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French company bioM'rieux has announced the launch of FoodExpert-ID, the first high-density DNA chip for food and animal feed testing. The FoodExpert-ID test, powered by Affymetrix GeneChip technology, will make it possible to verify the animal species composition and the authenticity of raw or processed food and animal feed.'Our new test, FoodExpert-ID, is a real breakthrough for the food and feed industries. By providing rapid multi-species identification, FoodExpert-ID will help to improve the safety of food for human and animal consumption, thereby contributing to consumer health protection' said Dr. Christophe M'rieux, Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs and Research at bioM'rieux.Changes in food and feed legislation are creating new needs and imposing new constraints on these industries. FoodExpert-ID will respond to these requirements by ensuring accurate labelling and allowing complete traceability throughout the industrial process, from animal feed to the end products released from production sites. The new test will help the food and feed industries comply with European and US legislation, by determining the species composition of a product using the latest advances in molecular biology.FoodExpert-ID, developed by bioM'rieux, is the first molecular high-density multi-detection test designed specifically for the food and feed industries. Using highly innovative techniques and providing extremely accurate results, FoodExpert-ID will change the way food and feed analysis can be achieved. The FoodExpert-ID offer is based on a high-density DNA chip, the GeneChip, developed by Affymetrix, which supports 80,000 oligonucleotide probes specially designed by bioM'rieux. 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This report constitutes the 'Identity Card' of the animal species entering into the composition of the product, thereby providing an invaluable tool to ensure labelling accuracy. FoodExpert-ID contributes to traceability and quality assurance in the food and feed industry through species identification at every step of the manufacturing chain 'from farm to fork'.For the first time, FoodExpert-ID provides the answers to 'open-ended questions' concerning the real composition of food products. It is now possible, for example, not only to confirm that beef raviolis contain beef, but that they contain only beef, or to determine whether cod fillet fish fingers really contain only cod and not any other fish species. In the case of livestock production, FoodExpert-ID can be used to verify that feed intended for ruminants contains no animal products, in compliance with European legislation. 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Investment in research and development represented over 12% of sales in 2002.Based at Marcy l'Etoile, France, bioM'rieux employs 5450 people throughout the world, including 1550 people in the United States and 3300 in Europe. The Group counts 14 production sites distributed in the United States, Europe and Brazil.bioM'rieux INDUSTRY provides product solutions to quality control and research microbiology laboratories. Applications served include environmental monitoring, sterility testing, pathogen screening, quality indicators, microbial identification, quality control organisms, microbial limits and preservative effectiveness testing.About AffymetrixAffymetrix is a pioneer in creating breakthrough tools that are driving the genomic revolution. By applying the principles of semiconductor technology to the life sciences, Affymetrix develops and commercializes systems that enable scientists to improve the quality of life. 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When I am up in the hills on an RPR I can write wonderful journal entries in my head but when we get back home and I sit down to type it up, it has all fled my brain.
Yesterday's RPR was quite fun. Very drizzly. We started out on the logging roads but ended up offroad to get from one road to another. Offroading in a logged over area requires considerable balance skills due to all of the debris left behind from a logging operation. Couple that with the grasses, brambles and other vegetation that has started to grow and it turns into an obstacle course.
My cousin, an avid outdoorsman, just had his first child, a baby boy. I told him I would bake him a huckleberry pie in congratulations. In the course of yesterday's ramble we scoped out huckleberry bushes, did some picking and actually beat the bears to the crop. I also found a patch of the highly coveted little wild blackberries where the casual picker would never go and the berries are HUGE!
The scale showed 186.2 when I got up, 185.4 after we explored. Maybe you don't have your lowest weight first thing in the morning! Whatever. I just want to fit in the next size down as this size is too loose, the next size down is too tight.


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A tough, independent woman whose music layed the foundation for the riot grrrl movement and the likes of L7 and Bikini Kill. Best known for her Arrows cover of "I Love Rock and Roll", she started out in a teenage all-girl punk/hard rock band called The Runaways, and later teamed up with Kenny Laguna and started her independent record label called Blackheart Records. Currently fronts the band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
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A kick ass rocker who started in a band called The Runaways.She was 15.One of the best kick ass rockers ever.She let people see that grrrls can play rock n roll.Without giving a damn about what people think.She was in movies like Light of DAy,Boogie Boy,and so on.She's been on t.v. shows.She played warped tour,and rocked peoples socks.She is 46 and still kicking ass.Born with the name Joan Marie Larkin.She loves rock n roll,and thats never going to change.Plays a gibson melody maker.Her voice just sends shivers down peoples spines.She really seems to love her fans,unlike other rockstars.She is just the best...She sure don't give a damn about ther bad reputation.
