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FIREFIGHTERS across Logan are spreading the message of home safety and urging residents to change their smoke alarm batteries on April 1.
Woodridge fire station officer Robert Bertram said only working smoke alarms helped save lives.
"Fires can happen in any room of the house, so the earlier the warning, the quicker people can get out of their house," Mr Bertram said.
"Fires can develop in three to four minutes which is a very short time to escape a building.
"Especially at night, people need as much warning as they can get because when you're asleep, the smoke can put you into a deeper sleep as it is full of toxins."
Mr Bertram said every house should have as many smoke alarms as they could, especially in the hallway leading towards the bedrooms in a one-story house.
In a two story dwelling, Mr Bertram said a smoke alarm should also be placed at the top of the stairs.
"Smoke travels vertically so an early warning is needed for people in the upstairs bedroom to get out safely," Mr Bertram said.
The Queensland fire service recommend using photoelectric smoke alarms but any fire alarm which meets Australian standards is also acceptable.
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All of these changes raised the state's Race to the Top score from 411 in the first round to 471 — and from 13th overall to first among the second-round applicants.
That means a huge influx of funds — but more important, it means a better education for our children. That's a win-win that deserves public recognition.
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The agency responsible for negotiating Park's contract, JS Limited, confirmed the news in a statement released in Asia this afternoon.
"Park and Man United agreed on a three-year deal. The contract will expire June 30, 2012. But we can't reveal the salary due to a mutual agreement," said the statement.
It was widely expected the 28-year-old would remain at Old Trafford.
Park joined United from PSV Eindhoven for a modest £2million in 2005, and the South Korean star has proved to be a valuable member of Sir Alex Ferguson's squad.
He was involved in last season's Champions League final - after not even making the squad 12 months previously - and featured in 25 matches during United's successful Premier League campaign.
During the Red Devils' Far East tour this summer, Ferguson confirmed his belief that a deal would be done with Park, whose wages are estimated at around £65,000-a-week.
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Hello Friends,
I want to wish you all, a very happy Thanksgiving!. I hope you all enjoy this celebration with all your loved ones!.
Lots of Turkey treats, catnip toys, and a bit of ice cream!. Lots of love!.
PD: special thanks to my wonderful friends Buddy my Angel, Friday, Bobbie-in loving memory, Bijou, Luigi and Smiley casanova for the special Thanksgiving gifts!.
Thank you very much!.
Love you all!. =)
Hello Catster Furriends!!!...
Meowmy and I had something to share with you all!.
My cardiologist said that my HCM sill at its mild phase, there is not fluids in my lungs, and no heart failure is present!.
That's what meowmy and I call "THE POWER OF THE PRAYERS".
Thanks to all of you for all the love shown to me and meowmy!. Thanks for the good vibes, the good wishes and prayers!.
We appreciate all of you for spreading the word!.
We love all the Rosettes and special gifts you guys have sent us!.
There is no words enough to thank you all for all you have done for us!.
Love you all with our heart!.
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Hello catster friends!.
Today, mom and I are here to share this story with all of you.
This days, Meowmy and I have been a little nervous. Next Saturday October 19, I have an appointment with the cardiologist for my second echocardiogram. For the ones who don't know the story, a year ago I was diagnosed with Mild Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy or HCM.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick. Often, only one part of the heart is thicker than the other parts. The thickening can make it harder for blood to leave the heart, forcing the heart to work harder to pump blood.
There is no cure to this disease, but if the progress is slow, and the patient does not develop heart failure, the chances of having a good quality of life is higher than for a cat who develops heart failure.
The cardiologist told meowmy to take me back to her office in 9 months for a re-check and another echocardiogram. Now, the time has come!.
Meowmy and I will like to ask all of our catster friends to start a chain of prayers for me, So the disease hasn't Progressed. Please, pray for meowmy too, so she finds calm. And pray for me, so I can sill have the quality of life Im having at this moment. Please, tell god to let me be able to stay around here for many, many years to keep giving and receiving love from all my loved ones. Thank you all for taking the time to read this.
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Hi, I had Rhinoplasty to correct my bulbous tip and its been 8 Months now.The left nostril is "notched," making the left nostril seem higher than the right. This distortion is most noticeable from the front view. and also the septum looks elevated. I have been patient only because healing heard that takes longer time, but since from the surgery till 8 months i did not see any improvement, before questioning my doctor, can somebody tell me what are the solutions? and do i need to undergo another surgery?
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Your concerns are valid and your photos show a hanging ala on the right, the tip has a parentheses appearance, the left tip cartilage is forward and higher than that on the right, and the left nostril rim is notched. These were mostly likely present to some degree before your previous surgery.
You will need to undergo another surgery (excision of inside tissue to raise the ala on the right, suture realignment of the tip cartilages, composite graft to lower the notch on the left). Even in the best of hands these problems may be improved but not be totally correctable.
I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an informed decision regarding your surgery.
My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship in order to know if this assessment is valid.
You may be a candidate for a NonSurgicalRhinoplasty treatment to improve the notching of your nostrils.
If this is your only concern about the appearance of your nose following Rhinoplasty Surgery, an injectable filler may be considered to lower your nostrils. My personal preference and experience is with Silikon-1000, an off-label filler for permanent results.
Hope this helps you.
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Notched Nostril After Rhinoplasty, What Can Be Done?
Standardized preoperative and postoperative images or an exam would be necessary to really make any comment here. The asymmetry is usually present before the surgery. Nostril asymmetry is the norm, and sometimes chasing a nostril asymmetry issue with another surgery involving placement of cartilage or other maneuvers may not be worth it.
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Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena)
Score: #13 Ohio State 3, #10 Michigan 1 (25-22, 25-27, 25-20, 25-17)
Records: U-M (10-2, 0-1 Big Ten), OSU (13-0, 1-0 Big Ten)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 10th-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team came from five points down to win the second set but fell at No. 13 Ohio State, 3-1, in both team's Big Ten Conference opener in front of 4,499 fans inside St. John Arena on Friday night (Sept. 27). Set scores were 25-22, 25-27, 25-20 and 25-17.
Senior Molly Toon (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) led Michigan with 16 kills and a .364 hitting percentage. She was one of three Wolverines in double figures in kills. Seniors Jennifer Cross (Scarborough, Ontario/Birchmount Park Collegiate) and Lexi Erwin (Spring, Texas/Woodlands College Park) had 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior Lexi Dannemiller (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) had 44 assists and nine digs, while sophomore Tiffany Morales (Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union) tallied 14 digs. Erwin joined sophomore Krystalyn Goode (River Hills, Wis./Nicolet) with three blocks apiece.
Ohio State jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first set after a solo block from Taylor Sandbothe, but the Wolverines clawed back to take an 8-7 lead on a service ace by senior Ally Sabol (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount). The set, which featured 16 ties and six lead changes, was tied at 11 on Goode's kill and knotted at 14 after a termination from Cross. Michigan took a 17-16 lead after back-to-back kills from Toon. Ohio State moved ahead 19-18 on a kill by Kaitlyn Leary, but the Maize and Blue tied the set at 20 on a Goode kill and she joined Erwin on a block to give U-M a 21-20 lead. Ohio State came out of the timeout to score the next two points before a Goode kill tied the set at 22. A Sandbothe kill and solo block gave OSU set point as she put down the Michigan overpass for the 25-22 win.
