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By ASPCA President and CEO Matt Bershadker
Some foreign companies look at beloved American horses—wild mustangs on the range, show horses, race horses, even work horses— and see only two things: profit and food. They want to turn these majestic animals into frozen meat products for Europe and Asia, with no concerns about the unconscionable cost on life, health, the environment, or the integrity of our culture.
Fortunately, this industry was blocked from slaughtering horses in the U.S. when the president and Congress, echoing the voices of a clear majority of Americans, passed legislation late last week to prohibit the use of tax dollars to inspect U.S. horse slaughter facilities. This protection, included in a major bipartisan budget package, effectively reinstates a ban on domestic horse slaughter for the 2014 fiscal year.
Two aspects of that last line are worth calling out: "domestic" and "2014." These are significant because the regulation does not prohibit the transport of U.S. horses for slaughter to other countries, and because it must be reapproved every year.
Congress failed to include the language in the 2012 budget, opening the door for a return of horse slaughter in the U.S. Applications to open horse slaughter facilities were filed with the USDA in New Mexico, Missouri and Iowa and these plants came perilously close to opening.
The international transport loophole is equally disturbing. In 2006, two foreign-owned facilities in Texas and one in Illinois killed more than 90,000 horses for human consumption in countries like France, Belgium and Japan. In 2007, all three slaughterhouses for horses in the U.S. were closed, and several states have implemented laws banning the selling, giving and possessing of horse meat intended for human consumption.
But protecting our horses coast to coast in a lasting way requires passage of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act (S. 541/H.R. 1094), bipartisan legislation that would end the export of American horses for slaughter abroad, once and for all.
Americans are overwhelmingly on the side of the horses. In a national poll commissioned by the ASPCA, 80 percent of American voters expressed opposition to the slaughter of U.S. horses for human consumption.
Opposing horse slaughter on humanitarian grounds alone is a no-brainer. The majority of horses killed for human consumption are young, healthy animals who could go on to lead productive lives with loving owners. These equines suffer incredible abuse even before they arrive at the slaughterhouse. They're often transported for more than 24 hours at a time, without food, water or rest, in dangerously overcrowded trailers. Horses slip and fall and are often seriously injured or killed in transit.
Some erroneously liken horse slaughter to euthanasia, but make no mistake: Methods used to slaughter horses rarely result in quick, painless deaths. Horses are difficult to stun and may often remain conscious during their butchering and dismemberment.
Others argue that slaughtering horses in America is an acceptable alternative to shipping horses overseas for slaughter. They may be surprised to learn that even when there were active horse slaughter facilities in the U.S., tens of thousands of American horses were still exported to other countries for slaughter.
Consuming horse meat is actually very dangerous. Unlike pigs or chickens, horses are not raised for food in this country. Over their lifetimes, they're routinely given drugs and other substances—both legal and illegal—that can be toxic to humans if ingested. And few of these substances have been approved by the FDA for use in animals intended for human consumption.
A New York Times article revealed the hodgepodge of drugs regularly administered to American race horses, and resulting food safety threats. And the shocking discovery of horse meat in beef products in the U.K. and other European countries certainly underscores the potential threat to American health if this grisly practice returns to the U.S.
Last year, more than 160,000 American horses were sent to cruel deaths by foreign industries that produce unsafe food for consumers. We should no longer be party to such cruelty. Horse slaughter is simply inhumane, whether here or abroad, and a lasting end to this vile practice is the only just solution.
Now we have to fight specesism, the belief that one animal has any more right than another to a life free of abuse, exploitation and death for our own amusement and pleasure ... Yes, that also means your taste buds so "because they taste good" is not a valid reason to kill someone.
Dogs, cats, cows, chickens, pigs, and every other (human) and non-human animal have their own reasons for living.
Go vegan. Make the connection. It's the right thing to do especially if you love animals.
Amen Marty! I couldn't have said anything better than what you did. Vegans unite!
WELL SAID!!! HUMANS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to decide the life or death of any living creature of God.
ABSOLUTLY!!! Thanks so much Marty for those fabulous words you nailed it!!! I love animals so much that is kills me when I read, hear and see this crap that humans do to them, every day my heart breaks and my hatred for most humans increase. I would so love to go vegan, just can't afford it which really sucks. If I could everything that I own would be animal free. THANK YOU TO ALL YOU ANIMAL LOVERS OUT THERE some day animals will be free from evil humans that abuse them, unfortuneatly it won't be in my lifetime, I won't be here to wittness that joyous occasion.
I always thought a vegan diet was more expensive, but it IS NOT! If you buy only the prepared vegan foods (patties, ready-made dishes, etc., then yes, it could be). When we finally went the whole nine yards and only buy fresh fruit and veggies(along with bulk beans, rice, etc), our family food bill has been cut by at least 20% by eating NO meat or dairy products. Cheese was the hardest to let go of, but there are close alternatives. Once you get past the idea that you need to top potatoes with sour cream (olive oil is just as good), or that protein must come from meat (so many other plant options), you will find that you eat better and are healthier for it. Expense is not a reason to not go vegan.
You don't kill or abuse any animal in order to get milk, cream or any dairy product. And if your local dairy is abusing their animals, try to get them shut down.
You don't call factory farming abuse? It is a disgrace how these poor cows have to live. They are not out on the pasture eating fresh grass. They are confined in a small space living miserable lives, producing milk and then eventually getting slaughtered.


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First Known Use: before 12th century
verb \ˈwān\
of the moon : to appear to become thinner or less full
: to become smaller or less : to decrease in size, amount, length, or quality
Full Definition of WANE
intransitive verb
: to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence
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Examples of WANE
- The moon waxes and then wanes.
