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director Fatih Akin's most recent films, the frenetic, punkish "Head-On" (no, you don't rub it directly on your forehead) and the more
meditative and consoling "The Edge of Heaven," have at least two things in
common: characters go to Turkey,
and they don't come back — usually for unfortunate reasons. So I was worried
when the first attempt to get in touch with Akin, who was vacationing in Turkey, was
unsuccessful. The publicist gave me a song and dance about Akin's two year-old child
crying and how he'd have to receive the call the next day at the office of somebody
or something. It sounded a little bit like a rough draft of a Fatih Akin
movie. So I was relieved to make the connection the next day.
PK:So you're in Turkey.
Are you at the same beach as the one at the end of "The Edge of Heaven?"
FA: No. I am on the west
coast. never been here before on vacation here. I've got another week of
PK: I heard your two-year-old wasn't happy with you doing the
interview yesterday.
FA: He was kind of crazy and wild yesterday. It wasn't very smart
of me to think I could do the interview on the street on my mobile while I was
with my family. I couldn't hear the questions. so I asked the restaurant next
to where I'm staying if I could use their phone today.
PK: They say having children changes everything.
FA: It brings out a lot of things that are a part of you but you
don't know they are a part of you. You learn what's important and what's not.
I'm a family person. I come from a big family. I feel trust in and protected by
the family system. I just follow the biology.
PK: Did this contribute to the change in tone from the anarchic
"Head On" to the more meditative "Edge of Heaven?"
FA: Yes. I was writing it during the pregnancy and the birth and
the first few months. I was very emotional. It was a very frightening time and
crazy time as I was writing the screenplay. I was thinking a lot about death
while I was experiencing the birth. On the other hand I was also trying to do
something different because I had to prove to myself and to critics that I
could do something different. I didn't want to repeat myself. It's a very
curious film. It's not that funny or crazy. It was inspired by all the stuff I
saw in Cannes
while I was on the jury in 2005.
http://gofrance.about.com/od/cannes/a/cannes05jury.htm And the next film I'm
working on will be very different from the last two.
PK: That's "Soul Kitchen?"
FA: Yes. If it isn't funny I'll say it's a melodrama. Comedy is
the hardest. I have been working for five years on that damn screenplay. I
think it's the most difficult film I ever worked on.
PK: It's your Billy Wilder film?
FA: I am very very inspired by him. And Woody Allen is very top
level. You can make people cry -- that's so easy. Worldwide. You can make
people cry in Japan or great Britain
about the same things. But timing and humor is so much more difficult. On the
other hand, though it is more difficult, you don't see any comedy in Cannes. It's considered
by all the cinephiles and top film critics as very mainstream-y or not arty
enough. I think that's arrogance. I know what I'm talking about because I've
been in the middle of the writing process of a comedy for five years.
PK: It shoots in October?
FA: I have financing and everything but I'll tell you, if I don't
feel comfortable with the script I won't start shooting I don't care. We'll see
what will happen.
PK: By the way, "Edge of Heaven" -- do you like that translation
of the film's title?Like translation of title?
FA: Yeah. I chose it. I didn't like so much "On the Other Side"
[the literal translation of the film's German title, "Auf der anderen Seite"]
as a translation.
PK: "The Edge of Heaven" sounds like a Douglas Sirk film that was
never made.
FA: I consider that a compliment. I wanted to give the film its
own identity for the commercial market. It's a very beautiful title in German
but when you translate it word for word "On the Other Side…" There was another film "The Lives of Others."
It sounds similar. It lacked a certain poetry. Maybe there is some, me not
being and English speaking person, but I asked English speakers and we
discovered "The Edge of Heaven." When the professor is waiting for his father
on the beach at the end. That's the perfect description.
PK: Which is not the same
beach you're at now.
FA: The beach here is not so wild. It's calm and protected and
safe for children.
PK: The multi-narrative reminds me of Kieslowski.
FA: Many people have compared it to Kieslowski and I have to
admit I've never seen his films. Except "A Short Film about Killing" and "A
Short Film About Love." Those are by Kieslowski, right? But I haven't seen the
PK: "Babel"
is another film it's been compared to.
FA: That one I've seen. But I saw it during the editing process
[of "Edge"]. "21 Grams" was a big influence. For "Head-on" also. The way he
shot the film.
But I'm not so much influenced by [Alejandro Gonzalez] Inarritu
[the director]. I'm a friend of his writer Guillermo Arriaga. We met in Cannes and he became a friend.
PK: You also mentioned Persian and Asian films as influences.
FA: When you have a piece written by Arriaga and directed by
Inarritu he covers everything from every side so he completely controls it and
in the editing room he can do whatever he wants. At first I thought I was going
to do it like that. But then we thought we have this modern form of narrative
structure like with Tarantino, we decided the structure might be modern but the
way we would shoot the film actors landscape space, that was inspired by Asian
cinema. This makes the film more interesting, I think. On the one hand there's
the classical oldfashionedc of telling the story and you have the moder way of
telling the story and you mix them together. I have some ideas and follow them
and in the end something different comes out. It develops its own power and
rules and you follow that Kubrick wasn't like that. He never gave up until he
got exactly what he wanted. I don't have that patience.
PK: Plus he made a film only every ten years or so.
FA: I respect that. But I feel comfortable doing something every
two or three years.
PK: You engaged in improvisation on this film?
FA: I don't come to the set and say, what are we going to do today?
Since I'm the producer I like to be on time and be under budget. I like to be
fast, organized, prepared. The more you prepare the more space you have to try
stuf out. That's been my experience. Before I
come to the set I have a rehearsal with my actors I know what they're
going to do and I have a shot list for my DP. I know the location. Once
prepared you can be free. If I have
another idea o n the set or the actor has another idea which is better than we
can do that. But if I didn't know what we were going to do I would be
completely lost. You don't know what will happen on the set. Maybe it will be
rainy on that day you need it to be sunny. Instead of not shooting I will be
able to change the script and find a reason to put the rain into it.
PK: Is this more political? With the terrorist political group
and the fundamentalist vigilantes?
FA: I don't think it's a political. It depends on what the
definition of a political film is. A filmmaker like Yilmaz Guney, the great
Kurdish director who died in '84 and made "Yol" is political…
PK: Aren't you working on a documentary about him?
FA: I'm working on a project about him. I don't know yet whether
it will be a documentary or fiction. It's a very difficult subject. But I like
him as a filmmaker. His passion, both romantic and visual. But he was a
political filmmaker. He believed he could change an audience. He was a Maoist.
He tried to teach an audience. He was didactic. Michael Moore also is a
political filmmaker. These filmmakers have certain ideas and they try to teach
the audience. I don't want to teach myaudience because I don't know anything
about anything. There's nothing I know I can teach. If there as message I would
just say it and not put it in a film. Like Bob Marley, he's got the same message in one line that's
in my films "One love, one life, let's
come together." This is what I want to tell people: we're all one, we're all
united, connected to each other. It doesn't matter where you come from or your
religion. It wasn't the aim of the film in the beginning. It came out in the
process. At the end we could say, oh, it was about that.
It deals with political issues, right. But I don't want to
compare it to those masters. Sidney Lumet, I think he's a great political
filmmaker. He made films about political issues…But his films are about
humanity. The human being is in the foreground. He accepts and forgives human
beings for what they're doing. But there are political issues in "Dog Day
Afternoon," "Serpico" or "12 Angry Men."
