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Kotoko coach Draman pleased with King Faisal draw
Asante Kotoko coach Mas-ud Draman has praised the performance of his side despite their 1-1 draw against King Faisal in the big Kumasi derby.
Kofi Nti Boakye scored the opener from a spot-kick rebound before their city rivals pulled level with 20 minutes left.
Both sides displayed fine performances on the pitch but it was Kotoko who failed to make their numerous goal-scoring chances count.
Draman has come under pressure from a section of their fans following the side's not-too impressive performances on the pitch.
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"It was a local derby and therefore expected to be very tough so I am content with the draw."Draman said
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When NBC's "Parenthood" premiered in March, viewers quickly learned that 8-year-old Max Braverman has Asperger's syndrome. Since then, autism has emerged as a central part of nearly every episode of the drama, which focuses on the experiences of three generations of a California family.
The Asperger's storyline follows the family's journey to accept Max's diagnosis and help him progress, all while dealing with their own emotions. The show's heavy focus on life with a developmental disability is believed to be a first and so far audiences both with and without ties to autism seem to be responding.
"While not all parents are dealing with autism or Asperger's, what I do find is all parents are dealing with something with their kids," says Jason Katims, the show's creator who himself has a son on the autism spectrum.
At the heart of the "Parenthood" drama is actor Max Burkholder, 13, in the role of Max Braverman. Nearly halfway through the show's second season, Burkholder opens up to Disability Scoop about what it's like to play a character with Asperger's.
Disability Scoop: How did you land the role of Max on "Parenthood"?
Max Burkholder: I went in to audition and I really liked it a lot, so I was hoping that I would get called back. I had no idea what autism was before so I wanted to be able to learn more. It's hard sometimes thinking of stuff that a person with autism might do in any given situation, but it's still really fun.
Disability Scoop: What's it like to play a character with Asperger's syndrome?
Max Burkholder: It's quite a bit harder because I have to figure out a way of expressing what Max is feeling without making it seem that he doesn't have Asperger's.
Disability Scoop: What goes through your mind to get into character?
Max Burkholder: I just think what Max might be feeling. He has special interests, like he loves bugs, anything about bugs. So whenever there's something about bugs I try to seem really interested. But he doesn't like to be touched so I make myself think that if this person touches me, it's going to hurt a lot.
Disability Scoop: How do you make sure that your portrayal is realistic?
Max Burkholder: Every couple of episodes I get together with an Asperger's doctor, the director and the executive producer and we talk about what Max might do in the given situations in the script. I get new ideas about what to do during the scenes — how he would act, what he would say — because a lot of ad libbing happens on the show. As I do more and more, I start to understand more about what Max might be feeling.
Disability Scoop: What have you learned about autism since taking on the role?
Max Burkholder: It's different for every person, but it's really just being a little more sensitive than you normally would be to things like sight, sound and touch and they can't really understand facial expressions and social cues.
Disability Scoop: In real life, are you anything like the character you play?
Max Burkholder: I tend to obsess over things as well. I obsess over video games. In that way, I'm kind of like Max. Another big similarity is I don't like my food to touch. Some big differences are I don't mind being touched and I can change the topic of my conversation and I can read expressions.
Disability Scoop: What's the most challenging scene you've had to do on this show?
Max Burkholder: At one point I had a hissing cockroach right in front of me during a scene where I was eating and I just had so much trouble keeping it down. It was not a fun day.
Disability Scoop: Have you gotten any feedback about your portrayal of Max?
Max Burkholder: I recently got a letter from a girl who has Asperger's and she thought that I was doing well and I was really excited. It's pretty touching when someone who actually has the syndrome thinks I'm doing a good job at portraying it.
Disability Scoop: Do you know what comes next for Max or is there anything you'd like to see him do?
Max Burkholder: We usually get the script only a few days before we film, so I don't know what's coming next. If I had to guess, I'd probably say he gets better. I'd like to see him conquer some of the harder things that people with Asperger's go through like not being able to read social cues.
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I think Max Burkholder does an excellent job in his role as a kid with Asperger's Syndrome; in fact before I read this interview I was thinking that he actually did have Asperger's Syndrome. I only started watching this show a few weeks ago and it was primarily because someone told me about the Asperger's storyline. Although I've found I actually enjoy most of aspects of it, I am particularly impressed with the show's portrayal of Asperger's Syndrome, and the way it illustrates so many of the less dramatic issues involved.
I laughed so hard when I watched the episode where the dad had previously committed to get ice cream but now wants to practice baseball, and Max is all "BUT YOU SAID we would get ice cream!" I think to this day the phrase "BUT YOU SAID…!!" can give my mother an instant headache…
hi everyone, I randomly came on this page because i wanted to know more about the kid that plays max braverman, he does such a great job, I started to wonder if perhaps he does have aspergers in real life but turns out hes just a really great actor. I am now crying because of all the comments i have just read. I have just started my training to be a nurse and it is reading comments like these and finding out what sort of struggles people go through every day that make me glad of the choice i made to want to become a nurse and i hope i will get to make a positive difference even if it will be in just one person's life :)
Actually, the program "Life Goes On" several years ago (I don't remember the decade!) portrayed a young man named "Corky" who had Down Syndrome. Even further back in the late 70's/early 80″s St Elsewhere, a show about a teaching hospital in Boston, MA, had a "single dad" MD with a "typically developing" daughter and a son with Autism. Does anyone remember any others out there? As a speech language pathologist, although I have no children of my own (actually I have "hundreds" & their families, whom I have worked with!) I like to see these real life situations portrayed on the "tube". I wonder how families with these real challenges relate to the such programs—does it seem realistic? I think you need individuals with disabilities, their parents & siblings to be involved as advisors to get a realistic & honest portrayal. Kudos to those who want to take the leap & depict real life!
PS as the wife of a retired Army Officer I am often irritated by the portrayal of military families & issues…I have to wonder about the quality of advisement producers get for "military" shows…I will not watch "Army Wives"….it really annoys me!
I love Max. He is so much like my son. A great memory. And when you promise him something you have to follow through. No matter how big or small. He loves computers and video games. Oh, and he loves legos. This show is fantastic. I see the worry in the parents face.Great story!
It's weird because Max even looks like my son who was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (but I really think they will change it to aspergers). I had to see if Max really did have aspergers! I could really relate to the hospital scene where Max didn't want to be there and he said some things that people would consider rude. I could just see my son doing that, as things like that have happened in the past. Terrific show!
as someone who has worked extensively with students who have Asperger Syndrome, I can assure you they don't "conquer" reading social cues. They can learn to read them to a degree, but it never comes "natural" the way it does for those who don't have autism. I have not watched the show, but I was rather disappointed they didn't use someone who really was Aspegers. This young actor appears to be a very intelligent, well-spoken young man. He also is sensitive to portraying those with a disability as realistically as he can. I commend him for that. So many shows just write their scripts without knowing anything about the topic.
I have a granddaughter with asperger. I am amazed of how well this character is portrayed . I had to check on line to see if he actually has aspergers or not. Thanks for the great acting as it helps for people to know what someone with aspergers is going through.
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Thank you for the great job you do playing the role of Max on Parenthood. Your portrayol of Max helps others to develop a better unserstanding of what it can be like to have autism. Very nice work.
@holly homan – I think it would be difficult to find a child with Asperger's to play this character, because the last thing a little Aspie needs is a full-time job. I have Asperger's & I literally can't imagine what a career at age 8 would have done to me. Flexible extroverts are better suited for Hollywood.
I think Max does a great job, though the character looks much "Aspier" than the Aspies in my life. I don't doubt that kids like Max exist. But I've seen a lot more warmth & seemingly neurotypical behavior from the Aspies I'm close to.
I really love the actors. They are all phenomenal, tremendous figures. I asked my dad if Max really was autistic and he said. I don't think so. Well, that tells you that you are doIng a fantastic job. I hope the show continues so that I can have enough seasons to show my children about life when I get older.
P.S: I am 13 and obsessed with this show. (:
I completely agree with your statement that we need to educate the public about Asperger's. I am the parent of an 18 year old who was not diagnosed until he was 16 years old (extremely late). Prior to that, I thought it was Executive Function Disorder. I think his diagnosis was delayed by his ADHD. These children are at such a disadvantage due to a general lack of public knowledge about the disorder. My son will graduate from high school and it has been an adventure for him. I am extremely proud of him.
@ holly homan:
A few things are VERY bothering to a parent of a child with [insert any disability here]:
Limiting the person by stating – aloud or in one's mind – "they will never conquer…", however true it may be in a however long professional experience. That is where parents resign to "only another parent really gets IT". Very few professionals in the field of working with people with disabilities have the gift of not limiting them. And even though parents realistically know there is a limit somewhere, nobody can know where that is, and when we stay open-minded, we might just raise the glass ceiling.
Not using people first language by stating "… someone who was Aspergers …": nobody IS Asperger's or Down Syndrome (or worse Downs), or anyting else. People HAVE Asperger's, HAVE Down Syndrome, HAVE Prader Willi Syndrome, etc. Please educate yourself by looking up People First Language. Thank you.
And last but not least:
Don't assume you know it, if you haven't lived it. We know what happens when you ass-u-me.
