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EuroDNS SA and Telnic Ltd announced today that EuroDNS was the first ICANN accredited registrar to sign up to distribute the new communications-focused .TEL domain extension. The .TEL domain extension enables the user to store, update and publish contact information, web links and keywords directly on the Internet under a unique domain name. Simple, fast and accessible from any device, .TEL provides a new Internet standard for businesses and individuals to take full control over how and where people reach them.
The .TEL enables global discoverability in the first 'live', next-generation contacts directory, with keywords enhancing search engine optimisation. "As a global registrar we always aim to be in the frontline for new extensions so our customers can benefit from them right away," stresses Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS "Accordingly, the decision to add the .TEL domain extension immediately was an easy one: as a global directory integrating any and all means of communication, it should appeal to all our customers, from individuals to portfolios owners."
Additionally, the ease of use and rich functionality of the .TEL publishing platform opens up new markets and opportunities for developers and resellers. Through the expertise acquired by its EnumDNS subsidiary, EuroDNS has the adequate technological means and experience to help its customers develop new services and solutions using the .TEL domain extension.
"EuroDNS has been a strong supporter of our work to develop .TEL over the years," adds Khashayar Mahdavi, CEO of Telnic Ltd, "The fact that the team was the first to sign with us demonstrates the understanding EuroDNS has of .TEL's potential impact on the future of Internet-based communications and directory services." A Luxembourg based company, EuroDNS is a global registrar specialised in international domain name extensions, and a leader on the European market. Thanks to its strong "one-stop-shop" strategy and with hundreds of extensions available, EuroDNS offers its customers the possibility to consolidate their portfolios, not only worldwide but also in key segments of the market. Excellent relations with domain name registries has allowed the company to achieve great success with the recent launches of other extensions such as .ASIA and .ME.
Working with Telnic, EuroDNS will endeavour to inform developers, brand owners and customers at large of the benefits of .TEL. Sunrise applications will be open to national trademark owners on a first-come, first-served basis from Wednesday, 3rd December 2008. Landrush applications open to all will commence on Tuesday, 3rd February 2009. "A Sunrise period is a good way for trademark holders to protect their brands, allowing them to protect their intellectual property should they so wish," adds Jean-Christophe Vignes, EuroDNS' Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, "However, thanks to .TEL's innovative technology and purpose, it also becomes a tremendous opportunity to enjoy a new and immediate internet presence that is completely different to other top level domains, which is why we are glad to be on board so early."
About Telnic Limited Founded in 2000, Telnic Limited is the UK-based Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new .TEL sponsored top level domain (sTLD). For more information regarding the .tel domain or Telnic Limited, please visit www.telnic.org.


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An empire state of mind: Techvibes extends its special Empire Avenue offer! #EAv
On Friday, we publicized a special deal we offered to those involved in Empire Avenue, the latest social craze.
Well, you Empirates—er, Avenuists? Eavers? Anyway, you guys listened. By the end of the weekend, we were sold out. That's right, you bought every last one of our shares!
We were so honoured, but then we begun to feel bad for those who missed out on the chance to invest is such a high quality stock as ours.
So we dished out 30,000 eaves to expand our shares to 12,500. That's 2,500 more shares you can buy in us now.
We're determined to climb the ranks and be a leading Site stock—to support this, we've decided to expand our weekend offer right through this week! That's right, up until this Friday we'll invest back 100% of what you invest in TCVBS. And it's a win-win for you, too, because our stock is always on the rise. Almost too good to be true, eh? Here, let us give you a moment to pinch yourself.
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Hi, I've been playing Minecraft for a few weeks, and I'm enjoying my time on the TOG Server. I just have a suggestion out there for those who are building massive things, (or destroying ).
Outside my place, the Opti-Mines, I've set up a little area for donations. I'm currently upgrading my sky-light, and I'm running out of torches quickly.
So I have three crates; one for torches; another one for coal; and a final one for sticks. I've put up signs to clearly state which crates are which resources.
I'm not sure whether other's have thought of this before me, but there's two reasons for this post. The first being just as and idea to those with huge projects. The second being that there's generally not that many people on when I'm online, and they are usually the same people, so I wouldn't get donations from many people.
And I HATE asking outright for things - no matter how polite. So not only is this a suggestion to others, I'm hoping this post turns into a thread where others let others no about donations they might want.
My details for the donation station are as follows:
Main Claim: The Opti-Mines (Warp: opti.mines)
Project Site: The Opti-Light (Warp: opti.light)
Donation Station: [No name decided] (Warp: opti.donations)
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Greensboro, NC -- Duke Energy will begin cleaning up trees and vegetation to protect transmission lines this week.
Crews will start the cleanup on Merritt Drive and Wendover Avenue before heading south toward Spring Garden Street, and then toward High Point Road.
The transmission lines can reach voltages of up to 500,000 volts. The lines come from several power plants and serve thousands of Duke Energy customers.
Duke Energy has already notified customers who have trees or vegetation in the transmission lines rights-of-way that need to be cleaned up. Customers were also given to the chance to discuss specific plans for their homes.
The work should take a total of two weeks, according to the City of Greensboro.
