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(CNN) -- The "Occupy Wall Street" movement went global Saturday, crossing the Atlantic to many European cities, where protesters turned out by the thousands for largely peaceful demonstrations. In many cities, handfuls of protesters donned masks portraying a sinister, smiling face with a pointy black mustache and a thin lip beard taken from the movie "V for Vendetta" about a masked hero who fights against totalitarianism.
Here's a country-by-country look at the European demonstrations:
An initially peaceful protest in central Rome turned violent Saturday, after anarchists -- some wearing ski masks and belonging to a group termed "Black Bloc" -- torched cars, broke windows and clashed with police. The violent group also fought with other protesters, who attempted to extricate the rowdy anarchists from the march. Rocks, bottles and tear gas canisters flew, and an interior ministry building caught fire in the mayhem. Firefighters battled the blaze at the main gathering spot, the Piazza San Giovanni, which transformed into a battleground between police with water cannons on the one side and anarchists armed with knives, bats, Molotov cocktails and fireworks on the other, Newsweek correspondent Barbie Nadeau told CNN.
Italy, which was hit hard by the global economic crisis, has been struggling with potentially crippling debt problems. Last month, Standard & Poor's cut Italy's sovereign credit rating, saying the nation's weakening economic growth and political uncertainty have dented its financial stability. Italy has debts equal to nearly 120% of its gross domestic product.
More than 10,000 demonstrators of all ages gathered peacefully in Madrid's spacious Plaza de Cibeles on Saturday and than walked uphill to Puerta del Sol, according to CNN correspondent Al Goodman. The "May 15 Movement" started five months ago to the day over austerity measures and high unemployment. Some demonstrators said they felt Spain's protest had gone global and that the world had joined the movement started in their country. The newspaper El Pais quoted Catalan regional police as saying an estimated 60,000 protesters turned out in Barcelona. CNN was unable to confirm that number Saturday evening.
Along with Italy, Spain was hit by the financial crisis and subsequent European Union debt woes. It announced new measures recently meant to reduce its deficit, though investors continue to believe the country faces dim prospects. Standard & Poor's downgraded Spain's credit rating Friday, citing risks to economic growth and the banking sector.
Spain is one of the so-called "PIIGS," a group of fiscally distressed nations that include Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece.
United Kingdom
An appearance by Julian Assange highlighted Saturday's "Occupy London" protest, when the WikiLeaks co-founder led the crowd in protest chants from the steps in front of St. Paul's Cathedral on the edge of London's financial district. Thousands marched through the streets protesting austerity cuts and criticizing bankers.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne told lawmakers in August that the road to economic recovery in Britain will be "longer and harder than had been hoped" and will require continued commitment to the government's deficit-reduction program. He noted that financial instability in Britain's main export markets has contributed to the country's reduced expectations for growth.
About 7,000 people marched through the EU capital of Brussels on Saturday, according to police. "There has been no violence, some people have been stopped and checked but were later released, one has been arrested for assault on a police officer, but apart from that it has been calm," Christianne de Ridder, a spokeswoman for the Brussels police department, told CNN.
Belgium's debt is expected to grow to 85% of GDP by 2015, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Thousands took to the streets in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt as well as in other major cities, including the country's capital Berlin, where protesters marched to the Office of the Chancellor. Protesters held up signs condemning corporate power and demanding stronger democracy and social justice.
Germany, the region's economic powerhouse, reported a paltry 0.1% increase in second-quarter gross domestic product, compared with a more robust 1.3% in the first quarter. But economists say Germany is still on track for modest growth in 2011.
The German economy is heavily dependent on exports and has benefited from rapid growth in emerging nations such as China. As activity cools in those markets, the outlook for Germany has dimmed. The slowdown raises troubling questions about the long-term outlook for the Euro Zone.
A small crowd gathered in Stockholm to join the "Occupy" protests. About 400 demonstrators gathered at the central square in Stockholm then "moved on to the Bank of Sweden where they protested some more, and then they went home," a police spokeswoman said. Sweden is known for its strong social democratic system, which provides for many needs of its citizens and protects the stability of Swedish jobs.
Unlike some other members of the European Union, Sweden largely avoided the worldwide recession. Still, the country has a keen interest in helping members of the Euro Zone stay healthy economically. Last year, it offered to loan Ireland $1.5 billion to help it through a tight financial spot. Sweden also depends on the strength of its trading partners, such as Germany, which accounts for some 11% of Sweden's exports and 18% of its imports.
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/europe/occupy-europe/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2
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Has the time come for Steeler fans to face some ugly realities?
Has the great Steelers resurgence hit a wall?
Is Dick Le Beau the latest in the long line of "great guys we owe a few extra years to"?
Is Todd Haley Ben's biggest fear?
Is this the year we throw away because of age on defense?
Is this going to be a colossal shame of "what the offense could have been"?
Is this going to be a colossal shame of "what we could have done with this offense if we had a defense"?
Think about what we've witnessed so far. Yes Haley is an idiot but Ben is mentally tough enough to handle him, and yes we lost to the Raiders for God sake but we always lose to the Raiders, and yes we are 1-2 while Cinci and Baltimore are 1 1/2 games ahead of us and look pretty good..... but it's early.
We should be getting key players back who, despite age and diminished skills, are integral to the operation of the defense.
Despite the fact that I am not a huge fan of Mendenhall he will provide another weapon which will allow the offense to operate at another level.
And I think it's fair to say that we all know the defense is better than they have looked so it's just a matter of getting some things to gel and I think this can be a 11-5 team and still win the division.
This week we entertain a team who is schizophrenic and has a mental midget, turnover machine, bad decision making, over-rated, fragile, inaccurate passer running the offense. This could be exactly what the doctor ordered to get this season off and running!


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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Candy is dandy for The Hershey Co., which on Thursday said it is launching a soft caramel creme candy that is its first new brand in the United States in 30 years.
The candy, named Lancaster, will be available in January and come in three flavors - caramel, vanilla and caramel, and vanilla and raspberry - the Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company said.
"You can really sink your teeth into it, but it is not very sticky on your teeth," said Steven Schiller, the company's senior vice president for sweets and refreshment, using the words "soft" and "meaty" to describe the new product.
Its name stems from the company's history. Founder Milton Hershey's original confection company was called the Lancaster Caramel Co.
"The introduction of the Lancaster brand marks a significant milestone for the Hershey Co, as it's the first time the company has launched a new brand that is not a brand extension or acquisition in the last 30 years," the company said in a statement.
Hershey, the biggest chocolate maker in North America, makes popular sweets such as Hershey's Kisses, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Almond Joy, Good & Plenty, Kit Kat wafers, Milk Duds, Heath toffee bars, Twizzlers and Jolly Rancher hard candy.
Introduction of the new brand marks a company focus on product innovation, said Erin Lash, a Morningstar equities analyst who follows Hershey.
"They are looking to grow," she said. Hershey is aiming to increase sales by nearly 50 percent, to $10 billion annually, by 2017, she said.
The company said it launched the Lancaster brand in China earlier this year.
Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Gunna Dickson


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A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network (which could be just one machine). Firewalls can be implemented in only hardware or software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and allows, proxys, or denies the traffic based on specified security criteria.
There is a nice list of firewalls here.
The firewalls listed in this article are overwhelmingly based on the iptables program. Consider configuring the iptables process yourself according to its wiki page (listed below) to keep to the Arch Way.
There are many posts on the forums about different firewall apps and scripts so here they all are condensed into one page - please add your comments about each firewall, especially ease of use and a security check at Shields Up.
- 1 Firewall Guides & Tutorials
- 2 iptables front-ends
- 3 iptables GUIs
- 4 Firewall Builder
- 5 Other
Firewall Guides & Tutorials
- Simple Stateful Firewall: Setting up a comprehensive firewall with iptables.
- Uncomplicated Firewall, the wiki page for the simple iptables frontend, ufw, provides a nice tutorial for a basic configuration.
- Router Setup Guide. A tutorial for turning a computer into an internet gateway/router. It focuses on security and configuring your gateway to have as few insecure holes to the internet as possible.
External Firewall Tutorials
- http://www.frozentux.net/documents/iptables-tutorial/ A complete and simple tutorial to iptables
- http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Masquerading-Simple-HOWTO/IP Masq is a form of Network Address Translation or NAT that allows internally networked computers that do not have one or more registered Internet IP addresses to have the ability to communicate to the Internet via your Linux boxes single Internet IP address.
- http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Masquerading-Simple-HOWTO/ Masquerading, transparent proxying, port forwarding, and other forms of Network Address Translations with the 2.4 Linux Kernels.
iptables front-ends
- Iptables Is a powerful firewall built into the Linux kernel that is part of the Netfilter project. Most firewalls, as described in this section, are usually just front-ends.
Also see the man pages: (
man iptables) – http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?iptables+8
and netfilter's project page: |http://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html%7Ciptables}}
Arno's Firewall
Arno's IPTABLES Firewall Script is a secure firewall for both single and multi-homed machines.
The script:
- EASY to configure and highly customizable
- daemon script included
- a filter script that makes your firewall log more readable
- NAT and SNAT
- port forwarding
- ADSL ethernet modems with both static and dynamically assigned IPs
- MAC address filtering
- stealth port scan detection
- DMZ and DMZ-2-LAN forwarding
- protection against SYN/ICMP flooding
- extensive user definable logging with rate limiting to prevent log flooding
- all IP protocols and VPNs such as IPsec
- plugin support to add extra features.
ferm (which stands for "For Easy Rule Making") is a tool to maintain complex firewalls, without having the trouble to rewrite the complex rules over and over again. ferm allows the entire firewall rule set to be stored in a separate file, and to be loaded with one command. The firewall configuration resembles structured programming-like language, which can contain levels and lists.
FireHOL is a language to express firewalling rules, not just a script that produces some kind of a firewall. It makes building even sophisticated firewalls easy - the way you want it. The result is actually iptables rules.
firehol is available in the official repositories.
Firetable is an iptables-based firewall with "human readable" syntax.
firetableAUR is available in the AUR.
The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as "Shorewall", is high-level tool for configuring Netfilter. You describe your firewall/gateway requirements using entries in a set of configuration files. Shorewall reads those configuration files and with the help of the iptables utility, Shorewall configures Netfilter to match your requirements. Shorewall can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system. Shorewall does not use Netfilter's ipchains compatibility mode and can thus take advantage of Netfilter's connection state tracking capabilities.
shorewall is available in the official repositories.
ufw (uncomplicated firewall) is a simple front-end for iptables and is available in the official repositories.
See Uncomplicated Firewall for more information.
Vuurmuur Vuurmuur is a powerful firewall manager built on top of iptables. It has a simple and easy to learn configuration that allows both simple and complex configurations. The configuration can be fully configured through an ncurses GUI, which allows secure remote administration through SSH or on the console. Vuurmuur supports traffic shaping, has powerful monitoring features, which allow the administrator to look at the logs, connections and bandwidth usage in realtime.
VuurmuurAUR is available in the AUR.
iptables GUIs
Firestarter is a good GUI for iptables writen on GTK2, it has the ability to use both white and black lists for regulating traffic, it is very simple and easy to use, with good documentation available on their website.
FirestarterAUR has GNOME dependencies and is available in the AUR.
Guarddog is a really easy to use GUI for configuring iptables. After setting up a basic desktop configuration it passes all Shields Up tests perfectly.
GuarddogAUR requires kdelibs3 and is available in the AUR repository.
To have the firewall settings applied at boot-up you must run
/etc/rc.firewall from inside
/etc/rc.local or something similar.
Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw) Frontends
Gufw, a GTK-based front-end to ufw which happens to be a CLI front-end to iptables (gufw->ufw->iptables), is super easy and super simple to use.
kcm-ufw is a KDE alternative to Gufw.
See Uncomplicated Firewall for more info.
KMyFirewall is KDE3 GUI for iptables.
Firewall editing capabilities are simple enough to use to be suitable for beginners, but also allow for sophisticated tweaking of the firewall settings.
KMyFirewallAUR requires kdelibs3 and is available in the AUR.
