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Was Air France flight 447 brought down by a 100 m.p.h. updraft?
Or were its two jet engines snuffed out by hail or heavy rains?
In the absence of a black box, the leading theory now is that the Airbus 330-200 was brought down by a 300-mile-wide band of tropical thunderstorms that it could fly neither around nor over.
Brazil's defense minister confirmed Tuesday afternoon that military planes found a three-mile path of wreckage in the Atlantic, hundreds of miles from Fernando de Noronha, a Brazilian archipelago.
Professional pilots and meteorologists are digging through the available data – flight routes, satellite images, aircraft specifications, and weather reports – and spinning out several likely causes.
One of the most detailed and cogent pieces of analysis of Flight 447's last minutes – winning the praise of pilots around the world – is a blog by Tim Vasquez.
Mr. Vasquez is a former US Air Force meteorologist. He now consults and publishes weather forecasting texts and software.
Vasquez plots the likely flight path of Air France 447 and overlays it on satellite imagery and weather reports in the area at the time:
It appears AF447 crossed through three key thunderstorm clusters: a small one around 0151Z, a new rapidly growing one at about 0159Z, and finally a large multicell convective system (MCS) around 0205-0216Z. Temperature trends suggested that the entire system was at peak intensity …
Air France says that it received an automated message from Flight 447 reporting electrical faults and loss of pressurization. Vasquez says that message was sent just as the jet was nearing the final edge of the storm cells, but after being battered by turbulent updrafts as high as 100 mph for about 12 minutes (or 75 miles).
Several pilots, in comments on his site, agree that turbulence was probably a factor.
AccuWeather.com, a private forecasting firm, issued a statement Tuesday, offering a similar theory based on its own data:
The plane appears to have flown into or near a large cluster thunderstorms that were in the development stages northeast of Fernando De Noronha, which is located off Brazil's northern coast, and along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the belt of low pressure that surrounds the Earth at the equator.
Based on weather information from Fernando De Noronha, the updrafts associated with the thunderstorms may have reached up to 100 m.p.h. Such an updraft would lead to severe turbulence for any aircraft. In addition, the storms were towering up to 50,000 feet and would have been producing lightning.
At its last check-in time, the Air France aircraft was flying at 35,000 feet. A check of the Airbus 330-200 specifications shows that the aircraft has a ceiling of 41,000 feet.
It couldn't fly above a thunderstorm with a 50,000-ft. top. It would have been using its onboard radar to try to pick a path through the storm cells.
Vasquez also makes note of another possible cause: The jet engines were shutdown by rain or hail.
A dual engine flameout due to precipitation or ice ingestion is a noteworthy possibility as has been discussed on other sites
(specific to the A330 type too). The precipitable water content in any tropical weather system can run very high.
Vazquez says that lightning may also have been a factor. And Accuweather raises the same point:
Tropical thunderstorms and the lightning patterns generated by them are different from storms that typically occur over the United States. Studies have shown that the top region of tropical thunderstorms is highly charged and more conducive to lightning, which indicates that an airplane flying near the top of a tropical thunderstorm could be more susceptible to a lightning strike. Tropical thunderstorms are also notorious for producing frequent cloud-to-cloud, as well as cloud-to-air lightning.
But commercial pilots and aviation safety experts say that such jets are designed to take lightning strikes without significant damage. Still, the fact that this was a fly-by-wire aircraft (where the control surfaces are moved by electrically signaled controls, rather than cables, chains, and pulleys) raises doubts among some pilots.
Most pilots, in the absence of more information, are leaning toward turbulence or engine flameout as the most likely causes of AF447's demise.
But there is at least one faction within the meterological community that disagrees with the theory that the Air France jet was brought down by a storm.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says that two Lufthansa jets – heading from South America to Europe – flew through the same area where the thunderstorms were reported, about half an hour before the AF447.
The two aircraft collected wind and temperature information during their flight as part of a WMO program.
On Monday, a source with access to the data transmitted to WMO told Reuters in Paris that the two jets passed through turbulence before and after the plane without incident….
More than 5,000 aircraft collect data under WMO's Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay Programme (AMDAR). The two Lufthansa jets participated in the system, but not the Air France flight, according to the Geneva-based United Nations agency.
But Herbert Puempel, chief of the WMO's aeronautical meteorology division, also told Reuters that thunderstorms tend to be very localized. If one plane reports turbulence, another one passing through the same area even shortly afterward is unlikely to experience it.


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The Fall semester at Texas A&M International University is just around the corner and new students and first-time freshmen are reminded of mandatory participation in New Student Orientation, Dusty Camp, scheduled June 30-July 1, July 14-15, August 4-5 and Aug. 15-16. The first Dusty Camp was held June 15-16.
"The Dusty Camp experience focuses on giving students information that sets the stage for a timely and purposeful transition to University life," said Miguel Treviño, associate director of Student Affairs.
"This is a required overnight program for all first-time entering TAMIU freshmen and designed to give them the necessary tools to be successful as they begin their TAMIU studies," he explained.
"Students have the opportunity to meet fellow classmates, learn about expectations, campus navigation, and spend the night at TAMIU to absorb University life to its fullest. The experience also enables them to learn how to be successful during the first year and beyond," Treviño noted.
The experience is also available as an option to TAMIU parents with Parent and Family Orientation scheduled June 30, July 14 and Aug. 4 and 15.
It provides an excellent opportunity for parents to connect with both University administrators and other parents and learn about TAMIU's various support programs and services available to all students, Treviño said.
Online registration is available at http://www.tamiu.edu/studentaffairs/newstudent.shtml
The site also includes an online gallery on the 2010 Orientation and access to important student success resources.
For more information, visit the TAMIU Office of Student Affairs, located in Student Center Suite 226, call 956.326.2280 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
University summer hours are from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from 8 a.m. – 12 noon on Fridays.
Information is also posted on the University's Facebook and Twitter accounts and TAMIU's YouTube Channel, all accessed at tamiu.edu
Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests
and interviews should contact the Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information
Services at firstname.lastname@example.com
Texas A&M International University
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
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sockets provides access to TCP/IP sockets for interprocess
and network communication.
(open-socket) -> socket
(open-socket port-number) -> socket
(socket-port-number socket) -> integer
(close-socket socket)
(socket-accept socket) -> input-port output-port
(get-host-name) -> string
Open-socket creates a new socket.
If no
port-number is supplied the system picks one at random.
Socket-port-number returns a socket's port number.
Close-socket closes a socket, preventing any further connections.
Socket-accept accepts a single connection on
socket, returning
an input port and an output port for communicating with the client.
If no client is waiting
socket-accept blocks until one appears.
Get-host-name returns the network name of the machine.
Socket-client connects to the server at
port-number on
the machine named
Socket-client blocks until the server accepts the connection.
The following simple example shows a server and client for a centralized UID service.
(define (id-server) (let ((socket (open-socket))) (display "Waiting on port ") (display (socket-port-number socket)) (newline) (let loop ((next-id 0)) (call-with-values (lambda () (socket-accept socket)) (lambda (in out) (display next-id out) (close-input-port in) (close-output-port out) (loop (+ next-id 1))))))) (define (get-id machine port-number) (call-with-values (lambda () (socket-client machine port-number)) (lambda (in out) (let ((id (read in))) (close-input-port in) (close-output-port out) id))))
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With The Recording Industry In Free Fall, Why Are RIAA Bosses Getting Raises?
from the rewarding-failure dept
Given all of that, you might think that Bainwol and Sherman should be looking for new jobs. Instead, apparently, they've been given hefty raises. P2Pnet notes that Bainwol in 2008 made over $2 million dollars -- an increase from the $1.485 million he made in 2007. Sherman made $1.332 million, noticeably more than the $985k he made a year earlier. While I don't have any issue with the absolute amounts, I do question why these guys are getting raises while presiding over what will clearly be looked back on as one of the biggest blunders by an industry in decades. On top of that, I can see how some might question how the RIAA can claim to represent "starving artists" when its execs are doing so well. Apparently, the answer to not being a starving artist is to go become boss of the RIAA.


