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3143 Pyhra
Telephone +43 (0)2745/24 172 - 0
Fax +43 (0)2745/24 172 - 30
+HAGI+ Giessereitechnik, engineering office for foundry- and industrial demand, is a representative of the leading foundry equipment manufacturers. It operates as advisor in Austria, Slovenia, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia.
The high-standard +HAGI+ representation program includes nearly the whole range of foundry plant. Together with the practical skills of DI Johann Hagenauer, it guarantees an optimal support for all investment projects and problems in the foundry and industry.
Gewerbehof 28
73441 Bopfingen
Telephone +49 7362 956037 0
Fax +49 7362 956037 10
Kanalstraße 25
DE 44147 Dortmund
Telephone +49 (0231) 997-0
Fax +49 (0231) 997-2467
ABP is a leading supplier of induction furnaces and heating systems for the metals and metalworking industries. With design, production, assembly and aftermarket services for foundries, forging and steel plants, we are experts in melting, pouring, holding and heating of iron, steel and nonferrous metals.
One company — worldwide service
ABP's customers, who can be found in all regions of the world, appreciate ABP's high quality, energy efficient, reliable products as well as rapid and comprehensive aftermarket services. With over 400 highly skilled employees worldwide as well as sales, manufacturing and aftermarket locations in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Thailand, India, China, South Africa and Russia, we can supply products and services to all regions of the globe. Regardless of where your company is located, our dedicated and experienced team stands ready to support you anytime, anywhere.
Advanced technology and a heritage of innovation
Since its first production furnace was introduced in 1903, ABP has been the global technology leader and is responsible for a long list of industry firsts. Most recently ABP installed the world's largest medium frequency induction furnaces installation with six, 42MW, 60t induction furnaces producing stainless steel for TISCO in Taiyuan, China. ABP has also recently introduced industry leading intelligent controls to maximize productivity and safety. ABP is committed to providing its customers with the most reliable, energy efficient and safe equipment in the industry. Contact us to learn more.
Custom configured solutions
We understand that no two customers are identical and each customer has unique requirements. With decades of global experience, our team will listen carefully to understand your requirements and propose a solution custom configured to satisfy your unique needs.
Investing in our employees is an investment in the future
ABP employees are the most important contributor to customer success and satisfaction. That is why we have been hiring and developing young talents for many years. ABP's talent review process ensures that executive management has a close eye on employee performance across the entire company. Through our training and development processes, we ensure our clients are working with the highest skilled, most talented people in the world — now and in the future.
K Červenému vrchu 7
160 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
Lerchenbergstrasse 23
89160 Dornstadt
Telephone +49 73 48 / 20 01 0
Fax +49 73 48 / 20 01 19
Gutenbergstrasse 14
48282 Emsdetten
Telephone +49 (0) 2572 960 26-0
Fax +49 (0) 2572 960 26-111
Company profile
AGTOS blasting technology: always a suitable solution
AGTOS looks to everything around shot-blasting technology, including construction and production of shot-blast machines which are used to roughen, clean, derust, descale and harden work pieces. From very small chain parts up to steel structures at a size of over see containers there are hardly any limits with regard to the application and size of the units.
The specialist also offers high-quality second-hand machines. This is particularly interesting if a customer needs a blast machine at short-notice or only uses it temporarily and not in permanent operation.
Besides a wide range of spare and wear parts they are also offering maintenance, repairing and modernization works for foreign machines.
Strahltechnik von AGTOS: Immer eine passende Lösung
AGTOS kümmert sich um alles rund um die Schleuderrad-Strahltechnik. Dazu gehören Konstruktion und Fertigung von Schleuderrad-Strahlmaschinen zum Aufrauen, Reinigen, Entrosten, Entzundern und Verfestigen. Von der Bearbeitung von millimetergroßen Kettenteilen bis zu Stahlkonstruktionen in der Größe von Überseecontainern sind der Einsatzfähigkeit und Größe der Anlagen kaum Grenzen gesetzt.
Der Fachbetrieb bietet auch hochwertige Gebrauchtmaschinen an. Dies ist besonders interessant für Unternehmen, die sehr kurzfristig eine Strahlanlage benötigen oder diese nur temporär und nicht im Dauerbetrieb einsetzen müssen.
Neben dem Angebot von Ersatz- und Verschleißteilen werden Wartungs-, Reparatur und Modernisierungsarbeiten auch an Maschinen anderer Hersteller ausgeführt.
1745 Overland Ave NE
44483-2860 Warren, OH
2700 Scioto Parkway
43221 Columbus
United States
Address: 6, Grivishko Chaussee Str.
5800 Pleven
Gartenstrasse 131
73430 Aalen
Industriestrasse 2
8590 Romanshorn
Telephone +41 (71) 466 80 80
Fax +41 (71) 466 80 66
"All about CO2" - our credo says it all: At ASCO, we are exclusively committed to this specialty gas in all its facets and variations. In more than 130 years, our technical experience has grown out from our customers' needs and market requirements. Based on this knowledge in the recovery, production and application of CO2 and dry ice, we create added value for our customers.
Innovation is the key for our mutual success in the future. This means more than just the development of new products: We focus exclusively on the individual requirements of our customers. In addition to technologically advanced machinery and equipment, our product range includes special-purpose-projects, security concepts, training and consulting – simply all the components to bring a project to a successful conclusion.
ASCO Dry Ice Blasting means powerful and gentle cleaning of all kinds of surface. Decades of experience in dry ice blasting and a highly motivated team have brought us in the dry ice blasting technology to where we stand today: We are the specialists when it comes to introducing or optimising dry ice cleaning in your company. Our ASCO Dry Ice Blasting System offers a one-stop service for individual all-in-one solutions.
ASCO Dry Ice Blasting is a cleaning method that is tailored to your individual needs – for more quality and flexibility in the daily working process.
ASCO Dry Ice Blasting – Gentle. Powerful. Cost-saving. Unique.
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Reisholzstrasse 16 - 18
40721 Hilden
Telephone +49 (0)211 / 711 03 85
Fax +49 (0)211 / 711 03 70
About ASK Chemicals
ASK Chemicals is one of the world's largest suppliers of foundry chemicals, with a comprehensive product and service portfolio of binders, coatings, feeders, filters and release agents, as well as metallurgical products including inoculants, inoculation wires and master alloys for iron casting.
The new company has 30 locations in 24 countries, in 16 of which it has its own production plant, and has a global workforce of around 1,600 people. With research and development in Europe, America and Asia, ASK Chemicals sees itself as the driving force behind industry-specific innovations committed to offering customers a consistently high level of quality. Flexibility, fast reaction, quality and sustainability as well as cost-effective products and services are of key importance here.
Über die ASK Chemicals GmbH
ASK Chemicals GmbH ist einer der weltweit größten Anbieter von Gießerei-Chemikalien mit einem umfassendem Produkt- und Leistungsportfolio an Gießerei-Hilfsmitteln wie Binder, Schlichten, Speiser, Filter, Trennmittel bis hin zu metallurgischen Produkten wie Impfmittel, Impfdrähte und Vorlegierungen für den Eisenguss.
Das neue Unternehmen ist in 24 Ländern mit 30 Standorten präsent, davon in 16 mit eigener Produktion und beschäftigt ca. 1.600 Mitarbeiter weltweit. Mit Forschung und Entwicklung in Europa, Amerika und Asien versteht sich ASK Chemicals als Impulsgeber branchenspezifischer Innovationen mit dem Anspruch konsequenten Kundennutzens. Flexibilität, und Schnelligkeit, Qualität und Nachhaltigkeit sowie Wirtschaftlichkeit der Produkte und Services sind hierbei entscheidend.
2205 Rusty Kennedy Rd
IA 50659 New Hampton
Hohenstaufenstraße 3
73569 Eschach
Telephone +49 (0)7175/99806–0
Fax +49 (0)7175/99806–35
Analysis and development are a matter of course for us. Action is our strength. This is how tailored solutions are created for our customers in the form of products and services.
We solve the sawing, cutting and testing tasks of our customers with automated special machines. The focus here is on integrating band saw machines and robots. We offer a comprehensive range of services for our products in the areas of development, commissioning, operational support and evaluation.
We are committed to making the desires and requirements of our customers – in terms of high-performance machines and systems – a reality. Our business areas are casting technology, aluminium processing, the processing of abrasive materials and the dismantling of nuclear plants. In addition, we are always prepared and in a position to take new paths and implement new projects for our customers.
As a service provider with a high level of technical manufacturing expertise in tailored products and solutions, we are flexible, fast and uncomplicated. Our employees, skills and machines work in close proximity to the tasks of our customers. We are always looking for the most direct and uncomplicated path. We can always be approached, and we find solutions that support our customers in their daily work. And our customers appreciate this. Globally.
Sawing, decoring, deburring, cooling or processing in another way – complex and highly automated processes are behind the precise and fast processing of cast parts with Mössner special machines.
The highly automated Mössner part processing systems for castings enable all the sub-processes required for processing castings in a machine system: part recognition, part handling, part transport, separation of the gates and risers, production of clamping and processing surfaces, fettling and deburring. The separation and disposal of return material and ultimately the handover of the tested components can also be organised centrally. The systems are either designed as compact noise-protected cells or as transfer lines.
The casting finishing cells and robot cells are suitable for the processing of:
Am Amorbach 3
63853 Moemlingen
Telephone +49 6022 / 26476 - 0
Fax +49 6028 / 26476 - 20
Kreuzfeldring 5
63820 Elsenfeld
Telephone +49 60 22 / 20 88-0
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In der Beckuhl 54
D-46569 Hünxe
Via Lombardia 2/I-2/L - Fraz. Osteria Grande
40060 Castel San Pietro - Bologna (BO)
Suit 311, No 40, Kish St, Jahan Koodak
12323 Tehran
200 Beverly Street, Cambridge,
N1R 3Z8 Cambridge, Ontario
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40-025 Katowice
Via Brembo, 25
24035 Curno
Gupfenstrasse 5
CH-9240 Uzwil
Telephone +41 (71) 955 11 11
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In der Sohl 122
56564 Neuwied
Ailes 49, Jardines de San Mateo
53240 Naucalpan Edo de Mexico
An der Gohrsmühle 25
51465 Bergisch Gladbach
7744 N. Owasso Expressway, Suite A
74055 Owasso, OK
Telephone +1 (918) 835-7323
Fax +1 (918) 835-9643
The Centrifugal Casting Machine Company, Inc., is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, and has a subsidiary in Ahmedabad, India, known as Spincast Solution Pvt. Ltd. The company has been in business since 1940 and is well known as the oldest exclusive manufacturer of centrifugal casting machinery in the world. Since 1940, Centrifugal Casting Machine Company has exported machinery to over 65 countries. We offer a full line or horizontal and vertical centrifugal casting equipment that range from ½ ton to 100 ton in load capacity. Not only do we offer machinery but also the full process technology required to produce quality castings on our machines.
Though CCMCO has been attending the world's centrifugal casting needs for over 75 years, the company has kept current with recent business trends. We utilize the latest in PLC touchscreen technology to offer customers greater control over the centrifugal casting process. This technology not only allows customers to reduce the number of operators required but also maximizes the repeatability that can be achieved by your centrifugal casting machine. CCMCO/SSPL engineers work consistently with the operator in mind and build for ease of use and ease of maintenance. CCMCO/SSPL serves the markets such as Automotive, General Foundry, Infrastructure, Petrochemical and Steel Rolls. Included with our machinery is start-up commissioning service as well as process technology assistance for the life of the machine.
Address: 9, N. Vaptsarov Str.
3000 Vratsa
Maschstrasse 16
31073 Delligsen
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Stephenson Building, Nasmyth Avenue, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park
Arabellastrasse 4a
81925 Munich
Telephone +49 (0)89 5110 210
Fax +49 (0)89 5110 375
Clariant's Functional Minerals
1,000+ needs, shaped up into a single solution: BENTONITE
Clariant is a globally leading specialty chemicals company, based in Muttenz near Basel/Switzerland. The company reports in four business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis & Energy, Natural Resources, Plastics & Coatings.
Clariant's Business Unit Functional Minerals - Headquartered in Munich, Germany and operating on a worldwide scale - is a leading provider of specialty products and solutions based on Bentonite and synthetic minerals to enhance products and processes in various industries.
Due to its high surface area and strong binding properties, Bentonite is a true all-rounder that enhances a wide range of products and processes in various industries from food to foundry. As a leading provider of specialty products based on Bentonite, we are fully integrated in the complete value chain: from exploration, mining, processing and refinement to tailored industry and customer specific solutions. Our global network of mines, secure supply, efficient logistics and unparalleled application service is ready for your needs on 24 production sites worldwide – and looks back on over 100 years of experience. And above all we care for a sustainable development: after exploitation, we ensure the reclamation of every bentonite mining area - no trace left behind.
For minimum emissions and maximum efficiency – Our Eco-compatible ECOSIL® LE AND GEKO® LE
Our eco-compatible foundry additives Geko® LE and Ecosil® LE - EcoTain® approved technologies - provide highest foundry productivity and drastically reduced emissions for superior quality in high precision castings with less consumption and total cost of ownership. GEKO® LE – based on natural clay minerals with special graphites. And dispersing agents – is an e¬ffective booster for foundry productivity and perfect castings. ECOSIL® LE adds lustrous carbon former to GEKO® LE to ensure easy mold separation, improved surfaces and increased mold stability. The Ecotain® approved two-tiered bentonite technology provides an excellent solution for foundries to comply with highly demanding environmental regulations and standards.
500 East Touhy Avenue Unit B
60018 Des Plaines, Il
United States
Floor 17th, No.4 Building, Zhuyu International Commercial Center, No.9, Shouti South Road,Haidian District
100048 Beijing
Telephone 8610-57971005
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Dellestraat 55
B-3550 Heusden-Zolder
Telephone +3213539547
Fax +32 13 539 547
Cold Jet® is the world leader in developing innovative, environmentally responsible dry ice cleaning solutions that help companies reduce maintenance costs, enhance product quality, prolong equipment life and improve productivity and worker safety. Cold Jet's extensive line of dry ice cleaning systems are used in a variety of industries, making productive use of recycled carbon dioxide while eliminating the need for chemicals and water in the cleaning process. In addition to its dry ice-based cleaning systems, the company's dry ice production equipment is used by every major gas company worldwide to produce the highest density dry ice available. Cold Jet is a private company with global headquarters in Loveland, Ohio, and international operations in Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico.
For more information, visit www.coldjet.com or call 1-800-337-9423 or +32 13 539 547.
Dry Ice Cleaning systems
Cold Jet provides cleaning solutions for any budget with the widest selection of dry ice blasting systems, nozzles and accessories, that can handle the most delicate cleaning and product finishing jobs to the most aggressive contaminants removal jobs in a variety of industries.
Dry Ice Production Systems
Cold Jet's full-line of dry ice pelletizers and reformers produce consistently high density quality dry ice. Cold Jet dry ice pelletizers and reformers guarantee less breakage, longer shelf-life and greater cooling capacity. Cold Jet offers the highest output per floor footprint and the best production uptime of any equipment on the market.
Customs Solutions
Cold Jet offers custom nozzles to fully automated robotic cleaning systems. Each solution is custom-engineered from proven, reliable components and sub-systems.
The Cold Jet dry ice cleaning, product finishing, and production systems meet or exceed industry and regulatory requirements, provide the lowest cost of ownership, and deliver many years of reliable service.
Vahrenwalder Straße 9
30165 Hanover
Mühlheimer Straße 231
63075 Offenbach
Telephone +49 (0) 69 84 84 897 - 0
Fax +49 (0) 69 84 84 897 - 69
Our team has decades of experience in the sector of vibrating-machine- and plant-engineering. These experiences, ranging from sales, development and design to commissioning and service, were acquired at a renowned international business for vibrating machines and plant engineering in Darmstadt, Germany. With our business we are able to respond innovatively, flexibly and quickly to our customers' wishes and needs. We offer complete solutions at reasonable, competitive prices. Having the practical know-how and the resilience of a mid-size company, we are sure that we are and will be delivering convincing solutions within the vibrating machine sector as well as numerous other sectors.
ConviTec provides complete solutions for all industrial and processing problems of vibrating machine and special machine engineering all over the world.