Staring at a 0-2 deficit, the Wolverines went on a 9-1 run and fought off five set points to take a dramatic 27-25 win over the Buckeyes and tie the match at a set apiece. Ohio State went up 4-3 on a Michigan service error and led 7-4 after a Leary kill. The Buckeyes went on a 6-0 run that was capped by a Sandbothe kill. Back-to-back Erwin kills cut the Buckeye lead to 10-7 but OSU went up 14-8 on a Leary kill. A service ace gave Ohio State a 16-10 lead and a termination from Leary made it 19-12. Back-to-back terminations from Toon and an OSU ball-handling error cut the lead to 20-16 and an Erwin kill made it 22-18 Buckeyes. At 24-19, the Wolverines scored three straight points, forcing Ohio State to call timeout. An Erwin kill and OSU error made it 24-23 and a Morales service ace tied the set at 24. Junior/sophomore Olivia Reed's (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell) kill set up set point for the Wolverines at 25-24. Ohio State fought that off, but a Cross kill set up a second set point. A Buckeye attack error gave the Wolverines the 27-25 win.
The two teams were trading side outs to start the third set. Michigan took a 7-6 lead on a Toon kill. Two straight service aces put the Buckeyes up 9-7, but the Wolverines had two straight blocks, cutting the lead to 10-9. Ohio State took a 12-9 lead on another ace but Toon's kill cut that lead to 13-12. Another Toon termination tied the set at 15 and blocks from Goode and Erwin gave Michigan a 17-16 advantage. The teams again traded side outs before an OSU block made the score 20-18. Two straight Leary kills gave the Buckeyes the 22-19 advantage. She had two more kills and the Buckeyes used a block assist to take a 2-1 lead.
Dannemiller and Toon opened set four with kills and Michigan took a 4-1 lead on an Ohio State error. The Buckeyes answered with an 8-0 run capped by a Buckeye block. Sabol's ace and a Buckeye block error cut the lead to 14-9 but Ohio State pushed ahead 17-11 on Kylie Randall's termination. Michigan never was closer than five points the rest of the set as an Andrea Kacsits kill put the Buckeyes up 23-15 and a block gave OSU the set 25-17 and the match 3-1.
Michigan hit .204 on the night, compared to .277 for Ohio State. The Buckeyes had nine blocks and seven service aces, while Michigan committed 10 service errors and had four blocks.
Michigan completes its mini road trip tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 28) at top-ranked Penn State. First serve is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. inside Rec Hall in State College, Pa., and the match will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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Domestic violence group releases statement on Portsmouth murder
PORTSMOUTH — Here's a press statement by Lori DiPersio, executive director of the Women's Resource Center, and Deborah DeBare, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, regarding the murder in Portsmouth Wednesday of Terry L. Chiodo:
"First and foremost, our hearts go out to the family, friends and community of Terry L. Chiodo. While her death marks the first murder to occur in Portsmouth in a decade and Rhode Island's first domestic violence murder in 2013, it is also a stark reminder that we have a long way to go to achieve a Rhode Island that is free of domestic violence.
"Even in a community that is known for its safety, domestic violence does happen behind closed doors every day by abusers who seek to control their partners— murder is often their final act of abuse. It is important to remember that these acts are not isolated incidents; they are part of a public health crisis whether they happen in the home or on a bus.
"Domestic violence is, however, preventable; it escalates to the point of murder because our system has failed to either keep a victim safe or hold an abuser accountable. In this case, we know that the perpetrator and ex-husband of Chiodo, Christopher James, has a lengthy criminal record and history of domestic violence charges that were dismissed.
"We commend the bravery of two bystanders who took action to detain James and hope the other victims — the passengers and driver of the bus — recover from this tragedy. Unfortunately, bystanders are often hurt when domestic violence situations escalate and we urge all Rhode Islanders to join us in saying NO MORE to this kind of abuse.
"We also commend the Portsmouth police for identifying this fatal stabbing as a domestic violence murder. It is our responsibility as a community to address this abuse and the high dismissal rates of domestic violence cases in general. James had several cases of domestic abuse dismissed during the last two decades and had been arrested 20 times in different cities throughout Rhode Island.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recognizes that intimate partner violence is a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States—more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year.1 And in Rhode Island, 29.9 percent of women and 19.3 percent of men, experience some form of domestic abuse in their lifetime.
"To prevent another tragedy, we all must make a commitment to reach out to anyone who we suspect is in an abusive situation: listen and express your concerns without judging; ask "what can I do to help;" and stay supportive of the partner being abused, even if you disagree with her/his choices.
"Domestic violence happens in every community, and no one is immune to it. The good news is that help is available. There are six local domestic violence agencies in our state that provide a wide array of services, including 24 hour hotline support, emergency shelter, support groups and assistance with the legal system. All Rhode Islanders should remember that if they hear or see someone being hurt to call 911 immediately and if they or someone they know needs support to call the statewide Helpline at 800-494-8100."


text: There's a thin line between resilience and arrogance. In his response to Hurricane Sandy, one of the nation's largest natural disasters, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have crossed it. Like the city that he leads, and the country for whom New York's Wall Street serves as financial capital, the billionaire CEO has [an Empire State of Mind](http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/11/our_destructive_empire_state_of_m...). And like any system of denial, that state of mind hardens as times get rough. Astoundingly, the day after the largest storm ever recorded hit, Bloomberg confidently declared that within 24 hours "the financial markets will resume, as will business in all five boroughs." But the reality hasn't quite cooperated with the mayor's bragging that "New York will be open for business." Hurricane Sandy has cut power to hundreds of thousands; flooded lower Manhattan; deluged the city's subway, it's lifeblood; killed dozens, and left Katrina-like devastation on both sides of Manhattan island. Parts of New York, such as Staten Island and Queens, look as if a tactical nuclear weapon has exploded. In every direction, the city's suburbs lay shattered, others in complete ruin. Reports of stranded, starving seniors flow in from public housing projects in the Lower East Side. But undeterred, Bloomberg presses ahead with his reopening. On Wednesday, he personally [rang the introductory bell for the New York Stock Exchange's first day of post-Sandy trading](http://www.bloomberg.com/video/back-to-business-bloomberg-rings-opening-...). Responding to our billionaire mayor's call to return to work, millions of New Yorkers [have struggled to make it in](http://bed-stuy.patch.com/articles/organized-confused-at-jay-st-bus-depo...). But the ravaging effects of Mother Nature haven't allowed Bloomberg's citizens to fully cooperate. For the majority of New Yorkers, his refusal to connect with reality has turned out to be a fiasco. With only 25 percent of the city's transportation network up and running, roundtrip commutes, which normally take two hours, instead have taken eight. Employees and patrons arrive at places declared "open for business" only to find them closed, or unable to operate without power or the full complement of people to run them. Many workers can't make it to the job. They are either fighting to survive, escaping from wrecked homes, or helping those nearest them in need. Despite Bloomberg's swagger, the de facto capital of the Empire State is flat on its back. But Wall Street was a different place all together. Electrified by a back up generator--lit like an odd lighthouse--the New York Stock Exchange shined in a sea of darkness. The area within a mile of America's temple of capitalism was without power, but inside the building's financial bubble it was [business as usual](http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1934402462001/gasparino-looks-like-normal...). On the day of the storm, CNBC business correspondent Kate Kelly said that Wall Street looks at "weather events as a trading opportunity." CNBC is the cable network of the financial sector. At the end of trading on the first day after the storm, NYSE chief operating officer Larry Leibowitz told Reuters that "the open was a positive relief." Meanwhile, emergency food and water delivery didn't begin in the city until Thursday afternoon. Many financiers wondered why the markets had to close at all, given that the NYSE could trade electronically. "Because there are humans behind [the trades]," an exasperated CNBC reporter said into the camera. He was talking to people who should know better. But so should New York's mayor. Close to 300,000 people work in New York's financial industry, but over 20 million people in the region were impacted by the storm. To put Wall Street's interests ahead of theirs is just plain wrong. But it's not new. [It's what our broader society does](http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/11/our_destructive_empire_state_of_m...). Poverty is at a record high, black and brown wealth is at a record low, but the top 1 percent have more than ever. Our economy is balanced on the head of a pyramid. I've written that our economy is just [one hurricane away from another recession](http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/08/were_possibly_one_natural_disaste...). The economy remains so weak because our values are out of whack. The United States can't be strong and prosperous until we build an economic system that works for everybody. But Bloomberg doesn't it see it that way. Even after this week, his "back to work" misconception is still at work. The mayor is even insisting that the New York City Marathon proceed this Sunday. The marathon is backed by the Dutch bank, ING. Rather than standing up Wall Street, the mayor's goal should be to pull up all of New York City. A radical approach would have been for Bloomberg to close Wall Street until the end of the week, call for Washington to give income support to wage laborers and freelancers for that same amount time, and urge everyone to care for themselves and their neighborhoods, to volunteer anywhere in the region that needed it. Pitching in is what resilience looks like, not arrogance. Yet in the current climate this "un-empire approach" is so radical as to be unthinkable. So much so that not even Hurricane Sandy could get us to embrace it.


