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centrotherm photovoltaics AG is concluding an exclusive agreement with QIMONDA for Itarion Solar Lda. The recently formed joint-venture between QIMONDA and the CENTROSOLAR Group is planning to create production facilities for silicon-based solar cells at Vila do Conde in Portugal. In doing so, Itarion is relying on expertise from Blaubeuren: the master agreement with centrotherm photovoltaics AG, as a leading supplier of technology and services for the manufacturing of solar cells and solar silicon, envisages the delivery of turnkey production lines. This major order includes several lines with a project planning period of two years and guaranteed levels of cell efficiency and production capacity. Delivery of the first line will prospectively be in early 2009.
"We are pleased to accompany QIMONDA and the CENTROSOLAR Group in their entry into solar cell production, and to provide a basis for cost-efficient production of solar cells with our technology and know-how," commented Hans Autenrieth, Management Board member of centrotherm photovoltaics AG. "The order in Portugal confirms our growth strategy. Together with the other orders we have won over recent months, it proves that we have positioned ourselves successfully in the South European growth market."

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centrotherm photovoltaics AG, which is based at Blaubeuren, is one of the world's leading technology and service-providers for the manufacturing of solar cells and solar silicon. The broad product spectrum comprises key equipment and turnkey production lines for crystalline and thin-film solar cells. The product range is supplemented by reactors and converters for the manufacturing of solar silicon. centrotherm photovoltaics guarantees its customers important performance parameters such as production capacity, degree of efficacy, and completion deadlines for turnkey lines. The centrotherm photovoltaics Group currently employs 330 staff members at its locations in Blaubeuren, Burghausen, Constance, and Dresden, and operates globally in Europe, Asia, and the USA. The company achieved revenue in the last financial year of €166.2 million, EBIT of €21.1 million, and is listed in the TecDax of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange.

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    Should I include my most recent professional experience even if it isn't related to IT?

    Prior to that, I had a temporary work experience in IT support and before that, experience in customer service for a 5 star hotel, which I have included.

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    Yes, for the following reasons:

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    Agreed. Soft skills in IT should not be underestimated.

    I see it a lot in the companies I work in. The ones with the IT guys that are happy to approach others and are open to discussion and actively seek to help others, are doing better and also seem to have a better, happier work experience. It's the reclusive ones that like to be left alone and retreat to a corner end up being left out of all the good stuff sooner or later.

    Working in customer service at a 5 star hotel sounds rather good. A potential employer could see you as an individual that provides world class service due to the expectations that end users often have towards IT.
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    Thank you for the solid advice, guys. I will integrate skills I think are transferable over to my IT CV, including my most recent employment.

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Across the island lives an equally unhappy 12-year-old boy Sam (Jared Gilman) who is also Suzy's soulmate. Sam has escaped from the Khaki Scout camp through a hole cut in his pup tent, much to the horror of Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton), the stuntedly boyish, deeply earnest troop leader depressed by his AWOL scout.

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There is something undeniably heartfelt in Anderson's yarn of two misfit kids, the artistic Suzy and the orphaned Sam, who find acceptance and love in each other's arms. After leading police chief Captain Sharp (Bruce Willis) and Scout Master Ward on a merry goose chase, the children set up camp on a remote island cove. It represents that magical pined-for place of all children's dreams, a special world apart where they are free to make their own rules, show their true selves, and kiss and dance to sexy French records. On their escape into the wilderness, they bring along the things they love best, like a dead mother's brooch, a favorite pair of scissors, and books. Anderson and Coppola convey the imaginative and soothing world children wrap around themselves via these beloved objects.

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Anderson can sometimes become so enamored with style and nostalgic generational references that his stories get swamped by Kate Spade ambiance. But in Moonrise Kingdom Anderson's retro style works perfectly with an air of earnestness and melancholy that seems a remnant of a lost age. Anderson's repeated power zooms; his oily, hazy Kodachrome-evoking film stock; a visible copyright notice at the film's opening — all work in tandem to give Moonrise Kingdom the look of an artsy film circa 1965, the story's time frame.

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Hi. Obviously I can get flamed for this (Chris already called me an "idiot", but I think we deserve an answer. Got Kaz anti-virus on Win7 64bit. Playing Mass Effect 2. Version 1.0 of trainer ran without a hitch. As soon as I DL'd v 1.01, whammo, Kaz alarms everywhere for Trojan horses... multiple .dll files found and forced into delete after first run of trainer. It even crashed my RAID drive (luckily had backup image). After reinstall, it tried the same stunt tonight.

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If you need the money to buy stuff, enter this code as well (same menu): Right, Down, Left, Up, Up, Left, Down, Right. The $1,000,000 should get you off to a start. This code adds up if you do it repeatedly.

Invulnerability & Infinite Ammo

When you want to say, "Just fork this schnit", here's invulnerability and infinite ammo. Note the degreelessness mode does not extend to gunners or passengers -- vehicles your merc is not operating can be shot up when you leave it. Enter the PDA screen, scroll to the faction status menu and use the D-pad to input the following:

Invulnerability - Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right
Infinite Ammo - Right, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, Left, Left

The invulnerability code turns off each time you see a loading screen. Just enter the code again to reactivate it. One last thing about these two cheats in particular -- turn them off before you save your game, or you'll be sorry.

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FaCtion Intel

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

Allied Nations - The Allied Nations are your basic goody-two-shoes police force. Since the game can only progress if you verify members of the Deck of 52, you should keep the A.N. forces at least neutral or unfriendly to your mercenary (this prevents him from being shot at). The A.N. does not have faction locked-down areas in the game, but they can easily cause you problems since they have SAM sites and heavy firepower at their disposal. Keep them happy by not killing any A.N. forces unless you are in need of some vital "equipment". A.N. forces are hostile against North Korean forces.

Strengths - The large American and European Union presences in the AN forces make the Allied Nations rather tenacious to take out. They are the main paymasters for the Deck of 52 you need to finish the game, so pissing them off is by far the most embarrassing and unprofitable mistake you will ever make. AN forces have deadly firepower at their disposal, and they don't hesitate to open up if they recognise your merc as hostile.

Weaknesses - The AN is slow to build up their forces; they are also hard to anger, unless you actively attack their forces. AN forces are almost never the target of any faction, so you can take measured steps around them. You may want to kill AN pilots for their deadly choppers since your merc cannot "commandeer" friendly choppers already in the air.

Worthy A.N. Vehicles To Steal:
AN Transport Chopper. Good if you just need to go somewhere quickly.
AN Gunship. The ultimate attack chopper.
AN Tracked APC. An extremely tough and reliable workhorse.
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Republic of South Korea - The ROK are easily the whipping boy for mercenaries who like PO'ing factions. ROK forces have some good anti-infantry weapons, chiefly their signal jammers and APCs, but they have no SAM vehicles to worry about. However, they do "own" significant areas around the map -- you just need to learn how to exploit the ROK forces for your benefit. ROK soldiers are poorly equipped, but their special forces will have access to a 100 round sniper rifle later in the game. Whack one and take the gun! ROK forces are hostile against Chinese and North Koreans.

Strengths - The South Koreans only have limited access to weapons, so you will only find the most advanced equipment with their all-female special forces. Their Hummvees are modded to be TOW carriers as well as recce...

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VeHicular Disguise

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

One particular thing in Mercenaries is the "vehicular disguise". Basically, once you drive around in a vehicle, and no one is around, your faction will become the same as the vehicle's owner. For example, you get into one of the A.N. Hummvees near where you start the game -- provided no one is around, the disguise your merc will have will be that of an Allied Nations soldier.

When disguised, soldiers of that faction will not attack your vehicle (if they are hostile towards your merc). They will pretty much leave you alone so you can drive around and go anywhere in their presence until such a time that the disguise is blown. How? Any of the following actions will result in a dropped disguise:
Honking the vehicle's horn.
Killing a soldier in disguised vehicle.
Ramming another vehicle while disguised.
Attacking while in vehicle disguise.
Having any officer see your disguised vehicle.

Once the disguise is lost, the only way to regain the disguise is to exit the vehicle and re-enter it once there are no other people around (this includes occupied vehicles). The basic rule of disguise is make like a Larch (no. 3 ... the larch ... the larch) and not be seen.

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FaCtion Gain & Loss

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

You gain and lose "faction status" by doing stuff for, or against certain groups. Normally, completing missions for a faction will cause them to like you -- you're being "reliable". However, you can also gain faction status by doing the following:
Successfully clear a contract
Killing enemies attacking a faction's forces (must be in line of sight of faction)
Grabbing open bounties (Chinese and ROK only)
Selling a vehicle to chopshop (Mafia only)

Killing people of one faction is by far the fastest way to make them hostile towards your mercenary. If you absolutely, positively need to destroy a factions' vehicle or soldier, you should try your very best to kill only that target to minimise faction status damage. The basic rule is the more people within line of sight when you pull the trigger (or initiate the airstrike) the more you stand to lose.

If you happen to kill a faction's unit within the line of sight of five or more other faction units, you go from immediately from friendly to hostile. For purposes of accounting, "unit" means one soldier or one vehicle (despite how many soldiers are in that vehicle). Press counts as two units for purposes of calculating "units" for faction gain and loss. Having press accompanying you into a battle with DPRK soldiers will increase your faction standing with the AN, but not other factions. Other ways to lose faction status:
Destruction of a faction's vehicle (occupied) or soldier
Killing a civilian (AN, China, and ROK only)
Killing a member of the press (AN, China, and ROK only)
Destruction of key mission objectives (tents, bridges, etc)

Strangely enough, you can sometimes fool the game by doing things either out of order or by thinking outside the box. If you melee bash a soldier, you only stun them, but do not kill him. Using the take down move will reduce the status. Flashbang grenades will also not cause faction loss, but the effect is temporary. So long as there is only one soldier in the area, you can "disable" him (or her) using multiple melee bashes (or kill them with a gun) without damaging faction status. If you lose faction status when the target drops, then another unit came around when you committed your heinous act.

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FrEe Supply & Weapon Locations (South Map)

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Medical Kits (Clubs, Diamonds) - On the road between Sariwon and Kaeson, there is a dirt road that meets the paved road. A truck parked on the side has three supply crates full of medikits.

Sniper Rifle Crate (Clubs) - In the Chinese held territory of Nampo, there are three crates next to a building with sniper rifles, RPGs, and assault rifles. This changes after the Chinese seizes Nampo later in the game, but the sniper rifle will be there until then. Since you may not survive the trip out once you grab the weapon, consider using a chopper to winch the supply crates to a safe spot so you can inspect the goodies.

ROK Supply Crate (Diamonds) - Right at the door to Buford's HQ in Kaesong. Note, the Carbine weapon is not included in this supply crate, only ammo and grenades.

Vehicle Ammo Crate (Clubs, Diamonds) - Northeast of the DMZ is a helipad with Vehicle Ammo. This was where the Two of Clubs was located earlier on. You will have this available even after the northern province is unlocked in your current campaign. Beware that attempting to winch the ammo supply crate with a chopper -- the fuel tanks next to this power-up may explode and kill you.

Shotgun (Clubs, Diamonds) - Near the Russian chopshop in East Pyongyang, there is an officer with a shotgun. If you want to save money and take down the Russian for his weapon, do it. Beware that aside from the second Russian near the garage officer, there are three more Russians hanging around the backdoor of Sergei's HQ, not to mention the Russian observer on the roof of the garage (only horizontal displacement counts when determining stealth in this game). However, you can also pick up this officer, drive to a lonely road and melee him sight unseen.

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FrEe Vehicle Locations (South Map)

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

DPRK Scout Chopper (Clubs, Diamonds) - On the open bridge between Downtown Pyongyang and Sariwon, several DPRK scout choppers usually pass overhead. Draw their attention and hijack them when they descend to attack. This place is fairly reliable as a source for scout choppers, but the appearance of the choppers is random.

DPRK Scout Chopper (Clubs, Diamonds) - The $ symbol southwest of the DMZ, very close to the Ten of Clubs. This is not the same symbol as the AN Transport Chopper. You can reach that chopper simply by following the railroad leading south into the badlands; once there, you just need to snipe the pilot out of the chopper cockpit and claim it for yourself. Watch out flying forward -- the restricted zone is right in front of your new ride.

DPRK ZSU (Diamonds) - These AA tank units are found in the backroads fortress area west of the NK Artillery Base and Farmland (northwest of Haeju). The shells are weaker than actual tank guns, but since you can fire 8 of them in rapidity, you can destroy light jeeps quickly for money.

DPRK BMP-1 (Diamonds) - These IFVs are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. They have decent armor against anything except anti-tank missiles and tank guns. They can be used for your North Korean jeep killing sprees if you find one. BMP-1s are great to use for the AN mission where you need to rescue three or four downed allied airmen near the North Korean Fortress. Just make sure you fire your BMP cannon first on the enemy BMPs, or you won't be going anywhere in about five seconds.

DPRK BTR APC (Diamonds) - These IFVs are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. Many of them are roaming the roads near the North Korean Fortress in the northeast area of the game map. They are fairly tough, unless you are facing off a tank; disguising yourself as North Korean is worth it for the most part if you are trying to get to an objective and facing a mass of North Korean troops. The APC is faster than the BMP-1 and handles more like a "normal" car than a tank (which uses the joystick to move).

DPRK Type 54/55 Tank (Diamonds) - These North Korean tanks are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. Many will appear in the northeast where the NK Fortress is. If you get one, consider blasting the immediate forces around your area, especially North Korean jamming vehicles, SAM carriers, and other vehicles. Once you're done with it, you can...

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FrEe Supply & Weapon Locations (North Map)

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

Anti-material Rifle (Five of Hearts) - At Unsan Village, there are anti-material rifle men near the number card. Once you incapacitate the Five of Hearts, you won't have them available anymore so make a decision if you want to keep the rifle or not. Unless you are really good with your sniper scope, the normal sniper rifle is a much better choice since you have double the ammo, and you may kill chopper pilots using either rifle (both rifles need to shoot through the canopy to be effective).

Vehicle Ammo Crates (Spades) - Various spots in the Chemical Complex and NK Garrison have vehicle ammo crates, presumably to refill your tank when your merc goes on a killing spree to pad ExOps' bottom line. If your NK Gunship-transport needs ammo, this would be a good time to take up the free ammo while in disguise. It saves you $6000 in operating costs.

Prototype Rifle (Spades) - Near the Chongju Farms area, several ROK female special forces soldiers will be milling around taking pot-shots at passing DPRK forces. Take one down (try luring one into your car with a promise to take her someplace exotic -- like Toledo -- then subduing her on a stretch of lonely road to avoid faction status damage) and nab a $16,000 weapon. The Prototype Rifle may behave like the Light Machinegun, but it can also fire while zoomed in. Don't let go of the sniper rifle though -- the prototype rifle's shots cannot pierce the canopy glass on choppers and does less damage.

Anti-air missile (Four of Spades) - This number card will have an Air-to-Air missile launcher to use against mercs who fly in without disguise or in the wrong chopper. If you want to keep this weapon, now would be a good time to pick one up for free.

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FrEe Vehicle Locations (North Map)

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

DPRK Gunship-transport (Three of Hearts) - This unit is linked to the Three of Hearts; once you incapacitate him, this unit will not appear anymore. You may consider leaving the Three of Hearts last and verify him right before the Ace of Hearts contract. Go north of the Kusong MASH to the Sinuiju Farms. He will be on the field with several tanks and gunships. By far the easier of the pre-set choppers to hijack.

DPRK Gunship-transport (Seven of Hearts) - This unit is linked to the Seven of Hearts; once you incapacitate him, this unit will not appear anymore. You may consider leaving the Seven of Hearts last and verify him right before the Ace of Hearts contract. Go north of Yongbyon Station and head directly east of the Industrial Zone to the Seven of Hearts. A gunship is sitting next to him; simply head into the area from the south and hijack the gunship. Repair it for free by cancelling any contract and opting not to retry.

DPRK Gunship-transport (Hearts, Spades) - East of Changsong Train Station, there is an eliptical road. Go to the east section of the loop and look for an alarm tower east of the road. One of the gunships can be seen; nearing it will cause the SNS Radar to be jammed. Go up the slope and take any of the gunships there.