Our core responsibilities are planning, manufacture, assembly and putting into operation of entire conveyor, screening, cooling, drying, dosing, and controller systems for various bulk materials and unit loads. Our range of products also includes functional services comprising vibration analysis, maintenance, inspection, and spare parts supply.
Our team has decades of experience in the sector of vibrating machine and plant engineering.
We respond to our customers' wishes and needs innovatively, flexibly and quickly and offer complete solutions at competitive prices.
Av. Eldorado, 478 - Casa Grande, Diadema
Meisenweg 37
D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Telephone +49 711 1856 8030
Fax +49 711 1856 8099
Creaform develops, manufactures, and sells 3D portable and automated measurement technologies and specializes in engineering services. The company offers innovative solutions for applications such as 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development, and numerical simulation (FEA/CFD). Its products and services cater to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, heavy industries, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, research and education.
With headquarters and manufacturing operations in Lévis, Québec, Creaform operates innovation centers in Lévis and Grenoble France, and has direct sales operations in Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Singapore. Creaform is a part of AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies, a division of AMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, with annual sales of $4.3 billion.
Go!SCAN 3D
The Go!SCAN 3D product line offers the easiest portable 3D scanning experience, providing fast and reliable measurements. With these handheld 3D scanners it is even possible to capture 3D data in full color.
HandySCAN 3D
The HandySCAN 3D handheld scanners have been developed to meet the needs of product development, quality control and engineering professionals on the lookout for the most effective and reliable way to acquire 3D measurements of physical objects.
MetraSCAN 3D
Unexpected costs, production and part approval delays from non-conformities are no longer an issue when using Creaform's portable optical CMM 3D scanner MetraSCAN 3D. It helps operators better manage processes and respond faster to the industry's increasing quality control (QC) requirements. Optical metrology provides measurement accuracy that is insensitive to the instabilities of the environment.
MetraSCAN 3D-R
The MetraSCAN 3D-R is a powerful robot-mounted optical scanner that can be integrated into factory automation projects. Unlike existing solutions, this innovative robotized 3D scanner is the only one that features TRUaccuracy for automated quality control applications. It is a fast, reliable, and versatile solution that does not force users to compromise on measurement accuracy of quality control processes on production lines.
CUBE-R is a fast, reliable, and efficient complete turnkey solution for automated quality control applications. This automated 3D measuring machine features MetraSCAN 3D-R, a powerful robot-mounted optical 3D scanner that can be integrated into factory automation systems without compromising on accuracy. It is the perfect alternative to solve any productivity issues caused by bottlenecks at the traditional coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
HandyPROBE Next
Manufacturers and production managers can use portable 3D measurement technologies to enable considerably greater flexibility and efficiency in performing quality control (QC) operations directly on the production floor. The HandyPROBE Next portable CMM provides measurement accuracy that is insensitive to the instabilities of any environment. Free of any rigid measurement setup, the portable CMM outperforms traditional portable CMMs on the shop floor.
MaxSHOT 3D
Creaform's MaxSHOT 3D lineup is a game changer for product development, manufacturing, quality control and inspection teams that need the highest measurement accuracy and repeatability as much for large‑scale projects than for parts from 2 to 10 m. Imagine achieving accuracy better than 0.015mm/m!
VXinspect is an intuitive and powerful 3D inspection software designed for manufacturing companies conducting first article inspection (FAI) or quality control.
VXmodel is a post-treatment software that enables the finalization/preparation of 3D scan data to use directly in any 3D printing or CAD software.
VXtrack is a dynamic tracking module that controls displacements, drive assembly processes and measure deformations.
NDT pipeline inspection software Pipecheck for the oil and gas industry
Creaform has the most trusted non-destructive testing 3D technology solution for pipes up to 18 m (60 ft) in lenght, which includes a 3D scanner and Pipecheck software. This solution will save you both time and money without compromising diagnosis results, public safety and the integrity assessment.
Smartdent Software for NDT surface inspection for the aerospace MRO industry
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul centers (MRO companies), aircraft manufacturers and airlines that perform NDT inspections for in-service aircraft maintenance have increasing pressure to complete their assessments the fastest way possible. Creaform offers a simple, user-independent and accurate NDT solution, which includes a 3D scanner and SmartDENT 3D software. This solution saves users both time and money—without compromising diagnosis results and safety.
Engineering Services
Creaform provides expert engineering services to an ever-growing clientele from all over the world. The Creaform engineering team is a multidisciplinary team of experts, ready to take on turnkey engineering projects of any size. After more than 10,000 projects delivered, Creaform has built a solid track record as a trustworthy 3D engineering services provider to major international OEMs from many industries, such as automotive, aerospace, mass transportation, recreational products, oil & gas and consumer products.
Metrology Services
Creaform's know-how and reliability in metrology services, reverse engineering or quality control is unmatched. Training and integration of our technologies are tailored to your needs. Creaform develops and manufactures its own proprietary portable 3D measurement technologies, which are used by 3D experts every day.
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Creaform is certified ISO 9001, ISO 17025.
Direct sales operations in Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Singapore. LEARN MORE


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We Will Follow the Lord
1. Ev'ry day I choose
whether I will use
my agency to do what's right,
to follow darkness or the light.
2. God expects of me
all that I can be,
and, as His child, He'll help me do
whatever's honest, kind, and true.
3. When in life I find
hard decisions mine,
I'll listen to that still, small voice;
with faith and trust I'll make my choice:
Choose ye this day whom ye will follow;
the choice is yours to hear God's word;
but as for me and my house,
as for me and my house,
we will follow the Lord.
We will follow the Lord!
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Music: Nita Milner
Artist: Milner
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: Friend
Composition Date: 1994-04-01
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There is an ongoing debate about whether FRA, the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment, should be allowed to extend their surveillance activities to include the surveillance of wire-based Internet traffic and phone conversations that pass the Swedish borders.
The proposed law was first discussed in 2007, and a decision was tabled during this past year. The proposal has resurfaced with the same vague wording as in the original proposal presented a year ago, and there are few clear rules for when such extended surveillance activities should or should not be allowed. There is also a big question mark regarding the authorization of the wire-based surveillance activities as well as the storage and the destruction of sensitive surveillance data.
The decision to accept the proposal or not, as well as a deliberate invasion of privacy, is in the hands of the Swedish Riksdag (national government), requiring a vote in order to pass the law. Today the Swedish Riksdag voted for a re-wording/re-design of the proposal in order to better address the privacy-related concerns that were in the original proposal. It has also been proposed that a new government authority should be established in order to deal with the surveillance authority issues. This responsibility was previously handled by the Swedish Defense Intelligence (SDI) Committee. Obviously, it is not a good idea to have the Swedish Defense Intelligence control themselves. The Swedish Lawyer Association has criticized the idea of this newly-proposed government authority and states that the mandate for the Swedish Defense Intelligence (SDI) remains unchanged, even if a new government authority is formed.
So, a proposal addendum is required by the Swedish Riksdag. It needs to clarify the search criteria to be used by FRA in order to conduct the automated surveillance of the Internet traffic passing the Swedish borders. The addendum also has to clarify the commissioner of the surveillance data, and for what purpose the data is collected. The main criticism against the new proposal is that it has been done in a careless manner, and that more time needs to be invested in such matters of critical importance. The surveillance law and the new proposal will be discussed further today/tonight in the Swedish Riksdag, and they seem to be pushing to come to a decision as quickly as possible.
This is where we must ask, "What's the hurry?" The Swedish people have strongly protested against the new law that would inevitably lead to a high level of privacy intrusion. It could be argued that the central idea of the new proposal is to show who's in charge of controlling the public. It could also be argued that the addendum makes the original law proposal "rounder" in the corners, making it easier to swallow for the masses. The SDI is the only agency that has total oversight of FRAs activities. There is the risk that an external government authority would only receive information deemed as "sufficient" by the SDI, or by the members of the "inner circle" of the secret activity.
The original proposal states that FRA needs to have authorization in order to monitor telecommunications traffic. There is, however, an exception where no authorization is needed. If the surveillance is to satisfy the needs of the Swedish government, then it could be performed without any external authorization. Most of the surveillance could be done in a manner that satisfies the needs of the Swedish government, and it is up to FRA to decide when these criteria are met. The main objective for the extended surveillance is to protect Sweden against terrorism, etc., but the current needs of the Swedish Government can and would compromise several areas.