PK: How about Costra-Gavras?
FA: I love him and his work and he's a political filmmaker. He
asked me to appear in his film and I couldn't because of the time. But later I
thought it's for the best because I really don't want to act anymore. Even if I
act I'm not a good actor. I don't feel comfortable. Directors always say, trust
me, trust me. I know I don't do them a
favor if I appear in his films. Scorsese could come and ask me and I wouldn't
do it.
PK: He'd act in your films probably though.
FA :Scorsese? That would be funny. That would be great. He's a
great actor.
PK: What's your deal with Hollywood?
Weren't you planning to do a Western?
FA: It's one of those 20 plus things I have to do. Last year I
made a huge trip to New Mexico
with friends and a camera and we collected a lot of material for something we
call "The Western." Certain issues about Turkey
today we discovered that we could put them in an arty framing in the US. I really
want to come over and do something. But this is a very expensive and huge and
difficult thing to write.
You have the problem of
choice. So many interesting things that people offer to you. Or interesting
ideas you discover. Books, subjects. So much stuff to do. And what I'm going to do now is "Soul Kitchen."
There's an inner voice that says do "Soul Kitchen." I don't think I lack the
courage to come over. I've been negotiating for two years with an American
company to come over with a project. If you flirt with the studio, it's
difficult. This studio has a great catalogue and great people and those people
have other people behind them and they have stuff to say. It's difficult to
create an infrastructure where you feel yourself protected. And then it's like
it took me ten years in Europe to get where
I'm completely free to do what I want and I don't want to give this up. To do
things the way I want to do them. My
films are better than they were before. The first three films were important.
They were my education but the pictures weren't so much for me but for the
producers. They had me do things I didn't want to do. They forced me to
compromise. "Head-on" was the first film I produced so I could do what I wanted
and it was the most successful film so far.
They were great producers and they discovered me and taught me.
But it was living in the parents' house. They had their own ideology and ideas
of right and wrong and when I became an adult I had my opinions and so I had to
move out.
PK: What would you do if a Hollywood
studio offered you, say, "Iron Man 2?"
FA: I have agents there. Sometimes I get a script that's already
written. But at this point I'm afraid I'm more a filmmaker than a director. I
wish I could be a director. I've done that in the past in Germany working
from a screenplay. That's difficult working with my own language. But if I get
something in Los Angeles
or New York I have to go there and understand people and the lifestyle.
PK: Here's an odd item I read: you were arrested in Germany for
wearing an anti-Bush T-shirt with a swastika on it.What happened with that?
FA: The German police wanted to put me in jail. I didn't know
that this was criminal. If I knew it was criminal I wouldn't wear it. I saw
that Hugo Chavez was wearing it and a football player and I was proud wearing
the same T-shirt as them. It was interesting - "Der Spiegel" had
the story and you should see all the internet users' comments - very, very ugly
comments by Germans. Like, how many Armenians were killed by your grandfather?
Stuff like that. On the one hand, it's good to see what such a symbol brings
out in the German mind. There not cool with that at all. They completely freak
out. But also like Nazis. Zealous. Really ugly stuff.
PK: But the anti-Bush refrence didn't bother anyone.
FA: Not at all. Like I tried to tell "Der Spiegel," his looking for a reason to attack Iraq was like Hitler's rationale for an attack
against Poland.
PK: Let's change the subject to Hanna Schygulla. What was it like
working with her?
FA: It was like flirting with her. Like dancing with her. I wish
I wasolder or she was younger and we could have a love affair or something like
that. It was a bit like an unspoken love affair. I saw some Fassbinder films before I met her,
because he made so many. But most of her films I watched afterwards. I met her
at a film festival in Zagreb.
Then I discovered "Maria Braun" and "Lili Marlene" and all that. "Petra Von Kant." I fell in
love with her. The film was written for her.
PK: It seems in a lot of your films when a character goes to Turkey bad
something happens.
FA: I don't want to create that image. It's a beautiful country.
I think it's the most beautiful country in the world. I'm a filmmaker, a
storyteller. Sometimes I tell dark stories. This is my fantasy. People get
angry about my fantasies sometimes. I think America is a great place. But when
you see all the films made there with mass murder you don't think the place is
like that.
PK: How goes the Turkish film industry?
FA: . There are a few great filmmakers. Like Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
who won the best director award in Cannes
this year. And Zeki Demirkibuz. He's a great
guy. They produce direct, write and edit themselves. Turkey is a unique country with
unique issues. It's a very strange country. The EU, America can't help us. We are very
alone. Not irrational, but emotional. Passionate. So I think you can look for
good cinema coming from here. We have a lot of problems and so a lot of stories
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Jonathan Lee writes in Cumbria's NW Evening Mail, 4 May 2012
CANAL trip in Scotland in April? We signed up for this short school holiday break
with a degree of trepidation, most of our fears surrounded what the weather might have in store during what turned out to be the UK's wettest April on record.
We were also slightly concerned about whether our two children, one a teenager, would really see the benefits of three days of life in the slow lane, so appealing to me in particular given the pace of working life is anything but slow.
Three days later any concerns had proved unfounded. And if you gave any of us the chance to go on a canal boat tomorrow, we would be there like a shot. The whole holiday couldn't have been more of a success.
The kids, aged 14 and nine, were won over as soon as they stepped inside our boat, and home for the next three days Coleen. I was still loading our luggage at the canal base at the Falkirk Wheel – more of that later – when they were already occupied down below exploring what Coleen had to offer.
We'd set off from Furness at 6.30am on a Wednesday morning. By 9.30am we were at the Falkirk base. And by 10.30am we were having an introduction to our boat. By 11.30am we were on our way at the start of our adventure.
Our mission was to journey to Edinburgh and back. Part of the persuasion package for the whole trip for my wife had been the prospect of a few hours shopping in the Scottish capital. She's never forgiven me for living and working in Edinburgh and then moving south before we got married and crucially, for her, before she'd ever got to fully explore its shopping attractions.
Sixteen years on she still mentions it every time there's any reference to Edinburgh. For me it's become my version of don't mention the "Scottish play". So imagine my horror, and the expression on her face, when during our canal boat induction our instructor said getting to Edinburgh and back was virtually mission impossible. "It had been done," he conceded, "but not by many people." You can add Captain Lee to that intrepid list, I thought to myself, as thankfully for my marriage, as much as my credibility, I spent the next 55 hours proving the mission was possible!
First though, the Falkirk Wheel. To the uninitiated it doesn't sound that exciting. When I'd seen signs to it passing on the M9 on the way up to Stirling and on to Aberdeen, I always 'wrongly' assumed it was some industrial heritage site. Forget that. It is pure 21st century engineering. A stunning piece of kit which lifts up to two canal boats at a time in an arch high into the sky and takes them from the Forth & Clyde Canal from the Glasgow direction to the Union Canal towards Edinburgh.
It was built in 2001 and takes the place of eight former locks. It's such an amazing experience that they even run boat trips throughout the day just through the wheel and back. It was a fantastic start to our canal trip, if a little unnerving having to negotiate the boat into the wheel, even though we still had expert guidance at this stage and through the three locks around the basin area – the only locks we would come across on the whole trip.
But once we were out through the top of the wheel, through a tunnel, and the first two locks, we were then left to our own devices for the next three days. The pace – maximum speed just above three miles an hour – immediately sends you into relax mode. All your day to day worries are left on the canal bank. And all you have to worry about is keeping a steady course in the middle of the canal, to avoid getting beached on the bottom (we found this out through experience!).
Meanwhile you can unwind and watch the wildlife – herons and ducks joining you on your journey through a richly verdant landscape. I can honestly say it's the ultimate stress buster. Kids can help you steer, spot wildlife and adults can sip drinks, read novels and generally take it easy.
After a half day of cruising we moored up at 8.15pm at Broxburn, 21 miles into our 33-mile mission to reach Edinburgh. After a meal, and a couple of glasses of wine, we slept like we do on all family holidays, wiped out by all the fresh air and new experiences.
If we were going to make it to the Scottish capital, and I was going to be true to my word to my family it meant an early start for yours truly the next morning. Up at 6am, to take on water for the day, check the engine, and clear weeds from the propeller, and then off we glided, with my wife and kids still fast asleep down below.
This was a wonderful time of day to be at the tiller, just early morning wildlife for company as Coleen made her serene way over the impressive Bonnington Aqueduct. The family were up well in advance of our approach to Edinburgh. Here there is a stretch of canal between Slateford (Bonnie Prince Charlie) Aqueduct and Harrison Park used by rowing clubs and school pupils, and on which any other boats are banned between 3.15pm and 5.15pm.
Here too the canal bank was a much busier place, with city joggers and dog walkers out for their morning exercise. And then just after 11am, 24 hours after we set off, with some sleep in between, we arrived at Edinburgh Quay.
The beauty of the mooring is that it is only 10 minutes away from Princes Street and the heart of the city. We spent a wonderful six hours shopping, sightseeing and soaking in the atmosphere. And then it was back to the canal boat to start out journey back.
We timed it, so we were just at the rowing section in time for it reopening at 5.15pm and so we could reach attractive Ratho with its canalside pub by 8pm, while it was still light (you are not allowed to journey on a canal boat in the dark) for an overnight stop.
The next day, mission accomplished in terms of Edinburgh, was all about a leisurely journey back to the Falkirk Wheel. This gave us time to explore Linlithgow. And what an unexpected jewel this was in Scotland's Central Belt crown.
The palace, with its striking tower, and sweeping parkland down to a loch, was a delight. It was here that Mary Queen of Scots was born. The whole town had a wonderfully historic atmosphere, and is certainly somewhere else we will look to go back.
And then it was the final stretch. We needed to get back through the Falkirk Wheel on Friday night and moor up at the basin on the other side, so that we were able to vacate the boat at 9.30am on the Saturday, so it could be made ready for the next trippers. We left Coleen with heavy hearts, and over coffee and milkshakes in Stirling afterwards agreed what an outstanding success it had been and that all of us, without exception, would not hesitate to go on a canal holiday again.


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Henderson is one of 59 players in school history to score over 1,000 career points and ranks 39th at Duke with 1,262 points. He played in 103 career games with 79 starts and finished his career with 435 rebounds, 182 assists, 101 steals and 69 blocks. Henderson shot at least 45 percent from the field in all three seasons and shot a career-high from both the three-point line (.336) and free throw line (.761) during his junior year.
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Little Shop of Pets. Portsmouth, NH
Doing some searching on other sites, I found this shop mentioned as one of the best places in the Northeast to get corals.
Anyone know if they have a good freshwater selection?
I'll try and stop by there sometime over the next month or so and report back.
- Joe
There was a shop in a plaza not too far from the Route 1 rotary (State Liquor Store area) that I frequented in the mid-late 80's. It was the first place that I ever found anubius plants, and they had three species, at a time when no one knew what they were. I can't remember the name of the place but I always set aside time to stop there when I would be driving back to MA. It was near a grocery store, a Victory I think, but since that chains been sold I don't know what it might be.
I live in Rochester, used to live in Portmouth. Little Shop of Pets is nothing to write home about. They normally don't have anything too exciting as far as freshwater goes, occasionally they will get Kribensus or something like that. They don't have much at all in the ways of plants. You are better off stopping at Pet Quarters in Newington for plants. Even then there is not too much exotic.
If you are looking for healthy fish, I would keep going south to Salisbury Aquarium in MA. The guy seems knowledgable and has decent stock.
They USED to be one of the best places to get corals. They moved last year, and severely downsized. They still have fish tanks, but stock is pretty limited.
If you're looking for freshwater fish (cichlids especially) you should take a trip to Zoo creatures in Plaistow NH. I couldn't tell you if they have plants or not.
best selection that you will find anywhere in this area.
They don't have many decent plants to write home about. Maybe when they get a fresh shipment in...but when I've gone in poking around they were a little sad looking. They do have nice selections as far as driftwood. 5.99 a pound...
TurboWagon...nice Scooby in your icon...I've got an 01 SRP RS-old school body style... ;-)
I haven't been to any LFS that has a good selection when it comes to aquatic plants or plant supplies. Seems it's a little too much of a specialized niche around here for the stores to carry the good stuff. I get most of my plants and supplies off the internet and have had good luck with it. Haven't had much luck with ordering fish over the internet yet though.
I've found that some of the smaller non-chain stores tend to have the more knowedgble people, at least if the owner is working there.
I find it odd that there are so many people, in the aquarium trade for a living that know so little about what they are selling.
It's bad when I have to teach the person working at the store how to tell the sex of Livebearers. If I ask for a SAE or Cherry Shrimp or Ammano Shrimp, they have not only never heard of them, but have no clue where to get them.
This month I'm gonna try to make it to the New Hampshire Aquarium Society meeting for the 1st time, hopefully I'll meet some other local people in the same boat as me wanting to trade fish and plants they can't find anywhere.
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Cavalier seats installed!
So. Long story short I got them for $50.00 on craigslist and were very clean and solid no burns or rips. Planned on running my Camo covers anyway ans turned out to fit on those seats way way better. Seats did not at all bolt right up as told of course. I have a 1991 YJ and ended up just doing what is easiest for me. Got the welder out and did what had to be done. Seats are solid after measuring 83618464 times. Welded once.
Right off bat on drive home I LOVE THEM. Holds you way better and feels great. Stock seats were so soft and small. Im only 5'9" 170lbs and they fit like a sports car comparing to stock. I did shim up rear a 1/2" as many said to and feels great. I love getting to recline an change seat some depending driving type. And just turning on my normal roads on way home it was great how it held me. I understand nice seats, and sure all the big dollar seats are great but tell ya what ny nasty hammered YJ DD beater do not deserve them haha. These seats are awesome and only $50 out of pocket an one evening install I have to say best mod since SOA! Few pics I tool during install. Can't tell much before after but seats fit from touching door just a bit to a snug fit w center console.
what year cavalier ?
just wait somone is going to say "i would never trust my life with welded seats like that" but looks good i been thinking bout doing somthing to mine because the stock seats suck
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I installed seats out of a 01 sunfire, best upgrade ever.
mine are from a 99 sunfire and was a direct bolt in. no welding required and is, like motormike86 said, the best mod i've done yet.........
Agreed totally best mod yet.
And yea as far as the "weld trust"
Most parts on my Jeep are welded on not to a bolt. And as far as those welds they are going to be way more solid than anything else on my jeep. I trust those more than the old crappy 4 bolts that you put the nuts on through the super cheesie frame that bolts to the floor. My opinion... deal with it. If I get into any accident wit this thing I am sure those welds are the least of my worries I'de be more scared of a million things other than that. Along with the fact the seat belt down not rely on seat bolts.
Anyway... welded up and was done fast they fit and feel great to drive in. Happy I found them. Highly suggested. And wish mine "BOLTED" in as so many others did. I guess the change from 1991-1992 is what changed soemthing. So research showed at least.
Do the Sunfire seats bolt to the floor directly or does a peice come off the stock Jeep seats? Never had the seats out so I wasn't sure. Shouldnt be hard to find Sunfire seats at my local place.
My sunfire seats did not bolt right in, I had to make a adapter plate. I did a write up on it if you search the forum for seat swap
My Cavalier seats bolted right in. And for zero_chance, they bolt to your sliders which will in turn bolt to the floor.
I have a set of cavalier seats sitting in the garage, may have to look into putting them in the jeep.
those look good man. if they were waterproof or if i had a garage to park in, i would definitely get a set.
What are the dimensions of the center console?
Bikelash, what year are the cavalier seats and what year is your jeep. Theybolted right in without any modification?
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I am planning to sail to Bermuda 6/18 from Portland, Maine...unfortunately, one of my crew had to drop out due to a family emergency. I am looking for a blue water experienced sailor for the trip.
None of the crew has blue water experience. Currently, I have 2 remaining crew, one with extensive boating experience, the other with little. I have extensive coastal experience and have my 50 ton masters ticket.
The boat is well equiped 1982 Pearson 424 with all the rigging (Standing, running and chain plates) replaced over the last 5 years. I have a new DSB ISAF liferaft, a EPIRB with GPS, a Icom 718 with a SGC-230 autotuner, as well as plentiful spares.
If someone can only make that outbound leg, that would also be welcome. I realize that this is last minute, but without another experienced person, I'll be forced to scrub the trip.
I have provisioned the boat so the only expenditures the person will incur will be travel to Portland, ME and their Bermuda expenditures (port fees, meals ashore, etc).
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The Skins are more than halfway through Mike Shanahan's tenure, and the standings haven't gotten any cheerier, which is increasingly prompting fans to question Shanahan's personnel decisions. Is there appropriate depth? Is the offensive line where it needs to be? What the heck happened to the defensive secondary? Are the defensive personnel appropriate for a 3-4 defense? How are there still no terrifying receivers? What's with Brandon Banks? And so on.
But hearing fans ask these questions isn't quite the same as hearing national analysts do so. And the NFL Network's Michael Lombardi asked a whole bunch of questions this week during the HTTR 24/7 podcast. It's quite a long listen (there's a transcript here), but I've picked out some highlights, starting with the issue of whether Washington's roster issues can be fixed by year 4 of Shanahan's tenure.
"He's as good a offensive coach as there is in the league, there's no question," Lombardi said. "We're not gonna debate Mike Shanahan as an offensive coordinator. He's very talented. The question becomes, how come his defense never seems to get answered and fixed? And where is he in terms of player personnel and picking players?…
"I think it's gonna be a challenge for him to come up with the solutions, especially in the light of the fact that he's lost $18 million dollars in cap room and he can't spend his way out of the problem next year in free agency. And the cap's not going up. I think it's going to be very difficult to improve the team in terms of finding new players; I think they're gonna have to work with the ones [they have] or try to find some guys that are young.
"I think it's a challenge, because you don't have a state-of-the-art personnel department," Lombardi continued. "He hasn't made those changes in the personnel department. It's still the same group, Vinny's not there, but it's still the same people. Bruce [Allen] isn't a personnel [guy]; Bruce does cap and PR and all those things; Bruce isn't the true total GM in terms of breaking down teams and finding players."
And how can they find better players with fewer draft picks and a huge cap penalty? Yeah. Well.
"You're gonna have to figure it out," Lombardi said. "You're gonna have to find a solution. I've often said that Daniel Snyder's always made a mistake about putting money into players, when he should have put $5 million dollars into having a state-of-the-art personnel department. Build a personnel department that's the best in the league, instead of spending money on one player that you're never gonna see again. I think now is the time to do it. It's going to be a challenge for Mike. It's gonna be really difficult.
"How do you find offensive lineman when you don't have draft picks?" Lombardi asked. "You don't find offensive lineman on the free-agent market; they rarely make it there. How do you find impact defensive players? You think you're gonna find a corner on the street? That's difficult to do. You've got to really find your way, you've got to really work at it and struggle.
"And remember this, it takes talent to evaluate talent, and you always have to evaluate the evaluators," Lombardi said. "When a team has a lot of really good players, there's some reason why he has good players. And I think you've got to try to find that. And I think that's gonna be the challenge for the Redskins. In year 4, it's not gonna get any easier."
The offensive line has been better than expected, though, right?
"I mean you're, starting Tyler Polumbus at right tackle," Lombardi pointed out. "I know Jammal Brown's been hurt, but Tyler Polumbus wasn't good enough to play for a lot of teams in this league, and he's your starting right tackle. So you're asking yourself in year 3, is this where we wanted to be at right tackle?…
"I mean, when you're waiting for Jammal Brown to come off IR and get him healthy, are you really that good of a football team?" Lombardi asked. "Look, that offensive line's been a problem even since when you signed Derrick Dockery and paid him all that money. Now, everyone can blame Vinny for that, but the line still hasn't been fixed. It's still a problem, and you've got to get it fixed. Other teams around the league seem to be able to do it, and for whatever reason it hasn't happened in Washington. To me, it's about what's the plan: How is the plan being implemented, and is the plan eventually gonna work?"
But Shanahan doesn't coach the defense, right?
"His defensive drafting hasn't been [strong]," Lombardi said. "They've got to find better players defensively. Their corner situation, is Josh Wilson really a good enough starting corner in the league? DeAngelo Hall, is he good enough? I mean, when London Fletcher's still one of your better players at his age, then you've really got to ask yourself some questions."
So, um, about that general manager?
"Look, let's be real honest here: Mike Shanahan runs the football operation," Lombardi said. "Bruce does what Mike wants him to do. Mike's in complete control of the organization. So Bruce is operating under what Mike tells him, and that's kind of how it's gonna go. I think Mike has to recognize that he's got to get better players on defense.
"The offensive line is still a problem and still a issue. They get powered back, they're not able to do things that they need to do. So I think Mike as the general manager has to look at Mike himself and say, Am I doing the right things here? Am I making the right decisions ? How do I get it fixed? And maybe bring people in that could help him, perhaps add to the personnel [department]. I mean, since Bruce and Mike have been there, they really haven't added to the personnel department. They've got to make sure they have the right people at the right jobs…
"People focus on the minor issues, when the core issues are do you have the right coach? Do you have the right general manager? For me, Mike is the general manager of the team. He's the guy picking the players. He's got to make sure he is doing himself a [good] job."


