joining House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in calling the talks productive. Reid said: "We both are going to have to give up something."
For the Republicans, that means a concession on taxes. For the Democrats, that means cuts in entitlement spending.
"We feel very comfortable with each other, and this isn't something we're going to wait until the last day of December to get it done," Reid said, offering some hope of not taking the talks to the brink of the Dec. 31 deadline when automatic spending cuts kick in and when Bush-era tax cuts expire.
"It was a very constructive meeting," House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said. "Every person in America knows that we must reach agreement."
They must have a goal of deficit reduction, she said, and "we understand that it has to be about cuts, it has to be about revenue, it has to be about growth… It was good. I feel confident that a solution may be in sight.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, highlighting the need for addressing entitlement spending to cope with the nation's changing demographics, said: "We're prepared to put revenue on the table provided we solve the real problem."
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney issued this statement about the meeting that ran over an hour: " The president and the leadership had a constructive meeting and agreed to do everything possible to find a solution that averts the so-called `fiscal cliff,' and to work together to find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit that includes both revenues and cuts in spending and encourages our long-term economic and job growth."
"Both sides agreed that while there may be differences in our preferred approaches," Carney said, "we will continue a constructive process to find a solution and come to a conclusion as soon as possible. "


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Five key points: Texas Tech's balanced attack too much for Northwestern State in 44-6 win
Texas Tech defeated Northwestern State 44-6 Saturday in Lubbock.
Here are a few storylines to come out of the Red Raiders' victory — their first win since the Oklahoma win last season on Oct. 22, 2011:
A quality win
It was nice to see the Red Raiders dominate defensively. They allowed just 84 total yards.
You never got the feeling Northwestern State had control of the game after Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege blew the first Red Raider possession of the game with an overthrown pass picked off at the Northwestern State 15-yard line to the opposing 36-yard line.
The Texas Tech defense held strong on the ensuing Northwestern State drive. They allowed a first down to the Red Raiders' 24-yard line and then forced the Demons to attempt a 38-yard field goal. Northwestern State's John Shaughnessy shanked the kick wide right.
Texas Tech responded with 16 play, 79-yard touchdown drive for the 7-0 lead. After a made 48-yard field goal by Northwestern State on the next drive, Texas Tech responded with a 10 play, 75-yard touchdown drive and a 14-3 lead.
The Red Raiders then forced a three-and-out and scored on a 12 play, 49-yard touchdown drive for a 21-3 lead.
Texas Tech finished the half with a 31-yard field goal to take a 24-3 lead to the locker room and ultimately won the game 44-6.
Good to see Eric Stephens healthy
Texas Tech running back Eric Stephens, back from a torn ACL and torn MCL injury last season, score the Red Raiders first two touchdowns.
Stephens needed to get hit in a game and admitted after the game he was nervous about getting hit again.
The senior running back had touchdown runs of four yards and two yards and finished the game with 58 yards on 16 carries.
The Texas Tech run game as a whole kept the Red Raiders' defense off the field
Straying away from the Texas Tech norm, the Red Raiders ran 46 running plays to dominate time of possession 36:04 to Northwestern State's 23:56 with the ball. The Red Raiders passed 47 times for 321 yards to 187 yards on the ground between Doege and backup quarterback Michael Brewer.
Texas Tech running back Kenny Williams led all rushers with 74 yards. Northwestern State, a predominantly running team, finished the game with 13 net rushing yards and 45 yards on the ground total.
Williams also had a 23-yard touchdown through the air.
Marcus Kennard came alive
Texas Tech top two Z receivers, Darrin Moore and Javon Bell, watched the game in off-field Red Raider gear due to off-the-field violation of team rules. The one-game suspensions allowed senior wideout Marcus Kennard to record 40 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions.
There was some speculation the Red Raiders might redshirt Kennard, a junior college transfer, after a so-so junior campaign at Texas Tech.
Sophomore Bradley Marquez led all receivers with 92 yards on seven receptions.
Defensive line gave Northwestern State problems through the air
As the game got further and further out of hand, the Demons tried to up their passing game.
The Red Raiders' defensive line broke up three passes at the line of scrimmage and helped Texas Tech record three sacks.
**What the win means**
Texas Tech will now hit the road to play Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
The Bobcats surprised Houston on Saturday with a 30-13 win in Houston which gives the Bobcat fan base even more of a reason to be excited about hosting the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech played a quality game against Northwestern State and can enter a hostile environment with the confidence they can get it done defensively and can win games through the air or on the ground.
This Texas Tech team started the 2012 campaign much better than the 2011 Red Raider team did with a 10-9 halftime deficit against Texas State a year ago. That's all any Red Raider fan could ask for in Week 1. The team has a lot of growing to do but they performed pretty soundly in game one.


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Drake Gossip
Drake gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Rihanna, Drake, and Leo
We Dem Boyz/ Splash News
Bradley Cooper was there too but he's getting his own post later so for now, just know that Leo had his boy BCoop with him last night in New York, where Drake hosted a party. Don't see any shots of Lukas Haas but that doesn't mean he wasn't there, just that photographers may not have bothered to shoot him because, you know. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Tuesday April 14, 2015
Lainey has hogged all of the Avengers, but here's the (alleged) Sexiest Man Alive on Ellen. The incredibly handsome Chris Hemsworth is here tomorrow, and he's incredibly handsome. Full Story
Madonna eats Drake
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Madonna joined Drake on stage at Coachella this weekend. At one point, while he was sitting in a chair, she approached him from behind and put her tongue in his mouth. This seems to happen to him a lot. When he's in a chair. Like with Nicki Minaj in the Anaconda video. I'm with Madonna here. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Friday April 10, 2015
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It's the first weekend of Coachella, so I'm not going to try to fight it. Instagram waits all year for this. The patron saint of Coachella, Kate Bosworth, is starting off slow with some palm trees. She's saving the outfit shots for the paps. Justifies the freebies. heart of palms Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Thursday April 2, 2015
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Justin Timberlake and his smug mug at Taco Bell. #TBT to that time the whole squad took over Taco Bell after the People's Choice Awards... #YoQuiero Full Story
Smutty Social Media Thursday, March 26, 2015
Reese and her husband look half-cut in this picture. I'm not saying that as a bad thing; American citizen Reese seems like a fun drunk (except for the whole interfering with the police thing). Four years ago, I married this amazing man from Pittsburgh, PA. He makes me laugh every day. I'm a very lucky lady. ❤ Here's to many more happy celebrations, JT! 🎉 #HappyAnniversaryHubby 💕 Full Story
Drake curates
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Drake spent time with his ma, Sandi, yesterday in LA. They went for lunch. Then he took her shopping at Maxfield. Nothing but the best for your mother. The way it should be. In other Drake news… It was recently announced that he'll be working with the Sotheby's Contemporary Art Department as a curator at the S|2 gallery. Full Story
Smutty Social Media Thursday, March 12, 2015
Blue Steel, Ian Somerhalder edition. There isn't an ounce of irony or humour here, though. This guy is on the radio all over the country right now-here's the schedule... 8:40AM- LIVE Interview with WPSG-TV (Philadelphia) 8:45AM w/ Ukee & Erika 8:50AM- LIVE Interview with WPIX-TV (NY) 8:59AM W/ Suki & Kori 9:20AM- LIVE Interview with WISH-TV "Indy Style" (Indianapolis) 9:25AM W/ Tracy Forner 9:35AM- LIVE Interview with WTIC – Fox (Hartford) 9:43AM W/ Tim and Erika 9:45AM- LIVE Interview with KTLA (Los Angeles) 9:49AM W/ Sam Rubin 9:50AM- LIVE Interview with XETV – CW (San Diego) 9:59AM W/ Laura Cavanaugh 10:15AM- LIVE Interview with GOOD DAY SACRAMENTO (Sacramento) 10:20AM w/ Ken and Cody 10:31AM- LIVE Interview with WGN-TV (Chicago) 10:37AM W/ Dean, Robin and Larry 10:45AM- LIVE Interview with DAYBREAK (Denver) 10:50AM W/ Chris Parante Full Story
Everybody is Beyonce
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I mean I guess you can't do something like this anymore without mentioning her. And she wants the credit, godammit! (Or at least Kanye West does.) Drake released a short film yesterday. Then, last night, a new album. Tape? He's calling it a tape. Collection? Whatever. It's 17 tracks. Full Story
The time Puffy Daddy beat up Drake
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Miami Saturday night. DJ Khaled's birthday party. And everytime I step up in the building everybody hands go up They didn't stay there. Diddy's hands apparently went straight into Drake's face. The NY Daily News reports that Drake said something derogatory about Puffy's girl Cassie and a fight broke out, resulting in Drake being taken to hospital. Full Story
Like JB & Selena…
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Rihanna and Drake met up at a club last night in New York. It's the first time they've been out together publicly since they broke up (again) in April/May. Can they be "just" friends? It's never worked out that way before. But it's a good thing that they keep trying, right? Or is it a bad thing because the more they keep trying, it's kinda like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber? Or maybe it's because she wants to see if she can get his "anaconda" up higher than Nicki Minaj. Full Story
Back to Zoe?
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So Rihanna and Drake are not happening. Again. Just before they happened again though, Drake was spending a lot of time with Zoe Kravitz. Last night Zoe and her band Lolawolf played in Toronto at the Mod Club. Both Kate and Natalie emailed me about this. And Zoe recently Instagrammed a shot of Drake to her account: Meaning…? I know what you might think it means. Full Story
Rihanna & Drake: pink and blue
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Rihanna was photographed leaving an LA recording studio late last night/early this morning after a recording session. She's still wearing that short hair f-ck you Charlie Sheen pink wig. Over in another part of town, Drake was having dinner in a super cheesy, shiny blue shirt. Coincidence or conspiracy? As much as I hope it's a conspiracy, I'm sure it's coincidence. Full Story
#WeTheNorth does not include Rihanna
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Big win last night for the Raptors. I actually came home to Toronto last night – and they still didn't lose! (Although I made Jacek change the channel so I wouldn't jinx them.) According to his Twitter, Drake watched Game 3 from home at the ACC. Full Story


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NARRAGANSETT ŌĆō The annual concerts on Narragansett Town Beach will continue this year with a performance by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.
The town council voted 5-0 Monday to approve the 2014 contract agreement for the 38th annual concert on the beach with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra in the amount of $20,000.
The council also voted unanimously to approve the 2014 contract agreement for production support services with Bill Bracket Theatrical Productions for the concert on the beach in the amount of $11,000.
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On May 14, 2001, the Department of Public Instruction received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX against the Appleton Area School District. The issue in this investigation is whether the district failed to provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) which would enable her child to participate in the general curriculum and be educated with non-disabled children to the maximum extent appropriate. This is the departments decision for that complaint.
An individualized education program (IEP) developed for the child during an IEP team meeting held December 6, 2000, includes special education services through the cognitive disabilities program for eight periods per day on Mondays and seven periods per day on Tuesdays through Fridays for the first semester of school, and seven periods on Mondays and six periods on Tuesdays through Fridays for the second semester. The childs IEP also includes 90 minutes weekly of special physical education. The complainant alleges that the district did not consider her requests for her child to receive more time in the regular education environment with appropriate supports, less time on daily living skills and community based instruction and more time spent on academics.
In developing a childs IEP, the IEP team must consider the concerns of the childs parents for enhancing the childs education. The IEP must include an explanation of the extent, if any, to which the child will not participate with non-disabled children in regular classes, in the general curriculum, and in extracurricular and other nonacademic activities. Based on material submitted by the district, including the childs IEP and written responses from the students case manager, associate principal and the director of student services, and telephone conversations with the director of special education, director of student services, and with the complainant, the department determines that the IEP team did consider the parents preferences when developing the childs program. In response to the complainants concern that her child is not receiving enough academic instruction, the district provided evidence that instruction was provided in math, reading, social studies, and science as part of daily living skills. The students IEP also provides that the class, Life Skills, be team-taught with regular education, and 1:1 support be provided in Health Education, a regular education class. The students proposed schedule for the 2001-2002 school year includes: functional academics, direct instruction in reading, math, social studies, and science, job skills, special physical education, fine arts, and regular education art survey or ceramics.
The December 6, 2000, IEP states that due to the students "significant delays in the areas of academics, social and communication, his needs will best be met in 1:1 and small group settings where he can benefit from the opportunity to practice skills in real life activities and in natural settings." In explaining the extent to which the student will not be involved full-time in the general curriculum, the IEP states, "[d]ue to [Students] significant delays in the academic areas, [Student] will get his instruction in a small group environment with special education staff."
The IEP states why the student will not participate full-time in the regular education environment. However, the IEP does not state whether the curriculum the child will receive is general curriculum or special education curriculum. Further, the students IEP does not clearly state the location of special education and supplementary aids and services. Specifically, the students IEP states, "School & Community" or simply, "School" as the location of services. This statement does not enable the parent and others to ascertain the amount of the students participation with nondisabled peers.
The district has scheduled an IEP team meeting for September 21, 2001, to address the students schedule for the year, the extent to which the student will not be involved full-time in the general curriculum and regular education environment, and the location of the special education, supplementary aids and services, and related services the child will receive. The district will submit the new IEP to the department by September 26, 2001. The district also will provide the department with documentation that school staff understand proper procedures for writing statements of "location" in students IEPs. School staff should understand that "location" refers to the type of environment that is the appropriate place for provision of the service, such as, the childs regular education classroom or in a special education resource room. Finally, the district will ensure that staff understand the requirements related to stating in students IEPs the extent to which they will be involved in the general curriculum and in the regular education environment.
//signed 9/20/01
Carolyn Stanford Taylor
Assistant State Superintendent
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Tunnicliffe welcomes plans to ease up on employers
Posted: January 21, 2013|
Delays in the current tribunal system are the single biggest confidence killer for firms wanting to grow, says Richard Tunnicliffe, CBI director for the region.
"No one wants disputes to end in tribunals, particularly small businesses, so the system needs to promote early settlement more actively."
He is responding to changes to workplace dispute settlements announced by Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson.
The measures include a 12 month pay cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal to give employers more certainty about their potential liability.
There were 46,300 unfair dismissal claims in 2011/12 and the average award is £5,000. The average UK salary is £26,500.
There are also moves relating to Early Conciliation (EC) and how it will operate in practice to encourage the use of settlement agreements to avoid the costs and stresses of a tribunals.
And there will be consultation on proposals to reduce Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) or TUPE burdens on business which protect fairness to employees when they transfer to a new employer.
On capping unfair dismissal awards and early settlement of disputes Richard Tunnicliffe, says: "The current cap on unfair dismissal payouts is many times higher than the average sums awarded, giving workers unrealistic and inflated expectations of what a claim is worth.
"It's right that the new cap is linked more explicitly to an employee's earnings. This will give businesses clarity about the potential costs and will scrap the perverse incentive for workers not to settle in the hope of getting a higher award.
"Support from ACAS to settle disputes before the legal process takes over is the right thing to do. Encouraging this gives both businesses and employees a clear nudge to settle early and avoid cost and time on both sides."
On TUPE reform he says: "It's right that workers should be protected when they transfer to a new employer but the current rules are needlessly prescriptive, unclear and go far beyond EU requirements.
"We've long argued for a radical simplification to avoid situations where staff do the same job but have completely different pay, leave, working hours and pensions. Such complexity dampens business innovation and growth, which we can ill afford when the economy is struggling."