The argument that FRA will only monitor traffic crossing Swedish borders seems strange to us, as there are no clear borders in the global network. E-mail traffic, etc., is often re-routed/re-directed many times before it reaches the recipient (and often outside of specific country boundaries). The possibility to re-route traffic is one of the main security features within Internet. If a node (computer) in any path is dysfunctional, the traffic is re-routed. This means that that traffic between Swedes and their neighbors across the street may be monitored by FRA. It could also be argued that Swedens IT reputation is in danger if the FRA law is accepted, and many companies may think twice about placing their servers in Sweden. The Swedish ISP´s has been rather quiet in their criticism, but said that the obvious intrusion of privacy may be a competitive disadvantage. Other countries may regard it negatively that the SDI can monitor their confidential telephone- and Internet communications. Swedish companies within the IT- and Telecommunication sectors are also concerned about having to carry some of the costs of the extended surveillance.
Many of those who were asked about the effect of knowing that their government monitors their telecommunication- and Internet traffic replied that it really would not affect them as they "have nothing to hide". Every individual, however, has the right to privacy that is protected by one or more constitutions.
At Lavasoft, our daily battle is against the various forms of spyware and malware that pose a risk to privacy protection and system integrity. Centralized surveillance actions, like the FRA law, may not be easily remediated using effective software counter-measures, including security software programs. We can only hope that the Swedish Government considers every aspect and angle before subjecting the Swedish population to an approved invasion of privacy, and especially of the magnitude represented by the FRA law.


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The fashion extravaganza has begun and it's time for my weekend fashion round up! Diving straight into it, my vote for most fashionable couple! There were a lot of Hollywood duos out this weekend—Ben and Jen, Jon Hamm and long time lady Jennifer, and Marion and Guillaume. But I'm giving this one to Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green. (One day we'll have to revisit why he still wants three names.) But right now they get my vote for 'Most Improved Player'.
I feel like for the majority of their lives they wear sweat gear. But like, sexy sweat gear. And to prove this point - and I swear I just found this picture now - here's the couple heading to the Royal Ontario Museum this weekend. Listen, I love me some loungewear but I don't know how I feel about wearing oversized sweatpants and a beater to a museum. Maybe that's just me…..
But here they are on Friday night, Megan looking really quite beautiful in this Armani Prive number and Brian in a great fitting suit. The dress looks fantastic on her, her body is a wonderland, but this dress is so very strategic. Megan wants to ditch her image as a useless actress—too bad she didn't rethink doing that Eminem video—so style is half the battle if you want people to take you seriously. And in this dress, there are no boobs pouring out, no butt cleavage, everything is all tucked in and she's saying to us that she's ready to be Angelina Jolie 2.0. Have I been suckered? Because with that dress I might just buy that she has some staying power. Either way, she's fighting for it and I give her points for that.
Let's talk Saturday night and Hilary Swank. Hilary only comes out when she knows she's got something good to promote. And as Lainey pointed out the other day, her role in Conviction is already getting Oscar buzz. And on Saturday she wanted to remind us that she's worthy of the hype by wearing a more updated version of her 2005 Oscar dress. I love the velvet, I love the length, and her back, holy crap, that sh*t is toned. I think when you're going to show so much skin, and in this case her entire back, it's good to keep the rest covered. Had she revealed some boob action, this dress would have taken us to Kardashian status. Now, I just checked to see how old Hilary is, hoping that I would be blown away by her physique much like I am when I hear that Sandra Bullock is 46. So yah, Hilary is 36, she reads a whole lot older than that, no?
Now to my favorite of the weekend, its gotta go to Carey Mulligan. She's just so damn lovely looking. And I love her Christopher Kane Galaxy dress. To be honest, I've never swooned much over Carey's style, I always think she dresses a bit too dowdy for her age. But, in the last week, I've had a slight change of heart. First it was her spread in Vogue, holy good god, she looked freakishly perfect. And then seeing her on the Never Let Me Go carpet just sealed my affection for her. I love how playful this dress is and I looooovvvee her satin Prada heels.
Onto the worst dressed. Typically during TIFF there aren't too many major misses because stars aka their stylists play it pretty safe. But sifting through the pictures today there was one major blunder. I don't know much about Rebecca Hall but what I do know is that this outfit is so sh-t ass bad I don't know what to do with myself. Why?! No but seriously, Why? Please, look closer, because what you'll find is that she's wearing a hideous pant suit. Rebecca, you are so very pretty, but who told you that looked good? Because whoever told you to walk out on one of the biggest moments of your career looking like that, is trying to keep you down. Cut them out of your life STAT.
And finally, this next fashion post is just for me. I am super into Josh Hartnett. He's had my heart since his Virgin Suicide days. Not many people seem to love him as much as I do but to me he is the ultimate guy. Here he is the other night for his movie Bunraku. I have no idea how to pronounce it, what the movie is about or who he even plays and I don't care. He just looks hawwwwtttt. One day I'll tell you about when I interviewed him and came out off the junket room with major sweat stains. Well, I guess I actually just told you the story. It was hella embarrassing but being one foot away from him as he blew his cigarette smoke into my face was one of the most perfect days I've ever had.
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The number of televised interviews Axl Rose has done over the past 15 years can be counted on one hand. Actually, they can be counted on two fingers.
About a year ago, he sat down for VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show," where host Eddie Trunk asked him a litany of questions related to the random controversies always surrounding Guns N' Roses.
This past Wednesday was something much different. It was the first live television interview the notorious frontman has given in more than two decades.
Appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Rose was promoting his band's upcoming 12-night residency at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, which kicks off on Halloween.
Clad in his customary wardrobe of the past few years: Cowboy hat, velvet blazer over white button-down shirt, light-blue jeans and snakeskin cowboy boots, all accented with a wide array of necklaces, bracelets and rings, Rose was cordial enough, though it wasn't hard to be with host Jimmy Kimmel's expectedly softball questions.
Kimmel joked about Rose being on time, which prompted the singer to respond, "It's a miracle."
The theme came up again later when Kimmel asked Axl about the earliest days of Guns, and if he had to work a "normal" job. Rose said how he used to work at Tower Video on Sunset Boulevard, where he was a manager for a short period of time.
"And as manager," asked Kimmel, "Did you have to scold people for being late?"
It wasn't clear if the punctually shy Rose got the dig right away, but the cheering reaction from the crowd quickly spelled it out, and he responded that he was a bit lenient when it came to lateness.
Kimmel then presented a bunch of Twitter questions from fans, which is always a good way for an interviewer to avoid asking things they really want to know by passing the buck to someone else.
But in the end, there was no big reveal, nothing that wasn't already common knowledge -- so in other words, standard fare for late-night programming.
It's actually kind of sad to see Rose reduced to promoting a poorly selling residency by shilling himself out on B-list late-night talk shows. He even went as far as to play Oprah by announcing to the audience that he had hidden a pair of tickets under everyone's seats for one of the Vegas shows.
And, probably in one of the more bizarre aspects of the under-15-minute interview, he said he also had gift certificates for the local Tommy's Hamburgers to give to everyone. There was even a burger truck waiting outside. Odd, considering recent jokes about Rose's expanding waistline -- it's almost like he was making it too easy for critics to take a shot.
Still running with the Guns' lineup, where he remains the sole original member, it's hard to believe that it's been almost four years since the much-maligned "Chinese Democracy" finally dropped.
There has been a good deal of touring since, including local stops at the Susquehanna Bank Center and Electric Factory, but after a few December dates in Southeast Asia, what the future holds for Rose and Co. is anyone's guess.
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Usha Chaumar, a gregarious 40-something with an enormous grin, can pinpoint the exact day she stopped being one of the "untouchables," the Hindu caste that was supposedly abolished in 1950.
It was 2003, and Ms. Chaumar was on her way to work when Bindeshwar Pathak stopped her. She recalls being amazed that a "nicely dressed" man would even speak with someone like her: a manual scavenger. As such, it was her job to clean human waste, by hand, from homes that lack flushing toilets in this dusty town in the state of Rajasthan.
Usually, neighbors crossed the street when they saw her coming with the tools of her trade: a metal pan and wire brush. And even when she had finished her gut-churning work and scrubbed her body clean, she was treated as a pariah.
