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Muhamarra Spread with Endive Spears
|Vegetables, Nuts, Bread
|Day Part
|Dinner, Lunch, Snack
|Menu Part
|Appetizer/Small Plate
|Cuisine Type
Source: California Endive
An array of savory spreads paired with wine and cocktails adds up to a tasty and enjoyable way to gather around the bar or restaurant table. Walnuts, roasted red peppers, chilies and spices ramp up the flavor of this Muhamarra Spread. Crisp, tangy endive spears make the perfect dippers.
6 oz. walnuts, broken and lightly toasted
1/2 cup crumbled whole wheat bread
12 oz. bottled roasted red peppers, drained, rinsed and chopped
About 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. pomegranate molasses or paste
1 tbsp. fresh lemon or lime juice
1 tbsp. hot red pepper paste or ¼ tsp. ground red chilies
1 tsp. coarse salt
3/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. sugar, optional
3 heads California endive spears
3 tbsp. walnut oil, optional
- In food processor, process walnuts and bread until finely chopped.
- Add roasted red peppers and 1/4 cup olive oil; process until smooth.
- Add in pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, red pepper paste or chilies to taste, salt, cumin and sugar, if desired. Process until blended.
- Add additional olive oil, 1 tbsp. at a time, pulsing after each addition, until mixture is thick but easy to spread. Taste and adjust seasonings, using additional molasses, lemon juice and/or sugar, if needed.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hr. or until ready to serve. Flavors will mellow as it stands.
- Per serving, plate 1/4 cup spread in a small ramekin; accompany with 4 to 5 spears California endive. Serve drizzled with 1 tsp. walnut oil, if desired.

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With his team at 4-8, coach Andy Reid said questions about his job status are "logical questions" but that he was not worrying about that.
"As a coach, you don't do that," he said at his day-after news conference. "I'm being as honest as I can with you. I don't worry about that. I worry about getting better, and that's where I put all of my energy in. That's what I can control and become a better football coach, and make my assistants better while at the same time, make my players better."
As he was after last night's game, Reid was asked about the focus of his team, especially as the season has slipped away.
"The focus is there," Reid said. "I think when you are losing, you almost push too hard in certain situations. You get into the what-ifs. You have to really fight that as opposed to where it just flows like it has before and in the games that we've had success."
He was asked what he tells the players now, especially as some of them could be playing for jobs next season.
"I'm honest with them," he said. "I make sure that I am shooting their way straight, including myself. I'm very real with the players. I've got a good locker room where they will work hard. What do you do now? You just continue to try to get better. That's the approach now. This is all of your business so we can all get better at it."
Obviously, the expectations have not met the reality for this team.
"I said this during training camp, there is a difference between expectations and reality," he said. "The reality is that every year you have to come together as a football team, coaches and players all working together and pulling the rope in the tug of war in the same direction. So, I think we're all searching. The players, these guys want to win as professional athletes. They want to win and be successful. Coaches want to win and be successful. Everybody is looking for that answer right now, and you're going to get a variety of answers from different individuals and I'm not worried about that. What I am worried about is what do we need to do to get better and get those answers out there, then work on those in practice."
Asked to explain how they got here, Reid said he has explained what went wrong each week. He pointed to turnovers, penalties, and red zone issues. He also took the blame.
"I look at the facts of it and I will also say that it's my fault for not putting the guys in the right position to make plays. And I believe that it comes back to the head coach and that's where it should come back to," he said.
Reid was asked whether he had spoken with owner Jeffrey Lurie about Lurie's disappointment with the season.
"Jeffrey is very competitive so he's disappointed as we all are," Reid said.
Reid said he will not change the evaluation process that he uses before the team plays next, at Miami.
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Shelby County Commissioners voted down a $4.38 county property tax rate Monday, July 8, in a decision that could reopen the county's operating budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.
At the least, the commission vote means it will be mid August at the earliest before the commission sets a tax rate. But if the commission lowers the tax rate from $4.38, it would force reconsideration of a county operating budget that is based on that higher tax rate.
The commission approved the budget in June.
The proposed tax rate failed Monday on a 5-7 vote.
Commissioner Sidney Chism recused himself, as expected, because of a day care center he and his wife own. Commissioner Melvin Burgess, who works for the consolidated school district of which the county is the sole source of local funding, read a disclaimer of his employment with the school district and voted for the tax rate. That was also expected.
The surprises in the vote total were Democratic commissioners James Harvey and Justin Ford. Both voted no.
Ford didn't take part in the commission debate before the vote.
Harvey said he believed it was possible to keep the property tax rate at $4.02 and not layoff any county employees or curtail any county services.
"I will not be voting for a tax increase," he added. "I am convinced that there is still yet an opportunity for us to cut costs."
After the vote, commissioner Steve Basar moved for reconsideration which was approved, keeping the framework of an ordinance before the commission. But his amendment to put the tax rate at $4.32 was voted down.
At that point, the commission voted to refer the matter to a budget committee meeting next week.
The $4.32 rate is the certified tax rate that county government and the state estimate would create the same amount of revenue for county government as the existing rate of $4.02 based on property value lost in the 2013 property reappraisal.
Just before the $4.38 rate was defeated, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said a significantly lower tax rate would mean layoffs and reduced services.
"To say that we have not given proper attention to cutting is really a fallacy," he added. "We will continue to cut."
He also defended the extra $20 million in the budget in funding for the consolidated school system and the six-cent tax hike in the tax rate that would go for half of that amount of new school funding.
Luttrell cited "significant turmoil" in local public education and said interim superintendent Dorsey Hopson is "trying to pull our education system out of the fire."
"This year, I think we as a county owe it to the public education system to show them that level of support," he continued.
And Luttrell said all seven of the cities and towns in Shelby County proposed property tax hikes for the new fiscal year and pointed out that six of the seven have Republican mayors.
Meanwhile, the commission later elected Harvey as its new chairman for a one-year term that begins Sept. 1 and elected Basar as chairman pro tempore for a similar term.
Harvey was elected the votes of six of the seven commissioners who voted "no" with him on the tax rate. The only exception was Ford who voted for current chairman Mike Ritz, who was making a bid for a second term.
Harvey also drew support from fellow Democrats Henri Brooks and Sidney Chism.
He was elected on the ninth round of voting by the commission. The first three rounds were before the debate and decision on the tax rate. The commission then put off later votes until after the final reading of the tax rate ordinance.
Basar was elected to the number two post with seven-votes in a closer contest with commissioner Heidi Shafer.
And the commission approved the appointment of engineer Julie Furr to the Memphis and Shelby County Building Code Board. Furr's appointment by Luttrell was delayed by the commission after she voiced opposition to pushing back the effective date of new seismic building code regulations.
The later effective date for the new code at the end of the year was approved by the commission as well as the Memphis City Council. Furr remained vocal in her opposition to the decision.
