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Anyway, interestingly enough, most vendors in the endpoint security space have basically adopted this same approach in designing their technology. Incoming attacks get blocked by signatures, and in order to keep you "prepared," some companies just create and update these huge signature files, shoot them across the network, fold their hands and hope they get properly installed, and then get right back to work because the files they just sent are more or less immediately out of date. I can tell you from experience that lugging around a bulky bag of incomplete, outdated information is no way to do your job. It's also no way to keep your employees, and by extension, your company, ahead of threats.
What companies need to do is focus on what a defense-in-depth of the endpoint would really look like. It means you need a lot of things. You need to have antivirus and firewall protection. You need a patch process that actually works. You need centralized policy management that is easily enforceable. And, of course, you need all of this in real-time. Until recently, that also meant you needed a lot of aspirin.
With its acquisition of BigFix last July, IBM basically invested in the convergence of security and systems management, two pieces of the operational infrastructure that will continue to become more intertwined. You can't just write the policy, or obtain the patch, you also need to be confident that these changes and updates are continually being enforced at every single endpoint. Try automatically applying patches to computers that aren't turned on and you'll pretty quickly understand why convergence is so important.
Up until this week there were four offerings that were part of the Tivoli Endpoint Manager suite of products, all of which are managed under the same roof. We have solutions for lifecycle management, security and compliance, power management and patch management. This week, we were pleased to announce Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Core Protection, a solution designed to add another layer of depth to your endpoint security posture. Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Core Protection is the result of the relationship between IBM and Trend Micro, and offers the real-time, lightweight threat protection that other endpoint security solutions can't really compete with.
I spoke earlier about how other vendors were sending these huge signature files across their network, files that were outdated before you even figured out how to install them on your PC. Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Core Protection is different because while it does employ the use of some signature files, it also leverages the cloud to reduce the amount of information that needs to be sent across the network and also provides the real-time protection that static signature files cannot. As the cloud is updated with the latest threat information, so too are all of the endpoints that are in conversation with that cloud.
This has proven to be extremely effective. In a recent third party test, the Trend Micro technology blocked 100% of all incoming malware (the second place competitive product came in at 77%) by taking a multi-layer approach. Nearly all (97.5%) of the malware was detected and blocked in the first layer (URL reputation) and the remaining pieces of malware were blocked in the two subsequent layers of defense. Now, here's where it gets even more impressive. An hour after the original test, they again tested just the malware that got through URL reputation, but this time it did not get through even that first layer of defense. This is protective technology that is updating and hardening its defenses as new threats come in.
I don't think I really need to explain the importance of endpoint security to anyone reading this. We all have different things at stake, whether it's your back accounts, your music collection, confidential information for work or even just a photo album. What I can say is that 77% isn't good enough when it comes to protecting any of those things.
The strength of Tivoli Endpoint Manager is that it combines first-rate security with the systems management capabilities needed to ensure that protection is deployed across the entire infrastructure. When it comes to endpoint management, it's about no longer looking at technology in silos, it's about understanding why and how we can integrate different complementary offerings. Tivoli Endpoint Manager is built on that philosophy.
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|Farmers are consumers too
|Written by Rick Palkowitsh, Board Member for Colorado Corn Growers Association
Farmers are consumers too. We grow the grain and sell it by the bushel. When I go to the grocery store, I am amazed at the amount of corn I sold for less than a dime is enough to fill a box of corn flakes that sells for $4. After decades of low prices, I have finally been able to sell my corn for more per bushel. What used to cost four cents in the corn flakes now costs eight cents, an increase of one percent on the $4 box on the shelf.
Food and fuel increases have changed the way we live. Like every family, we pay attention to what we buy and where we shop. The hardest part is the news I read blaming the high price of food on farmers. If that were true, the recent drop in commodities like corn, would cause the price of food to go down. While the corn price fell by half, the price of corn flakes and everything else in the grocery store stayed high. When I read the business news, I see record profits for food companies. These are the guys who take my eight cents of corn and turn it into a $4 box of cornflakes. They know how to turn a good profit with my corn.
What I don't understand is how these companies can blame farmers for food prices—the hands that keep America well fed, keep them in business with the grain that feeds their hefty earnings. If they are able to make record profits, I guess that is good for them, although I don't like the price I pay for groceries. But why can't they be honest with people about the money they make and not blame farmers whose hard work makes it possible for them to stay in business?

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Except that it isn't on the market yet.
It will probably be the best DIRECTV DVR on the market once it becomes "on the market". The market is already populated with similarly functional DVRs from FIOS, AT&T and Comcast (AnyRoom DVR). One might give a slight practical advantage to the Comcast unit as each client is a fully functional receiver so it doesn't consume a DVR tuner to watch live TV.
For $400 + a yet-to-be-announced monthly fee, it needs to be awfully good.
It will be interesting to see how it all works out once populated with client devices (assuming such clients make an appearance in appreciable quantities).
But do any of theirs offer 5 turners like the HR34 does or they have PIP either?


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Reader choices for U-T's 'Person of the Year'
The ownership of U-T San Diego will announce the media company's second annual Person of the Year on Jan. 1. Today, we present a sampling of the dozens of people suggested for the honor by readers. They included political figures, the pastors of two San Diego-based megachurches, a mega-philanthropist, and several directors of nonprofit organizations. But what may have pleased us most was the suggestions we received on behalf of people most San Diegans have probably never heard of but who do good things for others virtually every day. What also pleased us, though it was no surprise, was what a remarkable collection of San Diegans they all are – people who give of themselves so that the greater San Diego County community will be a better place.
The senior pastor of The Rock Church in Point Loma and the chairman of Vision San Diego was nominated by five people, including Chargers President Dean Spanos, San Diego Assistant Police Chief Boyd Long and leadership guru Ken Blanchard of Escondido.
"We have seen the negative effects of self-serving leaders in every sector of our society," Blanchard wrote, "so it is encouraging to see Miles cast a vision for his church to serve others and lead by example to accomplish that vision. Every member of his church is expected to serve a local ministry that makes a difference in the lives of less fortunate people. Members of The Rock Church donate, on the average, over 250,000 hours of community service every year. ...
"Now as a [board member of] Vision San Diego, a group of citizens committed to helping San Diego to really be 'America's Finest Region,' Miles has again stepped forward as a member of our county advisory committee and generated energy in his church toward our efforts."
The retired transportation department worker for the city of El Cajon was featured in a delightful story in this newspaper a week ago ("A Merry Life") for his selfless volunteer work as Santa Claus.
Macomber was "the obvious choice" for Person of the Year, wrote Gary Gilbert, a master carpenter in Carlsbad.
"He sets an example of someone dedicated to our community, our children, and what a life of selfless service can mean for all of us," Gilbert said. "In his own way he does what we all are reminded to do all year long; to live each day with the spirit of Christmas in our hearts."
This Rancho Bernardo resident, a 70-year-old retired nurse and health care administrator, was recently honored with a proclamation by the San Diego City Council declaring Sept. 20, 2012, to be "Estelle Wolf Day" in acknowledgment of her volunteer work as a tutor for children and as an activist on behalf of seniors.
Wolf was nominated by reader Marty Cox, who described Wolf as "a most unusual, giving person" whose tireless efforts show "there is much to do in and for the community."
These three recommendations, among the more clever of all those we received, came from reader James Udan of Chula Vista.
He said the region's small-business owners "have created the majority of the jobs that have allowed the region to prosper while the rest of the state has faltered during this lackluster 'recovery.'" He gave special mention to the region's many specialty beer microbreweries.
Udan said sailors are "often overlooked" in a military era that focuses on Army and Marine ground operations (though we don't think they are overlooked in this town). "From sailing in the Fourth Fleet area to interdict drugs, to providing medical care in the Southeast Pacific, to serving in joint operations on the land with other services, to helping tsunami-wrecked areas in Japan, the sailors that deploy out of San Diego are not only warriors but also diplomats and caregivers."


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I have heard tell of wondrous things, of tools for migrating and aggregating user accounts via POP (and IMAP?) coming to us in 4.5. I've searched and dug, but I can't find anything that actually describes this glorious bounty in more than one-sentence terms. Can someone point me to the wiki page or admin guide update that has so far eluded me?
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'Change-order artist' fights back
High-speed rail bidder says when costs go up, it's the client's doing
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SACRAMENTO Los Angeles construction magnate Ron Tutor, whose company wants to partner in building the first segment of California's high-speed rail system, returned fire on Tuesday at critics who say he has a history of cost overruns and expensive lawsuits.
His joint venture of Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons has submitted the "best apparent value" bid of $985 million for the first segment of the rail line, below the $1.09 billion proposal by the next-lowest bidder. Rail officials had estimated the cost of the first segment at $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion.
A U-T Watchdog report on Monday focused on persistent criticisms of Tutor and his firms over the years. Tutor was unavailable for comment, but the Watchdog reached him by phone on Tuesday.
"You're picking up on the 20-year-old (baloney) that we get jobs and we get a lot of change orders, right?" he asked. "And you still believe that (baloney)? I am getting tired of refuting it. It's just such drivel."
Eleven major projects in the San Francisco Bay Area completed by Tutor in the last 12 years cost local governments $765 million more than they expected, or 40 percent above the initial bids, according to an August report by the Center for Investigative Reporting, a media partner of U-T San Diego.
The U-T quoted Kevin Williams, a former San Francisco contracting officer who has testified in court against Tutor. Williams predicted the construction tycoon "is going to make up the difference somehow by lowballing. That is as old as history itself in the construction industry."
Tutor's companies have a long history of courtroom battles in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, where officials in 2002 accused him of deliberately bidding low and then charging more for an airport expansion.
Tutor said his legal setbacks are well-documented but his victories often ignored. He said clients initiated project changes that increased costs.
He pointed to a lengthy profile in the Los Angeles Times from 2003 that quoted the late Mayor Tom Bradley characterizing him as "a change-order artist."
"Nobody ever bothered to look and see whether it was truth or rhetoric," Tutor said.
He said starting from the first week, Los Angeles airport officials began sending change orders and adding work that was previously deleted out of fear they would exceed their budget.
"These were owner-initiated changes," he said. "But the label stuck."
The 72-year-old is expected to come under increasing scrutiny from the media as the high-speed rail authority moves toward inking a contract for the first segment in the coming weeks. As the lowest bidder, his partnership has an advantage over the other four partnerships.
Tutor says he expects to get the contract for the first segment — a 28-mile stretch from Madera to Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley — and then compete for the other segments of the $68 billion project.
The Watchdog asked whether Tutor could guarantee to hold down costs, and he responded, "What do you think a contract is? I am not on a cost-plus. Our contract is a guarantee. I swear to God.
"It is a design-build proposal where they stipulate an extensive program of requirements."
He said the firms make specific commitments that essentially say they will deliver the program for the prices as quoted – "together with a financial guarantee from our surety companies that says that's what it's going to cost you," Tutor said. "Period."
Tutor said any increased costs could be caused by the rail authority, not his company. For instance, the plans call for rail officials to make land available so the builders can meet the quoted schedule.


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I just tried to forward a message on my Zimbra Desktop, via Yahoo, complete with comments - i.e. an edited received message then forwarded on.
It all seemed to go alright but it didn't. It failed. I got an error message:
SendMessage request failed: Method context doesn't exist
Anything I can do about that?
Pretty neat the way I was able to recover the failed message, complete with edits, though, sigh of relief........


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1965 Ford Mustang Fastback - Under ConstructionWritten by on September 1, 2009
'68 Torino
For not being in the automotive industry, Dawson Davenport sure gets a lot of work done on his car. This didn't happen out of thin air; he spent much of his youth studying automotive magazines, building and racing slot cars, and immersed in anything related he could get his hands on. Once he was old enough to work in the biz, he realized that while cars were his passion, building and racing them was not likely to be a primary source of gainful employment. He changed careers and left building cars as a hobby; and that's where this '68 Torino comes into play.
Dawson says: "This Torino could not, and would not, be just a re-creation of a '60s stock car. I had gone too far to settle for that, having owned and driven modern production cars with 500, 600, and 700 hp, brakes the size of a pizza pan, coilover suspensions, airbag suspensions, A/C, comfortable seats, navigation, satellite radio ... well, you get the picture. I am spoiled." The Torino came with a 390 and a four-speed, both of which would be replaced with bigger, badder equipment during the build.
The project's name, Rinovation, is a play on two words that make up this project's name: Rino is a shortening of the car's name-a '68 Ford Torino GT-and innovation, giving it the sound of "renovation." The project is being performed by Dawson, along with other regular guys, which means it's on a real time line. Along with the entire build, Dawson has taken on the colossal task of documenting the build and writing a book about it. He's hoping to let people know what's involved in a project of this magnitude, and what to expect. Reading over his first draft, we think he's got something great going!
|Dawson Davenport, 53 • Lake Forest, CA
|Performance goal: 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds
|557ci big-block Ford
|Rotating assembly:
|Scat forged
|crank and rods
|Cylinder heads:
|Jon Kaase aluminum, 10.5:1
|solid roller
|stainless steel custom headers
|Richmond six-speed
|Rear axle:
|Currie Ford 9-inch
|with 3.70 rear with posi
|Front suspension:
|Rod and Custom
|{{{Mustang}}} II
|Rear suspension:
|four-link with torque arm
|and Watts link by GRC
|Baer six-piston 14-inch rotors
|Dynamic Performance Engineering
|forged, 19x9 and 19x11
|Nitto 275/30R19 and 345/30R19
'66 Pontiac Beaumont
That Canadian Chevelle
Here's a model we don't see very often. This midsize General Motors car was originally based on the '64-65 Acadian Beaumont. In 1966, they dropped the Acadian name and gave the car solo Beaumont decorations. The car was modeled after the Chevrolet Chevelle with Pontiac-esque styling cues, and was sold by Pontiac dealers to Canadian residents, however, unlike Chevrolet's other Pontiac sister cars, this one shared the same engines. Instead of using Pontiac's 400 or 455, they sported Chevy straight-six, small-, and big-block engines. Instead of Chevy's SS package, the Beaumont's version was called SD, or Super Delux. The options were the same, just with a different name. These SD models, especially the SD396, are very rare, since many have fallen to Canada's harsh weather.