But Dr. Pathak asked her why she covered her face with her shawl and why she seemed ashamed to talk to him. At the time, Chaumar had no idea she was speaking to the man whose mission it was to end manual scavenging and who would eventually change her life.
Pathak founded an organization called Sulabh in 1970 to eradicate the practice by replacing unplumbed toilets with affordable flush ones, and by giving scavengers training for other jobs.
"Shopkeepers would drop the rice to me – they wouldn't touch me," Chaumar remembers, losing her smile for a moment. "And they made me put my money down, away from them. They threw water over it before taking it."
Today, she earns a living selling homemade pickles and embroidered cloths.
Manual scavenging was banned in India in 1993, by a law that forbids the construction of dry toilets and requires existing ones to be destroyed. But in India, such laws tend to be implemented slowly. There are thought to be several hundred thousand manual scavengers still working; a recent report found there were over 1,000 in Delhi alone.
Sulabh has built 1.2 million affordable hygienic toilets throughout India and helped 60,000 former manual scavengers move into other jobs.
All those jobs are held by members of the Valmiki community, a substratum of the Dalit caste – formerly known as untouchable – at the bottom of the ancient Hindu caste system. The term untouchable – along with, theoretically, the stigma attached to it – was made illegal by India's Constitution in 1950.
In Alwar, in 2003, Pathak set up a retraining program for the town's manual scavengers which has given more than 50 women vocational training. The center, where women learn to read and write, make clothes, and train as beauticians, is housed in a prosperous area of Alwar.
"At first they felt uncomfortable coming here, but we wanted to give them a different perspective," says Suman Chahar, who runs the center.
In one room, Lalita Nanda is making wicks for oil lamps in Hindu temples. The priests who buy them did not let Lalita into the temple until recently, she says, smiling.
One of the first things Pathak did with Alwar's scavengers was usher them into the town's biggest Hindu temple. He also took a group out to dinner at the Maurya Sheraton, a five-star hotel in Delhi.
The manager was so appalled he tried to stop the women entering. Pathak promised to pay for anything that was broken or stolen; nothing, of course, was; and as the party left, the manager apologized to them.
Sulabh's transformation of manual scavengers would not be possible without the other part of its work, the development of cheap hygienic toilet technology.
"The toilet is a tool of social change," declares Pathak, who defies the stereotype of the scruffy Gandhian activist dressed in rough-spun cotton. He is wearing, instead, a starched white pajama suit with a smart jacket; his hair is dyed black, and he wears a fine gold ring.
Born into a family of Brahmins – the highest of all the castes - in a village in Bihar, Pathak remembers, as a little boy, being intrigued by the notion that the ordinary-looking woman who sold kitchen utensils to his family could be "untouchable."
"So I touched her," he says, "Just to see. And my grandmother made me drink a mixture of cow urine, cow dung, and Ganges water." That combination is meant as both cleanser and punishment.
Later, Pathak joined a committee established to celebrate the centennial of Mahatma Gandhi's birth. During this period he was struck by what Mr. Gandhi had said about scavengers: "I may not be born again, but if it happens I will like to be born into a family of scavengers, so that I may relieve them of the inhuman, unhealthy, and hateful practice of carrying night soil."
Curious, Pathak went to live in a community of scavengers for three months. At this point, he says, he was not yet inspired by their cause. But two experiences changed this.
The first, he says, was when he saw a newly married girl being forced by her mother-in-law to clean human waste by hand. "I can't describe how awful her crying was," he says. The second was when he saw a small boy being attacked by a bull. People rushed to save him, but when someone cried out that he came from the Valamiki caste, they left him, and he was killed.
"These things still happen," says Pathak. "But we have everything we need to change things. It is so, so simple, if people only have the will."


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Google's dominant position in search could be costing Australians up to $430 million in "lost time", according to the latest salvo by Microsoft-sponsored lobby ICOMP.
The group filed a submission to the Productivity Commission's retail industry inquiry prepared by economic consultancy ACIL Tasman.
The submission argued that Google had the incentive and ability to reduce the "efficiency of search" in order to drive more business its way.
"We estimate that, if this incentive is acted on and search efficiency is reduced by 10 percent, the annual cost to Australians in terms of lost time would be approximately $430 million," the report alleged.
ACIL Tasman alleged that about $1.5 billion in gross national product improvements could be had in Australia by improving competition between online search providers.
It was the latest muscle-flexing by ICOMP in a coordinated campaign that has also seen it demand intervention by the consumer watchdog ACCC.
Google this week survived an earlier long-running suit from the ACCC over the distinguishment of sponsored links from organic results.
An ICOMP spokesman declined to comment on the arrangements between it and ACIL Tasman for production of the report, citing "commercial in confidence".
A Google Australia spokesman said the figures seemed hypothetical, drawing an inference of inefficiency because users and marketers were seen as blindly reliant on Google.
The spokesman referred additional questions to a prepared fact sheet that asserted there was nothing that said people had to search Google to get to anything else on the Internet.
"Users can type in a website directly. They can can ask their friends on Facebook. They use Twitter or Amazon and more..," it said.
Meanwhile, Google's potential abuse of its dominance is being aired in hearings before a US Senate sub-committee.
As one report observed, committee members seemed to agree that Google enjoyed an excessive concentration of market power. However it was less clear what was to be done about it.


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Bulls, bears spar over markets' round numbers
- Stock indexes often get hung up around round numbers
- The Dow and S%26P 500 are currently getting bounced around the 14%2C000 and 1%2C500 levels
- Big round numbers often serve as resistance to the upside%2C but support at the downside
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Q: Why do stocks seem to act strangely as they approach round numbers?
A: Investors love to make lines in the sand for stocks and stock indexes.
It's pretty common for individual stocks and major stock market indexes to flirt with round numbers. These round-level numbers become psychological levels of support in a falling market or barriers on the way up as stocks or indexes trade.
Currently, the markets face a number of key round numbers that are serving as barriers and underlying support for the bull market. Specifically, the Dow Jones industrial average, Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor's 500 are dancing with the 14,000, 900 and 1500 levels.
There's no concrete reason why the S&P 500 would have any more trouble busting through 1500 than it would the 1490 or 1510 marks. Yet, these round-number levels become the lines of battle between bulls and bears, says Todd Salamone, analyst with Schaeffer's Investment Research in a note to clients.
Key round levels put in somewhat of a floor for stocks and indexes and serve as a price level bulls feel will hold and be a firm level of support.
At the same time, though, markets and stocks often struggle to bust through key round numbers as the bulls get less sure the momentum can continue.


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When a lobbyist for families of Newtown shooting victims called the office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to set up a meeting, the first response was a standard D.C. offer. They could get a meeting with her staff, and Collins would stop by, they were told.
The families' answer: not good enough. According to their lobbyists, the families have a rule against staff-only meetings: They won't do them. They insist on sitting down with the senators themselves. The families wound up getting more than 15 minutes with Collins.
That rule is just one of the ways that the Newtown families, political novices just a few months ago, are proving to be savvy, effective advocates as they promote the gun legislation that has finally begun to move through the Senate. The families are well-educated, and many are well-off. They have been polished and sharp on TV. They're mostly non-political, but quite accomplished in their own fields. With access to money and media, they're using persistence, visibility — and, most all, their unique moral authority — to help prod Senate action. They also have their own lobbyists — several of them, in fact.
They don't try to sound like wonks or pundits or operatives. They just tell their heart-breaking stories, weaving in a demand for action that is respectful but forceful. As a result, senators respond to them as bereaved parents, not advocates.
"These are smart, articulate people, who don't have a scintilla of Washington about them," said Matt Bennett of the centrist Democratic group Third Way, which has been helping the families navigate D.C. "But they virtually cannot be denied a meeting. There are not many groups of people that can get a meeting with any senator they want, whenever they want."
What started as a support group is now a lobbying force unlike any other to descend on Capitol Hill. The family members typically begin their pitch to senators softly, telling the story of the child that they lost. They gently say they could not have imagined themselves in this position, but they're doing it to honor the memory of their children. They say they're supporters of the Second Amendment, and just want to have a conversation.
But there's nothing subtle about the way some of them conclude their visits: by leaving behind a color card with a photo of their slain relative. Nicole Hockley, who introduced President Barack Obama in Hartford this week, hands senators a card with three photos of her son Dylan, who was 6 when he was gunned down. One frame shows him grinning, in a Superman shirt.
"Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06 – 12/14/12," the card says. "Honor his life. Stand with us for change. NOW IS THE TIME."
Nicole Hockley, who had worked in marketing and communications before becoming a stay-at-home mother of two, told us: "We are there as their voices. But they have a presence in the meeting with these photo cards." She was among the parents who accompanied Obama back to Washington on Air Force One, but the circumstances made the ride hard to enjoy. "I would rather have been at home with my two boys," she said.
via Behind the Curtain: Newtown families: Victims turn lobbyists – POLITICO.com.


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He has the best car and is the best driver, but WSJ's Joshua Robinson gives five unlikely reasons why reigning champion Sebastian Vettel might not win the 2013 F1 championship. Photo: EPA
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SCHAPELLE Corby's family are relieved the convicted drug smuggler has been released from Kerobokan jail in Bali.
Schapelle's sister, Mercedes, in a brief statement emailed to journalists thanked her sister's supporters.
"We've been waiting almost ten years for this moment - it's very emotional for Schapelle and our family. We are all very relieved and happy,'' the statement said.
"Thank you for everyone who has been there for us and supported us all these years.''
Prime Minister Tony Abbott was asked about Corby's release when he fronted the media in Canberra.
"I am sure that this is a happy day for her, her family and her supporters," he said.
"As far as I am concerned I suppose one aspect of a long saga, one chapter in a long saga, is closed."
After nine years behind bars in Bali, Schapelle Corby got her first taste of freedom today — propelled into a massive media frenzy.
With her head down and face hidden by a hat and scarves, the 36-year-old convicted drug smuggler was bundled out of Kerobokan jail and taken for processing at the prosecutor's office and parole board before being whisked away to the luxury Sentosa Seminyak hotel.
A huge media pack and scores of guards followed her every move — with Corby seen shaking and crying at times amid the chaos.
Her face has not yet been seen — with Corby believed to have signed an exclusive interview deal with Channel Seven — but official parole papers included a passport photo showing her with hair pulled back, wearing a black top with blue collar.
In a day of high drama, Corby was hustled into a prison van at about 8.20am local time in a matter of seconds. The vehicle then revved away amid a massive media scrum desperate for pictures or a comment.
Prison governor Farid Junaidi said Corby had seemed OK as she left.
"She was fine when she left, only a little anxious and she asked why there were so many people and reporters," he told journalists outside the jail.
After a short drive, Corby was rushed into the local prosecutor's office, head still down.
With members of the media literally falling over themselves around her, Corby was ushered into the building and into an office escorted by guards. The doors were then closed.
Guards had earlier been heard yelling "get out, get out, get out" to Corby as media mobbed the van's door.
The prison van had travelled from the jail with lights on and with a police escort, arriving at the prosecutor's office within nine minutes.
The prosecutor, Agung Kusimantara, later told media through a translator that Corby was "crying, in trauma from what the press did to her".
"We don't know if she feel OK or happy or sad, we don't know," he said.
Corby was forced to lift the scarves from her face inside his office to be identified.
It was just her, the prosecutor and one corrections person inside the room.
After 37 minutes inside the office, where she was fingerprinted amid other procedural measures, she was hustled back out and into the van for the journey to the next stop — the corrections office, for further processing.
A photograph of the official release papers showed a passport photograph of Corby with her hair pulled back, wearing a black top with a blue collar.
Three of her fingerprints can be seen over the top of the picture.
Twenty-two minutes after leaving the prosecutor's office, Corby arrived at the parole board, where she chewed gum as she signed documents with her brother-in-law Wayan Widyartha by her side.
Corby stood with Wayan and parole officer Putu Andiyani with a scarf wrapped tightly about her face as the corrections boss Ketut Artha explained she must obey her parole conditions.
She nodded repeatedly.
Artha said even he was allowed only a peek at Corby's face during their meeting.
"I actually wanted to give her lots of directions, but in the situation it was not possible," he said.
"Lots of questions were unanswered. And when she answered, she only said yes."
She later shook hands with Artha and left his office through a side door to be taken away by one of four waiting black vans.
It soon became apparent that Channel Seven may have nabbed an exclusive interview, with Sunday Night reporter Mike Willessee and producer Andy Byrne waiting outside the corrections office to whisk Corby away.
Their convoy drove the main road from Denpasar to Kuta with about 25 motorbikes surrounding them.
In manic scenes, TV cameramen rode on the back of the bikes trying to shoot pictures through the windows of the vehicles.
There were four black vans travelling at slow speed, about 20kph.
The convoy eventually pulled into the Sentosa resort in Seminyak, which boasts 43 private three, four and five-bedroom villas with swimming pools and sundecks set amid lush tropical gardens and lotus ponds.
Inside, each villa boasts an open-plan living and dining area with a fully equipped kitchen, marble bathrooms and air-conditioned bedrooms with flat-screen TVs and internet access.
In the brief glimpses the media got of Corby, she appeared to be wearing a short-sleeved white top with a black garment over it, plus a number of scarves and black pants.
On her head, above the scarves, was a black, white and red checked hat — which effectively shielded her face.
Back in Australia, her mother Rosleigh Rose had whooped with joy and sprayed champagne from the steps of her Queensland home to celebrate the news.
She laughed and shouted with happiness in a brief appearance outside her home at Loganlea, south of Brisbane, after watching the news footage on TV.
"It was just beautiful to see my beautiful Schapelle come out from those doors," Rose told Channel Seven.
A friend of the Corby family earlier said they were "in tears and screaming with excitement".
"They can't believe the news that she is finally out," they said.
More than 100 police officers had been on hand to ensure the convicted drug smuggler's safety after nine long years in Kerobokan prison.
Her release came after officials confirmed that they had all the necessary documentation and a corrections van was backed up to the gate of the jail.
Her brother Michael and half-sister Meleane were among the waiting crowd.
Michael Corby exclusively told News Corp that Schapelle was relaxed and ready to walk free.
"We have waited 10 years for this day haven't we? I think she will be just fine. We have told her just go with the flow. There is nothing we can do about it.
"She just said: it's time to get out."
Badung Police Office deputy head Agus Nugroho had earlier explained that 106 police personnel were brought in to safeguard the release process.
"This security is based on the request of the head of the prison,'' he said.
Corby was officially granted parole on Friday but was forced to wait out the weekend until the necessary paperwork was received by prison bosses.
There were still bureaucratic hurdles for her to jump through, however.
She had to go to the prosecutor's office for paperwork and fingerprinting before going to the corrections office, known as Bapas, to be interviewed further.
Corby was then be free to go to the address she has nominated on her parole forms, the Kuta home of her sister Mercedes and brother-in-law Wayan.
However, for now, she has seemingly been whisked away by Channel Seven.
While debate reignites in Australia about Corby's guilt or innocence, anger is growing in Indonesia at her expected release.
The judge who sentenced Corby to 20 years in prison lashed out on the weekend, saying he was right to jail the drug smuggler.
Queenslander Corby was caught at Ngurah Rai airport with 4.2 kilograms of cannabis in a bodyboard bag in late 2004.
Her sentence was reduced to 15 years after she won a clemency plea to Indonesia's President.
Her parole bid was a complex, months-long process which repeatedly ran into bureaucratic hurdles. The process sped up in the past week when a justice ministry parole board in Jakarta finally heard her case.
Her application included letters of support from the Australian government, as well as her family, the head of the Balinese village where she will live and Kerobokan prison.
She will have to report regularly to authorities in Bali while on parole and while she will be allowed to travel to other parts of Indonesia, it will only be with prior permission from the authorities.
She cannot return to Australia until 2017.
There are now eight other Australians in Kerobokan jail — seven members of the Bali Nine and another man serving 18 years on drugs charges.
:: Below is how Schapelle Corby's release happened minute by minute. Relive the moment in our blog where reporters Cindy Wockner and Kristin Shorten documented her release today.