DPRK Transport Chopper (Hearts, Spades) - Locate the eliptical road near Changsong Train Station and drive along the north section. North of that road, near the restricted red area, is a small airbase with a transport chopper, a tunnel, and a tank.

DPRK Scout Chopper (Hearts, Spades) - Between Taechon Battlefields and the dirt road immediately east of Taechon, there are two small airbases with Scout Choppers on their pads. You're required to hike up to those bases

DPRK Scout Chopper (Spades) - East of Farm Valley, a small base is nestled in an equally small valley. Several ZSU and SAM carriers are around, as well as a tank. Probably too much work for a simple scout chopper.

DPRK Type 62 Tank (Hearts, Spades) - Near the North Korean garrison on the southeast, there are several tanks patrolling the area. If you want a tank for infiltration, snag one here or near the Taechon Reactor in the west. If you simply want firepower, stick with a Chinese Type 96 tank.

AN Gunship (Hearts, Spades) - This requires a sniper rifle or anti-material rifle and the ability to lose $25,000. Head to the east entrance of the Kusong MASH and climb the local hillside. This places your merc at the height of the...

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ChOose Your Operative Wisely

by Fourteen1 Jun 25, 2007

ExOps has three good candidates for the Song Contract. Each one will really affect how hard (or easy) a time you will have, so pick carefully. Once chosen, the operative cannot be changed unless you start new game, so pick wisely.

Chris Jacobs (aka., The Black Guy)
Languages: English, Korean
Strengths: Toughness. Has 100% more "life" than normal, allowing this merc to take more damage.
Strategies: Use toughness to suck up hits and to take out hordes of enemies. Toughness allows this merc to survive explosions and falls that will kill other mercs. (*I recommend playing as this merc the first time through -- it's not just that I think Phil Lamar is a funny guy, but this merc lets you tough out a lot of situations where you simply get killed from big explosions.*)
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle.
Play Style: Up front and no nonsense. Hijacking hostile tanks and choppers is not a problem for this merc. The damage sustained is often not enough to put him out of action. Equipment can be sparse and airstrikes are only used in the most dire emergencies.

Jennifer Mui (aka., Token Asian Chick Who Talks British)
Languages: The King's English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Strengths: Stealth. Can get closer to enemy soldiers from behind without causing alert. Stealth covers being detected when firing sniper rifles (which are unsilenced for range).
Strategies: This merc must use sneaking to take out enemies; she cannot withstand damage like the black merc. Carrying two sniper rifles or a sniper rifle in her kit is recommended.
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle, or prototype rifle and anti-material rifle.
Play Style: Slow, methodical approach is best. Stealth must be used more for this merc than other operatives. She cannot approach hostile tanks and choppers without sustaining lethal damage, so she needs a sniper rifle to take out the operators of light vehicles and choppers, and airstrikes to destroy tanks and heavy amor.

Matthias Nilsson (aka., Krezzy Swedish Guy)
Languages: English, Swedish, Russian
Strengths: Speed. This merc runs at a better speed than his other co-workers. This means he can outpace pursuing foot soldiers and catch up to slow moving vehicles.
Strategies: Plays mostly like the black merc, but with less "life". Cannot take much punishment so avoiding head-on confrontations with tanks and heavy vehicles are a must.
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle,...

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Friday’s game will continue the Packers’ recognition of USA Football Month as the Packers have invited four teams from the All-American Youth Football League in the Milwaukee area to play each other on the field during halftime. The teams will also be on the field during the national anthem. In addition, the Packers have donated more than 3,000 tickets split between the team’s preseason home games to youth football leagues throughout Wisconsin.

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Developed for Fire Brigades and Emergency Responders world wide, this document contains firefighting and spills information delivered in its shortest, most actionable PHRASES. This document is available for every product or substance contained in Chemwatch GOLD database. GoldFFX and Chemeritus carry this document as standard. Also available on mobile devices and tablets running Android and Apple OS via SmartSuite.

(M)SDS Font size

Change the (M)SDS font size with one click using (M)SDS quick-settings.

From advanced settings you may change much, much more.

Search Relevance Rating

Chemical Names can be a mystery…

Chemwatch has implemented the worlds first chemical name RELEVANCE RATING. When you search by name Chemwatch will produce search results for all known Primary Names, Synonyms, Trade Names as well as preferred names, as set by the user. Search for the keyword ‘benz’ and you will see what we mean…

Query Builder

Mirror Mirror…Which Paint is most hazardous of all???

Create unlimited combination of queries using the Query Builder. Chemwatch will be adding new search parameters over the next 2 sprints.
Utilize powerful search operands and virtually unlimited combinations. You may save, edit and retrieve your queries at any time.

Outback – Distributing Labels

In addition to (M)SDS, and MINI, it is also possible to distribute Chemical labels to your clients. Using AuthorITe you may create mixture (M)SDS; Using D-Gen you may design labels. Using Outback you can distribute both (M)SDS and Labels to your Client – in real time.

Multi-lingual Chemical Search

Search over 200,000 Substances in over 30 languages.

Thanks to Galleria Chemica, official chemical names from hundreds of regulatory/official lists have been indexed and made available in the Chemwatch search engine. Simply choose your search language and type away…System will suggest results as you type…

Minor Storage Tools and Guidelines

Manifest module gives you access to Minor Storage guidelines:

For Chemicals not exceeding Placarding limits there is a variety of additional information on Minor Storage and Handling! As with most Chemwatch functions it takes one click to access this information for any Product or Substance subject to scrutiny when it comes to storage and handling.

