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• Lowcountry Mopars will sponsor the 21st annual Lowcountry Shine and Swapp 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Coastal Carolina Flea Market in Ladson. Anything on wheels is welcome. The car show is free, and donations will be accepted. There will be top 10 trophies, a swap meet and car corral. Showgoers are urged to bring their interesting automobilia to display or sell. For more information contact Betty at 843-797-3246 or Stu at 843-688-5992.
• Cars and Coffee will be held 8-10 a.m. every Saturday at Brookgreen Town Center on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. The plaza has a Starbucks, Mozzo Deli and plenty of parking.
March 3
• Street Rods Unlimited Inc. will sponsor the NSRA Safety Inspection for all vehicles noon to 3 p.m. at 7350 Peppermill Parkway, North Charleston. All are welcome to come. Lunch will be provided by the club. Bring your vehicle and chairs and enjoy the day. For more information contact Bob Ross at 843-709-1932.
• NOS Energy Drink's third annual Import Face-Off will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, N.C. The festival includes a car/truck/bike show. Vehicles register 9-11 a.m., judging begins at 10 a.m. and the awards ceremony is at 4:30 p.m. Quarter-mile drag racing registration begins at 9 a.m. with most events in the afternoon. Also planned are a stereo crank it up contest, burnout contest and live DJ. Spectator price is $17 ($15 with a flyer at the gate). Children 10 and under get in free. Participation in the car show, test and tune drag racer and competition drag racer events are $30 apiece. The dragway is at 2153 U.S. Highway 1 in Rockingham. For more information, visit www.importfaceoff.net or www.RockinghamDragway.com or call 225-247-RACE (7223).
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• Bessinger's Bar-B-Q will host its first Open Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show of the year 6-9 p.m. at the restaurant, 1602 Savannah Highway. Registration is $5. Classes include cars for years 1942 and earlier, '43-'59, '60-'71 and '72-2013; street rods; trucks; and motorcycles. There are three trophies per class. The shows are held the first Wednesday of the month. Music is by The Cruise-O-Matics. For more information, contact Tom Jameson at 843-571-2264.
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• The Southern Drag Racing Association will host its 29th annual Car Show 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Texas Road House/K-Mart parking lot at 8571 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. Rain date is March 10. On hand will be professionally built and maintained racecars and junior dragsters. There will be street, street rods, imports, motorcycles, trucks and specialty classes. Admission is free; bring the whole family. Proceeds will be donated to Camp Happy Days, "Kids Kickin Cancer." Non-food vendors who want to participate or donate prizes should contact Linda as soon as possible. Association members will take part in a car show preview at Hooters Restaurant in North Charleston 7-10 p.m. on March 8. For more information, contact Linda Hood at 843-565-4550, firstname.lastname@example.com or https://sites.google.com/site/sdraclub/.
• Street Rods Unlimited Inc. will sponsor an evening cruise-in at Sonic Drive-in at 660 College Park Road in Goose Creek. The event will be at 5 p.m the second Saturday of each month at the entrance to Crowfield Plantation. All special interest vehicles are welcome to attend. For more information contact Dennis Welch at 843-761-4469 or visit the club's website at www.streetrodsunlimited.org.
March 16
• Street Rods Unlimited will hold its monthly cruise-in at 5 p.m. at Northern Tool & Equipment, 5900 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. All special interest vehicles are welcome. The cruise-in is held every third Saturday of the month. Contact Bob Ross at 843-709-1932 or visit the club website at www.streetrodsunlimited.org for more information.
March 23
• The JBCharleston Car Show will be held at Marrington Plantation on the Charleston Naval Weapons Station. Registration is $10 before the show and $15 the day of the show. Trophies will be awarded. For additional information, contact Jim at 843-963-1942 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
April 20
• Coastal Carolina Corvette Club will present its sixth annual "Vettes Doin Charleston" all-Corvette Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in a new location. The show will take place at the Sears Auto Center parking at Citadel Mall in Charleston. Registration will be 10 a.m. to noon with awards at 3 p.m. The $25 pre-registration fee is good until March 31. Registration is $30 on show day. Also, the club will be offering a Scored Judged show for an additional $5 fee. There will be eight Corvette classes: 1953-'62, '63-'67, '68-'82, '84-'96, '97-2000, '01-'04, '05-'07 and '08-present. Additional awards will be for Best of Show, Interior, Engine and Paint. For more information go to www.4cccc.org
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I'm ready! I think I'm ready. I've made a lot of progress on her little sweater and since I'll probably have it finished this weekend, I might have to start on a little hat to go with it.
In the meantime, placenta brain is on overload here. That's what I call the extreme forgetfulness and clumsy-ness of pregnancy. Blame it on the 'centa. We all know about my poor car & stroller (which by the way I was sent a new stroller frame!), and within the past 24 hours I've broken two dishes.
And then, well, last night coming in from the grocery store I remember placing my iPhone on hubby's car (who knows why) and then didn't think about it until this morning when, oh, he'd already been gone quite a while. Ugh.
That crazy placenta. I'm talking more about it over here today.

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MARTINSBURG - Heart disease, cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease - those were the top three leading causes of death among West Virginians, according to the CDC's most recent available data.
Shenandoah Community Health's Dr. Stephen Mallott, adult and child health services, says lifestyle choices are in large part to blame, evidenced by the state's high rates of obesity, diabetes and tobacco users.
"It's a burden for the local population," Mallott said."The goal for us as a primary care is to try to get people to change a little bit of what they're doing."
The CDC cites heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, with about 600,000 Americans dying each year, accounting for one of every four of the nation's fatalities. The disease umbrellas several specific heart conditions, including coronary artery disease, which comprises the deaths of more than 385,000 people annually, and is caused by plaque built up in the arteries supplying blood to the heart.
In 2010, West Virginia had the second-highest heart disease prevalance among the states.
"In general, coronary disease increases as the population ages," Mallott said. "West Virginia has an older population."
February is American Heart Month.
According to the CDC, conditions increasing a person's risk of developing heart disease include blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and diabetes. Behaviors increasing a person's risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use, limited physical activity, obesity and diets that are high in saturated fats, cholesterol, high salt or sodium.
Heart disease, the CDC says, is also hereditary with certain genetic risk factors contributing to a person's susceptibility.
"It's not glamorous. You can talk to cardiologists about the new catheterization lab that they have at City (Hospital) and all of the technological things they can do, but what you'd really like to happen is prevent people from getting there in the first place," Mallott said. "It's the continued efforts to have people stop smoking if they are, to treat high blood pressure, to treat high cholesterol either through diet or medications, to try to get people to have more physical activity, and the obesity is not an independent risk factor, but that kind of goes along with everything else we're talking about."
The state of West Virginia's health as a whole is ranked at or near last in certain areas in a comparison of the 50 states and District of Columbia, Mallott confirmed.
"We're (No.) 1 or 2 in smoking, we're (No.) 1 or 2 in obesity - it just goes on and on," Mallott said. "Part of that's related to income and what people are able to afford, and part of it's probably related to some fatalistic attitudes that some people have - 'I don't determine my life on earth, God does, so does it really matter if I have country ham three times a day for my meals' - (though) that's a little bit of an exaggeration."
Turning a solution, Mallott said, to the health crisis is an ongoing challenge.
"Do you do things like cut back on the availability of the high fructose drinks in schools? Do you have easy screening for people to check blood pressure and check cholesterol? Those are the kind of things that have been tried in the past; they're time consuming," Mallott said of tackling the problem on a state level. "Education and education and education - and you have to keep repeating and repeating and repeating."
"On the individual level, it's trying to make it easier for people to get at least baseline medical care to know what their cholesterol is, to have their blood pressure checked," he said. "There is evidence that if the doctor says 'you should stop smoking,' that actually has an impact over time on individuals. Trying to get people to exercise a little bit more, that's really a lot of what an internist or family practitioner does - trying to get people to do those kinds of things."
According to the CDC, the risk of developing heart disease is reduced by leading a healthy lifestyle, which includes a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and avoiding tobacco and alcohol.
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WETHERSFIELD – The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal single-car accident early Saturday morning as Brandon M. Lane, 35, of Silver Springs.
Lane lost control of his 2000 Buick LeSabre shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday when he was southbound on Poplar Tree Road. It slid off the road, spun around and struck a tree.
Investigators said he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.


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text: NOAA Abandoned Vessel Program 20040408 US Virgin Islands Abandoned Vessel Inventory ESRI shapefile and PDF Seattle, WA NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Damage Assessment Center, Abandoned VesselProgram http://archive.orr.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=174&subtopic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=17&topic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=2 NOAA Abandoned Vessel Project Data for US Virgin Islands. Abandoned vessels pose a significant threat to the NOAA Trust resources through physical destruction of coral habitats and dispersion of toxic chemicals and gear. The Damage Assessment Center (DAC) is addressing this issue by creating a comprehensive database of abandoned vessels. These vessels can potentially threaten coral ecosystems in U.S. waters. Current databases are limited in their scope or definition of abandoned vessels. The inventory is a compilation of existing data from sources such as NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard, States, Territories and the maritime industry, as well as original data from maps and personal interviews with local sources. The Abandoned Vessel Project's purpose is to locate and identify abandoned vessels that threaten coral ecosystems in U.S. waters, assess the threat and seek removal if warranted. This is part of a national effort to map abandoned vessels that may impact coral and associated habitats (seagrass and mangroves) These reports do not represent all AVP data in the region. They represent sites that have enough supporting information to rate as high, medium or low priorities for vessel removal. Vessels with too little supporting information or those that have already been removed are not included. The data in the US Virgin Islands inventory are not complete. Significan field validation is required. These data were generated through a number of steps. We started by culling several other databases for records that pertain to grounded sunk and abandoned vessels. These records made our base record set in 2001. From that point forward, we have been working to add and improve the core data set through a number of efforts. We collect information from our website, from the media, from direct interviews and through field surveys. All of these data are used to categorize and prioritize individual records. Many vessels have been assigned a removal priority from high to low depending on a number of factors including threats to public safety, the environment, navigation and aesthetics. Other vesselss, with very little information, are not prioritized until we develop better data. The primary data sources are the US Coast Guard's Abandoned Vessel Inventory System and Marine Safety Management System, NOAA's Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System and Florida's Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program. 20040408 publication date In work As needed -65.177855 -64.426484 18.530613 17.500323 CRCP Project Abandoned Vessel Inventory Project - Continued database development 1022 CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Documents > Abandoned Vessel Inventory CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat > Grounded Vessel none derelict vessels grounded vessels abandoned vessels ISO 19115 Topic Category environment 007 CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) none U. S. Virgin Islands CoRIS Region USVI none Not to be used for navigational purposes. Doug Helton NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Rapid Assessment Coordinator mailing and physical address 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 U.S.A. 206.526.4563 206-526-6665 firstname.lastname@example.com M-F 9-5 Phone / Fax / Email - include your contact information please. Ian Zelo, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Damage Assessment Center, Abandoned VesselProgram Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 126.96.36.1990 Geographic Location of vessels located in US Waters Vector Entity point 30 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1927 Clarke 1866 6378206.400000 294.978698 Ian Zelo NOAA - Abandoned Vessel Program Environmental Specialist mailing and physical address NOAA - DAC 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 USA 206.526.4599 206-526-6665 email@example.com M-F 8:30-4:30 Phone / Fax / Email Downloadable Data NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. 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PFS Interview – The Spectacular Now
BY Ben Silverio
Teen movies have definitely made a comeback this summer. Besides The Way Way Back and Kings of Summer, a new coming of age tale titled The Spectacular Now just hit theaters this past weekend. Featuring breakout performances from stars Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, the movie follows high school senior Sutter Keely, who lives in the moment rather than dwelling on the past or looking to the future. However, all that changes after his girlfriend dumps him and he meets Aimee Finecky, who isn't exactly the typical company that he keeps.


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This document was created to guide users through the compiling and execution of programs for Ruby's Phi coprocessors. It is not intended to help determine which of the Phi usage models to use. No special actions are needed for programs running exclusively on the host For more general information on Ruby and its Phi coprocessors see our Ruby FAQ page. Only Fortran, C, and C++ code can be compiled to run on the Phi coprocessors. Code to be run on Ruby or the Xeon Phi coprocessors should be compiled on Ruby.
The Ruby login nodes do not have Phi coprocessors. To get access to to a Phi coprocessor you will need to submit a job requesting a Phi coprocessor . For debugging and short interactive work you can submit a job to the debug queue which has Phi equiped nodes.
All Usage Models
Users compiling for Ruby should ensure they have the newest version of the Intel Compilers loaded.
Intel compiler suite version 15.0.0 can be loaded with the command:
module load intel/15.0.0
A list of the Intel compiler suite versions available can be seen with:
module spider intel
General Performance Considerations
- Code should be parallelized. Due to the simplified architecture of the Phi, serial code run on the Phi will usually be slower than the same serial code run on the host Xeon CPU. Only through parallel computation can the Phi's power be fully utilized.
- Code should be vectorized. Vectorization is the unrolling of a loop so that one operation can be performed on multiple pairs of operands at once. The Phi has extra-wide vector units compared to a CPU, increasing the importance of vectorization for performance.
Native Mode
This is the simplest usage model for running code on the Xeon Phi coprocessors. Code is compiled on the host to be run exclusively on the Phi coprocessor.
To compile an application for the native usage model, use the
-mmic compiler flag:
icc -O3 -mmic helloWorld.c -o helloWorld.out
Home directories (rooted at
/nfs) are mounted to the Phis, so as long as your application resides within there you do not need to copy it over to the Phi.
You can start your application on the Phi remotely from the host using the following syntax:
ssh mic0-$(hostname) ~/helloWorld.out Hello World
Make sure to replace the Phi hostname and application path and name with your own.
If your application requires any shared libraries, make sure they are both in a location accessible from the Phi and specified on the Phi. Shared locations include all home directories located on
/nfs. You can also copy any necessary libraries over to the Phi's
/tmp folder.
The Phi's have a minimal environment to start with. If you require a LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or any other environment variables) for your application you will need to manually set it on the Phis. If you copied your necessary library files to
/tmp, you could do the following from the Phi:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/tmp
To check what environment variables the Phi comes with, run the following from the host:
ssh mic0-$(hostname) env
MPI Usage
MVAPICH2 can be used within natively compiled code to spawn MPI tasks exclusively on the Phi. The only additional steps required are the setting of the environment variable I_MPI_MIC to 1 at runtime and making sure your processes are launched on the Phi.
Setting I_MPI_MIC to 1 at runtime enables the MPI library on the host to recognize and work with the Phi:
export I_MPI_MIC=1
Making sure your processes are executed on the Phi is as simple as specifying to mpiexec to launch on the Phi. Note the use of mpiexec.hydra, not mpiexec:
mpiexec.hydra -host mic0 -n 16 /tmp/MPI_prog.out
An alternative is to ssh to the Phi and launch mpiexec from there:
mpiexec.hydra -n 16 /tmp/MPI_prog.out
Important performance considerations:
- Data should be aligned to 64 Bytes (512 bits)
- Due to the large SIMD width of 64 Bytes, vectorization is crucial
- Use the
-qopt-reportcompiler flag (versions 15+) to generate vectorization reports to see whether loops have been vectorizied for the Phi architecture
- If vectorized, messages will read "*MIC* Loop was vectorized" or similar
Intel MKL Automatic Offload (AO)
Some Intel MKL functions are Automatic Offload capable; if the library call is made after automatic offloading has been enabled, MKL will automatically decide at runtime whether or not to offload some or all of the calls to the Phi. This decision is based upon the problem size, load on the processors, and other metrics. This offloading is completely transparent to the user, and no special compiler options are needed. If the Phi is not available for any reason, MKL functions will fall back to executing on the host.
Automatic Offload enabled functions
The following Level-3 BLAS functions and LAPACK functions are AO-enabled as of the latest MKL version 11.1, available on Ruby:
- *GEMM, *SYMM, *TRMM, and *TRSM
- LU, QR, Cholesky factorizations
* (asterisk) is a wildcard specifying all data types (S, D, C, and Z).
Enabling and Disabling Automatic Offload
Automatic Offload can be both enabled and disabled through the setting of an environment variable or the call of a support function. Compiler pragmas are not needed -- users can compile and link code the usual way.
To enable AO in FORTRAN or C code:
rc = mkl_mic_enable()
Alternatively, to enable AO through an environment variable:
export MKL_MIC_ENABLE=1
To disable AO in FORTRAN or C code:
rc = mkl_mic_disable()
Alternatively, to disable AO through an environment variable:
export MKL_MIC_ENABLE=0
Using Automatic Offload and Compiler Assisted Offload in the same program
The Intel MKL library supports the use of both Automatic Offload and Compiler Assisted Offload in the same program. When doing so, users need to explicitly specify work division for AO aware functions using support functions or environment variables. By default, if the work division is not specified, all work will be done on the host.
Force execution failure if offload not available
Intel MKL will default to running computations on the host if the Phi is not available for any reason. Whether or not computations were offloaded to the Phi will not be apparent to the user. To force execution to fail if the offload fails, use the following command to set the proper environment variable:
export MKL_MIC_DISABLE_HOST_FALLBACK=1
Setting this will cause programs to exit with the error message "Could not enable Automatic Offload" if an offload attempt fails.
Generate offload report
By default, automatic offload operations are transparent to the user; whether or not work was offloaded and how much of that work was offloaded will not be apparent to the user. To allow users to examine these details, MKL can generate an offload report at runtime. The environment variable OFFLOAD_REPORT needs to be set to 1 or 2 before runtime to do this.
export OFFLOAD_REPORT=1
Setting OFFLOAD_REPORT to 0 (or not setting it) results in no offload report.
Setting OFFLOAD_REPORT to 1 results in a report including:
- Name of function called
- Effective Work Division
- Time spent on Host during call
- Time spent on each available Phi coprocessor during call
Setting OFFLOAD_REPORT to 2 results in a report including everything from 1, and in addition:
- Amount of data transferred to and from each Phi during call
Important performance considerations:
- Automatic offload performs best on large, square matrices
For more information on using the Intel MKL automatic offload feature, refer to Intel's guide on the subject.
Compiler Assisted Offload (CAO)
In Compiler Assisted Offload, pragmas, also known as directives, are added to the code specifying sections of that code to offload their execution to the Phis. These offload regions do not require any special coding considerations, and can utilize OpenMP and Intel Clik programming models. When the compiler reaches an offload pragma, it generates code for both the host and the Phi. The resulting executable consists of code for both the host and the Phi.
Currently, the Intel compiler supports Intel's Language Extensions for Offload (LEO) for markup. It is expected version 4.0 of the OpenMP standard will include offload directives for the Phi coprocessors as well.
Adding offload directives
The primary step in preparing code for CAO is to add directives specifying when and how to offload code to the Phi. Here is a basic example of what these offload directives look like in C:
int main(){ ... //offload code #pragma offload target(mic) { //parallelisms via OpenMP on the MIC #pragma omp parallel for for( i = 0; i < k; i++ ){ for( j = 0; i < k; j++ ){ a[i] = tan(b[j]) + cos(c[j]); } } //end OpenMP section } //end offload section ... }
..and the same example in Fortran:
program main ... !dir$ offload begin target(mic) !$omp parallel do do i = 1,K do j = 1,K a(i) = tan(b(j)) + cos(c(j)) end do end do !dir$ end offload ... end program
Specifiers can be added to specify the target Phi (useful for when multiple Phis are available) and to control the flow of data to and from the Phi. An example of these specifiers in C:
#pragma offload target(mic:0) inout(a) in(b,c)
This directive is specifying:
- This section of code be offloaded to a specific Phi coprocessor, in this case 0.
- The
inoutspecifier defines a variable be both copied to the Phi and back to the host.
- The
inspecifier defines a variable as strictly input to the coprocessor. The value is not coped back to the host
For more information on directives and additional specifiers refer to Intel's Effective Use of the Intel Compiler's Offload Features.
No additional steps are required at the compile or link stage.
No special steps are required at runtime; offload of specified sections of code and data transfers are automatically handled.
Controlling Offload with Environment Variables
Environment variables can be used to affect the way the offload runtime library operates. These environment variables are prefixed with either "MIC_" or "OFFLOAD_". Listed below are some commonly used environment variables:
Sets the path where shared libraries needed by the MIC offloaded code reside.
When set to 1 or 2, offload details are printed to standard out, with 2 including details of data transfers.
Restricts the process to only use the specified Phis. Multiple Phis can be specified using commas.
By default, all environment variables defined on the host are replicated to the coprocessors execution environment when an offload occurs. This behavior can be modified by defining this environment variable. When defined, only environment variables on the host prefixed with MIC_ENV_PREFIX's value are passed on to the Phi. The passed environment variables are set on the Phi with the prefix stripped. This is particularly valuable for controlling OpenMP, MPI, and Intel Clik environment variables.
Setting MIC_ENV_PREFIX has no effect on the fixed MIC_* environment variables such as MIC_LD_LIBARAY_PATH.
While calling MPI functions within offload regions is not supported, offloading within a MPI program is supported by the Intel MPI library. When offloading, however, no attempt is made to coordinate the Phi's resource usage amongst the MPI ranks. If 12 MPI ranks running on the host all offload 8 threads to the Phi, all of these threads will be spawned on the first 8 cores of the Phi. As can be seen, this can quickly lead to resource conflicts. A performance penalty is also incurred when multiple ranks offload simultaneously to a single Phi.
Mitigating these issues is beyond the scope of this guide; please refer to Using MPI and Xeon Phi Offload Together for more information.
For more detailed information on programming for the CAO model please refer to Intel's Effective Use of the Intel Compiler's Offload Features.
Symmetric/Heterogeneous Offload
Called both Symmetric and Heterogeneous offloading, this programming model treats the Phi as simply another node in a heterogeneous cluster. MPI ranks are spawned on both the host and Phi. Because the Phi cannot run a executable compiled for the host, two separate executables need to be prepared. Getting these separate executables to run from the same mpiexec.hydra call requires adding a prefix or postfix to the Phi executables name and setting the respective environment variable.
Remember to source both the compilervars and mpivars files before starting as outlined in the all usage models section above.
Make sure to have your desired implementation loaded before compilation. We recommend using the MVAPICH2 MPI implementation that is loaded by default.
Executables must be compiled for both the host and Phi separately. You must use the Intel compiler and the Intel MPI implementation. To compile the phi executable, include the
-mmic flag at compilation. No special considerations are required for the host executable.
# Create host executable mpicc helloworld.c -o helloworld.out # Create Phi executable mpicc -mmic helloworld.c -o helloworld.out.mic
Make sure to have your chosen MPI implementation module loaded at runtime.
Once in a job, first, create a MPI hosts file containing the hosts to run on on separate lines:
-Bash-4.1$ cat mpi_hosts r0001 mic0-r0001
Notice that
mic# goes before the Xeon hostname, separated by a hyphen. In this case we will target both one Xeon CPU and one Phi coprocessor.
Then set I_MPI_MIC to 1 so the MPI library on the host recognizes and works with the Phi:
export I_MPI_MIC=1
Next, let MPI know how you identify your Phi executable in comparison to your host executable. In our case we used the postfix
.micto identify our Phi executable and thus we will need to set I_MPI_MIC_PREFIX.
export I_MPI_MIC_POSTFIX=.mic
Alternatively a prefix can be used. The prefix option enables Phi specific executables to be stored in a separate directory.
Finally, from the host start the program up. Note the use of mpiexec.hydra, not mpiexec.
mpiexec.hydra -f mpi_hosts -pernost 1 -n 2 helloworld.out
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Found a site that sells 30 rnd PMAGS
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> Found a site that sells 30 rnd PMAGS
December 22, 2012, 06:46 PM
I came across a site that has 30 rnd PMAGS in stock.
<link removed by taliv for shilling>
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December 22, 2012, 07:33 PM
December 22, 2012, 08:01 PM
Thanks, but that's double what they should cost, pass.
December 22, 2012, 08:02 PM
Better take some before they are gone.
December 22, 2012, 08:18 PM
I ordered a few. They are higher price, but I literally cannot find them anywhere. I have ordered the survival bracelets from these guys in the past. Their shipping time was decent. It took about a week. They also sometimes carry 5.56 ammunition. My friend ordered the 62 grain stuff from them about a month ago before all this crazy stuff.
December 22, 2012, 08:24 PM
Over on MGO site, there are some people asking 60-90 apiece for Pmags. A profit is one thing but that seems a bit excessive to fellow enthusiasts. Considering I got home recently from Bagram, where I bought some Pmags for $11 each at the PX. Of course that was a bit before all this hysteria.
December 22, 2012, 09:00 PM
Gunbroker is still not entirely priced at $25 per mag like that site is doing.
Just last night, this guy bought 10 Pmags for $215.85 delivered: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=323090068
That's $21.59 each out the door.
That same seller is STILL offering the foliage green mag WITH ranger plate for only $17.95 each.
Look around guys, there are still better deals to be had.
December 23, 2012, 03:17 AM
It looks like they listed more magazines from different brands. I wished I would have seen they have the Troy battle pack. I like those better than P Mags. But they also have aluminum mags for cheaper.
December 23, 2012, 07:10 PM
Better hope you get what you've paid for; that site is gone now!
Be careful of scams. There's a lot of it going around right now, people trying to take advantage of those who are desperate.
December 23, 2012, 08:41 PM
That page looks gone, but the site it still up: www.tacsupplychain.com
December 23, 2012, 09:09 PM
Beware of internet scams , folks!! They are lurking out there baiting on the unsuspecting and desperate buyers ! They are fishing tell ya.... Check on your credit card companies if they already charged the items on your card and what company they are . Better be on your guard. Its christmas and with the panic buying these things do happen.
December 23, 2012, 09:33 PM
Better take some before they are gone.
Besides the scam issue, I just don't see the point to paying ridiculous prices on these magazines.
The only possible reason I can conceive of to participate in this feeding frenzy is if you had no mags before. I confess to buying 2 20rd aluminum mags the other day, but I only paid $15 each, and I'd been looking for them before the panic. If they'd been more money, I probably would have let them go.
December 24, 2012, 04:51 PM
Buddy of mine got them for $10 a piece last gun show we were at. Seems kinda crazy now.
December 26, 2012, 01:17 PM
Has anybody ordered and received products from tacsupplychain.com besides the member "armysniper"?
December 26, 2012, 01:31 PM
I ordered some p mags from that website on the 23rd and received an invoice in my email but have heard nothing else. I hope I didn't get scammed.
December 26, 2012, 02:11 PM
KC45, I ordered 5 mags on the 23rd as well. My concern is that after ordering I discovered that the paypal provided email address of the seller tacsupplychain.com is associated with a Florida Guntrader member "armysniper" See link: http://floridaguntrader.com/xcv987dfv98xu98cv89f89/profile.php?3,19890
Since The High Road member "armysniper" brought up this tacsupplychain.com outfit I was concerned that it wasn't a coincidence. Also I noticed that the THR member "armysniper" has sold at least one item on Florida Guntrader. See link: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8508745#post8508745
Hopefully this is all a coincidence and I have PM'ed "armysniper" to verify whether or not he/she has any onwership or employee affiliation with the tacsupplychain.com business. I have also emailed tacsupplychain.com to check status.
Just hoping to hear from some others that have received product from tacsupplychain.com.
December 26, 2012, 02:32 PM
Be sure and use a Credit Card for these purchases and not a debit card or any actual money. You can always challenge a credit card transaction and I have never lost a challenge in the few times I have used them.
December 26, 2012, 02:41 PM
I did use a credit card so in the worst case the CC company will likely take care of me but I am reluctant to order from another source until I have a good idea where my order stands with tacsupplychain. $25 each was high to me but there isn't much to choose from right now. Unfortunately I live in a state that will be taking up a hi capacity mag ban in February. The November elections gave the Democrats majorities in both houses so a ban is likely to pass.:(
December 26, 2012, 02:47 PM
Well crap. I used a debit card. I'm not feeling too good about my decision to buy from that website.
December 26, 2012, 02:55 PM
I am holding out that things will work out but even though you used your debit card you may be able to get relief from paypal if the mags are not delivered.
I would love to hear from "armysniper" if you are out there?
December 26, 2012, 03:16 PM
eajonesyk2, brilliant piece of investigative work there. Yeah, it does seem like a bit of a "coincidence."
ADDED: When you google TacSupplyChain, a list of products comes up, including the Troy Battle Mags, all of which no longer exist as products on the website. The TacSupplyChain About Us page (http://www.tacsupplychain.com/about-us) also gives NO specific information about their location, or any contact info other than a "Contact Us" email form on another page. Definitely smells fishy.
December 26, 2012, 03:26 PM
Those of you who attempted to purchase, please keep this thread updated.
December 26, 2012, 03:40 PM
Added info: Apparently, "armysniper" is from the Daytona Beach area. If we combine "Manuel N. Perez" and "Daytona Beach" in google, however, we get THIS: http://nsbnews.net/content/408288-former-oak-hill-cop-manuel-perez-arrested-after-fight-wife-their-ormond-beach-home-ov
Additionally, "armysniper" appears to be practically running a business on the Buy, Sell, and Trade page: (http://www.thehighroad.org/search.php?searchid=10972176)
as well as listing multiple times that he is from the "Daytona Bay Area" (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8130057#post8130057)
or, more specifically, ORMOND BEACH! (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8419259#post8419259)
Smells a little more than fishy, actually. :what:
December 26, 2012, 03:46 PM
Here is the contact info from the domain registration. I show it as being created on Dec. 7th of this year.
Administrative Contact:
Perez, Manuel firstname.lastname@example.com
500 Shadow Lakes Blvd
Apt 114
Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
United States
December 26, 2012, 03:50 PM
I hope this isn't the guy running the tacsupplychain website. What a cluster.
December 26, 2012, 03:52 PM
I hate salsa too. Could it be a coincidence, the fact that someone with what (An lilly white guy from Maine) would consider a common name has a criminal record?
Suspicious buying and selling on THR and others... Yup. Seems pretty guilty but I think it may be pushing it to link this user to a criminal... yet...
December 26, 2012, 03:57 PM
I'd like to know how many Manuel N. Perez's there are in Ormond Beach, Florida, though... Wikipedia says it only has 38,000 people... Now I'm from a town with more than twice that number of people, and I haven't encountered anyone with the exact same name as me in my town. :scrutiny:
December 26, 2012, 05:59 PM
I ordered some of the metal C mags. I talked to their customer service they said that they are taking orders for current stock. Nothing is back ordered yet.
<link removed by Robert for shilling>
December 26, 2012, 06:05 PM
Is this outfit legit?
December 26, 2012, 06:10 PM
I received a response today to my letter emailed to tacsupplychain. My letter is listed first followed by their response. I will let the forum know when/if they show up.
My letter (receipt number deleted for privacy):
I ordered some pmags on the 23rd and would like to know the status of that order. Paypal Receipt number is xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Also does anybody associated with your company use armysniper as an identity on message board forums?
Thanks Eric Jones
Tacsupplychain.com response:
Thank you for ordering from us. Your order was shipped today. Due to the high influx of orders all at once, today was the soonest we were able to begin shipping. We apologize for any inconvenience. We do not have anyone that is in our employ that occupies any forums. I hope this was able to satisfy your questions.
December 26, 2012, 06:10 PM
Is this outfit legit?
I think that, (far) more likely than not, the answer is no, and the OP is a shill/scammer/spammer
And this isn't his only account
December 26, 2012, 06:24 PM
I agree we should not be judging anybody at this point but I believe there is some valid reasons to be a little suspect though.
I especially don't want THR "armysniper" to be labeled as guilty of anything. I see that armysniper has been a member since 2007 and would not want his membership tarnished because of some coincidences.
I signed up to the forum today so I could hear from more veteran members of the forum regarding their experiences with tacsupplychain.
I am hopeful that my transaction with tacsupplychain.com will work out just fine.
December 26, 2012, 06:27 PM
while i have no idea if the company is legit, "armysniper" and "daytrip" share the same IP address, and the latter had 6 posts, 3 of which were little more than links to this pmag offer.
both accounts have been suspended.
December 26, 2012, 06:29 PM
How did you speak with the tacsupplychain customer service? I could not find a phone number. None was provided in the paypal receipt, just an email address
December 26, 2012, 06:32 PM
nevermind to my last question. Same ip address. I am feeling like a real sucker.
December 26, 2012, 07:34 PM
Trying to find out if this company is legit led me to this website. I ordered a 3 pack and am now feeling like a meathead! Any advice if I should wait and see if the mags show up or should I contact my credit card company or paypal and see what I can do to resolve it. Good news is I found a new forum to visit!
December 26, 2012, 07:46 PM
Hi Meathead,
Don't feel bad. You have company when it comes to people who ordered from this "company". I received an email today claiming my mags have shipped. I sent another email asking who they shipped with and if they could provide a tracking number. Haven't heard back in response to that letter. I am hopeful they will arrive but I will not be holding my breath. I am choosing to wait for a bit before I contact my credit card company. Not sure what you should do.
To the moderators. I hope you will let this post stay alive so we can see if others have ordered and what outcomes they've had. Thanks
December 26, 2012, 07:58 PM
Thanks for the reply, Yeah I think I will give it a few days. I assume at least my credit card is safe since it was thru paypal but will keep a eye on it. Hopefully somebody will be able to post a success story from this deal. In the meanwhile there is some good reading on this forum.
December 26, 2012, 10:55 PM
yeah, i was planning to leave this thread open to see if your order arrives or not.
December 26, 2012, 11:16 PM
I hope everything works out for the guys who ordered.
December 26, 2012, 11:20 PM
If this order does not arrive, what sort of legal possibilities/ramifications exist here for "armysniper"?
December 27, 2012, 01:29 AM
Idk about armysniper or daytrip, but we have a physical address and apt number for Manuel Perez. Bank statements could be obtained with a warrant, and if those of you who ordered press charges, Manuel Perez could very realistically see a couple of years in prison for fraud. Dont let him get away with it, folks. If your product doesnt arrive, dont be arraid to contact LE in Ormond Beach, FL.
December 27, 2012, 01:58 AM
Anyone notice them using AIM Surplus stock photos?
December 27, 2012, 11:50 AM
Make sure to take screenshots of the site, in case it "mysteriously" goes down in the next few days.
December 27, 2012, 01:55 PM
The website has been wiped clean. I just went there to make a copy of the site and there are no products anymore.
December 27, 2012, 02:35 PM
eajonesyk2, Did they ever get back to you with a shipping company or tracking #? Going to call my credit card company and paypal and let them know I believe that I ordered from a fradulent site. Does anybody believe I should go ahead with contacting law enforcement in that area or still wait to see if anybody that placed orders recieves their merchandise? Thanks
December 27, 2012, 02:36 PM
Did anybody cache this site or take any screenpics of this?
December 27, 2012, 02:37 PM
Was anybody able to obtain screen shots, would like to put a "packet" together for Florida Law Enforcement if it looks like I need to go that route.
December 27, 2012, 02:43 PM
Dang, fraudulent ads like this needed to be brought to light. Guys, dont let this one go away if ever its fraud. Im glad i ordered one from a local internet dealer in Texas although they too were backordered.
December 27, 2012, 02:47 PM
I got multiple screenshots of the site, as well as his facebook pages, with listed products, as well as his twitter page, and another piece of info I can give you if you PM me. Don't want to post it on the page, in case it's still being watched by Mr. Perez.
December 27, 2012, 03:14 PM
I don't know about the updates here on a fraud investigation, but I would like to point out that down in Florida, Manny Perez is as common as John Smith up north. I would take criminal records with a grain of salt, as it might just be fake information. I hope everything turns out okay for the buyers.
December 27, 2012, 04:19 PM
Gentleman and any Ladies that might have got taken by this company. I have put together some information with the help of another poster. I plan on contacting LE in FL tomorrow and hopefully opening a case concerning this. I have to work a double shift and wont be off till 8am tomorrow so it will be later tomorrow before I try to contact the PD or Sheriffs Office in that area. If I can get a case # or a detectives phone # or email would anybody else be interested in also giving them details on your transactions with this company. If he defrauded people for enough $ it might also add a felony grand theft charge on top of a fraud charge. I might get one chance to check the internet on my dinner break late tonight so if anyone else has the time to take the lead on this while I sleep for a few hours in the morning I would send this information to you and you could make initial contact with a LEO in FL. Minus my personal transaction which I would give the investigator myself as I suggest anyone else also does.
December 27, 2012, 05:10 PM
Doesn't look good, I never heard back with a response to my email asking for shipping and tracking info. It looks like I will be making a call to my credit card company. I will be happy to share any info I have with the authorities. Meathead, I appreciate you taking the lead on contacting the authorities. If they are interested in making a case out of this can you post the authorities contact info in the thread so whoever ordered from this bum can contact them.
This is very disappointing. This guy likely posted on other forums. This weekend I will search around and look for others that may have been screwed over by this outfit.
I would like to send out a big thank you to dcarch for his detective work and to Meathead for taking time out of his busy schedule to contact authorities. And thanks again taliv for keeping the thread open.
I wish we were talking about who has the better looking rifle or something besides this but I am glad we can collaborate and maybe get some justice.
December 27, 2012, 06:27 PM
I just got off the phone with some foreigners from paypal. Since my credit card was hooked up to my paypal account they will handle the dispute even though I didn't go through paypal to make the payment. They are giving Mr. Perez the benefit of the doubt. They are going to send him an email to get his side of the story before refunding me the money I paid him. Not sure what bs he might tell them but i have to give him and paypal until January 11th to work things out.
If paypal doesn't refund my money then I will contact the credit card company.
At this point the chances of the those mags showing up is about as good as my chances of hooking up with Charlize Theron (which is very low).
I would recommend that everyone who ordered from tacsupplychain try to contact the company or email@example.com directly (paypal asked if i did that). I will assume you will not get any response so then you should call paypal or your credit card company or bank asap. If your debit card or credit card was hooked up to your paypal account I would try them first if not then call the credit card company or bank.
December 27, 2012, 08:14 PM
Just as I thought, both of the tacsupplychain facebook pages have "mysteriously" vanished. Don't worry, Mr. Perez, if you're still monitoring this thread, we secured plenty of copies of that page before it slipped into the twilight zone.
December 27, 2012, 10:17 PM
Deleted personal information of another person in the thread.
See this post (http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=8602387&postcount=76) for rationale and details.
December 27, 2012, 10:22 PM
The only legal action you can take at this point is to open a dispute with your financial institutions. When you order something from a merchant you enter a civil agreement. Before any legal action can be taken, such as suing the suspected offender you must exhaust all avenues of attempts to work out your issues. Since this is a recent thing you are looking at months before you can proceed into any legal recourse. Many reasons can be given for you not recieving you merchandise at this point. One simply just has to say everything is on back order and that would extend this issue for a long time. You guys need to read the federal credit card acts. Law Enforcement will not touch this issue because it is a civil matter.
December 27, 2012, 10:38 PM
Good luck guys.
My wife had a purse stolen a while back. The banks and visa worked with us very well and got all of our money returned shortly.
In our case they caught the people about a year later when they were pulled over and had multiple drivers license, one was my wife's.
December 27, 2012, 10:47 PM
Hate to see this happened. Scammers surface their ugly heads in times like this. Even more during times of crisis like after a hurricane hit and what not. Let us be wary, order only from reputable companies from now on. If they dont have a contact number, then its red flag.
December 27, 2012, 11:03 PM
dougy, where'd you get that info from? (removed)
The plot thickens... pardon me if I seem overly suspicious here, dougy, but it certainly seems weird that a new profile randomly shows up, and its' first action is to place the blame solidly on another, new player AND simultaneously convince the people scammed that they don't really have any chance to nail the original guy involved. If I was a betting man, I would place money on this "dougy" being the same person trying to stall for time while he covers his tracks. Sorry, but it seems a little to convenient for my tastes.
Nevertheless, this increasingly bizarre story certainly has given me something to do in my spare time. :D
December 27, 2012, 11:47 PM
Additionally, the resident of (removed), (removed), is currently under court supervision for committing a hate crime in 2008. (removed) I certainly would find it difficult to believe that he's running a tactical supply store while he's under the supervision of parole officers. But then, that's just me.
December 27, 2012, 11:58 PM
In our case they caught the people about a year later when they were pulled over and had multiple drivers license, one was my wife's.
I think that's one of the most common way high profile criminals get caught.
December 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
I am suprised that THR has allowed this to run on as long as it has. Slander and Libel are a serious matter. Especially when they allow public posting of private information such as names and addresses along with allegations. From what I have seen on here, I can understand everyone's concern, but, and It is a BIG BUT, most of you to seem to have only placed an order with this company within the past week. Has anyone even asked for a refund from this company. And I say company because you cannot legally tie someones name to impropriety publicly without a legal opinion from a court. So again, strongly caution those who make accusations and the owners of THR of what information they allowed to be publicly posted.
For all we know, the guy had a death in the family, is in the hospital, ect.. which is causing his delay to respond to any requests made from his customers.
Legally you cannot just start posting accusations which will be associated with them forever on the internet.
As of this moment from what I have read on this matter, Manuel.N.Perez has more of a legal case against anyone here slandering and liable his name.
This being said, a year from now if someone on this message board successfully wins a legal battle in court over the funds possibly lost, they might be able to post something against the persons responsible publicly. But even then usually the judge orders all parties involved to keep the outcome of the case between the parties involved. It is usually part of the settlement agreement.
Moderator if you read this, I would strongly suggest you act accordingly about this string topic. You will be also liable for allowing the slanderous remarks to continue. You should redact all information that contains private names, addresses and such.
This is just my legal two cents. I do not care either way, but considered us all warned.
December 28, 2012, 12:20 AM
But, dougy, the question still remains as to how and where you got Mr. Jones' name from. It is furthermore very suspicious that ALL of tacsupplychain's pages have mysteriously vanished.
December 28, 2012, 12:20 AM
Mr. Dougy, since you threw out a name and address associated with this problem looks like you might get named in the lawsuit! Good luck buddy.
December 28, 2012, 12:22 AM
I am suprised that THR has allowed this to run on as long as it has. Slander and Libel are a serious matter. Especially when they allow public posting of private information such as names and addresses along with allegations. From what I have seen on here, I can understand everyone's concern, but, and It is a BIG BUT, most of you to seem to have only placed an order with this company within the past week. Has anyone even asked for a refund from this company. And I say company because you cannot legally tie someones name to impropriety publicly without a legal opinion from a court. So again, strongly caution those who make accusations and the owners of THR of what information they allowed to be publicly posted.
For all we know, the guy had a death in the family, is in the hospital, ect.. which is causing his delay to respond to any requests made from his customers.
Legally you cannot just start posting accusations which will be associated with them forever on the internet.
As of this moment from what I have read on this matter, Manuel.N.Perez has more of a legal case against anyone here slandering and liable his name.
This being said, a year from now if someone on this message board successfully wins a legal battle in court over the funds possibly lost, they might be able to post something against the persons responsible publicly. But even then usually the judge orders all parties involved to keep the outcome of the case between the parties involved. It is usually part of the settlement agreement.
Moderator if you read this, I would strongly suggest you act accordingly about this string topic. You will be also liable for allowing the slanderous remarks to continue. You should redact all information that contains private names, addresses and such.
This is just my legal two cents. I do not care either way, but considered us all warned.
You mean like they do in phonebooks?
December 28, 2012, 12:47 AM
Something seems really sketchy about Dougy...Just sayin :scrutiny:
December 28, 2012, 12:55 AM
I know when I was a new member on THR, I didn't go looking to start a fight with multiple veteran members in my first... what, three posts?
December 28, 2012, 01:20 AM
Something seems really sketchy about Dougy...Just sayin :scrutiny:
I think we all came to the same conclusion pretty much immediately. I don't think it even needs to be stated, it's just understood. ;)
December 28, 2012, 08:01 AM
Can we get a mod to look at dougy's IP address and see if it is conveniently coming from FL?
December 28, 2012, 09:24 AM
The domain registration has now been "conveniently" moved to a proxy service to hide the actual registrant, which is what I listed before. Just for Dougy: the name and address I posted was from publicly available domain registration data and therefore carries no expectation of privacy. The publishing of this information is not actionable in any way. Thank you for your concern.
Derek Zeanah
December 28, 2012, 09:49 AM
dougy shares an IP address with user EricJones, registered yesterday, not yet activated. The ip address resolves to Ormond Beach, Florida.
For what it's worth.
Derek Zeanah
December 28, 2012, 09:55 AM
I'll also say that armysniper, daytrip, and jwayne (and only those users) have used the ip address armysniper started this thread from, which appears to resolve to Marietta (outside Atlanta), GA. Daytrip and jwayne both registered from that address.
December 28, 2012, 10:00 AM
Derek, I know it is not feasible but I am a member of another site (As popular in the fur trapping trade as THR is to firearms.....) and the owner of that site actually calls all new members and interviews them before letting them on the site. It may come to something like this.
Gun owners have anti's.... but as fur trappers... you have no idea...
December 28, 2012, 12:02 PM
Here is the latest news from my call to paypal and a copy of my letter I emailed directly to dougy, excuse me I mean manuel perez. After getting off the phone with paypal yesterday they sent me this email (i put x's in place of numbers for privacy)
If we contact you for more information, please respond within the
timeframe. If you do not respond within the timeframe, the case may be
closed and decided in the seller's favor.
Transaction Details
Seller's Name: Manuel Perez
Seller's Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Seller's Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Transaction Date: Dec 23, 2012
Transaction Amount: -$xxx.xx USD
Invoice ID: ATQC-xxxxxxx
Your Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Case Number: PP-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Buyer's Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Help Center:
Security Center:
This email was sent by an automated system, so if you reply, nobody will
see it. To get in touch with us, log in to your account and click "Contact
Us" at the bottom of any page.
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PayPal Email ID PP1027
A few hours later I got this, yeah
We have concluded our investigation into your claim.
Seller's Name: Manuel Perez
Seller's Email: email@example.com
Seller's Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Transaction Date: Dec 23, 2012
Transaction Amount: -$xxx.xx USD
Invoice ID: ATQC-xxxxxxx
Your Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Case Number: PP-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Buyer's Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You have received a refund via PayPal in the amount of $xxx.xx USD.
Protection Services Department
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.
So they told me they had to give the seller 10 days to respond, I am not sure why it was resolved so quickly. The money has not posted to my account yet but I will keep checking throughout the day. Stay tuned. The people I talked to sounded like they were from India and were hard to understand but evidently they understood me. I hope everybody else who ordered from tacsupplychain and didn't receive product will get a similar outcome. Below is a copy of the email I sent to manuel perez right after I called paypal.
I contacted paypal today and filed a claim for a refund related to an order I placed at tacsupplychain.com. The reason I filed a claim was due to the failure to provide shipping carrier info and tracking information for the product I ordered. It now appears the site has been shut down and all communications from tacsupplychain.com have ceased. I have communicated with others who have placed orders with tacsupplychain.com and have not recieved product or shipping info for the product they have ordered. I along with many others will participate in any criminal investigation in to tacsupplychain.com if one is initiated.
Derek Zeanah
December 28, 2012, 12:06 PM
This is getting ridiculous.
So armysniper started this whole mess with the initial post. Someone did a whois on the domain and determined it was created this month and the administrative contact was:
Administrative Contact:
Perez, Manuel email@example.com
500 Shadow Lakes Blvd
Apt 114
Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
United States
3868469119That was posted. Someone searched for armysniper and found additional information that tied him to Mannuel Perez in Florida as well.
armysniper and a duplicate account he set up were uninvited from THR for shilling. Then dougy showed up yesterday and claimed that Eric Jones, one of the people participating in this thread, was the actual owner and posted his address.
Now, this address apparently didn't come from a whois search, so I'm assuming it came from the order that Eric placed with tacsupplychain.com. After all, dougy's IP address resolves to Ormond Beach, Florida -- same as the registered owner of the domain.
(dougy also apparently registered the "EricJones" username from the same Ormond Beach IP address yesterday. (The Eric participating earlier has an IP address that matches what was posted, in Oregon.) )
Right now the domain registration information for tacsupplychain.com has been taken private. Anyone interested should be able to subscribe to a domain registration history service for ~ $15 and verify who the actual owner is/was.
The best case is if the person behind this site either delivers the magazines in a timely manner, or refunds the money.
The fact that we haven't seen evidence that either one of these is happening is troubling to me.
For now I'm going to leave the dougy account active, though other moderators are welcome to override this decision. I'd like to see him step up and make things right.
I don't expect much, however.
December 28, 2012, 03:31 PM
Love it when a plan comes together. I hope everyone is able to resolve the issue and we all find that this is a legitimate enterprise. If not then I hope you at least get your money back.
Hopefully nobody wired them any money like the people did trying to buy puppies for Christmas. I know we are all pretty trusting people at heart but this newfangled gadget called "The internet" makes it pretty easy for crooks to hide their identity.
December 28, 2012, 05:49 PM
I sent this guy some money as well for some mags that I'm guessing are not coming. Do I have any way to go about this issue with paypal if I do not have a paypal account and paid with a debit card?
December 28, 2012, 05:52 PM
If you didn't pay with paypal, they won't be able to help you in any way.
Explain the situation to your bank. Ask them what can be done.
December 28, 2012, 06:17 PM
The reason paypal was able to help me was due to the fact that the credit card I used was connected to my paypal account.
I just checked and the money has not posted to my paypal account or credit card yet. I know sometimes it can take a day, two or three for charges to post to my credit card so I guess it will show up soon enough.
Even with a debit card purchase I think the bank may help you.
Has anybody else received any responses back from tacsupplychain or manuel perez?
At this point I would be shocked if anybody receives any product. If the mags do show up, I will publicly apologize to manuel perez but I am not holding my breath.
December 28, 2012, 06:23 PM
Wow, never really read this thread past the firsg couple posts a few days ago. This crazy, but I really love the help that THR and it's members are providing for each other! Here's another poster hoping that people don't get scammed or at least get justice.
December 28, 2012, 06:32 PM
Yikes, sorry guys. My original "thanks" post was thanking him for sharing. Didn't order through him. Glad I didn't now.:mad:
December 28, 2012, 06:51 PM
Your bank will be able to reverse the charges on the debit card but it will take longer than with a credit card. Since debit cards are effectively like using cash the the retailer gets their money faster whereas Visa can just reverse the charge from their account. Not sure exactly how it works but you should be able to get it back.
December 28, 2012, 11:20 PM
If I bought mags from "tacsupplychain", I would personally pursue criminal charges with the local LEOs. We have more than enough info to get this guy, and if Mr. Perez does this once and "gets away", chances are he'll try it again under a different name, and perhaps scam more good people. Don't let him off the hook.
December 31, 2012, 12:48 AM
My refund from the tacsupply fiasco posted this evening. The description on my credit card account looked the same as the payment, so it appears to have come out of Mr Perez's account. I hope everyone else get's their refund in a timely manner.
In the future I will stick with the more well known companies.
I am still waiting on Thermold 20 rounders from another company. I emailed this outfit for an update and they said orders are taking up to 20 days to ship. I am not too worried since I have ordered from them before but I hope it doesn't take 20 days.
Good Luck everyone.
January 1, 2013, 03:47 PM
I ordered $25 PMAGs from tacsupplychain last week, as well. I don't know for certain it's a scam, but far too many red flags for me. I emailed Mr. Perez again last night and went ahead and filed a dispute with Paypal this afternoon. I got notice that a full refund had been issued within a half-hour. I paid with a credit card, FWIW. Good luck to all who bought.
Best Regards,
January 1, 2013, 06:02 PM
Byron S,
A 1/2 hour response from paypal, that was fast. I heard back with in a couple of hours. Either Mr Perez is being very cooperative or maybe they have had many complaints and flagged his acct in some way. Regardless I am glad to hear somebody else got their money back.
Has anybody else found a reputable source for pmags in stock for reasonable price ($25 or less)?
January 1, 2013, 06:40 PM
Byron S,
A 1/2 hour response from paypal, that was fast. I heard back with in a couple of hours. Either Mr Perez is being very cooperative or maybe they have had many complaints and flagged his acct in some way. Regardless I am glad to hear somebody else got their money back.
Has anybody else found a reputable source for pmags in stock for reasonable price ($25 or less)?
$25 is not a "reasonable price" for a pmag. Give it a break, relax, they will be back.
January 1, 2013, 06:52 PM
I realize $25 is not a reasonable presandyhook price but I live in a state where a hi cap mag ban is very likely to be passed in February when our legislators return for business. I just ordered two (max allowed) Gen3 with window pmags from Midwayusa but the current backorder is 2/08/2012. The price was about $17 each plus shipping. So while everybody in the Red states can probably wait out the pmag shortage, I likely can not.
January 1, 2013, 07:25 PM
I realize $25 is not a reasonable presandyhook price but I live in a state where a hi cap mag ban is very likely to be passed in February when our legislators return for business. I just ordered two (max allowed) Gen3 with window pmags from Midwayusa but the current backorder is 2/08/2012. The price was about $17 each plus shipping. So while everybody in the Red states can probably wait out the pmag shortage, I likely can not.
Panic at its best....
You do realize this mindest is the reason we have the mess we do right now, don't you?
If you really needed mags that badly you should have been better prepared.
January 1, 2013, 07:50 PM
Your right I should have foreseen the sandyhook massacre and the pmag hysteria that has ensued. You do what you can, when you can with what you have.
I was able to buy the rifle and some USGI 30 rounder mags before the elections so worst case I can feed the gun as is. I was able to get an order in for some $5 each Thermold 20 rounders (post sandyhook ) which will work better for shooting off the sandbags at the range. I would classify the pmags as more of a desire rather then a need. It's just in my case that desire looks to have an expiration date in my state (sure I should have foreseen that too).
January 1, 2013, 09:07 PM
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