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AVRev Reviews Synchrony Home Theatre Speakers
October 1, 2008
With modest beginnings commencing in 1972, loudspeaker manufacturer PSB has become one of the most recognizable icons in today's audio industry. Receiving endless accolades from industry peers, as well as delighted consumers, the Canadian-based company is well known for providing products with exceptional performance, which are value-engineered to compete with products often costing substantially more.
Now that PSB is part of The Lenbrook Group, original owner Paul Barton operates as chief designer and continues to be one of the most impassioned patriarchs in the audio industry today. Barton has been highly influential in developing many of the design protocols and scientific guidelines used in many of today's high-performance loudspeakers. Throughout his career, he has extensively utilized Canada's National Research Council (NRC), a government-managed scientific and engineering research institution, taking full advantage of their expansive resources and state-of-the-art testing facilities.
PSB's most recent loudspeaker series, Synchrony, embodies Barton's philosophies on developing a true reference loudspeaker, retaining the company's high-value standards. The Synchrony Series includes a variety of floor-standing towers, bookshelf monitors, center channels and a very versatile tri-mode surround speaker. The complete product line can be mixed and matched to accommodate different performance requirements and budgetary constraints. For this review, PSB provided a pair of Synchrony One full-range towers ($4,500 per pair), Synchrony One C center channel ($2,000) and two Synchrony S Tri-mode surrounds ($2,000 per pair). PSB also supplied their SubSeries HD10 subwoofer ($1,499) to complete the 5.1 home theater system.
Throughout the Synchrony series, fit and finish were impeccable and PSB's stringent attention to detail was quite evident. As the largest floor-standing loudspeaker in the series, the Synchrony One is a multi-driver three-way capable of full-range audio reproduction. Attractively proportioned, the Synchrony One's overall measurements are 43 inches tall by eight-and-three-quarter inches wide by 12-and-three-quarter inches deep. With its machined aluminium front baffle, curved seven-ply MDF side panels and form-fitting aluminium rear panel, the Synchrony One feels exceptionally solid throughout its construction and has an overall weight of 60 pounds.
A plethora of unique construction techniques were used in creating the Synchrony series to minimize enclosure resonances and manage energy transfers. Using the computer-aided design software SolidWorks, PSB was able to do extensive analysis of the entire enclosure and subassemblies, optimizing much of the design before the first speaker was built. I had an opportunity to spend an afternoon with Paul Barton and he enthusiastically shared with me the exploded renderings of all the new loudspeakers. From its exterior, Synchrony One could be considered as somewhat conventional, but the internal design and construction is anything but that. From its extensive bracing, distinctive driver mounting and unique modular construction, the Synchrony One's internal engineering and design is extraordinary.
"...Enthusiastically recommended."
Driver complement consists of a one-inch titanium dome tweeter with ferrofluid, a four-inch fine-weave fiberglass midrange and three fine-weave fiberglass six-and-a-half-inch woofers. Compared to many traditional three-ways, the Synchrony driver positioning is somewhat unconventional. PSB has positioned the tweeter below the midrange in order to optimize frequency response for a normal seating position. Furthermore, the three woofers are spread out symmetrically along the front baffle, one positioned at the bottom, a second approximately in the center, and the third at the very top of the speaker. The design is intended to minimize the typical frequency deviation that is caused by the first-floor reflection typical of loudspeakers using a single woofer. By using multiple woofers and placing them at different distances from the floor, the sum of the output of all the drivers creates a smoother and more uniform frequency response throughout their operating range. Additionally, the tower utilizes three ports at the back of the speaker to further augment the lower-frequency response. Another nice touch is the well-made binding posts that allow for bi-wiring or bi-amping the floor-standing tower.
Overall sensitivity for the Synchrony One in an anechoic chamber is rated at 88 dB and 90 dB in a typical listening room. Impedance is listed at a nominal four-ohm load. These measurements are fairly typical for the entire line of speakers for the Synchrony, with slightly lower sensitivity for the surrounds.
Covering center channel duties is PSB's substantial Synchrony One C. Parallel to the Synchrony One, the three-way center channel uses similar drivers in a dual-woofer horizontal layout. Using the same one-inch titanium dome tweeter with ferrofluid and a four-inch fine-weave fiberglass midrange, the center channel also deploys two fine-weave fiberglass six-and-a-half-inch woofers in an enclosure volume measuring 24-and-one-quarter inches wide by eight-and-three-quarter inches tall by 12-and-three-quarter inches deep. By keeping the driver complement and configuration similar to that of the floor-standing tower, timbre accuracy and dynamic capability are closely matched between the two different loudspeakers. Equally stout in construction, the Synchrony One C weighs 37 pounds.
PSB's unique Synchrony S surround loudspeaker can accommodate a variety of wiring and placement options. For example, PSB's "tri-mode" design allows for easy bipole or dipole deployment. In addition, they offer the possibility of using one pair of surrounds for 6.1/7.1 systems by wiring the forward-firing drivers for the side surround channels and the rear-aiming transducers for the rear channels. Their two-way design has a driver complement of two one-inch ferrofluid-cooled titanium dome tweeters and a pair of five-and-a-half-inch fine-weave fiberglass woofers. Their triangulated enclosure is 11 inches wide by 13-and-one-quarter inches tall and has a depth of eight inches. Crafted with the same attention to detail as the Synchrony One and Synchrony One C, the surrounds are substantial and weigh 20 pounds each.
The self-powered SubSeries HD10 subwoofer mates an active 10-inch poly-coated fiber cone driver to two 10-inch passive radiators into a compact enclosure displacing approximately one square foot. The built-in amplifier has a continuous power rating of 750 watts and a stated dynamic peak power rating of 2,000 watts. Like most other compact subwoofers, the HD10 uses high-excursion drivers and powerful amplifiers to achieve the performance normally relegated to a larger conventional driver and enclosure. The built-in fourth-order crossover is variable between 50 Hz to 150 Hz. Additional adjustments allow for volume and phase control. The external measurement for the HD10 is a perfect cube with a height, width and depth of 12 inches and a weight of 38 pounds.
Installation was relatively straightforward for a 5.1 multi-channel system, although I did spend a fair amount of time optimizing the subwoofer placement, and configuring the surround loudspeakers. The front two main loudspeakers were positioned about nine feet apart, with the front baffle sitting approximately three feet from the back wall and four feet from the side wall. In my listening environment, the smoothest frequency response and best overall results were achieved by having the towers aimed directly at the primary seating position. The Synchrony One C center channel was positioned equal distance from the listening position and placed on a stand below a flat-panel monitor. The center channel was rotated so that the tweeter was aimed at ear level at the primary listening position.
Much more effort was put into configuring the surround sound loudspeakers and optimizing their placement. The PSB surrounds were placed on 30-inch stands that were positioned six feet to either side of the reference listening position. With PSB's surround tri-mode option, it was possible to configure the surround as a bipole or dipole, or wire the speaker to act as both surround and rear channels for a 6.1 or 7.1 surround system. I achieved the best integration by keeping the surrounds in the dipole configuration.
"The PSB Synchrony Series was a sheer pleasure to experience. During my time with it, I found myself immersed in music and movie soundtracks, often oblivious to the mechanical devices that were recreating these sonic images."
Set-up for the subwoofer was a little more challenging, due to the side-mounted passive radiators. In this particular listening room, the subwoofer is typically placed in one of the corners, but with the HD10, that location proved unsuitable for the subwoofer's driver configuration. Improved results were achieved by placing the subwoofer behind the main speakers and a few feet from the side wall.
Movies and Music
Even before I had an opportunity to optimize the PSB system, it was quite evident to me how balanced the Synchrony One towers are. Their neutral portrayal compels you to pay more attention to the essence of the music, instead of how the loudspeaker is translating it to you. Seldom did I find myself drawn to any particular character of the Synchrony One; this lack of drawing attention to any single quality is ultimately what one wants from a correctly-designed loudspeaker.
