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Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith: 'Just go get good at what we do'
Bell Buckle, Tenn., doesn't sound like the launching pad for the career path of a CEO for the world's largest protein company and one of Arkansas' largest employers.
However, it provided the foundation for a storied career for Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith, 54, who started with the Springdale-based meat giant in 1980 when he was fresh out of college.
"I was a broiler service man calling on growers and trying to help them do a good job growing chickens," Smith recalls.
Bell Buckle is smack-dab in the middle of Tennessee. It boasts a population today of 500 residents and is known for its annual RC Cola and Moon Pie festival. The land surrounding the town – as its name might suggest – is fertile farm and pasture land with a lot of activity in the cattle and poultry business.
The lessons learned by Smith in tiny Bell Buckle proved instrumental for guiding his career to the top post of Tyson Foods, a dominant worldwide brand and business founded three generations ago by the legendary John Tyson.
A pre-vet major at the University of Tennessee, Smith figured out by his sophomore year that he ought to consider a different pursuit. Guided by his college advisor, a poultry science extension service representative, Smith pivoted to a degree in animal science.
His advisor noted that Tyson Foods had a complex in Shelbyville, Tenn., about an hour-and-a-half from where Smith grew up.
"I started working them really hard my last year of school," Smith said.
He graduated from UT on Dec. 12, 1980; married his wife, Terry, on Dec. 20; and started working for Tyson Foods on Dec, 28. It's been that kind of pace for Smith's entire career.
After a few years as a broiler service rep, Smith was promoted to feed mill manager in Shelbyville before then-CEO Leland Tollett called Smith to Tyson's headquarters in Springdale in 1987 to work with the company's grain purchasing group. Smith mastered the challenge and by the mid-1990's he was in charge of additional purchasing groups – not just grain feed, but bags, boxes, food ingredients, maintenance items, and more.
In 2008, Smith was asked to take another role in Tyson's retail group working with the poultry and prepared foods divisions – two of Tyson's four major business silos.
By 2009 – after his early mentor Leland Tollett returned for an interim CEO stint – Smith's broad and balanced skills made him a natural selection for the role he has today. Smith, however, says he really didn't see it coming.
It won't take 10 seconds into a conversation with Smith to recognize his enthusiasm and animation, not to mention his endearing Tennessee twang. Throughout our talk, Smith is self-deprecating and humble, quick to credit his management team and employees, but full of zest for the subjects at hand.
High-energy is another adjective that leaps to mind. He is intense in his personal engagement with others. As we walk briskly through the corporate headquarters on a tour, Smith interacts often with employees in the hallways, kitchen areas, and research and development division.
The Springdale headquarters has a large volume of masterpiece art adorning its hallways. A whimsical statue of a chicken-cow – an artist's rendition of a morphed animal with a chicken's comb, beak and tail attached to a cow's body – would make the perfect prop for a hilarious cover photo, especially if Smith would agree to sit on top of it and wave like Bronco Billy.
"I'll do it," Smith says after I suggest the shot. We have a good laugh as his PR handlers wisely encourage us to "move along" to the next destination.
When Smith took over as CEO in late-2009, Tyson Foods was struggling – like most businesses – from the recession that reshaped the American and world business landscape. Tyson finished that year with a $547 million net loss. Its debt was massive and it had only invested $368 million in capital expenditures, a significant drop-off from the previous year.
Smith says a focus on two primary areas helped the company move forward since the bumpy years when he inherited the CEO mantle. Number one was culture.
"I think creating a culture where people are willing to take some risks – not crazy risks, but reasonable, controlled risks – not afraid to fail, knowing that we've got to try different things, we've got to try to innovate … we knew we had to create a culture where people know we care about them, and they were willing to take a chance and try something new," Smith said.
As an example, he points to a time in 2009 when light truck weights were eating into the profitability of the company's poultry business. He says Tyson was averaging about 24,000 lbs. a truck. Smith and his management team made the decision to enlist ideas from the customer service representatives who were on the ground dealing with the light truck weight issue. They were asked how to improve transportation efficiency, says Smith, and in return ideas ranging from shifting order patterns to re-working production plant operations emerged.
"Now we average close to 34,000 lbs. a load in that business," Smith notes. "The bosses didn't do that. It was the bosses turning the people loose."
He underscores that listening to clients and customers and responding with solutions has been a part of the culture, too.
"I think God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason, so we try to shut up and listen," he jokes. "It's hard to tell through this interview because I'm talking like a machine gun."
The other half of the equation leading to Tyson's turnaround financial performance centers on a commitment made in 2010 when Smith was in his first full year as CEO. He said there was broad consensus that a realignment of the company's cost and capital structures had to be brought in line.
"I remember not long after they put me in this job, I brought the senior team together and said okay we're going to have our first strategy talk. And here's our strategy: we're not going to talk about strategy for at least a year. We don't need a strategy. We need to fix this business. Forget about grandiose ideas about who we could be in five years because if we don't fix this thing, there ain't going to be five years. Just go get good at what we do," Smith told the troops.
He emphasized that the turnaround investments and changes he's helped guide have little to do with controlling grain and feed costs related to the beef, poultry and pork industries. As important as they are, Smith says Tyson Foods has spent the last four years fixing its internal operations in order to become more efficient and profitable.
"I'm talking about things that we had complete control over that we just weren't focusing on at the time," said Smith, who highlighted changes in line efficiencies, labor resources, plant spending, and yields as examples.
In four years, Tyson Foods has shaved more than a billion dollars worth of debt from its balance sheet and lowered its debt-to-capitalization ratio from 44% in 2009 to 27.9% in 2013.
Sales have climbed nearly 29% higher during that time and net income has reversed from that $547 million loss in 2009 to a $778 million profit in 2013. Its stock price has climbed from a low of $4.40 per share at one point in 2009 to a high last year of $31.83. It has approached $40 per share so far in 2014.
"It's been about getting back to the fundamental basics of blocking and tackling of running a good business," said Smith, who is also quick to point out that he is undeserving of any individual accolades for the improvements.
"I don't think any one person can ever get credit for what a team or group of people accomplishes," he said.


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Kristen Stewart missed out on Austenland role
Kristen Stewart missed out on a role in Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's new film Austenland over fears audiences could only imagine the actress as her character from vampire franchise. Meyer worked as a producer on the big screen adaptation of Shannon Hale's novel, about a woman obsessed with a TV retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but she avoided the temptation to recast Twilight actress Stewart.
The author tells WENN, "It's tempting sometimes when you know what people can do… Sure, I would love to work with Kristen Stewart. She's super talented, but if she plays a character, people are going to see (Twilight character) Bella."

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Fic: "Darker Destiny: What Was And What Is" PG-13/R (1/1) [X/M]
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- Darker Destiny: What Was And What Is
By Nadja Lee 14/05/02
English is not my native language. Please forgive me my mistakes.
Disclaimer: X-men and all the characters here belong to Marvel, 20 Century Fox and I intend no infringement, this is a piece of amateur fan fiction, and I make no money of it.
Only the original idea contained within this work is the property of the author. Please do not copy this story to any website or archive without permission of the author.
Timeline: Set in the movie universe/an AU. Before the movie
Universe: Set in the movie universe; NOT the book which goes with it.
Romance: None
Summary: A man wonders if he could have done something else with his life
Archiving: Want, ASK, take, have.
Feedback: Yes, please. My e-mail address is nadjalee2000@...
Rating: R
Warning: May contain disturbing elements. This is a VERY dark tale! You have been warned.
Sequel/series: Part of the Darker Destiny series but you doesnt need to read the earlier parts to follow this. You can read the entire series here:
http:// www.dreamwater.org/scottsummers/fanfiction/DarkerDestiny.html
The only part of it you might need to read to understand this is Darker Destiny: Lost Somewhere which is a comparison piece to this. You can read that story here:
http:// www.dreamwater.org/scottsummers/fanfiction/DarkerDestinyLostSomewhere.htm
Thanks to Estelle for Beta.
Authors notes: The Darker Destiny series is based on the concept what if Xavier had never founded the X-men? in the movieverse and then given it a darker spin.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be caught between a past you cant let go and a future you cant escape?
They never change. Fear makes them hate and hate makes them kill. Ive seen people at their worst and sad to say their worst is the face they show most often.
I cant remember a time where fear and hate didnt rule the world and where me and mine werent in danger. People always fear what they dont know or dont understand unfortunately they rarely do anything to understand and open their minds. It must be boring to live in such a closed world and only see things in black and white. I wonder how they can justify the hate in their lives when there is no logical explanation for it? Most of them have never even met whoever or whatever it is they hate with such intensity.
I vaguely remember my home in Poland and my parents. Hate and prejudice tore our lives apart. They were taken from me and at that time I didnt have enough control or power to save them. Ill never let that happen again, Ill never feel that helpless again.
In the camp during the war the Nazi doctors discovered my powers over magnetism and ran countless and agonizing tests on me in hope of finding a way to use my powers to their advantage. The days and nights seemed endless and floated into one. To survive I retreated so far into my own mind that I couldnt feel anything. I dont remember much from those years; my mind was a blank and I had closed myself off to the world outside. At night I sometimes awake from terrible nightmares of torture and rape I cant even begin to describe but the human mind is an amazing thing; to protect my own sanity Im never able to remember anything from the dreams; only an overwhelming feeling of fear and helplessness. Its nights like those where I more than anything need my lover and hes there for me. He takes me in his arms and calms me and in the dark of the night its all right for me to be weak for just a few hours but come daytime we never talk about it because I cannot do so. In the light I need to be strong, I have to.
After far too long the war finally ended and the camp was freed but it wasnt until two years later in a hospital in France where I slowly returned to reality. Nuns had been looking after me and I think it was their gentle touch and sweet voices that finally brought me back. I doubt I would have come back if a man has been looking after me; at that time I was used to a mans touch that could bring only pain and suffering while the only memory of a woman I had was of my mothers sweet love. It took five more years before the Sisters thought me ready to slowly return to the real world. I had left the world as a young boy filled with joy and love and returned to it a grown man who was scarred on body and soul for life. To this day I still remember the Sisters and all they did for me and every year I make a donation to their Church and their order. As long as the Sisters who looked after me were alive I visited them a few days every year but now they are long dead and I dont visit Europe at all. I wouldnt mind visiting England, France or any of the other Allied countries but I could never return to Germany, Poland or any of the Nazi controlled countries. The memories are too fresh in my mind even now. Though they are much more infrequent now I sometimes still have vivid flashbacks of the war. I can walk down a busy street and suddenly Im sure I see Nazi soldiers coming at me, their guns raised and threatening. If not Charles at these occasions helps me suppress those memories I could destroy half a city because of a memory. I once did just that to a smaller town in Africa before I met him and that was why I for so long didnt use my powers.
After I left the Sisters I studied in England and became a Doctor. I began working at a hospital for mentally and physically wounded in war. It was there I first met Charles. My heart had become closed and hard from the scars of war and I hadnt loved anyone since my parents death. Charles broke through my stonewalls and defences. His light and compassion warmed my darkness and melted the ice around my heart. We became friends and I soon realised I wanted to be more than friends. Its strange but I never once saw Charles like I saw other men; due to the torture of my mind and body the male Nazi guards had put me through I had and still have a great hate and mistrust to all men save Charles. I never saw him like a man like that; he was simply Charles. I was unsure of what I could do about my feelings because I wasnt sure if he repaid them. I knew he wouldnt mind me being a mutant; he was too kind and compassionate to let that stop him and he was engaged in first mutant rights movements and later also gay movements so I was left to wonder if he was what I hoped he was or simply the most tolerant and open person I had ever met.
Things collided the night he was attacked. I felt his pain and aguish in my mind, like a scream. For the first time since I had accidentally ruined half a city I dared to use my powers and I flew to his aid. My rage was red hot when I saw what they were doing to him; they were hurting my Charles, the man I love! Filled with fear and anger beyond anything I had ever felt I attacked them and killed them without a second thought. They acted like brutal animals and as such I treated them. Charles was badly hurt and I brought him to a hospital and stayed with him. We admitted our love and that we were both mutants but at that time I wondered if our love would be enough to get us through what lay ahead. A difficult year followed when Charles fought to come to teams with being an invalid. Hes a proud man and had trouble accepting help; especially from me. He feared I stayed out of compassion instead of love. I realised that I needed to show him I needed him as he needed me and so through words and actions I let him know without a doubt that he was loved and needed and finally he let me know the same.
After what Charles had been through neither he or I had any desire to remain in America where it had happened. I quickly found that America has the strongest double moral Ive ever seen and its the most divided country Ive visited for a long time. For such a young country it has had an unnatural great among of very bloody wars and massacres; maybe because if such a divided country shall ever survive it constantly needs an enemy; any enemy and I had no desire to stay and find Charles and me being labelled as such. So after Charles had fully recovered we moved to the East and due to the founds left by both our parents we never lack anything and have a great home where we live together.
At times I wonder if I could have done more to help my people, to prevent the dark future were heading towards. Another future were hate and prejudice rules the world but then I look at Charles and I see that we were actually lucky; he only lost the use of his legs. Had we continued, had he continued, we would both end up dead and I dont want him to die and I dont want to die now where I have finally found love and a sense of peace.
No, this is the way things were meant to be. We cant save the world from itself. Only they can change its fate and they dont want to. Ill stay with Charles in our own little Paradise of love and close out the world. One day the hate will find us and destroy us but when that day comes I pray were both long dead and buried because I wont go back to being a prisoner and having another number tattooed into my arm. I would rather die than live like that. Their hate will not hold me prisoner ever again and Ill make sure they wont get Charles either. Well be together in life or death if needs be. Weve done nothing wrong yet we are the ones wholl get punished by their blindness.
I wonder if theyll ever open their mind and see? Or do they really have to destroy the entire world one more time before they see that were not the enemy they fear; they are. The enemy they fight .are themselves and their own fear and hate.
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More than most in her generation, Lindsey believed that there was more to Russian public life than politics. She investigated court ritual and clan intrigues with gusto; she disdained the kind of history that ignores literature. Nobody matched her eagerness to examine the painting, etching and architecture of her period - and she seldom gave a talk without her box of slides.
Her early work gave her the confidence that she was on the right lines, and she began to write expansively. This was evident in her Russia in the Age of Peter the Great (1998), a panoramic book that tackled questions of peasant traditions and urban culture as well as rulership. She really enjoyed herself in producing a concise, lively biography of Peter the Great (2002). Her zest for all things Russian was uncontained. But she also stressed that Tsar Peter was a thug, and that the organisational conscientiousness of Russia's people left - and leaves - something to be desired.
In her spare time, she translated volumes of the 19th-century Russian historian Sergei Soloviev. With her cornucopia of scholarly articles, she never feared the deadlines of the universities' research assessment exercise.
Lindsey was born in Swanscombe, Kent, and took up the Russian language at Dartford school for girls; such a choice would nowadays be possible in only a tiny number of state schools. She went to Sussex University in 1967, took a first-class degree and moved on to Darwin College, Cambridge, to do a PhD on Moscow baroque architecture, delighting in her year in the USSR.
She had no fondness of the communist state order, but this did not deter her from accompanying herself on the guitar on a Soviet children's television programme. On her return in 1974, she was appointed lecturer in Russian studies at Queen's University Belfast. She found a home, too, in the 18th-century Russia group of scholars: the meetings of that diverse group of academics were an annual treat for her.
She moved to Reading University in 1977. The vice-chancellor, like others of his ilk, bowed to government financial pressure by closing his lively Russian department just at the time when Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika was about to begin and the country would call out for Russianist expertise. So, in 1987, Lindsey redeployed to the London school of Slavonic and east European studies, quickly made her impact and was awarded a professorship in 1997.
Lindsey and Dr Jim Cutshall had become partners in Reading - they married much later, in January 2006. They threw dinner parties and their Christmas celebration became a fixed feast; typically, they would nip off to Paris beforehand to purchase comestibles. At SSEES, meanwhile, she was the unofficial cultural organiser - in the best Soviet tradition. It was always she who led the singing and organised an often unruly audience.
As well as being solicitous about her students, she was conscientious in her administrative work. Unlike most academics, especially those from east of the river Elbe, Lindsey relished organising. She was an exemplary departmental head until cervical cancer struck her in 1995. Characteristically, she rushed back to her papers in the history department as soon as recovery was declared complete. She led by example, despite being dismayed about colleagues who lacked her sense of order. Most of the time she simply laughed at human foibles and accepted a workload that was far heavier than a fair average.