IRMA – Emergency Response

24/7 Chemical Emergency Response line in 150 languages

Fire, Spills, First Aid, Medical and Worker or domestic exposure advice is available for each chemical (substance or mixture). Reports are comprehensive (they may contain several pages of information each).

Emergency Response Service Hot Line 24/7 provides responses in over 150 languages and is supported by trained individuals specialising in Fire/ Spills/ Medical and Regulatory disciplines.

Intray of Favourites

My (least) favourite chemicals…

Rather than creating endless folders and sub folders, Chemwatch systems feature a list-building feature called the ‘Intray’.

Build your own ‘favourite’ lists by adding any chemical to intray. You may do this from any location, search or filter results. This is quite valuable when you are building lists that are not linked to a particular location, but still require you to action, report on, or phase out.

Ingredient View

The Babushka effect…

Substances contained in your products are subject to Regulation, Standards and Best practices, and as such, ultimately, drive your entire Chemicals Management Strategy. Chemwatch allows you to view your entire inventory of products broken down into individual ingredients; we even combine the volumes which allows you to see exactly how much of each substance you store.

Best of all – it requires no more than ONE CLICK to do so.

“Ingredient In” Search

Find me all products containing “substance X”

Whenever you see an Pure chemical in Chemwatch system (more than 250,000) – you may right-click and select the INGREDIENT IN function. This feature allows you to find all products that contain that particular ingredient. Practically invaluable feature when it comes to implementing phaseout strategies…

Incompatibility Report

Complete Summary of Incompatibilities

With a single click – users may generate this report that flags all materials that should be separated or segregated. There is even information on how far the segregation must be in order to achieve a safe Storage environment.

Hide function

The invisible cloak.

Hide any chemical and/or storage location of concern from unauthorised users: providing you have sufficient permissions to administer other users access, you may assign a “hidden” property to any Chemical or Location, thus ensuring Chemicals of high concern are kept safe and secure.

Hazard Filters

Identify chemicals by specific (combination of) hazards!

Filter any list of Materials, Containers or Risk Assessments by specific Health, Physical or Environmental Hazard. For example you may identify, in seconds, all carcinogens, mutagens, liver toxins or flammables at any location or entire organisation.

Folders (Nodes) Tree

Manage folders like you already do!

Folder management is quick and easy – supporting drag&drop and right-click context menu. There are no limits to the number of folders you can create to represent your inventory structure.

Chemical (Sub)Structure Search

Drawing brings SMILES to your face…

Use Structure Drawing tool to search a library of over 360,000 substances. You may also use SMILES Structure Search which is also native to Chemwatch applications.

Emeritus Chemeritus

Ultimate tool for Health, Safety and Environment Professionals and Toxicologists

Chemeritus Application covers all aspects of Chemicals management including expert documentation on Toxicology, Environmental and Personal Protection. Dedicated Approvals module and Workflow engine come as standard. Chemical Structure Search, 3D Molecule visualisation tools and much much more is available natively.

3D Molecular Modelling

Visualise and explore over 200,000 molecular structures.

Over 360,000 Pure Substance molecular structures are avialble in Chemwatch. Use Chemeritus application to visualise and explore these. No Browser plugins required.

(M)SDS Update alerts

Know what changed, when it changed, and WHERE it affects you!

Users are alerted via email when a Vendor (M)SDS is updated.

Substance Library

A fountain of knowledge…Over 150.000 substances have been fully reviewed and characterised. Our team has developed SDS (in almost 50 languages) as well as animal- and eco-tox, emergency response and safe handling procedures, for each. The Chemwatch Library is the world’s largest independently, peer-reviewed substances, growing by thousands yearly.

Auto-Sanitise Ingredients (Limited disclosure)

Protect your trade secrets and and ensure Regulatory Compliance.

Auto-Sanitise Ingredients feature in AuthoITte will pre-calculate the final mixture classification and “hide” all constituents that do not contribute to the final classification.
Simply select the auto option when in sanitised view and the system takes care of the rest. You may also manually override this.

Classification Engine

Create your own Pure Chemical Classifications and Mixture (M)SDS using our massive Library.

Over 200,000 Pure Substances available in the system. With AuthorITe, you may use any of them as a template. Modify any (combination) of the 200 end-points and produce your own Pure Substance (M)SDS in minutes.

World’s most powerful (M)SDS Authoring Software

In short: Support for REACH, GHS, CLP, KOSHA,  and all other jurisdictions. 35,000+ Phrases available in 47 languages. All regulatory and transport data integrated. Library of 200,000+ pure substances. There is simply not enough space so we beg you to read more.

Watermarks (protect your draft documents)

Protect unpublished (M)SDS!

Watermarks automatically appear on unpublished SDS in Chemwatch AuthorITe. You can distribute the unpublished version both intrenally and externaly prior to final release to the market.

100,000 Rules

Classification is just the start!

In addition to calculating Mixture classification for any Jurisdiction automatically, the AuthorITe engine features more than 100,000 rules that drive (M)SDS content such as: Phrases, Glove Selection, Respirator, Spills and Disposal methods, Incompatibilities, and much much more.


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Student instrumental competition announced

01/14/2014 08:44PM, Published by ACL, Categories: Schools, Arts+Entertainment, In Print

The Kennett Symphony of Chester County is sponsoring a Junior Instrumental Competition for students in grades four to eight who live in Chester, Delaware, and New Castle counties.

