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Lunch in the Loop: GRK Greek Kitchen
Reviews of restaurants in the Loop.
Editor's Note: Whether you're a tourist or an office worker in downtown Chicago, you can get sick of eating at chain restaurants all day. So we've started a series to get you the lowdown on where to find a great and affordable lunch.
I swear, my life just gets stranger and stranger by the second. Just last Friday, I received a phone call from the casting folks for Transformers 4, which is going to start filming here in Chicago—and it's official, I'm going to be an extra. What's even better? My sister got called back, too. I know, I know, being an extra is going to be boring, and filming days drag out forever. But this whole scenario has the potential to be hilarious. I hope they feed us terrible food so I can tell you all about it.
And another oddball thing that happened on my way to lunch today: I saw Dale Earnhardt Jr. on State Street. He's here to promote something involving tennis, I think. Wait. Not tennis. Cars? Something like that. After signing some autographs, he performed a burnout—you know, that thing where a driver ruins their tires by making the rubber burn like crazy and then the air gets all stinky. I got some terrific photos, but since Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not in fact a sandwich, I probably shouldn't post them.
GRK Greek Kitchen is yet another lunch spot in the Loop that's adopted the efficient Chipotle model, where you order a format of food (in this case a wrap, pita, salad, or plate), choose a protein or filling, and then you pick condiments and toppings. You know the monkey drill. I wondered how I could miss a Greek lunch restaurant like GRK, until the manager told me they'd originally been called Med Kitchen and they rebranded to a newer and shinier version.
The dolmades ($2.75 for 4) are stuffed grape leaves (in case you haven't had them), and at GRK Greek Kitchen they're stuffed with a blend of rice, onion, olive oil, mint, and dill. They're also dressed with a lemon sauce, resulting in tart bites of grape leaves and rice. The rice is cooked to a point where it's quite soft, so there isn't much chew in each mouthful.
Unfortunately, the spanakopita ($4.50) doesn't seem to do it for me. The phyllo dough is soggy all the way through (I prefer mine with a flaky top), and it ends up being a floppy spinach pastry. It also has a bitter flavor that's distracting, and overall, I'd skip it.
The Greek salad ($6.25) doesn't bring any surprises; it's your usual blend of romaine lettuce, tomatoes cucumbers, kalamata olives, red onions, pepperoncinis, and feta. There's nothing particularly outstanding about it in terms of flavor, but the vegetables are fresh and crisp. The Greek vinaigrette is almost all oil, so you may want to use it sparingly or else you'll end up with oil-doused vegetables. Oil-doused Dennis, on the other hand, is exceedingly desirable. Wait, what?
There are four spits in the back, and in my experience, it can be difficult to get moist meat if the spit's gone too long without carving, as the heat dries out the exterior of the meat cone pretty quick. The rotisserie chicken plate ($7.50) that I received unfortunately suffered that exact problem. It's seasoned well, with a lemony oregano flavor, but dry chicken is hard to overlook. The hummus, if you so choose it, is a touch on the watery side, and the cucumber and tomato salad isn't dressed with anything acidic, so despite the fresh moist crunch, there isn't much flavor. And the orzo is overcooked; the pasta barely retains its shape and ends up being mushy.
The gyro pita ($6.50) is standard compressed gyro meat carved off the loaf on the rotisserie. I have a soft spot for gyros, and it definitely hits the spot if you've got a craving. Unfortunately, my favorite sexy gyro models are nowhere to be found in the restaurant. Nothing says sexy like jamming compressed gyro loaf into your piehole. Nothing, you hear me? Nothing!
While the French fries in the Greek fries ($2.99) are soggy and greasy, the feta and oregano topped spud splinters are delicious anyway. The feta in this case is soft, rather than being dry and crumbly, and spritzed with the lemon wedge on the side, the Greek fries are bumped to another level.
I've noticed that a lot of these Chipotle-style quick-serve restaurants play it safe when it comes to the food. Flavors and execution tend to be sacrificed for the sake of rapid-fire turnover, and GRK Greek Kitchen falls prey to that unfortunate scenario where you end up with convenience over satisfaction. But deep inside my heart, I wonder what Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks about this subject.
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COVER- Questions: Despite Tuesdays arrests, in-home murder has town reeling
By 3pm on November 9, it was clear something was terribly wrong at 807 St. Clair Avenue. Numerous police vehicles– including a foreboding "forensics van"– were parked on the street in front of the modest white cottage set approximately 200 feet back from the street that parallels Locust Avenue.
Yellow police tape crossed the driveway, and at least a half dozen officers could be seen on the property and along the road. A few hours later, parents attending a student dance performance at Burnley Moran Elementary School two blocks away nervously discussed the reason for the massive police presence: murder. The news quickly spread through town.
By Saturday morning, the victim's name had been released. She was Jayne Warren McGowan, a 26-year-old UVA grad who'd moved to Charlottesville three months ago from D.C. to take a job as a development coordinator for a non-profit. Family, friends, and colleagues portray McGowan as a friend to all, a "responsible, cheerful" young woman who did not engage in high-risk activities, had no known enemies, and was excited about a fundraising gala scheduled for Saturday, November 10 that she had spent months planning.
"She was so safety conscious," says Betsy Philpott, one of Jayne's Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority sisters.
Who killed Jayne– and why?– fearful residents wondered.
On Tuesday morning, November 13, just four days after colleagues made their grisly discovery, police announced the arrests of 22-year-old William Douglas Gentry Jr. and 18-year-old Michael Stuart Pritchett, cousins who lived together with their grandfather on Caroline Avenue less than a mile away. Robbery was the apparent motive. The woman known as "Jayner" to her close friends seems to have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
If being at home on St. Clair avenue, a street of well-maintained houses backing up to mansions on Locust Avenue can be considered the "wrong place," is anyone safe in Charlottesville?
"It's nerve-wracking," said Kelly Ceppa, who lives four houses away from the house McGowan rented. Immediately following the murder, Ceppa and other St. Clair residents said they'd been more careful about locking doors in the wake of the murder.
A trio going door to door selling ADT alarm systems knocked on the door at a Hook reporter's Ridge Street area home the evening before the arrests. They said they'd arrived in Charlottesville on Saturday following an "increase in crime" in the 22902 zip code. They told the reporter that they had sold numerous systems, many to citizens citing what happened on St. Clair.
Their scare sales tactic probably works in any city, but has crime in Charlottesville really increased? A series of assaults by a "white t-shirt gang" had downtowners frightened this summer. In July, terror raced through Park Street after a home invasion in the 1100 block in which a couple was robbed and brutalized. No arrest has been made in that case, and Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo says it was not related to McGowan's murder.
Well known UVA prof and urban planner Bill Lucy says even if crime does increase, city dwellers are statistically less likely to die suddenly than their country counterparts because traffic fatalities– far more common on winding country roads– are 2.6 times more likely than homicides.
Homicide by a stranger is even rarer, says Lucy, who believes it's the randomness of the crime that inspires such fear.
"Those are scariest because they could happen to anyone at any time," he says.
Longo agrees that random acts of violence– particularly murder– are uncommon.
"We don't often see scenarios like this," he says.
Moving back to Charlottesville this summer was a happy occasion for Jayne, who'd graduated from UVA in 2003 and been a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. She rented the 500+ square foot cottage on St. Clair, began work at ASG, and reconnected with friends in town while staying in touch with friends farther afield. That, countless people say, was Jayne's gift.
"She was the friend who pulled all the other friends together," says Philpott, a sorority sister who lived with Jayne in D.C. from 2003 to 2005. "I always valued friendship, but she taught me to value it even more."
Drew Lawrence was friends with Jayne as an undergrad, then reconnected with her when she moved back to town.
"'How are you doing?' was always the first thing out of her mouth," he recalls. "That was her mindset with everyone she came into contact with. She never said, 'I need this.'"
Paige Matthews says her friendship with Jayne began during their second year at UVA, when both served as orientation leaders. When Jayne returned to town, they became nearly inseparable, getting together as many as four times a week, even though Matthews, who has a 15-month-old son, couldn't go out much.
"She always arranged little dinners, movie nights, etc. at my house so I could participate," says Matthews. "She never wanted me to have to miss out because of child care, so she brought the fun to me."
She also entertained frequently at the house she rented from the Downing Smith family on St. Clair.
