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SABA's new ACE Diet Pill formula contains the top five most effective weight loss ingredients scientifically formulated into one pill!Testimonies indicated that it is more effective than the old formula. It no longer contains DMAA.
What is in the New ACE Diet Pills?Caffeine (Trimethylxanthine) has been shown to have beneficial effects on mental and physical performance. Increased cognitive function, improved memory and reasoning, and increased alertness are just a few of the benefits caffeine provides in terms of mental performance. It can also increase muscle endurance and performance times in athletes.
Chromium Polynicotinate is necessary for the formation of Glucose Tolerance Factor, which regulates the body's use of glucose and helps to balance blood sugar levels. Chromium is also used in the metabolism and storage of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates by the body. It also:
• Regulates hunger
• Reduces cravings
• Helps protect DNA
• Important for proper heart function
• Helps control fat and cholesterol levels
• Important for protein metabolism
• May help in controlling weight
• Helps regulate blood sugar levels
Garcinia Cambogia Extract (HCA)is a small, pumpkinshaped fruit, sometimes called tamarind. Native to Indonesia, it also grows in India, Southeast Asia, and West and Central Africa. It has long been used in traditional South Asian dishes, like curries and chutneys. A natural extract from the rind of the fruit called hydroxycitric acid (HCA) can double or triple one's weight loss, according to researchers.
Green Coffee Bean Extract is derived from "green coffee," the raw, unroasted seeds of coffee fruits. These seeds, commonly called coffee beans, are dried, roasted and ground to brew coffee. All coffee contains beneficial components, but the green coffee trend spotlights chlorogenic acid (CGA), which boosts energy and possesses antioxidant effects.
Green Tea Extract can increase the rate of metabolism of fat without increasing the heart rate and help you lose weight without jitteriness or feelings of anxiety. In addition to the numerous benefits for weight loss and metabolism, Green Tea also helps prevent tooth decay, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, fights cancer, prevents inflammation and liver disease, fights infection and slows the overall aging process.
Konjac Root (Glucomannan)is a water-soluble source of fiber that produces a sensation of fullness. It also acts as a blood cholesterol-lowering agent and as a blood sugar lowering supplement for those with diabetes.
L-Carnitine. In a study in the Journal of Physiology, scientists showed that muscle carnitine content can be increased in humans through diet. Once carnitine is elevated, metabolism in the body is dependent on the intensity of exercise, allowing for better energy use and performance.
Methylsynephrine is just the answer that the industry has been waiting on for years! This compound helps target—and reduce—fat stores in the body. At the same time, it can help increase muscle mass.
PEA (Phenylethylamine) helps burn stored body fat by encouraging the body to use its own fat as a fuel source. In other words, PEA turns up your cellular thermostat to burn fat for energy. PEA has demonstrated appetite-reducing activity, and it provides unique, rapid stimulation in the brain that creates uplifting effects on mood, mental activity, energy, stamina and sensory perceptions.
Panax Ginseng Extractis used to improve thinking, concentration, memory and work efficiency, physical stamina, and athletic endurance. Some people use Panax ginseng to help them cope with stress and as a general tonic for improved well-being.
Raspberry Ketonecan help in your weight-loss efforts, especially when paired with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet of healthy whole foods. This compound causes the fat in your cells to break down more effectively so your body can burn fat faster. The recommended dose is 100mg per day—the equivalent of around 90 pounds of raspberries!
Saffron Extract (As SaffroPur), a popular spice in Mediterranean diets, helps curb appetite and boost serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin acts as a sort of "feel-good" compound that can help dieters deal with emotional eating habits like boredom or stress.
Semnostachya Menglaensis & Lotus Leaf Extract can help boost metabolism and suppresses appetite. It can also help maintain weight loss after the fact. Lotus is used in many cultures to stop bleeding or to treat blood diseases. It evitalizes the circulatory system and can even treat skin disorders.
Theobromine is a natural extract of cocoa. As a supplement, it provides all the energy-boosting and positive mental aspects of eating chocolate with none of the high-calorie and high-fat drawbacks. It also helps endurance athletes and weight trainers to work at a high intensity for longer periods of time.
When is the best time to take ACE weight loss pill? It's best to take ACE first thing in the morning on an empty stomach before breakfast or a morning workout and again 4-6 hours later and no later than 4 pm as to avoid disrupting natural sleep patterns.
Is ACE Diet Pill backed by clinical studies? Many of the natural ingredients in ACE like Green Tea Extract (EGCG), L-Carnitine and Konjac Root have been extensively researched in clinical studies and shown to support fat loss and improve metabolism. Another new study on ACE is currently in development and the results are expected to be remarkably impressive!
Can ACE be taken when breast-feeding or pregnant? No. ACE should not be used by women who are breastfeeding or pregnant.
Can ACE be taken with other medications? Always consult your primary care physician to confirm any contra-indications of taking ACE with any prescription drugs.
Is ACE Gluten Free? Yes, ACE is Gluten Free
Is ACE Kosher or Halal certified? No, ACE is not Kosher or Halal certified.
How do ACE diet pills curb my appetite? ACE delivers several ingredients shown to suppress hunger and control appetite, such as konjac root and garcinia cambogia. These weight loss wonders have been used for centuries and are included in ACE in effective amounts to help shut down hunger!
What makes ACE better than other similar weight loss products? ACE is superior to other weight loss products as it delivers the highest potency of pharmaceutical-grade, well-researched ingredients in every dose. ACE's scientifically engineered blend targets all key elements for successful, long-term weight loss, including energy, mood, appetite suppression and fat loss while dramatically boosting a slow metabolism. No other formula on the market today compares to ACE.
How many ACE can I take in one day safely?
Most ACE users will see great results from one capsule twice daily, because the formula is designed to be effective at this dose. Advanced users or individuals over 250 pounds can slowly increase their dosage to two capsules twice daily. It is not recommended or advised to exceed this dosage.
Is there ever a need to take a break from ACE Diet Pills? For best results, ACE should be used continuously for three months followed by a two-week break, in which you reset your body and cleanse yourself of all stimulants. You can then repeat this protocol.
Can I use ACE weight loss pills with other energy products? ACE is one of the most advanced energy formulas ever developed, so there's no need to use any other energy-enhancing products. However, if you're working out with weights or doing other athletic activities that require additional strength and endurance, you can also use a pre-workout formula. Saba will release one very soon, so stay tuned!
How important is diet and exercise when taking ACE? A healthy diet and exercise plan combined with ACE will produce the best results. For best results with ACE, set a goal of exercising 3-5 times per week. Walking, running or strength training will all help you burn more fat and get stronger. At the table, choose clean foods like lean meats, green vegetables, low-glycemic fruits and whole-grain carbohydrates in moderate amounts.
Can I take ACE pills and lose weight without diet and exercise? Yes! Many people do not diet or exercise and are losing weight fast with ACE! In fact, many using ACE have shed unwanted pounds and body fat without lifting a finger! We do, however, encourage a sound diet and exercise program as directed by your physician to help you achieve optimal health and wellness.
How do ACE diet pills compare to all these energy drinks I see on the market? Each capsule of ACE equates to 2-3 cans of a standard energy drink—without the added calories, sugars, artificial sweeteners and carbonation. Plus, ACE delivers far more extensive, research-proven ingredients in effective dosages for faster weight loss results.
Who should use New ACE weight loss pill? ACE can be used by anyone over the age of 18 interested in improving their overall energy levels and quality of life! ACE helps anyone interested in achieving more energy for daily activities, improving mood, losing unwanted weight and body fat and controlling appetite and cravings for bad foods! ACE is a complete lifestyle product to support a healthy and active lifestyle.
Is the New ACE Diet Pill safe? If taken as directed, ACE is extremely safe. Always follow the instructions on the label, and consult with your primary care physician prior to starting any new diet or exercise program.
I'm taking ACE and can't sleep at night, what should I do? If you have trouble sleeping at night, be sure to take your last dose of ACE no later than 4 pm. Taking ACE in the early evening may cause sleeplessness. Therefore if you're retiring early, we advise taking your first dose of ACE early in the morning and your second dose in the early afternoon. This will allow time for ACE Diet Pill to clear the system by the time you want to fall asleep. Also be sure to eliminate other caffeine sources from your diet. One cup of coffee at 3 pm could also keep you awake at night!
Will ACE make my hair fall out? No! There's nothing in ACE that would cause your hair to fall out, even for those genetically predisposed to balding or hair loss.
I've heard ACE helps with depression, fibromyalgia and ADHD. How is this possible? ACE may alleviate some of these symptoms by increasing energy, focus and mood through the advanced proprietary complex. When you're more energized, you feel better and want to do more! More activity and exercise also helps to improve oxygen delivery and blood flow throughout the muscles of the body, which will improve flexibility and alleviate muscular stiffness.
Is the New ACE okay for diabetics? ACE contains natural ingredients and trace minerals like chromium polynicotinate and vanadium, which have been shown to improve glucose uptake and the management of healthy blood sugar levels. Some diabetics have noted that they were able to lower their dosages of prescribed medications when using ACE. ACE is in no way a replacement for diabetic medication, but can be used an adjunct to manage healthy blood sugar levels. As always consult with your doctor when making any adjustments to your program.
How much water should I drink when taking ACE? A healthy consumption of pure, clean H20 is an important part of any healthy diet and exercise program. We suggest drinking at least eight (8) 8-ounce glasses of water spaced evenly throughout the day. If you exercise heavily in hot and humid conditions, you should increase your intake over the course of the day.
I started getting cramps, what should I do? If you're experiencing cramps, you may be dehydrated. Check the question above for recommendations on daily water intake when taking ACE.
I have high blood pressure, can I take the New ACE? You should not use ACE if you have high blood pressure.
What if I don't want to lose weight? Should I take ACE? Yes! Many people who are at their ideal weight use ACE for its mood-enhancing and energizing effects. For those individuals, one capsule of ACE twice daily can increase overall productivity and energy throughout the day.
I stopped losing weight on ACE. What should I do? If you've stopped losing weight on ACE or any diet and program, you will need to either increase your exercise time, decrease your caloric intake or a combination of both.
I've heard that many women get pregnant while taking ACE. Does it make you more fertile? ACE does not make you more fertile. But it does dramatically help women to lose weight, which in turn tightens and tones their bodies. Having a new leaner, sexier body, along with elevated mood and energy, can make women (and men) more interested in sexual activity. So more sex means a greater chance of getting pregnant!
I have had a kidney transplant, can I take ACE? It is advised that anyone with pre-existing kidney disease or renal impairment not take ACE. However each individual is different, so we advise, as always, to consult with your physician before taking any medications or supplements.
What if I get headaches or feel nauseous when I first start taking ACE? This is very uncommon but may occur with individuals sensitive to caffeine or stimulants. Try to eliminate other sources of caffeine from your diet like coffee, tea and soda and see if that helps.
I used to take Phen-Phen. Is the New ACE similar to that? Phen-Phen was a drug known for its energy and appetite-suppressing effects. ACE is a natural product, which also helps to improve energy and suppress appetite but does so safely and naturally. So, ACE is a safer and more effective long-term option.
How does ACE elevate my mood? ACE elevates your mood through a number of pathways—notably the integration of a compound in the formula known as PEA (Phenylethylamine). PEA has unique and rapid uplifting effects on mood, mental activity, attention, motivation, alertness, creativity, awareness, energy, stamina, physical activity, pleasurable feelings, sexuality and sensory perceptions.
Can kids take ACE? No. ACE should not be used by anyone under the age of 18.
Will ACE make me sleepy or "crash" after I take it? No! ACE will not make you sleepy. It will deliver hours of long-lasting energy with no crash. ACE feels smooth, and your energy levels will taper on and taper off nicely so you feel pleasant and in a great mood around the clock!
I've tried nearly everything and nothing seems to work. Will ACE work for me? Many people say the exact same thing and are amazed when they try ACE for the first time! Most diet formulas on the market can't come close to ACE's full-spectrum, high-potency formula. Chances are, you weren't using a maximum-strength product like ACE in the past. So when you start ACE, be ready for a new experience!
Is ACE FDA approved? There are no dietary supplements approved by the FDA including ACE, however, ACE is manufactured in a FDA Registered facility located in the U.S.
My friend says that these types of products are all hype. How can I say this works? You're always going to find people who question the use of dietary supplements. Your best bet is to give your friend a few sample packs of ACE and let them be the judge! After just one dose, they'll become a believer!
What is the active ingredient in ACE? ACE contains multiple active ingredients in one master proprietary blend, including caffeine, green tea, raspberry ketones, konjac root, L-carnitine and many more. So, ACE has not just one but several active ingredients. When combined in the precise dosages, they deliver the most powerful diet and
energy capsule ever created.
Are there any clinical studies on any of the ingredients in ACE? Yes. Nearly all of the ingredients in ACE have undergone extensive research and been proven in some capacity to improve mood, energy, fat loss and metabolism. We've compiled a 40-plus-page research file if you would like to review any of the scientific studies.
My joints stopped hurting when I started taking ACE, how is this possible? When using ACE, you'll be more energized, and that helps you to get more active! Increasing your daily activity levels and movement will indirectly help you to loosen up, and that may alleviate joint pain.
Can I drink my coffee when I take ACE? Yes! You can still drink coffee when taking ACE, but we suggest limiting it to one cup. If you start to feel restless, you may want to eliminate the coffee from your diet. Many ACE users who rely on coffee (and energy drinks) for energy find that they no longer need them when using ACE.
Sometimes my mouth gets dry. I'm not sure if it's ACE, but what can I do for that? This may occur if you're not drinking enough water. Be sure to drink at least eight (8) 8- ounce) glasses of water per day.
Even if I don't feel the "energy," will it still help me lose weight? Absolutely! ACE will certainly help you to lose weight even if you don't feel its energizing effects. Remember, the powerful ingredients in ACE work to improve your metabolism, increase fat burning and suppress appetite.
What happens if I miss a dose of ACE? Should I double up on the next dose? If you miss a dose, simply pick right back up on the scheduled dosing regimen of one capsule in the morning and one capsule in the early afternoon.
Does ACE have any common side effects? If used as directed, ACE does not have any side effects.
Can I use a multi-vitamin while taking ACE? Yes. We recommend taking a multi-vitamin once daily in the morning or evening.
Can I drink alcohol while taking ACE? Yes. There is no interaction between ACE and alcohol, but alcohol is high in calories (7 calories per gram) and may contribute to weight gain.
Can ACE be used on low-carbohydrate diets? Yes. ACE can be used on low-carbohydrate diets to suppress hunger while sustaining mood and energy levels.
Can I take ACE if I've had gastric bypass surgery? Some people who have had gastric bypass surgery have used ACE successfully, but you should always consult with your physician before taking it.
How soon after taking ACE should I expect to see results? You'll feel the powerful moodenhancing and energy effects of ACE within the first few days (and for most, after the first dose!) and begin to see the weight loss results after 1-2 weeks.
Can I take ACE on an empty stomach, and how long does it stay in your system? Yes, you can take ACE on an empty stomach. The effects of ACE will be felt for approximately 4-6 hours.
Where is ACE made? ACE is made in the USA in a good manufacturing practices (GMP)-certified facility using quality imported and domestic raw materials.


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New Political/Public Governance
Mark Jarvis
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Please check back later for the full article.
The New Political Governance (NPG)—or alternatively the New Public Governance—is best understood as a heuristic model that allows us to empirically consider, compare, and contrast the evolution of democratic governance and public administration beyond the reforms associated with New Public Management. Contributors have focused on NPG as both a product of and a response to the challenges of a complex, pluralist state. Key pressures said to spur NPG include aggressive, 24/7 media; greater demands for transparency; an expansion in government oversight and accountability; an expansion of the advocacy industry; and, an increasingly polarized and volatile electorate. While these pressures are not, unto themselves, new, what is new is the response to them. Four primary elements characterize NPG as a response to these forces: the onset of the permanent campaign; full, or nearly full, integration of the range of activities associated with governing with constant concerns and tactics historically associated with campaigning; the expansion and elevation of the role of partisan political staff; politicization through the personalization of appointments to senior public service positions; and the shift in norms from a neutral, non-partisan public service to an expectation of promiscuous partisanship that demands enthusiasm for the agenda of the government of the day.
The NPG framework has not been without criticism. Theoretically, some have argued for greater precision in the core concepts of NPG (e.g., politicization). Others have questioned whether it is so much the behaviors themselves—expected or undertaken—or the more public context in which they occur that marks the real shift. Finally some have pointed out the lack of integration of exogenous influences in the NPG model. A number of commenters have pointed out the limited empirical evidence that has been provided to support the NPG model.
The Politics of Fires and Haze in Southeast Asia
Helena Varkkey
Transboundary haze pollution affects about half of the countries in Southeast Asia with varied intensities on an almost annual basis. Haze not only affects visibility, but also causes widespread health problems, transportation disruptions, and other socioeconomic issues. This haze, and the fires that cause it, has been a key topic for environmental politics research in the region since the late 1990s. This has largely been driven by one overarching objective: how to prevent haze from returning in the following years. However, conditions on the ground (mostly in Indonesia and in the larger Southeast Asian region) have been changing and evolving drastically. This has resulted in a very dynamic research agenda that has to keep up with these changes.
Within the context of environmental politics, fires and haze can be viewed through the broad lens of national interest. There is a strong link between the severity of haze and the burgeoning agribusiness sector in the region: that of oil palm in particular. Oil palm is a very important crop in the region, with Indonesia and Malaysia making up almost 90% of total global palm oil output. Hence, national and business interest theories have often been used as a framework for research in this area, with commercial oil palm plantations often being the unit of analysis. This includes research by this author, using the patronage politics framework. However, this has been called to question lately as these plantations face increasing market pressure to act more sustainably. A new group of actors that have since been highlighted are smallholders, either independent or in contract with larger plantations. There is potentially much to be uncovered with regard to the relationships between smallholders and commercial plantations, and how this affects patterns of fire use and global sustainability issues.
Related to this is the ever-evolving collection of local, regional, and national policies (and related enforcement issues) over land and fire use in Indonesia. One key area of contention is the use of peatlands. Fires on peat produce the thick, sooty smoke that travels across national boundaries, and are notoriously hard to put out. Political research in this area is heavily framed by a tough debate between the scientific community and socioeconomic concerns. While peatlands play an important role in the global climate change balance, at the same time, these peat areas face immense pressure for development fueled by the scarcity of land.
The regional context has also been an important theme for haze research. Haze primarily affects the Southern Southeast Asian subregion. And the major players of the palm oil sector also come from this region. The Indonesian palm oil sector is a vibrant combination of Malaysian, Singaporean, and local companies. And ASEAN has been the hub of cooperation and mitigation activities over haze. Hence, many scholars have searched for answers at the regional level. However, new national developments like Singapore's Transboundary Haze Pollution Act suggest that countries may be losing confidence with regional efforts, which may be an indicator for future directions for solutions as well.
Public Opinion on Foreign Policy Issues
Richard C. Eichenberg
Scholars and governments are interested in four sets of questions concerning public opinion on foreign policy and national security policy. First, what do public opinion polls measure? How do citizens, who are generally uninformed about foreign policy and world affairs, form opinions on these matters? Second, how rational is public opinion? Is it stable or volatile? Are opinions coherent? Do opinions plausibly reflect the flow of world events? Third, what factors influence the formation of citizen opinions? Specifically, what is the impact of fundamental attitudes toward war and military force, partisanship, ideology, and gender? Finally, how universal are the determinants of citizen opinion, especially on crucial issues of war and peace? Are the findings in global comparisons the same as those in the American or European contexts?
Considerable scholarship has been devoted to these four questions. Scholars now characterize public opinion as rational, in the sense that it is fairly stable, coherent, and responsive to real world events. Attitudes toward war and military force are a major focus of the research literature because many specific policy attitudes flow from fundamental views of war. Gender has also become a major focus of research because many studies find that women are less supportive of the use of military force for most purposes. Finally, scholars are beginning to discover that some opinion patterns are universal across societies, while others are more affected by the individual characteristics of national societies. Studies of global public opinion have expanded greatly, with recent scholarship focusing on global attitudes toward gender equality, immigration, and climate change.

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Olivia Munn Covers 'Maxim' February 2011
Olivia Munn keeps it sexy in a baby blue pair of panties on the February 2011 cover of Maxim, on stands this week.
Here's what the 30-year-old Daily Show correspondent had to share:
On what you should pick her up in for a date: "A hoverboard. I can be on a plane in the air on my BlackBerry, texting and BBMing, on the Internet, drinking wine in the sky, yet there's no hoverboard. I am disappointed in the future."
On her brush with 30 Rock: She was up for the role of Alec Baldwin's girlfriend (which went to Elizabeth Banks). "They loved me but thought I looked too young." Tina Fey recommended her for the new NBC comedy Perfect Couples. (It'll premiere on Thursday, January 20.)


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"Go way beyond Internet safety. Turn students into great digital citizens.
Get all the tools you need with our FREE Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum and Parent Media Education Program. The relevant, ready-to-use instruction helps you guide students to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world where they live, study and play.
Every day, your students are tested with each post, search, chat, text message, file download, and profile update. Will they connect with like minds or spill TMI to the wrong people?
Will they behave creatively or borrow ideas recklessly? Will they do the right thing or take shortcuts?"
Read more...
Via Gust MEES, Ann Vega, Dr. Laura Sheneman, Pippa Davies @PippaDavies


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For the month of February Abby Dodge has chosen a beautiful creamy cheesecake for her #baketogether (for Abby's original recipe, click here). I was really happy to see this since I have been looking for an excuse for months now to make a dish from one of my favorite comfort food stops in Texas, Luby's Cafeteria. Feeling inspired by both of these recipes, I decided to blend elements of both and throw in a couple of my own ideas into the mix coming up with a delightful cake and a fun way to serve it and share it with friends.
When I was a teenager I loved going to Luby's Cafeteria with my parents. I was always in the mood to dine on their perfect macaroni and cheese along with a big rectangular piece of cracker crumb breaded fried fish topped with a generous dollop of creamy tartar sauce. Mmmmm, perfection.
In my twenties this was the place to go to gorge on vegetables to revitalize my body after a long weekend of partying. At this time my favorite was Luby's stuffed bell peppers, which from what I could tell were made with chopped leftover roast beef and were no less than a culinary triumph. Serve these with a side of fried okra and a little white bowl filled with mashed potatoes and you are in comfort food heaven.
Years later I enjoyed taking my own children there and treating them to their own favorites which were coincidentally enough, macaroni and cheese and fried fish. They just loved the place. I guess there is just something about 25 yards of steam tables and hairnet clad servers saying, "Serve you?" that just makes a child's heart sing.
Things haven't changed much through the years. You still slide your tray down the long silver bar of the food line past the salads, entrees and sides. At the end of the line right before you reach the individually wrapped cream cheese stuffed jalapenos and bowls of colorful cubed Jell-O, there lies the always impressive selection of desserts.
Most often I was a coconut pie girl, but on occasion when I felt like taking a walk on the wild side, I would change things up and get a piece of their fluffy and creamy no bake cheesecake. The simple combination of a crushed graham cracker crumb crust topped by a "light" combination of whipped cream and cream cheese, was just the perfect ending to a 3000 calorie chicken fried steak dinner.
Even though I miss it, maybe it's a good thing they don't have Luby's in Colorado because it is obvious that I just have no willpower.
Even though I miss it, maybe it's a good thing they don't have Luby's in Colorado because it is obvious that I just have no willpower.
Amaretto No Bake Cheesecakes with Toasted Almond and Biscoff Crust
3 ounces whole almonds, coarsely chopped
8.8 ounce package Biscoff cookies
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
8 tablespoons butter, softened and divided
11 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
1 – 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons amaretto (or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract can be substituted for the amaretto)
1 cup heavy cream, whipped until firm
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place almonds in a frying pan over medium high heat. Stirring frequently to prevent burning, toast the almonds until they are a golden brown and their aroma is released. Transfer to a plate to cool and set aside until ready to use.
Place Biscoff cookies in the bowl of a food processor and process until finely ground or alternatively place in a heavy duty bag and crush with a rolling pin. Combine the Biscoff crumbs, toasted almonds, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir well before removing 1 cup of the mixture and setting aside. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and add it to the remaining cookie mixture in the bowl; stir well.
Press the crumbs that were mixed with the butter into the bottom of a 9" pie plate or press 1/4 cup of the mixture into the bottom of each of 8 wide mouth 1/2 pint Mason jars. Place the pie plate into the preheated oven or if using the Mason jars, place them in a large baking dish and pour enough boiling water into it to make a water bath that comes 1" up the outside of the jars; bake for approximately 10 – 12 minutes or until they are aromatic and golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
In a large bowl, blend together the cream cheese, the remaining butter, mascarpone, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla extract and amaretto; blend well. Gently fold in the whipped cream until completely incorporated.
Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the cooled crust in the pie plate or Mason jars. Cover and refrigerate for 3 – 4 hours or preferably overnight. Sprinkle equal amounts of the remaining cookie crumbs over the top of the cheesecake before serving. Serve plain or with fresh fruit. Store in the refrigerator.
Makes 8 generous servings
I thought it might be fun to enter this in the Valentine's Day contest over at Very Good Recipes. If you'd like to get other great ideas or see who wins, please visit the website by clicking on the address http://verygoodrecipes.com/be-my-valentine-challenge.


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(Originally posted on the Inside BlackBerry Developer's Blog)
With a successful BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia just completed, we are already working on creating the best possible BlackBerry DEVCON 2011 on October 18-20 in San Francisco, USA. With little surprise, one of the biggest drivers for both new and past attendees continues to be the speakers and sessions. To ensure that we are providing one of the best programs anywhere in the mobile industry, we are going to open our call for papers earlier than we ever have in the past.
The Call for Speakers submission is now open for developers to submit their ideas for great sessions at the conference. We are now accepting descriptions for sessions that you would love to deliver at the conference. In a simple twist on last year, we are also accepting submissions for sessions you would love to see at the conference but may not be able to deliver yourself. We are actively recruiting great speakers in the field and would like your ideas on key topics for the conference.
The deadline for submissions is April 1st, but we encourage you to submit your BlackBerry DEVCON 2011 session ideas ahead of the deadline. We will be providing feedback on submissions and working with potential speakers through the submission process. I am looking forward to seeing your great ideas and session submissions!


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In order to become a SIDA Authorized Signatory, you must attend an initial SIDA Authorized Signatory Training Class and your company must maintain a valid Operating Agreement with the Massachusetts Port Authority. The Massport Security Badge Office conducts SIDA Authorized Signatory Training Classes weekly. If you register for a class, please attend or cancel in advance since class size is very limited and others may need the opportunity to attend.
Please ensure you bring two original forms of state or federal identification, one of which must be valid proof of lawful status.
The Training Room is located on the opposite side of the hall from the Security Badge Office when heading towards Terminal E.


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He's happy enough to keep pretending and playing this community role-playing "Santa" thing, but he's adament he doesn't believe it really. But he's still not sure where the presents come from.
It doesn't seem to have occurred to him for a second that it might be his tightarse parents who actually shell out for lego.
Why no, I don't know why he's talking about it in May.
He writes his letters with serifs. Pointy serifs that could take someone's eye out.
He writes and writes and writes, copying everything he can lay his hands on, he picks out letters he recognises. He delivers the mail to us and knows who the letters are for. All these words make my heart sing. What is motherhood if not a licence to use and abuse a corny cliche?


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The people of the 3rd District want Congress to pass a responsible budget that cuts spending, protects and strengthens programs like Medicare and Social Security, and ensures that our troops have the resources they need to defend our nation. This is my goal, and I will fight to pass a responsible budget in this Congress. And if Congress doesn't do its job and pass a budget, then members shouldn't be paid.
It's been four long years since the last federal budget was passed. In that time our country has experienced prolonged economic uncertainty, high unemployment and the largest increase in the national debt in history. The effect this has had on communities is apparent in my district where storefronts have closed along Main Street, and families have struggled to find work in areas where real unemployment is near twenty percent.
The impact of Congress's inability to get its fiscal house in order cannot be overstated when it comes to the role it plays in creating economic uncertainty and slowing job growth. While we have passed responsible budgets in the House since I've been in Congress, the Senate has refused to even discuss them or present an alternative. They've failed to do their job.
It's time to send a wake-up call.
This week we passed a measure in the House to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling for four months with the requirement that members of Congress pass a budget, or not be paid. Under this measure the United States will be able to continue to pay its bills on time without risk of default. In the meantime members of Congress will have their feet held to the fire to come together and pass a responsible budget with spending reforms. If you fail to do your job in the private sector, you don't get paid. The same should be true for Congress, and that's what this commonsense bill does. It gives Congress three months to pass a budget or else members will not be paid.
Ultimately, we cannot continue to raise the debt limit without serious spending cuts that put our country's fiscal future on a sustainable course. With a $16.4 trillion national debt, passing a budget must be our top priority. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the annual interest payments on this debt amount to $220 billion per year. It's projected to reach $770 billion by 2020. That's money that could be used for educating our kids, building and repairing infrastructure, or investing in our economy.
This should be cause for alarm, but many in Washington fail to grasp the severity of the problem, and instead of passing a budget to rein in spending and reduce the national debt, just go about business as usual.
The fact is that Medicare, Social Security and many other safety nets and vital programs are on the path to bankruptcy if we fail to get spending under control. Washington cannot afford to continue on, business as usual, when so much is at stake. We must cut spending and pass a budget.
There are many opportunities to root out federal waste, fraud and abuse immediately. Examples include the $3.9 billion that was lost through fraudulent tax returns last year, millions spent on lost equipment, and billions wasted on duplicative federal agencies and programs. The list of wasteful federal spending is extensive and egregious.
More must be done to trim budgets, make programs and agencies operate more efficiently, and end reckless spending. I believe it can be done.
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As policymakers in Europe threaten the sanctity of bank deposits in crumbling Cyprus, the faceless operators of decentralized electronic currency Bitcoin must be smiling somewhere.
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The currency, a favorite among those worried about the safety of traditional banking and paper currency, is emerging as an apparent winner from the drama surrounding the bailout of tiny Cyprus.
Bitcoin "is clearly having a breakthrough moment here, and a deeply surprising one given its novelty and nascent infrastructure," said Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx, in a note on Friday.
To be sure, Bitcoin is still a relatively new and small system that is subject to technical glitches and regulators are only now scrambling to keep up. Still, led by surging interest in the embattled eurozone and Russia (a favorite client of Cypriot banks), that breakthrough is clear through a number of metrics, including the surging value of the currency itself.
One Bitcoin is now worth around $73.75, up 84% from just two weeks ago when it was worth around $40.
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The value of Bitcoins outstanding has now exploded beyond $800 million. Colas notes that if Bitcoin were a country, its outstanding currency would rival the annual gross domestic product of a dozen World Bank-recognized nations.
People "are looking for alternatives" because of a "loss of confidence in paper money and traditional banking systems," said Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars.
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So what are Bitcoins and why are they enjoying a moment in the spotlight now?
Founded in 2009 as an open-source software code, Bitcoin is a complex and anonymous type of electronic currency that can be swapped for local currencies like dollars, yen and euros.
Users can create accounts, deposit local currency and then use that cash to buy Bitcoins at a rate that fluctuates with the market. The Bitcoins can be stored in an online wallet, used to make purchases and converted back into local currencies.
However, unlike most currencies that are controlled by central bankers, Bitcoin is highly decentralized and the number of Bitcoins in circulation expands at a predictable and limited rate. Bitcoin also notes that its accounts cannot be seized by local authorities.
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For all of these reasons, Bitcoins stand in stark contrast with the value of euros sitting in Cypriot banks.
The controversial push to impose a levy on bank deposits in Cyprus, a tax haven and money laundering epicenter favored by Russians, has fueled ATM cash shortages and forced the tiny island country to shut its banks for a week.
The decision to go after bank deposits reflects the lack of options to raise money for a bailout of Cyprus and its outsized banking system. However, that move also appears to have broken a cardinal rule in financial crises: don't give people a reason to fear for the safety of their bank accounts.
"The rampant success of Bitcoin is a profoundly cautionary tale for global monetary systems."
"Cyprus, if it's not Lehman Brothers, it's certainly causing a certain amount of nervousness," said Rickards, a partner at New York hedge fund JAC Capital Advisors.
Colas said he's been seeing "explosive growth" in the Russian ruble/Bitcoin exchange in recent days. He said average daily transactions have soared from around 500,000 to 1 million rubles per day to 3 million to 3.5 million rubles a day on Wednesday and Thursday.
"It may not seem fair, but the deposits of oligarchs, drug dealers and tax cheats need to have the same protection as widows and orphans," said Colas. "The people themselves, no. But if you can't convict them for their crimes, attacking everyone's deposits in retribution is bad policy."
Rickards said the recent popularity of Bitcoins is part of a broader trend around the world in favor of alternative currencies.
U.S. Treasury Takes Note
This includes in the U.S., as some fear the Federal Reserve's unprecedented quantitative easing program, which has swelled the central bank's balance sheet to $3 trillion, may eventually cause rampant inflation.
"Gold is a great way to preserve wealth, but it is hard to move around," said Rickards. "You do need some kind of alternative and Bitcoin fits the bill. I'm not surprised to see that happening."
Regulators seem to be taking notice as earlier this week the Treasury Department said it is applying money-laundering rules to so-called virtual currencies.
"It's almost a badge of respect when the Treasury starts regulating you," said Rickards. "You must be doing something right."
The attention from the U.S. comes amid some concern that Bitcoins and similar virtual currencies could become a haven for criminal activity. An FBI report last year revealed that at least one online service accepts Bitcoins in exchange for illegal drugs.
"It's not a knock on Bitcoin," said Rickards. "I'm sure there are criminals using the Bitcoin world, but there are criminals and bad actors in the dollar world as well. The sight of a drug smuggler opening a suitcase full of $100 bills is not unusual."
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It's also worth pointing out that while Bitcoin may not be subject to policy missteps like the Cyprus deposit proposal, the electronic exchange isn't immune to technical issues.
An apparent glitch in the Bitcoin network fueled a steep selloff earlier on March 12 that caused the currency's value to briefly plummet 23% to $37 before recovering. Interestingly, the snafu doesn't appear to have dented demand for Bitcoins as the currency's value has rebounded well beyond $70 since then.
So what does the rise of virtual currency say about the state of confidence in the traditional banking structure?
"The rampant success of Bitcoin is a profoundly cautionary tale for global monetary systems. And we seem to be more in the introduction rather than the epilogue of the story," said Colas. "If central banks and regulators actually ran their monetary policies to maintain public confidence in the value of their currency, Bitcoin wouldn't have a chance. "


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1. Pennsylvania Town Says Couple Runs Swingers' Club Inside Church
3. Duncanville court postpones trial for 'Cherry Pit' swingers club owners
4. Duncanville police arrest co-owner of Cherry Pit swingers club
5. Tribeca S&M palace raided; owner, 'Domina' held on prostitution raps
National Coalition for Sexual Freedom -- Media Update
September 21, 2008
NCSF Media Updates represent a sampling of recent stories printed in US
newspapers, magazines, and selected websites containing significant
mention of SM-leather-fetish, polyamory, or swing issues and topics.
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"Pennsylvania Town Says Couple Runs Swingers' Club Inside Church"
by Todd Connor
Fox News
September 19, 2008
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania couple is fighting to maintain a church they
run from a Huntingdon Township home, which officials say is really a
raunchy swingers club where single men have to pay for access but women
come for free.
John and Kim Ondrik say they worship nature at the Church for Spiritual
Humanism. But midnight mass at the Spiritual Palace is on hold as the Rev.
John and his wife fight for a variance to continue practicing their
religion in a residential area just outside of Pittsburgh.
Opponents of his church, including neighbors and North Huntingdon Township
officials, say what's really behind those closed doors is a club called
the "Swinger's Palace."
Township commissioner Richard Gray said it's been an open secret that a
swingers club has operated out of the two-story house since the 1970s, but
they finally have the evidence to shut it down.
Gray said the dispute is not about church or sex ? it's about having a
business operating in a residentially zoned area.
"The mere fact that they were charging a mandatory fee to get in, in my
opinion, would constitute a business," he said.
An attorney representing John Ondrik told FOX News that members in the
private church give a donation and aren't charged to get inside the
midnight masses, which typically take place on Friday and Saturday nights.
"You have a right to run a church in a residential area not because of
your free exercise rights under the Constitution, but simply because
churches are not primarily commercial," said Bruce Ledewitz, a law
professor at Duquesne University.
Ledewitz said the Ondriks might have a case if they can convince
authorities they're sincere about their religion and that they truly
believe in their church.
But keeping the Palace open might be a tough sell. Its Web site, which was
recently taken offline, showed that couples were charged an admission of
$50 while single men had to pay $75. Single women could attend free of
Self-described swinger "Dave" said he and his partner paid money to get
into the club. "You didn't get in without paying money. If you didn't pay
your money you were going back out the door."
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"Shrinks: Kinky Sex is a Mental Disorder"
by staff writer
September 19, 2008
According to doctors, people who engage in kinky sex are just plain nuts.
Find out why --- and what's being done about it.
People who engage in adventurous sex are now being labeled with a "mental
health illness," according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders or DSM. Yup, that's right, the official handbook of
psychiatry has now added kinky sex to its list of mental disorders.
In other words, if you indulge in role-playing, enjoy the feel of hot
candle wax, or use handcuffs (even the furry kind!) you're considered
someone who has a "mental disorder characterized by a preference for or
obsession with unusual sexual practices." The shame!
This isn't the first time the DSM has stirred controversy: Until 1974,
homosexuality was listed as a mental disorder. And now engaging in "wild"
sex which, for some people, that just means "normal," is a sign one has
lost their marbles.
?A group called the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom has launched a
petition to get "BDSM" (bondage, role-playing, punishment, discipline, and
fetishes, just to name a few) out of the DSM. In fact, they published a
paper on the topic here, and invite people to support their endeavor. They
are also asking that APA to base its conclusions on science, not on the
mainstream idea of what's considered "normal."
Why is this so important? If you meet the criteria for a DSM-approved
disorder, it could affect you at the workplace -- and even in child
custody agreements.
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"Duncanville Court Postpones Trial for 'Cherry Pit' Swingers Club Owners"
by Jon Nielsen
The Dallas Morning News (Texas)
September 18, 2008
Duncanville's municipal court postponed a trial date today for the Cherry
Pit owners accused of violating the city's sexually oriented business
The cases will be heard Oct. 27. The original date was set for Monday.
At issue in the municipal court case is about a dozen citations issued to
owners Julie M. Norris, 30, and Jim Trulock, 59, for running the swingers
club out of their home. The city has targeted the home, which sits on a
wooded residential lot on North Cedar Ridge Drive near Interstate 20, for
operating a sexually oriented business without a license and in a
residential neighborhood. City leaders and investigators maintain that the
home is a business because patrons are asked for a donation to attend
weekend and holiday parties.
Further complicating the case are the recent arrests of Mr. Trulock and
Ms. Norris on suspicion of serving alcohol at an unregistered club. The
Class A misdemeanor carries up to a one-year jail sentence or a fine up to
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Duncanville police arrest co-owner of Cherry Pit swingers club
by Jon Nielsen
The Dallas Morning News (Texas)
September 17, 2008
Duncanville police arrested the co-owner of a swingers club known as the
Cherry Pit on Wednesday.
The arrest of Julie M. Norris, 30, comes a day before a scheduled pretrial
hearing in the case against the notorious Duncanville sex club. Mrs.
Norris was charged with violating the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code for
operating an unregistered club, a Class A misdemeanor. If convicted, she
can serve up to one year in jail or a fine of up to $4,000.
The co-owner of the Cherry Pit, 59-year-old Jim Trulock, was arrested on
the same charge earlier this month.
Duncanville city officials have said that the couple is illegally
operating an unlicensed club in a residential neighborhood near Interstate
20 and North Cedar Ridge Drive. The City Council issued a ban in November
on sexually oriented businesses, but police documents show parties
continue at the home. City leaders say that patrons to the home are asked
to donate money to get into the home where alcohol is served.
During a pair of July raids at the home, authorities confiscated large
amounts of alcohol and "fun money" used to purchase sex acts.
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"Tribeca S&M Palace raided; owner, 'Domina' Held on Prostitution Raps"
by Barbara Ross, Kerry Burke, and Alison Gendar
The New York Daily News (New York)
September 17, 2008
A Manhattan S&M club that billed itself as the "Leading House of
Domination in NYC" was put out of business Wednesday after the NYPD busted
its manager and seized its business records.
The ladies at the Walker St. club, Rapture, all had "extensive and
rigorous" training in the art of bondage, and customers of the Tribeca
dungeon were whipped and poked by professionals, its advertising claimed.
"Each Domina is uniquely qualified to deliver the fantasy," the club's Web
site boasted.
Rapture promised "immaculately clean" and fully equipped rooms capable of
offering everything from "light play" to "heavy suspension and complex
medical sessions."
The NYPD had received numerous complaints from the club's unamused
neighbors that the third-floor operation was a straight-up house of
prostitution - despite the club's claims to the contrary.
"We do not engage in any form of prostitution whatsoever, so don't even
ask!" the ads claimed.
The NYPD's Manhattan South vice unit busted Collin John Reeve, 35, on
Tuesday for promoting prostitution and collared one of his ladies, Gina
Noto, 21, for prostitution, police said.
Noto, who is studying to become a nurse-practitioner, allegedly offered an
undercover vice cop a "prostate massage" for cash, court records stated.
On the walls of the club were lists of at least 17 dominatrices - and a
list of their special skills.
Whips, chains, hoists and sex toys filled the rooms.
Cops went back to the club Wednesday with a search warrant and seized
Rapture's business and payroll records, said Capt. Steven Braille,
commanding officer for the vice squad.
Braille said the investigation was ongoing and declined to discuss whether
other arrests were pending or whether customers were also under scrutiny.
Reeve's lawyer said his client was no pimp but a war veteran from the 82nd
Airborne Division who was honorably discharged.
"The NYPD does not know the difference between prostitution and freedom of
expression," said Reeve's attorney Salvatore Strazzullo.
"There is nothing on the books that states S&M is illegal," Strazzullo
"The City of New York should know the difference between prostitution and
a perfectly legal S&M dominatrix house," he added.
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Sesame Street "The Latinization of Marco" Gina is reading a book to Marco about the Spanish names for animals. Rosita asks what she is doing and Gina explains that since Marco was born in Guatemala where people speak Spanish, she would like him (and herself) to learn Spanish too. Rosita explains that there is so much more to learn and dashes off to get her guitar. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Neighbor Day" In this half hour special Daniel learns how good it feels to be neighborly and that one kind act can lead to many. His first good deed starts a chain reaction of kindness all around the Neighborhood, culminating with the declaration of "Neighbor Day"!. D
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Martha Speaks "Puppy Skits/Dinosaurs In Trouble!" Puppy Skits - Can a dog break through the space-time continuum? T.D. thinks so. As Martha recounts the tale of how T.D. D
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Nature "Cracking The Koala Code" Scientists track the day-to-day lives of an extended family of koalas in a forest pocket near urban Brisbane, Australia, to unravel what a forest needs to support a healthy population and how these slow-moving creatures react to the surrounding suburbia. Other scientists on St. Bees Island use solar-powered mobile phones to record koala vocalizations and begin to decipher some of the animals' communications.G
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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan "Arizona, A Border Or Barrier?" Political borders are changing biological movements and frontiers. In Southern Arizona, McMillan explores the challenges wildlife face due to the border fence. D
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Pati's Mexican Table "Lip-Smacking Mexican Meal" By adding a few key Mexican ingredients to what you'd normally find in an all-American pantry and fridge, you get these to-die-for, lip-smacking dishes. Chicken a la Trash; Everyday Green Salad; Impossible Chocoflan. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "A Taste of Spain" Host Christopher Kimball goes into the kitchen with test cook Bridget Lancaster to learn the secrets to making perfect Catalan-Style Beef Stew with Mushrooms. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of spaghetti. Finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make classic Spanish-Style Toasted Pasta with Shrimp. D
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GardenSMART An abandoned waterfront has been transformed into a public park, a wonderful area filled with lush lawns, trees and beautiful flowers. By incorporating a collection of ecosystems, it's a landscape people and wildlife use and enjoy. You can utilize similar concepts in your own landscape. D
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Infinity Hall Live "Ben Taylor" It must be daunting to be an up-and-coming singer/songwriter creating thoughtful melodic pop when your parents are two of the most celebrated, successful singer/songwriters of their generation. Ben Taylor knows a bit about that. Son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, Taylor spent his early years traveling and even considering a career in gardening and agriculture before eventually giving in to his musical calling with extraordinarily engaging results. D
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Sesame Street "Great Vibrations" Bob is conducting a class of kids playing different musical instruments. Abby walks by and is amazed by the beautiful music. Bob offers to teach her, but first, she needs to choose an instrument. D
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Super Why! "Around The World Adventure" With the help of their teacher, Whyatt and his friends have contacted a girl from another school over the computer but they wonder where she lives. The super readers take a trip around the world with a wacky explorer name Wigglesbottom who is on the hunt for his friend Sophie. Will they be able to help Wigglesbottom find his friend, or will they be destined to travel the globe indefinitely? Educational Objectives: To learn about Geography. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Top of the Sky/Jiggle Bones" Top of the Sky: Nick, Sally and Cat are playing with their toy rocket. Using the Cat's "Whoa-Look-At-It-Go-Launcher," he shoots the rocket up up and up! But now they need to go find it. Off to the top of the sky! They pass the treetops, and the mountains. D
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Wild Kratts "A Bat in the Brownies" When a little brown bat crashlands into a plate of Jimmy Z's famous brownies, Martin and Chris out set out to convince Aviva, Jimmy Z and Koki that bats are nothing to be afraid of. With bat activated Creature Power Suits, the bros follow join their new friend on a nocturnal fly about, and the entire crew must come to the rescue when the bat colony's roost is destroyed by a lightning bolt. In the end the Wild Kratts crew "goes batty," as they gain a new appreciation for bat ecology, predators and insects and echolocation, and learn to love bats. D
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Wyland's Art Studio "Sunset Coconuts" Paint the tropical evening sun behind a silhouette of palm trees.G
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Piano Guy A viewers' favorite compilation show from past episodes on how to play signature intros and identifiable parts to memorable tunes. These include Bradley Sowash's "The Twilight Zone," five-time Grammy nominee David Benoit's "Linus And Lucy" and Karl Propst's "The Addams Family Theme." Other featured guests include David Tolley, Andy LaVerne, Lori Mechem, Dave Powers and Bobby Floyd. D
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Make Me "Live Forever" Michael Mosley seeks out people working toward the logical conclusion of modern medicine - triumph over death. At Cambridge, academic Aubrey de Grey offers prize money for the scientist who can most effectively rejuvenate aging mice. He goes to witness the application of stem cell work that is restoring vision, constructing new organs, and offers the chance of replacing body parts. Then using the latest research, some of Michael's cells are made immortal.G
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NOVA "Making Stuff Cleaner" David Pogue explores the science and business of clean energy, examining alternative ways to generate it, store it and distribute it. One scientist uses chicken feathers to create a cheap way to make hydrogen cars safer. Pogue looks at the dependency on a rare resource in South America to make lithium batteries and how scientists might devise a way for batteries to run on molten salts, abundant in the U.S. Part 3 of 4G
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Curiosity Quest Goes Green "Reusable Bags" This is a hot topic in the Environmental Community. Join Joel as he tackles this important discussion of what to do with all the plastic bags. D
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Make: "Computer Music Making" The musical makers of CCRMA stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony.G
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Scientific American Frontiers "The Gene Hunters" Alda meets some of the brightest gene-hunting scientists today, including Nobelist Jim Watson, the Human Genome Project's Eric Lander and developmental geneticist Nancy Hopkins. He also examines a controversial gene therapy project that's attempting to grow new blood vessels in diseased hearts. D
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Inventions That Shook The World "The 1980's" The 1980s launch an unprecedented technological age that will continue into the next century. DNA profiling begins changing crime scene investigations for all time. Smokers find a helpful hand in kicking the habit through the nicotine patch. Other featured inventions include the MIR Space Station and the endoscopy capsule. Part 9 of 10G
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NOVA "Making Stuff Cleaner" David Pogue explores the science and business of clean energy, examining alternative ways to generate it, store it and distribute it. One scientist uses chicken feathers to create a cheap way to make hydrogen cars safer. Pogue looks at the dependency on a rare resource in South America to make lithium batteries and how scientists might devise a way for batteries to run on molten salts, abundant in the U.S. Part 3 of 4G
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Curiosity Quest Goes Green "Reusable Bags" This is a hot topic in the Environmental Community. Join Joel as he tackles this important discussion of what to do with all the plastic bags. D
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Review: GTX 670 FTW with superior and quieter cooler
Half a year ago we tested EVGA's GTX 670 FTW (For The Win) and the card fared really well in terms of noise emissions, in spite of the high factory overclock, which also had quite an impact on performance. EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 runs at the same clocks as the GTX 670 FTW, thus providing the same performance. However, the cooler has been overhauled. The new Signature 2 cooler uses two fans for better airflow and reduced noise. Also, the added cooling capacity should give us a bit more headroom for overclocking. Basically the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 looks quite attractive, but today we will try and see whether it can deliver as promised.
The GPU stock clock is set at 1006MHz, while the GPU boost clock is 1084MHz. Just to refresh your memory the GPU reference base clock is 915MHz, while the memory runs at 1502MHz (6008MHz GDDR5 effectively).
While GTX 680 comes with eight SMX units and 1536 CUDA cores, GTX 670 has seven SMX units and 1344 CUDA cores. Coincidentally, reference GTX 680's GPU runs at 1006MHz, which is the exact clock of our GTX 670 FTW Signature 2. The card packs eight memory chips, totaling 2GB of GDDR5 memory. Nvidia kept the identical memory system used on the GTX 680, meaning four 64-bit memory controllers (256-bit memory interface) and 2GB of GDDR5 memory.
In the box you'll find:
User Guide
Quick Installation Guide
Driver DVD
A small note about PCIE 3 compatibility
A new sticker set (Enthusiast Built)
EVGA Full Size Poster
EVGA Case Badge
DVI to VGA Dongle
2x Molex to 6-pin Power Adapter
GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 comes with a new dual-fan cooler, whereas all previously introduced EVGA GTX 670 series cards were equipped with a blower style cooler. The picture below first shows the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2, followed by the GTX 670 Superclocked.
EVGA uses the reference PCB design for the GTX 670 Superclocked, but for the GTX 670 FTW and GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 the company threw in the GTX 680 PCB. Note that doing this was not too difficult, since both the GTX 680 and GTX 670 use the GK104 GPU and identical memory subsystems. The picture below shows PCB designs for the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2, followed by the GTX 670 Superclocked.
GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 is 25,4cm long, just like the GTX 680, while the reference GTX 670 is 24cm long. We said that the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 uses GTX 680's board design and this picture shows how similar the two cards really are (GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 vs. GTX 680 Superclocked Signature 2).
A careful observation of the back reveals some differences, mostly in power supply design. The GTX 680 draws more power and it comes with one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector, while the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 draws power via two 6-pin power connectors, just like the reference GTX 670 card.
The mesh finish on the Signature 2's cooler looks quite attractive, but it is also a magnet for dust. It's nothing that a quick blast of compressed air won't sort out. On the Signature 2 cooler EVGA went for two 75mm fans and we are happy to report that they are very quiet.
EVGA's GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 packs a total of 2GB of GDDR5, in eight memory modules. EVGA overclocked the memory to 1552MHz (6208MHz effectively).
The Signature 2 card comes with two dual-link DVI outs, but only one is analog VGA-out capable. EVGA made things easy by marking the VGA-capable out with "DVI-I". The plastic caps are also a nice touch. The I/O panel also features standard HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. Nvidia wanted to make sure that it does not lag behind the competition in multi-display support, so Kepler based cards can run up to four displays simultaneously.
The air exhausts are somewhat bigger than on the reference card. This allows for better airflow, which means hot air will exit the card faster and in turn help the cooler perform a bit better.
GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 graphics cards come with two SLI connectors, which means it's possible to daisy chain up to four GTX 670 cards for some serious power.
Motherboard: EVGA X79 FTW
CPU: Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3820 (3.6GHz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright HR-02 (Thermalright-Europa Distri www.PC-Cooling.de).
Memory: 8GB ADATA DDR3 1600 XPG Gaming series
Harddisk: OCZ Vertex 2 100 GB
Power Supply: CoolerMaster Silent Pro 1000W
Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower
Operating System: Win7 64-bit
Nvidia 310.70-desktop-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql
AMD 12-11_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe
We had a chance to test several GTX 670 graphics cards based on the reference design, with the reference cooler. Although reference coolers usually aren't very impressive, Nvidia did a good job when it comes to the reference GTX 670 design. You'll also hear the reference cooler when the card gets hot, but it doesn't get too loud while the temperatures are on the safe side, somewhere about 80°C.
EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2's GPU is overclocked by 91MHz (1006MHz), something which would be too much for the reference cooler to cope with, at least not without producing a lot more noise.
Quality cooling is a must when we deal with overclocked components, and EVGA's GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 fits into this category. We pushed the Power Target all the way up to +145 percent and got a stable GPU Base clock at 1121MHz (+206MHz over the reference clock). It was hassle free and we have no issues to report.
GPU temperatures didn't exceed 74ºC at factory clocks. The Signature 2 fan is silent in idle mode but even when it's under full load you won't hear it until you come very close to the chassis, or stick your head in it.
We left the fans in Auto mode during our overclocking session and the temperature went up to 78°C. Considering that the fans were just slightly audible as you can hear some airflow from the graphics card in a silent room, this is good result.
Although it ticks at higher clocks, EVGA's GTX 670 FTW Signature 2's consumption isn't as high when considering the performance.
Non-reference coolers are quite popular and EVGA's Signature 2 series has always been a standout product in that respect. GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 runs at the same clocks as the GTX 670 FTW. The GPU is clocked at 1006MHz while the memory is at 1527MHz (6108MHz effectively). Note that reference clocks are 915/1502MHz for the GPU/memory. Higher clocks of course translate into better performance, but overclocked or not – the GTX 670 delivers a lot of bang for your gaming buck.
EVGA did a great job taking the GTX 680's design for its GTX 670 FTW and GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 graphics card. This ensures advanced power management, something that can be usefully when overclocking. Using the GTX 680's PCB allowed us to push the Power Target on EVGA's GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 all the way up to +145 percent. In comparison, the reference GTX 670's Power Target went up to +122 percent.
Added power and higher clocks don't mean much without proper cooling. The Signature 2 cooler delivers a great balance between noise and temperature. The card is cool and almost inaudible when working at factory overclock. The old GTX 670 FTW card is also silent, but there EVGA sacrificed a few degrees Celsius in order to keep noise down.
EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 is priced about €15 more than GTX 670 FTW which can be yours for €330. If you are looking for silence and also have in mind overclocking, than the added investment in the Signature 2 version is justified, as it will get you a very quiet graphics card that can support your 2560x1600 gaming habit.


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Neanderthal baby is possible Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Neanderthal baby is possible Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3 Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message 12ax7Joined: 07 Nov 2009 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: Junior wrote: 12ax7 wrote: Oh, please. Your creationist shtick would only be half-believable if you didn't have a hot chick with a gun as your avatar. You can't answer the points raised? I see. You have no point. Back to top kinshipJoined: 24 Jan 2013 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:08 pm Post subject: Quote: It just so happens that Homo sapiens is the only surviving human species . Here is the problem, sceintists are basing their theories solely upon skeletal remains. You can say anything you want when you just have bones to play with. DNA is extremely difficult to extract from 1,000 year old remains and it gets worse as the samples are from older time periods http://www.science20.com/news_releases/viking_dna_extracted_from_1_000_year_old_skeleton Quote: Unfortunately, severe problems connected with the retrieval and analysis of DNA from ancient organisms (like the scarcity of intact molecules) are further aggravated in the case of ancient humans. This is because of the great risk of contamination with abundant DNA from modern humans. Humans, then, are involved at all steps, from excavation to laboratory analyses. This means that many previous results have subsequently been disputed as attributed to the presence of contaminant DNA, and some researchers even claim that it is impossible to obtain reliable results with ancient human DNA The limits of genetic research also plays a role. DNA can give a probability of being related but it is not an infallible research field http://www.totalcriminaldefense.com/news/articles/criminal-evidence/infallibility-of-dui-evidence/ Plus genetic research cannot shed any light on interpersonal relationships or how societies behaved when they were alive. Now a researcher may find similar DNA with Homo Sapiens in a few supposed Neanderthal but that does not indicate that ALL Neanderthals intermingled with Homo Sapiens. Nor does it prove that the Neanderthal were a sub-species and if it did then that would open up the Chinese, the Hispanic, the Black to charges that they are merely sub-speices of white Homo Sapiens and be used to support racism. Without written material from the time period that actually can be proven to be accurate, scientists cannot construct a viable civilization for the Neanderthal nor even say there were actually a sub-species. Back to top KimchiNinjaJoined: 01 May 2012Location: Gangnam Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:30 pm Post subject: comm wrote: KimchiNinja wrote: There were different tribes of man; we survived and they didn't. Why not add back some genetic diversity. Get a population of Neanderthals going and then have sex with them and make some homo-neander half breeds. Humans have already interbred with Neanderthals, probably including some of your ancestors. HA! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Off-Topic Forum All times are GMT - 8 HoursGoto page Previous 1, 2, 3 Page 3 of 3 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Wondering what will become of the old Andronico's site on Telegraph? Forget whatever you've seen elsewhere. Trombonist-raconteur Mal Sharp, caught by the Planet last Wednesday playing the Bateau Ivre next door, with chanteuse Melanie O'Reilly and his band Big Money in Dixieland, says that he and Mel are putting together a group to turn it into a bowling alley. Yes, that's right, he says that they hope to build the biggest bowling alley west of the Mississippi: 47 lanes, big neon "OPEN" sign, the works. Oh, and because it's Berkeley, he says, for bowling shoes they plan to provide Birkenstocks. Umm-hmm.


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Which Would You Rather Have: 100,000 Unauthorized Downloads Of Your Music... Or None?
from the just-asking dept
If you're a band, would you rather your album was shared 100,000 times via unauthorized means... or is widely ignored and not shared at all?
Which do you think is a better sign of a band in trouble?


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Welcome to the June 2014 Edition – the 74th – of the Down Under Feminists' Carnival! A feast of fantastic feminist 'frightbat' awesomeness. Grab yourself a cuppa and get reading.
There's such a breadth and depth of feminist writing and criticism out there. It has been an absolute pleasure collating this edition of the DUFC. Hope you enjoy reading these great pieces as much as I have.
In NSW many women's refuges are under threat due to changes in funding to homelessness services. It is an appalling state of affairs, to put it mildly. There's lots of campaigning under way to save these important services. Read about them at Hoyden about Town, where tigtog writes: Signal Boosting: Mass Closure of Women's Refuges in NSW.
* At Global Comment, Chally Kacelnik writes about this urgent and important issue: New South Wales Decimates Women's Shelters.
* At xterrafirma Ann Deslandes writes about the problems of the policy context of the women's refuges and homelessness shelters in the light of the recent funding changes in NSW: Did Elsie get it right the first time?
Also check out the SOS Women's Services Facebook page for more info about how you can get involved.
* At Writehanded, Sarah Wilson shares a fantastic 'Feminist Treehouse' image created by one of her friends in response to an anti-feminist commenter: Welcome to the Feminist Treehouse.
* At The Travelling Unicorn, Ebs writes about the whiteness of Australian feminism in the light of the 'Frightbat' poll at the Daily Telegraph: #Australianfeminismisforwhitewomen.
At the Daily Life website, Celeste Liddle argues strongly for more support for young Indigneous women: We need to do more for our indigenous girls.
She writes:
Right now, there are only a handful of programs that focus on the unique circumstances of young Indigenous women. Initiatives like Girls at the Centre by The Smith Family and the Multi-mix mob (a playgroup catering for children and their mothers) are few and far between. And most seem to be offered through not-for-profit groups or foundations with limited governmental support. A programme like Clontarf, by using sport as a way to reach them, also gives our young men so many other options by teaching them to aim high and value education. Couldn't our women also benefit from such a well-rounded approach?
The issues faced by Indigenous girls are diverse and their needs are wide-ranging. There is a demonstrated need for a range of programs geared around educational empowerment, health and well-being, parenting support and skills, sports and recreation and general leadership.
Her article refers to a recently released report from The Smith Family which can be found at the bottom of this page: "Improving educational outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls".
Somehow I don't think Australia's "Minister for Women" (I've put it in quotes because I don't believe he can or should be in that position) has young indigenous women anywhere near the top of his priority list. Earlier this week our increasingly offensive and ignorant Prime Minister (is it even possible for him to get any worse!?!) declared to an economic conference: "I guess our country owes its existence to a form of foreign investment by the British government in the then unsettled or, um, scarcely settled, Great South Land".
There are so many wrong things about this statement I don't know where to begin. Argh, just…no.
* Celeste Liddle writes at Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist about racism in Australia and how tired she is of the whitemansplaining: I'm just so damn exhausted.
* Ebs at The Travelling Unicorn writes about Blackface fatigue, after trying to explain why blackface is racist to a bunch of young people from the Gold Coast.
* At Writehanded, Sarah Wilson shares some tips about mindfulness, something I think we can all benefit from: Walking down the other street.
* At No Place for Sheep, Jennifer Wilson writes movingly about losing her husband, in: The House of Widows.
* Avril e Jean writes beautifully about the first experiences of menopause: The Hot Flush
* Angela Priestley suggests that women delete the cost of childcare from their partner's salary instead of their own: Should mum or dad pay for childcare?
There's lots of great writing about Orange is the New Black. It's a brilliant show, currently in second season. I wish it had been around when I was writing my thesis on postfeminism and pop culture. I probably should blog about it, except that I'm too busy just enjoying it.
* Scarlett Harris discusses the second season of Orange is the New Black, a television series that features a large cast of diverse and interesting women: Physical & Mental Health in Orange is the New Black.
* Brocklesnitch writes this hilarious piece in response to a male journalist who totally misses the point about OITNB by arguing that it doesn't have enough men in it. Yep, someone actually wrote that. Check out the smackdown here: Orange is the No Ah No.
If you've not seen OITNB yet, I suggest you get your hands on season one and start watching.
* Tasha Robinson writes scathingly about the problems with 'strong female characters' and the lack of them, in: We're losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome
She writes:
"Strong Female Character" is just as often used derisively as descriptively, because it's such a simplistic, low bar to vault, and it's more a marketing term than a meaningful goal. But just as it remains frustratingly uncommon for films to pass the simple, low-bar Bechdel Test, it's still rare to see films in the mainstream action/horror/science-fiction/fantasy realm introduce women with any kind of meaningful strength, or women who go past a few simple stereotypes.
* Continuing with the Orange is the New Black theme, at The King's Tribune, Rebecca Shaw discusses OITNB and argues that bisexuality is routinely diminished and dismissed: Safe spaces in the LGBTQIA alphabet.
* Julie at The Hand Mirror' writes about access to abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand: Not what abortion 'on demand' looks like, folks
* blue milk writes about the way we police teenage girls' bodies in: My latest column is on dress codes and teenage school girls. Link to her Daily Life article here: Fighting against dress code sexism at school.
* Rosanna Stevens writes beautifully about the culture of shame surrounding menstruation: The right kind of blood
* Kath at Fat Heffalump writes wonderfully about: Unruly Bodies…
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I learnt that instead of focusing on what my body is not, I need to focus on what it IS. And what it is, is wonderous. Flawed and weird yes, as are ALL bodies, but also amazing.
Why must women be small, tidy, contained, unobtrusive? Why must we spend our lives trying to disappear, be invisible, to not take up any space, to keep out of everyone's way? Why can't we inhabit our bodies as they are, find comfort and joy in them?
* At The Hand Mirror, Scuba Nurse writes: 'Why I think you are creepy'. She quotes some twitter conversations about rape and 'rapey behaviour'. [trigger warnings apply]
She writes:
And I suddenly thought… why the hell they are fighting SO HARD for their rights to someone else's body.
* Jennifer Wilson at No Place for Sheep asks: Should Uthman Badar's talk "Honour killings are morally justified" have been cancelled by the Festival of Dangerous Ideas?
* At A Bee of a Certain Age Deborah discusses some of the myths about domestic violence: "On the radio, talking about domestic violence" (There's a link on the page to a recording of the radio show).
* Over at Ramp Up, Stella Young talks about the lack of agency young women with disabilities have over their bodies: 'Life skills' program teaches wrong lesson
* Jane Gilmour writes about the whole Frightbat fiasco in "Bat Country for Old Men".
* Jenna Price, co-founder of the feminist action group Destroy the Joint also wrote about this issue: Be very worried, Tim Blair – we are all fright bats now.
* Over at Geek Feminism, there's an interesting discussion about What would a feminist payment/funding site look like?.
* Anita Heiss writes about the end of Australia's cultural cringe: Is the cultural cringe over? YES IT IS! |
And that just about wraps it up for June. Thanks to everyone who submitted links, it made hosting that much easier.
Edited to add: The next edition of DUFC will be hosted by Rebecca from bluebec.com. If you can't access the submissions form, email: rebecca [dot] dominguez [at] gmail [dot] com to submit a post.


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Gear up for Hannover Messe
Hannover Messe 2012 is just over a week away and the world's largest industrial fair promises to continue spreading the wealth of information of technology fields. To get a taste of what 2012 has in store, Hannover Messe has released a series of short videos highlighting the various trade fairs converging on Germany this month.
"greentelligence" will be a recurring theme focusing on boosting sustainability and changing the way we think about industrial technology fields. Many companies are looking to expand their presence at the fair, such as Cisco, so prepare yourself to see more than you have in the past.
This year, Hannover Messe will feature eight trade fairs covering: Industrial Automation, Energy, "MobiliTec", Industrial Supply, "CoilTechnica", "IndustrialGreenTec", "Digital Factory" and Research & Technology. Next year, the fair will continue to expand with focuses on: Motion, Drive & Automation; Wind; Power Plant Technology; ComVac; and Surface Technology.
Be prepared for the fair: Visit the mobile site or download a smartphone app to plan your trip (and take it with you).
Read other press releases from Hannover Messe
Watch last year's dynamic Opening Ceremony.
Also see: controleng.com/channels/sustainable-engineering
– Originally dated April 13. Re-dated for inclusion in an Energy Automation special edition newsletter for April 15.