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Our story has been featured in the November 15-17, 2013 weekend edition of USA Today. Check out the full article here. The Detroit Free Press has also picked up the USA Today story.
The following are excerpts from the story.
"When you want so hard to believe something, you end up listening to your heart and not your head," says Lisa Merritt of Armuchee, Ga., whose husband, Wayne, was treated briefly by Burzynski in 2009. The couple say that Burzynski misled them about the type of treatment that would be offered, as well as the cost. Burzynski, she says, is "the worst kind of predator."
"Wayne Merritt, a farmer from Armuchee, Ga., went to see Burzynski in 2009 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had hoped to receive antineoplastons, an unapproved drug that Burzynski legally prescribes through an FDA-approved clinical trial. Merritt didn't qualify for the trial, and was disappointed to realize that the drugs he had been prescribed were conventional chemotherapy. Merritt abandoned the treatments after only a few weeks after learning that they would cost $30,000 a month."
"Wayne Merritt and his wife, Lisa, say they got a "high-pressure sales pitch" from the Burzynski Clinic. "We felt like he was out to get every penny he could get from us in a short amount of time," said Lisa Merritt, from Armuchee, Ga. The Merritts, who tell their story at burzynskiscam.com, said one of Burzynski's employees, Marc Stephens, called them in 2011 to say that they could face legal action if they did not take down the site. The couple refused, said Lisa Merritt, also a cancer survivor. "I said, 'I have had breast cancer and faced death. My husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he's facing death,' " Lisa Merritt told Burzynski's representative at the time. "What do you think you can threaten us with that is going to scare me after this?'"
Don't Make the Same Mistake We Did
Ok, I know people don't like to waste a lot of time reading about people's complaints BUT, if you or a loved one has received the diagnosis of cancer, PLEASE take the time to read this about our experience with the Burzynski Clinic in Houston Texas! We feel we were scammed and would like to save others from experiencing the same!
The Beginning
My husband was diagnosed with stage IV Pancreatic/Liver Cancer in September 2009. This sent us on a frantic search to find a suitable treatment. I had just finished up treatment for Breast Cancer and he had watched me go through chemo and radiation. So, to say the least, he was not thrilled with the idea of having to do the same, especially when the prognosis for pancreatic cancer is very grim in itself (virtually no hope of survival according to the medical community). We were told he had less than 6 months with conventional treatment and 6-12 months with treatment. We felt we had to try something that would – at the very least – give us hope.
Stanislaw Burzynski: Our Godsend?
In came The Burzynski Clinic in Houston TX. They claimed to have had success with Pancreatic/Liver Cancer patients! Up to 5 years of survival, we were told. Wow! 5 years sounds like an eternity when you've been given only 6 months!!!! They sent us all the paperwork, we sent them all the medical records, and plans were made to become a patient. We were told that insurance would cover, not all, but some of the treatment. We knew there would be some out of pocket expense, due to his treatment protocol being somewhat out of the norm from the rest of the medical community. We travelled to Houston expecting an initial, upfront cost for consultation with Dr. Burzynski and staff, and an overall checkup.
We were a little taken aback when we arrived and the "clinic" was a "suite" on the second floor of a 3 story building. Hmmmm…I tried to pass it off. When you want so hard to believe something, sometimes you end up listening to your heart and not your head. Next came our meeting with the doctors…it went well. Dr. Burzynski personally assured us that he had had success with this particular type of cancer. "Two months" he said, "and we'll see a difference."
Then it was time to go see the Insurance Coordinator. Whoa! Granted, the first visit wasn't that bad. She asked for the initial upfront money we knew we were going to need to pay. However, from that day forward, this was our life:
- Office Visit
- Simple checkup by the nurse, using what we considered to be sub-standard equipment
- Doctor visit (not Burzynski, never saw him again)
- Addition of medication
- VISIT TO THE INSURANCE COORDINATOR TO HEAR HOW MUCH WE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE ADDITIONAL MEDICATION. We were told over and over again "this is upfront, out of pocket, but I'm trying to get the insurance company to pay on it." We have good insurance, one of the best.