- The scandal caused her popularity to wane.
- Interest in this issue has continued to wane.
- the waning days of summer
Origin of WANE
Middle English, from Old English wanian; akin to Old High German wanōn to wane, Old English wan wanting, deficient, Latin vanus empty, vain
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- abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, decrease
- Antonyms
- accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax
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Definition of WANE
a : the act or process of waning <strength on the wane>b : a period or time of waning; specifically : the period from the full moon to the new moon
[Middle English, defect, from Old English wana; akin to Old English wan deficient] : a defect in lumber characterized by bark or a lack of wood at a corner or edge
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YPSILANTI, Mich.—It appeared that Miami University's soccer team would play to its third overtime draw in four matches, but a dramatic finish catapulted the RedHawks to a 1-0 double-overtime win at Eastern Michigan University on Sunday afternoon.
With just 1:18 to go in the second overtime, junior midfielder Kelsey Dinges sent a ball across the box from the end line to senior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski, who collected the game-winner for the RedHawks (6-6-2; 3-1-2 Mid-American Conference) as she sent the ball past the Eastern Michigan goalkeeper to the back of the net for the lone goal of the game at 108:42.
It was the 10th career game-winning goal for Zakrzewski and her third of the season.
"To come up here and get a draw (against Western Michigan on Friday) and a win against (Eastern Michigan), the two top teams in the MAC, says a lot about our team's character," said head coach Bobby Kramig. "We've had our share of struggles this year, but our team is resilient and we just keep on working and trying to get a little bit better every day.
"Hats off to our defense who has produced shutouts in three consecutive games," added Kramig. "To go from allowing nearly three goals per game to shutouts in four of six MAC games is a tribute to our defense and Coach (Hugh) Seyfarth."
Senior goalkeeper Allison Norenberg posted her 18th career shutout, after breaking the Miami career shutout record on Friday in a 0-0 double-overtime tie at Western Michigan. Norenberg had six saves against a pesky EMU offense that tallied 20 total shots for the game. The Eagles dropped to 7-6-1 overall and 4-2-0 in MAC play.
"Eastern Michigan is a fine team and outplayed us for long periods of the second half," said Kramig. "While I thought we were dangerous on counters, I would have liked to have seen us do a better job keeping the ball."
Miami had four shots on goal for the game, two each from Zakrzewski and senior forward Katy Dolesh. After matching the Eagles with seven shots in the opening period, Miami mustered just one shot in the second period and also in the first overtime. Zakrzewski took both of the RedHawks' shots in the second overtime and both were on-goal with the latter resulting in the goal that ended the deadlock.
Miami returns to Oxford for a three-match homestand beginning with a 4 p.m. match against Northern Illinois on Friday, Oct. 18. The RedHawks then host Toledo at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 and Central Michigan at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.


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In his career that stretched across four different decades, Wayne Floyd made quite a mark on North Lenoir High School athletics, leading Hawks squads in four different sports to more than 800 victories.
For his team's accomplishments on the football field, the basketball court and in track and field, Floyd will be inducted into the Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Hall's new permanent home at the Woodmen Community Center. Tickets for the ceremony are now available at The Free Press and at the Woodmen Center.
The Guilford County native and graduate of Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) worked in Goldsboro for a couple of years before coming to North Lenoir to become the girls' basketball coach. The principal at the time, Cleve Creech, surprised Floyd, though and hired him to help in all three sports.
"I told him I'd do whatever he asked," Floyd said. "I did that for 17 or 18 years before I had a season off."
As the Hawks' head football coach, Floyd's teams won 32 games. He's the all-time North Lenoir leader in girls' basketball victories (414) and boys' track wins (400).
Floyd said he appreciated his relationships with other coaches at North Lenoir, especially the early years with Quill Albritton, Doug Hill, Jerry Walton and Wayne Barwick.
"We had a real close-knit group and I enjoyed that a lot," Floyd said. "But the kids always stand out and we had a bunch of real good kids who came along. Our kids always worked hard and I'm real proud of them."
Floyd's final game as head coach of the football team turned out to be one of the best games of his career on the gridiron — a 44-43 victory against Kinston on Nov. 6, 1998, the first football victory against the Vikings in school history.
"The fellas that ran the chain gang that night told me, 'You wore us out!" Floyd said. "I told them it wore me out, too. … We onside-kicked five or six times and we recovered all of them. It was a gamble, but it paid off. Nobody could play any defense that night, but it was a good night."
Floyd's football teams also dominated their archrivals at South Lenoir as the Hawks won seven of 11 games against the Blue Devils.
He put so much emphasis on the rivalry that when North Lenoir defeated South Lenoir for the sixth straight time in 1989, T-shirts were made with "Six-Shooter" on them.
"We didn't like that T-shirt at all," South Lenoir coach Jimmy Smith said with a hearty laugh. "He did a great job getting his team motivated and that streak was one of the reasons I came back to coach football. … I wanted to stop that streak before I got out."
Smith, a 2010 inductee in the KLCSHOF, said he had great respect for Floyd.
"Wayne was special at North Lenoir — you just don't find people who stay at schools for any length of time anymore," Smith said. "Wayne was dedicated to it and coached wherever they needed him."
Jerry Walton coached several sports at North Lenoir, too, and remains a good friend of Floyd's. One of Walton's favorite memories about Floyd was a girls' basketball game in the late 1980s at C.B. Aycock when Floyd did something Walton had never seen before.
