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Situated at the confluence of three rivers, Karlovac was founded in the late 16th century by Archduke Karl of Styria to defend Central Europe from the ttoman Turks.
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We have a fairly young wisteria approx 5 years.
We have found what appears to be black scale. After scraping off all we could find, drenched stem in systemic spray. Does anyone have experience of this? Suzy
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LAKEGEORGE - Registration for new Kindergarteners for the 2011-12 school year will be held April 26-29 at Lake George Elementary School.
Children who will be five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2011 and live in the Lake George School District are eligible to be enrolled. Parents must bring their child's original birth certificate, immunization records from a medical provider, proof of residency, and current custody papers, if applicable, to this event.
A Roundup information meeting for adults only is set for Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school to review school entry requirements, the screening process, and to meet the Kindergarten Team.
Call Stefanie Smith, Kindergarten Round-Up Coordinator, at 668-5714 for details.


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Lyrics Depot is your source of lyrics to Sidewalks Of Chicago by Del Reeves. Please check back for more Del Reeves lyrics.
Sidewalks Of Chicago Lyrics
Artist: Del Reeves
Album: Friends And Neighbors
The Levi's that I'm wearing have been good to me
They just won't admit they're growing old
And though my shirt's made contract with a gutter now and then
At least it keeps my body from the cold
Thank God the folks back home in Harlan County
Can't see what success has done for me
Would you believe that kids in Harlan High School
Voted me most likely to successeed
Now I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago
If I buy the bread I can't afford the wine
Yes I'm walking on the sidewalks of Chicago
Wishing I'd have lived some other time
I wasn't here too long before I met her
The lady really swept me off my feet
She stayed just long enough for me to love her
And now they're sweepin' me up off the street
My mama thinks I've really hit the big time
She's written every day since I've been gone
She don't know that 109 East Charlotte
Is the adress of the East Side Mission Home
And I'm walking on the sidewalks...
Yes I'm walking on the sidewalks...
Del Reeves Lyrics
Del Reeves Friends And Neighbors Lyrics
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Annual, perennial herb, sometimes aquatic
Leaves generally basal and cauline, generally alternate, simple or compound; petioles at base generally flat, sometimes sheathing or stipule-like
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; sepals generally 5, free, early deciduous or withering in fruit, generally green; petals 0many, free; stamens generally 10many; pistils 1many, ovary superior, chamber 1, style 1, generally ± persistent in fruit as beak, ovules 1many
Fruit: achene, follicle, berry, or utricle-like, 1many-seeded
Genera in family: ± 60 genera, 1700 species: worldwide, especially n temp, tropical mtns; many ornamental (Adonis, Aquilegia, Clematis, Consolida, Delphinium, Erianthis, Helleborus ),
some highly TOXIC (Aconitum, Actaea, Delphinium, Ranunculus )
Reference: [Duncan & Keener 1991 Phytologia 70:2427]
Perennial from caudex or rhizomes, dioecious or flowers bisexual, generally glabrous
Stems 1few, generally erect; branches 0 or few
Leaves generally 14-ternate, basal or basal and cauline, generally reduced upwards, petioled; segments wedge-shaped, fan-shaped, or ± round; upper surface generally green; lower surface pale green
Inflorescence: raceme or panicle, axillary or terminal, generally erect; pedicels generally erect in fruit; bracts simple to 1-ternate
Flower radial; sepals 45, generally green, petal-like or not, often early deciduous; petals 0; stamens 8many, generally > sepals, anthers generally narrowly oblong, tip generally abruptly pointed, filaments generally thread-like; pistils 220
Fruit: achenes, compressed laterally to not, ribbed or veined, beaked
Species in genus: ± 80 species: temp North America, Eurasia, Africa; some ornamental, medicinal
Etymology: (Greek: name given by Dioscorides, Greek physician-botanist)
Reference: [Boivin 1944 Rhodora 46:337377,391445,453487]
Plant 60200 cm, generally dioecious
Leaves basal and cauline, 746 cm; segments 820 mm, glabrous to finely glandular-puberulent, tip acute to rounded
Inflorescence: panicle, leafy to bracted above
Flower: sepals generally 4, 25 mm, greenish white to purplish; stamens 1528
Fruits 720, spreading to ascending; body 48 mm, side with 13 ± curved ribs, 0 or several wavy veins
Ecology: Moist, open to shaded places, woodland, forest
Elevation: < 3200 m.
Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province (except Great Central Valley, South Coast, Channel Islands), Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to Washington, Wyoming, Texas, n Mexico
Some plants in NCoR have some bisexual flowers; vars. in CA difficult, need study.
Leaf: lower surface (especially upper leaves) generally finely glandular-puberulent (at 20 X )
Fruit: body ± compressed laterally throughout, side obliquely ± ovate to ± obovate, with 23 ribs, 0 veins
Chromosomes: 2n=28,56,70
Ecology: Habitats of sp.
Elevation: 9003200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range (very uncommon), Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area, Outer South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to Oregon, Wyoming, Texas, n Mexico
Flowering time: MayAug
Horticultural information: DRN: 4, 5, 6 &IRR: 17 &SHD: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.


