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Political leaders eager to fight global warming face a perfect storm of inconvenient timing as they gather this week in Copenhagen for the United Nations climate summit. Just as the planet is reaching what many scientists say is a point of no return on greenhouse gas emissions, what had been a hardening political consensus on climate change is starting to crumble.
A Pew survey released in October found a dramatic drop in the number of Americans who believe global warming is a serious problem or exists at all. Climate change skepticism is also on the rise in Europe. At the recent Asia-Pacific economic summit in Singapore, leaders grappling with recessionary pressures backed off a commitment to reduce greenhouse gases.
And then two weeks ago came the bombshell leak of purloined e-mails from a British university's authoritative Climate Research Unit. The so-called Climategate scandal unmasked some of the world's leading climate change scientists engaged in intellectual chicanery and McCarthyite tactics to press the case for man-made climate change. The political impact of Climategate is hard to overestimate.
Leaders gathering in Copenhagen are ultimately answerable to voters, not scientists. The costs of limiting greenhouse gas emissions will be massive - hundreds of billions of dollars annually in the U.S. alone. Amid hard times, no leader can risk stifling growth as a precaution against something that might not exist.
But human-driven climate change does exist. The evidence for it is so strong that the outrageous CRU deception scarcely damages it. CRU is one of four major research units around the world keeping comprehensive global temperature records. Every one of them has reached the same conclusions as the British. Are they all lying?
What they've established is that atmospheric CO2 has gone way up since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century began the mass increase in human carbon emissions. There is more heat-trapping carbon dioxide present now in the Earth's atmosphere than at any time in the last 500,000 years. Even though there have been times in which atmospheric CO2 has risen without human input, the rate of increase in the past century or so is unprecedented.
Natural factors might be in play, of course, but evidence for a major human role in global warming is overwhelming. It would be utterly irresponsible to act as if the world has nothing to worry about. If we do too much, it costs money, but we get a cleaner world. If we do too little, we face irremediable catastrophe. Time is not our friend.
The laudable progress the U.S. has been making on curbing CO2 emissions under President Barack Obama is now imperiled. Obama goes to Copenhagen pledging significant emission cuts, and China and India are doing the same. But U.S. Senate opposition to the administration's costly cap-and-trade plan, bolstered by increasing public climate skepticism, could stop the president cold.
This is intolerable. If cap and trade is politically unachievable, then Congress should try something else - like the carbon emissions tax proposed by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Real leadership means not doing the popular thing, but doing the right thing. We urge lawmakers to examine the overall evidence for man-made climate change, and to stand firm in defense of our collective future - even though the political heat is on. Want to have a relatively unbiased look at the science behind global warming theory? Real Climate (www.real climate.org) is a Web site written by working climate scientists who try to explain the science behind issues having to do with climate change. It does not address the economic and political arguments around global warming.
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This Solvej Baby & Toddler Swing is an exclusive and attractive baby and toddler swing for the home environment, indoors and out, skilfully crafted with top-quality materials. The timeless natural design and colour range means this swing will complement any home and garden environment.
This swing converts from a baby swing to a toddler swing using the domed leg divider when your toddler is around 3 years old. This makes the swing suitable from approximate 6-months of age to 6 years (from when the baby can sit up unaided to the weight of 40 kg or 88 lbs). It is very easy to make the change between the baby and toddler versions if you have both a baby and toddler in the home. The unusually long period you and your child can use this swing makes it excellent value for money.
With its safety belt and closed hooks and eye screws, it is an extremely safe swing for your baby. The beads are coloured with non-toxic paint. It conforms to the safety standards of Australasia and North America.
This swing has been designed for both indoor and outdoor use with carbine hooks and screw eyes for easy transition between the two. Made from durable natural timber, rot proof canvas, 10 mm yachting braid and stainless steel fittings, the swing is well equipped to handle the outdoor elements.
All these features, plus a 9-year guarantee, make this swing a great investment for you and your child.
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Designed with convenience in mind, the swing packs down flat for easy storage and transport. Carbine hooks and screw eyes also make the swing easy to move between indoors and outdoors, both at home or on-the-go
Colour Ranges
There are two beautiful colour ranges with eight colours in total to choose from. Colours include: Coral Black, Classic Taupe, Forest Green, Pohutukawa Red, Midnight Blue, Pacific Blue, Soft Linen and Merino White.
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The Rope
The Solvej Baby & Toddler Swing uses a soft, high performance polyester marine (KEA) and yachting (Solvej) braid because it is strong, will not rot, has excellent UV resistance and looks good.
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The choice of timber has to fulfil the criteria of being naturally weather durable to avoid chemical treatment with the pollution that can come with that. It also has to come from a planted or sustainable source so we are not part of the depletion of indigenous forests anywhere in the world.
The Solvej Baby & Toddler Swings use Matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia), a native and endemic tree to NZ. The Matai used is salvaged timber from around Tokaroa, where they logged the native trees and planted pine trees in the early seventies. At the time, they left a lot of logs that were thought to be of no value. Now, as the pines are being harvested, these native logs are being salvaged.
The non-toxic, acrylic, water-bound paint, as well as the lacquer used, complies with DIN EN 71 part 3 standard for toxicity and DIN 53160 for sweat and saliva resistance.
Caring For Your Swing:
The fabric does not promote mildew growth; however, mildew may grow on dirt and other foreign substances that are not removed from the fabric. Therefore, regular cleaning is important to keep your fabric looking good. This is more likely to occur in humid climates and/or when the swing is hung outside under cover and is not naturally cleaned by the rain and sun.
When used in permanent outdoor situations the canvas should be brushed and hosed regularly to remove dust, bird droppings, etc. and other solid particles.
Water borne stains such as coffee, tea, red wines, etc. should be treated first by rinsing in cold water. If this is not sufficient, the canvas may be washed with a mild solution of soap (not detergent) in lukewarm water (max. 38 C or 100 F) and rinsed thoroughly.
Stubborn soiling may require treatment with a non-chlorine bleach.
All timber goes naturally grey when exposed to the weather. If you wish to slow down the process of the timber going grey, oil often with any non-toxic outdoor oil. Oil and wood are both organic matter. If dirt or other organic substances such as food, pollen or saliva are left on the wood it may go mouldy and the mould could enter the wood. This is more likely to occur in humid climates and/or when the swing is hung outside under cover and is not naturally cleaned by the rain and sun. Wipe down the bars regularly and especially when it has had dirty or sticky hands on it or been sucked on.
There are products on the market that will restore wood that has gone grey to its original colour if you want to.
The carbine clips make it very easy to move your swing, so if you want to keep it looking its best, simply store inside after each use.
Check the ropes, hooks and eyes regularly for wear and tear.
The sun gradually breaks down the fibre in all ropes.
A safety surface under the swing is recommended.
Don't start to swing your baby until her/his neck is strong enough (approximately 6 months). Always support your baby well with cushions, etc. until your baby grows into the swing. Please remember a young baby should always be swung gently. Always use the safety belt.
Swing Rule Number 1:
Keep a safe distance from someone swinging so they can't hit you. Make sure every child that is in your home knows this rule. As you know how it is with children, you have to remind the children of the rule over and over again.
Young children generally don't have a conception of measurement in metres, so it is best to show them the distances or, better still, mark it.


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By Richard Galpin in Jakarta
The city of Ambon has never been so clearly divided along religious lines as it is today.
Although it has been generally peaceful throughout the Moluccan Islands during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the area remains extremely tense.
The Christian and Muslim districts may only be a few metres apart in this small provincial capital but they are now distinct zones and the communities living in them are at war with each other.
People from both sides say they will be killed if they pass into the others' territory.
Standing between them in no-man's land are hundreds of heavily-armed troops who are under orders to impose what is martial law in all but name.
And on either side of the divide opinions are hardening after this past year of religious conflict.
It is easy to find experienced gunmen among both the Christian and Muslim communities who are prepared to fight to the end.
One Christian man told the BBC that the army should be withdrawn so the final and decisive battle can begin.
Among the Muslims the conflict is now being described as a jihad or holy war.
There are even young boys being drafted in to fight. One who is just 10 years old described how he had killed someone in a clash last July.
Religious leaders on both sides simply blame each other for the outbreaks of violence which have been getting steadily worse since the fighting first erupted last January.
And they say there are currently no attempts underway to find a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
All this makes a mockery of government statements from the Indonesian capital Jakarta that it is up to the people themselves in the Moluccan Islands to restore peace.
The situation has deteriorated to such an extent that far more government intervention is now required.
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CSE Construction, a small business concern, protests the award of a contract to KCI Construction Company, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DACA41-02-R-0006, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the design and construction of firing ranges at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. CSE challenges the agency's technical and price evaluation of its proposal.
We sustain the protest.
B-291268.2, CSE Construction, December 16, 2002
Matter of: CSE Construction
File: B-291268.2
Date: December 16, 2002
Nicholas E. Barrack, for the protester.
Rick Grebel, KCI Construction Company, Inc., the intervenor.
Dawn P. Wade, Esq., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the agency.
Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
1. In a negotiated procurement for a fixed-price construction contract, based upon a price/technical tradeoff, the selection of the higher-rated, higher-priced proposal was unreasonable where the source selection authority did not credit the protester for its substantially lower proposed price, but improperly viewed the protester's low price as too low and demonstrating the protester's lack of understanding of contract requirements, where the solicitation did not provide for an evaluation of offerors' understanding.
2. Agency evaluated protester's and awardee's proposals unequally, where the two firms provided similar sparse information in response to a technical evaluation subfactor, but the protester's proposal received a lower technical rating.
CSE Construction, a small business concern, protests the award of a contract to KCI Construction Company, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DACA41-02-R-0006, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the design and construction of firing ranges at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. CSE challenges the agency's technical and price evaluation of its proposal.
We sustain the protest.
The RFP provided for the award of a fixed-price contract for design and construction services to upgrade an existing firing range and to build a new range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Offerors were informed that the agency planned to make award, without conducting discussions, on the basis of a price/technical tradeoff. The technical evaluation factors were stated to be together more important than price. The following technical evaluation factors and subfactors were identified:
1. Past Performance
Quality of product and services
Customer satisfaction
Timeliness of performance
2. Corporate Experience
Construction experience with projects of similar type, size and complexity
Designer experience with projects of similar type, size and complexity
3. Management Plan
General management structure and plan
Management of multiple subcontractors including designer architect-engineer
RFP amend 2, at 27. The RFP provided that factor 1 was more important than factors 2 and 3, which were of equal importance, and that the subfactors were listed under each factor in descending order of importance.
With respect to price, the RFP requested only that offerors provide fixed prices for eight contract line items (CLIN) that comprised various aspects of the design and construction work. RFP amend. 2, at 3. That is, for each of the firing ranges, offerors were required to provide a fixed price for design, construction of buildings, site work, and utility work. The RFP requested no cost data or information explaining offerors' proposed prices for these CLINs. With regard to the price evaluation, the RFP stated that price
will not be point scored but will be subjectively evaluated for reasonableness over the life of the contract. . . . Because the evaluation of the price proposal will represent a portion of the total evaluation, it is possible that an offeror might not be selected because of an unbalanced or an unreasonable price proposal.
RFP amend. 2, at 27-28.
The Corps received three proposals, including those of CSE and KCI. The proposals were evaluated by the agency's technical evaluation team (TET), as follows:
Quality of product or service
Very Good
Very Good
Customer satisfaction
Very Good
Very Good
Timeliness of performance
Very Good
Corporate Experience
Construction experience
Very Good
Designer experience
Management Plan
General management structure
Management of multiple subcontractors
Id. Id.