"He got a technical foul — but he had laryngitis," said Walton, now the principal at Southwood Elementary School. "Years ago at Charles B. Aycock, you sat right on the court. He had laryngitis so bad, he had me sit beside me so he could whisper to me and I could yell instructions out to the girls.
"During the game, an official called something he didn't like and he jumped up high and landed about 3 feet on the court. The official turned around and popped him with a technical and I teased him for a long time about that; how do you get a technical with laryngitis?"
Coaching in all three seasons was tough enough for anyone, but to go from testosterone-charged boys on the gridiron to girls on the basketball court back to boys in track helped Floyd develop some particular skills.
"You've got to change your attitude, especially when the seasons overlapped," Floyd said. "We'd still be in football but basketball practice would start on Oct. 15; I'd coach football in the afternoon and then having basketball practice with the girls. I'd go from them roughhousing on the football field to the girls.
"I had to be diligent with all of them about what I was talking about."
Although he's not originally from Lenoir County, the veteran coach said he loves his adopted home.
"North Lenoir became home to me," Floyd said. "I have a lot of good memories about the coaches I coached with and the good kids. We had a lot of good folks and good parents that gave us support. I had good administration that helped me out."
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Wayne Floyd career highlights
n As girls' basketball coach, led North Lenoir High School to 414-182 record in 23 seasons, which included eight conference championships
n As boys' track coach, North Lenoir was 400-94 from 1978-2005, finished in top three in North Carolina three times and produced three individual state champions
n As football coach, Hawks won 32 games in eight seasons; 10 players went on to earn football scholarships
n Named conference coach of the year 12 times in career in four separate decades
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its fourth class on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home of the KLCSHOF. The Free Press is running a series of articles by Ryan Herman and Bryan C. Hanks on all 10 new inductees and the teams that will be honored at the ceremony. Here is the schedule for the stories:
Monday: Doug Bruton
Tuesday: Otis Clark
Wednesday: Thomas Cole
Thursday: Pat Crawford
Today: Wayne Floyd
Saturday: Vincent Jones
Sunday: North Lenoir High School girls' basketball — 1964-67
Monday: Coley Little
Tuesday: Hugh Pollock
Wednesday: South Lenoir High School boys' basketball — 1968-69
Thursday, Oct. 18: Carolyn Goodley Souther
Friday, Oct. 19: Fred Williams
Saturday, Oct. 20: Grainger High School boys' basketball — 1963-65
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home for the KLCSHOF. Tickets cost $30. This year's class includes: Douglas "Doug" Bruton, Otis Clark, Thomas George Cole, Pat Crawford, Wayne Floyd, Vincent Jones, Coley Little, Linwood Hugh Pollock, Carolyn Goodley Souther and Fred Williams. Boys basketball teams from Grainger (1963-64, 1964-65) and South Lenoir (1968-69) and girls teams from North Lenoir (1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67) will also be recognized for their past achievements.
Tickets can be purchased at the Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation offices located upstairs at the Woodmen Community Center or at The Free Press.


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Form flanker John Hardie and flyhalf Lima Sopoaga will miss the rest of the Highlanders' campaign due to injuries.
Hardie is likely to undergo surgery this week, as it's been revealed that he has a toe fracture. Hardie will meet with a specialist on Monday, but is likely to be sidelined for 14 weeks, a lengthy period that effectively rules him out for the rest of the tournament.
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MISENHEIMER, N.C. A three-run blast in the bottom of the sixth by Eric Shoemaker (Huntersville, NC) helped Pfeiffer University comeback for a 6-4 win over Lander in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday afternoon at Joe Ferebee Field. The victory moves the Falcons to 22-23 on the year finishing up the home portion of the 2010 schedule at 13-12. The Bearcats dip to 20-15 with the loss.
Lander carried a 3-2 lead into the sixth striking first with a Robert Skinner (Hartsville, SC) RBI-double and run-scoring single by Pete Hernandez (Nokomis, FL) in the first. Pfeiffer cut the lead in half with an RBI groundout by Preston Lyon (Gastonia, NC) in the bottom of the inning.
In the Bearcat third, Hernandez struck again with another RBI-double to right-center, plating Skinner after a one-out walk, putting the visitors up a pair. Pfeiffer again battled back with a Shoemaker RBI-single in the fourth before his shot in the sixth.
Will Davis (New London, NC) started the Falcon sixth with a double to left while Josh Strickland (Liberty, NC) slapped a single to right. On the first pitch, Shoemaker belted a deep fly ball into a stiff breeze blowing in from center that put the Falcons up 5-2.
Each team traded final runs in the eighth before Lander attempted a two-out comeback in the ninth. Alan Abrea (Miami, FL) put the Bearcat run on the board with a RBI-double down the right-field line while Davis scored, unearned, on a throwing error and wild pitch in the bottom of the frame.
Landers ninth inning rally began with Devin Ridlehoover (Wendell, NC) beating out an infield single to short to keep the ballgame alive. Jordan Owens (Inman, SC) then settled for a double to center, just missing a game-tying home run by a foot, before Skinner loaded the bases with a free pass to first. Falcon reliever Luke Wilhelm (Lexington, NC) then got a groundball by Hernandez to end the contest.
Wilhelm scored the save for John McDaniel (Mocksville, NC) who picked up the win tossing six frames allowing three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Zack Pou (Stanley, NC) led the Falcons at the plate going 3-for-4 pushing his hit streak to 37 games. Four other Falcons had multiple hits in the contest. Hernandez led the Bearcats offensively with a 3-for-5 outing and pair of RBI.
Pfeiffer will finish up the 2010 Conference Carolinas season this weekend heading to Anderson for a key three-game set. The series begins with a doubleheader at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.


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I haven't tried doing this on gw2lfg before but I'm giving it a shot.
For a couple of weeks I've been sitting on only needing to do Arah path 4 in order to finish out my dungeon master achievement but have had no luck finding groups to do it with. I'm going to set a time and I'm hoping that people will either respond in Lion's Arch or here and get it going. I've done each path at least once each and am well experienced with dealing with Lupi so I just wanted to toss out there I'm not new to Arah. That said I would appreciate people going to do path 4 with me also have decent experience. Path 4 is long and difficult and I want only serious party members!
On that note, it would save me a lot of trouble if there is any guilds out there that are already planning on doing this dungeon and if so I would love an invite to dungeon with your guild, and perhaps join it. I've been searching for a primarily dungeoneering guild and it would be awesome if I found one here. I'm on Tarnished Coast.
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I'll be hanging out in Lion's Arch probably starting around 5:15-5:30 and am hoping I'll get a group! Feel free to post below to reserve a spot.
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Why do people think selfishness is immoral? Its because they have a zero-sum worldview. They believe that conflicts of interest are unchangeable. They believe that the result of conflicts is inevitably that someone loses while the other wins. In this context, a selfish person is interested in himself winning, and he doesn't care that the other person loses.
These people also believe that altruism is good. They believe that one *must* sacrifice his own interests, in order for the other person to get what he wants.
But the zero-sum worldview is wrong. The rival theory, non-zero-sum, is the correct theory. Conflicts of interest are not inherent facts about nature. People in a conflict (*any* conflict) *can* reach a common preference such that no one loses. They all win.
People with the non-zero-sum worldview believe that selfishness is good. In this context, a selfish person is interested in himself winning, and he expects the other person to win too, and he tries to make it happen. So both people get what they want—a common preference.
These people believe that altruism is bad. They believe that they don't have to sacrifice their interests in order for the other person to get what they want.
There is an objective morality about every conflict, an objectively better choice—namely one that allows everyone to get what they want. To say that selfishness must be at the expense of others is to deny that *all problems are soluble*, specifically moral problems.
Ayn Rand called this view Rational Selfishness. So Rational Selfishness is selfishness with a non-zero-sum worldview. The immoral type of selfishness is Irrational Selfishness, which is selfishness with a zero-sum worldview.


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1975: Sonny and Cher Bono's divorce was finalized in Santa Monica, California. They had married in 1964. Four days after the divorce, Cher married Greg Allman.
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Today's Birthdays: Singer Billy Davis Junior of the Fifth Dimension is 74. Singer Georgie Fame is 71. Singer Brenda Holloway is 68. Actor Robert Davi ("Profiler") is 63. Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 59. Actor Gedde Watanabe ("ER," "Sixteen Candles") is 59. Singer Chris Isaak is 58. Singer Patty Smyth is 57. Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 53. Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 51. Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 46. Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 45. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson ("Magnolia," "Boogie Nights") is 44. Actor Sean Hayes ("Will and Grace") is 44. Actor Matt Letscher ("Eli Stone," "The New Adventures of Old Christine") is 44. Actor Chris O'Donnell is 44. Actor Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") is 44. Keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein of Newsboys is 40. Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 40. Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 35. Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 35. Actor Jason Schwartzman ("Slackers," "Rushmore") is 34. Actress Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation") is 30. Actress Jennette McCurdy ("iCarly") is 22. Singer-actress Ariana Grande is 21.


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POTENTIALLY deadly blue-green algae has been found on Windermere.
The Environment Agency says it has found evidence of an algal bloom at Low Wray Bay, prompting South Lakeland District Council to issue a warning.
The authority said anyone using lakes, rivers and reservoirs should treat all blue-green algae blooms with caution and contact should be avoided as skin rashes and illness may occur if the water is swallowed.
Farmers and pet owners should also prevent livestock and animals coming into contact or drinking the affected water, as it can sometimes prove fatal for animals.
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Next generation of reactors will be built at Sellafield and Heysham, the Government announced today as it pushes ahead with plans for new nuclear power plants.
In the first major announcement on the future of nuclear in the UK since the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the Government outlined the locations deemed suitable for new power stations by 2025, all of which are adjacent to existing nuclear sites.
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Now I can clean the one I have. As well as a Chameleon with an extended memory board.
I used to carry one of those "portable" computers from my office to meetings. Going through an Airport, especially if you had a close connection was a real challenge. Thank goodness there was no TSA back then or that thing would have never made it through security. It was as big as a small suitcase and weighed in at around 30 lbs. It was a real dog to put in the overhead compartments. You had to have a power connection, as there was no batteries. It only ran DOS with no graphics or color screen. Even though there were all of those drawbacks, it was the best way for me to manage my business projects. It sure beat having to working on my Commodore 64.
I carried one of these around for a couple of years. My right arm is still longer than my left. It was a pretty good mahine for its time, but it was so heavy that it should have come with wheels.
I worked at a company where the east coast division had Osbournes, and the west coast division had IBM's. The Osbournes were a LOT lighter when we hauled them along on an airplane. Use it in-flight? NOT! Thanks for the memories, Mark.
Great fun! Haven't booted it in a while though. Still recall playing very simple games on it and trying to understand CP/M.
It had a BIOS for a HD, but I blew the MB when I tried to install a 10 MB MFM supported by the BIOS. QBASIC and DOS 3.1, great memories.
I loved my OsbornI so much that I bought a second one! I also bought the later Osborn Executive, what a nice machine the Executive was. It was 1/3 the weight, 10 or 12" screen and high density floppy's. I surly hated to move on to the real world of PC DOS a few years later but time moved on. Our Osborn club, yes we had a real club with upwards of 500 members! The "First Rochester Osborne Group" or F.R.O.G. (of which I'm a past president) was a place of great learning as well as joint computer exploration. Now were the Rochester Computer Society.
The two chips from the Phillipines? 6821 PIA's (Peripheral Interface Adapters). These might be connected to parallel ports, such as for the printer, or possibly to another device on the board. It basically provides an electronically buffered point of connection to a particular set of addresses in the memory or I/O space.
There's a nice set of pics of a pristine one here, as well as booting videos: http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/computers/osborne1/index.html
Wow. When I saw your close-up of the ROM BIOS chip, I fumbled around on my desk at work to find the ROM BIOS chip that I had laying around as a novelty item for years. The label was character-for-character identical to the one in your picture, which surprised the heck out of me. Mine came out of a blue/gray case O1 when I replaced it with a new, official OCC upgrade ROM BIOS chip. I also had the technical manual (a thick 3-ring binder) that someone else mentioned. In addition to the schematics and lots of other cool info, it included a complete *commented* source code listing of the ROM BIOS. (IIRC, the technical manual cost me about $50 new from OCC.)
I had one of these and remember it well. Booting CPM from a floppy disk, bundled applications like WordPro and SuperCalc, and that tiny screen! It was a great first computer; Though I am grateful for Moores Law! Start a New Life, Not a New Job!? at http://Ex-Employee.com
My favorite was a HP Portable, and then the Portable+. It was light (almost even by modern standards), ALWAYS on (CMOS logic), did not crash and was all but bullet proof physically (drop tested to 3 feet. pick it up and keep on typing). It was a true laptop, when most "portables" were indeed "lugables." I can't find a modern laptop/operating system that meet those standards: now we have better GUI, more memory for bloat-ware yes... always on reliable, not any more.
"... mounted on a STEAL plate." dumbarse!
This machine was build in 1983. Look at the date stamps on the IC's. The replacement memory chip is also 1983 week 36
A beautiful piece for it's time and it ran on the CPM operating system, which, in my view was a better dos than IBM(MS) dos. I seem to recall that IBM were late for a meeting with a couple who "invented" CPM and so they scheduled a meeting with a bunch of dropouts who dazzled them with crap and we are still paying the price... long live Dos, unix, linux, pick and everything else not MS.....
I have a grey model in my shed that does not bootup anymore, were there power supply problems with this as with the new computers. i.e. caps drying out etc. I would like to get it going again
The Osborne 1 was not the first portable computer. I worked for Computer Devices in 1980 and I believe we had the first portable computer. It had a built-in thermal printer, either a phone coupler for 110 baud (boy that was fast) or an RJ-11C direct connect for 1200 baud (blow your sock off). It had 32k of RAM and 32k of ROM for the memory and used digital version of a transcription tape for offline storage. It was powered by a Motorola 6803 (don't remember the speed). Computer Devices was working on a 5 1/4" diskette based system that in addition to running Basic would also be able to run Pascal. I was the Product Support Specialist for the central US region and Canada based out of Chicago. One of the applications we were trying to sell was for insurance adjusters to be able to take the computer into the field and to be able to submit their reports directly into the system from the field. If there are any alumni reading this does anyone know what happened to John Kennedy, Garry Clark or Chip Stouffer?
Some points: (1) Yes, that was a heatsink. The device being cooled is in a TO-220 (plastic) case. (2) The 4000B series were CMOS IC's ranging in capacity from such as a quad two-input NOR gate to a 10-stage binary ripple counter. They ran well on anything from 3.0 volts to 15 volts DC. (3) The ...74LSxxxx series were Schottky-clamped low-power TTL IC's, generally in the same order of complexity as the CMOS ones, but faster (and hotter). They required 5.0 +/- 0.25 volts DC to operate. Like the CMOS devices in (2), these were called "glue logic" because they interfaced the large-scale devices, such as the BIOS ROM and the CPU, itself. (4) The mystery device in a couple of the photos was made by Fairchild Semiconductor, a company that disappeared decades ago. The legendary Bob Widlar worked for Fairchild, back in the 1960's. You think that this technology was primitive? I started working in electronics back in the days when DTL was new. RTL was still in use back then, in the mid-1960's. A single flip-flop could take up several square inches of PC board, back in 1963. My first job was for Hughes Aircraft, which made electronics, not aircraft. I remember designing my own digital-to-analog (and A to D) converters.
Image #8 - Hmmm, mounted on a "steal" plate? Was it really cheap?
For the record, the belt driven spindle was not looking for trouble. It was very reliable! a cloth reinforced neoprene belt on a PWM brush motor, using an induction coil as the reference pulse. the old Tandon drives IBM bought for the 5150's were the same way. Though, my Ducky has a pair of direct driven drives now.. I replaced both of the stock MPI drives, an hacked the side select (which was not used on the O1. Pin 32 was a clock signal.).. the Osborne disk controller was a custom board itself. power carried to the underside of the board also led to heat breakdown of the wave-soldered board.. (yes, +5V & +12V was carried along the ribbon cable.) (some used the extra power socket on the supply, for a fan. I used a custom wired floppy power cable.) brushless motors weren't cheap back then.. 1/2-height drives non-existant! There were a couple of companies who made custom double density boards too, which redirected the power to a cable, and added a side select to use standard Tandon drives...
LOL, back in the day, that was supposed to be one. Those little transistors (T1P110)get pretty hot in some sittuations, so depending on the load applied to it, it probably required some extra help to cool off. Pretty cool stuff. Remembrances of my youth. Cheers!
The chips from the Philippines (F6821P) are adapters for Parallel Peripheral Interfaces. Dang, it's been a while, I remember going to college and working with all those type of electronics. Cheers... Miguel Aguilar--Salt Lake City, UT. 84117. firstname.lastname@example.com
That "unknown" chip from the Philippines is Fairchild's version of the standard 6821 Parallel Interface Adapter (PIA).
On the part with "wings"--yes, that is a heat sink and it looks to be cooling a voltage regulator...
GROAN this makes me feel old...
The "Unknown" Chips are Peripheral Interface adapter ICs. Most likely used for the display and Serial I/O on this system.
I still have my Ossie I sitting on top of my wardrobe - I actually got it to work (once) when I came to Australia in 1987. I also got a huge (3" ring binder)technical manual for it, with lots of fold-out schematics, etc. I suspect it's somewhere in the house, but I've been here for 20 years and haven't noticed it for at least a decade (black hole).
Its in the loft, still works just fine, been there over 17 years now :)
Now find an Osborne Executive to open up. 9" CRT, 128K of memory and CPM+ operating system! My oh my!
The Osborne was my FIRST! I thought I was set for life when I bought it. Two are stored in my garage - how could I part with it? Thankfully, personal porters became popular at the same time and the Osborne could be moved like luggage.
Cracking open is the right term.. I remember being refused to bring it on the plane as hand luggage and having to reluctantly place it in the hold,labelled liberally with fragile stickers much to my concern. Standing on the bus waiting to get back to the terminal after landing I was horrified to see my beloved Osborne plummet to the ground after the luggage hatch was openned. The Osborne was about as robust as Humpty Dumpty, but then what would survive a fall from at least 4 metres. Happy days!
This is the first computer that I did repair work. As I recalled, operation system was CP/M. Some model came with 10GB hard drive loaded with WordStar, SuperCalc, BASIC. Memory should be 64KBs. Some installed with 300 Baud rate modem. The CRT were either Amber or Green. Osborne I (1981) Specifications can be found: http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Osborne1-Specifications.htm
Awesome. Great job of dissection. I remember when, & I'm getting up there, also. I still like the old tactile mechanical keyboards. The strange black thing with wings was a heat sink. Will you look at those gigantic capacitors! My TRS-80 Model I had big ones like that, too. Notice that the RAM is soldered to the MB. Now that's OLD!
I had my company purchase an Osborne in the early 1980s as a portable computer/terminal for my work as a systems administrator. As I left the job, I purchased one myself. A friend of mine just starting college at WPI asked "what type of computer should I buy?", and I recommended an Osborne, since his money was limited, and it provided everything he needed. Just after he bought it, Osborne announced "Chapter 11". I felt bad for my young friend, and myself. But what I found was that a lot of Osborne products (especially software) then went on "clearance sale". I bought copies for myself, and copies for him. He ended up with the word processor, spreadsheet, BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, LISP, a database engine, and several other tools. Not only did he use it, but his four roommates, and when he finished college he gave it to his younger sister. He never regretted buying the Osborne, and neither did I. Jon "maddog" Hall
By Golly someone needs more to their life if they are thinking about Osborne PC's. Hee Hee!
Wow, I remember a custoner giving me two of these things around 1997, even then they were a piece of history. Boot up time, seemed like a month. They weighed as much as my car. Like a lot of independent computer shops we used to get a lot of stuff donated by well meaning customers. And, yes, some of it came in very handy at times. Could not have enough of XT boards for a few years there. And these luggables were in a class all bny themselves. Good topics and galleries guys.
i had the portable commodore 64, loked very similar... ahhhh.. memories....
Wow I am a young buck. We have come a long ways.
The 6821 IC is a "Peripheral Interface Adaptor" (PIA)-a programmable parallel port chip originally designed by Motorola for use with the 6800 family of CPUs. BTW, the date code on the DRAM chips shows they were manufactured in 1983.
Osborne is also known for a classic marketing mistake introducing their next model. I still have a Kaypro 10 which was the first luggable with a 10MB (big for the time) hard drive. PMK
The port that you labeled the printer port was the serial port which was sometimes used as a printer port back then. The edge connector to the right of that port was the parallel printer port. I remember making many of those cables from scratch; Crimping and edge connector to a ribbon cable and then soldering the all of those wires eventually to a DB36.
80286 processor, whopping 20MB hard drive, 9" green screen. The thing weighed a good 30 lbs and I got in on sale for around $2,000.
The Exec had a 7"CRT, was a bit lighter, and had lots of goodies available. The one I still have has 512k ram, 40mb HD, DSHD drive, internal modem, ram based quick functions, and a very basic graphics capability. Of course most of those items were add-ins. Another ran my bbs (NYOUG) for a few years with two external 5" 40mb drives that held the entire PD software repository. And yes, we did have at least one UG meeting with 300 people attending... Seriously though, one of our folks delighted in showing us his Federal Tax SuperCalc spreadsheets that ran on his O-1 in 29k of memory. I think a landmark feature of the Osborne was its real usefulness for the normal user. With its transition to portable format with dual disk drives and excellent bundled software we could be productive and efficient. My O-1 and later the Exec went on the airplane with me, revising scripts and presentations on location when few people had anything close.
I had heard that the CP/M people ditched the meeting and went hang-gliding.
