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Grades: Germany vs. Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Germany claimed its fourth World Cup title, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time thanks to Mario Gotze's goal in the 113th minute.
Germany's victory marks the first time that a European country has won a World Cup that was played in the Americas.
As the score line would suggest, it was a night full of standout defensive performances, with Germany's Jerome Boateng and Argentina's Ezequiel Garay both excelling. But it will be Gotze, a second-half substitute, who will go into the books as the hero, as he controlled Andre Schurrle's cross and volleyed home past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
G Manuel Neuer, 6.5 -- Commanded his box well, including an authoritative punch that took out Gonzalo Higuain. Stopped what he needed to, though he benefited from some wayward Argentine finishing.
D Benedikt Howedes, 5 -- Wins this final's Nigel de Jong Award for getting a yellow when a red wouldn't have been out of the question for a nasty foul on Pablo Zabaleta. Should have done better with a free header in the first half that he put onto the post.
D Mats Hummels, 6 -- Impeccable with his distribution, and while he was twice beaten for pace by Lionel Messi, he recovered well in one instance to nick the ball away. Grew more commanding as the game went on, though his error in extra time gifted a chance to Rodrigo Palacio that was squandered.
D Jerome Boateng, 9 -- Aside from one shaky clearance early, an immense performance. He looked very composed, especially when Argentina tested Germany with balls over the top. His first-half goal-line clearance was critical, as well as the tackle on Messi late in the second half.
D Philipp Lahm, 6.5 -- Almost played as a fifth midfielder, and contributed plenty to the attack, delivering several dangerous crosses. Was defensively sound as well.
M Bastian Schweinsteiger, 7 -- Broke up countless plays tracking back, including one dangerous first-half pass from Messi, and his passing was near flawless. Was bloodied late, but continued on.
M Christoph Kramer, 5 -- A late addition after Sami Khedira was injured in the warm-up, Kramer provided plenty of hustle defensively, but failed to have much impact in the attacking half. A shoulder to the face from Ezequiel Garay forced him to be subbed off after 32 minutes.
M Mesut Ozil, 6 -- Had some bright touches and provided plenty of problems for Argentina with his movement in the first half. The opposite seemed true in the second as his touch let him down a few times, though he did set up Kroos for a great chance.
M Toni Kroos, 5 -- Nearly gifted Argentina the opener when his header put Higuain in on goal. Played a deeper role than against Brazil, and looked much less effective. Should have done better with an 82nd-minute chance.
M Thomas Mueller, 5.5 -- A handful in the first half, regardless of where he lined up. Seemed less impactful after half-time, though he never stopped running.
F Miroslav Klose, 5 -- Seemed a bit off the pace of the game, though he did what he could to harass Argentina's defenders when in possession. Still, a fitting send-off for the World Cup's all-time leading scorer.
M Andre Schurrle, 7 -- Got right into the flow of the match after replacing Kramer, and had a few dangerous opportunities, though he would have liked to have done better with one shot hit straight at Romero. That said, his cross picked out Gotze in extra time to set up the game winner.
M Mario Gotze, 8 -- His clever pass teed up Schurrle for a good chance early in extra time, but he then saved his best for last when he chested down Schurrle's cross and rifled it past Romero.
D Per Mertesacker, NR -- Late cameo for the Arsenal defender.
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G Sergio Romero, 6.5 -- Commanded his box well enough, and delivered some sharp saves, including a drive from Schurrle early in extra time.
D Marcos Rojo, 6.5 -- Germany attacked his side continually, but he hung in there. He really grew into the match as the game progressed. Created a great chance for Palacio in extra time.
D Ezequiel Garay, 8 -- Won his aerial duels and provided good cover as well. A massive performance on the biggest stage.
D Martin Demichelis, 6 -- Put out plenty of fires and had some well-timed tackles in the first half. An otherwise magnificent night was spoiled in extra time when he failed to pick up Gotze.
D Pablo Zabaleta, 7 -- He did get undressed by Schurrle on one occasion, but otherwise was solid, and did well to head clear one dangerous cross at full stretch. Caused problems going forward as well.
M Javier Mascherano, 5.5 -- Seemed a bit off his game in the first half, and had one dreadful giveaway. Another poor touch in the second half resulted in a yellow card. His game seemed to pick up in the latter stages, though he was lucky to avoid a second yellow in extra time.
M Lucas Biglia, 6 -- Picked up the slack for Mascherano, as he plugged gaps in midfield, and gradually contributed more to the attack, including a gorgeous through-ball to Messi in the 47th minute.
M Enzo Perez, 5 -- Made his usual defensive contribution, but while he linked up with his teammates well, he offered little in attack.
M Ezequiel Lavezzi, 7 -- Caused all kinds of problems when he dribbled at the German defense, and his half-time substitution came as a complete shock.
F Lionel Messi, 4 -- If this was his big moment, he didn't take it. Was largely quiet in the first half, but did have two dangerous runs that nearly resulted in goals. Should have done better with a chance early in the second half. His night was topped off by a woeful free kick that sailed high over the bar.
F Gonzalo Higuain, 3.5 -- One of those nights in which nothing went right for him. Was given a gift of a chance in the first half thanks to Kroos' poor header, but missed badly. He simply has to get that on target. Couldn't stay onside when played in by Lavezzi.
F Sergio Aguero, 4 -- Was completely shackled by Boateng and Hummels.
F Rodrigo Palacio, 4 -- Provided only a marginal improvement over Higuain, the man he replaced, and squandered a glorious chance in extra time, lofting his effort wide.
M Fernando Gago, 5 -- Linked up reasonably well, but for a tactical substitution, he provided little attacking spark.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @JeffreyCarlisle.


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Submission + - Is iPhone Battery Usefulness On The Decline? (itworld.com)
jfruh writes: "Every time a company rolls out a new version of a product, it extols how much better it is than the previous version. Thus, Apple spent a part of its iPhone 5 rollout touting the staying power of the latest version of its battery. But have iPhone batteries really seen improvement since the original came out in '07? Kevin Purdy crunches the number and concludes that, whiile the 5's battery beats the 4S's, we still haven't returned to the capabilities of the original phone."

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Professors from National Taiwan University's School of Veterinary Medicine recently found the rabies virus in the bodies of three Formosan ferret-badgers that were sent there for testing, causing Taiwan to fall off the list of rabies-free countries after 54 years.
The way the Council of Agriculture has handled communicable diseases between animals and humans, such as the avian flu, over the past decade is causing concern that it will be impossible for Taiwan to get back on the list of rabies-free countries, while the risk of Taiwanese contracting rabies increases by the day.
China is one of the worst places for rabies in the world, with between 2,000 and 3,000 people dying from the disease each year. Official information shows that more than 90 percent of those infected fell sick after being bitten by dogs that carried the virus, followed by infected ferret-badgers, with a small minority contracting it from infected domestic cats and pigs.
It was only in 1994 that the Chinese government verified that wild ferret-badgers in several provinces in southeastern China carried the rabies virus, and it was not until 1997 that cases of people becoming ill with the virus after being bitten by ferret-badgers began to appear. After that, there have been frequent reports of people in this region dying after being bitten by ferret-badgers.
Last year, in Hangzhou in China's Zhejiang Province, a farmer became infected after she was bitten by a ferret-badger and died four days later.
An important question for people in Taiwan is whether the wildlife rescue team in Nantou, where the infected ferret-badgers were found, were bitten by the animals that they sent to the university for testing. Because there is a high risk of this having happened, they should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Information shows that ferret-badgers in the regions in China where rabies has been present for a long time were carrying another form of rabies whose genetic sequence is 89 percent similar to the rabies virus among dogs. This virus may have originated from dogs, and while there are some genetic differences between the two varieties, it would still be fatal to dogs and humans. The genetic sequence of the rabies virus found in Formosan ferret-badgers and the variety found in dogs is between 88 and 92 percent similar. While they are not the same virus, we cannot afford to overlook the dangers of them.
The council has increased vaccination of domestic dogs in Gukeng (古坑) in Yunlin, and Yuchi (魚池) and Lugu (鹿谷) in Nantou, the areas where the infected ferret-badgers were found, but they have done nothing at all about the wild animals in these areas. Just how is this going to be of any use?
In 2007, the US announced it was free of rabies among canines and the US Department of Agriculture immediately started to periodically spray a recombinant rabies vaccine from helicopters on affected areas in the wild as a way of administering oral vaccines among wild animals, stating that this could stop the transmission of rabies among wild animals.
