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After The Disaster Sioux Falls City Crews Aim for Safety
As the ice storm cleanup effort continues in Sioux Falls, a couple of reminders are in order. This is a concerted effort among numerous departments of city government to remove all the debris. The sooner the cleanup is complete, then normal lives can resume.
First, make sure that vehicles parked on the street are away from the brush piles. City crews are making the rounds to pick up branches and will not risk damage to property if at all possible. Mailboxes and fire hydrants are included in this edict because if there is any chance that these objects are in peril, the crews will use caution.
Secondly, crews will make multiple passes through neighborhoods to gather materials. Rushing to get everything done before the cleanup folks pass you by is unnecessary. Complete the task at hand safely rather than quickly. That means you should learn the proper way to operate a chainsaw or using an extension ladder to get on the roof to trim those gnarly branches.
For example, using a stepladder to climb onto the roof of your house to trim tree limbs is not exactly the safest way to go about your job. The risk magnifies if you are at home alone with no one to assist you in case you take a tumble. In fact, you may even encounter a member of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue who is canvassing neighborhoods to check on people who might make such a foolish choice. They will actually inquire in a polite manner about your well-being and if you have access to an extension ladder that would be a better tool to complete the task. The will even help you get off the roof and guide your foot onto that stepladder if you ask them real nicely. Just sayin'.
Mayor Mike Huether has stated that this ice storm affected Sioux Falls greatly and it will take a long time to recover. Consequently, you (and I) are advised to go about our cleanup efforts the proper way. Especially when the alternative is potential serious injury which will mean the work will be put off a little longer or your neighbor may have to find it in their heart to have mercy on you.


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In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, some Minnesota health care providers mobilized to head south and help out. Operation Minnesota Lifeline arrived prepared to provide health care for people displaced and injured in the storms.
What they discovered was a population badly in need of basic, primary care. Dr. Jon Hallberg is was one of the medical professionals who responded. He spent some time at a primary care clinic that sprung up in Lafayette, Lousiana.
A year later, Hallberg went back to the region to asses the impact this Minnesota team had on the region's health care. When he was there, he also caught up with some of people with whom he worked about what happened, and what lies ahead.
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(CNN) -- Gervinho's unsuccessful spell at Arsenal came to an end last summer when he was sold to Roma.
The winger is now flourishing in Serie A and carried over his form to the international stage Saturday as he led the Ivory Coast to a 3-1 win over Senegal in the first leg of their playoff tie.
He played a role in all three goals in Abidjan, earning a penalty that Didier Drogba converted in the fifth minute.
His good ball led to an own goal in the 14th minute and he assisted on Salomon Kalou's effort that made it 3-0 in the 50th.
But Papiss Cisse's goal deep into injury time left Senegal with slight hope of appearing at the World Cup for the first time since bursting onto the scene in 2002.
Senegal, however, won't have full home-field advantage in the return leg, playing next month's match in Morocco because of a stadium ban in Dakar.
The ban was imposed after an African Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and the Ivory Coast last year was cut short due to crowd trouble.
The winner of the tie earns a place at next year's World Cup in Brazil and the Ivory Coast -- which lined up in Germany in 2006 and South Africa in 2010 -- will be expected to complete the job.
There was controversy in the other African playoff contested Saturday.
Burkina Faso, which has never featured at the World Cup, converted a late penalty to edge visitor Algeria 3-2.
To the disbelief of the Algerians, Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe awarded the spot kick for Essaid Belkalem's handball, which didn't appear to be deliberate.
Algerian players protested but the call stood and Aristide Bancé -- who missed a penalty in the first half -- broke the deadlock in the 86th minute.
Algeria had twice come back in Ouagadougou.
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Liquid feed fertilizer programs used in greenhouse crop production allows a grower to manipulate plant nutrition conveniently. This is done by using different fertilizers containing equal ratios of nutrients and adjustment of specific fertilizer elements within a fertilization program. These ratios are calculated using the formulas discussed in the previous issue.
To apply soluble fertilizer to a crop in its final dilution, fertilizer injectors are used to introduce the fertilizer into the irrigation water. There are two major categories of injectors: proportional fertilizer injectors and positive displacement fertilizer pumps (non-proportioning types).
Proportional fertilizer injectors
There are three categories of proportional injectors based upon their principle of operation. They include: 1) pressure differential injectors, 2) water motor injectors, and 3) water meter injectors.
Differential pressure injection may be accomplished by a pressure differential such that the pressure of the point of injection is less than at the intake of concentrated fertilizer. Concentrated fertilizer is then pulled into the irrigation water. This is accomplished by connecting a hose to the vacuum side of the irrigation pump and placing the other end in the concentrated fertilizer solution. An adjustable valve in the hose or a series of valves are used of control the volume of concentrated fertilizer solution withdrawn. This is done to vary the fertilizer concentration without modifying the concentrate. The injected fertilizer concentration can inadvertently be altered by changes in pump speed and line pressure due to leaks, clogged nozzles, and faulty valves- If air is allowed to enter the stock fertilizer suction line, the system will probably have to be reprimed.
Venturi type proportioners are similar in principle to the system described above. As water flows through a constriction in the proportioner, the water speed increases and pressure decreases. A tub attached at the constriction facilitates movement of fertilizer from the concentrated solution into the irrigation water. The Siphon Mixer uses the venturi principle and has a dilution ratio of about 1:15 with inlet water pressure of 30 psi. Changes in inlet water pressure, flow rate, or any factor creating back pressure on the output side of the proportioner such as a constrictive nozzle or a kink in the hose, will alter the dilution ratio. Generally, 50 feet or less of hose is used although some line pressure drop is experienced regardless of hose length. The Siphon Mixer has a dilution capacity of one gallon of concentrate in five minutes.
Displacing concentrated fertilizer dilution into the irrigation water is another example of pressure differential injection. There is a bag inside a metal tank. As water fills the tank, the bag (containing fertilizer concentrate) collapses forcing fertilizer concentrate into the irrigation water. This type of injector contains few moving parts; however, inlet water pressure and flow rate does alter injection accuracy. Flow control valves are used to compensate for variations in inlet flow rate.
