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Experienced detailers wash cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans of every make and model by hand, removing bugs and tar in a 75-minute exterior cleaning process. Detailers thoroughly scour the interior with a two- to three-hour detail that includes a hand washing and cleaning of doorjambs, carpet shampooing and vacuuming, and treatment for leather seats. A window cleaner swabs down dirty portholes, and a vacuum plumbs the depths of trunks, compartments, and vents to expel dust and debris.
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Inclusive classrooms are about more than classroom environment and day-to-day pedagogy; they are also related to course content. Rather than "adding on" an example, it tends to be more effective to intentionally design a course with diversity and inclusion integrated and consistent with the student learning outcomes of the course.
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CapeCoaler wrote:Have we asked Dean at Hitzer about the problem, a solution and how to prevent the problem from developing in the future?
If they are more than surface scratches or actual cracks no amount of 'polishing' even with compound is going to cure the problem.
If it is just scratches then polishing will be the answer, just what kind of compound.
gambler wrote:Ashcat, The spider web cracks are there to stay and do not hurt anything.
I see you are running a 983 hand fired stove so you should have some better results with cleaning the glass. But the crazing is here to stay.
Millworker wrote:Why shouldn't people be worried about these cracks? I've always been under the impression that any material with hairline cracks is more susceptible to breaking. Why hasn't anyone recommended replacing the glass? I am posing these questions because stove door glass breaking while I am at work is one of my biggest fears. I would love to hear why this is something not to worry about.
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Onto the next demo and a chance to check out the 3D work done by Housemarque on the always-brilliant Super Stardust HD. I had the opportunity to pitch a few questions to the developer last week, and while I was aware of the technical achievement, actually seeing the game in action and playing it is quite something else.
"Super Stardust HD brings a really interesting mechanic to the table... de-cluttering, if you like," muses Benson. "When the asteroids rain down, there is a lot of chaos. The stereoscopic vision actually allows you to focus in on your plane of interest, if you like. When things are above you, you actually know exactly what depth they are at. You know what you can safely fly under. A lot of people who've seen this in 3D for the first time say, 'wow, I didn't realise the planet was round'. They didn't actually know the game had so much form to it."
What most impresses me about the demo is the fact that there isn't any 3D gimmickry going on here. The impression is simply that this is how the game should really look. The planet and the grid are spheres with depth.
Super Stardust HD is a game with its own "3D wow" moments - when a huge asteroid descends down into the planet's atmosphere, it's a stereoscopic event that you can't help but be impressed by. Combine this with the vast array of particles and objects, all perfectly rendered in true 3D, and it's a stunning statement of intent from Sony on what this system can actually do.
"Really it's just a stereoscopic setting that we've applied that matches the original game," says Ian Bickerstaff. "It's a funny formula you've got to do with convergence and inter-axial placement of the camera and what the content is. We go round and round in circles with that until we get it right. With Super Stardust, we're leaving the game as it is and just playing with the 3D settings."
The result is quite extraordinary with just one issue: there's a noticeable latency in the controls that was never present in the original Super Stardust HD, and it's an obvious and impactful issue. It should be pointed out that this is a game that has been re-engineered into a new version of Housemarque's engine, so it's not in any way a complete, ready-to-ship product. The 3D team also speculate that the pre-production kit may be a factor, rather than the game itself.
"It may be related to the prototype television. In terms of the coding of the game, there should be no latency issues," assures Ian Bickerstaff. "Without going into the gory details, there are a lot of issues with this pre-production television.
"Whenever we mentioned them to Japan they'd just say that it's not final and won't be in the consumer television. This is just speculation, I don't know: sometimes you get a low-latency game mode in the television and it may just be not active. Here's the television menu... [a Bravia XMB with a bewildering amount of Japanese text materialises on-screen]... enjoy!"
The lag doesn't feel as pronounced in MotorStorm but they are entirely unlike gameplay experiences, running at different frame-rates. The team seems confident it won't be an issue, but I wonder at the amount of processing the TV needs to carry out. A single 60Hz frame is being cut into two 720p images and both are being scaled, incurring more processing.
I wonder whether moving to 960x1080 or even 1920x540 for each frame and packing them into a conventional 1080p image might be a more elegant solution: at least the display would only be required to scale in one axis.
"We're just working within the confines of the SDK that's supplied to us," replies Benson.
Assuming the kinks are worked out of the system, the potential of what Sony is doing here is quite phenomenal, more so when you factor in the other technologies currently being worked on for the PlayStation 3. Head-tracking is being incorporated into Gran Turismo 5, which combined with stereo 3D could add a whole new dimension to gameplay. Why not peer "into" your screen, and actually look around corners?
"In car design there are immersive walls and there are these things called 'caves' where you have a 3D image on the walls of a cube around you," says Ian Bickerstaff. "It's typically 120Hz shutter glasses with a head-tracking system and a 120Hz projection screen that you can move around and it's constantly adjusting the image based on your viewing position.
"From a viewing point of view you don't notice that you're in a cube at all. It's constantly recalculating the perspective. So that's been done for many, many years now and it's something we've been familiar with in the simulation industry. It's almost bread and butter really. We can't comment on future R&D but you could imagine the way it could go."
It's almost as though the potential for this technology could see the elements of Star Trek's Holodeck concept turning up in your living room in the not-too-distant future. However, slightly sooner is the arrival of the Sony motion controller, reportedly dubbed Arc. We've already seen demos where the wand is used to manipulate objects. The move to stereo 3D adds a whole new dimension to this demo, literally: "an extension of your living room in a sense, with the objects actually there" as Bickerstaff puts it.
"The idea of stereoscopic 3D marrying up with the motion controller is a bit of a no-brainer and you can certainly see applications there that open up plenty of opportunities for gameplay," says Simon Benson. "There are a lot of other things we can achieve too. We're just at the tip of the iceberg with what 3D is going to enable. Once the technology's out there, it'll be interesting to see the things that follow.
"Anything that's out there in the simulation or visualisation industry that's sort of cool and you can imagine the public liking, then you can imagine that rippling through at some point in the future," Bickerstaff adds.
In the here and now though, stereo 3D for PlayStation 3 games is the focus, with the emphasis on retrofitting 3D to the Sony games that would most benefit from it. These guys have been involved in proper, zero-compromise 3D for over a decade and now it's on the cusp of becoming a consumer product. It's fair to say that Benson and Bickerstaff are hugely passionate about the tech and the possibilities, clearly proud in what they have achieved in their work so far across the games demoed today.
"You have two eyes, you can perceive depth, you can measure things, you can judge speed, you can judge distance and proximity. How does this apply to a driving game? You can approach corners and have better braking cues now," enthuses Benson.
"It's been proven in the simulation world, it's why a lot of driving simulators are using 3D technology. It's because you can judge braking better. It's how your eyes work in the real world. Sports games like Major League Baseball - hitting a ball with a bat, catching the ball, they're all depth-related activities. Try that in the real world with one eye shut and it's virtually impossible. We're letting you experience the game in the way that the brain and the body are used to."
Sony refuses to be drawn on the exact game line-up for 3D, and won't divulge any specific release dates. However, the 3D screens themselves are slated for a summer release, and two firmware updates - one for Blu-ray 3D, the other for stereoscopic gaming - are scheduled for launch in the same window. In the meantime, expect a full transcript of our interview with the Sony 3D team some time next week.


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Embattled mining magnate
The coal entrepreneur was due to appear in court to be examined by the liquidator of Mulsanne Resources, a company where he was previously a director. But at the 11th hour his lawyers accused the liquidator of an abuse of process and asked for the case to be delayed until next week.
