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Re: Image date/time or call time compared to crash time?
You do understand there was no "landing"?
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You do understand there was no "landing"?
That's just the summary report - the Full Narrative is at
and contains a great deal more detail. The NTSB's conclusions seem sound and logical.
No as quoted, the body of the NTSB report says: "it is likely that cell phone use during the accident flight distracted the pilot and contributed to the development of spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control."
The report does not present this as a certainty, nor does it state this caused the accident. It is merely noted as a contributing factor.
NTSB reports are really very thorough - if you read the entire report, you can see in detail why they reached the conclusion it was likely and a contributing factor, though not necessarily causative.
Whatever the reason(s), the pilot's spacial disorientation certainly did occur, as did the loss of control and stall.
You definitely have a point :-) Plus Stapp is also the reason automobiles are so much safer than they used to be. He wouldn't stop badgering the auto industry and the feds to mandate the better crash protection he helped create for everyone, not just pilots.
An upvote in salute to Stapp.
Considering he jumped from 102,800 feet (31,300 m) - almost 20 miles up - from an open gondola, wearing only a pressurized flight suit, and multiple layers of clothing for protection from temperatures as low as 94 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). Carrying the 155 lbs of gear needed to keep him alive during a 1 1/2 hour ascent...12 minutes hanging in near-space waiting for the OK to jump... a 4 1/2 minute fall trailing a 6-foot stabilizer chute.
With his right hand in severe pain, swollen to twice its normal size owing to a pressurization malfunction in his right glove.
After having survived two previous similar high altitude jumps, during one of which the drogue chute malfunctioned, and he blacked out from the 120 rpm flat spin he went into, coming to only when his emergency chute opened at 10,000 ft.
He landed using a 28-foot round parachute, still weighted down by all the gear, because the heavy metal seat box was dangling from the one strap his useless right hand was unable to release. The box slammed into his leg as he hit the ground in what he said was the hardest landing he ever had.
Unbelievably, he suffered no lasting damage from any of the jumps. His hand returned to normal size by the next day. In addition to his many previous accomplishments, medals, and awards, he went on to set even more ballooning, sky-diving, and flight records, and even survived being shot down in Vietnam and spending 11 months as a POW in the "Hanoi Hilton".
The USAF project Kittinger participated in was also intended to save lives, and did. It proved pilots could bail out safely from high altitude and avoid a "death" spin...even with minimal protection. He was also part of Baumgartner's team - a man who in the end Baumgartner came to respect so greatly, he wanted only Kittinger communicating with him during his own jump.
So it's a crime Kittinger isn't even mentioned in these recent articles. His record stood for 52 years, and was only broken when enough money was finally spent on much safer technology.
Eustace - to be fair - obviously had good intentions. He was willing to invest his own money in something he believed in. And yes, it took real guts to make the jump. There are very few people who are that courageous.
But if you want to see something genuinely amazing, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2JYklqLpEc - and before you watch the whole thing, go first to the 3:25 mark.
Compare what you see to the technology protecting Baumgartner and Eustace.
Neither of them is a coward. Both deserve credit for what they did.
But when it comes to balls, neither is anywhere close to measuring up to Joseph Kittinger.
The longer you live, the better your chances of getting cancer, radiation or no radiation.
But then, the longer you live, the more likely you are to die in general...
Yes, the women in the Mars Colony may end up with cancer, but they'll probably still be tending the hydroponic garden after the men have turned to fertilizer.
Let's not confuse the medium with the message...or in this case, the plural of medium - media - which is what the rest of us are discussing.
"...weakening property rights means everyone profits from the work except the person who creates it."
Amen. A point apparently lost on those who try to claim copyright and patents are infringements on free speech. A point that should be driven like a spike into their tiny brains until they get it.
Sure, intellectual property law desperately needs overhauling. The ridiculous over-extension of copyright, the bullshit patent extensions for alleged but non-existent "significant" changes, and many more abuses exist and need to be righted. A lot of families and corporations got greedy, and lobbied and bribed a corrupt Congress to help them profit forever from someone else's work. The law needs fixing.
But I'm tired of hearing idiots try to claim piracy is not theft. If they're going to steal, they should at least have the balls to admit that's what they're doing, not resort to chicken-shit whining about "ideals" or "rights". You don't fight lies with lies.
Any form of pornography that involves willful abuse of living creatures is extreme. Bestiality is not simply a fetish or a branch of pornography. It is animal abuse. Just as sex with children is child abuse.
No, merely having the misfortune to be sent illegal spam, or not knowing deleted items may still reside on one's computer, should not be a crime.
But bestiality certainly should be, and rightly is, and pornography that includes it is rightly termed "extreme" as that term is defined in the Act.
interestingly BEHIND the saddle, which raises a few questions about the rider's anatomy.
The title was probably not written by the author, particularly the IT blokes part, which is pure Reg. And the article clearly speaks to such behavior being unacceptable in any industry.
1) There is an IT angle here, as required on the Reg...we're presumably smart enough to recognize the author isn't saying the problem is confined to IT.
2) IT is still overwhelmingly male-dominated. I'm not complaining. It's simply a statistic.
3) A "minority" - including a situational minority such as 10 women at a 100-person event - is statistically more likely to have an unpleasant encounter with a majority member than vice versa.
4) Those who engage in inappropriate behavior usually attempt to hide the behavior. The obvious attempt at secrecy is part of the creep factor.
5) Your last paragraph is scarily ignorant. Being "ogled" (which is NOT what the writer described, by the way) is not automatically pleasant simply because the ogler is physically "attractive".
Any more than being robbed at gunpoint by a really, really beautiful woman gets you your money back...
Any more than being shot by an incredibly attractive murderer makes you any less dead.
It's not just women, by the way: I've heard male colleagues make similar complaints over the years: attractive women at business events acting like the herd of males is theirs to hunt; presuming intimacy, making sexual comments; touching them constantly while talking to them; standing too close, or obviously showing off their tits. They talked to me about it, because it made them uncomfortable and creeped out too.
"Handsome is as handsome does." As true today as it ever was.
Forcing something unwanted on another human being is the problem we are describing here. No one gives a damn if the one doing the forcing is a fashion model or Gollum. It's creepy, repulsive, and nauseating. That it's also unprofessional is just one more nail in the coffin.
Good grief, did you really write these things? Were you sober?
"If you're not getting the respect you believe you deserve then that needs to be dealt with internally, inside your head"
"this is 100% an issue of self respect, or lack thereof."
"you coming off as the weak person"
"you are presenting yourself as the easiest to dominate"
"start by respecting yourself. Which you clearly don't. "
LOL. No. Stop blaming the victim. It's the oldest trick in the book. It's what criminals and abusers always do. "It's his fault I'm in jail, because he called the cops." "I had to shoot him; he wouldn't give me his money like I told him too."
Your comment does, however, beautifully exemplify the real problem: those in the wrong trying to justify their behavior by any means possible.
Well, it doesn't matter how clever a justification they construct. They're still in the wrong. And you, sir, may be an intelligent man, but you mindlessly parrot the language of abuse.
Those of us with genuine self respect recognize it for what it is: one more assault, one more little sadist enjoying the hell out of making people upset or angry, then trying to claim it's the target who is too thin-skinned. One of those who defends or, possibly, even gets off on hurting others, especially the part where you try to bully them into taking the blame.
Because what you wrote is about the same as saying, "So he got pissed off and broke your nose. So what? If you can't deal with belligerent drunks, find another job."
Too funny. Thankfully, truly intelligent people in that situation take the intelligent route: We file charges for assault, let the experts deal with it, and get on with things.
We know who is at fault. And it isn't us.
OK, female here again: If I could I'd downvote this particular portion repeatedly:
"I'm guessing from my own long time experience as a geek in the industry that you're either overdramatising this A WHOLE LOT, or you are VERY attractive. If its the former, shame on you."
What a, sad, misogynistic statement.
HOWEVER: I'm going to support you on one thing, and one thing only: Yes, oh yes, there are WAY too many women out there who still think it's the guy's responsibility to ask them out, pay for dinner, etc. Who are mentally stuck in some childish, fantasy world of handsome princes and poor princesses who need to be rescued and taken care of ever after.
If those same women demand "equality" at the same time they demand Prince Charming, they should be called out for the hypocrites they are.
But that's it. Because, as to the rest of your commment, you can't know too many women if you think MOST of those demanding equality are unwilling to "step up" and take a truly equal role.
I pay my own way. Even 30 years ago, I asked guys out to dinner, or some other event, took the initiative. Often, because I invited them, I told them it was my treat, and picked up the check.
Like everyone else, I've gotten rejected and shot down sometimes. But I frankly don't know too many women who would hesitate to ask a guy out, and I can't even remember the last time I met another woman who thought it was the man's responsibility to "find/establish" a relationship.
Your comment may speak to your own personal experiences and disappointments...but it doesn't recognize the larger reality of modern life as a whole.
The author got it right, sadly. Every woman I know has heard some comment like that in her life, most multiple times, in work and social situations. We just don't tend to share the stories publicly because, I'll admit, we don't want to open ourselves up to more nastiness.
But the author has the courage I lacked. She thought it was important enough, she knowingly made herself a target for the kind of cheap shot you just took.
So, no, not shame on her. Shame on YOU.
Yes, this. And I'm female. It's no more acceptable when women behave like assholes to men than vice versa, and I'm increasingly embarrassed by members of my gender who try to defend this kind of double standard.
In fact, that's exactly what the title of this article points out: you don't treat another human being any differently simply because of their gender. You don't make offensive, unprofessional, inappropriate, or abusive comments to anyone. Perioed.
Sadly, I am seeing not only more male-bashing in the workplace by women....I'm seeing more women treating other women like dirt, as if success in the corporate world requires one to be hard-nosed to the point of rudeness or out-and-out abuse.
I've alway been perplexed and depressed by women and men who treat the opposite sex as if they were non or lesser human beings. Thank heavens, it really is a minority of people who do this, but it's frightening that society manages to go on perpetuating stereotypes so obliviously.
And last: there is unfortunately some truth in what a few commenters have asked. In my experience, this actually is more common with American males. There is nothing to be said in their defense, however, American television constantly portrays workplaces and social situations - in both fictional and "reality" shows - where exactly this sort of outrageous behavior occurs on a regular basis, and is often encouraged. This applies to males and females alike, as characters of both genders are too often really objectionable, nasty people.
When enough viewers allow themselves to be bombarded daily by horrible examples, the poison will inevitably begin to affect at least some of them.
I've actually seen one colleague begin behaving increasingly badly while he was hooked on a particular reality show. When several of us sat him down one day to ask him if he was OK - thinking something might be wrong - he was genuinely shocked at some of the examples of his own behavior we relayed to him.
I agree wholeheartedly with the article and many other commenters: that kind of behavior is totally beyond acceptable. Had I experienced it, I would, yes, have walked right over to the company's booth, and relayed the experience to them, word for word, then asked for the President/CEO's name and address so I could send a follow-up letter.
Great article, thanks!
see http://www.npr.org/books/titles/332351358/your-call-is-not-that-important-to-us-customer-service-and-what-it-reveals-about?tab=excerpt#excerpt
It's a VERY long article, and worth reading in its entirety....but if you haven't the time or patience, just read the beginning, i.e., the past stories about other Comcast customer service outrages, all of them ALSO, nationally and internationally broadcast and discussed on major networks and in major newspapers, seen and read by millions of people.
They obviously aren't embarrassed at all by negative publicity, no matter how pervasive. They don't care. Their executives are simply liars.
Since I don't think anyone else has explained, to understand the joke behind "the romans they go the house", you have to be familiar with Monty Python's "Life of Brian" - where the centurian is correcting the Latin grammar of some graffiti.
Duh - I should know better than to use Google's translation. Thanks for the correction (written while slapping self)
Aerostati Ad Parietem (literally "balloons to the wall")
or (the only usable attempt to create a Latin portmanteau word):
Pilacendii Ad Parietem
combining "pila" (ball - also a possible translation of balloon per several sources) with the plural of "incendium" (an incendiary missile).
Of course, while I intended pilacendii to be equivalent to ballocket, it probably is closer to "flaming flying balls", which might make even a brave Playmonaut pilot uncomfortable.
The most common translations of "balloon" were "aerostatum" (airship, hot-air balloon) and "vesica" (balloon or bladder, but not necessarily something intended to rise). I found no good translation of "rocket" except as salad. "Rucheta" appears related to architecture or surveying, and Google's "fusce" is apparently wrong, even according to Google when re-translated to English.
Someone who actually knows Latin could probably do better, and is likely snickering at my ignorance... 8-}
The point is: end users AREN'T computer experts. Maybe you're dealing with "professionals" all the time. I'm not.
Do you really expect the average end user to learn multiple procedures for reporting an error? Copy the text, UNLESS it's "one of the many" dialogs that don't support copying, then do something else...then do something else... Yeah right. Bugger that.
In other words: I realize my job is to make things easier for THEM, not the other way around.
I have no problem with them e-mailing me, as an attachment, the JPG that results from the screenshot programs I have them use. Never had a problem with any of them.
Plumbers don't sneer at customers who can't fix their own sinks. Surgeons don't sneer at patients who can't remove their own appendix.
Only in the tech world, seemingly, is it for some reason considered acceptable to be consistently rude, insulting, and unprofessional toward those asking for professional help. How depressing.
Some error messages DON'T stay on screen indefinitely, so are long gone before the user can read them to tech support.
OK, so you remind users over and over to "tell" you the error message...er, yes, but how do you suggest they do this? It's unbelievable that most tech support people I've worked with either complain the user "didn't remember" it (didn't instantly memorize a multi-character error code and the surrounding technical jargon?), or - worse - complain the user didn't "write it down."
I'm sorry....what century is this again?
First, if you're having to repeat things over and over, maybe the problem is you're not repeating anything useful. Maybe you should consider making a practical suggestion as to how a non-technical person go about reporting what is often a very, very technical error, accurately, and EASILY.
Everyone I support knows how to take a screenshot of an error message and e-mail it to me - including my 82-year-old father, who is by no means a technical genius. I make it as easy as possible by installing one of a couple of simple, free, screenshot programs that make the process a breeze - accessible via a keyboard shortcut or an icon in the System Tray.
Too many people would forget the Windows command..but once an icon was available, they remembered to do the screenshot every single time.
What if the computer is completely frozen? Well, that's less usual, considering most errors I hear about aren't the ones that take down the OS completely.
But on those occasions, if their only option is to write the error message down, NOW they actually DO. Once reporting error messages was made dead simple, they learned it was to their benefit, and so now they WANT to do it.
And one lovely man took a picture of the error on his frozen computer... with his cell phone camera. He then texted the pic to me before he called to ask for help...which I hated, of course because I didn't think of it first. Of course, I stole the idea and now suggest that as an alternative where possible.
Oh, by the way, 75% of my home clients are over the age of 65, and frankly, they are much better students than the younger professionals I deal with at work.
But then, all my clients (and most of my work users) get a little cheat sheet of basic terminology. I go over it with them, to make certain they know which thingamabob is which, what button does what, that they're oriented with regard to standard toolbars, menus, control panels, and crucial keyboard shortcuts. And yes, it includes a few warnings as to what they should NEVER do.
This can be accomplished without making people feel like idiots. I've found even folks who claim they already know everything are happy to take the cheat sheet to "pass along" to someone who "really" needs it. (This rarely happens, interestingly. Most of the sheets end up posted somewhere near the computer...although several clients HAVE claimed it's only there because their spouse needs it...ahem.)
It's sad that the computer industry and tech support professionals alike have largely failed users, especially over the past decade, by acting as if the basics are somehow acquired via osmosis.
They've failed their clients and customers through arrogance and condescension, instead of being the vanguard for education of the new users coming into the market daily.
If WE won't help teach them, who will?
(Oh, and in closing: though normally I'm a big proponent of professionalism and good manners, it's nonetheless my opinion anyone who uses the word "intuitive" with regard to any aspect of computing should be taken out and slapped. Thank you.)
BEFORE they start flying anything around willy-nilly. For heavens sake: airspace maps are public and posted online in numerous locations. Or there are remote aircraft clubs that help educate users, and for the most part encourage responsibility, as well as choosing safe places to fly.
Drone users should do likewise. If they can't be bothered, or are too stupid to realize such things as restricted airspace even exist, then I've no sympathy if they have the book thrown at them by every relevant regulatory agency out there.
The best known example being the "Miracle on the Hudson" five years ago, where US Airways Flight 1549 lost both engines to Canadian geese, and ditched in the Hudson River.
One study from 1999 estimated bird strikes cause $1.2 Billon (US) damage annually worldwide, to commercial jets alone (i.e., not including private, military, or other aircraft).
Deaths are rarer, but they happen, by FAA estimates at least 200 since 1988.
Airports can to some extent keep birds away. A number of methods have been successful in reducing large flocks around most major airfields.
But a drone, or a model airplane, will not be frightened away by those measures, and either is harder for a pilot to see than even a single flapping bird.
Anyone who flies ANY aircraft into commercial airspace without notice - remote controlled or otherwise, and regardless of size - is an irresponsible idiot.
It really doesn't matter whether the cause is malice or stupidity, or disregard of contract or law, etc. Amazon is not so big it is exempt from being held liable when its actions cause harm.
On the contrary: the larger the company, and the greater its resources, the less excuse there is for failure to respond quickly to correct egregious errors. With greater power comes greater responsibility, not lesser.
H2F should be commended for taking action against yet another example of corporate carelessness. This is why we have courts and a justice system: for those occasions when injustice has occurred.
Bravo, H2F. Bravo.
Working on their IPO seems an odd response to a security breach...
You're applying a single instance to all women in general. Not all women believe men should be discriminated against. Unfortunately, the sexist women who for some reason DO grab more media attention.
I'm female, by the way, and can tell you I've never met another woman who has a problem with men being nurses, dentists, doctors (since when are men discriminated against in medicine, by the way?), psychologists (historically a male-dominated profession, starting with Freud), or veterinarians
In fact, except for nurses, the professions you list historically have ALL been male-dominated. I'm not sure how anyone decided those fields were traditionally female dominated, considering women had to fight to be accepted as doctors, veterinarians (especially in large-animal medicine), psychologists, and dentists, and still face opposition in many medical schools.
But on the flip side, yes, any woman who objects to men entering them - or who believes they should be "female-dominated" fields- is obviously sexist , and I'm embarrassed by them, as are all the women I know. We believe in genuine equality, and hate male-bashers as much as we hate chauvinists. Neither are acceptable.
To state it even more plainly: ANYONE who objects to another human being pursuing the career of his or her choice, solely because of gender, is a sexist, and therefore a bigot. That includes women, who clearly can also be sexist.
Non-bigots don't care what gender you are. They only care how well you do the job.
It's not that they inherently WANT to work in lower paying jobs. They're still facing an uphill climb against the good-old-boy network in a lot of higher-paying industries.
I believe this will change, but to claim sexism is not an obstacle (including what seems to be increasing sexism coming from women themselves, depressingly) is to ignore mountains of evidence, lawsuits, and vicious media attacks on women to the contrary.
"Judge OKs Suit Against LinkedIn Over Marketing Emails...U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said the professional networking site went too far by sending repeated emails that seemed to come from users..."
Interestingly, the mainstream US media are thus far almost completely silent on this :-)
Fairly decent article at:
But here in the US we have something called the "draft".
And compulsory service in wartime (sometimes in peacetime) is not unique to the US.
(I'm not weighing in on either side of the charity or not argument. Just correcting an ignorant statement.)
It's not just men who do this, obviously. I'm female, and I'm frequently embarrassed and appalled by members of my own gender who are so clueless they don't even seem to realize they're engaging in exactly the same sort of stereotyping - "reverse chauvinism", so to speak - they deplore in men.
This is a part of a larger societal problem, i.e., continuing to claim there are "boy" things and "girl" things, starting at an early age. Children are too often discouraged - by bad parents, bad teachers, and an avalanche of bad examples in the media, TV, and movies - from pursuing activities or interests termed "unfeminine" or "unmanly".
In reality, neither term has any meaning. There is nothing inherently "unfeminine"about playing sports, studying science, enjoying first-person shooters....nothing inherently "unmanly" about cooking, studying literature, knitting, etc.
Cultures throughout history have managed to define the same activity as both "manly" and "unmanly", "feminine" and "unfeminine". The terms are arbitrary, inconsistent, and obvious nonsense - purely defined by the current whims of a particular society, group, culture, or country.
It's time we faced the truth squarely:
Gender stereotypes are a form of sexism, just as racial stereotypes are a form of racism.
Both sexism and racism are forms of prejudice or bigotry.
Jokes based on gender or racial stereotypes are prejudiced or bigoted jokes.
Sure, people are free to tell them, free to laugh at them (at least in their private life, with their friends, outside of work).
They have freedom of speech. They have the right to be bigots if they choose. They have the right to be prejudiced.
But attempting to camouflage bigotry as humor doesn't magically change it into non-bigotry.
Camouflaging sexism as humor doesn't magically render it non-sexist.
And vilifying as "humorless" anyone who objects to bigoted, stereotypical jokes is a form of bullying and defensiveness.It tries to claim people who object to sexism, or racism, or other -isms, simply "can't take a joke."
Nope - people who object to bigoted jokes are simply non-bigots. They have every right NOT to be bigots, not to be prejudiced, not to be sexists, not to be racists. They have every right to object to all those things if they wish.
And they have not just the right but the OBLIGATION to object to stereotypical humor in some cases. Because alleged "humor" based specifically on sexist, racist, or other stereotypes - HAS NO PLACE IN A PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
In any business or professional context, there should be Zero Tolerance for ANY form of bigotry, prejudice, sexism, racism, or other -ism - whether phrased as a joke or not.
In business, freedom of speech does NOT apply, but policy and law DO.
Freedom of speech is not an absolute. It is contextual, and always has been.
Men AND Women have forgotten how to behave at work. Both genders - and the companies that employ them - obviously need to be re-educated in the basics of professional behavior.
The workplace is not a bar or your living room, folks. Stop treating it like one.
I've given links to a lot of data elsewhere - but, basically, it's not an "apples vs oranges comparison". It's a very accurate, apt, relevant comparison.
Try educating yourself on a subject before firing off comments, and you'll be less likely to make a bunch of ignorant, inaccurate ones.
And a logical mind does not purport no evidence exists simply because its owner has not happened to stumble across it.
Try, for example:
http://www.laserstrikeprotection.com/pdf/Bulletins-n-Reports/ 4%20Effects%20of%20Laser%20Illum.%20on%20Op%20&%20Vis.%20Perf..pdf
A study which involved the FAA, experts in aviation medicine, and an Air Force research lab
Or the case of Dana Christian Welch, sentenced to 30 months in 2009 for pointing a laser at large, commercial aircraft, resulting partly in the actual delay of a critical landing maneuver by an Alaska Airlines jet.
This was not an instance of anecdotal reporting by some hysterical, "unreliable" (to use your word) single pilot, but involved multiple, official reports by airport officials, air traffic controllers, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, aviation investigators, and MULTIPLE pilots - reporting in detail on an extended incident that could have caused a crash during the most crucial part of two separate commercial, passenger flights.
Or note that crashes have been caused by OTHER sudden bursts of bright light, where the pilots involved were not incompetent, or novices. Flashblindness, loss of spatial orientation, temporary disorientation, etc., are cited as contributing to fatal and non-fatal accidents in case after documented case.
This is not based on "anecdotal" evidence, but competent, professional, detailed review by, e.g., the NTSB, which I presume you would consider a reliable and scientific source, if in fact you bother to read their actual reports, which are excellent.
A number of studies have collated and/or summarized this data - I cite only one for brevity, a review of NTSB and FAA accident reports, which states, in part:
"There were 58 reported mishaps that identified vision problems at night resulting from exposure to sources of bright light as a contribut- ing factor in the accident (n=30) or incident (n=28). The majority of accidents (n=17) occurred during the approach and landing phase of flight. Incidents occurred most frequently while taxiing (n=15) and during approach and landing (n=10)."
These are, in the main, NOT laser-related - nonetheless, the majority occur when aircraft are flying very low, or on the ground, precisely where a laser pointer will be at greatest strength and where an aircraft is at its most vulnerable, i.e., having the least amount of time to recover from even a brief distraction.
Included is extensive discussion of why this is a genuine PHYSIOLOGICAL issue, NOT a reflection of the pilot's competence or lack thereof. See:
If you are interested in truly "scientific" inquiry, you might look into the military's research into dangers of night flying and primary causes of crashes, in both training and combat missions. Distraction is always a danger, regardless of the source. Distractions at crucial moments, when there is insufficient time to recover, can trip up the most expert pilots.
Or you might try a PubMed search, which will turn up several papers discussing macular damage from green laser pointers - which I point out less in response to you, by the way, and more in response to some truly idiotic commenters, who tried to claim you could stare directly into a laser pointer for short periods without harm.
This might have been true with lower powered red lasers, and indeed, several studies determined standard, correctly manufactured red laser pointers were unlikely to cause permanent harm.
But doing this with a green laser has resulted in several cases of permanent, irreversible macular damage.
(too many citations to post here, but happy to oblige in another post if requested).
And last: I have not even begun to cite studies done in countries other than the United States.
I leave that research to your fine, logical, scientific mind, which should therefore include a spirit of genuine enquiry and a desire for knowledge.
You MIGHT have a point....Except for the actual data, which contradicts your self-focused and unfortunately uninformed opinion.
Such as FAA documentation of 35 pilots in 2013 alone who sought medical attention after being lasered.
Also courtesy of the FAA, and citing numerous studies and statistics, a full report on laser problems and pilot/aircraft safety.
Please note particularly the green vs. red laser issue.
And more particularly, reports by PILOTS and airports of:
"...disorientation resulting in another pilot assuming control, aborted landings, loss of depth perception, and shutting down of runways due to multiple laser strikes."
www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/ laser_hazards_web.pdf
The full report is worth reading, but here is a quite useful bit:
"The latest reports indicate that aircraft illuminations by handheld lasers are primarily green (91%) in color, as opposed to red (6.3%), which was more common a few years ago. This is significant because the wavelength of most green lasers (532 nm) is close to the eye's peak sensitivity when they are dark-adapted. A green laser may appear as much as 35 times brighter than a red laser of equal power output. Due to this heightened visibility and increased likelihood of adverse visual effects, illumination by green lasers may result in more events being reported.
Illumination reports often describe several types of adverse effects. These include visual effects (8.2%), pain and/or possible injury (1.6%), and operational problems (3.2%). Operational problems include momentary distraction, disorientation resulting in another pilot assuming control, aborted landings, loss of depth perception, and shutting down of runways due to multiple laser strikes. While only 16.5% of all cockpit illuminations occurred below 2,000 feet (Laser-Free Zone), these incidents accounted for 31% of all visual effects, 42% of all pain or injuries, and 42% of all operational problems reported. Low-attitude illuminations, therefore, result in a greater risk to aviation safety."
Not necessarily excessive for deliberately doing something that could have caused two helicopters to crash - i.e., multiple people to die.
Part of a sentence involves premeditation and intent, as well as potential for grievous harm. A shorter sentence for some cases of manslaughter is based obviously partly on lack of premeditation, and other extenuating circumstances, judged on a case-by-case basis. Whereas, had the laser idiot succeeded in causing a crash, he could possibly have been charged with actual murder, and multiple counts thereof.
That said: it's also obvious a message is being sent (given the potential disastrous consequences). As well, this is the US prison system - meaning the guy is likely to be out in much less time. It's quite unlikely he'll serve the entire 14 years.
Just put your money on any team playing the Clippers. It's a sure thing :-D
The graduates in question obviously POSED for the photographer - they didn't just happen to wander in front of a backdrop with a bear on it, then get hypnotized into freezing and smiling while someone with a camera snapped a formal photograph.
When a graduate chooses to pose for a formal photo such as this, the graduate is informed, PRIOR to the photo being taken, that the photos will be available for PURCHASE, if desired.
Everyone seems to be assuming copyright is the primary issue here. It's not.
The issue is breach of contract and theft of services.
The student agreed to the conditions under which the photo was taken, meaning acceptance of the photographer's terms for acquiring a copy.
Therefore the student breached the contract by attempting to acquire the results of the agreed-upon service without paying, i.e, through theft.
Students are not required to buy the photos, but they agree explicitly they will pay for any copies acquired. Students are NOT, by the way, usually required to pose. However, even if they are, the student is not required to purchase the results, which they may or may not like. School photos work the same way - no up-front cost, payment only for desired numbers of copies. The only difference is photographers now provide "digital contact sheets".
Again: this is out-and-out theft and breaking of a legal and binding promise. The subject of these photos is not in any way the copyright holder, and has no right to any copies whatsoever without payment.
"El Reg would like to commend Joyent for its transparency about the outage and has made one virtual Sorry You Borked A Bit Barn pint available to the operator that caused the error. Interested parties can provide additional pints by selecting the beer icon in the comments below."
A pint for the poor operator, who will be needing to drown his sorrows
And a pint to Cantrill for what may be the only comprehensive, transparent, honest corporate explanation for a screw-up I've read in years. Should be required reading for all clueless executives and companies (eBay, yes, I DO mean you).
i.e., start bulk gathering of every bit of information about every member of Congress, then publish it publicly and redundantly worldwide. Strip away their privacy completely, and assuming they aren't all in jail as a result, they'll definitely vote for genuine restraints on the NSA and other mass surveillance.
Of course, it's no longer about serving the people, but about their own interests and comfort. Why is it, when elected representatives repeatedly violate their oath of office, they are not charged with treason?
I just logged into my eBay account - instead of taking me to the main landing page, it took me to a screen with the words, "Message from eBay"....and no message. Underneath that was a button labeled "Continue to your Destination"
A blank message seems somehow to epitomize eBay's overall approach to security and communication, i.e., non-existent.


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I'm sorry, I didn't realise you were fully grown and able to understand the world in the sixtys! In their era, they were pop, yes they might of had some songs that were more towards rock, but every band has songs that arent steriotypically their genre. When you class a band, you use their primary genre, and the beatles were, and always will be, pop.
Thats like trying to say that Nirvina was a heavy rock band... -
+1You can think whatever you want, but realize that no one else classifies Hetler Sketler as pop. All music websites (and Wikipedia) describe these songs as "Hard Rock."
The Beatles started their careers in Pop, but ended it in Hard Rock. You can describe Hard Rock as Pop, but realize that most people will disagree with your definition then.
Nirvana wasn't very heavy, but it wasn't pop either. There are many middle grounds between Pop and Metalcore. -
You do realize that wiki can be edited? So any one could write what they wanted to. I've just never met any one who classifies the Beatles as Rock, or heavy rock.
And just to be sure, you've asked every other person on this earth about helter skelter then? -
+1"I've just never met any one who classifies the Beatles as Rock, or heavy rock."
-Then you should talk to any Beatles fan or listener to Rock music.
"you've asked every other person on this earth about helter skelter then?"
-You are asking if I've talked to every other person on the earth...of course not, but of the people I've talked to, they (excluding you) would classify it as Hard Rock just like everyone else. -
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SAN ANTONIO — Missouri's defense says its entire season hinged on those 60 minutes on Faurot Field surrounded by a sea of gold.
A 41-6 win in their conference opener against perennial bully Nebraska, including a second-half shutout, confirmed the defense's suspicions.
Missouri (9-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3)
WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday
WHERE: San Antonio
The 2007 Tigers were a different kind of animal.
Although it lost its grip on a fourth-quarter lead against then-No.6 Oklahoma in Norman the following week, Missouri spent its next five games thumping Big 12 Conference opponents on its way to an eventual No. 1 ranking.
After another five-touchdown victory over the Huskers in 2008, this time in Lincoln, why would things be any different?
"After that game, me and Willy Mo talked," said junior linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. "Everybody was talking about just trying to get to that main goal, and that was Miami at that time."
The same Miami that is hosting the national championship on Jan. 8.
A week after returning with their first victory inside the Nebraska state line in three decades and a chance to secure a No. 1 ranking one more time, quarterback Chase Daniel kept his 0-for-Oklahoma streak alive against Oklahoma State, tossing his third interception of the contest in the final minute to seal the Tigers fate in a 28-23 loss. With Missouri's championship hopes slim, the team suffered a death blow deep in the heart of Texas the following week in the form of a 35-0 first-half deficit in Austin against Texas that turned into a 56-31 laugher.
"A lot of people were thinking about a national championship," said senior defensive tackle Ziggy Hood. "I think that's probably what hurt us in the long run."
A far cry from the team's earlier insistence that their vision was tunneled solely toward Big 12 supremacy. Even in wins, reality checks were being written regularly.
"Baylor woke us up, really. That let us know anything can happen," senior safety William Moore said. "That just showed us we needed to bring our expectations down a little bit."
However, Moore's not buying into the idea that dreams of a rendezvous with the SEC champion on South Beach were a reason for the shortcomings of 2008.
"It wasn't a big focus of ours," he said. "We knew, one game at a time, we'd been there before. We knew what it takes."
Some pointed to the more complex schemes employed by defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus early in the season, more confident in a veteran defense that returned 10 starters.
Some have pointed to the difference in turnover margin for the struggles on the defensive side of the ball. A year ago, the Tigers were second in the Big 12, taking the ball 13 more times than they gave it away. In 2008, Missouri sits at eighth in the conference, with a margin of minus-two.
But Weatherspoon says the struggles can be traced back to a more intangible source.
"We got a lot of different players," he said. "We don't have leaders like Martin Rucker, Lorenzo William, Pig Brown, we don't have those guys."
That's not to say some of the same struggles the defense has had in 2008 weren't there in 2007.
"If you get the ball out, it can really disguise a lot of things wrong with your football team," said Weatherspoon, who scored defensive touchdowns in the Tigers' first two games and has 138 tackles on the year.
Others pointed to offseason hype and anticipation inflated by a 12-win season that led to national press perusing preseason practices.
"We got a lot of guys who has the whole PowerMizzou thing, and I'm pretty sure they get on and Google themselves and things like that," Weatherspoon said. "I Google myself every now and then just to see if there's something new. We're kids, and sometimes you do get caught up in all that stuff."
Regardless of the causes, there's one thing the Tigers can agree on: There's no altering the past. The only thing they can influence now is Monday night's matchup with Northwestern.
"I know everybody's expectation was really high, with the Sports Illustrated and the national championship expectations in the beginning of the season. But us, we still feel like we accomplished a lot of great things," Weatherspoon said. "Hopefully we can go out there, beat Northwestern, come back and win the North again and do better in the championship game."


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Carnival Valor Cruise Review by pcurbow: Seven days on the Valor 2010
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We just got off the Valor yesterday. This was my second Carnival cruise and the first for everyone else.
The conclusion was basically a toss up between Royal Caribbean and Carnival. Carnival would have won if the ship layout was easier to follow. When you check in be sure to get your zone card. We forgot ours and had to wait longer than we should have to board. We did check-in online (Funpass) and it was painless. We got to the port at 11am and boarded around 12:15ish. They said there was a delay due to passengers not getting off early. Yeah, that makes since....
Last year I was on the Pride and the cabins seemed larger than Valor. I had a single cabin this time 1212. It was wonderful. 2 portholes, couch, 2 easy chairs and a table. Lots of storage space. Bathroom the same as other ships. I had heard that I would be awakened by the anchors, but I didn't hear them. I must be a sound, sound sleeper. Did I say I had two portholes in my cabin.. Being on Deck 1 there was More
hardly any ship movement noticeable. The other cabins we had were inside, one was a quad (looked smaller than my cabin) and a double which also was smaller, both with less storage. All of our cabin attendants were super. They have 2 to a cabin. I hadn't noticed that before. Bedding was comfortable and nice looking. One night I requested that the upper berth be made up for my grandson who was in another cabin and it was done very graciously. He liked sleeping up top. Had his own little light up there. Extra tipping was involved...after the fact. There was a Laundromat on our deck, which was handy. $3 a load. You need quarters, no machine! The ones with kids found it most helpful. Also an iron and board were there . We went straightway to deck 9 to eat of course, and then checked out some public places.Some of the elevators were closed to passengers due to loading luggage until about 10pm. This was a bit of an inconvenience, but no tears were shed by us. We were happy to be there on the ship. There were lots of activities. Some were fun to watch rather than participate. I don't know much about the kid's camp. The kid's with us only went for a couple of hours. After 10pm they have babysitting for $6 an hour.Time depends on the day.Some of you have asked about corn hole. Yes, they have a tournament in the lobby. (now I am thinking random) the kids have a scavenger hunt and you see them from time to time singing and sometimes with some types of costumes walking around the public spaces. They seem to have a good ratio of helpers per kids. They have a basketball court, putt putt and shuffleboard and ping pong. Lazer tag at 7pm costs $5 for 5 minutes. The 10 year old said the arcade was up to date. First of all let me say. I am not a picky eater. I do like hot foods to be hot and cold foods cold. They were! I enjoyed the dining atmosphere and the service. Our waiters were Arnold and Swatchi and they were good but In my opinion had too many tables. They had a lot of people to serve. About half way thru the week the service got very slow. We had to wait between courses, remind them of beverage refills, etc..Over all I thought the food was great!. I think Carnival wins over RCC in food. More variety, especially desserts. There was a lot of moaning when the chocolate melting cakes were tasted the first time and second and again and again. I like the bitter and blanc, similar to bread pudding and the warm fig cake is to die for.The food in the buffets is good, contrary to some I think there is a lot of variety. The dogs and burgers by the pools were ok too. I never got any hot or good fries. I don't eat sushi but the sushi venue is by the arcade where I sat a good bit of the time waiting for the kids and the lines were busy and I asked if it was good and got yeses all around. I think it is only a certain time of the day. I don't think the pizza was as good as on the Pride. (random thoughts again) The big movie screen outside was on day and night. The entertainment in the Ivanhoe theater was about a 3 and 1/2. Colorful costumes, music and dancing. The Motown singer was good. The usual fare with the usual flair! The casino has slots, black jack and roulette. i am not sure about anything else. I did not hear of any big winners. They have slot and other tournaments. I won a $25 T shirt lol.. Bingo $10 a card. I have had a hard time finding my way around on the 2 Carnival ships I have been on. Sometimes to get to say dinner. You have to go to a deck and then go down or up stairs to get where you want to be. I can't understand their reasoning for doing this, but I am sure there is a profitable one. This is however, one of the reasons Royal Caribbean won out on our little survey. The Main reason. Over all we each had a wonderful time. It was really really hot and humid but expected this time of the year. We had a couple 5 second showers. I couldn't do excursions because of a shoulder problem, but some in our group did. We all agreed we would try another Carnival ship sometime. I used room service late at night. Not a long wait, friendly service. Less
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Re: python udf doesnt work
As a workaround, in Jython you can also use the java classes.
Something like: (not tested) from java.util.regex import * from java.lang import * @outputSchema("y:bag{t:tuple(word:chararray)}") def strsplittobag(content,regex): return Pattern.compile(regex).split(content) Julien On 1/25/11 5:46 PM, "Richard Ding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You're right. There're two issues here. First, the Jython script needs to locate the modules in its search path (e.g. python.path). If you have the right env variable set, Jython script should be able to find and import the module. Second, Pig currently doesn't automatically ship the module file to the backend, so even if you set the search path in the frontend, the backend still cannot locate the module. Finally, there is incompatibility between Python modules and Jython modules. You need to use Jython modules that come with Jython installation (in the Lib directory). We're looking into these issues and hoping to provide a solution in the next release. Thanks, -Richard On 1/25/11 12:50 PM, "Xiaomeng Wan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Daniel, I did put jython.jar in classpath. By comparing other python udfs with this one, I find those udfs which work do not import anything. Could that be the cause? Do I need to anything extra to import module in my udf? Thanks! Shawn On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Daniel Dai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Put build/ivy/lib/Pig/jython-2.5.0.jar in your classpath (if not there, do > ant first). This is a bug we need to fix. > > Daniel > > Xiaomeng Wan wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I want to write a python udf to split string into bags >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> #!/usr/bin/python >> >> import re >> @outputSchema("y:bag{t:tuple(word:chararray)}") >> def strsplittobag(content,regex): >> return re.compile(regex).split(content) >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> it gave an error saying "could not instantiate >> 'org.apache.pig.scripting.jython.JythonFunction' with arguments >> '[/home/.../mypyudfs.py, strsplittobag]'". I had some other python >> udfs working, so shouldn't be configuration problem. I am new to >> python, did I miss anything? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Shawn >> > > +
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Brian Sell of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in Michigan, who broke 2:11 twice in 2006 marathons, is preparing for the U.S. Men's Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City on November 3. Sell was sixth in the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in 2:10:47 and fourth in the Boston Marathon in 2:10:55. He was ninth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki in 2:13:27. In 2007, Sell won his second USA 25K title on May 13 (placing second overall) in 1:14:48 and took second in the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run, a half-marathon on June 3, in 1:03:46. He won the 2006 USA Half-Marathon Championship in Houston in January in 1:02:38. He was 13th in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:17:20 after being the early leader. Sell was a Northeastern Conference champion in the 5000, 10,000, and 3000-meter steeplechase while at St. Francis College in Pennsylvania. Now 29, he is married and the father of a five-month-old daughter, Lily. Sell and his teammates were recently in New York to run a 26.2-kilometer (roughly 16-mile ) "Simulator" at marathon pace on the Trials course.
Some of the initial impressions people had of the Olympic Marathon Trials course may have changed a bit based on the "Simulator" run you and your Hansons-Brooks teammates did recently in Central Park. There had been all the talk about how no one would break 2:13 or 2:14, and the course is so incredibly hard; maybe that perception changed a little bit; did it change in your mind?
Brian Sell: Yeah, maybe a little bit. The last time I'd been up there, I ran about an 18-miler, about three loops, and I ran the big six-mile loop, not the actual Trials course at that time. But I still think the fifth loop around there (a small beginning section out of the park followed by a four-mile loop and four five-mile loops) is going to be 100 times different than the first one. Running 16 miles as he did on it on pace (in the Simulator) is a lot of different than running 26 miles. It changed a little bit because I think we were planning on going in there and trying to run (marathon) pace and thinking it was going to be a 95 percent effort just to hit pace, and we were able to hit pace pretty well. It was pretty well across the board; we had one of two guys struggle, but I was thinking that maybe more of the guys would have trouble hitting whatever the pace is they were going to be going for at the Trials.
How did some of the hilly sections feel the third time around?
BS: They definitely got worse with each loop. The hills felt longer and taller every time you ran up them. They're short to where you can kind of gut up them the first couple of loops, but you?re going to have to work to get up them at the end.
There's that one long straightaway on the East Side of the park, near where the New York Road Runners building is. Do you think that could be a section where people are sort of regrouping on every lap?
BS: I honestly felt better on the hilly section on the Tavern on the Green side (West Side). I felt better on that than I did on the opposite side where the Road Runners offices are, personally. Looking at it, I think the side next to the Road Runners offices is easier terrain, but for some reason I struggled to hit the pace a little more than what I did on the other side. I don't know whether it was because I was hitting the hills and really gritting it out and running actually a harder effort or what.
You looked extremely good out there in the "Simulator" in the park and observers were impressed. The arc of this training is always hard to gauge. Did you almost sense "hey, let's wait two or three days and have the Trial right now?" Did you feel you might be ready already?
BS: I've been saying that almost since we started. Right out of the gate, about three weeks in, I ran a really good eight-mile tempo workout and stay back and though "Oh man, maybe I shouldn't be in this good shape." We've been hitting some good workouts. We have a really tough week coming up. We did a 22-miler with some hard miles in it today (Monday). Thursday, we have our two by six-mile workout. Sunday, we're doing the same eight-mile tempo that we did there at the beginning (of the cycle), four miles at pace and then go. Those will be big determining factors. If I can hit those really well, I'll feel better about it. But I definitely felt good on the Simulator and it did make me think "maybe we're a little too fit right now." We'll see.
Is the two by six-mile faster than race pace?
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As was the case with the other positions, this metric review measures medium (11-19 yards), deep (20-29 yards) and bomb (30-plus yards) pass attempts on a yards per attempt basis. The qualifying mark was 150 total pass attempts. The yardage totals once again include "pass in the air" penalty attempts and yards (i.e., pass interference, defensive holding, illegal contact, etc.).
Now that we have the rules out of the way, let's take a look at the top 10 vertical quarterbacks from 2007:
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Chris Redman Atlanta 35 505 14.4
Matt Schaub Houston 83 1,139 13.7
Jeff Garcia Tampa Bay 82 1,063 13.0
Brett Favre Green Bay 155 1,983 12.8
Tony Romo Dallas 181 2,216 12.2
Tom Brady New England 187 2,288 12.2
Luke McCown Tampa Bay 28 336 12.0
Daunte Culepper Oakland 56 701 11.9
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Analytical solution for wave propagation through a graded index interface between a right-handed and a left-handed material
Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 8, pp. 6747-6752 (2009)
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We have investigated the transmission and reflection properties of structures incorporating left-handed materials with graded index of refraction. We present an exact analytical solution to Helmholtz' equation for a graded index profile changing according to a hyperbolic tangent function along the propagation direction. We derive expressions for the field intensity along the graded index structure, and we show excellent agreement between the analytical solution and the corresponding results obtained by accurate numerical simulations. Our model straightforwardly allows for arbitrary spectral dispersion.
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(260.2110) Physical optics : Electromagnetic optics
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
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Original Manuscript: February 27, 2009
Revised Manuscript: April 6, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: April 6, 2009
Published: April 8, 2009
Mariana Dalarsson and Philippe Tassin, "Analytical solution for wave propagation through a graded index interface between a right-handed and a left-handed material," Opt. Express 17, 6747-6752 (2009)
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He was a Republican for District 41 of the North Carolina State Senate in 2010.
Aneralla ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina State Senate District 41. He advanced to a July 17 runoff where he was defeated by Jeff Tarte.[1][2][3]
Aneralla lost in the November 2 general election to incumbent Malcolm Graham (D).[4]
Campaign themes
Aneralla's website talks about the following issues:
- Jobs
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- "Creating the conditions in government that enable businesses of all sizes to grow and prosper."
- "A tax moratorium on all North Carolina manufactured goods."
- "Protecting North Carolina's "right to work" status."
- "Eliminating burdensome government regulations."
- Taxes
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- "Reducing and flattening the tax rate to be the lowest and simplest in the Southeast."
- "Across the board reductions in corporate, personal income and sales tax rates."
- "Rolling back "temporary" taxes enacted over the past several budgets."
- "Eliminating all state capital gains & interest income taxes."
- Government Spending
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- "Auditing state agencies & programs as to their effectiveness, and then improving or eliminating."
- "Full transparency in the budgeting process, based on clearly established state spending priorities"
- "Limiting the growth of state government spending to not more than inflation plus population growth."
- "Privatizing non-core state functions."
- "Ensuring a public vote on state debt."
- Education
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- "Continuing to invest in the community college and state university system."
- "Creating a vocational educational track to lower the high school drop-out rate."
- "Lifting the cap on Charter schools."
- "Funding students, not bureaucrats."
External links
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- North Carolina Department of Elections
- Official Project Vote Smart Bio
- ↑ Charlotte Observer "N.C. Legislature - Mecklenburg: Earle wins 9th term; Aneralla, Tarte battling," May 9, 2012
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