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Our noble and wise betters today put forth this nugget of wisdom, in the form of an editorial. You see, it is apparent to the NYT's editors that all Republican candidates hate the poor and want to destroy them. It's all there for those who choose to see, so long as you have your tinfoil helmet and liberal secret decoder ring.
'Puter apologizes to the NYT for lifting so much of their editorial from behind the paywall, but he payed for it, and it's fair use, so the NYT can go pound sand.
The NYT begins:
These Republican leaders, who think nothing of widening tax loopholes for corporations and multimillion-dollar estates, are offended by the idea that people making less than $40,000 might benefit from the progressive tax code. They are infuriated by the earned income tax credit (the pride of Ronald Reagan), which has become the biggest and most effective antipoverty program by giving working families thousands of dollars a year in tax refunds. They scoff at continuing President Obama's payroll tax cut, which is tilted toward low- and middle-income workers and expires in December.'Puter's fairly certain the NYT's editors made this up based on their fantasies of what conservatives think when they are assembled in their unholy covens. Or at church. Or wherever those freak shows congregate. The editors don't know because they've never met any.
Conservatives are not offended by the idea that people making $40,000 per year for a family may benefit from lower tax rates than those earning more. Conservatives are offended by the notion that tax revenues disproportionately are spent on a group that pays exactly nothing for their own upkeep. This despite the fact that many are able bodied people who have not done what they need to do to be employable. That is, many have foregone education, refused to marry, got knocked up or did the knocking up once or more before they turned 18, tattooed their faces, broke the law and were imprisoned, etc. In general, many of the poor have shown no loyalty to those who provide them their sustenance. And a darned fine sustenance at that.
Further, the payroll tax cut absolutely screw America going forward. Since Congress already spent all the money collected for Social Security on other needs, like honeybee farming and gang tattoo removal, every penny that is collected goes to pay current retirees. In fact, there are so many retirees and so few workers now that the government is actually borrowing money on top of tax collections to meet the demand. On that ground alone, the payroll tax cut is self defeating. It would be more logically consistent to raise the income cap and means test the benefits, but that won't happen anytime soon. In the meantime, best just to call Republicans heartless bastards who want to fuel their money-making machines with bodies of the poor they starve to death by cutting their unearned government benefits.
The NYT's editors continue:
Representative Michele Bachmann noted recently that 47 percent of Americans do not pay federal income tax; all of them, she said, should pay something because they benefit from parks, roads and national security. (Interesting that she acknowledged government has a purpose.) Gov. Rick Perry, in the announcement of his candidacy, said he was dismayed at the "injustice" that nearly half of Americans do not pay income tax. Jon Huntsman Jr., up to now the most reasonable in the Republican presidential field, said not enough Americans pay tax.Wow. That's just crazy. You mean there might be a problem where people contribute nothing to society in tax, yet get to vote themselves benefits? That's crazy talk! Absolutely insane! Next these crazies will be talking about such controversial notions as the tragedy of the commons (no one ever washes a rental car) and Sen. Daniel Moynihan's completely vindicated The Negro Family: The Case for National Action (which we now know applies equally to any race that comes into contact with our welfare system).
Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, and several senators have made similar arguments, variations of the idea expressed earlier by Senator Dan Coats of Indiana that "everyone needs to have some skin in the game."
'Puter would be greatly pleased if the his intellectual superiors at the NYT would explain to him why it makes sense to let benefit recipients vote on the level of benefits others are forced at gunpoint to provide. To simple 'Puter, it would seem to make more sense that if you were dependent on the largesse of others for your personal sustenance, you should have no say in how much or how the others provide said benefits. If you don't like it, change what you're doing. Saying it's hard and whining is not an answer either.
The NYT attempts to justify itself in the following paragraphs:
This is factually wrong, economically wrong and morally wrong. First, the facts: a vast majority of Americans have skin in the tax game. Even if they earn too little to qualify for the income tax, they pay payroll taxes (which Republicans want to raise), gasoline excise taxes and state and local taxes. Only 14 percent of households pay neither income nor payroll taxes, according to the Tax Policy Center at the Brookings Institution. The poorest fifth paid an average of 16.3 percent of income in taxes in 2010.The NYT's factual explanation does not address what they themselves portray as the Republicans' position. That is, 47% of Americans pay no income tax, and everyone should pay something. Is that really so controversial, the notion that there is no such thing as a free lunch? What's wrong with every household no matter income level being required to file an annual return that includes not only earned income, but also lists the total value of all government benefits received? Further, what's wrong with every adult paying a minimum of $1.00 per year in income tax? This would be share sacrifice. And it is this notion that the people caterwauling the loudest for more tax expenditures are those who contribute no tax revenues that results in the Republicans' current income tax position.
The moral argument would have been obvious before this polarized year. Nearly 90 percent of the families that paid no income tax make less than $40,000, most much less. The real problem is that so many Americans are struggling on such a small income, not whether they pay taxes. The two tax credits lifted 7.2 million people out of poverty in 2009, including four million children. At a time when high-income households are paying their lowest share of federal taxes in decades, when corporations frequently avoid paying any tax, it is clear who should bear a larger burden and who should not.
Now, on to the NYT's specific allegations.
If 14% of households pay no income or payroll taxes, assuming an equal distribution of Americans per household, that's around 42 million people, which is probably why the NYT chose to use percentages rather than actual numbers. 42 million is a whole lot of freeloaders. Why shouldn't these people pay something, even a de minimis amount, in return for their upkeep? We will never know, because the NYT will never ask or answer that question.
The notion that the "poor" pay gas taxes, state taxes and local taxes is irrelevant. For paying their other taxes as legally assessed against them, 'Puter offers the NYT-defended poor a hearty "thank you for doing your job like the rest of us." 'Puter's glad at least someone thinks it necessary to attempt to spread the burden as widely as possible. The question is federal income tax, not state, local, planetary or galactic taxes. Whether or not the so-called poor pay other taxes has no bearing on either ability to pay federal income taxes, or the fairness of so requiring.
Puter's already dealt with the red herring payroll tax issue. See above.
This leaves only only the one fifth who pay 16.3% of taxes. In fact, the lower fifth of taxpayers actually net more through credits such as the EITC than they pay in tax, so in effect they pay nothing. So shut up, NYT.
Bravely onward to the NYT's claim of moral superiority.
'Puter is sorry that some people make less than $40,000 per year. He wishes everyone could have XBoxes and iPhones and weekend homes in the Hamptons. Unicorns and rainbows, too. But we can't all have those things, only the NYT editors. There's not enough to go around. And no amount of wishful thinking or preachy moralizing is going to change the facts. As Bruce Springsteen once said, "[You] don't work and [you] don't get paid."
And there's the NYT's fundamental disconnect. The NYT views income disparity as a cause, rather than as the symptom it is. Why does the lower class make less than everyone else? It's fairly clear if you choose to look critically at the data. Most of the poor are uneducated, and the jobs that the uneducated used to fill have increasingly become automated or outsourced. If you'd like to talk about fixing education in the inner cities through a combination of increased pay for good teachers based on student performance, union busting and rigid discipline of students, then 'Puter's willing to listen and pay. Dumping money onto people who have shown no indication they are able to make good life choices is stupid and self defeating. If nothing else, 40 plus years of failed Great Society programs have given proof to 'Puter's position.
Some of the poor have drug and alcohol problems, and this is a personal choice which 'Puter should not have to subsidize. If you want to institutionalize them, fine, he'll pay. If you want 'Puter to pay for them to live on their own and continue their self-destructive behavior, no dice. 'Puter'd love to drink and drug himself into a nice mellow haze all day, and drift through life on someone else's dime. Unfortunately, 'Puter is not a Kennedy. And 'Puter has too much self-respect to force others to subsidize such behavior on his part. We've paid drug addicts for not changing, and we get more of them. All this must seem baffling to the NYT.
As to the truly disabled, no one disputes that we should pay for them. Maybe the NYT has access to some secret videotape showing Republicans cackling over the prospect of throwing the profoundly retarded out on the street, but 'Puter's not aware of any.
Corporations and rich folks are the last refuge of the scoundrel. Look at all the corporate entities that don't pay much of anything by way of taxes. GE's CEO is an Obama supporter. Jamie Dimon of Chase was an Obama supporter. Steve Jobs loves our President. If Warren Buffet was any more up Obama's rear end, he'd be wearing him as a suit. Hell, rich folks overwhelmingly voted for Obama. Democrats are disproportionately represented among the rich and the poor. It's the folks in the middle who work for a living that vote Republican. So, NYT, get off your "it's all the Republicans' fault" diatribe. It's factually and morally inaccurate.
Finally, the NYT editors choose to ignore the moral obligation of the poor to the taxpayer. The poor have a moral obligation to do everything int heir power to escape poverty. That includes but is not limited to: looking for a job, getting educated, not having children out of wedlock, avoiding drug and alcohol abuse, behaving within societal norms, snitching on criminals, disciplining their children and obeying the law and law officers generally. That's not a whole lot to ask, but an entire section of our society has determined that working is for suckers, because they can get the taxpayers to pay for their perpetual adolescence.
Put simply, the NYT's position is that favored victim classes are owed government payoffs with no concomitant duty. It is this type of thinking that has cratered our nation both morally and financially. 'Puter hopes that as a result of this Great Recession, such thinking will finally and permanently be discredited. But 'Puter's faint hopes are likely to be dashed, for wherever Ivy league grads and college faculties gather, such discredited ideas have a way of holding on against all reason.


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For years, organizations have warned individual consumers to watch for counterfeit check scams. Now, these scams also are targeting attorneys.
The Attorney General's Office has received reports from Ohio attorneys who say they are contacted by "clients" who attempt to pay them with counterfeit checks and ask them to send back some of the money.
In Northwest Ohio, a private attorney was hired by a client to collect $250,000 from a debtor. The attorney contacted the debtor and negotiated a $150,000 settlement on the account.
After the settlement was reached, the debtor sent the attorney a check, and the attorney deposited the check to his business account, with the intention of withdrawing his cut and sending the rest of the money to his client. Before sending the money, however, he asked the bank if the check had cleared. The bank discovered that the check was fraudulent, and the attorney realized that the "client" and the "debtor" had been working together to defraud him.
In some cases, scammers send the attorney a "retainer fee" in the form of a counterfeit check. The scammer asks the attorney to deposit the check and wire transfer a portion of the funds back to the scammer.
Attorneys and consumers alike should beware of individuals who ask them to deposit a check and then send money via wire transfer. If you suspect a scam, report it to the Ohio Attorney General's Office at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ReportaScam.

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240 9.5.11 DIY Fabric Button Earrings Tutorial I about died when I realized how easy it was to create personalized earrings out of buttons. (If you haven't noticed yet, I tend to swoon over any normal product that can be transformed into something more interesting.) I made these button earrings as thank you gifts for a few of the wonderful women who planned my bridal shower a couple of months ago. The best part was that it only cost me about $15! (Well, and time, of course.) To add a "meaningful touch", I even used some extra tulle that came with my wedding dress to cover the fabric and add to the earrings. You can do the same thing with any fabric that speaks to you. Here's the step-by-step process: Materials: 1) Dritz Aluminum Cover Button Kits-Size 30 3/4 Inch ($5) - The 3/4" is just what I used - you can get whatever size you want. 2) Fabric of your selection (<$5) - I recommend using fabric swatches if you don't have any on hand - they are cheap and you don't need much anyway. Also, use a thin-ish fabric like cotton or satin (no leather, etc) or it will be much more difficult to get your button to clasp. 3) Scissors - hopefully, you already have these :) 4) Steel Glue On Earring Posts ($3) 5) Super Glue ($3) 6) Pen or pencil - Again, you should have these. Are you ready for how easy this is? Brace yourself… 1) Prep your buttons by removing the hook on the back. I found that I could just twist it a lot and it would eventually come off. You could also use wire cutters or scissors. 2) With a pencil, draw circles on your fabric that extend about 3/4" wider than the diameter of your button. So, if you use the 3/4" button, measure a 1 1/2" diameter circle. I found a water bottle cap that was about the right size to stencil around - just look around your kitchen for something round - I'm sure you'll find a good stencil. Sizes are approximate. 3) Cut out the circles from your fabric. 4) Center the fabric over the top (rounded side) of your button and press down into your button cover tool. (There are illustrated instructions for doing this on the box of the button cover kit.) 5) Wrap the leftover edges of fabric on the backside of the button, then push the button bottom into place. (You should still be using the button cover tool.) Your covered button has been made! 6) To make into earrings, just glue the earring posts onto the back of your button. 7) If giving as a gift, you can make a cute earring holder like the one featured above. I used cardstock, printed a message (I couldn't resist the "Cute as a button" line), cut and glued a strip of burlap, then poked the button earrings through. Finally, I tied a bow with twine. So simple! Don't you just love crafts that are both beautiful and simple? PS: If you are a guy reading this and you have a girlfriend/wife/sister/mom/grandma (you get my point), I swear she will go absolutely CRAZY if you make her these. It is SO EASY and takes 10 minutes. Score some points, dude :) Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have questions. Have fun making! Share this diy fashion
72 9.7.11 Apple Bagelwiches If you know me, you know that I absolutely ADORE apples…Fuji apples, to be specific. I literally eat one almost every day. (I'm the weirdo at the grocery store who buys about 15 at once. But, have I had to go to the doctor lately? Nope. The adage is totally true.) Most often, I add a spoonful of peanut butter on the side for some added protein. This is a very common snack, right? Right. But today, I decided to add a little twist to my everyday delight by transforming my boring apple slices into something more interesting: apple bagelwiches. I even used aspic cutters to make them more beautiful. The end result was delicious (and fun!). Here's the how-to: Use an apple corer to remove the core from your apple. Slice the apple into thin pieces. Optional: Use your preference of aspic cutter to cut out fun shapes from the center. I used a flower shape and a star. (Note: You could stop at this point and still have a fun snack!) Spread peanut butter around the edge of one side of an apple slice. I used creamy but I think crunchy would work. Creamy vs. Crunchy is like Pepsi vs. Coke, so I'm not even going to try and tell you what to do here. Add granola (or any yummy topping) on top of the peanut butter. I used a nutty granola - make sure your granola isn't the clumpy kind or else it may not work out too well. Cover with another apple slice, and enjoy! I could easily bite all the way through to enjoy both slices of apple as well as the peanut butter. It made my snack time today much more enjoyable. I hope you try this out as well. Let me know if you use any different ingredients — the possibilities are endless! Share this food diy
10 9.12.11 DIY: Five Ways To Reuse Wine & Champagne Corks I'm not sure if it's because I'm a wino or if it's because I live near Napa Valley (or both), but I do love me some wine. I typically toss out the bottle and cork once it's finished, but lately have been inspired to do some crafting with these materials. I have a specific project in mind (coming soon to the blog), but wanted to share these other neat ideas that I saw while browsing for inspiration. Cork Bath Mat - Stylish and eco-friendly, though I'm not sure how stable these would feel underneath your feet. Wine Cork Wreath - Every vineyard door in Napa should have one of these. This could be extra cool if you spray painted the corks different colors or used other types of materials in the wreath. Cork Coaster - I think I may have to make these myself. They look so easy and fun. Cork Board - A new spin on an old concept. Cork Chair - Okay, I know this one may be a bit too advanced for some of you (myself included), but how cool is this? Again, not sure about the stability factor. Could definitely be a conversation piece, though. The first question you could ask someone could be: how many corks do you think it took to make this? Interested in your own cork projects? They are pretty inexpensive on places like eBay. I'd love to see what you create! Share this home diy
10 9.19.11 Use Binder Clips as Accessory Organizers I travel quite a bit and am always annoyed at how hard it is to keep my small accessories organized and untangled. So today, I experimented with a set of binder clips and found that they are so amazingly useful at keeping things uncluttered. Try it for yourself. First, buy these multi-size binder clips ($4) - different sized clips were useful for different accessories. Here's the how-to (click images above to enlarge): Hairbands: If you're like me, you typically toss a few of these in your make-up bag, which makes them tough to find and leaves them open to get dirty if something explodes inside the bag. With a large binder clip, just loop your bands around once or twice, and you're set. Bobby Pins: These are probably the hardest to keep together. I've tried several tactics before, but nothing was easier than just sliding them onto a clip. Chain Necklaces: OMG THE MOST ANNOYING THINGS TO UNTANGLE. (Who is with me!?) I've sacrificed many a necklace to the garbage can that were too tough to untangle. Never again! Just drop your necklace through the top of the binder clip and wrap until it's taut. I tucked the charm back into the clip to hold it all together at the end. Rings: Create a ring holder using two clips. Just drop them onto the neck of one binder clip, then secure the other side with a different clip. Clip them onto your make-up or accessory bag and you're done! Organization rules. Want more? See my next post on how to "dress up" your binder clips and also check out this article about 9 other ways to use binder clips in your everyday life. Share this makes style diy
13 9.19.11 Dress Up Your Binder Clips One more idea for making binder clips more functional… use decorative paper or fabric to dress up your clips. Just cut to the size of the clip and glue down. Be sure to use a glue that can adhere well to plastic or metal. I promise you'll get a compliment the next time someone sees your sweet new binder clips :) Share this home makes style diy
10 9.28.11 Stitched Stationary I got a new sewing machine recently and took it out today to play around a bit. I didn't have much fabric so I decided to stitch on paper instead. And in the process, I came up with a couple of fun ideas for stationary designs. (Click the photos to expand.) Do-It-Yourself: Either cut your own paper to size, or buy a A7 sized card and A4 sized card from your local paper store. Stitch the smaller card into the middle of the larger card Cut hearts from construction paper. I used the 1st grade method of folding the paper and cutting half-hearts along the fold. Sew the hearts together. Reinforce your strand of sewn hearts to the corners of your card. Write a note, and you're done! In the spirit of fall, I also decided to try my hand at making a stitched pumpkin. The stitching worked well for the curves running down the round sides. Oh, and I also used the 1st grade method of cutting shapes again for this guy - hey, I'm all about simplicity when trying to make things symmetrical. This project took less than 15 minutes and was really easy. I highly recommend it if you have your own sewing machine. What other designs could you make? Share this makes living diy
21 10.12.11 The High-Strung Pumpkin I'm all for carving pumpkins, but it's quite a messy and time-sucking endeavor. Scooping out the guts and seeds, stenciling, carving, etc. So this year, I'm coming up with new ways to make my pumpkins stand out, without the mess and time. The first, pictured above, took about 15 minutes and only took 1/2" double pointed tacks and colored twine. I used pink twine because I didn't have another color, but obviously you can use whatever color you'd like. I simply tacked the border of the face, and then strung twine through the tacks, weaving back and forth twice around each edge. Be sure to knot the twine at the very beginning and at the end, then trim the edges. I think it makes for a really fun, non-traditional look that will definitely turn a few heads. Another thumb-tacked pumpkin experiment is coming up on the blog soon - stay tuned! Share this halloween living makes diy
52 10.13.11 The iPumpkin After yesterday's High Strung Pumpkin experiment, I got so excited about pumpkin decorating that I decided to try my hand at stencil painting. And, being the Apple nerd I am, of course I had to dedicate my pumpkin to Steve. Without counting the dry time of the paint (which was only about an hour), this took me a total of five minutes to complete. I was tempted to go back to the store to buy several more pumpkins to decorate because it was so easy! Supplies: Pumpkin of your choosing Rust-Oleum Multi-Purpose Spray Paint, Primer ($7) 3M Super 77 Multipurpose Adhesive ($12) Printed design Scotch tape How-To: Print and cut out a design of your choice. I used this Apple logo and scaled it to 55% of the size before printing, to better fit the face of my pumpkin. Play around with the size until it looks like a good fit on your pumpkin. Use the spray adhesive to coat the back of your design, and then bond to your pumpkin's face. It's okay if you have to wrinkle some parts of the design to mold to the roundness of the pumpkin, just try to get out as many as possible and make sure all edges are pressed down firmly so paint doesn't soak through. If you want to leave your pumpkin stem in tact, use scotch tape or packing tape to cover. Lay down newspaper or put pumpkin on a surface that you don't care about getting dirty. Then lightly coat the entire pumpkin with the primer spray. You can use any colored paint, I just thought that the white really fit the Apple brand. Be sure not to miss the bottom curve of the pumpkin when painting. Wait about 30 minutes or until paint is dry to the touch. Then remove your stencil and the scotch tape around the stem. (Yes, the beauty of this specific brand of adhesive is that it's easy to remove.) The paint may take several hours to "completely" dry, so be a bit careful with over-handling. That's it! So easy, right? I think Steve would have approved. I would love to see what you come up with. Shoot me photos of any pumpkin projects you complete: email@example.com. Have fun! Share this halloween diy living makes tech
36 10.31.11 DIY Halloween Hostess Gift (Made In 10 Minutes Or Less!) Heading to a Halloween party tonight and don't have anything interesting to bring the hostess? I was in the same pickle last night and came up with an easy (and cute!) solution, made in literally 10 minutes, using only objects I already had around my house. Materials: One piece of white or beige felt (fabric would work too - even an old t-shirt) cut in a 12-inch square. One black hairband or rubberband (a ribbon would also work) Sharpie marker Parchment paper, newspaper, tissue paper… or, any type of paper :) A bottle of wine, or the libation of your choosing. Optional: Black felt or fabric Optional: Thread Instructions: Wad whatever paper you decide to use (I used parchment paper) into a small ball, which will act as the ghost's head. Place wad of paper on top of wine bottle and cover with felt square. Attach hair band around neck of wine bottle, wherever you think looks right in order for the ghost to have a long face. Using your Sharpie, mark eyes and a ghostly mouth. NOTE: If you are out of time, you can stop here, and you will still have a cute ghost. If you want to polish it up a bit, read on. With your black felt or fabric, cut out circles for the ghost's eyes and mouth. Try to match the size of the circles you drew on the felt. Remove the felt from the bottle. The circles you drew now act as a stencil for you to stitch your cut circles onto. Use a sewing machine or hand stitch your black cut circles onto the felt. (Pro tip: My machine was threaded with white thread and I didn't have time to re-thread it with black thread, so I just Sharpie'd over the white thread once I was done sewing.) Re-configure the felt back onto your bottle using your paper and hairband. That's it! I was pleasantly surprised with how it came out, as was the hostess I ended up gifting the bottle to. Have a great Halloween night! Share this halloween living makes diy
1 11.29.11 Things you can do with playing cards: Play them. Make an awesome DIY gift from them. I'm pretty sure you're up-to-speed on the former, so here's a quick rundown on the latter. Send me pics if you make these yourself! I'll share them here. firstname.lastname@example.com Share this DIY
3 12.2.11 Hosting guests this holiday season? Here's an easy way to dress up your drinks in minutes. And, all it takes is some spray paint and electrical tape. The result? Candy cane-esque stemware that is sure to leave an impression. Read on for the how-to. Share this diy
3 12.5.11 We love new video Mondays, don't you? :) Today, watch as I make Christmas Tree Cheese, a fun way to transform the standard cheese and crackers into a festive holiday appetizer. Even better - it takes under a minute to make! This is seriously the best way to impress guests and can also be used as a creative hostess gift. Try it out for yourself this season! Share this diy food
4 12.7.11 It's my party and I'll make balloon stemware if I want to. Super easy DIY tutorial for dressing up those stems. (Great for holiday and NYE parties, too!) Share this diy
3 12.9.11 How to turn pine cones into magnetic roses, a more creative and festive solution for storing holiday cards on the fridge. Share this diy


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ACM SIGGRAPH 1992 Proceedings, 71-78.
Signed-distance field estimated from a set of unoriented noisy points.
Abstract: We describe and demonstrate an algorithm that takes as input an unorganized set of points {x1, ... , xn} in R^3 on or near an unknown manifold M, and produces as output a simplicial surface that approximates M. Neither the topology, the presence of boundaries, nor the geometry of M are assumed to be known in advance — all are inferred automatically from the data. This problem naturally arises in a variety of practical situations such as range scanning an object from multiple view points, recovery of biological shapes from two-dimensional slices, and interactive surface sketching.
This paper addresses the difficult case where the data points have no inherent structure.
This was useful for data we had obtained from the company Technical Arts, which manufactured a
laser-sheet scanner mounted on a coordinate measuring machine.
For traditional range images which have more structure in the data, a more specialized technique is the
volumetric approach
of Curless and Levoy (SIGGRAPH 1996), which also uses a signed-distance implicit function.
Our "Riemannian Graph" construction is similar to that used to estimate manifold geodesics in
Isomap construction.
See also my 2006 work
Poisson surface reconstruction,
which assumes oriented points but achieves greater robustness using a global (yet efficient) solution.
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Series starts 11/28
Game 1: Friday, November 28th | ||
Bobcats | 115 | Final OT |
Pacers | 108 | |
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Game 2: Sunday, January 25th | ||
Bobcats | 93 | Final |
Pacers | 98 | |
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Game 3: Wednesday, February 18th | ||
Pacers | 94 | Final |
Bobcats | 103 | |
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Game 4: Saturday, March 21st | ||
Pacers | 108 | Final |
Bobcats | 83 | |
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Coverage: FSMW
7:00 PM ET, February 18, 2009
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Top Performers
Indiana: T. Murphy 18 Pts, 16 Reb, 4 Ast
Charlotte: G. Wallace 25 Pts, 10 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace doesn't quite feel as if he's in 100-percent playing shape after missing seven games.
If the Bobcats' 103-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night is any indication, he's pretty close.
Wallace scored 25 points to lead six players in double figures and Charlotte pulled away in the second half to win its first game since the All-Star break.
Wallace had his best outing in just his second game back after sitting out because of a broken rib and a partially collapsed lung suffered during the Bobcats' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 27.
"I'm a ways away from being in the shape I was at the start of the season, but I'm getting there," Wallace said. "Right now, I just want to lay down somewhere and fall asleep. Coming off a back-to-back was kind of rough."
Wallace, who also had 10 rebounds and seven assists Wednesday, was 5-of-17 from the field, but made 15 of 17 free throws. He also was knocked to the floor several times while either driving to the basket or diving for a loose ball.
"He was great tonight," Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. "Thank God we had him. ... After last night [a 107-102 overtime loss at Orlando], this is a good win. I'm really happy with the fact we could bounce back after being so disappointed."
Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Raymond Felton added 16 points, Vladimir Radmanovic had 15, Boris Diaw 14 and Raja Bell 11 for Charlotte.
Troy Murphy had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Pacers, who played most of the game without All-Star forward Danny Granger.
Granger, Indiana's leading scorer at 25.3 points per game, sprained his right foot early in the second quarter. He did not return after coming out with 10:50 remaining in the half, finishing with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting.
"That last shot I took right before I left the game, it felt like something popped in my foot," said Granger, scheduled to have an MRI on Thursday. "I thought I had just pulled it. I ran down to the other end, and that's when I just walked to the bench and said 'I've got something wrong."
Jarrett Jack had 18 points, Marquis Daniels 14 and Rasho Nesterovic 10 for the Pacers.
Despite Granger's absence, Indiana managed to cut a nine-point deficit to 53-50 at the half, and pull within a point five times in the third quarter, the last at 61-60 on Jack's layup with 7:19 left.
But Felton scored seven points during a 16-3 run that gave Charlotte its biggest lead of the game, 77-63.
"Not enough weapons," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said. "When we lost Danny, obviously that hurts a great deal. We just didn't make enough shots. We had a lot of open shots in the fourth quarter, point-blank shots, and didn't make them."
Game notes
With Thursday the NBA's trading deadline, Brown said that the Bobcats may not be done making roster moves. "I don't anticipate anything happening, but people are on the phone," he said. "We're trying to improve our club anyway we can. We've made a lot of positive moves, but we'll see what happens." ... Charlotte forward Cartier Martin, who was signed for the rest of the season before the start of Wednesday's game, scored three points. He hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:03 left in the second quarter. ... Forward Sean May and guard Sean Singletary were inactive for the Bobcats for the second straight game, while three players -- forwards Mike Dunleavy (sore right knee) and Josh McRoberts (flu), and center Jeff Foster (sprained right ankle) -- were out for the Pacers.
Team Stat Comparison
Points | 94 | 103 |
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 15-49 | 12-46 |
Assists | 23 | 23 |
Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
Steals | 3 | 7 |
Blocks | 6 | 13 |
Fast Break Points | 13 | 14 |
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 28 (0/0) | 18 (0/0) |
Largest Lead | 6 | 14 |
Top Performers
Game Leaders
Points | J. Jack 18 | G. Wallace 25 |
Rebounds | T. Murphy 16 | E. Okafor 12 |
Assists | T. Diener 6 | G. Wallace 7 |
Steals | J. Jack 1 | G. Wallace 2 |
Blocks | J. Jack 2 | E. Okafor 4 |
Team rosters: Indiana | Charlotte |


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A Point About Polygons
The test program (Listing 2) draws a random 40-sided polygon and then picks random points to throw at the inpoly() routine. Points the routine says are inside the polygon it draws red, points outside are blue.
Our first rendition of inpoly() had a subtle flaw which the test program made evident. The full story contains an embarrassing lesson. "It'll work," we sneered, "We don't need to waste time on a full graphical test. Besides, it'd be too much fun." After we found out our image maps had leaks, we wrote the test program. Figure 3 shows a close-up of the flaw.
Along a vertical line, all the colors are wrong. The flaw turned out to be that when our mindless mollusk crosses the bottom corner, the little hummer was counting the crossing of both edges! After that, he was always exactly wrong—he thought he was in when he was out, and he thought he was out when he was in. The solution must ensure that when our esteemed escargot crosses into the polygon corner, he counts exactly one crossing. Two is no good, and in fact, zero is just as bad—one is what we need. The reason the flaw in the close-up extends up from the corner is that the positive Y axis extends downward in screen coordinates.
I suspect this is a problem unique to the fixed-point world. I'm sure my fellow point-in-polygon smiths have either lucked out or dealt with it somehow. At least, I'd like to think so. (A lie-detector would peg me on that one. This article would be insufferably smug if I had found leaky corners in any of the other algorithms.) In my case, I realized I could not blindly count all crossings of the end point of each of the edges as a crossing. My first thought was to associate each end point with one—and only one—edge. This sounds fair and equitable, but like many things fitting that description, it just plain won't work. A problem turns up when Agent Snail just lightly nicks the corner of a polygon he's not inside at all. That's counted as one crossing, hence the snail report is bunk.
Since I abhor special cases, I sought something that would work in all cases.
The scheme for getting our faithful friend to count corner crossings correctly is to always count a crossing of the right end of each edge, but never the left end (right meaning positive X). In the figure, the black circles represent points our snail will count if he crosses; the white circles he won't count. When you put the polygon together, everything ends up the way we want. Nicking the corner means he counts either 0 crossings or two crossings. We don't care which; both are even and our snail knows he's outside. The circles with ones in them represent points counted once if the snail crosses them. This is fine, just like crossing the nearby sides.
It's time to analyze the guts of the inpoly() routine in Listing 3. This represents a slight modification of the snail's instructions. He plays a bit of a "she loves me, she loves me not" kind of game rather than counting up the crossings and then reporting whether the total is even or odd. He starts out assuming he's outside, and complements that assumption with each crossing. So much for the inside=!inside statement.
Listing 3. The "Guts" of the inpoly() Routine
This if test happens inside a for loop that considers all of the edges of the polygon, one at a time. Each edge is a line segment that stretches between the corners (xold,yold) and (xnew,ynew). We've arranged it so (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) also represent the same edge, but the points are swapped, if necessary, to make it so x1 <= x2.
Now two things must be true for our ever-meticulous snail to count the crossing of this edge. First, the segment must straddle the Y axis (where the right end is counted but the left one is not). Second, straddling has to happen to the north of the snail's starting point. These are exactly the questions determined by the if statement's two pieces, on either side of the &&.
Now that first expression is a sneaky one, and I confess I might have preferred the less opaque code (x1 < xt && xt <= x2). You can see it does the same thing if you look carefully (very carefully—I was fooled for a while there). But I hate to fix something unless I've already broken it, if you know what I mean.
That north computation is the one I'm proud of because none of my esteemed fellow polygon smiths made one that doesn't need a divide. It does depend on the knowledge that (x2-x1) is positive. Other than that, it's just a transmogrification of that famous y=mx+b equation from high school algebra.
By the way, I've left out the case where an edge line segment stands straight up and down above the snail touchdown point. Such an edge would never be counted by Mr. Snail at all! That's because the == test would always be false, since xnew, xt and xold are all the same value. What's really wild is that's just what we want. In a sense, he's crossing three edges when we only want to count one. It turns out the adjacent line segment crossings are all we're interested in, and the rules already discussed work perfectly for them.
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These refreshing cucumber creations will make your next lunch seem special. "This is a cool dish when days get warm," says Sue Ross of Casa Grande, Arizona. Tip: "Try it with tuna or turkey salad as the filling instead.".
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
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- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
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- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise; remove seeds. With a sharp knife, cut a thin slice from the bottom of each cucumber half so it sits flat. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon into cucumber boats. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 4 servings.
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James Keng Jimway, Inc.
"Our firm has had a long-term incentive plan for over eight years but we never quite felt like it was firing on all cylinders. We hired VisionLink to re-energize our plan, and they did it! We now have a cohesive awards strategy that's fair to shareholders and valued by our employees. VisionLink's team is technically skilled and very creative. We're happy to recommend VisionLink to firms looking to upgrade their management incentive programs."
John M FTO Inc.
"Our company was like VisionLink's typical clients. We were great at sales and haphazard at how we compensated our people. VisionLink's process brings great clarity and confidence to our growth planning - and makes compensation a great growth capability."
Dan Sullivan Strategic Coach ©
"The team at VisionLink helped our company structure a long-term incentive plan that parallels the company's strategy for continued growth as a global market leader within our industry. Their approach resulted in a program that our corporate team and executives embraced on both a professional and personal basis. Through VisionLink's guidance and execution, we were able to create both a motivational tool for current team members and a recruiting device to attract future executive level associates. Well done!"
Mark Rhoades Fluidmaster, Inc.
"As a leading direct seller of scrapbook photo albums and supplies, Creative Memories has independent consultants across the country. And for over six years now, VisionLink has helped us to stay connected and administer a voluntary 409A non-qualified plan for them. VisionLink has provided support for all aspects of our plan from notification of eligibility through registration and distribution. The VisionLink support team has offered suggestions for improving processes and provided us with outstanding service year after year."
Guy Walker Creative Memories North America