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Since the beginnning of time white Doves
have been a symbol of Peace, Hope, Love,
Prosperity and more importantly the start of a New Beginning. A Dove Release by
White Wings of OKC adds that special touch of elegance to your Wedding or event in
the Oklahoma City and surrounding area.
Remember and honor the final journey of a loved one passed with an emotional and symbolic
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2018 Mazda CX-9
Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
$807/mo est.
Price Analysis
74 Days on Lot
Vehicle Details
Ext. Color:
Machine Gray Metallic
Int. Color:
Auburn premium leather
Drive Type:
all wheel drive
All Features and Specs
Side airbag
Rear air conditioning with separate controls
50-50 Third Row Seat
Manual Folding Third Row Seat
Express open/close glass sunroof
Rear spoiler: Lip
Navigation system with voice activation
Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity
Digital Audio Input
Audio system memory card slot
Audio System Premium Brand Speakers: Bose
SiriusXM AM/FM/HD/Satellite Radio
Radio Data System
Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
Surround Audio
Total Number of Speakers: 12
Intercooled Turbo
Braking Assist
ABS and Driveline Traction Control
Stability controll with anti-roll
Privacy glass: Deep
Silver aluminum rims
Wheel Diameter: 20
Wheel Width: 8.5
Front fog/driving lights
Leather steering wheel trim
Leather/metal-look shift knob trim
Aluminum dash trim
Aluminum/genuine wood door trim
Center console trim: Genuine wood/piano black
Roof rails
Video Monitor Location: Front
Trip computer
External temperature display
Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 8.9 s
Power remote driver mirror adjustment
Heated driver mirror
Heated passenger mirror
Electrochromatic rearview mirror
Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
Turn signal in mirrors
Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
Daytime running lights
Heated windshield washer jets, Wiper park
Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback
Rear heat ducts with separate controls
Audio controls on steering wheel
Power liftgate
Mazda Connect
Power remote trunk release
Front and rear reading lights
Leather seat upholstery
Bucket front seats
Split rear bench
Fold forward seatback rear seats
Rear seats center armrest
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
Heated steering wheel
Speed-proportional electric power steering
Suspension class: Regular
Interior air filtration
Automatic front air conditioning
Dual front air conditioning zones
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Cargo area light
Max cargo capacity: 71 cu.ft.
Vehicle Emissions: LEV3-ULEV125
Fuel Type: Regular unleaded
Fuel Capacity: 19.5 gal.
Instrumentation: Low fuel level
Clock: In-radio display
Adaptive headlights
Headlights off auto delay
Dusk sensing headlights
Self-leveling headlights
Driver Seat Head Restraint Whiplash Protection
Head Restraint Whiplash Protection with Passenger Seat
Coil front spring
Regular front stabilizer bar
Independent front suspension classification
Strut front suspension
Four-wheel Independent Suspension
Coil rear spring
Rear Stabilizer Bar: Regular
Independent rear suspension
Multi-link rear suspension
Front and rear suspension stabilizer bars
Rain sensing front wipers
Variable intermittent front wipers
Steel spare wheel rim
Spare Tire Mount Location: Inside under cargo
Chrome grille
Center Console: Full with covered storage
Overhead console: Mini with storage
Permanent locking hubs
Curb weight: 4,361 lbs.
Gross vehicle weight: 5,816 lbs.
Overall Length: 199.4"
Overall Width: 77.5"
Overall height: 69.0"
Wheelbase: 115.3"
Front Head Room: 39.3"
Rear Head Room: 38.5"
Front Leg Room: 41.0"
Rear Leg Room: 39.4"
Front Shoulder Room: 57.9"
Rear Shoulder Room: 58.1"
Front Hip Room: 56.7"
Rear Hip Room: 57.4"
3rd Row Head Room: 35.4"
3rd Row Leg Room: 29.7"
3rd Row Shoulder Room: 53.1"
3rd Row Hip Room: 40.1"
Two 12V DC power outlets
Transmission hill holder
Seatbelt pretensioners: Front
Rear center seatbelt: 3-point belt
Door reinforcement: Side-impact door beam
Engine immobilizer
Cargo tie downs
Floor mats: Carpet front and rear
Rear quarter windows: Wiper park
Cupholders: Front and rear
Door pockets: Driver, passenger and rear
Seatback storage: 4
Tires: Width: 255 mm
Tires: Profile: 50
Tires: Speed Rating: V
Diameter of tires: 20.0"
Type of tires: AS
Tires: Prefix: P
Left rear passenger door type: Conventional
Rear door type: Power liftgate
Right rear passenger door type: Conventional
Body-colored bumpers
Fixed antenna
4 Door
Driver airbag
Universal remote transmitter
Manual child safety locks
Rear View Camera
Lane Departure Warning: Active
Forward Collision Mitigation: Smart City Brake Support
Rear Collision Warning: Rear Cross Traffic Alert
HomeLink garage door transmitter
Keyless ignition w/ push button start & keyless door entry
4 USB ports
Front and rear reverse sensing system
LED low/high beam projector beam headlights
Ambient lighting
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
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1580 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305
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From Jersey City to Secaucus, Hoboken to Bayonne, if you need junk of any shape or size removed from your home or business in Hudson County, The Junkluggers are here to save the day!
We are your friendly and local junk removal experts. Our clean-cut and friendly luggers will remove anything that's in your way – always working with a smile. We do everything we can to make the junk removal process as stress-free as possible for you. Whether you need us to remove an old couch before a new one arrives or clear an entire floor of a commercial building, we lug it all! Our luggers are professionally trained to remove items of all shapes and sizes from all kinds of spaces including small attic crawl spaces and narrow staircases without any damage to your space.
We service all of Hudson County in addition to Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Morris Counties.
Not only do we work quickly and efficiently, we are also proud to be an eco-friendly company. We do our best to recycle or donate as much of what we lug away from your space as possible, making sure you receive a tax-deductible receipt for all the items that are donated on your behalf!
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From its initial founding, the Irvine Police department has asked its officers to provide a level of service and respond to a variety of calls that range from the unusual to the unbelievable. Early on Officers assisted Irvine Ranch deputies with cattle drives and helped round up animals that escaped from Lion County Safari, including an elephant that escaped after killing its trainer and a runaway hippo named Bubbles. The closing of Lion Country Safari brought new challenges to the men and women of the Irvine Police department. The opening of the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater (renamed Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in 2001) brought acts such as the Grateful Dead to the city, which often resulted in small riots and necessitated assistance from other Orange County police agencies. Irvine officers were also tasked with patrolling the Orange County Raceway until it's closing, and assisted the United States Marine Corps with the annual El Toro Air Show. This three-day event brought up to a million visitors in the City.
We would like to thank the community for making this event such a success for the past 33 years! Please consider joining us for our 34th annual Concert on the Green and Fireworks Festival (please see flyer below).
Dave Wills, President •
Kyle Turner, Vice President
McDavid Mutuc, Treasurer • Jen Johnson, Secretary
Matt Ricci, Board Member • Steve Wolf, Board Member • James Do, Board Member
If you have some Questions or are interested in what we do, please feel free to contact us using the form below.