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How do I...
...set up a workshop?
While HASA has Beta status for works in progress, sometimes you need to show stories to a smaller set of readers before you unleash them on the general public. Or maybe you and a few others jointly write stories and need a place where you can all work at the same time. The Workshop is where you make this happen. It offers a private area where several members can work together on stories. This is in contrast to the My Stuff/My Stories area where you can only work on your own stories and no one else can get in there. It's also a way to avoid sending around email attachments and wondering if everyone can read the file format. For answers to general questions, be sure to check out the Workshop FAQ.
- Be sure you are logged in.
- Go to the Workshop section
- Look at the top of the right hand menu area for the button "Add a New Workshop".
- Click the button.
- When you see the form, enter a name for your shop. If you are working on a story, using the story name is a good idea. You can also use your own name or your writing group's name.
- Add a brief description in the text box. If you need some inspiration for names or descriptions, check out the Site owned workshops here.
- Click the "Add" button.
- The system creates your workshop and shows you the shop home page. By default, the shop is set to Private, meaning only you and invited members can see it.
Now you have to add some members to your shop, so you can work together.
- Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.
- In the navigation column, locate the "Shop Info" section.
- In that section, click on the "Edit Members" button.
- You should now see the Manage Members page.
- Scroll down the page until your see a multi-select box. It will display all the names of all active HASA members in alphabetical order.
- Click on the name of the member you wish to add.
- To select more than one person, hold down the CTRL key while you click.
- When your list is complete, click "Add Members to Workshop".
OK, so you have a workshop, you have members and now you need a story (or two or three)!
- Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.
- Scroll down the main shop page until you can see the Stories section.
- Click the button "Add Stories to Workshop".
- On the Add Story page you have three options:
a. Add an existing story directly - pick a story from a drop-down list and click "Select". The story is linked into the shop.
b. Clone an existing story - pick a story from a drop-down list and click "Select". The system makes a copy of that story including all of its chapters and adds it to the shop.
c. Create a new story - Click the "Create New Story" button. You'll go to a standard story form. Fill it out and click "Add". This creates a new, empty story for you to work with.
You're set! You can now work in the shop just like you work in your my Stories section of My Stuff, except that as many people as necessary can work there, not just you.


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Enhance your professional skills and advance your career with a master's degree in criminal justice. Find out how at the upcoming Texas A&M International University College of Arts and Sciences Criminal Justice Master's Program Open House, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. in Bob Bullock Hall, room 225.
Admission is free and open to the public.
"Current and prospective students can get to know the criminal justice professors from 6 – 7 p.m. and from 7 – 7:30 p.m., we will have an orientation on program requirements and scholarship information," said Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel, director, criminal justice program.
Designed for non-traditional students who work full-time, the courses are scheduled primarily online. Also, graduate students may choose alternative options to complete their degree through either a non-thesis or thesis plan.
TAMIU is one of the few universities to offer a criminal justice master's degree entirely online.
"This program is especially beneficial for students who already work in the criminal justice system and who want to enhance their professional knowledge and skills as well as those who wish to pursue a doctoral degree," San Miguel said.
Information is available online at tamiu.edu/coas/crimjust
For more information, please contact San Miguel at email@example.com or 326.2529 or visit offices in Dr. F. M. Canseco Hall, room 302J.
University office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests
and interviews should contact the Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information
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Undisciplined Wild Fall To Sharks In San Jose
The Minnesota Wild were chomped 3-1 Thursday night in San Jose by the Sharks. The loss was the third in four games for Minnesota.
The Wild took five penalties in the first period alone, and allowed two power play goals in the opening frame. Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl each notched extra strength goals for San Jose for a 2-0 lead at the first intermission.
Pavelski would add another goal in the second period, again on the power play, to give San Jose a 3-0 lead after two.
Minnesota got on the board at 12:36 of the third period when Jonas Brodin tallied an even strength goal to make the score 3-1. Minnesota was outshot in the game 39-30.
The Wild return to the ice Saturday in Denver for a game with the Avalanche.


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Royal Oak
Royal Oak is a suburb of Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan known for its trendy downtown shopping area and bars. 1 mile South of Royal Oak is Ferndale, a place very similar to Royal Oak, known for its large lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender population. North of Royal Oak is Birmingham, an opulent area known for its upscale boutiques.
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I-75/the Chrysler Freeway is located directly east of Royal Oak, and runs north-south. I-696/the Reuther Freeway is located directly south or Royal Oak, and runs east-west. Bordering the left-hand side of Royal Oak is Woodward Avenue, which runs northwest-southeast, and will take you southbound directly into Detroit.
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Royal Oak is a very walkable city, the downtown area is a mile long, Main Street and Washington Street are the definite downtown areas to walk around.
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Royal Oak has 2 Disc Golf courses, it is an inexpensive game to get into; there are liquor stores located directly across from the parks that sell individual discs ranging from $9-$18. Also, the store "In Flight" in the Oak Park/Ferndale area also sells discs and other disc golf accessories. The Throw Shop in Ypsilanti, an hour West on I-94, is the largest disc golf store in the region, well worth the trip as it also features a 28-hole disc golf course.
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While a lot of fast food restaurants and chains such as Noodles & Company and Jimmy John's can be found in Royal Oak, as a visitor you shouldn't bother wasting your time eating in those establishments.
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There is a Starbucks and Caribou Coffee located in Royal Oak, both of which are on Main Street.
Royal Oak has a ton of bars such as Mr. B's Pub, Woody's, Duggans, O'Tooles, Rock on 3rd, Goodnite Gracie, Sky Club, Ye Olde Saloon, Norm's Field of Dreams and Luna Lounge.
Luckily for beer enthusiasts there are a fair number of brewpubs in this area. Brew pubs are restaurants that brew their own beer. For around 10 dollars you can also buy a "growler" from these establishments which holds a half gallon of beer and is a means to buy take-out beer. Besides being a great deal, growlers make a great souvenir. Also, just a short bus ride away is the Woodward Avenue Brewery in Ferndale, take the Smart 450/460 Direction: Inbound (Runs down South Washington) in Royal Oak to get there.
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Royal Oak is generally considered a safe city with a low crime rate. Crime is highly uncommon during the daytime but spikes considerably during the night time.
While most crime in Royal Oak affects residents, there have been many cases where travelers were victimized, especially in the case of burglaries of vehicles with out-of-state plates.
While Royal Oak's downtown area is a very safe place, avoid walking into alleyways during the night time. Many strongarm robberies and rape attempts take place in the city's downtown alleyways. The sidewalks and streets of Downtown Royal Oak are otherwise safe to walk during the daytime and night.
Avoid walking in any neighborhoods near or around an industrial park, railroad or apartment complex at night. Drug dealers are often present in these types of neighborhood after dark. If you choose to walk through such neighborhoods after dark remember to wear neutral-colored clothing and avoid large groups of people.
In addition, try not to walk on the Eleven Mile corridor during the night-time outside of the Downtown area as it is where many robberies in the city take place.
Car theft[edit]
Always park in a well-lit area during the night time. Lock your doors and roll up your windows. Even during the day time, car burglaries are common, especially when an open window is involved.
Take further precaution regarding your vehicle if you are the owner of a Chrysler vehicle. Chrysler and Dodge automobiles are often targeted for navigation systems and owners of such vehicles may fall victim much easier.
Royal Oak has a significant homeless population in the city, mostly centered around the downtown area and industrial neighborhoods. If you are approached by a panhandler simply state in a firm tone of voice that you do not wish to pay them and walk away.
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Mongols in the Middle East
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. Please check back later for the full article.
Despite years of adverse and highly critical propaganda and entrenched negative attitudes, the Chinggisids have benefited, in recent years, from spreading positive re-evaluation. It is now acknowledged that they enjoyed a constructive, generally positive relationship with much of the Muslim world, and this article builds on this fresh assessment of the Chinggisid domination of western Asia. Relations with Iran were particularly strong, so much so that it was Iranians who invited Hulegu and the Chinggisid army to come to the west in 1254 and who actively cooperated in the establishment of the Ilkhanate. The state of Iran had ceased to exist after the Arab invasion of the region in the 7th century, and in its place Greater Iran became a collection of often warring statelets; Azerbaijan, Khorasan, Fars, Iraq al-Arab, Iraq al-'Ajam, Sistan, Jabal to name a few. After Hulegu crossed the Oxus circa 1254, he revived the idea of Iran, and essentially, the Ilkhanate became the basis for what eventually became the modern state of Iran.
From 1220 to 1254, Iran had existed in a state of anarchy loosely under the control of Chinggisid military governors. Iran's city-states were peripheral to an empire to which they paid taxes, but from which they derived few advantages or enjoyed any of the benefits to which their taxes should have entitled them. The delegation sent from Qazvin to Mongke's coronation requested the Great Khan to send a prince of the blood to rule Iran and to replace the current, inept military governor. The delegation wanted Iran to be absorbed by the empire so that the country could benefit from joining a global community and a global market. Chinggis Khan had initiated the world's first experience of globalization, and Iran wanted to be part of that experience. The Ilkhanate (1258–1335) was a Persian renaissance, and Iranians were established once again as key regional players. Though the ruling family remained ethnically Mongol, the government was multi-ethnic, and the country was multicultural. In 1295, when the seventh Il-Khan, Ghazan, ascended the throne and announced his submission to Islam, his act signified the union of Turk and Tajik, of steppe and sown, of Iran and Turan, of Persian, Chinese, and Turkish cultures, of the coronation of a king of and for all Iranians. It was immaterial whether his conversion was sincere or just politically astute. What was important was his proclamation of becoming a legitimate Iranian king duty bound to serve all his people whether Turk or Tajik, and that his reign was hailed as the start of a golden age as well as being a high point of relations with the Yuan regime in the east. The Mongols never left Iran, but simply assimilated.


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Gundam. Draonball. Kamen Rider. Great Mazinger, even. Namco Bandai's 2011 Tamashii Nation toy show proves just how wonderful (and awesome) Japanese figures can be. Don't believe me?
Have a look at the pics in the gallery, courtesy of website Gigazine. There are some old favourites in there as well as new characters like the pirate-infused Gokaiger.
"Tamashii" means "soul" or "spirit" in Japanese, and Namco Bandai's Tamashii label brings that passion to toys and figurines.
TIGER&BUNNY」フィギュア ,魂FES2011」アイテム, 待望のダークプリキュア登場, 新旧のスーパーロボット, ゴーカイジャーがS.H.Figuartsやデマプチに, SIC昭和ライダーなど, SDガンダム外伝からAGEまで [Gigazine]


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Travel Guide of Venice, City of Venice for: Hotel Palazzo SternDorsoduro, Venice, Italy
Venice Summary
- Beautiful city on the water
- Rich in history, with centuries-old churches and squares
- Piazza San Marco, with historic cafes, the Doge's Palace, and St. Mark's Basilica (not to mention thousands of pigeons)
- No cars means no smog and no traffic
- Several famous museums, including the Peggy Guggenheim
- Accademia Galleries, with famous Venetian artwork by Titian, Tintoretto, and more
- One of Italy's safest cities (although tourists should still be wary of pick-pockets)
- Delicious restaurants with authentic Italian cuisine and extensive wine lists
- Nearby attractions include Murano island, home to beautiful glass
- Perhaps the most expensive city in Italy
- Very crowded and hot during the summer
- Streets are confusing and it is easy to get lost
- Not much nightlife
- Some hotels close during the winter (and hotel rooms are often very small)
- Plenty of pricey tourist trap restaurants and shops
What It's Like
Venice is famous for its system of canals, lined by colorful palazzos and trafficked by gondolas and vaporetti (water taxis) ferrying tourists and locals along. Cars in the city are banned and thus Venice is a very pedestrian-friendly town -- although it is not easily navigated; be sure to bring a map and prepare to get lost a couple of times. Fortunately, reaching one of the many squares dotting the city can help visitors find their bearings. One of the most recognizable, and most famous, of these squares is the Piazza San Marco, surrounded by centuries-old buildings including the stunning St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. (Tours of the Doge's Palace are fascinating; some take visitors across the Bridge of Sighs leading to the prison.) Piazza San Marco is also known for its historic cafes and thousands of pigeons.
Venice is one of the most expensive cities in Italy, but nonetheless attracts a large number of tourists. Peak season is from May to September, with a lull during the hot months of July and August. Coming during the off-season often gets tourists better deals on lodging, but it can also mean that lodging is harder to find; some hotels close during the winter.
Visitors come for Venice's rich history, fabulous museums (such as the Peggy Guggenheim), and delicious food. And it wouldn't be a visit to Venice without a gondola ride. The nightlife is much quieter and harder to find than the nightlife in cities such as Florence and Rome, which is one of the reasons it's a popular choice in Italy for families -- as is the fact that it's one of the safest cities in the country.
Venice has been attracting tourists for centuries -- and has been around for even longer. Venice was settled around the fourth century and it has had its ups and downs: It barely survived the plague and was dealt a shocking blow by Napoleon, whose conquering of the city ended its 11 centuries of independence. But through it all, Venice, or "La Serenissima" as it is called (meaning "the most serene"), has retained its unique character.
Where To Stay
The Grand Canal divides Venice in two, with six neighborhoods spread along the banks. The most central of these is San Marco, home to numerous sights, such as the Rialto Bridge, as well as gorgeous historic buildings and luxury hotels. However, Venice is a pedestrian-friendly city and so tourists do not need to stay in San Marco to be able to explore it.
Even simple B&Bs' rates in Venice can surprise you (nothing comes cheap) so the earlier you book, the better. During off-peak season (including July and August) room rates often drop, but some hotels close.


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I need a detailed instruction on how to upgrade From Upgrading from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 (SBS 2003 ) to SharePoint Foundation 2010.
Background of the case:
I have all my databases (STS-database and STS_Config) saved but, I forgot to save my Virtual Site )Companyweb site) and I mistakenly re-installed IIS on the SBS 2003, hence I lost the companyweb site. Is this an issue to migrate to Sharepoint foundation
2010. The Sharepoint foundation 2010 is running on a Microsoft HyperV Server 2008 R2
Also, I have created a Virtual 2003 SRV ENT with Sharepoint Services 3.0 running on it. I also have attached my Databases STS_Database and STS_Config)... how do I get it working like a regular website. I have modified the CNAME record to reflect the new server...
http://companyweb - it take me to the new site but it loads a blank page. I did create a new CompanyWeb Virtual site on the VHD 2003 server.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your prompt response. Nelson
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Emily the Strange Comic Can Badge
Length: 57mm (2.2")
You may notice that most of our clothes are labeled either "One Size" or "Free Size". What does this mean?
- One Size - these garments do not stretch; their size is fixed, and they are only available in one size (see the measurements on the product page).
- Free Size - similar to "one size fits all", these garments stretch to a point. Still only produced in one size.
Keep in mind that our clothes are mainly from Japan, where there's less variation in adult sizing. In most cases, only one size of a given item is even produced - the only question is whether or not it can stretch to become "free size". In some cases (t-shirts, some blouses and pants), there is more than one size available.
We post the measurements of each garment at the bottom of each product page, so that you can compare them with your own. Keep in mind that all measurements are taken externally, so it's a good idea to add at least a half inch to an inch to your own body measurements for a comfortable fit.
Please feel free to ask us any questions about sizing in advance of ordering. Keep in mind that we do not accept returns for sizing.