For more information on the transmission line rights-of-way use guidelines, visit the Duke Energy website.
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That's right, CW's hit show, Crowned, isconducting a nationwide search for hot mamas and their (18-years old or older) beautiful daughters to competeas a team in an all-expenses-paid,one-of-a-kind beauty pageant. The winning team will take home the spoils — a $100,000 cash prize and a pair of f-a-a-a-abulous tiaras.
Crowned is looking for teams with any or even no amount of pageant experience; so don't worry if you've never competed before.Crowned is out to redefine what it means to be a pageant winner — talent, personality, fitness, confidence, and inner beauty are what counts on the Crowned stage.
If season 2 follows the model of Crowned's 1st season, you can look forward to participating in challenges that will prepare you for the big pageant finale. Contestants in season 1 also had to brand a "style" for their team with clothing and swimwear and also express a point of view on important world issues.
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Private equity heavyweights KKR and TPG have reportedly teamed up against Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in an attempt to buy $6bn-valued business software maker BMC.
Thoma Bravo is leading a third consortium in an attempt to buy the business according to Reuters, which cited four people familiar with the matter.
Texas-based BMC's shares were up by nine per cent at one point today following the news, and had risen 3.41 per cent at 17.43GMT compared to yesterday's close, giving the business a market capitalisation of $6.51bn.
Reuters said bidding was past the first round and management presentations were taking place, with final bids expected in the next few weeks.
The company makes software which aims to help businesses manage their services and applications across physical and cloud-based networks.
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Understanding Obesity Related Diseases: Metabolic Syndrome
As more of our population become obese and overweight, obesity diseases become much more prevalent. Metabolic Syndrome is one such disease, and here I explain what it is, why it affects the overweight, symptoms and prevention.
What is it?
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by several disorders related to your metabolism simultaneously. These disorders/components include obesity (particularly abdominal/waist fat), elevated blood pressure, increased triglyceride level, low HDL "good" cholesterol level, and insulin resistance. Having one of these components means you are more likely to have others; the more components you have the greater risk to your health.
Metabolic Syndrome has had a few names including syndrome X and insulin resistance syndrome. Not all experts agree on the definition of metabolic syndrome or whether it exists as a medical condition. Despite the discrepancies, the severity of possessing this collection of risk factors can lead to serious health complications.
Why is it affected by obesity/overweight?
Obesity is one of the components to this syndrome, therefore it has a huge impact on it. A body mass index (BMI) of greater than 25 increases your risk. BMI is a measure of your percent body fat based on height. Abdominal obesity (fat accumulation in the stomach area), or being "apple-shaped" rather than "pear-shaped," is another factor increasing your risk of metabolic syndrome.
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This is the tag that I've been speechlessly starring at for the past few days lol. Your most recent one is my favourite in terms of the tags you made using that stock. It's (way) less messy than the other ones and I really like the colours you used for the effects. The light blues work well in contrast to the focal, it doesn't take away from the focal and I personally love the way it turned out (I'm talking about the effects on the bottom right part) However, unlike
or some of your other tags, I feel that this one lacks some depth as well as some lighting. I could see a light source coming somewhere from the top left side of the tag and I think that would help add a bit more depth into it. I won't touch on the text since I myself suck at typography but it does look rather nice.
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New Android gaming device hits the market; Gameloft titles on sale
There were some 6.8 million Android and iOS devices activated on Christmas Day, according to a recent report from analytics firm, Flurry. And with a record-setting number of apps downloaded on this day of gift-giving, you can just imagine how many Android games are included in those numbers.
The growing interest in Android has given rise to specialized gaming devices, the latest being the JXD S7100. Running Android 2.2, the S7100 features a familiar layout that Sony gamers will appreciate. With a 7-inch touchscreen display with 480x800 pixel resolution, the S7100 comes with an ARM Cortex A9 process and Mali 400 GPU, 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. There's Wi-Fi support and an HDMI port, in case you want to play Android games on the big screen. The S7100 also comes with a front-facing VGA camera and a 2-megapixel rear unit.
For $140 the S7100 is reasonably priced as a specialty tablet, though as a gaming device it's a bit behind the times with Android 2.2, and could use a bit more RAM. But there's a slew of preloaded ROMs for classic games like Metal Slug and Super Mario 64. In all, its specs are worthy of its price point, competing against the likes of Sony, which has been taking advantage of Android's open platform to push its own mobile gaming strategy with devices like the Xperia PLAY and VITA.
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As the holidays press on into the new year, there's still a few days of leisure to enjoy new games on your Android device. Gameloft has not only initiated a major promotion with a string of back-to-back releases for Android with games including Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nations and NFL Pro 2012, but they're encouraging holiday game play with a sale this New Year's weekend. Every title in the Gameloft catalog is just $0.99 if you buy from the Android Market, ringing in the new year right. The sale runs from December 29 at 10 a.m. PST through January 5.


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Are there any decent run downs out there of keyboard and mouse usage in the major browsers? The docs to these things are terrible because you have to wade through 50 pages of new user introductions to find one thing out you didn't know.