How dare we claim to know what it's like to be missing a leg, just because we work with people missing legs.
How dare we claim to know what it's like to loose a child, just because …
How dare we claim what it's like to be ignorant, just because …
love this show. i was diagnosed a coupla years back and have very close friends with aspergers and he gets it so spot on that i thought for a while he really did have it, then was kinda surprised when i found out he didn't. yeah great actor. although, even if he gets nominated ( i would assume it would be for the supporting category) i still wouldnt want him to win. that belongs to aaron paul or giancarlo espiosito or dean norris. but as far as Game of thrones ort mad men, i couldnt care less about those shows, but i know those have some supporting people who will get nominated, so yeah, max should definitely get a nomination, but he wont. and jason issacs from awake should get one, and the show awake should get one that was amazing, especially those last few episodes.
I absolutely love this show and I am pleased that it portrays all asspects of family life,central the Max who has Aspergers and how he as well as other family and friends are affected and what they are thinking and feeling,etc.. My son is 9 years old at an age 4 to 6 age level and has high functioning autism [moderate degree] also has sensory issues[severe degree] but my family is finally gaining understanding beyond what I try and explain and teach them-this show covers all and they get a different perspective and also relate to family members who feel hurt,left out,angry etc.. Awesome and well done-keep this show going!!!! From a mom who so appreciates and loooves this ever important show-Heather
I love Parenthood. I think it is a great show about how that family deals with "Max". I have four children. My son has PDD NOS, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmentally Delayed, Speech and Language Delay, ect. After watching most of the first season I started asking my family and friends to watch the show. I really think the show can help those who do not have a special needs child to not always jump in with comments like if you would not baby them so much and you need to punish them for their bad behavior. It is not bad behavior; its them trying to deal with life.
I love the show Parenthood. I love all the characters. My son in a nonverbal child with Autism and I have a cousin with Asperge's. I watch the show faithfully. BIG FAN! Max inspires me, he give me hope. One day I hope my son will talk or at least be able to communicate to me how his day was or is. Thank you Parenthood.
Great article. My son is 18 and has Asperger's. He's very high functioning, drives, and is a touchy, huggy, affectionate person. He was taught to read expressions in grade school, and correctly interprets all my facial expressions. There are some social cues he misses, but not facial expressions. So, not everyone with Asperger's is uncomfortable with touching nor unable to read facial expressions.
i have a friend who is a speech therapist who goes to homes and works with Asperger's teens to help them read social cues. Wondering if this concept could be worked into the show. Seeing teens with Asperger's make progress in this area would be encouraging to others who struggle with Aspergers.
I love the show, Parenthood. The story line pulls me straight in with the everyday life happenings. All the characters are right on with their roles. I so enjoy Max and his beautiful portrayal of life as a person with Asperger's syndrome. My grandson has Aspergers, thankfully with his family he is a snuggle bug! He has a lot to say when he is on a topic he's absorbed in. So much like Max as he portrays Max!
Thank you for this wonderful show with a 21st century look at life. Sijai
Great job on your portrayal of Max. You should be nominated for an Emmy, you are truly amazing.
Max, you're doing a great job! I hope this show goes on for a very long time and deals with Max's challenges as a teenager, in school and out, especially with bullying from other kids. I think it would help other kids with Autism or Asperger's to deal with their experiences. As a parent of a middle-aged man with high-functioning Autism (not Asperger's, though), I can easily identify with a lot of what goes on in the show. It helps me to see it on the screen.
What a coup at landing this interview. Max's performances always put me on edge with his intensity, and I am learning alot about myself from his portrayal. Good job!
Max Burkholder does an amazing job portraying a young male Aspie. I truly enjoyed the Oct 23 episode when Max runs for student council president. He said that having Aspergers is his strength and that reminded me of people finding out I have Aspergers and saying so sorry. This always irritated me as I have always considered my Aspergers as a gift. It was difficult when I was younger, being so different.I'm not saying it has always been an easy road and have been asked if I could not have it, would I? My response will always be no.God makes each of us for a purpose. Remember, many of the advances in tecnology come from the Autistic. Think about that.
I have asperger's and is very hard to tell people's emotions and feelings
Max you are a great Actor!! I work with kids with autism/asperger's and I would like to think I know and understand the way they look at life. As I watch you on the show I forget that you are acting. Keep up the great work. Parenthood is the only t.v. show that I look forward to all week. I am married and have 2 boys 9&12 years old and I have 4 siblings the show is so realistic!