There are many wild animals in Taiwan that could possibly be infected with the rabies virus, including primates such as monkeys, carnivores such as leopard cats and chiroptera such as bats. All of these animals could become infected and pass the virus on. The council should take a leaf out of the US' book and wipe out the virus among wild animals to stop it from spreading.
Now that Taiwan has the rabies virus in wild animals, if the council does not effectively carry out monitoring, quarantine and prevention measures and it allows stray dogs to run around in open fields, cross contamination between wild animals, such as the ferret-badger, and dogs will occur and the risk of rabies infection among humans will become very real.
Liou Pei-pai is a former director of the Taiwan Animal Health Research Institute.
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Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) said Wednesday that its fourth quarter profit fell 32% from last year, when results were boosted by a hefty gain from a legal settlement with Intel Corp. (INTC). Fourth quarter revenue grew 7.5% from a year earlier.
The company's quarterly earnings per share, excluding items, came in above analysts' expectations as did its quarterly revenue.
However, the company forecast first quarter revenue below analysts' current consensus estimate.
Nvidia shares are currently down 5.44% in after hours trading after closing Wednesday's regular trading session at $16.17, down 7 cents. The shares trade in a 52-week range of $11.47 to $26.01.
Following the June 2011 acquisition of Icera, Nvidia currently offers the two main processors used in smartphones. They are the applications processor, in the form of the NVIDIATegra super chip, and the baseband processor, based on Icera technology.
Nvidia, which launched Tegra 3 last year, the world's first quad-core processor for super phones and tablets, is betting high on the chip.
During the fourth quarter, the company's Tegra 3 processors started shipping to consumers in the Asus Transformer Prime tablet. The tablet is the first to run Android 4.0, "Ice Cream Sandwich." Asus has also announced a $249 tablet to be based on Tegra 3.
However, new mobile processors from rivals Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is expected to give Nvidia a tough fight. Moreover, Nvidia's processors have struggled in a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad tablet, which relies on processors designed by Apple itself.
Nvidia had lowered its revenue fourth quarter outlook last month, citing a global disk-drive shortage due to flooding in Thailand and a more than expected decline in business for the company's Tegra 2 processor.
For the fourth quarter, the Santa Clara, California-based company's net income fell to $116.0 million or $0.19 per share, compared to $171.7 million or $0.29 per share for the year-ago quarter.
Excluding items, adjusted net income for the fourth quarter increased to $158.1 million or $0.26 per share from $142.4 million $0.24 per share in the prior year quarter.
On average, 30 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.19 per share for the fourth quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Reported gross margin for the quarter improved to 51.4% from 48.1% a year earlier, while adjusted gross margin increased to 52.5% from 48.3% last year.
Fourth quarter revenue rose 7.5% to $953.19 million from $886.38 million in the same quarter last year. Twenty eight analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $950.51 million for the fourth quarter.
"I am pleased with our achievements last year. Our GPU business grew sharply. And, with the success of Tegra, we established our position in the mobile market," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of NVIDIA.
Looking forward, Nvidia forecast first quarter revenue of $900 million to $930 million. Analysts currently expect the company to post revenue of $944.85 million for the first quarter.
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The majority of the parts I ordered have shown up; still need a few more before I can start assembling though.
Although I haven't used them yet but to bench test and have a look inside, the Savox servos I ordered seem to be good quality and are not as noisy as some of the feedback I've seen would let on.
Anyone ever dye the trx cvd dust boots black? If so how well did they take the color and did they come out a true black or purpleish?
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That's a nice pile of parts there!
What body is that?
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LiPo? Naw NITRO!!
Proline E Revo slipstream...
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to bad no one make a body that can cover up the lenght of the arms.
as always snook....awesome build
as for dying the boots, give it a good soak and leave it for 10 mins or less.
The wheels don't fit under the body but the arms are covered.
This is what I'm thinking I am going to use for my trucks once I get them built.
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LiPo? Naw NITRO!!
OK. The boots do dye black well but it takes more than just a 10 min soak
I hade to simmer the boots in liquid rit dye (1 bottle of dye, to 1 bottle of water) for 15 minutes and then let soak for another hour before the boots turned completely black.
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Looks good, I like the boots black a whole lot better then blue.
I may try this on mine, thank you for sharing!
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LiPo? Naw NITRO!!
Final mockup is complete
I had to make more changes due to the slipstream body Im using. The wing mount I had before would have needed a lot of the rear of the body to be cut away in order to clear the mount. The slip stream body for the E-Revo is designed to go with the Revo wing mount so I reconfigured the rear shock tower and added the Revo mount.
I also made a brace for the large air filter that secures it to the transmission housing.
The contour of the slipstream body hugs the air filter and filter neck almost perfectly. I have the body as low as it can go with only 1 round hole for the engine head, if I want to go any lower I will have to cut away part of the rear window area so that the filter neck will clear.
All thats left is to tear it down, dye a few more small parts and give it a final polish before assembling with locktite.
Havent decided on body paint yet but Im leaning toward Red, with a few chrome paint accents and lots of stickers. I think Im also going to get more XO-1 rear tires for the front as the fronts look a little too skinny.
Fully dressed with everything except fuel, 8lbs 2oz. as it sits.
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Looking good. When should be expect a video of this thing running?
Probably not until early spring, unless the weather cooperates and I get a few days off to focus on it.
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Awesome! Now I see the difference between the front and rear XO-1 wheels before I bought them!
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
Body painted also. I took the easy way out and just sprayed it 1 color (Race Red) and added a few stickers.
I took it to the concrete oval track today to get some more run time on the engine and to see what the handling felt like.
4 tanks of fuel, no hiccups and it handles very well. I dont think it can be flipped over unless I hit something or just loose control at high speed.
I have it locked in 1st gear atm but even so its very quick. 70 + mph is looking very feasible.
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That is SWEET Snook! The body looks perfect on there with those wheels, and it drives fast, that's just an awesome project you put together there.
That Bad Boy looks fast even sitting still! How about you tease us with a vid?
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That is a awesome machine!! Can't wait to see it in action..
Thanks for the compliments guys.
If the temp warms up today I may unlock 2nd gear and strap a gps to it to see what speeds I'm looking at so far.
Yesterday was just a few runs to see if any bugs popped up and to get a little nitro fix.
I may get a little video later today if the weather cooperates.
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nice truck, kind of odd with the small tires sticking really far out of a skinny body
kawasaki summit, revo& slash; regular rusty, pede
I ran 1 quick tank today with the tranny locked in 2nd gear to get an idea of how well the gearing is going to be.
It never got above 54 degrees F today and was windy so I just ran it in the street in front of my house.
I warmed it up to about 185 with a hairdryer and ran almost a full tank before I turned on the camera. I ran out of fuel right at the end of the run on the way back to me as you can hear in the video and I didnt want to push it any farther with the conditions outside. The little 75cc tank I have recessed into the chassis gives very little warning (no lean tank issue) as to when its getting low on fuel. I noticed yesterday that the engine will bark at you a couple times and its empty a few seconds later.
It is pulling 2nd gear very well from the start (I was easing into the throttle) and spools up to top rpms pretty quickly so I think I have the power still available for taller gearing.
When installed my 3rd gear is a significant jump in the internal ratio and it usually yields 20 to 22mph more than a stock 2 speed does.
Im going to put it away for now until the weather turns better and I have more time to dedicate to it or I will probably end up crashing it if I hurry.
50.5 mph isnt too bad with a stock 2 speed and the gears/tires Im running; I had calculated 48 mph in second gear. Im fairly confident 70 will fall and now Im thinking even a little more is possible.
Time will tell.
Oh yea, the run was only 175 feet long when I let off the throttle which is better than I expected.
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That thing is nice. I saw it in person yesterday and I tell you guys its really nice. Snook man didn't take no short cuts. Good work.
Wow does that engine & pipe combo sound mean!
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LiPo? Naw NITRO!!
shinyyyyy lol.
kawasaki summit, revo& slash; regular rusty, pede
I finally got the time and some decent weather to do some more speed run testing.
Lots of problems with the 3 speed
1st set of problems was with the input shaft/gears. I broke 1 input shaft, broke 2 roll pins for the stock input gears, cracked 2 stock input gears and shredded a plastic 3rd gear input.
Using 1st gear with the torque of the engine at a good rpm was causing a lot of stress on the input shaft and gears at the shift change to 2nd and 3rd.