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fix malibu.
normally i don't write about the sites and scenes of the non-nyc beauty world, but when i got a press release in my inbox about a medi-spa opening in malibu, i decided it was worth a mention because:
a. the most glamorous barbie hails from malibu.
b. perhaps some of my readers either live near by or are planning to travel to this "malibu".
all treatments are performed by rebecca giles, md, to ensure a high level of medical quality, but in a beautiful spa-like atmosphere. botox and varicose vein treatments will never be pleasant, but a gorgeous atmosphere has to help.
check out their offerings here.


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Run by the College for music-lovers across the region, Worksop Music is a non-profit venture which aims to provide significant cultural enrichment at an accessible cost.
Attracting artists from across the UK and beyond, the series also features home-grown talent from across the school's pupils and staff. This year's programme has something for everyone, from the cinematic thrill of Phantom of the Opera (complete with champagne reception!) to the exoticism of Tango Carismàtico and the Bohemian energy of Red Priest.
Check back for our upcoming events for 2018/19.


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ok im sorry i shouldnt post after waking up lol, 1, someone 65 or older is not on equal footing with anybody younger ,she was a store owner true but ,im saying weither in this situation or alone at nite ccw will help stop alot of senior victims, be it store owners or retired elderly, get my point now
Originally posted by FrostForests
I'm not sure what your point is exactly.
The owner of a jewelry store used a gun to get would be robbers to leave.
She was 65 supposedly? Ok. And she used a gun. Ok. This has nothing to do with seniors carrying concealed weapons.
Your point is moot.


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Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse Targets Thor's Chris Hemsworth
After rocketing to stardom with Thor, The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman, Deadline reports Chris Hemsworth is the frontrunner to headline Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse.
Based on Daniel H. Wilson's 2011 novel, the film centers on a rogue artificial intelligence that targets humans as Earth's biggest threat. Drew Goddard of Cloverfield and Cabin in the Woods fame adapted the book for Spielberg to direct. The project is being co-financed and distributed by Fox, DreamWorks and Disney. While no one has been officially cast, the film is set for an April 25, 2014 release.
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Finalising a new story
December 29, 2012
We have a goal to finnish a new story during January. It's written and illustrated by Emma Ekstam. Visit a villa "Uggelmossen" and see what's happening there. Meet a cat who can show you around and read his story and what he has to say.


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The summer of 2010 trip turned out to be a car trip, not a moto trip, because I was worried that my sleep apnea would make a moto trip too risky. Plus, we can take Katie in the car. So we rented a Hertz Sebring (leather seats, Sirius radio, moonroof).
Tuesday 29 June 2010
D-day … we get a late start because we can (4-wheels are more forgiving) and because we need to. Route: Lynnwood WA to Kalispell, MT (Google Map) with a stop in Coeur d'Alene ID for Hudson's Burgers. Details.
Wednesday 30 June 2010
After a gorgeous drive through Glacier National Park, we head east. I'm looking for a Radio Shack because I've left my iPhone USB cable at home (I have at least three of them) and I can't charge the phone. This is a big oops. (I don't think about WalMart as being a probable source – they do sell Apple products and iPods. Eventually I buy a cable at a Target in North Dakota.) Kalispell, MT to Dickinson, ND with a stop in Glendive, MT to seek shelter from a thunderstorm. (Google Map) Details.
Thursday 1 July 2010
Spending the night in the car at a CENEX truck stop is probably more fun in your 20s. Off we go, across the plains, headed to Duluth MN. We get a great motel in Superior, WI. (Google Map) Details.
Friday 2 July 2010
After a visit to Aerostich Rider Warehouse in Duluth, we head south to St. Paul, where we stop by the home of Mike's maternal grandparents. The folks who bought the house way-back-when are still the owners and graciously welcome us and show us around. Mike makes a pitch for the pool table! As we leave, Mike's parents and brother are driving up to do the same thing! Then it's a stop at the Apple Store to try to figure out why I can't download images from my iPhone. The tech does an archive-and-reinstall of the OS. I'd had a wipe-and-reinstall done earlier in June. Finally, we get to Cannon Falls, the site of the family reunion. (Google Map) Details.
Saturday 3 July 2010
I want to visit Red Wing! Who knew that the boot company was named for a town? This turns into a family expedition. Mike and I are the only two who can't find shoes/boots to fit. (There's a buy-2-get-1-free deal.) It's HOT and humid. Doh! We're in central Minnesota in early July! (Google Map) Details.
Sunday 4 July 2010
The fourth dawns damp and overcast. We rethink our bunking in the screen-walled gazebo, move things that need to stay dry into Mike's parent's motorhome or the car's trunk. I do a run to Cannon Falls to do laundry and discover a winery! The evening's fireworks — managed by Mike's second cousin (and the host of the reunion) — are incredible. Details.
Monday 5 July 2010
We head out for South Dakota, but stop for chocolate and BBQ and a picture of a cool sign. Originally we were going to stay in Rapid City, but we decide that we wanted to see Rushmore's evening light show. So where to stay the night? We eventually pick Hot Springs, based on the description in one of the various tourist magazines we picked up in Mitchell SD (where we visited the Corn Palace and got tasty carmel corn). We also detoured by Wall Drug, which is a thriving series of stores nested in what seems to be a rambling warehouse space. (Google Map)
Tuesday 6 July 2010
After breakfast at a very local diner, we head to the Wooly Mammoth dig, then drive out to the Mustang Preserve. From there, we backtrack to the Crazy Horse Memorial — which is in many ways more impressive than Rushmore. I highly recommend this as a Black Hills destination. Then we head west, towards Cody, WY, where we'll stay at a KOA Kabin. Who knew that KOA Kampgrounds have cute mini log cabins? Definitely recommended for the no-frills traveler. (Google Map)
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Yellowstone after breakfast at Buffalo Bill's Irma Cafe. Wonderful and not too crowded (except for Old Faithful). On to Dillon, MT where I will have dinner with a childhood friend, the first time that we have seen one another in three decades. (Google Map)
Thursday 8 July 2010
The slog from Dillon to Lynnwood is punctuated by my iPhone taking a swim in Katie's water bowl and my getting a HPDA in Spokane County. Otherwise, pretty uneventful but hot. We are shocked to see that it's 91 degrees in North Bend (according to our car's thermometer) at 6 pm! Turns out to have been an extremely unusually hot day in metro Seattle. (Google Map)
All told: ~4200 miles and lots of smiles and giggles.