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our boy has aspergers. he is sensitive to light and sound and touch. he hugs by touching your forehead with his if you get an actual hug it is wonderful because it doesn't happen very often. he obsesses over certain toys, horses and tornadoes. and of course he is very literal and doesn't understand idioms. ex raining cats and dogs. the show is great and max does a good job playing the part
I love Max in this role he is great; I wondered if he really had Aspergers good job Max; I love this show it is so real. This show is like some of the old night time shows; back in the 70's and 80's thanks for a good job writers and actors. Dee
Max is a good actor portraying some of the characteristics, habits of a person who is affected with a different type of brain development/thinking that is labeled Asperger's syndrome. These people are considered high functioning because most people around them would not think they have any problems, only that if they try harder that they could be just like everyone else working "normally" without their "odd" behavior. Because of their dysfunctional sensory issues-not getting or getting too much information through their sensory systems, they over react and/or are under responsive to many surrounding stimulations like sounds, sights, smells, tastes, touching, or movements. Depending on which, how many, or what degree that sensory system(s) is/are affected will depend on how the personality evolves. High functional Aspies are all around us. They are the weird, odd, strange, peculiar, different, eccentric, unconventional people we may know & accept them in our workforce who have jobs but just need that extra consideration to function at their highest level to be a productive member of our society. I have very close relatives like that, one with a possible diagnoses, even think I have it, as I was considered "odd", "different" by my peers, but because of positive family support, education, I have as well as most of my family members are productive self-supporting individuals. Education, self-education like Max is doing is one way to help those with disabilities understood by their families & the public. Keep up the great acting, but it would be greater if the true Aspies could be included as your friends in the show! They are the true actors, as they have to act "normal" to succeed in their lives.
Max is an amazing actor- I really thought he must have been autistic as he does the acting so well!!
wish they would have gotten a real kid with Asperger's to play the role. One out of 100 kids now born on the spectrum…and many actors among them….
The fact that I am only 18 minutes into the first episode of Parenthood and could already tell that Max had Aspergers is a testament to the acting ability of this child. While I am not a parent and have never interacted with a child Max's age on the Autism spectrum, I have a number of friends with the disorder that have come into my life during our teens and early twenties that have told me of their childhood experiences.
The moment I suspected that Max might have Aspergers, I had to look it up to see what others were saying, because I wouldn't want to continue watching it if it was inaccurate or judgmental. As both a lesbian and somebody who suffers from a mental disorder, I understand just how important the right depiction and representation is on television. I am so glad to see that you're all pleased with the way both the character and the issue are portrayed.
As a parent of a son (26) with Asperger's Syndrome, I'm continually amazed and impressed that Max plays this character perfectly! With the exception of Max's long hair, I swear I'm seeing my son at that age, and watching the scenes with Max and his family over the first couple seasons was very emotional for me. I felt like I was reliving all the exasperation, isolation and other intense emotions that we all experienced while my son was growing up.
In my experience, his character and the scripts involving him and his family are NOT overplayed Remember, Autism and more specifically, Asperger's, are SPECTRUM disorders. There are kids and adults who seem slightly effected (perhaps considered just a little "odd"), all the way to others who are much more severely so. The challenge for those who are among the first generation who were diagnosed (only relatively recently was it officially named), is that they also need to provided intensive life skills, job skills, etc. Job interviews are particularly difficult because of how their awkward social skills and difficulty in reading social cues. Though often very bright, it's typically difficult for Asperger's adults to find employment that suits sensory issues, but is also worthy of their fine intellect and education. In some cases, unfortunately they refuse to divulge their diagnosis to their employers, setting themselves up for poor job reviews, etc. Trying to find the support systems and the bureaucratic delays are a challenge in and of themselves! Sorry, I could go on & on… It doesn't end with they leave the nest, believe me!
I think they should put disabled people on TV because I have a disability and would like to see more disability on TV.
The child playing Max does an amazing job. I would like to see the family cope with a GFCF diet.
I think Max does a great job playing "Max." Meeting with teens and adults who have Asperger's might be useful in an effort to deepen the character. Writers & Producers might want to know that the new DSM V plans to eliminate Asperger's Syndrome as an exclusive diagnosis. This is something to consider researching and writing into the script. Legislation affects services available to individuals and families affected by Asperger's. This is very real.
I love the show "Parenthood"! I recommend it to my family and friends often. I'm new to the disability world and find it very interesting. I've only been on the job just over 3 weeks and love it. Good job portraying a child with Asperger's Max! I'm 54 years old and have learned and will continue to learn from that special boy.
This is a step in dispelling myths about Autism. But I wonder when will media and television shows start casting female characters with Asperger's and Autism. Girls have it too– time to dispel the myths, for real.


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Terry Minami is grateful that, according to the Chinese zodiac, 2013 is the Year of the Snake.
One of the last-minute details for Saturday's fundraising dinner by Hardin-Simmons University's International Student Fellowship, for which Minami is the adviser, was making origami snakes for each table.
