Saturday, March 10, 2012

How to transport tropical fish for a week? | PetHot.com

We are moving across the country, and we plan that the journey to our new home takes about 4 to 5 days. What is the best way to transport about 26 tropical fish? would a bucket be enough or bags more suitable. Is it possible at all?thanks, please help.
what about heating????

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Official: Toll in Israel Gaza strikes 12 militants

A Palestinian touches the body of Zuhair al-Qaissi, a commanderl of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in Gaza City, Friday, March 9, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

A Palestinian touches the body of Zuhair al-Qaissi, a commanderl of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in Gaza City, Friday, March 9, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 file photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, center, is escorted by his father Noam Schalit, right, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minster Ehud Barak, as he arrives at Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel. An Israeli airstrike killed Zuhair al-Qaissi the commander of the militant group behind the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit and a second militant in Gaza on Friday March 9, 2012 in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months.(AP Photo/ GPO, HO, File) ISRAEL OUT

Palestinian carry the body of Zuhair al-Qaissi, a commanderl of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in Gaza City, Friday, March 9, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinians gather around the wreckage of a car targeted in an airstrike in Gaza City, Friday, March 9, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian carry the body of Zuhair al-Qaissi, a commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in Gaza City, Friday, March 9, 2012. An Israeli airstrike killed top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months.(AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ? A violent flare-up that began when Israel killed a leading militant commander in the Gaza Strip has so far killed 12 militants, said a Palestinian health spokesman Saturday.

The killing also unleashed a barrage of rockets by furious Palestinian militants from the coastal territory toward Israel's southern border communities. One of those rockets seriously wounded an Israeli civilian and sent families scattering into bomb shelters.

The Palestinian militants were killed in seven airstrikes overnight and on Saturday morning, said Gaza health spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya. He said some 20 more civilians were wounded by flying shrapnel from the exploding missiles, some of which targeted militants deep in civilian areas of the crowded territory.

The flare-up began midmorning Friday, when an Israeli airstrike targeted the commander of one of the militant groups behind the abduction of an Israeli soldier five years ago.

Zuhair Al-Qaissi's killing prompted Palestinian militants in Gaza to fire over 50 rockets at Israel so far, according to a count by Israel's military.

As militants sought to fire rockets, they were targeted by Israeli airstrikes. One militant was killed on Gaza City's main upscale boulevard. Another was hit while driving a car in the central Gaza City town of Deir al-Balah.

The Israeli military said it initially targeted al-Qaissi, the commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, a militant group closely aligned with Gaza's Hamas rulers.

Members of several other Palestinian groups joined the fray. The majority of those killed overnight belonged to the Islamic Jihad, a militant group that has sought to build up its arsenal over the past few months.

The Friday strike was the highest profile killing Israel has undertaken against militants in the coastal strip in several months.

The military said al-Qaissi was plotting an infiltration attack into Israel similar to the raid from Egypt's Sinai peninsula that they claim he orchestrated in August, which killed eight Israelis and injured 40 more.

The militant group has never taken responsibility for the attack.

The explosion tore apart al-Qaissi's blue sedan and killed his son-in-law, Mahmoud Hanini ? himself a top PRC field commander. Another low ranking Gaza militant also died.

Palestinian witnesses said Israeli drones were seen hovering above just moments before al-Qaissi's vehicle burst into flames. They said the blast was so fierce that al-Qaissi's head was torn off.

The Popular Resistance Committee is responsible for dozens of deadly attacks against Israelis in recent years and its members are among the most active rocket launchers from Gaza into Israel.

The Israeli military said al-Qaissi was also in charge of transferring funds from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to other militant groups in Gaza.

But the group is mostly known for carrying out the 2006 abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit and holding on to him for more than five years until he was freed in a massive prisoner swap last year.

Israel's agreement to release 1,027 Palestinians for Schalit was the most lopsided swap in the country's history.

Israel often targets Gaza militants it says are preparing attacks, but tensions have been relatively calm in recent months with Israel mostly targeting smuggling tunnels from Egypt and refraining from attacking individuals. Al-Qaissi, who is also known as Abu Ibrahim, is the highest profile casualty in Gaza since his predecessor, Kamal Nairab, was killed seven months ago in a similar fashion.

The military said Palestinian militants had fired some 50 rockets and mortar shells at Israel over the past two months, causing no casualties and little damage.

Gaza militants promised many more would come.

The Israeli military insisted it did not want an escalation but said it was "prepared to defend the residents of Israel."

But it appeared to be getting ready for the worst, issuing a warning to Israeli residents living within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of Gaza to stay close to home Friday night and refrain from holding major outdoor events Saturday.

Associated Press

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Navy's Robot Firefighter to Throw Extinguisher Grenades

Fire has proven deadly for sailors throughout the centuries of naval warfare. The U.S. Navy wants to counter that ancient foe with a humanoid robot capable of throwing extinguisher grenades as it nimbly moves about the narrow passages and ladderways of modern warships.