See McDonnell Douglas Corp. WorldTravelService PHP Healthcare Corp. i.e.
capacity to successfully perform the contract at its offered price. See Possehn Consulting, B'278579, Jan. 9, 1998, 98-1 CPD 10 at 3; Envirsol, Inc., B-254223, Dec. 2, 1993, 93-2 CPD 295 at 5.
Here, there was no technical or price evaluation factor providing for the evaluation of the offerors' understanding of the requirements. The price evaluation factor provided only for the evaluation of the reasonableness of the proposed price (that is, whether the price was unreasonably high) and for whether the price proposal was unbalanced, which is not contended here. See RFP amend. 2, at 27-28. Moreover, the RFP did not request cost or pricing information or any other information that would allow the agency to determine that a low proposed price reflected a lack of understanding of the contract requirements.[2]
The agency's apprehension that CSE's price was too low would appear to concern the firm's responsibility, that is, whether CSE could satisfactorily perform at its proposed price, Possehn Consulting, supra, at 4, or whether CSE may have made a mistake in its proposed price. Since CSE is a small business concern, if the agency believed that CSE could not satisfactorily perform the contract at its proposed price, the Corps was required to refer this finding of non-responsibility to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for that agency's review under its certificate of competency procedures.[3] Id. If the agency believed CSE had made a mistake in its proposed price, it was required to request that CSE verify its price. FAR 15.306(b)(3)(i), which incorporates the bid mistake rules of FAR 14.407-3 (contracting officer should obtain sufficient information to be reasonably assured that the bid confirmed is without error). As noted above, the agency did not request verification here.
In any case, here, the record establishes that CSE's proposal was not considered for award by the SSA based primarily upon her judgment that CSE's proposed price was unreasonably low and reflected a lack of understanding of the contract requirements. See Agency Report, Tab 9, Source Selection Decision, at 2. That is, although CSE was considered to be the second best qualified offeror, CSE was not selected because of its two marginal ratings and unreasonably low price. Id. In performing the price/technical tradeoff required by the RFP, the SSA did not consider CSE's significantly lower price to be an advantage to be weighed against the awardee's higher technical rating. We think that if CSE's price advantage had been properly weighed in the agency's price/technical tradoff analysis, it would have had a reasonable possibility of being selected for award. Accordingly, we sustain CSE's protest on this basis.
CSE also objects to the marginal and satisfactory ratings its proposal received under the corporate experience and management plan factors. With respect to the marginal rating the firm received under the general management structure/plan subfactor to the management plan factor, CSE complains that its proposed design/build strategy is clearly described, and is simple, effective and economical. Protester's Comments at 4. The Corps responds that CSE's proposal did not provide sufficient information in response to this factor.
From our review of the proposals we find that neither CSE nor KCI provided much of the information requested by the RFP for this subfactor. In fact, the consensus evaluation documentation indicates that both firms' proposals were similarly sparse. Specifically, the evaluators, in rating CSE's proposal as marginal under this subfactor, noted as weaknesses that:
Proposal does not indicate available manpower and utilization for a project of this size. The proposal does not provide much information or detail on design-build management strategy and tactics. The organizational chart does not show that the firm has an understanding of the design-build process or of [Corps] [quality control (QC)]/Safety requirements. No QC/Safety officer was identified.
Agency Report, Tab 7, CSE Consensus Rating Sheet for the General Management Structure and Plan Subfactor.
The evaluators, in rating KCI's proposal as satisfactory under this subfactor, noted as weaknesses that:
Organizational chart is simple and lacks detail. There is limited discussion on design/build strategy. The chain of command is not clear from the organizational chart.
Agency Report, Tab 7, KCI Consensus Rating Sheet for the General Management Structure and Plan Subfactor. [4] The evaluators also noted as a general comment that KCI had not identified its key personnel. Although not mentioned by the evaluators, KCI's proposal, like CSE's, does not indicate available manpower and utilization.
Given that a marginal rating reflected a proposal that lacked detail and left issues requiring clarification, see Agency Report, Tab 3, Source Selection Plan, at 26, we fail to see why KCI received a higher rating than CSE under this factor. Indeed, our review of the record, including the proposals, suggests that both proposals' responses in this area were similarly sparse. Accordingly, we think that the Corps should review its evaluation ratings under this subfactor and ensure that the two firms are treated equally.
With respect to the other evaluation ratings that CSE received, and specifically the marginal rating the firm received under the designer experience subfactor to the corporate experience factor, we find no basis from our review of the record to question the agency's evaluation judgment. For example, the RFP's proposal preparation instructions stated with regard to the designer experience subfactor:
Designer experience with projects of similar type, size, and complexity. For this [sub]factor, a project of similar type, size and complexity is considered to be a firing range, or complex of pre-engineered buildings and facilities, with site improvement work and construction similar to a firing range facility that incorporates most or all of these features: standardized range[] design; modernized target system(s)[;] control tower; latrine facilities; ammunition facilities; classroom facilities; and covered bleacher facilities.
RFP amend. 2, at 19. Although CSE complains that it should have received a higher rating under this subfactor, the protester admits that its proposed design subcontractor does not have any experience designing firing ranges, nor does the protester argue that its proposed subcontractor's experience is of similar type, size, and complexity to the contract work, as defined by the solicitation. Although CSE clearly disagrees with the agency's evaluation of its proposal under the designer experience subfactor and certain other subfactors, its disagreement does not show that the agency's evaluation of these subfactors was unreasonable. See UNICCO Gov't Servs., Inc., B-277658, Nov. 7, 1997, 97-2 CPD 134 at 7.
We sustain the protest.