I recently found out that you could roll the scroll wheel while holding the control key to increase font size in IE. It was completely by accident (something I do often in Opera to zoom a page). Those types of little tidbits are what I'm looking for.
This may be simple, but hold down the shift key while clicking on a link to open it in a new window - just like Opera.
Left and right arrow keys will scroll wide pages left/right - too obvious?
I got these from IE's Tip Of The Day
To make the text on Web pages larger or smaller, click the View menu, and then click Text Size. Press F5 to refresh the screen.
You can make sure the Web page you are viewing contains the latest information by pressing F5 to refresh it.
To move forward between frames, press CTRL+TAB.
To move back between frames, press SHIFT+CTRL+TAB.
You can type a word in the Address bar and press CTRL+ENTER to automatically add [www....] and .com on either side of the word.
To print the current page or active frame, press CTRL+P.
You can print a table of all the links associated with a Web page. In the Print dialog box, click Print table of links.
To search from the Address bar, type go, find, or ? followed by a word or phrase, and then press ENTER.
To change the color of links on Web pages, click the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Colors button.
To open a new Internet Explorer window, press CTRL+N.
You can drag your toolbar, Links bar, and Address bar anywhere you want them. You can even combine them to save space.
To stop downloading a page, press ESC.
To turn off the underlines in Web page links, click the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
You can move your cursor into the Address bar by pressing ALT+D.
Instead of clicking the Back button, you can press the BACKSPACE key to move back a page.
To search for a word or phrase on a Web page, press CTRL+F to open the Find dialog box.
You can close the current window by pressing CTRL+W.
To display a list of the Internet addresses you have typed in the Address bar, press F4.
If you use Netscape, you can learn about differences in Internet Explorer by clicking the Help menu and then clicking For Netscape Users.
To go to a new location, press CTRL+O.
You can quickly put a shortcut to any Web page on your desktop by right-clicking in the page and then clicking Create Shortcut.
in address bar view-source:http://etc.etc/redirectpage.html
Great for seeing things that the SEOs are trying to hide. (works in Mozilla, IE5, reported problems in IE5.5 - intermitent)
I posted this thread a while back:
I still have not been able to fix the bold text in my browser. I can't wait to get home, and see if this will fix it! Thanks!
The control/roll thing doesn't work too well for changing font sizes when the style sheet defines specific font sizes, styles, etc. I just played around with it on my one web site to see how the page distorts and except for <H> tags which aren't specifically defined, nothing changed. Just an FYI for those who use style sheets.
This is very useful if you have sight problems or are colorblind, as you can increase the font size or change the colors for every web page.
There are also checkboxes to ignore colors, font styles, and font sizes on the pages. If you ignore font sizes, that will make the wheel thing work for every web site.
Under security, I set the Internet zone to be incredibly secure. I then use the Trusted zone to allow things such as JavaScript (and under IE 5.5- permanent cookies). I add web sites that I frequently visit to the Trusted zone by hand.
On the Advanced tab, turn off "Play animations in web pages". No more animated GIFs!!! You just get the first frame of every GIF. Makes browsing the web much more tolerable.
Since we have such a big challenge with the nimda virus, as it is many times picked up through your browser while viewing a web page, you can temp. change the associated file type for .eml to open in a safe program like notepad.exe. This will send emails picked up by Internet Explorer to notepad instead of Outlook Express which imediately infects your computer.
Open Windows Explorer, click on View in the menu, select Options or Folder Options, then select File Types. Scroll down to Outlook Express Mail Message (should have a file extension of EML). Then highlight and click Edit, highlight "OPEN" in the bottom window and click Edit below that. In the box that says "Application used to perform action" type in c:\windows\notepad.exe ...then save.
This may have other implications on your system, such as you can't double click email shortcuts any more and have Outlook open them up, but you can read them if you open Outlook first and browser to the email. And yes, you can still click on mailto: links.
You can create a shorcut to the current page by dragging the default or favicon in the address bar onto the desktop or into an application that accepts text such as textpad.
If you have a shortcut to a webpage on your desktop you can load it in the current browser window by dragging its icon anywhere into IE.
You can also drag an image from the current page into the address bar to view it from your cache.
Dragging links from the current page into the address bar will load that link (same as clicking the link :) probably not too useful)
Cntrl+Dragging a link into the address bar loads the linked page in a new window. This is the same as right clicking and choosing 'Open in New Window'


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I have just bought the Mini-Me from Eberlestock with the gun scabbard, by far the best day pack that is on the market. It is perfect for hunting if you are going out for the day. I was one lucky guy who placed the high bid at a silent auction and got it for $90.00 bucks new.
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I love mine! I use it to put my big DSLR camera in with the 80-400 lens when I mountain bike. Eberlestock has the best hydration bladders you can buy.
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I have the Just One from Eberlestock.I think it is the best hunting /hauling pack out there now.I am still finding features I like about the pack.
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Here she is passed out on the bed after the graduation. The end of college really took it out of her. Notice how her dress is the same color as the dark blue in the quilt.