Lindsey and Jim were unflagging weekend visitors to London's antique markets, where they picked up bargains of Russian origin; their home is festooned with prints and objets d'art. Cats, too, were a big part of Lindsey's existence - one of them played a cameo role in BBC Radio 4's News Quiz programme. Lindsey also sang in the St Paul's, Knightsbridge, festival choir.
She was diagnosed with liver cancer in December 2005. She insisted on sticking to her normal routines, in so far as she was able. Her determination was remarkable, and she fulfilled her contract to write a history of all the Romanovs, which will be published in due course. She remained hospitable, kindly and humorous to the end.
Lindsey died at the peak of her intellectual powers. She wrote some outstanding work. She fulfilled herself in life inside and outside the academy. She is survived by her husband, who was a tower of strength throughout her last, long illness.
· Lindsey Audrey Jennifer Hughes, historian and academic, born May 4 1949; died April 26 2007


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An NBA scout's take on Jeremy Lin
On Lin's ability to run a team:
"A couple of things impress me. He never seems to give up his dribble, which when you play for [Mike] D'Antoni, it's huge. In the two games I saw, they ran 84 pick-and-rolls against Utah and it was 77 against the Wizards. He finishes at the rim. If he is not finishing at the basket, he's lobbing it to [Tyson] Chandler. Those two things are huge, and he plays with poise."
On if Lin did anything different from the Utah game to the Washington game:
"I thought it was real similar. He knows how to play pick-and-roll. When it works, it seems so easy. They haven't changed what they do. This kid has done it for three games. To me, the question is can he do it for the remaining 40 games? That will be the biggie."
On how teams will defend Lin now:
"The nature of this league is you start doing stuff real well and players and coaches start keying on guys and try and take away what they think is their strength. I don't know what that is right now. I don't know if people are going to try to get physical with him or if they're going to start doubling him. They might try to take the ball out of his hands.
"The Wizards doubled him a couple of times late. Usually, that's stuff you would see people do to [Allen] Iverson in his prime. It's almost bizarre to think about guys are going to think about doubling him before he can even get to a pick. But if he keeps on the way he's going, you're going to see teams start to scheme against it."


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Due to business growth and expansion, PT. MTU Indonesia, a subsidiary of MTU Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore) and part of MTU Group (Germany), a leading diesel engine manufacturer, is looking for high caliber professionals for the following positions:
I.Service Manager – Jakarta-Jakarta Raya
* S1 Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a reputable university
* Good technical exposures in diesel engines
* Experience in managing workshop and field service of diesel engines (or similar product) in Multi National Company for at least 8 years with a good track records
* Good leadership and excellent skills in communication, negotiation and presentation
* High integrity and good work ethics, strong drive and initiative to work under pressure, customer focus/orientation and a team player
* Able to communicate in written and spoken English
* Computer literate (Ms Office)
II.Parts Supervisor (PS)-Sangatta, East Kalimantan
* S1 degree from related field
* More than 5 years experience in spare parts sales & administration
* Good understanding of inventory/stocks and warehousing
* Strong analytical, independent & honest person,
* Fluency in English both spoken and written is essential requirement.
* Ability to work in detail with high accuracy
* Able to work under pressure and a team player with mature personality
* Proficient with MS Office (especially in Excel advance application and MS Access) and have knowledge in SAP (MM module) is an advantage.
III.Senior Executive-HR & Admin (HR), Balikpapan Branch Office
* To manage a framework of human resources & administration, safety and other functions of Balikpapan Branch Office to support the achievement of company objectives by performing all duties effectively.
* In Details
* Recruit personnel based on the valid Operating plan and provide necessary selection tools to get best qualified candidates in quickest time.
* Ensure orientation program for new recruits and the probationary evaluation process in the branch office are implemented according to the requirement
* Identify & manage training needs from different departments and ensure its implementation in Balikpapan Branch Office
* Assist to prepare and update job descriptions, job evaluation, and job grading system of the Balikpapan Branch Office
* Ensure the availability of company rules and necessary SOP in all HR functions
* Conduct employee relations and handling grievances through effective communication in Balikpapan Office
* Liaise with government bodies on relevant HR issues and complying to all government stipulations
* Assist to handle labor disputes, termination, and conduct disciplinary actions when occur in Balikpapan Branch Office
* Maintain filing or records of Balikpapan branch personnel including staff attendance, absenteeism, and personal status changes leave record, applicant data bank, training activities, telephone record and other related records.
* To follow up any insurance claim, medical claims, Facility maintenance contract, car leasing and other facility related contracts with external parties.
* To perform GA functions including expatriate work permit, branch office legal compliance
* As a team member of ISO implementation of Balikpapan Branch Office
* As a SAFETY OFFICER make sure safety requirements of Balikpapan Branch Office comply with government as well as MTU corporate requirements
* S1 from Psychology
* Experiences in handling recruitment and familiarity using selection tools such as psycho test.
* Good exposure of personnel & GA for at least 3 years
* Familiarity and has experience in handling safety issues, especially in workshop area.
* Familiar and has experience with ISO 9000 Quality Management System
* Good exposure of administration job
* Familiarity in dealing with local government institution (Manpower, Immigration, Police, etc.) and has proper knowledge of labor regulations and other government regulations related to manpower issues
* Proficient in spoken & written of English
* Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
* A team player & has experience handling similar functions in organizations with more than 50 employees
IV.Senior Executive-HR & Admin e (SV) – Balikpapan Branch Office
* Supervise his subordinates in carry out their activities in Balikpapan Workshop
* Coordinate with Executive-Service Admin for all shop and field activities of the technicians.
* Make sure that all duties such as dismantle, repair and assembly engines, as per the correct procedures according to MTU & DDC manufacturing standard.
* Ensure that all equipment/special tools/common tools is maintained and safe.
* Ensure that all the jobs are running as scheduled and delivered on time.
* Ensure and alert that the working area is in safe & tidy condition, and as per the required safety standard.
* Diagnose and recognize engine problem/trouble, electrically and mechanically and to take a follow up action correctly.
* Coordinate administration job at site including preparing technical reports (Modoks, Travel report, etc.) as per the job assignments in correct and accurate manner.
* S1 degree in Mechanical or Electrical with minimum experience is 6 years out of which the applicant should have 3 years hands-on experience on Diesel engines & for last 2-3 years working in managerial position in engine rebuild center or similar Industry.
* Or D3 in Mechanical or Electrical with minimum experience required is 8-10 years out of which the applicant should have 5-6 years hands-on experience on Diesel Engines & for last 3-4 years working in Supervisory position in engine rebuild center or similar Industry
* Good working knowledge on Diesel engines, troubleshooting & overhaul of Diesel engines for Mining, Power Gen & Marine Industry,
* Having exposure in Electronic Engine controls,
* Should be a team worker & team builder,
* Good in English language (both oral & written) & computers (MS office) is a must,
* Willing to travel to remote sites/ locations
Please send your application letter in English, along with resume, copy of certificates, recent picture, contacted phone number within a week from this advertisement to:
PT MTU Indonesia
Cilandak Commercial Estate, Building # 109
Jl. Cilandak KKOJakarta 12560
Or sent to:
Please send your CV/resume only in word format (max 200 kb)
Please quote the position/code in the e-mail subject. Only candidates with those qualifications will be called for interview
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Arm core :: Overview
Project maintainers
Name: core_arm
Created: Apr 8, 2004
Updated: Dec 20, 2009
SVN Updated: Mar 10, 2009
SVN: Browse
Latest version: download
Statistics: View
Other project properties
Category: System on Chip
Language: VHDL
Development status: Beta
Additional info: none
WishBone compliant: No
WishBone version: n/a
A open source ARM vhdl model. The annotated vhdl source can be browsed here: http://cfw.sourceforge.net/build_html/vhdl/index.htm
Note: This version (0.8) is still beta. Until we switch to release the arm iu will not be fully functional. Until then you are welcome to join development. Testers, coders, moderators, freaks, jobless and nerds are welcome (professionals are tolerated).