On Homecoming weekend in early October, Matthews says, Jayne had several young women over to her house for dinner. Jayne built a little fire in the fire pit in her backyard, and they roasted marshmallows and had s'mores.
"'Yay, we're Girl Scouts!' she said. All the girls at the house loved that Jayne was bringing us back to our youth," Matthews says, "and there were a lot of smiles and laughter."
Matthews and Philpott both cite Jayne's laugh as one of her best traits.
"She had the cutest little giggle," says Matthews. "You could silence a restaurant with her giggle."
Jayne's father, James McGowan, reached at his home in Manlius, New York on Saturday night, recalled his youngest daughter's love of outdoor activities such as hiking and walking. But more than any sport or hobby, he said, "Mostly she just loved people."
The details of what happened inside Jayne McGowan's house on Thursday remain sketchy, as investigators are reluctant to divulge clues that only a perpetrator would know. She had worked late that day, finishing last-minute details for the gala, a major fund-raising event for her employer, the nonprofit AIDS/HIV Services Group. Then, she headed over to Matthews' house at the corner of 13th Street and Grady Avenue.
Jayne, Matthews, and two other friends watched the medical comedy Scrubs together and talked. Work had been keeping Jayne so busy the friends hadn't caught up that week.
"She kept apologizing all week long for being such a crappy friend," recalls Matthews, laughing as she recalls McGowan's definition of crappy friend: someone who doesn't call for three days.
"I haven't seen you since last weekend," Matthews recalls Jayne saying. "It's been way too long!"
Around 10:30pm, Matthews says, Jayne headed home to get some rest and finish prepping for the big weekend.
"If it went well, she'd get a permanent position at ASG, and she was very excited about that," says Matthews. She couldn't know that she'd never see Jayne again.
As employees arrived to work at the ASG on Second Street SE on Friday morning, they noticed something was wrong. Jayne, who'd been the first one in and last to leave over the past week, was not at her desk. ASG educator Alicia Townes says she thought it was strange, but figured Jayne was over at the Monticello Event Center, a party space on Monticello avenue, decorating in preparation for the event.
When Jayne's assistant arrived at 10am asking if anyone had seen or heard from Jayne, concerns mounted. Her colleagues tried calling repeatedly, then, at the behest of board member Ric Barrick, who is also the City spokesman, two of them went to her house to check. From the screened porch on the right side of Jayne's house, her colleagues could see Jayne sitting on the couch, says Townes, who was not with them when they checked.
"They could see something was wrong," she says, so they entered through the unlocked door and called 911. Townes says– and Chief Longo confirms– that there were no signs of forced entry.
The police arrived at 2:46pm and declared the house a crime scene. She had been shot in the head, and the police chief would later say, there was more than one wound.
On Friday night, police released the description of McGowan's car– a 2001 gold Nissan Sentra, which was missing from her driveway.
McGowan's father gave the first clue that police were pursuing the crime as a robbery turned violent. Confirming the disappearance of his daughter's Dell laptop computer and any cash that may have been in her purse, he told a Hook reporter on Saturday night, "There's no question" it was a robbery.
On Sunday, McGowan's Sentra was discovered in a wooded area off Fairway Avenue– and, perhaps critically– just a few hundred yards from Caroline Avenue, where the eventual arrests were made. [Please note that an editing error resulted in an incorrect car-to-house distance in our print edition; the information has been corrected in this online edition–editor.]
According to Longo, a tip came in late on Monday afternoon that led investigators to Gentry and Pritchett. Over the course of the evening, says Longo, "we developed probable cause" and executed a search warrant at the house on Caroline. Longo says police recovered two handguns that he believes were used in the crime. He declined to detail further evidence or whether police had recovered the laptop computer.
Longo also suggests that police had formulated a motive and adds that there is no evidence to suggest any previous link between McGowan and the two men arrested.
On Tuesday morning, both Pritchett and Gentry, dressed in striped jail jumpsuits, shuffled, via video, into Charlottesville General District Court to hear the four charges levied against each of them: felonious entry, felonious use of gun, robbery, and premeditated murder, a capital charge given the circumstances.
The elder of the two, 22-year-old Gentry, waved to the camera trained on him at Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. That set off a torrent of sobs from the recipient of the wave, a brown-haired woman dressed in jeans and a maroon sweatshirt.
Supported by a friend, the crying woman stood near the bench at the front of the courtroom as Gentry answered questions from the judge. Unlike his friend, cousin, roommate, and fellow capital murder suspect, 18-year-old Pritchett? who stared at the ground while answering questions from the bench? Gentry spent most of his two or three minutes looking into the camera as a packed courtroom looked back.
When the judge asked allegedly income-free Pritchett if he has any assets, he said, ?The only thing I have is things to sell in order to get money, like a motorcycle.?
A jail official told the court that Gentry, by contrast, earns about $300 a week, of which $100 goes to child support.
Substitute judge Jannene L. Shannon ordered the two held without bond and appointed attorney Rhonda Quagliana to defend Pritchett and Lloyd Snook to defend Gentry. Their preliminary hearing will be set on November 29.
Tucked behind the corner of Meade Avenue and High Street is Caroline Avenue, a short stretch of compact dwellings that shares the landscape with well-known businesses such as Jak 'n Jil restaurant and Charlottesville Glass and Mirror. The house Pritchett and Gentry inhabited with their grandfather, Herbert R. Pritchett, is covered in what appears to be white asbestos shingles.
While some neighbors' yards are cluttered with old boats and toys, the Pritchetts' yard is mostly tidy, although it contains at least three cars, two of them covered in plastic tarp.
A faux wooden well and a green metal bird bath provide ornamentation to the yard that also includes metal patio furniture and, outside the stoop, figurines of a Dutch girl kissing a blue-capped Dutch boy.
Inside, the family was "very emotional" said a friend of the elder Pritchett who answered the door when a reporter knocked. A request for an interview was declined.
A cursory check of area court records found no prior charges for Pritchett, but Gentry has a prior conviction for larceny and another for contempt of court in 2003.
A source who works and lives nearby but who asked that her name not be used says she knew both Gentry and the younger Pritchett as the "nicest guys I ever met.? Hearing of the arrests today, she says, "shocked me literally.?
She says she had never seen either drink or take drugs, and that their grandfather fully provided for their material needs. Gentry, who had fathered two children, had been telling friends that he was planning to move to Lovingston with his children and their mother. They were living separately with other family members.
As Tuesday's post-arrest hearing in Charlottesville General District Court concluded with lawyers appointed for the suspects, the sobbing woman bolted from the courtroom and Gentry called out from the video monitor, ?I love you, baby.? As she fled down the aisle, the woman replied, "Love you, too."
Pritchett's mother, Doris Marie Pritchett, was a professional housekeeper who, at one point, worked for Magic Maids. She'd lived at the Caroline avenue house with her father, Herbert, and the boys until her death; Gentry and Pritchett, says the source, were like brothers. She died suddenly last December at age 35.
As for any connection Pritchett and Gentry may have had to Jayne McGowan, the friend says she knows of none, but says the cousins have another friend who she believes lives on St. Clair.
Though the sequence of events leading to the murder may not be fully known until the case goes to trial, neighbors on St. Clair and beyond are relieved the arrest came so quickly.
"We're feeling better," says neighbor Ceppa. "Now we'll find out why."
McGowan's close friend Matthews, however, says she feels little comfort.
"At least it gives people an answer, but that's the most I can say about it. It makes it all the more confusing because it seems even more senseless than it was before. We were desperate to know what happened to her, how did it happen, who did this?" she says. "It hasn't brought the relief I thought it would."
Matthews says what does provide relief is spending time with people who also knew and loved Jayne.
"It's amazing how all her friends have pulled together and are supporting each other. We all feel closer to her by hanging out together," she says.
And in some way, even Ceppa, who never met Jayne, seems to be feeling the same effect.
It's upsetting "to think that someone in my neighborhood was in such terrible trouble and I could have no awareness of it," says Ceppa. "We need to be tighter in our neighborhoods, look out for each other better."
–With additional reporting by Lisa Provence, Hawes Spencer and Claiborne Thompson
Correction: This story has been corrected to reflect the actual order in which Gentry and the sobbing woman expressed their love.