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In which our hero invites you, dear reader, to enjoy previously unreleased material. These street-style photos, taken at an undisclosed location in the wilds of East St. Louis, Illinois, documents the esteemed individuals working so hard to preserve and record the pre-historic site buried beneath the carcass of a former industrial giant.
For the last three years I've had the great privilege to work at one of the largest archaeological excavations in North America for the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS).
Beneath almost a meter or more of historic gravel and slag and trash in East St. Louis, Illinois lies the remains of ancient communities spanning from 1050 to 1400CE. Over the last three years we've dug thousands of features collected reams and reams of data, and discovered countless artifacts. We painstakingly catalog all of this information, take numerous photos to document finds, and with a fine tooth comb, pour over it to ensure accuracy.
But, during my time here I realized that though we do detail every aspect of our excavations we don't necessarily capture the essence of the job, the hands on the shovel, the faces of the people who are actually digging the holes. Sure, sometimes posed crew shots are put together for reports and presentations, but I'd recently gotten into street photography and sometimes it's nice when multiple facets of life come together. Late in the summer of 2011, having recently picked up film again, I mustered up the gumption to approach my project director to request permission to ply my street photography fancy at the site. I wanted to capture images of people digging holes candidly. Sure, a posed shot looks good in a report, but I had this notion that it would somehow look more real to take these shots on film and in this style.
Long and short, I got the go ahead and began taking pictures on site with various cameras (500dtl, La Sardina, Ultra Wide and Slim, et al). Since our site covers so much area, I'm still working on photographing everyone digging at the site. Hopefully, by the end of this summer I'll get everybody.
Over the end of 2011 and early 2012 I had amassed a good number of rolls of film (mostly Fomapan 100 with the odd roll of Arista Premium 100 that I developed at home in caffenol) scanned to my computer. Now, an active site is a curious thing. I had these photos, but for fear of detailing exactly where we were digging all over the internet I just hung on to them. Then, one fateful day in March of 2012 when our Director was on site and I asked him if it would be ok to write an article about the site for this photography site I'm on with the pictures I've been taking with it? No questions asked, he said "Yes."
I was elated. Typically, I scan and upload every single one of my pictures to the community. Not sharing these photos has been gnawing at me ever since I started taking them. I've selected what I feel are the best of the collection thus far. Without further adieu, I present you with the first batch of photos of the archaeologists working at the East St. Louis Mound Center site:
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I was offered a sample of DermaJuvenate on line at a reduced trial price of about£7 plus postage and packing. Very foolishly I didn't read the terms and conditions which were not on the main web page at all. A week later the DermaJuvenate arrived in the post and was clearly a cheap and dodgy brand.
The next thing I know is that the company has taken £89.91 out of my bank account. My bank tells me that I inadvertently agreed to their terms and conditions when I paid for the initial sample, and that they could TRY to go on getting this sum monthly from my bank account.
I have spent hours on the phone with the fraud departmemnt of my bank, the Trading Standards Authority, and it would seem that 'companies' who get you to agree to 'terms and conditions' however fraudulent they may be, are within the law. There is clearly something terribly wrong here, and internet transactions must protect the consumer better. How can a company legally be taking money from your bank account for nothing.
Beware of DermaJuvenate, and any company offering samples with terms and conditions that are not clear.
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Klinsmann picks an experimental roster for Bosnia-Herzegovina match
Jurgen Klinsmann isn't going to let a trivial matter like the calendar or a lengthy flight derail his pursuit of novel ways to challenge the U.S. national team.
FIFA's standalone August international date is cumbersome: MLS playoff races are heating up, and Mexican and European leagues are on the threshold of a new season. It's not an ideal time to remove players from their club environment.
The coaches of Honduras, Panama and Jamaica, all among Klinsmann's rivals in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, which resumes next month, are skipping this week's window altogether. Costa Rica is playing in the Dominican Republic and Mexico will entertain Ivory Coast in another home-away-from-home friendly in East Rutherford, NJ.
And Klinsmann? The manager who has no interest in the easy road is taking his team to Sarajevo, where the U.S. will meet up-and-coming Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday. It will be the first match between the teams.
A FIFA member since 1996, Bosnia has yet to qualify for the finals of a major tournament. But the Dragons are hitting their stride in 2013. They're 5-0-1 in World Cup qualifiers, ranked 13th by FIFA and feature talented players like Manchester City striker Edin Džeko, AS Roma playmaker Miralem Pjanić and VfB Stuttgart forward Vedad Ibišević, who spent time at Saint Louis University and in the Chicago Fire's reserve ranks.
For Klinsmann, it's just what the doctor ordered.
"We are very excited about starting the World Cup year with a friendly here in Bosnia against one of the top nations in Europe," he told U.S. Soccer's Web site on Monday. "These are top-class players and that's what we like to go against. We want to have the highest benchmark to always measure ourselves up against. We also want to see the new faces in our group and take that opportunity of getting a couple interesting answers on specific players."
Among those players likely to be under Klinsmann's microscope are forward Eddie Johnson and jack-of-all-trades Brad Evans -- both of the Seattle Sounders -- and Club Tijuana's Joe Corona and Edgar Castillo. They're the only members of the roster announced Monday who've been asked to leave their clubs and fly across an ocean. Surely there's a reason. Their roles in September's World Cup qualifiers, or perhaps their long-term future on a team that almost certainly will head to Brazil next summer, may be influenced by their performance Wednesday's friendly.