Water motor controlled injectors use water flow to operate a piston or diaphragm that injects or forces fertilizer into the irrigation water by positive displacement. As water flows through the injector, the water moves a cam to turn and push a piston back and forth. Consequently, oscillation of the piston varies with water flow.
Water meter controlled injectors use a water meter mechanism to determine the flow rate and water powered diaphragm pumps to inject the fertilizer.
Positive displacement fertilizer pumps displace a fixed amount of concentrated fertilizer each time fertilizer is forced into the irrigation water. A piston or piston and diaphragm is used to displace the fertilizer. Injectors of this type are usually driven electrically and should have a common electrical circuit with the irrigation water pump so the injector will stop when the irrigation pump is stopped.
When positive displacement injectors are use, a blend-tank may be needed in the water line immediately following the point of injection to ensure adequate mixing of water and fertilizer. This is especially true if the fertilizer passes thorough pipe lengths insufficient to adequately mix the fertilizer.
Injection Calculations
After selecting an injection system for proportioning concentrated fertilizer into irrigation water the amount of fertilizer to be dissolved into the concentrate must be calculated. Regardless of the type of proportioner or ratio, the first step of determining the amount of fertilizer is to determine the volume of irrigation water to be applied. To do this, note the proportioner rate given by the manufacturer. These values are given as a ratio, for instance 1:100. What this means is that for each 100 units of water, 1 unit of concentrate is mixed for a total volume of 100 units. Therefore, 50 units of concentrate will yield 5,000 units of fertilizer and irrigation water. Note that "units" can be changed to gallons, liters, quarts, or any other volume to suit your needs.
After the total volume has been calculated, all that is left to determine is the amount of fertilizer to mix a concentrated solution. Take the value 8.09 oz. ammonium nitrate / 100 gal. of water which yields 200 ppm N calculated in Part 1, and simply multiply by 5,000. This results in the value 404.5 oz. or 25.3 pounds of ammonium nitrate that must be dissolved in 50 gallons of water using a 1:100 proportioner.
When mixing concentrated fertilizer salts in water, remember to use hot water. As salt dissolves in water, an endothermic reaction occurs. This means that heat is removed and the water chills. This is the same reaction used to chill ice cream in a hand crank freezer. Therefore, if hot water is not used, the fertilizer concentrate may chill to a temperature too low for adequate blending.
Reliable, research based greenhouse advice on issues facing professional and hobby greenhouse managers.
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Fertilizer Calculations: Proportioners
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- Neville said...
I found this to be very useful background however, it assumes fertilising via just one solution when, in practice, calcium nitrate solution has to be separately fed into the system and only mixed with sulphate included fertiliser when fully diluted. This requires very accurate dosing of each of these constituents and therefore very accurate dosing equipment.
I am currently trying to find an affordable way around this on a hobby system.
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MIDDLEBURY — Two local Christian denominations that normally worship separately will come together in a shared religious service this Thursday.
For the 10th year, members of the Middlebury United Methodist Church and members of the Congregational Church of Middlebury will gather together at the Methodist church sanctuary off Seminary Street for a combined Maundy Thursday service.
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VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen at their April 12 meeting said they would like to retain the better of two building sites on a city-owned 8.13-acre parcel off New Haven Road as a possible future home for a new police station.
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes has also been interested in the parcel, which was owned by the Vergennes ID school district and deeded to the city in 2010 when the ID board was dissolved per a citywide vote.
VERGENNES — Despite a winter that challenged the Vergennes Public Works Department and increased demand for the services of the Vergennes Police Department, the city's budget appears to be on track as the June 30 end of the fiscal year approaches.
City Manager Mel Hawley said in an interview last Thursday that a combination of belt-tightening and better-than-expected revenue streams put the city's finances in a better position than he had hoped even a few short weeks before.
NEW HAVEN — The crowd that packed the space at the Lincoln Peak Vineyard building in New Haven last Thursday night, sipping on wine and nibbling local appetizers, could have been attending a party.
But the event that drew nearly 100 people, including a number of prominent figures in county farming and agriculture, was the annual meeting of the Addison County Relocalization Network, known locally as ACORN.
MIDDLEBURY — Seven years ago, New York freelance writer Kristin Kimball would never have imagined herself running a horse-powered subsistence farming operation and Community Supported Agriculture operation in northern New York state.
But at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater last week, Kimball launched the paperback version of her book "The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love," which catalogs her transition from a world-traveling freelance writer to the co-owner of Essex Farm, just across Lake Champlain in Essex, N.Y.
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After being released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in late July, Trevor Bell began to explore any potential options about a return to Major League Baseball.
On Monday, Bell found a suitor after he checked his cell phone messages.
Bell, a former Crescenta Valley High star and All-Area Baseball Player of the Year selection, signed a minor league free agent deal with the Detroit Tigers, who advanced to the World Series this past season against the San Francisco Giants, on Tuesday.
Bell, a right-hander who graduated from Crescenta Valley in 2005, said he will report to the Tigers' spring training facility via a spring-training invitation in February in Lakeland, Fla.
"I signed my contract and I'm ready to go," said Bell, who was taken with a compensatory pick at the end of the first round in the 2005 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft as the 37th overall pick overall by the Angels. "I got a call from Al Avila, the assistant general manager of the Tigers, and I'm excited to be going to a team that's got a rich history.
"I was flattered that he called me. Usually, this time of year, you have teams going after top-tier major league free agents. The Tigers were very interested."
Bell spent last season with the Salt Lake Bees, where he went 1-6 with an 8.27 ERA. He also spent time on the disabled list because of a right-elbow strain.
Having recovered from his elbow ailment, Bell said he's looking to rejuvenate his career with Detroit.
"It's a city that's a true baseball city," Bell said. "I'm ready to embark on a new journey in my career.
"Everybody can see the type of team they are comprised of with Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. Plus, they signed Torii Hunter [on Wednesday]. Torii was a great friend when we were together on the Angels. He's helped me with my career. I've never made a major league team out of spring training and I'm going to work extra hard."