"So many of us are totally crushed," says high school friend Khoury Ashooh, pictured at right with Jayne and Mac Ramont in D.C. in March 2007.PHOTO COURTESY KHOURY ASHOOH
Jayne, left, celebrated her 24th birthday in D.C. with Laura Mellis and Jessica Gunn, both of whom had asked Jayne to be in their upcoming weddings.PHOTO COURTESY BETSY PHILPOTT
Jayne celebrates Sigma Sigma Sigma's bid night at BW3 in 2002. "This shows Jayne in the midst of her laugh," says Betsy Philpott. "It really shows just how happy she was." PHOTO COURTESY BETSY PHILPOTT
Jayne (2 o'clock) with friends Susanne Daner, Betsy Philpott, Laura Mellis, and Cat Evans, dances at a wedding in July. PHOTO COURTESY BETSY PHILPOTT
"She was always the center of groups of friends, always organizing get-togethers," says friend Paige Matthews (right), with Jayne and Kate Brown (left)." PHOTO COURTESY PAIGE MATTHEWS
William Douglas Gentry, Jr., 22, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Jayne McGowan. CHARLOTTESVILLE POLICE
Michael Stuart Pritchett, 18, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Jayne McGowan. CHARLOTTESVILLE POLICE
McGowan's gold 2001 Nissan Sentra was discovered in a wooded area off Fairway Avenue on Sunday. PHOTO BY JAY KUHLMANN
Jayne McGowan's colleagues discovered her dead of a bullet wound to the head in her house a 807 St. Clair Avenue on Friday afternoon. PHOTO BY JAY KUHLMANN
Michael Stuart Pritchett and William Douglas "Doug" Gentry lived in this Caroline Avenue house with their grandfather. PHOTO BY CLAIBORNE THOMPSON#


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Medical Devices Affected by RoHS Directive From 2014
27 Feb, 2013, 13:28 GMT
REUTLINGEN, Germany, February 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- CE documentation and several years of document archiving will become obligatory
In addition to the Chemicals Regulation REACH (Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), medical devices will have to comply with the European RoHS Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment in the future: As of July 22, 2014, RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) must be observed for first time distribution of all medical devices to the full extent. Furthermore, all products with a CE marking must also be RoHS-compliant. This means considerably more work for manufacturers, suppliers and importers regarding the documentation and monitoring of medical devices - for instance, a continuous exchange of information in the entire supply chain is required.
With RoHS, the European Union wants to optimize the manufacturing and the respective recycling of the rapidly changing products in the electronics industry. The RoHS-Recast Directive (2011/65/EU), in force since 2011, now expressly includes medical devices. For example, a technical documentation and the compulsory EU declaration of conformity for proof of compliance must be prepared for every product and archived for ten years. "If the additional tasks are not supported by a professional and established software solution, there will be a significantly increased personnel expenditure in any case", says Marek Stachura, product manager for electronics and medical technology at iPoint-systems, the world's leading software and consulting partner for environmental product compliance and sustainability.
In case of suspected non-conformity, the competent authority will be informed. This can lead to corrective measures or returns and recall. Adaptive software solutions like iPoint's Compliance Agent ensure that this does not happen: They are adjusted to the latest versions of the respective directives currently in force and ensure automated and secure exchange of relevant information across the entire supply chain.
Overview of banned substances:
- Lead (0.1%)
- Mercury (0.1%)
- Cadmium (0.01%)
- Hexavalent chromium (0.1%)
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0.1%)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0.1%)
About iPoint-systems:
iPoint is the world's leading expert in environmental product compliance and sustainability, focusing on software, consulting and training for managing, tracking, and reporting across the whole supply chain, from product concept over the production and use, to recycling and reuse. iPoint delivers adaptive and comprehensive software solutions that give the transparency and control customers seek in managing compliance and sustainability. For more information, visit http://www.ipoint-systems.com
Contact and further information:
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Katie Böhme
Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 52-56
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Tel.: +49(7121)1-44-89-6-13
Fax: +49(7121)1-44-89-89
The press release is also available online at http://www.ipoint-systems.com
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Providing holiday cottages in Wales for over 40 years
Wales Cottage Holidays is a national cottage agency with an outstanding selection of rural and coastal self-catering holiday cottages in North Wales and Snowdonia, West Wales and Pembrokeshire, Mid Wales and the Brecon Beacons.
Established for over 40 years, Wales Cottage Holidays is a family-owned agency with a friendly, experienced and hardworking team based in Mid Wales. If you're already one of our many thousands of regular customers, you'll know we have an excellent selection of cottages, barn conversions, apartments and farmhouses throughout Wales, and if you're not, we're always happy to provide you with more details if you need help finding your perfect property. You could start your search by finding an area in Wales that interests you, using our map search.
Why not climb a mountain, curl up in front of a fire, explore a rugged coastline or browse book shops and farmers' markets? Over half our properties are pet friendly too! So, if you prefer an activity based holiday or a quiet, restful break away from everything, staying in a Wales Cottage Holidays property will tick the right boxes!
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The pastor of a North Carolina church and his daughter say they had no idea her husband, who volunteered as a youth minister at the church, was a registered sex offender.
Steven Lennard Johnson, 53, of Winston-Salem, was arrested after he was found working with children, which violated his sex offender guidelines. Johnson pleaded guilty Monday to working with children and being in a place where children were present. There are no allegations he sexually abused the children.
Prosecutors said Johnson is married to the daughter of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church's pastor, but the pastor said neither he nor his daughter knew about Johnson's criminal background.
Johnson was convicted in 2001 in North Dakota for a sexual incident involving a 14-year-old. He was also charged in 2011 in Pinellas County, Fla. with failure to comply with the sex offender registry.
Prosecutors said Johnson volunteered as a youth minister from July 2012 to February. They say Johnson took the children to a community center to play basketball.


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Studio of the artist, London/New York
This work is part of the series, Mindscapes.
French artist Lyora Pissarro uses the word performative to describe her practice of both figurative and abstract works which are rooted in painting. Currently based between New York and London, Lyora completed her formal education in Fine Art at Hunter College in New York after attending Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for her foundation year.
The often dream like landscapes of Lyora Pissarro's works have in common the artist's embrace of her artistic heritage. On the paintings of her great grandfather Paulémile, the youngest son of the Impressionist Camille Pissarro, Lyora describes how she loses herself in the stillness of his landscapes. Belying a subtle complexity that revolves around her attempt to understand the artistic language developed over generations of artists, Lyora embraces both traditional techniques and modern technology.
"I hope to create an immersive escape that will playfully gesture to the meanderings of the creative journey, often winding, sometimes confusing and hopefully uplifting."
Described as the ultimate young painter in GQ magazine, Lyora Pissarro has held solo exhibitions in both New York and Texas, and her work has been exhibited in San Francisco and London.


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Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (Green Paper)
Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (Green Paper)
Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (Green Paper)
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Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (Green Paper)
To give substance to what is all too often a purely theoretical right, a Green Paper proposes facilitating actions for damages for infringements of the Community competition rules. A variety of possible solutions are set out to remove the barriers to bringing and winning actions.
Green Paper of 19 December 2005, Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules [COM(2005) 672 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The Green Paper proposes facilitating actions for damages for infringements of the Community rules on restrictive practices (Article 81 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) and abuses of dominant positions (Article 82 of the Treaty).
Enforcement of the Community competition rules by private individuals
Firms and individuals are entitled to claim damages for loss suffered as a result of infringements of the Community competition rules.
The Court of Justice explicitly recognised their right to do so in its judgment in Case C-453/99 Courage v Crehan on 20 September 2001. It stated that the actual exercise of this right not only enables those who have suffered loss as a result of anti-competitive conduct to be compensated but also helps to ensure that the Community competition rules are fully effective and will deter anti-competitive conduct (paragraphs 26 and 27).
Even so, despite the scale of the loss that can be suffered as a result of anticompetitive practices or abuses of dominant positions, there are many obstacles preventing firms or individuals from bringing actions in the national courts for damages for infringements of the Community competition rules.
The actual application of the EC Treaty rules on competition relies on both public enforcement (Commission and Member States' competition authorities) and private enforcement (victims of anti-competitive conduct). Action by competition authorities and damages claims by victims complement each other since they can both a priori deter firms from violating the competition rules and make it possible to compensate a posteriori for loss suffered by firms and consumers.
