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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Luke Batton stood outside the locker room after Kent State handed No. 15 Rutgers its first loss, 35-23, on Saturday and was asked about the program's first triumph over a ranked opponent.
"Never knew that," the junior linebacker said. "But we're just trying to go out there prepared every week and it doesn't matter the opponent. It's exciting, that's for sure. It's definitely a big-time win."
Spencer Keith threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and Trayion Durham rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a score as Kent State spoiled a Rutgers homecoming by snapping a 0-23 slide vs. ranked foes.
"This is a great win for our program," said Kent State coach Darrell Hazell, a New Jersey native who spent three years as an assistant on Rutgers' staff (2001-03). "We take each game as they are, but this is a huge game for our program. We'll relish this one for a while. Our guys are excited."
Kent State (7-1) became the latest Mid-American Conference team to post a major upset, spoiling Rutgers' dreams of an unbeaten season after scoring 21 points off seven turnovers. Rutgers (7-1) joined Iowa, Connecticut, Penn State, South Florida and Cincinnati as the latest victim as Kent State recorded the MAC's 15th win over a FBS non-conference foe this season.
"Tremendous effort by (Kent State)," Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said. "A really fine football team, as we knew going into the game. I thought they played exceptionally well and certainly would not surprise me to see them go on and continue to have success as the season progresses.
"We're certainly disappointed."
Mark Fackler had a hand in a pair of turnovers, snagging two of Gary Nova's school-record six interceptions, including one that Fackler returned 25 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter.
"(We were) dropping some of the inside guys and I just saw (Nova's) eye and was right there on the first one," Fackler said following his first two-interception game since high school. "The second one was a play call. We were going that way, and I saw what he did. That was a play that was going to happen. It was there."
Nova finished with 313 yards and two touchdowns on 25-for-46 passing, but he surpassed his season interception tally (three) midway through the second quarter.
"It's definitely a tough loss," Nova said. "It's a terrible feeling. You never want to feel like this, especially with all the hard work you put in. But you just have to take the punches and just keep rolling."
Dri Archer, who entered as the nation's leader in all-purpose yardage with 212.9 per game, combined for 137 yards and scored once as Kent State won for the 11th time in its last 13 games dating back to Oct. 29, 2011.
Durham befuddled the Scarlet Knights, who entered with the nation's third-ranked rush defense. The 6-foot, 250-pound Durham snapped Rutgers' string of 11 straight games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
"That's huge," Hazell said of Durham's 131 yards. "I didn't realize he rushed for that many. He continues to get better and better each week. He runs so hard that guys go backwards."
After the teams traded turnovers on their first possessions, Rutgers scored first as Nick Borgese drilled a career-long 42-yard field goal six minutes into the game.
Kent State responded on the ensuing series, marching 67 yards in seven plays and reaching the end zone when Keith hit defensive end-turned-fullback Zack Hitchens from the 1-yard line off a play-action bootleg.
The Golden Flashes added to their lead two minutes into the second quarter as Fackler snagged his second interception, picking off a screen pass and racing 25 yards for a score.
After Batton grabbed Nova's third interception inside the 10-yard line, Archer capped a seven-play, 45-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run as the Golden Flashes jumped ahead 21-3 with 5:54 to play in the half.
Nova threw his fourth interception three minutes later, but Kent State failed to capitalize and Rutgers' sophomore quarterback rebounded to lead the Scarlet Knights to a score late in the half. Four plays after Jamison gave Rutgers some life with a 45-yard run, Nova avoided a sack, rolled right and hit Tim Wright for a 19-yard touchdown with four seconds left.
But any possible momentum the Scarlet Knights gained was squashed seven minutes into the third quarter, when Durham rushed in from 3 yards to help give the Golden Flashes a 28-10 advantage.
Kent State's second 18-point advantage didn't last long, as Rutgers answered with a nine-play, 72-yard drive capped by Nova's 24-yard scoring strike to Brandon Coleman.
After the Golden Flashes extended their lead to 35-17 behind Keith's 15-yard scoring strike to Josh Boyle with 11:30 to play, the Scarlet Knights pulled within 12 points a minute later thanks to Jawan Jamison's 2-yard touchdown run.
Rutgers couldn't get any closer over the final 10 minutes, as Luke Wollet recorded Nova's sixth interception with four minutes to play and Kent State managed to run out the clock.
"One (goal) is gone -- that's the reality," Flood said. "With the exception of maybe three, four, five teams in the country, to play for a national championship, you have to be undefeated. That's the reality of the system we're in right now.
"There's a goal that is in front of us that's never been done at Rutgers, the Big East championship. And we have an opportunity sitting in conference play 4-0 to be able to do that over the last three games of our season. I think we'll be very motivated, there's no doubt about that."
NOTES: Rutgers dominated most of the offensive statistics, outgaining Kent State 409-355 in yards. ... Rutgers and Kent State entered the game as two of the nation's best in turnover margin. The Golden Flashes, who entered plus-14 in the statistic, won the turnover battle 7-2. ... The meeting was the first between Rutgers and Kent State since 2004, with Rutgers holding a 2-0 series lead before Saturday's game. ... Flood dropped the first game of his tenure after he had become the first Scarlet Knights rookie coach to begin his career 7-0. ... Rutgers saw its record against MAC foes drop to 13-5-1.


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Gilbert C. "Gil" Gerard is an American actor, most notable for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Gerard was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to a college instructor mother and a salesman father.[1] While attending Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys, he was involved in acting. He worked at a Kroger grocery store in his teens. In 1960, he attended Maryknoll Seminary, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and played the title role in an all male production of The Music Man. He attended the University of Central Arkansas but dropped out before graduation.
Gerard landed a job as an industrial chemist, and within a few years he became regional manager of a large chemical company headed by governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Gerard's employers said they would name him the firm's vice president if he went for his master's degree, so he quit rather than tell everyone that he did not have a college degree.
He then went to New York where he studied drama by day and drove a taxicab at night. Gerard picked up a fare who showed a lively interest in the problems of unknown, unemployed actors. Before he left the cab, he told Gerard to report in a few days to the set of Love Story, which was being filmed on location in New York. When Gerard arrived on the Love Story set, he was hired as an extra. Later that day, he was singled out for a "bit" role, but this eventually wound up on the cutting room floor.
During the next few years, he did most of his acting in television commercials, some four hundred of them, including a stint as spokesman for the Ford Motor Company. After small roles in the gay-themed film Some of My Best Friends Are… (1971), and the thriller Man on a Swing (1974), Gerard then gained a prominent role in the daytime soap opera The Doctors for two years. Gerard also formed his own production company in partnership with a writer-producer, co-authored a screenplay called Hooch (1977) and filmed it as a starring vehicle for himself. With Hooch completed, he was summoned to California to co-star with Yvette Mimieux in Ransom for Alice! and to play Lee Grant's youthful lover in Universal's Airport '77. A guest shot in Little House on the Prairie impressed producer-star Michael Landon, who cast him in the leading role in the 1978 TV movie Killing Stone. Gerard then landed his best known role, as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century which ran from 1979 to 1981, with the feature-length pilot episode being released theatrically some months prior to the series airing. After this, he was featured in a number of other TV shows and movies, including starring roles in the short-lived series Sidekicks (1986) and E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990).
In 1992, Gerard presented the reality TV series Code 3, which followed firefighters from different areas of the country as they answer emergency calls. The show ran on the Fox TV Network until the following year. For the remainder of the 1990s, Gerard made guest appearances on various TV shows, including Fish Police, Brotherly Love, The Big Easy, Days Of Our Lives, and Pacific Blue.
Gerard and his Buck Rogers co-star Erin Gray reunited in 2007 for the TV film Nuclear Hurricane, and also returned to the Buck Rogers universe by playing the characters' parents in the pilot episode of James Cawley's Buck Rogers Begins Internet video series in 2009.[
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Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.
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Well, it's been a while….what a crazy busy summer it's been!
I have a new organic garden and because of the delicious foods that we have grown this summer, I've decided to share my farm space with people that would enjoy gardening or perhaps don't have the space to garden. A friend of mine told me that she loves to garden but the soil at her house isn't rich enough and she doesn't want to spend the time and effort to enrich it, so she has become my very first customer!
So, it will look like this……
A garden plot 20' x 30' fenced, it has to be fenced or the deer will eat everything. Over the almost 30 years of being on this farm, I have learned that the deer don't recognize a garden as human space, the deer have the nerve to think you planted those pumpkins just for them!
I will provide two rain barrels to make compost tea or just catch rain water.
I will have available for purchase top soil, compost soil, and straw.
Fall is the perfect time to prepare your garden for spring planting or, if ambitious, fall planting (garlic) for next year's harvest.
I would invite other farm bloggers to encourage neighbours to come out and plant their own gardens. There is something very satisfying about growing your own food and having it come out of the garden and to your plate within minutes.


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Hello, New to this great blog. I've been trying to decide whether or not to file bankruptcy for the past 2yrs and in this time my credit did not improve. I am a single mom, was a victim of a crime, put on disability for 3yrs and just now getting back into the work force. I even heard Suze Orman say, sometimes bankruptcy is the best for some to become solvent again. My FICO score is less than anyone could imagine and actually it would be higher if I filed bankruptcy.
I deserve a fresh start and yes, I was paying on my debt before the unfortunate circumstances in my life. I've also consulted with people who have filed bankruptcy and they said, it was the best thing for them. I figure for the past 3yrs I have paid everything with cash. I have no desire to obtain any credit cards in the future.
Only considering a home in about 2yrs. I've spoken to lenders who have obtained financing for people fresh out of bankruptcy. They said, creditors will finance someone fresh out of bankruptcy quicker as opposed to someone who has horrible credit. Because they know you cannot file bankruptcy again.
So I'm truly trying to find reasoning as to what is wrong with it. I think somewhere or some how our society has placed a sense of shame on those who sincerely require relief from their debt, especially under special circumstances.
You can get a mortgage with a bankruptcy HOWEVER you need to have 20% minimum as a down payment and your interest rate will be much higher.
Like I said, I'm only about paying cash for everything necessary. Actually the lender is a relative of mine and no the people he has dealt with did not have 20% down, but I remember he said, they negotiated with the seller and I think many of them were first time home buyers and received addt'l asistance. So that's not necessary true. I am so much more comfortable in my life and more at piece with out the credit delimmas.
Sometimes bankruptcy is the only option, usually when the debts are stressing out the family and causing marital problems, or health related problems from the stress.
I doubt you "deserve" a fresh start. What you do deserve is a chance to manage your money and keep it under control, you also deserve the opportunity to repay debts caused by circumstances beyond your control.
You might want to carefully rebuild your credit history with one card at a low limit ($1000) you pay off each and every month. This will help your credit history recover from any past problems and improve your FICO score. With poor credit it is almost impossible to get a mortgage or a loan, even though there still are services offering installment loans for customers even with bad credit. Still you do not want your credit to be low, don't you?
Whatever you do, be careful and you will be able to make the most of the opportunity declaring bankruptcy presents you with.
Wow, interesting how you don't think all those things as an option to bankruptcy didn't apply to me. Let me see, family stress, divorce and definitely health related. Where do I fit in that those things did not pertain to me?
But, aside from that..I'm doing what I need to do for me and my two kids. No one can put themselves in someone else's shoes. I was only giving my opinion about different situations.


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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Home Before Dark
Among the more delicious memories I have of childhood, are those involving rushing to get home by curfew. Like so many others of my generation, I would be let loose for hours on end, free from parental vigilance, to roam the neighbourhood on my own recognisance with just one caveat: that I was to return before dark. Or else.
Of course, our gang of friends would squeeze the most we possibly could out of this notion. The definition of "before dark" was, after all, expandable. If the sky was still kind of pale, it was not actually proper dark just yet, right?
With this reasoning, we would wait till the last possible moment to halt our important activities and part ways. And then we would each run home like hell. Trying to outrun the twilight, and the inking-over of the sky.
As grown adults, it is almost sad how few extrinsic controls we have to slyly chafe against in this manner. Yes, a family might be waiting for us at home. They might grow impatient with us, or worry. But that really isn't the same as the childhood thrill of just making the curfew.
That is why it is all the more exciting to experience a glimmer of that old feeling, thanks to the bicycle and the occasional forgetting of lights. It is childish and it is silly and it is an unnecessary bit of risk-taking. But the question of "How long can I stay out, and still get home safely?" has a flavour of that same delicious thrill.
Early autumn is the trickiest, most dangerous time for this game, at least in Ireland. For the sun does not merely start to set sooner. The duration of the sunset itself becomes shorter, as does the twilight period after. For what seems like most of summer, you are safe in expecting at least an hour from the time it begins to grow dark, to the time it actually is dark. But in the course of a mere couple of weeks in late September and early October, the season of endless evenings ends. The sunsets become rushed, abbreviated, almost as if someone fast forwards through them. And then, with the twilight skipped almost entirely, darkness falls thick and without delay.
In an Autumn that is more like an Indian Summer, it is easy to get caught out. To think you have an hour, then realise with a gasp that you only have 15 minutes and pedal, pedal like mad down the rapidly dimming country roads.
As my husband would say, it puts an edge on things. Which he means as a good thing, pointing out that I get "some of my best times" during these manic rides home. Then again, in his view of life, "a bit of an edge" sweetens any experience. Once when we were hiking up a nearby mountain he convinced me there had been puma sightings there. "We might have to climb a tree, and quickly. Can you climb?..." Never had I been so vigilant on a hike, since or after.
But there isn't an edge on me exactly, as I rush to race the sunset. It is more of a magical feeling. A feeling that, if I try hard enough, I might - just might - pedal fast enough to achieve time travel. Drenched in sweat and panting, full of promises to always carry lights, I arrive at home before dark, only just. And I am stupidly, stupidly happy.
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While I don't rush home because I've forgotten my lights—dynamos all around here—I do rush home because being on foreign, forested roads in the dead of night is pretty spooky. I get pretty jumpy and it really isn't fun.ReplyDelete
"Come home when the streetlights come on" was the norm when I was a kid. Watching TV and playing video games wasn't a thing any of us did. Riding down to the creek, building forts, whatever it was that consumed us day after day was signaled to end when those lights flickered on.ReplyDelete
This was the same for us.Delete
We also ran home every time Mrs Conlon called for her twins. ;)
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2016 at 1:16 PM
Yes, In the summer the Street lights were our cue to head home. Though some days we never made it home!Delete
Dynamo lights are the order of the day now, won't build a bike without them, But I live in a densely populated city so I stay off busy roads regardless. For years I rode with no lights at all, I still kind of miss more or less being invisible, unobtrusive, an observer moving quietly through the night. - Mas
Forgive my ignorance of puma habits, but would climbing a tree even help?ReplyDeleteReplies
I very much doubt it!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2016 at 3:07 PM
ESPECIALLY for those Irish Pumas. Particularly bad, so they are...Delete
Hate to worry you but I have been face to face with a puma out in the woods, all be it Scottish woods but I guess that the Irish let a few loose too. I felt so dumb, I only had a view camera which needed to go onto a tripod so missed the chance of a real earner of a picture! After about half a minute it silently bounded back into the scrub and my heart rate returned to normal.ReplyDelete
I used to curse street lights which shone in all directions but now the roads seem so much darker with the fancy new cold LEDs which have been installed. Does not help that so many dog owners decide to loose their civic responsibility the moment the nights draw in! Hate the dark.Replies
I am impressed that your main concern at this time was not having a proper camera setup.Delete
Sometimes in the '70s there was a priest in Magilligan (the village nearest to said mountain) who was kind of a character. One of the things he did was set up a private zoo for the local children. The zoo was tiny, but filled with exotic animals. Where he got them god only knows, but the locals who were kids at the time remember zebras, monkeys, a kangaroo, even a smallish lion and various other wild cats. This went on for a few years, until the priest either retired or died and the parish couldn't afford to keep the zoo going. So one day it was simply gone, dismantled. And no one knows what happened to the animals.
{Or so the story goes.}
Our curfew was sunset as well and dad taught us that there was enough time to get home from most places in and around town if you left when there was two finger widths between the setting sun and the horizon.ReplyDelete
Failure to get home before the sunset meant no dinner.
I love this post. It evokes perfectly the childhood thrill of rushing home before dark. I feel that way when I ride at night even when I have lights. There is something exhilarating about rushing through the dark at breakneck speeds. Hey, at night even my measly 12 mph commute feels like a breakneck speed!ReplyDelete
Anything that revives the joy of childhood is worth the danger that darkness, or even a Puma can bring.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2016 at 12:35 AM
Wha...Pumas in Ireland?ReplyDeleteReplies
St. Patrick imported them to help with the snakes.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2016 at 9:22 AM
Seems like A Lynx or Bobcat would have more then tackled the problem and been less of a danger to the locals! Hindsight! As cold as it is there it's hard to imagine they had that much of a problem with snakes anywayz!?- MasDelete
Not natively. But I think the idea was to suggest they had been somehow "released" (see the zoo story above).Delete
I certainly remember the rush home, mostly in autumn or early spring, since winter we were closer to home and summer it stays light forever (daylight savings here), running to open the back gate, the air now damp and cool and the smell of mummy's cooking so enticing. Lovely memories.ReplyDelete
Growing up in Chicago in the 1960s the streetlights, headlights and illuminated signs did their best to blot out the stars and keep an artificial dusk all night. I remember going to the planetarium and thinking that there couldn't really be that many stars visible. Then at nine years old I went overnight camping in rural Wisconsin and saw more stars in the sky than in the planetarium, including the milky way!ReplyDelete
My light system is built in -- I'm using the Magnic Light these days -- so I don't have this problem. But oh, do I love night-time rides. Especially late, in the country, away from traffic. Riding along in the darkness, perched on top of a bike following a line on top of the road, surrounded by dark country. It is a little bit like flying a plane over the wilderness, all alone. One of the nicest things there is about being a long-distance cyclist, in my experience.ReplyDelete
I do see cyclists riding without lights in the city, and I sympathize -- I've been there. Lights are expensive, especially when you paid maybe $0 for your bike, and it's easy to think you don't really need them. But fall darkness arrives early here in Pittsburgh, too, and there you are, riding along in the full dark, without a light, depending on motorists to notice you and be careful. And there's me, seeing you, hoping you are lucky and wishing you took better care of yourself.Replies
Oh wow, Magnic Light. What do you think of it compared to a conventional generator system?Delete
The cost of lights is a problem especially in rural areas, where cheaper options are insufficient. Around here, free bikes are very easy to come by. But adequate lighting, not so much, which is why so few commute. It's interesting though to contrast that with the recent night-time MTB craze, in which context locals seem able and wiling to spend quite a bit of money.
I've had to do a lot of manual fitting of the Magnic Light, by trial and error. The mounts they come with aren't flexible enough for my use--they have to be mounted at the brake. I had to make modifications to fit them around my fenders and at the back of a rear rack. And it's tricky to mount the light because it has to be very close to the wheel to work, but if it rubs you can easily breach the housing and destroy the light.Delete
On the other hand, the lights work well once they're properly mounted. The rear light, especially, is great because it is more than bright enough and doesn't require batteries or wiring from a front wheel generator. It also has a standlight that works better than other ones I've tried (the B & M tail light standlight with the SON hub isn't nearly that bright). And there's really no drag that I've been able to notice. Front hub dynamos have a small drag, the Magnic Light has much less.
In the front, the Magnic Light is bright enough for most riding (especially if you're slow like me) but it is not nearly as bright as the really bright battery-powered lights. So you can't really use it if you like riding fast at night in bad conditions.
Overall, I'm more than happy with them, but it took me some time to work out proper fitting. If I wasn't inclined to trial and error I'd probably want a bike shop with some machine shop capabilities to get them installed properly.
Ah okay, so it's definitely not the sort of setup you can casually move from one bike to another.Delete
Still, even considering the trial and error it sounds like a good system for commuting. Thanks for the feedback.
I'm barely able to get a ride completed before dark lately. It's been fun trying to beat the darkness. My bike lights will be coming out soon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2016 at 2:31 PM
Pretty soon there will be clown sightings. Luckilly clowns only ride unicycles, so you can easily outrun them.ReplyDeleteReplies
I am hoping that despite Irish Halloween celebrations becoming increasingly more American, the clown thing won't make its way across the water!Delete
It's started http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/world/europe/clown-hysteria-spreads-to-britain.htmlDelete
- AnonymousOctober 14, 2016 at 5:04 AM
Well that didn't take longDelete
I did this exact thing tonight. As it started to get a little dark I popped my lights on only to find that they were both dead. I had to do a quick calculation of how far i had to go and how much time i had to get home and picked up the pace for the last few miles of tonight's ride.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Magic happens, for me, when I fail to make it home w/o lights….Magic happens when things fail….I enjoy the dark rides, and I've had many….ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 14, 2016 at 8:25 AM
The skunk arrives at the party.ReplyDelete
In your former incarnation you would have known how hard it is for people to see things they are not expecting. Low visibility makes this even worse. Cyclists need to help drivers see them.
Being an occasional driver again for the first time in years, I am aware more than ever of the folly of playing chicken with the sunset. But even now and again it happens to everyone. Often not deliberately.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2016 at 8:40 PM
Was at a bike store today and saw this very saddle hanging out on display. Thought, cool, I've seen this before on one or more of your bikes. It's listed at $175….!!! So seeing it on this bike makes me wonder about choices as we assemble our bikes. This seems like an odd combination.ReplyDeleteReplies
You've seen this same saddle on a few of my bikes, because I've tried it on different bikes. I was one of the early testers when Brooks released the Cambium range.Delete
Saddles can be very expensive, especially good saddles. But they are crucial to the bike's ride quality and therefore are usually the first upgrade a person will make to their bike. From what I see, when someone buys a vintage bike or a "budget bike" it is not unusual for the cyclist to spend more on a saddle upgrade than they spent on the bike to begin with.
The good news about the Cambium range, is that not everyone who tries these saddles likes them - so there are quite a few available secondhand, barely ridden and at decent prices.
Good news? Go to buy a car and it would be rare not to get a short test ride but bikes and saddles for most are a real gamble. I have three Brooks saddles, one is almost unrideable two are pure joy and the one which was stolen half a lifetime ago was perfect once broken in...Delete
This is very true. The one ray of hope is that some bike shops have started offering "saddle libraries." Would be great if the trend catches on.Delete


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I Don't Like Meat
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I Will Eat Some Meat......but am very picky about it, as I hate how most of it tastes. Hate beef, hate pork, really hate lamb...basically I usually won't touch anything that's not poultry or fish. But strangely I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to seafood.
sallysimpson 22-25, F 1 Response 0 Nov 3, 2009
I do not eat meat, but I am not vegetarian.Probably, this first sentence already sounds confusing and definitely the question "why" already popped into your head. The fact is that I never enjoyed eating meat, even during times of my childhood. If I can choose something else, I always do, because I just do not like...
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Today I ate a piece of meatand I don't know why but it was really really hard for me to eat it. Of course I eventually ate it because I forced myself to eat it since I don't like to waste food. And the meat was a pretty nice/juicy size that anyone who loves meat would love to eat. I just couldn't, my...
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I Hate the Taste of MeatAs long as I can remember, I hate meat. When I was really young, my mum used to chop meat into tiny pieces, mix them into my veggie dish (i love veggie) and try to trick me into eating them. I will find out anyway as it is an automatic reaction. I will...
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My Stomach Swells..when i eat meat my stomach swells and i want to throw up. i personally think meat is disgusting any way. meat makes me want to fall sleep that's why i avoid it.
Moomainly because i'm a vegetarian, cause i don't think the way the animals are raised and killed is humane or right, and it's not like i need meat. i used to really crave chicken or a bacon buttie, but now i can't stand the sight of meat. quorn is nice as well :')
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I Hate Meat..Because it makes me wanna throw up..and i'm not exaggerating. I feel nauseous even smelling it or seeing on my plate and thinking i have to eat it. I don't feel like that always but really often. Maybe that's some psychological problem.. I don't know..I can't eat only veggies...
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Mmm...no I Don'tNope, I don't like meat, 'cause it's cruel to kill other animals just for eating something that we could simply replace with some vegetables. For me, meat is disgusting, all tha blood and veins and all those things.....I don't like it!!! Really, I prefer to eat vegetables...
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Hi all,
Just got a used head (H&K Warp 7, 100W head).
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So I assume that the minimum cab ohms acceptable for this head is at 4 ohms.
BUT, the way the manual is written is really confusing to me.
It reads, "Designed to connect to the included 4x12" cabinet and another auxiliary cabinet with a rating of at least 8 ohms. The minimum permissible impedance is 4 ohms."
Moreover, the spec on the website shows, "Impedance Mono: 8 Ohms"
(here. http://www.hughes-and-kettner.com/products.php5?id=39&prod=WARP%207%20Halfstack )
So---, do these mean that when only ONE cab is in use, it will have to be minimum 8 ohms???
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Unanswered: Multiple Field Search Stored Procedure Help
Hi guys,
I have written an Oracle 9i SP to search some tables in my database, the SP receives 4 parameters and returns a list of records based on received params, the requirements say that if any one of those received params is missing (i.e. = null or empty string), it will not be considered in the search. The SP should match all the non null params in its WHERE condition. Here is an explanation of the code that should be executed in case all parameters have values:
procedure SearchDb(param1 varchar2(250), param2 varchar2(250), param3 varchar2(250), param4 varchar2(250), REF_CURSOR some_cursor)
open some_cursor for
select * from table_name t
where t.col1 = param1
and t.col2 = param2
and t.col3 = param3
and t.col4 = param4 ;
end SearchDb;
My question is, what is the best/shortest way to write such an SP? I belive that there is better way than what I did (writng if-then-else statments to check for non-null params and exclude them from search - this leaded to a large number of conditional statements). I thought of building the sql string dynamically and using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE, but I think it is not good performance wise. Please note that it is ANDing in the WHERE clause not ORing.
Thanks for any help
02-01-06, 05:27 #2Registered User
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I often see:
select * from table_name t
where (param1 is null OR t.col1 = param1)
and (param2 is null OR t.col2 = param2)
and (param3 is null OR t.col3 = param3)
and (param4 is null OR t.col4 = param4) ;
I don't know if it's the best way, but it's short :-)
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Ivon's solution is fine as long as the data volumes involved are not too large - because it will always involve a full scan of the table.
For larger data volumes a dynamic query would be give much better performance, as it would allow the optimizer to choose the best access path for the set of parameter actually supplied. The important thing is to use bind variables for the parameter values like this:
q := 'select * from table_name t where 1=1'; if param1 is not null then q := q || ' and t.col1 = :p1'; else q := q || ' and :p1 is null'; end if; ... open some_cursor for q using param1, param2, param3, param4;Tony Andrews


text: Jesus would "rebuke and reprove sin" even those of political parties, as he did with the Pharisees. Jesus would condemn all politicians who support abortion on demand, homosexual marriage, and robbing our children to pay for the excessive debt they continue to run up. He would reprove any Christian, who would identify with a political party that supports such abominations. He would rebuke the Church saying; you bunch of hypocrites, you tell your members to give Caesar his due, while you remain tax exempt. You should pay the tax, like I told Peter, then you will be free to prophesy against all sin, in season and out. But no, you say you need the tax break, so you can do good works. Liars, you can't serve God and mammon. Sell your stained glass windows, and precious ornaments, and your silk robes. Take that money and give it to the poor. It's your responsibility to care for the sick, the orphan, and the widow. But no, you leave this for the corrupt republicans and democrats in Washington to do. Pharasees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisees The Pharisees were at various times a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews during the Second Temple period beginning ... Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Principality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality A principality (or princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or by a ... Except for Rev. Jeremiah Right; G. D. America, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jessy Jackson, Min. Lewis Ferrikahn, and other communist clergy, churches never speak out against the sins of the state. They might loose their tax exempt status. They have forgotten that they can't serve God and mammon.


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Libya reconsiders political isolation law
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OrganicZoo is a British fashion brand for babies. I already wrote about their cute, minimalistic designs in another post. Paulina, the founder, send me a sweatshirt to try it out. The organic cotton according to GOTS standard is incredibly soft and the colorful bottom detail is very cute. You can buy the beautiful sweater and much more in the new online shop of Organic Zoo.
To complement the Happy Heart Sweater, I stamped a white organic cotton legging I bought with hearts. It is very easy! You find the tutorial further down.
Here is how you stamp the leggings: You need textile colors, a brush, a knife, cookie cutters and POTATOES! YES, you read correctly, potatoes make perfect stamps. they are easy to mold and not too hard neither too soft. This is how you do it:
1. Cut the washed potato in half. It needs to be a clear cut thus you have a regular surface of the stamp-
2. Press the cookie cutter with the shape of your choice into the potato (at least one cm deep).
3. Leave the cookie cutter inside the potato and cut around with the knife.
4. Take out the cookie cutter and you have an ideal stamp.
5. Paint the stamp with a brush with liquid textile color and print the fabric with the design you like.
6. Follow instructions of the textile paint how to fix the color (normally you have to iron it).
I started stamping only little black hearts, but then I found it very boring and I started stamping some red hearts as well. Finally I also stamped some big, red hearts, you can see the result in the pictures we took with Stella.
Potato stamping of textiles is a perfect activity for children ages 5 and up. We stamped cushion covers during Maya and Zoe´s birthday party and it was a great success. I will write about it soon.
You can draw free forms on the potato and cut the stamp with a knife instead of the cookie cutter or directly cut simple shapes like triangles, half moons, etc. Be creative!


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卡米乐.潘塔诺(Camille Pantano),文化专栏博客撰稿人。里昂文化的特点是:城市外景艺术与博物馆艺术并存。
History & memoryBirthplace of the Cure of Ars
Jean-Marie Vianney was born here on May 8th, 1786 and stayed until the age of 20. He was then promoted to parish priest in Ars-en-Dombes in February 1818. Property of one of his great-grandnephews, the period furniture and fittings (18th century)...
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Art & cultureAntiquaille - Cultural Center of Christianity in Lyon
This new cultural space dedicated to the history and the birth of Christianity in Gaul also has what is believed to be the prison of Saint Pothin. It stands on the site of the old hospital Antiquaille.
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Local traditionLa Maison des Canuts
La Maison des Canuts opens the doors of its workshop to the public. Brocade, velvet or figured silk... The secrets of these exceptional silks will be revealed as the techniques used are demonstrated on a Jacquard weaving loom.
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Local traditionMusée Lumière
On the site on which cinematography was born, the museum presents the story of the Lumière Brothers' inventions thanks to projections and interactive features on four floors of the Château Lumière, the home of Antoine, father of the two famous inv...
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Local traditionMuseum of the History of Lyon - Gadagne Museums
With its 30 exhibition rooms, the Lyon history museum invites you to discover the key stages in the city's history. Drawing on the 80,000 items in its collection, for anyone keen to discover Lyon, this is a place to begin your exploration of the c...
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Situé au confluent du Rhône et de la Saône, le musée des Confluences offre un cadre exceptionnel à vos manifestations professionnelles (conférences, réunions, spectacles ou cocktails), au cœur d'une structure monumentale entre Cristal et Nuage.
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French scientist André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) spent his youth on his family's estate 10 miles northwest of Lyon. His mansion now houses the Museum of Electricity.
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STU HAMM - Monday, June 6th - Asbury Cafe Presents Acoustic: From Norwick, VT, Stu Hamm (Solo, Bassist For Joe Satriani & Steve Vai) / Mike Noordzy, Doors 7PM, $15, Asbury Cafe - This Is A Seated No Talking During The Performances show. Always Coffee and Tea, + Beer And Spirits Served All Night, Every Night.


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While temperatures drop as we head into fall, Patta is gearing up for the incoming colder climates with a fresh collection packed with new textures and yet more surefire streetwear hits.
The Amsterdam brand has released its FW16 lookbook, shot by Menno Kok, giving us our first look at its next offering. In terms of outwear, there's a parka, a hooded worker jacket, and two oversized and heavily-textured bomber jackets. The light brown bomber in particular is one of the many standout pieces in the collection.
Alongside those sit a navy sweat hoody, a number of sweatshirts, and some staple graphic T-shirts. There also appears to be a shoulder bag in dark green/olive with large Patta branding across the front. Stay tuned for more information regarding release dates and additional items.
The lookbook dropped just days after Patta announced it is opening a store in London.


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21. June 2015
Is Hammer Toe Surgery Painful
There are two different types of
Hammer toes
. Flexible Hammer Toes. These hammer toes are less serious because they can be diagnosed and treated while still in the developmental stage. They are called flexible hammer toes because they are still moveable at the joint. Rigid Hammer Toes. This variety is more developed and more serious than the flexible condition. Rigid hammer toes can be seen in patients with severe arthritis, for example, or in patients who wait too long to seek professional treatment. The tendons in a rigid hammer toe have become tight, and the joint misaligned and immobile, making surgery the usual course of treatment.
Most hammertoes are caused by wearing ill-fitting, tight or high-heeled shoes over a long period of time. Shoes that don?t fit well can crowd the toes, putting pressure on the middle toes and causing them to curl downward. Other causes include genes. Some people are born with hammertoe, bunions. These knobby bumps sometimes develop at the side of the big toe. This can make the big toe bend toward the other toes. The big toe can then overlap and crowd the smaller toes. Arthritis in a toe joint can lead to hammertoe.
Pain upon pressure at the top of the bent toe from footwear. The formation of corns on the top of the joint. Redness and swelling at the joint contracture. Restricted or painful motion of the toe joint. Pain in the ball of the foot at the base of the affected toe.
Your doctor is very likely to be able to diagnose your hammertoe simply by examining your foot. Even before that, he or she will probably ask about your family and personal medical history and evaluate your gait as you walk and the types of shoes you wear. You'll be asked about your symptoms, when they started and when they occur. You may also be asked to flex your toe so that your doctor can get an idea of your
range of motion. He or she may order x-rays in order to better define your deformity.
Non Surgical Treatment
Many people start by treating the problem themselves when they have a painful corn or callus. They try to remove the corn by cutting it off or by applying strong acids, and they try to cushion the toe by applying cushioned pads. Because these treatments can be difficult to perform by oneself (and should never be done by oneself when the patient is diabetic or circulation is poor), and because these treatments only treat the symptom, not the structural deformity that causes their symptom, these treatments can often provide only limited success, and often any success is for only short periods of time. Changes in shoe choices and various types of paddings and other appliances may help, too. For longer-lasting help, we must examine the cause of the deformity. The reason for knowing the cause is that the type of treatment will vary, depending upon the cause of the complaint. Orthotics help control the causes of certain types of contracted toes, (those caused by flexor stabilization, for example), but not other types.
Surgical Treatment
If pinning the toe is not required during the procedure, then the surgery could be preformed in the doctor's office under a local anesthesia. Some patients prefer the comfort of sedation during the surgery and if this is the case or if a pin must be placed, then the surgery could be preformed in an outpatient surgery center.
How can I prevent hammer toe? Avoid wearing shoes that are narrow or don?t fit well. Also, don?t wear heels higher than 2 inches. Instead, choose shoes with a wide toe box that give you ? inch between the end of your longest toe and the inside tip of the shoe. Check often to make sure your child?s shoes fit, especially when he or she is having a growth spurt.
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If you are a connoisseur of imported powder puffs, porcelain or brushware, you might be relieved to know specific federal regulations compel importers to label these goods with their origins. The Commerce (Imports) Regulations, 1940, which are enforced by the Australian Customs Service, demand country of origin labels on an extensive list of imported goods, among them T-shirts, leather shoes, electrical goods, fertiliser, food, medicines and even Portland Cement. Cars, however, do not appear on this list.
Nor is a country of origin label required to comply with the Australian Design Rules, which are mandatory for homologation of vehicles into the Australian market. Homologation requirements are specified in the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 and administered by the Department of Transport and Regional Services. Every registered vehicle must bear a "compliance plate" under the bonnet implicitly stating its compliance with the act, along with other information.
"Under [the act] there are no requirements for the country of origin for a vehicle being supplied to the Australia market to be identified," says Anna Nicholes, spokeswoman for the Vehicle Safety Standards branch of the department.
There are more than 50 vehicle brands on sale in Australia and only four local manufacturers. Today's car buyers are twice as likely to buy an imported vehicle than one manufactured here.
In addition to those vehicles built here, popular cars come from at least 24 countries. Holden, for example, imports vehicles from six countries - Thailand (Zafira, Rodeo), Poland (Astra Classic), Belgium (AH Astra), Spain (Combo, Barina), Germany (Vectra) and Japan (Cruze). It will almost certainly begin importing a range of cars from the GM-Daewoo operation in South Korea later this year.
Ford imports cars from eight countries - South Africa (Courier V6), Brazil (F-Series ute), Turkey (Transit), Thailand (Courier), Spain (Focus ST), Germany (three-door Focus, Fiesta), Japan (Escape, Econovan) and the United States (Explorer).
Even the prestigious German brands obtain some of their Australian inventory elsewhere. Mercedes-Benz and BMW both source vehicles for Australia from production plants in South Africa (C-Class sedans and 3 Series sedans) and the US (ML-Class, X5 and Z4). Volkswagen also sources our vehicles from its factories in South Africa (Golf, Polo hatch), as well as plants in China (Polo sedan), Mexico (Beetle), the Slovak Republic (Touareg) and, of course, Germany.
The increasing globalisation of familiar automotive brands and the absence of regulations requiring country of origin labelling raises two obvious questions: If Holden no longer means Australian and Mercedes-Benz no longer means German, how are consumers to know where their new car was built? And does it matter?
To many buyers Drive spoke to, it does. An owner of the superseded German-built VW Golf, Jason Gemenis, told Drive he was shocked to find the new one was coming from South Africa. Would it affect his decision to trade up?
"Yes, I'd expect to pay less for it. I bought a Peugeot 306 thinking it was made in France but it turned out it was made in England and the quality wasn't too good. If I buy a German car I want it to be made in Germany."
Peter Sturrock, chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, says a vehicle's country of origin is no secret. "There is a plate affixed to the firewall that clearly states the country of manufacture. These have been going on cars for decades."
However, fitting the plate is not mandatory and not all build plates state the country of manufacture, plus not all cars have them. Subarus, which are all made in Japan, for example, don't. Nor do Mitsubishis. Where fitted, the build plate is usually located on the firewall inside the engine bay, where a customer would need trade-specific knowledge, conviction and possibly a torch to discover where the car was manufactured.
Mazda is one of the few to display the build plate more prominently. On its Mazda2 and Mazda3 models, it is fixed to the vehicles' B-pillars and makes the words Made in Japan accessible to anyone who opens the doors.
In the absence of a build plate, the only surefire way to determine a car's country of origin is to crack the code of its 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number. The VIN is a unique identifier of each vehicle, stamped into the vehicle's legally required compliance plate, which is located under the bonnet. The VIN is also noted on registration, service and insurance documents and conforms to a worldwide alpha-numeric vehicle identifying scheme. The first two digits of the VIN form a code specifying country of origin. Other information encrypted into the VIN code includes the manufacturer, the vehicle's equipment codes, the model year and the vehicle's serial number.
Unfortunately for consumers, the country codes are anything but easy or instinctive to interpret. Mitsubishi spokesman, Kevin Taylor, says that average consumers probably wouldn't be able to tell where a vehicle was manufactured by looking at the compliance plate. "It's not currently required but we wouldn't have any issue showing more prominently the country of manufacture on our vehicles," he says.
Without a precise key to the VIN code, a consumer would be lost. Within the scope of a VIN code's first two digits VW, for example, is one of several codes for Spain; 6D is one of several for Australia. Perversely, the VIN code US stands for Ireland, while in VIN-speak, UK means Denmark. The code NZ is not yet assigned; the codes for New Zealand are 7A through to 7E. The list of VIN country codes is printed here, should you wish to crack the code on your car.
None of the car manufacturers approached by Drive said they felt a vehicle's country of origin played a substantial role in the decision to purchase.
Mercedes-Benz takes the view, shared by others, that "made by Mercedes-Benz" (or whatever other brand) proves a far bigger marketing inducement than either Made in Germany or Made in South Africa. All manufacturers say that internal global standards are in place, making country of origin irrelevant to most buyers.
But do they really believe it? Ford marketers don't seem to. When the company replaced its Korean-built Festiva with the Fiesta, it heavily promoted the birthplace of the Fiesta in television and print advertising, in press releases and on its website, which continues to promote the German-engineered line today.
"The Ford Fiesta has everything you'd expect from a car that is designed, engineered and built in Germany," cries http://www.ford.com.au
At its launch, the company boasted: "The Fiesta vehicles on display at this year's Sydney International Motor Show are the first Australian spec vehicles to be produced in Ford of Germany's leading-edge Cologne production plant."
This last point suggests that not all plants are created equal and evidence bears it out. Mercedes-Benz, for example, had significant quality control problems with the first-generation M-Class built in Tuscaloosa, USA. J D Power quality surveys rate the 2000 M-Class well behind a German-built C-Class of the same vintage in terms of quality and dependability.
In J D Power's rankings of manufacturing plants supplying vehicles to the US market, different plants from the same car-makers scored differently. The platinum award for the best quality of all went to Toyota's Tahara plant in Japan where the Lexus GS and LS sedans are built.
BMW's Regensberg plant in Germany was rated more highly than the Munich plant, but in North America, neither the BMW nor the Mercedes-Benz plants rated as highly as the German factories nor as highly as the three leading General Motors plants.
Nissan spokeswoman Lenore Fletcher says customers are already told where the vehicles are built. "We are happy to discuss the vehicle's origin but the subject does not seem to be of particularly high importance. The information is available from retailers and the customer assistance line. However, we receive very, very few enquiries regarding country of origin."
The Australian Consumers Association is an advocate for truth in labelling and for protecting consumers from meaningless terminology. Spokeswoman Lisa Tait says: "It simply might not occur to many people to ask. Somebody could easily, and perhaps incorrectly, assume a particular car comes from a particular country. We think consumers really need to have a reasonable understanding of where the products they buy are made. Unfortunately, no legislation compels car makers to provide it."
Holden spokesman Jason Laird says buyers who consider country of origin in their purchasing decision make it their business to ask. He says the information is readily available, by phone, at dealerships at the click of a mouse. "We would, however, support improved labelling if it was proven that it helped the buying process," he says.
Ford's Sinead McAlary says a vehicle's country of origin is already "generally well promoted" and the current labelling system is adequate. "There would need to be a qualitative additional benefit to the consumer to prompt any new regulation," she says.
There is another quandry: with production fragmented, a label can't tell you everything. In order to qualify for a Made in Australia label, a product must derive 50 per cent of its cost of production from Australia, according to the Australian Consumers' Association.
Based on this criteria, would a country of origin label on a car offer relevance to buyers? Honda's Mark Higgins says the concept is meaningless. "Cars constitute an assembly of around 6000 components," he says. "You might have a US-built engine, Japanese driveline, wheels from Germany, tyres from Italy and a body manufactured in Thailand. A statement like 'Made in Thailand from 75 per cent imported components' wouldn't really help consumers. It can't be spelled out adequately in three words."
Globalisation of the car industry means most brands have gone offshore and the decision is driven purely by economics. The Mercedes-Benz M-Class off-roader, for example, was, from its inception, a walk-up start for the US market. Therefore its manufacturing plant was built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. BMW 3 Series sedans are among the top sellers in South Africa, which is why they are built there, at Rosslyn, near Pretoria. The so-called Japanese utes - Hilux, Courier/Bravo, Rodeo and Triton - are all built in Thailand, a nation busily building its reputation as the Detroit of the East, and where the market for utes is expected to be on a roll for some time.
But what of the quality? Holden's Laird is dismissive of detractors. "Perceptions about some countries' manufacturing capabilities are just that - perceptions." McAlary says Ford Australia won't source a vehicle from a new manufacturing plant without first ensuring it meets the company's global standards. BMW's Alexander Corne says it's a misconception that remote manufacturing locations are selected on the basis of cheap labour costs. "Cost of labour forms a very small part of the overall costs associated with manufacturing. Factories built to BMW standards are very expensive, mitigating against the proliferation of assembly plants."
At least one advantage of automotive globalisation is that Australia is less frequently regarded as a low-volume backwater that has to wait its turn, often for a year or more, historically, when a new model is released. The new BMW 3 Series, for example, went on sale in Europe early in March this year. It was released here within two months. How many buyers will be aware of, or care about, its South African origin remains uncertain.
Where do I come from?
City and country of origin
Alfa Romeo All built in Italy. The 166 is from Milan, the rest are from Naples.
Audi A3 and A4, Ingolstadt, Germany; A6 and A8, Neckarsulm, Germany; TT Gyor, Hungary.
Bentley Crewe, England.
BMW 1 Series, 3 Series coupe, convertible, station wagon, Munich, Germany; 3 Series sedan, Pretoria, South Africa; 5 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series, Dingolfing, Germany; X3, Graz, Austria; X5 and Z4, Spartanburg, US.
Chrysler Crossfire, Osnabruck, Germany; Voyager and 300C, Graz, Austria; PT Cruiser, Toluca, Mexico.
Citroen Berlingo, Xsara and C4 Vigo, Spain. The rest in France, C3, Paris; C5, Rennes.
Daihatsu Kyoto, Tada, Ikeda, Shiga, Japan.
Ferrari Maranello, Italy.
Ford Falcon, Falcon ute, Fairlane and Territory, Melbourne, Australia; Courier, Rayong, Thailand; Courier V6, Silverton, South Africa; Focus, Saarlouis, Germany (three-door hatch); Focus ST, Valencia, Spain (sedan, five-door hatch); F-Series, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Fiesta, Cologne, Germany; Transit, Kocaeli, Turkey; Econovan, Hiroshima, Japan; Explorer, St Louis, US; Escape, Hofu, Japan.
Holden Barina, Combo, Zaragoza, Spain; Astra Classic, Gliwice, Poland; AH Astra, Antwerp, Belgium; Vectra, Russelheim, Germany; Zafira, Rodeo, Rayong, Thailand; Cruze, Kosai, Japan; Commodore, Berlina, Calais, Monaro, Statesman, Caprice, Ute, Crewman, One-Tonner, Adventra, Adelaide, Australia.
Honda Accord, Civic GLi (four-door), Rojana Thailand; Accord Euro, CR-V, Legend, Odyssey, Saitama, Japan; Civic Vi (five-door), Civic hybrid, Integra, Jazz, NSX, S2000, Suzuka, Japan; MDX, Alliston, Canada.
Hyundai All built in South Korea. Sonata and Grandeur, Asan, other models, Ulsan.
Jaguar All built in England. XJ, XK, Coventry; S-Type, Birmingham; X-Type, Liverpool.
Jeep Cherokee and Wrangler, Toledo, US; Grand Cherokee, Graz, Austria.
Kia Hwasung, Sohari, Kwangju, South Korea.
Lamborghini Sant'Agata, Italy.
Land Rover/Range Rover Solihull, England.
Maserati Modena, Italy.
Mazda B-series Rayong, Thailand; all other models Hiroshima, Japan.
Mercedes-Benz/Maybach C-Class saloon, East London, South Africa; M-Class, Tuscaloosa, US; all others built in Stuttgart, Bremen and Rastatt, Germany.
Mini Oxford, England.
Mitsubishi Magna and Verada, Adelaide, Australia; Colt and Grandis, Okazaki, Japan; Lancer, Outlander, Express van, Mizashima, Japan; Pajero, Challenger, Nagoya, Japan; Triton, Phathumthanee, Thailand.
Nissan Pulsar hatch, Sunderland, England; all other models built in Japan. Pulsar sedan, Maxima, X-Trail and Pathfinder, Kyushu; 350Z, Tochigi; Patrol and Navara, Shatai.
Peugeot 206, Ryton England. All other models built in France. 206CC, Mulhouse or Poissy; 307, 307CC, Mulhouse or Sochaux; 407, Rennes; 607 Sochaux.
Porsche Boxster, Stuttgart, Germany or Uusikaupunki, Finland; Cayenne, Leipzig, Germany. All other models built in Stuttgart.
Renault Clio, Flins, France; Clio Renault Sport and Megane Renault Sport, Dieppe, France; Megane Coupe Cabriolet and Scenic, Douai, France; Laguna, Sandouville, France; Kangoo, Maubeuge, France; Master, Batilly, France; Trafic, Luton, England; Megane hatch, Palencia, Spain; Megane sedan, Bursa, Turkey.
Rolls-Royce Goodwood, England.
Saab 9-3, 9-5, Trollhatten, Sweden; 9-3 convertible, Graz, Austria.
Smart Roadster, Fortwo, Fortwo cabrio, Hambach, France. Engines from Germany. Forfour, NedCar plant, Born, Holland.
Subaru All models built in Yajima, Japan.
Toyota Camry and Avalon, Melbourne, Australia; Hilux, Bangkok, Thailand; Corolla Sportivo and hatch, Durban, South Africa, Corolla sedan and wagon, Nagoya, Japan. All other models built in Japan.
Volkswagen Golf and Polo hatch, Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Polo sedan, Shanghai, China; Beetle and Beetle Cabriolet, Puebla, Mexico; Bora and Passat, Wolfsburg, Germany; Touareg, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; Transporter and LT, Hannover, Germany.
Volvo S80, XC90, XC70, Torslanda, Sweden; C70, C70 cabriolet, Uddevalla, Sweden; S40, S60, V50, Ghent, Belgium; V70; Torslanda, Sweden or Ghent, Belgium.
Crack the code
Need your vehicle's state of origin?
The first two digits of your vehicle's 17-character Vehicle Identification Number code may be the only clue where it was assembled. Here are the VIN codes for vehicles on sale in Australia.
VA through VE - Austria
6A through 6W - Australia
YA through YE - Belgium
9A through 9E - Brazil
2A through 2O - Canada
LA through LO - China
YF through YK - Finland
VF through VR - France
SN through ST - Germany
WA through WO - Germany
TR through TV - Hungary
ZA through ZR - Italy
JA through JO - Japan
PL through PR - Malaysia
3A through 3W - Mexico
XL through XR - Netherlands
SU through SZ - Poland
U5 through U7 - Slovak Republic
AA through AH - South Africa
KL through KR - South Korea
VS through VW - Spain
YS through YW - Sweden
ML through MR - Thailand
NL through NR - Turkey
SA through SM - United Kingdom
1A through 1O - United States
4A through 4O - United States
5A through 5O - United States
VIN code not here? Visit http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm - an online VIN decoder.
Details correct at publication.


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Clean sweep for Donegal at Suffolk Sheep Society Premier Show
A Donegal breeder dominated the awards at the south of Ireland Suffolk Sheep Society Premier Show and Sale, but the cream at the sale was scooped by a north Clare breeder who exhibited the price topper.
The supreme champion of show, selected from the large entry at central auctions mart Roscrea, was awarded to a January-born ram from the Carlisle flock of well-known breeder Andrew Wilson, Raphoe, out of Rookery Classic by the sire Birness Murray.
The champion, judged the male champion of show, was awarded the Suffolk Sheep Society Cup for the best Suffolk ram bred in southern Ireland, the Bocock cup for the best exhibitor bred ram, and Arthur O'Keeffe cup for the open ram class.
In the sales ring, auctioneer Michael Taaffe's hammer fell on the champion at €1,500, a disappointing price for a brother to a recent £14,000 ram - reflecting a tough seasonal trade. He also took home €2,650 for another January-born ram.
However, the reserve overall champion, bred and exhibited by PJ Howard, Ballyvaughan, went to a February-born ram out of Kells' Liam Og and by the sire Garryhinch Impact. He sold to Coleraine sheep breeder Denis Taylor for €3,100, which is an Irish seasonal to-date high for the breed.
The breeder of the sale price topper, from a small flock of Suffolks in the Burren area, received €7,200 for a ram from the flock a couple of years ago and was pleased with the sale.
Show judge Martin Butler wasn't hiding the difficulty in deciding the championship.
"The reserve was very, very close. It was only a toss up between them, it could have gone either way. The reserve was a smaller lamb, but with great style and great bone. The champion is a bigger animal, a great sheep too," he said.


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A Taste of New and Old
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I arrived in Riga, and its a much bigger metropolitan city than the other Baltic countries...
First let me say that I LOVE my hostel! The Argonaut Naughty Squirrel :D Upon arrival, you are greeted with a alcoholic beverage of your choice... I had the 'apple pie shot' :D I was on my way to explore the city, but decided to join Ieva, a co-owner of the hostel and a Evan a british traveller in a trip to the Riga Market. Now we are not talking about just any other market, this market is HUGE! The market is housed in Zeplin hangers :D
Once I passed through the doors, I quickly realized that this feels like I am back in Soviet Communist times since everyone speaks Russian! Ieva, from the hostel knows EVERYONE! She has a 'bread lady', a 'milk lady', and the most important the 'honey lady' :D The honey lady runs the whole market with an iron fist, don't let the cheerful exterior fool you!
Now I quickly jump into Russian, once I see that people speak it to others, as its more comfortable for some of the workers than English.
Now that we got all the food that was needed and paid our respects to the honey lady, we went to the other part of the market where you can literally buy ANYTHING! You can buy parts to the bicycle, go two booths over and pay a guy to put it together :D
At night there was a huge sports event in town, Latvia was facing Switzerland in the ice hockey world championships, and you aren't Latvian if you are not watching the game...
I joined some of my friends at a local bar, eating great garlic bread, drinking local beer! Latvia won and the entire bar went CRAZY! All that celebrating made us hungry, so @2AM we went to 'Pelmeni' for some late night dumplings... hmmmm goood!


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Danish rail freight subsidies approved
The European Commission has approved Danish environmental subsidies for an ongoing scheme intended to encourage the transport of goods by rail instead of road. The scheme, first approved by the Commission in 1999, will be allowed to continue for another four years. The subsidies offset the effect of charges for railway infrastructure use, enabling better competition between the rail freight and road freight sectors, as lorries do not have to pay to use the road network, the Commission says. Railion Danmark is the main beneficiary of the scheme. See press release.
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