Robert Newlinds, SC, for liquidator Ferrier Hodgson, said the abuse claim was "a forensic stunt the type of which – at least in the press – Mr Tinkler has a reputation for".
"The application was brought at one minute to midnight," Mr Newlinds told the court. "We are not convinced that Mr Tinkler has ever had an intention of complying with this summons. An easy way to test is to ask, 'Is he here?' "
Alec Leopold, SC, for Mr Tinkler, eventually admitted his client was not in the "court precinct" and therefore in defiance of a court order, but said this should not expose him to a "quasi-criminal claim" and "theoretically to contempt proceedings".
"He is in contempt of court, he is defying an order of the court," Mr Newlinds responded.
Mr Tinkler is one of four directors facing public examinations into the collapse of Mulsanne. The others, directors Troy Palmer and Matthew Keen and company secretary Aimee Hyde, will also face court next week if a court order is not made that the claim is an abuse of process.
Mulsanne was wound up last year after it failed to fulfil an agreement to pay $28.4 million for shares in listed coal explorer Blackwood Corp. Blackwood is 51 per cent owned by Hong Kong-based Noble Group.
Blackwood shares fell 2¢ to 10¢ on Friday and Whitehaven Coal – a company in which Mr Tinkler owns a 19.4 per cent stake – was trading at $2.59. Ferrier Hodgson is investigating whether Mulsanne was trading while insolvent and unable to pay its debts.
On Friday, Mr Leopold said the liquidator's examinations were an "abuse of process" because the one lawyer was acting for the liquidator as well as the major creditor, Blackwood, and the major shareholder, Noble.
The lawyers had been "having meetings with the major creditor and/or shareholder to the exclusion of other creditors," Mr Leopold said,. adding that the proceedings had been brought for the "commercial purpose" of one creditor, rather than in the interests of all.
Mr Newlinds retorted: "The real reason for the [abuse] application is because Mr Tinkler has refused to attend."
It is understood Mr Tinkler is in negotiations with Blackwood in an attempt to settle the dispute.
The registrar refused to call on Mr Tinkler because of the "very dire consequences" but did say she was "highly critical" of the abuse application being brought so late.
Mr Newlinds said if no order that the proceedings were an abuse of process was granted by Thursday and Mr Tinkler was not in court he would be "applying to have him arrested" and charged with contempt of court.
Mr Tinkler's personal finances are also expected to be an issue during the examination and financial records have been subpoenaed.
Once on the top of the BRW Young Rich list, Mr Tinkler has fallen on hard times recently and had trouble paying his debts. A number of his companies have faced winding up action, including his Football club Newcastle Knights and the soccer team Newcastle Jets.
The case returns to court on Monday.
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World Cup at a glance
Soccer became the last of the Olympic sports to fully accept the World Anti-Doping Agency code. The FIFA Congress voted 199-2 on Thursday in favor of accepting the WADA code, with individual case management.
FIFA applied the minimum two-year ban for first-time offenders. However, David Will, chairman of FIFA's legal committee, outlined three exceptions:
When a player accused of doping can prove the substance was not intended to enhance performance, FIFA can reduce the sanction to a warning in a first offense, a two-year ban for a second offense and lifetime ban in case of repetition.
If an accused player can prove he bears no significant fault or negligence for ingesting a banned substance, then the basic penalties can be halved (one year for a first offense; lifetime ban reduced to eight years).
If an accused person can prove that he was not at fault or negligent, then there's no ban.
German captain Michael Ballack will miss today's World Cup opener against Costa Rica because of an injured calf. Ballack was hurt in last Friday's 3-0 warmup win over Colombia, in which he scored one goal. The team was given the weekend off after the game and Ballack spent the time with his family at home. He did not seek treatment until the team reassembled in Berlin on Monday. Ballack will be getting treatment "around the clock," coach Juergen Klinsmann said.
Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will miss his team's opener against Trinidad and Tobago because of a mild concussion. Isaksson was hit in the face by midfielder Kim Kallstrom's hard shot during Wednesday's workout. In Saturday's Group B opener, Isaksson will be replaced by either Rami Shaaban or John Alvbage.
Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved did not finish his team's training with a possible knee injury after he collided with teammate David Rozehnal. Czech doctors worked on Nedved's left knee for 15 minutes and the Juventus star then spent the rest of the second training session for the Czechs slowly running on the side of the field. Nedved's prognosis was not known. The Czech Republic faces the United States in its first game on Monday.
Germany, without captain Michael Ballack, faces Costa Rica in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup in Munich. Poland plays Ecuador in the second game Friday.
"This team has been through a lot. At times, God puts you to the test. This is a difficult moment, but we are going to continue on and prove ourselves on Sunday."
-- Mexico midfielder Pavel Pardo after teammate and starting goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez returned to Mexico to be with his family following the sudden death of his father.
"Today, the world of soccer, or football, is shrinking. You have players from all these countries in this tournament that play for big clubs that are much more experienced, and they bring those experiences to their national teams. These teams are not intimidated like they were many years ago. So I think you're going to see this tournament, in 2006, like you did in 2002, that some of the big boys are going home early."
-- U.S. coach Bruce Arena.


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COLNE's popular blues festival has been named the best of its kind in Europe.
The annual Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, which takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend in August, was named Best Blues Festival at the European Blues Awards.
The event, which has been held in Colne for the past 24 years, beat off competition from the Gaildorf Blues Festival, in Germany, and the Moulin Blues Festival, in Holland.
Alison Goode, organiser of the Colne festival, said: "We are absolutely delighted and extremely honoured to have won this award which officially recognises the Festival as the best in Europe."
Formerly known as the Trans European Blues and Jazz Awards, the awards were started in 1981 by Dietrich Muller and Tall Boy Wilder.
This year, Colne's musical extravaganza was declared the best yet by the people that attended it, with the likes of Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings, former Cream drummer Ginger Baker, Chris Farlowe and Nine Below Zero on the bill.


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A 2009-2010 Fernie Alpine Resort student season pass is $1,329 for students age 18-24 with a valid student ID from a recognized Canadian post secondary school. A senior pass (age 65+) is also $1,329. A student add-on season pass is $459. A Fernie youth pass (ages 13-17) is $929. A child pass (ages 6-12) is $439.
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Police are asking the public for help to find a 16-year-old boy.
Daniel Henshaw was last seen at 1.35pm yesterday in Goodmayes Lane, Ilford.
Daniel is a white with short brown hair.
He has a speech impediment and was wearing a faded red hooded top.
He is originally from Devon and police believe he may try to make his way back there.
His family and friends are worried about him and have asked him to make contact with them.
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Whether you have specific skills that you want to develop, want to find out about the many different careers available in theatre, or just want to meet people and work in an interesting environment; come join us at Arcola.
Arcola Theatre offers a diverse range of volunteering opportunities. Due to the high level of interest, we usually offer placements of 3 – 6 months duration and prioritise those who can commit to regular times. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds to join us – the only prerequisites are to be aged 18+, enthusiastic, friendly, reliable and committed.
Please note: We receive a very high volume of interest and regret that we cannot respond to all individually.


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Switzerland is a cultural meeting point in the heart of Europe where many different people, languages and religious beliefs co-exist. Its creative and cultural contributions reflect the diversity of this multilingual and cosmopolitan environment.
Knowledgeable minds and continuous research are the main and most valued resources in the country, supported by a great emphasis on high quality international education. Switzerland has more than 100 Nobel Prize winners.