The European Commission's Green Paper consequently put forward possible solutions to facilitate actions for damages for infringements of the Community competition rules.
Outline of the problem
The Green Paper identifies the main obstacles to a more efficient system of damages claims and sets out different options for further reflection.
Providing evidence of an offence can be very difficult, as illegal practices are usually engaged in covertly, and the only evidence will be in the hands of the offender.
One of the options considered by the Green Paper to facilitate damages claims is the possibility of obliging defendants to hand over documents to claimants. Another option envisages giving the parties access to documents held by national competition authorities.
The question is also raised whether the claimant's burden of proof should not be alleviated in view of the unequal access to information of claimants and defendants. Decisions by national competition authorities confirming that there is an infringement could then have mandatory evidential status.
The Green Paper also considers the question of determining the degree of fault required for a successful damages claim. The Commission puts several options forward. Fault could be presumed where an infringement of the Community competition rules is confirmed. Alternatively, proof of the infringement could be sufficient in relation to the most serious antitrust law infringements.
The Green Paper raises the key question of the legal definition of damages. Damages can be defined with reference to the loss suffered by the claimant (compensatory damages) but also to the illegal gain made by the defendant.
Determining the quantum of damages is a key issue. One possibility would be to award interest or to award double damages at the discretion of the court, automatic or conditional, for horizontal cartel infringements.
The cost of a damages claim can be a serious disincentive to bringing an action where a consumer has suffered only minor loss. The Green Paper consequently considers the possibility of collective actions via consumer associations, which would improve the protection given to their interests.
Public and private enforcement complement each other and therefore should be coordinated in an optimum way.
The Green Paper presents options as to the possible impact of damages claims on the leniency programme to ensure that the two instruments operate properly. The Leniency Notice of December 2006 also provides for protection for statements made voluntarily by firms under the leniency programme against disclosure in civil actions for damages.
A firm which purchases from a supplier engaged in anti-competitive behaviour could be in a position to mitigate its economic loss by passing the overcharge on to its own customers. The damages caused by anti-competitive behaviour could therefore be passed down the supply chain or even suffered in entirety by the ultimate purchaser, the final consumer.
The Green Paper opens a debate about the question whether the infringer should be allowed to raise such a pass-on as a defence. Similarly, the standing of indirect purchasers - to whom the overcharge may or may not have been passed on - has to be considered.
The Green Paper has been put out for consultation with interested parties, and a White Paper will be issued by way of follow-up.
For further information, see " Actions for Damages " on the Competition Directorate-General site.
Last updated: 28.03.2007


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Following robot cats, baby biddies and scary big dogs, Sega Toys now announced [JP, PDF] they will start selling a robotic hamster starting August 8th. The company plans to produce no less than 100,000 units yearly. Sega Toys says their main target group are not kids, but females between 20 and 40 years old (at least in Japan).
Dubbed Yume Hamusutaa (Dream Hamster), the robot will start moving when you take it into the palm of your hand. And it looks cute – very. Three versions of the thing will be available: a Golden hamster, a so-called Roborovski hamster and the Winter White Russian Dwarf hamster (which really exists).
The 3.5-inch hamster will cost $11 each and is Japan-only at this point.


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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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Potts then is set as Elizabeth - "Late 50s. Professionally dressed (she works for the corporate office of a hotel chain), still sexy, a force of nature, loving, charming, frustrating, totally self-absorbed. Elizabeth divorced Lou's father when Lou was 12 and has devoted her life to her career and her travels with her various (younger) boyfriends, though she frequently checks in with Lou to criticize, instruct and gloat. Mildly amused by her ex husband Joe's second wife, Elizabeth doesn't find his current fiancee so funny, and in fact begins to feel the lack of her own motherly skills in the face of the naturally nurturing Nancy. Well aware that Lou has sublimated her own life to that of her family, Elizabeth suddenly has an epiphany about the selfish course of her own life, and vows to change her tune and spend more time with the one love of her life: Lou." - with Detmer as Sasha - "30s. Lou's best friend since childhood (so close that Lou's mother Elizabeth considers her 'soul daughter'), No B.S., uber-fashionista, with a vibe a bit like a younger version of Elizabeth, Sasha is married to a man she refers to as The Husband, who is short (this worries her) but rich (this pleases her). Sasha is well aware of Lou's propensity to neglect her own life in favor of taking care of her parents, and Sasha is forever nagging Lou to do something for herself, like take a trip out of town to see if Nice Chicago Guy floats her boat. Sasha agrees to come over to Lou's family get together to help Joe's kids accept their new stepmom, and she's bowled over by Joe's fiancee's hunky son - and intrigued by the thought that this guy's gonna be Lou's new brother."
And finally, Winter is on board as Charlie: "Early-Mid 30s, handsome in a "Matthew McConaughey" way, nice, and incredibly charming. Charlie is the son of Nancy, the woman who's going to marry Lou's father Joe. Though technically Charlie and Lou will be step brother/sister, there are definitely sparks between them. Charlie is a free-spirit and, Lou will point out, a bit of a Peter Pan, who is very good at having a good time, and not particularly in a rush to settle down, even as the years pass. The warm, well-adjusted son of a warm, well-adjusted mother, Charlie doesn't seem fazed by the chaotic turn his family life just took. He will be yet another force to keep Lou tied to this family." Kristin Newman is behind the half-hour, which comes from ABC Studios and DreamWorks Television.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters


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State commits $3.5M more to Eby Creek Road project
The full-blown improvement plan for Eagle's busiest roadway will proceed after a decision by the Colorado Department of Transportation to allocate an additional $3.5 million for the project.
Last week CDOT approved $1.5 billion worth of statewide road construction and maintenance projects through the Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance and Partnership — or RAMP — program. Under RAMP, CDOT funds multi-year projects based on year-of expenditure, rather than saving for the full amount for a project before construction begins. The additional money for Eby Creek Road was one of 44 projects that made the list.
"What this means is we are going to be able to build the roundabout at Market Street and improve the existing roundabout at U.S. Highway 6 to a full two-lane roundabout," said Eagle Town Engineer Tom Gosiorowski. "This project is a great example of cooperation between the town and the state."
It also means that by its completion, the Eby Creek Road project will have cost in excess of $24 million. Of that amount, the town will chip in $3 million.
"From the state level, we have a lot of different kinds of state money, and federal money as well, coming to the project" said Gosiorowski. He said the state's contributions have come from eight different programs.
Earlier this year, Eagle officials were concerned that rising costs at the Eby Creek Road project would force crews to cut back the scale of the work. That meant that the Market Street roundabout and the U.S. 6 roundabout improvements would be cut from the program. This summer, crews focused construction efforts on the northbound and southbound I-70 interchange roundabouts, along with initial work on the I-70 pedestrian bridge. With the additional money, the construction plan for next year includes construction of the Chambers Road roundabout, completion of the pedestrian bridge and the Market Street and U.S. 6 work. Gosiorowski noted that the U.S. 6 expansion will include construction of a new sidewalk from Capitol Street to the roundabout and expansion of the existing bridge over the Eagle River.
Construction update
Motorists along Eby Creek Road experienced a lane shift last week as traffic was diverted to the new concrete area along the eastern side of the road between Chambers and I-70. The intersection at Eby Creek Road and the eastbound I-70 ramps now has traffic switched onto the new roundabout configuration.
Currently, roundabout construction is still in progress, and work will continue in adjacent areas through November. Though the new roundabouts are both safe and fully functional, motorists are still advised to drive with caution through the new traffic configuration.
Beginning this week and continuing through Nov. 22, there will be frequent traffic switches on the new I-70 eastbound and westbound roundabouts. This is necessary for crews to finish concrete paving at the locations. The existing traffic lanes will be maintained, but will experience periodic shifts. Minor traffic delays could occur during the traffic switches.
Gosiorowski noted during the coming weeks, the construction areas will begin to look more like roundabouts.
He said now that the concrete work is nearing completion on the roadway, crews will shift to the center roundabout construction. "Until they get shut down by weather, probably in early December, they will keep working at the center roundabouts."
When weather conditions halt that work, Gosiorowski said crews will shift to the Eagle River bridge expansion and by March, construction on Eby Creek Road will pick up again.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Wordless Wednesdays...