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Pack up your half-pint readers and come to your Preston HPB in Dallas for Storytime Sunday. Sit down and enjoy a good tale and themed activity with us at 3 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month. Light snacks provided. Storytime recommended for kids ages 2 to 10.


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Prep football two-a-days: Juan Diego
The dogfight for the Class 3AA state title starts in the classroom.
The skills to be successful academically are the same that Juan Diego coach John Colosimo expects his players to use on the field, and it has been paying off for the Soaring Eagle.
"It starts with being on time, being respectful and thoughtful," Colosimo said. "We ask that our players constantly improve so that our team can improve simultaneously."
This relationship on and off the field is the foundation for the Soaring Eagle success on both sides of the ball. With a roster filled with talented players, Colosimo likes his chances for success this season.
Quarterback Cole Nelson is more than adept at executing the split-back veer. It might not be the most exciting offensive package, but it is efficient. The Soaring Eagle are able to maintain possession of the ball and move the chains. Juan Diego finished 12-1 last season by snuffing out the opposition's offense.
"Cole was flawless at Wasatch [a 49-7 JD win]," Colosimo said. "The kids are very confident with Cole back there. The hardest part about Cole is keeping him off the defensive side. The kid is a very good defender."
Nelson will have a pair of running back options Jesse Springer and Chase Williams to lean on. The two combined for almost 3,000 yards last season, and Colosimo is certain the two will surpass that total this season.
"Jesse and Chase have good speed in the backfield," Colosimo said. "They have the athleticism to get that extra yard, and we're excited to have them both back."
Juan Diego opens the season against Corner Canyon. Colosimo hopes the new neighboring school develops into a healthy rival.
Juan Diego Soaring Eagle
ASSIGNMENT • Class 3AA North
LAST YEAR • 12-1 overall, 5-0 Region 10
KEY RETURNERS • The running backs duo of Jesse Springer and Chase Williams combined for almost 3,000 yards last year. They've been challenged to break the 4,000 yard mark this year. Senior lineman Harry Jones started on the offensive line for three years but will move to tight end for this season.
PLAYER TO WATCH • Cole Nelson, sr., QB. His leadership in last year's Wasatch win gives him the confidence to captain the Soaring Eagle's offense. He completed 76 percent of his passes in limited action last season.
BIGGEST HOLE • An embarrassment of riches. With a talent group of players to choose from, Juan Diego still is trying to determine the right players for the right situations.
NEED TO KNOW • The defensive line is quick, athletic and tough. Led by senior Semisi Bloomfield, expect to see the Soaring Eagle put enormous pressure on opposing quarterbacks.


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Dinosaurs ceased to walk the earth 66 million years ago, yet they still live among us. Velociraptors star in movies, and Triceratops toys clutter toddlers' bedrooms. Of these charismatic animals, however, one species has always ruled our fantasies. Children, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and professional paleontologists agree that the superstar was and is Tyrannosaurus rex.
Harvard University paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould said that every species designation represents a theory about that animal. The very name Tyrannosaurus rex—"tyrant lizard king"—evokes a powerful image of this species. John R. Horner of Montana State University and science writer Don Lessem wrote in their book The Complete T. rex, "We're lucky to have the opportunity to know T. rex, study it, imagine it, and let it scare us. Most of all, we're lucky T. rex is dead." And paleontologist Robert T. Bakker, now at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, described T. rex as a "10,000-pound roadrunner from hell," a tribute to its obvious size and power.


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I spent on Fall taking photos of waterfalls and fall colors in the Finger Lakes region. What I learned:
Film is cheap! Go for it!
- Use a tripod!
- 1/4 to 1/2 second gives a good look. You can go up to 4 seconds, but then bracket the exposure time.
- Going much longer usually does not improve the photo, in fact it can over do it. Try a few shots at 10 to 20 seconds and you will see what I mean.
- If leaves are falling and you can catch enough in the air, take an exposure 1/60 second or shorter and then take a 1/4 to 1/2 second exposure. You can decide at home which you like better. I have discovered this is usually not something that can be correctly guessed every time when you are in the field.
This is for waterfalls and flowing rivers or streams. I have not tried lakes or ocean tides enough to give recommendations.


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The BioInfo Projects
Author : L. Frangeul
GMP-Tool-box (GMPTB) is a software package developed for the computational part of a genome project. The modules of GMPTB are designed for the Listeria Monoytogenes genome project but are also applicable to other genomes. The modules are classed into 3 groups corresponding to 3 steps of a genome project : shotgun follow-up, closure phase and annotation. Follow-up: During the shotgun phase, GMPTB extracts from the result file (Phrap format) all characteristics of the assembly (nber of contigs, nber of sequences ...) and displays them in a table. This table can be used by other programs to create graphs of the progress of the shotgun phase. Moreover, GMPTB compares each assembly result with the former assembly and creates an HTML page to explain the relationship between old and new contigs (fusion, creation ...). Closure phase: GMPTB contains tools to predict links between contigs. GMPTB searches for all the inserts with its ends in two contigs and marks this insert as linking-insert or as a misassembly according to orientations of each end and the distance between the 2 ends. These results can be obtained simultaneously with the different categories of libraries used in the shotgun phase (small, medium, BAC ...). GMPTB can also predict links by searching similarities between ends of the contigs and other sequences. Annotation: GMPTB allows to start annotation during the finishing phase. Actually, GMPTB creates an Individual Protein File (IPF) for each ORF of an assembly. This IPF is a text file with a specific format which contain 3 categories of fields :
For more informations see the slide showA first release will be available on this web page, soon ...
Find Target
Farid Chetouani*, Philippe Glaser, Frank Kunst : Microbiology 2001, October 2001; 147(10):2643-2649.*Corresponding author : F. Chetouani
The increasing number of complete bacterial genomes available in the public databases offers new perspectives for linking phenotype and genotype. According to a phenotypic property, genomes can be clustered into two groups. This could be for instance the capacity to grow or not on a medium with an antibiotic added, or the capacity to synthesize or not the outer membrane (Gram-/Gram+). If we assume that the genes responsible for a phenotype are conserved during the evolution, it is possible to propose candidate genes participating in the phenotype by sequence homology search : they are present in a set of genomes and not in another one. In this context, we propose a new tool for subtractive genome analysis with a web interface : FindTarget is a tool for identifying genes potentially specific for one or several species. During a session, the user defines via a html form all search parameters : (1) the list of genomes supposed to share genes according to a user homology criterion/threshold, (2) the list of genomes where the same genes are absent according to a user criterion/threshold. All the homology criteria (e.g. : %identity) are extracted or computed from blastp comparisons of proteome versus proteome. There are other programs available like SEEBUGS1 for differential genome analysis. However FindTarget differs from SEEBUGS principally in two aspects : (1) FindTarget is based on Blast search results while SEEBUGS is based on the Fasta program, (2) FindTarget and SEEBUGS integrate different similarity criteria.