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The John Trapani Big Band's Christmas concert Dec. 6 at GlenOak High School will be its 25th annual — and its last.
The John Trapani Big Band's Christmas concert Dec. 6 at GlenOak High School will be its 25th annual — and its last.
The title of the concert, at 8 p.m. in the GlenOak theater, is "The Last First Noel."
"I'm not retiring, I want to make that clear. The show is retiring," Trapani said. "I figured the 25th was a good one to go out on."
With his big band, Trapani had been doing successful Glenn Miller tribute concerts for years when he launched his first Christmas show at Canton's Palace Theatre in December 1989. So popular were these holiday concerts that from 1993 through 1999, they were expanded to two nights.
A big attraction of Trapani shows always has been his use of original big-band arrangements, from the '40s, '50s, '60s and beyond. "I have a (musical) library to die for," he said proudly.
Highlights of this year's show will include vocalist Don Dasco performing Perry Como's version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," and Wendy Lloyd singing "Jingle Bells" in Natalie Cole style, and "White Christmas" as a vocal-trumpet duet with Trapani, a la Marion Morgan and Harry James.
John Capocci will serve as narrator for " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," a work that Trapani commissioned in 1996 from local composer Steve Parsons. "It's 12 to 15 minutes, band music interspersed with narration," Trapani said. "It's really a fine piece."
Trapani's band includes seven people who have performed in all 25 Christmas concerts — vocalist Lloyd; sax players Dick Pindel and Brad Herron; pianist Larry Pindel; trombonist Josh Devore; bassist Charles Reiman and drummer Joe Andaloro. The first 16 concerts featured magician Tim Angeloni.
The Christmas concert moved to GlenOak in 2008 after the Palace booked another event on the show's traditional date, Trapani said. After this year, GlenOak will be reserving its theater for student use during the Christmas season.
"So we're homeless," Trapani said lightly, indicating that the big-band Christmas show possibly could return at a different venue.
Advance tickets are $15 and $17.50 at Zampino's Drum Shop, Gulia Music, www.johntrapanibigband.com and 330-492-7070. All seats will be $20 at the door.


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Kaspar went into anaphylaxis last Sunday afternoon, a week ago. His lips swelled like balloons after eating some lentils and goat cheese, and I stabbed myself clear through the thumb (in the pad, out the nail) with the first Epi pen before getting it right with the second. Aaron called 9-1-1.
The ambulance arrived within minutes, and although Kaspar's lips were still huge when it arrived, the EMTs taking his vitals-- while I held him, and told them what I just told you, trying to keep it together-- said his breathing and heart-rate were right where they should be; the Epi had worked, and we were headed to the hospital. Aaron followed in the car as Kaspar and I rode in the ambulance; he was strapped into his car seat on one side of the vehicle while I was belted in just across from him. I tried to reassure him, through my tears, and simultaneously tell the EMTs everything I knew about Kaspar's allergy history, which is an incongruous mess of test results and conflicting opinions.
We'd indisputably done exactly the right thing after seeing Kaspar's lips swell—shoot the Epi in his leg and call the ambulance—but were kept in the hospital under observation for six hours, regardless (anaphylaxis can rebound). Kaspar, for his part, made himself comfortable (as in, exuberant and active) as soon as we arrived there— he repeatedly pulled his monitors off, and flirted relentlessly with the nurses. We'd been taken to a children's hospital, so were given toys for him to play with, though entertaining a one-year-old in what's basically a human-sized fish-bowl for hours on end is definitely a challenge, with or without toys (we all gave up on the monitors after several hours). Aaron went home for a while to get some work done, and I stayed with Kaspar in our little room, got him to nap for some time, lay there next to him, wrapped around him, watching him breathe and trying to breathe, as well. Inhale. Exhale. He's okay. He's okay. It's going to be okay.
He'd had an intense histamine reaction after eating some organic baby food containing peas and carrots just the day before, at the grocery store; we'd had to cut our trip short and book it to the nearest pharmacy for some Benadryl, which worked almost immediately. Since our appointment with an allergist, who'd focused on Kaspar's eczema rather than allergy test results (but also run more tests of his own), we'd followed the doctor's instructions and avoided the major common food allergens—wheat, soy, eggs, cow's milk, nuts, fish—and followed a tapered topical steroid treatment plan intended to beat the eczema properly into submission. As soon as we'd finished the steroids, however, the eczema returned, and Kaspar continued to vomit more frequently than a person probably should, and occasionally had histamine reactions along the lines of what I just described. We'd started keeping a food diary, which only reflected the daily roller-coaster of a guessing game we were living around all of this, but didn't point to any obvious, consistent triggers, and just left us more mystified (and exhausted).
We'd gotten to a pretty calm place, however, with both the eczema and vomiting. Kaspar has been pretty much baby-business-as-usual (if rather itchy) throughout our saga; growing, laughing, developing, and being a happy, delightful little guy. Western medicine's approach, for us, boiled down to a "good-luck-guessing", and "hopefully-he'll-outgrow-it" bottom line, with questionable doses of steroid and antihistamine medications sprinkled in. We weren't about to give up on looking for solutions, but we weren't going to make ourselves crazy, either, having come up against only walls in seeking them. We planned to continue living and enjoying our lives, as a family, while we continued to seek solid ground in this respect.
In fact, we'd taken Kaspar to a naturopath, someone a friend recommended, just before the grocery store trip last week. After spending two hours with us, she came up with a low-dose treatment that'd hopefully help Kaspar's system—which is clearly maxed out on some level— start to pull itself back into balance. From the inside out. This sounded right to me, theoretically, and we were willing to give it a go. I was optimistic (I am chronically so); Kaspar was being totally normal, I was feeling normal, and there we were being normal and shopping for our groceries… and then we had to leave and get some Benadryl in to our kid, who'd broken out in hives after vomiting all over the cereal aisle. Oh, right. Things are not normal for us right now. (I don't place undue value on normalcy with respect to, you know, other people… I mean normal here in terms of what feels natural and right in our respective lives.)
Anaphylaxis is a game-changer, though. As our ER doctor told us upon our discharge (and as this fascinating article in the New Yorker recently touched on), "We don't know much about this stuff, but we do know that it's very dangerous. Life or death." Not exactly the comforting words of reassurance a terrified mom wants to hear after seeing her kid's face start to swell and then jamming a needle into his leg before hopping a ride to the ER in an abulance. But, he was telling the truth. He also said that we should give our allergist another try, and that if we didn't feel like a solid relationship was forming, we should find someone else.
We saw the allergist the next day, and he took us seriously this time around. He asked lots of questions, and answered ours. He suspected that the peas and the lentils both cross-reacted with Kaspar's (very real, as his rounds of tests turned up) peanut allergy. The goat cheese, too, which was cheap stuff-- the cheap stuff in the states is made with rennet derived from some gross GMO/soy-related alchemy that Europe won't even legalize-- could very well have been the culprit. In any case, he suggested that we scale Kaspar way back to only brown rice, pumpkin, sweet potato and hemp milk-- all foods Kaspar can definitely handle-- for a week, and then introduce one new food at a time… very… slowly… according to what his test results showed would likely be safe (like, chicken came in at a "1" on his tests, while peanuts were a "79"—chicken is therefore probably okay for Kaspar to eat). Pretty straight-forward food elimination. He had a ton of blood drawn, too, so we could test for more foods and then meet with him, and a nutritionist, again in several weeks to round out Kaspar's diet, safely.
Now, this all felt like a pretty direct flashback to our pediatrician's tests and objectives back when this all began, which I mentioned, but this allergist's tests are somehow different, more specific… and so far, so good. Kaspar's just finished his week of brown rice, pumpkin and sweet potato, and he hasn't thrown up once. So, we gave him chicken tonight. I sat there with my heart in my throat, staring at him as he ate it (and he ate it with fervor, occasionally noticing my staring, and flashing me a goofy grin). No barfing, no swelling, no hives. Inhale, exhale.
His skin also looks really good, without any steroids. Maybe the eczema has been food-related all this time, after all.
I'm not going to get all excited, thinking our problem's solved. It's not. It's just currently eliminated (we do, however, know for sure that it's a food allergy problem. That's progress). But the kid has to eat. He has to eat more than pumpkin, chicken and rice. And every time he eats anything new, I'm going to be staring at him, re-living that moment when his top lip looked like it had a marble right in the center of it, and then, within seconds, his whole mouth followed suit. I'll be re-living that for a while. I feel reassured that Kaspar isn't in daycare just yet, that we have full control over his diet, that we know how to use Epi pens (well, now we do, anyway), that life is still pretty simple. In a strange way, having this worst-case-scenario play itself out launched us from the guessing game into the big leagues of finding out some facts; the lab tests give no guarantees, but do point to likelihoods… and obviously we won't be re-introducing peanuts or anything else that's clearly problematic.
I know we have a long road ahead, but I also know that others have gone before us—some of you have gone before us—and that the numbers of food-allergic American kids are growing at scary rates. In fact, I met a mom in the room next to us in the hospital-- we escaped our fishbowl for little walks here and there-- who's middle child has multiple food allergies (she was there because her youngest child had the flu). I feel like every other person I meet these days is that mom, or knows a mom like her. This mom seemed pretty calm about the whole thing, though, having found her kid's "new normal", as some of you dubbed it after my first deer-in-the-headlights post on this topic.
I'm scared by the rates at which food allergies are increasing in American kids. Luckily, there are more and more moms out there who are making some intelligent noise about this trend; while we were speeding from the grocery store to the pharmacy last Saturday, Robyn O'Brien was speaking at TEDxAustin about how the American food industry is making us (actually, our kids) really sick. She's an unlikely, and eloquent, advocate for major change. I have heard from numerous people— many of them without kids, and personally unaffected by food allergies-- that her talk at the conference stood out as the most compelling by far.
As for us, we'll be watching all of this closely, and finding our way to our normal. I'm determined for Kaspar never to go into anaphylaxis again, now that we've been there once. I spoke on the phone with the naturopath once the dust settled; we're going to continue working together with our original goal in mind, as we also work closely with the allergist. Everyone's proceeding with caution. As we should. This week's been great (if a little gastronomically dull) for Kaspar, though; you'd never know he'd landed in the ER. I'd have forgotten it myself, what with him playing and smiling and taking his first steps (!!!), except that we feed him several times a day, and then I remember.
Have you ever experienced a major emergency involving your kids? Are you on the allergy roller-coaster, like we are? Do you know anything about homeopathy (new territory for us)? Have you ever called 911? I'm looking forward to your thoughts and responses.


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Since we compiled the last biennial airframe MRO survey that examined 2010 data, global airline revenue increased, next-generation aircraft and engines entered service, and MRO market consolidation affected the European and Americas aftermarkets. A major business disruption occurred in March 2012 when Aveos Fleet Performance , which reported 2.6 million airframe maintenance man-hours in our last survey, abruptly closed and sent its customers scrambling to find new vendors.
In the past two years, the overall commercial aftermarket grew by $7 billion in total value, with the MRO market forecast to be worth $51.6 billion in 2013 (AW&ST MRO Edition, April 15, pp. MRO16-18). The 2012 MRO figures that we will examine in this survey reflect that the biggest MROs have become bigger—in their capabilities, footprint, labor hours and revenue. If you look at their objectives for 2013 and beyond, those trends should continue, as long as they can find enough qualified maintenance personnel to accommodate their growth plans.
Take the second-largest airframe maintenance entity in this survey, the Haeco Group, which includes Haeco, Taeco and Staeco. Combined, it accomplished 1,183 maintenance inputs and grew its profits in 2012 by 6.7% to HK$876 million ($112.8 million), which reflected a strong demand for both airframe and line maintenance in Hong Kong, in particular. It did this despite selling 1.3% fewer maintenance man-hours last year, compared to 2011, due to a shortage of experienced technical staff. In its 2012 annual report, Chairman Christopher Pratt highlighted that "Haeco expects to do less airframe maintenance work in Hong Kong in 2013 than in 2012, with labor shortages restricting man-hours expected to be sold in the first half to 1.2 million compared with 1.6 million in the first half of 2012."
Do not equate this to lower revenues, however, because Haeco is offering more higher-value and integrated MRO solutions, such as inventory technical management, cabin completions and reconfigurations. In addition, "We see an upswing in the market demand for GE90 engine overhaul services and are positive with the potential of narrowbody passenger-to-freighter conversions," says Summit Chan, Haeco Group director for commercial aircraft.
ST Aerospace, which has headed our Top 10 Airframe MRO list for the last several surveys, accrued 11.5 million airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, compared with 8.78 million in 2010. The Singapore-based MRO's global airframe capacity includes 38 widebody, 27 narrowbody and 24 general aviation bays across its network, which includes facilities in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Expect the MRO to open a new two-bay narrowbody hangar at Singapore Changi Airport, the primary airport for the island nation, in the third quarter that should add 200,000 man-hours to its annual capacity.
"While we recognize that the global airframe maintenance market is expected to experience slower growth with the retirement of older aircraft and the introduction of less-maintenance-intensive aircraft, we hope to maintain comparable global airframe man-hours for the next 1-2 years by growing our capabilities," says Chang Cheow Teck, ST Aerospace president.
The MRO says its Boeing 757 freighter conversions are steady—it has redelivered 70 of the 102 aircraft for which it has orders, and its expects 767 freighter conversions to resume "once the feedstock becomes available as the 787 deliveries stabilize," says Chang.
Like Haeco, ST Aerospace, which recently acquired Volant Aerospace and DRB Aviation Consultants, has expanded its interior reconfiguration offerings—including a new line of seats branded ERGO—and expects this area of its business to bring a steady flow of work during the next 1.5 years.
Many MROs in the top 15 expect cabin interior projects to be one of the strongest growth areas in the next couple years. In particular, Sabena technics, with 1.8 million airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, forecasts cabin modifications and VIP completions to be robust. It expects its 2013 numbers to be similar. SR Technics, with 881,000 airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, includes inflight entertainment.
Timco Aviation Services, which like ST Aerospace is promoting turnkey interiors that include its own seats, sees increased stand-alone modification programs, in addition to scheduled maintenance visits as "airlines undertake projects to reduce fuel burn (e.g. winglets) as well as to enhance or align cabin interiors across fleets," including new lavatory units and seats, says Leonard Kazmerski, Timco's vice president of marketing and business development.
SIA Engineering Co., which used 4.2 million of its 4.25 million available man-hours in 2012, also lists cabin retrofits as an expanding area. Besides providing complete cabin management services—from engineering design to procurement and installation—it also integrates communication systems such as inflight wireless high-speed broadband Internet and mobile phone services.
Not surprisingly, SIA Engineering and other MROs plan to add new widebody aircraft capabilities to expand their portfolios and revenues. The company also is looking at adding repair and management skills for the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 .
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT), part of the Mubadala Network, plans to start offering A380 MRO services this year—and 787 and A350 capabilities in the future. ADAT also expects to add Rolls-Royce Trent engines to its roster. The last 1.5 years were spent "right-sizing" and restructuring, but President Abdul Khaliq Saeed says the foundational changes are complete. This year is focused on "capability development" and expanding "integrated component and engine services."
SR Technics , which also is part of the Mubadala Network, plans to enhance existing A380 , 777 and 787 line, base and heavy maintenance products—including VIP services, engineering and modifications.
El Al Tech, which supports El Al Israel Airlines and third parties, targets next-generation narrowbody service expansion because the carrier is set to receive 6-8 new Boeing 737-900s. The eventual 23-aircraft fleet could increase its third-party base and heavy maintenance customers. The company completed 30,000 airframe maintenance man-hours for third-party customers last year.
Timco acquired a regional jet maintenance facility in Cincinnati last year and expects "to continue to add to existing regional jet capabilities" there in the next year, says Kazmerski.
Fokker Services, which had 230,000 aircraft maintenance man-hours in 2012, plans to expand Bombardier Dash 8 Classic aircraft capabilities in the Asia-Pacific. It cites redeliveries of Airbus A320s and 737s , as well as expanding ATR redeliveries and maintenance work as growth opportunities.
Naturally, many MROs are eyeing component and engine capabilities to broaden their offerings and support of these new aircraft. In the next year or two, expect Ameco Beijing, which performed 1.8 million line-maintenance man-hours in 2012, to add big-thrust engine repair and widebody landing-gear repairs.
Because landing-gear overhauls occur about every 10 years, A320s and 737s delivered around 2003-04 should buoy this market segment. For this reason, Dublin Aerospace, which splits its business between aircraft, landing gear and auxiliary power unit MRO, expects to see the "largest percentage increase in landing-gear overhaul" in the next year or two, says Frank Burke, head of sales.
Malaysian Airlines Engineering & Maintenance expects component repair and overhaul to be its biggest growth opportunities over upcoming years, too.
AFI KLM E&M is focusing on engine and component support but is developing a "worldwide MRO network, close to customers, via its subsidiaries, JVs and partnerships," says a company spokesman. Examples include opening a component workshop in China this year, launching a joint venture in the U.S. with Bonus Tech and Bonus Aerospace that specializes in engine teardowns, and planning to build a composite and aerostructures workshop at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Iberia, which became part of the International Airlines Group with British Airways in 2011, has been steadily increasing its maintenance division's third-party component and engine business in the last couple of years. Part of its success stems from introducing Lean processes, which have increased throughput and decreased turnaround times and costs. New products include IAE V2500 engine and A340 landing-gear MRO—as well as structural and interior airframe modifications. In 2012, Iberia Maintenance performed 122 C and D checks, redelivered 26 aircraft, modified 15 aircraft interiors and completed 18 casualty checks.
British Airways Engineering, which declined to provide its 2012 maintenance man-hour numbers, is busy getting ready for BA to accept its first A380 and 787 this summer. Its Learning Academy at London Heathrow Airport added 787 and A380 and Trent 1000 engine maintenance training classes for customers to leverage the airline's experience with the new aircraft and systems. In related news, in April it announced that it partnered with AJ Walter Aviation to support Azerbaijan Airlines' 787 components starting in 2014.
The largest European MRO group in our survey—by both airframe man-hours and revenue—is Lufthansa Technik, whose 4.1 million airframe man-hours include its European facilities in Berlin and Hamburg; Budapest, Hungary; Malta; Shannon, Ireland; and Sofia, Bulgaria, as well as Lufthansa Technik Philippines. Its Malta facility, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, logged 750,000 total labor hours—including structural work, painting and cabin modifications—in 2012 for Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines and other international operators.
Lufthansa Technik already offers a comprehensive one-stop shop approach, as well as "total" bundled airframe, engine, material, technical support, landing gear and component packages. And on June 14, it signed a long-term cooperation agreement with supplier Liebherr Aerospace to exchange component process and document management. This could signal prospects for deeper customer-service packages for Liebherr products.
In addition to components and engine capabilities, MROs are expanding backshop offerings—especially for facilities that produce fewer than 1 million man-hours.
Take Adria Airways Tehnika, which is adding interior, sheetmetal, composite and paint services, reports Deputy CEO Mirjana Ceh, whose Slovenian MRO performed 300,000 base maintenance man-hours, plus another 65,000 for line maintenance at its Ljubljana Airport base. She expects a 15% growth in airframe-related services this year, some of which will come from increasing demand for modification work.
Given the MRO market consolidation, strong pricing pressure, overcapacity in some of the mature markets, and declining maintenance requirements for next-generation aircraft coming online, MROs will need to focus on productivity, competitive services and value. And expect the biggest to become even bigger.
AAR started operating part of a former Northwest Airlines facility in Duluth, Minn., in 2011, thereby expanding its network to five facilities. But it "continues to look for viable opportunities to expand both domestically and internationally," says a company spokesman. AAR's total man-hours increased 33.5%, from 3.46 million in 2011, and it anticipates growing by 5-10% this year, compared to 2012.
Turkish Technic purchased MNG Teknik in May, which expands its offerings into 757 and 767 maintenance, as well as A300-600 cargo conversions. In 2012, Turkish alone performed 133 C and D checks, and it has 2.8 million man-hours of capacity for heavy maintenance, plus another 1.2 million for component MRO.
Its Habom facility that is scheduled to open by year-end will add another 370,000 sq. meters (4 million sq. ft.) of hangar and workshop space at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Istanbul. In addition to heavy maintenance, this location also will be home to the Turkish cabin interiors and seats industry—making it an "aviation campus" for both MRO and manufacturing, according to the company.
But at the same time, medium-size and niche players are flexing their strengths, as well.
Commercial Jet, which completed 800,000 airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, purchased Pemco World Air Services' former complex at Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama to serve as an overflow facility for its Miami operation. Pemco declined to participate in our survey this year, however, two years ago it logged 1.3 million airframe maintenance man-hours.
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, which completed 600,000 heavy maintenance and component man-hours in 2012, started building a two-bay widebody hangar in January, adjacent to its existing facilities in Wilmington, Ohio, that it plans to occupy by the end of first-quarter 2014.
Kalitta Air added 335,000 sq. ft. of hangar and shop space at its facility in Oscodo, Mich. (AW&ST MRO Edition April 15, p. MRO12), while FL Technics plans to add capacity for up to six narrowbodies at Kaunas Airport in Lithuania later this year.
FL Technics, which accrued 360,900 airframe maintenance man-hours last year, accelerated its spare parts capabilities recently with partnership with Aeroinv.com and Seal Dynamics—along with its own power-by-the-hour type programs in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (AMS) in Poland completed 280,000 third-party airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, plus another 350,000 for line maintenance. MRO for Embraer aircraft comprised the bulk of its 42 C checks in 2012, followed by Boeing 737s and 767s. Within three years, it hopes to double the number of base checks with the help of increased traffic to Poland. In addition, it expects to receive its line-maintenance certification for 787s soon. LOT Polish Airlines, which sold LOT AMS in 2012, was the European launch customer for that aircraft.
Speaking of line maintenance, while our survey excludes line maintenance from the survey tally, it's important to point out that MROs of all sizes are expanding this capability.
Air Work India expects to add new stations and upgrade existing ones to handle widebodies such as the 777, A330 and A340.
Middle East Aircraft Services Co. (Masco), which completed 57,000 third-party airframe maintenance man-hours in 2012, expects line maintenance to be its biggest growth area during the next few years.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering, which performed 650,000 airframe maintenance man-hours last year, has opened year-around line stations at East Midlands and Leeds Bradford airports in the U.K. A checks and technical management are also offered there.
SIA Engineering expects line maintenance work to grow "in tandem with the regional flight growth expected with the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) open-skies agreement starting in 2015," says a company spokeswoman.
In other words, expect growth —especially in Asia-Pacific.
2012 total airframe man-hours by corporate entities
1. Singapore Technologies Aerospace / 11.5 million
2. Haeco Group / 7.4 million
3. AAR Corp. / 4.6 million
4. SIA Engineering Co. / 4.2 million
5. Lufthansa Technik / 4.1 million
6. AFI KLME&M / 3.9 million
7. Timco Aviation Services / 3.2 million
8. Ameco Beijing / 2.8 million
9. Mubadala Aerospace* / 2.5 million
10. Iberia Maintenance / 2.3 million
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MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Western Illinois University says its new wind turbine will do more than just offset some of its golf course's electrical load.
The university says the 70 foot, 2.4 kilowatt turbine will serve as an on-site classroom for high school and junior high students from around the state.
The turbine installed Dec. 6 near the university's golf course is part of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs' Illinois Wind for Schools project. The program helps Illinois high schools and middle schools incorporate wind energy into their curricula.
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There are a few things that you simply can't rely on in life: bus timetables, the freshness of mince when it's been in your fridge for a couple of days, regardless of it's use-by date, British sitcoms that last more than three series, or Jeremy Clarkson.
So, it's good to know that there are other, dependable things out there. Things that are as guaranteed as German engineering. And one of those just so happens to be an annual release of...
Football Manager Handheld 2012
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Like its PC and latter-day PSP equivalents, the iOS version of Football Manager has become an annual event you can set your clock by, as long as your clock deals in days and weeks rather than minutes or hours. It will be instantly familiar to those who have already invested money and time in the franchise, but offers just enough new features and tweaks to make it an essential upgrade for fans.
Football Manager Handheld 2012, for the uninitiated, is not just a tablet or smartphone version of the best-selling PC game, instead it is a heavily cut down experience that has been purposely crafted to appeal to those who want to dip in and out when on a tube train, bus or generally on the move.
The layout is simplified, with fewer options and buttons, and the whole experience whizzs along fast enough to allow you to get almost an entire season's play in one day, if that's your bag.
However, none of this means that it is lacking as a simulator, oh no no no!
It offers no fewer than 12 nations and their respective leagues to manage in, including the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League and the Blue Square North and South Leagues for the very first time. Plus, you can have all the leagues of the main country you choose, plus the top leagues of three others active at the same time - allowing you to accept managerial jobs abroad during your career.
A vast number of real-world players are in the game and accessible to you, and with an updated database. But the major added feature this year comes in the form of an entirely new game mode. Challenge mode offers a number of tricky challenges for you to manage your way out of, from scenarios like "The Saviour Cometh" - in which you have to save your favoured team from relegation in the second part of a season - to "The Invincibles" - a task to remain unbeaten throughout the entire footballing year.
Plus, the news this year is more interactive, and the user interface has been fiddled about with to make it even more intuitive.
Yeah, sure, there's not as much depth here as with its bigger brother, but what it does offer is the most realistic management experience on a mobile device. The 3D engine may be missing, but the top-down highlights were good enough for us a few years ago, and at least they move about as per your tactics. There are too many rival games on the App Store that offer an experience more like schools football, where everybody chases the ball around the pitch at the same time. This provides more than a refreshing change.
UPDATE: Football Manager Handheld for Android comes out today (11 April) and we've been reliably informed that it shares the same DNA as the iOS version reviewed above. Unless there's an obvious bug in the final build, we applaud its arrival on Android smartphones as much as we did the Apple-centric version when it was first released.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Rory McIlory was one of five 2012 European Ryder Cup players to miss the cut Friday in the BMW PGA Championship, while Medinah teammate Francesco Molinari took the lead at cold and wet Wentworth.
The second-ranked McIlory had a 3-over 75 to finish at 5 over. Two-time defending champion Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie -- all members of Europe's winning team last year at Medinah -- also dropped out early. Molinari put himself in position for his fourth European Tour title, shooting a 68 to take a one-stroke lead at 6 under.
"I am really happy with my two days and while the conditions were quite tough, I'm hitting the ball well off the tee, and the putter is also working well," the Italian said.
South Africa's George Coetzee, Scotland's Marc Warren, England's Mark Foster and Spain's Alejandro Canizares were tied for second. Foster had a 69, and Coetzee, Warren and Canizares shot 70.
Sergio Garcia, the Spanish player whose verbal sparring with Tiger Woods turned ugly this week when he said he would "serve fried chicken" if he had dinner with Woods, was five strokes back after a 71.
McIlroy hit only four fairways in the second round, a roller-coaster front nine of four birdies but also five bogeys. He parred the next seven holes, made a double bogey on the 17th after driving out of bounds, and closed with a two-putt birdie.
"It was just a tough day and I didn't get off to the best start to be 2 over through three," said McIlroy, who also missed the cut last year. "I did manage a couple of birdies to get back to level but it was a grind. I was missing a lot of greens and couldn't really give myself many chances to make any shots back and obviously try to get into the weekend."
McIlroy was undecided as to whether to travel to Paris to see his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki prepare for the French Open or travel to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix auto race.
Donald had a 72 to finish at 6.
"Even for England this weather is pretty unseasonal and it made the course play very tough because the last couple of years it's been very warm and the ball has travelled a lot," Donald said. "I was 9 over through 21 holes playing pretty terrible golf, really."
Poulter was 8 over after a 76.
"I'm fine. I'm fine," Poulter said. "Don't worry about me as I will be posting some good scores again, soon."
Lawrie was 3 over after a 72, and McDowell 5 over after a 75. In his last five events, McDowell missed the cut in the Masters, won the RBC Heritage, missed the cut in The Players Championship, won the Volvo Match Play Championship and missed cut in the BMW PGA.
"My next tournament is the U.S. Open and I would say my preparation is perfect," he said, laughing.


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In the final years of my high school career, more concerned with going out and drinking three times a week than with actually doing anything meaningful at my supposedly posh gymnasium, I rediscovered my love for computing - a love lost during the onset of aforementioned going out and drinking. Realising I would hit university soon, I saved up 2000 guilders, ordered the parts for a brand-new computer, and thanks to this then state-of-the-art computer, old flames were rekindled. Since this pun is burning a hole in my pocket - it was an enlightening experience.
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Now that you know what components and connections to use for your High Definition System you need to know how to properly connect everything to your home theater system . This is a very crucial part of the process because a wrong connection can cause you a problem that you may mistake as a flaw in the component itself. Connecting HD components to a TV or home theater system is not as complicated as many people think. Inputs can look intimidating but are actually very easy to figure out once you know what they are used for. There are so many different options you can choose in order to connect HD components and I obviously can't go over all of them, that would take forever. To make things easier I will go over the most commonly used approach which is through a home theater system consisting of a TV , Receiver and whatever components you are connecting to the receiver. 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This is very important, the signal must be passed from your component to the receiver and then to the TV or you won't have a picture. Connecting with HDMI This is probably the easiest connection you will ever have to make since it only involves one cable. There are many different components that are HDMI compatible: Blu-Ray Disc Players , HD DVD Players, DVD Players and Cable/Sattelite Boxes just to name a few. An HDMI connection requires a single plug-in from your component to your receiver or TV. If you are hooking up a Blu-Ray Disc Player or similar component, simply connect the HDMI cable from the output on your Blu-Ray to one of the HDMI inputs on your receiver. If you are connecting a high definition cable box/satellite receiver you will need to connect your cable wire from the wall to the input jack on your cable/satellite box, then connect the HDMI cable from the output on your cable/satellite box to an HDMI input on your TV or receiver. 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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Seeking to notch a game in the victory column in Ohio Valley Conference play, Tennessee Tech heads into hostile territory against the program's longest-running nemesis to face the Eastern Kentucky Colonels Saturday afternoon in Roy Kidd Stadium.
Kickoff is at 2 p.m. CDT, and to make matters worse, it's the Colonels' Homecoming game.
Still, Tech heads into the contest knowing that the last time the Purple & Gold tread on the EKU turf, coach Watson Brown's team came away with a 28-21 victory.
Throughout the years, the series has leaned toward the Colonels, who own a 51-18 advantage including a 42-28 victory last year in Cookeville. EKU comes into the game with a 3-3 overall record and a 1-1 mark in OVC play while the Golden Eagles are 3-4 overall and 0-2 within the league.
Each team has had extra time to prepare for this encounter. EKU had an open date last weekend, and has been off since a lopsided win over Austin Peay on Oct. 5. The Golden Eagles played on Thursday night last week, giving them nine days to work on the EKU contest.
That extra time has also given the Golden Eagles a chance to heal some injuries that have hampered Tech in the past several weeks.
The ground game will have a lot to say about Saturday's outcome. Eastern Kentucky ranks first in the OVC in both rushing and rushing defense. The Colonels are averaging 224 yards per game rushing, while allowing a meager 104.5 yards per contest.
Part of the reason for the Colonels success in rushing yardge is EKU's pass protection. The Colonels have not lost many yards via the sack, ranking first in the OVC in allowing the fewest sacks, getting caught just nine times in six games. Tech, in comparison, has been sacked 21 times in seven games.
While EKU ranks first in rushing defense, the Golden Eagles are fourth in the league, allowing 178.4 yards per game.
A primary reason has been the stellar play of Golden Eagle junior safety Marty Jones, who ranks first in the OVC in tackles this season with 64 total stops, a league-best average of 9.1 per game. He had 14 tackles last week against UT Martin (along with a fumble recovery), his eighth career game with double-digit tackles totals. He posted a career-high 16 tackles three weeks ago in Tech's 38-37 win over Indiana State.
In 32 career games, Jones has 209 total tackles to rank second among all active Golden Eagle players behind junior Austin Tallant. After making 43 tackles as a true freshman in 2009, he stopped the ball carrier 87 times in 2010. He missed all of the 2011 season, and had 15 tackles in just five quarters last year when he was injured, including 13 in the opening-day win over Hampton.
Tech's defense has shown it has the ability to stymie the ground game. Tech completely shut down the run against Hampton, limiting the Pirates to 55 total yards on the ground on 29 carries, on Sept. 14. Tech had nine tackles-for-loss for 26 yards. A week later against Tennessee State, bolstered by solid play from the defensive line headlined by senior Jordan Johnson and tackle Malcolm Mitchell, Tech held the Tigers to 95 rushing yards on 36 attempts with 7.5 tackles-for-loss.
Those two games marked the 10th and 11th times under Watson Brown that Tech has held an opponent under 100 rushing yards, and the first since limiting Eastern Illinois to minus six rushing yards on Sept. 17, 2011. The Golden Eagles almost had another game of less than 100 yards allowed two weeks ago, yielding just 105 yards to Murray State.
One area where Tech could help iteself is in avoiding the yellow flags -- the Golden Eagles rank second in the OVC for fewest yards penalized per game.


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You're spoilt for choice with the variety of decorations and accessories in high street stores, reflecting our growing enthusiasm for decorating rooms for the occasion, which is now almost as popular as the ritual of 'decking the halls' at Christmas.
"Decorating the home for Easter is now as established as the beloved egg hunt, and it doesn't need to involve spending a fortune," says Anna Sheppard, head of seasonal buying at Sainsbury's.
"You can simply display an array of colourful bottles or vases containing fresh spring flowers to create a stylish mantel display, and then add pretty pastel tableware for the perfect table setting.
"Welcome guests by filling a cookie jar with baked goods and place a large, decorative bowl or wicker basket filled with fresh fruit and chocolate eggs on the kitchen table for the perfect centrepiece.
"Involve the children in the fun of popping accessories around the house, such as wooden chick and bunny ornaments, then drape Easter bunting over a doorway or around a mirror."
If the sun shines on Easter Sunday, it's the perfect opportunity to move the party outdoors, and pretty up the patio with some tubs filled with seasonal blooms, stylish paper tableware, and some signs and clues guiding those hunters to the hidden eggs.
There's no need though to puzzle over where to find the best decorations and Easter homeware - we've been hot on the trail for special touches so that your home will look a treat.
Decorated trees aren't just for Christmas - the Scandinavian tradition of Easter trees is making its mark here. Buy a ready-made tree or simply display a handful of twigs or branches in a vase and hang with tiny egg or chick decorations.
Best buys: Yellow Easter Tree, £15, John Lewis. The Contemporary Home has two desirable trees: Gisela Graham Twig And Egg Easter Tree, £25, which comes with 10 pastel eggs, or the pretty Felt Petal Easter Tree, £20.
If cluttering the house with chickens and bunting isn't your style, just pay a nod to the season with subtle touches.
Best buys: Transform a dull window with Frostbite film (FBE02) which includes a design depicting a trio of hanging eggs, from £30, The Window Film Company. Follow the theme with a framed print of mounted speckled eggs, £12.99, Marks & Spencer.


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WHY is this medicine prescribed?
Cyclophosphamide is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (types of cancer that begin in a type of white blood cells that normally fights infection); cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL, a group of cancers of the immune system that first appear as skin rashes); multiple myeloma (a type of cancer of the bone marrow); and certain types of leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells), including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), acute myeloid leukemia (AML, ANLL), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is also used to treat retinoblastoma (cancer in the eye), neuroblastoma (a cancer that begins in nerve cells and occurs mainly in children), ovarian cancer (cancer that begins in the female reproductive organs where eggs are formed), and breast cancer. Cyclophosphamide is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome (a disease that is caused by damage to the kidneys) in children whose disease has not improved, has gotten worse, or has come back after taking other medications or in children who experienced intolerable side effects with other medications. Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. When cyclophosphamide is used to treat cancer, it works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells in your body. When cyclophosphamide is used to treat nephrotic syndrome, it works by suppressing your body's immune system.
HOW should this medicine be used?
Cyclophosphamide comes as a tablet to take by mouth once a day. The length of treatment depends on the types of drugs you are taking, how well your body responds to them, and the type of cancer or condition you have. Take cyclophosphamide at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take cyclophosphamide exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Your doctor may need to delay your treatment or adjust your dose of cyclophosphamide depending on your response to treatment and any side effects that you experience. Talk to your doctor about how you are feeling during your treatment. Do not stop taking cyclophosphamide without talking to your doctor.
Are there OTHER USES for this medicine?
Cyclophosphamide is also sometimes used to treat a certain type of lung cancer (small cell lung cancer; SCLC). It is also used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma (a type of cancer of the muscles) and Ewing's sarcoma (a type of bone cancer) in children. Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication for your condition.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
What SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS should I follow?
Before taking cyclophosphamide,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to cyclophosphamide, other alkylating agents such as bendamustine (Treanda®), busulfan (Myerlan®, Busulfex®), carmustine (BiCNU®, Gliadel® Wafer), chlorambucil (Leukeran®), ifosfamide (Ifex®), lomustine (CeeNU®), melphalan (Alkeran®), procarbazine (Mutalane®), or temozolomide (Temodar®), any other medications, or any of the ingredients in cyclophosphamide. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: allopurinol (Zyloprim®), cortisone acetate, doxorubicin (Adriamycin®, Doxil®), hydrocortisone (Cortef®), or phenobarbital (Luminal® Sodium). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. Many other medications may also interact with cyclophosphamide, so be sure to tell your doctor about all the medications you are taking, even those that do not appear on this list.
- tell your doctor if you have previously received treatment with other chemotherapy medications or if you have had x-rays recently. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had kidney or liver disease.
- you should know that cyclophosphamide may interfere with the normal menstrual cycle (period) in women and may stop sperm production in men. Cyclophosphamide may cause permanent infertility (difficulty becoming pregnant); however, you should not assume that you cannot get pregnant or that you cannot get someone else pregnant. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should tell their doctors before they begin taking this drug. You should not plan to have children while receiving chemotherapy or for a while after treatments. (Talk to your doctor for further details.) Use a reliable method of birth control to prevent pregnancy. Cyclophosphamide may harm the fetus.
- if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking cyclophosphamide.
What SPECIAL DIETARY instructions should I follow?
Drink plenty of fluids while you are using this medication.
What should I do IF I FORGET to take a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.
What SIDE EFFECTS can this medicine cause?
Cyclophosphamide may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- nausea
- vomiting
- loss of appetite or weight
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- hair loss
- sores on the mouth or tongue
- changes in skin color
- changes in color or growth of finger or toe nails
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
- sore throat, fever, chills, or other signs of infection
- poor or slow wound healing
- unusual bruising or bleeding
- black, tarry stools
- painful urination or red urine
- rash
- hives
- itching
- difficulty breathing or swallowing
- shortness of breath
- cough
- swelling in the legs, ankles, or feet
- chest pain
- yellowing of the skin or eyes
Cyclophosphamide may increase the risk that you will develop other cancers. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking cyclophosphamide.
Cyclophosphamide may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at Web Site] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].
What should I know about STORAGE and DISPOSAL of this medication?
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
What should I do in case of OVERDOSE?
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Symptoms of overdose may include the following:
- black, tarry stools
- red urine
- unusual bruising or bleeding
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- sore throat, cough, fever, or other signs of infection
- swelling in the legs, ankles, or feet
- chest pain
What OTHER INFORMATION should I know?
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your body's response to cyclophosphamide.
Do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
¶These branded products are no longer on the market and only generic alternatives are available.
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho — Nearly 14 years after Joseph Pavek's retirement from potato breeding, new and improved spud varieties still bear his fingerprints.
While reading about new releases from the Oregon State University potato breeding program, Pavek noticed many of them utilized his germplasm as parents.
During a career spanning more than three decades with the USDA's Aberdeen Agricultural Research Service, Pavek, who turns 86 in October, also bred a potato variety that still ranks third in U.S. fall acreage. In 2012, his Ranger Russet represented 12.2 percent of Idaho's total plantings and 9.4 percent of the national acreage, behind Russet Burbank and Russet Norkotah.
