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Hans-Peter Keitel, the newly appointed President of the Association of German Industry (BDI) told Tagesspiegel that the very strict legislation on job protection in Germany hurts mainly smaller and medium-sized companies.
"I do understand that job protection legislation is a problem for companies of skilled craftsmen for example. These are mainly smaller companies. Larger firms also see it as a problem but less so because they have other tools at their disposal such as temporary employees and contract workers," Herr Keitel said.
"It is also a mistake [for the newly elected government] to try and legislate on minimum wages. The problem with minimum wages is the level at which they are set. If the level is too high you lose jobs, if it is too low it is completely pointless anyway. Unions and employer organisations are perfectly capable to agree on sensible wages without government interference."
The BDI President is proud of the way his member firms have handled the reduced working hours scheme. He said, "contrary to short-term business logic companies are spending serious money in order to keep their core staff. I don't think that we will have mass redundancies in Germany now. Quite the opposite! Very soon companies will have a shortage of qualified workers."
On the question of how he finds his new job Keitel said, "A serious challenge. I had imagined that it would be easier. Unfortunately, the BDI does not have an instructions handbook where you can look up under the letter D for disaster."


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Exactly, enormous aquifers existed underground until the Great Flood and became the vast oceans. Most of the global weather was jungle-like with a hazy humid atmosphere in the Old Testament Biblical times, with vast oasises with deserts and mountains separating them. I suspect that the water gushed out so hard that it even sent bits of water and earth into outerspace to become comets and meteors. More to come if interested. Xenongod
At the risk of sounding rude, Ignorance gets alot of people killed these days.
Each and every possible route must be investigated, if it leads to a dead end so be it. You return and choose a different path of investigation.
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|GCF IL-1beta profiles in periodontal disease.
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|PMID: 11846849 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|OBJECTIVES: Studies suggest a genetic influence on levels of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Levels of IL-1beta in GCF, however, are also dependent upon the clinical parameters at the site of collection, including probing depth (PD) and level of attachment (AL). To examine this issue, IL-1beta in GCF was evaluated from patients with varying degrees of periodontal disease. The influence of both the status of the patient and the probing depth at the sampled sites were considered in the analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: GCF IL-1beta was determined by ELISA at 6-8 molar sites from 29 non-smoking adults with mild, moderate, or severe periodontal disease at baseline, 2 weeks, and 24 weeks following scaling and root planing. For later analysis, patients were dichotomized on the basis of disease severity (mild/moderate vs severe). Sampled sites were classified at baseline by PD as, shallow (<4 mm), intermediate (4-6 mm), or deep (>6 mm). RESULTS: PD and AL were each strongly correlated with IL-1beta levels at baseline. However, patients with severe disease had higher levels of IL-1beta in each PD category than those with mild/moderate disease. As compared to patients with mild/moderate disease, IL-1beta levels in shallow sites from patients with severe disease was elevated nearly 2 fold (p<0.001). IL-1beta levels were reduced in all groups at 2 weeks and were still significantly reduced in patients with mild/moderate disease at 24 weeks. At 24 weeks IL-1beta returned to near baseline levels in patients with severe disease. CONCLUSION: While PD and AL are each associated with increased GCF IL-1beta, patients with severe disease show higher IL-1beta GCF levels in shallow sites, suggesting that high GCF IL-1beta expression is in part a host trait, and not strictly a function of clinical parameters.
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Passed my piano Grade 8 with a distinction- What now? New Syllabus ATCL ?
Hi, I passed my Piano Exam Grade 8 with a Distinction.Not a strong distinction, just 130 marks - I lost some marks because I was nervous but it was my very first distinction!
What are my options now? Can I take a DipABRSM or a Trinity Performance Certificate ( ATCL Recital or ATCL Performance) ?
How Big is the Gap of standard to achieve between Dip Abrsm and ATCL and Grade 8 ?
What is the difference between an ABRSM diploma and a Trinity Diploma?