Bell, 26, went 4-8 with a 5.21 earned-run average in parts of three seasons with the Angels from 2009-11. Bell also spent time shuffling back and forth between Anaheim and the Bees, the Angels' triple-A affiliate. He began the 2009 season in double-A before moving up to triple-A before being promoted by the Angels.
Bell's first big league start came Aug. 12, 2009 at home against the Tampa Bay Rays and didn't factor into the decision. He picked up his first major league victory in his next start against the Cleveland Indians.
At Crescenta Valley, Bell was a three-time Pacific League Player of the Year and a three-time All-CIF first-team honoree. He was a two-time All-Area Baseball Player of the Year and was the News-Press' Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.
During his senior season, Bell hit .367 with eight home runs, 20 runs batted in and 20 scored. He finished with a 0.97 ERA and struck out 113 and walked 11 in 80 innings.


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It's farm bill time again, a time when organizations like the Environmental Working Group trot out their one-trick pony telling us that just 10 percent of America's largest and richest farms are collecting three-fourths of federal farm subsidies, and that most of those cash payments are promoting harmful environmental practices.
It's predictable and rather tiresome by now. But it makes the Sunbelt Ag Expo/Swisher International Southeastern Farmer of the Year Awards ceremony even more refreshing.
At a time when the American farmer is taking a beating in the popular press, this award represents a true celebration of his many contributions. The awards presentation, held each October during the Sunbelt Expo, honors top farmers from 10 Southeastern states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The unenviable job for the panel of judges for this award is selecting one of the 10 state farmers as the overall winner — a recognition that is now seen as among the most prestigious in American agriculture.
One of the most interesting things about the state winners — especially to a journalist — is that each of them has a fascinating story to tell. There are the Horatio Alger stories — those who started with nothing and built their own versions of the American Dream. And there are many who grew up on small farms and stayed to make them bigger and better.
This year's overall winner, William "Bill" Cameron Jr., didn't disappoint when it came to a good story. The only son of a third-generation farmer, Cameron just didn't see agriculture in his future. Instead, he saw football.
"I coached football because it was my intention to get away from the farm," said Cameron in accepting the award. "I pulled a lot of tobacco in my life because my daddy didn't believe in hiring outside labor," he added in explaining his earlier diversion to farming.
But eventually, he came around. "I grew 5 or 6 acres of tobacco while I was still teaching, and I took that tobacco money and put it into equipment. After a few years, I made more money farming tobacco than I did teaching school. I wasn't a math teacher, but it didn't take me long to know I could make a little money. I gave up teaching, and that's the best thing that ever happened to me," he said.
After 11 years of coaching high school football, Cameron returned to Raeford, N.C., with a U-Haul truck, his wife and baby girl, and four cows. In 1976, he devoted his life to full-time farming, and it was obviously the right decision.
But Cameron didn't leave the coaching profession without taking a few lessons with him. "I've always been sort of a visionary — you have to take what you have and make the best of it. I once had a football team, and they were all little bitty boys, but they had heart. We had to work, but we were successful, and we made something happen. That's the way I farm — we take a little bit here and a little bit there, and it works. We're not the biggest in the world, and we're not the smallest, but we have pride and character. That's something that was taught to me during my years growing up, and I still believe it today," he said.
His original 82-acre operation has grown into 860 acres today. Cameron's diversified operation includes row crops and a cattle operation along with swine. The family also operates Five Points pet resort on their farm.
There are 250 acres of corn, 425 acres of soybeans, 110 acres of wheat, 50 acres of oats, 120 acres of rye and 185 acres of hay. His other enterprises include 150 head of Santa Gertrudis cows and six bulls that he uses to raise seed stock. Feeder steers are sold to a farm in Iowa. He also has a 6,000-head breeder gilt grower operation in eight grower houses on contract with Premium Standard Farms.
"I'm honored and humbled to receive this award, especially after meeting the other nine other state winners and seeing their operations," said Cameron. "I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to work in an industry that I love and believe in."
As the Southeastern Farmer of the Year, Willis will receive a $14,000 cash award from Swisher International. He will also receive the use of a tractor of his choice for a year from Massey Ferguson North America, gift certificates totaling $1,000 from Southern States, a $500 cash award, a $500 gift certificate and custom designed jacket from the Williamson-Dickie Company and a $3,600 custom-designed gun safe from Misty Morn Safe Company.
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1. I'm trying to be like Jesus;
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I'm trying to love as he did, in all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,
But I try to listen as the still small voice whispers,
2. I'm trying to love my neighbor;
I'm learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.
I try to remember the lessons he taught.
Then the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts, saying:
"Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
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I should have known - never say things like that. Even in jest.
It angers Academia - the patron goddess of all professors (also known as "she who makes professors' work go pear-shaped at the worst possible time")
So, what happens? I was cutting and pasting items from the grades spreadsheet for my principles class (it has four components, all on separate tabs of the worksheet). Somehow, I not only deleted the grades for all three exams, I copied the sheet to a file name that overwrote the backup (I always save the spreadsheet to a new file name after each update). After searching for over an hour, I finally found an email backup copy I'd made that had everything but the final exam grades.
The morals of the story:
- Make multiple backups of your grading spreadsheet (and anything else of critical importance) every time you change it.
- Never, ever say "things are going well this semester". It angers Academia (and she is a vindictive "rhymes with witch").
- looks like I'll have a paper submitted within a couple of days. It won't get looked at by the journal editor for a couple of weeks due to the holiday, but it'll be off my desk. Since (as my coauthor says) "if we don't submit this one soon, we'd better start saving for its college education", that's a good feeling.
- A coauthor informed me that she had a revise and resubmit that requires her to do some tests that she could do herself, but would rather outsource. Since I can easily do it with a week's work or so, she asked me to be a coauthor. So, for a bit of work, it looks like I will likely have another hit.
- We've been making do at the Unknown Household with a seven-year old TV (an old cathode-ray model). We just got our new TV stand (a very nice corner model) and will shortly be getting a new 46 inch flat panel model. Ah, the Kingdom of Thingdom has a new subject.
It's finally feeling like Christmas in the Unknown Household - we've got Christmas songs playing on the radio, Winnie the Pooh (the Unknown Son's (a.k.a. Knucklehead's) recent fascination) on TV, and I'm in the middle of making up a quadruple batch of pumpkin soup on the stove A double batch will be for our neighborhood party tonight and another is for the big family get-together at our place on Christmas Day. So the place sounds and smells like Christmas.
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Subject: Processors | September 13, 2016 - 06:51 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, FD-SOI, 12FDX, process technology
In addition to the company's efforts to get its own next generation FinFET process technology up and running, GlobalFoundries announced that will continue to pursue FD-SOI process technology with the addition of a 12nm FD-SOI (FDX in GlobalFoundries parlance) node to its roadmap with a slated release of 2019 at the earliest.
FD-SOI stands for Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator and is a planar process technology that uses a thin insulator on top of the base silicon which is then covered by a very thin layer of silicon that is used as the transistor channel. The promise of FD-SOI is that it offers the performance of a FinFET node with lower power consumption and cost than other bulk processes. While the substrate is more expensive with FD-SOI, it uses 50% of the lithography layers and companies can take advantage of reportedly easy-to-implement body biasing to design a single chip that can fulfill multiple products and roles. For example, in the case of 22FDX – which should start rolling out towards the end of this year – GlobalFoundries claims that it offers the performance of 14 FinFET at the 28nm bulk pricing. 22FDX is actually a 14nm front end (FEOL) and 28nm back end of line (BEOL) combined. Notably, it purportedly uses 70% lower power than 28nm HKMG.
A GloFo 22nm FD-SOI "22FDX" transistor.
The FD-SOI design offers lower static leakage and allows chip makers to use body biasing (where substrate is polarized) to balance performance and leakage. Forward Body Biasing allows the transistor to switch faster and/or operate at much lower voltages. On the other hand, Reverse Body Biasing further reduces leakage and frequency to improves energy efficiency. Dynamic Body Biasing (video link) allows for things like turbo modes whereby increasing voltage to the back gate can increase transistor switching speed or reducing voltage can reduce switching speeds and leakage. For a process technology that is aimed at battery powered wearables, mobile devices, and various Internet of Things products, energy efficiency and being able to balance performance and power depending on what is needed is important.
22FDX offers body biasing.
While the process node numbers are not as interesting as the news that FD-SOI will continue itself (thanks to marketing mucking up things heh), GlobalFoundries did share that 12FDX (12nm FD-SOI) will be a true full node shrink that will offer the performance of 10nm FinFET (presumably its own future FinFET tech though they do not specify) with better power characteristics and lower cost than 16nm FinFET. I am not sure if GlobalFoundries is using theoretical numbers or compared it to TSMC's process here since they do not have their own 16nm FinFET process. Further, 12FDX will feature 15% higher performance and up to 50% lower power consumption that today's FinFET technologies. The future process is aimed at the "cost sensitive mobile market" that includes IoT, automotive (entertainment and AI), mobile, and networking. FD-SOI is reportedly well suited for processors that combine both digital and analog (RF) elements as well.
Following the roll out of 22FDX GlobalFoundries will be preparing its Fab 1 facility in Dresden, Germany for the 12nm FD-SOI (12FDX) process. The new process is slated to begin tapping out products in early 2019 which should mean products using chips will hit the market in 2020.
The news is interesting because it indicates that there is still interest and research/development being made on FD-SOI and GlobalFoundries is the first company to talk about next generation process plans. Samsung and STMicroelectronics also support FD-SOI but have not announced their future plans yet.
If I had to guess, Samsung will be the next company to talk about future FD-SOI as the company continues to offer both FinFET and FD-SOI to its customers though they certainly do not talk as much about the latter. What are your thoughts on FD-SOI and its place in the market?
Also read: FD-SOI Expands, But Is It Disruptive? @ EETimes
The Really Good Times are Over
We really do not realize how good we had it. Sure, we could apply that to budget surpluses and the time before the rise of global terrorism, but in this case I am talking about the predictable advancement of graphics due to both design expertise and improvements in process technology. Moore's law has been exceptionally kind to graphics. We can look back and when we plot the course of these graphics companies, they have actually outstripped Moore in terms of transistor density from generation to generation. Most of this is due to better tools and the expertise gained in what is still a fairly new endeavor as compared to CPUs (the first true 3D accelerators were released in the 1993/94 timeframe).
The complexity of a modern 3D chip is truly mind-boggling. To get a good idea of where we came from, we must look back at the first generations of products that we could actually purchase. The original 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics was comprised of a raster chip and a texture chip, each contained approximately 1 million transistors (give or take) and were made on a then available .5 micron process (we shall call it 500 nm from here on out to give a sense of perspective with modern process technology). The chips were clocked between 47 and 50 MHz (though often could be clocked up to 57 MHz by going into the init file and putting in "SET SST_GRXCLK=57"… btw, SST stood for Sellers/Smith/Tarolli, the founders of 3Dfx). This revolutionary graphics card at the time could push out 47 to 50 megapixels and had 4 MB of VRAM and was released in the beginning of 1996.
My first 3D graphics card was the Orchid Righteous 3D. Voodoo Graphics was really the first successful consumer 3D graphics card. Yes, there were others before it, but Voodoo Graphics had the largest impact of them all.
In 1998 3Dfx released the Voodoo 2, and it was a significant jump in complexity from the original. These chips were fabricated on a 350 nm process. There were three chips to each card, one of which was the raster chip and the other two were texture chips. At the top end of the product stack was the 12 MB cards. The raster chip had 4 MB of VRAM available to it while each texture chip had 4 MB of VRAM for texture storage. Not only did this product double performance from the Voodoo Graphics, it was able to run in single card configurations at 800x600 (as compared to the max 640x480 of the Voodoo Graphics). This is the same time as when NVIDIA started to become a very aggressive competitor with the Riva TnT and ATI was about to ship the Rage 128.
Taking a Fresh Look at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
It has been a while since we last talked about GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and it is high time to do so. So why the long wait between updates? Well, I think the long and short of it is a lack of execution from their stated roadmaps from around 2009 on. When GF first came on the scene they had a very aggressive roadmap about where their process technology will be and how it will be implemented. I believe that GF first mentioned a working 28 nm process in a early 2011 timeframe. There was a lot of excitement in some corners as people expected next generation GPUs to be available around then using that process node.
Fab 1 is the facility where all 32 nm SOI and most 28 nm HKMG are produced.
Obviously GF did not get that particular process up and running as expected. In fact, they had some real issues getting 32 nm SOI running in a timely manner. Llano was the first product GF produced on that particular node, as well as plenty of test wafers of Bulldozer parts. Both were delayed from when they were initially expected to hit, and both had fabrication issues. Time and money can fix most things when it comes to process technology, and eventually GF was able to solve what issues they had on their end. 32 nm SOI/HKMG is producing like gangbusters. AMD has improved their designs on their end to make things a bit easier as well at GF.
While shoring up the 32 nm process was of extreme importance to GF, it seemingly took resources away from further developing 28 nm and below processes. While work was still being done on these products, the roadmap was far too aggressive for what they were able to accomplish. The hits just kept coming though. AMD cut back on 32nm orders, which had a financial impact on both companies. It was cheaper for AMD to renegotiate the contract and take a penalty rather than order chips that it simply could not sell. GF then had lots of line space open on 32 nm SOI (Dresden) that could not be filled. AMD then voided another contract in which they suffered a larger penalty by opting to potentially utilize a second source for 28 nm HKMG production of their CPUs and APUs. AMD obviously was very uncomfortable about where GF was with their 28 nm process.
During all of this time GF was working to get their Luther Forest FAB 8 up and running. Building a new FAB is no small task. This is a multi-billion dollar endeavor and any new FAB design will have complications. Happily for GF, the development of this FAB has gone along seemingly according to plan. The FAB has achieved every major milestone in construction and deployment. Still, the risks involved with a FAB that could reach around $8 billion+ are immense.
2012 was not exactly the year that GF expected, or hoped for. It was tough on them and their partners. They also had more expenses such as acquiring Chartered back in 2009 and then acquiring the rather significant stake that AMD had in the company in the first place. During this time ATIC has been pumping money into GF to keep it afloat as well as its aspirations at being a major player in the fabrication industry.
Continue reading our editorial on the status of GLOBALFOUNDRIES going into 2013 and beyond!!
ST Ericsson Shows off First FD-SOI Product
Subject: Editorial | January 16, 2013 - 09:41 PM | Josh Walrath
Tagged: ST Ericsson, planar, PD-SOI, L8580, FinFET, FD-SOI, Cortex A9, cortex a15, arm
SOI has been around for some time now, but in partially depleted form (PD-SOI). Quite a few manufacturers have utilized PD-SOI for their products, such as AMD and IBM (probably the two largest producers of SOI based parts). Oddly enough, Intel has shunned SOI wafers altogether. One would expect Intel to spare no expense to have the fastest semiconductor based chips on the market, but SOI did not provide enough advantages for the chip behemoth to outweigh the nearly 10% increase in wafer and production costs. There were certainly quite a few interesting properties to PD-SOI, but Intel was able to find ways around bulk silicon's limitations. These non-SOI improvements include stress and strain, low-K dialectrics, high-K metal gates, and now 3D FinFET Technology. Intel simply did not need SOI to achieve the performance they were looking for while still using bulk silicon wafers.
Things started looking a bit grim for SOI as a technology a few years back. AMD was starting to back out of utilizing SOI for sub-32 nm products, and IBM was slowly shifting away from producing chips based on their Power technology. PD-SOI's days seemed numbered. And they are. That is ok though, as the technology will see a massive uptake with the introduction of Fully Depleted SOI wafers. I will not go into the technology in full right now, but expect another article further into the future. I mentioned in a tweet some days ago that in manufacturing, materials are still king. This looks to hold true with FD-SOI.
Intel had to utilize 3D FinFETs on 22 nm because they simply could not get the performance out of bulk silicon and planar structures. There are advantages and disadvantages to these structures. The advantage is that better power characteristics can be attained without using exotic materials all the while keeping bins high, but the disadvantage is the increased complexity of wafer production with such structures. It is arguable that the increase in complexity completely offsets the price premium of a SOI based solution. We have also seen with the Intel process that while power consumption is decreased as compared to the previous 32 nm process, the switching performance vs. power consumption is certainly not optimal. Hence the reason why we have not seen Intel release Ivy Bridge parts that are clocked significantly faster than last generation Sandy Bridge chips.
FD-SOI and planar structures at 22 nm and 20 nm promise the improve power characteristics as compared to bulk/FinFET. It also looks to improve overall power vs. clockspeed as compared to bulk/FinFET. In a nutshell this means better power consumption as well as a jump in clockspeed as compared to previous generations. Gate first designs using FD-SOI could be very good, but industry analysts say that gate last designs could be "spectacular".
So what does this have to do with ST Ericsson? They are one of the first companies to show a products based on 28 nm FD-SOI technology. The ARM based NovaThore L8580 is a dual Cortex A9 design with the graphics portion being the IMG SGX544. At first glance we would think that ST is behind the ball, as other manufacturers are releasing Cortex A15 parts which improve IPC by a significant amount. Then we start digging into the details.
The fastest Cortex A9 designs that we have seen so far have been clocked around 1.5 GHz. The L8580 can be clocked up to 2.5 GHz. Whatever IPC improvements we see with A15 are soon washed away by the sheer clockspeed advantage that the L8580 has. While it has been rumored that the Tegra 4 will be clocked up to 2 GHz in tablet form, ST is able to get the L8580 to 2.5 GHz in a smartphone. NVIDIA utilizes a 5th core to improve low power performance, but ST was able to get their chip to run at 0.6v in low power mode. This decrease in complexity combined with what appears to be outstanding electrical and thermal characteristics makes this a very interesting device.
The Cortex A9 cores are not the only ones to see an improvement in clockspeed and power consumption. The well known and extensively used SGX544 graphics portion runs at 600 MHz in a handheld device, and is around 20% faster clocked than other comparable parts.
When we add all these things together we have a product that appears to be head and shoulders above current parts from Qualcomm and Samsung. It also appears that these parts are comparable, if not slightly ahead, of the announced next generation of parts from the Cortex A15 crowd. It stands to reason that ST Ericsson will run away with the market and be included in every new handheld sold from now until the first 22/20 nm parts are released? Unfortunately for ST Ericsson, this is not the case. If there was an Achilles Heel to the L8580 it is that of production capabilities. ST Ericsson started production on FD-SOI wafers this past spring, but it was processing hundreds of wafers a month vs. the thousands that are required for full scale production. We can assume that ST Ericsson has improved this situation, but they are not exactly a powerhouse when it comes to manufacturing prowess. They simply do not seem to have the FD-SOI production capabilities to handle orders from more than a handful of cellphone and table manufacturers.
ST Ericsson has a very interesting part, and it certainly looks to prove the capabilities of FD-SOI when compared to competing products being produced on bulk silicon. The Nova Thor L8580 will gain some new customers with its combination of performance and power characteristics, even though it is using the "older" Cortex A9 design. FD-SOI has certainly caught the industrys' attention. There are more FD-SOI factoids floating around that I want to cover soon, but these will have to wait. For the time being ST Ericsson is on the cutting edge when it comes to SOI and their proof of concept L8580 seems to have exceeded expectations.


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Like the hippie culture it facilitates, All Good Music Festival & Campout evolves with the times. It began in Maryland, then it moved to a West Virginia mountaintop, and now it's coming to our backyard.
Like the hippie culture it facilitates, All Good Music Festival & Campout evolves with the times. It began in Maryland, then it moved to a West Virginia mountaintop, and now it's coming to our backyard.
Starting today and continuing through Sunday, All Good will unfold at Legend Valley, a sprawling festival venue in Thornville, located 25 miles east of Downtown Columbus. The reason for the relocation, festival organizers explained, is that the scenic mountaintop that used to host the event was not properly accessible. There simply weren't enough well-maintained roads, which resulted in lengthy, narrow traffic jams creeping up the mountainside.
Central Ohio has plenty of drivable highways, which happen to link our area to lots of other areas, so now we get the benefit of The Allman Brothers Band, The Flaming Lips and more descending upon us for four straight days. Organizers are expecting 20,000 people. It's a big deal that this event moved to our area - maybe not Rock on the Range huge, but huge nonetheless.
Though there will be plenty of music history and years of artistic progression on hand, this music shares a common bond: It's feel-good music built for having a blast in a large field filled with people. Forty-five years after the Summer of Love, there's still a teeming market for this stuff.
For real, All Good seems to be servicing several generations' worth of hippies. You've got old-timers like the Allmans, plus two separate Grateful Dead affiliates (Phil Lesh & Friends plus Bob Weir's partnership with Bruce Hornsby). You've got their psychedelic descendents The Flaming Lips, who've evolved into a giddy, absurdist live-action cartoon. Then there's a slew of DJs and "jamtronica" acts that appeal to all the young dubsteppers.
Of particular note to Columbus listeners: local natives The Werks (now flourishing nationwide), Papadosio (ditto) and Red Wanting Blue (fresh off an appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman") will perform.
Furthermore, Columbus DJ crew My Best Friend's Party is providing the late-night entertainment, and they do mean late - so late you might even call it early. Electronic acts including Attak + Carma, Heady Ruxpin and Ill Atmospherics will perform from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.
Ticket info, the full festival lineup and camping instructions are available at allgoodfestival.com. Take care of each other, and stay safe in the heat!


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Tyler Posey and Zendaya to Co-Host 2014 MTV Music Awards Pre-Show
Tyler Posey of 'Teen Wolf' fame is joining forces with pop singer Zendaya to become what may be the best-looking team to ever host the 2014 MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show. MTV has announced that the two stars will be the lead reporters of the red carpet activity for the live pre-show on Sunday, April 13 at 8:30PM ET.
Posey and Zendaya will be delivering all the happenings at the red carpet pre-show, including interviews with presenters, performers, nominees and A-list celebs attending the awards. You won't want to miss the arrival of your favorite stars!
Designer Rachel Antonoff will aid the famous hosts by providing all the details on what celebrities are wearing as they make their way down the red carpet.
The MTV Movie Awards will air live immediately following the pre-show on Sunday evening -- and MTV is going big to celebrate its 23rd year of syndication. (To put that into perspective, the MTV Movie Awards are older than both Posey and Zendaya!) Filming from L.A.'s Nokia Theater with Conan O'Brien as the show's host, this year's awards are sure to be bigger, funnier and crazier than ever.
Presenters include stars such as Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Zac Efron, Nicki Minaj and more. In between winners being presented with their Golden Popcorns, Ellie Goulding and Zedd are performing their respective hit singles 'Beating Heart' and 'Find You,' as well as a selection from the 'Divergent' soundtrack.


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THE Mayor of High Wycombe cut the ribbon to relaunch a High Wycombe pub following a £190,000 refurbishment.
Hundreds of people took advantage of the weather to visit the new look Beech Tree pub in Amersham Road following its reopening by Mayor Trevor Snaith.
New licensee Samir Patel said: "It was an astounding turnout all weekend.
"It's difficult to gauge but there were a serious amount of children here, as we had a bouncy castle over both days and the new play equipment was a hit."
The Beech Tree was closed for four weeks while both the inside and outside received a facelift, including the installation of the children's play area, in a bid to change the pub's image from a 'summer pub' to a 'pub for all seasons'.
The alterations, combined with the new food and drinks menus on offer, has created seven jobs.
Samir added: "I'd been looking for a pub to take on for some time. The moment I saw The Beech Tree, I knew it was the place for me and it could become the type of family pub I wanted to run."
Chris Jowsey, trading director of Star Pubs & Bars, Heineken's pub business, said: "We're delighted an experienced operator like Samir has taken on The Beech Tree and that together we are investing in its long term future.
"To be successful in today's market, pubs must improve their offering to customers and this means investing in pubs like The Beech Tree to create a welcoming and relevant environment for all customers."


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Agata Buzek has already amassed an enviable list of credits, collaborating with some of the world's leading filmmakers — from countrymen like Andrzej Wajda ("The Revenge," 2002) and Krzysztof Zanussi ("The Hidden Treasure," 2000), and international auteurs such as Marleen Gorris ("Within the Whirlwind," 2008) and Peter Greenaway ("Nightwatching," from 2007).
For me it's essential, in this profession, to be diverse in your choices," she says. "It's exciting, and it also gives you the opportunity to develop and learn.
There's no particular genre that's most interesting to me; I just look for a story I want to tell, a story that makes sense, that touches me."
The daughter of a former Polish prime minister, Buzek made her screen debut in 1998 on the international production "La ballata dei lavavetri" for ex-pat U.S. helmer Peter del Monte. She's worked in TV and film ever since, in a variety of territories, and last year received the actress award at the 34th Polish Film Festival for her performance in Borys Lankosz's "Reverse."
The Hudsucker Proxy" and "Fargo" are among her favorite films, and she admits a desire to work with the Coen brothers. But the 33-year-old actress displays a refreshingly laid-back approach to her career: "I just want to live my life," she says, "and manage the best way I can."
Not only does Romanian actor Bucur come to the Berlinale this year representing the hottest nation, right now, on the international fest circuit, he can even claim some of the credit himself, having appeared in a number of the signal works of the New Romanian Cinema.
After pairing with Christi Puiu for the helmer's debut feature, 2001's "Stuff and Dough," the pair re-teamed for the 2005 breakout pic "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu." The following year he starred in Radu Muntean's "The Paper Will Be Blue," and took a small role in Francis Ford Coppola's Romanian-shot "Youth Without Youth."
Most recently, he played the titular cop in Corneliu Porumboiu's "Police, Adjective," which won Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at last year's Cannes, and has amassed critical raves around the world.
With his local industry in such rude health, Bucur is understandably hesitant, right now, to seek fame and fortune across the Atlantic. "I still have Romanian directors that I want to work with. We all started together, and we should go on together."
Anyway, he says, though Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" remains one of his inspirations, by and large "I prefer European films. There's something special about European cinematography — maybe," he adds dryly, "because in those movies the actor is still more important than special effects and CGI."
He has, however, recently starred alongside Colin Farrell and Ed Harris in Peter Weir's WWII drama "The Way Back." For Weir, he has nothing but praise: "He's an amazing man, an artist. In a way, my dearest wish was fulfilled before I even had it."
Christiansen may be familiar to international viewers as the lead in Rune Denstad Langlo's well-liked "North," but in his homeland, he's already a bona-fide star, renowned since his debut in the 2003 box office hit "Buddy" (which earned him actor kudos), and for his portrayal of the young Henrik Ibsen on TV.
Asked what actors he admires, he cites Stellan Skarsgard ("he shows it's possible for a Scandinavian actor to have an international career") and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Why Hoffman? "Look at me!" he laughs. "I'm a big guy, too. And I think it's fascinating to watch him challenge the way a screen actor is 'supposed' to look. Plus, he's doing all these different characters, making these very different kinds of films. He's pushing himself all the time. And that's what interests me. That restlessness."
It's a tendancy that shapes his own working habits: "Every time I do a movie I'm longing to be back on stage. Every time I do comedy, I want to get back into a drama. I'm never satisfied. It's like I'm diving into something and trying to escape from it at the same time. That's just what drives me, I guess."
Given this, his 2010 looks especially satisfying, with a forthcoming TV comedy followed by Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" onstage in Oslo, alongside Liv Ullmann.
So why, then, does he seem so laid-back? "I kind of take things as they come. Years ago I thought that every door might open if I pushed hard enough. But I'm 34 now, and a lot more relaxed, and a lot happier."
As a teenager, Cvitesic was torn between music, acting and dancing. In the end, she joined the Croatian National Theatre company: "I took roles that scared me — Shakespeare, Chekhov — trying to find out who I was, testing myself and my abilities. Whether I … good enough."
Her personal touchstones were revealing: one being Audrey Hepburn, a classic movie star ("she left a mark not only in filmmaking, but in fashion and in culture"); the other being Meryl Streep, a consummate professional, the actor's actor. "If I'd done the kind of work she's done, I could die feeling completely fulfilled."
Cvitesic made her TV debut in 2000. She scored her first bigscreen role in Branko Ivanda's pic "Horseman" (2004), earning a slew of favorable notices, and followed it a year later with the female lead in the wonderfully-titled "What's a Man Without a Moustache?"
Most recently, she has starred as Luna in "On the Path" for former Berlinale Gold Bear-winner Jasmilla Zbanic ("Grbavica"), which screens in competition at this year's Berlinale.
To me," she says, "acting is like a sport. You have to practice every day, otherwise you get lazy and out of shape. You can backslide easily, forget your skills.
And in Croatia we don't have so many choices: you either work, or not. You might be doing a theater drama for 600 people, or a soap opera, or something really tiny … but really, it's not so different. Work is work. And the important things are always the same: a capable director, a strong script and a good team."
Anais Demoustier began her career with the kind of break many actors only dream of: alongside Isaballe Huppert in a Michael Haneke film, 2003's "Time of the Wolf." She was 14.
Today she looks back on the experience with gratitude but also a faint bit of regret: "It was an amazing time, crazy and exciting. But I think I was too young to really appreciate the opportunity for what it was, or to learn as much as I could have." For that reason, she longs to work with Haneke again.
After graduating from high school, Demoustier trained in Lille and New York, and soon began landing films: "The Beautiful Person" in 2007 for Christophe Honore, "Grown-Ups" the same year. Soon she will be seen in Frederic Pelle's "La tete ailleurs."
Unsurprisingly, she declares her favorite actress is Huppert. "Without question. Partly because I began my career with her, and she helped me discover cinema. But more than that, because I love the choices she makes, the movies she does. She's fearless. And whenever she does something, she does it with absolute conviction."
Recently Demoustier showed courage of her own, as a troubled girl in writer-director Juliette Garcias' "Be Good." "It just felt truthful, to me. The character, her state of mind. And I think, for an actor, truth is the only essential thing."
Born into a showbiz family in Prague — his mother, Jana Hadek, is a respected documentary filmmaker, and his older brother, Matthew Hadek, is an actor — Krystof Hadek elected to go into the family business, studying music and drama at the Prague National Conservatory.
While there, he was cast in Jan Sverak's 2001 WWII drama "Dark Blue World" in which he portrayed the doomed flyer Karel, tormented by his unrequited love for a beautiful Englishwoman. The performance brought him to international attention, led to postgraduate studies at the London Academy and seemed to set the pattern for a career that has been divided between his homeland and other countries.
His filmography hints at a restless soul driven by a desire to push himself beyond his comfort zone. There's a U.S. credit — Steven Edell's "A Son's War" in 2008. But there's also a Spanish feature ("Cosmos") and a Swedish production, Fredrik Edfeldt's superb "The Girl," one of the Variety Critics' Choice films at last year's Karlovy Vary fest. Few of his generation could claim to have worked so widely. And he's not yet 30.
Hadek has just wrapped Czech-German co-prod "Three Seasons in Hell" for writer-director Tomas Masin. He plays a young poet in communist Czechoslovakia who retreats from Soviet ideology into a private world of sexual hedonism.
British actor Edward Hogg graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2002 and plunged into legit work — along the way amassing a string of bit parts in various films, most notably Charles Shyer's 2004 remake of "Alfie".
But it was his lead role in Dominic Murphy's "White Lightnin' " — as Appalachian "dancing outlaw" Jesco White — that bought him to international attention. Hogg's performance revealed the focused intensity of his stage work, and generated strong word of mouth, earning him actor awards at the Monterrey and Mumbai film festivals in 2009, and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
Yet he's quick to share credit with Murphy: "So much of acting, to me, is about your relationship with the director. You do the best work when you're comfortable and confident and it's possible to stretch yourself.
I remember watching the LA BAFTA awards on TV, and there was (Robert) De Niro, and they showed some clips. And you realize that every one of his early films was incredible — especially his work with Scorsese.
And it occurred to me that that's the key: as an actor, starting out, you need to find a director who wants to work with you repeatedly, so that you can build up a sense of trust in each other. And if you do, you'll find you can give them more than you know you're capable of."
For now, the Yorkshire-born actor is pragmatic: "I take the work when it's given," he says. "It's not like I'm being offered six films and get to take my pick."
Some actors are besotted by the sound of their own voices; Michele Riondino is not one of them. The 30-year-old Italian takes most pleasure in the sheer physicality of acting: "I tend to focus my attention, first of all, on gesture and movement, and the way these things then shape the voice and the language of a character," he explains.
At first, more than a psychological interpretation, I start by challenging the script physically — trying to develop a physical memory, rather than just a reading of the lines I'm speaking."
After graduating from drama school in 2000, Riondino worked successfully in theater and TV before commencing his film career in 2008 with "The Past Is a Foreign Land" for helmer Daniele Vicari. This electrifying debut propelled him to attention, earning him awards at the Rome and Miami film festivals.
He followed with roles in Marco Risi's "Fortapasc" and Valerio Mieli's "Ten Winters" (both 2009) and can soon be seen in Mario Martone's forthcoming "Noi credevamo."
The Taranto-born actor is very thoughtful about his craft. Asked what directors he'd like to work with, he replies that, because of his fascination with movement, he's naturally drawn to the grotesque and surreal: "Therefore, my first choice would be Tim Burton."
But at the same time, he adds, "I also like the silence of characters just living in a world they didn't choose, driven by a tragic fate that uses them. So I also very much admire Gus Van Sant."
While studying at the Theatre Academy in her hometown of Amsterdam (she graduated in 2008), Dutch actress Verbeek won the lead in a TV drama series, "Moes," which bought her to national attention. Film roles followed most notably, in Urszula Antoniak's 2009 drama "Nothing Personal," for which she received actress awards at the Locarno and Marrakesh fests.
In addition to Dutch and English, the 27-year-old is fluent in French, Italian and German. "I love languages," she says. "And in particular, acting in other languages. To me, the whole basis of acting is curiosity. In people, of course, but also in other cultures.
At the same time, you're never 100% at ease in another language; you're always a visitor. Which is good, because I do feel that you can only bring out the best if you're not comfortable. It brings out something fresh in you, and makes it intriguing, hopefully, for an audience." She laughs, brightly. "Hopefully!"
But it's also a sound career decision, as Verbeek admits: "I want to be able to work across Europe, not just in the Netherlands. There are so many incredible filmmakers out there, so many opportunities."
Nevertheless, she remains equally committed to legit work: "You can get selfish, I think, with the camera focused only on you."
In 2009, 27-year-old Finnish actress Pihla Viitala barely paused long enough to draw breath, with leads in three features (including Julius Kemp's "Reykjavik Whale-Watching Massacre") and TV.
She's just wrapped the Aki Kaurismaki-produced "Bad Family," and wrote and directed her first film, a half-hour short. "I do like to be busy," she admits, laughing.
Helsinki native made her film debut in 2007 with "Ganes" and quickly established herself as one of the most visible thesps there. "I have a dream that I might act in French movies," she admits. "I lived there, studied there. I speak French."
What's the appeal of the French industry? "Well, partly the fact that it is an industry. Finland has no real film industry to speak of — we only make about 10 films a year. … And for a woman it's even more difficult, because most of the roles are for men. I've been very, very lucky to have done as much as I have."


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The latest Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and it's all out of bubblegum.
For years, fans of the Alien franchise have been waiting for a chance to head back to LV-246 for a chance to kick some Xenomorph butt. Thanks to Gearbox Software and Sega, that dream will finally become a reality. Aliens: Colonial Marines may have been in development for what seems like ages, but with this latest footage, we're all but convinced this pseudo-sequel to Aliens is going to be a hit.
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