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Sander Leeuwenburgh
Sander Leeuwenburgh was born on July 22, 1977, in Gouda (the Netherlands). He studied material science and engineering at the Delft University of Technology and graduated at the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry (Head Professor J. Schoonman) in 2001 (with honors). From April 2001 to December 2005, he performed a part-time Ph.D. research project (0.6 fte) at the Department of Periodontology and Biomaterials (Head Professor J. A. Jansen) of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center. During his Ph.D. Project, he also studied piano at the Conservatory of Music in Arnhem, where he graduated in June 2005 (with distinction). From January to April 2006, he has been serving as a visiting scholar at the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University (Houston, Tex, USA). In November 2006, he obtained his Ph.D. degree, with thesis entitled "Electrosprayed calcium phosphate coatings for biomedical purposes" (with honors). Thereafter, he continued his scientific career as a postdoc until March 2008, when he was awarded a Young Investigator Award (VENI) by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW and was appointed an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomaterials in order to initiate a new research line of mineralized hydrogels. In the framework of his VENI Fellowship, he worked as a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Biomaterials at Kyoto University Medical Hospital (Kyoto, Japan) from August to December 2009. Between March 2010 and December 2011, he coordinated a social study on the efficacy of public-private collaboration in the Dutch field of regenerative medicine. His main research interests include synthesis and characterization (physicochemical, in vitro and in vivo) of novel bioceramics, biodegradable polymers, and polymer-ceramic nanocomposites of improved functionality for application in bone regeneration.
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Peter Wears Dior–Last week, Peter Brant Jr. and his brother Harry attended the amfAR Inspiration Gala in New York City. For the special event, Peter wore a tailored pinstripe two-button suit with an embroidered Lily of the Valley on its breast pocket from the fall/winter 2014 collection of Dior Homme. An avid style aficionado, Peter can also be seen in Givenchy's fall/winter 2014 campaign as a model.
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Poppadom is an authentic Indian restaurant based in Huddersfield that serves mouth-watering Indian dishes.
The restaurant menu includes favourite, dependable dishes; cooked to perfection from traditional recipes and fresh ingredients.
Dishes are well presented with plenty of character and meals can be catered to customers' taste, through the careful use of spices.
From mild curries to tempt the uninitiated, to the special delicacies for the connoisseur, Poppadom have dishes to please even the most jaded palate.
So if you are looking for a relaxed and chilled out dining experience, head for Poppadom!
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A 69-year-old resident of Denney Tower remained in stable condition at Athens Regional Medical Center on Monday after being hit by a pickup while crossing Barber Street in his motorized wheelchair Sunday morning, according to Athens-Clarke police.
The truck driver, identified by police as a 62-year-old Athens man, had the green light to cross Prince Avenue from North Finley Street to Barber Street about 7 a.m., police said.
As he was crossing, the man glanced to the left because a car was approaching and when he looked back, James Huff was driving his motorized wheelchair into the intersection against the light, the driver told police. The man could not stop in time to avoid hitting Huff, police said.
Huff was taken to ARMC after being thrown from his chair. Police did not issue any citations in connection with the collision.
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POTSDAM -- Air Force Airman Joseph P. Barrett, Potsdam, recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX.
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A Greece woman linked to the guns used in the deadly Christmas Eve shooting in Webster will have her case go to a grand jury.
Dawn Nguyen, 24, made a brief court appearance Tuesday during which she pleaded not guilty to a state charge of filing a falsified business record.
She's accused of helping William Spengler Jr. acquire the guns authorities say he used to kill two volunteer firefighters and wound others in an ambush at his property.
Neither Nguyen, nor her attorneys spoke to reporters following the brief appearance. She is free under the condition that she not leave MonroeCounty except to attend college classes.


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Is there a difference between LHD and RHD Tie rod ends
Hi :) need some advice please, just took my Jeep in to check Lower Control Arm bushings, only to be told I need to replace all tie rod ends, pitman arm, lower control arm and Cv boot. No way I am buying those parts in South Africa! Can get most of these online @ rockauto or jeepdiscountspares, who I have used before. My problem is I don't know if there is a difference between LHD and RHD TRE"s. Small town only has one mechanic, and a bit wary of driving to see anyone else, even though I am keen on a second opinions seeing as I did redo most of the front suspension a couple of years ago. Again, all advice welcome and appreciated:D
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In my 1993 Mopar parts catalogue, the left and right TREs have different part numbers. The passenger side one is specifically indicated as being right-hand thread, and I believe that the driver side one is left-hand thread. I guess that confirms they're not interchangeable.
You'll probably want to confirm that 100% for the 1996 ZJ, but I don't think the steering linkage changed in any of the ZJ model years.
I can see why threading might be different between left and right. I can't see why the ends would be different between LHD and RHD.
I have a very hard time understanding why a pitman arm would need replacement . . . . unless maybe your steering box is also ripped from the frame. . .
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D'oh! I read the OP's question as being about left side and right side TREs, not about left-hand drive and right-hand drive :brickwall
@Technohead.....being a woman, mechanics often try to rip me off...silly, I got the internet and this forum. The pitman arm looks perfectly okay to me and I'm still driving the car, nothing broken off yet:D. He did say the steering arm needs replacing, excuse my ignorance but I can't find a part called that in my manual....maybe he meant the control arm:confused:, but he did say that the lower control arm needs replacing too. The only reason I took it in was because it pulls quite strongly to the right if I let go of the wheel an a little while back I was doing 120km/hour and it got a damn scary wobble....death wobble?
Control arms are what attach the axle to the truck. You have 4 in front and 4 in rear. If the bushings on those have never been replaced then is assured that they are bad and need to be replaced so you can have that "tight" new truck feeling again. The lower arms are what takes the biggest beating. You can replace just the bushings or replace the arms that come with the bushings installed. I used Rock auto for that.
As said above, there would be no reason to replace the pitman arm. But the steering box or "gear" that it is attached to may be worn out and have a loose feeling when steering. When that happens you can rebuild it or replace it. I just replaced mine and it made a very big difference. There is a away to adjust it first to see if you can get some more miles out of it. Here is the link http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f13/s...ering-1164443/
Good luck on the rest.
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Thanks for all the info:) Took it to someone else and they reckon only cv joints and pitman arm need replacing, and yes I am driving this vehicle. Phoned for cv joint quote thisa morning and was told that because my front prop is disconnected that I don't need to replace CVjoints.....I am honestly admitting that I am confused:confused:, mechanics here seem to want to take my bank account for a ride, so please help, oh great Jeep Info men:D
The threads on the rod ends are opposite for RHD. Ur better off replacing the whole steering setup. I did mine from rustys offroad for like 275 with shipping.IRO has a kit too
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Aquino: Philippines not Asia's smuggling capital
Manila: President Benigno Aquino denied a report saying that the Philippines is Asia's smuggling capital, adding he has been working hard for good governance for the past three years by curbing corruption and smuggling.
"Only one person said that," argued Aquino, referring to Rosendo So of the Swine Development Council who claimed that a total of Philippine Peso62 billion (Dh5.166 billion) worth of products, including petroleum, were smuggled into the Philippines in 2012.
"We don't know his vested interest in making this claims," said Aquino.
The Philippine government has a major plan to address smuggling, which will be implemented by a team led by Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon, said Aquino.
"This is really an extensive solution to the problem of smuggling in the country," said Aquino, adding the plan includes the weeding out of corrupt Customs personnel; and filing of cases against suspected smugglers. He did not give more details. He did not give more details.
Earlier, So gave out details of the smuggling activities in the Philippines.
He told Manila Standard that 600,000 metric tons of rice worth Philippine Peso10 billion (Dh833.3 million) was smuggled into the country in 2012, adding that smuggled chicken and pork products reached Philippine Peso8 billion (Dh666 million); fish and aquatic products, Philippine Peso3.8 billion (Dh316.6 million) ; sugar at Philippine Peso 4.8 billion (Dh400 million); onion and other vegetables, Philippine Peso3.5 billion (Dh291.6 million)
Another Philippine Peso30 billion (Dh2.5 billion) worth of petroleum products were smuggled into the country last 2012, So said, adding his data came from the Bureau of Customs and oil players in the Philippines.
In reaction to Aquino's prediction earlier that the Philippines will have a sufficient supply of rice, So said, "The country will be sufficient in rice because the smuggled imported rice is flooding the local markets and selling at a cheap cost, thereby killing our local farmers."
The smuggled grains were misdeclared as "slag, wood wall, tiles and used clothes," said So.
Smuggled agricultural products have reached Isabela in northern Luzon, known as the country's rice granary, said So, adding that rice grains from China and Vietnam illegally entered ports in Visayas, central Philippines and Mindanao in the southern Philippines last year.
Smuggled rice is being shipped from Cebu, in central Philippines; Davao and Cagayan de Oro in the southern Philippines to Manila. From Manila, it is brought to northern suburban Bulacan and transported to provinces in northern Luzon, So said.
