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DONETSK, Ukraine -- Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine agreed Monday to respect a cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president, raising hopes for an end to months of fighting that have killed hundreds and ravaged the country's industrial heartland.
The announcement came as the Russian and U.S. presidents traded demands over the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged direct talks between the government and the rebels. President Barack Obama warned Putin that Moscow will face additional costs if it does not help ease the crisis.
The insurgents' pledge to respect the cease-fire came on the first day of talks between a former Ukrainian president, the Russian ambassador, European officials and the eastern separatists who have declared independence. While the government side was nominally not represented, ex-President Leonid Kuchma attended the discussions at the request of the sitting president.
The negotiations were launched in line with President Petro Poroshenko's peace plan, which started Friday with a weeklong unilateral cease-fire in the fighting that has killed more than 350 people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.
Alexander Borodai, one of the rebel leaders who took part in Monday's talks in Donetsk, said rebels would respect Poroshenko's cease-fire, which lasts through 0700 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Friday.
The insurgents had previously demanded the Ukrainian military withdraw its troops from the east as a condition for any talks, so Borodai's statement represented a softened stance that raised expectations that the cease-fire could hold. Even before the insurgents made their pledge, the government said that there had been no fighting in the east since Monday morning.
Since the cease-fire was declared Friday, the Ukrainian government has accused the rebels of firing at government positions, while insurgents blamed Ukrainian forces for failing to honor the promise to halt hostilities. Poroshenko has said government troops will fire back if attacked.
The rebels, who have declared regions on border with Russia independent and fought government troops for two months, also promised to release observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe who have been held hostage.
"This will be one of the steps that will improve the mutual understanding of both sides," said Alexei Karyakin, a representative of the insurgents in the Luhansk region.
In Moscow, the Kremlin said Putin underlined in his conversation with Obama that to normalize the situation in eastern Ukraine, it's necessary to "effectively end fighting and start direct talks between the conflicting parties."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama urged Putin to use his personal influence with the separatists to promote peace and stability in Ukraine, stop backing the insurgents and halt the flow of arms across the border. Earnest said that while the U.S. believes a diplomatic solution to the crisis is still possible, "Russia will face additional costs if we do not see concrete actions to de-escalate the situation."
Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of fomenting the rebellion in the east by sending troops and weapons across the border. Moscow has denied that and insisted that Russian citizens who joined the insurgents were volunteers.
Poroshenko's office said Monday that he has offered Russia a chance to send its own observers to join the OSCE mission in Ukraine to see that government troops were observing the cease-fire.
Monday's talks involved Ukraine's ex-President Leonid Kuchma, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine and an envoy from the OSCE. Poroshenko has ruled out talks with those he calls "terrorists," so inviting Kuchma to mediate offered a way to conduct talks without the government's formal engagement.
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A tartan is a specific woven pattern that often signifies a particular Scottish clan in the modern era. The pattern is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven two over - two under the warp, advancing one thread each pass, forming diagonal lines. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett. Kilts almost always have tartans. Tartan is also known as plaid in North America, but in Scotland this word means a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket.
Textile analysis of fabric from Indo-European Tocharian graves in Western China has shown similarities to the Iron Age civilizations of Europe dating from 800 BC, including woven twill and tartan patterns strikingly similar to Celtic tartans from Northwest Europe. The Celts wore coats set with a pattern of checks close together and of varied colors, similar in fashion to the Scottish, Irish, and Welsh tartans. Tartan patterns have been used in Scottish, Irish, Northumbrian (north east English) and Welsh weaving for centuries. A possible predecessor dating from the 3rd century, found near the Antonine Wall and known as the "Falkirk sett", has a checked pattern in two colours identified as the undyed brown and white of the native Soay sheep. The fabric had been used as a stopper in an earthenware pot containing a hoard of silver coins.
Particoloured cloth was used by the Celts from the earliest time, but the variety of colours in the breacan was greater or less, according to the rank of the wearer. That of the ancient kings had seven colours, that of the druids six, and that of the nobles four. In the days of Martin Martin, the tartans seemed to be used to distinguish the inhabitants of different districts and not the inhabitants of different families as at present. He expressly says that the inhabitants of various islands were not all dressed alike, but that the setts and colours of the various tartans varied from isle to isle. As he does not mention the use of a special pattern by each family, it would appear that such a distinction is a modern one, and taken from the ancient custom of a tartan for each district, the family or clan in each district originally the most numerous in each part, eventually adopting as their distinctive clan tartan, the tartan of such district. Martin's information was not obtained on hearsay: he was born in Skye, and reared in the midst of Highland customs.
For many centuries, the patterns were loosely associated with the weavers of a particular area, though it was common for highlanders to wear a number of different tartans at the same time. A 1587 charter granted to Hector Maclean of Duart requires feu duty on land paid as 60 ells of cloth of white, black and green colours. A witness of the 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie describes "McDonnell's men in their triple stripes". From 1725 the government force of the Highland Independent Companies introduced a standardised tartan chosen to avoid association with any particular clan, and this was formalised when they became the Black Watch regiment in 1739.
The most effective fighters for Jacobitism were the supporting Scottish clans, leading to an association of tartans with the Jacobite cause. Efforts to pacify the Highlands led to the 1746 Dress Act banning tartans with exemptions for the military and the gentry. Soon after the Act was repealed in 1782 Highland Societies of landowners were promoting "the general use of the ancient Highland dress". William Wilson & Sons of Bannockburn became the foremost weaving manufacturer around 1770 as suppliers of tartan to the military. Wilson corresponded with his agents in the highlands to get information and samples of cloth from the clan districts to enable him to reproduce "perfectly genuine patterns" and recorded over 200 setts by 1822, many of which were tentatively named. The Cockburn Collection of named samples made by Wilsons was put together between 1810 and 1820 and is now in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. At this time many setts were simply numbered, or given fanciful names such as the "Robin Hood" tartan.
By the 19th century the Highland romantic revival inspired by James Macpherson's Ossian poems and the writings of Walter Scott led to wider interest, with clubs like the Celtic Society of Edinburgh welcoming Lowlanders. The pageantry invented for the 1822 visit of King George IV to Scotland brought a sudden demand for tartan cloth and made it the national dress of the whole of Scotland, with the invention of many new clan tartans to suit.
Clan tartans
The naming and registration of official clan tartans began on April 8, 1815 when the Highland Society of London (founded 1778) resolved that all the clan chiefs each "be respectfully solicited to furnish the Society with as Much of the Tartan of his Lordship's Clan as will serve to Show the Pattern and to Authenticate the Same by Attaching Thereunto a Card bearing the Impression of his Lordship's Arms." Many had no idea of what their tartan might be, but were keen to comply and to provide authentic signed and sealed samples. Lord Macdonald was so far removed from his Highland heritage that he wrote the Society: "Being really ignorant of what is exactly The Macdonald Tartan, I request you will have the goodness to exert every Means in your power to Obtain a perfectly genuine Pattern, Such as Will Warrant me in Authenticating it with my Arms."