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Senior Center / Laura J. DeMatteis Author of "Poison in the Pantry"
House Bill 47 to adopt a Hedonic Wage Index failed on introduction last week in Cheyenne, a bill that would have altered the way that school districts are compensated to pay staff.
SHERIDAN COLLEGE HOOPS - The Sheridan college Generals and Lady Generals split games with Miles City at home last night.
The Lady Generals got to a slow start but they went on a 21-7 run to start the second half and pulled away for the victory, Lady Generals Sophomore Fallon Lewis.
With the win they still have a chance to be the host team for their post season tournament but they must beat Casper at home Saturday and win at Gillette Tuesday, Lewis says their focus right now is on the number 4 ranked T-Birds.
A group working to make sure all Sheridan County children are well-fed is growing in Sheridan, working with county schools now for about a year and a half. Amy Albrecht is with The Food Group in Sheridan.
Members of the Northern Wyoming College District spent the better part of last week in Washington D.C. For the Association of Community College Trustees National Legislative Forum.
All five Sheridan County Commissioners were in Cheyenne last week to attend the Wyoming County Commissioners Association annual winter legislative meeting.
The Sheridan City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night which sponsors a grant application to the state from Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorns.
Buffalo Police Chief Jason Carder reported to the city council at their meeting Tuesday that during recent compliance checks at local retail establishments, four of fourteen sold tobacco products to minors.
That is just under a 29% failure rate.
The bid openings for the construction of Buffalo's new Cloud Peak School were held at the school district's offices Wednesday afternoon.
Eight bids were opened and read with the bids ranging from a low of $11,620,000 to a high of $13,028,625.


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A forensic pathologist testified Wednesday that a pregnant Pasco woman suffered 47 knife wounds all over her upper body and torso and likely was unconscious from massive blood loss when her attacker allegedly cut her baby boy from her womb.
The murder trial of Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong entered its third day Wednesday before a jury and Benton County Superior Court Judge Robert Swisher with Dr. Craig Seelove's detailed description of the fatal knife assault on Araceli Camacho Gomez, 27.
The mutilated mother's body was found dumped along Columbia Park Trail in Columbia Park on June 28, 2008.
The jury also heard two hours of audio recordings of the defendant calmly telling Kennewick detectives hours after the murder the details of the fatal assault that occurred in the back seat of Sisouvanh Synhavong's car on westbound Highway 240 near the entrance to Columbia Park.
Sisouvanh Synhavong told detectives the assault happened without any explanation.
"I didn't plan anything out. I just did it, out of the blue. She was hitting me over and over. She was a fighter. I don't know how many times I stabbed her," said the defendant on the audio recording.
"I just snapped. I didn't intentionally do what I did," she added.
Sisouvanh Synhavong, 25, seated between her attorneys, Dan Arnold of Kennewick and Michael Iaria of Seattle, leaned forward with her head in hands while the audio recording played.
At Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller's request, Seelove showed and explained in detail a dozen large color photographs depicting the numerous cuts and stabs to Camacho Gomez. Four of the stabs into the victim's chest cut deep, puncturing one lung and her heart. Other cuts from a 3-inch blade went into the neck, arm, a shoulder and about the head.
A number of cuts to the hands appeared to be defensive, Seelove said.
The doctor also showed and talked about photographs of the victim's lower abdomen where the baby was removed after Camacho Gomez had been fatally stabbed.
Pointing to a photograph showing where the baby was cut from his mother's abdomen, Miller asked: "Could these cuts have been made while Camacho Gomez was conscious and struggling?"
"Probably not, unless (she) was tightly bound and restrained," Seelove said.
"Being unconscious makes perfect sense," the doctor said, adding that injuries to the chest caused about 11/2 pints of internal bleeding and loss of consciousness within "some minutes."
Seelove said massive blood loss can cause unconsciousness in "anywhere from three to 15 minutes."
Kennewick Detective Craig Hanson testified earlier that some of the evidence at the autopsy included about 4 feet of twine that was used on the victim's wrists. It was believed to be white knitting yarn that was blood-stained.
Hanson also said he searched Sisouvanh Synhavong's home and found numerous baby items, including cans of baby formula, baby clothes, an unopened bag of disposable diapers, and various baby item catalogs and literature.
A stroller and car seat also were in a bedroom closet, he said.
The recording of interviews with Detective Wes Gardner included Sisouvanh Synhavong providing details about her personal life, of being a drug user as a teenager and believing that she was bipolar.
Sisouvanh Synhavong claimed in the interview with detectives that she took pills to feel good and feel special about herself. She suffered from insomnia and has an issue with anger control
"I try to deny it, but deep down I know I am (an angry person)," she shared with detectives.
Gardner asked repeatedly in the interview with Sisouvanh Synhavong in late June 2008 how she could have successfully cut the baby out of the mother's body.
"I don't know. I was cutting and ripping with all my strength. I put my hand in and felt where the baby was," Sisouvanh Synhavong said.
"I'm just a nurse's aide. They don't teach us how to do things like that," she said.
"When I got the baby out, it was beautiful. But then I got scared. ... I put the baby on the seat next to (the mother's) head," Sisouvanh Synhavong said. She told detectives she drove into Columbia Park and pulled to the side of the road where she could pull the victim's body out of the back seat and leave it on the ground near some brush.
"I pulled her out by the legs or pants," she said.
Police believe Sisouvanh Synhavong then drove to Kennewick General Hospital and tried to get medical help for the baby, claiming it was her own.
The trial with a charge of first-degree aggravated murder continues today at 9 a.m. Sisouvanh Synhavong's lawyers plan an insanity defense.