I played a variety of different musical material, some well-recorded, some not. The PSBs remained true to the source, allowing me to enjoy the better material faithfully, while avoiding any attempts to make lesser tracks more euphonic. Pepe Romero's compilation album, Famous Spanish Guitar Music (Philips), is loaded with rich, wonderful acoustic virtuoso guitar works. The track "Tango Maria" was communicated cleanly by the Synchrony Ones, presenting each individual instrument and its accompanying resonances with uncanny accuracy and delicacy.
Listening to Steve Winwood's recent release Nine Lives (Sony) provided some standout tracks that highlighted the agility and dynamic capabilities of the Synchrony towers. On "Dirty City," Winwood is reunited with his Blind Faith bandmate Eric Clapton, each offering up a healthy dose of soulful blues meshed with gritty rock and roll underpinnings. The Synchrony Ones' reproduction of this multilayered cut, with its wide array of percussion instruments, keyboards and Clapton's growling guitar licks, was emotionally compelling. Low-frequency reproduction was excellent, displaying great articulation and extension, falling shy only at the lowest registers. The easy listening track "Fly" showcases Synchrony One's midrange purity reproduction and its seamless integration throughout the upper octaves.
Functioning as a multi-channel system, the PSB Synchrony entourage mimicked the neutral characteristics presented during my two-channel audition. Their ability to handle wide dynamics, together with a neutral, smooth frequency response, made the PSBs capable of equally deciphering demanding home theater and complex multi-channel music reproduction. Timbre matching between main, center and surround loudspeakers produced seamless left to right and front to back transitions.
While revisiting several favorite movies, such as the war epic Black Hawk Down (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), the science-fiction adventure flick The Fifth Element (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), or the cerebrally eerie Signs (Buena Vista Home Entertainment), I found myself consistently immersed in the sonic presentation of each of these films. Black Hawk Down gave the Synchrony system a great workout, stressing the speakers at both frequency extremes. The system remained composed throughout the most complex combat scenes, never drawing notice to any weakness during loud passages. Speaker to speaker transition was cohesive and effortless, recreating the all-encompassing sound field of The Fifth Element. Micro-detail and spaciousness were some of the most noticeable attributes of the soundtrack for Signs. Whirling winds, rustling cornstalks and minute sonic nuances were reproduced with uncanny clarity and focus, while maintaining correct spatial positioning and amplitude.
The Downside
The overall low impedance of the Synchronys will require something more than a moderately powered receiver with a budget power supply. This most likely will not be a problem, as I can't imagine someone investing in the PSB speakers without having a competent receiver or power amplifier to drive them.
Although the HD10 subwoofer is a very strong performer, greater performance capacities can be achieved in both the low-frequency extremes and output amplitude by incorporating a more capable, i.e., much larger subwoofer into the Synchrony series system.
PSB's cherry finish definitely has a classy refined look and offers an interesting contrast between the curved side panels and machined aluminum components. Unfortunately, the black ash option I requested for this review, which undoubtedly will be the preferred choice for many consumers, does not offer a great deal of visual impact. For the untrained eye, there's not a lot that would make it stand out in a generic lineup of similarly-shaped tower loudspeakers.
PSB Synchrony Home Theater Loudspeaker System is Paul Barton's most ambitious effort to date. Making extensive use of the world-renowned Canadian National Research Council facilities and incorporating the most sophisticated design software programs and measuring instruments, Barton and his team have created a loudspeaker line of superior performance and value. Along with the science, PSB conducted extensive double-blind listening tests to optimize their product for real-world listening environments. Adding advanced construction techniques, along with intelligent use of high-quality materials, transducers and associated components, PSB has markedly advanced the art and science applied to loudspeaker design.
Collectively, these key elements culminate in an exceptionally cohesive reference listening system, offering high dynamic contrast with textbook flat-frequency response. With diminishing distortion and open window transparency, the PSB Synchrony One loudspeaker series virtually imparts such a minute sonic signature that it becomes difficult to apply descriptors to how it sounds. Dynamic music tracks and movies are rendered true to the source without enhancement of the PSB system. Sonic elements, such as high-frequency extension, cohesive midrange and articulate extended bass, will only be experienced if the recording engineer has correctly translated it to the playback medium.
The PSB Synchrony Series was a sheer pleasure to experience. During my time with it, I found myself immersed in music and movie soundtracks, often oblivious to the mechanical devices that were recreating these sonic images. "Void of character" and "absent of individual personality" are terms that often have negative connotations. In the case of the PSB Synchrony Series of loudspeakers, these phrases are not only positive, they are some of the highest compliments I can bestow. Enthusiastically recommended.
Thomas Garcia
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cat not pooping
hi all.
looking for advice for my eleven year old cat, patsy. her appetitie had been decreasing gradually over the last week (started last sunday nite suppertime). when she stopped eating for a full 24 hours, i took her to the vet. they did full blood work (came back fine, plus no diabetes). they took an xray, which showed nothing except a pinched area in her large bowel. yesterday afternoon they made her drink barium, and took xrays every so often to clock its progress. as of this morning, the barium stool is completely in her large bowel, and there are no signs of foreign objects - even the pinched area opened up. she has been prescribed metoclopromide - 5mg, 1/4 pill, 3 times a day. now we just need her to poo! she is peeing, and is not dehydrated. i have her quarantined from my other two cats so i can check her litter. the vet said she needs to poo in the next 48 hours (by monday morning), or we'll have to try something else. i'm also giving her tonic lax to try to help move things along. i'm at work all day today into this evening, but i came home on a break to let her out of the room for a bit (don't want depression setting in, as she may stop eating completely again). the other two have been locked away so i can still check the litter situation. anyway, when i brought her home last nite and left her in the room for a few hours, there were white spots under where she was laying (so, some of the barium must have come thru as i was told it would be white). she is eating a few mouthfuls at a time (yay), and is otherwise alert and happy.
just wondering if anyone has any other advice as to what we can do to get things moving... is there such a thing as an enema for a cat?
tracy : )
Yes, cats can be given enemas (by the vet) but hopefully you can avoid it. Try giving her a little pumpkin (not the pie filling, the pure kind that comes in a can). Some cats love it, others not so much, but if she'll eat it, it can be quite effective.
I would also recommend canned food or if she will only eat dry, adding water. The more liquid she takes the better.
Lactulose is another medication that I have given to constipated cats in the past, also very effective.
Here's hoping she 'produces' soon so another trip to the vet won't be necessary.
thanks, badger
thanks badger. i just got home from work and read your response. i'll pick up some pumpkin and the laxative tomorrow. how long can a cat go being backed up like this? the vet said that if nothing happens in 48 hours we'll have to try something else.
tracy : )
Ask him about lactulose, it works pretty fast. My old Badger used to get royally 'bunged up' on occasion and lactulose never failed. You use it just long enough to get things rolling. Not eating was never an issue .
I keep a close eye on his ah, litterbox activities and if he is really struggling and his stools are very small, I add a 1/2 teaspoon of unflavoured Metamucil to his wet food, which generally takes care of the problem. When it doesn't (rarely) I use Lactulose.
Barium is constipating, so that may be holding things up.
PS The vet has to prescribe Lactulose, it isn't OTC.
She needs food in her to help her poop. The vet will probably give her an enema if she doesn't poop on her own.
Another member here (Growler) who is very knowledgable on cat nutrition recommends giving Heinz Organics or Earth Organics butternut squash baby food instead of the pumpkin. She says cats seem to prefer the taste better.
Sugarcatmom (the cat guru here) may also have some other suggestions.