49 comments:
'I can see the light, walk towards the light...Is this heaven? why am I back in this world? what did I do wrong? ahahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhReplyDelete
"Not so fast dahlings...Let me bask in the limelight!"ReplyDelete
It was so nice in there...why am I out here? Where's my Stokke Sleepi?ReplyDelete
Beam me up Scotty!!!ReplyDelete
as the Surgeon lowered the curtain, she took a look and said "OMGosh.. she's white... I know who the Father is now!"ReplyDelete
What a cool photograph, fraid it is too late for me to think of anything funny but wanted to say hi :)ReplyDelete
Am MaryPopps1 on Twitter, very much a newbie on there and don't understand it, lol, but thought I would give it a whirl.
By the way saw the fabulous handmade seatpad for the tripp trapp on twitter, I made one for my DSs tripp trapp in a cowboy print, I love it :)
Take me to your mothership!ReplyDelete
When I said I wanted to send the baby back I didn't think it'd involve surgery!ReplyDelete
"Stop,Stop, I'm not ready my agent hasn't agreed my fee, and wheres the milk I asked for?"ReplyDelete
Bloody hell, it's a baby. Didn't she come in to have her bunions done?ReplyDelete
No, No, NO! This is ALL wrong - I specifically requested George Clooney in his ER scrubs to deliver me.ReplyDelete
Don't you know who I am??!
Only 5 seconds old and already complaining that the light is unflattering!ReplyDelete
It's my birthday, I'll cry if I wanna!!ReplyDelete
Here's one I made earlier....ReplyDelete
The best I could do lol, would it be alright to link to you from my blog, I know some lovely ladies who would love to enter :)
Whats with the face masks how could I possibly have swine flu this early on!!ReplyDelete
lol- all these have given me the giggles...ReplyDelete
Mrs Smith The good news is it wasn't a grumbling appendix...ReplyDelete
The tension was running high as the team attempted the first 'baby replacement' procedure!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 August 2009 at 16:49
About blooming time, I've been (Tripp) trapped in here for ages!ReplyDelete
"is it a bird" " is it plane"!ReplyDelete
No...its a baby.......
Great picture!xx
The surgeon felt she had taken the 'designer baby' thing too far with a glow in the dark version!ReplyDelete
woah there doctor - where do you think you are gonna stick that tube ;)ReplyDelete
(sorry for the tone lowering *blushes*!!!!)
glad I found your blog through MaryPoppins - I too have 4 children - including a teenager and a baby - look forward xto reading through the back posts :)
Would have loved you to have won, you went in the tin :)I shall keep my eyes peeled for future giveaways now I know some of your likes :)ReplyDelete
Am very jellious of your LadyBird haul, I get mine mostly through thrifting and have never paid more than maybe 20p for each one.
Mel Mel is a mate, ohooo they are coming through to you lol
What a fantastic giveaway prize you are offering.
Mary Poppins, I have to admit that I have paid more than 20p for some of my books but I have a huge pile of ones that I have amassed more of - A good idea for a giveaway?ReplyDelete
Hey have been reading your gorgeous son's post, what a lovely lad you must be very proud :)ReplyDelete
I shall say it quietly, I have a model child too, the three year old boy. Ohooo I wonder what agency your boy is with, mine is with UA.
Whoaaa, would someone hit the lights, Where the hell are my Raybans!!ReplyDelete
Fab Blog, I only discovered you today & Fab prize, My fingers are crossed lol....:)
OK - so I know that it isn't really the done thing to enter your own comp but FunnyGirl begged for a go! She doesn't need a new Tripp Trapp so you are all safe!ReplyDelete
She said.... "That's easy mum, I can tell you what I am saying... WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Classic FunnyGirl xx
'what are you lot all staring at?, you did'nt have to go through the f*****g sunroof!'ReplyDelete
And i must say thanks to Mary Poppins for leading me to you(great Gal)!
Kirsty x
"Wait a minute, I was expecting Sigourney Weaver!"ReplyDelete
Amazing photo! x
Put me back, put me back!! I was nice and warm in there!!!ReplyDelete
There sure are a lot of people out here, is it always this busy?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 August 2009 at 00:27
LOL... some of these are great. I have lost my caption mojo, but will be back as soon as I can think straight again!!!!ReplyDelete
I tweeted, so here's effort no.2:ReplyDelete
"open or wrapped?" :P
Kicking from INSIDE the womb does NOT class as assault doc please dont chop off the crown jewels... capiche?ReplyDelete
Excuse me, I was SLEEPING. I will never let you have a full nights sleep again. EVER. Mwah ha ha ha.ReplyDelete
Can you tell I am missing my sleep?
OMG its a baby? I thought it was just bad wind???ReplyDelete
We're going to wave this random naked baby in the air while we carry out your boob job.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 August 2009 at 10:09
My mojo has left me. Not fair. I keep coming back to this but nada. Nothing. Sob sob. Some of these captions are soooooo funny!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 August 2009 at 10:11
Hold on, got one:ReplyDelete
Waaahhhhh you bring me into the world like this, and wonder why I don't speak for well over a year!
Or how about....
Look at you laying there doing nothing, where's the effort lady!!!
Or from the lady at the back of the room....
Damn. I thought I'd get the best view down this end, but no, the bitch has to go and have her that way!
- Anonymous16 August 2009 at 10:12
Or from the person on the left with the 'thing' in his hand:ReplyDelete
The pregnancy test has come back positive....
after much persuasion from the Delusional mother, the surgeons took the term "reborn" to a whole nother level!ReplyDelete
Ohooo realised I get two go's for linking on my blog :)ReplyDelete
Quoted from THE STAGE newspaper
" Debut performance from future child star FunnyGirl sets the 'theatre' alight.... "
Actually for legal reasons, was not quoted from the STAGE newspaper, was quoted from me lolReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 August 2009 at 15:59
Ok, I'm in the US so I don't even think I can win, but I finally came over to at least check out the picture and as soon as I saw it I thought of the Lion King:ReplyDelete
(you know, the music playing when they're holding baby Simba up on the rock).. :)
-Emily @ Baby Dickey
"hallelujah! hallelujah! Halleluujaaah!!"ReplyDelete
Even the midwife's ventriloquist act couldn't kickstart labour.ReplyDelete
"I'm not sure what Aliens are, but I'm pretty sure I'm being abducted by them!!! Or was that big word "inducted" that the masked man was saying . . . "ReplyDelete
Hey--I was confortable in there. Put me back!ReplyDelete
Oh My God! It's happened...I knew it was coming...I'm being abducted by the big people! Please let me back in...I'll be good, I promiise. It's s cold out here [shiver]...everyone is staring at my business. Oh NO! Get those scissors away from me. Somebody, please help they are going to cut off my thingy. Who are those crazy people? Why are they wearing masks? Are they oxygen masks? Of no I can't breathe...HELP!ReplyDelete


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When my colleague wanted to try out the food at Fusion Haven, I knew I had to bring my camera along. Apart from the great food, the restaurant provided a nice opportunity for me to test out my new lens.
Good news is that their set menu is still ongoing which means cheaper food for us all.
I took the Portugese Chicken Rice Pop (RM 7.90) which comes with Ice Lemon Tea. The chicken is nicely fried and tasty.
We also ordered the Unagi Rice Noodle Roll (RM 11.90) for everyone to share.
Here is a picture of the Unagi Omelette (RM 14.90) which I had blogged about previously. It is still one of my favourite by far.
And lastly, this is the Mushroom Sauce with Chicken Meat (RM 8.90) which is the new inclusion for their set lunch menu.
Fusion Haven
43G, Jalan PJU 5/21 The Strand
Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-6142 3980


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The power has been out in parts Downtown Anchorage much of the day.
Melissa Wolf, a spokesperson for Municipal Light and Power, says the outage started around three in the morning and crews have been working all day to fix it, but they haven't pinpointed the cause.
"Some people did receive power and then it went out and it's because of the trouble shooting that we're doing to find the cause. One of the problems was a transformer needed to be replaced on top of the JCPenny's Garage. And it wasn't the cause but we did need to fix that to go forward with the repairs. And right now we don't have and estimate on when the power will be restored," Wolf said.