In general a tartan is a plaid which belongs to someone, some thing, some place, and/or some family. For examples of these various kinds, which now number over 5,000 visit [1]
The tartan of a Scottish clan is a sequence of colors and shades unique to the material, authorised by the clan society for use by members of that clan for kilts, ties, and other garments and decorations. Every clan with a society has at least one distinct tartan. While "heraldic" in the sense of being visual representation of blood relation, they are not "Scottish heraldry", strictly speaking. In Scotland, heraldry is protected under the law by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, and there are penalties for bearing an unauthorised Coat of arms. Any tartan specified in a Grant of Arms by the Lord Lyon is registered by him, but there is no legal prohibition against wearing the "wrong" tartan. It is considered proper to wear a clan tartan if the wearer is associated with the clan by name, by blood or by legal adoption. It is also proper to wear a tartan ascribed to the district, county, or shire.
In the border areas of England abutting Scotland, tartans are called 'checks'.
The Irish people had clans too, except each clan mostly lived within its own community, also known as a county. So far, there are 32 counties in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and they each have at least two very distinctive tartans. So far, there are just a little under 70 Irish tartans, ranging from county and crest tartans to the popular Irish National.
Other modern tartans
In addition to the clan tartans, there are many tartans regsitered for families, districts, institutions and even specific commemorative "memorials" for events or persons. Further, tradition reserves some patterns for use by Scottish Highland military units of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.
Those units associated with the British Royal Family use the Royal Stewart Tartan regardless of whether they are affiliated by blood to the Stewart clan. This is because of the Royal Family's Stewart ancestry through James VI of Scotland. However tartan is pretty inclusive. There are tartans for military forces like the Royal Air Force & Royal Canadian Air Force, commercial companies, special interest groups like Amnesty International, religious movements (including Hare Krishna), cities, football clubs, dancing and whisky-drinking societies, non-British Celtic groups such as French Bretons and Spanish Galicians, commemorations and regions of the world where people of the Scottish Diaspora live. As a result most people, whether of Scottish ancestry or not, can find some tartan which is significant for them. There are also general fashion tartans, not officially registered in Scotland, for those who do not care about the significance.
British Airways used a tartan design as part of its ethnic tailfin rebranding. This design, Benyhone or "Mountain of the birds," was one of the most widely used designs, being applied to 27 aircraft of the BA fleet.
Queen of Scots the US importer of Edinburgh Liqueur and The California Pure Malt and Indiana Pure Malt whiskies use a tartan developed exclusively for its western hemisphere marketing of its products. The Queen of Scots tartan may be seen at Bonbright Woolens on their web sites. The tartan was designed by David McGill of Edinburgh, the interantionally noted tartan designer.
Commemorative of The Da Vinci Code, and highlighting awareness of the Jesus and Mary Magdalene enigma encoded in stone at Rosslyn, a commemorative Tartan - the 'Rosslyn Da Vinci' – was created in spring 2006 by a group of Historians local to Rosslyn. The Rosslyn Chapel Tartan is registered to David McGill of Edinburgh at International Tartans.
The Clergy are the only profession represented by a separate tartan. The legend that goes along with this is that they needed a separate tartan to wear instead of their own family's so that they would not be attacked by members of their new congregations who were feuding with their clan.
In the Celtic regions of Cornwall and Wales tartans and kilts have been adopted as part of the 19th and 20th century Celtic revival and the traditional Northumbrian tartan, known in Scotland as the Shephard's Tartan, perhaps the oldest tartan design in Britain, is common and worn by Northumbrian Pipers in the north of England.
The word 'Tartan' is also used as a prefix to denote something of Scottish origin, for example the term 'Tartan Army' is used to refer to fans of the Scottish national Football (soccer) team. The Rev Donald Caskie, a Church of Scotland minister, became known as the Tartan Pimpernel for helping Allied service personnel to escape from occupied France during World War II.
Other than those tartans specifically registered to Clan Chiefs, there is no official tartan registry. The closest thing to a formal registry is The World Registry of Tartans (see link below).
A bill before the Scottish Parliament to establish a formal registry of tartan under the aegis of The Lord Lyon has been languishing since 2001 when a petition to the Scottish Parliament was sent appealing to the Scottish Parliament to do so. This bill is seemingly being held up by the commercial interests of some of the tartan mills in Scotland. The reasons for needing aformal registry are severalfold: there are no clear definitions of colours, there is no standard definition of the sett, i.e., geometry, or spacing of the tartan's patterns. This lack of definitions has led to dumping of miscolored and malshaped tartans in the North American markets.
See also
- Tartan Day, a day set aside for the celebration of the Scottish influence on North America, Australia and New Zealand, but ironically not much celebrated in Scotland itself. It is the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath.
- Tartanry
- Tartan techno, a style of techno music from Scotland.
- Vestiarium Scoticum, a source of many "original" clan tartan patterns
External links
- The World Registry of Tartans.
- The Official State Tartan of California.
- Scans of Tartan Cloth of over 450 different tartans.
- Tartans Authority The official Scottish tartans industry registrar.
- Fabric and Merchandise in Over 500 tartans
- The Scottish Tartans World Register. Over 3000 tartans with images.
- The Scottish Tartans Society
- A Tartan for New York City out of respect for the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Searchable directory of all known production tartans
- Tartans - Scotland.com
- Cornish Tartans
- Welsh Tartan
- Photoshop plugin that can create Tartans
- Clan and Tartan Search Page
- The Rosslyn da Vinci Tartan story, see the Tartan also at the Scottish Tartans Authority
There is a Radford University student newspaper called The Tartan.
The Carnegie Mellon University student newspaper is also called The Tartan. In addition, the Carnegie-Mellon tartan is considered to be an official school color. The Carnegie Mellon sports teams are nicknamed the Tartans and their mascot is "Scotty". [2]
The mascot of McCord Junior High School in Sylvania, Ohio is the tartan.
- Tartans, ed. Blair Urquhart, The Apple Press, London, 1994, ISBN 1-85076-499-9
- Clans and Tartans—Collins Pocket Reference, George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, Harper Collins, Glasgow 1995, ISBN 0-00-470810-5
- "The Invention of Tradition: The Highland Tradition of Scotland", Hugh Trevor-Roper, in The Invention of Tradition, ed. Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger, 1983, ISBN 0-521-24645-8.
- History of highland dress: A definitive study of the history of Scottish costume and tartan, both civil and military, including weapons, John Telfer Dunbar, ISBN 0-7134-1894-X.


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Assistant Commissioner South Dave Cliff said engineer's advised the Hereford St building has come through the region's earthquakes well, and structural integrity and safety have not been compromised.
Mr Cliff said the building was no less safe than it was before the September 4 earthquake last year, but a precautionary approach was being taken due to the services the building provides.
"The construction of the building is such that in the event of a major earthquake, the building will not fail. However, over time it will begin to show stress and in the event of ongoing significant earthquakes, could reach the situation where doors will not open and close and internal services such as electricity and plumbing may not operate.