And has anyone seen the new Syllabus for ATCL Recital and Performance ?
I am contemplating on a Recital Diploma, I don't want to take such a big gap and fail.
Is it true there are no scales and arpegios, No Sight Reading, Aural or Viva Voce.
How does one develop overall musical ability if there are you just play exam pieces and there are no scales, and Aural etc in a music exam ?
Would the Certificate mean just as much as a music exam in which you have to do scales , viva voce and extemporization?
I'm hoping to achieve greater overall musicality and more performance opportunities and overall musicianship ( ie listening, singing, chord recognition, appreciation, musical improvisation and MOst Importantly TECHNIQUE etc) instead of just sitting for a diploma to pass exams and gain a certificate.
And how do you choose your diploma pieces anyway? What did you play for your Repertoire?
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actually 130 is a good mark, there are many others who barely make it
as for your new pieces, i recomend that u browse through the syllubus yourself, see what catches your eye and discuss what you and your teacher's goals are
actually 130 is a good mark, there are many others who barely make it
as for your new pieces, i recomend that u browse through the syllubus yourself, see what catches your eye and discuss what you and your teacher's goals are
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P&C's PG-6200, the "urban cool" telephone
Ok, let's go beyond all this marketing-speak and look at the latest phone from Pantech & Curitel, the PG-6200. The most important feature of this phone for the Taiwanese market is its biometric reader that gives you a maximum securite. Aside from that, it has 20MB of memory, an MP3 player, …
PG-6200 features:
Fingerprint sensor with secret dialing and phone locking functions
Tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900)
Dimension/weight: 87×43.6×20.9mm, 92g
Displays : main-260K color TFT LCD, sub-65K color TFT LCD
2 mega pixel camera with flash, 4x digital zoom, self-timer
Music player (MP3, AAC,AAC+,AMR (for video)/64 polyphonic ringtone/MP3 ringtone
Memory: user memory – 20MB; external memory card slot(Micro SD)
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Pantech Introduces "Urban Cool" Biometric Fingerprint Recognition Handset in Taiwan
SEOUL, May 10, 2006: Pantech Group, the number two mobile phone manufacturer in South Korea, today announced the launch in Taiwan of the PG-6200, its new fingerprint recognition technology phone, as part of plans to expand its market share in the wider Asian region.
Distributed by Arcoa Communications, the third largest mobile handset distributor in Taiwan, the PG-6200 is targeted at premium business users and trend conscious consumers, incorporating enhanced biometric systems to ensure superior yet convenient security functions.
Sung-Kyu Lee, President & CEO of Pantech&Curitel Communications, Inc., said: "The PG-6200 provides users with the most advanced biometric security technology, but also offers a sense of urban cool with its chic look and up to the minute features. In Taiwan, we expect the PG-6200 to be the landmark for mobile phone technology and design this year."
Users of the PG-6200 handset – which is also being introduced in Russia and Hong Kong this week – can utilize their fingerprints to access lock-in keys and memory dials. Only a registered fingerprint allows authorization to key in by sweeping fingerprints instead of pushing keys.
In addition to the fingerprint recognition applications, the PG-6200 has been designed to incorporate advanced multimedia functions. Key features include a 2 mega pixel camera supporting video clip recording and viewing, MP3 player functionality and user memory as large as 20MB to store images and music files.
Recently, the PG-6200 model has earned plaudits for its groundbreaking design. The handset was one of three Pantech phones honored recently at the prestigious iF (International Forum) Design Awards for excellence in the design of cellular phones. It shows its major design attributes when folded, revealing a unique side contour in the form of a smooth flowing curve.
Taiwan – originally the first overseas market in which Pantech began to offer handsets under its own brand in 2003 – has a rapidly growing mobile phone population, with the total market size expected to reach about eight million users this year. GSM is the predominant mobile standard in the country, while demand for 3G services is increasing.