Firewall Builder
Firewall Builder is "a GUI firewall configuration and management tool that supports iptables (netfilter), ipfilter, pf, ipfw, Cisco PIX (FWSM, ASA) and Cisco routers extended access lists. [...] The program runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows and Mac OS X and can manage both local and remote firewalls." Source: http://www.fwbuilder.org/
fwbuilder is available in the official repositories.
- EtherApe — A graphical network monitor for various OSI layers and protocols.
- Fail2ban — Bans IPs after too many failed authentification attempts against common daemons.


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PLOWBOY: Can you tell us about the specific biological techniques you've worked out for your orchard? What do you use instead of the conventional sprays and fertilizers?
THOMSON: We first treated the land with a biodynamic field spray developed by Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, the renowned biochemist and biodynamic pioneer.
A Plowboy Interview with A.P Thomson.
RITA: Often cash grain farmers will ask us what they can use to make compost, since they don't have a source of manure. We tell them that decomposed cornstalks can produce as good a compost as any barnyard manure, especially if you use the BD starter.
PLOWBOY: What is BD starter?
RITA: It is an inoculant that has 55 strains of bacteria in it . . . we've found that it can decompose just about anything.
A Plowboy Interview with Ralph and Rita Engelken.
Barb and Kerry also take other steps to nurture their tender seedlings . . . for example, they spray the plants on alternate weeks with a biodynamic root-growth preparation and another that enhances light absorption.
See A Year in Mom's Solar Greenhouse.
As these three quotes illustrate, the term biodynamics (or BD) has more than once graced these pages. Two of our Plowboy Interview subjects — both long-term successful organic farmers — make regular use of some of the techniques and tools of this little-known school of agriculture. And bringing the point even closer to our own home, Barbara and Kerry Sullivan, the horticulturists who created our beautiful Eco-Village gardens, have — over the course of the past few years — become increasingly interested in biodynamic gardening. In fact, the couple has now left MOTHER EARTH NEWS altogether . . . in order to study this method full-time at Emerson College in England. Furthermore, while BD is quite a small movement in this country, it's reputed to be the largest organic growing school in Europe. There's even a commercially marketed line of biodynamic foods available on the continent — called Demeter — that's renowned for its high quality!
But just what is biodynamics? All that most people who've ever heard of BD know is that the name is often tied to some reputedly effective wholistic sprays, inoculants, or preparations. The fact that the word crops up in the title of a better-publicized approach to horticulture, biodynamic/French intensive gardening, tends to confuse the issue ... because that method (created by Alan Chadwick and championed today by John Jeavons) isn't closely connected to either of its namesakes.
However, since our own gardeners had become such avid BD adherents, the rest of us folks at MOTHER EARTH NEWS have been very curious to learn just what this "exotic" agricultural method is all about. So we've spent hours studying literature on the subject and talking with the Sullivans. We even sent a staffer to Threefold Farm in Spring Valley, New York to interview Peter Escher, the cheery — and elfish — BD agricultural consultant who first urged the Sullivans to explore this "other" organic method.
And do you know what? After all of our work, we're still not positive we can offer an all-inclusive definition of the word! Biodynamics, it seems, combines down-to-earth agricultural advice . . . a noble ecological purpose . . . and an unusual spiritual/scientific viewpoint into a philosophy of horticulture that's complete and complex. Consequently, while we'll do our very best to spell out the concepts of this method as clearly and honestly as we can, we can't really guarantee that we'll get it all right. So let's just say that the following is the MOTHER EARTH NEWS considered opinion concerning biodynamics. If what we report whets your interest, you're welcome to check out the materials and resources listed at the end of this feature and form your own assessment. Better yet, try out some BD methods, and let your results help you decide which — if any — aspects of biodynamics appeal to you.
Biodynamic Gardening Basics
Let's start by trying to lay down some of the mainstays of this agricultural method. According to Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer — the man who brought the method to America and developed the popular biodynamic compost starter and field spray — the first two BD principles are
[1] "to restore to the soil the organic matter which it needs so badly in order to hold its fertility . . ." and
[2] "to restore to the soil a balanced system of functions. This requires our looking at the soil not only as a mixture or aggregation of chemicals, mineral or organic, but as a living system".
In other words, Pfeiffer primarily focuses on creating good, stable humus: soil that is nutrient-rich, contains lots of "life-giving and life-maintaining energies", and has good physical structure. Along with that, though, he stresses such standard organic principles as practicing proper crop rotation, using leguminous cover crops, establishing solid erosion control, and creating a well-balanced, largely self-contained farm ecosystem that includes an appropriate number of livestock.
On the other hand, some biodynamic adherents stress the more theoretical principles of the method. Sherry Schwartz, editor of The Kimberton Hills Agricultural Calendar, notes that "agricultural practices should reflect our insights into the principles of life which manifest in Nature. Current agricultural practices, however, tend to derive their techniques from an approach to science which is schooled not by observation of life but of dead physical processes". Wolf D. Storl, author of Culture and Horticulture, puts the same thought another way: "Living processes must be understood by living thoughts."
This type of gestalt thinking is derived in part from the ideas of the German poet/scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. As Storl says, "Goethean science relies on careful empirical observation and adds to it the proper concepts. Goethe rejects simplistic empiricism, which gives only an aggregate of isolated facts."
But along with inspiring such wholistic theorization, biodynamics also incorporates spiritual thinking. As Barbara Sullivan told us, biodynamic growers are learning to work "not only with the physical world of nature, but also with the spiritual forces from which the world has been formed". While Wolf D. Storl would say it takes "a loving sympathy", a "meditative approach", and trained "inner perception" to directly perceive such formative — or etheric — forces, there are clear and specific biodynamic techniques that are said to help any grower maximize the role of such influences on his or her crops.