The graduation was on the Mall in Washington. Sitting in a metal folding chair in a sea of people with Capitol hill as a backdrop made the usual marathon of patience of a commencement a bit more exciting. I think commencements have been invented just for knitters. Some good knitting got done and I think I was actually able to listen to the speaker better with my eyes focused on my knitting instead of roaming around. Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, gave an inspiring speech about civil liberities and encouraging all the graduates to be able to look back in 20 years and feel that they had done something to make the world a better place. I wonder if I've done anything?
I'm working on Stitch Diva's Sahara with Bonnie's Bamboo in Terracotta. I have enough yarn to make the sleeveless or short sleeve version. But as I'm working on this I'm wondering if the long sleeve version might be more practical? Take a look at the link and tell me what you think, short sleeve, sleevless, or long sleeve?
When we were down in DC we went to the new Washington Nationals baseball park to take in a ball game. There is a really nice, open feeling at this ball park, you never feel crowded going in and out of the stadium. I always forget how the pace of the game in the stadium is so different than what you see on TV, the movement of the game seems like slow mo at times and a feeling of relaxation blankets me. Here is Girl Thing and Boy Thing after the game. Girl Thing is zonked. Boy Thing has removed his shirt that got splashed by stadium beer suds and has blue snowcone lips, they sort of match the quilt.


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A man went to jail this morning after Salinas police say he exposed himself at the downtown bus station, lost his temper and struggled with arresting officers.
About 9:45 a.m., police responded to the Monterey-Salinas Transit Center at 110 Salinas St., where someone had called to report a man exposing himself.
When the cops arrived, security officers and MST employees directed them to Daniel Johnson, 51. Authorities say he became angry and threatening to employees plus other folks at the bus station.
Johnson discarded officers' commands and turned combative when they tried to arrest him, leading to a brief struggle, police said.
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The Center on the Digital Economy at The Heartland Institute works to advance this simple notion: The Internet is not "broken," and government attempts to "fix it" will retard the enormous potential for economic growth fueled by advances in telecommunications and technology.
Heartland believes that rules for the Internet and electronic commerce should result from private collective action, not government regulation. We believe protection of private property rights is an essential condition for effective planning and the long-term growth of the digital economy.
And we believe that effective free-market advocacy and education are required to overcome the statist special-interest groups who have for too long had the ear of policy-makers who are eager to regulate. If the public is to benefit from the many opportunities and efficiencies made possible by the digital revolution, then the market, not bureaucrats, must lead the way.
Read Heartland's Policy Brief, "Neutralism: The Strange Philosophy Behind the Movement for Net Neutrality."
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On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, Kevin Morooney, Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, spoke to more than 90 attendees at the second Quality Advocates session offered this fall. He provided the group with an update on IT initiatives relevant to the strategic plan and how Penn State's approaches to those initiatives reflect and relate to external technological changes.
Morooney framed the discussion about these initiatives by providing the group with an update on The IT Assessment. Managed by an executive committee and a large and well-represented advisory committee, The IT Assessment is an activity that directly supports the University's mission. Specifically, the Assessment addresses the following strategies stated in Goal 6 of the University's Strategic Plan: to use technology to expand access and opportunities, and to re-balance centralized and dispersed facilities and services for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
This process is the mechanism by which we develop new muscles and how it is we have the conversations about doing things together differently.As a function of this activity, Morooney explained his interpretation of Goal 6 as involving the development of an accurate investment strategy for IT infrastructures, improving planning, and better managing risks. More specifically, he saw improving planning as a mechanism for developing accurate investments and better managing risks.
Part of this improved planning process has involved working with an outside consultant who understood that Goal 6 was not about reducing investments in technology and people, but instead figuring out how to make best use of those investments through the proper alignment of central and dispersed IT services for the activities to which they are best suited. It needs to be determined what IT services should be allowed to vary by area to meet unique needs and which needs would be better served by a more consistent solution.
To better inform these improvements, the consultant has interviewed over 50 IT executives and plans to meet with more. From the interviews so far, the executives acknowledged the analysis as necessary, advised that any rebalancing should support future strategic priorities, indicated that rebalancing is already taking place in some areas, and shared that the most significant barrier to rebalancing is trust. The needs and function analysis mentioned has been kicked off with IT areas collecting data and sharing it using Web tools.
Morooney stressed the importance of looking at both internal and external spheres of influence when undertaking a process like this. In the University system, he referenced the Data Center Master Plan, the Student Information System replacement, the IT Governance Council at Hershey, and the Cyberscience Taskforce as efforts to keep an eye on, among others. We have to change the conversations we have with the large companies we deal with.External groups and initiatives he mentioned included the Internet2 project, Kuali, Sakai, and the Joint Strategic Plan to Combat Intellectual Property Theft. Increased complexity and more frequent demands necessitate alignment and collaboration to realize desired efficiencies.
Morooney explained that issues of safety, data, and access were foremost on his mind during this planning, and spoke about what he hopes to get out of all the work. He wants to see the templates being used to collect data kept current and serve as a reference for future work, a report presenting the results of the baseline analysis, a framework that can be used to determine which services would best be provided locally versus broadly, and recommendations for implementing short and long-term strategic actions.
In the question and answer period following the presentation, the group discussed where the user fits in the planning process, the trust and courage needed to change, the time needed to affect large changes, and the challenges involved in trying to classify costs as IT or business operating costs.
View slides from presentation.
The Quality Advocates Network meets several times each semester to share ideas and examples of improvement and change. To join the Quality Advocates Network mailing list or to learn more about the meetings scheduled, contact the staff at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Designed for wholesale or captive finance companies who floor equipment to a dealer base, Quiktrak's auditing services are utilized to mitigate risk and increase visibility at the dealer level.
We provide a suite of complementary floor plan inventory management services that can be utilized individually to complement existing programs or engaged as a whole for startup programs.
Quiktrak clients can leverage our network of professional inspectors to efficiently perform audits in the field, utilize our cutting-edge mobile field audit technology for fast, accurate data syncing and license our Revoquest Risk Management System for highly customized risk-based reporting and analysis.
In working with clients from across the financial services spectrum, our experience is that no two companies have the same audit practices or risk requirements.
As such, we develop one-on-one relationships with our clients to create a customized audit program that leverages their existing processes and systems with our blend of industry-leading field services.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection Monday at the nuclear-powered PPL Susquehanna plant near Berwick for the first time since 2004, an agency spokeswoman said.
A three-member NRC team will evaluate the circumstances surrounding an unplanned shutdown of Unit 2 reactor on Dec. 19, which occurred as the unit was being returned to service following an automatic shutdown on Dec. 16.
The NRC conducts about a dozen special inspections a year at reactors across the country, spokeswoman Diane Screnci said. The Dec. 19 shutdown was caused by the failure of a valve that feeds water to the reactor to produce steam.
"While the most recent shutdown did not present any immediate safety concerns for the public or plant workers, it was preceded by unplanned reactor shutdowns on Nov. 9 and Dec. 16," NRC Region I Administrator Bill Dean said in a news release. "Collectively, the shutdowns raise questions regarding operator performance, equipment reliability and, in the most recent event, decision-making. This inspection is warranted to further the NRC's understanding of these issues and the company's actions to address them."
The NRC will issue a report on the results of the special inspection within 45 days of its completion. These types of inspections typically last about a week, Screnci said.
"The safe operation of our plant is our highest priority," PPL Susquehanna spokesman Joe Scopelliti said. "We value the insights of the NRC. We are working closely with the NRC to make sure they have all the information they need."
Unit 2 was returned to service on Dec. 26. Units 1 and 2 are operating "at full power," Scopelliti said.
Unit 2 automatically shut down Dec. 16 during routine testing of a valve on the unit's main turbine system. It automatically shut down Nov. 9 because a computer system that controls the reactor's water level was not functioning properly.
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Two IAF aircraft sent to Bulgaria to ensure terror victims' safe return to Israel. MDA specialists sent to Sofia to evaluate those seriously injured; ZAKA identification process ongoing
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Latest Update: 07.19.12, 13:10 / Israel News
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Burgas – An IAF C-130 Hercules aircraft landed in Burgas, Bulgaria, Thursday morning in order to retrieve the Israelis injured in Wednesday's terror attack.
By noon, the plane was en route to Israel,
carrying 32 of the wounded.
Seven people were killed, five of them Israelis, and 34 people were injured, three of them seriously, when a blast tore through a bus shuttling Israeli tourists in the terminal of Sarafovo Airport.
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Three of the Israelis, who suffered serious injuries, are hospitalized in Sofia. A second C-130, carrying Magen David Adom specialists landed in the Bulgarian capital in the early hours of the morning, in order to evaluate their condition and ascertain whether it is safe for them to fly.
Health Ministry sources said that the majority of Israelis are scheduled to land in Israel by Thursday afternoon.
The fatalities' identification process, headed by ZAKA,
is ongoing.
A military source on the mission told Ynet that it includes military medical personnel, members of the Air Force 669 Search and Rescue Unit, Home Front Command officers and a cadre of IDF officers.
"We are working with MDA officials on the ground in order to facilitate the rapid transfer of the wounded to the planes and then to Israel," he said.
Meanwhile, a plane provided by the Bulgarians landed in Ben Gurion International Airport, carrying about 70 Israelis who escaped the attack.
Sarafovo Airport closed immediately after the blast and elsewhere in Bulgaria flights headed to Israel were canceled or delayed. Air traffic between the countries is slowly returning to normal.
Following the attack, the Shin Ben has temporarily suspended all flights bound for Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Greece,
South Africa, Thailand,
Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Ben Gurion Airport is gearing to receive the injured and is working with MDA to ensure their swift transfer to local hospitals.
Some 24 ambulances and medical teams are making their way to the airport ahead of the plane's planned arrival in the early hours of the afternoon.
According to MDA, once in Israel, 11 of the wounded would be transferred to the Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba, seven to Haemek Medical Center in Afula, six to Laniado Hospital in Netanya, two to Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Zerifinm, Edith Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv each, and the remaining two will be admitted to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya.
Also on Thursday Bulgaria's Interior Ministry said that security measures in and around hotels where Israeli tourists are staying have been stepped up following the terror attack.
Police presence in the district of Burgas has also been beefed up.