I challenge that, I happen to have owned an Osbourne one computer. It didn't have a built-in modem like that fancy one you described in your post! I had to go out and buy a 300baud external modem for my Osbourne one, and the processor speed on mine was an amazing 4 megahertz, no hard drive, and used 2 5 1/4 floppy drives. one held your program, and the other was to save your information. (example:A WordStar document). At that time I would of given my eye teeth to have the power you had.
1981 -to- 2008 and the belt is still intact. Granted this means that it was stored in a reasonablr environment, but even so, if it did break it was a $.10 fix and easy to do. Belt drive was always a great method because of the mechanical isolation. These days, in the throw away world, a belt will cost you $3-$10 if you find one. Why? Because they can. The one big enemy of the rubber belt, or any rubber, is the modern day ozone air "cleaners". Many a fine open reel tape deck have been destroyed by these "improvers" of life.
The manual is a BIG 3-ring binder full of schematics; etc. I move to Australia in 1987 and booted the Ozzy at least one time testing using it with voltage converters. It now is collecting dust on a shelf. I loved the software that came pre-packaged with it - one of (if not the) first computers to sell application software with the box. Got the manual for a project to time race-cars in Vancouver Canada; project fell through.
Original white case version with the cheap keyboard. Haven't powered it up in a few years. Mine has a weak power supply, and I have to use a battery to hold RTS high to use a modem. Are there any museums in need of an Ozzie-One? I.
I teach ICT and do a lesson each year when we strip a pc into bits and explain what each bit does. I was recently given a working Osbourne to help me with this. I was only 3 when they first came out.
I have 2 of the Ver 1 and 2 Executives which was 128 processor. Plus I have a 40 mg external hard drive. 8-) Fun, CPM


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Will Hardy and Evan Kramer didn't exactly plan on making North Lenoir history when their tennis season began this year.
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The North Lenoir doubles team advanced all the way to the 2A state championship round on Friday. While they were ultimately defeated by Carrboro's Max Fritsch and Jake Zinn, 6-2, 6-0,the pair still represented the school with a historic victory.
The duo became the first in Hawks tennis history to play on a championship stage.
"It's a dream," said Hardy, a senior. "I never thought I'd make it that far."
In a new conference, the twosome and their team formed rivalries along the way — including one with Greene Central doubles team of Dylan Costello and Robby Taylor.
They split their matches during the regular season, and North Lenoir fell to the Rams in a riveting tiebreaker in mid-April during the conference championship. Costello and Taylor won the Eastern Carolina 2A doubles crown with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) score
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Jason McDaniel was the first North Lenoir tennis player to advance into postseason with his singles game in 2000. He won the regional title.
It was big when the 2014 doubles team did the same thing, but they took it a step further. They knocked out Brevard, 6-4, 6-4, before facing Carrboro at Cary Tennis Center Friday.
"It was just a big stage," Hardy said of the championship round. "You can tell it was a lot more serious up in Cary; they take their tennis serious, and you can see how big they support it."
The Hawks were already aware of their historic run going into the final.
Hard-fought, they wound up falling to end their season with a 19-3 doubles mark.
"I was disappointed for about an hour so, but then I realized we're still the second-best in the state," said Kramer about his reaction after the finals loss, "so I got over it pretty fast. They were a really good team, they were strong."
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|Students in the Bachelor of Arts in French study the language, literature and culture of France and Francophone countries. They gain a respectable measure of competence in reading, writing and oral/aural skills in the French language. To help students gain proficiency, they are able to attend a weekly French table. A conversation course sometimes involves speaking to people in France live via teleconferencing and an occasional French film. Kent State also offers study-abroad programs in France during the academic year.
|Students with an interest in teaching who major in French can, by taking the appropriate education courses in addition, pursue careers as high school French teachers. Teaching is not for everyone, however, nor should it be a fallback for those who do not have a real dedication to it. A major in French can also be combined with a major in a variety of other fields that have international components to enhance job opportunities in those fields, such as international relations, international business, art history, non-European history, etc.
|General Admissions for Freshman Students: Students most likely to be admitted and succeed at the Kent Campus are those who have graduated with at least 16 units of the recommended college preparatory curriculum in high school, who have achieved a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), and whose composite ACT score is 21 or better (980 combined critical reading and math SAT score). For more information on admissions, visit the Admissions website for new freshmen.
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|Minimum 121 total credit hours and 42 upper-division hours for graduation. Minimum 2.00 GPA overall and 2.00 GPA in major required for graduation.
|Students can also take upper-division French courses abroad, either through Kent's own year-long program with the University of Bordeaux or with any accredited study abroad program offered by another university. Such programs may be for one semester, one academic year, or one summer. They most benefit students who have already acquired a strong command of the language here before leaving, however.
There are many Study Abroad/Away Opportunities, for more information contact the Office of Global Education.
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. Mount Olive College needed an apparent non-goal and penalty kick on Wednesday night to steal a 3-2 victory over Pfeiffer University in Conference Carolinas mens soccer action at Amon Field. The Trojans got a bit of a gift when their first goal was ruled to have crossed the goal line from 20 yards out with a second via penalty kick to move to 3-6 overall, 2-1 in league play. The Falcons suffer another tough loss dropping to 1-7, 0-3.
Pfeiffers Taylor Scalera cashed in during the 17th minute of play as a pass from Dale Ashford led him to finding the back of the net for a 1-0 Falcon lead. In the 31st minute, the Trojans scored the first of their two questionable goals as a 20-yard shot by Alex Rodriguez was ruled to have crossed the goal line.
