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One-to-One Fitness Training & Support on the Northern Beaches! 94% off
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Don't make exercise a lonely battle! $39 for eight one-to-one personal training sessions Comprehensive one hour sessions held over four weeks Reach your personal health and fitness goals – lose weight, tone up, build muscle + more! Train outdoors or indoors in an intimate, well-equipped North Manly studio All highly motivated trainers hold a Certificate 4 in personal training and have years of experience
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The Fine PrintExpires on 7 June 2012 Not valid with any other offer Bookings essential and subject to availability Valid for new customers only Outdoor training occurs in the Frenchs Forest/Belrose area of the Northern Beaches Contact details for BCF Personal Training can be found on the voucher
I started training with Brett as a relatively recent second-time mum and after having two kids in two years I felt overweight, unfit and lacking in confidence. Brett soon had me working hard, mainly doing resistance training, and in four months I had lost eight kilos and an average of six centimetres off my measurements. I found him extremely supportive in terms of training as well as providing diet and nutrition advice, and we always had a good chat in the process. I would highly recommend Brett as a personal trainer." - Kate Poole
I have previously had a number of introductory personal training sessions that have always ended without any commitment made from myself to continue. However that changed after my first session with Brett, his energy and personalised attention to what it is you want to achieve is just a few qualities he has as a personal trainer. Brett keeps each training session challenging and fun while motivating me to push past my perceived thresholds. His attention to detail, professionalism and commitment provides the perfect foundation for success at any level. If you are thinking about taking this step, I would highly recommend an introductory session with Brett, it might just be the motivator you need." - Dominique LeMaitre
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Surprisingly enough, we hardly took any Easter pictures this year. Liam did, however, enjoyed all FOUR egg hunts he was lucky enough to participate in!
The first was the local city hunt that we went to last year. They had it all marked off by age of your child and really try to stress that no parents are allowed within the roped off area. Well, everyone abides…for about 5.3 seconds! We were fine with letting Liam go on his own, until all the parents started to run in and we lost sight of Liam for 1.4 seconds. I bolted off and found him two feet away collecting all the goodies he could find. He was so sweet and I had a great mom moment. Whenever he would see a kid go for a candy and another kid would get it, he would pick up a candy from the ground and go put it in that kid's basket. "Here you go!" he would say with a huge smile on his face. Needless to say, he got a handful of candy while a million other kids had a basket full. I love that kid!!!
He also had a preschool Easter party later that week which was so fun! He was not into the egg on the spoon game, though! It was redeemed by making super cute foam baskets that he creatively wore as a hat…surprise, surprise! In minutes every single boy was a basket wearing preschooler, running around in circles with Liam as the ring leader.
We do Easter baskets Saturday morning so when Liam woke up and went potty, the Easter Bunny was super quick and surprised him with his basket on his bed. Liam oohed, and aahed over everything. He especially loved the Mickey Mouse camera he got and took pictures of all the other items in his basket. Later that afternoon we had a hunt with his cousins and found a plethora of candy in each egg.
Both Saturday and Sunday we were excited to listen to General Conference with Ian's side of the family. We also enjoyed a fabulous Easter dinner at Ian's parents house with a ton of delicious food. I love Easter weekend!


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The sole candidate for the spy chief position, Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, vows to improve State Intelligence Agency (BIN) performance in order to optimize the agency's role in the protection of national security.
The National Police deputy chief said during the confirmation hearing at the House of Representatives' Commission I overseeing security and foreign affairs that he aimed to improve BIN's professionalism, objectivity and integrity should he take helm of the agency as the country's coordinator of intelligence affairs. He also wants to improve some aspects of BIN so that the agency could play a greater role in facing new global challenges.
"External threats that endanger national security are getting more complex, asymmetrical and have no certain patterns. BIN should improve its performance to make a better early detection system to prevent and tackle any threats that can endanger our national security," Budi told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Several external threats include the political tension at the South China Sea, drug trafficking, cyber war, conflicts at bordering areas, terrorism financing and also the rapid spread of radical ideologies that have endangered the country's well-being, he added.
Aside from improving early detection mechanisms and related equipment, the optimization of BIN's performance would also consist of the improvement of BIN personnel capacity, resolving management and operating issues, as well as reforming organizational culture, Budi went on.
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Welcome to Christchurch Primary School. This website is intended to give you some information about our school. It cannot tell you everything, and we hope you will visit the school, ask questions and form your own impressions!
If you decide to join us, we look forward to a successful relationship; a partnership in the education of your child.
We are always ready to listen to your ideas, your suggestions and your concerns. All of us at Christchurch Primary School hope that your child will be happy during their time here. We shall certainly do our best to make his/her school days as enjoyable and as successful as possible. Should there be any problem, at home or at school, which you think may be unsettling your child, please let us know so that we can take this into account.
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Over at Salon today, Glenn Greenwald has posted a terrific, take no prisoners rebuttal (more a demolition) to an article published in the NY Times about how the citizens of Pakistan harbor dark and paranoiac thoughts about the United States, and of course, Israel (and India). It's a well-established fact that some absolutely insane conspiracy theories are widely believed by the Arab man in the street. Even elite media types—people who travel a lot for work—fall prey to and propagate such memes—like the long discredited anti-Semitic text Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which was made into a TV mini-series in Egypt. Yes, it's safe to conclude that utterly false, and quite unhelpful conspiracy theories about the USA are common currency in the Arab world… but… but what about the batshit crazy stuff Americans believe about the Middle East, Islam and Arabs?
From Greenwald:
Initially, it's worth asking how these "conspiracy theories" compare to this: from the front page of The New York Times, September 8, 2002:
More than a decade after Saddam Hussein agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction, Iraq has stepped up its quest for nuclear weapons and has embarked on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb, Bush administration officials said today. . . . In the last 14 months, Iraq has sought to buy thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes, which American officials believe were intended as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium. . . . An Iraqi defector said Mr. Hussein had also heightened his efforts to develop new types of chemical weapons. An Iraqi opposition leader also gave American officials a paper from Iranian intelligence indicating that Mr. Hussein has authorized regional commanders to use chemical and biological weapons to put down any Shiite Muslim resistance that might occur if the United States attacks.
He goes on to give example after example of mind-numbing misstatements of fact, fear of the other—and just plain awful reporting—all courtesy of America's chattering classes, i.e. the folks who are supposed to be better informed than the public, the media elites.
It's not hard to conclude that there are extreme misconceptions on both sides of the equation. If you watch, say, Al Jazeera in English (which is all we really have access to) it's a pretty measured news organization, much more BBC than Fox News, that's for sure. But look at our media here and the flouting of woefully misinformed—just fucking stupid—people like Sarah Palin as opinion makers. There was an article I came across just today about how the CIA was planning to make a phonied up video of Saddam Hussein screwing a little boy (before abandoning the idea because they realized it wouldn't have the same taboo shock value over there as it would here!). I mean, this is the shit the CIA admits to! Is there any wonder at why the average Pakistani citizen would feel that the United States is the Great Satan and not trust us?
Paranoia? Or rational fear?
I highly suggest reading Glenn Greenwald's entire piece, this is just a teaser for it.
Those irrational, misled, conspiratorial Muslims (Salon)
In conclusion, here's a lovely bit of homegrown convoluted thinking… the maker of this video actually seems to believe in his heart that this man is a liberal plant at a Tea party! The Democrats sent him! Blame Obama! (To be clear, the guy is right to fuck with the idiot, but to call him a Democrat plant is quite a leap, I think you'll agree! Can't just be a conservative idiot, can he, he's got to be a liberal plant? Or ACORN! WTF?)