"It is for these reasons that we have decided to vacate the building. We have discussed this with Ngai Tahu property, the building owners. This will be managed over the next few months as we locate other accommodation options within the city."
Mr Cliff said engineers have thoroughly inspected the building over the past 15 months and again since last Friday's two big aftershocks, and it remains safe to occupy.
"The aftershocks of 23 December will mean some reassessment of earthquake risk forecasts, with the risk of further significant quakes potentially higher than previously forecast."
While there were already plans to leave the building in the next five years, relocation to a new station will now happen over the next two to three months.
"This decision accelerates those plans. We have already begun discussions with our emergency services partners at Fire and Ambulance over a possible shared facility in Christchurch and these discussions will continue."
Lyttelton Station not to be rebuilt
Meanwhile Lyttelton's quake-damaged historic police station is not to be rebuilt, police have decided.
Inspector Malcolm Johnston, Southern Area Commander, said engineering reports had determined it was uneconomical to repair the station.
He said the news was sad for police, local staff and the Lyttelton community.
"The station is an iconic building for the port town, which has already lost of many of its historic buildings."
The station was built between 1880 and 1882, and opened in 1882, replacing an earlier structure. It is described as being designed in the Victorian Italianate style of the period.
During the February 22 earthquake the building suffered significant structural damage including extensive cracking to the main walls.
"Over the past several months we have worked with our engineers to explore every possible opportunity to repair the station," Inspector Johnston said.
"However we have received advice that to repair the building to an adequate standard would cost at least $1.5 million dollars. That is significantly more than the cost of a new station, and is not economic."
Inspector Johnston said last week's quakes had caused further damage, increasing the cost of repairing the station.
"But we remain committed to Lyttelton and we are giving the local community an assurance that Police will retain a presence here and a new facility will be built."
Police in Lyttelton have been working out of a garage adjacent to the station since February, and a portable building has recently been added to provide further amenities.
Additional temporary facilities are likely to be added to ensure the station can function effectively in the medium-term.
Police may now look at developing a shared facility in the town with other emergency services including the Fire Service and St John Ambulance.


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F.R. Library Celebrates Women's History Month With'You Too Can Soar'
Far Rockaway Library celebrated Women's History Month last week with a program called "You Too Can Soar."
Six guest speakers related to the participants how they got to where they are today.
The speakers included Jacqueline Bascom, the Nutrition Outreach and Educational Specialist for the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula and the agency's director, Kathy Rosenberg; two women who went through tough times and became successes – Jacqueline Stillwell, a parent coordinator at PS 183 and Selena Woodall, an executive legal assistant. ECOS Communications' sales manager Thelma Scott and Bertha Agrait rounded out the speakers. Also honored was the branch's principal librarian, Sharon Anderson.
Bascom, who has lived in Rockaway for 40 years, has taken various courses over the years – from the legal to medical field – and said, "Even if you never go into these fields, it's good to learn." "Young people, you need that education or you'll get lost," Rosenberg said, "Just go for it. Try something new. You can't say you failed if you tried."


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Rookie hopefuls showed up in full force for Day 1 of the 2011 PBA Rookie Camp with some big names from Smart-Gilas and the D-League and a sprinkling of unknowns showing up their counterparts in the skills test held at the Club 650 gym in Libis, Quezon City.
Speedster Mark Barroca, seen as a high to mid-first round pick in the 2011 Rookie Draft, recorded the most number of push ups at 107. Another Smart-Gilas National Jason Ballesteros tied with PBA D-League Most Valuable Player Allein Maliksi for the highest vertical leap, reaching the bar at 11 feet and 2 inches.
Cebu-born Julius Pasculado topped two categories, emerging the fastest of the group with a clocking of 6.19 seconds in the 50-meter sprint and making 19 of 25 shots from different points on the floor in the shooting drills. Smart-Gilas players, however, did not participate in the shooting drills, having just come from practice.
Another D-League standout, Pamboy Raymundo, settled for 2nd in the shooting drills with 18 shots made.
Filemon Fernandez was No. 1 in situps with 301 while Nino Nabong topped pull-ups with 28.
Former University of the Philippines center and one-time Smart-Gilas member Magi Sison is the tallest in the 36-player field at 6 feet 6 ¾ inches. Ballesteros was measured as second tallest at 6 6 ¼ but he had the longest wingspan at 82 inches.
Christopher Concepcion is the smallest applicant at 5-foot-8.
The pool will be divided into two teams which will play each other in Days 2 and 3 of the Camp with the PBA coaches keenly assessing the talents up for grabs in the Rookie Draft on Sunday at the Midtown of Robinsons Place Manila.
The Powerade Tigers own the No. 1 overall pick and high on their list is JV Casio, who is fast earning a reputation as one of the best guards in Asia.
Source: PBA.ph


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Jack Swagger's WM Tease, Matt Striker Teases Surprise, Mick Foley Talks Being SMS GM
– Matt Striker teased a surprise for tonight's WWE live event in Providence, Rhode Island.
We will have news and notes from the show later on. Striker tweeted:
"Some nice twists tonite at #wweprovidence. Youll never guess who just "jetted" in…"
– Mick Foley was revealed to be the new General Manager of WWE Saturday Morning Slam on today's episode. Foley noted on Twitter that he will try to chat with fans after each episode and wrote the following:
"Good morning from your NEW General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam! Did you see those Dude Love moves? Owww!"
– Jack Swagger teased on Twitter that he may be driving this big rig for his WrestleMania 29 entrance:
"Don't be surprised if you see me drive this to the ring for Mania!!! #JackSwaggersAmerica #WethePeople #BIGRIG"


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James Blair Peoples, M.D., F.A.C.S., died after a short illness on July 19, 2002.
Dr. Peoples was professor of surgery, the Elizabeth Berry Gray Chair of Wright State University School of Medicine's Department of Surgery, and director of the region's general surgery residency program. He joined the faculty of Wright State University School of Medicine in 1979.
A native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Peoples received an A.B. degree in Chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and an M.D. degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in surgery at University of Pittsburgh's Hospitals of Health Center in Pittsburgh. He completed post-graduate continuing education in the Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services at Harvard School of Public Health in 1991 and 1996.
From 1977-1979, Peoples was a Major in the Medical Corps of the United States Army where he was stationed at the 121st Evacuation Hospital in Seoul, Korea, and at Kimbrough Army Hospital in Ft. Meade, Maryland. He received the Army Commendation Medal for his service.
In 1988, Peoples served as acting chair of the Department of Surgery and was named chair of the department in 1990. Since 1988, he also served as director of one of the largest general surgery programs in the United States. The program trains seven physicians in each year of the five-year program and received a "perfect report card" from its accrediting body in 2001. Peoples was instrumental in training thousands of physicians and medical students in surgical procedures, and he was regarded as an international authority on surgical diseases. In 2000, he was named the first Elizabeth Berry Gray Chair of Surgery.