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Dear RHIC Users,
I am now one of you, having retired from BNL at the end of December. I am confident RHIC progress and affairs are being left in very capable hands under Berndt Mueller as the new ALD and Thomas Roser and Tom Ludlam continuing in their roles as Chairs of the Collider-Accelerator and Physics Departments, respectively. During the Spring semester, while Berndt still has commitments at Duke, David Lissauer will serve as the acting ALD at BNL, but with Roser and Ludlam as Points of Contact for RHIC-related issues. I will no longer lead RHIC efforts, but I will still be a contributor, both as a user from my Professor Emeritus perch at Indiana University and as a consultant to Brookhaven.
I wanted to take this final opportunity to thank all of you for your passion and efforts on behalf of RHIC science during my five-and-a-half years as ALD for Nuclear and Particle Physics at BNL. It was a great pleasure for me to represent you and to facilitate the scientific and technical breakthroughs that resulted from your research. Together, we accomplished some really fine things, even under sometimes quite uncertain budget conditions. A partial list of major accomplishments since the 2007 Nuclear Physics Long Range Plan was provided in September 2012 to the Tribble Subpanel of NSAC in response to one of their questions of the various labs:
More could be added to this list just based on the new results presented in the past four months. In addition, the steady stream of machine and detector upgrades, with significant installations each summer, has dramatically improved the facility's capabilities since 2007.
To this impressive list of accomplishments, we have added compelling plans for the next decade of RHIC operations and science, and a vision of how to convert RHIC to an Electron Ion Collider in the following decade at manageable cost. Many of you made great contributions to forging this vision of RHIC's future, via contributions to PHENIX and STAR decadal plans, to White Papers and to simulations and designs that informed those documents. The accomplishments and the vision are effectively summarized in the four White Papers the community has prepared for Tribble Subpanel considerations – all are linked from the main RHIC web page (www.bnl.gov/rhic ) under the heading "A Compelling Future for RHIC." I now wait with you to see if the Tribble Subpanel found these plans as essential to the future of U.S. nuclear science research as I do.
One of the clear advantages Brookhaven brings to ensuring RHIC's success is the strong synergy with the vibrant high-energy physics program carried out in the lab. Many of the investments made in that research over the past five years came to spectacular fruition in 2012 with very strong BNL roles in three major discoveries: the Higgs-like boson found at LHC (specifically by the ATLAS Collaboration, where BNL is the host U.S. institution); the first definitive measurement at Daya Bay of a non-zero value of the last neutrino mixing angle 13; mass maps of the distant universe by the BOSS Collaboration via studies of the high-redshift Lyman-α absorption "forest" in light from distant quasars, permitting determination of the universe's expansion rate some 10 billion years ago. In addition, BNL physicists played major roles in finding a path forward for the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment, providing hope to exploit the large value of 13 to probe CP-violation in the neutrino sector over the coming decades.
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The Research Library at the American Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the launch of its image database website, Digital Special Collections. A long-term endeavor to create comprehensive access to the Museum's rich and varied visual collections, the site features archival photographs, rare book illustrations, drawings, notes, letters, art, and Museum memorabilia. The archival photographic images document a wide variety of Museum efforts in New York and around the globe, including the creation and installation of exhibitions, expeditions and specimen collection around the globe, and Museum educational programs and activities throughout the 20th century.
The Museum's new Digital Special Collections launched its Omeka (open source software)-powered site featuring more than 7,000 images, with more added every week from across the library's historic and globally significant holdings. Noteworthy collections showcased include lantern slides created at the turn of the 20th century by Museum staff to illustrate culture, paleontology, and zoology in places as diverse as Greenland, Mongolia, and Africa; the Julian Dimock Collection, which documents moments in the daily lives of African Americans in South Carolina, new immigrants at Ellis Island, and the Seminole Indians of Florida at the turn of the last century; and the Lumholtz Collection, which documents four expeditions led by ethnographer Carl S. Lumholtz to northwestern Mexico between 1890 and 1898 and includes portraits of the indigenous peoples of Mexico.
These collections also include images of rare book plates from Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, a book edited by Library Director Tom Baione and published in 2012 that features illustrations from the work of pioneers in natural science from as early as the 16th century, and from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, which documented the people and cultures of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America and the Eastern Coast of Siberia from 1897 through 1902.
The project would not be possible without interns and volunteers for scanning, guided by the Library Digital Lab Manager Anna Rybakov, and metadata management and image cataloging directed by the Library's Visual Resources Librarian Stacy Schiff, through relationships with New York area graduate programs in library and information science. Collections are selected by the Museum Archivist and Head of Special Collections Barbara Mathé, with special consideration for the needs of researchers, scholars, and cultural communities.
The site, managed by Library Digital Projects Manager Jen Cwiok, provides technical information on scanning and metadata specifications and standards used, as well as the style guide and documentation manual composed for training and recording the evolution of the database through its growth.
The Digital Special Collections project received foundational support from the New York Metropolitan Library Council in the form of a 2005 digitization grant.
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A few years after the war the streets and sidewalks were lined with Crosleys, at least they were outside Mack Motors. The Rochester, NY dealership seen here specialized in the tiny American cars and evidently carried an inventory large enough to line the sidewalks and the street with Crosleys. I'll take two.
[The Old Motor via Hemmings]


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Back in March, Manchester Bike Polo organised a weekend tournament called; The North South Divider Invitational.
The invited team list comprised of six from the North of UK and 6 from the South. However, the format was slightly different to that of a regular tournament. In addition to the 12 teams playing each other in a swiss rounds / double elim tournament, the six teams from each area then came together to form two Bench Minor teams, thus giving one North vs South Bench Minor game.
Todd and Rupert both attended and formed a team called; The Bloods, with Adam aka Badger from Spring Break. They finished 3rd in the individual team tournament.
Here are videos courtesy of 5G Bike Polo showing The Bloods games against Sandbaggers (finished 2nd) and Cherry Pickers (finished 1st).
As for the Bench Minor, South went onto beat North.
An interesting tournament and another example of the Bench Minor format coming into practice.


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Here are some of the most enjoyable and/or important books that I am currently reading. This does not mean I stand by everything the authors write (do I even have to state that?). Some of these I purchased, others were provided by the kindness of the publisher:
By now many of you have heard of the Genevan Commons Facebook group. The Genevan Commons (GC) group was apparently formed several years ago to provide a forum for discussion of Reformed theology. All well and good. But more recently some of the group members began attacking Aimee Byrd, Rachel Miller, and us (Carl and Todd). At times the banter degenerated into sinful mocking and slander. Unbecoming to say the least.
Calvin's sensitivity to the different circumstances in which people live lead him to flip-flop, or at least to be somewhat ambivalent in his attitude to the magistrate. Citing the case of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 27), Scripture requires obedience to bad kings, and even to pray for the well being of the country of exile (Jer.29). No doubt Calvin has his own city of exile, Geneva, in mind. But should not rulers, who also have responsibilities, be kept on track? Yes, but not by ourselves, but by Almighty God. This leads to discussion of the vexed question of civil disobedience.
No doubt having the Anabaptists in mind, and having already defended the right to litigate, Calvin proceeds to defend the entire judicial process. He discourages using the law for the taking of revenge, but upholds the use of due process, 'through which God may work for our good'. (It is interesting that in his teaching Calvin primarily seems to have mind not Geneva, which by this time in his career he believed was governed along right lines, but countries where the law may remain hostile to evangelical Christianity).
Following Elijah's stunning victory over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18, he turns his attention to drought that continued to linger over the land. Back in 1 Kings 17, Elijah had announced a drought on the land because of the apostasy of the people. They had backed into Baalism and paganism. And their failure to remain faithful to the Lord carried the judgment of God removing his word from the people, signified by the lack of rain or dew. This was also a polemic against Baal, the storm god. The Baal cycle would be broken and the LORD would show himself to be God.
"With which person in the Bible do you most identify?" This is a question I have often asked others in the church over the years. Most of us lack even enough self-awareness to able to answer the question. Others among us have a propensity to appeal to the best characters in Scripture.
The Reformed theology of grace, as articulated in the Canons of Dort, informed and influenced the spirituality of the Puritans. These Canons of Dort, also called the Five Articles against the Remonstrants, consist of doctrinal statements adopted by the Synod of Dort in 1618–19 against the Five Articles of the Remonstrants:
On September 16, 1620, the crew of the Mayflower weighed anchor to leave Plymouth, England. The Pilgrims gathered on board were anticipating a new homeland, better economic opportunities, and freedom to follow God's commands without interference. The ship held thirty-seven Pilgrims, sixty-five other colonists, thirty crew members, some small-breed livestock, and a few dogs.
It's been a banner year for great books, and the Spin Crew has chosen yet another winner! This time, Carl and Todd sit down with Eric Jacobsen, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, WI, and author of Three Pieces of Glass: Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens. What are the pieces of glass Eric refers to, and how have they changed our world?
Three events this week have given me pause both for thought, nostalgia, and hope. The first was the arrival of an email on Thursday containing the memoir manuscript of a well-known Welsh Baptist pastor who served only one congregation in his ministry, and that for over fifty years. He asked me to read it with a view to offering a commendation, though he couched the request with comments about how busy I must be, and how many more important books I no doubt have to read. Read it with a view to commendation?
Many congratulations to both Jon Master and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary on his appointment as their new president, starting July 1 next year.
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jam. 1:27).
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" (Heb. 13:16)
"... that which is pleasing in his sight" (Heb. 13:21)
Death and darkness dominate America's Halloween celebrations. Children dress as ghosts and ghouls, and October is the season for horror films. Many Americans, both Christian and non-Christian, think that this fascination with the macabre must be anti-Christian. They may be then surprised to learn that Halloween is actually a Christian holiday.[1]
On August 19, 2020, Netflix released the film Cuties, billing it as a coming-of-age story that deals with the pressing cultural issue of how social media affects young girls. The director, Maïmouna Doucouré, says that the film comes with "an activist message: we must all together figure out what is best for all children." The main character in the film is a young girl growing up in a Muslim family with traditional mores, who is exposed to a new world through social media and a friendship with a group of young dancers.
Greg Lanier, Is Jesus Truly God? How the Bible Teaches the Divinity of Christ (Wheaton: Crossway, 2020). Pp. 144. $16.99, paper.
When you set up your shepherding plan you could not have imagined that your entire congregation would be hunkered-down attempting to stay clear of Covid-19.
These are times in which the flock needs to hear from their shepherds for comfort and assurance. I have urged our elders to put a priority on reaching out to their sheep, especially to those who are especially vulnerable.
I recently received this encouraging email from my friend Ken Jones, Shepherding Pastor at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama:
Maria Fearing and the Mission to the Congo
If you think you are too old for something you wish to do, Maria Fearing can prove you wrong. She learned to read when she was 33 and became a missionary at 56. She would have continued until her death if the Presbyterian mission board hadn't stopped her when she was 77. Far from being done, she continued to teach Sunday School for another 16 years.
From House Servant to Primary School Teacher
Georgi Vins and the Christian Resistance to Soviet Religious Persecution
On April 26, 1979, 50-year-old Georgi Petrovich Vins was woken up in his cell in the labor camp where he had been serving sentence for four years. He was asked to change into his own clothes, flown to Moscow, then told that he would lose his Russian citizenship and be sent to America.
An advice column dedicated to gift-giving in December accidentally explored a very biblical topic – the relationship between love and the law. Question one: What shall I do about a boyfriend who buys expensive but inappropriate gifts? The mind wanders: Did he buy her a chain saw last year? Hang-gliding lessons? Question two: My family members have requested gift cards in prescribed amounts, from specific stores. Is this really gift-giving or a sanctioned way for people to lift money from each other's wallets?
The believer, by rights, is best able to bear bad news. After all, we believe that we are morally corrupt, unable to reform ourselves, and so incorrigible that the only solution was that the Son of God live and die in our place. If we can accept that, we should be able to face hard truths about our health and the economy. And there are hard truths.
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Christians are frequently reminded to "remember the reason for Christmas," meaning, of course, that we should turn our attention away from the cultural trappings and to the fact that Jesus was born to Mary in Bethlehem. But this Christmas, perhaps we should fix our attention a little more closely, not just on the details of Jesus' birth, but on the miracle of the incarnation. In so doing, we join a great cloud of Christian witnesses, who have reflected deeply on this glorious mystery.
Every Christian can readily acknowledge, 'I'm not what I used to be; but I am not yet what I will be!' We are all very much a work in progress. This is reinforced by the verb tenses the Bible uses to refer to different aspects of salvation: we 'have been saved' (Eph 2.8), '…are being saved' (1Co 15.2) and, '…shall be saved' (Ro 5.9-10). The 'already' of our experience of redemption will always be nuanced by the 'not yet' of where it ultimately leads in the world to come.
Perhaps the greatest risk surrounding the doctrine of grace in the Bible is that we allow it to become a cliché. We talk about it, sing about it, take great care to define it, but through it all fail to feel its weight. So, as we continue our reflections on the many-sided beauty of God's grace revealed in Scripture, I want to focus in this article on its immensity in salvation.
Two streams have formed Evangelicals—the ecumenical creeds from early church councils and the Protestant reformation.
Events, Reformed resources, and more. Mark Daniels gives an update on what is happening at the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
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When we study one of the Lord's attributes we focus on a characteristic that is attributed to His essence or being to tell us what He is like and Who He is. Some attributes are exclusive to God and so referred to as incommunicable.[1] But God shares other of His characteristics with His redeemed people—these we call His communicable attributes—and when we study them we also learn about how we are to be more like Him.
"May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that purports to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse.
The Exclusivity of the Gospel
Green Pastures
Ryan Davidson is the pastor of Grace Baptist Chapel in Hampton, VA, and the author of Green Pastures, A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace. Ryan starts the discussion by defining means of grace, then drills down to explain the ordinary means of grace.
What does the word ordinary really mean in this context? Ryan identifies the fruit and the effects of the ordinary means of grace as they are biblically applied in the life of a congregation.
We probably all have bank accounts with savings, and maybe investments and 401(k)s. Wisdom would suggest that while we trust God we also should be good stewards and save. You want to have in inheritance—at the end of the road of your work life, you want to have a nest egg. This doesn't make you greedy, in most cases it means you were prudent. But all of this should make us ask, where is my real inheritance? What is the real price? Where, or better, in whom is my true retirement.
What season did we recently enter? Spring. What comes next? Summer. Then what? Fall. Then what? Winter. And then? Spring. And so on until Christ's Second Coming. The year's seasons are cyclical—and somewhat predictable. So the seasons of our years should not surprise us but rather inspire our adaptability, acceptance, and appreciation.


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I don't know whether the above is accurate or not, but it is possible to suppress channels in the lineup which is presented to grabbers."Freeview" represents UK's digital terrestrial television (DTT). The FULL range of channels broadcast via UK's DTT includes free, subscription and pay television services from operators such as VuTV and BT. All the channels from 300 to 599 are optional IPTV channels - available only if the customer is using a single set-top-box for Freeview and an additional service provider like VuTV, BT or TalkTalk. It is still one box.
"Freeview" is the name of the platform and NOT a statement that all channels are "free". The end user may be only focusing on the "free" portion and not the FULL line-up.
If the affected community can come to a consensus on whether the channels should stay or be removed, I will make the change.
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Schools return 'suggestive' condoms
Boston Public Schools decided to pull thousands of donated condoms from its schools after parents complained about the suggestive messaging on the packaging, according to the Boston Globe.
One parent commented on Twitter on March 4, saying the wrappers were #misogynistic. The condoms displayed on her account showed wrappers with a camel and the words "hump one," a shark chasing a fish with the message "tasty one" and Coca-Cola lettering with the saying "enjoy one."
Boston Public Schools returned the remains of the 40,000 condoms donated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to the schools' free condoms program, according to WBZ NewsRadio.
"We made the decision to take all of those condoms out of school circulation and to go with some that had different, generic wrappers," Boston Public Schools Director of Media Relations Brian Ballou told
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What does the Fox Say? - I'm heading to Lapacek's Orchard of course!
Burlap wreaths, wreath stands, quilted goods…
What does the Giraffe say? …I LOVE the Hoedown!
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Yes – the infamous upcylced felt wool sweater mittens!
Lots of NEW Hearts for Susie Heart Earrings – A Portion of the proceeds goes to the American Heart Association!
Ornaments…ornaments and more ornaments!
Beautiful hand crafted cutting boards
Pillowcases with pockets and a worry doll!
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- waggonswest said...
It looks amazing. I hope you have a fantastically successful weekend.
- November 22, 2013 at 7:43 AM