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A patron of an AMC theater in Columbus, Ohio, was detained this past Saturday for wearing Google Glass while watching a movie, according to a report from The Gadgeteer. The Glass-wearer, who wishes to remain anonymous, was pulled out of the theater mid-Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and questioned for an hour by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents. The man had recently had prescription lenses fit to his Google Glass and wore them in to see the movie. According to his testimony published at The Gadgeteer, an agent approached him an hour in, "yank[ed] the Google Glass" off his face and commanded the man to follow him. Outside the theater were 5 to 10 cops and mall security personnel. The man was taken to a room for questioning and said the agent told him he "[had] been caught illegally taping a movie."
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* French general says Algeria army helicopter killed monks
* Sarkozy says inquiry must find truth about Trappist deaths
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PARIS, July 6 (Reuters) - A French general has said seven French monks murdered in Algeria in 1996 were killed by the army there rather than by Islamist militants and Paris helped cover up the truth, a judicial source said on Monday.
Retired General Francois Buchwalter, France's defence attache in Algiers at the time, told a closed-door inquiry an army helicopter killed the Catholic monks when it fired on an isolated camp they thought was a militant hide-out.
Algeria says the Trappist monks, who lived in a hilltop monastery in Tibehirine 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Algiers, were abducted by militants in March 1996 and found dead with their throats slit two months later.
When an Algerian source told him the official version, which blamed the Islamists for their death, was false, Buchwalter informed Paris but was told to keep quiet, according to a report in Le Figaro daily confirmed by the source.
The murder shocked France and strained relations with Algeria.
Asked about the charge while at a French-British summit in Evian, President Nicolas Sarkozy said he had been deeply upset by the murder at the time and the present inquiry must find out the truth. "Justice must do its job," he said.
A lawyer for relatives of the monks called for secret defence files on the case be opened, a demand seconded by former Prime Minster Jean-Pierre Raffarin. "We must find out what happened. This is a very painful affair," he said.
France opened a probe into the killings in 2004 after a former Algerian secret service agent said Algiers had ordered agents to kidnap the monks as part of a plot. But militants in the area seized them from the agents and later killed them.
The aim of the plot is not clear. One theory in the French media says it was to warn the monks, who had refused to leave the area that had become a stronghold of the militant Armed Islamic Group (GIA). Another says it was to discredit the GIA.
According to Le Figaro, Buchwalter said his source, an Algerian officer, told him his brother had been in the attacking helicopter and that it landed at the camp after the shooting.
"The monks' bodies were riddled with bullets," he quoted the source as saying. Buchwalter said his superiors told him to keep quiet to avoid harming relations between France and Algeria.
In other testimony to the investigation, Trappist Procurator General Rev. Armand Veilleux said he went to Algeria after the murders and insisted on opening the coffins to identify the monks.
They contained only the dead men's heads, he said, adding he thought someone disposed of the bodies to hide the evidence of how they died. He said the French embassy had urged him not to discuss this in public.
Buchwalter also told the inquiry he suspected Algerian authorities were behind the killing of the Catholic bishop of Oran, Pierre Claverie, shortly after the monks were murdered. (Writing by Tom Heneghan; Editing by Sophie Hares)


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Pineda to face live hitters in next rehab step
CHICAGO -- Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda is rehabbing in Tampa, Fla., and has been scheduled to pitch to live hitters on Saturday, according to manager Joe Girardi.
"He's progressing like we want," Girardi said. "Everything is going according to plan, so let's keep going forward."
Pineda has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 6 with a right shoulder muscle injury, and has thrown bullpens of 20-30 pitches to this point.
He was 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA in four starts before serving a 10-game suspension, then sustaining an injury while tossing a simulated game in Florida. The Yankees are hoping to have Pineda join the big league rotation in June.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CAMPAIGNERS have been accused of wasting public money after losing another round of their battle against the latest generation of cross-Solent ferries.
The Lymington River Association (LRA) has again been refused permission to appeal against the Government's decision to allow Wightlink to continue using larger vessels on its Lymington to Yarmouth route.
Wightlink said the dispute had cost the company £3.5m and had also been a burden on the public purse.
LRA members say the W-class vessels are harming environmentally-sensitive parts of the Lymington River – a claim Wightlink rejects.
In 2010 a High Court judge backed the LRA, claiming the introduction of the ferries was an unlawful violation of wildlife protection laws.
But the Government later backed the outcome of a 2011 planning inquiry that gave Wightlink permission to continue operating the vessels as well as creating new habitats to replace any damaged by the ferries.
The LRA has repeatedly been refused consent to challenge the Government's decision in the courts.
The latest hearing followed a repetition of the earlier application.
John Burrows, Wightlink's chief operating officer, said: "The LRA's claims have now been considered and rejected by a planning inspector, the Secretary of State, the High Court (twice) and the Court of Appeal (twice).
"While we recognise the rights of individuals to challenge developments on environmental grounds, we believe that this case has gone too far.
"It seems quite wrong that a small group of individuals should be able to impose such a costly legal burden on the UK taxpayer and on our company."
But the LRA hit back at criticism of its campaign and vowed to fight on.
A spokesman said: "The public inquiry accepted that the ferries would cause damage to the Lymington River and that has duly taken place.
"The long-term aim of the LRA remains the conservation of the salt marsh."
A statement on the LRA website says: "Wightlink are causing loss of habitat in the Lymington River and are allowed to do so if they put mud on a section of marsh a mile away.
"This is clearly not what the Habitats Directive provides for, which is no negative impact."