All instruments normally found in an orchestra or band are included.

There will be three winners in the grades four to six category, and three winners in the grades seven and eight category, with prizes in each of $100, $50, and $25.  Presentation of the prizes will be made at the Kennett Symphony’s Children’s Concert on March 9 at West Chester University’s Asplundh Hall.

The winning selections will be based on auditions, to be held on Feb. 15 in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square.  Each student will perform one intermediate (or higher) composition lasting no longer than five minutes. Memorization is encouraged, but not required.

All participants will receive feedback from the judges’ comments. Additional information and applications are available at, or from the Kennett Symphony office (610-444-6363).  All applications should be postmarked no later than Jan. 29 and sent to: Kennett Symphony Jr. Instrumental Competition, c/o Paul Merluzzi, 1445 Grand Oak Lane, West Chester, PA  19380.

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Balto. Co. pet cemetery poses challenge for neighbors, officials

At the Oakleigh Pet Cemetery in Parkville, Bobby the Wonder Monkey's tombstone is hidden in ivy. Weeds surround the grave of Monsetta, remembered as "Our only girl." And on Snookie's stone marker, the epitaph "Until the end our faithful pal" is barely visible behind the brush.

The owner of the 2.5-acre cemetery near Loch Raven Boulevard says he is trying to clean up, but he has racked up nearly $30,000 in unpaid county fines and fees for persistent problems such as overgrown vegetation, junk scattered on the grounds and broken windows. Neighbors also say the property is a hot spot for teen troublemakers.

Unkempt pet cemeteries have posed challenges for local officials around the country. And in recent years, some Maryland lawmakers have pushed unsuccessfully for legislation to regulate about a half-dozen pet cemeteries in the state. The state's Office of Cemetery Oversight, which enforces standards and investigates consumer complaints about human cemeteries, does not monitor animal graveyards.

Now, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks plans a zoning change to limit future development of the Oakleigh Pet Cemetery property. Separately, Marks intends to introduce legislation aimed at protecting the rights of owners of pets buried there.

The property went to tax sale in 2010 for unpaid taxes as well as code violations, county officials said. A company called Azure Capital Management LLC bought the lien, and this March, the firm filed court papers to start the foreclosure process. The owner would need to pay more than $52,000 to remove the property from tax sale, county officials said.

"It's a real eyesore, and it's a real problem property for us," said Marks, a Perry Hall Republican whose family buried a cat named Tuna at Oakleigh in the 1980s. "There's not the protections you have under human cemeteries."

The county adopted regulations on pet cemetery maintenance a few years ago in response to residents' complaints. But Marks said those who have paid for lots should be protected in case the land is ever redeveloped. Some people have paid hundreds of dollars to bury their pets there, according to interviews and county records.

The bill being drafted by Marks would require cemeteries to notify owners of buried pets when the land is sold, and to move the remains to another graveyard. People who have bought but not yet used a plot would have to be reimbursed under the bill, which he plans to introduce next month.

Cemetery owner John Williams, who bought the property in 2009, said he doesn't want to see it developed. Williams said he hired a maintenance person about two months ago but that the employee has been sick and unable to work recently. "I want to see it in tip-top shape," he said of the cemetery.

Williams said he feels overwhelmed by the amount he owes but that he's trying to find the money to remove the cemetery from tax sale. All the code enforcement citations feel like a personal attack, he said, as if county inspectors are writing tickets out of spite. "It's so frustrating to me because I feel that the county is pushing their weight on me," Williams said.

A lawyer with Azure Capital Management LLC could not be reached to comment.

Area resident Marshall Chalkley has several dogs buried at the cemetery and said he's upset by the condition of property. When his current beagle dies, he said, he'll make different arrangements.

"She's not coming here," he said. "She's going to be cremated."

The cemetery is a source of neighborhood lore. Some neighbors say they remember hearses driving up to the graveyard. Others have heard that actress Shirley Temple's pet monkey is buried there, said area resident Jessica Moore, who added that she has tried to research whether that's true but could not confirm the tale.

Parts of the cemetery are maintained, the grave sites cleared and visible. One family buried a ferret named Princess Reich, engraving her tombstone with the words, "Our precious little girl." Another pet named Cupcake is memorialized as "our beautiful Miss America." One grave site is marked "Chico" and "Chico II." Another lists nearly a dozen poodles — including Chi-Chi, T-Nee and T-Na — that appear to have belonged to one family.

A house on the site once was home to four families, even though it was not registered as a rental property and was deemed unsafe, according to county records.

A code-enforcement file on the cemetery is filled with photos of the property, as well as tickets and hearing records.

County code enforcement chief Lionel Van Dommelen acknowledged that fines alone may not be enough to prompt property owners to clean up.

"You can only keep putting fines on a piece of property for so long," Van Dommelen said, adding that unpaid fines are assumed by the buyer when such properties are sold. "If you place too many fines on a piece of property, even an investor at a tax sale is not going to want to buy that property."

The property drew complaints before Williams owned it. The first complaint on file with the county was made in 2004 for tall grass and weeds, Van Dommelen said.

Williams said he bought the land as an investment and planned to run it as a pet cemetery but acknowledges that he didn't know what he was getting into. Many of the remaining plots have been reserved already, and there's little room left. Williams now plans to install mausoleums around the perimeter of the cemetery, he said.

"I didn't really realize it was as full as it was," Williams said. "I didn't think about that."

Maryland has about six pet cemeteries, said Andrew Mazan, director of Nicodemus Memorial Park, run by the Baltimore Humane Society in Reisterstown. Some human cemeteries also have sections for pets, he said.