We recommend that the Corps assess CSE's low proposed price in accord with this decision and evaluate the firms' proposals under the general management structure/plan subfactor. If the agency believes that CSE may have made a mistake in its proposed price, that should be handled in accordance with FAR 15.306(b)(3)(i). If CSE is found to be nonresponsible, this matter should be referred to the SBA for that agency's review. If CSE is found to be responsible, the Corp should perform a new price/technical tradeoff analysis that gives CSE credit for the firm's low proposed price. If a firm other than KCI is selected for award, KCI's contract should be terminated and award made to that other firm. We also recommend that CSE be reimbursed the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing the protest. 4 C.F.R. 21.8(d)(1) (2002). CSE should submit its certified claim for costs, detailing the time expended and costs incurred, directly to the Corps within 60 days of this decision.
Anthony H. Gamboa
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The PET chair prepared the government estimate. Agency Report, Tab 16, Declaration of PET Chair, Oct. 11, 2002, at 1.
[2] The submission of a below-cost price is not by itself legally objectionable. See Arctic Slope World Servs., Inc., B-284481, B-284481.2, Apr. 27, 2000, 2000 CPD 75 at 13.
[3] There is no evidence in the record that the Corps considered CSE to be non-responsible or performed any analysis to determine whether CSE had the necessary resources to perform at its proposed price.
[4] The consensus rating sheet also identifies as a deficiency (that is, omitted material required by the RFP) that KCI is [m]issing the design/build strategy. There is no explanation in the record to reconcile the evaluators' inconsistent consensus comments that KCI's design/build strategy was missing rather than limited.
Nov 16, 2017
We deny the protest.
Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.
We dismiss the protest because it raises a matter of contract administration over which we do not exercise jurisdiction.
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Protection Strategies, Inc.
We grant the request in part and deny it in part.
Nov 9, 2017
Global SuperTanker Services, LLC
We sustain the protest.
Verisys Corporation
We deny the protest.
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We deny the protest.
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5/5? it must be good. is this worth picking up?
And at that, the first part of the album, i needed a breather. I stopped at nearby Harvey's. Walking in, i still had the overwhelming U2 inspired first half of L/F in my head.
"Can I take your order?"
my mind raced. i thought as quickly as i could.
"a hamburger."
i came out with a hamburger with onions and mustard on it. burnt my mouth pretty good. Now, back to the review:
Album Rating: 4.0it's staying.
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5/5? it must be good. is this worth picking up?
Album Rating: 3.0Nice review, short & sweet.
I have to disagree with the rating. I just listened to four songs from this album and I wasn't impressed. Judging by the four songs I just heard I'd give it a 3.
does anyone know where i can hear this album before it buy it? it sounds pretty sweet
Album Rating: 3.0Good review, I think this is far from 5 star material.
What does the hamburger part have to do with anything in your review? It just seems stupid and random.
im guessings it justs add to the experience he had when listening to it. good review i'll check them out sometime.
Liked the review. This definetely looks like an album i should buy, and will. I'll check them out first so i know what im getting.
I don't get the big deal with this guy.
Album Rating: 4.0well, here's the guy who made me look at music a whole different way, and that's pretty much why it got 5 stars
Reviews are literary pieces, otherwise he might aswell just list everything he liked about it with bullet points. Remember your review for Husker Du with the kid in the car with his mom? Same principle.
Album Rating: 4.0C'mon, man it's a couple sentances. let it go
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I am in the very early stages of planning a trip for Sept/Oct 13. We are going to visit the Cinque Terre, and then, using trains, end up in Amsterdam. We thought the first logical place to stop would be somewhere on Lake Como, but from there i am a little stumped! We are happy to make 3 or 4 stops along the way and stay 3 nights in each place. We are a couple who like a relaxed holiday, see one or two sights every day, but stroll around, enjoy the ambience and a glass of wine at other times. We are not mad tour takers, we really treat any time we get away as time to unwind, enjoy, and share each others company rather than zipping around and ticking off places.
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Basically, your two route choices from Lake Como or Cinque Terre are through France or Switzerland and Germany. Have you been to any of these countries? Does either route capture your interest? A third option might be to travel around Italy - Venice, Florence, Rome - and then fly from Rome to Amsterdam.
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Can you start in the north and head south? You would increase your chances of nicer weather that way.
What is the max number of hours you want to spend on a train to get from one hotel stay to another?
Do you want scenic train trips over other types? Some routes are more promising than other, although if what attracts you is the idea of nice destinations where you can spend 3 interesting days, then maybe what you really want to focus is selecting the right towns, and forget about what's out the window.
Does your "strolling" include enjoying to hike? (I hope so, since you are headed to le CInque Terre). But if hiking is really not on your agenda, and you would prefer interesting towns with nice wine, plan for that.
There are such convenient flights between Pisa and Amsterdam and Milan and Amsterdam (basically, you can have lunch in Italy and arrive in time for dinner in Amsterdam), that I would be very tempted to split the time between northern Italy and Amsterdam/Belgian towns. (Again, I'd start in the north and finish up in Italy.)
But if you would really like a Grand Train Ride -- and trains are a lot of fun -- then for me some tempting towns between northern Italy and Amsterdam are Lucerne, Strasbourg (or Baden-Baden), Worms, Cologne or Maastricht -- and no doubt there are smaller towns in between where the train stops if you would prefer smaller towns.
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Have you heard of the recent rock slide on the path between Riomaggiore and Manarola? Four Australian tourists were injured, one very seriously. And this before the rainy season has even started.
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I would consider Lake Maggiore as a first stop rather than Lake Como - both lakes are fantastic but Stresa, main railhead for Lake Maggiore is smack on a main rail route to central Switzerland and the fantastic Jungfrau Region, which would IMO make a perfect 3-4 day base in a town like Interlaken or one of the smaller villages way up in the Alps - the Jungfrau Region is the essence of the Alpine Wonderland of Switzerland perhaps etched in your minds' eyes - to me both the figurative and literal highpoint of Switzerland.
A series of mountain-climbing narrow-gauge railways, aerial cable ways and postal buses lace the area making it easy and very fun to get around.