"If the prices of rice continue to plunge, local rice production will certainly collapse," So warned.
The group has drafted a manifesto on rice smuggling which was submitted to Aquino and Biazon, last February, said So.
"But the illegal entry of grain shipments continues," he lamented.
Critics have also called for the resignation of Biazon for his alleged inability to stop smuggling in the Philippines.
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GLENDALE — Over 100 people, including dozens dressed in Phoenix Coyotes jerseys, showed up at the Glendale City Hall Friday to hear details of a proposed management deal for Jobing.com arena.
The 15-year agreement with the Renaissance Sports and Entertainment Group would keep the Coyotes in Glendale and cost the city $15 million a year.
The city could recoup the costs through ticket surcharges and parking and naming rights fees.
Those surcharges would amount to $4.50 a ticket for hockey and $6.50 a ticket for other events. Parking fees would range from $10 for Coyotes games to $15 for concerts and other attractions.
Attorney Gary Birnboum told the council that if it approves the deal, there could be another way for the city to make money off of it.
"The arena manager (Renaissance Sports and Entertainment) has at least a plan to create a second venue inside the arena's main bowl for a theatrical event or a smaller concert," Birnboum said. "The naming rights to that smaller venue would be sold, and the city would get 100 percent of the naming rights revenues."
Under the plan, both parties could opt out of the agreement after five years if either of them lose $50 million dollars.
Acting City Manager Dick Bowers told the Council by phone that rejecting the deal could leave the city with an immediate financial problem. That's because Glendale already owes the National Hockey League $25 million dollars for running the arena for two years.
"If this agreement is signed, we will pay that $25 million over the course of five years at $5-million per year," Bowers told the Council. "If the agreement is not signed, then that $25 million payment is due immediately. "
City attorneys told the council that the city has never made any money on the arena since it opened in 2003. But Councilman Manny Martinez said that without the Coyotes and the arena, several nearby businesses would never have opened, including the Tanger Outlet Center and Cabela's.
Martinez thinks that approving the agreement and keeping the Coyotes would be good for business.
"I've been told that there's some businesses that are waiting to see the outcome of these proceedings, and, if the Coyotes stay, there will be an announcement that other businesses are coming in," Martinez said.
Martinez did not name which businesses might be open in the area.
The Glendale City Council will vote on the proposal at a public meeting on Tuesday night.


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Kontron expands its open modular solutions with the highly complementary MicroTCA open standard
Paris, France, 4 April 2006 − Kontron today announced from the RTS Embedded Systems the introduction of a new development system based on the soon-to-be ratified PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) MicroTCA (Micro Telecom Computing Architecture) specification. The MicroTCA demo, which supports PCI-Express, embodies the long-term strategic plans for Kontron to leverage its existing open modular platforms of AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC building blocks with the highly complementary new open standard.
The MicroTCA standard features a smaller and more economical footprint, whereby a MicroTCA chassis uses AdvancedMC modules populated directly onto the backplane. With already a choice of existing Kontron processor, I/O and storage AdvancedMC modules, MicroTCA platforms have tremendous potential for WiMAX access points, DSLAMs, VoIP access gateways, and IP-PBX applications, among others.
While its AdvancedTCA counterpart was created primarily for the communications market, MicroTCA offers up an equal number of opportunities for other market applications such as for medical and industrial imaging, defense communications and any environment that requires high density server farms, or, intensive, high I/O processing in smaller and more cost-efficient footprints.
As an active PICMG participant in the formation of the MicroTCA standard, Kontron firmly believes in its long-term market potential, said Norbert Hauser, Vice President Marketing, Kontron. The effort by the PICMG community to leverage the harmonizing work of the AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC and now the MicroTCA open standards will continue to be extremely attractive to communications equipment manufacturers who seek higher cost-efficiencies and very competitive time-to-market product cycles.
"MicroTCA will be used in a wide range of applications, across the Telecom, Military, Medical and Industrial markets, that require the carrier class capabilities of AdvancedTCA on a smaller platform," said Simon Stanley, Principal Consultant at Earlswood Marketing. "The rapid growth in the number of AdvancedMC cards used in both AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA will shorten the time to market with the first MicroTCA systems becoming available during 2007."
Ideal MicroTCA-based applications
With hot-swap support and autonomous system management like AdvancedTCA as well as switched fabric functionality, MicroTCA is ideally adapted for both enterprise and carrier-grade access network applications. Typical applications include:
BTS (Base Transceiver Station)/Node B in the cell phone infrastructure, directly managing the control and communications tasks behind every cellular network antenna;
VoIP gateways for low-cost cell phone telecommunications over IP from the Base Transceiver Station;
IEEE 802.16-compliant WiMAX solutions, which no longer require a dedicated line of sight for wireless communications but rather offer wireless access in a range of up to 3 km (1.8 miles) in urban areas;
IP-PBX (IP-based Private Branch Exchange) enterprise systems, providing physical IP WAN dial-up connections to subscribers connected in a star configuration;
MTU NGDLCs (Multi-Tenant Unit Next-Generation Digital Loop Carriers), enabling new telecom applications to be transferred via existing copper lines; and
DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers), which concentrate several dedicated xDSL dial-in connections to optimize the network load and lie on the interface between the access layer and the aggregation layer
AMCeverywhere to its fullest extent
A long-standing Kontron strategy has been to demonstrate the advantages of its AMCeverywhere approach of employing AdvancedMC modules with processor, switch and carrier AdvancedTCA boards. As the smallest field-replaceable units on the market, AdvancedMCs offer extended granularity of the system architecture and are ideally suited to scaling, standardization, and customization due to its modular approach. With the possibility to now leverage the uniqueness of AdvancedMCs in independent MicroTCA systems, NEPs (Network Equipment Providers) can achieve incredible economies of scale.
MicroTCA also does not incur additional development costs as it is based on the same architecture as AdvancedTCA and supports the identical Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) found in AdvancedTCA to provide power management and system-monitoring.
More about Kontron Open Modular Solutions
Kontron shortens the application design process by ensuring that each open modular building block is fully interoperable and designed to be both the right technology and the right architecture in mind to suit any development needs. Kontron pre-integrated open modular solutions are customizable and also feature options for best-in-class carrier-grade OS and middleware software solutions. Kontron offers a diverse selection of AdvancedTCA processor, switch and carrier platforms, plus complementary field-replaceable AdvancedMC processor, storage, and I/O modules.


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If you live anywhere near a farm or field or orchard, you've no doubt seen one of the ubiquitous John Deere tractors at work or at rest, its green and yellow paint scheme telling you exactly what it is. John Deere collectibles are popular across the country, too, as you can find model tractors, old advertisements and hundreds or different marketing items festooned with the Deer name and logo.
And while we may know that "nothing runs like a Deere," did you know that the original John Deere product had nothing to do with tractors? No, the story of John Deere the company begins with John Deere the blacksmith in New England at he turn of the 19th century.
John Deere was born in Rutland, Vt., on February 7, 1804. His father, William Deere, worked as a merchant tailor in England before immigrating to the United States, and his mother, Sarah Yates Deere, was the daughter of a British soldier who remained in the United States following the Revolutionary War. In 1812, William Deere died and Sarah Deere moved to Middlebury with her young son. There she continued her husband's tailoring business, and John started working for a local tanner.
The young Deere attended Middlebury College, but that association lasted only a short time. After realizing the academic environment was unsuitable for him, John became a blacksmith's apprentice, serving under Captain Benjamin Lawrence, a man known for his strictness and fairness. While apprenticed to Captain Lawrence, Deere learned the skills necessary to forge steel.
In the early 1800s, the village blacksmith, or "smithy," not only acted as mechanic and repairman, but also manufactured articles to specifications. Many of life's necessary tools came from the blacksmith shop, as everything made of iron was the smithy's domain. Deere learned well from Capt. Lawrence, and soon had the same pride in workmanship as his master. At age 21, his apprenticeship was served, and John was hired as a journeyman by two other blacksmiths in Middlebury.
Sarah Deere died in 1826 and the following year John married Demarius Lamb. During his period as a journeyman, Deere produced many fine tools, but he began to earn a reputation with his hay rakes, with their polished tines, that forked hay with greater ease than any other available. Deere's hoes and shovels, also polished smooth, turned the earth without any of the soil sticking to their surfaces, making them again superior to other available tools. This minor innovation was remarkable for the era, and added greatly to Deere's reputation as a blacksmith.