Board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Surgery, Peoples was a member of several professional societies: the Association for Academic Surgery, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Association for Surgical Education, Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae, Dayton Surgical Society, Dayton Vascular Surgical Society, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, International Society of Surgery, Midwest Surgical Association, the Montgomery County Medical Society, Ohio State Medical Association, the Pancreas Club, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the Western Surgical Association. In addition, he served on the Program Committee of the Central Surgical Association from 1996-1999 and was that committee's chair from 1998-1999. He was a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons.
A recipient of many honors, Peoples was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, received the Pittsburgh Surgical Society's Residents Award, and the American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter's Residents Award, and was named in Who's Who in the Midwest. Through peer nomination, he was included in The Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region from 1996-2002. He received the House Staff Teaching Award from Miami Valley Hospital in 1996 and was elected to the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha, in 1997.
Peoples served on several local hospital committees in areas such as trauma, quality assurance, medical records, breast cancer management, surgical case review, and operating rooms. Throughout his career, he authored numerous articles on a wide variety of surgical diseases, and from 1996-1998, he studied the early detection of breast and cervical cancer through a grant from the Center for Disease Control.
He was a member of the Executive Committee of the University Medical Services Association since 1989 and the Board of Trustees since 1990. He served as chair of the Billing Committee from 1993-1999 and as president of that organization from 1991-1993. He was also a member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Medicine from 1991 and chair of its Membership Committee from 1995-1998.
"Jim was a superb clinician, outstanding teacher, visionary leader, and basically the consummate physician. He was a role model for all of us and will be sorely missed," said Howard Part, M.D., dean of Wright State's School of Medicine.
Peoples was very active in the community as well. He served on the Medical Advisory Board of the Community Blood Center of Montgomery County since 1992. He was on the Taste & Toast Committee of the Planned Parenthood Association of the Miami Valley since 1995, and was co-chair from 1996-1997. He was also a dedicated supporter of the Dayton Art Institute.
His immediate family includes his wife Kathleen, daughter Jessica Lynn Ouellette and grandchildren Anna and Sarah of Manchester, New Hampshire, and his sisters, Betsy Abercrombie of Herndon, Virginia, and Nancy Guthrie of Charleston, West Virginia.
Visitation will be held at the Rousing Funeral Home, 2100 E. Satrap Road, on Monday evening, July 22, 2002, from 3 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 33 West Diction Avenue, Dayton, Ohio at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23. Memorial contributions are to be sent to the James B. Peoples, M.D., Department of Surgery Fund, Wright State University School of Medicine, 1 Wyoming Street, Ate. 7000 ACHE, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH 45409. A graveside service will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Barrack Catholic Cemetery on July 25 at 11:00 a.m.


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We got engaged in August
I wanted to write and let you know about our success story on your site.
I joined your site around Jan. 04 and was emailing smiles and notes and then Luke 33 began emailing me and we emailed for about a week and then we talked on the phone about a week later and we had so much in common. We continued to email and talk and 2 months later we agreed to meet in Tenn. where I was living at the time. He drove from Georgia to meet me and we had such a great time for the 5 days we spent together. We talked, laughed and walked in the park. We also attended Easter Vigil mass . I was planning to move to Florida(central) in April(latter part) where I had built a house to be closer to my parents and Luke 33 had been stationed there many years ago and really liked the area. So after I moved I went to Georgia and we worked on his home to get it ready to be sold. He began applying for new jobs in Florida and he got a response in August 04 that he interviewed for and was offered, he accepted the position. We got engaged in August 04 and plan to be married in the fall of this year (2005) in the Catholic church we attend.
I want to thank you for the opportunity to meet other catholics and build on this to have long lasting relationships.


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Some of the sites that Metro Browser has full, built in support for are MegaVideo, VideoZer, VideoBB, and YouTube. Metro Browser claims its efficient design allows for video streaming even over 3G as well as the ability to handle large video files in the device's memory rather than requiring free storage on the device.
The app currently has mixed reviews. A free trial is available to see if Metro Browser suits your needs. If it's perfect for your web browsing and video streaming needs, the full version can be had for $1.99.
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Actress Jessica Morris has been working steadily in the business for over ten years, having appeared as a regular on the soap opera "One Life to Live" and in films like SENIOR SKIP DAY, BLOODY MURDER and ROLE MODELS; that last one you'll recall very well her scene with Seann William Scott, in which she played "Linda the Teacher". Yes, the best scene in the film.
Now Jessica is starring in the supernatural thriller HAUNTING OF THE INNOCENT, which comes out in January. I spoke to Jessica about her aversion to horror movies, the grueling schedule of a soap opera, her love for GONE WITH THE WIND, and of course, that scene in ROLE MODELS. Enjoy!
What can you tell me about HAUNTING OF THE INNOCENT and your role in it?
I'm really excited about it. My character and husband and son decide to go back to my hometown after a tragic thing happens to me in Los Angeles. While we're there a lot of supernatural things start to happen; slowly at first, then they build. At the same time I'm having memories that I can't really place. So we're being haunted by this force, and at the same time, I'm being haunted by forces from inside of myself.
How do you conjure up that intense feeling, when you're being scared or traumatized? Do you call up incidents from your real life?
There's not really one technique that I use. I use a lot from my own personal life. I think I make the point of experiencing a lot of different things, so I have a lot to pull from, which makes things interesting. I also just use my imagination and try to dive into the story and character. It helps being on location, because you can just make it your complete world at the moment.
Were there any supernatural experiences on set?
Not really, although someone was saying one of the houses was a little haunted, but that could have just been them trying to scare me. I scare pretty easily.
You've been in many horror movies; is it a cathartic experience, seeing how you scare easily?
Maybe. I don't really love watching horror movies. My boyfriend loves watching them, they're like his favorite, and he always tries to force me to watch them. There are certain ones I can't even get through because they make me so terrified. There are enough scary things in the world and in my mind that, to be entertained, I like to watch comedies or something that soothes me. But I guess that helps me to act in a horror movie because it doesn't take much to freak me out.
Do you believe in ghosts and the paranormal?
Absolutely. I'm totally open-minded to the fact that there's so much going on that we don't know about, and to say you're 100% that there aren't ghosts or an afterlife is being close-minded. I'm open to the possibility of anything and everything.
You were a soap opera actress for many years, is it true that's among the hardest possible jobs for an actor?
I have to say, I do agree with that. Not only are you having to memorize about 40 pages of dialogue a day but it's a full year process, there is no six month hiatus. Some of the story lines are incredibly farfetched and out there, and the writing is as well, so you have to try to come up with something that is believable for yourself and the audience. I don't think soap actors get enough credit, because they're using all of their skills to make that stuff even halfway work.
What was the most outrageous storyline that you were a part of?
Well, lets see. I did the whole getting pregnant and passing it off as someone else's baby thing. My husband had an affair with my mother. (Laughs) There are all sorts of crazy ones, but those are the only ones that are coming to mind at the moment.