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Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013 - Last Hours Of Quiet Before Battle Commences
17 August 2013
Medemblik, Netherlands - 17 August 2013 - Just a few more hours and the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013 will record its first results in the archives. After a few days spent in training, tuning and measurement controls, the seventy teams registered for the event, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club Hollandia, Medemblik, Netherlands, are now ready for what promises to be a tricky opening day.
The first races of the continental championship, scheduled from 11am tomorrow morning, should be raced in a strong south-westerly wind, that will decrease during the afternoon. Conditions that will highlight the gap between crews, rewarding those who are better prepared for this highly competitive championship.
Among these should be mentioned the Italian Champions of Giogi, led by Matteo Balestrero and former Melges 24 World Champion Nicola Celon, the crew of Audi Sailing Team Italy that, aboard Audi Ultra, is the undisputed leader of the 2013 Melges 24 European Sailing Series, and the Swiss-Italian Blu Moon, led by Flavio Favini and Gabriele Benussi. Also there is the always competitive Altea owned by Andrea Racchelli, and the three times Corinthian World Champions Storm Capital Sail Racing, who now sail in the open division only.
Talking about the Corinthian class the favourite and reigning champion Lenny, helmed by Finnish Olympic Silver and Bronze Medallist Tonu Toniste, could find some strong opponents in Zuxu helmed by Peter Saraskin, Rock City helmed by Tiit Vihul and Melges.dk helmed by Kris Houmann.
All the crews took advantage of the fresh wind that has characterised the past few days to become familiar with the race area, on which was formed many of the great talents of Dutch Olympic sailing who claimed three medals in London 2012. The Ijsselmeer, a unique "sea lake", is sheltered from the prevailing winds coming from the south west quadrant, but is often subject to steep and short choppy waves generated by the shallow waters of the area.
While waiting for the first results, the crews are preparing to attend to the first official social appointment of the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship: the Opening Ceremony to be held at the Radboud Castle of Medemblik starting from 6.30pm.
The program of the event fixes the maximum number of race at twelve to complete the series. The event will last until august 22nd. A discard will be granted after the conclusion of the sixth race.
The International Melges 24 Class Association will provide live updates from the Magic Marine Melges 24 European Championship 2013 through its Facebook and Twitter pages. At the end of each regatta day, results and pictures will be published on www.melges24.com and on the Event Website, while video contents will be published on the Melges 24 YouTube channel.
To see the entry list and for further information about the event please visit the Event Website.


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All-star lineup of Yeshiva University faculty members to tackle "Torah and Sports" during Super Bowl XLVII
Yeshiva University announced on Monday that it would air its second annual YU Torah Halftime Show during Super Bowl XLVII, the February 3 showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans, LA.
The 20-minute online experience will feature exciting and inspiring presentations on "Torah and Sports" from an all-star lineup of YU faculty members, including Rabbi Kenneth Brander, David Mitzner Dean of YU's Center for the Jewish Future; Charlie Harary, clinical professor of management and entrepreneurship at Sy Syms School of Business; and C.B. Neugroschl, head of school at Yeshiva University High School for Girls.
Last February, close to 3,000 people tuned in to watch YU's first-ever Torah Halftime Show.
"Last year, the media became obsessed with the unabashed on-field religious exploits of NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, and spirituality in sports became a hot topic. We realized that merging spirituality and sports was right up our alley, so we began speaking with some of the Roshei Yeshiva and the idea flowed naturally from there," said Moshe Isaacson, YU's director of interactive marketing. "This specially-produced video will focus on the Jewish lessons that can be gleaned from football and the Super Bowl."
Noted speaker Charlie Harary will examine the importance of focus and the virtue of patience in today's high-tech and social media-driven world; Rabbi Kenneth Brander will offer insights from Parshat Yitro on the benefits of perseverance and resilience, even as an outsider; and C.B. Neugroschl will discuss incorporating enthusiasm and excitement into our daily lives.
"Everyone enjoys the pageantry surrounding the Super Bowl. With so many people coming together to watch the game, it just makes sense to integrate Torah into the festivities," said Matt Yaniv, YU's director of media relations. "At YU, we see Torah lessons and educational opportunities everywhere we look. We are excited to demonstrate that even the Super Bowl, the biggest football game of the year, can be about more than just football."
In addition to featuring the video on its YouTube channel, Facebook page and a dedicated page on its website, Yeshiva University also mailed out 400 DVDs of the program to synagogues, yeshivas, and individuals.


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I've heard that, but is it true? How long does it take to disappear?
Purple wrote:We use a shovel and a hoe...
Maryellen wrote:it was great for a while, but then i started thinking, why do my dogs get sick alot more now? didnt dawn on me that the pooper man could be cross contaminating my yard if he stepped in crap at someone elses house and then walked into my yard.... i bleached the entire yard yesterday after work to try to kill whatever was living there..
yep, they do exist, some charge more per dog, some charge per how big your yard is that the dog uses, some just charge a flat fee..
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MEADVILLE, Pa. – An explosive Ohio Wesleyan attack marred the Senior Day festivities for Allegheny on Saturday, as the visitors raced to a 34-7 victory. Ohio Wesleyan's scoring drives averaged less than four plays, while the Battling Bishops had scoring plays over 44 yards on their final four touchdowns as the Gators lost three straight for the first time in five years.
The Gators yielded just 78 yards combined on OWU's six non-scoring drives of the day, but allowed several big passing plays in allowing the Battling Bishops to quickly build a 27-0 lead. Three of those scores came on third down following negligible gains on the first two plays of the series.
A long return on a squib kick to start the game immediately put Ohio Wesleyan in Allegheny territory. Mason Espinosa, who finished 21-of-29 for 289 yards, drove the Bishops 45 yards on five plays while a one-yard run by Scott Jenkins gave OWU the lead less than two minutes into the game.
Allegheny matched OWU's offensive output on its first drive, highlighted by a 33-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Joe Dawida to tight end Tom Bober. However, Dawida got hurt on an 11-yard rush later in the series, and the aerial attack had little luck getting vertical for the remainder of the half.
Following a 10-play drive by the Gators that was hampered by a holding penalty, OWU scored on its ensuing four-play drive as Espinosa turned a third-and-eight into a 44-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Cagney.
Ahead 13-0 after the opening frame, both of the Bishops' second quarter touchdowns took less than one minute to manufacture. Espinosa hooked up with Steven Uhler on a 54-yard pitch-and-catch on third-and-seven, while Cagney covered 56 yards for his second score of the day on third-and-ten just before halftime.
The Gators pieced together an outstanding start to the second half and finally got on the board behind an eight-yard run by Tim Werley. Allegheny's senior running back, who authored several tough runs during the team's lone scoring drive of the day, rushed for a career-high 104 yards on 26 carries. His effort resulted in the first 100-yard rushing day by a Gator since Brian Tamburlin totaled 122 yards on November 10, 2010.
After forcing a quick three-and-out on OWU's next drive, including a pair of sacks, Allegheny assembled the longest drive of the day for either team while giving the Gator faithful hope in an improbable comeback. Moving 66 yards in 14 plays while chewing up over seven minutes of game time, Allegheny was stopped on downs inside the Bishops' 10-yard line.
Allegheny's defense did well in limited Ohio Wesleyan well into the fourth quarter, but the offense was unable to carve out any big plays to threaten OWU's lead. With just over three minutes left in regulation, Kevin Herman capped the scoring with a 64-yard run.


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How can current and future early warning systems be used to enhance adaptive capacity to climate change?
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Both authors are with the Center for Earth System Science, INPE, Brazil
At present, there are a number of early warning systems based on seasonal-to-interannual climate forecasts in several countries (for example, Ogalo et al., 2008). These systems are based on the use of available monitoring data and state-of-the art climate models. Both observations and model-based predictions are analyzed by climatologists to predict climate anomalies one or two seasons ahead.
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Such climate predictions have been used in an array of applications, ranging from seasonal rainfall predictions guiding agriculture, fisheries, and water resources to natural hazards and health applications (Meza and Osgood, 2008; Abawi et al., 2008; Connor et al., 2008).


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Jhonny Peralta started pregame workouts Wednesday at U.S. Cellular field. He is only allowed to workout with the Tigers until the gates of the stadium open. Eventually, he will join the Tigers' instructional league team. It is unclear whether he will join them for workouts or when they start games on the 23rd.
Peralta took both ground balls and fly balls on Wednesday. The Tigers seem to be trying to see if Peralta can play left field. Peralta stated that he has never played the outfield but doesn't think it is too different.
There is no guarantee that the Tigers will activate Jhonny Peralta when he is eligible to return. General Manager Dave Dombrowski said that there is some obligation to try and give him an opportunity to get back with the team.
One thing that is for certain is that Peralta will not take over the starting shortstop position if activated. Jose Iglesias has cemented his role as starting shortstop for years to come. He is hitting .292 as a Tiger and is a much better fielder than Peralta. It would be hard to find someone who hasn't been impressed by some of the plays that he has made this year.
Peralta was hitting .305 this year before getting suspended. While his average may not be a lot better than Iglesias', he does hit with much more power. His value if he returned would be a utility player and a pinch hitter.
When looking at who he would replace on the roster there is one possibility that makes the most sense. Matt Tuiasosopo has not been hitting as well as he did at the start of the year. He is down to a .270 average. However, Tuiasosopo is a proven outfielder while Peralta is not.
If the Tigers see Jhonny Peralta as a serviceable outfielder, it would be more likely that he is activated. The Tigers are still looking for a permanent answer to left field as Andy Dirks has struggled at times this year.
The other possible left field option is rookie Nick Castellanos. He has 3 hits in 11 at bats in his short stint in the majors. He is defiantly a possibility for the playoff roster.
The activation of Jhonny Peralta really comes down to whether he can help the team. He hasn't played for a while now and you would assume that he would be a little rusty upon return. However, if he has good workouts and performs well in the instructional league you can expect to see him in a Tigers uniform once again.


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A winner was selected from 47 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
I'm looking for a talented designer to re-design http://www.textilebbr.com/index.php?lang=2 (should look way better than it currently does). I want a design that is clean, simple, and above all usable.
I have currently other projects lined up and can imagine a long-term collaboration too.
The owners of the place and employees are friendly, helpful and competent. They offer large variety of upholstery fabrics, curtains etc.
The positive approach and focus on individual needs of customer should somehow be projected in the overall look & feel of the site. Some common characteristics are:
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- LARGE VARIETY - (high-quality western upholstery fabrics, curtains, bedcovers etc *in stock*)
- NO Online-Store - rather a catalogue (without prices). From the site people should get enticed to call by phone or visit the shop.
- PLENTY PHOTOS and SAMPLES will be featured on the site to display current models.
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- FLAT --> I prefer "flat" look, with skillful use of borders, backgrounds and shades. There might be the occasional 3D element, like a button etc, to draw extra attention at key areas.
- WordPress info --> This design will be incorporated into WordPress and will need to be coded as much as possible with CSS in order to make it "light" and quick to load. Therefore, keep CSS limitations in mind.
- Conveys a professional image (not cheesy)
Up to you, but keep in mind a "friendly" and "fabric-like" look.
Sites I consider "Elegant" and "Stylish"
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- I would like to see your design displayed in 1, 2, and 3 column layouts. This is critical as different pages on the site will have different column structures.
- One of the sidebars should always have a simple opt-in box form for customers to subscribe to receive useful tips/news etc, plus section for some featured links or latest fabrics...
- Home page (3 columns) - should have space for a Featured-Gallery-Script to display latest models, like on this page: http://postgreen.com/
- TIP: We are looking for a way to best display and browse through all the different kinds of models (under "models" section) - WITHOUT opening pop-up windows as it is the case at the moment. Everything needs to remain on the page and a simplistic and very clear to navigate approach is desired.
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GENOA — Eager to get Western defense technology to fill its defense gaps without having to spend years and billions of rubles developing it locally, Russia is increasingly partnering with cash-strapped Italy.
Russia's acquisitions have already benefited Europe — it is, for instance, acquiring French Mistral helicopter carriers — and Moscow is now on the hunt for Western armored fighting vehicles (AFV).
Officials evaluated several European designs, including the Rheinmetall Boxer, the GD-Mowag Piranha and the French VBCI, before aiming for the Italian Freccia VBM (Veicolo Blindato Medio) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), as well as the Centauro AFV, which can be armed with a 105mm or 120mm gun. A trial campaign is going on in Russia involving a 105mm version.
Russia is interested in advanced mobility solutions, protection and armor, firepower, the latest fire control and communications. Russia would like to customize foreign systems by adding its own subsystems, and asking the contractor for specific modifications of the basic design.
For instance, Russia has decided not to change its standard weapon systems calibers. Some preliminary assessments are being carried out to see if Russian guns can be modified to fit into modern, remotely controlled turrets. Oto Melara is involved in these technical evaluations, including automatic reloading systems for heavy guns. At the same time, Russia believes it does not possess a light, short recoil gun that can be fitted on an 8 X 8 AFV.
Russia wants to allow its own AFV industry to be involved in the production and support of the foreign vehicles and to acquire the skills to produce new designs. At the same time, Russian military authorities are resisting pressure from their industrial complex to get Russian funding to develop required systems locally. Russian President Vladimir Putin is adamant he does not want to commit time and money to an all-Russian approach, unless there is a reasonable prospect of quickly getting state-of-the-art systems that provide the required capabilities.
If there is a new main battle tank, it will be locally designed, but the Russian defense ministry is not willing to wait years and accept risks and cost increases to allow local industry to develop lower-end systems. In the AFV case, the army is eager to get new vehicles to replace older designs that have been intensively used and are either obsolete or time-expired.
In theory, deliveries of the new AFV should start as soon as 2015, but it is quite possible this date will slip. Procurement of the whole complement of specialized variants (including command post, recovery, ambulance, mortar and so on) is envisioned.
The Russian appetite for Italian technology is not limited to AFVs. It is also known that Russia is interested in Beretta small arms, including the new ARX-160 assault rifle in service with the Italian army. Russian army representatives have been briefed on the Italian army's Future Soldier program, as well as on the Forza Nec network-centric/digitalization program. Italian authorities have made it clear they will screen the technologies, but in principle there is no veto.


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This announcement reflects an on-going trend in which the top female scientific talent is concentrating in the life sciences and leaving the lifeless sciences, physics and chemistry, to the boys. ...Results from an interactive quiz from the Pew Research Center show that this trend doesn't just exist in the upper echelons of the scientific research establishment. It is evident at far more modest levels of involvement. Pew's 12-question quiz (which you must take before being able to view overall performance) assesses test-takers' basic scientific knowledge. None of the questions are difficult enough that only someone in a scientific field should be expected to know the correct answers to them. Consequently, they serve as good indicators of levels of personal interest--lay people motivated enough to acquire a basic understanding of modern science will answer the questions correctly without any specialized education or formal training.
This strikes me as healthy: women specializing in what they (and I, as a beneficiary of medical science) find most important. Of course, in the wake of the 2005 Larry Summers brouhaha, vast amounts of money are being spent to lure women scientists away from the life sciences and into the inanimate sciences in the name of diversity. Will all that money spent make humanity better off?
The following nine questions were more frequently answered correctly by men than they were by women:
- According to most astronomers, which of the following is no longer considered a planet?
- Which of the following may cause a tsunami?
- The global positioning system, or GPS, relies on which of these to work?
- What gas do most scientists believe causes temperatures in the atmosphere to rise?
- What have scientists recently discovered on Mars?
- The continents on which we live have been moving their location for millions of years and will continue to move in the future. (T/F)
- Lasers work by focusing sound waves. (T/F)
- Electrons are smaller than atoms. (T/F)
- All radioactivity is man-made. (T/F)
In contrast, women did better than men did on the following three questions:
- Which OTC drug do doctors recommend that people take to help prevent heart attacks?
- How are stem cells different from other cells?
- Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria. (T/F)
Although the public faces of outrage over sex differences in scientific accomplishment are those of feminist academics, I suspect most women are indifferent or even a bit annoyed by the push for them to pursue avenues of study they are largely uninterested in, just as I'd be irked at encouragement to become skilled in the fields of interior decorating or primary education.
Parenthetically, Agnostic has shown similar evidence for a relative lack of interest in non-biological science among women using GSS data.


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The duties, effective Saturday, range from 18.8 to 79.3 percent. BRUSSELS (BRAIN) As expected, the European Union has imposed duties on Chinese-made electric bicycles and e-bike components destined for the European Union.
The duties, effective Saturday, range from 18.8 to 79.3 percent. A 13-month EU investigation concluded that Chinese e-bike manufacturers benefit from unfair state subsidies including preferential financing, the ability to buy motors and batteries from other Chinese suppliers ...
ST. LOUIS, MO Winter storm Gia blanketed the St. Louis region with more than 10 inches of snow just in time for the 2019 Mississippi Valley Bike + Outdoor Expo held January 12-13 at St. Louis Union Station Hotel. Despite the weather and prediction of bad roads, more than 100 vendors and 2,500 people attended the regions oldest and largest event of its kind.
This was another big year for the Expo, said Brad Kovach, producer of the event and editor/publisher of Terrain Magazine. The weather ...
Asheville, NC- Cane Creek Cycling Components is excited to announce that Sarah Montplaisir has joined the company as director of engineering. She started in the position on January 7.
Montplaisir comes to Cane Creek with over 17 years of design and manufacturing experience creating new products in a multitude of different industries. Most recently she led an advanced manufacturing team at Apple focused on developing new manufacturing solutions to enable cutting edge enclosure designs.
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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) The partial federal government shutdown means that at least two active industry recalls have not yet been announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, although the companies responsible have issued recalls on their own and with government agencies in other countries.
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Spoiler: "E-bikes, lots of e-bikes."DEL MAR, Calif. (BRAIN) On the second and final day of the inaugural CABDA West trade show, BRAIN contributor Ray Keener asked retailers, Whats in store for 2019
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E-bikes, lots of e-bikes. Weve sold more e-bikes in our three stores than regular bicycles so far this year. We picked up Pedego a year-and-a-half ago and its been a great partnership. We have a Pedego store within one of our stores now and were buil...
DEL MAR, Calif. (BRAIN) Emerald Expositions, which announced last month that it was canceling its 2019 Interbike Expo, is talking to industry members about two options for a revived bike trade show as soon as this year.
One option would be to have a bike trade show element at the fall Outdoor Retailer show, scheduled for Nov. 5-7 in Denver. A second option would be to include bikes in the outdoor demo portion of ORs summer show. That show is June 18-20 in Denver, preceded by the demo event on ...
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MPAA: Millions Of DMCA Takedowns Proves That Google Needs To Stop Piracy
from the huh? dept
There is a staggering amount of copyright infringement taking place every day online and much of it is facilitated by Google, as their own data shows. According to Google, they receive 2.5 million takedown requests per week – and that data does not even include YouTube, where an enormous amount of infringement takes place. That means that by Google's own accounting, millions of times each week creators are forced to raise a complaint with Google that the company is facilitating the theft of their work and ask that the infringing work or the link to that work be removed. Often, even when the links are removed, they pop right back up a few hours later. That's not a reasonable -- or sustainable -- system for anyone....Now, I agree that it's difficult for copyright holders (often not the actual creators, as the MPAA falsely implies) to have to monitor and track all of this stuff. That's a big burden. But... the MPAA ridiculously implies that there are only two options here: (1) "Creators" keep filing DMCA takedowns or (2) Google has to do more. That ignores reality in multiple ways. First off, the staggering number of bogus takedowns highlights the key point that we've made all along, which is that the only party who actually knows if a work is infringing is the copyright holder -- and even then, they often seem to get confused. Somehow thinking that a third party with no direct knowledge can somehow do more or should be more responsible is a little silly.
We couldn't agree more with Google that this data shows that our current system is not working – for creators, or for Google. But we can't lose sight of the fact that it also confirms the important role that Google has to play in helping curb the theft of creative works while protecting an Internet that works for everyone. We look forward to continuing to work with them to tackle this urgent challenge.
But the bigger issue is that this assumes -- as the MPAA always seems to assume -- that the only response to infringement is "more enforcement." What it seems to refuse to consider is that there's another path: it's the path in which the MPAA studios stop focusing so much on beating everyone with a stick, and start fixing the broken parts of their business model. Time and time again the evidence shows that if you offer people what they want, at a reasonable price, and with convenience, they pay -- and the "problem" of copyright infringement shrinks to being minimal (or, in some cases, it actually helps you). So, a rational individual or organization would look at the scale of the "problem" that the MPAA is talking about, along with all of the historical data on how little enforcement does to get people to actually buy -- and realize that perhaps that strategy is a mistake. Even the MPAA admits in this very post that the works often pop back up online.
Maybe -- just maybe -- the problem isn't search engines not doing enough, but rather the strategy that focuses on the stick of enforcement, rather than the carrot of providing consumers more of what they want. I recognize it's a crazy idea, especially at the MPAA -- where they have a whole freaking division of "content protection" VPs who need to justify their giant salaries, rather than a division for helping filmmakers embrace useful business models -- but it seems like a more productive path forward.
Oh, and one other thing. Could the MPAA stop with its bullshit claims that enforcing copyright couldn't possibly have an impact on free speech? This blog post has this in it:
One thing that's important to make clear in any serious discussion about tackling online theft: absolutely no one is advocating for the restriction of speech on the Internet. Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of the Internet, and a cornerstone of the film community, which has spent the last century advocating for artists to be able to express themselves freely on the screen. Removing infringing works online isn't limiting access to information or ideas, it's ensuring that the creativity and hard work that went into making a film is encouraged to flourish.If the only thing taken down due to copyright claims was "infringing works," they'd have a point. But it's not. Copyright claims are used all the time to censor or take down sites or content that people just don't like. That's the concern. The massive expansion of copyright law and broad tools like the DMCA's notice-and-takedown lead to massive amounts of collateral damage that -- absolutely and without question -- infringe on free speech rights. Until the MPAA is willing to acknowledge that simple fact, it's difficult to take the organization seriously.


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The advantage of ordering individual components is that a large number of combinations is possible.
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Outdoor Idaho "Climbing Idaho" Today's rock-climbing enthusiasts support climbing gyms, clubs and advocacy groups - no longer the exclusive band of wanderers of just a few decades ago. The heights they achieve throughout the state require skills, levels of expertise, techniques and climbing methods as varied as the state's terrain. Cameras follow as they seek to conquer nature's rock walls.G
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Dialogue "S.C. (Sam) Gwynne: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" The reporter and author whose book, Empire of the Summer Moon, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011, talks with host Marcia Franklin. The book traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. It also entails the epic saga of pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who becomes the last Comanche chief.G
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America ReFramed "Skydance" The Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center: for more than 120 years, Mohawk ironworkers have raised America's modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly atop steel beams just a foot wide, high above the city. Who are these Mohawk sky walkers? What is their secret for overcoming fear? Has 'sky walking' replaced an ancient rite of passage? Or is it the pure need to adapt in order to survive? And what is their life really like, when every Friday at quitting time, they jump in their cars and make the eight-hour drive up north to their families on the reservation? SKYDANCER is a feature length documentary that takes a provocative look at Indian life in the 21st Century: from the fragile hierarchy on top of the breath-taking steel structures in New York City to life 'on the Rez' where problems like unemployment and crime make it hard to see the pristine beauty of the surrounding lands. D
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Kelly Clarkson Reveals Why She Gave Song Away to One Direction + Dishes on New Album
Kelly Clarkson may be one of the hardest working singers in the business. In addition to climbing the charts with 'Stronger,' the 'American Idol' alum is also serving as a coach on 'Duets' and a sought-after songwriter. The 'Dark Side' singer even have one of her tracks to a little band named One Direction — and it wasn't easy for her to part with it!
Clarkson told The Daily Star, "Giving away my songs is not something I do lightly. I'm very particular about that because my songs are like my babies," she said. "If I wanted it done I can sing it myself. I'm such a writer's snob," she admits. "People have asked for songs and I'm like,'I can't stand their voice, they're not singing my song.'" So what made her swoon for 1D?
Kel donated the track 'Tell Me a Lie' to the U.K. sensations in part because of her connection to Simon Cowell, who oversaw the band on the U.K. 'X Factor.'
"When Simon Cowell put me forward to write for One Direction I said, 'Let me hear them first,'" she told the Star. "'Tell Me A Lie' is the cut I've got on 1D's album as I like the story of them, how they came together as a group," she said. "While I wrote the song for me, it didn't fit in the current album as I never want an album to sound like one thought."
Why does Clarkson heart 1D? "One Direction have worked so well in America as well as the U.K. because people love a story, plus they have this innocence about them that attracts people." That and the fact that they're adorable and super talented probably helps, too!
Clarkson also dished on the fact that her new record is already in the works. This Texan wastes no time! "We're already working," she told Wave 105 (quotes via Digital Spy). "I'm constantly like that because you never know when you're going to find a song and so we're always working on the next thing."
One of her collaborators? Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins, which means you know it's gonna be a hit. "He sent me an amazing song that I cannot wait for people to hear," Kel gushed. "It's gonna be on the next album."


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House of Commons Hansard #132 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was refugees.
House of Commons Hansard #132 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was refugees.
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
Order, order, please. The hon. member for Scarborough Southwest has the floor.
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Dan Harris NDP Scarborough Southwest, ON
Mr. Speaker, if the minister would actually read the report maybe he would have something to add to the discussion.
Let us be good sports and give him a mulligan. Does the minister think that three hours a week is enough?
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Bramalea—Gore—Malton Ontario
Bal Gosal ConservativeMinister of State (Sport)
Mr. Speaker, keeping our kids active and involved in sports leads to healthier, happier lifestyles. That is what we are doing for our kids.
We have created the children's fitness tax credit. We have invested money in Participaction and Le Grand défi. We are working with the provinces and territories to help Canadians stay healthy and active. That is what we are doing.
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
An hon. member
What is the NDP doing? Voting against us.
HealthOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Bal Gosal Conservative Bramalea—Gore—Malton, ON
The NDP is voting against everything we try to do for our kids. It should be working with us.
National DefenceOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services has now had her own personal Damascus Road experience. She now thinks that sole sourced military procurement is bad, in spite of the fact that her department signed off on the F-35s with the speed of light and the stealth of a Ninja.
If sole source is bad for other military contracts, why is not bad for the F-35s? Why not do what the Liberal Party has been asking for years now, which is to have an open, fair and transparent competition for the replacement of the F-18s?
National DefenceOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Québec
Jacques Gourde ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services has undertaken to improve and optimize military procurement so that Canada's economy, industry and jobs can benefit. Our government is ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the equipment they need to do their work.
Government ProgramsOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Lise St-Denis Liberal Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, with Bill C-38, the government is cutting the heart out of our small communities by attacking library services. The government plans to eliminate the only program that has provided reliable high-speed Internet access to small communities. Saint-Adelphe, in my riding, is one such community.
How does the minister plan to provide fair access to the cultural and historic heritage of our communities, no matter where they are located?
Government ProgramsOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam B.C.
James Moore ConservativeMinister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
Mr. Speaker, that is not at all the case.
We have invested in these types of programs in the past and we continue to do so today, all the while ensuring more efficiency than ever before. There are new electronic programs that ensure that the collections the member spoke about are available, and not just in one region, but across the entire country. That is what Library and Archives Canada is doing.
If there is an issue or a problem in her riding that specifically affects a library, I am sure that we can discuss it and find a solution.
HousingOral Questions
June 1st, 2012 / 11:50 a.m.
Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, a new report from the City of Vancouver shows that homelessness doubled in the last year. Despite this urgent crisis, the government has not invested a dime for housing in the budget. In fact, it was not even mentioned.
How can the government justify no new federal investments when housing in Vancouver is so unaffordable or non-existent for so many? Vancouver's city council has led the way to end homelessness but it cannot do it alone.
Will the government heed Vancouver's call to invest in housing to keep thousands more people from becoming homeless in the next two years, which is what it is predicted ?
HousingOral Questions
11:50 a.m.
Haldimand—Norfolk Ontario
Diane Finley ConservativeMinister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, our government has made unprecedented investments in helping people fight homelessness by ensuring they have access to affordable housing. Through our economic action plan, over 14,000 projects that would help many more families than that, were initiated. Unfortunately, the NDP voted against them.
We also signed five-year agreements with the provinces so they would have stable, predictable funding to fight homelessness and to promote affordable housing and, sadly, the NDP voted against every one of those initiatives as well.
HousingOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, I think the minister knows that the federal investment was a one-time deal that ended and fell far short of what actually needs to be done for affordable housing in this country. The fact is that over 600,000 families in Canada rely on social housing. With the end of the federal money, low-income households will see their housing costs skyrocket, leading to more insecurity.
Why is the government so oblivious to maintaining the affordability of the social housing we have, like co-ops, and ignoring the desperate plight of Canadians who still remain homeless today? Why is the minister not addressing that?
HousingOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Haldimand—Norfolk Ontario
Diane Finley ConservativeMinister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, we are addressing it. Those 600,000 families that rely on affordable housing are getting support for that housing from our government. Again, the NDP voted against that support.
We have tens of thousands of families that now have access to affordable housing that did not exist before this government came into power. That is because we have made a commitment to help them. We signed a five-year agreement with the provinces to support affordable housing and combat homelessness. It is working. There is a ways to go but we have made our commitment to support Canadians in need. It is too bad the NDP will not support us in supporting them.
Wine IndustryOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Dan Albas Conservative Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Mr. Speaker, Canadian wine producers are eagerly awaiting the passage of Bill C-311, my legislation that would allow Canadians to bring a bottle of wine across provincial borders. It is absolutely vital that we get this popular bill passed before the summer so Canadian wine producers can market and grow their businesses.
Unfortunately, the NDP members have decided to put their own partisan political interests ahead of those Canadian businesses by unnecessarily delaying this legislation.
Could the Minister of Justice please inform the House of the government's position on my legislation?
Wine IndustryOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Niagara Falls Ontario
Rob Nicholson ConservativeMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that wine producers across this country are eagerly looking forward to the passage of this bill. In that regard, I thank the hon. member for Okanagan—Coquihalla for introducing this bill, as well as the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for getting it through committee so quickly.
Now I would like to call on the leader of the NDP to apologize for unnecessarily delaying this important legislation. Why do the NDP members always take aim at small businesses across this country? It is one more reason that it would be dangerous to ever let the NDP have anything to do with managing the economy of this country.
Science and TechnologyOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Ted Hsu Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I met with Dr. Frank Hayden at the opening ceremonies of the Ontario Special Olympics in Kingston. His research proved that, for the intellectually disabled, athletic training enhanced fitness, motor skills and emotional and social development. The research in Canada led directly to the creation of the Special Olympics. This was curiosity-driven research in Canada at its best.
Will the government please reverse its multi-year cuts to funding for curiosity-driven research in Canada?
Science and TechnologyOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Cambridge Ontario
Gary Goodyear ConservativeMinister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question gives me an opportunity to again tell the House that we recently funded 3,750 researchers to do exactly that: curiosity-driven research in fields such as botany, zoology, physics, mathematics, earth sciences, and the list goes on and on.
I also had the opportunity last Friday to announce almost $70 million for social sciences and humanities research for 92 different research teams across the country.
This week, I was in Montreal announcing another--
Science and TechnologyOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer
The hon. member for British Columbia Southern Interior.
AgricultureOral Questions
11:55 a.m.
Alex Atamanenko NDP British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, apple growers and their associations in British Columbia are worried about the approval of the genetically modified non-browning Arctic apple. The release of this apple will harm organic and conventional apple growers, it will damage the local economy and it will cause irreparable damage to the good reputation of B.C. apple growers and their product. The verdict is in: Neither farmers nor consumers want this genetically-modified apple.
Will the minister commit today to protect the B.C. apple industry and its farmers? Will he stop this reckless experiment?
AgricultureOral Questions
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Ontario
Pierre Lemieux ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture
Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that any decisions about genetically modified products are subject to a rigorous science-based assessment process. These assessments ensure that the environment and human and animal health are protected. This government is working hard to ensure that Canadian farmers continue to have access to the best technology in the world, but that the Canadian consumer has safe and reliable food.
Fisheries and OceansOral Questions
Costas Menegakis Conservative Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Speaker, Asian carp have decimated the Mississippi watershed and are threatening the Great Lakes. In fact, Asian carp are like the Liberal Party. They destroy fisheries, no one wants them and, when spooked, they are fish out of water.
Our recreational fishery is a vital fishery and provides annual economic benefits in the billions.
Would the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans please tell this House what our government is doing to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes?
Fisheries and OceansOral Questions
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission B.C.
Randy Kamp ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway
Mr. Speaker, our government is well aware of the catastrophic potential of this biological invasion, which is why we are committed to preventing the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
In fact, just this week the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans stood on the shores of Lake Ontario and announced the creation and funding of a plan to fight Asian carp. The fund will focus on prevention, early warning, rapid response and management and control.
As the Prime Minister said, when he announced the hunting and angling advisory panel on Wednesday, "we gladly accept the duty of protecting Canada's environment and its natural endowments for the benefit of future generations".
MunicipalitiesOral Questions
François Pilon NDP Laval—Les Îles, QC
Mr. Speaker, the FCM is meeting in Saskatoon today to talk about the challenges that municipalities will face over the coming years. Cities are all facing the same problems. All of them, including Laval and Montreal, will have to find ways to fund infrastructure for the long term. Last fall, the Conservatives promised to introduce new funding programs, but now they have nothing to say about it.
When will they start addressing the needs of municipalities?
MunicipalitiesOral Questions
Nepean—Carleton Ontario
Pierre Poilievre ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, two decades ago, there was no federal funding for matters within municipal jurisdiction. Now we have the gas tax fund and the building Canada fund for investment in specific projects. This huge increase in transfers to municipalities is already in place. The challenge is to transform that money into results. We are working to make that happen. These projects are yielding results.