Carmit Reuven is Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth's special correspondent in Bulgaria


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Napping at work might make you a better employee. That's because our bodies, according to a Boston.com graphic touted by Lifehacker, need afternoon shut-eye to perform at their best--which points to a nap in the middle of the workday. But how can you grab some winks without looking like a slacker?
Research abounds on why sleep benefits the body and mind. A one-hour nap makes you more alert for up to 10 hours. A Harvard study shows learning and memory improve with a 45-minute nap. And a 2008 University of Düsseldorf study says even if you get just a few minutes of sleep, your memory benefits. History certainly lends credibility to the sleep factor, too. Fatigue caused by lack of sleep played a part in the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Yet Americans are sleeping less and working more. This leads to lost productivity, to the tune of $100 billion in health-care costs, absences and other factors. Seeing this, some employers are providing nap rooms and other technology-free zones to help workers catch some z's. Other companies are offering environments that emphasize wellness and relaxation. Meanwhile, workers have their own creative ways for getting power naps, as the Lifehacker post shows. One commenter mentions 20-30-minute lunchtime naps in a car.
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Some readers may be familiar with the origins of airport security screening. I wasn't, however, and the history is pretty interesting. In the 1960s, airplane hijacking became surprisingly common:
The first skyjacking of a United States airliner occurred in May, 1961 with Cuba as the destination. Thus, a reverse flow of refugees from non-Communist to Communist countries began. The movement was slow at first; seven United States air hijackings occurred in the first seven years. However, in 1968, skyjacking suddenly became a major problem for United States aircraft. In that year alone, eighteen United States airplanes were air hijacked as well as twelve foreign airplanes. In 1969, the number of attempted air hijackings involving United States aircraft for the year had risen to forty, of which thirty-three were successful. Of the forty-six attempts on airplanes from other nations, thirty-seven were successful.
Since 1969, the number of air hijackings each year has declined. In 1970, fifty-six successful air hijackings and twenty-eight unsuccessful attempts took place world wide, with eighteen successful air hijackings and eight unsuccessful attempts involving United States planes. In 1971, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported twenty-seven attempted skyjackings on United States planes with twelve successful, and thirty-two attempts on foreign planes with eleven successful. Between January 1 and September 1, 1972, twenty-nine attempted air hijackings were made on United States aircraft of which eight were successful, and twenty-one attempts on foreign planes with eleven successes.
Patrick W. McGinley & Stephen P. Downs, Airport Searches and Seizures-A Reasonable Approach, 41 Fordham L. Rev. 293, 294-297 (1972).
Government-mandated security screening was tried fairly late in response to these hijackings; it wasn't mandated until 1972. As recounted in United States v. Davis, 483 F.2d 893 (9th Cir. 1973):
On February 1, 1972, the FAA issued a rule requiring air carriers to adopt and put into use within 72 hours a screening system "acceptable" to the FAA "to prevent or deter the carriage aboard its aircraft of sabotage devices or weapons in carry-on baggage or on or about the persons of passengers." This system was to require the screening of all airline passengers "by one or more of the following systems: behavioral profile, magnetometer, identification check, physical search."
In July 1972, the President "ordered" the screening of all passengers and inspection of all carry-on baggage on all "shuttle-type" flights. On August 1, 1972, the FAA issued a directive that no airline "shall permit any person" meeting the profile to board a plane unless his carry-on baggage had been searched and he had been cleared through a metal detector or had submitted to a "consent search" prior to boarding. On December 5, 1972, the FAA ordered that searches of all carry-on items and magnetometer screening of all passengers be instituted by January 5, 1973.
The number of annual attempted hijackings dropped to single digits soon after, and then to zero or close to it.


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"The Grand Budapest Hotel" is on the way, and by most accounts, it's Wes Anderson's most Wes Anderson-y film to date (read our review here). By this point, you either love his style and approach (or you don't), but if you are a fan, you'll want to take five minutes for this.
Nelson Carvajal has once again gone in front of the computer and done some cutting, this time putting together a pretty nifty little visual essay, "Mise En Scène & The Visual Themes of Wes Anderson." Mixing scenes from Anderson's films, alongside influential films, and providing voiceover from interviews and more, the video is journey through Anderson's aesthetic, from the framing of his shots to his use of long, carefully choreographed takes. In addition to being an education, it's an appreciation of Anderson's meticulous style and craft.
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I recently acquired a 1988 Trek 360 from a friend who bought it off of ebay. When it arrived yesterday, he decided he did not want it(after having it shipped to my house so I could reassemble or "maybe make into a fixie"). He was vague why he didn't want it, something about it "looked too old fashioned" but it is in my size. He payed $350+shipping for it, I traded him a low end fixed gear bike I had put together awhile back, and called it a day. I figure the components on it have to be worth something. I would rather have it back to down tube shifters anyhow. Girlfriend had commandeered the camera so I can't post pics, but heres the auction link:
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"Beginning bassist" is a rather nebulous term. Are you a guitarist who has decided to learn the bass? Or are you a complete beginner to all instruments, and bass will be your first?
If it is the former, then there are any number of instructional videos, DVDs and books that can help you get the feel of the bass and learn the important differences between bass and guitar.