Due to its favourable business and living environments, Switzerland is also home to an increasingly large number of European company headquarters.
Student information about cities in Switzerland
Find the best information about what to expect when studying in top cities in Switzerland. Read about degree course offers, career opportunities, student life, living costs, and more.
Undergraduate studies result in a Bachelor's degree, advancing to a Master's degree. About 135,000 students attend Switzerland's Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. programmes, most of which are focused on quality research work.
The Swiss higher education system includes:
The first university in Switzerland was founded in 1460 in Basel and has a tradition of chemical and medical research.General application requirementsIn order to attend one of the Swiss universities a valid high-school graduate certificate or equivalent is required. Within 14 days of entering Switzerland, EU citizens must register with the local authority and apply for a residence permit. EU citizens do not need a study visa.The following documents will be required:
Find more information about enrollment and admission in Swiss universities.
Students who do not hold fully recognized foreign certificates must pass a university entrance exam. All persons living in Switzerland for more than three months, including international students, must have basic health insurance coverage. Some universities may require additional application requirements, so make sure and ask for detailed information.
Check more details about the application process for a Swiss university.
Foreign students from non-EU countries must contact the Swiss embassy or consulate in their own country and apply for a visa.
The application must include proof of admission in the higher education institution, proof of payment of fees and means of support during studies, a written commitment that the student will leave Switzerland after programme graduation, as well as curriculum vitae. Swiss authorities may also organise a test to assess language proficiency.
Find more information about permits and study visa for Switzerland.
Check out more about the easy steps in getting the student visa for Switzerland.
Universities in Switzerland hold partnerships with universities from other countries and encourage international student mobility. Many student exchange programs allow students to travel all over Europe. 27.6% of students in Switzerland are foreigners, while 50% of PhD graduates are also international students. Some universities offer international students the possibility to be guest students for a limited amount of time.
Universities receive generous public funding in order to maintain quality facilities and teaching. Swiss teachers provide access to multi-lingual and multi-cultural study resources.
In Switzerland, English is the fourth language of instruction used in academic settings. Most undergraduate programmes are taught in one of the country's official languages: German, French or Italian. However, the number English-taught Bachelors is slowly growing in Switzerland, particularly at universities of applied sciences.
English-language courses are more common at the Master�s level, with over 200 Swiss programmes available in English, creating great opportunities to study abroad in Switzerland. English is often the language of instruction and an application requirement for students who plan to study in a research- oriented environment.
Studies may be delivered in German, French, Italian or a mix of German and French, depending on the region or university students wish to attend. The German-speaking part of Switzerland is larger, comprising about 65% of the country. It includes cities like Basel, Bern and Zurich. Cities such as Fribourg, Geneva and Lausanne are located in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, in the west of the country. Although the proportion of Italian-speaking Swiss has been decreasing, Italian is the teaching language in the southern parts of the country, comprising of cities like Lugano and the canton of Ticino.
Develop your academic English language skills in order to meet the English language requirements at Swiss universities offering degree studies for international students. Choose an English language school anywhere in the world and pick your preferred English exam preparation course from diverse language course options.
Switzerland ranks among the top ten countries worldwide in terms of research and development investments. Discoveries developed in Swiss research centres include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and the scanning tunnelling microscope, as well as various space technologies and programs. Particle physics is also one of the main fields of research in Switzerland. Private companies, particularly in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and engineering industries, fund three quarters of all Swiss research.
Swiss universities offer young students a great number of employment opportunities in teaching and research. They also assist researchers looking for funding.
The country is situated in Western and Central Europe, where it is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is made up of 26 cantons and has its capital in Bern. Zurich is the largest city in the country. Switzerland is also known as Confoederatio Helvetica, abbreviated by CH. The three main governing bodies are: the Federal Court, the federal Council and the Federal Assembly. Switzerland doesn't have a President or a Prime Minister. Switzerland is not part of the European Union and has its own currency, the Swiss Frank (CHF).
Switzerland has four national languages: German is the most widely spoken (63%), followed by French, Italian and Rumantsch, spoken by just 0.5% of the total Swiss population.
Switzerland has a population of 8.04 million and population density is high. 23% of the population is made up of foreigners. About one quarter of the Swiss population is involved in volunteer work.
60% of the country is covered by mountains. The country has numerous lakes, including small mountain lakes. The most famous are Lake Geneva and Lake Constance and many smaller mountain lakes. Switzerland's climate is ideal, with no excessive heat, cold or humidity, and varies according to region.
Switzerland is ranked second in the world for quality of life. The Swiss economy has been very stable over the years. Its GDP per inhabitant is higher than in most industrialised countries. The Swiss population enjoys a high level of living.


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The upcoming movies for 2012 link
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- 16-11-12- The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part Two
- 19-11-12- The Silver Linings Playbook
- 21-11-12- The Rise Of the Gardains, 47 Ronin, Gravity and Parental Guidance.


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From the pattern description: This smoke ring is knitted circularly to make a seamless tube. Although the lace pattern looks complicated, the spectacular results are accomplished with a stitch sequence that is repetitive and relatively easy.
There are no special knitting techniques needed to make the fluted scallop edge — the shaping occurs naturally as a result of the bias structure of the lace pattern stitch.
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BUSSAGE and Chalford were the focus of intense activity from the Stroud Safer Stronger Communities Partnership last week.
The partnership, which is made up of Stroud District Council, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue and the county's police force, held a Pride In Your Neighbourhood event in the two villages on Thursday (June 21).
As part of the initiative, the fire service fitted smoke alarms, council workers offered youngsters free cycling lessons, and neighbourhood wardens and police community support officers chatted with residents.
Environmental health officers were also on hand, advising villagers on noise, smoke and light nuisances and SDC's dog warden inspected the area, handing out free poop scoops and dog tags. Roads and pavements are also due to be swept over the next fortnight to give the areas a spring clean.
Phil Sullivan MBE, head of community safety for Stroud District Council, said: "By working with residents and letting people know that we are here to help, and by giving the area a spring clean, we aim to improve the quality of the local environment for people.
"We also aim to reduce the fear of crime, build community cohesion and generally make them feel more positive and safer about where they live."
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Fujifilm W1 In Da House… Man My Eyes Hurt!
Fujifilm just sent us their shiny new W1 3D camera … and here are some live pictures of the beast in my hands… I just received the W1 so I can't tell you much about it, but I can say that after using this baby for less than five minutes, my eyes hurt….
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What's New in this Release?
Aspose team is pleased to announce the release of Aspose.Pdf for Java 9.5.2. This new release provides several new and exciting features, and also improves already supported features to optimize them and give better results. PDF to EPUB conversion is supported in Aspose.Pdf for .NET for a while and in order to make the .NET and Java versions of the software identical in terms of features, we recently ported the PDF to EPUB conversion feature to Aspose.Pdf for Java. Please visit the documentation link for further details on converting PDF to EPUB format. Performance is one of the key improvement factors in this release and during our various tests, we have ensured that the APIs performance is better than in previous versions. Before the release, the API has undergone a series of load tests to ensure that it works with equal throughput under stress conditions (that is, while generating and manipulating large size documents). As well as the new features mentioned above, this version includes fixes related to converting PDF to SVG, HTML, DOC and image formats, as well as various other fixes. Some important new and improved features included in this release are given below
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Some new tips and articles have now been added into Aspose.Pdf for Java documentation that may guide you briefly how to use Aspose.Pdf for performing different tasks like the followings.
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|Christina Stürmer
Christina Stürmer and her band
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|Birth name
|Christina Stürmer
9 June 1982
Linz, Oberosterreich, Austria
|Pop, Pop rock and Rock
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|Christina Stürmer
Klaus Pérez-Salado
Oliver Varga
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Hartmut Kamm
Christina Stürmer (born 9 June 1982) is an Austrian pop/rock singer.[1][2] After working at a bookshop in Linz and singing in several bands, she reached #2 in Starmania, an Austrian music casting TV show. Her first song was "Ich lebe" (I'm Alive) released in 2003, which was very successful in Austria and was followed by several #1 hits.
In 2004 the song "Vorbei" (Over) reached the German Top 100, and in April 2005, a new version of "Ich lebe" was produced especially for the German and Swiss market. That song reached very high positions in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, making Christina Stürmer well known in the German-speaking countries. 2006 was her most successful year. She sold more than 1.5 million copies of her CDs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Early life and music career[edit]
In 2003, Stürmer won second place in Starmania behind Michael Tschuggnall. Shortly after that she released her first original song, "Ich Lebe" (I Live) which in 2003 occupied the number one spot on the Austrian music charts for nine weeks.
Beginning her career in Austria[edit]
After "Ich Lebe" followed two more highly successful singles: "Geh nicht wenn du kommst" (Don't Go When You Come) and the anti-war song Mama (Ana Ahabak) (Arabic for Mama, I Love You) which originated during the war in Iraq. The song represents a little Iraqi girl's perspective of the war, and it also spent nine weeks at the number one spot on the Austrian charts. Her first album, Freier Fall (Free Fall), was released exclusively in Austria in May 2003, and it also rose quickly to the top of the charts, where it occupied the number one spot for weeks. In fall of 2003 she did an Austrian tour behind the strength of her first album.
In May 2004 her second album, Soll das wirklich alles sein (Is that really everything?) appeared, again only in Austria. The album was even more successful than Freier Fall, (Free Fall) but the album's singles had only average sales figures. The Wirklich alles! (Really Everything!) tour in Austria followed in the fall. The highlight of this tour was the concert at Vienna city hall in November, which sold out all 11,000 tickets in a very short time. The concert was filmed, and along with some interviews and a short biography, was released in DVD form as Wirklich alles! During the club tour that began directly after the Vienna concert, she presented for the first time her own original compositions, which she had written with her band.
Breakthrough in Germany[edit]
At this time, Christina and her managers, Andreas Streit and Bernd Rengleshausen, were working towards breaking through in Germany. The single Vorbei was released in Germany in November 2004, but it fell short of expectations. In April 2005 a re-worked version of "Ich Lebe" was released in Germany. This single met with great success; it rose to ninth place on the German charts, and shortly thereafter reached number four.
The album which followed, named Schwarz Weiss (Black White) was released in June 2005, in Germany and Switzerland, reached number three on the German album charts, and stayed in the top twenty for more than a year. The majority of the songs on this album, which were mostly already known in Austria, were reproduced and oriented towards the emerging trends in German rock and pop music. The singles were "Engel fliegen Einsam" (Angels Fly Lonely) "Mama (Ana Ahabak)", and "Immer an euch geglaubt" (Always Believed In You). The singles were also re-recorded to be more rock oriented. In late 2005 Christina and her band toured through Germany and Switzerland. The Schwarz-Weiss tour, with just under 40 concerts, lasted two months, in which some concerts had to be relocated to larger halls because of the great demand for tickets. Christina Stürmer and her band had established themselves as a major group.
Continued success[edit]
In 2006, Christina and her band released their fourth album, Lebe lauter (Live Louder). The album reached number one in both Germany and Austria. And the singles, Nie genug (Never Enough), and Um bei dir zu sein/An Sommertagen (To Be By Your Side/On Summer Days) both reached number one as well on the Austrian charts. The first single, Nie genug reached a respectable number fifteen in Germany. The following singles after Um bei dir zu sein/An Sommertagen, Ohne Dich (Without You) and Scherbenmeer both reached the top ten in Austria. When Austria co-hosted Euro 2008 with Switzerland, Christina's song Fieber was the Austrian song for Euro 2008,[3] followed by her last album In dieser Stadt in 2009, which brought us two more singles, "Ist mir egal" and "Mehr als perfekt".
Her single "Wir Leben den Moment" was released 3 September 2010, from her latest album, Nahaufnahme (Close-up), which was released in 2010. This album also featured some other hits, such as Warum (Why) and Juniherz (Heart of June).
In 2013, her next single Millionen Lichter (Millions of Lights) was released on March 29. It was followed by the release of the album Ich hör auf mein Herz (I Listen to My Heart) on April 19.[4] The video was shot in California, USA.
Private Life[edit]
In August 2016 Christina Stürmer became a mother with her long term band member and boyfriend Oliver Varga. Their daughter was named "Marina".[5]
- Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2004 for "Best Pop/Rock national" and "Newcomer of the Year national"
- Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2005 for "Best Pop/Rock national" and "Best Single national"
- ECHO 2006 for "Best National Female Artist (Rock/Pop)"
- Amadeus Austrian Music Award 2006 for "Best Pop/Rock national" and "Best Single national"
- Goldene Stimmgabel 2006 for "Best German Rock/Pop"
- 2003: Freier Fall
- 2004: Soll das wirklich alles sein
- 2005: Wirklich Alles!
- 2006: Lebe lauter
- 2008: laut-Los
- 2009: In dieser Stadt
- 2010: Nahaufnahme
- 2013: Ich hör auf mein Herz
- 2015: Gestern. Heute.
- 2016: Seite an Seite
- ^ Der Musikantenstadl: alpine Populärkultur im fremden Blick By Susanne Binder
- ^ Austria By Anthony Haywood, Kerry Walker
- ^ Christina Stürmer - Lyrics[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Millionen Lichter" - Das Video ist da". Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ ""Christina Stürmer ist Mutter einer Tochter"". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christina Stürmer.
- Official website
- Christina Stürmer discography at MusicBrainz


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OLD WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's largest and oldest forest industry trade shows, The Official Paul Bunyan Show, announced its 2011 schedule of events slated for Oct. 7-9 at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds.
"We are very fortunate to be host to one of the most unique festival shows in the country," Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitor and Convention Bureau Executive Director Debbie Robinson said. "The Paul Bunyan Show attracts forest industry professionals and the public from throughout the country to our region. This year is shaping up to be even more exciting than years past with the addition of wood crafts, log pulling mules, the Little Loggers play area and a new competition."
Visitors to the show will find more than 130 exhibitors who represent all facets of the forest industry throughout North America. Representatives are on site to showcase equipment, manpower and the dedication that has made the industry what it is today.
Established in 1957 and organized by the Ohio Forestry Association, Inc. (OFA), and sponsored by Husqvarna, the Official Paul Bunyan Show is believed to be the oldest forestry industry show of its kind in the eastern United States and annually attracts thousands of visitors from Ohio and surrounding states. The event's primary focus is to provide access to the current knowledge and technology of forestry products and industry which enhances the quality of life and market competitiveness of individuals, families, industries, and communities.
The following activities and displays will be offered at the Official Paul Bunyan Show:
Ohio State Lumberjack Championships
International Lumberjack Competition
Log Loader Competition
Game of Logging (GOL) Professional and Landowner National competitions
Great Portable Sawmill Shootout
Heavy equipment demonstrations
Arborist skills clinics and demonstrations
Chainsaw carvers
Chainsaw clinics and demonstrations
Grinders and chippers demonstrations
Sawmill demonstrations
Wood stoves and product displays
Secondary wood products
Lumberjack and log burling entertainment
Forest industry education and seminars
Forest industry equipment supplies and services.