Between 1827 and 1833, John and Demarius moved several times to accommodate their growing family. By 1833 they settled in Hancock, where Deere continued his blacksmithing, but by 1836, the Vermont economy was bad. Deere had an acquaintance named Leonard Andrus, who moved from Vermont to Illinois in 1835, and Deere decided to follow him there. In November 1836, Deere left this family and traveled by canal to Chicago, and then by stagecoach to Grand Detour, Ill.—about 100 miles west of Chicago on the Rock River—and set up shop in the village.
There were no other blacksmiths for many miles in any direction, and Deere stayed busy. Early in 1838, Deere sent for Demarius and their two sons and three daughters to join him in Grand Detour.
Andrus operated a sawmill in Grand Detour, and he needed Deere to repair a broken shaft for his mill machinery. It was here that John Deere saw the metal that changed his life, and the lives of farmers throughout the Mississippi River Valley.
The saw blades used by Andrus were made of Sheffield steel, imported from England. No steel mill in the United States produced the quality of metal used in these blades; they could be polished until nothing would stick to the mirror finish. This was important at a sawmill, where the sap from freshly cut trees would make a saw blade sticky in minutes, cutting efficiency and dropping productivity.
It was working with this polished Sheffield steel that gave Deere an epiphany: The soil of the Mississippi Valley is rich and fertile, but also sticky, clinging to whatever tool used to break it up. Already successful with hay rake tines, shovels and hoes, why not try this steel for plow metal? Deere resolved to make a plow that relieved some of the backbreaking toil of tilling the valley's sticky but fertile earth.
Back in his smithy shop, Deere fabricated his plow, hoping his forge of the new Sheffield steel would create a plow that would cut and clear itself at the same time. When he finished the plow moldboard, it was shiny and smooth, just like his shovels and hoes. Deere lost no time in taking it across the Rock River to a farm owned by Lewis Crandall for a trial. No records of the trial exist, but Deere took orders for two more like it that day. The sticky earth in the Mississippi Valley met its match.
In 1841, John Deere produced 75 plows. The next year 100 more left the building. In 1843, 400 were produced. Deere and Andrus operated on an informal business level throughout this period, but in 1843 they decided to increase the size of the plow works, adding steam power for the added machinery. On March 20, 1843, John Deere and Leonard Andrus executed a formal partnership, and enlarged the plow works in Grand Detour. For the next three years this arrangement served them well.
Railroad transportation was developing at that time, taking business from the canals and other waterways, and when John Deere learned the new railroad in the area was going to bypass Grand Detour, he knew it was time to move his operation. Production of plows was rising, and getting them to market would be a critical factor. The partnership of Andrus and Deere was dissolved, and Deere formed a new partnership with Robert Tate. Tate, an Englishman, went to Moline immediately after the partnership was formed on June 19, 1848, and by the end of July, had erected a 24-foot by 60-foot blacksmith shop. On Aug. 31, the machinery in the building was tested, and by Sept. 26, the first 10 plows were produced.
Moline was located at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi Rivers, and Deere knew a railroad would eventually reach the growing village. Until the railroad steamed into town, Deere & Tate could use water transportation to ship their plows to other points on the river serve by rail.
Late in 1848 another partner joined the firm. John Gould came in to serve as accountant and office manager while Tate ran the production shop and Deere performed as salesman and shipping expediter. This combination proved immediately successful, and in the first six months of 1849 almost 1,500 plows were produced, testing the capacity of the shop. So a new two-story building was added to the existing plant. The addition, attached to the original structure, was built to accommodate the largest manufacturing machinery available.
For the next several years, the company continued to flourish, adding new types of plows and increasing production. In the spring of 1851, stubble plows of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12- and 14-inch widths were manufactured, and breaker plows of 16-, 18-, 21- and 23-inches were offered.
Plow production reached 75 a week, but the current partnership between Deere, Tate and Gould would soon be dissolved. From 1853 through 1857, the company was simply "John Deere."
Production figures and profits skyrocketed as Deere's reputation for producing the finest quality and most efficient plows grew across the Great Plains. In 1853, 4,000 plows left the Deere works in Moline, and by 1857 may number more than tripled to 13,000. These were the plows that broke the Great Plains.
The following two years, major events occurred at the John Deere Company, as Deere sold his interests in the company to Christopher Webber, his son in-law. This effectively put ownership of the company in the hands of John's son, Charles Deere, and Webber. While John turned over day-to-day operations and control of the company, he remained an active contributor. Late in the Civil War, John again partnered with his son Charles to form Deere & Company, and secured patents on casting steel plows.
The same year John Deere first divested, 1859, Joseph Fawkes appeared at the state fair in Centralia, Ill., capturing the imagination of farmers and the general public by introducing a 30-horsepower steam tractor, the Lancaster. After the fair, the John Deere—again showing his great entrepreneurial skills and ability to see the future—when back to Moline and develop a plow with eight blades designed to be pulled by a tractor.
Deere's new plow was displayed at the state fair the following year, and Fawkes hitched one of Deer's eight-bladed plows to his Lancaster and entered the combination in the USA Agricultural Society contest in Chicago. It emerged as the champion of the event, garnering the Grand Gold Medal of Honor. The judges, correctly predicting the future of farming called it "the machine which shall supersede the plow now used, with the greatest economy of labor, power, time, money."
The rest, they say, is history.
—Originally published in the American Antiquities Journal
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Emma L. Turner, 76, of 58 Bradley St. S.E., Apt. 10, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000.
A native of Hart County, Mrs. Turner was a daughter of the late Charlie and Fannie Roebuck Turner. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mack's Funeral Home, Hartwell, with the Rev. Oscar Merideth officiating. Burial will be in the Sardis Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Judy Rucker, Hartwell; a brother, James Turner, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and special friend, Doyle Fanning, Atlanta.
The family is at the residence of Roy and Judy Rucker, 380 Maple St., Hartwell.
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Even though the practice of rainwater harvesting originated in ancient times, it is still a valuable practice that can provide many benefits in our modern times. A rainwater harvesting system collects rainfall from impervious surfaces to be stored and used later, typically on the site where it was collected. This provides many benefits and opportunities for water conservation and for sustainability.
A rainwater collection system can be used to supply water for irrigation and/or potable use. In urban areas, rainwater is typically collected to supplement irrigation needs but in rural areas, rainwater is typically collected to supply the whole household with drinking water. Rainwater harvesting systems are also being used increasingly for stormwater management purposes as a green infrastructure or low impact development technique.
Any contractor can put a downspout into the top of a cistern and call it a rainwater collection system. We believe a rainwater collection system is defined by the details. Rainwater collection systems should NOT become dysfunctional, maintenance hogs, or eyesores. We provide systems that are designed with function, sustainability, and aesthetics in mind. Therefore, quality, both in materials and in workmanship, is paramount to us.
We provide a full suite of services for rainwater harvesting systems, depending on your exact need or phase of development. We are rainwater system engineers that offer system design but we are also "rainwater system general contractors". Our customized systems can involve coordinating many different contractors depending on the type and extent of your rainwater harvesting system design. Therefore, from design to installation, we can take care of everything.
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Think about it… you have all that free rainwater falling on your roof that is just running off your roof and property, where it eventually runs downstream, past our community. You are missing out on the potential benefit of all this rainwater. With a simple rainwater harvesting system you can capture this rainwater and store it to use later.
Rainwater harvesting systems are investments in our collective future. Once installed, they can produce a return on investment for years, if not decades. By not investing in a rainwater collection system now, you essentially delay this ROI, all the while, installation costs increase every year as does the cost of water.
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Thread: DLookup w/ Date Range Criteria
02-27-02, 18:52 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: DLookup w/ Date Range Criteria
Ok - I've got a table, Pay Dates, which has three fields:
Pay Period Begin Date, Pay Period End Date, Date of Check.
Data looks like this:
PyBeg PyEnd PyDate
2/9/02 2/22/02 3/01/02
2/23/02 3/08/02 3/15/02
3/09/02 3/22/02 3/29/02
I'd like to use DLookup to find the date a paycheck will be recieved for work performed on a specific date, "EfDate". For example, work performed on 2/25/02 will be paid in check recieved 3/15/02. I'm trying to use DLookup to find this date...it only returns the first value in the table:
Date: DLookUp("PyDate","Pay Dates","[Queries].[Ef Date].[EF DATE] BETWEEN #" & "[Tables].[Pay Dates].[PdBeg]" & "#" And "#" & "[Tables].[Pay Dates].[PdEnd]" & "#")
This only returns the first record in the Pay Dates table, regardless of the value of [EfDate]. Any ideas?? I've tried all I can think of, this is the closet I've gotten.
02-28-02, 10:42 #2Registered User
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First, it you have your fields labeled as "PyBeg" and "PyEnd" at the top and "PdBeg" and "PdEnd" in your DLookUp criteria.
If that isn't the problem . . .
I've never been able to figure out why, but I've had similar problems using BETWEEN. Try using efDate >= PyBeg and EfDate <= PyEnd
Also, you should be able to drop the "[Queries].[Ef Date]." and "[Tables].[Pay Dates]." parts of the criteria and be OK. But I don't think it should hurt anything having them there, either . . .Patrick Mildenberg
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Create the following, as a named query (say "qryDeterminePayDate") . . .
SELECT PayDates.PdDate
FROM EfDates, PayDates
WHERE (((EfDates.EfDate) Between [PdBegin] And [PdEnd]));
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MARKING SCHEME BIOLOGY PAPER 2 (PRACTICAL)KCSE 2005Each candidate will require the followingA shoot of maize plant with some leaves labeled specimen XA leafy shoot of Bidens pilosa labeled specimen YIodine solutionBenedict's solutionMeans of heating / water bathMeans of cutting / scalpel6 test tubesTest tube rackTest tube holderWater in 50ml beakerDropperMeans of labelingPestle and mortarA hand lensDissecting needle / pinsA leafy twig of hibiscus plant with regular flowers labelled specimen S1A leafy twig of bougainvillea with some mature flowers labeled specimen S2An onion bulb with growing roots and growing aerial leaves labelled specimen p.A shoot of tradescantia with flowers labeled specimen QNote: onion bulbs can be made to develop roots and leaves by plantingthem in saw dust / sand.Fleshly picked growing onions with roots intact can be used.1.Specimen Steps followed IdentityS1S2QXY1a,2a,3b,4b,6b1a,2a,3b,4a,5b,8a1a,2b,1a,2a,3a1b,MalvaceaeNyactaginaceaeCommelinaceaeGraminaeAsteraceaeb) i) S1- DicotyledonousQ- Monocotyledonaeii) S1 – Floral parts in threes (3, s0 multiples of 3/6 stamens / 6 anthers/3 petals.c) -Presence of large brightly coloured bracts / petals / perianth, to attract insects.(Reject it is brightly coluored )-Anthers and stigma enclosed in a tube, to be reached by insects- Scented to attract insects..85d)D1 – Continuous outline- No shadingD2 – Proportionality and accuracy- Long stigma (feathering) stigma thinner than stigma and ovary- Oblong ovaryMagnification = Length of drawing / image (units)Length of actual specimen (units)= x (2-10)* No units = Ref. answerWrong computation = Ref. answer2. (a) T1 – Molar toothReasonsi) Presence of cusps / ridgesii) Presence of three rootsT2 - IncisorsReasonsi) Chisel shaped / wide (sharp) edge / wedge shapedRef. one rootb) Cusps /ridges any upper white partCrown – Black part below cuspsNeck - Boundary between white and black partsRoot – white lower part divided into 3Enamel – All over the part seenDentine – Upper part below the cuspsc) J – vegetation, grass, shrubs, herbs, plants / leavesRef. vegetative , pasture, greens, grass eaters, herbivore, herbivorous but markreason.Reasons-Presence of diastema- Absence of teeth (incisors and canines) at the front part of the upper jaw-Presence of horny pad.86-Presence of( premolars)cusps(for grinding vegetation)K- Flesh/meatRej; carnivores/carnivorous, flesh eater but mark reasonReasonsPresence of (pronounced) long curved sharp pointed canines for gripping /tearing, holding/grasping preyRef; large-Presence of carnassial teeth, for cutting and crushing boneInset – last on both sidedPhoto – 2nd to the insidee) J – 2 (10/3Co/1pm3/3m 3/3 ) = 32K – 2 (13/3C1/1pm4/4m 2/3 ) =42*teeth types must be identified using lettersRej; If missing*Demacating lines must be presentf) Jg) Refer to diagram area below main white part.3. P(onion bulb with leaves and roots)a) i) Inner succulent/ juicy /flesh while outer is dry- Inner is thicker while outer is thin / membranous / scallyNB: Comparison must be seen otherwise deny a marksii) Inner swollen with food for storage and outer for protection againstdessication /mechanical injury / excessive loss of water/ microorganisms /invasion by fungi.Rej: Storage of water alone, & prevent water loss..875.Extract Procedure Observations ConclusionRoots Add iodine No colour changedcolour of iodineBrown yellowretained / persistStarch absentAdd benedictssolution and boil/heat/warm/place in ahot water bathBlue to green toorange/ brown (acc.brick red,ref.redReducing sugarspresent/simplesugars.Bulbs Add iodine No colour changecolour of iodineStarch absentAdd benedictsolution and boilGreen to yellow toorange /brownReducing sugarspresentAerial leaves Add iodine No colour change Starch absentAdd benedictssolution and boilGreen to yellow toorange to brownReducing sugarspresent* Green end – conclusions must be traces of reducing sugars* Wrong procedures, deny observation and conclusion marksc) Roots- Presence of reducing sugars translocated from the bulb/aerialLeaves, for provision of energy/respiration for growth anddevelopment/respiration for growth and development/metabolic activities.- Absence of starch because roots are not a storage organ.ii) Bulb- Presence of reducing sugars translocated from aerial leaves, for storageto be stored.- Absence of starch because fleshy leaves of the bulb do notstore starch (Stores Volatile oils)Aerial leaves- Presence of reducing sugars due to photosynthesis- Absence of starch because the reducing sugars had not beenconverted into starch.
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UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (UPI) -- Greater agricultural investment is vital to combating hunger in the Asia-Pacific region, a United Nations food official said.
The number of hungry people in Asia and the Pacific rose by more than 60 million in 2009 to 642 million, Jacques Diouf, director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, said in a release issued from New York.
"The sheer magnitude of food insecurity is the result of the low priority that has been given to agriculture in economic development policies," Diouf said in a video message to an investment forum in Manila.
Agriculture accounts for 11 percent of the gross domestic product of Asia-Pacific's developing countries and more than half of total employment. The region is home to about two-thirds of the world's 1 billion malnourished people
Diouf said he was encouraged that agri-investment trends were moving in the right direction.
"In view of the critical dependence of this region's people on agriculture for their food security, it is encouraging to note that the long-standing neglect of agriculture is finally being reversed," Diouf said.


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The king of Elis. He had a enormous stable with 3000 cattle that had not been cleansed in thirty years. Heracles, as one of his Twelve Labors, had to clean the stable in one day. He did so by diverting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stable, which washed the muck and dung away. This displeased Augeas greatly because he had promised Heracles one-tenth of his herd should he complete the task in one day. He refused to honor the agreement and fought with Heracles, but got killed instead.


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This invention relates to a process for synthesizing 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-benzenediamine (I), its derivs. II [R1-R3 = (un)substituted (hetero)alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl; R4 = H, hydroxyalkyl, (un)substituted alkyl, etc.; R5 = H, (un)substituted (hetero)alkyl, (un)substituted (un)satd. alkyl systems; R6, R7 = H, OH, alkyl, etc.; n = 0-3] and the salts thereof, which comprises a reductive amination step. The preferred final product is 2-methoxymethyl-1,4-benzenediamine (I). Thus, methylating 2-hydroxymethylphenol in MeOH followed by nitrosation of the resulting 2-methoxymethylphenol, condensation of III with hydroxylamine, and redn. of IV in the presence of a catalyst afforded the final product I. These compds. may be used as primary intermediates in compns. for dyeing keratin fibers.
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Elliott Abrams writes about the latest Obama administration snit about Israel building fewer than 300 units in Ariel in the West Bank:
The new units are to be constructed in the center of the town, it was also announced. This is a significant fact, for construction of new units at the edges of the town would mean that the security perimeter would need to be extended to protect the new housing and the people in it. But this will not happen, and Ariel will expand in population but not in land area. It is not, in the usual Palestinian Authority parlance, "taking more Palestinian land." . . . .
[The Bush administration] understood that there would never be a long construction freeze even if there might be some brief ones, for the settlements — especially the "major blocks" that Israel will keep — are living communities with growing families. So we reached that understanding with the Israelis: build up and in, not out. That way whatever the chances of a peace deal were, construction in the settlements would not reduce them.
This agreement the Obama Administration ignored or denounced, suggesting at various times that it never existed or that, anyway, it had been a bad idea and all construction must be frozen — even in Israel's capital, Jerusalem. . . .This Obama fixation with a construction freeze proved disastrous because the president and his secretary of state took the view that it was a precondition for negotiations without which the Palestinians could not be expected to come to the table.
I was in Ariel earlier this year. As I reported then:
This is literally the center of Israel, the point midway on both the north-south axis and the east-west axis. The town is home to a university and 20,000 other residents, including a group of those uprooted from Gaza when Israel withdrew. They live there in makeshift trailers, but, with the settlement freeze lifted, work can continue on their homes. However, the trailer encampment has been a political eyesore — a reminder that promises of "relocating" settlers are less than meets the eye. The university has approximately 9,000 undergraduate students; it also has 1,000 candidates for master of science degrees, and about 100 are pursuing PhDs. The head of the university, like many faculty members, is a Russian émigré. He arrived in 1992 when there were 200 students.
So a few additional points are in order. Although I am not certain, the "new houses" are probably the fixed replacements (partially built when I was there) for the rickety trailers that have housed Israelis previously uprooted from Gaza. Not only would this, as Abrams explains, not be encroaching on additional land, it is a positive symbol that if settlers cooperate with relocation plans they can set up homes elsewhere.
Moreover, the obsession of the Obama government apparently means that even if you don't really add (even "up and in," as the Bush administration agreed) but instead replace and/or upgrade decrepit housing that too is unacceptable. One wonders if anyone in the administration has been to Ariel recently or even would acknowledge that Ariel is a major Jewish community that would not under any feasible scenario be transferred to the Palestinians in a final settlement.
But none of this matters. The administration operates by rote. This administration has decreed that there is a "violation of international law and a threat to a peace agreement every time bricks and studs and drywall show up at the center of an Israeli settlement in the West Bank." Hence, the Armistice line of 1949 becomes "1967 borders" and the Bush-Sharon letters (which memorialized the U.S.-Israeli understanding) go down the memory hole. And what does Obama have to show for it? A destroyed peace process, the distrust of both parties and an international confrontation at the United Nations.
There could be no better example of this president's self-defeating and peace-defeating mentality than Ariel.


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Gas attacker sentenced to death
A second member of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult in Japan has been sentenced to death for his part in the 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway.
Yasuo Hayashi was one of the cult members directly involved in releasing deadly Sarin gas into the crowded subway.
Eight people were killed and hundreds of others were injured. Another four died in simultaneous attacks by cult members elsewhere on the subway system.
Sentencing him, Judge Kiyoshi Kimura said Hayashi had "an extremely grave responsibility as an executor of the sect's organised crimes and cannot escape capital punishment".
Hayashi was also convicted of taking part in a Sarin attack the previous year in the city of Matsumoto to the west of Tokyo, in which seven people were killed.
Fourteen cult members have been indicted on various degrees of involvement in the attack. Four others are currently awaiting sentences.
In his defence, Hayashi's lawyers said he had been acting on the orders of the cult's leader, Shoko Asahara.
He is still on trial for allegedly directing the gas attacks, and some legal experts say the case may last as long as 15 years for a final verdict to be reached.
Aum apology
It has changed its name to Aleph, renounced Shoko Asahara as the guru and said it would close down its computer companies which earned it millions of dollars.
In March, on the fifth anniversary of the attack, the cult issued its first formal apology for the attacks.
Last month, however, police found detailed instructions for making nerve gas in a car owned by the cult, leading officials to suspect the group may have been planning to resume production of the poison.
According to recent reports in the Japanese media, the cult is now trying to revive itself with a drive to recruit new members.
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Baseball / MLB / Dominican Police Say ex-Yank Pascual Perez Slain at Home
Perez, who last played in the majors for the New York Yankees in 1991, was found with a severe head wound in a town west of the capital, Santo Domingo.
Former major league pitcher Pascual Perez, who had a troubled 11-season career that included two suspensions for drug use, was killed at his home in the Dominican Republic in an apparent robbery, police said yesterday.
Perez, who last played in the majors for the New York Yankees in 1991, was found with a severe head wound in a town west of the capital, Santo Domingo, and there was evidence at the scene to suggest that whoever killed him had been searching for money, said Joel Valdemiro, a prosecutor who is involved in the investigation.
No one was in custody and authorities did not reveal whether they had any suspects. Police said there were several assailants and that the house in the town of San Gregrorio de Nigua appeared to have been ransacked. "It's an act of criminality, unfortunately," Valdemiro said.
Perez's brother Carlos, a former pitcher for the Dodgers, confirmed his death.
Perez's ex-wife Maritza Montero found his body about 8:30 A.M. Thursday and investigators said he appeared to have been slain about eight hours earlier. The precise cause of death has not been determined but officials said Perez, who had suffered severe kidney problems in recent years, had a fractured skull from a blow to the head.
Perez, 55, played 11 seasons in the majors and compiled a lifetime record of 67-68 with the Braves, Pirates, Expos and Yankees. But he was in and out of trouble for much of his career.
In 1982, Perez helped Atlanta win the National League West title with a 4-4 record. But in August of that season he missed a start because, as he later explained, he missed a highway exit sign and spent almost two hours circling Atlanta Stadium.
While playing for the Braves, he was suspended in April 1984 following his arrest in January of that year in the Dominican Republic on charges of cocaine possession. He spent two months in drug rehabilitation in 1989 while with the Expos, after failing to complete rehab programs twice before.
In March 1992, the baseball commissioner's office suspended him after a failed test the day he arrived for spring training with the Yankees. At the time, he was entering the final season of a three-year, $5.7 million contract. He never returned to major league baseball.
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The White Countess
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The White Countess (2005) tells the story of a recently blinded retired American diplomat, Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) who takes refuge in the dive bars and taxi dance halls of 1930s Shanghai. While studying the qualities that make these seedy establishments so appealing, Jackson meets a striking dancer, Sofia (Natasha Richardson), a White Russian Countess living in exile. Within a year, the two open a successful establishment with Sofia as the main attraction. But when Sofia's family leaves for Hong Kong with her daughter and the Japanese invade Shanghai, Jackson's ideal world begins to fall apart. The retired diplomat finds himself stuck between his life in Shanghai and his commitment to Sofia, who needs his help to reunite with her daughter on the eve of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Division of Domestic Work: Is There Adjustment Between Partners when One is Unemployed?
Coming back to the main models of division of work within the couple, the aim of this article is to analyze the possible transfers of domestic chores between partners facing an external shock. We test it by studying the allocation of domestic time on couples facing unemployment on the French time-use survey. Are domestic chores transferable between partners? Controlled for many covariates, bivariate tobit regressions on indicators of time, variety and number of activities show that domestic tasks performed by unemployed people, either men or women, increase. Despite the inertia due to couple's specialization, the hypothesis of versatility is partially checked. "Dominantly Feminine tasks" are the more transferable tasks. Unemployment involves a new division of labor between spouses. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005
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NEWCASTLE have named an unchanged starting line-up for this evening's Premier League home game with Everton.
Alan Pardew has stuck with the side that beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the weekend as he prepares to serve the final game of his three-match stadium ban.
The selection means Hatem Ben Arfa remains on the substitutes' bench despite helping to turn the game in Newcastle's favour after he was introduced as a second-half replacement on Saturday.
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Having scored a stoppage-time winner against Palace, Papiss Cisse will continue to partner Luuk de Jong in attack.
Everton boss David Moyes has made two changes to the team that beat Swansea last weekend, with Leon Osman and Gerard Deulofeu coming in for Kevin Mirallas and Aiden McGeady.
NEWCASTLE (4-4-2): Krul; Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Williamson, Dummett; Sissoko, Tiote, Anita, Gouffran; de Jong, Cisse.
Subs: Elliot (gk), Haidara, S Taylor, Gosling, Marveaux, Ben Arfa, Shola Ameobi.
EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Howard; Coleman, Distin, Stones, Baines; McCarthy, Barry; Osman, Barkley, Deulofeu; Lukaku.
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