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With perfect three metre feet sets wrapping along the famed reef, it was evident that competitors were in for something special, as the swell pounded the hallowed coastline.

Damien King (Australia), Toby Player (Australia) and Rueben Quinones (Puerto Rico) were the standout's of the round taking giant drops and scooping perfectly into the massive barrels with style and finesse.

"Its good to get the first heat out of the way" said the humble McGregor.

The event now moves into the third and final day of the contest, which starts with the IBA top 16 taking on the inform qualifiers in round eight, followed by the opening rounds of the LMNOP Drop Knee Invitational.



Source: http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/surfwire.cfm?id=22474

Automated L train rolls out

The L is the first line to get the technology, but NYC Transit wants to expand it to other routes - if it gets the funding for its capital construction program.

The automatic system - called the Communications Based Train Control - will be in use on the overnight shift for a couple of weeks, Seaton said.

If all goes well, it will be used between the morning and evening rush hours, he said, noting it's still unclear when the line will go all robo all the time.

In addition to the regular late-night riders - who were unaware of the change - robotrain attracted some straphangers wanting to see history in the making.



Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/02/24/2009-02-24_automated_l_train_rolls_out.html

Airports closed as France braces for storm

Flights into and out of the Paris regions were disrupted from 6pm and were to be cancelled outright from 8pm until 10am on Tuesday because of high winds closing in on the capital.

All flights to and from the city's two main airports, Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) and Orly, have been cancelled within that time period and travellers were asked not to head to either of them, authorities said.

The long Atlantic coast was expected to be worst hit, with heavy rain and gales there predicted to reach 140km/h, but the entire west and north of the country was in the storm's path, weather forecasters said.

The French navy has put three rescue vessels on standby to sail to the aid of any shipping in difficulty in the mouth of the Channel, while sand bags have been deployed on sea-fronts exposed to potential flooding.



Source: http://www.capeargus.co.za/?fSectionId=3571&fArticleId=nw20090209191359370C187390

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MobileTechNews - France's Orange fails in bid to restore Apple iPhone deal

France's Orange fails in bid to restore Apple iPhone dealPosted: 04-Feb-2009 [Source: Reuters] [A Paris Appeal Court has confirmed a ruling to block Orange and Apple's exclusive iPhone deal due to concerns over the length of the agreement and potential damage to the French mobile market.]Paris -- "France's leading mobile operator Orange failed to restore its exclusive deal with Apple to sell the latest version of the blockbuster iPhone in France as the Paris Appeal Court confirmed a competition watchdog's ruling."



Source: http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2009/02/04/125430.html

Toute l'actualité IBM - ZDNet.fr

Constitué de 96 racks et de 1,6 million de cœurs, il sera le supercalculateur le plus puissant du monde : il vise l'objectif des 20 petaflops.

L'information a été dévoilée lors de la conférence annuelle IBM Lotusphere, l'iPhone sera bientôt en mesure de recevoir en mode push les emails, contacts et agendas des utilisateurs de Lotus Notes.

Technologie - La nouvelle solution d'IBM a des accents de réseau social : Big Blue a signé un partenariat avec LinkedIn pour rendre accessibles les données de ses contacts sur ce réseau, directement depuis ses outils Lotus Notes et LotusLive.

Technologie - Fort de treize datacenters dédiés à l'hébergement d'applications et de données, IBM propose Bluehouse, une solution complète de Cloud computing.



Source: http://www.zdnet.fr/themas/0,50008740,4000085379q,00.htm

French president tours nuclear reactor - Forbes.com

French President Nicolas Sarkzoy is touring the site where the first of a new generation of reactors in being built in an effort to lead a global renaissance in nuclear power.The Flamanville reactor is being built on the Normandy coast by Electricite de France, the state-owned electricity giant.

) SA, it's a new type of pressurized water reactor meant to replace aging reactors around the world.

Article Controls Besides France, the so-called EPR reactors - for European Pressurized Reactors - are under construction in Finland and China.

Areva also has plans to build the new reactors in India, Britain and the United States.



Source: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/06/ap6017538.html

Claire König

1972 : Licence en Sciences Naturelles, Diplôme d'Etat, Lausanne.Spécialités : chimie générale, physiologie humaine, microbiologie.1974 : Formation pédagogique (obligatoire en Suisse !) pour enseigner au secondaire inférieur et supérieur soit de 10 à 20 ans.Spécialités :didactique de sciences et de mathématiques, psychopathologie infantile.Une attestation de l'Académie de Nantes pour une équivalence Bac +5 …

Bonifas, UNIL, Fac de Médecine, participation à une étude sur le Staphylocoque Doré.Dr.Neukomm, UNIL, Fac de Médecine, mise au point de techniques de détection des métabolites de la morphine dans l'urine des toxicomanes par chromatographie en phase gazeuse, sous la direction du Dr.

3ème cycle UNIL, 1990.Compostage, comment imiter la nature, Lugano (Tessin), CPS, SSPES, 1991Didactique des sciences : nouvelles méthodes, Bienne, CPS, SSPES, 1992Philosophie des sciences, Montréal, 1992-1993.Génétique, Montréal, 1992-1993Canada : géographie générale, Montréal, 1992-93Paléontologie Humaine : Les saisons préhistoriques, Ecologie des Magdaléniens, Les Eyzies, France.

Depuis 2004, inscription à l'Université permanente de Nantes avec cette année une série de visite des grands labos de recherche de la région, ceci dans le but de connaître un peu mieux ce qui se fait dans ma région, puisque j'ai choisi d'y habiter.



Source: http://www.futura-sciences.com/fr/biographie/t/vie-2/d/koenig_94/

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"The big story for financial markets remains the progress of the U.S.

The revamped bank rescue plan is expected to continue to rely heavily on capital injections into banks although with more strings attached in terms of caps on executive compensation and enhanced monitoring to make sure banks use the money to increase lending.

The administration has said it will devote up to $100 billion of the remaining $350 billion of the government's $700 billion financial rescue program to preventing home foreclosures.

The Bush administration, led by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, committed the first $350 billion of the program, leaving the final half for the Obama team.



Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WORLD_MARKETS?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT