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Robocop Trilogy (US - BD)
Gabe Powers revisits all three of the Robocop films in high definition video...
Robocop is one of my top ten favourite movies of any type. It's a brilliant dark comedy, and biting satire of the Regan era, wrapped up as a high octane, ultra violet action flick. Robocop is also one of those films that sticks with you thanks to outrageously violet imagery, a witty script, teeth gnashing performances, even very specified sound effects. Who can forget the melting man, Murphy's one-liners, Kurtwood Smith's career best (Ooo, guns, guns, guns), or the sound of ED-209 roaring like a lion as it attacks? Good movies are memorable, but great movies crawl under your skin and become a part of you, and Robocop is a pretty big part of me. More critically speaking, Edward Neumeier's script is one of tightest of any '80's blockbuster, and it works on multiple levels. Sadly the political satire is just as pertinent as it was in 1988 (privatized hospitals, armies, and police forces, impossible!). Paul Verhoeven's direction is a fluid mix of steady cams and comic book inspired lighting.
Robocop 2
The first sequel to the coolest robot police officer movie ever isn't good, but it's better than its original reputation suggests. Frank Miller's script, which was reportedly cut in half, is written in the spirit and style of the first film, and his comic sensibilities work well for the more over-the-top stuff (only four minutes in and prostitutes are already beating a dude up). There are two major problems though: too much plot and too many threads dropped. Murphy's obsession with his old life is really forgotten after being set up as a major dramatic issue, and we get precious little time with the evil Robocop II. Director Irvin Kershner (yeah, the Empire Strikes Back guy) really embraces this comic book flare with colourful photography and amped up action. The continuation of the story works well too, though the film can veer into the bleak, and the film was very controversial when released, mostly for the use of a child as one of the chief villains. I'd argue that overall part two is more violent than even the unrated version of the original film (which features four super graphic scenes). In the end, Robocop 2 isn't much, but it features some great cinematic violence, some colourful photography, and some of the last stop motion effects in major motion picture history.
Robocop 3
Not a lot was expected from the third trip to future Detroit, but everyone was still extremely disappointed with Robocop 3. First things first: the dreaded PG-13 rating. It's a very shallow criticism, but the first two films revel in their raunchy violence like too few other American films at the time. One could make a pretty convincing argument that the only good thing about the second film was the fact that it was so blatantly offensive. When a film series that wears its ultra-violence with a smile is so suddenly tamed one can't help but feel a bit ripped off. There're hardly even any of the great tongue-in-cheek commercials found in the previous two instalments. There's a lot to be said for Frank Miller's script, which was apparently originally part of his mammoth Robocop 2 script, and there are some great looking missed opportunities every which way. Like X-Men: The Last Stand, Robocop 3 gets so very close to taking the whole Robocop story to a satisfying conclusion. Alex Murphy ends up joining an underground resistance against the corporate run city of Detroit. He even takes on a genius kid as a sort of side-kick in a nice contrast to the bad-guy kid in part two, but none of this works because the filmmakers don't know how to treat the material. Robocop 3 attempts levity, and has the potential for some real drama, but in the face of its neutered violence and lack of adult aspirations, not to mention the wrong kind of humour, the film fails again and again. In the end we have a Saturday morning cartoon version of the original film, complete with various attachments to Robocop's cyborg frame, enabling the film to sell more toys.
For some reason the first and best film in this collection has been released as a 25GB single layer disc, while the two sequels are 50GB dual layer discs. I'm not sure if extra space would make any difference based on the lack of extras, but it does point to a lack of effort on MGM's part. The original film has a pretty bad reputation on digital video. The Criterion release was non-anamorphic, while other DVDs were grainy, and the first Blu-ray looks pretty much exactly like the anamorphic DVDs. This transfer isn't particularly impressive, close to what I've seen from the other disc on other sites, but I was unable to do a direct comparison because I don't own the old release. The DNR gremlins have been kept at bay, which means the print is pretty grainy, and in darkness things get a little muddy. Verhoeven and his cinematographers aim for a pretty cold look, with lots of fluorescent lighting. There's not a lot of high contrast or room for super sharp details. Colours aren't very poppy, but are clean, and I only noticed a little bleeding on some of the edges. The framing is incorrect, at 1.85 instead of 1.66, and there is a slight headspace problem, but nothing maddening.
Robocop 2 is a more colourful film, with a bigger budget, and has been treated with more care here. The details are extra crisp and the neon colours are extremely vibrant without bleeding. Irvin Kershner really embraces the comic book style not only with these colours, but with higher contrast lighting, and more pin lights. Robocop himself is also quite a bit shinier. There is, however, still plenty of grain over the print, and the grain levels change from scene to scene. Robocop 3 is more of the same, though I'd say details are a tiny bit sharper, and there's less grain overall. Director Fred Dekker surprisingly doesn't go for quite as neon and comic booky look as Kershner, but it's still a pretty colourful flick, which is as much as we can expect from the director of Night of the Creeps. Black levels are especially deep this round, which leads to some minor edge enhancement.
This is my first listen to Robocop remixed into 5.1, and I'm pretty happy about it. All three films are presented in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Robocop features the weakest of the tracks, and there's not all that much in the way of surround structure, but it's more boisterous than the 2.0 tracks, mostly thanks to the LFE. Any ED-209 moment is worth the upgrade for all the whirring gears, heavy stomping, and animal noises. Pretty much any gunshot or robot stomp benefits from the discreet bass channel, and the uncompressed nature of the track makes for a nice, theatrical experience. Also listen for some nice spatial representation on the shooting range, and in the last battle warehouse.
Robocop 2 is a bigger movie, and has bigger soundscape. The action scenes are spectacular, loud, and utilize the stereo and surround speakers effectively. It's not an eternally aggressive track, but it has the stuff where it counts, including a realistic representation of sound change due to camera movement. The climax is a blast of sound design, including all manner of explosives and guns, differing robot servos, cartoony highlights, and breaking concrete. Only the musical score suffers some rather low volume levels. Robocop 3 was released in digital 5.1, so it sounds the strongest of all mixes. The scene where Lewis and a few no name cops are stalked by 'Splatter Punks' features a great round of directional effects, and even quiet scenes feature ambient work. The gunplay and explosions are equally loud.
The only extras are trailers for each film. Guess you gotta hang on to that Criterion disc after all.
This new set is only for people that like all three movies, it's not a replacement for the original Blu-ray release unfortunately. Robocop still doesn't look much better than a DVD, and there are no extras to speak of except some trailers. The good news is that it's the uncut version of the film, and parts two and three look and sound pretty great, they just still aren't very good movies. The price is pretty good though, so I'm not one to judge if you're a fan of PG-13 Robocop.
*Note: The images on this page are taken from the UK Blu-ray release of RoboCop.
Review by Gabriel Powers
I still think the BD release of the original film is a worthy upgrade over the DVD. It is more detailed and compression is a lot better. Regarding the aspect ratio, I know it's not in Verhoeven's preferred 1.66:1, but it was theatrically exhibited at 1.85:1 and that's how most people would have seen it.
I'm torn with this set. The second film is a bit of a guilty pleasure, so I want it for that, but I already own the first film and I hate the third film. Ah well, maybe I'll be able to pick it up cheaply sometime.
I'm torn with this set. The second film is a bit of a guilty pleasure, so I want it for that, but I already own the first film and I hate the third film. Ah well, maybe I'll be able to pick it up cheaply sometime.
BubbaGummer Member Join Date: June 2006 Location: United States Posts: 19
The first film does look much better than the dvd, but the Criterion and even the recent special edition has a good amount of features. I'm tired of releases that dump all of the extras (looking at you Sony/Spiderman 1 & 2) and still charge a premium price.
HagenDarth Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United States Posts: 321
I think only the first film is worth getting. 2 was disappointing, while #3...well, I'd rather not say much about that one...
Krishna Jaipersad Member Join Date: October 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 166
I have the Criterion Collection Edition & the 20th Anniversary Steelbook Edition. If I could just get the first & the best of the series on blu-ray, it should be worth it. Never cared for the other two movies!
Gildia Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United States Posts: 241
I will avoid this at all costs. No special features makes this an automatic pass. Plus, if the picture and audio quality aren't that much of an improvement then why bother?
skykey0506 Member Join Date: November 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2
Every thing that was on the Criterion Collection was put on the Robocop trilogy that MGM released about 5 years ago here in the states. It sucks there didn't convert it to the blu ray release. With the remake coming up, I know there will be a ulitmate edition for blu ray. It's only a matter of time.
rebel-scum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,101
I bought part 2 seperately from Hong Kong. While it ended up costing a couple of quid shy of what Amazon.co.uk were doing the Trilogy set for, it saved me two problems:
1. Didn't have to sell the original Robocop disc, just to own it again.
2. Didn't have to bring that foul smelling 3rd movie anywhere near me.
1. Didn't have to sell the original Robocop disc, just to own it again.
2. Didn't have to bring that foul smelling 3rd movie anywhere near me.
Bouncy X Member Join Date: March 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,931
yeah i'll stick to my dvd trilogy collection.
but i'm in that minority that loves Part 2 more than 1....OH MY GOD BLASPHEMY!!!! i know but what can i say, i just think its cool. plus Robocop's new blue tint looks gorgeous.
but yeah Part 3 is terrible, its to the Robocop franchise what Freddy's Dead is to the Nightmare franchise. the worst offence is the visible cables holding him up when he launches his jetpack in the office near the end. it was impossible to miss in theaters in 93, i can only imagine how much more obvious they are on blu-ray. lol
but i'm in that minority that loves Part 2 more than 1....OH MY GOD BLASPHEMY!!!! i know but what can i say, i just think its cool. plus Robocop's new blue tint looks gorgeous.
but yeah Part 3 is terrible, its to the Robocop franchise what Freddy's Dead is to the Nightmare franchise. the worst offence is the visible cables holding him up when he launches his jetpack in the office near the end. it was impossible to miss in theaters in 93, i can only imagine how much more obvious they are on blu-ray. lol
Pixarfan517 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,478
rebel-scum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,101
It's not Shrek 4 though, is it Pixarfan517? lol
MonkeyMonkey Member Join Date: December 2010 Location: Russian Federation Posts: 4
I'd like to point out the author has the title vastly incorrect for the films. It's RoboCop, NOT Robocop. Please fix and re-edit article. Thanks.
I'll stick with the 2-Disc DVD, Criterion Collection DVD and RoboCop Blu-ray. 2 is okay and 3 is worse.
I'll stick with the 2-Disc DVD, Criterion Collection DVD and RoboCop Blu-ray. 2 is okay and 3 is worse.
Vastly incorrect? By not capitalising one letter that hardly anyone bothers to do anywhere? It's not like he misspelled it.
GavSalkeld Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 439
Nothing beats the Criterion - proper aspect ratio, director-approved transfer and some nice extras. I'll stick with that until a proper BD release comes out. Yeah, its not anamorphic, but the aspect ratio is so small it hardly matters.
skykey0506 wrote: Every thing that was on the Criterion Collection was put on the Robocop trilogy that MGM released about 5 years ago here in the states.
Not true, the Criterion commentary is an exclusive. Plus its overmatted; the Criterion transfer with the 1.66:1 ratio is much better.
skykey0506 wrote: Every thing that was on the Criterion Collection was put on the Robocop trilogy that MGM released about 5 years ago here in the states.
Not true, the Criterion commentary is an exclusive. Plus its overmatted; the Criterion transfer with the 1.66:1 ratio is much better.
As much as non-anamorphic NTSC can be
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Disc Details
Release Date: 5th October 2010
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Paul Verhoven, Irvin Kershner, Fred Dekker
Cast: Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Robert Burke
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama and Sci-Fi
Length: 325 minutes
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A topic surfaced today on the Security Industry Group's LinkedIn forum that piqued my interest at first on a particular level, but then on a broader, more general one.
The topic was initiated by a link to an instructional sequence relating how some ne'er-do-well can erect homemade spray paint contraptions to blot out hard-to-reach surveillance cameras, rendering them ineffective. The device appears laughably crude, but that's not to say it couldn't achieve its ends. Assembling it requires a hodgepodge of junk, including but not limited to a tree pruner, a bicycle brake bar and a wine bottle opener.
The link was clearly offered as a launching pad for discussion about a potential industry-related problem. It proved instead to be the source of some acrimony. The respondent who posted the link was charged by critics with being irresponsible for disseminating the information and, by extension, aiding the hooligans who might be inclined to undertake in the destruction of surveillance property.
While I might not agree with the criticism, I can see the rationale. The harm in taking part in the transfer of this kind information, so the reasoning goes, ultimately outweighs the good that might result from an open discussion about it. But here's the thing about the Internet: The information's already out there. It's already totally accessible to whomever cares to find it. Another respondent, defending the original poster, correctly pointed this out.
The web is an ambiguous medium. It has the capacity to facilitate the transfer of information both good and bad. But there's also some danger in merely dismissing a problem on the grounds that doing the opposite—confronting it head-on—could somehow help siphon the information to the wrong people. Speaking only in whispers about a problem could prove even more counterproductive.
At its core the web is a medium that wants to be open, not closed. It wants to include, share, inform, engage, improve, discuss, inquire. From a professional standpoint, industry-based forums like the many on LinkedIn can be a valuable stage for these kinds of discussions. If someone in the industry identifies a problem or vulnerability, what simpler or faster way to get a broad industry perspective on that topic than by crowdsourcing other professionals online?
YARMOUTH, Maine—When a bank considers making a loan to a security company it goes through a standard due diligence process, so if you're a security company looking to acquire a competitor, "you should look for the same things that we look for in your business," according to Jennifer Holloway, managing director in the Security Industry Group at The PrivateBank.
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The CTBUH typically holds at least one international conference per year and a world congress every four to five years. These events are held in relevant cities around the world and provide presentations from the world's leading experts in all disciplines of tall buildings.
Conference & Congress Archive
World Congress Archive
CTBUH 2010 World Conference: "Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age"
Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Mumbai, India
3-5 February, 2010
Rapid urbanization of developing countries such as India and China over the past decade have resulted in almost 200,000 people migrating from rural to urban regions somewhere on the planet every day (United Nations statistics).


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We may still be digesting "American Hustle," "Her" and the surge of movies from the end of 2013, but with the calendar flipping to January, it's not too soon to look ahead. The year 2014 promises to be a big and at times fraught period for American cinema, with anticipated sequels, resurgent genres and risky bets all making their way forth. Here are eight notable stories worth watching.
YA yammer. It's been a truly strange time for movies based on bestselling young-adult novels -- they're either the greatest hits of the year or the biggest duds of the era. Studios will take three big new swings in 2014 with dystopian tale "Divergent" (March), terminall-illness drama "The Fault in Our Stars" (July) and another helping of teen dystopia with "The Maze Runner" (September). (That's in addition to the "Hunger Games" threequel out next November.) Will audiences be more receptive to this new batch than they were flops like "Mortal Instruments" and "Beautiful Creatures?" Or will this genre soon go the way of the jabberjay?
PHOTOS: Box office top 10 of 2013
Starry-eyed Nolan. The last time Christopher Nolan departed from superhero fare it turned out both intriguing and wise, as his dream-weaver tale "Inception" became the breakout of 2010. Four years later he'll try something big but non-superhero-y again with "Interstellar," a sci-fi time-space-wormhole tale that stars Matthew McConaughey and seeks to do for advanced physics what "Inception" did for mind control. This time Nolan will play not in the big-action world of summer but in the critical high glare of fall, with the movie coming out Nov. 7. Meanwhile, longtime Nolan cinematographer Wally Pfister makes his directorial debut in April with the similarly sci-fi-themed "Transcendence."
The "12 Years" factor. In 2006 some conservative Oscar voters found the gay-rights issues raised by "Brokeback Mountain" too socially tricky and/or difficult to contemplate to give the film best picture and instead voted for the race-themed "Crash." In 2014 the shoe could be on the other foot. Voters will take up the question of whether the brutal "12 Years A Slave," a race-themed movie that deals with difficult questions about slavery and our assumptions around it, is something they're ready to wholeheartedly embrace. Will Oscar history reverse itself? Or will a less politically charged movie like "Gravity" or "American Hustle" walk away with the best-picture prize?
Marvel momentum. Even though its coup de grace, "The Avengers," came out in 2012, Marvel Studios was able to keep its mojo in 2013 with "Iron Man 3" — a film that helped it capture the box-office top spot for the second year in a row — as well as a solid-performing "Thor" sequel. Can it continue that in 2014 as it brings out "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" in April and its new supergroup superhero movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy," in the summer? The latter will be especially interesting as Marvel and filmmaker James Gunn try to make the world of Star-Lord, Gamora and Ronan as appealing as that of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner.
Meanwhile, Sony tries to keep its own Marvel magic going as Marc Webb returns to the comic franchise he helped reboot with "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," while Fox goes back to the Magneto well with "X-Men: Days of Future Past," both in May. And in case all of these Marvel connections weren't enough, ex-"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau starts a new panel with quirky restaurant pic "Chef" that same month.
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Gross-out gruel. After several years of renaissance, the shock comedy hasn't exactly broken new ground lately — just ask anyone who saw "Grown Ups 2," or anyone who didn't see "The Hangover 3." Can some of the messy fun be reclaimed with a November sequel to one of the movies that started it all, "Dumb and Dumber To"? It won't be the only shock-comedy franchise to give it a bladder-defying spin: "Horrible Bosses 2" hits two weeks later. And Seth MacFarlane, who put his own stamp on the genre with "Ted" a couple of summers back, will, with May's "A Million Ways To Die In The West, try his hand at a Western, or at least his twisted-mirror version of it.
Broadway blue. Broadway stage phenoms aren't exactly in favor after the middling response to "August: Osage County." But that isn't stopping movie producers from putting stage on screen in 2014, this time with a musical spin: "Jersey Boys" in June, "Annie" in mid-December and "Into The Woods" at Christmas. Can these fare better than other recent transfers? Also, in the adaptation department, toy movies, suffering a rocky time of late, look for some new smoothness courtesy of two big ones in the first half of the year: "The Lego Movie" in February and "Transformers: Age of Extinction" in June.
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Kickstartin'. The last year saw several big names scouring for scratch on crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter. In 2014 we'll find out of it was worth that bar-mitzvah savings bond you signed over. In January, Zach Braff's "Wish I Was Here," a film starring and written and directed by the "Garden State" helmer and funded partly by fans, makes its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, while March will see the debut of Rob Thomas' return-to-Kristen-Bell-land movie "Veronica Mars," whose budget was similarly underwritten by the faithful. Expect phrases like either "bold new model" or "indulgent digital-age exercise" to soon follow.
Getting biblical. You thought they were just for TCM airings or Veggie Tales DVDs. But Bible stories will be back in a big way at the multiplex in 2014, particularly the Old Testament, as March sees the release of Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" and Ridley Scott does his best Cecil B. De Mille with "Exodus" in December. Will the epic form enjoy a comeback, or will the people say let my disposable income go somewhere else?
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Acidified Foods
Approximate pH of Foods and Food Products (FDA)
The pH and/or acidity of a food are generally used to determine processing requirements and applicability of specific regulations. The approximate ranges of pH values of common food products are compiled by the FDA in this table (FDA, 2007).
Acidified Low-Acid Foods
Non-acidic products, including most vegetables and fresh meat can be acidified to produce acidified low-acid foods. These products are commonly called "pickles" or "pickled products". Because there is a risk of botulism if these foods are not properly acidified and processed there are very specific regulations that pertain to these foods. Included in this section are a number of resources addressing this category of foods.
A number of acidic foods are not considered to fall into the acidified low-acid food category. To determine if your product is an acidified low-acid food consult the following document:
Acidified Low-Acid Food Q&A (L. Harris, UC Davis Food Sci & Tech) (PDF 11 KB)
Acidified Foods Manufacturing School Manual (North Carolina State University & Grocery Manufacturer's Association)
Regulations Pertaining to Acidified Low-Acid Foods
Acidified low-acid foods processed in California must comply with the California cannery regulations. (CA Dept. of Public Heath) Associated forms from CDPH, except where noted below:
- Cannery License Application Form (PDF 68 KB)
- California Cannery License Program Timeline (CAFF, UC Davis, UCANR, WRCEFS)
- Print Version (PDF 4 MB)
- Web Version with active hyperlinks (PDF 733 KB)
- Request for pH Control (PDF 56 KB)
- Request for Official Sterilization Process (PDF 304 KB)
- Request for pH Re-Evaluation (PDF 157 KB)
- Request for pH Re-Evaluation Cover Letter (PDF 54 KB)
Acidified Low Acid Foods (FDA)
Instructions for Establishment Registration and Processing Filing for Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods - Paper Submissions
Instructions for Establishment Registration and Processing Filing for Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods - Electronic Submissions
This guide is a series of questions and answers concerning the importation of low-acid and acidifed foods. This pamphlet describes when and how processors of low-acid canned foods and acidified foods can register their establishments with the FDA.
Additional Information for Acidified-Low Acid Foods
Acidification of Garlic added to Oil (FDA Safe Practices for Food Processes) Section 3.5
(Section 3.5 is copied below)
3.5. Garlic-in-oil1
Product: Garlic-in-oil. The product is not held hot or cold. The ingredients of the product are chopped fresh garlic and oil. The product is intended to be distributed and stored at ambient temperature for extended shelf life. Outbreaks have been associated with C. botulinum toxin in garlic-in-oil. Microbiological hazards: C. botulinum toxin production.
Step 1. Processing: Oil poured into chopped garlic in a bottle. Although no heat is applied, vegetative pathogens are not associated with this food. Go to Table A.
Table A: pH> 4.6 and high aw (not specified).
Step 2. Decision: Product may be a TCS food.
Product Assessment: No identified product characteristic that prevents spore-forming pathogen growth. Antimicrobial properties of garlic will prevent the growth of vegetative pathogens.
Decision options: Challenge testing, predictive microbial model, reformulation to lower pH with acetic or phosphoric acid to < 4.6, refrigerate (TCS food), store hot (TCS food), or at ambient temperature for a limited time less than the estimated lag phase for the pathogens of concern, or not marketable.
1Flavored oil will present negligible hazard due to lack of C. botulinum survival or growth in 100% oil.
Cornell University
- Overview of Acid and Acidified Foods
- Videos
- Sample Record Forms
The sample records contained in this section were prepared by the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship (NECFE) and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Grant # 2009-51110-20147 and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. These sample records are for educational purposes. Each company would have to customize these forms to fulfill regulatory compliance. You can find all of the forms below here: https://necfe.foodscience.cals.cornell.edu/acid-and-acidified-foods/records-and-recordkeeping Each form can be downloaded as a Word document.
- Sample Processing Records Form
- Sample Processing Records for Refrigerated/Frozen Foods Form
- Sample Processing Records for Foods Containing Solids Form
- Sample Recall Records Form
- Sample Ingredient Records Form
- Sample Distribution Records Form
- Sample Training Records Form
North Carolina State University
From the North Carolina State University Department of Food Science.
When acidified low acid or low acid canned foods are shipped across state lines the food processor must register with the FDA in addition to the appropriate state agency. This article describes the process for filing a scheduled process with the FDA.
- Acidified Foods Manufacturing School (Online)
- Acidified Foods: Formulating Dressings, Sauces and Marinades or (PDF 37 KB)
- Developing A HACCP Plan for Acidified Foods or (PDF 20 KB)
- Herbal Foods or (PDF 20 KB)
University of California, Davis
- Acidified Foods Manufacturing School (Part online, part in-person) Especially designed for smaller processors.
University of Georgia
- Better Process Control School for Acidified Foods (link to Extension Calendar)
University of Tennessee


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In Mongolia, where the weight of tradition and Soviet rule still hang heavy, it is considered dangerously taboo to be a homosexual. Gays, lesbians, and transsexuals must keep their identities secret, often secluding themselves or participating in prostitution, in an attempt to safeguard their lives against violence and discrimination. In 2011, photographer Álvaro Laiz decided to capture the secret lives of these Mongolians in his series "Transmongolian." Laiz initially traveled to Mongolia because he was interested in how the country's newly opened borders affected the population, with the tradition of Mongolian culture meeting with Western influences from the outside. His research led him to connections with transgender individuals whose stories he decided to document with his photography.
"They cannot express themselves normally except in certain places," Laiz explained to Slate. "Your life becomes a scenario in which you are pretending to be someone else. Your job, your relatives become part of this performance, and little space is left to act as you would really want to be. It is insane."
Laiz captures these ostracized Monogolians conducting their day-today lives alongside images of them in traditional Mongolian queen costumes. Laiz's Mongolian series is the first of a larger project exploring transgender people in societies across the world. (via huffington post)


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The Colts can stamp their ticket to the playoffs with a win against the Chiefs on Sunday.
If they do, they expect to be able to celebrate with Chuck Pagano on Monday. Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star reports that the expectation in Indy is that Pagano will rejoin the team on Monday and remain with them for the rest of the season. Pagano has been pointing to that date for his return from time away from the team to battle leukemia that is now in remission and interim coach Bruce Arians said that plan remains in place when asked if he's ready to be in the top job for the final time.
"Heck yes, I am," Arians said. "Hopefully we can get this victory and secure our playoff spot and turn it back over to Chuck."
Some have raised concerns that Pagano is trying to do too much too fast in his recovery from cancer by returning to work this season, but it's pretty hard to offer any judgment on that decision without knowing all of the variables that go into this decision. We certainly hope he isn't and imagine that all of the coaches will work together to make sure there isn't too much on Pagano's plate as he takes the next step in his recovery.


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Fail Safe Firmware
"Fail Safe" is always relative, but maybe this firmware modification makes it at least safer to a certain amount. In fact, the factory firmware has a bug and so have other releases to:
Terastation comes with several mdadm configured devices, md0, md1, md2 beeing the first the system partition and the latter the data partitions. They are run from the kernel with the raid=autodetect option. In some cases, due to racing conditions while building the mdXXX partitions, md0 - being the system partition - is not started or is stopped by the kernel. This case is not handled by the initrd script 'linuxrc' which is the first start script. If you have root access, you can see the initscript by creating /initrd and rebooting the system, so the content of the initial ramdisk is mounted. To verify that this script does not handle the error mentioned above you need a serial console. When the system asks to press a key for kernel options, press enter and then type
root=/dev/md0 raid=noautodetect
This disables mdadm's autoscanning of the drives, md0 is not run and the initscript boots into emergency mode.
This happened with my terastation after a sudden power cut. It never came up again. As I didn't want to loose my data, I made a backup from either one of my raid1 data partitions and reflashed the firmware. To mention a very positive behavior of the system: When reflashing the system, the data partions are untouched and as their configuration is saved into the flash, they even show up in the reflashed system immediately.
But the "power cut error" remains, if all md partitions are out of sync you have a good chance your system never boots normally again until you reflash it.
The fix??
I modified the linuxrc script in a way, that it can handle md0 if it is not started. If md0 is down, it reads /proc/mdstat and stops all partitions found here. Then it starts md0 manually. If md0 does not come up here, it is a good reason to go into emergency mode.
Further modifications
The modification allows
- to login as root in emergency mode (no password)
- to create a system backup which can boot from usb (disk or stick): Emergency Boot
- to boot from different locations than md0 (e.g. extra disk) without hex-edit of kernel: Boot Option
Modified (telnet enabled) firmware
You can download all stuff here:
... last but not least
- How to do a Firmware Modification
- some words about the Booting Process of the terastation [1]
How-to courtesy of André. Original at http://terastation.wiki.homelinux.net


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John Mellencamp: Takes From Others, But Refuses To Give Back
from the sad dept
Well you know, as I've matured as a songwriter, I realize that if it's out there, it's mine. You know, everything I see and hear, I don't care if Shakespeare wrote it, or Tennessee Williams wrote it, or if Bob Dylan wrote it, or I see it on a sitcom. If I hear words, they're mine.Now, obviously, he's talking in a symbolic way, but the stark contrast shows a rather incredible sense of entitlement. Basically, everything is "his," and nothing can be anyone else's. He wants to take possession over anyone else's work, but refuses to give back, and claims that others doing a similar process are somehow "destroying" his own work.
And so I will take ideas from anyplace, anywhere, anytime, and life has become a song to me. I'm always looking for a song.


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This weekend's baking: 80% rye and 100% whole wheat
This weekend, I baked a couple of breads I have enjoyed, but both were made with variations.
I have made the 100% whole wheat bread from Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Baking a couple of times before with fresh-milled flour (100% Whole Wheat Bread from WGB, made with fresh-milled flour [1]). I think it makes a delicious bread. This weekend, I wanted to make it with finer-milled flour and with a whole wheat starter, rather than a yeasted "biga."
The flour was milled from hard red winter wheat using the KitchenAid grain mill attachment. I milled the berries once on a medium setting and then twice on the finest setting. The result was a fairly fine flour, but still not as fine as KAF Organic Whole Wheat flour, for example. The levain had a somewhat gritty consistency. It ripened quite a bit faster than the yeasted biga does for this bread. The dough was quite soft and very manageable, but while quite extensible, had little elasticity. It was difficult to judge the proofing because the dough never was really springy. The modest oven spring I got suggests I may have over-proofed somewhat. The crumb was quite a bit more open than I got with previous bakes of this bread. I attribute this partly to the finer-milled flour and partly to the levain.
100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread from WGB, made with fresh-milled flour
Loaf profile
Crumb close-up
My wife liked the flavor of this bread. It has a rather pronounced sourdough tang over a sweet, wheaty flavor. It confirmed my aversion to this combination of flavors, sadly. I will make this bread again, but I will stick to the yeasted version.
Franko's gorgeous 80% rye with rye flour soaker ( See 80% Sourdough Rye Bread- adapted from Jeffrey Hamelman's 'Bread' [2]) reminded me how much I loved this bread from Hamelman's Bread (See Sweet, Sour and Earthy: My new favorite rye bread [3]). I had expected to make it again sooner, but got distracted by other baking projects. Franko's bake in a Pullman pan was so lovely, I thought I'd use mine, but, at the last minute, decided to bake it as one large, almost 2 kg boule.
For this bake, I omitted the instant yeast. The dough was raised by the rye sour only. Also, for this bake, I used fresh-milled rye, milled as described above.
80% Rye with Rye Flour Soaker from Hamelman's Bread, made with fresh-milled rye flour
After cooling, I wrapped the loaf in baker's linen to rest for 24 hours before slicing.
80% Rye crumb (Note: The uneven color is an artifact of the lighting.)
After unwrapping the loaf, the crust felt very hard, but it was delightfully crunchy. The crumb was soft and moist. The flavor had a nice caramelized tone from the crust. The crumb flavor was mildly sour, sweet and very earthy - just a good whole rye flavor. Delicious. I had some with dinner, without any topping. I have some cream cheese and smoked salmon to eat with this for breakfast.
This remains my favorite high-percentage rye bread. I just love the flavor and the texture of the crumb.


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Carbon monoxide can be dangerous.
Most readers of the Times-News know this already after stories published late last year and earlier this year about area residents who became seriously ill after exposure to levels of carbon monoxide in their homes.
Now it�s also apparent that carbon monoxide can kill, and in seemingly safe places.
That point was driven home with clarity in North Carolina. The deaths of three people in the same Boone motel room and the symptoms experienced by workers at a Lincoln County tortilla chip plant bring into sharp focus the danger and the need for safety precautions.
Thankfully, the 27 R.W. Garcia employees and one firefighter taken to the hospital last week with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning were treated and released with no apparent severe effects. Emergency crews responded quickly and plant management saw to it that all employees were evacuated, likely preventing further harm or replicating the Boone tragedies.
Exactly what happened in Boone is yet to be determined, but signs point to high levels of carbon monoxide from a natural gas heater used to warm the indoor pool at the Best Western Plus Blue Ridge Plaza.
In April, a couple from Longview, Wash., died in Room 225, which is located above the pool area. Toxicology reports show they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police say.
An 11-year-old boy from Rock Hill, S.C., staying in the same room with his mother, died June 8. A preliminary autopsy showed his death was caused by asphyxia. The mother was hospitalized in critical condition, and police say a high level of carbon monoxide was found in the room.
The hotel is now closed as investigations continue. It�s likely a bill will surface in the state Legislature requiring carbon monoxide detectors in hotels. Already the law requires the detectors in most new homes and rental apartments.
Certainly, the vacationers and other travelers should have reasonable expectations of safety when renting a hotel or motel room.
Responsible owners won�t wait for government to force installation of carbon monoxide detectors, if for no other reason than to avoid the devastating lawsuits sure to follow any tragedy.
Travelers can also take responsibility, staying where detectors have been installed.
Employers can learn from the incident at the Lincoln County plant and take precautions that protect workers. Unsafe workplaces won�t be in business long.
Individuals can act responsibly, too, by installing carbon monoxide detectors in their residences to help ensure the safety of their loved ones. The Times-News published a story last year about how carbon monoxide detectors saved the life of Haw River�s Alan Stephens, who has spent time ever since warning others about this odorless danger that could be coming from otherwise harmless looking gas logs in a fireplace. And William Skenes of Whitsett also found carbon monoxide was the cause of his illness after reading the story about Stephens in the Times-News.
A carbon monoxide detector is a small investment. There even is a portable device that can be purchased for about $35 that can be used when traveling.
Carbon monoxide is an invisible gas with no odor and it is deadly to humans and animals in highly concentrated amounts. It is especially dangerous when fuel is burned in close quarters. A car engine running in a closed garage is particularly dangerous.
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Granddaughter can use some help
DEAR ABBY: I have just discovered that my granddaughter's mother helped her get a Facebook page on which she is listed as 17, interested in men and in a relationship. The child is only 11, but you'd never know it from the makeup and hairdo in her photo.
I am heartbroken that she is being "marketed" this way and that her prospects for a life of achievement and happiness are zero. I have little to no contact with her because I have been put off by her mother's "street" attitude. If her lips are moving, the woman is lying. My granddaughter is disrespectful and ignorant.
What breaks my heart is that I had hoped to pass on to her items that have been in our family for generations, including a sizable inheritance. What can I do to salvage a relationship with a girl who wants nothing to do with me? Failing that, where can I turn to replace her with a more suitable heir? My son can't father any more children.
— Sad Granny in Florida
DEAR SAD GRANNY: Your granddaughter may be disrespectful because her mother dislikes you, and you haven't been around enough so the girl could really get to know you.
Also, she is only 11. Her mother is presenting her on Facebook in an inappropriate manner (to put it mildly), and the result could be tragic.
Is it possible for your son to talk with a lawyer and seek custody? If it's not, he should contact child protective services. Rather than "replace" your grandchild, it would be better for all concerned to help her.
DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out that my wife of 14 years was sneaking around behind my back with her high school sweetheart.
I confronted both of them and it ended. I forgave her, but I still can't sleep at night because of something that's bothering me. His wife has no idea about the affair, and I feel guilty that I haven't told her about everything that happened.
Some of my friends say I should call her and tell her, but now it seems like it happened too long ago to bring it to her attention.
Also, in an attempt to get her husband to come clean — which he did — I promised him I wouldn't tell his wife.
My wife and I have patched things up and we're having the best years of our life together. So the question is, should I break my word and possibly upset my new relationship with my wife so I can not feel this guilt?
— Can't Sleep in Illinois
DEAR CAN'T SLEEP: Surely there's a better cure for your insomnia than causing needless pain to the wife. The affair ended years ago, and she is blameless in all this.
Because you are still having trouble sleeping, talk to your doctor about it. Some sessions with a psychologist or a licensed family therapist may help you to assuage your guilt and find closure.
DEAR ABBY: I have had the same barber for several years and he is a good friend.
While he was on vacation, I used another barber in the shop for a cut. I really like how he cut my hair. How can I change barbers without causing hurt feelings?
— Lookin' Good in the Midwest
DEAR LOOKIN' GOOD: Barbers are human, like everyone else. If you announce that you want to make a change, there probably will be hurt feelings. The question you must ask yourself is, is your relationship with your barber/friend such a close one that you're willing to tolerate continuing to patronize him even though you think someone else can do a better job. (Now, that's friendship!)
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.


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The "dear" question has baffled mankind for generations.
As has the related "honey" conundrum.
The "dear" question has baffled mankind for generations.
As has the related "honey" conundrum.
In short, when is it appropriate to address people by these terms of endearment when you're not pitching woo?
Improper use of these two otherwise sweet, harmless diminutives can lead to calamity in the form of rancor, legal action, and perhaps even a punch in the nose.
There aren't many ironclad rules in this game of "dear" and "honey."
In fact, there are two.
1) The over-80 rule. Simply stated this means that any person who has attained the age of 80 or greater is automatically entitled to address any person of any age in any circumstance as "dear" and/or "honey."
2) The other over-80 rule. Simply stated any person of any age in any circumstance is automatically entitled to address a person who has attained the age of 80 or greater as "dear" and/or "honey."
Beyond that – watch out.
In order to better illustrate their proper use and to determine the reader's level of discernment, I offer the following two scenarios. Though these examples are subtle in the extreme, see if you can determine in which case the terms are being used correctly.
Scenario 1:
(A busy morning donut shop, presided over by a harried yet cheerful woman. It's the next guy in line's turn.)
Donut shop woman: What would you like, dear?
Next guy in line: I would like a medium regular coffee.
Donut shop woman: Hot not ice, honey?
Next guy in line: Yes. Hot, please.
Donut shop woman: Will that be all, dear?
Next guy in line: That'll do.
Donut shop woman: OK, honey. That'll be $2.02.
Next guy in line: Thank you.
Donut shop woman: Thank you, dear.
Next guy in line: You're welcome, um, honey.
Scenario 2:
(A guy is pulled over by a traffic cop for speeding. The guy is clearly guilty, as he was traveling 48 mph in a 35 mph zone.)
Traffic cop: License and registration, sir.
Speeding guy: Sure, honey.
Traffic cop: Do you have any idea how fast you were traveling, sir?
Speeding guy: Sorry, dear. I guess I was going too fast.
Traffic cop: You were traveling 48 mph in a 35 mph zone, sir.
Speeding guy: Gosh, honey, I guess I wasn't paying attention.
Traffic cop: I'm going to have to write you a ticket, sir.