After Interlaken head up to say the Munich area - another swell 3 or 4-day base with lots of day trips like to Mad Ludwig's castles, Dachau, etc.
Then perhaps stop by the fabled Rhine Gorge for a few days - and the Mosel too - one base is fine to visit both - lay up in some riverside wine town and then you are only a few hours from Amsterdam via Cologne - stop off for a few hours there - put bags in a station locker just to see the famous huge Gothic cathedral that sits plum next to the train station and move on for the night in Amsterdam.
For lots of great ideas on rail routes between Italy and Amsterdam check out these two fantastic IMO sites - www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com - download the latter's free and superb IMO online European Planning & Rail guide for lots of itinerary suggestions. Also chekc out www.seat61.com if going the discounted individual ticket route - for carte blanche travel investigate the Eurail Select Saverpass (two or more names on one pass - discount over two individual passes) - lets you hop on any train in Switzerland and Germany and Netherlands - in Italy you must have a mandated seat reservation however.
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There are also overnight hotel trains between Zurich and Munich and Amsterdam in case you want to spend more time in either and need to quickly get back to Amsterdam -saves a night cost in a hotel to boot.
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Thank you so much everybody for your responses. I am going to sit dow this afternoon and digest them! We are actually flying Australia to Barcelona, making our way around Spain and then revisiting 3 places we adore, Aix, Monaco and Cinque Terre. We want to then somehow get to Amsterdam and then back to the Uk before flying home.....hence my question of suggestions CT back to Amsterdam. We havent actually seen much of France besides Paris, Aix and Avignon, so one of the suggestions of back through France could be interesting too.....or Germany...or Switzerlamd.......so many exciting choices
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I would consider Lake Maggiore as a first stop rather than Lake Como - both lakes are fantastic but Stresa, main railhead for Lake Maggiore is smack on a main rail route to central Switzerland and the fantastic Jungfrau Region, which would IMO make a perfect 3-4 day base
You have a lot of different options available, of course... but you could definitely do a lot worse than PQ's suggestion right here.
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Palenq, The website you gave me budgeteuropetravel is fantastic. especially the page with the schematic rail map of Europe. Its really helped with clearing up distances, times etc as i have found it hard to get an overview of this
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Thinking maybe to come from the Lake Como region or one of your other suggestions and going via France, Luxembourg, any thoughts anyone?
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Well if France then yes from Monaco you could head thru Provence, Avignon area to Burgundy - say stay in Beaune as a base from which to do short day trips by train to any of several cozy cute wine villages or to Dijon, a bigger city but IMO one of the finest in Frace - regional towns that is - also would make a good base.
From there you could go via Luxembourg to Amsterdam (via Maastricht or Brussels).
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Thanks PalenQ,
You have been a great help. Perfect destinations for us, I will get googling
Kind Regards
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I'm planning to do it the opposite way in 2014! But here are my suggestions.I plan to include Switzerland and the Rhine region traveling 7 days in Switzerland and staying 5 days in a little town on the Mosel river and doing day trips or relaxing. There are many great train trips to do in Switzerland if that interests you .The Cinque Terre is wonderful and so beautiful so plan to stay at least 4 days so you can do day trips as well.
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There are many great train trips to do in Switzerland if that interests you> hey hey - the train is the way to get around rugged Alpine Switzerland and can take you to places cars can even penetrate, like the fantastic Jungfrau Region where after Interlaken cars pretty much must be abandoned in parking lots and you have to take public transportation - Zermatt area as well.
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"We are aware of the frequent crashes in Battlefield 4 on PlayStation 4. We are hard at work identifying these issues and are hoping to get a game update out early next week. Stay tuned for more details as we can confirm them, and thanks for your patience!" their post on the Battlelog said.
Another update for the PS4 involved Commander Mode. DICE temporarily disabled it to increase the stability of the network because of crashes it was causing. The developers are currently looking at correcting the problem.
Other information they shared today regarded the testing of the Xbox 360 version of the game and a PC update.
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In the past 24 hours, 2 Qassam rockets and 20 mortars have been fired into southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza. There is not one report about these attacks in the mainstream Israeli media or in any international media this morning.
On Tuesday, a letter written by your humble servant appeared in the Jerusalem Post which stated in part: "the lack of IDF preparedness both at the Kerem Shalom Crossing and in the Road 12 attack last August have become the trademark of a passive IDF that never seems to anticipate or be able to deal with the continuous mortar and rocket attacks emanating from Gaza. It is long past time for Russo [southern IDF commander], Gantz [IDF Chief of Staff], and Barak [Israel Defense Minister] to be replaced by men who know what they are doing."
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This is all that we know.
On Thursday night, a Palestinian taxi carrying five people (parents and children) on a road outside the Gush Etzion community of Bat Ayin flipped over and caught on fire, and the people in the taxi were lightly to moderately injured. They were all carried to Israeli hospitals.
That is it. That is all that we know.
No one knows what caused the taxi to flip over and catch on fire. Ironically, because the stretch of road is one on which Israeli motorists are regularly "stoned" and firebombed–and because police found "an unthrown Molotov cocktail" in the vicinity–the police immediately jumped to the conclusion that the taxi had been firebombed. Even more ironically, because it was a "Palestinian" taxi, the police immediately jumped to the second conclusion that it had been firebombed by Jewish community members in the area.
It didn't take long for Israeli security forces to jump on the police "conclusions".
One hour after the incident, Israeli security forces appeared at a graduation party for 12th grade yeshiva students in nearby Kiryat Arba. They demanded that all boys between the ages of 13 and 18 show their Israeli identity cards and threatened punishment if someone did not reveal "who attacked the taxi." At 3:00 am, the security forces returned to the community, awoke everyone, questioned them again, and left.
A leader of the Gush Etzion community said: "Molotov cocktails and stones are thrown at Jewish residents in the area everyday [and no one does anything]. While here, we just have a shadow of a suspicion that Jews committed such an act, and suddenly we see that the security forces, police officials, Border Police, and Prime Minister are all prepared and ready to do everything to bring those responsible to justice."
From that point until now, the world has turned upside down.
Yesterday morning, the head of Israeli police, Yohanan Danino, blathered the following: "This is a difficult and severe event. I instructed the commander of Judea and Samaria, Amos Jacob, to do what is necessary [to arrest] . . . the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to justice. We cannot allow extremist criminals to ignite daily life throughout the country, especially in areas where the balance and quality of life are particularly sensitive–particularly during this sensitive period of Muslim holidays . . ."
"Extremist criminals"? "Sensitive period of Muslim holidays"? Your humble servant is beginning to feel ill.
On top of this, PM Netanyahu, believe it or not, had his special emissary Tommy Molcho deliver a message to PLO/Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas apologizing for the "very serious offense" and promising that "all efforts would be made to bring the perpetrators to justice."
Apologizing to the PLO for something when you don't even know what happened? Your humble servant has become completely ill.
Even more than this, we had the spectacle yesterday afternoon of President Obama's White House issuing this statement: "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday's attack on a Palestinian taxi in the West Bank. We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims, among them children, and we hope for their speedy recovery. We note that the Government of Israel has also condemned this heinous attack and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice. We look to Israeli law enforcement officials to do so expeditiously."
Your humble servant is on the way to the hospital.
Again, there is not one scintilla of evidence that the Palestinian taxi event was "an attack." Even the Haaretz newspaper (no friend of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria) reported yesterday: "However, despite the Palestinians' claims the police said it was also investigating other causes for the fire, including the possibility that the taxi capsized as a result of the fire bomb's hurling, without being actually hit by the projectile, or that it overturned for different reasons."
Overturned for different reasons? Maybe the driver was simply driving too fast and lost control of the taxi?
Even assuming that the taxi did turn over and catch fire because of a Molotov cocktail, there are a myriad of possibilities, the most obvious of which is that Palestinian terrorists mistook the taxi for an Israeli vehicle. Or what about the possibility that Islamic terrorists deliberately targeted a Palestinian taxi? One thinks immediately of how Islamist Global Jihad just massacred their fellow Muslims–Egyptian soldiers–as they were sitting down to eat Ramadan dinner at the Rafah Crossing . . . or the incredible story from Pakistan yesterday of Islamic terrorists blowing up a bus full of Muslim men, women, and children on their way to protest against Israel at Al-Quds Day in Karachi.
Nevertheless, every international media outlet is awash this morning with headlines of "Jewish extremists" and "Jewish right-wing settlers" perpetrating "a hideous crime against Palestinians."
Put this in perspective. Shin Bet, the Israeli intelligence service, reported on August 3 that in July alone, there were 34 "firebombs" thrown by "Palestinian terrorists" at the residents of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem. Did Mahmoud Abbas apologize for any of those? Did the President Obama's White House condemn any of those? Did the international media report about even one of those attacks?
Your humble servant's point is a simple one. The rush by the Israeli police, Netanyahu government, and international entities to blame Judeans and Samarians for an "attack" that may or may not have happened is appalling–as is the total lack of attention paid to the ongoing, everyday attacks on Israelis in Judea, Samaria, and southern Israel.
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Safety culture is key to "best-in-class" performance. Engaging machine safety at the executive level daily permeates an entire organization. Are you seeing top-down benefits?
Your company's safety culture is key to "best-in-class" performance. A daily walk of engagement of machine safety at the executive level permeates an entire organization. Is yours a top-down approach? See a PepsiCo example and a self-guided tool related to safety culture. Leadership 101 teaches students to set visions and but to also participate in setting the course and manage progress. In my mind, this is what separates the "best-in-class" performers from either medium or laggard performers.
At ACS 2013 Rockwell Automation announced its newly developed "Safety Maturity Index Tool." This is a great self-guided tool that anyone can access on the Internet at no charge. It's designed to help manufacturers measure their safety culture, compliance, and capital levels while receiving recommendations for achieving best-in-class safety performance. This tool offers the possibility to fill a void in thought leadership for moving an organization toward productivity improvement, safety improvement and best-in-class safety performance.
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In addition, I would offer that having a top-down safety culture already in place is a huge advantage for achieving best-in-class safety performance. However, few companies actually have top-down safety cultures. Perhaps looking at an example company like PepsiCo will help set the stage. Craig Torrance, global director of health, safety and well being, recently spoke at EHS Today's 2013 America's Safest Companies conference. He talked about devoting one full year to travel the globe speaking to every executive and laying out a concise harmonized message about safety as a core element of the company's global leadership team. His efforts to create PepsiCo's top-down approach are culminated by Indra Nooya, PepsiCo chairman and global CEO, telling 300,000 workers at 7,000 global sites that "health and safety aren't just abstract ideas we talk about – they are central to what we at PepsiCo are all about." In my words, consistent leadership in a company is crucial at every level and when all speak with one voice – voila, you have a top-down approach!
Craig Torrance states his simple outrageous rule – "If you can't afford to do it safely, you can't afford to do it."
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text: I'll just fire them off - Sometimes when I shoot doors they don't open for awhile. - Im on 5 hours and thats 18%, Seriously I don't want a 20 hour game. I though It'd be 40 at least =[ The door thing. Anyone else have this problem Also sometimes when I go to the map it takes longer to load it.. Hmmmm Apart from that GREAT GAME!


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Consumers who have become accustomed to falling food and beverage prices over the past few months are going to be in for a some sugar shock: the price of sugar is set to rise 30%-40%, and chocolate, soft drinks and cocoa beverages will increase as well.
Sugar prices, which have already risen by 20% this year, are now posed to go higher yet. David Franklin, chairman and managing director of Sugat, says that the price of sugar on markets all over the world are at peak prices, and consumers can expect prices to increase within coming weeks. The rising price of sugar and cocoa is expected to push the price of chocolate and chocolate products up as well.