Good luck with Patsy.
rainbow and badger
thanks so much you guys for all the advice. i didn't know that barium could be constipating - that may be part of the problem. quick question for you. i was patting patsy and feeling her belly and "other" areas to check for swelling, and the areas to the right and left of her rectum feel hard and swollen. could her anal glands be impacted, and could this be part of the problem? i'll be so happy when my regular vet is back on monday morning. she has been away this past week, and although the other vets are good, she's the one i trust the most for knowing what is going on.
tracy : )
Enema's aren't that bad, especially if they are done properly. They can be somewhat invasive, but you're pet would prefer it over not being able to have a BM at all. Good luck and keep us posted
Rainbow thanks for the relay of info re butternut squash
If there is a very very strong fishy odor in the area of the anus then the glands are in need of expression either natually from the cat pooping or manually by the vet.
In order for her to natually express them she needs to have a normal to slightly hard poop, though they are not always expressed w/every poop.
It is possible though more likely the glands (if they are) are backed up because she's not pooping rather than the other way around, with impacted glands the cat will still try to poop but will be painful.
The glands are also sometimes expressed in situations where the cat is fearful/upset/surprised (similiar to skunks spraying)
Has Patsy been acting like she needs to poop? Straining at all?
Has she ever scooted her bum along the carpet? Showing discomfprt while trying to sit or Licking her anus excessively? These along with the odor will alert you to her need to have the anal glands looked @ by the vet.
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still no poo : (
hi all.
still no bm from patsy, although she was in the litter box thru the nite crying and scratching, so she obviously wants to go. she is still eating little bits at a time every few hours of canned food. regarding the anal glands, i was wondering because, years ago, patsy had an abscess in one of them.
also, i forgot to mention that patsy is normally a very "pukey" cat when it comes to hairballs, and i realized that i haven't seen anything on my floors since last week (this whole drama began last sunday nite). since they didn't see any foreign objects in the xray, perhaps it is hair that has her backed up.
again, i'll be so relieved when my regular vet is back tomorrow. i'll be taking patsy in for first thing in the am. i'm going to ask about an enema, because patsy hasn't pooed since at least thursday. it's possible it's even earlier in the week, as i was working thursday nite so i had to get my friend to pick her up and bring her home. although she put her into a room alone with one of my litter boxes, she didn't check to see if the box was empty, so i have no way of knowing if the poo in the box was hers or one of my other two cats. like one of you said, i'm sure she'll prefer the enema to having no bm. she's already put up with so much, i'm sure an enema will seem like a cake walk.
poor patsy! she's had one heck of a year. she had seasonal asthma last year in june, and my vet was away. the doc i saw gave her the short acting shot instead of the long one, and long story short, she suffered needlessly for about a week and a half as i ran around trying to find solutions (even ordered a mask online thinking she needed a puffer). she's not chronically asthmatic, just seasonally asthmatic.
so, pats was just in the litter box a minute ago, crying, and still no poo. the poor baby. she must be miserable. the only encouragement i have right now is that she otherwise seems pretty good - no vomiting, no lethargy, still eating (a little), drinking, peeing, etc. those are good signs, right you guys?
my other two are wondering what the heck is going on. i have them locked away together in a room to give patsy a break from quarantine. this is going to be the longest 24 hours of my life!
thanks for all the support. it means a lot.
tracy : )
a little relief for now
hi all.
well, patsy still hasn't pooed, so i called my reg vet at home just now to see what she thought. she said i shouldn't bother to continue giving her the metoclopromide as it didn't seem to be doing anything. she is going to see patsy in the morning (she is in at 10 am). she said everything else sounds okay, and that the lack of vomiting, the continued eating, etc., are all very good signs, so she doesn't think it is disastrous. she said she'll likely try a laxative first to see if that does the trick.
will keep you all updated as things progress. thanks again for your support and help. you are all pet angels!!!!!!
tracy : )
(and patsy - meow!)
Watch when she heads for the litterbox, if she is licking her lips while straining or if she vomits while attempting to poop then a trip to ER or a home call to the vet would be a good idea, this shows shes having too much difficulty trying to pass it.
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thanks growler
hi growler.
thanks for the advice. trust me, i've been keeping a close watch out for any vomiting, as they told me that would require an emergency trip. my regular doc sounded pretty positive, so i'm keeping my hopes up that she will be able to help. this is the first time i've ever had a constipated cat. so, once they give her relief this time, is there something i can add to her diet to ensure this never happens again? the doc mentioned adding mineral oil to her food. would this be a good way to prevent this from happening again?
thanks again.
tracy : )
Have a look at this thread it pertains to Patsys' constipation issue as well as mineral oil http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread....oil#post554612
I would use either butter as mentioned in the above link and/or butternut squash babyfood pure pureed from either Earth Organics or Heinz Organics to regulate the amount of water in the poop
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mineral oil
thanks for the link, growler. that makes lots of sense. i cook with olive oil, so i'll opt for that instead.
you're the best!
tracy and patsy : )
you might even want to give her a wee tiny bit today (maybe 1/4 teaspoon or less) to try to ease her bowel system since she has tried to poop already
for Patsy
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You could also try Slippery Elm Bark powder, which is useful for normalizing the water balance in a cat's intestinal tract. Here's a link to check out: http://www.littlebigcat.com/?action=...em=slipperyelm
Do you normally feed dry or wet food? Cat's are more prone to constipation when fed only dry as they tend to be chronically dehydrated.
Here's some more info on feline constipation (although I don't agree with everything in it, such as the use of petroleum jelly - but it does otherwise have some helpful tips): http://www.pawpathlittermat.com/Arti...nstipated.html
for normal pooping from now on!
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hi there.
thanks for the post. you helped me months ago when patsy was having the asthma problem too (poor thing has had a rough year - she always gets sick when my reg vet goes on vacation!). this forum is lucky to have such dedicated members as you guys. anyway, in answer to your question, i feed my cats: breakfast = canned, lunch = dry, supper = canned (small portions, of course). i like to see them eat a little dry to keep their teeth healthy.
patsy and cline (don't laugh - i didn't name them, hubby did) are my eleven year old "twins" ("tuxedo" sisters from the same litter who look alike), and punkin is my four year old baby (who we really should have named "monster" - she's so naughty - LOL!). hopefully, this post will let me add photos in this order: patsy, cline, punkin.
thanks all, from this cat house to yours. will let you know more tomorrow after i see the doc.
tracy : )
All your babies are gorgeus
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thanks, growler. i think so, too. well, lo and behold, there was poo in the litter this morning - yay! i'm one happy mama. i'm still taking her to the doc this morning for a check and advice, but everything is great!
love and support to all who responded!
The best thing for a cat's dental health is to either feed raw meat chunks (with bone is even better - chicken necks are great for this) or learn to brush their teeth ("ha ha" you say! - well I hear ya. There's a great instructional video here on how to do it with the least stress).
Anyway, you have some darn cute kitties there. May they all have long and happy lives, without anymore poop problems!!!
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hi all.
well, the doc thinks that patsy's problems started with her pancreas, as there was pain in that area earlier in the week when the first vet saw her, now not so - didn't even flinch this morning when the doc manipulated her abdomen. she was also basing this on the bloodwork patsy had done, which showed no liver or kidney problems, but did have raised white count levels (hope i'm recounting this correctly - i know she had raised levels of something?).
she also thinks patsy never really had a constipation problem, she just wasn't pooing because of the decreased appetite (in other words, nothing going in, nothing coming out, and because i have three cats, i couldn't really be certain when was the last time she pooed - i'm only certain about from thursday nite at around 9pm up to last nite at around 10pm, but it could have been earlier in the week). the poo she passed last nite passed the fecal test with flying colours, and was soft and moist, normal size, not hard & dry, which it should have been if she was constipated.
so, she has started her on a special diet: canned "recovery", canned "sensitive" and dry "gastroenteric", which she says should prevent future troubles - it's high protein, low fat. i'm also allowed to give her cooked meats (chicken, beef, fish, etc.).
i didn't know that about dry food - thank you so much sugarcatmom - i always thought dry food helped their teeth. i'll only give them small amounts of the dry and rely more heavily on the canned. the gastroenteric dry is really tiny - looks like kitten food.
anyway, mysteries solved. patsy's asthma is fine, she only gets it in june (she's an outdoor cat), and the shot that fixes it does the trick - she only ever needs the one (i know other cats need this shot a few times thru the year, right?).
thanks so much to everyone for advice and support. you guys sure do know your stuff!
hugs from me and my patsy girl
Glad to hear everything is good with Patsy
Might I suggest looking into some holistic grain-free foods not the prescription foods. Have a look at the ingredients I think you'll see which is better Wellness, Evo, Innova, Eagle Pack Holistic, Orijen, Nature's Variety, Merricks are all excellent foods. Raw in my opinion is even better
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Glad to hear that Patsy is doing better. I agree with Growler about the food......check out the Food Forum here for some good info.