Speeding guy: You're only doing your job, dear.
OK, who was in the right?
Was it Next guy in line or was it Speeding guy?
That's right. It was Speeding guy, of course.
Police officers, especially those tasked with the often thankless job of monitoring our roadways, can use a little affection now and then. Even if it's just in the way they are addressed by the public.
On the other hand, who does Next guy in line think he is with that unsolicited, "honey?"
Brad Pitt?
Save it for Angelina Jolie, fella.
Wareham Courier Editor Frank Mulligan can be reached at email@example.com.


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Clatsop Community College and the School Districts of Clatsop County will host an Education Town Hall presentation, Monday, December 3, 7:00 – 8:00pm in the CCC gym, Patriot Hall, 1650 Lexington Avenue, Astoria.
Representatives of the college; the Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Seaside and Warrenton School Districts; and Oregon Deputy Superintendent of Education Rob Saxton will be present to discuss Oregon's education goals, the State's new approach to education investment, and the response of local educational institutions. All parents, students and interested individuals are encouraged to attend.
Governor Kitzhaber's education reform began with creation of the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB). Chaired by the Governor, the OEIB is overseeing a new and unified system for investment in and delivery of public education. Coupled with this new structure is an ambitious statewide goal (known as 40-40-20) to ensure that by 2025, at least 40% of Oregonians have achieved a bachelor's or higher degree, at least 40% have achieved an associate degree or post-secondary credential, and all Oregonians have a high school diploma or equivalent. To both spur and measure progress toward meeting these goals, all K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities are required to develop and implement achievement compacts with the OEIB that include performance goals such as the rate of graduation and the numbers and types of credential earned.
Working in collaboration, Clatsop Community College and all Clatsop County School Districts have developed a new program to address these achievement goals for our students – the Coastal Commitment. This effort is designed to increase opportunities for Clatsop County high school students to earn college credit while in high school. By jump-starting their post-secondary education, students will be more likely to continue and to succeed in earning a post-secondary credential. The results will include not only individual success but also economic gain for Clatsop County.
Please direct inquiries to: Dr. Donna Larson, 503-338-2442.


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In a word or phrase, what does leadership mean to you? Structure.
Why did you join the program? I joined the program because I wanted to strengthen my skills as a leader and do more to help others. I also wanted to become well-rounded with balancing school and other activities.
What do you hope to gain from the program? I hope to gain a sense of accomplishment because this was an opportunity I worked very hard for.
What is or do you think will be your favorite part of the program? My favorite part of the program is being a mentor to younger kids. It gives me the opportunity to make a positive difference in someone's life.


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Forma Living: Eco-Conscious Furnishings
- Location: Online
- Specialty: Eco-friendly home furnishings
- Price range: $$
- Website: shop.formaliving.com
Store History
- Founded by: Michelle Plante
Michelle Plante is an interior designer with an eye for eco-friendly furnishings. In addition to her design firm, Michelle has an online shop offering a small but lovely collection of products that are sustainably crafted. It all contributes to her goal "to promote healthy, adventurous, and soulful living."
While the selection at the Forma Living web shop is fairly limited, it is a well curated collection of sustainable goods that hit most of the major categories. Lighting, tableware, furniture and soft goods are on offer. These are a few of my favorites:
• Recycled Redwood & Teak Pedestals – Thai carpenters construct these pieces of unfinished teak and an oiled hardwood they call "red wood," both recovered from abandoned buildings. Starting at $215
• Constellation Pendant Lamps – Globes of zinc-plated iron are hand-drilled to create stellar shades. $121
• Recycled Glass Bubble Terrarium &ndahs; Each piece is blown without a mold, creating glass bubbles that are then flattened and curved into shape. $121
• Driftwood Candelabra – Select pieces of driftwood are collected and repurposed into this dramatic candelabra. $249
• Rustic Metal Stools – Made of rustic galvanized metal, these stools are stackable and recyclable. $53
• Recycled Juice Glasses – These colorful Moroccan juice glasses are crafted from hand-blown recycled glass. Starting at $34
• Rehabilitated Dishware – Funky dinner plates with their bold colors and hip graphics are made from dishware finds from garage sales and thrift stores which have been cleaned up, glazed, and re-fired to create a beautiful layering of old and new. $60
• Grain Sack Rug – Woven jute and burlap grain sack rug. $45
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Assigned the task of exploring the challenges facing California farms and how they can innovate and adapt to the changing landscape, panelists at a conference in Sacramento considered how consumer choice and public policy will affect California agriculture.
The discussion, titled "Stewardship of the land that sustains us: The future of farming in California," opened the 24th annual Envisioning California Conference presented last week by the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento.
Participants included Paul Wenger, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation; Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; Michael Dimock, president of Roots of Change; and Mary Kimball, executive director of the Center for Land-Based Learning.
First up was Wenger, a third-generation farmer from Stanislaus County, who told attendees in the packed meeting room that he loves farming, his chosen way of life.
"As I tell my sons, we are farmers and whatever we are going to be farming in the future will depend on what the public demands," he said. "As long as we can maintain our most productive agricultural lands and have a reliable supply of water, we will continue to farm. It is in our blood, it is in our genes, it is what we do."
Wenger explained how important it is to protect California's prime agricultural lands from loss to urban development and other non-agricultural uses, which could see increased pressures from factors such as the proposed high-speed rail system through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley.
"I helped start Stanislaus Land Trust, which is now part of the Central Valley Land Trust, because it is extremely important to protect our land resources," he said, adding that the Williamson Act has been an "incredible success story" at protecting all types of agricultural land throughout the state.
Wenger said one of the primary reasons developers zero in on prime farmland is because of the availability of water, so rather than going into areas that don't currently have water supplies, they are always looking to develop on prime farmland.
He noted that as the world's population increases, one of the biggest questions facing California farmers and ranchers is whether they can produce enough to feed the world.
"Can we feed the world? Yes, we can, but do we want to feed the world? If the answer is yes, then there are certain things we have to think about. We will have increased challenges of where we are farming, reduced water, increased temperatures and things like that, which will bring the dreaded word of some, 'biotechnology,' into the discussion," he said. "And if we are not going to utilize all of the abilities and technologies that we have to adapt to fewer resources and the challenges that are before us, then maybe we don't need to feed the world. But we need to have that discussion and as a grower, I want to know."
Wenger noted that several years ago, one of his biggest concerns was whether the economics of agriculture would allow the next generation of farmers to continue.
"I don't worry about that as much anymore. The world wants what we have. When you talk about locally grown, we have a very unique situation here in California. The rest of the world wants what we grow. Even though they can grow the same crops, they can't grow it with the reliable quality that we have," he said.
In concluding, Wenger said that while it is important to conserve farmland, some of the efforts to accomplish this task focus on pristine viewsheds rather than on food production.
"At the end of the day, when we have limited resources to protect, are we going to protect the ag lands that are the most productive, or are we going to protect that land that maybe looks the best? As we talk about efficiency of production and feeding the most people with the least impact, those are discussions that we need to have," he said.
In her presentation, Kimball emphasized the need to educate more people in agricultural pursuits, not only as farmers but in supporting industries.
"We have to figure out how we are going to train these folks. It doesn't always mean college," she said. "I have so many employers who call me and say they just need a farm manager or someone who is ready to go and knows how things work. We don't have a repository right now of those kinds of people, and we have to start thinking about where we can find people who are interested in those kinds of careers and then help them get there."
Dimock said it is important for everyone to realize that the food system is the base of civilization.
"The way that we interact with the planet to feed ourselves, which is the thing that we all depend on every day in order to survive, is incredibly impactful. To be sustainable, we can't think about three, five or 10 generations, we have to think about 1,000 generations. We have to think beyond what humans everywhere think about if we are going to survive sustainably," he said.