If it is the latter, then your best bet is to find a good teacher. Yes, you can learn from the aforementioned videos, DVDs and books, but if you are coming to the instrument completely cold, then you can miss out on a lot of very important things. Find a teacher who is a bassist. Don't fall for the "I don't teach you to play bass. I teach you to be a musician who plays bass." This is usually the mark of someone who is not primarily a bassist, and probably doesn't have a very nuanced understanding of the bass as a unique instrument. Do a little research in your area and find yourself a good teacher.
Don't feel like you need professional gear to learn. If you've got the cash for a Fender Custom Shop Jazz and a Glockenklang amplifier, then by all means go for it. But a servicable bass and a decent practice amplifier are what you need to learn the instrument. As you progress, your understanding of the bass will increase and then you will be better prepared to decide exactly what kind of expensive instrument and amplifier you want.
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I would practice scales for a bit to get the muscles used to it. Then get a good teacher. Also, start with the best instrument you can afford. A cheap guitar is uninspiring and IMO is the reason many people get frustrated and quit.
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I"m new...my process (for good or bad) was to watch a number of youtube videos and sneak some time from my son's guitar teacher. Nice guy..not a bass player, not a music teacher- he's big on tabs and riffs as a way to teach chords and such. Working very well for my son but not for me.
I"m working on learning the fret board and reading music. Imagine trying to have a conversation in russian when you have to look up each word in a translation dictionary. You won't be making sentences (or sense) just halting words. Tabs are easier but leave a lot of info out.
So im' working on seeing the music and playing what i see on the bass without any 'thinking' or 'processing' going on in my head inbetween. Practice is the key - scales work well. As you play each note SAY each note out loud Speed is secondary, accuracy important. Speed will come.
My next challenge is getting 'timing' right. Sure, the concept of 1/4 and half notes is there, but that isn't helping me 'get it'. Play say, the saints come marching in or battle hymn of the republic and unless you get the 'time' right you get notes in order not the song you're expecting to hear.
And 2 months in of every other day or third day (hey, I work for a living) of practice and my fingers still hurt at times.
I"ll second the idea of get a 'decent' instrument. I have a ibanez GSR200 ($179 new) and I just picked up a yamaha RBX375 ($369 new) and the yami feels / sounds much better - so that encourages one to play/practice more and it's a tad easier to get good sounds so you don't work as hard and feel (and are I guess) more successful.
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I started playing a year ago and have got quite good since ^.^ so here's some stuff I learned.
1. START SMALL. Don't go into it trying to play death metal or some old Jazz. Not gonna work and you're going to get frustrated and quit. If you like Rock; "Brain Stew" by Green Day is where I started (After admittedly playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star :P)
2. Your fingers (especially on your fretting hand [if you use a pick you will avoid this in your strumming hand]) will get chapped, blister, and hurt. Bass strings are really thick, bro. If they start to hurt, let them heal. I even recently got some blisters from playing a lot even one year after starting, so this will likely be a problem for some time.
3. Tabs are a good place to start. Easy tabs, too. There are several sweet songs that stay on basically one string.
4. You are going to probably sound terrible when you first start. Keep at it! You'll be better in a week!
5. Learn to enjoy the bass in music because it will help you if you ever write songs!
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Crash, Crash Course:
1-Play Correctly
2-Learn actual Music, and know what the Bass Clef is, and know what notes your playing.
3-Don't just learn with tabs, and if so, make sure your playing with right timings.
4-Practice Everyday, not insane amount of time, but enough to progress
5-If you plan to be in a band or gig, or "make it", make many, many friends(good friends buy your shirts at your gig, bad friends just like your facebook and only say they plan to go to your gig, and people who hate you, know you have lots of friends, so they still buy your shirt secretly online to be cool, cause they know hot girls go to your show).
My Crash Course and Tips:
1. Don't go fast, just steady. Do 100% correct fingering in the correct method. 100% correct 24/7 is way more impressive than flying up and down like a wizard with your own bad style habits. Bad Habits live free and die hard. So make sure when your watching netflix while you practice, make sure your practicing that you already know. When learning new things makes sure your focus on what your doing.
2. Learn multiple instruments. I am a believer in learning Piano, no matter what instrument your learning, even drums or cow bell. Learning Primus from tabs and listening to their song is cool, being able to read their song book and play it by reading the music is cooler. Tabs are always starter place, but I suggest this be for strengthening your fingers and exposing yourself to the bass culture, and a reason to practice. Learning the bass as an instrument will go a long way, so I suggest adapting your tabs into sheet music, so that when you listen to the song, you know the timings.
3. If your learning by playing tabs, make sure your playing with a meternome or play to the song(know your timings). It might feel cool to be able to play a section of your favorite song, but its cooler to play it correctly. Of course at first you might not be able to even play it period, but learning it correctly is half the battle, and learning without playing along or to a beat can cause serious timing problems latter on. Your a bass player, and your keeping the tempo as clean as a drummer, and being able to sync with drummers and guitar players is a great skill to learn. In theory the bass is the centerpiece between Drums and Guitars n Singers.