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Date of Stay: June, 2011
Delightful campground. This campground has something for everyone: putt, putt, cool pool, canoes ($) and kayaks ($), zip line ($), playground, large life-size tic-tac-toe & checker board, bocce ball, horse shoes, wagon rides, arts/crafts for kids etc. Trash and recycle bins located throughout park. We peeked in the cabins you can rent and they are very nice as well. Grounds were well maintained and bathrooms were spotless. We stayed in lot 65 that overlooked the lake. It was an awesome spot. The only "wishes" would be cable TV and better water pressure. Overall, this is the nicest campground we've ever visited and I would highly recommend it. Just a short 15 minute drive to the falls.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
Probably one of the nicest campgrounds we have ever stayed at. Friendly people; your own shower and toilet in a private bathhouse! Free laundry... yes free! Pool, work out room and adult-only sauna. The price was right at $13. One very important fact that no one mentioned in previous reviews is that we suspect there is a feed lot nearby. It smelled to high heaven while we visited. My husband and I both grew up on farms and it didn't bother us too bad, but just beware; the stench of cow manure surrounds you. If you have sensitive noses, keep driving past this one. It would have been a 10 in my book if not for the smell. I suspect this smell is there year-round, but I can't confirm.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
Great location. A little "trolley" will come right by and pick you up for ride into Sedona. Beautifully landscaped park. I don't think there is a bad location. All have a paved parking spot, with picnic table. Some sites back up to the creek, which would have been nice, but not worth the extra $$ for me. The ladies inside office were extremely knowledgeable and helpful as well. They are getting all new laundry facility next week. No campfires allowed. Also.. you must have one of those things that lifts up your sewer hoes off of the ground. They said it is a health dept. regulation at this park since it is so close to the creek. We stayed in lot 34 which was near the laundry. Also.. you can hang the laundry to dry in back and play horse shoes while you wait!
Date of Stay: July, 2009
Weather was perfect so no electric wasn't a big deal. Great campground with the lots very spread out. When we were there, there was no vacancy, but it didn't seem crowded at all. We met two other families that had been to the South Rim and they said the North Rim was so much better. It was less crowded and cooler. We were in lot 47. Lots 14, 15, 11, 12, 13 (in that order) would be better picks. They have a view, but also have a steep hill behind them. Might not be a good choice with small children.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
It is an okay place for a quick over nighter. No playground or pool. Lots of permanent trailers surround which give it a trashy "feel". The laundry and shower facility is an old trailer. No air inside, so it is sweltering hot. I called to get reservations and they wouldn't make one. They only accept cash. You drive up and pick your own site and then pay.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
Nice, clean campground. Playground, pool and laundry area were great. We would definitely return to this one!


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Sen. Klobuchar places national debt, economy as top priority
Sanity, rather than partisan bickering is being uttered from someone in Washington, D.C. Yes, Washington, D.C.
Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar is guilty of making sense in a town that is full of political clowns.
In an interview that was published by the Associated Press, Klobuchar said, "The $16 trillion national debt could be reduced by about $4 trillion in the first few months of 2013 with just a few steps," Klobuchar said. She would let Bush-era tax cuts lapse on yearly income above $250,000 and cut federal spending by about $2 trillion on top of $1.2 trillion in planned cuts that were part of a 2011 package approved by Congress."
On that issue, I agree that Congress should let all of the Bush-era tax cuts lapse. However, we'll take what we can get at this point.
Ignoring our nation's plight in light of a near insurmountable debt, we are faced with a Jan. 1 economic tsunami unless a plan like Klobuchar is proposing is in place.
Maybe the senior senator from Minnesota will have more allies before the year end deadline hits the U.S. The StarTribune reported in Wednesday's edition that a "Gang of 8" is meeting in secret in Virginia to attempt to strike a "bipartisan deficit-reduction" deal. According to the report, the Gang of 8 is holed up at Mount Vernon's conference room "seeking a way to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, when tax hikes and budget slashing will become law.
If such drastic measures are in place because the administration and or Congress fail to agree on a proposal to cut the deficit and the huge U.S. debt, it will stifle whatever economic recovery we have been experiencing.
While no agreement is anticipated prior to the Nov. 6 election, talks among the "Gang of 8," and senators like our own Sen. Klobuchar, may avert a total meltdown that could be in the offing if partisan wrangling is allowed to continue.
However, there are senators like New York's Charles Schumer who is crowing from the sidelines that, "Democrats will not agree to any deal that failed to raise income tax rates on top earners."
Mr. Schumer, please get in touch with Sen. Klobuchar and curb your hostile rhetoric for now. Please.
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One of the things I love about flying foreign carriers is the little bits of culture that you get to experience on the airline. With SAS, which connects the three Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to the rest of the world, you get a very Nordic combination of friendliness and efficiency that make traveling with the airline an enjoyable experience. Since 1946, SAS (read as an acronym in English, but pronounced "sass" in Scandinavia) has used geography to its advantage in offering one of the shortest routes between continents in the northern hemisphere via the North Pole. In fact, in the days when multiple refueling stops were required for long-haul aircraft, SAS was the first airline to provide transpolar passenger service: a thrice-weekly flight from Los Angeles to Copenhagen—with fuel stops in Canada and Greenland—and free onward connections into Europe.
With its main hub at Copenhagen Airport and two smaller hubs in Oslo and Stockholm, SAS competes directly with Finnair for the lucrative Asia-Europe market, and with Icelandair and low-cost airline Norwegian for passengers between Europe and North America. As a member of the Star Alliance and with a fleet of spacious, slickly refurbished Airbus A-330 jets, and a trio of comfortable, beautifully designed transit hubs, SAS is one of my favorite airlines for transatlantic travel. As long as expectations aren't as high for the intra-European operation—the only free beverages are tea and coffee, and the leg-room is a bit tight—I think you'll end up flying Scandinavian at every opportunity.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines flies daily from Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, and Washington-Dulles to Scandinavia.
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They are all awesome. Sorry I missed the voting..
They say money does not buy happiness, but it buys fabric & fabric makes me happy!!
These are all terrific. I'll be watching for the next post card challenge.
How would I go about finding it? Oh, in the list of groups, RRs, challenges and stuff, right?
Looking forward to playing.
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Menchie's Flyers!
As Deborah has already mentioned, next Saturday, February 4th, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt will be teaming up with the Friends of the Northwest Library for a fundraising event. And while we will have an abundance of flyers inside the library available, we have also made the flyers available online for you to print out, on our Facebook page as well as in this blog entry below:
To print, simply right click the image, then select "Print Picture".
Enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while helping out your local library! But be warned now: Menchie's' banana chocolate yogurt is to die for.


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Atlanta Falcons (2-2) at Green Bay Packers (2-2), 1 p.m. ET
With quarterback Aaron Rodgers banged up and defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins gone for the season, the Falcons could be catching the Packers at the right time.
A few weeks ago, you would have looked at this game and said there was no way the Falcons could go into Lambeau Field and win. Now, that's not out of the realm of possibility.
But it won't be easy. Atlanta hasn't played well on the road and 70,000 Cheeseheads aren't going to make life easy for rookie quarterback Matt Ryan. He's been just fine in the two home games, where Michael Turner was able to run wild against Detroit and Kansas City. But the Packers aren't the Lions or the Chiefs.
Atlanta's two losses came when Tampa Bay and Carolina took the ball out of Turner's hands and put it into Ryan's. Think the Packers might try to follow that route?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) at Denver Broncos (3-1), 4:05 p.m. ET
For a very long time, Tampa Bay's Ronde Barber has been one of the best and most dependable cornerbacks in the game. The last couple of weeks, however, Barber suddenly looks vulnerable.