"They're a lot easier to make than rabbits," said Minami, assistant to the dean of university libraries, referring to 2011, the Year of the Rabbit.
This year's dinner, in the HSU Johnson Building, celebrated the Chinese New Year, which was Feb. 10. The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. In 2014, Chinese New Year will be Feb. 1.
The club's dinner usually has been a potluck affair with students bringing dishes from their home countries. This year, the club settled on a menu of four-season appetizer, beef noodle soup, Chinese dark sauce chicken, broccoli and straw mushroom, egg foo yung, chicken fried rice and sweet red bean soup.
"Hopefully, it will be better with people responsible for certain dishes," said Ethan Tan, a senior political science major from Malaysia and vice president of the club.
Shawn Chin, a senior communication major from Malaysia and the club's president, likened the Chinese New Year celebration to Thanksgiving in America rather than New Year's Day.
"It's more of a family celebration," he said. "You would have relatives from both sides of the family. It's a joyous occasion."
This year's dinner drew about 100 students and faculty who enjoyed the cuisine and listened to pianist Sherry Dou, an HSU graduate student from China.
Aside from raising money for the International Student Fellowship, the dinner helps illuminate Asian culture to Western students, according to Chin and Tan. Tan said he thought students coming to the West from Asia were probably better prepared for a new culture than the other way around.
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And the dinner can go quite a ways to bring East to West.
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BERKELEY LAKE -- Mayor Lois Salter and Berkeley Lake City Council members have their work cut out for them, as they face long and expensive repairs to the city's beloved dam and lake.
The rains and flooding last fall brought structural problems with Lake Berkeley dam to light. According to city engineer Rich Edinger, the dam has a slope failure and water seepage has become a problem.
"The dam is only marginally stable," said Edinger, explaining that the city's dam is a high hazard dam that does not meet minimal safety criteria.
Berkeley Lake homeowners are upset that the repairs must be done. The lake level had to be dropped two years ago for repairs, and extensive repairs to the dam were performed in the 1980s. The teams of engineers currently involved with devising a solution for the dam have recommended removing the renovation done in the 1980s and installing an internal drain system. The lake will have to be drained, possibly leaving a small pool of water for fish.
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12 March 2009 09:25 PM
We all know in the UK we can purchase the full range of Allen Bradley PLC's from a well known supplier who has sevral branches throughout the country, centring are a new-town with cow statues....I think you get my drift.
Although it is also possible to purchase through suppliers offering "Grey Imports" from other EU countries (single marketplace???) although tales are told that issues may arise with the manufacturers 12 month warranty if a claim is made. Has anybody had any experience of this...good or bad.
14 March 2009 10:00 AM
mysterious indeed. In fact, a bit too mysterious for me to understand the question.
seriously, if you shock me one more time, i'm gonna isolate you!
14 March 2009 12:19 PM
Try checking the consumer protection act and you will find that the supplier has to honour the guarantee on the products/goods they sell/supply.....under the terms set out in the act of course. So it matters not where the goods come from.
16 March 2009 10:54 AM
The price of the goods sold in any one sales and support domain usually includes warranty & support for goods sold by the authorised distributors. Buying from outside of the authorised domain to save money may cause problems if there is a manufacturing fault.
An example of what could happen.
I once had to sort out a problem from this country (the UK) where a person in second country had sourced some parts from a third country for shipment to a fourth country. The third country product was undrilled and could not be drilled locally by the user and if it had been possible the warranty on the whole thing would have been invalidated. The undrilled part was therefore unservicable and could not be fitted.
Down time was the result.
The fourth country local distributor had paid the manufacturer in the first country for an exclusive in country distribution franchise and had paid the manufacturer for a warehouse full of imported stock to support the product users in country and had set up a service facility all of which cost millions.
In this instance the local domain distributor and stockist felt and was under no obligation to incur cost and responsibility for rectification for goods they had not supplied and had interest in. The good news was in this instance the local domain distributor did however save the situation and sold the user a viable part with a warrenty and service support.
So its Buyer beware (Latin legal term is: Caveat Emptor)
11 May 2010 05:50 PM
Eddycurrent, can you give me a better idea of the import supplier please
21 May 2010 04:29 PM
Go with the best price, the manufacturer is so confident in their product it is them that specify the warranty, but your contract is not with them......
We purchased £42k worth of AB PLC in the UK, for a job in the US.
It was purchased from the "Claimed" legitimate supplier in the UK rather than "grey imports" on the sole basis of support,which the grey importer openly admitted, that was their shortfall.........
The electrics could not be 100% tested in the UK, but upon test in the US it was discovered there was a generic fault with a specific item..........