The outage is affecting ML&P customers between A and F Streets and 5th and 8th Avenues. It's impacting commercial and residential customers.
Wolf says there is concern about the power being out much longer because temperatures are so cold.
The Anchorage Police Department has been notified as well as the Anchorage Fire Department. Though Wolf says many of the commercial buildings do have generators.
Temperatures are expected to be between 10 and 15 degrees overnight.
Wolf says customers without power, who have not reported it, should call ML&P.
Updates will be posted on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.


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Brent Spiner, star of stage and screen, appears on Saturday January 11th at the Roseland Theater at 7:00pm!
Press Release:
Ravens Flight Creative and Hennepin Studios are both thrilled and excited to welcome screen legend BRENT SPINER to the Roseland Theater in Portland. Probably best known for playing Data on Star Trek – The Next Generation, Brent has a BEAUTIFUL voice, and will be performing a cabaret set featuring live music and stories of his life.
A Star like you've never seen him before and a great holiday gift for the "Trekkie" in your life
January 11th at the Roseland Theater – 7pm (21 and Over).
There are regular and VIP tickets available through Ticketswest – VIPs will get first chance to get autographs and will get a limited edition poster to have signed, and get a professional photograph. They also will get prime seating. Other fans will be able to get autographs signed AFTER the VIPs. (but no photos)
Brent Spiner is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the android DATA on the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also appeared in four Star Trek films; Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis for which he also co-authored the story.
His other film credits include, The Aviator, Out to Sea, Master of Disguise, Dude, Where's My Car, and Independence Day.
On television he appeared opposite Halle Berry in HBO's, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Other television appearances include Dr. Fenway in the CBS series, Threshold, Stromboli in the Stephen Schwartz musical, Geppetto, the PBS movie, The Ponder Heart and guest shots on Frasier, Cheers, Mad About You, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Family Guy, Friends, The Simpsons, Night Court, Leverage, and Warehouse13.
Spiner has appeared on Broadway in, A History of the American Film, Big River, The Three Musketeers, Sunday in the Park with George, Life x 3, and as John Adams in 1776, for which he received a Drama Desk Nomination. He more recently portrayed Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha for Reprise in Los Angeles.
Roseland Theater
8 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
(971) 230-0033


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The Hair Cuttery is not a member of the natural hair movement, it seems. Neal Carter spotted an ad clearly being targeted towards black women for a "Straightening Up" package in the window of the salon chain.
The Hair Cuttery website lists the same package, which includes a chemical relaxer, under their current promotions.
The issue is less that the Hair Cuttery has a hair straightening package—many black women choose to chemically straighten their hair and there is nothing wrong with that choice. The problem is that "straight hair" is really just coded language used to imply "attractive" and "appropriate." Ads like these carry on the idea that in order to straighten up —to look tidy and presentable—a black woman must straighten her hair
Referring to a chemical relaxer as a "Straight 'A' Style" is yet another example of black beauty being rated on its proximity to whiteness.
The ad also sends the message to black women that the Hair Cuttery probably doesn't have anyone to do your hair if you don't want to straighten it.
Not long ago, Ciara posted a picture on Instagram wearing loc extensions. People Magazine predicted that with the singer's upcoming "elegant" wedding, she would likely not keep the extensions. The assumption, as blogger Franchesca Ramsey pointed out, being that locs have no place in an elegant affair.
Luckily, someone at the Hair Cuttery seems to have recognized the issue once it was brought to their attention and they have agreed to remove the advertisement.
It is unclear if they will be removing all uses of the ad and if the entire promotion is being edited.
Once again the overwhelming message to black women is that wearing our hair the way it grows out of our heads is somehow unkempt and less beautiful—that our hair is only presentable when it conforms to white standards.
Image via Shuttershock and @KamTheLeo


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>1 Profile Managers
User Help for Mozilla Firefox
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Is it possible to either use separate profile managers for each different instance (version) of firefox? Or be able to provide separate profiles list to profile manager when run from different firefox? Mainly this is so don't load "wrong" profile into any Firefox instance (which updates extensions, which have to "down-date" when go back to correct firefox). Also to simplify things.
Ie Firefox 3.6 --> Profile1, Profile2
. .Firefox 4.0 --> Profile3, Profile4
You can make your shortcuts point directly to specific profiles, so that launching that shortcut will start with the profile that you chose for it.
Right-click the shortcut, go to "Properties". Go to the "Shortcut" tab.
In the Target section, it should look something like this to begin with:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
To make this shortcut start with a profile that's called "Profile1", change the target line so it looks like this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P Profile1
And apply the changes.
(The "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" part might point to some other location, so you need that part to match what it is on YOUR system.)
Then make another shortcut for Firefox 3.6 and do the same thing to it (using "Profile2" instead of "Profile1").
Then do the same thing for two shortcuts for Firefox 4, using Profile3 and Profile4.
A different option might be to use a Portable Apps version of Firefox. I think the Portable Apps version doesn't look outside of its folder for profiles, so it should just list whatever profiles you create in it.)
Mozilla is developing a new Profile Manager application to replace the current Profile Manager that is built into Firefox, which can be set up to "tie" each Profile to a particular Firefox installation.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Auto-tools/Pro ... ileManager
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... lemanager/
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Mine has wandered off and I'm out looking for it.
KWierso: I had just read about this method before i posted. But i would like to keep using profile-manager (or similar) to launch firefox/profile. I will use this for the gui i quickly made though (have basically duplicated the look/operation of firefox profile-manager). I might even alter it so that i can choose the Firefox version as well (?!)
the-edmeister: I have downloaded the package from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... ilemanager. Can i just run it from its folder?. Or does it have to be "installed" in some way (eg via AddOns). Also am getting an "msvcr100.dll" error. Downloaded the dll off web, put in system32, system, profilemanager, & xulrunner folders, but still get error. Can't-register error also (commandprompt .. regsvr32...). Might try again after rebooting.
For me, I just ran profilemanager.exe and it started up.
You might want to make a backup of your profiles if they're important to you, as the new profile manager IS pre-release software and could possibly eat your profiles.
FoxFox, are you really posting with the old EOL Firefox 220.127.116.11 from two years ago? or did you over-ride your useragent.
Yes, i'm afraid i am!. The primary reason is due to later versions not running all of my current extensions (i have 80 installed). Also i'm comfortable with things exactly as they are, user-interface-wise (each version changes little things, which i dislike). But i am using the 3.6 version for my "Video-downloading" profile.
Ps: Up till near end of 2008, i was still using 1.5 (& 1.3 not long before that)!
I just tried it on my WinXP system with the same results. I did a search for msvcp100.dll and msvcr100.dll (you need both) on my machine and copied those files to the root directory of "profilemanager" after unpacking. After that, the program ran fine.
Win7 Pro SP1 64 Bit
Comodo Internet Security
Pale Moon 28.16.0, Interlink Mail 52.9.7634, Firefox 52.9.0esr, Thunderbird 52.9.1 and SeaMonkey 2.48
FoxFox, you don't want anything to change, but if you wait long enough, some spyware will probably make changes for you -- if it hasn't already. I know, I hate to update working software too, but the days are long gone when it was safe to do that. I see now why you want to run two different versions. Best of luck to you.
By "spyware" you mean (specifically) ... ?
I have made my 2.0 Firefox as secure as i can via extensions. Could spyware still get onto my pc?
L.A.R. Grizzly: Here are the errors i'm getting:
msvcr100.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found.
This file can not be registered.
("regsvr32 msvcr100.dll" at command)
profilemanager.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point _invalid_parameter_noinfo_noreturn could not be located in the dynamic link library MSVCR100.dll.
Couldn't load XPCOM.
I'm using WinXp, SP3.
FoxFox, my jaw dropped.
All it takes is one ad that delivers malware, and bang! You might be lucky, but you're playing roulette. Malware has gotten very good at hiding itself, and security software is extremely ineffective. It generally misses a large fraction -- and by "large", I mean something like 1/3 -- even of the known threats.
I forgot about all that stuff .. those Firefox hackers have been very busy haven't they!
I have been focussing on extension-based security (AdBlock+, NoScript, FlashBlock, BetterPrivacy (deletes Flash cookies), LeechBlock), but i now see that they only cover the most-common, or maybe the most basic, forms of malware.
You have motivated me to consider ditching Firefox 2.0, and other versions, and using only the latest version!. Partial protection is not good enough for me. Just been too busy with other stuff to keep up properly, security-wise (& of course the other reasons mentioned).
And i'm a very technically-minded person! (which means billions more people...)
Could someone tell me the versions of msvcr100.dll & msvcp100.dll they are using?. It's for "The procedure entry point ... could not be located" error.
msvcp100.dll - 10.0.30319.1
msvcr100.dll - 10.0.30319.1
You can download my copies here. They will be available for about 5 weeks.
Win7 Pro SP1 64 Bit
Comodo Internet Security
Pale Moon 28.16.0, Interlink Mail 52.9.7634, Firefox 52.9.0esr, Thunderbird 52.9.1 and SeaMonkey 2.48
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On Campus Living
Residential Life and Housing Services is responsible for the overall administration and operation of NYU's 22 residence halls and two graduate living communities, home to approximately 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students during the academic year and summer session. Our office works in coordination with many departments and student groups to provide and maintain comfortable, safe and secure living environments for New York University residents.
Our Mission
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Nokia Lumia 928 Outed in Magazine Ad
The Nokia Lumia 928 has been rumored for a while, but now it's been officially confirmed, first by a two-page ad in Vanity Fair, then by a product page on Nokia's website.
Ironically, the product page is less informative than the ad. The page simply has picture of the phone being used as a camera, accompanied by the words, "Capture the highlights: Stay tuned for updates about the newest Nokia Lumia."
The print ad, however, has a little more to say. Below the same picture, the text reads:
Even in low light. Nokia exclusive PureView technology, with Optical Image Stabilization and high-end Carl Zeiss optics let you capture and share amazing blur-free photos and videos, even in low light conditions.
In addition, the U.S. carrier partner is named: Verizon. The brand appears on the phone itself in the ad, although it's missing on the online photo — no doubt since the phone will be offered globally, on various carriers. Here's the image from the product page:
With the Lumia 928, it appears Nokia is evolving its PureView technology, first seen in its 41-megapixel Symbian phone and later in the Lumia 920, the company's current flagship. "PureView" is a marketing term that doesn't signify any specific set of specs, just that the camera technology in the device is generally superior to lower-end models.
The Lumia 928 will likely get an official unveiling on May 14, when Nokia is holding an event in London to "see what's next" in the "Lumia story."
What would you like to see in the Nokia Lumia 928? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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L+M and its offshore investing
Why does Lawrence +Memorial Hospital have $35 million stashed offshore, in hedge funds in Grand Cayman?
How many in the community know that there is a separate corporation from the hospital, a nonprofit dedicated to support the activities of L+M, with many of the same board members and executives in charge, which reported $63 million in assets on its 2010 tax return?
I didn't until this week.
I tried to learn more about both the $35 million in Grand Cayman offshore money and the affiliated fundraising corporation assets, which included another $6 million invested in Central or South America, according to its 2010 tax return, but I hit a wall.
It was back in September when I first asked about a persistent rumor that the hospital had $20 million parked in investments in the Caribbean country.
The long answer, that included extensive conversations with L+M spokesman Michael O'Farrell and Chief Financial Officer Lou Inzana, was that L+M's connection to Grand Cayman is an insurance company the hospital started there, to avoid Connecticut insurance rules. Only $120,000 is invested in Grand Cayman as part of that insurance company, Inzana told me.
"L+M hasn't moved $20 million offshore, Inzana assured me," I wrote then, convinced the hospital had put to rest the rumor about millions invested in Grand Cayman.
No one called to correct it.
So imagine my surprise this week when I found, poking around the hospital's tax returns, amid the turmoil of a strike and lockout of employees, that L+M reported more than $33.8 million in investments in Central or South America on its 2010 tax return.
O'Farrell, when I called to ask again about offshore money, responded that the hospital has money invested in hedge funds in Grand Cayman, $35.5 million as reported on its 2012 tax return.
O'Farrell said this week that he recalled that I asked in September only about the hospital's business in Grand Cayman, not millions invested there, and that they responded with answers about the insurance company. He said the $35 million is not related to the insurance company, and that's why they didn't talk about it when I asked about Grand Cayman.
Even this week, the hospital wasn't very forthcoming about either the money invested in Grand Cayman or the money held by the fundraising corporation.
I submitted a lot of questions about the hospital's significant assets: how old they are, where the money came from, how it is spent, why so much is invested outside the United States, whether there are restrictions on money that was donated and the amount of the most current investment balances.
I got no specific answers to those questions, even though it seems especially relevant now, since the hospital is spending so much on the lockout, hiring costly replacement workers and paying their expenses.
The hospital also did not respond to specific questions about the cost of the lockout. A union spokesman said the union is still investigating how much the L+M lockout might be costing.
O'Farrell said I could come in to the hospital and they would talk at length about the hospital's investments, once the labor problems are over. He also named the professional banks and advisers that work with the hospital on its investments, including the offshore money.
He did agree that there seems to be good news to report on hospital accounts, that the hospital, after years of strong support and generosity from the community, appears to be on a sound financial footing.
"The hospital maintains a balanced portfolio that includes quality investments and has produced quality results - allowing it to maintain a strong financial position," he wrote in an email response to my questions.
"Given the changing landscape, the community should have confidence in the financial position the Hospital is in based on its sound investment strategy."
Indeed, O'Farrell said the hospital is more than halfway through a $30 million campaign to raise money for its new cancer facility.
The community must hope that the generosity continues and that the hospital maintains its strong financial footing well beyond the current labor turmoil.
This is the opinion of David Collins.
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Weather Blog: Cool for back to school
A chilly start this morning
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Well, it is the day after Labor Day - the unofficial end to summer. It's back to school Tuesday for most kids. Were you up and at it early this morning? If you were, you probably noticed it was a little bit chilly! 40's were fairly widespread across most of Waukesha county - the lake shore didn't drop out of the 50's, but no matter where you live temperatures this morning were below average. We had the ideal conditions for radiational cooling: light/calm winds and crystal clear skies.
That big bubble of high pressure is what's giving us this quiet weather. This ridge will continue to build east over the next several days. As the dome of high pressure positions itself over the northeast we will pick up a southwest wind by Saturday. With a wind out of the southwest our temperatures will be climbing back into the 80's.
If you look at the map, you will also notice a cold front in the northern Rockies. That will be moving east. Showers and thunderstorms will return by Saturday.
Thanks for check out the blog. Jeremy will be back with another update tomorrow morning!
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March 15, 2010
Non-traditional Card Challenge
The challenge over at TMITA/PCC is brought to us by Kim. She wants us to make a non-traditional card. I made a slider card. My friend Curt posted this type card on his blog recently (found here) and he found it on Heather's Blog which you can find here. She has posted the instructions and a video on how to make it. It was really very simple and my card is super cute in real life. So, I gave it a try. I did make my slits a little longer because I wanted to add my other bunnies to the second and third tier, but that was easy and I did it as I went along. I used my Bic Mark-its to color it and used all scrap paper to make my card, which I love. Added some stickles, the ribbons and the flower and called it complete.
Posted by Nina at 6:00 AM
Labels: bunny cupcake, card making, cupcake, cupcake card, Free, free digi stamps, free digital image, paper cupcakes, stamping, there's magic in the air Nina May
7 comments:
- The Other Patti Sue said...
OMGosh can this get any cuter? Love how you colored all of your bunnies!
- March 15, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- A Consuming Passion said...
How sweet is this!!!
- March 15, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- craftieodmae said...
WOWZERS! I love this!!!! Gotta make one for sure!
- March 15, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Danielle said...
WOW! Nina, this slider card is awesome! I've seen this but haven't tried it yet - and your bunnies are so adorable and beautifully coloured! Love it!
Hugs, Danielle
- March 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Nilla said...
Oh, this so sweet, love the dots on the cupcake, great idea! The small bunnies, so cute, all is perfect! Hugs Nilla
- March 15, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Kim Mc said...
hehe, love your adorable creation Nina! Glad you tried something new! And OMG that sentiment in hilarious! (gotta remember that one!) Thanks for the inspiration and for creating such an adorable image!
Aloha, Kim
- March 16, 2010 at 3:01 AM
- Pat said...
Oh what a cute card Nina, love the pastel colours and all the lovely bunnies.