Pantech, whose handset sales rose about 20% in Taiwan last year, aims to maintain its growth in sales this year, with a view to positioning the Pantech brand as the premium handset brand in the Taiwanese market over the coming years.
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Unioto's Kyle Strange drives to the basket against Zane Trace on Dec. 7 at Unioto High School. The Shermans' boys program suffered their only conference loss in the league opener en route to winning the Scioto Valley Conference title.
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A national debate has already begun about New Zealand's future in the America's Cup and whether this nation of 4.5 million can find both the ambition and the resources, financial or otherwise, to challenge again for the "Auld Mug."
Team New Zealand relied on a $36 million contribution from the New Zealand government on top of a collection of sponsorships to mount its latest challenge.
Surveys showed that at the height of the regatta in San Francisco, as Team New Zealand edged closer to victory, a majority of New Zealanders favored further government funding in the expectation of a major economic boost from a Cup defense in Auckland.
But as defeat became more imminent, support for a further injection of taxpayer funds dwindled and the New Zealand's current, center-right government will now question whether, in a time of relative austerity, further funding would be warranted — or popular.
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BRICK — A two-block stretch of beach in the Normandy Beach section will be opened to the public this weekend, Mayor Stephen Acropolis announced.
Starting Saturday, an access point will be opened at the street end of Eighth Avenue in Normandy Beach. Residents will be allowed to use the beach from Eighth Avenue south to the boundary with Toms River, at Sixth Avenue. Beaches north of Eighth Avenue to the boundary with Brick Beach III will remain closed because of safety concerns. All of Bricks public beaches remain open.
I have heard and understand our residents desire to access and enjoy the beaches this summer, Acropolis said in a prepared statement. Our professionals have been monitoring the hazards, from coastal conditions to the potential for debris, and we are confident that this section of Normandy Beach can be safely enjoyed as long as residents remain cautious.
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Chuck Greenberg apologizes to Yankees fans: 'Those remarks were inappropriate'
Chuck Greenberg's comments earlier Monday about about the behavior of New York Yankees fans during the American League Championship Series has led him to issue an apology. He said Yankees fans were "awful," and "either violent or apathetic." Here's his statement:
"Earlier today, in the course of praising the extraordinary support and enthusiasm of Texas Rangers fans, I unfairly and inaccurately disparaged fans of the New York Yankees. Those remarks were inappropriate. Yankees fans are among the most passionate and supportive in all of baseball."
"I have spoken directly to Hal Steinbrenner and Randy Levine to apologize for my intemperate comments.
"I would like to express again how proud we are of our fans and how remarkably they have supported the Rangers throughout lean times and now during this magical season."


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While a majority of Gateway school directors say the decision to reduce athletic director Terry Smith's position to half time was based on a lack of funding, some Smith supporters maintain the decision was personal.
The school board approved the decision July 11, moments after school directors learned of a $57,000 donation from former Steeler and entrepreneur Chuck Sanders. The check was signed over to the district for the purpose of maintaining Smith's full-time status. A majority of school directors rejected the donation and voted 8-1 to reduce the athletic director position to half time.
School board President Dave Magill said he took exception to someone telling him how the donation should be spent.
"I'm not going to have someone say, 'Here's $57,000, put it in to robotics. We just don't do that ... at that time, we were more interested in giving (money) to academics and all-day kindergarten."
After teacher concessions and increased enrollment, the district has since recalled all furloughed teaching positions, restored academic programming at the high school and added full-day kindergarten at all elementary buildings.
While the $57,000 donation was on its way to the podium July 11, Magill ended the public-comment section and motioned for a vote. He said later that acting Superintendent Bob Reger and Solicitor Bruce Dice said it was a bad idea to accept the donation. Neither Reger nor Dice could be reached for comment.
"What they did is pretty self-explanatory," Smith said. He declined further comment.
Whether the decision was financial, personal, or both, the fight to keep Smith could be in vain.