The company in concrete cow country who "claimed" to offer technical support could not help as they only had 1 man that knew about this product who would never answer his phone and it was "too technical" for their technical support.....
Their best solution was...............Contact AB USA.
BUT!! you have to pay for AB Tech support in the US via an AB or AB Distributor account!!
Eventually after giving personal credit card payment details to a distributor for AB USA to come and look at their own products, AB USA confirmed a manufacturing fault which could be claimed under warranty......But because we had purchased in the UK, we would have to either pay AB USA for replacements or get replacements shipped over from the UK.
The company in concrete cow country eventually agreed that for speed we purchase from AB USA and that they would reimburse us as it was a manufacturing fault an that they would cooperate with AB USA with this matter
On return to the UK, this specific company claimed there were no logs of the phone calls and no log of them agreeing reimbursement.........
The bottom line is that no matter what product you purchase, whether it be a bannana or a bugatti, your contract is with who you buy it from, not the manufacturer.
The company in concrete cow country, claim to be AB tech support in the UK and will not support "grey imports". Therefore you can only buy from selected sources in the UK, those selected sources are the ones that buy from the company in concrete cow country.........
The "grey imports" are the competitors of the company in concrete cow country.
Sounds more like a Propaganda.....???
Although i have used the term "grey import", these products are manufactured in the same factory and there is nothing different, only the place you buy from, they have the same manufacturers warranty, but your contract is with YOUR supplier.
The End...............
28 October 2010 01:01 AM
If it's a one off then buy from concrete cow
If your doing lots then buy from the far east and just honour the warranty yourself, it will pay for itself
Or if you hate the concrete cow, use S7300/400's and never look back :-)
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The SNP's sound management of the Scottish budget has released an additional £100 million to boost the economy.
Funding will be provided to build an additional 650 homes across Scotland, while the A75 between Hardgrove and Kinmount will be upgraded this year. The upgrade of this road will provide a huge economic boost to Dumfries and Galloway, as well as creating jobs and apprenticeships during its construction.
The economic impact of the closure of RAF Kinloss will be addressed with a £10 million investment in enterprise and infrastructure in Forres. Additional money will also be allocated to support the renewables industry, to invest in Inverness Campus and regenerate Inverclyde.
The SNP has consistently called upon the UK Government for capital investment to be increased to stimulate growth and has provided a list of 30 shovel-ready projects. Those projects would support 1,400 jobs across the country, providing a much needed boost at a critical time for the Scottish economy.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Economic Growth John Swinney said:
"The Scottish Government is maximising the value of every public pound available as we take forward our programmes to support economic recovery and deliver high-quality, efficient public services.
"Our careful management of Scotland's finances means that we are able to increase levels of capital investment now to boost our future prosperity.
"While these projects will support and stimulate economic growth, they will also deliver on a range of wider objectives such as environmental and health improvement, housing, greener transport, maintenance of our health estate, and culture and tourism. We are also focusing our support on local economies and investment in key geographical areas.
"By accelerating this programme of capital investment we are taking action where the Westminster Government has failed to do so. As I have said repeatedly, the UK's austerity approach is failing to produce growth in the UK economy and we are doing everything possible, within our current powers, to make sure that that this doesn't damage our efforts to build sustainable economic growth for Scotland."
Commenting, SNP MSP Maureen Watt who convenes the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee said:
"The importance of stimulating our economy through capital investment has never been greater.
"As such I welcome the fact that – despite continued Westminster cuts - the Scottish Government has been able to put more resources into such a variety of important projects.
"The new homes that have been announced will build upon the Scottish Government's fantastic record of home construction.
"The Finance Secretary should be congratulated for the efficient management of the Scottish Government's budget which has made this possible.
"These timely economic boosts will be good news for communities across the country.
"The Scottish Government's determination to boost our economy through capital investment stands in stark contrast to the UK's increasingly isolated refusal to follow suit. The Chancellor is performing one u-turn after another, and this one would give a huge boost to Scotland's economy.
"But the Tories' actions are holding Scotland's economy back, and show why it is so important for Scotland to gain control of the economic levers we need to grow our economy."
Commenting on the £20m that is to be invested in upgrading the A75 between Hardgrove and Kinmount, South Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine said:
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"In spite of the massive cuts to Scotland's capital budget, the SNP Scottish Government has listened to the concerns of local people and campaigners, and found the money to deliver this vital upgrade.
"I know this announcement will be widely welcomed by anyone who uses the A75. It is another clear example of the Scottish Government listening to people in Dumfries & Galloway and acting on their concerns."


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System will be 10 x 80 watt panels, in parallel, about 4 amps ea, a 50-60 amp charge controller, about 2000ah of batteries, and a 4-5000w inverter. I understand how to size the wires based on distance.