Perhaps another way to help clarify what biodynamics stands for is to distinguish the ways in which it differs from other organic practices . . . the reasons why Pfeiffer says BD has been said to include "the cream of organic farming principles". In Storl's view, biodynamics takes "a much wider scope into account, including the sun, the moon, planets, and subterranean features, in its effort to understand the totality of all factors". It also incorporates the grower's own consciousness . . . "calls for not letting things run their natural course, but for intensifying certain natural processes" ... and — as an important fundamental — focuses on "putting one's energies into supporting the good, rather than into fighting the bad". (To exemplify this last statement, Storl states that "spraying bugs ground up in a blender, using trichogramma wasps, etc., is treating the symptom, whereas building the soil and one's relationship to the land is treating the problem".) Finally, biodynamics sees itself as a desperately needed human service offered to a dying earth, "aiding nature where she is weak after so many centuries of abuse".
Still, while some BD adherents work assiduously to explain the theoretical underpinnings or special qualities of this agricultural method, others — like Pfeiffer — keep their efforts homed in on its practical, everyday aspects. Our friend Peter Escher, for instance, deliberately avoids fancified concepts. "Don't start out by reading about biodynamics," he urges. "You should first observe very quietly and carefully what is going on with your crops and soil. You see, if you come right down to brass tacks, people don't look. Biodynamics is not simply using this spray and that stuff, it's thinking for yourself. I would never want to work with someone who takes everything for granted."
So here's how Peter describes the basics of biodynamics: "What you want to do is create a stable humus. Now you can read a lot of books about soils, but the quickest definition I know of for a stable humus is `what comes out of the business end of an earthworm'! Most growers don't think in those terms. They ask `What spray schedule do you use?' That is completely misleading. The guy who's on the right track is the one who grabs me by the scruff of the neck, takes me out to his apple orchard or whatever, and shows me how he handles his soil!"
The other clear-cut fundamental in Escher's eyes is that the grower should maintain an attitude of "intensive reverence" for the land. "The most important rule in farming is that a good farmer prays, while a `tractor operator' doesn't. I don't care whether that grower even uses commercial or toxic sprays. If he's devout, if he realizes there's something in the soil that's greater than he is, he'll get a touch for the land and go on to learn what to do and when."
Principles And Techniques
Indeed, Peter probably has pinned down the two most important principles of biodynamics: That one works at creating a stable, living humus and strives to cultivate the spiritual aspects of growing. Of course, a lot of good agriculturists who don't know the first thing about BD are dedicated to those two ideals. It's not surprising, then, that much of biodynamic literature does consist of solid advice that any good organic grower would agree with. (Peter, in particular — having made a living for decades as a traveling agricultural consultant — has always struck us as a fount of down-to-earth horticultural wisdom.)
But biodynamic growers also truly feel that their techniques are an improvement on any "get things back to what they were before modern agriculture messed them up" organic methods. BD proponents are deliberately trying to make the soil superior to what it would ever be naturally.
One of the primary techniques they use to achieve this goal is composting. Now BD agriculturists don't just heap a bunch of organic leftovers together and let them rot at random. No, as Pfeiffer proudly proclaims, the biodynamic method "stands for a truly scientific way of producing humus". Proponents claim to have researched the ideal settings, sizes, shapes, moisture contents, ingredient combinations, temperatures, shieldings, and so on, that yield the most beneficial microorganisms and highest concentrations of usable nutrients in the finished product.
In addition, biodynamic growers use some unique tools that are crucial to BD composting . . .
Preparations And Compost Starter
There are nine preparations, all of which are very specially treated organic substances that are supposed to be highly beneficial to agricultural processes even though they're used in extremely small doses. These are numbered — for no particular reason that we could discover — 500 through 508. Numbers 502-507 (made from yarrow blossoms, chamomile blossoms, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion flowers, and valerian flowers, respectively) are all employed in composting. However, they are difficult to make or use. Fortunately, a few decades ago Dr. Pfeiffer combined these six substances with a few dozen specific bacterial cultures, enzymes, preparation 500, and "plant growth promoting factors" into BD compost starter. This aromatic powder is quite easy to use and is readily available to the public.
The starter is employed in quite small doses: One ounce of the powder, dissolved in water, treats one ton of compost. Pfeiffer compares the compost helper's function to the yeast you use when making bread. You could mix all the ingredients of your dough and then set your loaves outside, figuring that some wild airborne yeast bacteria will come along and — over time — properly "inoculate" your loaves . . . but the odds are high that you wouldn't end up with the food product you were hoping for!
A BD grower, like a sensible breadmaker, chooses to direct the fermentation process by introducing the proper "yeast". The starter cultures then should quickly decompose the raw organic matter into simple compounds and reassemble those compounds into long-lasting humus that will hold its structure . . . resist leaching . . . help fix nitrogen ... and increase the availability of minerals.
But does the compost starter work? Well, those members of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS staff who've tried it wholeheartedly proclaim that the answer to that question is yes. Barbara and Kerry — ardent composters who made 15 tons of the soil amendment each year — first used the powder at Peter's urging. They found that their piles' ingredients broke down more quickly and thoroughly than ever before, yielded humus with a lighter, more friable texture, and even ended up smelling better! That success inspired them to look further into biodynamics.
Then too, the Engelkens — who have been farming organically for over 25 years — fertilize 387 acres with compost . . . and all their homemade humus is "brewed" with BD starter.
Another easy-to-use Pfeiffer creation that combines preparations and bacterial cultures is the BD field spray. One four-ounce unit of this product is dissolved in water and then sprayed onto stubble or a cover crop before that plant material is turned into the soil. The substance, which supposedly functions as a sort of "in place" composting aid, is said to help the green matter decompose quickly, shortening the period during which it ties up soil nutrients.
A.P. Thomson — who's grown apples organically for three decades — says he's had success with the field spray. And Kerry and Barbara note that while their turned-under cover crops ordinarily took six weeks to break down, those treated with field spray rotted completely in half that time.
Of course, since both the compost starter and field spray contain dozens of ingredients, their efficacy doesn't necessarily have to be due to the biodynamic preparations they contain. So it's a fair question to ask how well those special substances work by themselves.
Once again, friends of ours vouch for the products. Ironically, Peter Escher was first "converted" to biodynamics himself when he had a composting experience similar to that which he provided for the Sullivans . . . only Peter was using the preparations, not the starter. He made six compost piles, three using numbers 502-507 and three without those substances. After the mounds had aged, he asked Dr. Pfeiffer to tell him which were which. Pfeiffer not only identified each preparation-assisted pile correctly but gained a valued colleague — Peter Escher — in the bargain.