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Russia ready to buy Mikron stake, says report
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LONDON The Russian government has approved a plan to buy a minority stake in chip maker JSC Mikron for about $10 million, according to a Russian News and Information Agency online report.
The board of Mikron (Zelenograd, Russia), a leading Russian manufacturer of chips, approved the additional private offering of 1.088 million shares to the Russian Federal Agency for the Management of Federal Property, on Tuesday (Aug. 29), the report said. Later a Russian economics official confirmed that the government may buy a minority stake in Mikron, which produces chips for the defense industry, the report said.
Mikron, the lead semiconductor company of the diverse consumer electronics company JSC Sitronics, claims to be Russia's largest chip maker and accounts for 28 percent of the microelectronic components used by the Russian defense industry, the report said.
Mikron expects to raise about 287 billion rubles (about $10.8 million) through its share offer, the report said.
"Given that Mikron is the only producer of such goods [in Russia], and that the defense industry accounts for a considerable part of the national economy nowadays, the decision is nothing out of the ordinary and can be justified by the need for government control over the monopoly production," the report quoted Kirill Androsov, deputy minister of economic development and trade, as saying. However, details have yet to be worked out, the report also quoted Androsov as saying.
Mikron's manufacturing capability is listed to be moving to 0.35-micron but earlier this year Mikron launched production of ICs for electronic passports. Mikron is also expanding its fab to accommodate 0.18-micron process technology to meet demand generated by electronic passports, telecommunications and consumer electronics (see Aug. 8, story).


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"It's so interesting how people behave when they're kissing," acclaimed photographer Yuri Dojc says. "They sort of become oblivious to the world around them."
A good case in point: a couple he photographed last year at a picnic in England in a rather, er, cheeky embrace. He calls the image: "Tongue-in-cheek."
The photos was the perfect addition to an on-going project that he began in 1989, capturing kissing couples around the world. Dojc who lives in Toronto with his wife, was doing a project on Slovak Holocaust survivors when he took his first image for the romantic series.
"I was doing the project about survivors in Czechoslovakia and this was the exact opposite. From the seriousness of tragedy, this was the happiness of every day."
"I find in Slovakia, people really like to kiss. They kiss on the subway, they kiss everywhere. On the street car, there's usually a girl sitting on a guy's lap. It's a very hot country."
From the Elvis festival in Collingwood, Ont., to a lakeside path in Krakow, Poland, Dojc has made portraits of public displays of affection. Curiously, he has also made a living taking pictures of kisses and some of his early commercial work is of lip locks. One of his most famed advertising images — a shot of a fish kissing a grinning woman on the cheek — was done for Kodak. He also shot a billboard for Federal Express and, he remembers, at the end of a long shoot, the kissing couple had blisters. "They couldn't kiss anymore."
Then there was that beer campaign photo shoot with the dedicated models. "They didn't know each other," Dojc says incredulously. "But they just loved to kiss."
"I wanted to take a break so I said, 'That's enough.' I went to the kitchen, came back and they were still kissing. So bizarre."


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I think his score for performance is appropriate though. How on earth can that machine have issues?
* Processor: AMD X2 4400+ (overclocked)
* RAM: 2GB Corsair DDR500
* Motherboard: DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI
* Video Card: BFG GeForce 7950GT 512MB
* Hard Drive: 2x Wester Digital 74GB Raptor (RAID 0)


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(Manila, Philippines, May 16, 2011)– Already available in over sixteen countries, Zemi Interactive's popular free-to-play fantasy MMORPG is finally coming to the Philippines in cooperation with Mobiusonline ( www.mobiusonline.net) the leading online games portal in Southeast Asia with over 1,000 titles.
4Story is a medieval tale of magic and swordplay set in a fictional continent ravaged by war. Players can choose which kingdom they wish side with, conquer territory in the game's unique huge-scale multiplayer battles or go questing with friends for personal fame and fortune. The game features lush 3D environments and vibrant artwork. With three races, six classes and hundreds of skills to choose from, gamers will have a plethora of options to personalize their in-game avatars and enjoy hundreds of hours of fun.
Zemi Interactive, developer of 4Story, is a Korea-based MMO company and makers of other stellar titles such as Dragon Gem and Travia Online. To learn more about 4Story, visit the official website: http://4story.mobiusgames.net.
About Digital Media Exchange
Established in 2003, Digital Media Exchange, Inc. (dme), is a veteran online games publisher and game service provider to the global computer games industry. Under the brand name Mobius ( www.mobiusgames.net), dme pioneered the Southeast Asian online game industry by architecting the leading Philippine peering exchange for online games, launching the first free-to-play/item-based games in the region, and creating unique and innovative premium services seamlessly integrated within a proprietary digital media platform and payment system ( www.mobiusonline.net) used by over 12 million registered users. dme's outsourcing division provides game consulting and support services to some of the world's largest global entertainment, technology, and retailing companies including Disney, Dreamworks, Dolby Laboratories, Nexon, NHN, and Build-a-Bear Workshop. For more information, visit the website www.dmii.net or e-mail: email@example.com.?