"I think he's made a tremendous contribution. There are a bunch of growers and processors who have made money on Ranger Russets," said Phil Nolte, a University of Idaho Extension potato disease pathologist.
Nolte is impressed that Pavek also published 18 papers in the American Journal of Potato Research, served as a past president of the Potato Association of America and won the National Potato Council's researcher of the year award in 1989.
Pavek was raised on a farm in northwest Minnesota, where his family raised spuds using plows pulled by quarter horses and milked a dozen cows.
When he joined the staff at Aberdeen, where he also served on the UI faculty, Pavek recalls Idaho lagged behind other major potato states in variety development. He explained the Idaho Potato Commission was convinced it already had the world's best potato in Russet Burbank and saw no need to improve upon it. His breeding program, however, worked to best Russet Burbank's yield and size profile.
"What we were looking for was to have the characteristics of Russet Burbank but a higher yield of No. 1s," Pavek said.
His Ranger Russet, a late-maturing variety released in 1991 that processes and bakes well, produced about 80 percent No. 1-sized spuds, about 30 percent higher than Russet Burbank.
Rupert, Idaho, grower Dan Moss likes the vigor and quality of Ranger Russet.
"Ranger Russet is one of my favorite varieties. It can take a little hotter or cooler weather and it doesn't affect the potato like Russet Burbank," Moss said. "It's one of our big yielders."
However, Pavek insists his major contribution to the spud industry is the bank of germplasm he developed throughout the years. His material has been shared with major breeding programs throughout the U.S., and even Europe.
"What I saw was we really needed to broaden the germplasm so we could grow more material," Pavek said. "My predecessor would grow 10,000 single hills. I would grow 100,000 single hills, and each hill was different genetically. We really went at it at a large scale, and the Potato Commission really helped us out by seeing that we had the money we needed to grow large populations, and the university cooperated."
Pavek explained Russet Burbank is difficult to use in breeding because it's about 90 percent less fertile than other varieties, such as Norkotah. However, its genetics have been bred into every Russet variety, providing the characteristic brown skin and the quality attributes processors desire.
Pavek believes potatoes fill an important role in a balanced diet, providing essential amino acids, such as lysine, that are lacking in cereals.
Joseph J. Pavek
Age: 86
Occupation: Retired potato breeder with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen, Idaho.
Education: Bacheler's and master's degrees in plant genetics from University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. in plant genetics from University of Minnesota
Family: Son Mark is a potato researcher at Washington State University. His wife is Sylvia and his daughters are Mary, Diane, Kathy, Susan, Julie and Jane.
Hometown: American Falls, Idaho.


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Petersen, 49, of University City, was ordered to stand trial for three counts of attempted murder, which also includes shots fired through a window that missed Lisa Dowdy. Petersen was also ordered to trial for burglary and shooting at an inhabited structure on Waverly Avenue.
A new charge of brandishing a firearm in a threatening manner was added because of testimony from Dr. Mike Nielsen who said he was driving home from work at 5 a.m. and saw a man on Ravenswood Road in La Jolla lurking behind trees. Nielsen said he turned around and shined his headlights on the figure.
The man stepped out and pointed a gun at Nielsen, which prompted Nielsen to hit the gas and quickly leave. Nielsen said he later called 911 and told police what he saw.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Leo Valentine, Jr. said there was sufficient evidence shown to add the firearm-threat charge to the other charges and ordered a trial for Petersen. The defendant, a former biotech executive, pleaded not guilty to all charges at the end of the preliminary hearing.
A trial date was set for Sept. 15 and Petersen waived his right to have a speedy trial. Petersen remains in jail on $5 million bail.
Petersen had two vodka drinks and two glasses of wine from 10 p.m. to midnight before the shooting, according to Jeanne Henry, a clinical psychologist in La Jolla, with whom Petersen was living at the time. She said he was intoxicated.
Dowdy, a cancer researcher and biologist, had done business with Petersen, but it reportedly ended badly. Dowdy was shot first around 3 a.m. through his bedroom window. Four bullets were lodged in a dresser, and Dowdy was wounded in his lower back.
"When the bullets stopped firing and I was concerned that he was trying to reload, that's when I opened the curtains to look and see a little bit," said Dowdy. "I realized then this is not merely a robbery but this is someone trying to assassinate me."
Fletcher is a Mission Beach real-estate agent and Petersen's brother-in-law, although his sister is in the process of divorcing Petersen after 12 years of marriage.
Fletcher said he was taking a shower around 6:30 a.m. and heard a crash and knocking on the bathroom door. His two daughters were home, and Fletcher said he was puzzled. He was stunned to see Petersen with a gun when he opened the door.
Fletcher said he closed and locked the door, and he heard Petersen say, "I'm going to (expletive) kill you!" Fletcher said Petersen shot through the bathroom door, narrowly missing him and Petersen demanded he open his safe.
"I was not going to reason with him. He looked so angry," said Fletcher. "I reopened the door and grabbed the gun with my left hand."
"When I grabbed the gun, he fired and he shot me in the stomach. I was in shock. I was fighting for my life," said Fletcher, who said he was able to wrestle the gun out of Petersen's hand. "I had the gun and I pointed it and him and tried to shoot him."
Fletcher said the gun jammed at that point, and he grabbed a cell phone and called 911. He said he yelled for his daughters to also call 911. Petersen grabbed the phone and tried to smash it, Fletcher said.
Deputy District Attorney Amy Maund played footage of Fletcher's home security camera system, which showed a man identified as Petersen breaking a glass door with an object at 6:38 a.m. and walking through the door of the Cottontail Lane home.
"He was screaming things at me. It was gibberish. I don't know what he was talking about. He was cursing at me," said Fletcher. "I was in extreme pain."
On the video, Petersen was seen ranting and pointing his index finger at Fletcher as he sat on his couch with the jammed gun. The video then showed two San Diego police officers ordering Petersen to put his hands in the air, and Fletcher threw the gun on the floor.
Fletcher told the judge Petersen had visited him at his Mission Beach office and Petersen was angry. He said both he and his sister felt threatened.
Henry testified she met Petersen at a party and he has lived with her for the past 8 ½ months. She testified she did not hear Petersen make any threats, but said he was depressed.
Henry said Petersen was up late that night answering emails on his computer and appeared agitated. Henry said she went to bed and noticed at 3:55 a.m. that he left and that his blue BMW was gone. She said she has since visited him in jail.
Timothy Ellis of La Jolla testified he heard a gunshot and "angry yelling" outside his window that woke him up. He looked outside and identified Petersen with what he said looked like either a gun or a drill in his hand. Ellis said Petersen asked for Fletcher, but Ellis told him Fletcher didn't live there.
Petersen has no prior record and previously served as CEO of several firms in the past. If he is convicted of all charges, he faces three life terms in prison.