Ross said there is a strong yearning on the part of Americans to reconnect with their food.
"Our quality of life generally comes from the fact that we don't have to worry about where our food comes from. We will not have sound public policy if we don't have consumers who understand where their food comes from, how it is produced and who is producing it," she said.
(Steve Adler is associate editor of Ag Alert. He may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
Permission for use is granted, however, credit must be made to the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this item.


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You may be thinking that someone that you know already has a vertical window blind, so this is not something you would even consider. However, Luminettes are different! They are unlike anything most people have seen.
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LunarAnime video wizard
Join Date: Nov 2004
There is no "HD" version of episode 2 because the capper decided to capture something else that aired at the same time. He will continue to capture Bartender at 1280x720 when it doesn't conflict with that. Its not about the budget of the show, its about the resolution its broadcast at in HD and what the capper encodes it at. We will put out the hi-res ones when we can, and do a lower res when there is no raw available. Mr VacBob, 1024x576 is not high-res enough. For those of you worrying about playing it, try it. You'd be surprised what your system can handle. (You might have to close the 20 windows of firefox first though.)
|2006-11-01, 10:56
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Join Date: Apr 2006
actually I would prefer if there was a avi version. Reason being is I convert the anime to pmp vlc to watch on the PSP when I'm out of the house. Avi converts to pmp in 1 step compared to having to demux the mka and subtitles in virtualdub first then converting to avi before I can start converting to pmp format.
I only have a single core Hyper Threading Enabled P4 3.0 ghz. And a 17 inch LCD monitor that I prefer to have on 1024X768 resolution. Reason being that I find things on 1280X768 really small and hard to read.
I really do not want to upgrade to a core duo before the end of 2007.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
Unless Lunar has blessed their files with pixie dust or something, which I doubt very much, since they themselves said that you need a strong CPU to play the file. Not everybody has a CPU that is 2.4GHz+
|2006-11-01, 13:03
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yotsuba channel
Try not to download that a zillion times.
|2006-11-01, 15:02
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You should also take into account that Bartender is not a high action anime. It doesn't take that much to play. If you can't play it, find someone else sub of it. Just because its a larger size and requires more to play it doesn't make is sub quality Mr VacBob. I did put in the name of the file that its 1280x720 encoded with x264 for a reason. If your system can't handle it, thats your issue and not mine.
|2006-11-01, 18:04
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Location: New York, USA
I would suggest that if anyone is having problems playing Lunar's Bartender, there is a good chance that their problem can be solved by CoreAVC. It costs $10, but that isn't much money for a decoder that handle h264 so much better than ffdshow. CCCP is inferior to CoreAVC (for playing h264), and on their wiki they estimate that it is about 30% faster than their decoder. It solved my problems playing back huge h264 encodes and it might help you also.
In case anyone is curious, this is the raving of the converted who wants to save others from the horror of not being able to play HD h264 encodes.
|2006-11-01, 18:57
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
As cold as it may seem, it really isn't the fansubber's problem. They're only subbing it because they want to, they'll do it how they want, etc. It's up to them whether they release it in a format that everyone can watch or whether they release it like this, and they're not going to be concerned by anything anyone might say about it. I'm not exactly happy, since I do very much want to watch this series and my computer can't handle it quite properly, but that's life. I'll just hope someone else does it. I somehow felt like posting this, since I've seen more than my share of people bitching about it today. (That's not directed at anyone here, don't worry.) NoSanninWa's suggestion is a good one, although I fear that like myself, some of those with crappy computers are also people, who... well... don't have any money to spare. :/
In a somewhat related note (as it may be pleasing to those having problems with Lunar's sub), the first chapter of the manga has been scanlated (by Anonymous and Anonymous of 4chan's /a/). I guess many of you will know this, but there'll be people who don't. Wouldn't want them to miss out. It's great stuff, and hopefully the demand will be enough for more to be completed, or for a real group to pick it up. It has a different atmosphere to the anime, but it works equally well, and in a similar way. Download here.
Anyway... this anime is simply perfect for me. Watching anime is often what I do when I want to relax, and I doubt there's much more relaxing than this. Also, I'm a great fan of bars (or pubs) and the healing properties of alcohol. In particular, the image of the quiet, peaceful bar late at night struck a chord with me. I almost feel like I'm a little young to appreciate it so fully, but that's just what I'm like.
Regardless of personal aspects, it's... pleasant. There's really not better word to describe it. Certainly not for everyone, but likely to be loved by those it is for. It also seems to me that it's comfortable with what it is. Nothing groundbreaking, not the big new thing, not especially deep of meaningful. Just a simple show with a simple purpose. Similarly, it seems rather pointless to criticise it or point out its flaws. It's the kind of show you watch to take a break from all that, the same way you go to a bar to take a break and forget about your everyday life... it doesn't matter, just like your troubles don't matter when you're having a quiet drink. Honestly, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything that captures that feeling so well. I think it's clear to all that I'm in love with it...
|2006-11-01, 22:20
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Doremi-fansubs founder
Join Date: Mar 2004
None of my computers run Lunar's version, so guess I'll stick with ADRTW.
Anyway, Bartender is a nice, slow and relaxing one episode story arc anime. A great refresher from all these action/bishoujo game anime of the fall season.
|2006-11-01, 22:32
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|2006-11-01, 23:35
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Thanks for the avi version. Actually does anyone have a 1 step software that allows you to reencode to avi from MKV. Winnydows' Xvid4PSP cannot work on mkv files sadly. It dosen't seem to find the audio and video.
If I can get that to work its just a matter of selecting bitrate on video and audio on a pretty GUI and pressing start.
Also MKV dosen't play on anything but a computer or at least a MCE enabled pc. Kinda sucks that my AVIX hdd player from Sarotech dosen't play mkv files. I'd like to bring the player around to my neighbours house and watch on his 24 inch LCD tv. And since my brother in law likes alcohol and has a 32 inch plasma TV, 1280X768 would look gorgeous on his tv. but my HDD player lets me down unfortunately. File size isn't a problem the HDD in the player has 30GB of space.
I really wouldn't mind in investing in a portable player that plays mkv though. Rather than a coreduo laptop which is way out of budget.
|2006-11-02, 09:53
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Location: Washington DC
|2006-11-02, 10:57
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Location: Hamburg
Age: 49
I bet that the majority complaining about being unable to play HD files actually could - with CoreAVC. As an example, Lunar's Bartender 1 hits 99% right away on my Pentium M 1.6 GHz (Centrino) laptop using ffdshow (in other words, CCCP), but with CoreAVC it's playing back easily averaging at 50-60% CPU. I'd be willing to estimate that anybody with a CPU of 2 GHz and above should be able to play HD encodes with it.
We're talking about the huge investment of 9.95 US$ here, which translates to one movie or two burgers with a coke. Just to put things in perspective. And in return, a world of hi-quality anime can open up to you.
And to avoid misunderstandings: I have no links whatsoever to the CoreAVC people, in fact I'm CCCP staff. But credit where credit is due, and while the overall visual quality of the h264 playback is slightly lower on CoreAVC, the enormous playback speed can not be denied.
One final hint: More than once I've heard people complain that after installing CoreAVC, the playback didn't speed up at all. In all these cases, the user forgot to disable ffdshow's/CCCP's playback for CoreAVC, so it automatically took precedence over it. A link explaining how to quickly set up CoreAVC properly can be found here.
|2006-11-02, 11:02
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Location: Washington DC
|2006-11-02, 18:20
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Weapon of Mass Discussion
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, USA
I couldn't play HD h264 either, until I got CoreAVC, but now I have no problem with anything except for LuPerry's stupid softsubbed karaoke. (What they heck was he thinking?)
|2006-11-02, 20:36
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Terabyte needs anime!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ptolemim thanks for the Badger avi! It's been awhile since I've seen them
Well, I guess my compy sucks As I'm way to dam cheap to buy something to fix it
However, I Did realy enjoy this First episode. it just sucked me in and I can't wait to see what else there will be!