Blake Foster of Killer Customs and Performance in British Columbia, has found one of the surviving Beaumonts and is giving it a much-needed rebuild. Killer Customs has been hiding in the suburbs of Vancouver since 2003 building cars like this for clients with a need for speed. This particular project was started a few years ago when the customer decided he wanted an extreme example of a Beaumont. He wanted something that had not been done in the past that could compare to a European supercar, but with way more attitude. The concept was designed by in-house artist Paul Dyck of Dyck Design. They are running a twin-turbo 502ci big-block Chevy, a far improvement from any factory powerplant it could have had. With a road-racing theme, the Jerico five-speed will transmit the power to the driveshaft. Killer Customs has improved the aerodynamics of the underside of the car to try and help with high speeds. The underside is almost entirely flat except for the area around the differential. When this project is finished, it may be the fastest and coolest Beaumont ever built.
|Built by Killer Customs and Performance
|Owned by Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada
|big-block Chevy by K&S Machine;
|Kelowna, BC
|World Merlin four-bolt main
|Titan billet pump
|in a Moroso 8-quart pan
|Rotating assembly:
|Callies crank,
|Manley rods, JE pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|AFR CNC-ported with
|357cc intake runners
|Cam Motion 0.643-inch lift
|and 259 degrees duration
|at 0.050-inch lift, 115 lobe separation
|2.30- and 1.88-inch valves
|Hogan's custom short-
|ram manifold, Accufab throttle body,
|Innovative turbos
|Motec ECU with individual GM coils
|Killer Customs built
|with Burns Stainless components headers,
|Stainless Works 3.5-inch tubes
|with Magnaflow mufflers
|Be Cool radiator with Spal fans
|Jerico five-speed
|custom steel,
|4340 1350-series yokes
|Rear axle:
|Ford 9-inch with narrowed housing,
|TrueTrac posi, Richmond 3.70 gears,
|and Strange 33-spline axles
|Front suspension:
|Art Morrison Max G Chassis
|with Corvette C5 front suspension
|Rear suspension:
|Morrison triangulated
|Wilwood custom built 16-inch
|front rotors with Hummer six-piston calipers,
|Wilwood 14-inch four-piston calipers
|with internal parking brake in the rear
|Asanti Af114 with black centers;
|20x9 and 20x12
|Michelin Pilot Sport 2
|285/30R20 and 335/30R20
'65 Mustang Fastback
First Mod
Len Perham of Monte Sereno, California, has a collection of cars we can only dream of. He loves factory muscle cars and has many special cars under his roof. He has some of the rarest COPO and Yenko Camaros out there, as well as '67 and '69 L88 Corvettes. Some guys are GM fans and frown on Fords, but this guy loves them both. He's got Carroll Shelby's '66 prototype used to show Ford what he could do for that model year. Carroll couldn't wait for a fresh shell to be built, so he got one off the line, making it the only '66 Shelby with the Pony interior. In addition to that historic car, he's got Carroll's old personal driver. Needless to say, he really appreciates the factory muscle cars. Len keeps them stock, not because it's less expensive to do so, but because that's how he likes them.
He's visited Campbell Auto Restoration of Campbell, California, a number of times over the years, looking over their projects from the restoration side to the performance side. You may remember in the July issue we featured their Datsun 240Z with an LS2 motor, showing they are more than capable fabricators. Len saw a Mustang being built and decided to switch gears for the latest addition to his collection. He wanted to have another Mustang, but one with modern power, handling, and reliability.
The guys at Campbell might have taken it past what Len's expectations were, but that's what makes it fun! The Mustang is getting all the bells and whistles to try and make it handle as well as his Porsche driver. That might be a little out of reach, but it can't hurt to try.
|Len Perham • Monte Sereno, CA
|Performance: 594 hp at 6,000 rpm
|Ford Roush 427IR
|dry sump
|Rotating assembly:
|all forged
|Cylinder heads:
|individual runner
|with DFI Injection controls
|Griffin custom radiator
|with oil cooler and Spal fans
|Fuel system:
|custom fuel cell,
|Bosch in-tank pump,
|XRP lines and fittings
|custom headers
|and side-exit exhaust
|T-56 six-speed
|Dynotech 3.5-inch aluminum
|Rear axle:
|Moser Ford 9-inch,
|aluminum center section,
|3.70 gears, and Diamond posi
|Front suspension:
|Total Control Products
|Rear suspension:
|Eaton leaf springs,
|Slid-A-Link traction bars,
|double-adjustable shocks,
|and Panhard bar
|Bear six-piston calipers 14-inch rotors
|bulged front and rear fenders,
|{{{Cougar}}} hood scoop,
|custom shaped rear bumper
|Budnik GTB, 17x8 and 18x9.5
|Goodyear F1 Supercar,
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Posted 24 February 2012 - 08:28 am
Posted 24 February 2012 - 08:40 am
I presume the original prideaux speedloader had a pouch, what did it look like? has anyone seen a photo of it being worn during the war??
Posted 24 February 2012 - 09:39 am
Posted 24 February 2012 - 10:27 am
I can't remember where I got the photo, but the source said American troops purchased them from a British firm in London, so that squares with what you wrote.
Tom - I don't know where you found that picture, but one thing I can promise you is that it is not an American privately purchased Magazine.
It is in fact a British Beesley patent magazine as supplied to the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 10:45 am
Would that mean the pistol's in .455 Webley Auto? I think the RFC had pistols in that calibre in WW1, but they were the original Webley auto IIRC.
Tom - I don't know where you found that picture, but one thing I can promise you is that it is not an American privately purchased Magazine.
It is in fact a British Beesley patent magazine as supplied to the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915.
If you enlarge the picture you posted you will see that the escutcheon on the base is identical to this one. This is the ealier version with the "PAT. PROV." marking. The later version after the patent was granted simply has "PAT." on it. The magazines were issued in a long pouch that held two magazines.(see below).
Posted 24 February 2012 - 12:55 pm
Posted 24 February 2012 - 12:57 pm
I can't remember where I got the photo, but the source said American troops purchased them from a British firm in London, so that squares with what you wrote.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 02:49 pm
Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:05 pm
Thanks, Tony - thought you'd know...
No Mik, this is one of the fifty seven .45ACP pistols that the RNAS purchased in 1916 from the London Armoury Company (the Colt UK agents). In all, between August 1914 and November 1916 Colt supplied 4,110 .45ACP pistols to LAC, but how many of these were then sold as private purchase and how many to the Government is unknown. Ammunition for the Navy pistols was purchased from Winchester and repacked in the UK.
The Government Model pistols in .455 Webley S.L. were not ordered directly by the RFC until January 1918, but the Ministry of Munitions had been buying them via London Armoury Company since May 1915 when the first 500 were ordered. There is no way of knowing for whom these were intended.
In all about 13,000 .455SL Colts were supplied, 3,000 via LAC and 10,000 directly to the government for the RFC/RAF.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:12 pm
As I remember, the M1911 Colts were indeed ALSO made in caliber .455 Webley for British sales. But, the US-carried ones would have been in caliber .45 ACP. I do not have any idea whether the magazines were interchangeable, as I have never seen a .455 one. I have read that the magazines and the magazine wells on the pistols were different, but I cannot confirm that from personal experience. Doc
Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:20 pm
Posted 24 February 2012 - 06:30 pm
The last military ammo for the .455SL Webley was made in 1942 AFAIK, as I have never seen a later dated one. The pistols were declared obsolete at the end of WW2.
Posted 25 February 2012 - 02:02 am
On page 63 of Stephen Bull's World War I Trench Warfare (2): 1916-18 (Osprey Elite No. 84), it says that U.S. troops purchased London-made trench magazines for their .45s. Color plate I shows an officer with one.
Interesting that US troops were able to buy them in London.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 04:44 pm
Just out of interest, this is a close up of Capt John A M Faraday MC (Irish Guards) taken after the war, wearing both a 1911 Colt and a service Webley. Guess he was applying lessons learned in his recent military service to full use.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:03 pm
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 02:22 pm
...I wish I could see the whole photograph and knew more about the person.
Posted 02 March 2012 - 11:25 am
Looking closely at his drop leg holster, it appears to have a spare magazine pouch sewn on the outside?
Posted 03 March 2012 - 01:05 pm
Ireland in the early twenties I should think. Perhaps in the Black and Tans? P.14 leather pistol sets were worn by various auxilary units involved in th Troubles. SW
If this is a photo of Capt Faraday MC Irish Guards (after the war) I wonder why he is wearing other ranks blouse and leather pistol rig. Was he still in a combat zone?. does anyone know where he served post war or what he was doing at the time of the photograph being taken??
Posted 03 March 2012 - 04:54 pm
Posted 04 March 2012 - 08:27 am
This is the photo that led me to believe it was a 1911 - can anyone confirm what it actually is (Faraday is to the left)
and this is the link to the full original picture I posted earlier.
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I'd say the Luger was accurate in spite of its trigger rather than because of it. With the clearances in the fit of the trigger bellcrank on its shaft, the fit of the lever pad in the trigger slot, the trigger on its shaft, and most of all the spring-loaded sear button in its hole, even a relatively unworn copy like the 1917 DWM I used to have could exhibit up to 4 distinct trigger stages!
I've only shot the 1911, but I used to own several deactivated Lugers.. so hears my opinion..
For stopping power: Webley A+, the 1911 A+, and the luger C+.
For ammo capacity: Webley C+, 1911 A+, Luger A+,
For smoothness of trigger and accuracy: Webley C+, 1911B+, Luger A+
1911 I think was the best all round pistol I think.


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Fact: copper is hard to weld, and some people are allergic to copper dust. This means handforming the body of a car from sheets of copper is not only cost prohibitive, it's also grueling on fabricators. Fact number two: Aluminum gets hot when you machine it, which ruins tools if you're not careful, so building an entire chassis from billet aluminum can be unbelievably expensive, never mind that it takes forever. So why would anyone go to all the trouble and expense of building one car with the sheen of a new penny and another from big chunks of billet aluminum? Fame and fortune, of course.
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David Ellison is the CEO of Oracle, which probably doesn't mean much if you're not a computer geek. The short story is that he runs one of the largest computer hardware and software supply companies in the world. Ellison approached Kirkham for a special car, instructing him to build the roadster he always wanted for himself. With a green light to spend whatever resources necessary to get the job done, Kirkham sat down with his favorite engineers and conceived a complete chassis CNC-machined from aluminum. KMS built two billet cars: The first is a functioning prototype that was track-tested (and is the one you see here); the second, which varies only slightly from the original, polished beauty, weighs 2,305 pounds (nearly 400 pounds less than the copper car) and is currently sitting in Ellison's garage.
The billet car was painstakingly whittled from solid billets of aluminum-everything from the chassis to the trunk-hinge brackets to the tranny tunnel is aluminum. Weight was saved in every corner possible by machining away pockets and windows wherever the structure would allow. The price tag for the research and development of the original billet car was north of $1 million. Now that the hard work is done and CNC programs have been written, KMS says it can reproduce the car for between $300,000 and $400,000. Like all KMS cars, it's not just a pretty face; it's built to perform.
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The interior has black leather covering the KMS seats and Wilton wool hiding the floor. A Moto Lita wheel gives the car direction, while KMS gauges provide engine vitals.The finish is the result of hours of polishing the copper, then laying out the stripes and going back over them with sandpaper to achieve the brushed look. This thing begins tarnishing as soon as it's polished.Dralle Engineering punched the 427 Ford out to 454 cubes with a 4.260 bore and 3.98 stroke using a Ford crank and rods and 10:1 JE pistons. Edelbrock heads, an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, and a Holley carb work with an Engle cam to provide the flow. An MSD 6AL box provides the spark, and custom 2-inch primary KMS stainless headers with SPD merge collectors send the fumes to the side pipes. The engine is backed by a Tremec TKO-600 five-speed and an aluminum, Salisbury-style centersection with an Eaton limited-slip, 3.54:1 gears, a Detroit Truetrac, and KMS axles.Although an original Cobra-style suspension is available as on option, up front the copper car rides on Penske coilovers with Hyperco 500-pound springs, and KMS antisway bars help it stick in the corners. Formula 1–style 6061 aluminum-pin drive hubs locate the wheels on the billet control arms. The rear suspension is an original Shelby 427 Cobra design, tweaked with KMS parts.Unlike the copper car, the billet car shows off its aluminum tranny tunnel and has a billet wheel instead of the traditional wood-rimmed unit, but it still wears the same KMS seats and SafeCraft harnesses.The billet car also features independent rear suspension with 930 Lobro CV joints, KMS 17-4 PH halfshafts, and 30-spline axles.The billet car wears Penske coilovers at all four corners; they are attached to the lower control arms via pushrods. Everything swings on Aurora spherical bearing rod ends.Keith Kraft Racing Engines built the 482ci, 427-based Ford in the billet car. The parts list is similar, except for a Scat crank and rods and a custom Comp cam. Both cars feature Aviaid oiling systems and Setrab oil coolers.
It takes a lot of fasteners to put a billet chassis together, and it takes even more forethought to design a chassis like this when you don't want to simply weld brackets to it as you go along.


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With the two freshmen playmakers out, El Camino double-teamed Lancers' top scorer Stephanie Velasco and frequently were able to create steals. The Warriors led 8-0 by halftime and coasted from that point. Velasco ended up scoring three goals in the second half, two on the power play. Velasco, from Eagle Rock High, has 33 goals in 16 matches.
El Camino (6-9, 3-3 in conference games) was led by Lynsey Alabab, who scored five goals. For PCC, Mariana Silva added a goal and two assists. The Lancers were able to total only three steals, another by-product of the absence of top defensive player Hernandez, who leads the squad with 39 steals this season.
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Need suggestion for a 70lb telescope
Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:12 PM
I need some suggestions/recommendations for holding a 12.5 F/4.5 reflector. The total weight of the scope is about 65 lb. I am not interested in astrophotography at all. The mount does have to have GOTO and good pointing accuracy is important since I tend to look for very fain stuff. I will also like to be able to control the telescope with a tablet.
My price range is 7K or less but that doesn't mean I want to spend that much.
Thanks for your help,
Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:25 PM
Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:48 PM
These are only guidelines. Some telescopes are very long for their weight or heavy for their size and will require a larger mount. Remember also that imaging requirements are more rigid than visual observation.
Going to be tough to get a mount for that price that will handle a scope that big and heavy without finding a GOOD deal.
Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:53 PM
The OP said they aren't interested in AP. That being the case, why would the weight of a camera, and guide system be an issue?
The AP900 could work, but with a camera and guide system it would probably exceed the aproximate 70 lb rating...
Posted 13 October 2013 - 12:58 PM
Posted 13 October 2013 - 01:18 PM
Tak NJP's go for as low as $3800 on astromart. So that would be my first choice. The lack of GoTo control from the handpad can be sidestepped with a SkyFi and iPad or iPhone.
Posted 13 October 2013 - 02:11 PM
So, yeah it would work fine for visual, no problem.
The OP said they aren't interested in AP. That being the case, why would the weight of a camera, and guide system be an issue?
The AP900 could work, but with a camera and guide system it would probably exceed the aproximate 70 lb rating...
Posted 13 October 2013 - 07:57 PM
Will all those mounts work with a tablet?
The Titan looks interesting. The Astrophysics is nice but seems very expensive. I really dont know about the Taka. Are they easy to find use?
Thanks again,
Posted 13 October 2013 - 09:15 PM
It would probably work with an Android tablet as well, using a bluetooth to serial interface. But I haven't tried that (I have an Astro-Physics).
Posted 13 October 2013 - 09:59 PM
It's heavy, though. But it will work perfectly with Sky Safari and Sky Fi on an iOS device.
I have an AP 900 QMD. It has great capacity, but is push-to rather than GOTO. That is, it uses digital setting circles and tracking motors. You can get one of those for about $3500; half the cost of a GOTO AP 900 GTO.
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Posted 14 October 2013 - 08:09 AM
Byers 812, Losmandy 492, encoders, Nexus and SkySafari.
I need some suggestions/recommendations for holding a 12.5 F/4.5 reflector. The total weight of the scope is about 65 lb. I am not interested in astrophotography at all. The mount does have to have GOTO and good pointing accuracy is important since I tend to look for very fain stuff. I will also like to be able to control the telescope with a tablet.
For visual, you will need to rotate the OTA, so will need rings as well. If rings were not included in your 65lb weight estimate, add another 15lbs for rings, and another 15lbs at the c/weight end. So budget for a mount that can handle 80lbs of OTA.
When you have finished looking at the shiny stuff, Byers 812.
Edit: The Meade DS-16/Starfinder 16 GEM should also work for this payload. It should be straightforward to adapt encoders, and from there, Nexus/Sky Safari is plug-and-play.
There is a Schaefer AT-10 for sale on AM, but I don't know what would be required to convert the AC Hurst motors to stepper motors. The seller has experience with mating an AT-8 with a Losmandy 492, and the AT-10 may be similar, but may require a firmware update to the 492 controller.
Edit Edit: Ooops, missed the OP's MUST HAVE GOTO. Ignore my post.
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Orlando has it, a Titan wi Gemini-2. Built like a tank (& weighs like one too, ~75# for the head alone, so be aware it ain't no Grab & Go). Fully loaded (HD folding Tripod, Polar Scope, Gemini-2) $7510; If you're on a pier $6295 (Mount & Polar Scope); Just the mount $5995,
I've seen a few of them show up on AM recently. One went for ~$4100+shipping.
I have it's older brother, the HGM-200. It went out of production in ~97 IIRC. It is to the G-11 what the G-11 is to the LXD-55. The difference is that significant. I needed parts (bearings, & a worm) They had them in stock & in my hands in 3 days. I've put a 10"f4SNT, 6"f8, 90mmf3, PST, 30mm finder, & 4 cameras on mine. It just grinned & kept on tracking. Good Luck
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 12:35 PM
The tripod on these were real monsters and the mounts were huge, though the counterweigh shafts are rather small.
Still, they were big, sturdy mounts.
The only reason I mention it is that they can often be found for $1000 to $1200.
I don't know if it would handle a 70 lbs scope, but I know that it will handle 55 lbs without a bit of problem.
This is the refractor version. It has much taller legs than the standard version.
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These often sell for less than $700, and you could have a complete backup parts set.
But I have seen used parts sold here and there.
True though, not denying the exposure.
Only suggested it as a less costly alternative to most mounts that will cost $4000 to $6000.
But I am not sure that the LXD 750 would truely be big enough.
It is easlily more stable than the CGE though. I know that for sure.
Posted 16 October 2013 - 11:34 PM
Posted 17 October 2013 - 04:28 PM
If you're going to consider the AP900, you should consider the 1200 as well. Much more massive mount. Whe I went looking for something bigger than my Losmandy G11, I originally started looking for the 900, but soon discovered that it wasn't that much more (relatively speaking) to go to the 1200. I have not regretted that decision.
Edit: to be fair, I did try to wait on Scott Losmandy to start shipping the Titan, but after my experiences with the G11 with my big refractor -- which weighs 38 lbs naked -- I felt more confident in the proven AP mounts. Again, I have not regretted my decision...
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I am running an LX850 supporting 80lbs without a problem for video, visual and astrophotography.
Control is via the LX850 hand controller and SkySafari/SkyFi on my iPad and Mac. SkyFi is part of my home network. On colder days I control the LX850 from inside my home, but monitor the video and camera feeds inside.
Gotos are spot on - which will help you on the visual front per your needs.
LX850 is an excellent system.


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Some problems are clear even at my eyes comparing it with real world maps:
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- the continent shapes are not varied
- even if it's better then the map we started with, it's still badly out of scale (to give you a measure, the ring of islands should be around 1-2 hundred km of diameter, and the map should span from pole to pole). I could sort this assuming the planet is musch smaller then the Earth, but this will change too many other assumptions (climate, calendar and so on), better redraw the map
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There's settled law on what the government can snoop on through the mail. It's not like electronic communication, where they can just grab it and if necessary get retroactive immunity down the line.
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From a long letter in Esquire:
Want to send a letter to Talkeetna, Alaska, from New York? It will cost you fifty dollars by UPS. Grabenhorst or Lipscomb can do it for less than two quarters: the same as the cost of getting a letter from Gold Hill to Shady Cove, Oregon, twenty miles up the road. It's how the postal service works: The many short-distance deliveries down the block or across the city pay for the longer ones across the country. From the moment Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general in 1775, the purpose of the post office has always been to bind the nation together. It was a way of unifying thirteen disparate colonies so that the abolitionist in Philadelphia had access to the same information and newspapers as the slaveholder in Augusta, Georgia.
Today the postal service has a network that stretches across America: 461 distribution centers, 32,000 post offices, and 213,000 vehicles, the largest civilian fleet in the world. Trucks carrying mail log 1.2 billion miles a year. The postal service handles almost half of the entire planet's mail. It can physically connect any American to any other American in 3.7 million square miles of territory in a few days, often overnight: a vast lattice of veins and arteries and capillaries designed to circulate the American lifeblood of commerce and information and human contact.
Now, I can understand how the privatizers and the "market state" weasels would like to destroy the Post Office exactly for the good that it does; that is, it's not only the money, but the idea that Americans might connect to each other through any other nexus than cash, that's at risk.
Do not take my Post Office away! The Post Office is part of my community!
NOTE Oh, and from the same Esquire article, here's how Congress fucked over the Post Office to make it appear it's losing money, giving the "market state" snakes and toads the excuse to destroy it:
Take the most contentious issue: the seventy-five years' worth of future-retiree health benefits that in 2006 a lame-duck session of Congress legislated the postal service prepay over the following ten years as part of a broad overhaul of the way the postal service operates. No other government agency must do this, and most private companies would have spread those payments over forty years. But the postal service was flush at the time, and Congress figured out that since health-care payments are counted as general government revenue, it could use them to prop up its own books. (Five-and-a-half billion dollars a year coming in from the postal service was $5.5 billion less Congress would have to cut elsewhere to remain budget-neutral, as the Bush administration was demanding.) But then the economy crashed and with it the amount of first-class mail being sent around the country. Suddenly a law designed to keep the postal service solvent in the long term began bankrupting it. Of the $15.9 billion the postal service lost last year, 70 percent — $11.1 billion — was in future health-care payments.
More bullshit. Yet more bullshit. Another shovelful of bullshit on top of the humongous steaming, smouldering, outgassing mountain of bullshit that is official discourse in the oldest democracy in the world.
There's settled law on what the government can snoop on through the mail. It's not like electronic communication, where they can just grab it and if necessary get retroactive immunity down the line.


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Because I always felt that my Sirius mount was a little light in the pants to deal with my 6" f/8 refractor, I bought a CGEM yesterday at Starizona in Tucson.
Last night I set it up and it worked great. Command structure much like my old Nexstar 11 GPS and accurate GOTOs with great tracking. A little noisy, I may put in some grease, but that is only happening during the slews, once it in on an object it is silent unless you put your ear to the motor cover.
I really like the big handles and smooth motion to get it on the Pole. I tried out the Polar Align and I don't see any need for a polar scope. It tracked Saturn for half an hour and it barely moved in the field of a 6.7mm eyepiece.
The system takes about 3 seconds to calm down with same eyepiece, much better than the Sirius. This is a much beefier mount than the big refractor has had in the past.
Lots of fun;
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