As it stands, he has until Jan. 1 to decide if he'll step down as athletic director to keep his head coaching job, or vice versa. Smith said he's weighing his options.
A Gateway parent group organized in support of Smith hoped the school board would use the $57,000 donation to help fund Smith's full-time status, in addition to his head-coaching duties for the current year, said Tammy Richardson, a member of the Concerned Citizens of Monroeville. The group planned to raise funds to support the full-time position in future years.
When Smith supporters pressed the issue in the days after the vote, they received a letter from Dice.
"At the present time, no full-time position for the athletic director exists at Gateway School District," wrote Dice. "Secondly, a part-time position has been approved. Third, a budget has been approved allocating proceeds to fund the part-time position."
School director Bill Bailey, who voted against reducing Smith's position to part time, said he wanted to accept the check.
"Since Terry became the head coach, it's a highly winning successful team," Bailey said. "He puts a lot of his personal time in. The students appreciate that. I thought the board would've accepted (the donation) to make up the difference."
The school board also voted that an athletic director cannot act as a head coach of any sport. School director Steve O'Donnell said in July that an athletic director doubling as a head coach creates a conflict of interest.
Some residents have criticized the size of the 2011-12 athletic budget, which included Smith's $93,000 salary in addition to the $11,000 he earned for coaching. School director Skip Drumheller said last week that an administrator should not be permitted to earn supplemental funding.
Drumheller is heading an audit of the athletic department and football boosters.
"Before, the boosters weren't accountable and didn't have to answer to us," Magill said. "We're making sure the funds that the kids are raising are going where they're supposed to go."
"It's constantly a personal attack on football," said Bobbie Robak, vice president of the Gateway Football Boosters Association. "It's so blatant."
Parents have complained in recent years about transfer students from the City of Pittsburgh and other districts earning starting positions over students who were born and raised in Gateway, Magill said.
Richardson said that when her son played Midget football 10 years ago, some parents thought their children were entitled to an eventual starting position on the varsity team.
"When that stopped happening, it became a problem for folks," she said.
Bailey said that similar complaints were directed toward his son in the 1980s, when his family moved to Monroeville and his son became the starting running back.
"This is a close community of people. Maybe some of them don't like outsiders coming in and displaying ability greater than what the current residents have," Bailey said.
Residents also have taken issue with recent blowouts by Gateway. The team's 61-6 victory over Latrobe this year drew criticism from 2011 school board President Jim Rosipal.
"Once again, our illustrious head coach doesn't know when to stop putting too many points on the board," he wrote in a Facebook post directed toward Smith. "There is a big difference between beating a team and beating down a team. It should be for the kids, not for you."
Smith said the head coach for Latrobe thanked him for subbing in second- and third-string players.
"Every kid on our team played a minimum of two quarters," Smith said.
Hundreds of Smith supporters have praised him for the scholarships he has helped students earn over the years, saying he's a positive role model for students.
Nearly 1,000 people showed up to the July 11 school board meeting, some of them saying the decision to reduce the position held by Smith was racially motivated. O'Donnell later said that people shouting from their seats and accusations of racism were an embarrassment to the district.
Smith is a Gateway graduate and has been the AD for about nine years.
Kyle Lawson is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-856-7400, ext. 8755, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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What's New in Version 1.7
Optimizations to user experience. Please note that Save slots can no longer be overwritten.
Customer Reviews
I did not get characters I unlocked.
Over all a decent game but I have one big issue: I beat the whole game once (followed through, no repeat of levels yet.) including justice league mode, which I got gold trophies on (everything!). When the Justice League missions are completed characters and character packs are given after some of the missions and I got the character packs but not all of the characters were unlocked in those packs when I earned them. I used no real money in this game. I should also not have to use the in-game coins to buy characters I unlocked in packages through Justice League Mode. Please help me!!!
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- Category: Games
- Updated: Dec 17, 2014
- Version: 1.7
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- Language: English
- Seller: Warner Bros. Entertainment
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