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Reporter not holding subscription drive
The Rockdale Reporter is not currently doing a subscription drive over the phone.
Anyone who receives a phone call from a solicitor who claims to be selling a subscription to The Reporter should know it is a scam.
Publisher Kathy Cooke said The Reporter office received a phone call last week about the supposed drive and found out credit card information had been exchanged to someone who was not with The Reporter.
Contact the Rockdale Police Department (446-3436) and do NOT give the solicitor any credit card information.
La Escuelita plans cookoff for Oct. 1st
The ninth annual La Escuelita Fall Cookoff, is set for Saturday on the grounds of the former school, east of Rockdale on US 79.
Cookoff begins at 8 a.m. and cookers may set up at 7. Categories will be beef/chicken/pork, menudo, chili and beans.
Entry fee is $15 for each category.
The day will also feature horseshoe and washer tourneys, music, food, arts and crafts and vendor booths.
For more information, call Dee Lerma 446-6833.
Local bikers planning to 'Ride for Bastrop'
Local motocyclists are planning to gather on Saturday and participate in the Ride to Rebuild Bastrop in that fire-ravaged county.
" They (Bastrop bikers) have been at all of our rides and we need to go help them out as much as possible," Charles Starr, local motorcycle enthusiast, said.
Starr said anyone wanting to meet Saturday morning and ride to Bastrop,, should call him at 512-540-2561 or e-mail him at cr_ email@example.com.
Troopers probe three Rockdale-area wrecks
State troopers were called to three traffic accidents on Rockdale area roads during the past week as follows:
• 7:50 p.m. Monday, FM 1712 north of Rockdale, driver Pearl Paris, 83, Rockdale, treated at Richards Memorial Hospital, moderate damages.
• 10 p.m. Friday, FM 908 south of Rockdale, driver Rodney Gamble, 30, Caldwell, no injuries, extensive damages.
• 1:15 a.m. Sunday, FM 3242 north of Milano, driver Lyndsie Gray, 17, Gause, moderate damages.
'Champion' Strelsky headed to Washington
SALADO—A send-off event for 13-year- old Dustin Strelsky of Rockdale, the Texas Champion for Children's Miracle Network, is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Keith Ace Hardware in Salado.
Strelsky is headed for Washington D. C. and Walt Disney World to represent Texas, along with fellow champions from every state.
Strelsky sustained a spinal cord injury in a highway crash Jan. 20, 2010, leaving him in a wheelchair.
He will also be the focus of an upcoming Proctor & Gamble campaign for Texas Ace Hardware stores and a sneak peak of the photo display will be available at Saturday's event.
Trustees accept bid for mineral rights
Rockdale ISD trustees accepted the only bid received for mineral rights on two acres of the former rural Bethel School property during a special session Monday at the Central Administration Building.
Supt. Dr. Howell Wright said the bid of Thomas Doss of Naval Co. was accepted.
" Terms of the lease are for three years with a paid-up bonus of not less than $150 per net mineral acre, a royalty paid to the Rockdale ISD of not less than 1.8 on all oil and gas produced for the leased premises and a shut-in gas well payment of $50 per acre," Dr. Wright said.
Saturday meeting for Thanksgiving volunteers
Persons w ishing to a ssist with New Hope Baptist's annual Thanksgiving luncheon are invited to a meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. For more information call Pam King, 446- 7296, Deborah Crawford, 760- 5241 or Vera Rivers, 760-0489.
Old tire collections ahead in Rockdale, Thorndale
Old tire collections will be held at precinct barns in Milam County this month for the convenience of Milam residents, according to two commissioners.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Jeff Muegge said the first collection will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Precinct 4 barn in Thorndale.
"We're also going to be going around picking up old tires off the roadways," he said. "It seems like we've got a lot of old tires on the roads."
One week later, Saturday, Oct. 15, it's Rockdale's turn with a tire collection at the Precinct 3 barn, according to Commissioner Dale Jaecks.
"At both collections we will accept only tires no more than 54 inches tall and 15 inches wide," Jaecks said.
MCAD board interviews marketing candidates
Rockdale's Municipal Development District (MDD) interviewed two marketing firms during a special session Monday at City Hall.
Mundo & Associated and Johnson & Associates BRR were interviewed.
The board is contemplating hiring either a marketing firm or a manager and is expected to make a decision at a later date.
Tax rate remains same for City of Thorndale
THORNDALE—The Thorndale City council met Monday and adopted an 84-cent tax rate, same as the current rate.
The entire rate is for maintenance and operation, according to administrator Denise Melde, who said the county does not have any
The council also adopted a 2011- 12 budget with expenditures totaling $1,103,970.
In other business, the council transferred $6,104 into its fire truck fund, okayed the purchase of equipment to monitor the city water plant and approved hiring a plant operator and laborer.
Thorndale council reschedules budget vote
The Black Jack Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual National Night Out Ice Cream Social on Tuesday (Oct. 4) at the Black Jack fire station, according to Jesse Smith, BFVFD president.
The come-and-go event is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., he said
"Come out and have a Coke float and visit with the firefighters," he said. "We will be viewing 'Using


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Modutek Partners With WRS On 450mm Silicon Reclaiming
Modutek Corporation is working with WRS Materials which provides silicon wafer polishing services, on a 450mm wafer cleaning development project.
Richard Mee, President of WRS Materials, says, "Modutek Corporation's expertise on tank design and wet clean technology was crucial to our 450mm upgrade".
The new cleaning line will feature Modutek custom designed chemical baths that will incorporate Kiajo megasonics and custom wafer furniture capable of handling five 450mm wafers per fixture.
Doug Wagner, President/CEO of Modutek Corporation, comments, "We were able to offer WRS new processing methods that will help them provide critical cost effective solutions to their customers. It will work to reduce the overall cost of the initial 450mm investments."
He goes on to say, "Our collaboration with WRS provided us the opportunity to utilise our custom designed semiconductor wet processing equipment and ensures they meet all SEMI standard requirements."
This new reclaim line is among the first in operation globally and will reclaim 450mm wafers for most of the blue chip OEM's. With a growing demand and the high cost of 450mm silicon wafers, reclaiming wafers will be a vital resource to the industry for many years to come.
Worldwide, the 2011 reclaim wafer market was estimated at $374 million and is expected to reach as high as $413 million in 2013. "Technology advancements are driving higher quality standards, these new specifications demand constant investment in better tool sets, strong engineering support and improved training for our production staff. Fortunately we have found a willing partner in Modutek to help in all three areas", comments Richard Mee.
Wagner adds, "Modutek's Megasonic Cleaning Equipment offers a precision cleaning system that was developed for the unique requirements of the Semiconductor, FPD, Hard Disk, Solar and Crystal industries. Our engineers work closely with our customers to provide a solution for each specific application."


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Limited stock. Colour: Golden Yellow. Tasting notes, Undiluted: Nose: Citrus fruits - limes/grapefruit with fragrant notes. Hint of sweetness - vanilla. Palate: Malty with hints of cedar wood. Sweetness still evident. With Water: Nose: Fruity, estery - boiled fruit sweets, lemonade. Palate: Cereal notes with slight leafiness.


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I'd like to encourage you guys to submit your GameStop trade-in values to our database directly. You can access it from the main navigation bar under Retailers -> GameStop or here: http://www.cheapassg...w&retailerid=13
Locking this thread now. New thread here: http://www.cheapassg...d.php?p=6518966
GameStop.com Information (will post it when they update it)
There are probably other promos, but GameStop hasn't updated their trade-in page yet.
Trade 2/4/6 360/PS3/Wii/DS/PSP get an extra 10/20/40% (Expires 11/22/2009)
Get the Biggest Titles (Expires 11/22/2009)
Power Trade 25% - Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Assassin's Creed 2, New Super Mario Bros or Tekken 6 (Expires 11/22/2009)
$25 Hardware Bonus (Expires 11/22/2009)
$40 Guaranteed TIV on Select Games
GAMESTOP USED GAME PRODUCT ID (thanks Xfactor4)
Can I trade-in sealed games?
No. You might come across the rare GameStop that would let you do it, but they are going to open them anyway.
Can I stack two different trade-in promos?
No. The only thing that will stack with trade-ins is your EDGE card.
Does the EDGE Card give me a bonus on hardware trade-ins?
No. You will only get the bonus for games and accessories.
Do trade-ins have to have their original case, insert and manual?
No, however it will be YMMV on if they charge you a refurbish fee for them in that condition. Most GameStops wont charge a fee but there are some that charge for incomplete games.
Will they accept my game if it is really beat up?
YMMV. It really all depends upon the employee you get. Some will charge refurbish fees, some wont, some wont accept the game and others just take them without a second glance.
I have a Collector's/Limited/Special edition of a game, do I have to trade-in all of the extras?
No, but there are a handful of games that their variations have separate listings at GameStop: Madden 09 Anniversary Edition, Battlefield: Bad Company Gold Edition, and a few others.
Can I trade in multiple copies of the same game?
YMMV. The official policy is no, but there are some GameStops that overlook that rule.
What all do I have to trade in for a console trade-in?
Xbox 360: Console Unit, power brick, A/V Cables, Controller (wired/wireless)
Wii: Consule Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cables, Wiimote, Nunchuck, Sensor Bar
Playstation 3: Consule Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cable, Controller, USB Cable (need confirmation)
I used a Power Trade promo for a pre-order, can I cancel that pre-order and get the credit or move it to another game I want?
Yes on both accounts. However, if you do a bunch of the power trades and just straight drop the pre-order you could create some ill-will between yourself and the employees you cancel on.
I just tried to use a promo that has a select list of games eligible, but they say my game isn't eligible anymore, what gives?
Basically they have the right to change the eligible games at any time. They tend to update these frequently so as to lock out any easy/cheap games. It's best to check the eligible list the day of your trade.
These trade-in values are really low!
While that may be true, if you combine the games with the right promotion they can work to your advantage. There are knowledgeable people in this thread that are normally willing to help.
If I pay for an item using all credit on my card, do I have to pay sales tax?
This varies depending upon the state you live in.
First post contains promo information and the FAQ. Second post has the 360/Wii/PS3 values. Third post has the PS2/GC values. Fourth post has PSP/DS values. This might get changed around, but needed room for expansion with hitting the character limit constantly in 2 split posts.
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I absolutely love I'm Alan Partridge and series two still manages to make me cry with laughter. In this series, Alan has moved on from the 'Travel Tavern' where he was living and is now shacked up in a caravan outside his unfinished house along with new girlfriend Sonia, a Russian toilet humour enthusiast (and possible mail order girlfriend). Cue some more classic catchphrases, tragic comedy and the introduction of some hilarious new characters including Dan Moody and Sonia.
Possibly fewer classic comedy moments than in the first series but a couple of the best characters are still around like Michael and Lynne. There's also a great episode where Alan gives a presentation at a Fireplace conference and injures himself quite badly on the way.
Overall, this is a great DVD that you can watch time and again, and it's a fantastic follow up series. This is the last series made but then I've a feeling that another one would be overkill. For anyone who hasn't watched Alan Partridge before I would recommend watching series one first, although this can be enjoyed in it's own right.
If you like cringe worthy comedy then this is not to be missed, British comedy at it's best!
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Slatington driver facing DUI count
A Slatington driver is facing a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) following an incident that occurred in Lehigh County.
State police at Fogelsville Dawn Marie Campolo, 32, was northbound about 12:50 a.m. on aug. 28 when her vehicle became disabled near a downed tree. She was found to be under the influence and was placed under arrest for DUI, troopers said.


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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The county is slated to open its new animal shelter on Friday, Aug. 22, with a 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Forsyth County Animal Shelter is located at 4065 County Way, just off Ga. 400 in northern Forsyth County.
"We are looking forward to officially opening the new shelter on the afternoon of Aug. 22, with a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony," said Chris Peninger, animal shelter manager. "We invite residents to join us for the ceremony and then to come inside and take a tour."
Those unable to attend the opening event are encouraged to visit the shelter at their convenience.
The shelter's hours for adoptions will be Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The shelter's hours to drop-off or reclaim an animal will be Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Construction of the approximately 13,700-square-foot facility was funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) VII program approved by voters in 2011.
Prior to opening the new shelter, the county had contracted shelter operations to Orr Animal Hospital.
For more information, call 678-965-7187 or visit www.forsythco.com.


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Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 | 4:30 p.m.
Winning the West - RNC
(A team of Sun reporters is at the Republican National Convention this week in St. Paul.)
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An unfortunate aspect of these conventions, both Democrat and Republican, is that you often wind up with people making important speeches, interesting speeches, compelling speeches, while no one listening.
Or few people anyway.
For the most part, people are milling around, chatting, with backs turned, while some woman who built a pretzel empire is saying the following: To give is to live. To whom much is given, much is required. We must continue to be a giving nation. Etc. Now she's saying John McCain will help us give hope to the hopeless, courage to the weak, etc.


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Name: Athi Selvendran'14.
Major: International relations.
Greek Initiation Semester: Spring 2011, Sigma Chi.
Why did you join? Sigma Chi was the most appealing to me because for me it symbolized family, and the dudes in the fraternity treated me like a brother before I even joined.
Did you originally think you would join Greek Life? Nah, when I visited I actually was never told about any of the Greek houses on campus.
Favorite thing about Greek Life? Brotherhood and being able to live with a bunch of people who are there for you no matter what. The friendships you make here at the house last forever.
Favorite Greek memory? Hanging out with Kyle, Eddie, Derek, Matt, Bryan Fayer, and the rest of the football and baseball Sigma Chi bros and shooting ridiculously stupid, sometimes funny videos.
Common misconception you had about Greek Life? Well, a lot of people told me that fraternities are all about partying, something like the movie "Old School." But really, there is so much meaning behind what Sigma Chi is and what it stands for. Once you join and go through the initiation process your eyes become open to what Sigma Chi truly is.
What does Greek Life provide to campus? Sigma Chi throws parties that everyone goes to and loves. Our Great Lakes Party (Best Party of The Year) is on [April 17], get hyped! We also raise awareness to major causes. Most of those events that raise money around school for a cause are usually run by a Greek organization.
Final message about Greek Life? Even if you don't want to join Sigma Chi, come chill at the house or come to one of our parties, don't be a stranger. If you do want to join the house come hang out! Trust me, no one in our house would say no to you chilling with us.


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AF Professional Development Day is coming soon!Category: Home
The next AF-wide PD Day is less than three weeks away! We are focused on providing our teachers with outstanding professional development not only before school starts, but throughout the school year. Twice a year we invite all our teachers to come together for a day of collaboration and reflection at AF PD Days. It's also a time for our teachers to have fun and show their school spirit. Check out AF Bushwick Elementary's spirit here.Share this story:


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Lawyers threatened the Law Society with possible legal action today in the wake of Chancery Lane's recent guidance on drafting Sharia law-compliant wills.
The leader of the Lawyers' Secular Society (LSS) pilloried the solicitors' representation body for being "incredibly naive" and caving into religious lobbying groups, following a practice note sent to solicitors on 13 March.
LSS secretary Charlie Klendjian criticised the Law Society for issuing guidance that "displays an assumption that Muslims are a monolithic bloc. The society may have been motivated by good intentions, but the only way of having a truly multi-cultural and diverse society that is fair is to have one law for everyone in the jurisdiction, and not to do anything that undermines the primacy of English law".
Klendjian raised the prospect of a public law challenge of the society's powers in distributing the practice note. At the very least, Klendjian said his group would be writing an open letter to the Chancery Lane leadership, challenging it over the legitimacy of its move. He encouraged the society "not to hide behind the comfortable multi-cultural language of diversity".
The practice note – which the Law Society billed as being the first of its kind – aimed to assist solicitors "with the intricacies of Sharia succession rules, which is the code of law derived from the Quran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed".
A Chancery Lane statement said clients in England and Wales "can legally choose to bequeath their assets according to Sharia rules, providing the will is signed in accordance with the requirements set out in the Wills Act 1837".
But the LSS claims the guidance "normalises, legitimises and sanitises" a legal system that they maintain can be "fundamentally discriminatory against women, non-Muslims, and sometimes children".
Klendjian told The Lawyer there should be no objection to Muslims seeking to incorporate Islamic provisions in their wills, provided they did not breach English law. However, he claimed the Law Society should not have issued an opinion on the validity of Sharia-compliant wills.
"The practice note is difficult to understand," said Klendjian. "And there's a good reason for that – ultimately it's theology. The Law Society is a secular organisation – it represents solicitors of all faiths and none. So it is not appropriate, even as a starting point to guidance, for it to wade into theology."
He suggested Chancery Lane officials had bowed to lobbying by pro-Sharia law lobbyists. "Why not guidance on Christian wills, Jewish wills or even Scientology wills?" asked Klendjian.
Indeed, some Muslim lawyers have also criticised the society's guidance as being confused, not least in its lack of clarity over the considerable differences between Sharia-compliant probate law regarding the Shia and Sunni branches of Islam.
"This is the sort of confusion that happens when a secular organisation waddles into theology," said Klendjian. "It assumes that Muslims are a monolithic bloc clamouring to live under Sharia, and sells out liberal and secular Muslims in an instant."
The secular lawyers' group also raised the prospect of the Law Society move creating confusion around intestacy.
"Imagine the scenario where a devout Muslim man dies without having written a will because he was suddenly taken very ill," said Klendjian. "Is there an assumption that he would have written a Sharia will? Should his assets be disposed of under different intestacy provisions than those under English law?"
Law Society President Nicholas Fluck described as "inaccurate and ill informed" suggestions that Chancery Lane was promoting Sharia law.
"We live in a diverse multi-faith, multi-cultural society," said Fluck. "The Law Society responded to requests from its members for guidance on how to help clients asking for wills that distribute their assets in accordance with Sharia practice.
"Our practice note focuses on how to do that, where it is allowed under English law. The law of England and Wales will give effect to wishes clearly expressed in a valid will in so far as those wishes are compliant with the law of England. The issue is no more complicated than that."


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Reality-TV star and fashion mogul Khloe Kardashian ("Keeping Up With the Kardashians," "Khloe & Lamar") hosted a meet-and-greet and autograph session at Kardashian Khaos in the Mirage on Saturday afternoon, and photographer Denise Truscello was onsite for a photo gallery.
The 5-foot-10, 29-year-old Kardashian turned heads in a black, white and tan curve-hugging dress and bright red lipstick and was minus her entourage of red-carpet sisters Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, as well as estranged husband Lamar Odom, who most recently played for the L.A. Clippers.
The soon-to-be divorced couple has reported sold the Tarzana, Calif., home they once shared for $5.49 million to "The Big Bang Theory" star and newlywed Kaley Cuoco.
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The explosive device detonated on a driveway in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on Saturday causing damage to three vehicles, police said.
No one was injured in the incident.
The Army's explosive ordnance disposal unit attended and the scene was cordoned off while officers conducted inquiries.
Police said a 56-year-old man and a woman aged 58-year-old, both from the Eastleigh area, were arrested.
Detectives from Hampshire Police said they believe the incident was isolated and that there was no suggestion to link it with terrorism.
Detective Chief Inspector Dick Pearson said: "The area has been searched and no other devices were located.
"We believe this was an isolated incident and there is nothing to suggest this was linked to any act of terrorism.
"The incident is being investigated as a criminal damage offence, recklessly endangering life. I would urge anyone with any information to get in touch with us to assist us with our investigation."


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Nassau police attorney Karen Taggart's conduct at crash scene probed
Authorities are investigating whether an attorney who works for the Nassau County Police Department interfered at a deadly crash scene where police arrested her brother on a drunken driving charge.
Police said attorney Karen Taggart showed up at an April 22 crash in Levittown where they arrested her brother, James Taggart Jr., 43.
Authorities said James Taggart's car struck and killed pedestrian Robert Chapman Sr., 81, of Bethpage. He was crossing Hempstead Turnpike to get to the grocery store where he worked.
Police spokesman Insp. Kenneth Lack said Wednesday that acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter has referred the matter involving Karen Taggart to internal affairs.
"A preliminary investigation reveals she did not interfere with James Taggart's arrest. Mr. Taggart was arrested and charged appropriately," Lack said.
Shams Tarek, a spokesman for Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice, said her office also is looking into Karen Taggart's conduct. "It was alleged to us she was at the scene and interacted with people at the scene, and we are investigating those allegations," Tarek said.
Records show Karen Taggart, who didn't return a call to her office, has worked for the county since 1995 and earns $95,000 a year.
James Taggart, of Levittown, pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and is free on $7,500 bail. Defense attorney William Petrillo said Taggart is a sheet metal worker and Navy veteran who is a married father of four. "He and his family are very sensitive to the loss of life," the attorney said.
Petrillo said further investigation will show his client wasn't drunk, and any probe into Karen Taggart's conduct won't affect that.
"Considering this accident was unavoidable on one of the country's most dangerous roadways for pedestrians, and that alcohol played no part in it since Mr. Taggart was not intoxicated, there is no collateral investigation that can change that truth," Petrillo said.