I now have 2nd gear adjusted to shift asap so I am now basically taking off in 2nd gear with 1st gear just used to get the primary shaft to spin and engage 2nd gear almost immediately.
I also replaced the input 3rd gear with a steel gear to mesh with the primary steel 3rd gear.
Hopefully taking off in 2nd will reduce the load/shock on the stock 2nd gear input and it will last, or I will have to replace both 1st and 2nd gear inputs with steel also.
The input shaft broke where I had drilled it for the added 3rd gear right when the shift change occurred. The new steel gear (28T Tekno pinion) is anchored with a grub screw so I only made a small concave dimple on the shaft to match the grub screw profile so it should be stronger in that area.
After those modifications were done, I broke the FOC output shaft where it was drilled to relocate the plastic FOC gear Replaced the shaft and that worked ok for 1 shift into 3rd and about ½ way through the power band I shredded the plastic FOC gear RPMs through the roof
I have now modified a steel 26T Tekno pinion with a 5mm bore to 6mm to fit the FOC shaft. I did the shaft the same as the input and just made a small concave dimple on the shaft for the grub screw instead of it being drilled completely through.
All of my 3rd gear drive gears will now be steel. Input, primary 3rd gear, primary forward gear and the forward output.
If I have any more failures of the plastic gears I will swap them all to steel also.
Everything that broke imo was a combination of the torque that the engine and pipe are making, the extra speed the gears/shafts are turning due to the sg/cb ratio (28sg/18bell) and no slipper clutch. I knew there would be issues to work out but it seems they all popped up at once.
Other than that the truck ran great with no other hiccups. Handles very well with the length of the chassis and low COG and I dont need nearly as much room as I though I would to stop. I did manage a nice top speed on the gps on the run when stock FOC gear shredded and the engine hadnt even got on the pipe yet. If I can get the gears to hold out, it should be interesting
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Sounds like it's gonna be a rocket!
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i'll take two! haha, just kiddin' buddy, great looking rig.
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I love to see fine engineering in progress, thanks.
Today was a good day for testing. It didnt end so well though.
After making mods again to the transmission and setting the 1st to 2nd shift point very early everything was going well until I unlocked 3rd gear.
I did 2 easy runs just to see if the shift point from 2nd to 3rd was within a reasonable rpm and then gave it its 1st real WOT run with 3rd gear.
It hit 3rd at what seemed to be just a little early on the rpms and was pulling strong and then POP, RPMs through the roof again.
It turned out to be a broken primary shaft this time. I had modified a foc shaft as a replacement for the stock primary which also can not take the torque either and it broke exactly where I thought it would if it were to break, dead center of the hole to attach the foc gear.
Im done with breaking shafts and will have some custom made and hardened before giving it another try.
The twin build also uses the same transmission design and no way will it be able to handle the torque with both engines and being considerably heavier than the smaxx.
Ill get it to hold together sooner or later or both builds are just expensive shelf queens.
On a good note the gears held up well and once I get the shafts made it should be looking good, at least thats what I keep telling my self
If I can ever keep the transmission together it does have great potential for some high top speed.
The 70mph mark I was trying to reach with the smaxx was surpassed with the broken shaft run and now Im looking for all I can get.
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So you passed 70mph with your S-Maxx? If so, nicely done!The 70mph mark I was trying to reach with the smaxx was surpassed with the broken shaft run and now I'm looking for all I can get.
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
Yep, 70+ was kicked to the curb. Now I'm hopeful for something starting with an 8...
Just got to keep it in 1 piece, it would be a disappointment if I can't beat on it a little bit and something breaks every time out.
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Nice , your machines are crazy cool..
Do you shoot any video Snook? Like to see...
Where It's All RC
No video of the last test. I was charging the camera battery with plans of filming it later in the afternoon after the lot I usually use for the testing cleared of the cars for the day.
My daughter was even going to go and film for me so I wouldnt have to mount the camera on a tripod.
The broken shaft happened testing it on my street which is a little downhill so the mph I got wasnt a true level run and doesnt really count in my book.
I even had my pit box all packed up and ready to go C'est la vie
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nice build...how come they dont sell the smaxx anymore?
My guess is because a S-Maxx is just a 2wd version of the T-Maxx. Just buy a T-Maxx and remove the front diff, front drive shafts, and the front center drive shaft and ta da! You've got a S-Maxx.how come they dont sell the smaxx anymore?
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
: ) ........ gotcha
I was puzzled at why the primary shaft broke where it did. Not due to there being a hole through the shaft but why it broke where it did when in 3rd gear.
When in 3rd gear, the 3rd gear clutch is in front of the break and everything behind it (1st and 2nd gear assembly) should be free spooling around the owb with little to no resistance meaning the area of the break should have little force being applied to it when in 3rd gear. I did some scrutinizing of the primary shaft and noticed some wear on the shaft where the owb rides and then looked close at the owb. It was toasted and I could see that it had got hot (the bearing was almost new).
This caused me to do a little experimenting and I mocked up another foc shaft as a primary and just installed 1/2/3 input and primary gears to test with compressed air.
After spinning a 36T spur with approx 100/80 psi for 2 minutes in 3rd gear the rpms began to slow dramatically and then suddenly stopped.
I could barely spin the spur by hand and it felt really rough. I sat the tranny down to answer a phone call and approx 5 minutes later picked it up again and once I spun the spur a few times it freed up and spun like it should. I came to the conclusion that the owb and/or the primary shaft is heating up due to the excessive rpms it has to spin with 3rd gear installed and its grabbing hold of the primary shaft and cant work as it should with such tight tolerances. I compared a stock primary shaft diameter where the owb rides against the foc shaft and they are exactly the same. I then put the foc shaft in the drill press and reduced the diameter in just the area of the owb by approx 0.13mm and tested again. After continually spinning the spur for 4 minutes everything spun smooth and free.
Im still not for sure if the bearing heating up played a big part in the shaft breaking where it did but I do know that it would most definitely rob me of some speed if it were to heat up and cause excess friction.
I will give making another primary shaft 1 more try. I purchased a #2 Vanadium screwdriver and am going to cut the shaft off and use it as a primary shaft. It is 6mm diameter and I dont want to cut it down to 5mm for the bearings and forward output gear.
I ordered 6x11x4 bearing to use with the primary instead of the stock 5x11x4 so the shaft will have to be reduced in diameter slightly o fit the bearings and will have to modify the steel forward primary gear the same way I did the steel FOC gear to fit the 6mm shaft. That way there will be no through holes and the shaft will be approx 5.97mm through and through except for the area where the owb rides and 2 small flat spots to anchor the 2nd & 3rd gear clutches. If the primary shaft fails again after that Ill really be scratching my head.
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After have so many issues with the 3 speed (breaking shafts and smoking owbs) I decided to switch gears so to speak and revert back to a 2 speed.
I think the main issue with the 3 speed is the stock owb just cant handle the back spin rpms thats required once in 3rd gear.
The only way for me to reduce the rpms of the primary shaft and still get the overall ratio needed for the speed was to either decrease the ratio of the rear diff or decrease the ratio of the primary forward and output gears.
I did a couple of test runs this weekend with 30/24 primary/output gearing and got some decent results. I was going easy on it due to I have worn out all my owb I have on hand and didnt want to smoke another one but I managed to consistently make runs in the mid 60mph range with it without applying WOT until the last ¼ of the run.
This morning I replaced the stock forward primary gear with a 32T gear instead of the stock 28T and replaced the stock output gear with a 22T in place of the stock 26T. That changes the primary/output shaft ratio from the stock .928:1 to .687:1 which considerably lowers the rpm of the primary shaft needed to attain the same relative speed as would my 3rd gear ratio in the 3 speed.
Using a 18T Bell and a 26T Spur I ran a couple of test earlier and got the speed back up over 70 mph on the 1st good pass 2nd pass not so good, I used an old tranny housing that I had put brass inserts in for mounting to the chassis and the brass inserts pulled out just enough to kill the sg/cb mesh. I went back home and remounted the tranny using longer screws and 3mm nylocks on 3 corners and gave it another go.
2nd good pass after warming up was + 74mph and I was going to go for broke on a 3rd pass but when I refueled I felt a slight bind when I rolled the rig backwards.
After looking it over I found a tooth missing from the 26T pinion gear Im using as a spur.
Only about 15 high speed passes on that pinion. Even with the missing tooth the mesh was still good, the tooth probably fractured when the brass inserts pulled out of the tranny housing and I just didnt notice it or couldnt see it when I reset the mesh. The tooth was there when I reset the mesh so hopefully the missing tooth was just from the previous loose transmission and a new pinion will take care of it.
Im out of pinions to test with and have to go out of town again for a 10 day work trip so it will be a couple weeks before I can give it another go round. I have lots of pinions and all parts ordered to make a couple new complete transmissions that should be waiting for me when I get back home.
Just bumps in the road
Heres a vid of the testing from Saturday with 2 speeds and 30T/24T primary and output gears and 18/26 cb/sg gearing. I was being easy on it on the run until ¾ through the run due to the badly worn owb and only have approx 120 to stop after I let off. 120 feet sounds like a lot until its @ 60 + and only rwd Engine rpms on that 64.4 mph run calculate to only 23,250 so there was quite a few rs left in it.
On a funny note: I was offered a nice BMX bicycle and a slightly worn basketball as a trade from a couple kids playing ball at the church ball court
No slipper/tall gearing/power = broken parts.
Looking good, I think you need a wing on the front also lol. Though it seems pretty stable.
nice!! she's fast! wicked...
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup chopped onion
2 to 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth or stock
1 cup 1-percent milk
2 cups frozen peas and carrots
2 cups cubed or shredded seasoned rotisserie chicken
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon Morton Nature�s Seasons seasoning blend
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1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water
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In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the onion and saute until it is just turning golden. Sprinkle in the 2 tablespoons of flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in the broth and milk. Cook on medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened. Add the peas and carrots, chicken, thyme, seasoning blend, salt and black pepper to taste. Cook about 5 minutes. If mixture is too thin, scoop out some of the liquid into a small bowl and mix in the remaining 1 tablespoon of flour. Stir the flour mixture back into the saucepan and heat a few more minutes to thicken.
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PER SERVING: 415 calories (48 percent from fat), 22 grams fat (6 grams saturated fat), 32 grams carbohydrates, 22 grams protein, 464 mg sodium, 52 mg cholesterol, 3 grams fiber.


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By LACEY JARRELL
Capital Press
The Lane County clerk's office has rejected an initiative submitted by the Support Local Food Rights group, which wants to ban growing genetically modified crops in the county.
Ann Kneeland, spokesperson for Support Local Food Rights, said the initiative was rejected for failing to meet the single-subject rule, which states that an initiative can address only one issue or subject.
Kneeland identified the initiative's single subject as "obtaining and protecting a natural community."
"All the provisions in the ordinance advance that goal," Kneeland said.
A certified letter Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart sent to Kneeland notifying her the initiative had been rejected identified four subjects that violated the single-subject rule: the creation of rights of natural communities; the creation of rights to self-government and sovereign citizenship; the elimination or curtailment of corporate rights; and limited immunity to federal patent law.
Kneeland said the group does not plan to revise the initiative's language. Instead, it plans to file a petition to request that the decision is reviewed by the Circuit Court.
"We're confident that when we present this to a judge, they will agree that the ordinance as drafted will comply to the single-subject requirement," she said.
If approved by county officials, the initiative must be assigned a ballot title before the group can begin collecting petition signatures to have the initiative placed on the May 2014 ballot.
The ordinance was modeled after a similar initiative submitted to Benton County in 2012 by the group What's In Our Future Benton County. The original submission was rejected by Benton County officials for non-compliance with the single-subject requirement, and group members submitted a revised initiative in June.


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Hi Henci,
I just read an article by Michel Odent that appeared in a British newspaper (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-559913/A-obstetrician-men-NEVER-birth-child.html) Having had my husband at the birth of both of my children, I have to admit I think that I agree with Dr Odent. Not that my husband wasn't extremely helpful, loving and attentive - but he was also stressed to the eyeballs, swimming in adrenaline and I am sure a big part of the reason that I caved in and asked for an epidural. I'd love to know your thoughts on this one!


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Fire officials in the Dutchess County village of Wappingers Falls tell the Poughkeepsie Journal that the blaze was reported around 5 a.m. Wednesday at the Domino's at the end of a row of businesses on Route 9.
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I don't know about this lineup. Seems like we are raising the white flag on this game. No Ludwick or Frazier. Go getem Leake.
1. Zack Cozart (R) SS
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Stetson baseball wins final home game of the season.
Stetson completed its first series sweep of the season on Sunday with a 7-6 victory over Northern Kentucky.
The Hatters (26-26, 15-9) got a sacrifice fly from Garrett Russini in the seventh inning and then held on in the ninth as Tyler Warmoth (5-2) loaded the bases by hitting two batters before getting the final out of the game on a fly ball.
NKU falls to 8-43 on the year and 3-21 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The Norse are now 4-15 on the year in one-run games, a record that includes eight one-run losses during their current 12-game losing streak.
K'shawn Smith led the Hatters at the plate. He went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Chad Rood started the game for Stetson and went 3� innings and gave up six runs on eight hits while striking out one and walking one.
"We handed Chad the ball and told him to go for as long as he could," Stetson coach Pete Dunn said. "We needed to turn that double play for him in the fourth, and we couldn't do it. That has been a bugaboo for us all year, and we aren't going to win the (A-Sun) tournament if we can't turn a double play."


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as well as the creator of the SCUMM engine
Bang on, writing software is so the same as working on a production line.Take a car for example. There's the guy that designed the car, and there's the hundreds or thousands who put it together. Which one would you say 'created' it? Most people would choose the designer.
According to the following article, Chip Morningstar wrote the first SCUMM compiler and came up with the name. But he gives credit to only Ron Gilbert for designing the scripting engine.
I would hazard a guess that this game wouldn't so much be an entity unto itself, as an extension of their critiques and insight into the gaming world. Look for them to take the piss out of themselves and the games business and culture and its attendant cliches, sacred cows, and (hopefully) personalities.
I don't see how making this game will affect their status as outsiders. The fact that they're making an adventure game (a genre that appeals mainly to longtime and hardcore gamers, and that has been dead
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Michigan Modernizes Strength and Conditioning Regimen
Which is a good thing.
Michigan had a reputation of using outdated strength and conditioning methods before Barwis arrived. In fact, earlier this week, U-M got rid of all the old equipment during a sale at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse in order to make way for the new stuff Barwis is bringing in to implement his program.
Now, I must admit, I had no idea just how antique the strength and conditioning regimen was at U-M until we here at the MZone obtained the exclusive picture below of a Wolverine workout from the start of the 2007 season...
9 comments:
- whetstonebuck said...
Are you sure those aren't undocumented aliens building your original field house? I mean, who else would dress like that?
I demand an investigation!
- January 16, 2008 7:29 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
They did keep the medicine ball, though, right? Right?
- January 16, 2008 8:28 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I think this and the shredding post you have are pretty related, according to the truth you read on the internet.
- January 16, 2008 8:55 AM
- Nathan said...
What the hell were you guys using up there if here at WEST VIRGINIA University had more advanced training equipment? Did your locker room look like one of those world's strongest man shows with just big rocks and kegs of beer for the players to roll around?
- January 16, 2008 10:31 AM
- adioscordura said...
Going by your pictures of UM linemen
(http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2008/01/spread-comes-to-michigan.html) a new work out plan would be beneficial. I mean they need to get stronger and faster to beat Div. I-AA schools.
- January 16, 2008 10:56 AM
- phil said...
Hey, I need to point out that the gym in the picture is NOT Michigan's workout facility. That's a picture from my Pilates class. And for your information, the guys and I in the class WERE ready for App. St. (did they have a Pilates team?)
- January 16, 2008 12:32 PM
- Mikoyan said...
State of the art facilities didn't help Drago in his last fight against Rocky. Rocky was running up and down Mount Everest or something.....
- January 16, 2008 4:28 PM
- Out of Conference said...
Yeah, but Rocky was running on pure capitalist/imperialistic pig energy that even the KGB shadows couldn't thwart.
Draco rulz!1!!! I vill krush you!
- January 17, 2008 10:35 AM
- WingRG said...
i know that might be news to you, but most UM people feel the same way about OSU, as Rocky felt about Drago.
In all fairness, Rocky winning had more to do with Apollo's death than his training regimen. As a Russian, i can't help but love that movie, though.
- January 17, 2008 11:11 AM


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Martinez strong for six in Palm Beach04/13/2012 10:35 PM ET
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com
If Carlos Martinez is still figuring out how to pitch, as his manager says, then Florida State League batters better hope his learning curve bends a lot like his curveball -- and breaks high to low.
The Cardinals' No. 2 prospect struck out eight over six strong innings on Friday evening, but Palm Beach fell to the St. Lucie Mets, 2-0.
Martinez (0-1) retired the first seven batters before yielding a run on two doubles -- the only hits he allowed -- to Joe Bonfe and Danny Muno in the third.
"He made a good pitch. The switch-hitter is much better from the left-hand side. It was a pitch down and he went to it and hit it in the gap," Cards manager Johnny Rodriguez said of the sequence to Muno, the Mets' No. 17 prospect. "He only really made one mistake on the fastball in the middle of the plate to Bonfe; that was the only pitch he threw that I didn't like."
The 20-year-old right-hander walked three batters and plunked another but escaped unscathed over his final three innings. He is working to repeat his mechanics, according to his skipper. Rodriguez said he tells Martinez to keep his "line straight," baseball jargon for simplifying his athletic delivery.
"He gave us a quality start," Rodriguez said. "We challenged him, too. He was 79 pitches and we said go out there and get a quick [sixth]. ... He was much better than his first outing."
Martinez gave up two runs on five hits over four innings in his season debut, a no-decision on Saturday. His manager said he improved the use of his fastball, which hit 99 mph on the radar gun once but sat in the mid-90s, while mixing in more changeups to left-handed batters Friday.
"He's learning to pitch, learning to use his stuff," said Rodriguez, who previously compared Martinez to countryman Pedro Martinez when coaching him a year ago at Class A Quad Cities. "When you throw 97 inside and come back with a spinner in a two-strike count, oh my. He has three pitches that are going to get Major Leaguers out in the future. The delivery is starting to repeat more, which is helping him control his fastball and develop his secondary pitches. ... He feels like he's starting to take steps in the right direction."
Carlos Martinez, who signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2010 still hoping to be a shortstop, finished the 2011 season at Palm Beach, where he went 3-3 with a 5.28 ERA in 10 starts. He struck out 48 batters over 46 innings there but also walked 30. He has only 32 pro starts under his belt.
The Cards were held down by Mets starter Chase Huchingson, who gave up three hits and fanned five over six innings.
Huchingson (2-0), a non-drafted free agent who signed with New York in July 2010, has started the season with 12 2/3 scoreless frames. The left-hander, who turns 23 on Saturday, had not pitched above Class A before this year.
"He's a craftsman on the mound," Rodriguez said of Huchingson. "He can come inside, he can expand the zone, he can get up to 88, 89 with his fastball, mix in his changeup, curveball. I was impressed with him."


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Two Clevelanders are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized marijuana products and Ecstasy pills on the Ohio Turnpike in Lorain County Monday night.
Troopers stopped a 2012 Buick LaCrosse with South Carolina registration for a turn signal violation on the Ohio Turnpike near milepost 142 at 7:12 p.m. During interaction with the passenger, she admitted to having a small bag of marijuana, along with a marijuana pipe hidden in her purse in the vehicle's trunk.
A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a small bag of suspected marijuana, a glass pipe with burnt marijuana residue and a partially burnt marijuana cigar. Further investigation revealed a perfume box containing 596 Ecstasy pills, worth an estimated $11,000.
The driver, Gordon D. Williams, 36, and passenger, Paige L. Darrington, 29, both of Cleveland, were incarcerated in the Lorain County Jail. They have been charged with aggravated possession of a schedule I drug and aggravated drug trafficking, which are first-degree felonies.
Darrington was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which are minor misdemeanors.
If convicted, each could face up to 20 years in prison and up to a $40,000 fine.
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By Greg Gullberg
March 19, 2013
Valdosta, GA - It's been a long clean up process for residents in the Meadow Brook Subdivision of Valdosta.
Their backyards were coated in raw sewage after a flood last month overwhelmed the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Millions of gallons of raw sewage flowed from the plant into local waterways and backed up into some neighborhoods.
"Just trying to move forward and it's tough with the smell and knowing what's back there. You really don't want your children playing in your yard," said resident Steve Cooper.
Residents say this sewage backup happens every time there's a significant rain because of the Force Main behind their homes. But this time was exponentially worse because the treatment plant was overwhelmed and city leaders had to shut it down.
Now city leaders have a plan to fix the plant and eliminate the problem from happening again. But first they're counting on voters to approve a local sales tax called SPLOST.
"Of course, it's very important for citizens to support this initiative because it's by far the best way to fund these much needed improvements," said Larry Hanson, City Manager.
The SPLOST tax had been in place in Lowndes County for decades until voters just shot it down last time it came up to vote. But city leaders say they need it, so it'll be back on the next ballot.
"It's a two pronged project. One to move the Waste Water Treatment Plant out of the designated 100 year flood plain onto higher ground and then secondly, to move the collection system from the city to the new plant also away from some of those low lying areas," said Hanson.
SPLOST will come up for vote again this November. If it passes, Hanson says they will use 70% of the funds for this purpose. The tax is expected to generate $80 million dollars.


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Soft City
Hariton Pushwagner, Self-portrait, 2002. Screenprint. Pushwagner Collection, Oslo. Copyright © 2012 the artist.
Hariton Pushwagner, Almost There. From A Day in the Life of Family Man, 1980. Image courtesy and copyright the artist.
Hariton Pushwagner, Music II. From A Day in the Life of Family Man, 1980. Image courtesy and copyright the artist.
Pushwagner: Soft City
28 June - 2 September 2012
This is the first solo exhibition outside of Norway by artist Pushwagner (born Oslo, 1940), bringing together drawings, paintings and prints made over the last forty years. His visionary practice resonates with the glamour of Pop Art, the language of science fiction, the anti-materialism of the Beat poets and the hallucinations of Vincent Van Gogh.
The exhibition includes his defining creation, the graphic novel 'Soft City', which encapsulates a generation's disenchantment with capitalism and life in the modern city. It also includes a series of prints that depict the trappings of power, featuring one of the principal characters in Pushwagner's mythology: 'The Boss'. This omnipotent bureaucrat sits behind a massive desk of levers and switches and controls the world via a giant screen. In the Long Gallery, the Apocalypse Frieze comprises obsessively detailed paintings where factories double up as death camps and the ravages of war are perpetuated under the watchful eye of robotic men in suits.
Pushwagner's epic satire exaggerates and ridicules the symbols of capitalism, war, industry and leisure. This critique of power and greed, most dramatically expressed through the giant mouth on the Gallery's façade, takes on a particular resonance in the context of today's financial crises.
Following its presentation in Milton Keynes, the exhibition will be presented at Haugar Vestfold Art Museum, Norway (22 September - 30 December 2012) and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Netherlands (2 February - 28 April 2013).
The Pushwagner exhibition has been generously supported by Fritt Ord (The Freedom of Expression Foundation, Norway), Norsk Kulturrad (Norwegian Arts Council), OCA (Office for Contemporary Art Norway) and The Royal Norwegian Embassy, London.
The exhibition is an associated event of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2012, and forms part of Milton Keynes Summer of Culture.
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La Jetee
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Saturday 30.6.2012
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1997 / Cert. 15
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1985 / Cert. 15
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1965 / Cert. 12a
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LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, Signs Definitive Distribution Agreement with ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 20, 2012--LifeMap Sciences, Inc. a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) announced today that it has signed a definitive distribution agreement with ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene Ltd. (ProSpec). In the beginning of 2013, LifeMap Sciences will be offering more than a 1000 recombinant proteins and antibodies, many of which are related to stem cell research, such as growth factors, signaling molecules, differentiation factors, hormones, cytokines and chemokines. LifeMap Sciences is the principal marketing and sales arm for BioTime's cell-based products and related reagents for research use in academia, research hospitals, and biotech and pharma companies. ProSpec's innovative products will complement the current BioTime research product lines available via the recently launched LifeMap BioReagents™ portal, including PureStem ™ human progenitor cell lines, PureStem ™ packages, clinical and research grade human embryonic stem cell lines (hES), HyStem® hydrogels, culture media, and cell differentiation kits.
LifeMap BioReagents™ offering of BioTime products and the upcoming addition of the ProSpec products reflects the company's initial execution of a strategy to market a growing catalog of research products to aid scientists in a variety of fields, including stem cell research, developmental biology, mechanisms of various human diseases, drug discovery, and therapeutic discovery and development. LifeMap Sciences holds the exclusive, worldwide license to market GeneCards® ( www.genecards.org ), with over 12 million page visits per year from hundreds of thousands of unique users worldwide, and MalaCards ( www.malacards.org ), and plans to launch LifeMap Discovery™, its database for biomedical and stem cell research, later this quarter. LifeMap BioReagents™ will be integrated with the GeneCards®, MalaCard s, and LifeMap Discovery™ databases, thereby providing hundreds of thousands of biomedical researchers accessing these databases a means of identifying reagents that can enhance their research and discovery efforts.
These databases currently feature targeted links to the various BioTime PureStem ™ human progenitor cell lines, PureStem ™ packages, and clinical and research grade human embryonic stem cell lines, and will soon add links to the ProSpec manufactured products. These links enable researchers who access the databases to become familiar with, and purchase, products that relate directly to the types of genes, cells, or diseases that they are studying and can assist them in various research projects.
"We are pleased to establish this distribution relationship with ProSpec," stated Yaron Guan-Golan, Head of Marketing at LifeMap Sciences. "This agreement represents a significant step for our LifeMap BioReagents portal, enabling us to place high quality recombinant proteins in the hands of our research community user base, and increasing our product portfolio and brand awareness." About LifeMap Sciences, Inc. LifeMap Sciences' ( www.lifemapsc.com ) core technology and business is based on its integrated database suite, the discovery platform for biomedical and stem cell research. This platform includes GeneCards®, the leading human gene database; LifeMap Discovery™, the database of embryonic development, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine; and MalaCards, the human disease database. LifeMap Sciences also markets PanDaTox, an innovative, recently developed, searchable database that can aid in the discovery of new antibiotics and biotechnologically beneficial products.
In addition to database offerings, LifeMap Sciences is BioTime's principal marketing subsidiary for research products, including PureStem™ human progenitor cell lines, GMP human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines, ESpan™ growth media for progenitor cell lines, and cell differentiation media for non-therapeutic uses, via its LifeMap BioReagents™ portal. LifeMap Sciences will utilize its databases as part of its online marketing strategy to reach life sciences researchers at biotech and pharmaceutical companies and at academic institutions and research hospitals worldwide.
In a therapeutic discovery collaboration with BioTime, LifeMap's scientists utilize LifeMap's proprietary platform, including LifeMap Discovery™, its stem cell database along with the GeneCards® and MalaCards integrated database suite, to aid in the development of BioTime's proprietary PureStem™ human progenitor cell lines into products for the treatment of human diseases, especially degenerative diseases that might be treatable with cell replacement therapies. The LifeMap Discovery™ platform will be used to select the progenitor cell lines that are most likely to facilitate the development of cell-based regenerative medicine therapies for a wide range of diseases.
About ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene Ltd. ProSpec (Protein-Specialists) is a leading biotechnology company having over 19 years of experience specializing in production of bacterial-derived recombinant proteins. ProSpec produces a wide array of Cytokines, Growth Factors, Chemokines, Hormones, Enzymes, Viral Antigens and many other recombinant proteins.
ProSpec's proprietary protein purification technologies with over a decade of extensive experience result in low production costs, high yield, production efficiency, utmost pure products and uncompromising biological activity at competitive prices. ProSpec provides custom in-house production services of recombinant proteins tailored to the customer's needs.
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ProSpec's goal is to supply proteins which are crucial to the research industry to meet and exceed quality, consistency and requirements by our customers worldwide. The company welcomes partnerships with pharmaceutical and industrial companies for development of future proteins.
About BioTime, Inc. BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders. Its broad platform of stem cell technologies is enhanced through subsidiaries focused on specific fields of application. BioTime develops and markets research products in the fields of stem cells and regenerative medicine, including a wide array of proprietary PureStem ™ cell lines, HyStem® hydrogels, culture media, and differentiation kits. BioTime is developing Renevia ™ (formerly known as HyStem® - Rx ), a biocompatible, implantable hyaluronan and collagen-based matrix for cell delivery in human clinical applications. BioTime's therapeutic product development strategy is pursued through subsidiaries that focus on specific organ systems and related diseases for which there is a high unmet medical need. BioTime's majority owned subsidiary Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd. is developing therapeutic products derived from stem cells for the treatment of retinal and neural degenerative diseases. BioTime's subsidiary OrthoCyte Corporation is developing therapeutic applications of stem cells to treat orthopedic diseases and injuries. Another subsidiary, OncoCyte Corporation, focuses on the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of stem cell technology in cancer, including the diagnostic product PanC-Dx ™ currently being developed for the detection of cancer in blood samples. ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc. is developing applications of BioTime's proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell technology to reverse the developmental aging of human cells to treat cardiovascular and blood cell diseases. BioTime's subsidiary LifeMap Sciences, Inc. markets GeneCards®, the leading human gene database, and is developing an integrated database suite to complement GeneCards® that will also include the LifeMap ™ database of embryonic development, stem cell research and regenerative medicine, and MalaCards, the human disease database. LifeMap will also market BioTime research products. BioTime's lead product, Hextend®, is a blood plasma volume expander manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Hospira, Inc. and in South Korea by CJ CheilJedang Corporation under exclusive licensing agreements. Additional information about BioTime can be found on the web at www.biotimeinc.com.
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Excelsior Medical 5 ml Fill in 6 cc Prefilled Saline Flush Syringes: Recall - Potential Loss of Sterility
AUDIENCE: Risk Manager
ISSUE: Routine internal testing conducted on this product found that some of these syringes may leak and lose sterility. This recall pertains only to syringes with the following product code numbers: E0100-50, 10056-1000, 10056-240, 14056-240, 910056-1000, and S5. Exposure to syringes with a sterility issue could result in systemic infection, which may lead to serious injury and/or death.
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PORTSMOUTH/NEW CASTLE – Michael O'Shaughnessy is the new General Manager of the Wentworth By the Sea Hotel & Spa, responsible for all operations of the historic grand hotel. He brings many years' experience in the hotel industry, most recently at the Four Season Hotel in San Francisco.
O'Shaughnessy brings the rooms and food and beverage experience necessary for management of Wentworth By the Sea that relies heavily on its restaurant and catering business. He joined Four Seasons Hotels in 2004 at the 5-star/5-diamond, 273-room Four Seasons Boston. Over the course of five years, he managed several food and beverage areas, overseeing the restaurant, in-room dining and banquet business until September 2009.
Transferring to the 277-room, luxury Four Season San Francisco, he was Food and Beverage Manager there from 2009 to 2011 and then spent a year in the rooms division, overseeing the launch of the Four Seasons corporate innovation program before returning to New England. He has served as interim General Manager at Wentworth By the Sea since November.
"We commemorate the 10th anniversary of the reopening of Wentworth By the Sea this year and Michael has the perfect background to help us celebrate the accomplishments of the past decade – including recognition as the only New Hampshire hotel on major media lists of 'best hotels in the world' -- and carry us into the next decade of leadership in guest service," said Tom Varley, Senior Vice President, Ocean Properties. "Four Seasons and Wentworth are among the few hotels in the world designated the best; and we intend to sustain and improve on that reputation with Michael and his team."
In addition to hospitality, O'Shaughnessy brings experience as an account executive at Hill-Holiday in Boston and a degree in marketing and management from Loyola University in New Orleans to his new assignment. A native of Adare, Ireland, he and his wife, Nicole, are residing in Portsmouth.
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WYCUP Scholarship Program Agenda and Speaker Announced
Online communications expert Shel Holtz to address CU branding through social media
May 13, 2013
The 2012 WYCUP participants meet in Gdańsk, Poland. Five nominees won all-expense-paid scholarships to attend this year's World Credit Union Conference in Ottawa, Canada.
MADISON, Wis. — Enrollment for World Council's Young Credit Union People (WYCUP) scholarship program, an international networking and educational opportunity for credit union leaders age 35 and younger, is accepting nominations until June 3, 2013. The program and awards ceremony will take place at the 2013 World Credit Union Conference in Ottawa, Canada, July 14–17, 2013.
"We've heard from credit unions worldwide the need to build up the next generation of leaders," said Brian Branch, World Council president and CEO. "The WYCUP program is an excellent opportunity to expose upcoming leaders to a global perspective that they can apply in their communities."
Participants at this year's WYCUP program will hear from Shel Holtz, principal of Holtz Communication + Technology and expert in integrating technology into communications strategies. He will present on credit union branding through social media.
Shel Holtz, principal of Holtz Communication + Technology and expert in integrating technology into communications strategies, will present "Building the Brand through Social Media" during the WYCUP educational session on July 14.
"Credit unions have an unparalleled opportunity to reach potential new customers through digital and social media. Providing easy-to-find content that they actually want to consume requires a new way of thinking about communication," Holtz said. "It's inbound instead of outbound. It's integrated, with various communication functions working together to formulate content strategies before developing and deploying content. And most of all, it's about knowing what your audience is interested in."
This year's WYCUP program agenda, specifically designed for young professionals participating in the conference, will include a combination of conference general sessions, education and networking opportunities with World Council's board of directors and WYCUP speaker Shel Holtz. The program will conclude with the annual awards ceremony, during which five deserving 2013 scholarship winners will be formally recognized. See the full agenda at www.woccu.org/wycup.
The WYCUP program seeks individuals who have made significant contributions to their own credit union organizations and have the potential to make a larger impact. Credit unions and credit union organizations affiliated with World Council are encouraged to nominate young leaders to compete for the WYCUP scholarship. Nominees must: 1) be sponsored by their credit union or credit union organization to attend the 2013 World Credit Union Conference in Ottawa, Canada, in July; 2) be 35 years of age or younger as of Jan. 1, 2013; and 3) submit a completed nomination form to World Council with all the necessary supporting materials by June 3. Each WYCUP scholarship winner receives an all-expense-paid trip to the 2014 World Credit Union Conference in Australia.
World Council will recognize all WYCUP nominees in Ottawa, where they are invited to take part in events and networking sessions organized specifically for young leaders. Conference registrants age 35 and younger qualify for registration discount, regardless of whether they compete for the scholarship. Conference attendees in this demographic who would like to participate in the WYCUP events in Ottawa are required to RSVP to Lili Tangwall at email@example.com before June 14.
In 2012, the following WYCUP nominees won scholarships to attend this year's World Credit Union Conference in Ottawa, Canada:
- Miriam De Dios, United States, Coopera CEO
- Máire Doyle, Ireland, Naomh Breandan Credit Union Limited Chairperson
- Brian Aalbers, Canada, Libro Financial Group Branch Manager
- Wesley Diniz Alves, Brazil, Sicredi Social Programs and Marketing Manager
- Edyta Grzybowska, Poland, Credit Union Management Society Vice President
For more information on the WYCUP scholarship program, visit www.woccu.org/wycup. Visit www.Ottawa2013.org to learn more about the 2013 World Credit Union Conference and to register for the event.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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These two programs take a new approach to television travel. In each half-hour, three people, who have come to the United States from Taiwan and achieved considerable success, describe the reasons they immigrated to America, what they have accomplished in the U.S. and what they recommend to visitors in their native country. Chien-Ming Wang (star pitcher for the New York Yankees), Dr. Henry Lee (the world's leading forensic scientist who appeared as an expert witness in the O.J. Simpson trial), Dr. David Ho (foremost authority on AIDS research), and others tell us what to see, eat, drink, visit and shop for in Taiwan. Burt takes his video team to Taiwan and follows their advice. The programs give you a unique insight into Taiwan and are equally entertaining - either for those staying at home or for the seasoned traveler.
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Cameron Wake has as many sacks (3) as the Dolphins have points. That's the kind of game it is.
The 49ers haven't been able to mount much of an offense against Miami. Yes, they drove for a game-leading field goal just before the half, but otherwise the Miami defense is fighting.
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|2004-01-22, 18:10
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|2004-01-22, 22:43
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I would definately add Kino no Tabi ~the beautiful world~ to this list--I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned it until now. It's about a traveller who goes between various fictional countries with different cultures; the show uses these different cultures to show some of the foolishness in our own lives. It's very calm and relaxing, but it also shows a great deal of the darkness and tragedy of everyday life.
Also, I didn't notice whether anyone has suggested Infinite Ryvius yet. That's definately a good "intelligent-themed" anime. Sort of like Lord of the Flies in space. Its slow pacing works very well; the tension really builds up towards the last few episodes.
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|2004-01-23, 02:33
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There is one show that nobody seems to be watching...yet it was perhaps the best show to come out of this past fall. People complained because the artwork had a very different style and the animation wasn't quite up to par (at certain parts) in early episodes. Still, the style is ultimately very refreshing and the story is growing more complicated by the episode.
That's right...I'm talking about Gilgamesh, the anime that most people only watched one episode of and therefore really missed out.
This series DEFINITELY transcends the kiddy influence you are talking about and should hold your attention quite adequately if you can get past an episode or 2 or 3 (at most).
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TRUST ME....I HATED the legend of Gilgamesh when I had to read it back in high school. This is very different- it takes place either in the present or the future
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The closest to what u are looking for is probably Junni Kokki and RahXephon.
p.s. LastEXILE wasn't that bad, I guess u hated it since the script doesn't innovate but to say that it sucks completely is a bit harsh.
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Perhaps anime isn't really for you...
Infinite Ryvius is one of the closest things to what you seem to desire, but it still lacks in a lot of areas (the bad guys are 600% worthless, for example)
Go rent Run Lola Run instead...
or Mulholland Drive
or The Unusual Suspects
I agree with the above poster and anyone else that claims that anime just doesn't have many ultra-powerful themes
Hikaru no Go was great, for example but goes about as deep as a kiddie pool
Ruroni Kenshin is one of the better overall ones, too (I haven't seen past episode 60ish, though), but it's really just a fighting anime set very well into its historical setting
I just think you're being too demanding of anime... some are great, few are deep
well, good luck...
|2004-01-23, 09:03
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A fan of anime with intelligent themes? We seem to be a neglected breed, my friend. There are some out there that might interest you. Others have already mentioned these however. Here are some of my suggestions:
Rahxephon - Some claim that it's a rip-off of Eva, and I can't blame them. But it's more engaging in my opinion. I found it more engaging in an emotional level than Eva. It's not purely a mecha anime since there's sometimes more focus on the drama revolving around the characters. You be the judge. (Check out Eva as well. You might like it more than Rahxephon. Or you might like both of them.)
Juuni Kokki - This, you definitely have to at least check out! It's Oriental fantasy for the thinking viewer, in the sense that all its elements contribute to a fully realized world--infused with its own myths, ethos and lore. The writing is solid, and involves a female protagonist who's got none of that "I need a bodyguard" syndrome. This show sucks you in slowly, so you might want to watch until ep 8 or so before making your decision.
Now and Then, Here and There - Quite a surprising little gem. But it's one of those series that I found to be a one-shot deal. After watching the last ep, that was it. Still, I suggest you look up on this. Basically the story revolves around children caught in the sway of war and the will to survive.
Texhnolyze - The setting of the show is very suffocating all throughout--bleak and hopeless. I've only watched around 6 to 8 eps so I can't comment on the story yet, but so far I'm hooked. It's definitely well-made (a look on the members of the staff can convince you) but overall I think the show is an acquired taste. (I almost called it quits while watching the 1st episode...)
Gunslinger Girl - A show about young girls who are given a second chance in life in order to become efficient and cold-blooded killers for a top secret agency. That's the irony of it there. Sometimes the show becomes a very fleeting and poignant look at those things we take for granted.
Rurouni Kenshin OVA series - Don't need to elaborate I guess.
I think the problem with intelligent anime lies not in the lack of it, but lies on the fact that most anime are made for pure entertainment. Anime usually touches a lot on heavy themes, but more often than not, the way they're presented aims for a wide audience. Onegai Teacher for instance, gets a few plus pts. from me for the very fact that it touches on the idea of married life--where husband and wife are considered as two different individuals with separate, personal problems of their own. Now, that in itself is quite rare for anime in my opinion. In the end however, OT is simply a light-hearted shounen romance that may or may not appeal to the viewer.
But yeah...it's still preferable to balance what you watch. Sometimes, I'd rather go for a good laugh or an anime that you can simply sit back and enjoy.
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Iridi, you're not being fair. 90% of anime is crap, yes, but 90% of everything is crap; and there certinally are some series that are more 'intellectual' then the majority of what you're likely to find on TV or in the movies no matter where you go. To go back over some of the series that have been mentioned:
Now and Then, Here and There
Kino no Tabi ~the beautiful world~
Infinite Ryvius
Graveyard of the Fireflies
Boogiepop Phantom
Haibane Renmei
Hundred Stories
Alien Nine
Great Teacher Onizuka
Hitsuji no Uta
Kare Kano
...and most of these came out in the past ten years. That's a pretty good record by any standard.
|2004-01-24, 22:37
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sorry if somebody already suggested this (i was to lazy to read the whole post)
but Trigun and Outlaw Star are some pretty cool animes that kinda fit your preferences.