1. Does anyone have a detailed wiring diagram? Like a diagram for idiots?
2. Do I need fuses? Which size and where exactly?
the panels have mc4 cables on them. I plan to connect needed wire to each one with mc4 connectors, (so I don't have to cut off the connectors and void my warranty) and connect all the positive and negative wires to a combiner box, and then to the charge controller.
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Many states, including New York, are considering making the HPV vaccine mandatory for females age 9 to 26. What do you think?
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Although I do not think the vaccine should be mandatory- I believe that any responsible parent would want their daughter to receive the vaccine. Many parents want to say that this will give their daughter "permission" to engage in sexual activity, but I don't believe that. A vaccine will not replace the moral values you teach your children. Other parents are worried about the possible long term effects this drug may have. That is where parents need to research and find out what the FDA has found and make their decisions based on that. I have elected to have my daughter immunized and it gives me some peace of mind that this is one cancer she will not have to endure in her lifetime.
If it would stop this virurs in males too, it should be manditory for every child. What do we want, a population where half are pemanently religated to being vectors for something that can cause such misery in a segment of our population? Fundimentalist religionists have to stop wearing their sphincter muscles as a helmet and join the real world, sex isn't going away any time soon.
If a woman chooses to have this shot, so be it. But she should know this: Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, says:
– giving the drug to 11-year-old girls "is a great big public health experiment."
– The vaccine only works if the woman/girl does not have a current vaccine type related infection.
– The only way to test for the presence of HPV is through a vaginal swab – which is inappropriate for young girls.
– "So far more than 40 cases of Guillian-Barre syndrome – a dangerous immune disorder that causes tingling, numbness and even paralysis of the muscles have been reported in girls who have received the HPV vaccine in combination with the meningitis vaccine. Scientists already know that sometimes a vaccine can trigger the syndrome in a subject. "With the HPV vaccine, it is a small number but higher than is expected, and we don't know if it's the combination of the two, or the meningitis alone," Harper said."
[The above comes from an interview with Harper by Cindy Bevington, published at kpcnews.com on March 14, 2007. The article has since been archived.]
And then there was the FDA-licensed-and-recommended vaccine for infants, Rotashield, that was supposed to prevent diarrhea caused by the rotavirus. Turns out American Home Products withdrew it from the market in 1999 because of "concerns that it could cause a painful and potentially fatal bowel obstruction." [see http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CEFD71E30F935A25753C1A96F958260&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=print
And let's not forget that Merck gave us Vioxx.
I personally believe that many drugs, due to marketing pressures and unsavory connections between the FDA, CDC, and the drug companies, are released and marketed with far too little research. If someone wants to be involved in experimental drugs, that is certainly their choice. But to make something mandatory without sufficient research, and without revealing its experimental nature, is something else again.
I actually heard an arrogant doctor on PBS state that doctors alone should make the decision, without informing the patient or her parents, of the risk. I'm afraid this attitude is more prevalent than we believe.
The following publication was made by National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) takes a deeper look at the flaws of the HPV clinical trials conducted by Merck:
"NVIC maintains that Merck's clinical trials did not prove the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts is safe to give to young girls.
Animal and human studies have shown that aluminum can cause nerve cell death and that vaccine aluminum adjuvants can allow aluminum to enter the brain, as well as cause inflammation at the injection site leading to chronic joint and muscle pain and fatigue.
Nearly 90 percent of Gardasil recipients and 85 percent of aluminum placebo recipients followed-up for safety reported one or more adverse events within 15 days of vaccination, particularly at the injection site.[8] Pain and swelling at injection site occurred in approximately 83 percent of Gardasil and 73 percent of aluminum placebo recipients. About 60 percent of those who got Gardasil or the aluminum placebo had systemic adverse events including headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, myalgia.
Gardasil recipients had more serious adverse events such as headache, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, asthma, bronchospasm and arthritis.
Merck and the FDA do not reveal in public documents exactly how many 9 to 15 year old girls were in the clinical trials, how many of them received hepatitis B vaccine and Gardasil simultaneously, and how many of them had serious adverse events after being injected with Gardasil or the aluminum placebo. For example, if there were less than 1,000 little girls actually injected with three doses of Gardasil, it is important to know how many had serious adverse events and how long they were followed for chronic health problems, such as juvenile arthritis.
Clinical trial investigators dismissed most of the 102 Gardasil and placebo associated serious adverse events, including 17 deaths, that occurred in the clinical trials as unrelated."