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A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in Santa Maria, a small town in southern Brazil, claiming at least 232 lives and plunging the nation into mourning. The WSJ's Brazil bureau chief tells us more about Brazil's deadliest fire in decades.
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I ... the ... still reeling from the aftermath of the country's deadliest fire in a decade after over two hundred people perished in a nightclub blaze ... I'm Deborah con joining me now is that match tally Brazil's bureau chief ... who is now in front and at ten am ... ok and that and you're in Thailand because the president Brazilian president I'm ... still no result was just a hair she left a summit through e ... I'd to return to Brazil what was her reaction in while traveling with her ... that was and he's ... the president ... spoke this morning ... and it was a ... pre arranged ... meeting to Tuesday's press to discuss the ... results of this ... summons beans and tell him to reinforce the ... heads of state leaders from across Latin America and the European Union ... they were discussing a wide range of issues ... but then this morning on says the news unfold it's up ... this morning about the of the Fiat that we had a new box of being ... sought Brazil ... the president says it plans ... to come up with ... a ... degree lead ... us to talk to them ... Icahn required ... collectively ... to explain what you're doing what ... it ... did that often she decided to ... Amanda's this ... um and ... the plans that that she had ... but then as you start to get the D tells of the year to expressing condolences and talk about what actually happened ... she visibly welled up ... and I'm you know she ... recalled ... the the the statement pretty much done to avoid but the absence of says it was read by the emotional moment any indication any we've heard reports and ... I'm people die not mistaken suffocation but also ... and being there with at Peabody three rushing to get out of the nach nightclub and reports that some or state and trampled on ... any indication as yet as to why the death toll is so high ... do this in the suit was ... oh so that we have a disgruntled citizen who want to be investigated ... but is this the word local people in the month of ... at least a thousand any moment ... and the accessories were very limited ... of the report suggests that about thirty one access point ... is that the main friend ... from frontal ... and I was even some steps in the wrong points ... the security guards were of looking those goals moving people from getting out ... the because it will do in trying to get out there with customers who were trying to cover the pain ... um so it seems with definition confusion there either ... as if I was ... was of announcement was starting to develop inside ... um so I'm sure this could be taking a little box ... reports had coming to prominence than people in an icon of that if I was actually started out by ... somebody performing on stage ... what do we know about this snake land and in in in a Jowell Nano and climbed in the town of Santa Maria ... this this was ... this is the month of ears them in a small town residents who town in southern Brazil Reisman Faso ... ThyssenKrupp was the vote with dogs and teacher in your life ... um and it's a small town called Santa Maria around to mention that it would report back thousand people ... so read the small small tenants in the end of ... the fibers and is at a time when ... um ... and and I think is much of it seems that was essential that are in town ... so I would imagine that it's a rose in Portland ... will we do know is that this town ... has unloaded the seasonal students ... and it seems that the ... market was ... in ... heaven all Augustine said ... um ... the report saying that the least of the people that were were in the light of what students ... and ... it seems that they were coming back from their summer holidays so they were just getting back on the basis of that that studies again ... and this was Addison's and I travel all the temple they began their studies ... and came out of the Fayette at the huge tragedy and very sad one for the country ... thanks very much Matt Kelly Joe inning as ... from ... Santiago ... for more on that story indebted Des beest dot com I'm Deborah con for The Wall Street Journal digital network ...


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Well well well, we got our answer fairly early on....93-58-91 H-CUP!
I jut noticed that the chapters seem to be fairly informative but not overload like, thats very nice for such a setting.
And hows that huh, instead of a teenage male lead dreaming of girls he could only ever get, he has a super hawt older women actually forcing her way into his dreams!
lucky bastard!
The ending was def a surprise, I did not see that coming, I was actually expecting him to stay in teh 2nd spot for the matches but this should be pretty interesting now.
It could mean it kinda fast forwards some develpoment which might be a good thing depending on how it's handled but it could be rushed badly.
The wait is on!
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|2011-10-19, 17:12
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Damn... this manga continues to be awesome. So many little twists here and there, and then the big twist at the ending... give this manga a year or two, and I definitely want an anime of it. And I have to wonder... is Tsubame just there for fanservice, or is she reasonably skilled? Either way, I have no complaints
Poor Kurogane... he can't escape training night or day. Something also tells me that if Kurogane starts getting actual strength and stamina, his rival will have his left arm healed, considering those two would be the only matches for each other (until we start seeing more clubs and their members)
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He should get his ass handed to him no ifs and or buts...
Which is why I was somewhat surprised that the author would toss someone considered the strongest of the era at Kurogane so soon. I figured it would be one of those climb the ladder type of things, but it seems it's the feeding him to the lions route...
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That way we can push forward with the training and get to the match slightly quicker.
It's also no surprise that the author is throwing the strongest guy at our hapless lead so soon, that happens alot in sports series, it then becomes a goal for the MC to over come that dude.
But part of me also hopes the author can put a little spin or twist to this cliche, if it happens.
It could very well be he doesn't spar with him at the match.
I think my problem will come from theh next chapter is if this kid actually doesn't get butt whipped by Sayu.
Sure we got Kurogane barely avoiding an attack from her but I doubt she was going all out then.
Here she'll be using her art to see what the kid is worth and I should expect her to be able to land her attack(altho just stopping before actually hitting)
But I think it will probably be him avoiding it all, if that happens it then makes Sayu look rather meh.
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