The coolest grrrl ever.The most awesome rocker.Joan Jett is the best ever.
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Although it is widely known that Joan Jett is into BDSM and all that good stuff (listen to Fetish), she has never officially "came out" about being a lesbian. This is not because she is afraid , but being gay as a widely recognized musician or celebrity comes with a label and an identity trap she does not want to be burdened with.
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She also wants her private life to remain as private, unlike some other hos in the music business**COUGHcourtneyloveCOUGH**, which I greatly respect.
Contrary to popular belief, Joan Jett DOES give a damn about her reputation.
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A female Dollar Tree worker was hurt by a man who assaulted her as she made a $1,000 night deposit at the Bank of American branch on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cheektowaga police reported.
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A top-down raglan bolero is the perfect first sweater. Myra shows how to fit as you go and add crazy lace, the easiest lace knitting ever!
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This is just super fantastic! May I ask what yarn you use for this project? What was the fiber content? I am excited to get moving with this class. I am also a life long knitter and got addicted to spinning, dyeing my own yarn as well.The green sweater in my picture was my very first dye project. I love to keep learning and am thoroughly enjoying every moment.Thanks for your inspiration.
The buttons look cool, did you bring the yarn through and tie it or what exactly ? I can't really tell from the pic.


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Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Berwick, has welcomed news that a majority Conservative government elected in 2015 would axe public subsidies for any newly planned on-shore wind turbines.
Existing wind farms and those with planning permission would be protected from the change but further developments will not be subsidised.
Ms Trevelyan said: "This is excellent news and will bring much relief to local people."
The pledge also includes a commitment to change planning procedures that would give local communities more power to reject on-shore wind projects not already in place.
Ms Trevelyan has been a vocal opponent to government subsidies of on-shore wind farms.
She added: "Every day I see and hear the huge anger that these monstrosities have caused among local communities and I have made sure that ministers understand the strength of feeling that exists here. Local people now know for sure that a majority Conservative government after the next election will stop subsiding on-shore wind farms."
Ms Trevelyan praised the impact the decision will have on the people of north Northumberland and the economy.
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I am speechless. How did you manage to... to... make that song?! That's so f**king epic! I mean, it's dramatic and epic, this totally fits an action-like scene, this could TOTALY get incorporated in a movie of some kind. It's pretty sick. In fact, I'm happy to say it is, in a private school-related project. It was epic. Just... awesome! Words fail me, I can't describe this pure awesomeness. I also agree with Kwing, the epicness could have doubled, even TRIPLED if you add some kind of super fast and complex violin piece. Really.
You should make an extended version of this song. But even that wouldn't be enough. You can't have enough of pure epicness, nor of pure awesomeness.
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The percussion sounded annoyingly synthesized but most if it was great. The orchestration was spot-on, though, although it could have used a harmony. Throwing in a really fast and complex violin over the whole thing could have doubled the epic factor.
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Just want to say thanks to all the amazing fans that were at the signing today! You made my first signing like this a very memorable one! Thank you all for the support and love, I love you all! I always say that Steeler fans are the best in the world and you proved it today, especially fans like this guy. — Ben
Ben points to the tattoo of himself on the back of fan Danny Winslow, who traveled from Newport News, VA to attend the Collectors Showcase of America Show in Chantilly, VA. Ben signed Danny's back beneath his tattooed likeness and Danny plans on getting the autograph tattooed to his back right away!