State lawmakers' efforts took place after problems at the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park in Elkridge, which had fallen into disrepair. According to a legislative analysis of the state bills, that cemetery held about 22,000 animals and at least 20 pet owners.

In Silver Spring, the nearly 8-acre Aspin Hill Memorial Park also suffered from neglect. The Montgomery County Humane Society took over the property in 2007, and volunteers have helped spruce up the site, which was full of weeds and debris, said spokeswoman b j Altschul. About 50,000 animals and dozens of humans are buried there, she said.

"It was not easy for us to make improvements and changes," Altschul said. "It was very difficult at first. … With the passage of time and with persistence, the site is definitely looking brighter now."

Pet owners should always ask whether a cemetery has a perpetual care fund to help to maintain grave sites, said Coleen Ellis of the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance, a national organization of people who provide services such as pet burial, cremation and funerals.

Ellis founded the nation's first stand-alone pet funeral home and now runs the Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, a consulting firm in the Indianapolis area. Many people consider their pets family, she said. Baby boomers whose children have left home think of their pets as kids, she said. Younger people who haven't had children feel the same.

"They're becoming the confidant and the safety and the security, or the child and the best friend," she said. "They fill that role."

Some Maryland lawmakers have tried to tighten controls. In 2006 and 2007, state legislation was introduced to regulate pet cemeteries but did not pass.

While many states have some regulations for pet cemeteries, they're rarely enforced, said Poul Lemasters, the lawyer for Ellis' group.

"There's just not the manpower or the resources for either the local city or the county or municipality or even the state to really follow up with pet cemeteries," he said.

But he said business owners in the pet "death care" industry are increasingly facing liability risks over issues such as pets being buried in the wrong plots, and there's been a push for regulation.

"We are in a society now where people care, a lot of times, more about their pets than they do about the rest of their families," he said.

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Saturday's multi-sport local roundup: Red cards cost Legacy 76 in NPSL debut

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Virginia Legacy 76 made its National Premier Soccer League debut Saturday night, losing 2-1 to Chesterfield United FC at Wanner Stadium.

Legacy was forced to play a man down in the first minute after goalkeeper Ryan McArthur, from Poquoson and VCU, was given a red card for challenging too physically.

Chesterfield scored nine minutes into the game, then 30 minutes in to go ahead 2-0. Jacob Weiler netted a goal early in the second half for Legacy. Substitute Robert Alberti put a ball in the net for an apparent tying goal, but an offsides goal negated it.

Legacy's Jalon Brown, a Christopher Newport All-American, received a red card, putting the Williamsburg-based squad two men down, and Chesterfield held on to win.

Victor Flemming of Carrollton was the top men’s finisher and Karen Terry, 25, of Hampton was the top women’s finisher at the Red, White and Blue 5K at the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex in Williamsburg.

Flemming, the Colonial Road Runners 2014 Grand Prix leader, finished in 16 minutes, 20 seconds. Terry, 25, finished in 19:00, edging Jennifer Quarles’ second-place time of 19:02.

Terry was running her first CRR race since winning the women’s CRR Grand Prix in 2012. She outkicked six-time CRR Grand Prix champion Quarles, 42, of Williamsburg.

Debbie McLaughlin, 48, of Williamsburg pulled away from 2013 CRR Grand Prix champion Mercedes Castillo-D’Amico, 56, of Newport News, to take third, 20:08 to 20:32.

The best age-graded race and most impressive performance of the day, though, came from Jim Thornton of Seaford, who turned 60 in April. He ran 18:54 to break by three seconds the all-time CRR record for men 60-64.

International League:

Brett Wallace smacked a home run over the right-field wall on Nelvin Fuentes' first pitch of the 13th inning, giving the Norfolk Tides (15-27) a series-opening 7-6 win against the Charlotte Knights (14-28) before 8,197 at Harbor Park on Saturday night.

That Wallace won the game was fitting. He had one of the best nights of his pro career, batting 4-for-5 and scoring four runs. Teammate Xavier Paul doubled twice, scored a run and drove in two.

The Tides, who have had the IL's worst record for much of the season, went ahead of Charlotte in the South Division. They bounced back after dropping three of four at home to the Louisville Bats and after squandering a 6-3 lead in the final two innings against Charlotte, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

Jordan Danks' home run made it 6-4 in the eighth. Charlotte pulled even in the ninth when Tides catcher Brian Ward -- who had driven in two runs earlier in the night -- committed a fielding error and a throwing error on the same play, permitting Dan Black and Blake Tekotte to score.

Eastern League:

A.J. Morris pitched seven innings, yielding six hits, and combined with two relievers on a shutout to boost Altoona to a 3-0 home win against Richmond.

Alen Hanson sparked the offense for the Curve (16-24), Pittsburgh's Double-A affiliate, with a home run, two runs, two steals and two singles. Stetson Allie added a home run.

Ryan Lollis batted 3-for-4 for the Flying Squirrels (21-19), who had nine hits. Ty Blach took the defeat.

Indoor football:

The Trenton (N.J.) Freedom (5-2) went ahead by as many as 17 points in the second half and beat the Richmond Raiders 52-42 in a Professional Indoor Football League contest at Richmond Coliseum.

The Raiders fell to 1-5 with their third loss to Trenton.

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Science journal retracts controversial research paper

A scientific paper embraced by many chronic fatigue syndrome patients as a ray of hope has been retracted after a tumultuous year that included allegations of data manipulation and felony charges involving stolen property against the study's lead researcher.