Down here in our own backyard, Kerry and Barbara Sullivan have, for the past couple of years, been using preparation 500 (made from cow manure) to enhance root growth in their spring seedlings . . . 501 (made from ground quartz) to promote light absorption in certain crops .. . and 508 (made from the horsetail plant Equisetum arvense) to help prevent fungus problems. Barb and Kerry say all three substances have made observable differences in their crops.
In addition, there's a large body of biodynamic experimental literature to back up the overall effectiveness of the preparations.
Pragmatic Peter Escher would pooh-pooh all such evidence and anecdotes — including his own story — saying, "You do it. Find out for yourself what works." And ultimately, of course, he's right. You don't have to accept testimonials . . . even those of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS gardeners. The best way to learn if any, or all, biodynamic methods hold up is to try them out for yourself. ("Not just try them," Peter would add, "really do them! There are too many putterers in the world already!")
Yet while the "proof of the pudding" is up to you, we can help you learn a bit more about just what the preparations are. . . by examining how one of them is made and what it's supposed to do.
Number 500
The horn-manure preparation, Number 500, is made by packing fresh manure into a cow's horn in the fall and burying it two feet underground. After the horn is unearthed the following spring, a pea-sized portion of the decomposed dung is mixed in a bucket of rainwater for one hour, with the mixer switching the direction of stirring every time a vortex is created. The liquid is then sprayed or whisked onto the planting soil where the grower wants to promote root development.
Now that description may sound like a kind of "voodoo horticulture" to some people, but biodynamic agriculturists see a logical basis for each step in the process. They use cow manure, for instance, because — having passed through the four-chambered, 120-foot bovine digestive system — it contains a host of digestive secretions, intestinal flora, and "beneficial energies". The cow's horn itself is seen as a special device that concentrates the plant energies in the beast. The packed horn is buried over winter since that's the season when the earth's energies are most concentrated in the ground (in summer, those energies extend upward, promoting plant growth). The growers then use only a minute portion of the ripened dung at one time because the entire process has "potentized" — or "dynamized" — it so that a small amount is all that's needed. Last, preparation users mix the little "pea" vigorously in water to promote full oxidation, an active relationship of the grower to the preparation, and further enlivenment of the substance by cosmic forces.
Philosophical Influences
You've probably noticed that we've used a lot of words like "beneficial energies", "formative — or etheric — forces", and "potentizing" in this article. Such terms reflect the fact — mentioned earlier — that one of this method's primary goals is to promote the grower's spiritual relationship to the land. BD theory maintains that a lot of unseen energies stream down to earth from the sun and other heavenly bodies. These etheric forces are supposed to greatly affect the quality of what is grown and the health of the people who eat it. Thus, while one hand of this agricultural philosophy is devotedly practical-minded, the other one is working to cultivate cosmic, formative energies.
Actually, many (if not all) biodynamic practices combine the two goals. The compost preparations or starter, for example, are meant to enliven the soil in both the physical sense (boosting populations of beneficial soil microlife) and in the etheric sense (increasing the cosmic energies of the soil). The biodynamic growers' emphasis on producing high-quality food can likewise be taken on two levels. They want to raise nutrient-rich vegetables that keep well and taste good (Escher theorizes that so many people are obese today because they eat such poor-quality food that they never feel truly fed. . . so they continually stuff more of it into their mouths). And such agriculturists want to produce food that will help increase people's will to carry out socially and spiritually redeeming acts. As a last illustration, the very name biodynamics means "working with the energies which create and maintain life" . . . a definition that encompasses both of these aspects.
In keeping with the spiritual tenets of this method, BD growers try to plant and take care of their crops according to a cycle of cosmic rhythms (as experienced from our geocentric position): the phases of the moon, the position of the stars and planets, and the movement of the sun through the series of twelve constellations that's known as the zodiac. Although this may sound like astrology, it is somewhat different. That "sign reading" method is based on the positions of the zodiac constellations as they were a couple of thousand years ago . . . biodynamic cosmology, though, hinges on those star groups as they are visible in the sky today. (For example, in 1984 the sun will be traveling through Taurus from May 13 to June 19 . . . although astrologers still claim the time of the Bull extends from April 22 to May 22.)
BD astronomy is not limited to simple axioms about planting your root crops in the waning moon (and the like), either. Far from it. Researchers such as Maria Thun and Eugene and Leo Kolisko have done more than 30 years of detailed experimental study regarding the relationships between celestial bodies and crop growth. The everyday conclusions from all this research, compiled in the thorough but easy-to-use annual Kimberton Hills Agricultural Calendar, shows which specific days (and hours) are judged best for working on the leaf, root, fruit, or flower portions of crops.
We don't have space to cover all of the larger aspects of biodynamics, but even the small amount of information shared here most likely brings up the question "Where did this whole systemized approach ever come from?" Interestingly enough, it was started — even before Sir Albert Howard founded standard organic agriculture — entirely by one man.
Rudolf Steiner
In 1924, a group of farmers approached the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner to ask his solutions to problems they were facing with the degeneration of their seed stock and increased animal and plant disease. Steiner answered these queries by giving a series of eight lectures (printed in book form today under the title Agriculture) in which he spelled out the major ideas of biodynamics. He said then:
We must vitalize the earth directly, and this we cannot do by merely mineral procedures. This we can only do by working with organic matter, bringing it into such a condition that it is able to organize and vitalize the solid earthy element itself. To endow the mass of manure . . . with this kind of quickening or stimulus, is precisely the object of those inspirations [the biodynamic preparations] which we are able to give to agriculture out of spiritual science. The living forces are far more important for the plant than the mere substance forces or substances.
For all that, Steiner was not primarily an agricultural teacher. Instead — in thousands of lectures and scores of books — this wide-ranging thinker dealt with art, education (he founded the Waldorf schools), expressive movement (he invented a type called Eurythmy), architecture (he designed an amazing building in Switzerland called the Goetheanum), and many other areas. His all-encompassing concept was anthroposophy (literally, "the wisdom of man"), a religio-scientific framework he worked out to "lead the spiritual in man to the spiritual in the cosmos". Anthroposophy centers on Goethean scientific philosophy and a "Christian Occultism" that incorporates an array of spiritual beings, reincarnation, and clairvoyance with a dedicated — if nontraditional — belief in Jesus Christ.