It's an interesting group of 23, one that fans won't ever see again. It features four uncapped players and two young and coveted dual nationals -- forward Aron Johannsson and defender John Anthony Brooks -- who have cast their international lot with the U.S.
Klinsmann will have only a couple of days with his team and won't have time to fashion much in the way of a tactical system. Instead, Wednesday's game will offer an intriguing look at how specific individuals handle themselves in a challenging environment against a quality opponent.
Here's a look at Klinsmann's 23-man roster:
Goalkeepers: Cody Cropper (Southampton), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton)
Many assume that the Chicago Fire's Sean Johnson and D.C. United's Bill Hamid are at the vanguard of the next generation of American goalies. Cody Cropper, a 20-year-old from Minnesota, is now part of the conversation as well. He probably won't play in Bosnia, but the invitation is a clear indication that his international career will progress following his appearance at this summer's FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Brad Guzan won't have many more chances to make his case for the starting role.
Defenders: John Anthony Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg), Tim Ream (Bolton Wanderers)
Brooks is the big name here. The 6-foot-4 central defender, who scored in his Bundesliga debut with Hertha Berlin over the weekend, recently rejected a call-up by Germany's U-21 team (he's the Berlin-born son of an American serviceman) and has been pegged as a future star. It's tough to imagine Klinsmann throwing the 20-year-old in on his debut to face the likes of Džeko and Ibišević. So don't be surprised if it happens.
"John is a very special talent growing through the Bundesliga ranks," Klinsmann said. "He's a center back with wonderful vision of the game, very decisive in one-on-one situations and very mature for his age."
The excitement over Brooks is a sign of the unsettled nature of the U.S. back four. There are several quality players available. But all have their pros and cons, the number of potential permutations is numbing and no one is a shoo-in to start in Brazil.
Even Tim Ream, who hasn't played for the U.S. in nearly two years, is getting a look.
The two most intriguing omissions, considering the game's timing and location, are outside backs Timmy Chandler (FC Nürnberg) and Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest). Chandler's on-again, off-again relationship with the U.S. was the subject of some controversy until he was cap tied in February's World Cup qualifier in Honduras, where he performed poorly. This time it may be Klinsmann who's playing hard to get. Lichaj, who's healthy and starting in England's second tier, has never played for Klinsmann despite showing considerable promise under the previous regime. Puebla's Michael Orozco Fiscal was named to the roster Monday but was scratched hours later because of a hamstring injury.
Midfielders: Alejandro Bedoya (FC Nantes), Michael Bradley (AS Roma), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Fabian Johnson (TSG Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Danny Williams (Reading)
The veteran pair of Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones likely will anchor the U.S. midfield, giving Klinsmann a bit of leeway to experiment on the flanks. Corona and Alejandro Bedoya both showed well at the recent CONCACAF Gold Cup and will have something to prove if given the opportunity in Sarajevo. Playing time in those attacking areas will be scarce once Clint Dempsey, Graham Zusi and Gold Cup MVP Landon Donovan return to the fold. Eddie Johnson, listed as a forward for the Bosnia game, also could be a factor in a withdrawn role.
If Klinsmann chooses to break up the Jones/Bradley pairing he'll likely go with either Mix Diskerud or Sacha Kljestan, two-way midfielders who alter the tactics a bit but who have the talent to make an impact over the next 10 months. They're both on the cusp and will look to show well on Wednesday.
Fabian Johnson may find himself playing in back when World Cup qualifying resumes simply because the team's midfield depth is greater, but he's listed here for the Bosnia game.
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich)
The paperwork finalizing Johannsson's switch from Iceland to the U.S. likely won't be finalized in time for him to take the field, but his presence confirms his intentions. The 22-year-old Alabama native scored regularly in the Danish league and now is off to a good start at AZ, Jozy Altidore's former club. His arrival complicates matters up top, but it's a good problem to have.
"Aron has made that big, big step which is huge for us because he's one of the up and coming promising strikers in Europe," Klinsmann said. "We just want to integrate Aron and make him feel comfortable, make him feel at home with us. Once he's comfortable and eligible and all the FIFA stuff is done, then we want to see him in real games and see if he can connect with something special to our game."
Altidore has scored in each of his past four games with the U.S. Terrence Boyd has played only 38 minutes for the national team this year but may force his way back into the qualifying picture thanks to an injury to Herculez Gomez and Chris Wondolowski's inconsistent run-in at the Gold Cup. The uncapped Bobby Wood, a 20-year-old Hawaiian who moved to Germany several years ago, rounds out the forward corps.


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Video may have killed the radio star, but it has yet to spell the end of business travel. Five years after the global financial crisis, corporate travel has rebounded; companies are using it for rewarding, retaining and motivating employees, and for building relationships in Asia.
"The outlook continues to be very positive," said CEO Forum Group director Steve Pearse, who once headed United Airlines's local operations. "Global business activity is growing now probably at the fastest rate it has for the last three years."
Locally, business travel is growing as well, said
"Not at a huge rate, but certainly at a steady rate," he said. "We are certainly seeing that growth."
At the CAPA Asia-Pacific Corporate Travel Innovation Day in Sydney last week, corporate travel experts agreed videoconferencing had not proven substitutable for most business travel.
"I would argue the more digital we become [the] more important are the personal relationships in the business," Boston Consulting Group senior partner Australia & New Zealand Ross Love said. "Nowhere more so than in Asia."
Travel accounts for around 12 to 13 per cent of the global consulting group's cost base, which is more than twice the more typical 5 per cent for other companies.
New reasons to travel
Mr Love said he had discussed travel budgets with clients in the retail sector and found the purpose of travel had changed post-GFC but trips were still occurring. For example, he said, a retailer might no longer send buyers to fashion shows in Paris and Milan each year but there would be plenty of trips to China to meet with suppliers.
"A lot of unnecessary business travel has been cleaned out in the last few years after the GFC," he said.
"What has remained is the important stuff and it is really sticky and I don't think it is moving fast."
Heidrick & Struggles aviation and aerospace partner Con Korfiatis, who handles executive recruitment from Singapore, said business travel was "stronger than ever" and had proven a motivator for top talent.
"Most people do want an overseas work experience as part of their professional development over their career lifecycle," he said.
In an era where some companies are tightening up their travel policies to save on costs, he said C-suite level executives were resisting and ensuring their employment contracts allowed for business class travel.
"That is something that is quite important talking to that employee group," Mr Korfiatis said. "I think employers still recognise that."
Mr Pearse said both economy and premium travel volumes had grown very steadily since the GFC, but overall business class travel was flat as a percentage of total airline travel.
"There has been a degree of downtrading you could argue," he said.
"Suppliers had a part to play in that with the growth of low-cost carriers."
The roll-out of premium economy across many carriers has also changed the travel equation in some cases.
Deloitte national head of strategic sourcing and recruitment Merril Skyring said her company had a policy that any flights of more than four hours would be in business class.
BP Australia head of indirect procurement Karina Harris said her company had the same policy, for "safety and also the collecting and maintaining of talent".
Changes afoot
However, Ms Skyring said Deloitte was considering a change to the policy so that travel to internal meetings, rather than client travel, would only be in business class if it was longer than eight hours.
Deloitte has invested millions of dollars in telepresence suites which operate 24/7, but it has found that isn't enough to replace travel even for internal meetings given it had only eight to 12 suites operating at a time.