Glad to see Patsy had a poop! I've been reading but haven't been able to reply (cats on keyboard)! And your babies are beautiful!
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thanks again for all the suggestions about food for my patsy girl. would that food also be appropriate for my other two (patsy's eleven year old sister, cline, and punkin, four). i just find it very hard to feed them different kinds of food. feeding all three the same is a heck of a lot easier.
tracy : )
i think my babies are beautiful, too - thanks!
With 6, whenever one has required a special diet, I've just put them all on it as like you said it's much easier. Just check with the vet to make sure but I don't think it could hurt your others unless they have different special needs.
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6 cats!
gosh.... 6 cats. how do you afford it? between the asthma episode last year and now the pancreas thing with patsy, i'm praying that nothing else goes wrong with my girls for the next while! the tests alone to determine what is going wrong are enough to break you - then you have to cover treatment on top of that. does anyone know of a good pet insurance plan that has reasonable premiums?
tracy : )
You could certainly try the other brands (in small amounts at first) and just keep a close eye on her for signs of discomfort. Or maybe mix them half and half with something like Pro Plan Salmon & Rice, Chicken & Rice in Gravy, or Turkey & Giblets (all very low in fat - just not the highest quality ingredients). Hopefully this was a one-time incident and Patsy's pancreas won't give you any more trouble.
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
how about mineral oil?
food - yay!!!!!!
oh my gosh. i have learned SO MUCH about feeding thru this thread. i can't thank you all enough. i feel like i did an okay job up until now (my eleven-year-olds are quite spry with a healthy coat, good teeth and bright eyes), but dealing with a serious illness is a whole different ball game. the subsequent diet becomes puzzling, especially in a multiple cat situation - hooray for your advice.
i'm so happy to know that i can safely feed the other two whatever i give to patsy to address her pancreatitis. so good to know what to shop for. that whole "menu foods scandal" scared me to death!!! makes you wonder what's safe to buy. i can't imagine what those poor people went thru finding out they had unknowlingly poisoned their own pets - i know i'd be sick over it. blessings and prayers to them to heal.
i'm thrilled to report that my patsy girl seems to be rallying at a slow but consistent rate - i continue to see improvement poor baby lost 4 pounds over this, so i expect this will be a gradual climb back to health. she's very sooky these days towards me - wants to be by my side all the time - so sweet!!!
thanks to all for making me feel so welcome and supported. it was really appreciated.
tracy &
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as hubby and i refer to them
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By Gil Simonds, CPCU
How about this story? Has this ever happened to you?
A producer I was working with was ecstatic one hot summer day because he had just obtained 10 referrals from a client. I was excited too and the producer was going to begin working those new referrals right away.
Well, in tracking the success of those 10 referrals, only one got written. Is that good or just normal? Let's just say, both of us felt it should have been better. So, analyzing what took place led to the following results:
• 2 were not reachable; the producer never connected with the decision-maker.
• 2 were messy businesses that the producer realized would be declined if submitted
• 3 had strong to severe loss issues
• 1 failed to provide all the needed information
• 1 was presented, but not sold
• 1 was sold
Could this one out of 10 scenario have been prevented? That is what we took it upon ourselves to evaluate. The first evaluation made was really there were only three the producer was either able to, or wanted to, quote. So, of that group, he was really one for three.
But, what about the rest of the referrals – the ones not quoted? Preventable? In our analysis, many of those were preventable so that you wouldn't end up with 70 percent being "thrown away."
The two that the producer was unable to reach were determined to be a problem based on the "introduction" he got from his client to those two prospects. (Note: You do ask to be introduced, don't you, when you obtain a referral?) The person calling their customer (our prospect) from the business was not someone known to them and thus, the call carried little weight. It was not a powerful introduction; it wasn't even a lukewarm introduction, so it was not surprising the producer couldn't get an appointment following that call.
The five that were either messy businesses or had heavy losses weren't quality businesses. Was that the luck of the draw and he just accepted that when he asked for referrals, or could those "throw-aways" have been prevented as well?
What went wrong? Bottom-line, he could have done some things a lot better at the time he asked for the referrals. Things, I call "guiding" to get the best referral, so you throw as few away as possible.
Ideally, what we want are referrals that are: 1) in the right class, 2) of the right size, and 3) of the best quality. So, how do you ask to accomplish all that?
I encourage producers to use what I call the "Ideal Prospect Definition" sandwich.
• The Top Slice of Bread describes the quality we want
• The Meat of the Sandwich is the Class we are seeking
• The Bottom Slice of Bread describes the size parameters
Asking for the right class is the easiest part, and often, size is manageable too, but the example given in the story explained that five of the 10 referrals that producer got had to be thrown away because he obtained referrals of poor quality. How do we deal with the quality of the referral? By really guiding, that's how.
Let me give you an example using the "Ideal Prospect Definition" sandwich from above:
• Who is a "Growing, Profitable, Well Run, Well-Managed" ("standard" to get quality)
• Electrical Contractor (put the class or industry type in the middle as your "meat")
• With five or more vehicles (specific criteria by class to get the right size at the end)
When you ask this way, and really guide…and get the introduction from your referral source, you will limit your "throw-aways". Referrals are too precious to bear the weight of many "casualties", so use the Sandwich concept to limit them. Further, you can also bring a list to show to your source that has screened this down so that you know you have the right size, the right class and perhaps, the good credit leading to a quality referral.
My personal belief is that better run businesses, ones that are profitable and growing, and are well-run and well-managed, will have fewer loss and credit issues common with other types of "throw-aways". Work to prevent those things from happening – YOUR time is too precious to throw many back.
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Gorge Youth Football is one month into its third season, and besides learning offensive and defensive formations, this group of fourth through sixth graders from Stevenson to The Dalles is also figuring out a few things about life.
"Football is the ultimate team sport," said Hood River Green head coach and 2000 HRV graduate Mychal Lucas. "It teaches these guys a lot of life lessons like toughness, communication skills and working well with others. Football instills certain things in its players that many other sports can't."
Lucas' team won the league title in 2001, and despite losing two of its top players (Shay Huskey and Travis Carratt) to the middle-school ranks, the team got off to a strong start, winning its season opener 52-0 over The Dalles.
"I started letting the linemen run the ball, but they were scoring, too," Lucas said. "But it was also great to see Michael Smith come back and score a couple TD's after missing last season with a broken arm. That was a big treat for the whole team," he said.
Another local team, Hood River Blue, is also off to a fast start, posting victories of 14-6 over a solid White Salmon squad, and 34-0 over The Dalles to begin the season 2-0.
"The team is coming along really well so far," said Blue head coach Erick Von Lubken. "Our kids have made a lot of progress since last year, and it's been great to have so many returning players. That field experience is a really big key," he said.
Although Von Lubken's team has been strong out of the gate, he insisted that in Gorge Youth Football, winning is secondary to learning and having fun. With that in mind, league organizers decided not to hold a championship game this season.
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Von Lubken and Lucas are both primarily focused on teaching the basics of tackling and blocking, while emphasizing safety first.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — New sports could be added to the Summer Olympics by cutting less competitive events within existing sports, IOC presidential candidate Denis Oswald said Monday.