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T Stokes – June 29, 2006
The Holocaust conference sponsored by Iran caused much consternation inside Israel. So much so, a Mossad informant tells me, that it was closely monitored for possible reprisal action.
It is this that has prompted the recent release of information on Adolf Eichmann, in an attempt to steal the thunder of what may have come out.
Allied intelligence culled information over many years from retired intelligence sources, the wartime Jewish underground, Mossad, G.R.U and particularly national security archive material. Included in this are documents and information that some would prefer never see the light of day.
Much of this was likely discussed and debated at the Holocaust conference and the ramifications could be far reaching. Indeed, given enough publicity it could have led to a dramatic reappraisal of how we now view the aftermath of WWII and the events of the past few decades.
There is much here that both Israel and America would prefer were forgotten.
Pivotal to this would be the role of Adolph Eichmann, head of Gestapo section IV B4 on Jewish activities.
Along with 120 others including his Zionism expert, Otto Von Bolshwing, many Jewish informers and the brutal Klaus Barbie, Eichmann was given U S protection while some of the 120 were even given U.S. citizenship, because during W W II Churchill had forbidden any intelligence gathering on Russia, whom he said were "our allies."
However, in the wake of WWII "our allies" infiltrated British intelligence, trade unions and the money supply to spread communism and gather the wealth, as in the Soviet confiscation, of the vast Romanov fortunes.
According to Soviet masterspy, Ruth Cohen, almost every single British spy for communism before, during and after WWII and the cold war, was either Jewish or homosexual or both.
The 1930's Cambridge University debating society called the apostles was run by 12 communist activists, with tentacles into the upper reaches of British power, intelligence and politics.
In documents prior to WWII, the forerunner to the KGB, the Cheka referred to Britain as "the main adversary ". After the war however that changed and K.G.B documents named America in this role, showing a shift in emphasis in Soviet plans.
By the end of WWII, Russia was more of a threat to Anglo-American interests than Germany. The only people who had any intelligence apparatus in Russia during WWII had been the Germans, and thus all their senior personnel were guaranteed immunity from prosecutions by the forerunner to the CIA, the OSS.
Together with "Operation Paperclip" numerous German scientists, intelligence officers, scientific research papers, plans and Nazi technology were smuggled west, to prevent them falling into the hands of the Soviets.
Klaus Barbie and 120 others are listed in restricted documents as CIA assets, which means they kept up the battle against communism by assisting the U.S.A.
Adolph Eichmann, who went to Palestine in 1937 to negotiate a homeland for the Jews, had been assured of CIA protection for life, and the CIA were furious when Israel went back on an agreement and kidnapped him from Argentina in 1960.
The Argentineans were also angry over this betrayal and they asked the U.N. Security Council to mediate.
Intercepted radio traffic describes dealings with the Simon Wiesenthal centre that would only gather and disseminate information on wartime German nationals. However many Germans from the war would only talk to someone impartial, so similar information appeared in David Irvings books, and it is this source information from both the Wiesenthal centre, and Irvings observers that Iran is keen to go through.
A prominent London rabbi told me at Passover in 1961 that tests had shown that it could take 15 minutes to gather a group of men together and gas them. So how did so many in the camps survive for the years of the war?
I am unable to answer this, but the final solution in original documents did not refer to killing people, but to deportation out of Europe, to the island of Madagascar, a plan negotiated by Eichmannn.
Britain's wartime leaders knew about the plight of the Jews, but were forbidden by the Rothschild banking syndicate to intervene.
As a child I could not understand why Hitler, a man who had rebuilt Germany back from a devastated country after WWI, was so obsessed with Jews. What did they do to deserve this I wondered?
It took many years for me to discover what the wars financiers had done to Germany. As a result of their actions, Hitler intended taking the monetary supply away from the international moneymen and keeping it within Germany — thereby ensuring prosperity.
The Rothschild syndicates admiralty documents seen by me some years ago state something similar. And I believe both Abraham Lincoln and J.F.K were killed because they threatened the monetary supply system monopolised by the same banking syndicates.
Whatever else he was, Eichmann was a Jewish advocate. If you read the original Gestapo paperwork many Germans asked if Eichmann himself was Jewish because he resembled one and because of his work for them. This is not as strange as it may sound, as has been documented as many as 150,000 Germans of Jewish descent served in Germany's army, navy and air force during WWII.
However, Israel needed a scapegoat and rather than try some its founders for collaborating with the Nazis, Eichman was chosen instead. Just as the banking cartels had once used Germany's Jews as a scapegoat.


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A Certificate of Description (COD) is a description of a vehicle as it is and in relation to the requirements and period classifications set out in the Schedules and Groups of Appendix Six, Historic Competition. They provide a practical link to the relevant rules set out in the various Schedules by providing a guide for:
- enthusiasts and participants engaged in historic and classic motor sport as to the type and range of changes or modifications that are acceptable or not acceptable, and the range and type of vehicles organisers may seek to attract or accept in planning and running historic and/or classic motor sport events.
- CODs are also a key means of demonstrating to organisers and other interested parties that vehicles are what the entrant/participant says they are. A system of random audits aims to be implemented over time will seek to ensure that CODs are accurate and up-to-date.
To apply for a COD use form T009 found under Technical > Forms.For further and more detailed information on CODs refer to the MotorSport Manual, Appendix Six, Section Three - Certificates of Description, or contact the Technical Department.