A robot firefighter capable of walking or climbing in the manner of human sailors would present a huge advantage over one of today's military robots ? which rely upon wheels or tanklike treads ? in operating in the cramped quarters of warships. But the U.S. military also has set its sights on "other potential warfighting applications" in choosing to create a humanoid robot, according to the Naval Research Laboratory.

The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), which is still 18 months away from being tested,? would not only battle flames on its own, but work together with sailors. It would follow the gaze of a human leader, respond to hand signals and even obey voice commands.

SAFFiR would need finger and hand coordination to wrestle fire hoses into place or accurately throw extinguisher grenades. It similarly would need the sure-footed balance of a veteran sailor's sea legs to confidently walk the wave-tossed decks of warships.

An infrared camera could allow such a robot to see through smoke-filled hallways, and perhaps it could detect the location of fires through gas sensors. The robot's battery is intended to pack enough energy for half an hour of firefighting action.

The Navy's planned robot builds upon the design of a humanoid CHARLI-L1 robot already created by Virginia Tech. Researchers from Virginia Tech and the University of Pennsylvania continue to work with the Naval Research Laboratory on its more ambitious goals.

A first test for the firefighting robot is scheduled to take place aboard a decommissioned Navy dock landing ship, the Shadwell, in late September 2013. The ex-USS Shadwell, now used for firefighter? training, is no stranger to the dangers of naval warfare: Its crew shot down a Japanese Zero fighter plane, and it suffered a torpedo hit while carrying Marine assault craft during World War II.

For now, SAFFiR remains a firefighting robot meant to save human lives. But a military robot designed to follow commands, point fire hoses at targets and toss grenades could very well evolve down the road into a "Terminator" soldier.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/navys-robot-firefighter-throw-extinguisher-grenades-232201927.html

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Senate Democrat floats Keystone proposal for highway bill (reuters)

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France says Iran "two-faced", skeptical talks can succeed

PARIS (Reuters) - France voiced skepticism on Wednesday that planned fresh talks between six world powers and Iran would succeed since Tehran still did not seem sincerely willing to negotiate on the future of its controversial nuclear program.

The EU's foreign policy chief, who represents the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany in dealings with Iran, said on Tuesday they had accepted Iran's offer to return to talks after a standstill of a year that has seen a drift towards conflict in the oil-rich Gulf.

The talks could dampen what U.S. President Barack Obama has called a rising drumbeat of war, alluding to talk of pre-emptive military action by Iran's arch-foe Israel that many worry would inflame the wider Middle East and batter the global economy.

"I am a little skeptical ... I think Iran continues to be two-faced," French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told i-Tele television.

"That's why I think we have to continue to be extremely firm on sanctions (already imposed on Iran), which in my view are the best way to prevent a military option that would have unforeseeable consequences."

Iran has pledged to float "new initiatives" at the talks, whose venue and date must be decided, but has not committed itself explicitly to discussing ways of guaranteeing that its nuclear advances will be solely peaceful, as the West demands.

Iran denies suspicions that its uranium enrichment work is ultimately meant to yield atomic bombs, saying it is for peaceful energy purposes only. But U.N. nuclear inspectors cite intelligence pointing to military dimensions to the program.

Western states are likely to tread cautiously in talks, mindful of past accusations that Iran's willingness to meet has been a tactic to blunt pressure and buy time to amass enriched uranium, rather than a good-faith effort to reach agreement.

The Islamic Republic made its diplomatic approach to the six powers at a time when it suffering unprecedented economic pain from sanctions expanded to batter its oil and financial sectors.

Israel is all but convinced that sanctions and diplomacy will not get Iran to rein in its nuclear drive and is speaking more stridently of resorting to military action.

ISRAEL WELCOMES TALKS

The Jewish state on Wednesday cautiously welcomed the planned resumption of big power discussions with Iran while insisting that any agreement must ensure Tehran does not develop the means to "weaponize" enrichment.

"There will be no one happier than us, and the prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) said this in his own voice, if it emerges that in these talks Iran will give up on its military nuclear capability," the premier's national security adviser Yaakov Amidror told Israel Radio.

Netanyahu has said Iran must dismantle an underground enrichment facility near the city of Qom that experts say is designed to survive any air strikes, part of what Israel says is a "zone of immunity" being sought by Tehran.

Fears of war over the matter have driven up oil prices.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the first among leaders of the six powers to push for tighter sanctions on Iranian oil and finance. Sarkozy said in January that time was running out for efforts to avoid military intervention in Iran.

But Juppe signaled France was wary of resorting to force. "There is still a debate in Israel (about military action) and it's our responsibility to bring to Israel's attention the unforeseeable consequences it would have," he said.