Did your character die and then come back as a twin or something?
My character did die, but I didn't come back as a twin I came back as a ghost. I went back and did some ghost stuff. (Laughs) I didn't come back as a twin, but that would have been cool.
Were you anxious to move away from soaps and act in films?
I really was at the time. I had been on a soap for five years and I always wanted to do films, so I couldn't get out of there fast enough. I was in New York shooting the soap but I wanted to come back to Los Angeles and start working on films. I look back and think it was so nice having a regular job every day for five years. When you're doing films you have a lot of downtime, so I do miss having that regular, steady work. But I do prefer doing films, they're more creatively fulfilling for me.
What has been the most fun job you've had working in film?
It was fun doing ROLE MODELS, I had a blast working with Seann William Scott. I like doing comedy sometimes. I think I'm best at dramatic acting, it comes more naturally to me, but it's fun to just be silly sometimes.
Safe to say your NSFW scene in ROLE MODELS is pretty memorable -
Thank you! (Laughs)
Was that the most stressful scene you've ever been a part of?
No, it wasn't stressful at all actually. I think I might have done a shot of tequila, that might have helped. Everyone made me feel really comfortable, it was a closed set. When I'm acting, I don't really feel stressed out, unless the character is stressed out.
What is your favorite movie of all time?
Oh God, that's such a hard question. There are so many. I don't want to say, I'm embarrassed.
Go for it!
(Laughs) It's a classic movie, and I started watching it at a very young age. I love GONE WITH THE WIND, I've always loved that movie. I'm in love with Scarlet, I just always wanted to be her. Rhett is so charming and I was in love with him too. I just feel embarrassed because it's such an old movie, but I guess it is a classic, so.
That's a perfect one. You'd be surprised by some of the ones I hear. Do you have a favorite TV show?
Right now, "The Walking Dead," for sure. The last episode, what happened, I've never cried and screamed at a television like that in my life. I think my neighbors probably thought I was being murdered or one of my family members died. That character was my absolute favorite character, it just broke my heart and I'm not even exaggerating.
Would you make a good "walker" on "The Walking Dead"?
I think I'd rather be someone who is alive. (Laughs) I would love to be on that show, I think if I were on that show I could die happy. But yeah, I'd want to be a character who is alive.
Finally, who is your celebrity crush?
I've always been a huge George Clooney fan. I think he can seduce any woman or man. He's got that charm about him, he's hot stuff. I might get a little sweaty around Johnny Depp, too.
You can follow Jessica on Facebook right HERE or Twitter right HERE. HAUNTING OF THE INNOCENT comes to DVD in late January.


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Rumor: AMD To Name Upcoming Flagship Fiji GPU "Radeon Fury"
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 29, 2015 - 11:05 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumors, radeon, hbm, graphics, gpu, Fury, Fiji, amd
Another rumor has emerged about an upcoming GPU from AMD, and this time it's a possible name for the HBM-powered Fiji card a lot of us have been speculating about.
The rumor from VideoCardz via Expreview (have to love the multiple layers of reporting here) states the the new card will be named Radeon Fury:
"Radeon Fury would be AMD's response to growing popularity of TITAN series. It is yet unclear how AMD is planning to adopt Fury naming schema. Are we going to see Fury XT or Fury PRO? Well, let's just wait and see. This rumor also means that Radeon R9 390X will be a direct rebrand of R9 290X with 8GB memory."
Of course this is completely unsubstantiated, and Fury is a branding scheme from the ATI days, but who knows? I can only hope that if true, AMD will adopt all caps: TITAN! FURY! Feel the excitement. What do you think of this possible name for the upcoming AMD flagship GPU?
Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Specifications Leaked
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 26, 2015 - 05:03 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumors, nvidia, leaks, GTX 980 Ti, gpu, gm200
Who doesn't love rumor and speculation about unreleased products? (Other than the manufacturers of such products, of course.) Today VideoCardz is reporting via HardwareBattle a GPUZ screenshot reportedly showing specs for an NIVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Image credit: HardwareBattle via VideoCardz.com
First off, the HardwareBattle logo conveniently obscures the hardware ID (as well as ROP/TMU counts). What is visible is the 2816 shader count, which places it between the GTX 980 (2048) and TITAN X (3072). The 6 GB of GDDR5 memory has a 384-bit interface and 7 Gbps speed, so bandwidth should be the same 336 GB/s as the TITAN X. As far as core clocks on this GPU (which seems likely to be a cut-down GM200), they are identical to those of the TITAN X as well with 1000 MHz Base and 1076 MHz Boost clocks shown in the screenshot.
Image credit: VideoCardz.com
We await any official announcement, but from the frequency of the leaks it seems we won't have to wait too long.
AMD Previews New Flagship GPU with HBM and 3x Perf/Watt Improvements
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 6, 2015 - 02:21 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: amd, hbm, radeon, gpu
During today's 2015 AMD Financial Analyst Day, CEO Dr. Lisa Su discussed some of the details of the upcoming enthusiast Radeon graphics product. Though it wasn't given a name, she repeatedly said that the product would be announced "in the coming weeks...at upcoming industry events."
You won't find specifications here but understanding the goals and targets that AMD has for this new flagship product will help tell the story of this new Radeon product. Dr. Su sees AMD investing at very specific inflection points, the most recent of which are DirectX 12, 4K displays and VR technology. With adoption of HBM (high bandwidth memory) that sits on-die with the GPU, rather than across a physical PCB, we will see both a reduction in power consumption as well as a significant increase in GPU memory bandwidth.
HBM will accelerate the performance improvements at those key inflection points Dr. Su mentioned. Additional memory bandwidth will aid the ability for discrete GPUs to push out 4K resolutions and beyond, no longer limited by texture sizes. AMD's LiquidVR software, in conjunction with HBM, will be able to improve latency and reduce performance concerns on current and future generations of virtual reality hardware.
One interesting comment made during the conference was that HBM would enable new form factors for the GPUs now that you now longer need to have memory spread out on a PCB. While there isn't much room in the add-in card market for differentiation, in the mobile space that could mean some very interesting things for higher performance gaming notebooks.
Mark Papermaster, AMD CTO, said earlier in the conference call that HBM would aid in performance but maybe more importantly will lower power and improve total GPU efficiency. HBM will offer more than 3x improved performance/watt compared to GDDR5 while also running more than 50% lower power than GDDR5. Lower power and higher performance upgrades don't happen often so I am really excited to see what AMD does with it.
There weren't any more details on the next flagship Radeon GPU but it doesn't look like we'll have to wait much longer.
HP Reinvents the AMD Desktop GPU line ... or at least leaks it
Subject: General Tech | May 4, 2015 - 06:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: R9 380, R7 A360, R7 A330, leak, gpu, amd
HP announced their upcoming line up of desktops, including new Pavilions, ENVYs and a Spectre studio display with 4K resolution. An astute reader noticed something else that they announced unintentionally, the models of three unreleased AMD GPUs. The machines will be available starting on June 10th which even gives us a rough release time line. The pricing does not reveal all that much as they reference the base models and so it is hard to know what, if any discrete GPU is in the base model.
The HP Pavilion All-in-One PCs will sport USB 3.0 and your choice of an AMD Radeon R7 A330 or an R7 A360. As these are all in one PCs such as the one below you can expect these cards to represent the mid-range of AMD's upcoming lineup, though they could still put out a decent amount of power as the cooling in these systems is effective enough that HP offers models with Intel i7 and AMD A10 chips.
What most people will likely get excited about is in the HP ENVY and HP ENVY Phoenix Towers, the R9 380 which is offered as an alternative to the GTX 980. These machines also offer USB 3.0 as well as an option for a 512GB SSD as opposed to a 3TB HDD. The R9 380 will be powerful enough to handle the new 32" HP Spectre Studio Display, a 4K display with built in speakers and a viewing angle of 178° which implies an IPS display, albeit with an unknown refresh rate.
That is about all we know for now, but you can keep an eye out for more news about the R7 A330, R7 A360 and R9 380 right here.
Rumor: Could AMD and PC Gamer Event at E3 Finally Bring New GPU Announcements?
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 30, 2015 - 08:28 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: PC Gamer, gpu, Fiji, E3 2015, amd
We haven't had much more than rumor and speculation about upcoming AMD graphics for a while now, but there is more than enough fresh fuel for the GPU fire today to ignore completely. It seems that AMD and PC Gamer magazine have teamed up to announce a special (what else) PC gaming event at this year's E3 show on June 16, and this would be the perfect place for some new hardware announcements.
Not enough for you? Well, while the AMD Fiji GPU rumors are nothing new to followers of industry news, it has now been indirectly announced that the upcoming Fiji GPU from AMD will in fact feature 2.5D high-bandwidth memory (HBM). As reported by tech news/rumor site wccftech the announcement came via the official schedule for the upcoming Hot Chips symposium, which is slated for August 23-25 in Cupertino, California.
This screenshot was taken this morning from the official online event schedule
(Note: This part of the day 2 schedule has now been changed to read "AMD's Next Generation GPU and Memory Architecture", with all mention of Fiji and HBM removed.)
Whether this gives us insight into the actual release date of the long-awaited Fiji GPU from AMD is unclear, but new AMD GPU products certainly seem to be imminent as we move into the summer months. Speculation is fun (for a while), but hopefully the PC gaming event at E3 in June will provide at least some official news from AMD on the new GPU products we've been waiting for.
SEC Filing Reveals NVIDIA Now Using Samsung for Some Manufacturing
Subject: General Tech | March 21, 2015 - 12:09 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: TSMC, SoC, Semiconductor, Samsung, process node, nvidia, gpu, fab
Want to liven up your weekend? Forget college basketball, we all know that few things are more exciting than SEC filings - and oh boy do we have a great read for you! (OK, this one is actually interesting!)
Ah, legal documents...
NVIDIA has disclosed in their latest 10-K filing that none other than Samsung is manufacturing some of the company's chips. TSMC has been the source of GPUs for both AMD and NVIDIA for some time, but this filing (the full document is available from the SEC website) has a very interesting mention of the suppliers of their silicon under the "Manufacturing" section:
"We utilize industry-leading suppliers, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, to produce our semiconductor wafers."
Back in December NVIDIA commented on its lawsuit against Samsung for alleged IP theft, which only makes this partnership seem more unlikely. However even Apple (which has their own famous legal history with Samsung, of course) has relied on Samsung for some of the production of their A-series SoCs, including the current crop of A8 chips. Business is business, and Samsung Foundry has been a reliable source of silicon for multiple manufacturers - particularly during times when TSMC has struggled to meet demand at smaller process nodes.
Samsung's Current Semiconductor Offering
It is unclear at this point whether the wafers produced by Samsung Semiconductor are for NVIDIA's mobile parts exclusively, or if any of the desktop GPUs were produced there rather than at TSMC. The partnership could also be attributed simply to scale, just as Apple has augmented A8 SoC supply with their rival's fab while primarily relying on TSMC. It will be interesting to see just how pervasive the chips produced by Samsung are within the NVIDIA lineup, and what future products might be manufactured with their newest 14nm FinFET process technology.
NVIDIA Recants: Overclocking Returning to Mobile GPUs
Subject: Graphics Cards, Mobile | February 19, 2015 - 03:58 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, notebooks, mobile, gpu
After a week or so of debate circling NVIDIA's decsision to disable overclocking on mobility GPUs, we have word that the company has reconsidered and will be re-enabling the feature in next month's driver release:
As you know, we are constantly tuning and optimizing the performance of your GeForce PC.
We obsess over every possible optimization so that you can enjoy a perfectly stable machine that balances game, thermal, power, and acoustic performance.
Still, many of you enjoy pushing the system even further with overclocking.
Our recent driver update disabled overclocking on some GTX notebooks. We heard from many of you that you would like this feature enabled again. So, we will again be enabling overclocking in our upcoming driver release next month for those affected notebooks.
If you are eager to regain this capability right away, you can also revert back to 344.75.
Now, I don't want to brag here, but we did just rail NVIDIA for this decision on last night's podcast...and then the decision was posted on NVIDIA's forums just four hours ago... I'm not saying, but I'm just saying!
All kidding aside, this is great news! And NVIDIA desperately needs to be paying attention to what consumers are asking for in order to make up for some poor decisions made in the last several months. Now (or at least soon), you will be able to return to your mobile GPU overclocking!
ASUS Announces GTX 960 Mini - A New Small Form-Factor Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | February 16, 2015 - 11:04 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: SFF, nvidia, mini-ITX GPU, mini-itx, gtx 960, graphics, gpu, geforce, asus
ASUS returns to the mini-ITX friendly form-factor with the GTX 960 Mini (officially named GTX960-MOC-2GD5 for maximum convenience), their newest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card.
Other than the smaller size to allow compatibility with a wider array of small enclosures, the GTX 960 Mini also features an overclocked core and promises "20% cooler and vastly quieter" performance from its custom heatsink and CoolTech fan. Here's a quick rundown of key specs:
- 1190 MHz Base Clock / 1253 MHz Boost Clock
- 1024 CUDA cores
- 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 @ 7010 MHz
- 3x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DVI output
No word on the pricing or availability of the card just yet. The other mini-ITX version of the GTX 960 on the market from Gigabyte has been selling for $199.99, so expect this to run somewhere between $200-$220 at launch.
ASUS has reused this image from the GTX 970 Mini launch, and so have I
The product page is up on the ASUS website so availability seems imminent.
Report: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Specs and Synthetic Benchmarks Leaked
Subject: Graphics Cards | January 14, 2015 - 10:49 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumors, NVIDA, leak, gtx 960, gpu, geforce
The GPU news and rumor site VideoCardz.com had yet another post about the GTX 960 yesterday, and this time the site claims they have most of the details about this unreleased GPU with new leaked photos from a forum on the Chinese site PCEVA.
The card is reportedly based on Maxwell GM206, a 1024 CUDA core part recently announced with the introduction of the GTX 965M. Clock speed was not listed but alleged screenshots indicate the sample had a 1228 MHz core and 1291 MHz Boost clock. The site is calling this an overclock, but it's still likely that the core would have a faster clock speed than the GTX 970 and 980.
The card will reportedly feature 2GB of 128-bit GDDR5 memory, though doubtless 4GB variants would likely be available after launch from the various vendors (an important option considering the possibility of the new card natively supporting triple DisplayPort monitors). Performance will clearly be a step down from the initial GTX 900-series offerings as NVIDIA has led with their more performant parts, but the 960 should still be a solid choice for 1080p gaming if these screenshots are real.
The specs as listed on the page at VideoCardz.com are follows (they do not list clock speed):
- 28nm GM206-300 GPU
- 1024 CUDA cores
- 64(?) TMUs
- 32 ROPs
- 1753 MHz memory
- 128-bit memory bus
- 2GB memory size
- 112 GB/s memory bandwidth
- DirectX 11.3/12
- 1x 6-pin power connector
- 1x DVI-I, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DP
We await official word on pricing and availability for this unreleased GPU.
More NVIDIA GTX 960 Sightings: Galaxy's KFA2 GTX 960 Lineup Reportedly Pictured
Subject: Graphics Cards | January 13, 2015 - 02:28 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumors, nvidia, multi monitor, mini-ITX GPU, leak, HDMI 2.0, gtx 960, gpu, geforce, DisplayPort
The crew at VideoCardz.com have been reporting some GTX 960 sightings lately, and today they've added no less than three new cards from KFA2, the "European premium brand" of Galaxy.
The reported reference design GTX 960 (VideoCardz.com)
Such reports are becoming more common, with the site posting photos that appear to be other vendors' versions of the new GPU here, here, and here. Of note with these new alleged photos on what appears to be a reference design board: no less than three DisplayPort outputs, as well as HDMI 2.0 and DVI:
Reported GTX 960 outputs (VideoCardz.com)
This would be big news for multi-monitor users as it would provide potential support three high-resolution DisplayPort monitors from a single card in a strictly non-gaming environment (unless you happen to enjoy the frame-rates of an oil painting).
The reported mini-ITX GTX 960 (VideoCardz.com)
The other designs shown in the post include a mini-ITX form-factor design still sporting the triple DisplayPorts, HDMI and DVI, and a larger EXOC edition built on a custom PCB.
Reported EXOC GTX 960 (VideoCardz.com)
The EXOC edition apparently drops the multi-DisplayPort option in favor of a second DVI output, leaving just one DisplayPort along with the lone HDMI 2.0 output.
With the GTX 960 leaks coming in daily now it seems likely that we would be hearing something official soon.
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9-10 - Reconditioning
To provide the districts with guidance for processing applications (Form FD-766) requesting authorization to bring detained merchandise into compliance.
Section 801(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act provides that an importer of record (also the owner or consignee) may submit to the FDA a written application (Form FD-766) requesting permission to bring into compliance an article adulterated, misbranded, or in violation of Section 505 by relabeling or other action, or by rendering it other than a food, drug, device, or cosmetic. This Section also provides that the application should be covered by a bond for the payment of liquidated damages in the event of default. The approval of the application is at FDA's discretion.
Generally speaking, the owner or consignee (provided this firm or individual guarantees by a bond, proper custody and handling of the shipment) or their designated agent (i.e. customhouse broker, consultant, etc.) is the only one who has the legal right to submit an application to recondition or render the detained article not a food, drug, device or cosmetic. Under certain circumstances, the Importer (broker) or other designated agent authorized to act on the matter on behalf of the owner, or manufacturer (if it is a Rad. Health item) may also file an application, provided it is covered by a bond in the event of default. However, before approving an application submitted by the owner or consignee, the importer of record should be contacted to insure that he has no objection.
Frequently, applications are received from customhouse brokers or ultimate consignees who have not posted a bond covering the shipment. Such applications should not be considered and should be returned to the applicant with a notation that we can accept applications only from the importer of record, owner, or consignee, provided the application is covered by a good and sufficient bond, unless appropriate authorization to act on behalf of the owner in the matter has been provided to the district.
The Form FD-766 is essentially a four section form. A specimen copy of this form is attached as Exhibit 9-2 (front and back). A description of this form with additional comments is as follows.
Proposal Section
The applicant fills out the top portion (face page) of the form and submits it in triplicate (or quadruplicate) to the FDA district which issued the Notice of Detention and Hearing. A detailed description of the method by which the merchandise will be brought into compliance must be given. For example, such proposed methods as "fumigation and cleaning" are not adequate without the identity of the fumigant, method and duration of application, detailed description of cleaning, etc. In addition, the applicant should indicate the disposition of reject material. (Generally the application should provide for all information identified by Regulation 21 CFR Sections 1.95 and 1.96).
Action on Application Section
The "Action on Application" section of the form is used by FDA in either approving or disapproving the application. The original copy should be returned to the applicant with the first carbon copy to the district file and the second carbon copy forwarded to CBP for their information. If there is a third carbon copy, it should also be sent to the applicant.
If the district questions the adequacy of the proposed method, the matter should be referred to the appropriate headquarters center for evaluation and advice.
If past experience has shown that the proposed method will not succeed, the application should be disapproved. Applications should be approved only if it appears that the relabeling or other action will be successful and result in an acceptable product.
It is suggested that approved applications include the statement "MERCHANDISE SHOULD BE HELD INTACT PENDING THE RECEIPT OF FDA'S RELEASE NOTICE." Past experience has shown that reconditioned merchandise is sometimes distributed prior to FDA's determination of the adequacy of the reconditioning. In such cases, the applicant sometimes represents to CBP that he was not familiar with FDA procedures or that a third party (the actual reconditioner) was unsure of the procedures. Consequently, the inclusion of the aforementioned statement in the application is in FDA's best interest, if it later becomes necessary to recommend a bond action to CBP. It serves to formally advise the applicant of our procedures and his responsibilities and at the same time may discredit his petition in a bond action.
If the proposal involves a reconditioning of an adulterated product where the sanitary condition of the equipment and facilities is a critical factor, the district should not approve the application until the condition, that FDA be notified within a specified time before the start of the reconditioning to enable us to inspect the reconditioning firm, is added by the applying party. An example of such a situation would be the reconditioning of insect contaminated spices where the cleaning of the product under insanitary conditions would adulterate the article under Section 402(a)(4) of the Act.