Oswald said a "more creative approach" is needed to establish the sports program following the IOC's handling of wrestling's Olympic status.
"If you streamline some sports and keep only their events which are really universal, you could go further," Oswald said at a news conference to detail his campaign platform in the six-man race to succeed Jacques Rogge. "This space can go to different sports so that we can really create fresh blood within the program."
Oswald said he is "pretty convinced" that wrestling will return to the Olympics after being eliminated in February from the core list for the 2020 Games in a process that was designed to bring in a new sport to fulfill the 28-sport limit.
Wrestling, squash and a joint baseball-softball bid made the IOC shortlist last week for inclusion as an additional sport in 2020. A final decision will be made at the IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, two days before the Sept. 10 presidential election.
If wrestling wins the vote, no new sport will be brought in.
"I was very surprised that was wrestling was eliminated," Oswald said. "I think there were other ways to warn them. At the end, the wish was to have a new sport."
Oswald is competing against IOC Vice Presidents Thomas Bach of Germany and Ng Ser Miang of Singapore, Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico, C.K. Wu of Taiwan and Sergei Bubka of Ukraine. Rogge steps down after completing a full 12-year mandate.
Oswald picked up on widespread dissatisfaction with the sports program review, which shut out youth-oriented sports such as wakeboarding and roller sports.
The IOC has imposed a cap of 28 sports and 10,500 athletes to help host cities control costs and prepare for the 16-day event.
"It's not necessary to stick to 28 sports," Oswald said. "Every sport can make a certain effort, then you could have more than 28. There are some events which are pretty similar in which the athletes can win."
Even in established sports, only "four or five nations" were likely to win medals in some events, the longtime rowing federation president said.
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Oswald also proposes simplifying the process of cities bidding to host an Olympics, which currently involves bid officials traveling to make presentations to sports conferences and regional Olympic meetings.
The 100-plus IOC members who will elect Rogge's successor could also be given more work and responsibility under Oswald's leadership.
"I think we should make better use of the members we have. I know many of them are willing to do more," he said.
Oswald said it was "very difficult to know" how his election prospects shaped up.
Still, his commitment to an IOC campaign has ruled him out of consideration for the presidency of the World Anti-Doping Agency, which becomes vacant in November.
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Sir, I want to marry my cousin. She is the daughter of my father`s sister. But the father of that girl doesn`t belong to our family. I want to know that is there any chances of repitition of reccesive genes in our children, as her father doesn`t belong to our family. Does she have a good reshuffle blood?
Couples who are related by blood have a higher chance of having children with genetic diseases or birth defects. It is estimated that couples who are first cousins (3rd degree relatives) have about a 2-3% above the population risk, which is estimated to be about 3-4% of newborns.
If there is a specific genetic disorder in the family, then it would depend on what the disorder was and its specific type of inheritance pattern. First cousins have a higher chance of sharing the same genes - and since most people carry at least a couple of recessive genes that could lead to a genetic disorder, children from a first cousin mating would be at increased risk. The chance that both you and your first cousin carry a gene change (mutation that can cause a recessive genetic disease) is 1/16 and the chance that both of you would pass on that gene change (mutation) to a child at the same time is 1/64. This chance is based on the fact that both you and your cousin have common grandparents (your father's and her mother's parents) – it does not matter that her father is not related to your family.
The important thing is - you would need to know what medical or genetic problems are in your father's and her mother's side of the family. I would highly recommend that you talk to a geneticist or genetic counselor. They would be able to discuss your chances to have a child with a genetic disease based on your family history. They would also be able to talk to you about what options you have about preventing these problems. You can ask your doctor for a referral to a genetics clinic near you or you can locate one through the National Society of Genetic Counselors' Resource Center website below.
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Less memorabilia, more cash.
NBA legend David Thompson's decision really was that simple. Fewer things to store or dust, more green, folding stuff to spend. And donate. And enjoy.
The cliché, of course, is that any former sports hero who looks to sell precious mementos from his playing days must be flat broke and down on his luck. Certainly, there have been examples of that among those who spent too freely, managed their athletic earnings poorly or got hit in the grill post-career by bad advice or worse luck.
But it isn't the case for Oscar Robertson and Sam Jones, two other Hall of Fame legends, and it isn't the case for Thompson either. All of them have made items available through SCP Auctions – as part of individual "collections" offered for bidding that ends Saturday – willfully, happily and driven by pragmatism rather than dire need.
"I've still got a lot of stuff from my N.C. State days," said Thompson, the high-flier who played for the ABA and NBA Denver Nuggets and the Seattle SuperSonics in a pro career ended prematurely by injuries and drub abuse. "I've got a piece of the wood floor that was given to me when they retired my jersey. Also, I'm the only one to be MVP in the NBA and ABA All-Star games, so I'm keeping those trophies. As well as my Hall of Fame ring.
"I've still got enough around that I could do a couple more auctions if I wanted to."
Thompson, 58, only dipped his toe in auction waters this time because some friends from his playing days had done so and were happy with the results.
"A lot of the other guys – like [George] Gervin and Bobby Jones and Julius [Erving], guys who played in my era – have been real successful and they thought the time would be right for me to put some of my stuff out."
The stuff he has out there is fascinating: Forty-nine pieces in all, from an autographed scoresheet-plaque from his 73-point scoring outburst on April 9, 1978 (minimum bid: $100) to his 1974 NCAA championship ring (minimum: $5,000). As of Thursday evening, after 13 bids, the ring was up to $15,700.
Added together, it figures to be a nice payday for Thompson. But nothing to melodramatically save him and his loved ones from a steady diet of ramen noodles or anything.
"It's been a long time since I got an NBA check," he said. "But like most of the guys, I'm doing OK. I'm not making anywhere near what I did when I played. But I'm living within my means. We all can use money. We all have bills and whatever. Hopefully this will give me a little relief, and some can go to charity."
Thompson works as a motivational speaker and makes appearances at sports camps. He receives an NBA pension, and he also does some youth ministry work "to help kids make the right choices, unlike some of the choices I made."
He and his wife Cathy live in Charlotte, and they plan to make donations to the National Diabetes Association (Cathy lives with the disease) and to the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Thompson, by the way, remains a relevant player to today's NBA stars. Though he too often gets skipped over when experts trace the game's above-the-rim history from Elgin Baylor through Erving and Michael Jordan to the current generation, Thompson played into the 1980s. He's younger than Erving and he actually met some of these millennials.
"I've had an opportunity to speak with a lot of guys on their high school teams," Thompson said. "Jerry Stackhouse, Chris Paul, different guys, Carmelo [Anthony], I talked to all those guys. LeBron James' team, when they came through North Carolina, he said he used to wear my throwback jersey. So hopefully, he might want to get the real high school jersey."
Could be. Thompson's autographed No. 33 jersey from 1969-71 at Crest High School in Shelby, N.C., was fetching $3,993 as of Thursday evening.


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Border Patrol Sued by ACLU Over Traffic Stops
SEATTLE – The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Border Patrol and seeking to bar their agents from making traffic stops, claiming people are being pulled over and questioned "without reasonable suspicion."
The lawsuit stems from tensions between immigrants and the expanded presence of Border Patrol agents on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula, which doesn't share a land border with Canada.
"People are being stopped based solely on their appearance and ethnicity. This is unlawful and contrary to American values," said Matt Adams, legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, which also joined the lawsuit. "No one in a car should be stopped and interrogated by government agents unless the law enforcement officer has a legal basis to do so."
The ACLU and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed the lawsuit on behalf of three peninsula residents who have been stopped by Border Patrol agents.
One of them is Ernest Grimes, a prison guard at Clallam Bay Corrections Center and a part-time police officer, who said he was pulled over in 2011. The lawsuit says the agent approached Grimes, who is black, with his hand on his weapon while yelling at him to roll down his window.