In the resources industry, travel is essential in terms of getting fly-in/fly-out workers on site to perform their roles, but also in building relationships with governments, Ms Harris said.
"You can't do those just over Skype," she said. "There have got to be these face to face elements."
Ms Harris said other elements of the business travel program could also be used strategically to build relationships with host governments. She cited an example in Indonesia, where BP's safety policy eventually allowed it to resume flights on national carrier Garuda Indonesia. "That is important for that relationship with the government as well," she said.
United Airlines director of Australia and New Zealand Alison Espley said face to face interactions were key in minimising misunderstandings, particularly if there was a language barrier and translators were needed.
And there are other, more intangible benefits as well.
"You can't hand over a business card, which is an important thing in Asia, over a video," she noted.
The Australian Financial Review


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The exact message reads: "You now have FREE calling to any U.S. mobile phone. We've upgraded your messaging plan to Messaging Unlimited with Mobile to Any Mobile Calling at NO additional cost to you. Just our way of saying thank you for being an AT&T customer."
Judging from the photo, our tipster is an Apple iPhone user and with the increased competition from Sprint and Verizon, it seems that AT&T really, really wants to keep iPhone users on board. Showering customers with free upgrades and rollover minutes is one way to do it, but if Sprint keeps its unlimited plans for iPhone 5 users as we told you they plan to do, it might be hard for AT&T to prevent some of its iPhone users from walking once their contract expires. After all, Sprint doesn't throttle data speeds or charge overage rates on customers.
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text: Hey, I want to add Sirius to the 2009 Forester and the stealership has the sirius module for it for $400! plus 2-3 hours of labor... The stealership said that on all 09 foresters the head unit is either Clarion or Panasonic. I think I paid $100 for the sirius module for my Clarion deck in my STI. Does anyone know if the Clarion module will plug right into the factory unit? I do not want to use FM modulation. I checked on Crutchfield and all they show for the 09 Forester is a sirius backseat TV system.


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The Evil Shepherd HTML version
Chapter 6
The three diners lingered for only a short time over their dessert. Afterwards, they passed
together into a very delightful library on the other side of the round, stone-paved hall.
Hilditch excused himself for a moment.
"I have some cigars which I keep in my dressing-room," he explained, "and which I am
anxious for you to try. There is an electric stove there and I can regulate the temperature."
He departed, closing the door behind him. Francis came a little further into the room. His
hostess, who had subsided into an easy-chair and was holding a screen between her face
and the fire, motioned him to, seat himself opposite. He did so without words. He felt
curiously and ridiculously tongue-tied. He fell to studying the woman instead of
attempting the banality of pointless speech. From the smooth gloss of her burnished hair,
to the daintiness of her low, black brocaded shoes, she represented, so far as her physical
and outward self were concerned, absolute perfection. No ornament was amiss, no line or
curve of her figure other than perfectly graceful. Yet even the fire's glow which she had
seemed to dread brought no flush of colour to her cheeks. Her appearance of complete
lifelessness remained. It was as though some sort of crust had formed about her being, a
condition which her very physical perfection seemed to render the more
"You are surprised to see me here living with my husband, after what I told you yesterday
afternoon?" she said calmly, breaking at last the silence which had reigned between them.
"I am," he admitted.
"It seems unnatural to you, I suppose?"
"You still believe all that I told you?"
"I must."
She looked at the door and raised her head a little, as though either listening or adjudging
the time before her husband would return. Then she glanced across at him once more.
"Hatred," she said, "does not always drive away. Sometimes it attracts. Sometimes the
person who hates can scarcely bear the other out of his sight. That is where hate and love
are somewhat alike."
The room was warm but Francis was conscious of shivering. She raised her finger
warningly. It seemed typical of the woman, somehow, that the message could not be
conveyed by any glance or gesture.


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Petty discusses his upcoming plans in a new Rolling Stone interview, saying the residencies in smaller venues are "a good thing to do every now and then," he contends. "It gets the band members in tune with each other in a way that you don't get on a big tour. There's a different challenge than you're used to. We got together the other night, the band and I, and everybody is up for this. There's no telling what we'll do."
Petty and the Heartbreakers have also been recording a new album, and are considering debuting some new songs along the way. The band will return to the studio in July and hope to release the new record in 2014."I'd rather people heard the record before we perform the songs," Petty says. "But I also like the songs and want to play them. If they're sounding really good and I get the okay from the head office, I'll do it."
He told Rolling Stone that the new material is "kind of like [2010]'s Mojo to a new power. It's not as strict to the blues as that one is. But everything comes from the blues, and we've found something new a new way to stamp the blues."
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 2013 tour:
5/16 Evansville, IN5/18 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music Festival5/20, 21, 23, 25 & 26 New York City6/3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 Los Angeles6/15 Noblesville, IN6/16 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival6/18 London, ONT6/20 Pittsburgh6/22 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival6/23 Saratoga Springs, NY6/28 Milwaukee Summerfest6/29 Minneapois
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Well, for the yarn swap, I was dyeing some wool. Since I'm allergic to wool, I didn't like the feeling. When I took it out, it was itching and it hurted my hands. My mom told me it was nice and soft, but I couldn't feel that. I soaked it in vinegar to dye it, and after I did that, I was able to handle the yarn, without pain and itches. Even now it's dry, I can pick it up without too much itching, althoug I can't hold it quite long. Does anybody understand what happend with the yarn that made this huge difference?
You dye uncolored, and untreated wool. Wool in it's raw form is what you're reacting to, but you processed the wool, which helps. You'll still have a reaction, but, as you noticed, much less of one.
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Lieke, I would recommend you not work as you are with wool if you have that kind of allergy. If there is some reason you must then perhaps wear latex gloves or similar gloves that do not have latex but that are like a second skin. The vinegar would have altered the Ph of the water and I'm guessing you had your hands in that even for a few moments - this may have helped reduce the inflammation and itching and of course the whole process may have rid the wool of some filaments and microscopic bits that would stick to your hands. But, you are really better off not using wool as such. This aside to test whether the vinegar is helpful, buy apple cider vinegar and soak your hands in a bowl of this (half vinegar/half water) for 5 min and dry before you handle the wool and see if they helps delay the reaction a little wool. You might also need to consider - if you're buying the undyed wool whether it is mercerized etc or has gone through any chemical process.If the wool is extremely 'natural' you may be allergic to the lanolin on the wool.
There are various steps you can take to test whether you are actually allergic to 'wool' (or the lanolin on the wool) or the chemicals used in processes. The easiest way to test for lanolin of course is to get a small tube and dab it on your inner wrist and wait. If its not that then try and get a small amount of natural (no process) fleece, rinse it in clear water, let it dry and then rub that on your inner wrist. If both THOSE turn out ok it could be the chemicals or processes used in the mill. That's more something a doctor or dermatologist could apply tests for. At least if you knew which chemical is the problem you could try and locate mills that don't use it.
well, I know I have a reaction to lanolin, my boyfriend uses it for his skin and has to stay away if he just applied it. I did understand my initial reaction, because this is untreated wool. What I didn't understand was my reaction going away (becoming less) after the dyeing. What you say makes a lot of sense. The wet yarn doesn't make me itch (soaked in vinegar) but the dry yarn starts to itch after a few minutes. I did wash the yarn after the dyeing, so the vinegar can't help me on the dry yarn. What you say makes sense, because I do get a reaction, it only takes a bit longer. Plus, handling the yarn more makes the reaction come sooner, so I think you are right about the microscopic bits and I think handling make them hurt my hands again. I was just curious. Not that I had the slightest bit of hope that I would be able to knit with wool. I've given up on that years ago. (I actually started knitting because of my woolallergy)


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We just can't get enough travel etiquette. I base my blogs on feedback that I receive and travel is always top of the list. So with summer travel high, and fall travel fast approaching I thought I'd share my own travel checklist.
Travel Checklist Printable
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This unique refuge was established in 1931 to provide wintering habitat for migratory birds. It is one of the oldest refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It encompasses 68,000 acres spread out between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida. The refuge includes coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks and estuaries of seven north Florida rivers, and is home to a diverse community of plant and animal life.
On most warm days, you may see alligators from 10 inches long to 10 feet long, basking in the sun along refuge wetlands. The female builds a nest from grass and plant debris often 4 feet wide by 3 feet tall, in which she lays up to 45 eggs in late spring. As the plants decay, heat is given off to incubate the eggs. The female will protect this nest and the young alligators upon hatching. To estimate an alligator's length, convert the distance in inches from the tip of the nose to the eye ridge into feet.
The refuge supports over 20 active nesting pairs each winter. Several nests are easily viewed from Lighthouse Road or refuge trails. St. Marks' eagles usually begin arriving at the refuge in early fall and depart the refuge to head north for the summer in late May.
Over 60 of these rare birds now live on the refuge, which is due to relocation from other areas, creation of artificial cavities for nesting, and planting and restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem.
Longleaf pine forests and savannahs include some of the most biologically diverse groundcover in the Northern Hemisphere
Freshwater marshes produce an abundance of vegetation the decay of which form deep layers of peat and other organic soils. A healthy marsh can support abundant wildlife.
Saltwater Marshes are plant communities of the intertidal zone, the transition area between terrestrial and marine environments.
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The refuge is actively involved in the recovery of the red-cockaded woodpecker. The Service's current Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan (2003) has a panhandle population goal of 1,000 potential breeding groups, with a refuge goal of 71 active clusters. Active refuge management of the red-cockaded woodpecker population and habitat since 1980 has not only prevented extirpation, but also fostered population growth.


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Genevieve Helliwell talks to a Tauranga lawyer who has spent the past four years involved in the prosecution of two high-ranking Serb officials for war crimes.
Belinda Pidwell will never forget a Bosnian man tell how he and his family were lined up and shot.
The Tauranga lawyer, a consultant at Cooney Lees Morgan, spoke to the Bay of Plenty Times about her four-year role as one of eight United Nations trial attorneys who prosecuted two high-ranking Serb officials for war crimes during the Bosnian war in 1992.
The Bosnian man, now in his 60s, was among 200 men, women and children detained at a police station, then interrogated and beaten by reserve police officers.
When he refused to sign a confession that he had killed Serbs and raped women, he was beaten before being shot in the arm, leg and stomach and left to die.
Nine of the man's family were killed by gunfire on the Kotlina bridge, but he survived after being found by two young men who helped him escape.
Ms Pidwell said listening to his harrowing tale, then seeing him smile after it was formally acknowledged that his family and more than 100,000 others were killed in war crimes, was one of the most memorable moments from the UN trial.
On March 27, a 1600 page judgement summary and verdict of the 21-month trial was delivered, which sentenced Minister of Police Mico Stanisic and chief of police Stojan Zupljanin to 22 years in prison for their contribution to a plan to permanently eliminate Bosnian Muslims and Croats from a planned Serbian state.
The men were found guilty at the International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague in the Netherlands of crimes including persecution murder and cruel treatment.
Ms Pidwell applied to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, a UN court dealing with war crimes that took place during the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s.
She was selected as a member of the prosecution team and took up her role at the end of 2008.
She had to prove war crimes were committed in 20 Bosnian municipalities, had to prove the death of victims, and was in charge of photographic and video evidence. She had to contact, visit and organise witnesses for the trial. Many were reluctant and protective measures such as voice distortion and pseudonyms were used to protect identities.
The trial began on September 14, 2009 and ended on June 1, 2012, with the verdict announced on March 27.
The Trial Chamber sat for 354 days, listened to evidence from 199 witnesses, recorded 4377 exhibits into evidence and took judicial notice of 1042 facts.
Ms Pidwell said it was estimated that more than 100,000 people were killed.
In the summary, read out by lead Judge Burton Hall, the court was told of how women were raped, people were tortured, held in "deplorably inhumane" conditions in detention camps, deprived of food and water, and killed in mass executions. Historic landmarks were also bombed.
Ms Pidwell said her time in The Hague was the most challenging but rewarding of her career. "Often the nature of what was heard was extremely graphic and horrific. It was difficult and we were put under a lot of pressure. It was very intense," she told the Bay of Plenty Times.
"Everyone copes in different ways and I think one way of coping is by becoming a bit immune to all the horrors. But there's always one or two pieces of evidence that will really shake you up and as long as you feel this way, then it shows you are still human."
Her time abroad fuelled her love for the criminal court.
"It was extremely satisfying [being involved in the case] and humbling. It's the ultimate, really, to stand up against war crimes and war criminals ...
"And I truly enjoyed being a part of it."
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date: 6 September 2010
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A new TUC report published today (Tuesday) reveals that more than 20,000 people in the UK are killed prematurely by their work every year.
The Case for Health and Safety smashes the myth that Britain is one of the safest places to work and demonstrates that health and safety at work is as relevant today as it has ever been.
TUC analysis of the most conservative official safety figures shows that at least 20,000 people - the equivalent of the entire population of the Orkney Islands - die early as a result of their work every year, through conditions such as occupational cancers and lung disorders, exposure to fumes and chemicals, and fatal traffic accidents.
The report finds that many workers are also injured during the course of their work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimates that 246,000 workplace injuries should have been reported last year but many accidents go unreported or are not reported correctly.
The Case for Health and Safety reveals that 1.2 million working people in the UK believe they are suffering from a work-related illness. These illnesses include heart disease, stress, musculoskeletal disorders such as back, shoulder and neck pain, and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
The TUC reportdisputes claims, which have fed calls from business for regulations or 'red tape' to be reduced, that the workplace is now much safer than it has ever been.
While the number of fatalities and injuries at work is falling, modern workplaces are different to those of the past, and employees still face dangerous hazards, diseases and illnesses at work, says the TUC.
The TUC is calling on the Government to:
- ignore calls from the business lobby to reduce regulation and enforcement;
- champion the issue and appoint a Government 'tsar' for health and safety;
- use the UK network of 150,000 trained union health and safety reps to even greater effect;
- support the work of the HSE and local authorities in protecting people at work.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'Despite the way that health and safety is often pilloried, for those who are made ill or injured at work and for the relatives of those who have died as a result of their work, health and safety is no joke.
'Regulation works, as long as it is enforced, and it saves lives and prevents the contraction of unnecessary illnesses. That is why the UK continues to need strong regulation and enforcement. Every one of the 20,000 annual workplace-related deaths could have been prevented and if the level of HSE and local authority funding is cut, the effects will be even more catastrophic.
'Fatalities are not just statistics - they are real people, with lives and families - and any fall in inspections and enforcement will lead to an increase in accidents, injuries and deaths, and will have a huge impact on the already grave problem of workplace diseases.'
- The Case for Health and Safety is available to download at http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/the_case_for_health_and_safety.pdf
- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
- Register for the TUC's press extranet: a service exclusive to journalists wanting to access pre-embargo releases and reports from the TUC. Visit www.tuc.org.uk/pressextranet
- Congress 2010 will be held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex from Monday
13 September to Thursday 16 September. Free media passes can be obtained by visiting www.tuc.org.uk/congress/tuc-18063-f0.cfm and returning a form. Applications must be in by noon on Monday 6 September. Any received later than that will be processed in Manchester and will cost £50.
Media enquiries:
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nice and clean mate good job looks like a minter
nice and clean mate good job looks like a minter
Very nice clean example mate!!
The Hottuning kit I've got lowered the front a lot more than the rear, so should even it out a little, im not 100%, but when I was looking for a kit most of them seemed to quote dropping the front more than the rear.
If anything, now its done the front is lower. The rears don't have any problem at all, but the front scrub a little on full lock.
My bushes are pretty much shot anyway, got some powerflex ones on their way, the only other problem I had was top mounts -
I put new top mounts on the rear, but not the fronts, which meant that it didnt take long for the stiffness to pop one of the front ones out!
Camber seems ok, but will know for definite once I've done the bushes, as ill go get alignment done (not that theres much that moves by the looks of it!)
I got my lowering kit for £100, but once you've factored in top mounts (£80 each for fronts and £15 each for rears) and spring pads etc, cost about £300
nice clean motor mate, i love the E34, i have 2 of them
That looks lush!!! iwish mine looked like that, i do like e34's just handles like a massive boat, then again the shocks are prob as old as the car.
How does yours handle by the way (i know they never really 'handle', but is it pretty tight?)
In actual fact, it's quite a 'chuckable' motor.
Very easy to catch when putting the tail out too.
Even the autos handle well when driven in sport mode - I've had a 520i (auto) and 530i (auto) - both of which handled well. Nothing like a massive boat lol.
Really like that specially in black with those alloys, i wouldnt lower it looks fine as it is
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JFK Runway Reconstruction: A Win For Some, A Loss For Others
The graphic that the Federal Aviation Agency and Congressman Anthony Weiner use to show the departure paths of aircraft taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport looks like a map of Queens colored over by an errant two-year-old with a green magic marker.
Much of the western tip of Rockaway is covered by the lines of departure as is Far Rockaway and the Five Towns area in Nassau County.
That, however, is going to change very shortly and there will be winners and losers in Rockaway because of that change.
The Port Authority recently began reconstruction of Runway 31Left (L), 13 Right (R), the runway that runs southeast to northwest. 31L is infamous in Rockaway for being the departure runway for American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed into Belle Harbor in November of 2001, killing 260 people on the plane and five more on the ground.
Many of the flights that take off from 13R/31L will now be diverted to another runway, 4R/22L, which runs northeast to southwest.
Those diversions will make a difference to Rockaway residents, according to a spokesperson for the Port Authority.
Far Rockaway, for example, will see less traffic, as will parts of the Five Towns, Long Beach and Atlantic Beach.
The central portion of Rockaway, however, will see an increase in air traffic over the community, particularly at night.
"We always try to do it [reconstruction of runways] in the least disruptive way for surrounding communities," Tiffany Townsend, a spokesperson for the PA told Steve Parks of Newsday. "but we have to balance that with the operational needs of the airport."
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Re-Focused – Seahawks @ Cowboys, Week 9
Re-Focused – Seahawks @ Cowboys, Week 9
Dallas got back on track this week with a victory at a canter over the Seattle Seahawks. The Cowboys took their time getting into a comfortable position, and a dubious refereeing decision on simultaneous possession deprived Seattle a consolation score, but they had this game in hand and move to 4-4. They owe a debt of gratitude to a defense that clamped down on Tarvaris Jackson and the Seattle passing game, and a running game that opened up holes for their backs to take advantage of.
Despite their defeat Seattle will take some positives from this one, notably how they were able to run the ball. It may be a little late (already) to catch the 49ers in the battle for the NFC West, but if they can carry on this success in the ground game then they'll be competitive in the second half of the season.
Let's look at some of the more noteworthy performances from this one.
Seattle – Three Performances of Note
Carrying the load: Part 1
He didn't quite reach beast mode but Marshawn Lynch's (+3.0) 135 yard performance marked a welcome return to form for the Seattle running back. His first 100 yard performance and the first time since week 4 (two games) that he hasn't put the ball on the ground. Lynch ran with a familiar attitude and determination, punishing the Cowboys between the tackles where he was able to pick up 113 of his 135 yards, breaking two tackles and scoring his touchdown. With the 49ers running away with the division, the focus for the second half of the season for Seattle must be moving this team forwards, after last year's divisional victory created some unrealistic expectations. Getting players like Lynch performing and molding the team for next year should now be the stated aim for the Seahawks.
Lukewarm pass rush
On 35 passing plays the Seahawks registered only nine total pressures of Tony Romo. Putting that another way it took 148 individual pass rushes/blitzes from their defenders to record nine pressures – an average of one pressure for every 16 pass rushes. The stats tell the story on this one, both individually and as a unit as the Seahawks failed to put the pressure required to bring out the bad Tony Romo. In spite of improved coverage displays by their corners, with Richard Sherman (+1.5 coverage) particularly impressive, the Seahawks just didn't get the job done up front. Seattle were able to get tremendous pressure from their front four last season, in particular Raheem Brock and Chris Clemons, but that production is not being matched in 2011 and is a large part of why their record is what it is. These players may not be playing poorly in 2011, but without the exceptional performances up front they're not good enough as a unit to overcome.
Continued rookie struggles
For the fifth time in 2011 rookie offensive tackle James Carpenter (-4.3) graded worse than -3.0 overall for a game. Five of his eight career starts have been very poor and he has had only one good start since moving to right tackle in week two, ironically in week two at Pittsburgh. For the sixth time this season Carpenter gave up four total pressures and was a glaring weakness on the open side of the quarterback that the opposition was able to exploit. Carpenter got off to a slow start giving up pressure to Anthony Spencer on a bullrush at 0:17 in the first quarter and rarely recovered from there. The rookie is yet to put in that one glaringly terrible performance this season, but his consistently poor performances must be starting to raise questions in Seattle.
Dallas – Three Performances of Note
Carrying the load: Part 2
If Lynch's 135 yards was a return to form, DeMarco Murray (+2.1 rushing) was simply continuing a rich vein of form filling in for the injured Felix Jones with another 139 yards. Murray's performances in the last three weeks must now raise questions as to whether Jones' injury will cost him his starting job given that Jones has never put in a series of displays the likes of which we've seen from the rookie. Murray's decisiveness running the football is noticeably better and the Cowboys running game is seeing the benefit with. Murray's near touchdown at 11:41 in the second showed his real potential, making two defensive backs miss and then having the speed to challenge Earl Thomas to the endzone with Murray only denied a score by Thomas' facemask giving the Seahawks defender the leverage to stop him short of the goal-line. Will we see Murray continue these impressive displays, and can he put up a game winning performance in a crucial stretch game late in the season? The Cowboys will need Murray at his best for some time to come if they are to make a serious assault on the playoffs.
Starting ends outplayed
The Cowboys will be glad for the depth that they are boasting at defensive end this season. Their starting pairing of Kenyon Coleman (-1.6) and Marcus Spears (-3.3) were poor this week and, in combination with the absence of Sean Lee and the poor play of his replacements, take a large portion of the blame for the Cowboys' vulnerability to the Seahawks' running game on Sunday. Fortunately for Dallas they are getting excellent play from their backups, Sean Lissemore (+2.4) and Jason Hatcher (+1.7). Lissemore's two defensive stops were more than the starting pairing of Coleman and Spears combined for. Spears in particular must be beginning to fear for his starting spot, or at least seeing his snap count eroded into, as he is being comfortably outperformed by Lissemore to this point of the season.
Rookie continues to impress
After a shaky game in Philadelphia statistically Tyron Smith (+2.4) recovered the impressive form that has marked out his rookie season, yielding only one pressure on 35 pass blocks on Sunday against Seattle. Smith showed the ability to stick with speed to the outside but also the talent to stick with inside moves, which against players of the style of Chris Clemons is crucial. Sell out too much to the speed outside and you become vulnerable to the inside move. Smith gave up his sole pressure off of his outside shoulder to Clemons, but his block on Raheem Brock at 11:37 of the second quarter was the perfect illustration of how to deal with an inside spin move. Brock's attempt to come back inside on Smith stoned perfectly.
Game Notes
– Jesse Holley registered a solitary offensive snap. Since his first career reception against San Francisco in week two, a rather decisive one, the Cowboys receiver has recorded only ten offensive snaps.
– Kam Chancellor missed more tackles this week, three, than he missed in his first six appearances this season, two.
– Bruce Carter registered the first eleven snaps of his NFL career but failed to get on the stat sheet.
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In the last three weeks DeMarco Murray now is averaging 8.5 yards per carry on 55 carries. Another 139 yards this week, but when will he start getting the scores that this rich vein of form deserves?
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Facebook is facing more privacy issues in Germany, as the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) filed suit against the social network, claiming that applications available via its app center automatically access users' data without consent.
IDG News Service reported that VZBV is claiming that third-party apps are gaining access to data such as information about friends, contact information, chat data, and the ability to post on users' walls, all without consent.
VZBV Policy Officer Michaela Zinke told IDG News Service that when Facebook launched app center, it ceased the process of warning users that apps were sharing their information with third parties and allowing them to choose whether to allow this practice, adding, "I'm very confused why Facebook changed it."
The group told IDG News Service that Facebook does provide small grey text that alerts users that their data will be provided to developers if they download apps, adding that German law only allows sharing data with third parties after receiving the "explicit and informed consent of the user."
In a warning to Facebook in August, VZBV wrote:
Behind Facebook is a brutal business model. Particularly problematic is the fact that not only Facebook, but also the app providers, are accessing the data. This is exactly what many users do not realize.
A Facebook spokeswoman told IDG News Service via email that the social network is "currently looking into this," and offered no further comment.
According to IDG News Service, VZBV expects the case to begin sometime during the summer of 2013.
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What happens when you want to print a spot varnish or apply an effect over a small area of your document like a logo or an image? In this week's free InDesign Secrets video, David Blatner shows you how to convert a vector clipping path into a frame that can be filled with a spot color or effect of your choice.
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2. Choose Object > Clipping Path > Options to create a clipping path for the image.
3. When the Clipping Path dialog opens, choose Alpha Channel from the Type dropdown. Alpha Channel means "use the transparency inside the image to make the clipping path."
4. Once you click OK, you'll see the clipping path appear as a light blue line around the edges of your image. This path won't be perfect, but it'll be good enough for this technique.
5. Now it's time to convert your clipping path into a frame. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) and choose Convert Clipping Path to Frame from the contextual menu.
6. Delete the image inside your new frame. The original image should still appear behind the empty frame.
7. In this example, we're going to fill the frame with a spot color varnish. Go to the Fill icon and choose New Color Swatch from the flyout menu.
8. Choose Spot from the Color Type dropdown in the New Color Swatch dialog and dial in the colors you would like to use. Click OK.
9. Go to the Effects panel and change the blend setting for the fill to Multiply.
Now, when you perform your color separation at output, you'll have a spot color varnish for just that image. This technique can be used for images of almost any size and shape. If the image doesn't contain an alpha channel, select the Detect Edges option from the Type menu in step 3.
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Right, but look at the Logitech DiNovo Edge. It's got a nifty cradle that not only charges but also functions as a display stand for the keyboard. I don't particularly like the latter function; I would have preferred a USB (or seperately powered) charger, something small I can plug the keyboard into and still use it. You can use it in the display stand/charger, but it's upright and difficult to do.
Nevertheless, it's a great multimedia keyboard. It's got a similar feel to the illuminated keyboard, without the backlighting. It's still got lights, and it's an overall very attractive product. I've got to hand it to Logitech for making such pretty peripherals.
I've also got the MX Revolution in pair with the keyboard. Also a great, comfortable, and visually appealing bit to hold in your hand, but again, you can't use it in the cradle. Also, I would have preferred a single dongle for both peripherals, instead of two separate ones (Dinovo = Bluetooth, MX Revolution = 2.4ghz)
However, both charge very quickly, and my DiNovo Edge will go for more than 2 weeks of regular use without needing a recharge, which only takes about 2 hours anyhow. I also heard that Logitech's Dinovo Notebook keyboard goes for something like 300 hours on a single charge, because of a custom interface which uses less power to transmit more info or something like that. Curious.
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Raps & blogs: true threats or protected speech?
The First Amendment grants all Americans freedom of speech, whether oral, written, posted online or through other means of electronic communication. You may be argumentative, rude, insulting or even vile. But our right to free speech is not absolute or unlimited. Several recent cases provide examples of restrictions on self-expression.
Florida rapper, 20-year-old Antavio Johnson, wrote the song "Kill Me a Cop" and posted it on MySpace. In it, he sings "I'm-ma kill me a cop one day" and names two police officers. By making a specific threat against named persons, Antavio committed a crime. He pleaded no contest to threatening charges and was sentenced to two years in prison.
In another case, blogger Hal Turner, allegedly posted the following statements directed at three federal judges: "Let me be the first to say this plainly: these three judges deserve to be killed," and "Observe the Constitution or die." Turner included their names, photos, phone numbers, work addresses, and a photo and map of the federal courthouse in Chicago where they work. Again real threats to hurt someone are not protected speech. Turner was arrested in June, 2009, and faces criminal charges for his postings.
In Arizona, a 28-year-old pastor preached a sermon in August, 2009, titled "Why I hate Barack Obama." Steve Anderson leads the Faithful Word Baptist Church where he prays for the death of the President. Anderson was quoted saying "I'm going to pray he dies and goes to hell" because of his pro-choice stance on abortion. The United States Secret Service is aware of the comments and has stated that "an appropriate follow up will be conducted." [photo from faithfulwordbaptist.org]
What do you think of these cases? Should you be allowed to say anything you'd like as long as you don't physically threaten anyone? What about cyberbullying – where do you draw the line between expression and an actual threat to do harm?