The price of cocoa, which constitutes an average of 15% of chocolate products, has doubled in price since 2005 to reach $3,510 per ton. The price of sugar, a key ingredient in chocolate products, more than doubled in 2009. Moreover, water prices are set to increase by another 15% in June. One senior industry source predicts that the price of chocolate and chocolate products will increase by 5%-9% this year, but not immediately.
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Biodiversity, intellectual property rights and north-south trade
In this paper, we examine how biodiversity levels are affected by different regimes of trade-related intellectual property rights (IPRs) in a two-way trade framework where the North and South import and export to each other`s market. This approach incorporates domestic consumption (and hence consumer surplus) into the welfare maximization problem of the Southern government in a three-stage game under alternative IPR regimes. We find that for achieving a maximal level of biodiversity and socially optimal welfare in the South, the Southern government should protect farmers` rights. Further, we find that the Southern government has economic incentives to acknowledge international patents and protect biodiversity even in the absence of farmers''s rights.
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- Diwan, Ishac & Rodrik, Dani, 1991.
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Elsevier, vol. 30(1-2), pages 27-47, February.
- Diwan, Ishac & Rodrik, Dani, 1989. "Patents, appropriate technology, and North-South trade," Policy Research Working Paper Series 251, The World Bank.
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- Zigic, Kresimir, 1998. "Intellectual property rights violations and spillovers in North-South trade," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(9), pages 1779-1799, November.
- Brander, James A., 1981. "Intra-industry trade in identical commodities," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, February.
- James Brander, 1980. "Intra-Industry Trade in Identical Commodities," Working Papers 380, Queen's University, Department of Economics.
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Will.i.am. gave MTV News a first look at the upcoming "Scream and Shout" remix video featuring Diddy, Lil Wayne, Hit Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, and the legendary Miss Britney Spears. While Britney isn't in the clip, she tweeted that she was on set yesterday….so we can't wait to see her scenes!Read More »
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Will.I.Am Adds New Life to 'Scream & Shout' With Feature-Heavy Remix
Looks like Britney & will.i.am fans have a remix to look forward to! MTV News is reporting that the Black Eyed Peas frontman is enlisting some help to further promote his dance-floor anthem with Princess of Pop Britney Spears, 'Scream and Shout'. Will's got Diddy, Lil' Wayne, Waka Flaka Flame and Hit Boy adding their own to the song. A …Read More »
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ELYRIA — An early morning shooting of a Circle K employee Thursday left an unsettled tone in the surrounding neighborhood.
The suspects were still at large and the clerk, Richard Tainter, 43, was in serious condition at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland late Thursday.
Tainter was working at the Circle K at 515 N. Abbe Road early Thursday when he stepped outside about 2:45 a.m. to smoke a cigarette, according to a news release. Tainter told police he saw a slender man wearing a gray jacket and a white mask walk toward him brandishing a handgun. A 6-foot-tall white man wearing a red hooded sweatshirt stood nearby, according to the report.
Seeing the men, Tainter tried to get back inside the store, but the man with the gun caught up with him, police said. The man started struggling with Tainter and Tainter was shot in the stomach, according to the release.
The men ran from the area while Tainter crawled into the store to call police.
Officers arrived and found Tainter lying on the floor by the counter with a gunshot wound to the lower right side of his stomach.
Despite the wound, Tainter was able to tell police what happened before he was taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center and then MetroHealth, where he underwent emergency surgery.
A spokesperson for Circle K didn't return a phone call Thursday to discuss the incident.
For some residents in the area, the shooting was unnerving.
"It worries me. It makes me want to lock my doors," said Kelly Johnson, who lives near Circle K. Johnson said she frequents Circle K, but usually during the day.
Joe Shapko also thought of the community's safety after the incident.
"I'm surprised and not surprised," he said.
Shapko lives close to Circle K as well and said he's glad he has a security system at his house.
"(A shooting) is a whole other level. People are desperate," he said.
A resident who didn't want to be named said though the area is known as safe, it's not immune to violence.
"This can happen everywhere. I don't think you can say (there's a safe part of town)," she said.
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A few days after Alabama won the 2013 national championship, a University of Texas regent and a former regent talked with Nick Saban's agent about the possibility of the Crimson Tide coach replacing Longhorns coach Mack Brown, The Associated Press has learned.
Regent Wallace Hall of Dallas told the AP he spoke by telephone with agent Jimmy Sexton a few days after the Jan. 7 game. Tom Hicks, a former regent who is the brother of current Regent Steve Hicks, also was on the call.
Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars and the English professional soccer team Liverpool, was a regent in 1997 when Brown came to Texas and was instrumental in hiring him away from North Carolina.
Two days after the call with Sexton, Tom Hicks met with Brown over lunch and told him about the call, according to several people who spoke with the AP. He asked Brown if he was ready to retire.
Brown, who had just finished his 15th season at Texas, said he wanted to keep coaching and the matter was dropped.
Brown is under fire from fans upset about a 1-2 start this year after consecutive lopsided losses to BYU and Mississippi.
AGENTS: Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive is critical of the NCAA's rules governing agents, saying they "are part of the problem" and not the solution.
The commissioner told The Associated Press Thursday his hopes for total revamping of "the rules and regulations as they relate to agents" never materialized. It's an issue that continues to plague the powerhouse SEC, which had 63 players chosen in this year's NFL Draft.
A recent Yahoo report said that agents' runners provided improper benefits to football players at Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi State. Slive says leagues like the SEC should be allowed to create their own rules to curb such problems.
GEORGIA: Georgia's athletic association has implemented a new ticketing system at Sanford Stadium.
Each reserved seat ticket can be scanned at all entry gates due to the addition of a bar code on each one. One advantage of the new system is that season and single-game ticket holders will have the opportunity to transfer tickets electronically to fellow fans online without being charged.