These meds did not cost hundreds of dollars, but thousands!
I'll spare the gory details, but when all was said and done:
- We were out almost $20,000 to the clinic
- We were out money for accommodations since the Burzynski Clinic is an outpatient facility
- We were out money for travel expenses
- AND, after we got home and started figuring up all the medications they had put him on and how much it would cost us to keep him on them, we nearly choked on our tongues when it added up to almost $30,000.00 per month!
You would think that is as bad as it could get…but NO!!! After we decided there was no possible way we could afford to do this we called the clinic to see how we might start weaning him off the medicine prescribed by Burzynski Clinic. WE WERE NOT TRANSFERRED TO A NURSE OR DOCTOR, BUT TO THE INSURANCE COORDINATOR!!! We never received any information from them with instructions on how to come off the meds. We ended up calling our local pharmacist and he was able to help us out.
- Along with the long list of other meds that were supposed to work in conjunction with each other, the Burzynski Clinic gave my husband standard chemotherapy medications. We were never told that two of the medications were conventional chemo medications. We discovered from our local pharmacy that one medication the Burzynski Clinic had charged us over $2300.00 for could have been purchased from the pharmacy for around $170.00.
- After we stopped with their treatment, we were told that he WOULD NOT BE able to take part in any first round clinical trials because he had taken chemo medications – no matter how small the dose, or how short the duration. WE WERE NOT TOLD THIS UP FRONT.
- We contacted several facilities, including The University of Texas and MD Anderson Cancer Clinic, none of which will see him because of the treatment he received at the Burzynski Clinic.
- His only option now is conventional chemo treatment, which is what we were trying so hard to avoid in the first place!
AND we only received treatment for less than a month!
As for the people they had helped with pancreatic/liver cancer; they gave us a list of contacts. The sheet contained 4 names of pancreatic patients. 1 would not allow you to contact them and, out of the other 3, the earliest diagnosis was in March of 2009! Where are the people that have survived for 3 years, 4 years, 5 years!!!!???? Heck, even 1 year would have been nice!
In our opinion, the Burzynski Clinic is selling false hope at a price no common person can afford!


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Parenting can be hard, especially with few supports. PSP can help, by providing a community of neighbors who've been there and done that. Still, sometimes you need more than likeminded fellow parents. Many of us have times when we need professional assistance, for the good of our whole families. If you are feeling like you need professional help, here are some resources to turn to.
Help Lines That Are Always Staffed:
Parent Helpline (NY Foundling) 1 888 435 7553 This is a 24x7 help line. You do NOT have to give your name. Provides crisis counseling and intervention, parenting support and information needed for parents to properly care for themselves and their children.
LIFENET is New York City's mental health and crisis support line, staffed by mental health professionals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All calls are kept in strictest confidence.
Call 1-800-LIFENET. That's 1-800-543-3638. for 24 hr/7day help for anytime for mental health and substance abuse information and referrals. They can provide assistance and hook you up with the appropriate resources.
For Lifenet assistance in Spanish call 1 877 AYUDESE 1-877-298-3373
For assistance in Cantonese, Mandarin or Korean, Lifenet is available at 1 877 990 8585 ( Mon- Fri 6am-5pm and 6pm-10pm, Saturdays 12pm-7pm.
For the hearing impaired, Lifenet has 24x7 TTY service at 212 982 5284.
Prevention Information and Parent Helpline provides information and referrals for prevention of child abuse at all times. Call 1-800-342-7472. The Helpline is a program of Prevent Child Abuse NY.
The Safe Horizons Hotline provides 24x7 assistance to victims of Domestic Violence. Call them at 1 800 621 HOPE. That's 1-800-621- 4673. They provide assistance in English and Spanish. For the hearing impaired, TTY service is available at 1 866 604 5350.