He's had problems with slipping and there are questions about whether he's lost a step. We'll find out for sure Sunday as he goes against Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal.
The Tampa-2 defense is pretty good at covering over holes because the safeties give the corners plenty of help. But Denver's offense is clicking. If you thought Barber has been targeted the last couple of weeks, you haven't seen anything yet.
Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) at Carolina Panthers (3-1), 1 p.m. ET
On the surface, this looks like an easy game for Carolina and a tune-up before next week's division showdown with Tampa Bay.
If this sounds like a classic "trap'' game that's only because it is. Throw in the fact that left tackle Jordan Gross (concussion) will miss the game and right tackle Jeff Otah (ankle) is doubtful and Carolina has to take this game very seriously.
Quarterback Jake Delhomme has looked great in his return from Tommy John elbow surgery. But the absence of the starting tackles could prompt the Panthers to be cautious and not have Delhomme take many deep drops. Third-down back Nick Goings has missed some blocks this season and the role of the running backs as blockers will take on added importance with the injuries up front.
The one player the Panthers have to keep healthy is Delhomme.
Minnesota Vikings (1-3) at New Orleans Saints (2-2), 8:30 p.m. ET Monday
The latest injury news for the banged-up Saints is that rookie defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis will be out at least a couple of weeks with a knee problem. That's the last thing you want to hear when Adrian Peterson is coming to town.
More than ever, that puts the pressure on the offense. Particularly quarterback Drew Brees, who has kept this team respectable through all the injuries. Brees keeps putting up huge numbers, no matter who is around him.
It looks like Brees will get some more consistent help from the running game now that Deuce McAllister has shown he's got something left. Even without suspended guard Jamar Nesbit, the Saints have done a good job protecting Brees.
But the quarterback will have to be sharper (and quicker) than usual because the Minnesota defensive front is the best he's seen this year. If Brees can lead the Saints to a win in this one, they'll have a chance at a 4-2 start because Oakland comes to the Superdome next.


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May 10, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Southeastern Conference officials have announced that the SEC Softball Tournament Semifinals have been moved to Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET, respectively, due to continuing inclement weather in the Lexington, Ky. area.
Saturday's semifinal between No. 5 Georgia and No. 1 Florida will air live on ESPNU while the second semifinal featuring No. 3 Missouri and No. 2 Tennessee will air on ESPN3. The championship game slated for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET remains as scheduled and will air live on ESPN.
Session four semifinal tickets will be honored on Saturday, and the stadium will be cleared following the conclusion of the second semifinal game. Re-entry will be allowed at 6:30 p.m. with session five ticket stubs.
SEC Softball Tournament - Semifinals
Saturday, May 11 - No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 1 Florida - 11 a.m. ET (ESPNU)
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A different issue: shouldn't survey weights be pweights?
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FAQ . . Calculating variables containing weighted group summary
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1/03 I want to calculate a variable containing weighted
group summary statistics, but I do not want to
collapse the data and egen does not support weights.
How can I do this?
Gisella Young
I am trying to calculate the mean of a variable ("income") across groups
("bracket"), but using the relevant survey weights (variable "weight").
I tried saying:
bys bracket: egen float meanincome = mean(income) [fweight=weight]
but this is not possible since the egen command does not allow for
weighting. This is a problem for me as if I do not use the weights the
means will be wrong.
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Happy tuesday morning
Good morning moms. What should have been an easy 15 minute drive ( round trip) to drop DS off at school turned into a 30+ minute ordeal. Trains were stopped on the tracks blocking roads and construction on the tracks had other roads blocked. I know there is a back way to get to his school that dosen't involve going over the tracks, just not exactly sure of how. Guess I should look into that! Had a great, long day yesterday. Probably won't do much today, take it easy for my birthday. I just wish hubby remembered to tell me happy birthday or at least said something to DS about telling ne this morning. Oh well, whatcha gonna do? Certainly can't change him! Hope all you ladies have a great day!


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Stone Fort History Fair
Additional Information
Stone Fort History Fair is part of the Schoharie Valley History and Harvest Weekend, October 6 & 7, 2012. It is open from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Admission is free to all under 18, $10 for adults. History Fair is sponsored by Stewart's Shops and Sterling insurance; event catering is provided by the George Mann Tory Tavern. All event proceeds benefit the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex, seven historic and exhibit buildings on a 25 acre Revolutionary War battle site in Schoharie, New York.


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Successful stir-frying tips
The Banhs excel at stir-fries, a tradition they picked up from their Chinese father's family and from growing up in Vietnam.
- Prep ahead. Have everything ready next to your pan before you start, since the cooking goes fast.
- Avoid nonstick. Nonstick pans don't encourage browning and are easily damaged by scraping and high heat. You don't need a pricey wok or skillet, either; even a cheap steel pan will develop its own nonstick coating with age.
- Get it dry. Make sure your ingredients are very dry, so they brown rather than steam.
- Preheat. To avoid soggy food, heat your empty pan over high heat before adding ingredients.
- Keep it moving. At this heat, food will burn if it sits still too long. Shake the pan, or use two large spoons, forks, or tongs to toss the ingredients—like a salad.
- Serve quickly. Stir-fries should be served right away, before they lose their fresh flavor and crisp snap.
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(OGDEN, UT) – Funeral services for two Utah boys murdered last month were held Monday in Ogden. The victims, aged ten and four, were allegedly stabbed to death by their 15-year-old brother, who was babysitting them at their home in West Point on May 22. Investigators say the suspect then fled the scene and was found four miles away with traces of blood on him. Officials say the boys' mother was at a dance recital with three other children, while their father was out of town.
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This is a discussion on The Battle Mug within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; I don't really get not "using some cheaper method of production like casting, that just somehow seems un-American." As a soon to be engineer (graduating ...
I don't really get not "using some cheaper method of production like casting, that just somehow seems un-American." As a soon to be engineer (graduating in May), I thought we should always be looking for more economical and efficient ways of doing things as long as it produces a product that serves the intended purpose. I'm all for making it in the US, but casting it would make the price a heck of a lot better. At $189, I think I'll pass and continue drinking out of my clay mug made by a guy down the street for $10.
They can't keep up with the demand.
2 March 2012
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We are machining metal and getting Battle Mugs ready to anodize as quickly as possible, and we want our fans and customers know that we will be accepting back-orders, and will fill all back-orders in the order which we received them.
We will start shipping back-ordered Battle Mugs on 20 March 2012.
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We will draw the winner on 20 March 2012, and will make the announcement on our FaceBook page.
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Queen Victoria was wont to spend her weekends at the Watford stately home that is now The Grove golfing complex and the old girl would undoubtedly have approved of the actions of the head of sporting royalty here yesterday. Anyone dares challenge your authority, look like you're not amused. And if they continue to? Off to Australia with them.
That is where Adam Scott will likely be sent back to today as he attempts to stop Tiger Woods's latest restatement of his majesty. Yesterday, the young man from Adelaide was one of the brave souls who tried in vain to cut into the world No 1's overnight lead in the Amex World Championship tournament here and, indeed, he was the one who fared best of all.
But at the end of a day that had at last threatened to make this World Golf Championship event competitive, Tiger had - incredibly - extended his advantage to six shots at 19 under par. And that adds up to one thing - tournament over. Just like everyone had already said it was on Friday evening. Will we never learn? Tiger loses leads like Gary Player lost golf balls - never.
It had all seemed so possible, though, just a few hours before Woods so tellingly eagled the final hole for the third time in as many days. As his putting spikes rocked under him in the early part of the day, his eventual score of 67 looked beyond him and at one stage, the Englishman David Howell thrilled the home support by getting to within two shots of the uncatchable. But all Howell was doing in fact, was chasing a rainbow. Irresistible perhaps. But futile most definitely.
Which is not to decry Howell, or indeed Padraig Harrington and Henrik Stenson. While the rest of Ian Woosnam's K Club Ryder Cup heroes have flailed around here this week, like boxers the morning after a 15-rounder, these three have stayed resolutely upright and all deserve a continuation of the applause which deafened Co Kildare last weekend.
Howell, for one, has been determination personified as he has played through the pain of a bad neck to make himself the new favourite for the European Tour's Order of Merit title. A top-four placing today will leapfrog him above Paul Casey at the top of the money list, although after 10 holes yesterday he must have been looking even higher than that.
For when Woods - whisper it - three-putted the eighth from 35 feet for just his second bogey of the tournament, Howell's three birdies had taken him to 12 under and within a couple of shots. But then Howell bowed to his exhaustion, Scott finished strongly for his day's best 65 and the stage was left for Woods to blow it or extend it. The latter was inevitable as he soon as he came to the last four to the good.
There is something about this 18th that suits Woods's eye; and when an eye roves the fairways with as much intent as this one does that is some statement. On Thursday and Friday, he had dissected the fairway with his drive but this time was in the rough and surely out of reach. A five-wood swished through the thick stuff soon disabused us all of that notion and when the ball rolled inexorably on to the cut stuff, the 33 feet it had left to the hole took on almost tap-in status. Nobody, nowhere, has ever eagled the same hole in all four days of competition but that is just one of the records he will be chasing today.
The most obvious one will be to lengthen his winning streak in strokeplay events to six. In the week of the death of the greatest streak golfer of all - Byron Nelson who won 11 times in succession in 1945 - that would be apt just as it would be to do it seven days after his ability to play in a team was again brought into question. His individual statistics rarely enjoy so much scrutiny, despite making stupendous reading.
If - when - he wins today this will be his fifth Amex World Golf Championship title in seven years and his 10th individual WGC title out of the 15 he has entered. Furthermore, he has not lost an outright lead he has held after three rounds in five years. As Scott said wryly: "Anyone who beats Tiger from behind is obviously a bit of legend."
When told that his odds were now 1-125, Tiger agreed it might still be a good bet, although he reiterated that he is not really that obsessed with breaking his own WGC low mark of 25 under.
Instead, after sorting out his putting woes in a half-hour session on the practice green immediately following his round - and what other golfer would do that when six clear? - he reflected on yet another day when he overcame everything that was thrown at him. "To putt as badly as I did today and still be able to extend my lead was huge," he said. It was also, almost certainly, decisive.Reuse content


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Submitted to: Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/4/1998
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Technical Abstract: Pseudorabies (PR), also known as Aujeszky's disease, is a viral infection which is a major problem for the swine industry worldwide. Piglets are the most severely affected by the disease, and the outcome of infection is often fatal in suckling piglets with no maternal immunity. Infection of mature pigs may cause respiratory signs or be subclinical but leave the host more susceptible to secondary infections. Pseudorabies virus (PRV) can also cross the placenta in pregnant swine and result in death of fetuses at any stage. Swine that survive initial infection become latently infected carriers of PRV and thus serve as its primary reservoir. Pseudorabies virus is a herpesvirus with a genome that is approximately 150 kbp and encodes at least 70 proteins. Glycoprotein peplomers which stick out from the envelope carry out important functions for the virus and serve as important antigens recognized by the host's immune system. The glyco- proteins are important in stimulating protective humoral immunity and may have a role in inducing cell-mediated immunity as well. Vaccines have been developed which have deletions in genes for certain glycoproteins, most often gE. Differential tests which detect whether or not antibodies to gE are present can thus distinguish between vaccinated and naturally infected pigs. With the advent of gene deleted vaccines and companion differential tests, vaccines have been approved for use in many of the current eradication programs. The benefits of using current vaccines such as lessening clinical disease, decreasing viral shedding, and increasing the threshold for viral transmission justify their use in many instances. Research is still being done in an effort to provide the best vaccine possible.


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Such a lovely baby quilt! Beautiful workmanship! There are so many things to see on it, baby will love looking at it for a long time!
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Such a lovely baby quilt! Beautiful workmanship! There are so many things to see on it, baby will love looking at it for a long time!
Oh yes, one of the best baby quilts I've seen... great colors and the quilting is to die for!! She will love it.
Happy quilt! Your co-worker is very lucky! Good job!
I love to encourage people to feel good about themselves. You are beautiful to God and you are beautiful to me. You were put here for a purpose and you never know how much you have touched someone elses life.
What a great gift for the new baby. Love your colors and combinations.
dehanke, where did you find the instructions for these blocks? I clicked on the address you gave above, but I couldn't seem to find anything saying where to find the PDF for the blocks. I was interested in making this one for my granddaughter....in lots of pinks and turquoise colors. She would love this quilt. Thanks, Sandrea
Really terrifc and the quilting is fabulous!
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Is Cash the Cure for the Homeless?
The homeless may be more fiscally responsible than most people think.
That's according to Columbia professor Christopher Blattman. Blattman wrote an op-ed in The New York Times today in response to the New York City Rescue Mission hindering the plans of a Chinese recycling tycoon.
Last week, Chen Guangbiao treated hundreds of New York's homeless to a fancy lunch and promised each person $300 cash. But the New York City Rescue Mission said they were worried some of the folks would spend the money on drugs and alcohol and insisted Guangbiao give the shelter $90,000 instead.
Blattman said that studies show the homeless don't waste money on drugs and alcohol; and it might cost less to give the homeless cash directly than to pay for the distribution of goods to the homeless .
"You have to believe that all of the other services are helping this person be 10 times better off before you make those kinds of decisions," he said. "And when we do, we realize the stuff we often provide is so costly that we're helping far fewer people than we probably could of, for far more tax dollars or aid dollars than we otherwise need to."
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Europe Launches Two Galileo Satellites to Cut Reliance on GPS
Europe's Galileo global navigation system will launch its first two satellites tomorrow as part of a project that will require an extra 7 billion euros ($9.6 billion) to continue running until the end of the decade.
The satellites will ride a Russian rocket to be launched from a space port in Kourou, French Guiana to an altitude of 23,600 kilometers (14,667 miles), according to the European Commission. While 4.5 billion euros have been allocated to develop and build the system for the period ending in 2013, another 7 billion euros will be needed for the budget cycle through 2020 to finish building the system and keep it operating, said Ingrid Godkin, an official at the commission.
Satellite technology is used for applications including in- car navigation, time-stamping transactions at banks and powering telecommunications. Unlike the Global Positioning System, developed by the U.S. military, Galileo is designed for civil purposes and aims to end Europe's reliance on GPS.
Galileo "will provide a guaranteed system that won't be vulnerable to being shut off for political or military reasons," Godkin said.
The launch, first scheduled for today, was delayed by 24 hours for technical reasons, the commission said in a statement.
Successive launches are scheduled to complete the constellation of 30 satellites by 2019. The additional number of satellites Galileo provides, combined with GPS, will also improve the availability of signals in cities and offer better coverage at high latitudes, particularly in northern Europe, according to Godkin.
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The satellites launched today are the program's first two to be operational and will test the navigation system in space and on the ground, said Pal Hvistendahl, a spokesman at the European Space Agency, which shared development costs with the commission. The deployment phase has been funded entirely by the commission, the executive arm of the 27-nation European Union.
Germany's OHB System AG will build the first 14 satellites, and France's Arianespace made the launchers. The system will start operating in 2014 and will be available free of charge.
"We are following it closely," said Kristina Nilsson, a spokeswoman for TomTom NV, Europe's biggest maker of portable navigation devices. "GPS is accurate, but we always track all new technical developments."
Unlike GPS, Galileo will also have a commercial, fee-based service for high-precision, guaranteed signals for use in areas including mining, surveying and mapping, according to the commission.
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The commission will finalize a proposal for the 7 billion euros in funding by the end of the year to be presented to EU governments for approval, Godkin said.
Governments will probably scrutinize the proposed budget more carefully than when Galileo was first conceived over a decade ago because of concern over the economy, said Tomas Valasek, director of foreign policy and defense at the Centre for European Reform in London.
Still, the project probably won't be shut down, and enough funding will be approved to keep staff employed and provide a minimal return for the manufacturers, he said.
"They've already poured so much money into it," Valasek said. "Galileo has already benefited from previously unplanned allocations from the European Commission budget."
It may be too early to tell how widely Galileo's signals will be made available to the general public.
"We appreciate the Galileo efforts and are looking forward to seeing the first results," Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) spokesman Doug Dawson said by e-mail. "We will include Galileo satellites into our system if it will enhance our systems and the user experience."
Nokia is working with Russia's version of GPS, Glonass, which was revived last year after funding collapsed along with communism in 1991.
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|6th Feb 2012, 13:04
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AMD sneaks out new FX chips, hints at ARM deal
Shuffles production to IBM, too.
|6th Feb 2012, 13:26
Have you tried turning it off/on ?
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doesnt matter if its running @5Ghz its still painfully slow in most modern applications compared to intels offerings at a similar price bracket.
Dont get me know im not a fanboy my recent build is based around a A6-3500 for my media PC and it works a treat. AMD just need to get it together at the mid to high end market as they have nothing worth buying. Intel equivalents are simply much much faster for the same price and bumping a few extra hundred mhz on poor performing instructions per-clock does nothing. Its like sprinkling glitter on crap.
|6th Feb 2012, 13:39
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I'm looking for performance in my next build. I really want to side with AMD. Love their GPU offerings, however in the CPU dept it still doesn't seem to have something that overshadows intel.
Mobile cpu's are nice, but the market is just flooded with options to browse and play angry birds on the go.
I had a taste of it in my M14x with Intel and Nvidia optimus. Possibly the worst implementation and feature set to ruin a gaming laptop. Ever since then I've been wanting to move over completely to AMD.
|6th Feb 2012, 14:31
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So for the 8150 with liquid cooling, we should pay nearly a 30% premium over an Intel chip (2600k, let alone 2700k) that can spank the pants off of it in 90% of benchmarks (and basically 100% of real world use for 98% of users)? Heck the 6200 is also a bit more money than some of the dual core SB parts...all of which are faster.
I thought it was bad that Bulldozers performed so badly, but the fact that you basically can't buy one for cheaper than an Intel part at the same performance level is sad. At least AMD previously used to be cheaper for the same performance on the low/mid-level. Now they can't even claim that.
Seems like only Llano is worth anything, and that is only because of the pretty nice on die GPU...which if Intel is to be believed (baring driver issues), Ivy Bridge on the top level integrated GPU is going to be about on par or maybe even a little faster than current Llano iGPU bits...with CPU cores mustering the better part of double the performance.
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|6th Feb 2012, 16:44
Was that a warranty I just broke?
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This means that whichever is the faster will depend on what you want to use it for (much the same as current generation processors). According to AMD, Trinity will outperform IB in 3D applications by over 100% on similar products. Seems about normal to me, although I agree with everyone that wants to see them compete in the high-end market as well. Hopefully, working with IBM and ARM will help AMD get back into the high performance market.
|6th Feb 2012, 17:48
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"Tempted by a chip running at 4.2GHz stock"
That still only makes it as fast as a near 3yr old 955 Phenom 2 Quad Core @3.6Ghz (which BTW has 4 REAL cores) not 2 cores with AMD Hyperthreading, like these FX turkeys.
|6th Feb 2012, 22:02
I can do dat, giz a job
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And you are excited because?
|7th Feb 2012, 05:25
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From the sound of it, with all that came out from AMD's FAD, we might be near the end of AMD even releasing processors into this space. Trinity is aimed at the same market Llano is currently, while PileDriver may not even put an appearance in replacing BD on the consumer desktop.
For everyone still hating on AMD, will Intel look that much better when they stick you $500 for the equivalent of the 2500K in the generation following IB? Disappointing as BD has been, we're all going to be worse off if AMD gives up that end of the market entirely.
|7th Feb 2012, 06:39
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so technically speaking AMD was the first to "break" the stock 4ghz barrier then
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|7th Feb 2012, 14:40
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Here is the issue with Trinity. AMD doesn't have anything resembling a firm release date. We think it is going to be before the end of Q2. Intel on the other hand seems pretty firm on somewhere in the begining of Q2 for IB. Also we have no idea what the TDP and real power use numbers of Trinity is. IB by all accounts looks like it is going to be a fair amount better than SB, which is worlds better than Llano except in the ULV catagory where Llano seems to be vaguely on par.
Since Trinity is not moving to a smaller process size and IS using the power thirsty Bulldozer cores, as well as supposedly a better GPU...I just do not see how AMD can be reducing power use of the chips (even if the 32nm node is doing better for them by the time Trinity comes around) with what they are attempting. IB on the other hand, even with the same TDP numbers in ULV sounds like they are likely in real world use to reduce power use a bit, combined with, lets call it, double the GPU performance and better CPU performance.
Looking at Llano benchmarks, some of the games even at the lower and mid level resolutions the chips are benchmarked at are CPU limited in part because of the poor CPU component to Llano, but also because of how the memory is shared between the GPU and CPU in Llano...which I don't believe Trinity is changing (but is using a hotter GPU, which'll use more memory bandwidth). So enter IB which has on par or better GPU performance to Llano, but has NO CPU bottlenecks nor memory bottlenecks that seem relevant up against Llano, which is CPU limited sometimes and at best as as good a GPU or Trinity which probably will use more power, might have a much better GPU, but unless bulldozer is improved is likely to have WORSE CPU than Llano, and isn't solving the memory bottle neck of AMDs APUs.
That sounds like a recipe of a really nice iGPU, that can't perform to its fullest because it is stuck with a piss poor CPU and insufficient memory bandwidth when sharing with the CPU.
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|7th Feb 2012, 20:08
I can do dat, giz a job
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Yeah what he said ^^^
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