But while the founder of anthroposophy is the same man who founded biodynamics, the agricultural method can stand perfectly well on its own. The people we consulted all agreed that — as the textbook Bio-Dynamic Agriculture phrases it — "one does not have to be an anthroposophist in order to apply [this] method". Why, as we've already noted, some BD people don't like to spend time on the philosophical aspects contained within biodynamics itself. As Peter Escher put it, "I worked with Dr. Pfeiffer for 25 years, and he mentioned the phrase `etheric forces' to me once in all that time!" Besides that, it's possible for an individual to find some biodynamic aids useful without becoming concerned with other portions of this method. Neither Ralph nor Rita Engelken, for instance, said a word about biodynamics per se during our entire interview with them, but they obviously are gung-ho supporters of BD compost starter.
Getting Started
If you think you'd like to give this organic alternative an honest trial yourself, here's the plan of action that Peter recommends:
What you should do first is make a biodynamic compost from cow or horse manure and work that into your land. Do this in the fall if you can, when you're not as busy as in the spring. Make a soil profile early on, too, by digging a hole and grubbing back and forth in there with a jackknife to see how deep your plants' roots go. If they only reach down four or six inches, do something to overcome that. The Sullivans dealt with their subsoil by double-digging. Me, I would use a chisel plow or subsoiler. If you don't have those, you can use white sweet clover (Melilorusalba). It grows six feet tall and has very penetrating roots. The heavier your soil is, the more tillage you'll want to achieve to get your roots and compost down deeply.
Keep feeding your soil with your compost, and if you have any plants to plow under, use the field spray, too. Then I'd recommend using the preparation 500 before planting to get a better root system as quickly as possible. You would apply that in the latter part of the spring, after the crops are in. Later on, you would use 501 to expedite ripening.
I would hold off planting by The Kimberton Hills Agricultural Calendar until the second half of that year. By July, you should be halfway decently established and able to give some attention to that and other refinements. I'd also recommend trying to keep some sort of record of what you're doing. Then, if something doesn't do too well, you'll know what you did wrong.
That's important. When I started farming, I made all of the common mistakes and invented a few more. I did a thorough job of making mistakes. And then, as I kept fiddling along on the farm, one day I took some soil and looked in my hands and saw that it was alive. There was organic matter in there that had decomposed and formed a humus. I said, "Ah, it can be done!" From that moment on, I was hooked.
Maybe you will be, too.
Biodynamic Gardening Resources
Compost starter: A one-ounce packet of BD compost starter, along with a four-page instructional leaflet, is available from The Pfeiffer Foundation. This will treat one ton of compost.
Field spray: One unit (four ounces) of BD field spray, with a two-page instructional brochure, is sold by The Pfeiffer Foundation. This will treat one acre of cropland.
Preparations: The preparations themselves are in limited supply in this country and only available from Josephine Porter. She is willing to sell them to MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers "on a trial basis if they will use them conscientiously and if they first read biodynamic literature on how to use them properly".
A complete set of preparations 502-507, the compost preparations, can be obtained from Ms. Porter. The two booklets she most recommends reading to learn how to use the substances are H.H. Koepf's Compost: What it is, How it is made, What it does (which gives information on 502-507) and Bio-Dynamic Sprays (which discusses 500, 501, and 508).
Other books on biodynamic agriculture are available from Bio-Dynamic Literature. Here are some of the firm's noteworthy introductory and detailed guides: What is Biodynamic Agriculture?, Three Lectures on Biodynamics, and Biodynamics: Three Introductory Articles are booklets that outline the main principles of this gardening method.
Culture and Horticulture is Wolf Storl's fascinating 435-page discussion of the philosophy of BD agriculture.
Bio-Dynamic Agriculture is the textbook on BD farming. Its 429 pages encompass studies and methodology.
The eight lectures in Rudolph Steiner's Agriculture sparked the inception of biodynamics (they are definitely not beginner material).
Finally, the Bio-Dynamic Association publishes the quarterly journal Bio- Dynamics, which includes the addresses of regional BD groups.


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Committee discusses delay in land sale
The 90-day delay by the developer in purchasing over 20 acres of property from the Moose Lake School District was explained by Superintendent Robert Indihar at a meeting of the Land Committee of the Moose Lake School Board at a meeting on Tuesday, May 28.
"The developer would still like to build on our property," said Supt. Indihar. "He bought two lots by the motel (AmericInn) for the sign. The requirement is that the facility be located on those lots for a sign to be there."
Supt. Indihar explained that the developer does not want to locate businesses on the school district's property that would compete with the local gas stations and other retail businesses , such as ALCO. The developer said that he would look out for the businesses in the city, he added.
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"If a McDonald's doesn't go in there, our land won't be as valuable."
Supt. Indihar also informed the committee that there is a one-year delay on the townhome development project by the Central Minnesota Housing Partnership on school district land.
He explained that a grant application had to be submitted by June 1. However, he was informed that there was not enough time to pull the information together for the grant application, and it won't be submitted until June 1 of next year.
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The vote totals for the school bond referendum of $33 million for a new preK-12 school during the May 21 election were 646 yes, and 1,138 no, for a total of 1,784 ballots.
Board Chair Kris Lyons was in tears as she said, "I'm worried that we will not exist. It didn't help that gas prices went up to $4.39 that week, and that taxes and home and car insurances were due that month. People that came here after the flood forgot us. We have to have a strategic plan. Without that school, this community will cease to exist as we know it. It is frightening. It always comes down to money. It makes me sad."
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Edvard Munch would be 150 this year, and his most famous (and famously lampooned) artwork, "The Scream," has inspired an offbeat tourism campaign. Visitnorway hopes to make the world's longest "scream" film in honor of the artist's milestone birthday.