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Retention mechanisms of citric acid in ternary kaolinite-Fe(III)-citrate acid systems using Fe K-edge EXAFS and L 3,2-edge XANES spectroscopy
Organic carbon (OC) stability in tropical soils is strongly interlinked with multivalent cation interaction and mineral association. Low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) represent the readily biodegradable OC. Therefore, investigating retention mechanisms of LMWOAs in mineral-cation-LMWOAs systems is critical to understanding soil C cycling. Given the general acidic conditions and dominance of kaolinite in tropical soils, we investigated the retention mechanisms of citric acid (CA) in kaolinite-Fe(III)-CA systems with various Fe/CA molar ratios at pH ~3.5 using Fe K-edge EXAFS and L- 3,2-edge XANES techniques. With Fe/CA molar ratios >2, the formed ferrihydrite mainly contributed to CA retention through adsorption and/or coprecipitation. With Fe/CA molar ratios from 2 to 0.5, ternary complexation of CA to kaolinite via a five-coordinated Fe(III) bridge retained higher CA than ferrihydrite-induced adsorption and/or coprecipitation. With Fe/CA molar ratios ≤ 0.5, kaolinite-Fe(III)-citrate complexation preferentially occurred, but less CA was retained than via outer-sphere kaolinite-CA complexation. This study highlighted the significant impact of varied Fe/CA molar ratios on CA retention mechanisms in kaolinite-Fe(III)-CA systems under acidic conditions, and clearly showed the important contribution of Fe-bridged ternary complexation on CA retention. In conclusion, these findings will enhance our understanding of the dynamics of CA and other LMWOAs inmore »
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- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences
- Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada). Canadian Light Source Inc.
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark (United States). Delaware Environmental Inst., Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences
- Inst. of Ecology and Environment Paris, Thiverval-Grignon (France). CNRS, IEES, UMR (CNRS-INRA-UPMC-UPEC-IRD)
- Univ. of Newcastle, (Australia). Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER); Univ. of South Australia, Mawson Lakes (Australia). Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR)
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Research Org:
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
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- English
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- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; x-ray-absorption; tetrahedrally coordinated fe(iii); differential orbital covalency; soil solution concentrations; dissolved organic-matter; forest soils; surface complexes; carboxylic-acids; iron; sorption
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Tag Archives: videogames
Review: HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (2017)
Enter a world of assassination. HITMAN is an episodic stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. It is the sixth entry in the Hitman series. The game's prologue acts as a prequel to Hitman: Codename 47, … Continue reading
Review: VANQUISH (2017)
War has accelerated. Vanquish is a third-person shooter developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega. Originally released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2010, the game was ported to Microsoft Windows this year. The player controls Sam Gideon, a … Continue reading
Review: KEEP TALKING AND NOBODY EXPLODES (2015)
Welcome to the dangerous and challenging world of bomb defusing. A couple of months ago, I moved to Sweden. Thrust out of my comfort zone into unfamiliar territory, I found myself in a "student corridor". My corridor has eleven people … Continue reading


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Kara Swanson & Charis Smith
When the magical jewel that protects her undersea homeland is tragically stolen, a young princess must venture out into a strange world to retrieve it.
Armed with only her courage and faith, Pearl must face terrifying monsters, deadly pirates and a whole army of strange beings who want nothing more than her death. Along the way, she makes many unlikely friends and uncovers secrets that could forever alter not only her life, but all of Merlydia as well.
Kara Swanson
All her life Fern has been told she is blind to reality—but, what if she is the only one who can truly see?
Fern Johnson is crazy. At least, that's what the doctors have claimed since her childhood. Now nineteen, and one step away from a psych ward, Fern struggles to survive in bustling Los Angeles. Desperate to appear normal, she represses the young man flickering at the edge of her awareness—a blond warrior only she can see.
Tristan was Fern's childhood imaginary hero, saving her from monsters under her bed and outside her walls. As she grew up and his secret world continued to bleed into hers, however, it only caused catastrophe. But, when the city is rocked by the unexplainable, Fern is forced to consider the possibility that this young man is not a hallucination after all—and that the creature who decimated his world may be coming for hers.
Featuring Kara Swanson, Lynette Sowell, Mary DeMuth, and many more…
Oh, the joys—and struggles—of motherhood!
21 Days of Joy honors mothers of all varieties. Biological moms. Adoptive moms. Stepmothers. Grandmothers. Godmothers. "Second moms." Even men who "mother" children when circumstances put them in that position.
Whether you are a mother, have one, or know one, these heartwarming fictional stories will touch your soul and help you see that you are not alone. The work you're doing will have an impact for eternity. And those rewards will make the trials all worthwhile.
God knows every sacrifice you make for the children He has brought into your life. So take a few moments out of your busy schedule to read this book, and get a glimpse of your daily routine from a divine perspective.


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Tag: pesticide drift
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For several years, Practical Farmers has worked to elevate understanding and communication about pesticide drift issues. Recently, we have gathered our pesticide drift materials to a new webpage and a few new resources: a document called "Pesticide Drift and the Law," which provides background information for farmers and their lawyers; and a video series featuring farmers […]
June 8, 2017
As fruit and vegetable farmers across the state embark on another growing season, they'll again review their action plan for experiencing pesticide drift. Fruit and vegetable farmers in our membership, along with livestock graziers and other specialty crop farmers have made it clear to us that pesticide drift is a serious financial and health risk […]
February 21, 2017
Every day in June, @PracticalFarmer will tweet a photo of a PFI farmer with #dontdrift. Pesticide drift is not an acceptable side effect of agriculture – it is against the law, and it endangers farmers, their families, workers, and communities they feed. Respect everyone's right to farm in Iowa. If you apply pesticides, take precautions […]
June 1, 2015
Many in the PFI membership know Rob and Tammy Faux of Genuine Faux Farm in Tripoli, IA. Though they are best known for their humorous wits and inquisitive farming practices, they have emerged as reluctant leaders standing up to pesticide drift. We have featured Rob and Tammy's story before, most fully in a PFI farminar detailing […]
May 20, 2015
"We were in our first year of production after our organic certification, and we got sprayed really bad. It was a soul searching thing to go, "Everybody is affected to some degree – are we just going to say, "ok – this happened", and give up our certification and start all over again? Or are […]
April 17, 2015
Operating an organic farm in Iowa can entail numerous challenges, not the least of which is pesticide drift. Andy and Melissa Dunham have experienced two episodes of spray drift at Grinnell Heritage Farm, a certified organic vegetable, hay and livestock farm they operate near Grinnell, Iowa. In this farminar they share the processes they have gone through to find out who is accountable and how to receive compensation for damages, as well as their strategies for preventing it from happening again.
March 26, 2015
After reading Pesticide Drift: Pack up your babies and your bags… this Iowan anonymously submitted their story: "We were also sprayed by a crop duster this past year. I called and had an investigator come out from IDALS. Because of health issues and costs of buying organic foods, we started to grow our […]
March 11, 2014
Curious about the geographical distribution of pesticide use in the United States? The Pesticide National Synthesis Project from USGS has a wealth of maps, from 1992-2011, showing estimated use of specific pesticides per agricultural square mile. I pulled out a few that I recognized, most shown here are listed as "Bad Actors" by the […]
March 7, 2014
In November 2012, horticulture farmers at the PFI Planning/Priority Setting Meeting identified pesticide spray drift as the top concern and research priority. Many people whose farms are hit with spray drift feel powerless, alienated, and unsure of the proper next steps. The farmers featured below agreed to share their spray drift experiences as part […]
March 6, 2014
In November 2012, horticulture farmers at the PFI Planning/Priority Setting Meeting identified pesticide spray drift as the top concern and research priority. Many people whose farms are hit with spray drift feel powerless, alienated, and unsure of the proper next steps. The farmers featured below agreed to share their spray drift experiences as part […]