The lawsuit alleges the agent provided no reason for the traffic stop while he interrogated Grimes about his immigration status. Grimes was wearing his guard uniform at the time.
The other two men in the lawsuit are Latino U.S. citizens.
Jose Sanchez, a prison guard, said Border Patrol agents have stopped him numerous times and questioned him about his immigration status. In one instance, agents told Sanchez they were pulling him over because his windows were too dark, but they didn't ask for his car insurance or registration.
The other man represented in the suit, 18-year-old Ismael Ramos Contreras, was with a group of friends when four agents pulled them over. The lawsuit says one of the agents tried to take the keys out of the ignition and interrogated the teenagers but never provided a reason for the stop. Ramos also was asked for his immigration status outside a courthouse in Forks.
"The Border Patrol's actions have created a climate of fear and anxiety for many people living on the Olympic Peninsula. The residents in this suit all are U.S. citizens who worry that they could be stopped and questioned without reason any time they drive or are passengers in cars," said Sarah Dunne, the ACLU's legal director.
The lawsuit says traffic stops by Border Patrol agents violate the Fourth Amendment and exceed the agency's legal powers. It seeks to bar such stops until agents are trained on what constitutes reasonable suspicion.
The suit also asks the court to require that agents file paperwork justifying each traffic stop and make it readily available to a court-appointed special master. The lawsuit is seeking a class-action status.
An email to the Border Patrol Thursday morning was not immediately returned. But the agency has said it is following its mandate to enforce the country's immigration laws and protect the border and shoreline from terrorists, drug smugglers and other illegal activity.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol, to beef up its presence on the U.S.-Canada border, which is almost twice as long as the U.S.-Mexico border.
In 2007, the northern border had nearly 1,100 agents. Now it has more than 2,200. In the same period, the number of agents in the Blaine sector, which covers the border area west of the Cascades, went from 133 to 331.
Over the years, Border Patrol enforcement practices common on the southern border, such as highway checkpoints, have been implemented along the northern border, miffing residents on the Olympic Peninsula, the area's congressman and local authorities. Agents cut back on road and ferry checkpoints after objections mounted.
Tensions rose last year after a forest worker drowned following a foot chase with a Border Patrol agent. The Mexican national jumped into a frigid river to elude the agent. His body was found entangled in roots three weeks later.
The Olympic Peninsula is home to rural towns around the edge of the Olympic National Park. Many immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala have moved there to work in the forests picking salal, an ornamental leaf.
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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Provider Forum Update Memo
Bureau of Child Development Services (BCDS) - First Steps
First Steps Providers
The Bureau of Child Development (BCD),
First Steps Team
September 16, 2004
Statewide Provider Forum Changes
The following changes are a result of provider forum participant comments:
Effective October 1, 2004, all First Steps' providers identified in Issue Clarification No. 04-0901-040 (April 1, 2002) will be required to attend one half-day Mandatory Cluster Forum (previously named Annual Provider Forum) held in their local service area between February and June and complete 4 quarterly Training Newsletters (see information below). Each cluster will be responsible for holding at least one half-day Mandatory Cluster Forum. Each Forum will contain State and program updates, a training item and local provider information. Providers are required to register through the UTS Connect Office and attend a Forum in the Cluster where they provide the greatest amount of services. If a provider is not able to attend a Forum in their Cluster, they may attend a Forum in another Cluster. If a Provider needs to change the registration, for example: attending a different Forum than what was originally indicated, the Provider will need to contact the UTS Connect Office at 1-800-887-1467 for an adjustment to their registration. Those Providers not able to attend a half-day Mandatory Cluster Forum must contact Provider Enrollment via email at: email@example.com and they will be advised by CRO/Provider Enrollment how to make up the missed Cluster Forum. Providers who do not contact Provider Enrollment for make-up requirements will not receive credit for First Steps credentialing purposes and will risk termination of their provider agreement.
In addition to the half-day Mandatory Cluster Forums, a quarterly Training Newsletter will be published. The newsletter will contain state updates, issue clarifications and articles of interest to all First Steps Providers. Credentialing points will be granted for reading each Training Newsletter and completing a short Continuing Education test and evaluation. All Providers will be responsible for paying the annual training fee of $60.00. This fee will include the registration fee for the required half-day Mandatory Cluster Forum and the four quarterly Training Newsletters.
If you are a current Provider and have never attended a full-day forum please contact Provider Enrollment immediately at the email address indicated above. If you are a new provider (enrolling on or after 10-01-04) you will be required to attend the half-day Mandatory Cluster Forum in addition to the quarterly Training Newsletters.
Issue Clarification 04-904-040-A is an addendum to the First Steps Personnel Standards and removes the requirement for Providers to attend the two (2) Annual Provider Forums previously required (Issue Clarification 04-904-040).


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ESSAY- Shame on who: It no longer works, Mr. President
The president's have-you-no-shame offense against Wall Street is, at best, sputtering.
AIG and the other financial wizards who ran the economy into the ground are still using bailout dollars to pay bonuses to upper management, and President Obama's chief financial player, Larry Summers, says there is nothing the administration can do.
Shame, as Summers– President Clinton's secretary of the treasury– should tell his new boss, no longer slows the American rush to feather one's own nest. Summers especially, should recognize that most of the nation took to heart President Clinton's bully pulpit legacy: "It's not what you know, or even who you know. It's what you can get away with."
Our society simply doesn't have any concept of shame anymore, Mr. President.
The examples are almost endless– check tonight's TV listings– but consider one from the Right, President Bush's flight deck arrival for the "Mission Accomplished" moment a few years back. There is little doubt the former president joined the Texas Air National Guard in the 1970s in order to ensure he wasn't snapped up by the Vietnam meat grinder. If he had any shame, he'd never have donned a flight suit 30 years later to present himself as a brave leader especially because his father's campaign had ridiculed an opponent with little foreign policy or military experience for wearing an oversized army tanker's helmet in 1988.
About that same time, Mr. President, not long after New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was attacked for "blaming the victim" because he pointed out that single, teenage mothers were a growing problem that might bankrupt the nation, morally and financially, I was startled to hear the founder of an organization fighting "black on black crime" say that the first step was ostracizing young mothers by throwing them out of high school.
"They wear that baby on their hip like a trophy today," she said. "And everyone wants a trophy."
Bill Cosby, meanwhile, was almost hung about the time you got into the Senate, Mr. President, when he suggested that the problem with absentee fathers wasn't society, it was the lack of shame of those boys spreading sperm as if it were bail-out money. Today, we have one sports star trying to decrease child support to the seven different mothers of his offspring and another behind on payments to eight women for his 10 children.
Even in our latest election, your opponents, one of whom wrote a book titled Courage Matters, didn't have the courage to stand up to American voters and tell us the truth about our gasoline addiction, saying instead that we should be rebated our meager 18.4 cents per gallon federal tax. And you, yourself, don't forget– who had never had a "buck stops here" political moment until January 20– allowed your minions to belittle one governor and former mayor as having too little executive experience for the number two job.
The future for shame doesn't look bright, either. According to one recent study, one in five American teens have texted or posted a nude photo of themselves on the internet, and 33 percent of the nation under 18 has received or viewed those nudes.
The bottom line is your shame offense will fail, Mr. President. Please, therefore, consider a couple ideas for dealing with Wall Street greed.
Solution One: Take the CIA agents who gave us "extraordinary rendition" and put them in charge of monitoring bonuses. They, not particularly well paid by Wall Street standards, are being held responsible for their actions today and no doubt desire retribution for the collapse of their retirement portfolios.
Certainly, the CIA guys can creatively redefine "is," à la President Clinton, and develop new methods which help bankers relate to shame. Call John Yoo, who wrote President Bush's legal opinions for producing a kind of sub-torture, out of academia to find a few legal loopholes in case financiers can stand the rigors of Guantanamo which, of course, you can now put to good use.
Even if the bankers don't cough up the bailout bonuses, at the very least, Mr. President, you won't have to pay unemployment benefits to the CIA's waterboarding experts.
Solution Two: set up a reality show based upon how long the Wall Streeter's family lives like Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield in the movie Sounder. No TV, no iPhone, no Bloomingdales, no Lexus, no Blackberry, no glass in the windows, and no indoor plumbing. The longer they live without whining, the higher the bonus with Main Street Americans who have lost their jobs voting on what constitutes whining.
Even if Wall Streeters "earn" the taxpayer dollars they're already getting from the bailout, broadcasting this kind of a reality show internationally would aid our foreign policy. When many across the planet see Americans in film and television shows complaining non-stop about what to them appears to be nirvana, they can easily learn to hate us and certainly think we have no shame. Many throughout the world live, still, without indoor plumbing, so a "Wall Street Bonus Reality Show" will help foreigners conclude that we are, at least, trying to understand their lives.
Mr. President, both of these solutions will help Americans return to a concept of shame, something you'll likely need in the future.
A former journalism teacher at Virginia Union University, Randy Salzman is a transportation researcher who lives in Charlottesville and writes about transportation when his transportation ideas aren't being written about.


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Value Line is regarded as the best independent research available. More than just recommendations, Value Line provides the rationale behind its picks for greater understanding.
Commercial aircraft manufacturing behemoth, Boeing Co. (BA – Free Boeing Stock Report), could be described as the quintessential blue chip company with a long legacy of considerable market share, as well as generating solid profits and capital gains. A quick look at the historical financial data in the Statistical Array shows that, while it has been a bumpy road, the company's overall earnings and dividend growth has been strong. Furthermore, over the past thirty years the stock price has fared well, in spite of some considerable setbacks, including the events of 9/11, which shattered the airline industry, as well as the onset of the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. Indeed, long-standing investors have seen the stock quintuple in the aforementioned span, which is a more-than respectable return for an industrial manufacturing company. Scanning down to the Financial Strength box reveals further evidence to support this assertion, as the equity's ratings for Price Stability and Price Growth Persistence are in the top quartile of the Value Line range. However, recent headwinds have undoubtedly raised concerns over whether BA shares will ever surpass the all-time high it achieved in 2007, on the cusp of the latest recession.
Boeing has been hard-pressed to navigate the increasing turbulence of late, the lion's share of which is related to its increasingly woebegone Dreamliner 787 program. The media has been abuzz with detractive commentary about the slew of mechanical mishaps that have beleaguered what was to be Boeing's paramount 'best-in-class' achievement and first catalytic contribution to commercial aircraft industry innovation in the 21st century.
Previously dubbed the "iPhone" of the air, Boeing's Dreamliner was an offshoot of the company's Sonic Cruiser project, which was developed to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde (now discontinued). The original program was scrapped due to heightened security and cost concerns following the tragedy of 9/11. Rather than eliminate the venture altogether, the program was transitioned into the development of the Dreamliner. The aircraft's carbon-fiber structure, advanced digitally-enhanced electronics systems, and cutting edge ergonomic interior design, initially made it something of a modern marvel. These characteristics, coupled with its unparalleled fuel efficiency and low-maintenance demands, were supposed to set the bar higher for commercial aviation, continuing Boeing's (and America's) legacy of leading aerospace innovation.
However, the initial market rollout, originally set for the summer of 2008, was plagued by delays related to seemingly endless mechanical failures and computer malfunctions, which have continued to besiege these aircraft even after officially going into service in late 2011. Many in the airline industry, the financial services arena and the mainstream media blame micro-scrutiny of Boeing's earnings performance, accompanied by management's inhibiting concerns over cost efficiency and risk aversion, for the laundry list of troubles that have undermined the Dreamliner project from the outset.
Fingerpointing aside, the recent grounding of the fleet by the Federal Aviation Adminstration (or FAA) has added to the already substantial financial toll that the company stands to bear if these problems are not resolved once and for all. Mounting flight cancellations by Boeing's largest 787 customers, including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and United Continental Holdings (UAL), will prove immensely costly. Although United has publicly backed Boeing, stating it remains intent on taking delivery of more 787s as they become available, Boeing will assuredly be expected to share the burden of the losses these companies are likely to incur. Moreover, given the complexity of the electronics at the core of the aircraft's design, often compared to that of computers and cell phones, which are known to 'crash' for no apparent reason, the yet-incalculable cost of pinpointing the root of recent malfunctions and fixing them will probably be significant. That, combined with the expense of compensating disgruntled customers and the deficit for producing the Dreamliner itself, puts consensus estimated losses associated with this program in the billions.
Nonetheless, analyst Ian Gendler remains optimistic about Boeing's financial condition and potential. In the Analyst Commentary Mr. Gendler states, "We continue to like the company's near- and long-term growth prospects." He surmises that the company's sizable backlog, coupled with the likelihood of incremental increases in passenger air travel over the next few years, will probably offset ongoing challenges related to federal defense spending cuts, among other concerns. Furthermore, Mr. Gendler states that despite the stock's untimely ranking, which can be found in the Ranks box, BA shares offer "worthwhile total-return potential" for patient investors. Indeed, Boeing's solid cash reserves and top-notch Financial Strength rating of A++ suggest that the company will weather this current storm and continue to increase revenue and profits over the long haul. Moreover, it appears that investors share this notion, for the time being, as the stock price has not declined substantially on the heels of the recent FAA decision.
At the time that this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Ubuntu Gutsy Installation Guide
plant in house
- 1 Post-Installation Checks and Tweaks
- 2 Specific Issues
- 2.1 3D desktop effects
- 2.2 Suspend/Hibernation work with 7.12
- 2.3 If you get /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so not found
- 2.4 If you get /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so not found
- 2.5 Segmentation Fault with glxinfo/fglrxinfo
- 2.6 libGL error
- 2.7 Monitor detection (1680x1050 Resolution Issue)--- SOLVED
- 2.8 A possible problem with fglrx.ko conflicts
- 2.9 Hang at logout
- 3 Revert to Xorg driver
- 4 See Also
Post-Installation Checks and Tweaks
Run the following command to check its output to ensure the fglrx driver is installed properly:
$fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 OpenGL version string: 2.1.7415 Release
64bit Users only ( 32bit users can continue to the fglrxinfo test ), after rebooting you may have noticed that you cant open aticonfig, and the fglrxinfo test below may not show ati in the info from the test, to fix this in terminal do the following command
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
OpenGL vendor string should read ATI and not Mesa.
If it still says Mesa and not ATI, even after re-enabling the driver from the Restricted-manager: You can try the following:
$ less /var/log/Xorg.0.log |grep EEif this command returns
(EE) fglrx(0): incompatible kernel module detected - HW accelerated OpenGL will not workthen remove the kernel module and reinstall it.
$ sudo dkms remove -m fglrx -v 8.471 --all
- Remove all the packages provided by the
xserver-xorg-video-allmeta-package (search for it using Synaptic or Adept), then restart the machine. The X Server should now use the new fglrx driver by force (provided the driver is being used in xorg.conf).
- If you can't log in after this, you'll have to log in to a terminal in the login screen, and reinstall the
xserver-xorg-video-allpackage. Your problem is probably somewhere else. (taken from [1]).
- Remove all the packages provided by the
- Remove the package xserver-xgl.
- Explanation: If you installed this previously in order to make compiz work, it will not allow direct rendering on your display. You can check out if this is what it causing the problem by running
DISPLAY=:0 glxinfo | grep render
- If it returns an ATI renderer, it means that xgl is being displayed indirectly on the display 1. (Taken from [2])
- Warning: This might make your compiz stop working as it is configured to use XGl. A solution might be to run the Envy script in order to configure compiz.