Just two minutes later, Vieux Sarr converted his penalty kick while two minutes after that, a make-up penalty kick was given to the Falcons as Fahret Salihovic put in his free attempt to make it a 2-2 game. Sarr assisted later in the 42nd minute as Omar Shazly cashed in with the eventual game-winner.
Pfeiffer outshot the Trojans 16-13 but was whistled for nine offsides to just three for Mount Olive. Zach Liles made a half-dozen saves in net during the loss. The Falcons will now travel to Coker on Saturday for another Conference Carolinas eastern division matchup beginning at 4:00 p.m.


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Has Chiliboy Ralepelle become a political pawn?
Ollie le Roux, former Springbok prop
'I think it's a disgrace that Chiliboy was selected for the Springbok Test against Wales, especially when you consider he only played 20 minutes of Super Rugby this season and is the third-choice hooker at the Bulls.
'There are so many world-class hookers in South Africa at the moment, with John Smit, Bismarck du Plessis [who's currently injured], Tiaan Liebenberg, Gary Botha, Adriaan Strauss and Bandise Maku all in great form. Chiliboy's selection is disrespectful to those hookers who deserve a call-up, as well as to the Bok team.
'It's sad for Chiliboy because he obviously doesn't pick himself, yet he's the one who has to suffer the consequences.
'Chiliboy was a great player at age-group level and is earmarked to be the next Bok skipper, but this can't justify his selection for the Cardiff Test. I can't even remember what he brings to the field because I never see him play. He needs to go to a union where he will be the first-choice hooker and can prove to people that he deserves to be in the Springbok team.'
Robbie Kempson, former Springbok prop
'Chiliboy's selection for the Wales Test was criticised because of his lack of game time in the Super 14 but I didn't have a problem with it. He's been sidelined for a long time because of injuries, which has seen him drop below Gary Botha and Bandise Maku in the Bulls' pecking order at hooker. But keeping him in the Bok mix will help with his development as a player and keep him exposed to the team structures.
'Chiliboy will also learn from the best players in the country and have the guidance of the Bok coaching staff, who can explain exactly what they want from him. That's the ideal mentoring an up-and-coming player needs.
'Unfortunately, he will be under fire because people feel he hasn't proved that he's worth a Bok call-up. But if he can make a success out of it, he will win the respect of the public.
'Chiliboy has to remain focused, work hard, and make the most of his opportunities. He's a good player with plenty of potential, but he has to make the step up.'
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The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) first convened in 1968. The ICG/PTWS was renamed from the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU) in 2005 to an intergovernmental body focusing on commitments of member states to continually embrace the comprehensive nature of tsunami risk reduction. The guidelines for the PTWS activities are compiled in the PTWS Implementation Plan (under revision).
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WG1 Task Team on Tsunami Modelling Hazard Assessment- Dr Vasily Titov (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, United States)
WG1 Task Team on Tsunami Risk Assessment - Dr Nguyen Hong Phuong, (Vietnam Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center, Institute of Geophysics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam)
Working Group 2 - Detection, Warning and Dissemination- Dr Chip McCreery (RH Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, United States)
WG2 Task Team on Warning Dissemination (formerly Emergency Communications)
WG2 Task Team on PACWAVE 11 (formerly PTWS Exercises)
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Working Group 3 - Awareness and Response - Mr. David Coetzee (Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, New Zealand)
Regional Working Group on the South China Sea Region - Dr. Mohamed Rosaidi (Marine Meteorological & Oceanography Department Malaysia) /Vice-chair: Dr Fujiang Yu (National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center / State Oceanic Administration, China)
Working Group for the South West Pacific - Ms Filomena Nelson (Disaster Management Office, Ministry Of Natural Resources & Environment, Samoa) / Vice chair: Mr Don Anderson (Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Working Group for the South East Pacific -Mr. Miguel Vazquez (Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile SHOA)
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Fixing the bullpen was one of Jerry Dipoto's primary offseason goals, and the Angels general manager is hoping he made an incremental improvement in a deal that essentially cost the team nothing.
Hours before the Angels would have spent $1 million to buy out Ervin Santana's $13 million option for 2013, the Angels sent the enigmatic right-hander and $1 million to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor-league left-handed reliever Brandon Sisk on Wednesday.
The Angels actually exercised the option before the deal, but the net affect is the same as declining the option, with the bonus of getting a player.
"In all likelihood we weren't going to exercise the option on Ervin Santana and we were able to bring back a piece that we didn't have," Dipoto said. "He'll be given the opportunity to compete for a job, and the worst-case scenario is we're building much needed depth that eluded us in 2012."
Sisk, 27, had a 2.54 ERA at Triple-A in 2012. He has never pitched in the majors. In his minor league career, Sisk has allowed 6.8 hits and recorded 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. He's also walked 3.6 per nine innings. He has a career 2.59 ERA in the minors.Read the rest of this entry »


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"This bath bomb finishes fairly quickly in the tub, which I enjoy for this particular bath bomb. It smells wonderful, and leaved my skin feeling soft."
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= Natural ingredients = Safe syntheticsSodium Bicarbonate , Citric Acid , Fresh Avocado (Persea gratissima) , Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Olea europaea) , Lemongrass Oil (Cymbopogon citratus) , Bergamot Oil (Citrus Aurantium bergamia) , Rosewood Oil (Aniba rosaeordora) , *Citral , *Geraniol , *Limonene , *Linalool , Fragrance , Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides) , Green Lustre (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Yellow No.5 and FD&C Blue No. 1)
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