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"Thanks for signing my football Ben and taking a picture with us! All the Steelers I met today were awesome. Especially you! Thanks again!" — Rolf Blankenfeld
"What a great time! Thanks so much for coming. We love you, Ben!" — Wendy Bennett, Washington, DC
"We had an awesome day! Thank you for making my daughter in the wheelchair feel so loved,we had so much fun today. Thanks so much." — Kathy Duncan, East Orange, NJ
"#1 QB in the league! Big Ben is the #BOSS!" — Muhammad Usman
"I just missed you today! You were behind the signing area hugging a young girl in a wheelchair! Normally I would of risked getting attacked by security to approach you but felt your time with her was a little more important!" — Konnie Kordish, VA
"Love you Ben. You were really getting in touch with your fans at this weekend's event. You're the best." — Paulette Pelletier, PA
"My son and I had a great time meeting Ben today! It's great that so many of the Steelers come to Northern VA for all the Black and Gold fans here." — Kimberly Martino
"I was there and I saw you Ben sure wish I could of hugged you. attending the signing was an amazing day for me!" — Becky Christian, Lovettsville, VA
"You made my day amazing thank you so much!" — Emily Duncan, Martinsburg, WV
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That doesn't hurt my feelings at all. Before I bought my Micro Stik, I posted a question on this forum asking which would be a better gymnasium flier - the Champ or Playmate. Reading the Playmate is more relaxing than the MS is definitely food for thought. For flying in the confines of a gym, can the Playmate fly as slowly & turn as sharp as the MS?
Thanks Doug - that's what I needed to know. Maybe I'll give the Micro Stik another shot tomorrow evening & see if I can keep it from running into the walls. Another new pilot got a Champ for Christmas & also had a bad time on his 1st flights. Thanks to information I got on here from CorvetteC5 & gave him, he added some flaps & is now flying. That may be my plan B.
Just to get back "on thread", the Flyzone Albatros can be flown quite successfully indoors, in a large gymnasium environment. However, it can more easily be damaged due to "wall strikes", or hard landings. The Playmate is far more forgiving, and so is the MicroStik, when it comes to hitting things. The Albatros has a "neat" factor, but it's really disheartening to find something usually broken loose or fractured, after a modest brush with the wall or floor. There is good information in prior posts within this thread concerning reducing some of this "fragility" of the little Albatros. Also, better/stronger 1S Lipos are recommended and available.
I agree with Doug's advice to Bluesman77. Matches my experience with the Albatros and Playmate.
My $0.02. As an experienced pilot I find my Flyzone Albatros easier to fly in a smaller gym then my Playmate and Super Cub. Flying high alpha, only the Albatros was stable at the slow speeds I wanted so that the plane could perform figure eights in the 3/4 size basketball court. Flying this slow with the Super Cub resulted in tip stalling and crashing into the floor. I find the Playmate and Super Cub to fly about the same in stock form.
A huge improvement for slow flight stability with the Super Cub was adding fixed flaps. See image. Now it flies stable at high alpha with comparable speed to the Albatros. I also increased throws on the rudder and elevator for tighter turns to great results. It now rudder rolls very nicely to the right. I increased the rudder and elevator throws on my Albatros the same way.
I highly recommend the flaps for indoor flying in tighter spaces.
Yes, you were kind enough as to give me the Champ flaps mod which I gave to the fellow w/ a Champ in our group & it made a HUGE difference. Incidentally, I took my eRC MS along to the church gym this evening & the guys talked me into trying it out again. I actually was able to fly several circuits before a wall got in the way. I'd had trouble w/ the elevator pushrod end sliding in the sleeve & had fixed it w/ a drop of hot glue. I smacked the wall hard enough to break that bond - so the festivities ended, but I actually flew! As near as we can tell, I wasn't bringing the throttle back after ground take-offs & things were getting away from me last time. So there's hope for me yet.
The guy w/ the Champ w/ the flaps mod & I later had a mid-air collision w/ our helis. My V911 & his MCX2 got together about 25' up & dropped like rocks. Neither sustained any damage & both flew fine afterwards.
Good luck and push the envelope
Still loving this plane, especially now that the evening weather will allow front yard flights again. Bone stock RTF except for scarf on pilot...my go-to plane after coming home from work.
One too many bumps to the spinner misaligned my prop gear from the plastic motor gear. I finally opened up the Albatros, realigned the gears and installed the metal geared brushed motor recommended earlier in this thread. Very nice! Much quieter and the power seems smoother.
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Motor/Pinion: FLZA6318
Better late than never
After two years (or so) of enjoying my sharpie colored albatros, my favorite flyzone micro WWI plane was attacked by an Anglophile tree and I was forced to (finally) get to the repaint project I meant to do way-back-when
I was further prompted to finally do this after seeing the progress of the same scheme at oldrhinebeck aerodrome's Dva - I'm planning to go see the full size version next summer, but couldn't wait that long to see the diamonds flying.