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Sarah Jessica Parker thinks it's healthy to hate her husband for "20 minutes a day". The 'I Don't Know How She Does It' star has been married to Matthew Broderick – with whom she has three children, James, eight, and two-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion, for over 14 years – and while she loves her spouse dearly, the actress admits they both have to make compromises to make it work. She said: "It's all about compromises. You can hate somebody for 20 minutes or two days, but it's still a treat to be in a relationship, if that's the person you want to be with. After a while, a compromise kind of gets marginalised anyway. You don't recall them, it's just what you do to make things work.
"Lots of marriages work for many strange and wonderful reasons, and my reasons can't be anybody else's."
Meanwhile, despite being praised for her impeccable appearance after starring as Carrie Bradshaw in 'Sex and the City', Sarah Jessica confessed she is clueless about make-up in real life and can't even blow-dry her own hair.
In an interview with Britain's Star magazine, she said: "It's not me! I don't know how to put make-up on! I never do my nails and I almost never do my hair. And I've probably had nail polish on my nails twice in 10 years. That's it. I have manicures only when I'm working and I'm like a butcher when I do them at home. Very badly. I can't blow-dry my own hair. I don't know how and I just sweat.
"I know how to cover a zit and put mascara and eye pencil on – but not professionally. And I can only put my hair into a pony tail – nothing else!"
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A Canadian judge ordered a separated lesbian couple to share 13 vials of donor sperm, allowing one to have another child with her new partner, CBC News reported.
The couple – identified as ANA and JCM in court records – split in 2007 after each bore a child from sperm of the same donor.
They divided their assets equally, but forgot about semen straws on ice with a Vancouver fertility clinic.
The dispute began in 2009 when JCM asked for access to the sperm so she could have another baby related to the first two children.
However, ANA said she would rather see the sperm destroyed, the Vancouver Sun reported.
"I find that the remaining 13 gametes should be divided between the parties. Assuming it is not possible, or that it is impractical, to divide one sperm straw in half, I award seven sperm straws to the claimant, JCM, and six sperm straws to the respondent, ANA," BC Supreme Court Justice Loryl Russell wrote in the ruling, released Thursday.
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Russell also ruled that if the odd straw couldn't be divided, JCM should pay her ex-wife $250, or how much they paid for the sperm originally.
CTV News said JCM took the case to court because she was out of options.
She approached the American company that sold her the sperm, but the man was no longer on file.
JCM also approached a family that had used the same donor, but they had no semen straws remaining.
The judge said that even though there is more emotional attachment in this case, the sperm should still be treated as property.
"The respondent's moral objections to the commercialization of reproduction, or the commoditization of the body, seem to me to be too late," Russell wrote in the ruling.
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Researchers are strategically located in the Jacksonville area to study marine mammals, marine turtles and marine fisheries.
It is said that distance makes the heart grow fonder and familiarity breeds contempt. This may be true when speaking of love. For researchers, however, it could be said that distance leaves their hearts to wonder and familiarity promotes sound science. Florida is a large state with a variety of habitats that are home to an even greater diversity of animals. FWRI researchers are strategically stationed throughout the state at more than 20 locations close to the natural resources they study. In addition to being close to important research interests, FWRI researchers at field stations are often able to form mutually beneficial partnerships with other research and conservation organizations. One such location, Jacksonville, is home to researchers monitoring marine fisheries, marine mammals and marine turtles.
Marine Fisheries Research
Because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and three large river estuaries, Jacksonville is a perfect location from which to track marine fish species from birth to adulthood. Many of these fish begin their lives in estuaries and bays, where they grow and develop before moving offshore as adults. Since 2001, marine fisheries researchers in Jacksonville have been keeping an eye on juvenile fish populations in the St. Johns, Nassau and St. Marys River estuaries as part of a statewide monitoring program. Researchers also collect data from offshore surveys on reef fish. Researchers use these two sources of information to produce population estimates managers use to sustain fisheries with appropriate season lengths, bag limits and size limits.
Thanks to a partnership with Jacksonville University, researchers are located right on the bank of the St. Johns River and a short drive from the other two estuaries. In 2010, researchers moved into a joint-use Marine Science Research Institute on the university's campus. They now work under the same roof as other research and conservation organizations, offering opportunities for collaboration.
Marine Mammal Research
When asked about work, sometimes people say, "It's been a zoo, lately." For FWRI marine mammal researchers in Jacksonville, work is always a zoo because they're based at the Jacksonville Zoo Field Lab. These researchers are responsible for rescue and recovery of marine mammals, especially the North Atlantic right whale and Florida manatee, which are both endangered.
Right whale researchers support NOAA Fisheries with monitoring and recovery of the right whale population, which is estimated to be at least 450 individuals. The coastal waters near Jacksonville are part of the only known right whale calving area, so researchers conduct aerial surveys to count mother-calf pairs to record new additions to the population. They also monitor population numbers by photographing and identifying individual right whales. In addition to monitoring, researchers help rescue entangled right whales and communicate whale locations through an early warning system to help prevent vessel-whale collisions.
Manatee researchers coordinate the northeast section of a statewide rescue and recovery network. They are responsible for rescuing injured and sick manatees and transporting them to partner rehabilitation facilities. Researchers also recover dead manatees and conduct necropsies (animal autopsies) to determine cause of death and identify threats to these animals. Manatee researchers in Jacksonville also conduct genetics studies and use photo-identification to monitor the manatee population in northeast Florida.
When marine mammal researchers are conducting field work, they rely on volunteers to assist with rescue and recovery operations. For instance, if a stranded manatee is reported while researchers are in the field, they know the zoo's Marine Mammal Rescue Team and other volunteers will be ready to assist with the rescue.
Marine Turtle Research
Marine turtle researchers are also based at the Jacksonville Zoo, as northeast Florida is an important location in the Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. The network is a statewide effort to document and investigate the causes of strandings – sea turtles that have washed ashore or are floating, dead or alive. All five sea turtle species found in the waters around Florida are either threatened or endangered. Identifying the threats to these species and figuring out how to lessen their effects are important steps in helping these populations recover. So when sea turtles are found stranded, researchers want to find out why.
The stranding and salvage network relies heavily on members of sea turtle conservation organizations. FWRI researchers encourage members to participate, train them and coordinate their responses to strandings. A number of these organizations in the Jacksonville area have partnered with FWRI. When a stranded sea turtle is reported to the FWC's Wildlife Alert Hotline, an FWRI researcher at the closest network location quickly responds or coordinates a response by partners. When turtles are found dead, responders record details about the animal and location. Researchers may also conduct necropsies on recently deceased turtles to determine cause of death. Turtles found alive are rescued and transported to the closest permitted rehabilitation center.
FWRI's presence in Jacksonville is a great example of maximizing the "two Ps" – proximity and partners. Being close to resources is often fundamental to researchers' ability to study them, and forming key local partnerships further enhances their capacity to do so.
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Functional Technologies Corp. is pleased to report the development of a third (3rd) generation of its proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast platform, wherein various improvements made to the Company's original underlying AP technology have enabled the yeast's capacity to degrade asparagine, the rate-limiting precursor to acrylamide, to be accelerated and elevated.
In laboratory and simulated commercial conditions, this 3rd generation enhancement is capable of yielding considerably improved rates of asparagine reduction (i.e. more than 95% reduction) in various products tested, including in commercial materials used to produce non-bread related food products.
This level of reduction was achieved in various timeframes, from short up to pre-specified time periods, depending on conditions employed (e.g. yeast inoculation rates).
Notably, studies have demonstrated that with the use of this 3rd generation AP technology, desired levels of asparagine reduction can be reliably achieved within end-user defined parameters and protocols.
Such results can be attained within the first or second level of efficacy testing and protocol optimization.
Compared to the first (1st) generation AP yeast technology, this latest achievement represents a significant advancement with respect to the timing and inoculation rates required to attain superior asparagine-reduction rates.
The results obtained to date suggests that not only does Functional Technologies' 3rd generation AP technology provide more rapid and effective reduction of acrylamide, but also adoption and integration into an end-user's pre-specified food production or processing protocols should be relatively seamless.
As well, these yeasts have demonstrated the capacity for flexible adoption, such that the conditions associated with their application can be optimized to suit the end-user's requirements while maintaining effectiveness.
The combined exceptional product performance and capability to optimize this performance to adapt to production requirements, reflects the body of yeast and product development knowledge that Functional Technologies' scientists have amassed.
"Functional Technologies' ability to continuously improve on existing technologies speaks to the strength of the Company's core yeast competencies, while the results obtained with this latest technology advancement points to the increasing viability for our acrylamide-mitigating platform to meet strict production requirements," said Howard Louie, chairman and CEO of Functional Technologies.
"These qualities are important in maintaining or even improving the Company's position with existing and future food industry thought leaders or collaborating companies, in the joint development and potential commercialization of Functional Technologies' acrylamide-preventing yeasts."
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Stolen Passports Used to Board Malaysian Airlines Flight Among 'Red Flags' Studied by Intel Community
White House press secretary Jay Carney spoke guardedly about the reason for the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet today as suspicions swirled about the stolen passports used to purchase a pair of one-way tickets on the doomed flight.
Italian Luigi Maraldi lost his passport in Phuket, Thailand, in 2013, while Austrian Christian Kozel lost his in the same resort city in 2012. Both men were listed as among the 239 on board the flight but are very much alive.
The Financial Times reported that a man believed to be Iranian and identifying himself as Ali booked the two tickets at the last minute through a Thai travel agent, who was paid in cash by an associate of Ali.
The ticket holders were supposed to transfer in Beijing with Amsterdam as the ultimate destination.
"Obviously, the Malaysians have the lead in this investigation, but we do not have enough information at this time to comment on the cause," Carney said at today's press briefing.
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are en route to the region to help out, he said.
Despite a massive air and sea search in the Gulf of Thailand, authorities have not been able to locate any wreckage from the plane, which sent no distress signal before it disappeared off radar.
Three American citizens were on board, including 50-year-old Philip Wood, who was working for IBM in Malaysia, and children Nicole Meng and Leo Meng.
The Defense Department said the 7th Fleet sent the USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, to the scene with MH-60R helicopters equipped for search efforts. A PC-3 Orion aircraft from Okinawa has also arrived in the region to contribute long-range search radar and communications capability.
"The United States government is in communication with agencies and with -- across agencies, rather, and with international partners to provide any appropriate assistance in the investigation," Carney said.
At the State Department today, spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked whether the administration's concern has been piqued about "any potential Iranian hand in what went on here."
"The reports that there were two stolen passports raised concerns and questions. But I don't have any other confirmation of what you just said from our end or any other details into the investigation. Obviously, it's being looked into," Psaki said.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who sits on the Homeland Security and Intelligence committees, told CNN this afternoon that there are "all of these red flags" surrounding the disappearance of Flight MH370.
"The fact is that the plane went down without any communication whatsoever, the fact that you had the two passengers flying with stolen passports, now this report, which I don't believe is confirmed yet by the United States, but assume that it's true, about an Iranian purchasing the tickets," King said. "And then an add added factor that Malaysia has had al-Qaeda activity in the past, both prior to 9/11 and prior to the USS Cole, the fact that you have Uighurs, which is a Chinese Islamic group, in that area, you add all that together, and the mystery of it, certainly, every possible terrorist lead or every possible terrorist scenario has to be drilled down and has to be looked at exhaustively."
A group called Chinese Martyrs' Brigade reportedly emailed a statement to Chinese journalists Monday claiming responsibility for the doomed flight, saying: "You kill one of our clan, we will kill 100 of you as pay back." Malaysian authorities doubted the claim's credibility.
King stressed that from what he's learned from the intelligence community, "from going over the manifests and the passengers and comparing it to our databases, so far, there's no indication that these people were terrorists. There's no indication of terrorist chatter in the days leading up to it."
"So, no, they're just -- nothing is being ruled in, nothing is being ruled out, and everything is being looked at exhaustively," the congressman added.