This is intended to make the experience better for fans by eliminating the hassles of will-call lines and the inconveniences of picking up or dropping off tickets to others.


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Former FATES WARNING frontman John Arch, freshly signed to Metal Blade Records as solo artist, recently commented on the musical and the lyrical direction of his much-anticipated debut EP, "A Twist Of Fate", due later in the year."I think the music has a good feel to it," Arch said. "There are a lot of elements of the old FATES present, but it doesn't sound retro '80s thanks in part to the newer recording technology but also the combined influences of [guest musicians] Jim [Matheos, FATES WARNING], Mike [Portnoy, DREAM THEATER] and Joey [Vera, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING]." "The fans who take the time to read through the lyrics should find them challenging but yet brutally honest at times," the singer continued. "The lyrics are somewhat personal but I have a feeling everyone can relate at some level. I hope fans new and old will like it. The guys are now completing the final recordings and when it is expect nothing short of sheer genius from these master musicians!"
JOHN ARCH Speaks Out On 'A Twist Of Fate'
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Nexus were predatory felines native to the planet Cholganna.[3] They were also found on Zhanox.[6]
Nexus were agile predators with four[3] red eyes[2] and sharp quills.[3] They had infrared vision[4] and were 4.51 meters long. Typically 0.94 meters tall,[1] nexus possessed sharp teeth and claws, as well as long tails.[2]
Poggle the Lesser kept a nexu in the Petranaki arena on Geonosis. The beast was used in the attempted execution of Senator Padmé Amidala prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars. When a Geonosian guard attempted to direct the nexu with a blast from an electric pike, the creature became irritated and devoured its provoker. A single kick from Amidala was enough to stun the nexu due to its weak skeletal structure; the predator was swiftly killed by a powerful horn stroke from a Reek ridden by Anakin Skywalker.[2]
Behind the scenesEdit
The nexu that appeared in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones was nicknamed "Bad Kitty" by the ILM animation team.[7]
Robert Barnes designed the nexu; early concept sketches depicted a very lionlike creature. The nexu's final design came about when Barnes mixed feline traits with those of other species, such as reptiles and humans.[8]
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain" (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Citadel" (Picture only)
- Dark Disciple (Mentioned only)
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest (Appears as a corpse)
- "Inbrief"—Star Wars Insider 161 (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Uprising
- Aftermath: Life Debt (Mentioned only)
- Join the Resistance
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Nexu in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
- Journey Through Space
- 9 Creatures in the Star Wars Universe We'd Like to Keep as Pets on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Nexu in the Databank (backup link)
- Padmé Amidala in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nexu in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Journey Through Space
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising—Crew Run: "Excavator Repairs"
- ↑ The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Landing at Point Rain on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Nexu in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)


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The 22nd edition of the Nouveau Companion is now online after a three-day delay. Some of the work covered in this issue is rules-ng now containing ATI Radeon register data, renouveau improvements, and X-Video work has started. The improvements to renouveau include replacing the nv_object[] data structure over to an XML database and splitting renouveau into a dumper and parser program. Fixes have also been merged into Nouveau main for the NV49 and NV4b GPUs. No new progress has been made in open-source 3D support for the GeForce 8 (G80) series. Read more on the Nouveau Wiki.
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Anwar Ibrahim wants a PAS-Umno dialogue so that 'we can tell Umno that in Islam we cannot cheat in election.'
KUCHING: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is all for a PAS-Umno dialogue (muzakarah) before the 13th general election.
"I agree to the dialogue between PAS and Umno. I encourage PAS to go ahead.
"In fact I agree that there should be muzakarah so that we can tell Umno that in Islam we cannot cheat in election.
"Cheating in election is the number one issue PAS must discuss with Umno, and this is against Islam," he added.
"The number two issue is 'jangan zalim' (don't be cruel), and number three is corruption. That is muzakarah, so don't worry.
"So I agree that muzakarah should be held with Umno," Anwar, said alluding to the issue of muzakarah raised by Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who is also the spiritual leader of PAS.
Nik Aziz had reportedly said that Umno would have to meet with several conditions that would be determined by PAS if the two parties wanted to engage in consensus building towards achieving unity.
"If Umno wants to unite with PAS it must change its policy whereby Islam must come first.
"Umno must accept PAS together with Pakatan partners. When Umno has changed it must join Pakatan," he reportedly said.
Anwar was in Third Mile Bazaar here last night in a ceramah which was attended by more than 2,000 people.
Anwar, who is on the last leg of his Sarawak tour, said that he had been told by many that a dialogue between PAS and Umno "is bad".
"(But) I told them not to worry. We will provide proof to them that Umno is cheating (in the election).
"For instance, there are 47,000 foreigners who are not listed in the National Registration but are allowed to vote.
"In Permatang Pauh there are 123 voters registered using one address. These people are Javanese and Burmese," he said, pointing out that Malaysia is the only country in the world where non-citizens are allowed to vote.
Free education under Pakatan
Anwar also explained the reason why Pakatan Rakyat wanted to take over the government.
"We want to put a stop to all this nonsense.
"We have enough of corruption, enough of racism, and enough of abuse of power. It is time that we change the system," he stressed.
Acknowledging the current mood among the voters who are fed-up with the ongoing political shenanigans, Anwar said that with Pakatan in power the real issues will be dealt with 'immediately'.
"I know you have waited long enough. You have reasons to be cynical against some politicians if not all.
"That is why I told (Lim) Kit Siang and (Abdul) Hadi that the first thing we must do when we take over the government is to reduce the price of oil to take effect immediately.
'Within one year we will ensure that there will be free education right from primary one to university.
"We provide to every person from the remote area in Kapit to the town centres good quality education. This is important.
"We will get rid of PTPTN as we don't want to burden the parents and students," he said.