The tourism agency has produced a few minutes of screams (exhilarating, exciting, blood-curdling, take your pick) and encourages folks from around the world to add their voice via webcam or video to the existing film. Folks can scream anywhere, any place, any time, and post their entry on the tourism website to become part of the film. Screamers who submit a video get a shot at winning a trip to Norway too.
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Munch, whose birthday is Dec. 12, painted four versions of the figure on the bridge who seems to be swirling in colorful angst as he prepares to scream. Three are in Oslo museums (one was stolen in 2004 and recovered two years later), and a fourth was sold to a private collector last year at a price tag of $119.9 million. That last one, a pastel on board, is on display until April 29 at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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Our Earth has been around for millions and millions of years. And for all that time, Earth has been changing. There were once tropical forests where there are now deserts, and oceans where there are now snowy mountains. Many animals that once roamed the Earth are now extinct—they all died out long ago.
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Sometimes scientists find fossils of sea creatures, such as the trilobite, high in the mountains. Could the land where it was found once have been under the ocean?
Millions of years ago, some insects got trapped in gooey tree sap that hardened into a kind of fossil called amber. The amber preserves the bugs exactly as they were when they were alive.
Dinosaur fossils are the largest fossils ever discovered. Scientists hardly ever find a complete dinosaur skeleton. Fossilized dinosaur eggs have been found all over the world. Footprints can tell us a lot about dinosaurs—how big they were, how fast or slowly they moved, where they roamed, and whether they traveled alone or in herds.
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On Mozilla Firefox: Open your Mozilla Firefox, navigate to browser menu in the top right > choose Add-ons > choose .ACFJKSO file virus and unwanted extensions and add-ons > delete it with the help of Disable or Remove button.
On Internet Explorer: Open IE >press Tools > press Manager Add-on Tools and Extensions> choose .ACFJKSO file virus and unwanted extensions and add-ons > press on Remove or Disable button.
On Microsoft Edge: (Reset default homepage and search engine to delete .ACFJKSO file virus associated hijacker)
Reset MS Edge homepage: Press More (…) > press Settings > choose A specific page or pages under "Open with" > choose Custom to enter your favorite website.
Reset Edge homepage: Press More (…) > press Settings > press View advanced settings > press <Add new> under "Search in the address bar with"> enter your favorite search engine >press Add as default.
Step 3 – Uninstall noxious files of .ACFJKSO file virus from Registry.
1. click "Windows key + R key" together to open Run window, then input "regedit" in Run window and press Enter button to open Registry:
2. Locate and uninstall registry files generated by .ACFJKSO file virus and other threats as below:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page Redirect="http://<random>.com"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\virus name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%AppData%\<.ACFJKSO file virus>.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 'Random' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Random
Plan B – Remove .ACFJKSO file virus with Quick Removal Tool
Part One – Remove .ACFJKSO file virus Automatically from your Windows OS based computer.
Step 1 – Start a smay with SpyHunter to delete .ACFJKSO file virus completely from your PC.
1. Press on download button below to easily Download SpyHunter :
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More information on SpyHunter, How To Install SpyHunter, Steps to uninstall, EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy. If SpyHunter detects a malware, it may give you free delayed fix after 48 hours, but you may have to purchase a license to instantly remove it.
After SpyHunter is downloaded, your Google Chrome /Mozilla Firefox /Internet Explorer may shows such fake system related security warning "This type of file may harm your PC. Do you want to keep Download_Spyhunter-Installer.exe anyway?", which is created by this .ACFJKSO file virus to cheat you, kindly just ignore the fake or bogus warning and press on "Keep" button.
Note: SpyHunter's free version may help you find noxious items on your PC for free. Based on the smay results it provides, you may select to manually locate and delete the threats by yourself if you are PC specialist; And you may select to let SpyHunter help you automatically delete the virus by purchasing its full version license. The full version of SpyHunter Malware Removal may provide you unlimited one-on-one professional help for any virus related problems by its official system experts. If you no longer keep SpyHunter on your PC, follow these steps to uninstall it.
2. Run SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install SpyHunter via its installer:
3. Once the installation finishes, kindly press the Start New Smay to detect and uninstall .ACFJKSO file virus and hiding threats.
4. press Fix Threats to delete .ACFJKSO file virus and other malware completely from your PC.
Plan C – Delete .ACFJKSO file virus Automatically from Your Mac OS System (Safe and Simple For All Mac OS System Users)
If your Mac system has been infected by .ACFJKSO file virus and other malware, then MacKeeper may be the safest and simplest way to remove them and cure your Mac.Mackeeper is a reliable and too much powerful Mac protection and optimization application which helps you keep your Mac clean, quick and ease. Mackeeper is one of the world best Mac OS security application created to offer Mac users withone of the best experience. Mackeeper has received great reputations from its user's and it is winning trust from more and more Mac System users. As a 16 in 1 application is one of the most advanced way to care for your Mac computer. It is worth to get it. Follow these given steps to uninstall the threats and malware now:
1. Firstly Download and then Install MacKeeper by pressing the image below:
2. Once MacKeeper is installed into your system, use the Find & Fix feature to check the status of your Mac computer and delete .ACFJKSO file virus and all infections and fix all types of problems:
3. If .ACFJKSO file virus is detect & Fix did not solve all your problems, you may use the Geek on Demand feature to get a Apple expert to help you as an personal assistant. The Apple Certified Support Professional experts may provide various solutions for all type of technical issues, whether a minor nuisance or a catastrophic failure.
Mackeeper is a complete package of 16 software, you may get almost all necessary tools for your Mac system and everything may become simple and convenient on your Mac System. Here are some most powerful tools packed in MacKeeper:
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Important Note To Ignore Viruses :– Something You Should Know After Removing .ACFJKSO file virus
To avoid .ACFJKSO file virus coming back and prevent attacks from other infections, follow these basic rules while using your computer:
- You must be always select Custom Installation no matter what application you are going to install;
- Uncheck hidden options which attempt to install additional programs you never need;
- Scan all your downloaded files and applications or attachments of email before you open them;
- you should Never open any attachments of unknown or spam emails;
- kindly Do not visit Torrent/adult / porn websites;
- never try to update any app from nonofficial websites.
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Next week, SyFy has plans to premiere its latest TV movie, and the title really says it all: "Sharknado."