It's pretty funny why I d/l to begin with, if I see a new series with a ton of seeds/peers I figure there's something worth d/ling if all those peps are Even while working full time now, I save some time to watch what I d/l lately.... anime it's my stress releaser
Last edited by pathyfinder; 2006-11-02 at 21:19. Reason: there will be 11 eps-sorry for asking
|2006-11-02, 20:57
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Now make your Hinata one have her head explode as she peeks out of the door or tree or w/e that is.
|2006-11-03, 03:54
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Doremi-fansubs founder
Join Date: Mar 2004
Well, I'm using CoreAVC and on my Athlon 3000+ (Barton) it lags horribly. And there's no point lugging out my laptop to watch one ep, so I guess i'll stick with ADRTW, or perhaps just reencode the file then.
Anyway, episode 2 was great! The reverse story telling was pretty unique.
|2006-11-03, 05:36
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Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
Ep02 was great. A bit of sadness and stuff, but overall it was touching. I like how they rope in the history into the story. Most of the OP characters make their debut in this episode as well.
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A new report from the World Health Organization says dementia cases are set to triple worldwide by 2050. In 2010, 35.6 million people globally had dementia, the WHO said. That figure is expected to double by 2030, to 65.7 million cases. By 2050, it's expected to triple, to 115.million dementia cases.
The numbers are already large and are increasing rather rapidly," said Dr. Shekhar Saxena, the head of WHO's mental health division.
A 50-year-old American might see this global increase by the time he or she hits 90, which more and more people are doing these days (including my grandma Lela, 99, who beat me at cards last weekend). It's driven by low- and middle-income countries, whose share of cases is expected to rise from just under 60 percent today to over 70 percent by 2050. But even in rich countries (like the United States), more than half of dementia cases get overlooked until the disease has reached a late stage, the report notes.
Lack of timely or proper diagnosis is one of the obstacles to better treatment, said Saxena. And many emerging economies (China, India, Brazil) don't have the capacity to deal with a massive dementia increase.
But the increase is not inevitable, nor is dementia inevitable in individuals, the WHO said. A growing body of research has been linking dementia and brain health to nutrition, obesity, diabetes, isolation and many other lifestyle and environmental factors.
Most people regard dementia as a normal sign of aging, which is not correct," said Saxena. "Older people have problems of memory and cognition, but dementia is a disease with much more rapid symptoms and progression."
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The National Cancer Institute is reevaluating an expansive computing grid used for cancer research, following an assessment by its board of scientific advisers that the project is riddled with problems. NCI has invested more than $350 million in the project, called caBIG, including nearly $200 million during the past two years.
CaBIG, which stands for the Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, grew out of a pilot project launched in 2004 whose goal was to provide shared computing for biomedical research and to develop software tools and standard formats for information exchange. NCI-funded cancer centers across the U.S., including Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, have access to caBIG via 145 network nodes. CaBIG comprises nine "workspaces," which support work in life sciences research, clinical trials, tissue banks and pathology, and other areas.
Following his appointment in July, NCI director Harold Varmus initiated a four-month review of caBIG, and that review was completed in February by a working group of the Institute's board of scientific advisers. The working group, in a report issued last month, found that fewer than a dozen cancer centers are using caBIG's clinical data management tools or its cloud computing infrastructure. And while acknowledging that caBIG has had a "positive influence" on creating standards for data exchange, the working group criticized the program for straying from its original goals and for sprawling into an overly complex "software enterprise" of more than 70 applications.
CaBIG is administered by NCI's Center for Biomedical Informatics and IT. The 10-member working group, comprising experts with advanced degrees in science and medicine, concluded that caBIG's program management structure has become bureaucratic and suffers from "very high" overhead costs. The program grew too rapidly without careful prioritization or a cost-effective business model, according to the working group. Lead contractors are Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC-Frederick, and Sapient.
The NCI board issued 10 recommendations for corrective action. They include an immediate moratorium on all caBIG software development, including projects underway through commercial contracts; a one-year moratorium on all new projects and contracts; an audit of caBIG expenditures to date; and the creation of an independent oversight committee.
The working group's report details a long list of problems with the program. Some caBIG applications cost millions of dollars to build. The price tag for one, caArray, an array data management system, was $9.2 million. Other software is overdesigned, difficult to use, or lacking support and documentation. For these and other reasons, a majority of 32 "bench to bench" life sciences research tools developed for caBIG have had limited use or impact, according to the report.
Only seven of the 51 NIC-funded cancer centers participating in caBIG use the program's cloud computing infrastructure, caGrid. Twenty others are in the process of accessing caGrid, but that brings the total to just over half of those centers. Among the issues cited as obstacles are that caGrid is too complex and hasn't been adequately tested for security. Even the University of Chicago, which helped develop caGrid, isn't using it.
"If there was ever an example of how not to run a program, this may be it," says Michael Biddick, president and CTO of Fusion PPT, a systems integrator that works with government agencies. Biddick is an InformationWeek contributing editor who has written about caBIG. "The failure to link the mission objectives to the technology shows how important user acceptance and buy-in can be," he says.
Efforts to build a user community around caBIG, which include strategic planning meetings and monthly conference calls, were also found to be lacking. An annual meeting intended to advance the program was described in the report by one unidentified attendee as a "contractor feeding frenzy." In addition to the three prime contractors, about 20 other vendors are involved with caBIG.
The NCI report describes caBIG's program administration as having a "very complex organizational structure" and says that information on the program's budget has been inconsistent and difficult to decipher. The working group determined that money paid to Booz-Allen Hamilton, SAIC-Frederick, and Sapient over the past seven years exceeds $60 million and is "probably significantly more." It estimates total spending on caBIG to be at least $350 million for fiscal years 2004 to 2010, including about $100 million in federal stimulus funds.


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I've gotten comfortable with Body Pump. It's something I know that I can make it through without dieing and I can go at my own pace. Lately I've felt really good so I have been increasing my weight and people have noticed. The same people are going and we're all getting to know each other and it's just a lot of fun. I never thought I would become part of a group at a gym and have people who push me like this group does. Being in a class makes you want to keep up with the people around you or show the new people what you can accomplish and that you have been coming for a while.
This last week there were two new guys that decided they would give it a go. They took several breaks, lifted minimal weight, and by the end of the hour, couldn't do a plank. I completed all of those things with an increased weight and it felt amazing. To see them laying on the floor and I was still in full plank mode. I'm nearly 300lbs and to see these buff, in shape looking guys not finishing 800 reps made me realize that I can do anything I put my mind to.
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Brian Chung wrote:- Yes, certain hay eating quadrupeds are planned to be in and you'll be able to ride them.
http://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic ... 5&forum=42
Here's the question. For those of you who played the premium mods, what did you think of the rideable horses? Was it clunky, was it fun, what was it like? Could you have full battle with horses, did they need armor? How did you feed them, how did you clean up after them?
Yes? No? What do you think?
Note that I am asking this under the NWN General Discussion! Yes it would be cool to ride horses in Avlis, but no I am not pressing the team to add them.
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Oklahoma State guard Stevie Clark arrested for second time in 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State freshman guard Stevie Clark was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of outraging public decency, a spokesman for the Stillwater jail said.
Clark was arrested at 12:46 a.m. and has since been released from custody.
Clark also was arrested on Jan. 1. An Edmond police spokesman said Clark was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a seatbelt violation. Police discovered marijuana in the vehicle and arrested Clark and the driver on possession of marijuana complaints. Clark, who is averaging 5.3 points and 2.7 assists per game for the Cowboys, already has missed five games this season for violating team rules.
Oklahoma State did not immediately respond to an interview request. The Cowboys host Iowa State on Monday night.