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Dear sirs My name is Erica Murimba. I am studying for a MSc in Marketing as Southbank Unversity. As a part of my dissertation I need to complete some research. The topic of my dissetation is "A study of wearable technology acceptance in healthcare monitoring in the UK."I would appreciate it very much if you could post the link to my survey on your forum to get respondents. The survey is being completed anonymously. No email or ip addresses will be collected.The information provided will not be used for any purpose other than the specified research. My dissetation supervisor is Dr Sun. Let me know if you need her contact email.Thank you for your time. Please let me know if you can post it for me. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.Regards,Erica Murimba
Seems it doesn't apply to me. Since I don't own a wearable device that measures health or fitness.
As Patti said to me when I said that Liam - the Libre!It never occurred to me that eg an insulin pump oe a Libre is a wearable bit of technology. I don't normally insert stuff I wear into myself.Ooh, I dunno - the odd bra strap, sometimes !


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6th > January > 2010 Archive
Year 2010 bug wreaks havoc on German payment cards
A delayed Y2K bug has bitten hard at some 30 million holders of German debit and credit cards, making it impossible for them to use automatic teller machines and point-of-sale terminals since New Year's Day.
Microsoft's 'almost ready' Azure set for April delivery?
Microsoft plans to start fully charging customers for use of its planned Azure cloud until the spring, it seems.
MIPS squeezes Android into set-top box
MIPS Technologies is hoping Google's Android OS can find fame and fortune outside the mobile world where Google hasn't set its sights on making a device of its own (yet).
NetEx tosses Hyper-V VMs around WANs
WAN optimization appliance maker NetEx said today that it is getting ready to support Microsoft's Hyper-V server hypervisor as a deployment vehicle for its own HyperIP virtual appliance.
MSI's Pine Trail netbook: 'Do you think I'm sexy?'
CES 2010As expected, MSI rolled out its Intel Pine Trail netbooks at a press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - but there were a couple of surprises at Tuesday's roll-out.
Me, me, me: Iomega clones PCs virtually
Iomega will offer a Windows PC cloning facility to store a PC clone on an Iomega hard drive and run it in a connected secondary PC, notebook or netbook.
Sony BDP-S760 Blu-ray disc player
ReviewSony recently updated its range of Blu-ray players with the entry-level BDP-S560, which is listed at around £300 on Sony's UK web site, and the BDP-S760 for £400. Shop around online though and both models can be picked up for £80 less.
The Googlephone - there's more where that came from
The Googlephone exists. The Mountain View Chocolate Factory is already selling the endlessly-rumored Nexus One from its very own online store, pulling in sales dollars and, yes, competing with existing partners. Namely Motorola and Verizon.
Recession forces software escrow releases to jump by 150%
A software escrow provider has reported a 150% increase in source code releases in 2009, compared with 2008. NCC Group said businesses' relationships with software suppliers have been strained by recessionary pressures.
Speculation takes flight over 5th generation Velociraptor
Western Digital is reported to be working on a fifth generation of its 2.5-inch Velociraptor drive, with capacity doubled up to 600GB.
Westfield opens kimono on EV Cup racer
Leccy TechThe launch of the EV Cup electric car race series has taken a leap forward, following firm Westfield's announcement of its leccy challenger - the iRacer.
Kindle DX goes global
Amazon will extended the Kindle DX's reach beyond North America later this month by selling the e-book reader to a wider global audience.
Cybersitter firm sues China, Lenovo for Green Dam code lift
A US firm is taking legal action against seven PC makers and the Chinese government alleging much of the code for China's Green Dam scheme was stolen from their products.
Boffin calculates pi to 2.7 trillion digits
Computer scientist Fabrice Bellard says he's calculated pi to a whopping 2.7 trillion digits - a Herculean task which took a humble desktop PC 131 days.
Ballmer readies slate PC for CES
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer is due to unveil a slate or tablet type computer at the Consumer Electronics Show later today.
'Peeping Tom' caught on own camera
Police have issued a fetching self-portrait of a man who was caught on the miniature camera he put in the ladies changing room of a Cheshire supermarket.
Asus goes wide with Bang & Olufsen laptop
Asus has kicked off 2010 with a Bang, or should that be an Olufsen? The Taiwanese PC maker has unveiled a super-stylish laptop sporting speakers and design features supplied by the legendary audio firm.
BT names 63 more exchanges for fibre upgrades
BT has revealed its next wave of exchange upgrades, as it accelerates the rollout of faster broadband.
NASA's nuclear Mars tank gets improved cooker mod
NASA's nuclear-powered robot laser tank, which the agency plans to land on Mars in 2012, will now be enhanced with a new automated lab experiment intended to discover evidence of life on the red planet. It's inventor seems confident that life - or anyway evidence of life in the past - is there to be found.
Seagate boards USB 3 train
Seagate has upped its BlackArmor external drive interface from USB 2.0 to the faster USB 3.0.
Kodak parades photo-sharing compact
Kodak has designed a touchscreen compact camera for posting pictures directly onto social networking websites and digital photo frames.
Microsoft to herd third parties with licensing patent
Microsoft has applied for a US patent that the company hopes will close a loophole when it comes to licensing software to third parties.
Hadopi three strikes law hits another hurdle
The controversial French 'three strikes' law has hit yet another delay - it has failed to win approval from the French data protection agency.
Copia sets sights on Kindle's collaboration dream
Copia is a new platform designed to facilitate collaborative reading, creating the kind of experience the Kindle promised but still hasn't delivered.
Samsung N140
ReviewThe new N130 and N140 netbooks will probably be the last such machines we see from Samsung running the Silverthorne Atom processors as come January it is promising to announce a raft of new machines using the next generation Atom Pine Trail chips.
Slovakian flies to Dublin with 90 grams of explosive
A Slovakian electrician flew from Bratislava to Dublin with 90 grams of RDX plastic explosive in his luggage after an "unconventional security operation" went seriously awry, the Times reports.
Imperial calls on SGI super for answers to big questions
Imperial College London, one of the UK's few world-class universities, has beefed up its HPC capabilities with an SGI supercomputer, the Altix ICE 8200 EX.
FSA charges four ex-directors of NHS software supplier