We deserve BETTER RESEARCH than this in the cited clinical trials that led to this vaccine being approved by the FDA. As a scientist, I am appalled at the irresponsible design and conclusions in the clinical trial papers. BOTH the trial group (who received Gardasil) and the placebo group showed ZERO INCIDENCE of the HPV virus, there were NO differences between the two groups in HPV outcome.
Furthermore, the GIRLS AGED 9-13 WERE NOT TESTED FOR SAFETY NOR EFFICACY. Beware parents, the children in this age group are at risk for being the "clinical trial" for Merck and that role is very risky for a vaccine with so many dismissed adverse events.


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A Maine country doctor seems to have a miracle cure for every ailment in his mysterious pink pills. But his curative abilities came at a steep price that has just come due.
Breeze Lapid, 2012-12-19 16:29:35
A long serving country doctor is well known and well respected for his compassion and skills. His wife serves as his office assistant and is devoted to him and his work. After 25 years she even tolerates the strange visits from an attractive and sophisticated woman with whom her husband has dealings of an unknown nature. After her visits he is unsettled and irritable but she is critical to his successful practice.
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We all knew this for a very long time: Apple is one strong name, brand and whatever you might want. A valiant rival for Microsoft and even former rival of other giants such as Intel and AMD, Apple has grown to become a trend setter not only in what computers are concerned but in trends and social behaviors as well.
The immense influence this company has on our lives was best seen during the last 2 weeks, after its CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs, has made a public statement in the shape of an essay on Digital Rights Management and the way he and Apple Inc. see DRM's future.
It's very interesting to observe how much influence can some words have on the planetary music industry; after all, the iTunes service developed and owned by Apple Inc. has changed itself the "face" of the world along with the Apple's other wonder, the now almost ubiquitous iPod.
Of course they did not act by themselves as the major 4 record companies (EMI, SonyBMG, Warner and Universal) have taken full advantage of them: actually they insisted that if iTunes wants them to license music for online sale, this music must be protected by means of the (now dying) DRM.
And so it was, because Apple Inc. were bound by a 15-year contract with Beatles' Apple Corps not to sale music on physical media. The day the contract expired, Jobs made a decisive declaration of war against the DRM: Apple was willing to give up the rights management system and start selling music which would play on any portable device, not only on Apple's proprietary iPods.
This was the spark which triggered the blast in the industry: Yahoo, in the voice of the Yahoo Music head, Mr. Goldman, announced DRM-free music by Christmas, EMI has "tested" DRM-free distribution much to their most pleasant surprise result while SanDisk is officially willing to back up this movement at any cost and against anyone.
Apart from the remaining three major companies, the only ones who could make a stand are the RIAA. So far, they have issued only a crappy release, intendedly misinterpreting Jobs' words and hailing what they claimed it would be the licensing of the FairPlay code (the DRM-essence) to many other companies... in other words, extending the DRM to an even larger scale.
I laughed a lot as I was reading the stupid comments of RIAA and seeing the way they are still stubborn and believe in the complete eradication of the music piracy, a thing no one thinks of as possible any more. One thing is sure: 2007 will be a hell of a year and still, there are many things to be seen in this duel, the DRM wars aren't by far over!
Microsoft has already released a new kind of DRM but for the mobile field, the PlayReady, embraced so far by big names in the business such as O2, Verizon, Telefonica, Cingular or the recent AT&T.
Still, there is expected the position the remaining three "major" will place themselves on... yet I guess the end of the DRM-era is already here: behind the first courageous ones to make a move against DRM is the key-factor in this "equation" - the huge number of consumers who really hate the DRM system!
Nevertheless, the "fellowship of the Apple" was born and so far it has made quite a promising advance in its road to a DRM-free market. What remains is to just sit back and watch who and when is going to join in, because it's obvious that there will be lots of new supporters with each passing month. Bye-bye, DRM!


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- It was recently announced that The O.C. alum Chris Carmack will be joining the cast as Scarlett's new neighbor. While Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio were both mum on whether his arrival will spell trouble for their relationship, Sam did say that his brother's death will create some tension between them. "It's gonna be hard," Sam told us. "He ends up taking it out on Scarlett a little bit."
- The cast wouldn't confirm or deny the possibility of a future Nashville concert tour. During the panel, Charles Estes said, "I know there's talk about it, but it's in vague stages . . . but there's nothing very concrete about it."
- Connie Britton told us she is all for things between Deacon and Rayna heating up. "Oh, I'm pro. I'm pro all of it," she told us on the red carpet. "I love Deacon and Rayna together."
- The series has already had some famous faces from the music world stop by, and there are clearly more to come. Clare told us she's been working with Vince Gill and would love to see Dolly Parton on a future episode. Meanwhile, Hayden Panettiere joked with us that she'd like to see Diddy and Juliette do a duet.
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