In the paper, published in 2009 by the prestigious journal Science, researchers reported they had found evidence of a retrovirus called XMRV in the blood of patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome much more frequently than in the blood of their healthy peers. The paper immediately caused a stir, leading teams of scientists around the world to try to confirm the findings.

Patients rejoiced at the possibility of an explanation for their illness, which has long confounded researchers. As the Tribune reported in 2010, some patients even began taking antiretroviral drugs designed to treat a different retrovirus, HIV.

At the same time, the paper's lead researcher, Judy Mikovits, then employed at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease in Reno, Nev., began linking XMRV to other frustrating disorders, including autism and Gulf War syndrome, without publishing data to support her statements.

Soon, independent teams of scientists began reporting they could not find evidence of the retrovirus in the blood of CFS patients or anyone else. Researchers hypothesized that lab contamination could have given rise to the original findings. Mikovits vehemently denied it.

Then, earlier this year, several authors on the original paper reported their data were flawed, resulting in a partial retraction. Science staff attempted to get the papers' authors — including Mikovits — to agree to a full retraction, but the group could not agree on the wording, Science Executive Editor Monica Bradford said in an interview.

In particular, Mikovits and others wanted to include a statement that they had confidence in their larger conclusions about the presence of the virus, Bradford said. But some of the authors were uncomfortable with that, as was Science, she said.

On Thursday, Science's editor, Dr. Bruce Alberts, announced the journal would take the unusual step of retracting the paper itself.

Alberts listed several reasons for the retraction — the partial retraction of data earlier in the year, the failure of multiple labs to reliably find evidence of XMRV in CFS patients' blood, poor quality control in some of the experiments and the acknowledgment by the paper's authors that they had left out some important information.

"Science has lost confidence in the report and the validity of its conclusions," Alberts wrote. "We regret the time and resources that the scientific community has devoted to unsuccessful attempts to replicate these results."

In an interview, Alberts said the episode was an unfortunate waste of time and resources, for scientists and for patients. "I think this whole thing has been a tragedy for science," he said. "It is very sad that the patients got tied up and confused by it."

Attempts to contact Mikovits were unsuccessful.

Annette Whittemore, president of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, wrote in a statement that the institute would carry on with its mission of researching the illness. "It is not the end of the story," she wrote. "Rather it is the beginning of our renewed efforts."

British virologist Jonathan Stoye, who co-authored a supportive commentary that ran in the same 2009 issue of Science, wrote in an email that the retraction comes as no surprise. "The writing has been on the wall for over a year now, and there simply is nothing left," he wrote.

"I don't think it was anyone's fault," wrote Stoye, who dove into researching the link after the 2009 paper was published. "Perhaps we could have sorted things out faster, but it was potentially very important and I think that everyone who became involved went into the affair with their eyes open."

Patients' reactions varied. Many have long given up on the idea that XMRV played a role in their illness. K. Kimberly McCleary, president of the CFIDS Association of America, tried to find a silver lining. "The heightened visibility that has resulted from this high-profile research has drawn new scientific and media interest to this serious, complex condition," she wrote in an email.

Others online viewed the retraction as part of a large, complex conspiracy theory against CFS patients. "We know the truth, and so do they," wrote one commenter on, an online patient community. "That's what (they're) afraid of."

At the center of the controversy is Mikovits, the scientist hired to be director of research by WPI, which was founded by the parents of a woman with CFS.

Almost immediately after the Science paper was published, some patients showered adulation on Mikovits. They wrote to her, crowded her at conferences and set up a defense fund when she ran into legal trouble. One patient signed message board postings "In Judy We Trust."

Mikovits proved controversial. Shortly after the paper came out, she spoke at the Autism One conference in Chicago, joining a lineup of speakers that included disgraced autism researcher Andrew Wakefield, who had lost the right to practice medicine in Britain for serious professional misconduct. There she linked XMRV to autism, a baseless assertion that has since been picked up by some in the autism community.

Earlier this year, the Tribune reported that Science was investigating whether data in a figure in the original paper had been manipulated after an Oklahoma graduate student, Abbie Smith, pointed out that Mikovits had presented the same figure twice — once in the Science paper and once at a conference — but with different labeling.

Bradford, Science's executive editor, said Mikovits explained the problem as an "honest error."

In September, WPI fired Mikovits and later filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Mikovits possessed key lab notebooks and other property belonging to the institute. A WPI employee filed affidavits alleging that Mikovits had instructed him to take the notebooks from WPI and hand them over to her.

Just before Thanksgiving, Mikovits was arrested in California and spent five days in jail. An arrest warrant issued by University of Nevada at Reno police listed two felony charges: possession of stolen property and unlawful taking of computer data, equipment, supplies or other computer-related property.

A spokeswoman for WPI said Mikovits returned some but not all of the lab notebooks, and that when she returned one computer, its hard drive had been wiped clean. Another computer is in police custody, the spokeswoman said.

On Monday, a Nevada judge granted a default judgment in the civil lawsuit in favor of WPI, ordering Mikovits to pay attorneys fees.

Ivan Oransky, co-founder of the website Retraction Watch and executive editor of Reuters Health, said the story is unusual but also familiar — a scientist who thinks she has found something, becomes a believer, gathers people behind her cause and then, once questions are raised, finds it hard to back down.

"Obviously, it is highly unusual for it to involve jail time," he said. "It speaks to the powerful drive of personality."

Copyright © 2017, Chicago Tribune


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