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed that it is starting criminal proceedings against four former directors of iSoft Group plc - the major provider of patient records software for the NHS's National Programme for IT.
Nexus One web address used to punt smoky jazz
More problems with the branding of Google's "Nexus One" handset were claimed today, as it was highlighted that Mountain View has not secured the relevant web addresses.
Firefox 3.7 to feel need for speed with multicore boost
Mozilla's Firefox 3.7 looks set to take a step closer to competing with Google's Chrome and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 in the speed stakes, according to results of a pre-release version tested by a browser enthusiast.
Airbus: We'll cancel crap A400M unless we get more £££
CommentPan-European aerospace megacorp Airbus has hinted that it may close down its A400M military airlifter project, despite the fact that the first aircraft has finally flown. The manufacturer cannot make a profit on the plane if it is delivered at the agreed price, and is trying to get concessions from the customer nations.
Sony confirms 3D TV channel plans
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a 3D TV channel in North America, as expected, in partnership with Imax and Discovery Communications - the firm behind The Discovery Channel.
Bosses warned over Scrooge-like approach to snow problems
Employers may be legally entitled to dock workers' pay if they stay at home because of snow and extreme weather, but such a course of action can be risky and cause resentment, according to guidance from Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM.
Skype offers living room TV action
VoIP specialist Skype has signed deals with LG and Panasonic to embed its client into next-generation TVs, finally putting video calling into the living room.
UK prosecutors drop 'tiger' sex video case
The CPS dropped a prosecution under the extreme porn law last week when it apparently accepted that the soundtrack on a clip of a tiger apparently having sex with a woman rendered the video comical rather than pornographic.
No more dirty phone calls
Most people would shudder at the thought of putting their mobile phones in the dishwasher. This is precisely what Seal Shield invites you to do with its new SEAL CELL handset. Or put it in the sink for a regular clean up.
You and what Android? The Google iPhone killer that isn't
CommentSo is it the Google phone or not? In the Nexus One, Google has produced something rather like an iPhone, something that in some senses may seem better than an iPhone, but something that in hardware terms is an iteration rather than a game-changer. But does Google, the company that wasn't going to do hardware, now do hardware? That's one of the more interesting aspects of the rollout.
Dot Hill buys into storage virtualisation
Dot Hill, which supplies drive array subsystems, is moving into storage virtualisation by buying Cloverleaf for its software technology.
Cisco scarfed up the most venture-backed firms over 10 years
VentureSource, the venture capital service owned by Dow Jones and part of the Fox empire, has put out its rankings of the most acquisitive companies in the past decade, and wouldn't you know it, all of the top ten are in the IT racket.
Slingbox touts one TV remote to rule them all
CES 2010It may look like a smartphone, but in real life this is SlingMedia's vision for the future of entertainment control.
Cisco trials consumer video call gear
CES 2010Cisco plans to begin field trials for a consumer version of its video calling products this spring, joining Skype and Polycom in an emerging battle to turn living room TV sets into Jetsons phones.
Hacker pierces hardware firewalls with web page
Toshiba unwraps Cell TV
CES 2010Toshiba today heralded its Cell TV - the first telly to be powered by a processor cut from the same cloth as the chip in the PlayStation 3 - as "the future of TV". Alas, that future's too far off for the company to provide practical details like pricing. The company did indicate, however, that when Cell TV does arrive, it'll be a premium product.
Toshiba preps 3D BD player for Q3 release
CES 2010Toshiba's first 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc player will go in sale no earlier than the third quarter of the year, the company said today.
US feds kick in funny money for green data centers
The US Department of Energy, which probably has the highest electric bill on the planet thanks to its many supercomputing laboratories, has ponied up $47m to help make data centers and telecommunications facilities more energy efficient.
FCC raises eyebrow at Google 'white-space' play
US Federal Communications Commission commissioner Robert McDowell has raised an eyebrow at Google's request to serve as an administrator of a national database detailing the use of "white-space" spectrum, Mountain View's latest effort to accelerate the deployment of unlicensed broadband devices in the unused TV airwaves.
LaCie launches compact telly-ready hard drive
CES 2010LaCie has introduced a wireless hard drive for your telly and it'll take up no more room than a small stack of CDs.
Logitech aids laptop movie lovers with audio upgrade
CES 2010Tired of putting up with weeny speakers when you're watching movies on your laptop? You know you can plug in a set of desktop speakers, but what do you do if you're actually using the machine on your lap?
Fed watchdog barks at cloud security
The US federal consumer protection watchdog is barking at security and privacy risks posed by cloud computing.
Microsoft joins IE SVG standards party
The prospect of standards-based vector graphics support being added to Internet Explorer is in the air.


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From school to Girl Scouts, dance lessons to gymnastics, I have two very active little girls! I often joke that I need to take their batteries out in order to get them to bed. On the rare occasion that we have some downtime at home, one of their most favorite activities is playing "Just Dance Kids" on our Wii. They love to play together, play alone, play with me and even with the Grandparents (you haven't lived until you have seen a Paw-Paw dance to "Five Little Monkeys"). As you can imagine, all this dancing does a number on the batteries in our Wii remotes.
While I love the aerobic activity my girls get playing the Wii, my wallet does not love replacing the batteries. So, I was thrilled to hear that Rayovac is releasing Advanced High Energy Alkaline Batteries! The batteries, which will be available on April 23rd online and in all Walmart locations, are designed for high-drain devices such as digital cameras, mp3 players, LED flashlights and even video game controllers like our Wii remotes.
I received a sample of the new Rayovac Advanced High Energy Alkaline Batteries and we have been using them for the past few days in our Wii remotes and my daughter's digital camera. So far, we have seen excellent performance in our devices. In fact, I am so thankful that my kids are NOT powered by the High Energy batteries! If you want to take Rayovac batteries for a test drive, grab this coupon for $1 off alkaline batteries from the Rayovac Facebook page.