4. Practice Smarter, Not Harder. 5x 30 minute sessions is better than a solid 2.5 hours, even if those 30 minutes are spread through mon-fri(think of it like working out, you make sure to cover every muscle and rushing it doesn't help). Its also like studying and you shouldn't study for more than 1 hour at a time. If you do, you study 50 minutes, take a 10er, and repeat. When dudes say they practice 6 hours a day, their not talking like they went to work and spent 6 continuous hours in a band room practicing. Where talking 6 hours spread between 16 hours of being awake. That is like 2-3 x1-2 hour sessions, and a couple hours of laid back jamming while watching Netflix or waiting while your baking dinner.
5. Make as many friends as possible.
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Practice exercises for a good right hand technique as well as good left hand posture. Muscle memory is what you want, so repetition will be crucial.
As far as theory. Start off with learning the notes on the fretboard, then move onto distinguishing between different kinds of scales in terms of note intervals. (ex minor means flat 3). Learn arpeggios and play them up and down (in order you would go 1 -> 3 -> 5 -> octave). This will help you read sheet music faster when there is a chord at the top of the bar and you just go "oh, thats just an A minor 7, so I play this arpeggio," Then move onto pentatonics.
I like to explain my right hand technique as swinging your middle and index finger from your knuckles like a pendulum and land your finger on the string above the one you strike. So if you play the A string, your finger will land on the E string. Thumb can be positioned whatever way is comfortable, but for more control rest your thumb across the strings above the one you are playing. So if you play on the D string, you have your thumb muting the E and A strings.
But there is no right or wrong technique, just some with limitations. Learning different songs is fun, but if you don't get a good technique down you may develop bad habits. So look into that.
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For me the hardest thing I had to deal with, was in guitar, I could look at any song, and generally just pick it even it were all down strokes. Picking is easier than coordinating essentially two picks which is your two fingers.
In bass you need to do every other between pointer and flipper finger which doesn't sound hard until you add more than one string and add open strings with hammer ons, then start having to not follow this rule when you go from small string to big. When you go from high in note value to low(from small string to big string), you have to use the last finger you used, which is opposite of the main rule. This is the only thing holding me back from being a wizard, cause my left hand is already bad ass from playing guitar, but it still is adjusting to two fingers.
Look up the scales, like Major Ionian or Minor Dorian. Just going up and down using 100% fingering, is the fastest way to preping your hands to play other things. Worst habit is just playing what ever finger you want.
What I do still, is above the music, I write which left hand finger I use, and above it, I write which right hand finger to use(including T for thumb).
This might sound cliche, but I got the Dummies Bass Excercise Book from the library and it really helped me develop practical and correct lessons.
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To everything else I want to add--practice with a metronome or a good drum track. There are quite a few free drum loops and drum machines on line. Groove is everything when you play bass as is consistency in rhythm
And as soon as you feel comfortable, jam with people. Nothing is going to excel you faster than playing with other musicians.
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Playing with yourself is just as good. Get a default drum track, or even just put on an easy Beatles Song, and play along. #1 method of learning, is playing to the song that you have music or tabs for. Its how you get the right timing and rythem.
Paul McCartney has some videos on youtube where he teaches you his moves and songs. Its easy casue you can just use your thumb if your fingers are not ready:
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Play music you like. I wouldn't first learn too much theory or technique. I would first get acquainted with the instrument and with the sounds it can produce. Learn some easy songs. You can use tabs or ears (tabs are the easy way to start but you must also listen to the sounds you play).
First theory thing I would learn would be the note names. I would learn all the notes on all strings from open string to 5th fret first. Those are the frets you are going to use the most.
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Its a good start but not as good. I'm not saying that playing along with songs or a track is a bad thing--its one of the key things we all do at some point as part of "bedroom " practice. But its not a substitute for the benefit you will get playing with other people and it will get your game on musically in a very accelerated way. It teaches you what sounds good and how to lock with other musicians, who may or may not be as consistent as a recording or a drum track.
And because you are the only bass player, it will teach you what works and doesn't work in your playing quickly.
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I am thinking about the fact that the instrument is brand new. Unless you got friends who have band rooms, then the only thing you can do everyday is jam with yourself.
I had friends with bands or band rooms. So even though I played guitar, I would play bass for them so they can practice.
If there was one thing I wish I would have done earlier, was actually memorizing the full songs instead of trying to play it completely by ear, of course songs aren't hard to play, but with a mediocre drummer or a different song, cues aren't always super apparent. So my transitions were terrible my first year playing bass like in 8th grade.
Like for example, Beautiful People, was a song everyone liked to play, cause it was super easy for all instruments, and Manson was the coolest music to play. But in that song the bassist needs to cue himself in. So I always recommend learning the actual music, not just to make sure your playing the correct notes(and correctly), but to know the timings. Tabs are not accurate and don't show you 100% how to play a song.
I didn't own a bass, so I just showed up after practicing guitar all night, and would jam on a bass. I don't know if Jamming is as important in your first year. Cause you develop bad habits to make up for you inability to play the songs correctly, cause your trying to keep up with people who already know what they are doing(for the most part). For example, a drummer just can't play songs with people if they can't do it by themselves. They can, but
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