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What: 2010 Ryder Cup MatchesWhen: Oct. 1-3Where: The Twenty Ten Course (7,493 yards, par 71) at The Celtic Manor Resort City of Newport, South Wales
U.S. Ryder Cup Team: Corey Pavin (captain). Team members: Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Jeff Overton, Matt Kuchar, Stewart Cink (captain's pick), Rickie Fowler (captain's pick); Zach Johnson (captain's pick); Tiger Woods (captain's pick). Assistant captains: Paul goydos, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III, Jeff Sluman.
European Ryder Cup Team: Colin Montgomerie (captain). Team members: Luke Donald, Ross Fisher, Peter Hanson, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Martin Kaymer, Graham McDowell, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood. Vice captains: Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia, Paul McGinley.
What: Viking Classic (first event on PGA TOUR Fall Series)When: Sept. 30-Oct. 3Where: Annandale Golf Club (7,199 yards, par 72) at Madison, Miss.
2010 FedEx Cup Final Points
PGA TOUR Five players that competed at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola have captured Fall Series events during their careers: Matt Kuchar (2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship), Dustin Johnson (2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship), Martin Laird (2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open) Ryan Palmer (2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic) and Zach Johnson (2008 Valero Texas Open). At this week's Viking Classic, Arjun Atwal will make his first start since his win at the Wyndham Championship. A non-member until his victory in Greensboro, Atwal was not eligible for the four tournaments in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. It will mark Atwal's third career start at the Viking Classic. As the 5-tournament PGA TOUR Fall Series begins this week, there are a number of players vying to jump or stay inside the top 125 on the Official Money List. As it stands through THE TOUR Championship, Chris Stroud currently sits at No. 125 with $611,069. At the same time last year, Jimmy Walker was No. 125 with $542,685. With five events remaining in the Kodak Challenge, Rickie Fowler leads at 14-under-par over fellow rookie Troy Merritt, who sits at 12-under-par. Six players are three back at 11-under-par. Players must play at least 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes throughout the season to compete for $1 million and the Kodak Challenge title. A player's lowest score relative to par on his best 18 Kodak Challenge holes will be counted. Five players in the field last week at THE TOUR Championship qualified in all four seasons of the FedExCup:
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Phil Mickelson
Ernie Els
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CHAMPIONS TOUR With the Ryder Cup being staged in Wales this week, the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn field is made up of nearly 25 percent of former Ryder Cup representatives. Four players in the field served as captains (Tom Kite/1997 and Hal Sutton/2004 for the U.S.; Mark James/1999 and Bernhard Langer/2004 for Europe). Tom Byrum, the winner of the 1989 Kemper Open, will make his Champions Tour debut at the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn, playing on a sponsor's exemption. Byrum, who turns 50 on Tuesday, Sept. 28, spent more than 20 years on the PGA TOUR, earning over $6.5 million. His older brother, Curt, will be serving as a GOLF CHANNEL analyst for the tournament telecast. Mark Carnevale, the 1992 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, will play on a sponsor's exemption at the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn. Carnevale was the former tournament director of this event before working as an analyst for the PGA TOUR Sirius XM Network. John Cook, Mike Goodes and Mark Wiebe are the only players to have competed in all 21 previous Champions Tour events this year. Goodes and Wiebe are scheduled to compete at the Ensure Classic. Tom Pernice Jr.'s runner-up finish at the SAS Championship was the best effort by a defending champion this year on the Champions Tour. It was also his seventh straight top-10 performance. NATIONWIDE TOURThis week's Soboba Classic will have the strongest field to date in 2010. —All but one of the top-60 money winners are entered and 95 of the top 100. The Nationwide Tour has three players who are ranked among the top 200 in the world based on this week's Official World Golf Ranking - Jamie Lovemark (126), Chris Kirk (138) and Kevin Chappell (185). Lovemark, Kirk and Chappell are Nos. 1, 2 and 6, respectively, on the Tour's money list. Jamie Lovemark, a native of the San Diego area, heads home to Southern California this week for the Soboba Classic as the Nationwide Tour's leading money winner. The former USC All-American is the Tour's youngest player (22). He has a win in Mexico, three runners-up, two third-place finishes and eight top 10s in all. Jeff Klauk announced last week he will be making his return to competitive golf next month on the Nationwide Tour. A 2008 Nationwide Tour graduate after finishing third on the money list, Klauk has committed to play the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open (Oct. 28-31), which will be played at the Dye's Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass. The 2000 Florida Southern University grad grew up playing at TPC Sawgrass and served on the maintenance staff under his father, Fred, the club's longtime superintendent. Klauk had back surgery in May. He subsequently had a procedure done to repair a lingering left ankle injury. Klauk suggested he may play one or two other Nationwide Tour events in October. Four of the Nationwide Tour's final five events will be televised on GOLF Channel — this week's Soboba Classic/San Jacinto, CA, followed by the Miccosukee Championship/Miami, FL, Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island/Charleston, SC.


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WASHINGTON -- Northeastern lawmakers from both parties are pushing for approval of more than $50 billion in relief to victims of Superstorm Sandy, as the House nears a vote later today.
Republican congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey told colleagues, "We are not crying wolf here." Democrat Carolyn Maloney of New York said Congress shouldn't have a "double standard" when it comes to providing storm relief.
She says aid went quickly to Southern states after tornadoes and hurricanes -- but when the Northeast needs help from the second-worst storm in the nation's history, she says the response has been "delay, delay, delay."
Sandy has been blamed for 140 deaths and billions of dollars in residential and business property damage -- much of it in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Senate approved a $60 billion measure in the final days of the last Congress, and a House vote had been expected quickly. But Speaker John Boehner unexpectedly postponed the vote in the last hours of the expiring Congress, amid conservative anger over a separate measure raising tax rates on the wealthy.
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Steelers defensive end Keisel expected to return Sunday
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Starting defensive end Brett Keisel will practice tomorrow and is expected to play Sunday when the Steelers visit the Bills, coach Mike Tomlin said today at his weekly news conference.
Keisel has missed four games since sustaining a hamstring injury in October.
Tomlin did not commit to Keisel starting in the 1 p.m. game at Ralph Wilson Stadium, and that is likely contingent on how the ninth-year veteran looks in practice this week.
The Steelers came out of their 35-3 win against the Raiders in relatively good health.
Starting center Maurkice Pouncey has a thigh contusion but it isn't expected to limit him in practice this week, Tomlin said.
Strong safety Troy Polamalu is still nursing a strained Achilles heel, but Tomlin said he is expected to play against the Bills though the five-time Pro Bowler will be limited in practice.
Wide receiver Antonio Brow (knee) and tight end Matt Spaeth (concussion) are questionable for Sunday's game.
In what is becoming a weekly occurrence, Tomlin was peppered with questions about how the Steelers have been affected by the NFL's crackdown on dangerous hits and emphasis on player safety.
Tomlin sidestepped the questions, three days after the Steelers set a team record with 163 penalty yards in the win against the Raiders.
He also did not comment specifically on Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour getting fined $25,000 by the NFL for punching Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a touchdown pass.
"I don't have a reaction," Tomlin said. "That's between Seymour and the league."
Tomlin said it did not surprise him that Roethlisberger's teammates, and specifically left guard Chris Kemoeatu, rushed to his defense
As for playing the Bills, who are only 2-8, Tomlin said, "We're not in a position to take anyone lightly. We're not that good."
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The March 30 new episode of LOST will be Sun and Jin centric and, God willing, will result in the reconciliation of the estranged couple. ABC has released a whole bunch of promo photos for the upcoming episode, along with a short synopsis.
A few thoughts – the photos below have me flashing back to season 2 (I think) when Sun was attacked in her garden and Jin found her and brought her back to Jack and the beach. Second, the list of guest stars below indicates to me that we should expect to see more of Widmore and his people who have recently returned to the island. Keamy is listed as a guest star, but I'm thinking we get an explanation of why Jin was found locked up in that room after Sayid killed Keamy in the sideways world.
You can also check out a promo and sneak peek for the episode that we posted earlier today.
"The Package" – Sun and Jin desperately continue their search for one another, and Locke confronts his enemy, on "Lost," TUESDAY, MARCH 30 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.
Guest starring are Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, Sheila Kelley as Zoe, Fred Koehler as Seamus, Chad Donella as desk clerk, Natalie Garcia Fryman as Ms. Kendall and Larry Joshua as Burditt.
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A little bit OT but in response to MaximusM3: I like to post pictures to facebook as much as the next person. I even shoot pictures using non-traditional capture sometimes. But I don't post them while I'm on vacation. Guess I'm too paranoid because I don't want just anyone knowing that I'm on vacation. Pictures get posted after I get back home.
Seriously, why would you advertise on the Internet that you're not home??? Remember answering machines - they always said "Don't say you're not home." Posting pictures on facebook while you're on vacation is kinda the same thing!


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London - What's the attraction?
This year there's a festive feast of Christmas markets, open-air ice rinks and yuletide events. At Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland, 20 sculptors have created a Magical Ice Kingdom from more than 200 tons of ice and snow (until January 6; hydeparkwinter wonderland.com)
Rocking Around the Christmas Trees
At Thetford Forest in Suffolk, the Electric Forest is a night-time adventure taking visitors on a journey through the darkness, emerging from the trees to discover illuminated landscapes and visual art and sound installations.
There are cosy spots where you can eat, drink and soak up the atmosphere of the forest at night (December 13-16; 01665 833751; theelectricforest.co.uk).
Alnwick Garden is hosting the Northumberland Lights winter festival. Visitors wander the spectacularly illuminated Ornamental Garden – December 18-23 and 26-30; 01665 511350; www.alnwickgarden.com/festivaloffools
Home-made Christmas
At Brockholes nature reserve in Lancashire, the Christmas Festival on December 22 and 23 includes a Christmas Trail around the reserve and the chance to make your own cards, decorations and wreaths with natural materials before meeting Father Christmas and his reindeer (01772 872 000; brockholes.org).
Get your skates on
Cornwall's first open-air ice rink has opened in Truro (until January 6; 01872 262466; iceskatetruro.co.uk), while in Bath you can whirl around against the backdrop of the Georgian Royal Crescent (until January 6; 07583 258688; bathonice.com).
In Brighton, Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts is this year's pop-up restaurant at the Royal Pavilion ice rink (until January 20; royalpavilionicerink.co.uk).
At Somerset House in London, the ice rink goes up-tempo with club nights with the Ministry of Sound and Ibiza Rocks making cool music for rockers until January 4; somersethouse.org.uk/ice-rink).
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"At York's Chocolate Story we're inviting people to get into the spirit of over-indulgence with some special yuletide demonstrations. December visitors will be shown how to make eggnog, winter spice and plum pudding", says Andrew Thwaite, who is the head chocolatier at York's Chocolate Story (0845 498 9411; yorkschocolate-story.com). – The Independent
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Hawaii center Vander Joaquim played big when it mattered, carrying the Rainbow Warriors to a 74-68 win in overtime on Thursday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Joaquim overcame a slow start to shoot 9-for-11 and had 23 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks in helping the Rainbow Warriors win their Western Athletic Conference road opener, something the program hadn't done since 2004.
UH (10-6, 2-0 WAC) scored the first seven points of overtime, but the Bulldogs (7-11, 0-3) hit back-to-back 3s to make it 65-64.
Up 67-66 with under a minute left in the extra period, the Rainbows beat the ensuing fullcourt pressure and Joaquim completed a three-point play for a 70-66 lead with 50.1 seconds left. UH held off the Bulldogs at the free-throw line from there.
UH overcame 20 turnovers to 10 for FSU by shooting 51.9 pecent from the field to 34.6 percent for the host Bulldogs. Hawaii improved to 5-16 all time at Fresno State, including 2-7 at the Save Mart Center.
In regulation, Joaquim threw down a dunk off a pass from Miah Ostrowski with about 30 seconds left, but Fresno sped upcourt and got three or four shot attempts, finally getting a 3 from Steven Shepp for a 58-56 lead with under 15 seconds left.
Out of a timeout, the 'Bows got the ball to Joaquim inside and he tied it up at 58 with about 4 seconds left. A Fresno desperation heave was off the mark in regulation.
Ostrowski surpassed his career high with 11 assists. Senior guard Zane Johnson hit six 3-pointers en route to 24 points and 9-for-16 shooting overall. Forward Trevor Wiseman added 11 points off the bench and defensive specialist Garrett Jefferson put in a UH-career-best 10 points in playing 43 minutes and focusing his energy on FSU guard Kevin Olekaibe.
Olekaibe, the WAC's second-leading scorer, was held to 15 points on 5-for-17 shooting.
UH now heads to Reno, Nev., to play WAC leader Nevada (13-3, 3-0) on Saturday.
Fresno State outscored UH 10-1 to open the second half, quickly erasing a nine-point UH halftime advantage to tie it at 33.
The Bulldogs' Jonathan Wills hit a 3 to tie it at 51 with 3:53 to play.
Johnson hit a huge 3 to put UH up again at 54-51, but FSU got a baseline jumper and Jerry Brown hit a deep 2 for a 55-54 Fresno lead with 43.3 seconds left, its first advantage since going up 3-2 in the first minute.
UH jumped out to a 16-3 lead on Johnson's second 3-pointer, forcing a Bulldogs timeout.
The Bulldogs came back with an 11-2 run, with all 11 scored by Olekaibe.
The Rainbows reasserted control and led 32-23 at halftime behind 15 points from Johnson and 54.2 percent shooting in the period.
Johnson passed Bobby Nash and Michael Kuebler on the UH all-time 3-point list and stands in fifth place with 147.


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This is the Tink's Blocks Chair, which is the reward for completing "Tink's Tower"; Bin Card jigsaw puzzle #12.
You can position this chair around the edges of a nest room, on a front or side wall, but not in the middle of a room.
You can view the solution for Bin Card jigsaw puzzle #12: "Tink's Tower" in the previous Image Post.
Note: judisue had changed her colours for Independence Day, but she decided she had changed them too soon and went back to the Bin Weevil changer, for another new look!
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (DTN) -- Somewhere, my high school English teacher is smiling. It turns out words really do matter as much as sticks and stones, a lesson the agricultural industry is learning the hard way.
As insect resistance to Bt proteins continues to mount across the world, some scientists are worried that squabbles over the very definition of the word "resistance" are limiting our ability to act quickly against it.
The problem has played out like a textbook lesson on the importance of semantics.
Most academic scientists such as University of Arizona entomologist Bruce Tabashnik define "resistance" in insects as ...


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Chili, first of all, you are measuring the gullet wrong. You measure inside not outside. Secondly, between having a saddler fix what is wrong with the saddle then having them trim it back, you are going to end up having a lot more money in a saddle then it is worth and will ultimately be unsellable.
Go to this thread and make the forms that you can take with you when you look for a saddle - or you can send them to a tack shop. It is a simple way to measure your horse and make a form to try on a saddle since it is usually impractical to bring your horse with you. http://www.horseforum.com/horse-tack...dle-fit-45868/
(Looking at the way you have the tape measure up to the saddle, your gullet may really be ~7" not 10")


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Healdsburg District Hospital and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital announced Tuesday they have agreed to collaborate on medical services provided in north Sonoma County.
The "affiliation agreement" by Memorial, which already is part of a health system that operates Petaluma Community Hospital, helps extend its reach to the northern part of the county.
The pact provides a framework for jointly recruiting physicians, developing more integrated clinical systems, entering into new business ventures and conserving resources, according to the chief executives of the two hospitals.
"This is really kind of the beginning stages of what we're trying to do," said Kevin Klockenga, president and CEO of Memorial Hospital.
Both hospitals will continue to operate separately, maintaining independent staff and finances. The North Sonoma County Healthcare District owns and operates Healdsburg District Hospital, while the St. Joseph Health System, based in Orange, runs Memorial Hospital.
Evan Rayner, the district's CEO, said "there are many opportunities to work together in physician recruitment, best practices and additional business ventures."
Both Klockenga and Rayner said the new agreement does not portend a takeover by Memorial of the Healdsburg hospital, nor does it represent a competitive response to expanding health care services by Sutter Medical Center in north Santa Rosa.
"This really is purely about what is in the best interest of the two hospitals," said Klockenga.
Healdsburg District Hospital, a 43-bed facility, serves about 60,000 residents who live in north Sonoma County, including Windsor, Healdsburg, Geyserville and Cloverdale. The district also operates a wound care clinic, physical therapy and women's diagnostic care at an off-site clinic on Healdsburg Avenue in Healdsburg.
The 278-bed Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital is affiliated with several services based in northern Sonoma County. They include North County Hospice in Healdsburg, a new urgent care clinic scheduled to open November 22 in Windsor. St. Joseph also operates an existing outpatient blood draw station in Windsor.


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Oh, memories.
Pop over to Tom Gates' "The Red Dragon Diaries" where he has posted the video of our first (and last?) taste of "San-nak-ji," or live octopus, a popular raw seafood treat for soju-swilling diners in Busan, South Korea.
Footnote: after we'd finished filming, a group of middle-aged folks sat behind Tom and ordered some food, including their own plate of live octopus, which they gleefully began to tear into without much hesitation. Hey, someone's enjoying it!
Toolbox (툴박스) 2nd is absolutely best burger place in Korea. I even fantasize about traveling to Ulsan just to experience one more bun and patty combination.
This time we taste a famous Korean ice cream bar – the 돼지 바 Dwegi Bar! Is it good?! Why would they call it a pig bar? We have no idea!
The post Frozen Friday: Korean Ice Cream Tasting! #2 appeared first on Evan and Rachel.
We take on the Tim Tam Slam Challenge! Strange and delicious.
The post Tim Tam SLAM! appeared first on Evan and Rachel.
Julio Mexican Cuisine in Gangnam, Seoul has the best Mexican food in Korea. I would argue that it's some of the best Mexican food I've had anywhere. Every time I've gone, they've been really busy, and I usually have to wait at least ten minutes to be seated —but it's so worth it. The food is just amazing, and the service is on point. The tacos are definitely my favorite.
It's Summer! It's hot! So we're bringing you Frozen Fridays! A weekly Korean Ice Cream taste test! Yay!
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When I think of Thailand I think of Paradise. I think of Escaping a dreary Seoul winter. I think of Lazy days spent lounging on white sand beaches, sipping fresh coconuts topped off with Sang Som, riding elephants, and discovering some of the most stunning views I could ever dream of. But above and beyond, when I think of Thailand I think of their dynamite food!
After a long day's work, all I want to do is eat something wholesome. Not chocolate or ice cream but actual food.
I remember coming home late at night and stuffing my face with a homemade sandwich like nobody's business.
I'd be in the middle of this sandwich and milk, enjoying what a sandwich has to offer at 11pm at night, when I felt something was missing…
Like how Aussies love their vegemite and toast,
I've never been really interested about my Korean background, so it's still funny that I now am dedicating part of my life to create a network of kyopos all around the world.
When I went to Korea, I always found that native Koreans were fascinated and interested in my because my American accent was, well, American. I never understood this awe they felt for me until I met a British-Korean for the first time. It was jaw dropping.
My little brain couldn't even comprehend what was going on, but something started inside of me and I wanted more of it.
Just a year old, Cantina (캔티나) is easily becoming a regular restaurant and hangout for those that live in Cheonan, foreigners and Koreans alike. It's the only Mexican restaurant and bar in town, located in Buldang-dong (불당동).
My favorite place to eat pizza in Cheonan was Sinore (시뇨레) Pizza in Ssangyong-dong (쌍용동). It was real oven-baked Italian style pizza, either thin crust or deep dish, with no random Korean toppings (e.g. corn, sweet potato, or shrimp).
Directions: Walk down the alley across the street from Lotte Mart, between the Holic and the bank. Take a right at YuNa Hair Leader, walk past Mammoth and Angel-N-Us. It will be on your left.
One of my favorite restaurants in Cheonan, South Korea is a hot tofu soup restaurant called LA 북창동순두부. I think it's a chain that you can find in other cities, so if you see it elsewhere, you should check it out. The restaurant has the traditional Korean soup in different variations such as dumplings, curry, etc. for up to 8,000₩.
You can find this restaurant in downtown Cheonan, in the Yawoori area. There is a map on the Foursquare page.
The nearest Buddhist temple to our place is just across the road. In fact I pass it every time I go to work. It's small and hidden up a small hill behind ample tree cover. In fact you'd miss it completely if it were for the multicoloured lanterns which line the street from early April, lanterns which are of course in anticipation of today, Buddha's Birthday.
Happy Market Monday, where the first Monday of each month we highlight a different market in Seoul!
One of my favorite trips I've taken in Asia would have to be the Philippines. Whenever I am struck with memories of the trip I can't refrain from grinning ear to ear. The friendly people, out of this world beaches and amazing food are just some of the things I love about the place!
One of my favorite places to eat in Cheonan is the ramen restaurant, 멘야마쯔리. The service is excellent, the prices are reasonable, and it's a fun place to go to with friends. They have two ramen choices, regular for 5,500₩ and spicy curry for 7,000₩. They have non-ramen choices, such as gyoza and fried rice, as well.
Introducing Market Monday where on the first Monday of each month Seoulmates will be highlighting a different market located in Seoul! First up is…
Cheongnyangni Market
(청량리시장/ Cheongnyangni Shijang)
When I was teaching in Deokso, which is nearly two hours away from where I live, I barely had time to prepare my lunch at home, so I would usually grab a bite to eat during my break time or buy some food to go. I would either get two different flavors of 삼각김밥 (samgak gimbap or triangle-shaped rice) or those four-layered sandwiches in the convenience store that had weird flavors but, nevertheless, tasted good. They would be enough to keep my stomach from growling for an hour or two, but not for the entire five or six hours that I was working.
You're probably wondering whether or not you want to travel to a country like Korea to teach English. If you do decide, you're probably going to wonder about things like bills, transportation, how to open a bank account, how much Korean will you need to speak, what kind of guys and girls to Korean girls and guys like, and everything else.
Oh, and food.
What is the food like? Is it really spicy? Are there choices for vegetarians? I've heard them all. But there is one thing I don't hear of a whole lot that is related to food in a round about way. "Will I gain weight or get skinny?"
The truth of the matter is that traveling to Korea has an element of stress for everyone. It's more for some than others, but it's there. In fact, I had someone in my orientation class who never made it to the teaching part. They just turned around and went home.
And what happens to most people when they get stressed? They EAT!
The degrees to which each of us eat under pressure varies widely. However, as Americans or westerners, we have a tenancy to eat like, well, an American or westerner. There within lies the problem.
There are differences between the indigenous foods here in Korea compared to back home. In America we love processed foods, MSG, artificial sweeteners, fat, salt…everything that tastes good. But you want to know something? So do Koreans. There are snack shops, bakeries, fast food joints, fried chicken joints, pizza joints and burger joints EVERYWHERE. It's all here. Even though Korean's "big size" at McDonald's is basically the standard size back home, you can still get Double Quarter Pounders with cheese.
However, the average Korean has a far smaller circumference than the average American. Why?
Many people have had many opinions on this, but here I share what I've noticed and what I believe is the core reason for unnecessary weight gain or obesity in America. It also explains why it isn't rampant in Korea, though it is beginning to rear it's ugly head.
The post This is Why Koreans Are THINNER Than Americans appeared first on The Red Dragon Diaries.
..comes great hilarity. That last night might be a little confusing to those who don't read the comic from the site. Oh well!
So this has totally happened to my poor guy on multiple occasions. Every older man he runs into tries to feed him something that will help him and his "man power", which I assume means male vitality. This is something we experienced fairly often in Japan as well. What I find particularly hilarious is how shameless they are with advertising such a thing. I guess I've never found it socially acceptable to shout "EAT THIS! IT WILL RAISE YOUR SPERM COUNT!" in a public setting. It's been almost four years, and I'm still trying to figure out what is and isn't okay to say around people here.
There are a few things you can rely on being able to find almost anywhere on Earth these days. Wherever you are, it's a good bet that there is a McDonald's, and at least one form of Coca Cola. It's also a good bet that you aren't too awfully far from a Starbucks. With more than 17,000 stores around the world, it's pretty easy to find one!
Starbucks has special drinks for different holidays, seasons, and occasions. Some people, let's call them Starbucks aficionados, really enjoy these things and go as far as to track when each seasonal drink comes out! There are a few that show up every year, but there are also some special drinks that appear for a limited time and then are gone forever.
This little café was introduced to us by our good friend H. It is situated in a side street in Gwangju's dong-gu, where you wouldn't expect to find a cute building housing a café that serves fresh coffee, tea, mojitos, and homemade cakes. The interior is playful and features toys, cute lamps and seats. It also has a small classroom that teaches people how to make cake and rooftop seating. When you enter the café, you will be greeted by their friendly staff, adorable furry friend and a giant Lego doll.
by Pablo Harris
010 or 051. All calls he ever received here always began with these prefixes. So when 006-180-9951-0299 flashed on the vibrating LG in his palm, he didn't quite know what to think. 006 followed by eleven other digits he didn't recognize? It must be from abroad. Thinking the worst, he was expecting to hear some tragic news from back home. Why else would anyone call direct from the US to the ROK?
"Excuse me, I got to take this, Babe," pardoning himself before stepping through the heady smoke of grilled flesh and cigarettes and the maze of low-lying tables to the door.
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Some stuff is just hard to get over here. Like biscuit mix or enchilada sauce. And other stuff is insanely expensive in Korea–like multivitamins. Add to this the logistical (and potentially financial) nightmare of having stuff shipped from your home country, and your food situation can start looking pretty bleak, especially if you live in a small town that doesn't have a lot of retail options.
If you're not already using it, let me recommend iHerb. This website has hands-down the best prices on vitamins if you're an expat living in Korea. They also have a wide array of health and beauty products and food items that can be tough to find in Korea. We order stuff like quinoa, wheat bran, enchilada sauce (by Frontera–it's amazing), and vitamins from them. Shipping costs about $4.00 to anywhere in Korea, and delivery is fast. If you're stateside, the prices are still great on a lot of items and shipping on stuff over $20 is free.
By Mr. Motgol
We took advantage of the beautiful weather one Saturday to head down to Jeolla-do, the south-west area of Korea. The fog seeped back into the mountains, the air smelled like dirt and trees, we moved through highways and roads that would leave us southbound. We were pleasantly surprised to find a persimmon farm.


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July 05, 2010
A Treadmill Weight Loss Story
What's your weight/fitness story?
I was 5'2 in height and 273lb the year before starting high school at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
Over the last eight years, now at 29 years old and still around 5'2ish, I have lost and maintained a 123lb weight loss without gastric bypass surgery, any commercial diet programs or fad diets.
I attribute my weight loss success to strengthening my faith, determination, patience…and a treadmill.
Exercise has been the central tool in my transformation, but it's still only one part of the puzzle towards health. I significantly changed how I eat; altering my relationship to food and eating. Again, I adhere to no specific diet. I practice mindful eating, remaining disciplined and limiting my intake of carbohydrates, sugar, dairy products and caffeine..
What was your turning point and/or "Ah-ha!" moment?
There was no major incident that caused me to have an "aha moment" really. One day I was home visiting from college. And I just said to myself "I had enough!" Enough of wearing body girdles to fit into certain outfits, enough of being the girl that guys never acknowledged. Overall being obese had caused me to miss out on enjoying simple things in life: I had not worn a bathing suit since I was 9 years old, was never able to ride a roller coaster because the safety bar did not fit over my stomach, and did not have my first boyfriend until graduate school.
How has losing weight/being healthy & fit changed your life?
Outside of all the superficial stuff of being able to wear cute clothes and a guy or two noticing me, my weight loss has made me more driven all around. Losing 123lbs has made me feel as if no obstacle is too big whether its school, work-related or family-related. Life has taught me that God is never gonna give me more than I am capable of handling.
How often do you exercise?
My key to success was learning to replace an unhealthy addiction: mindless eating while sitting in front of the television, with a healthy addiction: hitting the gym everyday. "I eat everyday, so I workout everyday," is my number one fitness tip when giving advice to others.
What is your favorite workout?
For 60 minutes, I love to do a combined high speed and high incline walk on the treadmill while listening to music and/or watching a mindless reality show on the built in televisions. It really makes me feel like I'm challenging myself and using every muscle in my body to pull myself up on the incline. I also enjoy riding my bike through downtown DC and to the World War II Memorial at night.
What 5 food items are "must haves" in your kitchen?
Costco's Kirkland Organic Salt-Free Seasoning – Sure it is healthy, but I have just never been a fan of salty food.
Economy size bag of frozen chicken breasts. – I think of chicken breasts as my "chameleon food." I can make them adapt too almost any dish and they are a convenient source of lean protein.
Frozen veggies such as cauliflower, spinach and bell peppers – Being that I am a single lady and feeding only me, fresh veggies tend to spoil very quickly. Frozen veggies of course last longer, are usually already chopped and cheaper!
Leak-proof Tupperware – I am a creation of convenience. On Sunday, I typically cook my lunches and dinners for the week and put them in Tupperware. That way I always have healthy food ready that I can just pop in the microwave.
Bottled water, water, water and more water – Living in Washington, DC there has been way too much controversy on drinking the tap water here. Water keeps me well hydrated for my workouts and lubricates my joints for tough workouts as well.
What is your favorite motivational/inspirational quote?
Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come. -- Pericles .... (a gift from Tulane Professor Cinda Lanza, when I was having a really bad day)
How do you find balance in your life?
My faith, exercise and travel have become my therapy.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
It would be expected that losing 123lbs is my greatest accomplishment. However, my greatest accomplishment is coming to peace with the car accident death of my two teenage cousins and absence of my father after my parents' divorce. For many years, I was angry at the world and God about these two things. I dealt with my anger by vacuuming in Hot Pockets and Hostess cupcakes. Perhaps my real "aha moment" was reaching a place of forgiveness.
What do you love most about your body?
I love and admire my body's stamina when I am at the gym. The amount of physical activity I am able to do always shocks me. Even still I ask myself where did this come from?!?!
Best compliment?
A cardiologist looking at a sonogram of my heart, told me that I have the heart and heart rate of a marathon runner!
What are the last 5 songs played on your iPod?
Chuck Baby - Chuck Brown
Again - Faith Evans
Keep Hope Alive - Crystal Method
On to the Next One - Jay-Z
Triumph - Wu-tang Clan
What weight loss/fitness tools do you use that you rely on in your weight loss/fit life journey?
Good, comfortable and affordable workout clothes from discount designer stores like Marshalls and Ross. You really can find the durable sweat resistant workout clothes there for half the price. For me, having cute fitness clothes, motivates me to workout.
My IPOD and Black Berry! A few weeks ago an intern at work showed me how to stream music through my Black Berry so it's a stand in for my IPOD from time to time.
I am a member of many online wellness and fitness communities. Discussing health and wellness with individuals from all over the world keeps me motivated and most of all EDUCATED on adhering to a health lifestyle.
32 comments:
- Steve @ Weight Loss said...
Quite an impressive story. Exercise is very helpful in reducing weight for sure. What if you have some joint issues that prevent you from exercising?
- Mon Jul 05, 02:40:00 PM PDT
- dutch84 said...
Wow. This is very inspirational. Especially when she talks about how she dealt with the death of her cousins and her father leaving. Sometimes tragedy and depression can cause one to adapt unhealthy coping mechanisms.
- Mon Jul 05, 03:11:00 PM PDT
- Rocker Mom said...
Thanks for sharing this. I love reading success stories like this!
- Tue Jul 06, 04:30:00 AM PDT
- Natural Dites said...
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- Thu Jul 08, 10:19:00 AM PDT
Thanks for sharing this! I just recently bought a used treadmill but was feeling like it wouldn't give me that much progress. She's surely proved me wrong!
- Thu Jul 08, 11:16:00 AM PDT
- Chris said...
Very nice. I really liked when she talked about how often she worked out. She said I eat everyday so I workout everyday. With that kind of mindset, she's going to be successful for the long haul.
- Sat Jul 10, 06:02:00 AM PDT
this is an awesome success story! my body is around the same place as when you started. i only hope that i can get to where you are at now. pray for me! thanks for sharing your story :-)
- Sat Jul 10, 03:53:00 PM PDT
Congrats. You are an inspiration!
- Fri Jul 16, 07:56:00 PM PDT
- Scarlett said...
That was wonderful to read, thank you for sharing.
I am beginning my own journey to be more physically healthy and strong. You are inspiring :)
I hope I can reach my goals with sass and pleasure. Keep it up!
- Mon Jul 19, 10:07:00 PM PDT
- I, Kelley said...
Hi there! Terrific blog - I'm going to add you to my list and, if you'd be so kind, I'd love for you to follow mine as well (I'm still losing and I've got a way to go but I'm doing it, I'm doing it, I'm doing it!)
- Tue Jul 20, 11:47:00 AM PDT
- Rahul said...
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- Wed Jul 21, 03:53:00 AM PDT
- Childhood Obesity Statistics said...
That is absolutely amazing. Losing 122 pounds is like dropping the weight of a whole person.
- Thu Jul 22, 06:35:00 AM PDT
- The Newsham's said...
I love you blog.
Jennifer in Texas
Check out my story at http://livingachangedlife.blogspot.com/
- Wed Jul 28, 11:50:00 AM PDT
- fat burning furnace said...
hi i found you site on my blog log and read you post about weight loss, this is one awesome article. i hope more people will like your intensive work on this field.
thank you
- Thu Jul 29, 12:13:00 PM PDT
- Zeller said...
cool blog. I like it. Check out mine. Its about my my diet to lose weight.
- Sun Aug 01, 05:07:00 AM PDT
- Trish said...
Great job! Congratulations! I wish I have the same discipline as you do. I keep on telling myself to get on the treadmill but I always end up postponing it for tomorrow. And tomorrow is yet to come.
You have definitely inspired me! :)
- Tue Aug 03, 08:13:00 PM PDT
- Haley said...
Wow, this story is amazing. So much weight loss. Wow.
Check out my blog, www.haleylosestheweight.blogspot.com and help support me. :)
- Mon Aug 09, 07:42:00 AM PDT
- BreukelensFinest said...
Truly a great story! Follow my blog as I continue on my own weight loss journey!
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- Tue Aug 10, 04:06:00 PM PDT
- Courtney Daisey said...
Wow! What an inspirational story! I too am on a weight loss journey and reading such amazing success stories helps keep me motivated. You go girl!!!!!
- Tue Aug 17, 05:00:00 PM PDT
- Sasha said...
WOW! Amazing, very inspirational!
- Mon Aug 23, 10:14:00 PM PDT
That's really cool! I discovered a place in which you can learn to shed pounds fast. The best thing about this place is that there is a lot of great stuff to learn as well!
- Tue Oct 12, 03:12:00 PM PDT
- Casey said...
wow....even at Men's Health magazine, i haven't seen a tremendous Weight Loss like yours
- Mon Nov 15, 06:17:00 AM PST
- Andrea said...
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Here's another site that also helped me out.
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- Fri Nov 26, 08:10:00 PM PST
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- Mon Dec 20, 07:41:00 AM PST
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- Fri Dec 24, 01:41:00 PM PST
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- Sun Jan 02, 03:50:00 AM PST
- Rajan said...
this is great post.i enjoyed reading.thank you
- Wed Jan 05, 08:57:00 AM PST
- Skinny Sara said...
I did not know you could stream music that would be very helpful during my workouts. I have been trying to exercise (with limited success). I have found a sucessful diet but I'm sure it would be better if I weren't married to the computer.
- Wed Jan 26, 11:32:00 AM PST
- Ann M.C. said...
Don't know how long ago this was written..but it sure hit me between the eyes as I have rekindled my relationship with the treadmill. Lost 26 lbs earlier this year but some of it has slipped back on.
It can't stay and I will make my treadmill help me win this battle...My faith, your faith and your beautiful story will see me win this battle against the unwanted pounds. Thank YOu.
- Tue Aug 16, 12:46:00 PM PDT
You look amazing! Congratulations on your success :) This keeps me inspired to keep at it on my treadmill ;)
- Tue Jan 10, 05:26:00 PM PST
- john said...
its so nice article about weight lose.i think you have written a quality article.i m impressed.keep writting.i love to see updates.
- Fri Mar 09, 08:47:00 PM PST
Hi. Thanx for dis amazing post. Inspired me alot.
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can anyone help me i,ve got a fiesta 52 plate duratec engine that starts and runs fine but as it gets up to temp water starts to come out of the water tank faster than it went in so my first thought was water pump or thermostat so changed the pump and took the stat out still the same flushed heater through and other pipes still no change engine dont over heat atall and dont seem to be mixing with oil thanks for taking the time to read my drama any help please
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:36 PM
Sounds strange. Have you tried replacing the expansion tank cap? If its not holding the pressure the coolant could boil at a much lower temperature.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM
i know for a fact that we sell an awful lot of expansion tanks and also thermostat housings for these engines
have a look at these and see if there is any wet patches that indicate leaking
have a look at these and see if there is any wet patches that indicate leaking
Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:55 PM
no but will check these thanks for your help both
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