Applications should not be "approved with the following condition." If there are conditions which we feel should be covered in the proposed procedure it should be denied and inform the applicant that we will reconsider another application if the matter is covered. Past experience has shown that on occasion the applicant either does not agree with or fails to see or understand the conditions which results in much confusion and many problems. By denying the application because of the failure to cover all areas and suggesting resubmission of another proposal to resolve it, the applicant can neither say he did not see, understand or agree to it for he is proposing it. For example, an application should be denied when the matter of rejects has not been resolved. If the applicant fails to propose an acceptable disposition of rejects, the application should be denied; inform the applicant of the reason for denial on the Form FD-766 and suggest that a new application which includes disposition of rejects will be considered. Only minor points, such as date of completion, etc. should be specified under the "approved with the following condition".
Importer's Certificate Section
The "Importer's Certificate" section of the Form FD-766 is used by the applicant to advise FDA that the relabeling or other action has been completed and that the goods are ready for inspection/sample collection. In making this certification, the applicant should fill-in the original copy of the application which was returned to him (as described in RPM subchapter 9-10, "Action on Application Section", above) and then submit the application to FDA.
Report of Inspector Section
This "Report of Inspector" section of the form FD-766 is used by the examining FDA or CBP official. This section is later used by the designated district office in preparing the charge sheet and the subsequent Release Notice or Notice of Refusal of Admission.
Any changes at any time by the applicant in the reconditioning proposal must be made by the filing of an amended application and must be approved by FDA. Granting of verbal requests for changes may result in misunderstandings and may create problems if it becomes necessary to initiate bond action against the applicant at a later date.
At times the applicant cannot complete the reconditioning operation within the specified time period. Additional time may be granted by the district upon a written request from the applicant and the showing of reasonable grounds.
Requests for extensions of unduly long periods should not be granted, as the possibility of accidental or intentional diversion and additional adulteration of the shipment increases with the time factor. Normally, a second request for an extension of time should not be granted unless the applicant shows compelling reasons to do so.
At times the applicant is not successful in the reconditioning of an adulterated shipment, particularly in cases where the product is contaminated with filth (insects, rodent excreta pellets, etc.). Permission should not be granted for a second attempt at reconditioning without the benefit of another application (Form FD-766).
The applicant may submit a second application if he so desires. However, this application should not normally be approved unless it contains meaningful changes in the reconditioning operation to insure a reasonable chance at success. A second application should not be approved if it merely is a resubmission of the original application.
In approving a second application, the district should include in the "ACTION ON APPLICATION" section of the application the statement "IF THIS ATTEMPT AT RECONDITIONING DOES NOT BRING THE MERCHANDISE INTO COMPLIANCE FUTURE APPLICATIONS TO DO SO MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED."
Request for a third attempt at reconditioning generally should not be granted. It is our opinion that to allow unlimited attempts at reconditioning only encourage importers to import grossly adulterated merchandise into the U.S.
If the applicant is not able to recondition a shipment to FDA's satisfaction, a Notice of Refusal of Admission should be issued in the usual manner. See RPM subchapter 9-9 "Refusal of Admission." If FDA supervisory charges are involved, a Form FD-790 should be issued. See RPM subchapter 9-11, "Supervisory Charges."
Relabeling of New Drugs
At times an importer of record may desire to bring a drug shipment detained on a new drug charge into compliance by revising the labeling to remove claims which placed the product into the category of a new drug. Sometimes such a drug appears to be composed of harmless ingredients. A typical example is Chinese herbal medications labeled for the promotion of blood circulation, sexual rejuvenation, headaches, anemophobia, back neuralgia, bone pain, acute or chronic neuralgia and other pain caused by rheumatism.
Do not permit the relabeling of a drug detained on a new drug charge as a means to bring the item into compliance. To do otherwise is not in the best interest of the consuming public. Experience has shown that such drugs may contain undeclared ingredients, such as phenylbutazone and aminopyrine, which present serious hazards to the users. Likewise, it should be noted that any drug seized in domestic commerce on a new drug charge cannot be relabeled and introduced into commerce, but if condemned by the court must be destroyed.
Reconditioning of Green Coffee and Cocoa Beans Due to the Presence of Live and/or Dead Insects
This procedure was originally instituted for reconditioning green coffee beans detained under Administrative Guideline 7403.01 due to the presence of live and/or dead insect infestation (CPG 510.500). The procedure has now been expanded to include cocoa beans (CPG 515.750).
In the past when green coffee beans were detained for live and/or dead insect infestation, the importer of record submitted an Application for Reconditioning (FD-766) indicating fumigation and cleaning prior to delivery to the roasting plant. The coffee industry contended that part of the processing of coffee beans at most roasting plants includes a cleaning procedure for removal of dead insects and extraneous material. The cleaning and rebagging before processing purportedly causes duplication of cleaning and results in additional charges for the importer and ultimately for the consumer.
To avoid duplication the following alternate reconditioning procedure can be used if the importer chooses.
After a detention due to live insect infestation is issued, the importer of record or consignee must submit an Application for Reconditioning (FD-766). The FD-766 shall identify the procedure for fumigation (including name and amount of fumigant, time of exposure etc.) which is to be used. The application shall also include the name and address of the roasting plant where the cleaning phase will be accomplished; the identity of the equipment to be used in the cleaning operation; the date and time cleaning operations are to begin; and that a signed statement will be submitted to FDA attesting that the reconditioning was properly carried out by the processor when the entire reconditioning has been completed. When it is deemed necessary, for monitoring purposes, the FD-766 should be approved with the condition that rejects (tailings) are to be held for FDA examination and subsequent destruction under U.S. CBP or FDA supervision.
As part of the approval of this application (FD-766) the fumigation must be accomplished prior to permitting the lot's movement to the roasting plant. The district, at its discretion, may examine the lot to determine the effectiveness of the fumigation. If the stated date or time of cleaning has to be changed, the importer should notify the district supervising the reconditioning at least 72 hours prior to the time noted in the application.
At the time of the initial submission of the FD-766 application under this procedure, the file should be checked to determine if there has been a recent inspection of the cleaning facility. If not, the application should be approved with the condition that the roasting plant will be inspected to determine if it is acceptable to FDA prior to the movement of the beans to that plant. If the plant is found acceptable, the district will advise the importer that the lot may be sent to the roasting plant. Inspections should be made without undue delay to avoid causing importers excessive storage charges.
After the initial inspections the districts, at their discretion, may make follow-up inspections to determine if the plants' cleaning operations are being maintained to properly recondition detained lots.
All time to conduct inspections to determine if the processors plant and equipment is acceptable and those made to check on specific lots after reconditioning shall be included in the supervisory charges issued to the importer of record. All movement of detained lots shall be under CBP's bond and by acceptable conveyances.
The procedure outlined above, is to be used, with the exception of the fumigation procedure, when the detention is for dead insect infestation only. As previously stated this procedure is not to be accepted when the detention is for insect damaged and/or moldy coffee beans.
Reconditioning of Biologicals
Unlicensed biologicals or biologicals without an effective IND which were refused admission are not subject to reconditioning except in the instances where the intended use of the product is changed to render the product a non-biological, non-drug product, and is so reflected in the associated labeling. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) concurrence with any reconditioning application for a biological product is required.