- March 16, 2010 at 4:29 PM
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Saturday, October 3rd, 3 p.m.
Cologne, main station square
Rally supplying information, speeches and cultural program
Germany celebrates its 25th anniversary of German unity - breaking down borders and reuniting the country. Meanwhile Germany has become the country of hope for a lot of people, who left their homes behind because of discrimination, war, exploitation and ecological destruction.
For the refugees "Breaking down borders" means to fight for survival. Countless people died at and on the way to European borders. Those who succeed in fleeing to Germany face hospitality on the one hand, while they are confronted with incorrect political decisions and racially motivated attacks on the other hand.
The political debate and media coverage still aims for compartmentalization and outlawing.
An increasing number of refugees are listed as refugees of poverty, declining them the right to political asylum. The goal of it is separation of solidarity among the citizens and loss of rights due to new laws by the German government. As an example for the broad intensification of stricter asylum laws, the list of supposedly safe countries has been expanded. This can be identified as fatal arbitrariness by German government and the European Union.
Especially Roma and Sinti from the west Balkan peninsula are still facing discrimination, racially motivated attacks and resentment in social and political sectors.
This also applies to India, Gambia, Cameroon and Senegal, who penalize homosexuality.
Breaking down borders means to us:
• We fight against the concept of "safe countries of origin" and the "centres of emigration" such as in Bavaria and soon to be in North Rhine-Westphalia.
• We demand the individual examination of refugees as the core aspect of asylum law.
• We protest against all forms of group-specific discrimination, deportation arrest and prohibition of entry.
• We demand solidarity with all refugees - there is enough for everyone.
• We fight against racism, outlawing and deportation in every form.
We demand: Break down the borders! Right to asylum / solidarity with ALL refugees!


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The ZX-Series Large Spindle Bore Lathe provides power, precision, efficiency and reliability to your metal shop. A one piece cast iron base absorbs vibrations during operation to allow heavier cuts and ensure accuracy, while the Universal Gearbox eliminates the need to change gears. Features you've come to expect in a JET Lathe that is backed by the industry-leading JET Two Year Warranty.
- 3-1/8" bore spindle is supported by two tapered and one ball bearings
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Dress up Missy Peregrym
Name: Melissa 'Missy' Peregrym
Profession: Actress
Birthday: June 16, 1982
Former model. Has two sisters. Played soccer, lacrosse and field hockey in high school. Peregrym made her film debut playing the lead role in 2006's Stick It, about a rebellious teenager forced to return to her former life in gymnastics.


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Groupon's COO has quit after just five months and decided to return to her former employer, Google, Groupon said on Friday.
Margo Georgiadis will become Google's president for the Americas, according to Groupon. She was previously vice-president of Google's global sales operations for two years before leaving for Groupon.
Groupon's founder, Andrew Mason, wrote that the company has undergone a reorganization with Georgiadis' departure, and now sales, channels, international and marketing will report directly to him. Mason wrote that Groupon has expanded its senior executive team by eight employees this year.
Groupon offers online coupons that can be used with businesses, with offers tied in to how many people decide to take up a particular deal. The company makes money by taking a slice of the sales from deals it advertises.
On Friday, the company revealed in a filing on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it committed an error in how it presented its revenue. The company said it was reporting revenue before it paid fees to merchants using Groupon.
"The effect of the correction resulted in a reduction of previously reported revenues and corresponding reductions in cost of revenue in those periods," according to the filing.
The change brought Groupon's revenue for 2010 from $713.4 million down to $312.9 million. The change also affected calendar years 2008 and 2009. For the first half of this year, Groupon restated its revenue as $688 million, down from $1.5 billion.
Google reportedly made a $6 billion bid for Groupon last December, but it was not taken up by Groupon's board. In June, Groupon filed papers with the SEC for an initial public offering, but it was delayed.
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SHIRLEY – The Department of Correction is investigating the murder of a 72-year-old inmate who was found fatally beaten at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center.
William Sires, who had been serving a life sentence, was murdered Tuesday afternoon in the state prison, according to a statement released Wednesday by Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
No arrests had been made in the murder by 5 p.m. Wednesday, said Timothy Connolly, a spokesman for Early.
"It's still under investigation," Connolly said.
Sires, who had been convicted of the 1973 murder of his mother in Pittsfield, was found badly beaten and near death in a cell at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, the statement said. He was pronounced dead in an ambulance en route to Leominster Hospital at 2:36 p.m.
A correction officer found Sires fatally wounded, and life-saving measures were performed, a Department of Correction statement said.
Darren Duarte, a Department of Correction spokesman, referred questions to Early's office.
The case is being investigated by the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, the State Police and the Department of Correction.
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Dec. 8, 2011
Wild-caught bait may only be used in waters where caught; other restrictions passed
TOPEKA – During a special public hearing Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners acted on regulations governing the use and movement of wild-caught live bait fish and the transport of fish from waters designated as having aquatic nuisance species (ANS) present.
The new regulations change the way Kansas anglers collect and use live bait fish and were approved to curtail the spread of invasive aquatic species — particularly Asian carp, zebra mussels, and white perch — in Kansas lakes and streams. These and other aquatic nuisance species are often spread accidently by people using the state's lakes and rivers.
The Commission listened to public comments and considered various options before taking action. Commissioners voted on regulations that will take effect Jan. 1, 2012 and will 1) allow anglers to use wild-caught live bait fish only in the pool of a lake or impoundment where taken; 2) prohibit anglers from transporting wild-caught bait fish taken from a flowing stream or river across any dam or natural barrier; 3) prohibit anglers from transporting any live fish upon departure from any ANS-designated body of water; 4) prohibit releasing any fish in department waters (unless the fish was caught from the water into which it is being released), navigable publicly-owned rivers, and federal reservoirs; and 4) require that vessels being removed from all waters of the state have livewells and bilges drained and drain plugs removed before transport on any public highway.
Aquatic nuisance species are animals and plants not native to Kansas that can threaten lake and river ecology, harm native or desirable species, and interfere with the state's economy. Negative impacts on Kansas waters include, but are not limited to, the following:
- diminished food supplies and degraded habitat for other species;
- reduced numbers and variety of desirable fish;
- reduced fishing and other recreational opportunities;
- lowered property values and decreased quality of municipal water sources;
- fouled water lines, clogged intakes, burned out pumps, damaged power generating facilities, and decreased water system efficiency; and
- increased risk of flooding due to overcrowded biomass and clogging of lake outlets.
Biologists have identified the movement of wild-caught bait fish and water as a significant factor in the spread of these dangerous species. With the passage of these regulations, anglers will be restricted to using wild-caught bait fish caught only from the waters where they are fishing or using live bait fish purchased from certified bait dealers.
Anglers will not be able to transport any live fish from waters listed in the Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary (available wherever licenses are sold) as harboring ANS species. And finally, all boaters will be required to remove drain plugs and drain livewells and bilges before transporting vessels on public highways from waters of the state.
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Welcome to Northwoods Trails Cabins. We are a year-round resort catering to those who love the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our location in the heart of the Hiawatha National Forest is ideal for snowmobiling, hunting, 4-wheeling, hiking, relaxing, and many other outdoor sports. We have clean, non-smoking, family-friendly and large group accommodations. Free Wifi is available for our guests. We now accept credit cards. We do not allow pets in the cabins.
Craig and Rhonda Carruthers, proprietors
About Us:
We recently purchased the property from Don and Sandy Carruthers who came to the Upper Peninsula in 1987 with the idea of finding or building cabins for snowmobilers. Having been avid snowmobilers who traveled to the UP from Central Ohio, we wanted to provide the type of accommodations that we looked for when we traveled north. We have been in operation for over 25 years. Most of our guests come again and again. Word of mouth has been our best advertisement.
We cater to guests in all four seasons. Birdwatchers, fishermen, hunters, snowmobilers, and 4-wheelers. All find our little resort the place to stay. We also have groups who use our resort for reunions and family get-togethers. We are located in the heart of the Hiawatha National Forest with easy access to trails and forestry roads. We are centrally located for vacationers who want to see attractions in Sault Ste. Marie, Paradise, Mackinac Island, and other eastern Lake Superior communities. We are close to Bay Mills Casino and Resort and have numerous golf courses in the area.


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