Not nearly as immaculate as some of the ones earlier in this thread, but since I'm still sane (or just as insane) after cutting all those diamond shaped masking pieces, I thought I'd share it here.
I'm using a new P51 motor and gear box for the power (yes, I've learned my lesson regarding using "old" equipment)
And an ember receiver brick, which is giving me trouble on the rudder servo going left (no, I have not yet learned my lesson regarding using old equipment)
It weighs in at 1oz even w/o the lipo.
This is an excellent airframe from flyzone which IMO should not be forgotten in our usual "what's new?" frenzy. (And this is an excellent thread that should not go buried)
Stripping the stock paint off was not fun and here's a Christmas wish for the manufacturers to offer these airframes unpainted -I'd happily pay more for virgin pieces.
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Amarillo's top private employers provide jobs for some 18,479 people, or 14.4 percent of the Amarillo workforce of 128,700 people.
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1. Tyson Fresh Foods
Employs 3,600 with an annual payroll of $108 million. The company formerly known as Iowa Beef Processors, then IBP, opened in 1975 just north of U.S. 60 east of Amarillo.
The company slaughters and processes cattle for fresh vacuum-packaged boxed beef for sale to wholesale and retail markets. Bone, fat trimming and hides are recovered and used to make various foods, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and clothing.
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The company employs about 3,250 people and has an annual payroll of $224 million. Pantex employees assemble and disassemble nuclear weapons for the federal government. The plant, located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, also fabricates high explosives and stores plutonium from dismantled weapons.
3. BSA Health System
The system has 2,700 employees with an annual payroll of $99,206,000.
High Plains Baptist Hospital and St. Anthony's Hospital consolidated into BSA Health System in 1996. High Plains Baptist opened in 1968, and St. Anthony's Hospital opened in 1901. The health system offers hospital and hospice care, surgical centers, imaging and rehabilitation services.
4. Wal-Mart
The giant retail chain employs 1,822, according to the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
The first Wal-Mart opened in 1984.
5. Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Northwest employs 1,800 people, and representatives did not give the annual payroll.
In 1996, Northwest Texas Healthcare System was re-established as a for-profit hospital of Universal Health Services,Inc., of King of Prussia, Pa. It was formerly owned by Potter County, then Amarillo Hospital District, and opened in 1924. it provides hospital services, including psychiatric hospitalization, Level III trauma center and Life Star helicopter service.
6. Affiliated Foods
The co-operative grocery distributor employs 1,257 people with an annual payroll of $41 million.
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New series of miniature embedded industrial computers of the credit card size manages HD videos, multimedia presentations and other demanding tasks in a real time.
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Feuding divas on "American Idol"? Ryan Seacrest says that's just great.
The show's host said Wednesday that things got intense between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey during a tryout taping the previous day in Charlotte, N.C.
Amid a dispute over a contestant, Minaj announced that she was no longer putting up with "her ... Highness," in a reference to Carey and with a few expletives added in. TMZ reported that Minaj feels Carey has been wasting everyone's time by constantly praising herself instead of focusing on contestants.
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Another new judge, Keith Urban, was in the unenviable position of sitting between the two of them.
On his radio show, Seacrest said "Idol" needs some passionate debate. "It did get intense," he said. "We want that. We want them to be on this panel together. This is a good team, a great team, to go out and look for the next American Idol ... the feedback that they give is very good."
"American Idol" is still the nation's most popular show despite a dramatic fall-off in ratings last season that led to three new judges joining Randy Jackson. The show's new season premieres in January. A Fox representative said Wednesday the network has no comment on its feuding judges.
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Filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating a new van to a Georgia woman with cerebral palsy after her specially equipped one was stolen outside Atlanta.
Perry tells WSB-TV Tuesday he heard news reports about Alicia Day's van being stolen this week in Decatur.
Police say Day's 2000 Chrysler Town and Country van was taken from her driveway sometime Sunday night.
Day uses a wheelchair and tells the station that she prides herself on being independent, working part-time as a greeter at Home Depot. Her mother relied on the van to take Day to work and to doctor appointments.
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Perry's films include "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and he has a studio complex in Atlanta.
Garth Brooks to hang up his hat
Garth Brooks is ending his run in Las Vegas.