Obama said on Tuesday the new talks with Iran offered a diplomatic chance to defuse the crisis and quiet the "drums of war," although his defense chief said Washington would resort to military action to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons if diplomacy proved futile.

In Vienna, the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency adjourned its week-long meeting until Thursday to give the six big powers more time to agree on a joint statement on Iran, diplomats said.

Western diplomats insisted the time needed for further talks did not reflect major differences, but was more a question of consulting capitals of the six powers - the United States, France, Germany, China, Britain and Russia.

It is nothing that "we can't resolve," one envoy said.

The joint statement by the six powers was expected to underline the importance of their upcoming talks with Iran, and also urge Tehran to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, after two rounds of largely fruitless meetings between the IAEA and Tehran this year, one diplomat said.

The United States and its Western allies had hoped the board would have agreed a resolution rebuking Iran for what they see as its failure to address the IAEA's concerns about possible military dimensions to the Islamic state's nuclear program, but Russia and China objected to this, diplomats said.

(Additional reporting by Fredrik Dahl in Vienna and Dan Williams in Jerusalem; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-iran-talks-calm-drums-war-051827780.html

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Can I Open a Franchise in Canada if the ... - Raw Business Law

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If you are considering opening new units of your overseas-based franchise in Canada, there are several steps you will need to take to get started. Here is a rundown of the basic plan of action:

1. Get registered: The first thing you will need to do is register all of your existing trademarks with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. This will protect your business identity from being compromised by outside parties. You will have to fill out the application and send it in by mail, along with the required fees (which are several hundred Canadian dollars). The process should only take a few weeks, and then you will be ready for the next step.

2. Create a base: You may wish to have a base location in Canada, out of which you will manage your local business dealings, but this is not entirely necessary. Canadian law does allow for franchises to be operated from overseas locations, so figure out if you will benefit from having a local base, or if you can properly run your organization from outside the country.

3. Write up your master franchise agreement: Consult with an experienced franchise lawyer and have them assist you in creating the franchise agreement you will present to future investors. The franchise agreement needs to clearly spell out the rights and responsibilities of both parties involved, and include confidentiality verbiage that will protect any trade secrets or other /FranchiseYourBusiness/FranchiseStartupFAQ.aspx?> franchise information from being divulged without your consent.

4. Find franchisees: Your next step is to seek out potential franchise investors who will successfully promote your product or service in the Canadian market. You may wish to hire a franchise consultant to help you locate potential matches for your organization, and you can also contact the Canadian Franchise Association to get your company listed as a potential investment opportunity.

5. Sign the contract: Once you have found an investor you are willing to work with, sign the legal contracts necessary to formalize your business partnership. You will want to be familiar with the provincial disclosure regulations of your particular territory to ensure that you meet all the requirements before moving forward. Once these items have been identified and addressed, your franchise lawyer can negotiate the best contract for both you and your investor.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Car Auto Insurance ? Blog Archive ? Car Insurance ? An ...

Third party motor vehicle insurance provides coverage for claims made against you, your drivers, if someone else at the wheel or the registered owner of the vehicle. The Highway Code states that you are required to have a certain minimum amount of coverage. All policies of the United Kingdom offers car insurance ?coverage of a third party? or more, provide better protection than the law requires. Just as ?third parties only,? ?third fire and theft? or ?global?, have this section.

If you cause an accident to your insurance company are to blame, for all sums of money to these people (the third), which are killed or injured or whose property you damage etc. This where you pay all legal costs incurred by the victim incurred or your own lawyer.

The whole issue of liability insurance coverage is more complex, if you are a passenger in your own vehicle and driven by someone else. Assuming the driver is authorized to drive it, then it is the other person protected by this part of the policy and not you. Your insurance will list those who are insured, are driving the vehicle, for example, the names of drivers, passengers, of the employer. So if you, as a passenger, by the misconduct of the person was driving a car are injured, you have the legal right to demand compensation from the driver. Thus, in this situation, you would ?compensate? for your insurance to drivers who do not. It was claimed at the end (and almost certainly win) damages from the driver on your own third party. Remember that it works both ways. In the above scenario, if the driver were killed or injured in the behavior of your policy, there would be no liability on your insurance.

Unfortunately, marginally, who was behind the wheel, you can not claim compensation for accidents on your vehicle under this section.

If a thief takes the car and causing an accident (an event too often) that protect a part of politics is you, as owner of the vehicle, caused against any claims for injuries or damages caused by the thief. It seems so unfair ? after all it was the thief, who was to blame, but we will lose our bonus-malus due to something completely outside our control. Remember, we are interested in the law. The intention is to ensure that we are innocent victims, the damage to their property or personal injury to compensate for suffering caused by a stolen car. Which car thief has the money to pay those damages? It is therefore possible, in reality, take the victim to claim your policy.

Source: http://www.xjwsy.com/car-insurance-an-explanation-of-uk-third-party-motor-insurance

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