Note: Here is the glxinfo of a good install (for those interested).
Enable laptop mode on battery power
Enabling laptop mode on battery power gives you much better battery life, however be aware that sometimes it causes odd hangs.
Switch ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE to true
|File: /etc/default/acpi-support
# Switch to laptop-mode on battery power - off by default as it causes odd # hangs on some machines ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true
Switch FGLRX_ACPI_SWITCH_POWERSTATES to true
|File: /etc/default/fglrx
# Uncomment the next line to enable powerstate switching on ACPI # events for lid open/close and AC adapter on/off FGLRX_ACPI_SWITCH_POWERSTATES=true
Additional configure with aticonfig tool
You can configure the driver even further with the aticonfig tool, more information can be found at Configuring.
For example:
- use powerplay option to switch power state for battery friendly or performance mode
- use dual head or one big desktop mode
- turn second monitor on/off on the fly
Specific Issues
3D desktop effects
The new ATI drivers use AIGLX so there is not need to install XGL that older drivers (< 8.40) required.
Remove this section from to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. The new xorg server enables "Composite" by default.
# Section "Extensions" # Option "Composite" "0" # EndSection
Compiz does not know about the fglrx driver. You can either skip the checks
mkdir -p ~/.config/compiz && echo SKIP_CHECKS=yes >> ~/.config/compiz/compiz-manager
or add it to the compiz white list, and clear the blacklist pci Ids variable *Recommended*
sudo gedit /usr/bin/compiz
# Driver whitelist WHITELIST="fglrx nvidia intel ati radeon i810"
# blacklist based on the pci ids # BLACKLIST_PCIIDS="$T" BLACKLIST_PCIIDS=""
You might have to modify the path for line 30 and 31
COMPIZ_BIN_PATH="/usr/bin/" # For window decorators and compiz PLUGIN_PATH="/usr/lib/compiz/"
The COMPIZ_NAME on line 35 should also be modified accordingly
COMPIZ_NAME="compiz.real" # Final name for compiz (compiz.real)
After the necessary configurations, just restart X and enjoy the cool effects.
If it still does not work, locate /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager.ubuntu [this line may instead be in /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager] and see if it contains an infinite loop in it. If it does, comment out the line that causes the infinite loop.
# . /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager.ubuntu
For Kubuntu you need some extra steps:
sudo apt-get install compiz compiz-kde compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-plugins
To test 3D Effects, press ALT+F2 and type "compiz --replace".
To configure use the tool KMenu->Settings->Avanced Desktop Effect Settings.
Suspend/Hibernation work with 7.12
With Gutsy release, there was a big problem using the ATI proprietary drivers. The Suspend/Hibernate function stopped working. The problem was due to the new SLUB allocator incorporated in 2.6.22 / 2.6.23 Kernel.
The problem has been solved in the AMD Catalyst 7.12 driver release. UPDATE: The problem has NOT been solved in the AMD Catalyst 7.12 driver release.
Suspend/hibernate is not working for FireGL 5250. For FireGL 5200, suspend works with the 7.12 fglrx kernel module loaded (which did not work before this release) , but does not work if X is running.
For Thinkpad T60 with ATI X1400, to get the laptop to wake up from suspend, I had to change the following in /etc/default/acpi-support:
Even with the above settings (like POST_VIDEO=false, etc.) my ASUS Z96J with an X1600 does not suspend.
This bug has been a serious issue for several months now. There is a lot of frustration over this, because Ubuntu/Canonical has not been helpful. They've said things like suggesting not using fglrx (thanks a lot, that really helps).
Current status on this bug can be found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653/
If you get /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so not found
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ /usr/X11R6/lib/modules
It may be necessary to create the /usr/X11R6/lib directory first:
sudo mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib
If you get /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so not found
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules
Segmentation Fault with glxinfo/fglrxinfo
fglrxinfo or
glxinfo returns a Segmentation fault like this:
$ fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon Xpress Series OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1.7170 Release) Segmentation fault
Set output of libGL to verbose with
$ export LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose
fglrxinfo or
glxinfo again
libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 8.44.3 fglrx (screen 0) libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so libGL error: dlopen /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied) libGL error: unable to load driver: fglrx_dri.so display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon Xpress Series OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1.7170 Release) Segmentation fault
Don't know if its always fglrx_dri.so, but the fix is to add read permissions to the file.
Check if read permission is not there
ls -l /usr/lib/dri/ |grep fglrx_dri -rw-rw---- 1 root root 17462688 2008-01-13 17:42 fglrx_dri.so
Add read permission
$ sudo chmod +r /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so
Check read permission
ls -l /usr/lib/dri/ |grep fglrx_dri -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 17462688 2008-01-13 17:42 fglrx_dri.so
libGL error
- fglrxinfo gives: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file.
- Check the permission of the libGL.so.1.2 file with command:
ls -l /usr/lib/libGL*
- The file permission of libGL.so.1.2 should be "-rw-rw-r--". If the permission reads "-rw-rw----", do command
sudo chmod o+r /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2
- If the permission is correct, fixed with command:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
Monitor detection (1680x1050 Resolution Issue)--- SOLVED
As specified in the release notes, "Connecting a display device that supports 1680x1050 to a system running Linux may result in a maximum display resolution of 1280x1024 only being available". (from thread)
[It works with the latest driver]
Fglrx driver does not detect some monitors correctly, so you have to do it manually (google about your monitor spec with keyword: xorg.conf).
For example: Samsung 205BW 1680x1050 monitor needs manually set:
|File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Monitor" Option "DPMS" Identifier "samsung-monitor" VendorName "Samsung" ModelName "SyncMaster 205BW" HorizSync 31.4 - 80.0 VertRefresh 56.000 - 75.000 Modeline "1680x1050" 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "samsung-screen" Device "samsung-device" Monitor "samsung-monitor" Defaultdepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubSection EndSection
A possible problem with fglrx.ko conflicts
NOTE: I've run into strange problem building fglrx-kernel-source_8.443.1-1_i386.deb. If pentium-builder is installed, dkms fails to build fglrx.ko for make error (mixed implicit and static pattern rules. Stop.). It is caused by gcc.real and other indirections and wrong gcc version detection. Removing pentium-builder cures the problem.
It's necessary, because sometimes this file is written by other packages, and so there's no 3D acceleration. Check that the file /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/fglrx.ko has been created.
Create the following folder
sudo mkdir /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile
Note: the volatile directory might already exist at this stage then simply continue with the next step.
Create a symbolic link
sudo ln -sf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/fglrx.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile/fglrx.ko
NOTE : On my Gutsy install, after a reboot this link was always removed automatically leaving me without an fglrx module loaded, and thus no ATI rendering. There have been several ways of getting around this suggested here, and here is the one that worked for me:
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/ati-module-fix
And put this in it:
#!/bin/sh -e # For loading ATI display drivers ln -sf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/fglrx.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile/fglrx.ko exit 0
Make it executable
sudo chmod ugo+x /etc/init.d/ati-module-fix
Now, make this run before gdm
To check the gdm sequence number,
ls /etc/rc2.d/
The value for [seqno] in the section below should be the gdm sequence number -1.
sudo update-rc.d ati-module-fix defaults [seqno]
Hang at logout
If you experience hangs when logging out (of X) try disabling atieventsd with this command:
sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f atieventsd remove
Revert to Xorg driver
If (for any reason) the fglrx install fails, you can revert to the Xorg driver by executing
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
and selecting the "ati" driver, or simply restoring the previous /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, if you made a backup.
You also need to remove the xorg-driver-fglrx or your manually installed drivers to get the 3D acceleration back, since it is provided by file /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 which belongs to libgl1-mesa package and which is moved to backup and replaced at the installation of xorg-driver-fglrx (or the manually built) package. In case the removal of the fglrx drivers fails to restore the file from libgl1-mesa, you have to reinstall the package by running:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx