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Apple Announces A7, World's First 64-bit Smartphone SoCby Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2013 1:36 PM EST
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danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe new architecture is interesting but 64 bit by itself is useless for now on a phone (as long as there is less than 4GB RAM), even more than Android's quad-core CPUs. Reply
xinthius - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - link64Bit isn't just for more addressable RAM. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkOther than more ram and support for larger integers in the main pipeline the difference between generation N 32 bit chips and N+1 64 bit chips is almost entirely stuff that could have been added while staying at 32bits. Reply
somata - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkExactly, the "bitness" of a processor doesn't directly imply performance. The N64 had a 64-bit MIPS R4300 nearly two decades ago, but it's thoroughly outclassed by subsequent 32-bit CPUs. Nevertheless, now is as good a time as any for Apple to deploy a 64-bit ARM core. I wonder how long until Apple starts developing its own ARM cores for Macs... Reply
Tom123 - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkIn my opinion 64bit CPU is short path to Ax in MACs. Interesting is OpenGL ES 3.0 it mean new GPU. Rogue? Reply
name99 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkDon't be an idiot.
The significant feature is NOT the 64-bitness, it is the ARMv8 ISA. Reply
somata - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkBut what is the real significance of ARMv8 other than the 64-bit architecture? Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkMore registers and it standardizes much of what was optional or open in previous ARM ISA revisions. Reply
mavere - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkI think you're going to be repeating that line over and over for the next few weeks, as the commentariats dump their drivel. Reply
lilo777 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - link"64Bit isn't just for more addressable RAM."
What else is it for? I understand that calculations are still done in 32-bits (even x86 processors do that, only Itanium/IA64 class processors have 64bit datapath). Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkx86-64 also have a 64 bit datapath.
64 bit is mostly useful for some scientific applications. 99% of iOS apps out there would be fine with 16 bit (as long as they could address all the RAM) Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkand the other 1% is fine with 32 bit Reply
ninjaquick - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkIt isn't a datapath thing. Currently, any precision math, or long hash work/encryption (common for apps using data) require 2 or 4 clocks to handle, which means higher consumption and lower performance. 64 bit registers means that drops to a theoretical 1/2 of power and clocks used to process. Which is a massive increase in throughput. Yes, most apps do not take advantage of this, but they will if they are apps that tend to eat CPU time. Reply
ninjaquick - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - link64 means you can use 64 bit registers and arguments for instructions, typically per clock, so code that uses 64 arguments can be run faster, rather than spliting high precision / length instructions into two steps. This is especially good for reducing time spend on memory transactions, which means low power ram can be used, retaining high efficiency with improved performance. Plus this allows for virtualization (ARMs implementation) which can in turn mean sandboxing apps. Most apps may be natively written with 16 / 32 in mind, but using 64 does not necessarily mean they need to use loads of ram, using 16 megs of ram, with 64 bit registers can still yield performance boosts. This is essentially *doubling* the available resources / performance of the pipeline. Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - link64 bit doesn't double de performance.
Let say you add 1 + 1. It will be just as fast on 8, 16, 32 or 64 bits.
If you need integers (not floating point) numbers higher than 4 billion, then 64 bit is faster. If you only use these numbers in 0.01% of you calculation, then you get a speed boost 0.01% of the time.
They doubled the number of registers, which will improve performance (less transfers to RAM), but has nothing to do with 64 bit. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkYou do know that people use computers as something more than glorified calculators, right? Not all computing is "numeric," it involves other data types, like strings, and other operations, like logical comparisons. Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkLogical comparisons aren't faster on 64 bit. Only you can compare larger numbers at the same time. Branching isn't faster on 64 bit.
Strings do not really benefit from 64 bit either. They are array of bytes. Where is the benefit of 64 bit? Reply
StevenRN - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkMy 32 BIT CRC run almost 2X faster when converted to 64 BIT. String copies and encryption run almost 2X faster (with no code changes) run almost 2X faster. Long word optimized string searches can also run faster in many cases by not doing simply "byte" wise operations. Reply
Azurael - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkAre the people who are implying 64-bit implies an automatic performance increase talking about x86? x86-64 is a weird case because you get twice the registers in long mode on an AMD64 CPU, which increases performance. That's not the case with other architectures, in fact outside of certain very specific usage cases (big scary scientific data processing) and the need to address more RAM - the performance difference is nil, or even worse a decrease due to shuffling about twice as much data... I can vouch for 32-bit userland being faster on the whole on UltraSPARC and PPC64 - I don't see why that wouldn't be the case on ARM unless there's something I don't know about the architecture.
But Apple have always been big on the marketing - they know 64-bit is useless on mobile... Of course the new architecture is very interesting for different reasons others have outlined here, but '64 bit' sounds impressive when you're faintly aware that previous mobile phones had 'less bits', no? Just like it did when Nintendo were marketing the N64.... Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkThe amusing thing here is that you're giving a case for 64 bit to be slower. Look at how the numbers are fully represented:
For data paths of equal length, the 32 bit chip would be able to move more packets of data even though the throughput in raw GB/s would be the same.
Purely going to 64 bit has two main advantages: more addressable memory and fast 64 bit integer computation. When ARM and x86have gone 64 bit the architecture changed more than the size of the general purpose registers. Reply
kbk0000 - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkYou could argue doubling of registers has nothing to do with 64 bit, had someone was building this processor from ground-up, but that's not the case here. ARM v8 ISA doubles the number of registers, and ARM v8 is 64 bit ISA, so doubling up registers would have been not possible without moving to 64 bit. Plus, there are other improvements ARM made to v8 over v7, so this argument of 64 bit "just preparing for larger memory" is really a huge overgeneralization, because the implementation of ARM v8 architecture, not just 64 bit, should provide performance improvement in many areas, just like how ARM's own A57 design generally performs better all around than A15 (they have similar pipeline, but A57 is v8 architecture whereas A15 is v7). Reply
raptorious - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkYour logic would be correct if a 64-bit ISA were the only way to execute instructions on 64-bit or larger data types, but that is not at all the case with the ARM v7/v8 ISA's. With Neon and VFPv4 extensions, the ARMv7 (32-bit ISA) is very capable of doing 64-bit data operations (http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/co... Sure, 64-bit ISA's typically give you 64-bit general purpose registers (and 32-bit ISA's typically limit you to 32-bit general purpose registers), but those aren't the primary determinant of performance in throughput dominated workloads (implied by your comment about "available resources / performance of the pipeline"). FP/NEON registers are the limiting factor in this case, and ARM v7 (a 32-bit ISA) supports up to 64-bit registers in that domain. Reply
Daniel Egger - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkBut NEON always operates on 128bit. It's not efficient to do single 64bit operations using NEON at all. Reply
Hamranhansenhansen - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - link>> 64Bit isn't just for more addressable RAM.
> What else is it for?
Running 64-bit code. Reply
soryuuha - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkxinthius..please defend/elobrate your comment. I would love to hear more about what you've preached. Reply
xinthius - Thursday, September 12, 2013 - linkStated, not preached. I'm not religious, and nor is this a religion.
64Bit can related to either the address bus, the data bus or a set of registers. Typically the old description of the Bit was the address bus, relating to how much memory a system could address. This is not the case anymore as 64Bit mainly relates to the size of the general purposes registers, not the amount of RAM that is addressable. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkI suspect it's mostly to maintain architecture parity with the upcoming iPad refresh. A 4GB phone this year would surprise me; a 4GB tablet would not. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkApple will not put 4 GB of RAM in iPad. They're usually behind the curve in amount of RAM. Reply
Daniel Egger - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkActually there's no need to have that much memory on iOS devices because it's far more memory efficient than either Windows Phone 8, BB10, Windows RT or Android. They won't put 4GB of memory on an iPad for a long time, maybe the next version will have 2GB if they find a sufficient use case for that but I'm sort of thinking not. Reply
DarkXale - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe OS which suffers data loss in Safari with just 2 tabs open and where many apps have to dump undo states if they are switched from is more efficient? Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkIs it? I'd like to see some data for that. All I know is that my work iPad2 is constantly having to refresh tabs in Safari due them being dumped for lack for memory. Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkIt has nothing to do with memory efficiency. The OS itself requires a tiny amount of RAM. When we are talking about 2-4 GB RAM on a tablet, most RAM is used by the applications themselves. Just take a look on your PC how much RAM your web browser is using. 1GB is not enough for a $600+ device released in 2013. Reply
solipsism - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkSince when is the amount of RAM needed by a system dependent on how much that device costs? Reply
doobydoo - Thursday, September 12, 2013 - linkBecause obviously if you spend more on a computer you expect it to be more capable. At a certain price point, reduced functionality may be acceptable - but he's saying that $600 isn't that price. Reply
extide - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkSurprisingly enough, quad core CPU's in phones are nice. Honestly I think 3 cores are really all that is necessary but I can tell you there is a MASSIVE difference in performance between my Razr HD MAXX (2x1.5Ghz Krait) and my wife's HTC Ones (4x1.7Ghz Krait). And that is coming from first hand experience, not benchmarks or anything like that. Reply
andykins - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkI bet the software is completely different though so it's not exactly a fair comparison. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkI agree on the three core thing. Two seems too few, even on the fastest hardware a background download and something just as graphically heavy as the app store can slow things to a crawl. 4 may seem excessive, 3 seems perfect but it's not feasible for mass fabrication. Reply
Hubb1e - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThree seems good to me as well. All the benches seem to show that the 4th core is barely ever used so why not go with a 3 core? I had a 3 core Athlon and it was a great chip at the time. Reply
stacey94 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkMobile SoCs are hotplugged anyway... so if the 4th core isn't used, it would be shut off. So why would you want to take away a core some heavy application can potentially use? It's not like it's hurting you when it's not being used. Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkThe reason wouldn't be performance but better usage of die space. The area for an extra core could go to more cache, accelerators or bigger GPU. An SoC is balancing act of resources. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThis makes no sense. How is 3 not feasable for mass fabrication? Not that it really matters, because you haven't made a strong case for why 3 cores is more desirable than 2.
If a background download slows things down to a crawl the software is either doing it wrong, or the bottleneck is elsewhere, like the wireless connection, or the speed of the flash memory. Reply
etre - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkAndroid works that way. It is using 2 cores, firing the 3th core under heavy load from time to time while the 4th core barely sees up-time at all. This is not a guess, but what most apps used for tweaking kernel settings will show you.
So, I agree with the people above, at this moment, 3 cores processors will be enough. I don't know how much cost savings will enable this ...
As for how fast is Krait 400 ... is fast. Coming from quad A9 to quad Krait 400 is very noticeable.
Anyway, at this point, the biggest improvement will be for Google to drop java ... but I guess it will not happen. Reply
Roland00Address - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkYour phones have different version of krait cores (200 vs 300) There is huge performance difference between said cores even if both your phones were quad cores, see here
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review/... Reply
This Is It - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkNot so fast, mate.
Both are based from different Kraits to start with. On HTC One, it's actually based on Krait 300 (updated version of Krait) with higher DMIPS. Also, it's clocked much faster compared to OG Krait.
And for the perceived performance (UI fluidity, gaming, etc), HTC One is also at advantage due to the newer generation of GPUs Adreno inside its Snapdragon 600. Reply
Jumangi - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkYour talking totally subjective experience, on 2 different models of phones with different implementations of Android possibly running very different setups in apps, background tasks etc. In other words Apples to Oranges.
A phone like the Moto X runs just fine with a duel core CPU just like iPhones do. More cores doesn't automatically mean better performance. Reply
tuxRoller - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkWith 64bit you also get larger and, typically, more registers which are nothing but win. Reply
ninjaquick - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkExactly, bigger registers is what they are touting on the slides anyways. I am not an apple fanboy, but this is still exciting new for mobile, assuming develpers take advantage of it. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe developers most apt to take advantage of it are the people working on the compilers for XCode. I'm guessing that most other developers will take advantage of it by checking the box to compile a version of their app for the new ISA, something Apple will probably start requiring for App Store acceptance anyway.
I'm sure that there are some who will take more advantage of it, just as there have been some who still code critical codepaths in assember. Reply
Daniel Egger - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkWhy would Apple require to sacrifice 32bit compatibility? I hope there's far more to that than just having fat binaries available, which would be a huge bloat for all users. For starters it might be a good win if they just optimized the system to scream in 64bit code while the applications continue to boast only 32bit. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkIt surprised me as well, but 64bit isn't useless on a device with smaller memory.
First, being able to operate on larger chunks of data is useful for a variety of tasks that have nothing to do with big integers.
Second, a larger unified address space could help with things like large memory mapped files in flash, which is already much larger than 4GB. I don't know, but I wonder if it is also useful for certainly security approaches, like address space randomization.
My best guess is that there are multiple factors behind making the move now: First and foremost, that they need to get their eventually. Given this, it is a question of timing. Arguments in favor of making the change sooner rather than latter: Minimizes one source of differences between OSX and iOS. Silicon design investment in new ISA, rather than legacy ISA. More GP registers, option for wider operations, "marketing." Arguments against would be increased cost due to die area and power consumption, it would seem that those considerations were less significant.
And then there is always the possibility that they are going to be using these chips in another class of device all together... Reply
avishal - Sunday, September 15, 2013 - linkGreat response! Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkHoly hell! Over 1 billion transistors? That's approaching the transistor count and die size of modern Intel desktop quad-core CPUs. Which I imagine would handily beat these 64-bit ARM cores in performance, though not necessarily power consumption. This is going to be an expensive chip to produce, that's for certain. Reply
darkcrayon - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThat likely includes the entire SoC which is more than the CPU. I bet most of those transistors are part of the new GPU... Can't wait to see what that is. Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe transistor count for 4 core Haswell with GT2 graphics and hyperthreading is somewhere around 1.4 billion transistors and a 177 mm^2 die I believe, looking at the article here on Anandtech regarding it. So it's really not ~too~ far off. Not sure how the graphics component fairs against whatever's in this A7 chip but I bet the CPU horsepower is far, far below even a very low power 4 core Haswell. Reply
stacey94 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkA ULV HD 4000 was about 3 times faster than the iPad 4's GPU in GLBenchmark 2.7... probably around 4-5X faster than the iPhone 5's based on results of comparable chips (Adreno 320).
I'd imagine the gap is a bit smaller now, since Haswell GT2 doesn't double performance over the HD 4k. Reply
Hubb1e - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkbut even ULV HD4000 had more power budget then a smartphone SOC. With more power budget, they could really ramp the frequencies, but Apple chooses to throw die area at their chips rather than frequency. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkKeep in mind that one of the things people spend transistors on in mobile SoCs is special-function blocks that do tasks that could be done on the other cores, but do it with less power.
This is actually a technique that Intel has had to rely on heavily in order to be at all competitive with ARM SoC's in the phone and tablet space. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkHigher clocked MP4 rather than MP3 maybe? 2x doesn't seem like it would need anything drastically new. Reply
madmilk - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkx86-64 is fully capable of 64-bit computations, whoever told you otherwise is wrong. Reply
madmilk - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkHuh, that's strange. That comment shouldn't have ended up here. Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkmost transistors are in the GPU part. A recent Nvidia GPU has over 7 billion. Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkAgain the 1,4 billion transistors in Haswell also includes GT2 I think? It's kind of hard to tell with the transistor count article here on Anandtech. Either way, the die size for GT2 is roughly 177 mm^2, which isn't ~that~ much larger. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe CPU cores in these SoCs is actually a minority of the transistors though. The rest is uncore, GPU, etc. Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThe 1.4 billion transistor count and 177 mm^2 die size for Haswell is for a 4 core CPU with GT2 graphics, which I imagine are significantly more powerful than what's on this chip. The power consumption would be much higher, but I'm just saying, as large as this die is and as quickly as it's approaching the die size of desktop processors, pricing is going to go up up up. Reply
michael2k - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkYou forget that Apple's current SoC cost is something like $11 to $15 dollars.
Going 'up' means $25 dollars.
Compare that to Haswell, where the cheapest mobile part is something like $200 or $150.
Even Atom costs something like $35. Reply
extide - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkCan't wait for the deep dive of this CPU, and the CPU in the 5C. Sounds like the A7 is built on 28nm HKMG, and I assume it implements armv8, of course. I wonder if the A6 in the 5C is re-spun on 28nm also, similar to what they did with the 32nm transition. Reply
Stuka87 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkWith the transistor count, and that die size, there is no way its 28nm. I would bet money its 22. Reply
leecbaker - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkIsn't Intel the only company with a fab currently making SOCs at a process that small? I'm still betting on 28nm. Reply
michael2k - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkActually, no, TMSC is at 20nm currently. Reply
danielfranklin - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkNot at this kind of volume, no way its on TSMC's 20nm. Samsung 28nm for sure. Reply
frostyfiredude - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkAMD has stuck 1.5B transistors into a 123mm^2 28nm die with Cape Verde (HD7770) or 2.1B on 160mm^2 28nm die with Bonaire (HD7790) as another example. nVidia too has put 1.3B on a 118mm^2 28nm die with GK107 or 2.6B on 221mm^2 with GK106. Those are considerably denser yet than 1B on 102mm^2 here so it is more than possible the A7 is 28nm.
Besides, only Intel has the capacity in 22nm to make Apple chips and they don't make chips for direct competitors. Reply
Kevin G - Friday, September 13, 2013 - linkThough Intel has loosened up a little is an fabbing chips for other companies. Mainly FPBGA and some networking gear.
The real oddity about Intel's efforts is that they're not part of the US government's Trusted Foundry program. Reply
danielfranklin - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkNo way, $10 says these are on Samsung's 28nm. TSMCs 20nm is not at the stage of being able to pump out this kind of volume and Intel are not providing their fabs, yet... Reply
tech01x - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkNote that this is an ISA change with doubling the general purpose registers and floating point registers. Not just a 64 bit pointer, which by itself isn't useful in a phone at the moment. Reply
Eidigean - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkDon't forget that much of the kernel and APIs are shared between OS X and iOS. They dropped support for older 32-bit platforms from the OS X kernel. Now that iOS is running on 64-bit hardware, they can begin to have a unified 64-bit codebase again. Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkNot really. ARM and x86-64 are two different architectures. If you are going to compile for x86-64 and ARMv8, you might as well compile for x86-64 and ARMv7.
They can't drop ARMv7 anyways, they just announced a brand new phone using it. Reply
Flunk - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkRight, it doesn't matter one bit that they've dropped i386 support. ARM v7 is totally unrelated. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThey might even start supporting ARM for Mac OS, which is what I've been trying to say for a while, and it's a whole lot more likely they would go that route than put Intel chips in iPhones and iPads (which is what Anand crazily sustains). This shows Apple is very committed to ARM chips. You'll never see Intel chips in iOS. Never. Ever. Reply
Stuka87 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkExactly. Apple has invested a LOT in the A-series chips to just toss them aside for an Intel chip that doesnt really offer anything over what Apple currently has. Reply
easp - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThey can't drop ARMv7, but they can start moving away from it, just as the move from 32 to 64 bit on OS X took multiple releases.
As for the fact that ARMv8 and x86-64 are different ISAs, so what? Generation of machine code by the compiler is just a small part of the difference between a 32-bit software stack and a 64-bit software stack. There are surely choices about data structures, and perhaps even algorithms influenced by the difference between 32 vs 64 bit that are otherwise agnostic to ISA (and endianness). Reply
danbob999 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkThey are not any closer to moving away from ARMv7, because they just released a high end phone (don't tell me $600 is cheap for a phone) with ARMv7 in it. They will have to support it for years. Reply
yasinag - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - linkmay be apple building their own CPUs for iphone and mac's. Reply
Jon Tseng - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkWhat I don't understand is how it can be twice as fast as A6 given its a similar die size (102mm2 vs 95mm2) and same process (TSMC 20nm). Sure there are some architecture gains w 64bit but they shouldn't be THAT dramatic...
Anand/Brian any thoughts you have on this wld be very welcome. Probly some gaming of benchmarks in there but it still looks a very strange gap... Reply
davidcTecher - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkWhere do you see that they're the same fab process? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_system_on_chips says A6 is 32nm and A7 is 28nm Reply
Jon Tseng - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkAh good spot... I was forgetting them moving from Samsung to apple foundry. Duh!
Still it's only a half node... I wonder what makes up the difference? Some core optimisation and benchmark jiggery pokers? Still seems a little bit of a stretch. Reply
MrSpadge - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkSimple: they try to not flat-out lie about their performance and rather search for some synthetic corner-case where they see the most improvement.. and that's what ends up on the marketing slides. Reply
psuedonymous - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkWasn't the Razr-i the first phone with a 64-bit SoC (the Atom Z2480)? Or is the A7 'more 64-bit' in some ineffable way than the Z2480? Reply
KitsuneKnight - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkThe Atom Z2480 is actually only 32bits, according to the Wikipedia Atom SoC page. Reply
KPOM - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkI'm guessing this is more about the future. Get developers writing in 64-bit APIs and in a year or two when we start seeing iPhones and/or iPads with 4+ GB of RAM we'll actually have applications that can take advantage of it. Reply


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I can barely fit this unit on my countertop, so it is too large for me. Every recipe I've tried so far (5) has made my food turn out too salty. All of the recipes were from the book. I've made chicken 3 times, but it never turns out as well as the grocery store chicken, and I don't know why. Each recipe calls for a different time and a different temp, and a different marinade. It is not real easy to get the chicken off the tower, and difficult to remove the skewers with a potholder. But, I do love that it is easy to clean! And, I plan to keep using it until I get that chicken right! If I don't, it will retreat to my storage room.Read More
Great Quality.....Works Great!!
Shipping was quick, as usual. Only used it a couple of times but performs great! Sleek, Stylish and compact as compared to my worn out Ronco product. All the bells and whistles. Takes up alot less space than my older rotisserie. Don' have alot of real estate for small appliances. Comes apart for easy cleaning. All parts fit into dishwasher. You can't beat a good rotisserie and I like the ability to adjust temp. My older model didn't have that. This model has timer so you can set it and walk away. The chime is loud when cooking is completed. I just didn't need the larger oven. Use it mostly for roasting chickens and pork loins. If you need to roast a large turkey or more than one chicken at a time, this isn't the model for you. All in all, very satisfied with this purchase and you couldn't beat the price.Read More
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Looks good on the countertop. Will fit under cabinets. Cooks beautifully and is so quiet. My old horizontal rotisserie could be heard all over the house. Did a beautiful job on a turkey breast. Also did some items in the basket. Clean up is a breeze. Highly recommend!Read More
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This was given as a Valentine's gift, and boy did I make brownie points! I was also a "Set-It-And-Forget-It" owner, but tended not to use the darn thing because: a) of the mess involved in cleaning it, b) it was tucked away in a cabinet because it was an eyesore (my white appliance turned brown after the first use). Cuisinart has made a well designed product here - it looks nice, is easy to clean, is absolutely silent during operation, and has capacity for large items. And OMG the scrumptious food that has come out of it! We had the Lemon Dijon Herb Chicken last night, and even though I screwed up the recipe, the chicken still came out moister and tastier than anything that ever came out of it's predecessor! Tonight the seasoned pork chops were to die for. I can't wait to try all the recipes in the included booklet, and only hope that Cuisinart or some industrious chef will publish more! And as other reviewers commented, clean-up was a breeze. After only two uses, we already know this will become an integral part of our kitchen, displayed proudly, with 1000's of great meals to come! Remember, you get what you pay for!Read More
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Game Wardens Arrest Poachers With 800 Red Snapper
AUSTIN, Texas — Acting on an Operation Game Thief (OGT) hotline tip, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens apprehended seven individuals on June 8 with more than 2,000 pounds of illegally caught snapper. The case, one of the largest seizures in Texas in recent years, resulted in citations for 26 game law violations and could result in fines and restitution of upwards of $20,000.
According to TPWD Game Warden Lt. Alan Teague, officials received a call about anglers on a shrimp vessel who were retaining every fish they were landing near an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles south of Corpus Christi. Game wardens intercepted the vessel in state waters, but released it after determining the suspects carried the appropriate federal permit to retain red snapper they claimed were caught in federal waters.
"As long as they were in transit, they were okay," said Teague. "But, they got greedy and we later caught them fishing off a rig in state waters, which meant they were in violation of Texas laws. Even if they had a Texas commercial finfish license, the maximum number of red snapper they could have retained would be 28. They had over 800 fish."
The haul was confiscated by game wardens and sold dockside for more than $4,200.
Teague noted the individuals involved, along with the boat's owner, have a rap sheet with a collective 62 game law violations. One of the suspects has 45 previous illegal red snapper cases pending with TPWD.
Operation Game Thief is Texas' Wildlife Crime-Stoppers Program, offering rewards of up to $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction for a wildlife crime. Begun in 1981 as a result of laws passed by the 67th Legislature to help curtail poaching, the program, a function of the Law Enforcement division of The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is highly successful, having been responsible for the payment of over $195,000.00 in rewards. Privately funded, the program is dependent on financial support from the public through the purchase of OGT merchandise and memberships, donations, sponsorships, and gifts. To report suspected game law violations call the OGT hotline at 1-800-792-GAME.
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KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – The Saint Leo University men's golf team, led by Trevor Joseph's fourth-place finish, carded a two-round 597 to finish 10th at the Kiawah Island Invitational on Tuesday.
Playing the final round at the course on the Cougar Point Golf Club, Joseph led the Lions for the entire 36 hole tournament. He finished in a five-way tie for fourth place with a 71-72--143.
Chaz Heinz shot 72-77--149 to tie for 26th, while Austin Gray finish just behind his teammate in 30th with a 75-75--150. Newcomers Joey Savoie finished tied for 59th with a 76-79-155 and Casey Bannon finished 83.
The course played noticeably tougher in Tuesday's round, as only one team in the 17-school field improved on their score from Monday to Tuesday. North Alabama caught and passed a faltering Armstrong Atlantic to claim the team title.
The Lions return to the golf course when they travel to Columbus, Ga. to participate in the Cougar Invitational hosted by Columbus State on September 30 and October 1.


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My Dad was diagnosed in Aug/08. He's elected to not have the surgery and the dr. is taking a "wait and see" approach as far as treatment goes, which my Dad is in favour of. He's been basically pain free until today...and is now having pain in his left lower back - seems to be in the kidney area. Has anyone experienced this symptom?


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Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. --Jonathan Swift
To outperform the overall market over the long term, an investor must seek, find and take action on opportunities before the rest of the market participants. Finding these mispriced equities is a key driver of superior performance. One of the best examples I can provide that occurred this year was the mispricing of eBay (EBAY) earlier in 2012, when the stock was selling at around $30 a share. Most investors did not realize that just the value of its fast growing PayPal service was worth what the stock was selling for and an investor was getting the rest of the company's businesses and revenues basically for free. As PayPal continued to post stellar results, investors started to understand the stock's true value and they have since lifted the stock above $50 a share. This represents a more than 60% gain for those who saw this opportunity first.
I am constantly looking for these misunderstood stocks, as they are the ones that are going to provide outsized gains in my portfolio. I recently added Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ) to my core portfolio, as I believe the shares are mispriced. Most investors associate NDAQ with providing low-margin transactional services like clearing. These types of stocks have underperformed the market over the last few years due to declining volume, competition from more electronic exchanges and regulatory changes, among other headwinds. These equities are going for 9x to 11x forward earnings currently. But 70% of NDAQ's revenues come from services like providing market data and allowing trading firms to set up servers near its matching engines to provide lightning-fast execution. It is also buying the investor relations, multimedia and public relations units from Thomson Reuters (TRI) for just under $400 million. This will bring NDAQ's non-transactional service revenue up to about 75% of total sales.
Before I go into my fair value calculation for NDAQ, I would like to provide quick details on how cheap NDAQ is at just $25 a share:
- The stock sells for just 9x forward earnings, a discount to its five-year average (11.3).
- NDAQ is priced at just 81% of book value and below 7x operating cash flow, both of which are at the bottom of the stock's five-year valuation range.
- The company has a solid balance sheet and the stock has a low beta (.84). It also pays a dividend of 2.1%.
Fair Value Calculation: Since 75% of the company's revenues will come from providing market data and other higher-margin services, it should be priced at a valuation comparable to peers in that space. Thomson Reuters, another information provider, is selling at roughly 14x forward earnings. The remaining business should be valued in line with other exchange services. Let's take 10x forward earnings for that quarter of the business. This will give us a blended forward price-to-earnings ratio of approximately 13. Consensus earnings estimates currently called for $2.75 a share in 2013. This gives us a rough price target of $35 a share on NDAQ, some 40% above the current stock price.
Note: IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) is in talks to acquire fellow exchange NYSE Euronext (NYX) at $33.12 a share. This offer would value NYX at approximately 15x forward earnings. This might raise the value that is put on exchange stocks from the 10x forward earnings I put on that portion NDAQ's business in my fair value calculation.


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Groene at the Legislature: Holding NRDs responsible
Groene, colleagues short-sighted on NRD funds
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The board of governors of Mid-Plains Community College will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in the Conference Room 200 on the North Campus of North Platte Community College, 1101 Halligan Dr.
Among items on the agenda, the board will consider a proposed budget and may recommend the budget be published and presented at the public hearing on Sept. 11.
Also, the board will consider adding two assistant residence hall director positions; one at MCC and one at NPCC.
The positions are in the proposed budget for 2013-14.
The full agenda:
Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors
W.W. Wood Building
August 28, 2013, 6:30 P.M.
2. OPEN FORUM (Comments from Faculty, Staff, Public and Board)
Anyone wishing to address the Board may do so during the Open Forum by completing the Request to Address the MPCC Board of Governors form available at the sign-in book by the door, prior to the start of the meeting. The Nebraska Public Meetings Law is posted in the Board room.
3. CONSENT ITEMS (June & July Financial Reports will be in October Board Packet)
3.1 Minutes from July 24 Work Session
3.2 Minutes from July 24 Regular Board Meeting
3.3 Approval of Bills for July in the amount of $959,101.41
4.1 Website Design Update, Internet Marketing & Brand Positioning: The Board may consider accepting a 12-month agreement with Expertise Inc. to develop and implement college website improvements as outlined in their proposal and not to exceed $52,000.
4.2 Mid-Plains Education Association (MPEA): The Board will consider the acknowledgement of the MPEA negotiating team. A letter from MPEA identifying the specific members will be shared at the Board meeting.
4.3 Mid-Plains Classifed Staff Association (MPCSA): The Board will consider the acknowledgement of the CSA negotiating team consisting of the following members: Pam Burks, Chief Negotiator; Carol Garrison, Mary Lister, Dee Maxwell, Brenda Peters, Gigi Sattler, and Jackie Briley (Alternate).
4.4 Proposed Budget for Public Hearing: The Board may consider recommending a proposed budget to be published and presented at the Public Hearing on September 11.
4.5 Assistant Residence Hall Director Positions: The Board will consider adding two Assistant Residence Hall Director Positions; one at MCC and one at NPCC. These positions are in the proposed budget for 2013-14.
4.6 Security Contract: The Board will consider a bid for security services for 2013-14.
5.1 Presidents Report
6. CLOSED SESSION (Personnel, litigation, real estate)
7.1 CFE Annual Report October
7.2 College Annual Report October
7.3 Quarterly Financial Report - October, January, April, July
7.4 Enrollment Report November & February
7.5 Auditors Annual Report November
7.6 3-year Technology and Equipment Plan for Programs March
7.7 Capital & Capital Improvement/ADA/Hazmat Disposal Plans - March
7.8 Development Report April
7.9 Program Reviews - June
7.10 Follow-up Reports for Program Reviews (Dental Assisting, Graphic Design, HVAC) June, 2012-2014
7.11 Fire Science Update July (Annual)
Sept. 11 -- Public Hearings, 6:15 P.M., Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte
Oct. 2-5 -- ACCT Leadership Congress, Seattle
Oct. 23 -- Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., McCook
Nov. 4-5 -- NCCA Annual Meeting, North Platte
Nov. 20 -- Board Meeting, 6:30 P.M., North Platte
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Authorization for LWCF runs out on September 30 2015.
Proactive, cooperative conservation measures could be a model for protections across the West
The Department of Interior announced plans, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to revisit royalty rates charged to energy producers—th
"Investing in our public lands is an investment in America's economic security," said Jamie Williams, president of The Wilderness Society.
"This Congress may have set a record for its blizzard of attacks on our bedrock conservation laws – laws that protect clean water, clean air and our natural heritage," said Jamie Williams, president of The Wilderness Society.
A new proposed Resource Management Plan for Colorado's Grand Junction field office fails to protect hundreds of thousands of acres of wilderness quality lands and threatens popular outdoor recreation opportunities, according to The Wilderness Society.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife today finalized the revised management plan issued in January for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Wilderness Society is hosting a free tour of Silurian Valley and environs along the Old Spanish Trail, including Afton Canyon and Zzyzx on Saturday, April 11.
The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS), established by the Wilderness Act in 1964, is the world's largest and best-protected conservation system. But it falls short in its protection of the full range of 553 ecosystem types found on national public lands in the lower 48 s
The resolution supports adding 23,903 acres to the existing High Uintas Wilderness Area and supports establishing several areas to protect the watersheds and water quality on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains.


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Minnesota House committee on boosting wages to meet
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A special state House committee on living wage jobs is holding a hearing in Minneapolis on how the state can help meet the need for more workforce training.
The Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs meets Thursday morning at a Minneapolis community center. Democrats who control the House established the special committee earlier this year with a goal of pursuing government policies that create better-paying jobs for people on the lower end of the economic spectrum.
Thursday's hearing will include testimony from the organization known as HIRED, a workforce development group based in Minneapolis. HIRED boasts of training more than 10,000 people a year for better placement in the workforce.
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CQ 5.5 Update 1 is now available on PackageShare. If you have installed CQ 5.5 Update 1 you may encounter the following error in the error.log after restarting the CQ instance:
*ERROR* [0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%0 [1340016598398] GET / HTTP/1.1] org.apache.sling.engine.impl.SlingHttpContext handleSecurity: AuthenticationSupport service missing. Cannot authenticate request.
After installing the Update 1 package, an info dialog appears which advises to "restart the instance". If you restart the instance immediately after the dialog appears, you will run into this problem. Even after the dialog appears, the package keeps on installing behind the scenes. This process is interrupted if the instance is restarted at this point.
You should wait until the installation has completed before restarting CQ5, checking the activity in error.log. Once the error.log becomes quiet (after approx. 5 mins) it is safe to restart the instance.
After installing Update 1 check that all OSGi bundles have the status "ACTIVE" in the OSGi console. Start any bundles that do not have the "ACTIVE" status and this should resolve the issue.
If the issue persists, you may have to reinstall CQ5 from a fresh copy, install the update 1 package, restart (wait until error.log shows no more activity) and finally reinstall your installed packages manually.
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Market Psychology
Nearby milk and dairy product prices have risen, and the outlook for the rest of the year is decidedly better than at this time last month. In mid July cheese blocks rose to about $2.15 per pound, and although they dropped 2 cents on August 4, whenever they have seemed shaky, they stabilized as buyers materialize. Cheese blocks have closed about $2.00/lb. for 45 consecutive trading days. The Class III futures price is $21.50/cwt. for August and above $17.50 for the remainder of 2011 (see Table 1). Butter prices are at $2.1025/lb., up 7.25 cents from last month. The spot price has been above $2.10 since late July. Whey powder and nonfat dry milk prices moved in opposite directions since last month, with whey powder up by 2.4% and nonfat dry milk powder down 7.2%. Cheese inventories remain above the stock levels for the same month in recent years, but the increase over the comparable month last year is narrowing, which should remove some of the downward pressure on prices that high inventories can create.
The July Pennsylvania all-milk price was $1.00 dollar higher than June and $1.70 above May at $23.80/cwt. The July Class III price rose $2.28 over June to $21.39/cwt. Class IV prices fell by $0.72 to $19.98/cwt. The Class III futures prices average $19.42 for the rest of 2011, with prices dropping about $0.80/cwt. each month for the remainder of the year. The Class IV futures prices average $19.10/cwt. for the rest of 2011. Together these values imply a Pennsylvania all-milk price for the rest of 2011 of $22.28. For the entire year, the forecast average is $21.93, $3.65 above the 2010 average price. Taken as a group, the outlook for dairy prices for the rest of the year is lower, but still much better than the comparable months of 2010. I include forecasts for the first half of 2011, based on the futures prices, also shown in Table 1. These prices imply a PA all-milk price of $20.00/cwt. for the first seven months of 2012. Generally dairy futures markets expect average conditions that far in the future, so this forecast reflects that. In any case, the forecast all-milk price for this period is $1.94/cwt. less than the forecast 2011 average. If feed costs remain high, margins will be squeezed in 2012.
The value of the dollar remains at very low levels, much like last month. Since last month, the Australian dollar fell 2.2% against the greenback, and the New Zealand dollar rose 0.4%. World financial markets are very nervous, with the bailout of Greece adding further debt burden to Italy and Spain and other troubled European economies, and general uncertainly about the world's economic outlook. The American solution to raising the debt limit, but deferring efforts to balance the budget, led to a lower government bond rating from Standard and Poors. Fronterra Cooperative Group in New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter, responded negatively to the drop in the U.S. credit rating.
Corn and Soybean Markets
Despite all of the weather and economic news, corn markets changed little in the past month, with the December 2011 contract about 10 cents/bu. above last month. The price for the December contract is $7.03/bu. Unlike corn, soybeans dropped, with November 2011 beans at $13.36/bu. This is down about $0.20/bu. from last month, but well down from the highs between then and now. August soybean meal is $345/ton, down $2 from last month.
The weather in the northeast was very hot and dry in July, and the latest USDA crop moisture index has southern PA "excessively dry" and most of northern Pennsylvania "abnormally dry." Based on my travels, the Pennsylvania corn crop is as variable as I can ever recall. Some was planted late, some was planted early, but the wet spring hurt root growth, some is very dry, and some has had recent rains. While it isn't a scientific observation, I have seen a lot of fields that will produce very poor corn silage crops. USDA rates 7% of the PA corn crop excellent and 23% good. New York's crop is considerably better, but is still 49% poor or fair.
Income over feed costs (IOFC)
Penn State's measure of income over feed costs rose by $0.17/cow/day in July to $9.10/cow/day, up 1.9% from its June level. Although the PA all-milk price was up $1.00 at $23.80/cwt., feed cost rose by 48 cents/cow/day, offsetting much of the higher milk price. The higher feed costs were due to a $42/ton increase in hay prices, plus increases in soybean meal prices. The Pennsylvania corn price fell in July. Income over feed cost reflects daily gross income less feed costs for an average cow producing 65 pounds of milk. Figure 1 and Table 2 showing the monthly data are appended. Figure 1 shows that income over feed cost has been steady for the past several months.
The allocation of the revenue per hundred pounds of milk is shown in Table 3. The milk margin is the estimated amount from the Pennsylvania all milk price that remains after feed costs are paid. As with income over feed cost, this measure shows that July was up slightly from June, but still the highest since January 2008.
The feed cost was up this month, and it looks like dairy farmers in Pennsylvania, and probably elsewhere, will be buying a lot of feed to replace the corn silage that they will not get from their fields. There has been a discussion among our extension educators about corn silage prices, and the consensus is they will be very high. The wet spring and very hot July has certainly affected the hay crop as well. I expect feed costs to be at historically high levels for the remainder of 2011, and the first part of 2012.
Cow Numbers and Milk Production
Figures 2 and 3 show the monthly number of dairy cows on farms and the normalized monthly milk production for a 30-day month. In both cases, the figures show an increase year over year. In the case of cows, the national dairy herd in June 2011 is 0.89% above June 2010, exactly the same as in May. May milk production is also above the prior year by 1.0%. Therefore increased production is mostly because of more cows, but also reflects higher production per cow.
A Longer Run View: Exchange Rates
Figure 4 shows the relative exchange rates of Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Euro compared to the dollar. They are indexed compared to their January 2006 value. It is apparent that they have changed considerably over this period, dropping in 2007, rising in the fall of 2008 to a very high level by early 2009, and then falling sharply during 2009 and more since. The U.S dollar is only 70% of its January 2006 value compared to Australia and 81% to 85% for New Zealand, Canada, and the Euro. This means that things we buy with dollars from these countries are relatively more expensive for us, and things they buy from us are relatively cheaper. Since New Zealand, the European Union, and Australia are our main competitors in dairy exports, this means that in 2009 we were much less competitive than we are today. The export data reflects this and so does the milk price. If our surplus production of agricultural products has to find a market in the United States, domestic prices drop sharply. We have seen this with broilers during the Russian poultry embargoes in the past, and in 2009 in dairy markets.
Source: Jim Dunn, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Penn State University


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FRIENDSWOOD, Texas - A man had taken bath salts, a drug similar to synthetic cocaine or methamphetamine, when he ran into incoming traffic last week, said Friendswood police.
Police said on May 22, the man was rushed to the hospital and then released after running into traffic.
Later in the day, the same man swore at his neighbors and burned his hands trying to set his father's pickup on fire by dousing it with gasoline
Police said the man then threatened to burn down his house on Gleneagles. He was again rushed to the hospital.
"'Bath salts' are a growing drug abuse problem for the community," read a Friendswood police news release.
Though the name may sound harmless, the little packets of powder carry names like Ivory Wave, Bliss, White Lightning, and Vanilla Sky. Bath salts contain powerful amphetamine-like chemicals, such as methedrone and methylenedioxypyrovaleron or MDPV.
The drugs are typically taken orally, by inhalation, or by injection. The worst outcomes have been associated with snorting or injecting the bath salts.
There have been reports across the country of drug-induced deaths, accidental overdose, and suicide.
Bath salts are available on the Internet, and in drug paraphernalia stores, smoke shops and convenience stores.
U.S. poison centers have indicated that ingesting or snorting bath salts can cause chest pains, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, agitation, hallucinations, extreme paranoia, and delusions.
"They begin to lose their memory," said Ray Ortega, a licensed counselor at Cenikor, a long-term drug and alcohol behavior modification program with a facility in Deer Park.
"Motor skills are affected. There's a big delay in their thinking and their speech, and it's irreversible," added Ortega.
Police said bath salts are legal for venders to sell but illegal to possess.
"The manufacturers are not regulated and vendors are being told by the manufacturers that their substances do not contain banned chemicals. When suspects are found in possession of bath salts, laboratory results are requested before charges are filed," said the Friendswood police news release.
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I got a few discs I dont use and I'm looking to try some lighter stuff
Im interested in any wizards, med wt. viking or leopard or firebird or x mrv or jls
I may be interested in anything in the 165ish range if I havent tried one.
Just send me a PM with any questions or offers
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11x kc/ce eagle 172 gram clear with red/orange/yellow spiral dye great condition
dx archangel white w/gold stamp 175 gram barely used
dx leopard red w/yellow old stamp 150 gram one good rim cut still plenty of life left
dx aviar pa white w/green 175 gram barely used
little flyer maximizer yellow double stamp 155 gram one rim mark barely used otherwise
kc/ce 11x teebird blue w/red unknow weight stamp is mostly gone and plenty of scuff but the disc itself seem to be in fine throwing condition, no nicks or cuts


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Today he is an internationally acclaimed speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant. His books have been published in twenty-five languages, have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold in excess of twenty million copies.
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Got two of your books (Grilling,Sauces) a couple of days ago and already the family is crazy about the BeerCan Chicken. I am a bit of a nut when it comes to BBQ - I use BBQ sauce in place of Catsup, I steam veggies in BBQ sauce.
Question: Somewhere , sometime I got a sauce recipe that has among other things vinegar and yellow mustard in it. Mustard and vinegar to the extent that it was fairly thin, yellowish and with a strong vinegar aroma (my wife would say smell) to it.
I used it on ribs and it was fantastic
Of course I have lost the recipe. Does this ring a bell with anyone??


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• HERO Sports News (10/4/16)
One of the most decorated players to come through the renowned UC San Diego women's soccer program, Kristin Jones is in her 14th season on the Triton coaching staff in 2017. She was elevated to the position of associate head coach on Aug. 28, 2015.
Having jumped straight into coaching at her alma mater in 2004 after exhausting her eligibility, Jones took over as the top assistant under her former head coach, Brian McManus, prior to the start of the 2006 campaign. She assists with all aspects of the team in addition to on-field coaching, including recruiting, scheduling, budgeting, travel and camps. All told, 2017 marks the 18th season in succession of Jones' time at UCSD.
During Jones' first 12 years on McManus' staff, the Tritons posted an overall record of 174-50-31 (.743) with five California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) titles, nine NCAA Division II Championship appearances, three West Region crowns and two national runner-up placements.
The 2014 squad ran off a 5-0-1 record down the stretch, with four of those matches away from home and allowing just a single goal, to snatch a remarkable return trip to the CCAA Championship following a lone absence from the event in 2013, out of UCSD's 15 seasons as a league member. The Tritons are record eight-time CCAA champions, with Jones a part of all eight as either a player or coach.
A gifted forward donning the No. 9 shirt in Triton blue and gold, Jones helped usher in the Division II era at UCSD as it won back-to-back national crowns in 2000 and 2001 immediately after making the move from Division III. She punctuated her freshman year by assisting on the game-winner with just 15 seconds left in regulation to edge Northern Kentucky, 2-1, in the 2000 championship game in Miami Shores, Fla. Jones followed that moment up by tallying the title-clinching goal in the 78th minute of a 2-0 victory over Christian Brothers at Triton Soccer Stadium and being named the 2001 NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. From 2000-03, Jones' teams went 75-10-2 (.874), earning four consecutive CCAA banners and NCAA postseason berths and advancing to the national semifinals on three occasions.
Jones completed her illustrious college career with 78 matches played, 61 starts, 26 goals, eight of them game-winners, 29 assists and 81 total points. A two-time All-American, three-time NSCAA All-West Region First Team selection and three-time All-CCAA performer, she was named the 2003 CCAA Player of the Year after producing team-leading totals of 10 goals and 12 assists as a senior. Jones, also one of 13 UCSD Athletes of the Year for 2003-04, still ranks No. 6 on the program's all-time list in career assists.
Alongside her duties at UCSD, Jones has long been a fixture among area club and high school soccer circles. She was named the director of coaching for La Jolla Youth Soccer League's recreational and competitive programs in 2012, and is also the girl's varsity head coach at La Jolla High School. She guided LJHS to five CIF San Diego Section Division III finals in six years from 2008-13, with a pair of titles and two subsequent CIF Southern California Regional Soccer Championships Division II runner-up showings in 2009 and 2011. Jones was chosen the 2009 CIFSDS Coach of the Year. The Vikings fell in the first round of the 2015 CIFSDS Division I playoffs.
Jones previously assisted McManus with the organization of the La Jolla Nomads Soccer Club for six years, earning a promotion to assistant director of the girl's program in 2008.
Jones earned her bachelor's degree from UCSD in human development in 2004. The San Diego native starred in her prep days at Oceanside High School.
An enthusiast of international soccer and loyal supporter of famed English club Manchester United, Jones attended the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, and was also in Lisbon, Portugal, during the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final there. She was in Canada during the group stages of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup this summer, taking in eventual champion USA's 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Vancouver.
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A TEENAGE girl is fighting for her life after a road accident in north Dorset late on Monday night.
The 16-year-old from Shaftesbury suffered serious head injuries when a silver Volkswagen Polo crashed on the A30 Sherborne Causeway at 11.20pm.
The driver of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man from Blandford, was also injured and both were taken to Yeovil Hospital.
The road was closed for several hours to allow police to carry out a forensic examination of the scene.
Details of the accident have not been released but it is believed to have involved just one vehicle which left the road.
A spokesman from South Western Ambulance Service said paramedics were called to the scene by the Fire Service.
He said: "The call came in at 11.39pm about an accident on the junction between Sherborne Causeway and Lox Lane.
"One female was in and out of consciousness. She was trapped inside the vehicle and cut free by firefighters.
"There was one male casualty with minor injuries," he added.
Two fire crews from Shaftesbury attended the scene and discovered one casualty in the vehicle and one medically trapped on arrival.
They treated the casualty outside the vehicle until ambulance personnel arrived and then removed the roof of the vehicle using hydraulic cutting equipment.
The casualty was removed and the vehicle made safe.
Dorset Police officers have launched an investigation and have appealed for witnesses to the incident or anyone who saw the vehicle before the accident to call the Western Traffic Department on 101, quoting incident number 444:30.


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As the Canadiens losing streak reached six games, coach Jacques Martin talked about accentuating the positive and eliminating the negative.
And in a subdued room, Josh Gorges said "our fans deserve better."
(Photo of Jacques Martin by Pierre Obendrauf of The Gazette)
The Canadiens had 41 shots on goal.
Peter Budaj was solid in his first start of the regular season.
They finally scored on the power play.
But the losing streak hit six, Max Pacioretty got hurt and the drumbeats of discontent grow ever louder in Montreal.
Sean Gordon of the Globe & Mail received an email from a friend, commenting on Erik Cole's first game as a Canadien, which came on the power-play:
"So let me get this straight: The Canadiens' only goal comes from a strategy suggested by a young reporter whom Martin rudely dismissed. Yeah, he's on top of his s–t."
Dismaying stat: For the first time in 102 years, your Montreal Canadiens have lost their first five home games of the season.


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There's going to be a lot of candy around. Either you'll have bought too much and there weren't enough trick-or-treaters. Or you'll have your own trick-or-treaters' loot to deal with for the next month. OR you went to the drug store on Halloween day and were tempted by the 75% off sale, you loaded up your basket and now you have 300 fun-size Snickers on your counter. So what are you going to do with all of it? Before everyone eats all of the good stuff, make a new treat out of plain old Halloween candy.
When I ended up with too much Easter candy last year, I made Leftover Easter Candy Bark — it's a super easy way to recycle the candy you're sick of into something totally new, and it works just as well with Halloween candy. It's also a fun trick to break out at a party; it will look way more impressive than the wrapped-up candy in the bowl, but really, it's pretty much the same thing. Plus, it's an appropriate and grown up way to enjoy all of your favorite candy at once, without shoving a bunch of mini candy bars into your mouth.
Basically all you need to do to make Halloween Candy Bark is chop up some Halloween candy, melt some chocolate, spread it on foil and top it with the chopped candy. You can use assorted candy like I did — made with Snickers, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces and candy corn — or select a combination of your favorites. In the picture at the very top, I used Reese's Pieces, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Reese's Fast Break Bars and Butterfingers to make a peanut butter lovers' bark.
Halloween Candy Bark
20 ounces milk chocolate
Assorted Halloween candy, about 15 pieces or packs — you want the equivalent of 1 – 1 1/2 cups of chopped candy
Line a baking sheet with foil, shiny-side up; smooth out the creases.
Cut the candy bars into pieces. If you're using candies like M&Ms or Reese's Pieces, crush them if you'd like or leave them whole. (They crush easily if you put them in a resealable plastic bag and smack them against the counter, or use a coffee mug to crush them in the bag.)
Create a double boiler by putting a glass or metal bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Add the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Do not overheat the chocolate or it will seize.
Remove the bowl from the pan and wipe the condensation from the bottom. Pour the melted chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet; use the rubber spatula to spread it into a 10-to-12-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick.
Press the candy pieces into the chocolate, arranging them so each bite has a mix of flavors, colors and textures. Refrigerate the chocolate for 1 hour to completely set before breaking it into large pieces. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 to 2 weeks.
After that's all gone, if you've still got too much candy, check out 10 more recipes for leftover Halloween candy including these:
You want that stuff gone by mid-November when it's time to start thinking of chowing down on Thanksgiving pies.


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Three Michigan Cities Land On Forbes' 'Most Miserable' List For 2013
Forbes has been heaping praise on Grand Rapids over the last couple of years naming us, among other things, the best city to raise a family in and one of the top 15 cities with emerging downtowns. But, it turns out the magazine doesn't heap praise on the entire Mitten State. Three Michigan cities have landed on their 2013 list of America's Most Miserable cities.


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Lerita is a tortoiseshell Domestic Shorthair. She was born 24 July 2016.
All cats and kittens have tested negative for FIV/FELv. They are up to date on shots, spayed or neutered and treated for internal and external parasites. Most are good with dogs, other cats and children. For more information about our process for adoption, an adoption application, fees, adoption event times, and lots more visit http://www.midmichigancatrescue.org. If you would like more information about this cat please email us at email@example.com or call 517-622-4653.
What We Do: Ensuring the health and well being of our cats and kittens is a primary part of our mission. All animals are first taken to a veterinarian for a complete check-up, testing, shots, spay/neuter. They are placed in a volunteer's foster care until a suitable, permanent home is found. Because the cats live in our homes, with other animals, we are familiar with their personalities and habits. The other main focus of our organization is education. We believe that informing the community about spay/neutering, as well as how to care for cats, is of vital importance.
Mission: Mid-Michigan Cat Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, non-state or federally funded, 501.C(3) volunteer based organization that depends solely on donations from the general public and fundraisers in the Mid-Michigan area. We are dedicated to finding lifetime homes for abused, abandoned, neglected or owner surrendered cats and kittens.
For exact days and times please visit our website at www.mmcr.petfinder.com.Special events are announced on the website.
Private adoptions are scheduled at the foster homes.
If you would like more information about a cat please call 517-622-4653 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about our process for adoption, an adoption application, fees, adoption event times, and lots more visit www.mmcr.petfinder.com or www.mid-michigancatrescue.com
Adoption Procedure:
Adoption Rates:
$100 – Single cat or kitten adoption.
$50 – Same day second or multiple cat adoption.
$75 – Senior Citizens discount adoption.
$50 – Senior Cat (7+ years) or special needs adoption.
Animal Health Policy:
Tested negative for FIV/feline leukemia.
Medical exam.
Spayed or neutered, including all kittens.
Current on vaccinations.
Internal parasite free.
Flea treated, when applicable.
Thank You!
Your message has been sent to Mid-Michigan Cat Rescue, Inc..
You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age
now on display
Outsider Art Museum
'Dubuffet's List' from 22 June 2017
Romanovs & Revolution
Until 17 September 2017
Dutch Masters from the Hermitage
From 7 October 2017
ABN AMRO Art Award 2017
November 2017
Catharine, the Greatest
Spanish Masters from the Hermitage
Outsider Art Museum
ABN AMRO Art Prize
Alexander, Napoleon & Joséphine
Dining with the Tsars
Expedition Silk Road
Gauguin, Bonnard, Denis
Russian Atelier
Peter the Great
Vincent. The Van Gogh Museum in the Hermitage Amsterdam
Impressionism: Sensation & Inspiration
Rubens, Van Dyck & Jordaens
Splendour and Glory
The immortal Alexander the Great
Matisse to Malevich
- Introduction
- Highlights of the exhibition
- Background by Henk van Os
- Sergey Shchukin and Others
Artist biographies
- Auguste Chabaud
- André Derain
- Kees van Dongen
- Georges Dufrenoy
- Raoul Dufy
- Henri Le Fauconnier
- Othon Friesz
- Charles Guérin
- Alexej von Jawlensky
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Marie Laurencin
- Kazimir Malevich
- Henri Manguin
- Albert Marquet
- Henri Matisse
- Amédée Ozenfant
- Pablo Picasso
- Jean Puy
- Georges Rouault
- Chaim Soutine
- Maurice Utrillo
- Louis Valtat
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Russian literature around 1900
- Terminology
- Links
- At the Russian Court
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Images of St Petersburg
- Art Nouveau
- Persia
- Collectors in St Petersburg
- Silver wonders from the east
- Pilgrim treasures
- Venezia!
- Nicholas & Alexandra
- Greek gold
Hermitage St Petersburg
St Petersburg & Russia
Russia, the Romanovs and St Petersburg
St Petersburg for today's travellers
Russia and St Petersburg in Literature
St Petersburg in the Spotlight
Hermitage Amsterdam and Amstelhof
Hermitage for Children
Discounts and arrangements
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a question, please read the Frequently Asked Questions first
Information for visitors
- When is the museum open?
- Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- How long are the waiting times at present?
- Unfortunately, waiting times vary and cannot be predicted exactly. If there is a queue, the waiting time could be up to an hour.
- What are the admission prices for the exhibition in the Hermitage Amsterdam?
Click here for the admission prices.
- Can I buy a Museum Card at the ticket desk?
Yes, you can. You can use the card immediately. For more information and the conditions applying to the Museum Card, go to www.museumvereniging.nl.
Incidentally, the Museum Society recently changed the name from Museum Year Card to Museum Card.
- How can I get to the museum?
By car or by public transport
Limited parking is available in the immediate surroundings. The nearest guarded parking garages are those at Het Muziektheater, parking Waterlooplein in the Valkenburgerstraat and Markenhoven in the Anne Frankstraaat, close to the entrance to the IJ tunnel.
From Central Station the Hermitage Amsterdam can be reached by tram 9, Waterlooplein stop, or metro 51, 53 or 54, Waterlooplein stop, Nieuwe Herengracht exit.
Personal travel advice is available from the public transport website www.9292ov.nl.
- On which side is the entrance to the Hermitage Amsterdam?
- On the River Amstel side, no. 51. From there you enter the garden and are directed to the ticket desk.
- Can admission tickets to the museum be ordered or reserved in advance?
- It is possible to purchase tickets through the website. Click here fore more information.
- Are there facilities for the disabled?
The Hermitage Amsterdam is completely wheelchair-friendly and -accessible (including the lifts and toilets for the disabled). If you would like to make use of one of our wheelchairs, it is best to phone in advance: +31 (0)20 530 74 88.
There are parking places for the disabled right by the Hermitage. It is best to phone in advance and reserve: +31 (0)20 530 74 88.
The exhibition
- Am I allowed to take photos of the exhibition and the works?
- No, taking photos in the museum is not permitted. Also selfie sticks are not permitted in the exhibition. On our website you will find pictures of the building and of several highlights of the exhibition. Postcards of various art works are on sale in our museum shops.
- Is there an audiotour, and if so in which languages and what does it cost?
- The audiotour is available in multiple languages. Available in the entrance hall.
- What activities take place in the museum and where and when?
- For the current activities consult the website www.hermitage.nl/en/activiteiten/.
- What is there for children to do in the museum?
- For more information about the Hermitage for Children and its activities go to www.hermitage.nl/en/hvk/.
- How can I contact the Hermitage Amsterdam by phone from other countries?
- Dial +31 20 530 74 88.
- What are the opening times of Café-Restaurant Neva?
- Daily 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
- What are the opening times of the museum shops?
- The museum shop is open daily from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
- Can I bring my dog to the museum?
- No, dogs and all other pet animals are not allowed in the Hermitage Amsterdam, except for therapy dogs.
For more information on Hermitage Amsterdam you can contact us by mail: email@example.com, write to:
Hermitage Amsterdam
P.O. Box 11675
1001 GR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
or visit us at:
Amstel 51
Opening hours
Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed on 27 April (Kingsday)
Open on Christmas Day (25-12) &
1 January 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
The Hermitage Amsterdam is located on Amstel 51, Amsterdam
Photo Roy Beusker Fotografie
More information:
+31 (0)20 530 74 88
More information online ticketing:
+31 (0)20 530 87 55
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has raised concerns over the stewardship of one of Monsanto's corn hybrids that is designed to ward off certain corn rootworms, the Wall Street Journal reported. EPA sent a memo to Monsanto Nov. 22 saying EPA scientists "conclude that Monsanto needs to expand its monitoring program now that rootworms in portions of four Midwest states are 'suspected' of having developed resistance to the plants," according to the Wall Street Journal.
The EPA regulates the corn plants because they are genetically engineered to make a natural pesticide. The corn in question from Monsanto is a single mode-of-action hybrid that contains the Cry3Bb1 protein.
EPA's concern was prompted because of reports in August of possible resistance showing up to the Cry3Bb1 protein in Iowa and Illinois fields. Monsanto's corn reportedly showed "unexpectedly high levels of damage from rootworms."
This week, Monsanto responded to EPA's concerns saying it continues to take reports on the performance of its corn rootworm products seriously and remains committed to working with farmers to encourage the adoption of integrated pest management practices.
Monsanto said in a news release that it takes the EPA's review seriously, but said that scientific confirmation of corn rootworm resistance to Cry3Bb1 had not been demonstrated. However, the company was already working to support the adoption of best management practices for the 2012 season in these specific field situations.
"There is nothing we take more seriously than the stewardship of our products," said Ty Vaughn, corn product lead at Monsanto. "Even though we see no immediate impact on the products we offer or the refuge options currently available to our farmer customers based on the scientific information available to date, we believe farmers that plant continuous corn should carefully consider a series of best management practices to ensure they stay ahead of this insect."
The company said it shares the EPA's recommendations that careful monitoring and stewardship needs to occur in fields with greater than expected rootworm damage, and that dual mode-of-action approaches with an integrated pest management recommendation are critical to the long-term durability of trait technologies.
Importantly, the company also noted that the recommendations outlined by the EPA are consistent with Monsanto's best management practices that are being implemented for field-specific situations where farmers were faced with high populations of corn rootworms during the 2011 season. These best management practices, which were announced last month, are designed to provide farmers with valuable on-farm recommendations for sound stewardship and the long-term durability of rootworm-protected technologies.
Monsanto has been working with independent researchers to better understand the factors that led to greater than expected rootworm damage to this single mode-of-action technology in these areas, and to recommend specific best management practices to support its farmer customers. More information on these best management practices can be found on Monsanto's Web site, www.monsanto.com.


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The Australian dollar were roiled on Tuesday as a messy outcome in Italian elections sparked a rush to safety, pushing up the yen and US dollar while pulling down bond yields.
The dollar suffered wild swings overnight when the uncertain outcome to Italy's election sparked a huge selloff in the euro, particularly against the yen.
The euro tumbled six big figures against the yen sparking short covering on all the yen crosses. The dollar sank as much as 2.5 per cent at one stage to a one-month trough of 93.56 yen.
The move was all the greater as the market had bid it up to a four-year high of 97.52 early Monday on expectations of more aggressive stimulus policies from the Bank of Japan.
The dollar did pare some losses on Tuesday to last buy 94.50 yen, but a break of trendline support risks a test of a technically important level at 92.44.
The euro was an even bigger casualty and skidded to $1.2700 , having been as high as $1.2913 on Monday.
The sudden flight from risk benefited safe-haven sovereign bonds, driving Australian 10-year cash bond yields down 14 basis points in the biggest daily drop since last May.
Mirroring a big move in US Treasuries, 10-year bond futures climbed 0.130 points to 96.655 for the largest gain in eight months. The three-year contract climbed 0.120 points to 97.260.
Helping bonds rally were comments from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Guy Debelle that there was still scope to cut interest rates to offset the impact of a high local dollar.
Markets face another test later Tuesday when US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gives congressional testimony. Any hint that the Fed may end its bond purchase program sooner than expected would tend to undermine risk sentiment.
"Markets are far too complacent given all the risk events out there at the moment," said David Scutt, a trader at Arab Bank Australia.
"It could be risk-off and it would be risk-off hard," he said, seeing the Aussie testing the October trough around $US1.0149.
With all the action on the yen and euro, the dollar was mostly sidelined against the US dollar.
The dollar fetched $US1.0270, from $US1.0252 in late local trade on Monday with key support at $US1.0220/25, a four-month low set late last week.


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Today's the day we honor "Man's Best Friend." If you want more information on the most popular pet in the United States, check out the National Dog Day website (http://www.nationaldogday.com/).
Marley & me [DVD-videorecording]
Film Comedy Marley
Marley & Me is a memoir of Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan's life with his yellow Labrador retriever. It's the heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.
The story of Edgar Sawtelle [CD-sound recording] / David Wroblewski
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A Hamlet-style tale that also celebrates the ancient alliance between humans and dogs follow the coming-of-age of speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death.
My boyfriends' dogs : the tales of Adam and Eve and Shirley / Dandi Daley Mackall
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Finding refuge from a rainstorm in an after-hours diner, Bailey Daley sits in a soaked prom gown and relates the stories of how she acquired each of her three dogs at the end of three relationships that didn't quite work out.
Dog fancy [Magazine]
DOG FANCYis devoted to the care and enjoyment of all dogs - purebreds and mixed breeds alike.
The genius of dogs : how dogs are smarter than you think / Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
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Learn how canine pets have significantly higher levels of intelligence than previously believed, demonstrating how domestication has rendered dogs friendlier and better able to communicate and problem-solve.
Every day's a dog's day : a year in poems / Marilyn Singer
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A lighthearted treasury of canine-themed poems presents a year's worth of seasons and holidays as experienced by dogs and celebrates such special occasions as Hole Digging Day and the dreaded Visit to the Vet Day.
Police dogs = Perros policías / by Rosie Albright
Children's Foreign Language Spanish E 636.73 Alb
Introduces police dogs and the K-9 units to which they belong, describes their training, and explains the many important jobs they do.
The art of racing in the rain / Garth Stein
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Evaluating his life on the eve of his death, atypical canine Enzo considers the sacrifices his master, Denny Swift, has made in his pursuit of becoming a professional race car driver, and the dog's own efforts to preserve the Swift family.
Why do dogs like balls? more than 200 canine quirks, curiosities, and conundrums revealed / D. Caroline Coile and Margaret H. Bonham
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Do dogs believe pictures of dogs are real? Why do dogs turn in a circle before they lie down? Can you trust someone your dog hates?Dog owners have questions; here are the answers to more than 200 of them, provided by two of the most knowledgeable writers in the field. This book is fun to read, eye-opening, and filled with important facts that every fan of Fido should know.
Hotel for dogs [DVD-videorecording]
DVD JF Hot
When two orphans, living with foster parents who don't allow pets, keep secretly caring for their dog discover stray dogs in an abandoned hotel, they fix up the building and get help from their friends to run the new shelter.
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BBC Children in Need has announced the results of its first 2014 grant rounds, with £14,025 granted to projects working with disadvantaged children and young people in Somerset.
Including the new grants the total amount currently being funded in the area now sits at £312,850.
Among the new grants, £12.025 will be awarded to the Restricted Growth Association (RGA) in Yeovil.
The money will be used to host the RGA Convention, which provides a safe and supportive environment where children with restricted growth and their families can access essential advice and information.
It also offers children with dwarfism a space where they can build friendships and share experiences with others who live with the same daily pressures and challenges.
The three-day agenda includes a mix of educational workshops, entertainment, medical consultations, and social gatherings.
For children with restricted growth, the RGA Convention also provides a chance to partake in a wide range of fun and exciting activities without the stares, name calling, bullying, and harassment that many experience on a regular basis.
There are opportunities for children of all ages and abilities to participate in activities designed to teach new skills, boost self-esteem and promote personal development.
Speaking of the grant Liz Womack, project manager for the RGA, said: "The Restricted Growth Association (RGA) is delighted to receive funding from BBC Children in Need for the 2014 RGA Convention.
!This event means a great deal to many of our members and is an essential part of the support that we offer to the dwarfism community throughout the UK. We are incredibly grateful to BBC Children in Need for helping to make this year's convention possible."
Clare Cannock, BBC Children in Need's Regional Manager for the South West said: "We are delighted to be awarding this money to projects in Somerset which will go on to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the area.
"The support we get each year is staggering and everyone should feel proud of what they have made possible. Thank you!"
The grants are the first of many that will take place across the year, and were made possible following the appeal night in November when a record-breaking £31.1million was raised on the night by the British public. This number will to grow significantly as donations still pour in from fundraising events that took place throughout the country.