The country music superstar will play six more dates this fall at Wynn Las Vegas, concluding the three-year run Nov. 16-17.
Brooks slipped out of retirement to take the gig in 2009. It came with the gift of a jet from Steve Wynn.
The 50-year-old performer says in a news release he "thoroughly enjoyed" the shows and called Wynn "the easiest and best boss I have ever worked for." The news release says he plans to film the one-man show next summer.
Brooks will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 21 in Nashville, Tenn.
Darius Rucker invited to join Grand Ole Opry
Darius Rucker's conversion to country is now complete: He's joining the Grand Ole Opry.
Rucker performed on Tuesday night's Opry and received a visit from unannounced guest Brad Paisley, who surprised him with the invitation.
"I'm still surprised," Rucker said afterward. "They shocked me. Everybody, my wife and I'm just finding out even my kids knew. I wasn't expecting anything today. I didn't think tonight is the night I'd be asked to be a member of the Opry. That's unbelievable."
The singer rose to fame as the frontman for South Carolina rockers Hootie & The Blowfish but began to pursue his lifelong passion for country music a few years ago. He's had a multiplatinum, award-winning run since and will release his third country album early next year.
The 46-year-old is the third black performer to hold Opry membership, joining Country Music Hall of Fame members DeFord Bailey and Charley Pride.
"I felt like I was in," Rucker said. "I felt like I was accepted and I was part of the family. This is the completion of the conversion from Hootie into Darius the country singer. With the induction into the Opry, it's definitely complete now."
Rucker will be inducted into the Opry on Oct. 16. That show will air live on GAC.
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I laughed through the whole video, no rage for me.
"it's like watching a person getting raped and enjoying it, like... enjoying watching two men trying to **** each other" I died laughing when he said that.
I think someone has some identity issues.
But just for fun.
I thought it was funny that it was all okay as long and you're not on the ground. Punch the guy in the face until he almost dies that's cool. Get on top of him on the ground that's ****. Wtf...Sounded to me like someone wasn't happy they spent most of their life learning something that gets it's ass kicked. "When will it be enough for you? When will you pull his pants down and penetrate him" was an insane stretch, no pun intended.
The random bit about not putting people in cages at the end was funny as well.
I am 1:10 through, holy shit this is hilarious.
So, it's like **** without all the sex and stuff?
I actually did rage at a video from this guy called "MMA is not martial arts".
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Bills overcome loss of Spiller for rare road win
CLEVELAND -- The Bills' blueprint for wins doesn't include getting them without Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.
So much for blueprints.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes and third-string running back Tashard Choice rushed for 91 yards as the Bills beat the Browns 24-14 Sunday to snap an eight-game road losing streak.
Two weeks after losing by 20 points to the New York Jets on the road, the Bills (2-1) overcame a first-half injury to Spiller -- the NFL's leading rusher -- by getting a gritty performance from Fitzpatrick, who threw scoring passes to Spiller, T.J. Graham and Stevie Johnson.
The defense came up big, too, chipping in with four sacks and two late interceptions of Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden, who couldn't overcome a slow start.
The Browns (0-3) have lost nine straight heading into back-to-back road games at the Ravens and Giants.
"You've got to be able to come back from ups and downs," said Bills defensive end Mario Williams, whose 1 1/2 sacks Sunday were his first since signing a massive contract this offseason. "Regardless of what's happening on the field, it's this play right now. That's what we have in front of us."
Spiller's injury figured to cripple the Bills, who lost starter Fred Jackson in Week 1. After his 32-yard scoring reception on a screen pass made it 14-0, Spiller crumpled to the turf after a hit by Browns safety Usama Young on Buffalo's next offensive snap.
Cradling his left arm, Spiller climbed onto a cart and was taken to the locker room for further tests.
"He's out for a week or two, but I don't know how extensive it is," Bills coach Chan Gailey said of Spiller, who will be further examined today.
The Bills scuffled for offense after Spiller went out, and the Browns took advantage by climbing to within 17-14 on Trent Richardson's 6-yard run and Weeden's 22-yard pass to rookie Travis Benjamin on a post-corner route late in the third quarter.
But Mark Anderson sacked Weeden to force a punt on the Browns' next series, and Fitzpatrick led the Bills on a 68-yard drive ending in a 9-yard pass to Johnson, who cut in front of Dimitri Patterson on a hard inside move.
"We knew we had to put our foot on the gas," said Fitzpatrick, who connected on 4-of-5 passes for 27 yards on the drive. "There was a lot of energy in the huddle. The guys were really revved up and ready to go."
Jackson could be back this week, when the Bills return home to face the Patriots. Gailey said he wasn't thinking that far ahead yet, though.
"Let me enjoy this for 24 hours," he said.
The Browns fell behind early with some punchless offense that included only 16 first-half rushing yards. They failed to convert their first five third downs and didn't advance inside the Buffalo 44 until the final 5 minutes of the half.
That drive produced Richardson's touchdown run and some promise, but the Browns couldn't build on it.
"We can't be where we were in the first half and expect to win games," Weeden said of the offense. "That's on us."
The Bills figured to represent an opportunity for a win as the Browns head into a rugged stretch that includes the Ravens, Giants and Bengals in the next three weeks.
Instead, they dropped to 4-15 under coach Pat Shurmur, who became testy afterward when someone asked if his team faces a must-win Thursday in Baltimore.
"They're all must-wins, right?" Shurmur said. "Wouldn't you agree? Who goes into a game thinking they're going to lose."
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InsideTennessee's panel of experts kicked butt last weekend, going a combined 43-5 on their SEC picks. Josh Woodward, Danny Parker and Chris Price went 11-1 each, while Randy Moore went 10-2.
Here are their projections for this week's games, plus their year-to-date records:
Alabama at Penn State: 24-20, Alabama wins a close one in Happy Valley
New Mexico vs. Arkansas (Little Rock): 52-20, Hogs keep rolling on the inferior opponents.
Mississippi State at Auburn: 35-24, Bulldogs roll the national champs.
UAB at Florida: 28-17,Gators are looking ahead to the Vols and win ugly.
South Carolina at Georgia: 24-17, Georgia. Mark Richt's back is against the wall and they need this win.
Central Michigan at Kentucky: 17-3, Kentucky. Not sure if Kentucky can score many points.
Northwestern State at LSU: 45-7, Tigers look like a national championship contender.
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss: 21-17, Ole Miss squeaks by with a win.
Connecticut at Vanderbilt: 24-20, Connecticut with the win over the mighty Dores.
Cincinnati at Tennessee: 38-35, Tennessee runs the ball better, but this will be a close one.
Alabama at Penn State: In spite of the QB fiasco going on, the Tide finds a way to prevail. Alabama, 20-6
New Mexico vs. Arkansas (Little Rock): Tyler Wilson throws for 200 yards in the first quarter. Arkansas, 52-8
Mississippi State at Auburn: The margin will be too great for any last-second heroics this week. State 38-24
UAB at Florida: Gators look shaky early but turn it on late. Florida, 35-10
South Carolina at Georgia: Marcus Lattimore left. Marcus Lattimore right. Marcus Lattimore up the gut. S. Carolina, 28-21
Central Michigan at Kentucky: Not the best football game of the day. Kentucky, 5-3
Northwestern State at LSU: Les Miles calls the dogs off early against his neighbor. LSU, 41-0
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss: I got nothin'. Mississippi, 27-12
Connecticut at Vanderbilt: Hide the women and children cause it's going to get crazy when those 27K fans file into the Music City for this one. Connecticut, 34-16
Cincinnati at Tennessee: Austin Johnson comes up with a key turnover late. Tennessee, 38-37
Alabama at Penn State: This is a classic game and I am anxious to catch it, but I think the the Tide just have to much talent for the Joe Pa's boy to hang around. I am taking Saban's Tide, 38-17.
New Mexico vs. Arkansas (Little Rock): Arkansas gave you a glimpse of their offense last week and this week will be more of the same. They will be calling the Hogs all day long. Arkansas, 48-10.
Mississippi State at Auburn: Auburn showed you that Cam Newton definitely was worth the bling. They won't be able to hang with what Mullen has going at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs know how to get up for these type of games. Mullen's crew, 35-24.
UAB at Florida: UAB gave Tennessee a game during the 2010 season and I think this one may be closer than the experts think. I am taking Florida by 10. Gators, 34-24.
South Carolina at Georgia: Georgia doesn't stand a chance in this one. They are far too young and flat out not talented enough to hang with Garcia, Lattimore and the Gamecocks. South Carolina, 45-17.
Central Michigan at Kentucky: Kentucky's showing last week was flat-out embarrassing on the opening Thursday night of college football. My guess, they will be a little more prepared for this week's game. Cats, 30-6.
Northwestern State at LSU: LSU is coming off a big win and they will continue to keep things going. Jared Lee just has to not screw things up and the Tigers could be headed to New Orleans this January. LSU, 51-14.
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss: Ole Miss couldn't get it done against out-of-conference opponent BYU, but they will rebound this week. I will take the Rebels, 33-10.
Connecticut at Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt doesn't quite have the talent to hang with the Huskies in this one. Connecticut has been pretty steady and the 'Dores are working with a new head man. I will take UCONN, 23-20.
Cincinnati at Tennessee: Tennessee's defense is going to have to bow up and get some stops in this one. I am taking the Vols, but there is going to be a lot of points scored in this one. Should be a good measuring stick for the rest of the season. Tennessee, 45-35.
Alabama at Penn State: Nick Saban is a great coach. Joe Paterno was great in his time but his time has passed. Bama, 27-14
New Mexico vs. Arkansas (Little Rock): Bobby Petrino can pick a score. Hogs, 56-7
Mississippi State at Auburn: Bulldogs are on the rise, Tigers are on the decline. Dogs, 31-20
UAB at Florida: Will the Gators be looking ahead to Tennessee? Maybe. Florida, 34-17
South Carolina at Georgia: This could be Mark Richt's watershed moment ... or it could be his Waterloo. Dawgs, 27-24
Central Michigan at Kentucky: Wonder if the Big Blue has found any offense since last Saturday? Wildcats, 20-7
Northwestern State at LSU: The Tigers have more talent than Northwestern and Northwestern State combined. LSU, 38-14
Southern Illinois at Ole Miss: The Rebels find someone even they can beat. Ole Miss, 24-10
Connecticut at Vanderbilt: The Huskies drilled Fordham 35-3 last Saturday, making Paul Pasqualoni the first UConn coach to win his debut since 1923. That isn't relevant but it's amazing. Huskies, 27-17
Cincinnati at Tennessee: Will the Vols be looking ahead to Florida? Maybe. Tennessee, 34-20


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The tragedy in Arizona is renewing a heated national debate on gun control. Those who want stricter laws are using the shooting to make their case.
Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson that killed six and wounded 13, has Democrats in Washington calling for stricter limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Suspected shooter Jared Loughner's pistol carried 33 rounds.
"There is no reason for a citizen to have these large capacity clips," Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., said. "Police, military - absolutely. But these are mass destruction on being able to kill many people in short period of time."
Tucson's sheriff said he believes Arizona's laws are too weak.
"I have never been a proponent of letting everybody in this state carry weapons under any circumstances that they want. And that's almost where we are," Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, Pima County, said.
But the right to bear arms is enshrined in the constitution and public support for stronger handgun laws has fallen dramatically, from 78 percent in 1990 to only 44 percent last year.
"The very substantial majority of Americans believe that the Constitution does provide for the right of gun ownership in this country," Gary Langer, with ABC News's polling unit, said.
Terrible shootings like the one in Columbine in 1999 and Virginia Tech in 2007 did little to change public opinion.
"People have become suspicious of the ability of laws to make a difference," Paul Helmke, president of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said. "And I think that when they look at shootings like this, they think laws didn't stop this from happening."
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The Japanese Table
Kappo: Fine Cuisine at a Counterby Isao Kumakura
Eating out in Japan offers a broad spectrum of options, from grabbing a quick donburi rice bowl to dining on exclusive kaiseki cuisine. In this new series of four articles, Food Forum introduces some different styles of dining in Japan, beginning with the unique kappo-style counter restaurant.
Among the many types of Japanese restaurants is kappo, fine cuisine served "in the kitchen," as it were, with the chef and customers facing each other across a counter. Behind the counter, the chef prepares the dishes before the customers' very eyes, slicing sashimi, roasting fish, ladling simmered foods from pot to dish—and so adding to the appreciation of the meal.
One of the attractions of kappo is its immediacy: as each dish is completed, it is served directly across the counter table from the hand of the chef, steaming hot, fresh and glistening, perfectly arranged. No matter how exquisite the cuisine, any delay in serving results in some loss of fine flavor and aroma. Restaurants that serve over a counter virtually eliminate this delay, and the special pleasures of kappo dining include the chance to enjoy food that is served the moment it has been prepared.
The other attraction is intimacy: customer and chef are face to face throughout the meal, and conversation flows naturally between them. The chef talks about the qualities of the day's ingredients and recommends a menu to suit each diner. Customers, for their part, share their immediate appreciation with the chef and swap questions and culinary knowledge across the counter. This interchange increases the pleasures of dining and can inspire elaboration and innovation. A customer need not be left to dine alone in a kappo restaurant, where the pleasures of good conversation go well with satisfying discriminating appetites.
Ancient Traditions
There are not many instances in Western cuisine where food is prepared before the customer, but in Japan the tradition goes back to antiquity. It is said that there were many among the ancient aristocracy and the medieval samurai class who excelled in the culinary arts, and there were often occasions when they would display their skills before others. Examining documents that record the accomplishments expected of members of the medieval samurai elite, we find that cultivation of the culinary arts is listed alongside mastery of scholarship and mathematics. Apparently the ability to display one's skills in food preparation before guests was an important part of a man's training as one of the samurai class.
One tradition of preparing food before guests developed into a kind of ritual that has been passed down today, in what is known as the shiki-bocho. Following the procedures and patterns passed down through twenty-nine generations by the Ikama school in Kyoto, the head of this school skillfully carves and fillets a carp on a two meter-long cutting board using a special knife and manabashi (cooking chopsticks) without once touching the fish with his hands. Manabashi are made of steel and have sharpened points and wooden handles. In the shiki-bocho ceremony, the performer dons the traditional attire of the ancient court, complete with eboshi headgear.
Give and Take
We may surmise that the kappo style of Japanese cuisine traces its inspiration to these traditions. A chef takes pleasure in the awareness that the guests are appreciating the process of preparation, and the guests enjoy watching the process by which their dishes take shape. A sushi shop might be considered a type of kappo restaurant, inasmuch as food is prepared in front of the customer; but strictly speaking, since kappo involves many kinds of Japanese dishes, sushi restaurants are considered apart.
It is believed that kappo restaurants first became popular in Osaka, beginning in the nineteenth century. While the facts are difficult to corroborate, it seems that kappo began to spread beyond the western Kansai region into eastern Kanto in the latter part of the twentieth century. The kappo counter arrangement was once considered somewhat common, but today many exclusive restaurants have incorporated it into their serving style.
Japanese cuisine served over a counter is thus distinguished partly by a tradition of performance for the guest and by the convenience of serving dishes directly, the moment they are made. But the congenial give and take between customer and chef is perhaps the greatest enhancement towards the enjoyment of this distinctive dining experience.
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Isao Kumakura was born in Tokyo in 1943. He taught at Tsukuba University from 1978 to 1992, and then held the position of Professor of Japanese Culture at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. Since 2004, he has been director of the Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama. Among his many publications are Tea in Japan and The History of Japanese Food.


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There aren't too many football games one can watch where you see a 3-0 lead and think that the game is well in hand, but after watching the Ole Miss offense struggle like an infant trying to roll over for the first time, that's how I felt. They looked positively silly against Alabama's D in the first thirty minutes.
I can't really remember seeing a defensive performance like Alabama's in the first half. Ole Miss is overrated, but they are still a solid football team, but the Tide D made them look like a team that had never played offensive football before. Their line couldn't pick up simple inside-out stunts, Snead couldn't plant to throw, and their receivers seemed to have no chance to make catches.
Alabama's defense is the type of unit that can carry a team the whole season. Bama's offense sputtered Saturday and you have to credit that to the Rebel defenders. They came to play. Still, even with the offense unable to punch it into the end zone, they were effective at holding the ball. I just would have liked to have seen them pound the ball a bit more in the second half.
So halfway through the season Alabama is sitting at 6-0. They pushed through their 2 toughest games that many circled in the pre-season, Ole Miss and Virginia Tech. While you have to be ready each and every week in the SEC it seems to me that Alabama's toughest contest could come at the end of the season.
I know most were laughing heartily at Auburn's lopsided loss to Arkansas, but they could pose a real threat to Alabama. First, the game is at Auburn and second, the game is on a Friday. Alabama play the previous Saturday forcing a short week for the Tide, while Auburn has a bye. It's just something to think about and rivalry games are always unpredictable.
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