In case that title wasn't clear enough, here's a bit of an explanation: sharks. In a tornado. Attacking people on the streets of Los Angeles. It's a tornado of sharks! A ... sharknado!
In case this premise needed to become any more enticing to lure viewers, the film stars Tara Reid and "Beverly Hills 90210" star-turned-Las Vegas Chippendales dancer Ian Ziering.
Not sold yet? Then how about this: SyFy plans to premiere the film as part of a day-long marathon of shark-related programming, reminding us all that "Sharknado" isn't the only patently absurd shark-related movie the cable outlet has presented to us, the shark-loving public.
Who can forget "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus," starring former teen pop star Debbie Gibson? Or "Swamp Shark?" or the similarly titled "Sharktopus? (featuring a creature that's part-shark, part-octopus).
Discovery Channel can have its "Shark Week" devoted to shark-related documentaries. Chances are pretty good Discovery won't be airing anything like "2-Headed Shark Attack" or "Shark Zone" or "Malibu Shark Attack," which features something called prehistoric goblin sharks.
"Sharknado" touches down on July 11.


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Samir_lakhani needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Peacock Tailors
We're an emerging Seattle startup on a mission to supply the world's clubbing kids with the hippest tailored dress shirts imaginable.
-25-35 mid/upper income males
-club / bar crowd
-hip (but not hipsters)
-active, fit
Design a homepage that appeals to our target audience.
The page should have clear entry points to our main actions:
"Design a shirt" -> start designing your custom made shirt
"How it works" -> FAQ page explaining purchase / refunds /shipping etc.
"Contact us" -> blog, contact info etc
Secondary entry points to "Account".
The page should allow for merchandising of site products. Eg. templates of pre-designed shirts that user could rotate through. We'd want to feature/rotate through different designs.
Possibly feature a model wearing one of our shirts in an interesting / fun pose
Aesthetic should be loud and edgy. Think nightlife, bumping club, etc.
Page should feature our slogan, which is something like: "Stand out from the crowd with a custom tailored shirt that looks great and fits right."
Title: Peacock Tailors
For layout requirements see above.
Prototype (that hasn't been through a visual design process yet):
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Ehrlich Design Group needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 201 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
Ehrlich Design Group,llc: EDG
We are a firm that does commercial and residential interiors. We have our own workroom. We have been in the industry since 1902. Our name is a family name that has been known in our area, thats why Ehrlich should stand out. We want to create EDG as our new look but use the name Ehrlich in there. We do reupholtering, slip covers, custom window treatments, new furniture, carpeting, wall covering, interior design, We make sure our clients have a great experience while working with us.
Our market for residential is age 35 - 60. If someone is buying a new home or redoing their existing they will think of us first. Commercial is a small office to a large corporate firm. We can handle anything from traditional, transitional to conetemporary.
Our look should be clean and easy for the user. We want our clients to know we have two divisions to our company. We like color but make sure its a clean look and very user friendly. The pictures have to be clear, if you google interior design firms ny, you can see some other web sites. One company that we like is plaid. Their name represents what they do. Script is too hard to read. Be creative and have Ehrlich in their and EDG also there. We will use this on all forms within our company and that will be our look. Have fun with this, creativity and color. We want an upscale, fresh look that appeals to both our residential and commercial clients.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Music theatre. Year 4 pupils create musical drama with words, pictures and poems on the topic of bullying.
Watch a film clip from Mobbad?
This musical theatre piece forms part of The Göteborg Opera's By the Young for the Young project, in which children and teenagers of various ages are involved in a production for The Göteborg Opera's smaller stages. Autumn 2010, a script competition for upper secondary school pupils resulted in the musical Lova & Sam, in 2011 Kärlek är … [Love is ...] was created with the aid of words and pictures from 900 nine-year-olds in the region, and last year En amputerad själ [An amputated soul]– by, with and for upper secondary school pupils – had its premiere.
This season, Year 4 pupils from Västra Götaland have been sending in poems, stories, pictures and drawings on the topic of bullying. The products of their work are about bullying incidents that the pupils have seen or heard about, about how it feels to be bullied, or to be the person doing the bullying. The contributions will be converted into a musical drama piece which will be shown as school performances and public performances on the Small Stage. The music has been written by Teresa Indebetou, who also performs on stage.
The Music Theatre Mobbad? (Bullied) is supported by Swedbank and the foundation Friends


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SOURCE: Axios Mobile Assets Corp
June 15, 2012 20:00 ET
VAUGHAN, ON--(Marketwire - Jun 15, 2012) - Axios Mobile Assets Corp. (the "Company") (CNSX: AXA) advises that it has now refiled its quarterly financial statements and accompanying MD&A for the 2010-2011 comparative periods reflecting the annual filing made by Axios for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 filed April 30, 2012 and discussed in its press release dated April 30, 2012. Copies may be obtained from www.sedar.com or www.cnsx.ca.
About Axios Mobile Assets
Axios Mobile Assets Corp. is a logistics enabler, featuring next generation, composite pallet technology, which can be bundled with its proprietary tracking and information system that helps improve the value chain in the logistics market. The Axios bundled offering is gaining market acceptance based on its unique attributes: lower total cost, longer useful life, customized configurations and a revenue stream through carbon credit generation, monitoring and the monetizing of carbon emissions reductions. Axios was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and is a reporting issuer in the Province of Ontario. Axios is traded on the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) under the symbol AXA.
Further information concerning the Company can be found at www.axiosma.com, www.sedar.com and www.cnsx.ca.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included in this report and the documents that we incorporate by reference, are forward-looking statements and can generally be identified by words such as "will," "allow," "outlook," or the negative of these terms, and other comparable terminology. Various risks and other factors could cause actual results, and actual events that occur, to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, such as whether Axios and the pallet management company are able to agree on the terms of a definitive supply agreement, and whether Axios is able to meet price, performance, quality and delivery requirements. Axios undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
No exchange or regulating authority has approved or disapproved the contents of this press release.
This press release is not an offer or a solicitation of an offer of securities for sale in the United States.
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Lambert, Edwards & Associates Email Contact248.519.1511
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