Outlaw Star can get a little childish at times but in a way so does Cowboy Bebop (Ed)
dont know if you can download them from this site though.
Hope you find some really good ones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|2004-01-24, 23:54
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Outlaw star = Most likely the same as CB.
Intelligent themed eh?... Narutaru. I'm still baffled by it .
|2004-01-24, 23:59
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RahXephon and Gasaraki are definetly some good thought-provoking(Or, at least, have a great story) ones.
Another that I'm surprised no one mentioned is Witch Hunter Robin. While it isn't exactly the most complex or really matured-themed anime, it's got a very good story and characters. The realistic color tones also add a much more interesting feel to it. Be warned though, the first 10 episodes are just "monster-of-the-week"s. After that though, the story gets infinetely better. Give it a shot. ^^
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I just feel that I have yet to see an anime that was as complex as nearly any high level movie I've seen.
Spiritually moving, one or two series
Emotionally enticing, aplenty
Historically intriguing, a few
So none have really been intellectually stimulating, except CB, but that only if you look past the simplicity and delve into the world itself by reading various websites about its mysteries. And IR made me wonder about human social interaction for a short time. But I have yet to see any anime that has caused me to sit for minutes or hours afterwards just pondering its hidden depths.
Perhaps I just need to broaden my anime horizons. I haven't seen most on your list...
But rereading the original post, he's not really asking for high integral calculus, just some of the more thought-provoking anime out there, so yes, I was being too harsh. Me is jaded, I guess...
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You should definately watch Kino no Tabi at the very least, if you haven't already. That show is very intellectual. Of course, it's licensed and hasn't been released yet in the US, so you might have to wait to your hands on it legally; but fansubs do exist up to episode 5 or so, and are still being made (by an evil communist fansub group, no doubt.)
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I just wanted to say thankyou for this post. I try to follow only intelligent themed anime, and this post has given me alot of new names to look up. I would also like to say you should see Scrapped Princess, dont yell at me if somone else posted it though. Id have to say Wolf's rain, Bebop, and Texhnolyze rank up there with the best.
|2004-02-08, 09:56
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I'm thankful for this post too. It prompted me to check out Hundred Stories and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it's actually pretty good. Another one that shouldn't be missed is Millenium Actress (licensed) which was directed by Satoshi Kon, who is also known for his work on Perfect Blue.
I have never seen any trailer nor have I ever read any reviews on this. I inserted this movie in the dvd player with only a short description of it in my mind. And despite all that, I can proudly say that those 1 hour and 30 minutes were definitely all worth it. This beautiful movie renewed my perception of the power of animation as a medium of profound storytelling and of art. It certainly made a lasting impression on me. You guys should check this out.
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Its not japanese (i think) but animation. Try Aeon Flux and that other Marvel-like Series that broadcasted M-TV some years ago with that green big-guy(not Hulk) with a mask and the leopard-queen and so on.
For today try Gilgamesh, yes there are many onee-chans and some daijoubous but its a nice anime at the same level as Hundred stories for me.
I also have to say like Aquillion said that Kino no tabi is something to make you think about ethics and philosophy of live.
PlanetEs and ..... mhh maybe i post some later if something more gets in my mind.
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The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.
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Based on the admittedly small sample size of two episodes, The Americans feels like it could very comfortably slot in with the upper tier of FX dramas. That's about as good as it gets.Hitfix Full Review
The Americans enthralls with its complexities, simplicities and overall derring-do.Uncle Barky Full Review
Smart newcomer with a pair of leads that turns The Americans into a likely winner.Newsday Full Review
[An] absorbing spy thriller. [25 Jan/1 Feb 2013, p.113]Entertainment Weekly Full Review
The Americans unfolds a thoroughly seductive tale of sleeper KGB agents.Wall Street Journal Full Review
It's too early to really judge Americans against Homeland, but if the latter is getting away from what hooked you in the first place, then you might find what you're missing on Americans.The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
The Americans isn't just a heart-pounding action drama; by presenting heroes who are also villains, it also confronts viewers with TV's deepest moral dilemma since "The Sopranos."St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
It's a fresh, compelling story about a couple of KGB operatives pretending to live the American dream as a married couple with kids in suburban Washington, D.C.Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
[A] smart espionage drama.Kansas City Star Full Review
For all the excitement of the missions and the tension with the FBI neighbor, what really carries the show is the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth.Zap2it (Inside the Box) Full Review
The Americans might take a while to find its footing--most shows do; but it already has a personality, a pulse of life.New York Magazine (Vulture) Full Review
Beyond the cat-and-mouse international intrigue, which deepens after the pilot, The Americans has an absorbing personal story to tell--one as familiar yet unusual as its aliens-among-us protagonists.Time Full Review
The juxtaposition of surface banality and the high-octane spy intrigue of their shadow identities gives The Americans a suspenseful kick.TV Guide Magazine Full Review
The show is not without the occasional car chase, but its real strength is in its evocation of the schizoid paranoia of the double life of intelligence.Miami Herald Full Review
It's a premise that requires as much clever dramatic footwork as you might expect, and creator Joe Weisberg, a former CIA agent, handles the challenge.New York Daily News Full Review
The real fascination of The Americans can be found not in the lies Philip and Elizabeth tell the world, but in those they tell themselves.Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
As much as the series' pitch seems clear--it's another period series, with terrific design details, long story arcs, and complex performances--it is also something else, a reframing of what it might mean to be Americans, then and now.PopMatters Full Review
By episode 2, though, after the crammed (and super-sized) premiere, [creator] Weisberg reveals a sure sense of detail that bodes well for the future of the series.Boston Globe Full Review
The Americans may be a tricky concept to sustain, because it means bringing the protagonists to the very brink of discovery on a regular basis. But for now, it's a daring tightrope walk, full of action and suspense.Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
The Americans is delightfully cunning, exactly the quality, along with fight scenes and ridiculous disguises, one desires in a spy show.Salon Full Review
A solid spy vehicle for its strong cast.The Huffington Post Full Review
It's a subtle, complex portrait of a relationship etched into an engaging espionage thriller set in 1981.The New York Times Full Review
The evolution of the couple's relationship is as engrossing as the strong-arm spy stuff.Denver Post Full Review
It's tense, engrossing, mildly ludicrous--and worth checking out before the Cold War melts. [11 Feb 2013]People Weekly Full Review
While Rhys and Russell carry the domestic side of the story beautifully (with Russell having a particularly nice moment next week with the daughter), they're not, as yet, completely convincing as spies. In their defense, they're hurt in the premiere by a clumsy set of flashbacks that make you think the Soviets must have perfected an anti-aging drug that has now been lost.USA Today Full Review
[An] exciting but frustrating spy thriller from former CIA employee and writer-executive producer Joe Weisberg, skillfully captures the anxiety of the age.RedEye Full Review
The Americans benefits from convincing performances by the cast, but Weisberg's concept and writing in the first two episodes make the show much more than "just" a spy thriller.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
If there's a downside to the Americans pilot, it's that it has some pace problems. The premiere runs long--an hour and six minutes--and spends time on flashbacks to Elizabeth in training 20 years earlier and the pair's first meeting.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
The Americans has potential. The way it uses recent history as a reflector of modern deceits while bouncing the concept of patriotism around mixes nicely with the hang-by-your-fingertips story turns.The Detroit News Full Review
It'll take every ounce of writer/creator Joe Weisberg's strength to keep this from seeming like a watered-down Homeland, or, worse, a film idea stretched across 13 hours.Slant Magazine Full Review
As a drama, The Americans struggles to crack a certain code; the concept is tantalizing, but the follow-through lacks the momentum that gets viewers to commit.Washington Post Full Review
There are enough interesting ideas inherent in the material to warrant giving The Americans a chance, and interesting enough ideas that one wishes a little more attention were being paid to them, and a little less to the usual spy-jinks.Los Angeles Times Full Review
The Americans is an intriguing and provocative concept.... The execution, alas, initially isn't worthy of the premise, becoming fairly standard spy stuff, and relying heavily on awkward flashbacks to fill in the backstory.Variety Full Review
Russell and Rhys seem adept at the disguises and stunts. But their characters are practically flipped from pilot to second episode, and some of the black humor here is awkwardly executed.Boston Herald Full Review
The Americans at the moment seems to fall uneasily between the methodical and the campy.New York Post Full Review