Sawmill and woodlots great portable sawmill shootout
Wood crafts
Wood auction -- all wood processed during the show will be auctioned off on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. Firewood, milled wood, wood chips, mulch and more.
Competition schedule
Friday, Oct. 7
10 a.m. Game of logging landowner competition finals
1 p.m. Great portable sawmill shoot-out (competition arena)
Saturday, Oct. 8
10 a.m. Loader competition (Skills Stadium)
10 a.m. Game of Logging Professional Competition Finals
10 a.m. Great Portable Sawmill Shootout (Competition Arena)
1:30 p.m. International Lumberjack Competition (Skills Stadium)
Sunday, Oct. 9
10 a.m. Ohio State Lumberjack Championships (Skills Stadium)
2 p.m. Women's Amateur Chainsaw Contest (Husqvarna Chain Saw Arena)
Robinson indicated that in addition to a long list of activities, competitions, classes and displays, visitors to the show this year may experience trying an official Bunyan Burger, a 14 ounce Angus burger with all the trimmings!
Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for seniors with a Golden Buckeye card, and children under 6 are free. This fee covers all events and entrance into all exhibit halls and educational seminars. Show hours, Friday and Saturday, are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking is free.
For information regarding the Official Paul Bunyan Show, contact the Ohio Forestry Association at 1-888-38-TREES or visit www.ohioforest.org. OFA still has space available for wood crafters. Anyone involved in wood crafts that is interested in participating in the shows WoodWorks Barn should contact OFA at 1-888-878-6337.


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This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and constellations.
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Danny's Favorite Love Songs That You May Not Have Heard Before – 'Feels Like Home' [AUDIO]
Since Valentine's Day is coming up in less than a week, I thought I would share some of my favorite love songs – perhaps some you've never heard.
After 30 years in radio, I've heard quite a few, and after 17 years of marriage, I've needed to play quite a few to get out of the dog house.
Feels Like Home by Raul Malo and Martina McBride. This song has been performed by numerous artists but this is my favorite. I've always loved the high, haunting sound of Malo, and Martina…well, there aren't many that can compare with her voice.
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For three often lonely years of life on the road, playing a brand of honest and passionate folk/punk, Frank Turner continued to rise to prominence with an ever increasing following. Inside the packed out tents, heaving with adoring fans and intrigued passers-by, Frank led the congregation in a mass sing-a-long; a stirring set that not only sparked the interest of the British mainstream and a wealth of American punk bands watched approvingly from the sidelines. Frank's brand of folk songwriting, catchy melodies and punk passion had recently landed him a gig as part of the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympics in London.
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20.) Pull the slide hammer tight against the bearing race and push the sliding weight all the way to the end...
21.) ...then pull the weight towards you so that it impacts the end of the slide hammer. Repeat this action until...
22.) ...the axle bearing and axle seal are pulled out of the axle tube. Be careful not to get your hand in the way of the weight or you'll end up with a world class blood blister!
23.) At this point, take time and clean all the surfaces you're working on. This includes the differential housing surface and the differential cover.
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The Hispanic Municipality Structure. As an integral part of the new Republic of Mexicos frontera, the DeWitt Colony adopted the ancient Roman municipio or municipality governmental structure similar to todays county government unit, an rural area surrounding a more populated town or city in this case Gonzales. Like its Spanish predecessor, the Presidio-Villa-Mission triad, the municipalitys role was to provide security while an economy and culture evolved. The municipality was run by the ayuntamiento which had civil and criminal jurisdiction, a unit of government under the colonization laws of Mexico and State of Coahuila y Texas required to be formed when the colony reached a population of 200 or 40 families. The ayuntamiento was composed of the alcalde, regidores and syndico procuradores all chosen by electors chosen by popular vote except in provisional or interim situations in which appointments were by the Jefe-Politico (regional political chief) or a similar commissioner of the government. The alcalde was a relatively unique position, a combination of councilman, misdemeanor judge, political and economic committee chair and sometimes sheriff. The alcalde had authority to levy fines of up to $10 without appeal and up to $200 with right of appeal. Cases of robbery, gambling, profanity, seduction, drunkenness and counterfeiting were tried by a jury of six presided over by the alcalde. Capital offenses were referred to the Commandant Generals office in Monterrey. Obviously, the responsibilities and demands on the alcalde were considerable. The regidor was essentially a councilman and the syndico procurador the regional attorney and treasurer.
District of Gonzales, San Felipe Ayuntamiento 1828-1832. The original DeWitt colonists at Old Station on the coast answered to jefe-politico in San Antonio de Bexar José Antonio Saucedo who appointed James Norton temporary alcalde when the population was at forty. Nortons most notable crisis as temporary alcalde was the confrontation with DeLeon and Manchola from Bahia and the following Oliver scandal in 1826 as well as participation in the position paper which was mostly guided by colony attorney James Kerr denouncing the Fredonian Rebellion . Because it was still too small to qualify for its own ayuntamiento, the colony answered to the ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin from 1828 to 1832 as the District of Gonzales, representatives were appointed to that body and DeWitt Colonists were subject to the rules and regulations laid out for the San Felipe ayuntamiento. In 1830, A.M. Clare was appointed syndico procurador and Fielding Porter was comisario of police in 1829 and 1830. The murder of Porter by Hirman Friley, Frileys apprehension and transport for trial to San Felipe and Saltillo and his escape aided by tobacco smuggler, Texas ex-patriot and author Noah Smithwick was the most notable incident of the period. J.B. Patrick was elected comisario to finish Porters term with 38 votes to Silas Fuquas 18 and was reelected. Thomas T. Miller was elected syndico procurador from the Gonzales District in the same general election.
DeWitt Colony/Gonzales Ayuntamiento 1832. Land Commissioner Jose Antonio Navarro in 1832 appointed the first DeWitt Colony ayuntamiento that was independent of San Felipe de Austin, with Ezekiel Williams alcalde, Winslow Turner and Silas Fuqua as regidores and Stephen Smith as syndico procurador. No sooner than it was organized, the independent status brought on a call by Jefe-Politico Ramon Musquiz that they convene and convey their sentiments concerning the events surrounding the confrontations at Anahuac and Velasco and their conclusion with the declarations of support for the ouster of Bustamente and the return of Santa Anna under the Republican and constitutional banner by the Austin colony ayuntamientos in summer of 1832. This represented the first time that DeWitt Colonists had ever been called on to divert their attention from the demands and rigors of building homes and a society on the frontier and to come together to express a political position that might have far reaching consequences on their futures. Heretofore, the colonists had taken for granted the sincerity of their adopted government and religion to uphold the promises of economic freedom, opportunity and self-determination espoused in the colonization laws and Constitutution of 1824 under which they had been invited. So far DeWitt Colonists had nothing to complain of except for the lack of promised government protection against depredations by the aboriginal bands and renegade outlaws from both north and south of the border. Aware and respectful of their neighboring Bexar citizens' loyal position to the Mexican government, their dependence on the dedication, friendship and guidance of Land Commissioner Jose Antonio Navarro and their vulnerability to government forces from south of the border independent of faction, the Gonzales ayuntamiento took a neutral stance, while indicating customary respect to their governmental superior who they relied on to look after their interests, the Jefe-Politico. According to Edwards in History of Texas, the Gonzales ayuntamiento transmitted the following printed on the right column of the letter paper which in Mexican tradition indicated dependency to the recipient:
Response to the Independence Consultations 1832 and 1833 . During its birth and while officially still an administrative unit under the San Felipe municipality of the Austin Colony, DeWitt Colonists as loyal Anglo-Mexican citizens firmly sided with their adopted government by denouncing and participating in military action to suppress the Fredonian Rebellion in East Texas in 1827. Alcalde Jose Angel Navarro (brother of Jose Antonio Navarro) speaking for the Bexar Ayuntamiento expressed to the San Felipe Ayuntamiento cautious sympathy with the objects of the first convention of 1 Oct 1832, but regarded the meeting as "untimely and uncalled for" on the basis that "no hope can be entertained at present of a successful issue of the matters urged---all such meetings are prohibited by the supreme power and existing laws---the Political Chief of the department should have been consulted before such action was taken; and that on hearing of the event, that official expressed his surprise and displeasure that a movement so unusual should have been entered upon without his knowledge and consent."
According to author John Henry Brown in History of Texas, on 22 Nov Jefe-Politico Don José Maria de La Garza demanded the Ayuntamiento of Gonzales to explain what part, if any, they had taken in the convention. Alcalde Ezekial Williams replied on the 16 Dec 1832:
After the second consultation of Apr 1833 in San Felipe, the official response representated by alcalde of the Gonzales Ayuntamiento, James B. Patrick, on 27 Apr 1833 was now unequivocal as expressed in a note to Jefe-Politico Ramon Musquiz:
A position statement emerging from a general meeting of the citizens of the Gonzales Municipality in Jul 1835 clearly demonstrated the patience and desire for peace of the DeWitt Colonists even as clear signs of anti-Constitutional actions and military action against Texians were emerging. The statement enunciated loyalty to their adopted government as Anglo-Mexicans, denounced land sales for speculation, disapproved of actions contrary to the revolutionary laws of Mexico, recommended change in local revenue laws, but expressed willingness to subscribe to them, and expressed faith in the central government to respond to the peaceful "wants" of Texas. The statement precipitated opinion expressed from several messengers in contact with commander Col. Ugartechea in San Antonio that the citizens of Gonzales desired peace and were not in covert plans for active rebellion against the government. John Fisher, secretary of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, and later elected representative to the consultations of 1835, the independence consultation of 1836 and signer of the Declaration of Independence, expressed the majority sentiment represented by the peace factions:
Another resolution in a meeting of citizens two days after the meeting which included DeWitt Colonists at Millican's gin on the Navidad River on 17 Jul, John Fisher's resolution clearly delineated the qualifications placed on loyalty to the government:
A letter of 25 Jul 1835 from James B. Patrick to James Kerr indicated that the majority of Gonzales residents concurred with the resolutions from the meeting at Millican's gin, e.g. that the actions of Santa Anna were hostile to state sovereignty and the constitution and that they would oppose any force introduced into Texas for other than constitutional purposes.
In sum, these actions and positions illustrate the steady and patient course of loyalty and peace taken by the large majority of DeWitt Colonists as Anglo-Mexican citizens alongside the majority of native born Tejanos from San Antonio to the coast until that course became clearly impossible due to the belligerence, corruption and repression of a centralista dictatorship. Once that impossibility was crystal clear, it was these same principled colonists who resisted actions of the dictatorship that became known as the Battle of Gonzales, the turning point or Lexington of the Texas Revolution.
Gonzales Ayuntamientos 1833-1836. Commissioner Navarro called for a general election in December required by the Constitution of Coahuila y Texas. James B. Patrick was elected alcalde, Charles Lockhart regidor and Almond Cottle syndico procurador. Lewis D. Sowell and Adam Zumwalt were appointed tellers and Jose Ramon Bedford secretary by the new ayuntamiento. Minutes of the first Ayuntamiento of Gonzales dated January 25, 1833 through February, 1834 were recorded and give a picture of some of the day to day activities with which the new government was concerned.
In December, the Gonzales Ayuntamiento for 1834 was elected. Only Charles Lockhart was eligible for re-election. Elected were James C. Davis, alcalde; Charles Lockhart and Eli Mitchell, regidores and Thomas R. Miller, syndico procurador. The fact that the group was renting a municipal office and meeting place (Millers home) and appointed alcalde James C. Davis as treasurer indicated that income and therefore economic activity of the colony was increasing. Ezekiel Williams was appointed as a primary judge in April 18, 1834, possibly in response to State Decree no. 26 which separated judicial and administrative responsibilities of the alcalde which under the law was to be elected with same qualifications required for alcalde. Malkijah Williams was appointed sheriff of the municipality in August, 1834 and T.R. Miller was constable. Issues with which the Ayuntamiento of 1834 were concerned are reflected in the Minutes.
There are no minutes for 1835 and from 1836 to 1839 the municipal government was disbanded due to the Texas Revolution. The Gonzales Ayuntamiento of 1835 was the one who would guide the colony through the momentous events leading up to Texas Independence in spring 1836. Elected were: Andrew Ponton, alcalde; Eli Mitchell and Joseph D. Clements, regidores; Mathew Caldwell, sindico procurador. B.D. McClure was primary judge in March, 1835. A few of their activities are reported in the Texas Archives.


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Vixen Vent: Let's Not Get Kerryied Away, Folks
Kerry deserves to win and most likely will next year, but Sunday wasn't her time. As much as we want Kerry to take home the Emmy for her plush living room mantle, we'd much rather she win for merit as opposed to 'let's give it to the black chick to make a statement.' The former is much more meaningful.
Scandal is only going to get better and Olivia Pope will hopefully develop into a fuller character with a deeper backstory. Kerry gracefully acknowledged all the nominees deserving to win. She's happy for Claire because like Shonda Rhimes reminded everyone, Gladiators don't cry. Her win will come.


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For example, I still wonder how the two cultures will co-exist. Can AT&T shed its monopolistic legacy and actually become a communications company that thrives in a competitive world? Clearly, the company's leaders recognize that it must make that transition, but it's easier said than done.
And what about Cable Television Laboratories? It counts on TCI for about $2.5 million a year in annual dues. Given the size and vast R&D resources of a company like AT&T, how long will it continue to pony up that cash? I doubt CableLabs will be cut off at the knees, but CEO Richard Green must be prepared to lobby to keep the money flowing.
How will today's TCI employees be affected? We know that AT&T is highly unionized, and TCI has strenuously opposed unionization efforts. The Communications Workers of America has already had preliminary discussions with AT&T regarding the acquisition, and is looking forward to talking with TCI employees about joining their ranks.
In fact, as CED Associate Editor Mike Lafferty reports in our annual, exclusive Salary & System Survey, CWA has language in its contract with AT&T that allows the union unfettered access to companies the telecom giant acquires. That means TCI execs can't bash the union. It also means the union can't bash Malone over the billions of dollars he stands to make.
Looking at our survey results, it isn't necessarily easy to predict whether TCI personnel would choose to join the CWA. For the most part, survey respondents say they're generally satisfied with the wages they make (of course, there's nothing like the power of a national union to get you even more money).
But where the CWA can really shine is its focus on training. Most survey respondents said they feel overwhelmed when it comes to new information they have to keep track of. With new services like data, telephony and digital video being deployed, they feel swamped. The CWA contract with AT&T stipulates that everyone receives at least 40 hours per year in training on top of what the company normally provides its personnel. Who wouldn't want that?
The CWA intends to target specific TCI systems for unionization after the deal goes through. The cable industry's founding fathers are probably bristling at the notion that the industry appears headed toward fraternal organization, but it's a sign of just how large and important the industry has become. If it helps the industry gain more respect, I'm all for it. What do you think?


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|In August 2006, the European Commission¿s Joint Research Centre (JRC) was asked by DG Enterprise to conduct experimental work to check the validity and suitability of the testing methods proposed by Basofil for the identification, quantification and characterisation of their new fibre melamine. Experimental results showed that microscopic analysis can be useful but is not a unique technique for the identification of melamine. Identification should be based on FT-IR possibly combined with Thermo Gravimetric (TG) analysis and solubility properties of the fibre. The agreed allowance of melamine fibre was experimentally evaluated and the value of 7.00 was established. The normal pre-treatment was shown to be applicable to the new fibre. Melamine is insoluble with all methods of the Directive 96/73/EC. The correction factors d were generally equal to 1.01, except in the case of method 3 and 10, for which d value was 1.00. Five correction factors d of melamine were confirmed through a ring trial including seventeen laboratories. The inter-laboratory trial results established the value of 1.01 as melamine correction factor for methods 3, 4, 8 and 14. The d value calculated in the ring trial for method 7 was 1.07, however the repeatability and reproducibility limits calculated were very poor and the data could not be considered as being part of a normal distribution. As a consequence, it was decided that method 7 would not be considered applicable to blends containing melamine. Three methods were proposed by the applicant and tested by the JRC for quantification purposes. For the three methods, solubility properties of melamine and other common fibres, supposed to be found in mixture with melamine, were evaluated, together with the effect of key parameters, such as contact time, temperature and concentration of reagent. The method with sodium hypochloride at 90°C was deemed not applicable due to partial solubility of melamine, which was supposed to be insoluble. The hot formic acid method was considered adequate and applicable in the case of binary mixtures of melamine with aramid and cotton. It was decided that the contact time could be reduced to one hour. The temperature was proved to have a strong influence on this method and it should be carefully maintained in the range 90 ± 2 °C. The hot sulphuric acid method was judged not adequate. During the 7th meeting of the European network of national experts on textile labelling, a consensus was reached on the need to validate the new method based on hot formic acid and to confirm the correction factors d for aramid (meta and para) and cotton. The JRC organised the ring trial with the participation of seventeen European laboratories, in accordance with the rules laid down in ISO 5725 (1994). The validation was successful. The precision of the test method, which should be quoted as a percentage by mass, was expressed as repeatability and reproducibility limits. Results were 0.74 % and 1.77 %, respectively. The correction factors d for aramid and cotton were evaluated in the same context and the established values are 1.02 for both fibres. On the basis of the experimental results and of discussions with representative experts from Member States, the definition agreed and proposed for melamine is: ¿fibre formed of at least 50 % by mass of cross-linked macromolecules made up of melamine derivatives¿.
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Confusion and Fat Kids
Dec 5th
Some time ago, my wife watched me down a glass of water after dinner and told me I was odd. Me being odd was no surprise to me, but why now? She highlighted the fact that I don't drink anything while eating but will immediately drink something once I am done.
Huh. This was something I quickly recognized that I do in fact do, but never really thought about it until then. The culprit? As with all things in a man's life: Mom. I have mentioned in my multiple posts related to childhood obesity, I was a fat kid. Not heavy. More >
Childhood Obesity Cure
Sep 20th
I was pondering how the terrible twos are a myth and it is really the terrible threes, when I read the article Study suggests tie between BPA and child obesity on Philly.com (but from the AP).
In a world of article scanners (as opposed to reading), I am concerned that the article will be misinterpreted. The Journal of the American Medical Association found that BPA has a possible correlation to obesity — but there is no explanation for it and whether or not it is a cause. They DO NOT say that BPA causes obesity. I fear the main takeaway will be that More >
Childhood Obesity
May 15th
I was a fat kid.
Why? Simple: I grew up under the old methods of "finish what's on your plate" and "a growing boy needs his food." Both my parents worked, but my mom found time to cook everyday and meals were very rarely microwaved or made of processed foods — they just happened to be high fat, high calorie or portions were on the extreme side (who knew that the ultra-fresh chicken I ate as a kid is now considered high end gourmet in a restaurant and costs 3x as much?). I was a very active child and yet I was nearly More >
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Feb 8th
Two articles covering studies on childhood obesity came out on CNN.com over the course of three days:
Study: Kids' weight increases when mom works more Feeding babies solids too early may make fat toddlers
The underlying theme here seems to be that childhood obesity cannot be avoided. Mom works? Your kids will be fat. Feed your kids solids before they were four months old? Your kids will be fat. Clearly, this isn't the case — but the reports are alarming because although the article about working moms states flatly that the study doesn't suggest working moms are the cause of inflated BMIs (new to BMI? More >


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I, like many fellow members of the beer appreciation society, would be loathe to include any 'chain pub' in my top ten.
It's not simple snobbery that prevents it, merely an appreciation that something mass produced struggles - no matter how well run the establishment - to present any real character.
And so it is with O'Neill's in Sutton.
Perched on a corner of the High Street, rather overshadowed by neighbouring Ivory Lounge (bruv), as you walk in, you can't help but feel like a poor relation.
But this isn't necessarily a bad thing, many a good pub has a somewhat gruff exterior.
Immediately upon entering, that rather tatty exterior is forgotten, as I was immediately embraced by the warm welcome of bar staff.
Yet my new-found feeling of good will was to be short lived, as I was informed by embarrassed bar staff the pub was, basically, "pretty much out of beer".
Oh dear. No beer.
It is with great sadness I report this, as I'm sure it doesn't happen very often, but the one thing I expect when nipping somewhere for a pint is at least some semblance of a choice of beers.
Here, it looked as though I would have to choose between Guinness and Heineken.
Both were reasonably priced, no doubt about it, but the mere absence of much else was a real kick in the stomach.
I persevered, nursing my Heineken as I perused the menu, which is - as with any chain pub - standard fare, with reasonably priced burgers sitting alongside a range of baguettes, sandwiches and chip-based variations.
So it is with great regret that I am forced to leave this Pub Spy somewhat abruptly, as this is exactly what I did when in O'Neill's.
I couldn't face another Heineken and just wasn't in the mood for Guinness, so I went elsewhere.
I will return however, as my initial impression of the pub was a positive one. So don't let what I'm sure was a very rare occurrence put you off...


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In this irresistible follow-up to her New York Times best selling debut, Garden Spells, author Sarah Addison Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets - and secret passions - are about to change her life forever.Twenty-seven-year-old Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother's house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night - until she finds it harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman who is one part nemesis and two parts fairy godmother.Fleeing a life of bad luck and big mistakes, Della Lee has decided Josey's clandestine closet is the safest place to crash. In return she's going to change Josey's life - because, clearly, it is not the closet of a happy woman. With Della Lee's tough love, Josey is soon forgoing pecan rolls and caramels, tapping into her startlingly keen feminine instincts, and finding her narrow existence quickly expanding.Before long, Josey bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who makes the best sandwiches in town, is hounded by books that inexplicably appear whenever she needs them, and - most amazing of all - has a close connection to Josey's longtime crush. As little by little Josey dares to step outside herself, she discovers a world where the color red has astonishing power, passion can make eggs fry in their cartons, and romance can blossom at any time - even for her. It seems that Della Lee's work is done, and it's time for her to move on. But the truth about where she's going, why she showed up in the first place - and what Chloe has to do with it all - is about to add one more unexpected chapter to Josey's fast-changing life.More
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Rare Pāteke at Wellington Zoo
Rare Pāteke at Wellington Zoo
Wellington Zoo recently welcomed three juvenile Brown Teal (Pāteke) to The Nest Te Kōhanga for a health screening.
Pāteke are a small duck species endemic to New Zealand. Once widespread throughout the country, they are now our rarest waterfowl species on the mainland.
"There are fewer than 2500 Pāteke left, which makes our work with them a very special opportunity," explained Wellington Zoo Veterinarian Baukje Lenting.
"On physical examination all the birds were a good weight and looked healthy. We're now waiting for the faecal sample results to come back, so we can then determine the next course of action," added breeder Craig Shepherd.
The three Pāteke are in quarantine on Craig's private property in Wellington, and once given a clean bill of health will make the journey down south to Peacock Springs Wildlife Park – part of the Department of Conservation's breed-for-restoration plan for the birds. The Pāteke will eventually be restored to various release sites in the South Island.
"It's wonderful to have this ongoing partnership with The Nest Te Kōhanga for avian care and conservation. These are very rare birds, and with our combined efforts hopefully future generations will see Pāteke back in the wild in the numbers they used to be," said Craig.
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President Obama's address about his Syria policy felt like the policy itself at times. He went ahead with it just because he promised he would. The purpose of the East Room address was to rally the country and members of Congress to support a military strike against Syria, but the Congressional vote to do so has been postponed while a possible diplomatic solution is pursued. So the president's speech was like delivering a locker room speech after the rain delay had been called.
But in keeping with the apparent rule that every aspect of this policy must have a contradiction, the president argued that the threat of military force must remain credible to keep diplomacy alive. Assad will give up chemical weapons only if he believes he'll receive Tomahawk missiles if he doesn't. But the only way that can be done at present -- since Obama has made it clear he won't act without Congress -- is with a Congressional vote supporting military strikes. But that vote has been postponed -- at the president's request -- while diplomacy is pursued. Because the president was almost certain to lose such a vote, not having Congress weigh in was the best way to keep the pressure on.
The gas went out of the speech the same way the gas has gone out of the president's threat of force. Since Obama took the issue to Congress, he has been losing support. And yet in another contradiction, he was giving this speech from the greatest position of strength he's had in days. His threat to strike Syria -- which was becoming less credible as each news cycle reported yet more opposition in Congress -- was bearing limited fruit in the form of a tentative deal for Syria to give up its chemical weapons. If the point of the strikes was to degrade Assad's chemical weapons, what better way to do that than have him give them up entirely?
Obama sounded the themes that have become thoroughly familiar since he turned to Congress more than a week ago as a partner in this endeavor. He reiterated that the mission would be limited, that the United States cannot be the world's policeman, and that this mission would not be like Iraq. He referred repeatedly to the letters from regular people who had expressed their concerns to him. He identified with those who opposed action by using their words. "We cannot resolve someone else's civil war through force." But the president needed to do more than assert familiar lines and identify with the audience. He needed to give members of Congress arguments to present their highly skeptical constituents. He didn't. Presidential speeches don't usually move votes, and this one affirmed that truth.
That's not to say that the president didn't sound moving notes. He spoke of the victims and referred repeatedly to the children who had been gassed, at one point referring to them "writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor." His request of the country was put most succinctly with those victims in mind too: "When with modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act." Obama, who has been relentlessly criticized for not believing in American exceptionalism, then went on to invoke it as an argument for action. "That's what makes America different. That's what makes us exceptional. With humility, but with resolve, let us never lose sight of that essential truth."
The emotionally charged rhetoric was a version of the case the administration has been making for days in private to lawmakers. It hasn't worked. Even those members who have visited the situation room and seen the gruesome pictures and video and listened to the president and vice president in one-on-one sessions have emerged unconvinced that military action is necessary in response to the atrocity. The biggest hurdle is the unknown consequences of action and the president can't really put those fears to bed.
The best new argument the president has for his Syria policy is that the threat appears to be working. The outlines of the Syrian offer to give up chemical weapons will become clear soon enough and we'll all learn whether this pause was a bluff or a genuine breakthrough. If it's the latter, then what looked like a confusing speech in the middle of a fishtailing policy will mark the moment when Obama's hard line started to pay off. If it's just a bluff, then the president will again need that Congressional vote, and his remarks from tonight will be long in the distance.


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Type of Document Dissertation Author Whaley, Cory Miller Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-03022005-225622 Title Characterization of Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicide-Resistant Smooth Pigweed and Corn Weed Management Programs Utilizing Mesotrione in Combinations with Other Herbicides Degree PhD Department Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Wilson, Henry P. Committee Chair Brann, Daniel E. Committee Member Hagood, Edward Scott Jr. Committee Member Nessler, Craig L. Committee Member Westwood, James H. Committee Member Keywords
- thifensulfuron
- ALS mutation
- Amaranthus hybridus L.
- weed control
- nicosulfuron
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- herbicide resistance
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Date of Defense 2005-03-01 Availability unrestricted AbstractRepeated use of acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides in recent years has resulted in the selection of 89 weed species resistant to these herbicides. One management strategy that can eliminate or slow the development of resistance is applying mixtures of herbicides with different modes of action. This research involved the characterization of ALS-inhibiting herbicide-resistant smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus L.), as well as investigations on weed management programs in corn (Zea mays L.) utilizing mesotrione, a triketone, in mixtures with other herbicides. ALS-inhibiting herbicide-resistant smooth pigweed biotypes were collected from fields in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to evaluate response to ALS-inhibiting herbicides and to determine the molecular mechanisms of resistance. Sequencing of the ALS genes from these biotypes revealed two amino acid substitutions known to confer resistance, Ala122 to Thr and Ser653 to Asn, and one that has not been previously reported in plants, Asp376 to Glu. The smooth pigweed biotype with an Asp376 substitution displayed resistance to four classes of ALS-inhibiting herbicides that included imidazolinone (IMI), sulfonylurea (SU), pyrimidinylthiobenzoate (PTB), and triazolopyrimidine sulfonanilide (TP) chemistries. Transformation of this smooth pigweed ALS gene into Arabidopsis thaliana confirmed that the Asp376 substitution is responsible for the resistance. Other biotypes that had a substitution at Ala122 exhibited resistance to an IMI herbicide, little to no resistance to SU herbicides, and increased sensitivity to a PTB and a TP herbicide, whereas, biotypes that had a substitution at Ser653 exhibited high-level resistance to an IMI herbicide and lower resistance to PTB and SU herbicides. Experiments were also conducted to investigate the effectiveness of mesotrione in preemergence (PRE) and postemergence (POST) corn weed management programs in Virginia. Mesotrione applied PRE in mixtures with S-metolachlor and atrazine controlled common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album L.), smooth pigweed, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), and morningglory (Ipomoea spp.) species when a timely rainfall followed application. POST applications of mesotrione controlled common lambsquarters and smooth pigweed, but common ragweed and morningglory species were not always controlled. Common ragweed and morningglory species were controlled by mesotrione in a mixture with atrazine POST. Large crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.] and giant foxtail (Setaria faberi Herrm.) control was generally better when the ALS-inhibiting herbicides nicosulfuron plus rimsulfuron or rimsulfuron plus thifensulfuron plus atrazine were applied in a mixture with mesotrione. Mixtures of mesotrione with other POST herbicides in a total POST program produced corn yields comparable to standard PRE followed by POST weed management programs. Files
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