The New York Foundling Crisis Nursery and Family Center provides respite care for children whose parents or caregivers are in crisis. Call them at 1-888-435-7553 at any time if you are a parent or caregiver and fear you will harm your child out of frustration, feel suicidal, have a runaway or acting-out child, or are in any situation that prevents you from keeping your child safe.
911 Call 911 from any phone if you are in immediate danger of hurting yourself or others.
Other Resources
Family Resource Centers Provide a comprehensive range of family support services to families with children (birth to age 24 years) who have been identified as having emotional, behavioral or mental health challenges, or who are at risk for developing such challenges.
• Institute for Community Living Family Resource Center- 718 290 8100 ext 4145. Staffed Mon- Fri 9am -9PM, Sat 10AM-2PM
• Jewish Child Care Association 718 859 4500 ask for Denise Stephenson. Staffed Mon, Wed, Fri 10-6, Tues and Thurs 10-8 and Sat 10-2p
Health Insurance
• AccessNYC- To see what insurance you may qualify for www.nyc.gov/accessnyc
Mobile Mental Health Resources
Call the Mobile Crisis Team at Interfaith Medical Center, 1-718-613-6618 when you need to be seen by a mental health professional within 24-48 hours but can't get out to see a professional (or don't have the resources) Hours are Mon- Thurs 9AM- 9:30PM and Sat and Sun 10AM-6PM. This is a free service.
Child Abuse Resources
New York City's department that handles child abuse issues is called the Administration for Children's Services, abbreviated as ACS. People have many feelings about ACS. However, they exist to protect children and to help families. In recent years they have made significant policy changes and now their aim is to put supports in place in the home and keep children at home unless there is immediate risk of harm to the children.
• Been a witness to neglect, abuse, or maltreatment? Call the ACS State Central Registry at 1-800-342-3720 to make a report (or determine if you want to make one). For a better understanding of the post-report process: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/childsafety_proccess_mr.pdf
• Call 1 718 KIDSAFE if you have questions as to whether or not you should call in a report to the State Central Registry to Report Child abuse, neglect or maltreatment. Mon- Fri 9-5
Do YOU need help? Having trouble with your own ACS case?
• ACS Office of Advocacy works with community members such as parents, grandparents and foster parents to address concerns related to their experience with ACS. 212 676 9421 or 9035.
Domestic Violence Resources
Family Justice Center- Provides many services for victims of Domestic Violence in one location
350 Jay St , take any train to Brooklyn Borough Hall area
Operates Mon- Fri 9-5 No appointments necessary, you can just walk in.

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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire says federal help is needed to help clean up tsunami debris that reaches the West Coast. She told a news conference Monday morning at Ocean Shores, "We don't have the resources at the state level to do what we're going to have to do here."
A 66-foot dock ripped loose by the big waves in March 2011 landed on an Oregon beach this month, having crossed 5,000 miles of ocean. And on Friday, Washington officials said they were checking into whether a 20-foot boat that washed ashore at Cape Disappointment State Park in Pacific County came from Japan.
Gregoire announced a "Clean Shoreline Initiative" to be led by Washington National Guard commander Timothy Lowenberg. It would include the state Health Department and other agencies. The governor says there's no reason to fear seafood or visiting coastal beaches. Health Secretary Mary Selecky says monitoring has found no radiation in salmon.The state also is monitoring for invasive species, but Gregoire says she's not aware of any arriving on tsunami debris.


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Sun Microsystems, a leading supplier of servers and workstations, has announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.
MySQL's open source database is widely deployed across all major operating systems, hardware vendors, geographies, industries and application types. The complementary product line-ups will extend MySQL's database reach and are expected to bring new markets for Sun's systems, virtualization, middleware and storage platforms.
With millions of global deployments including Facebook, Google, Nokia, Baidu and China Mobile, MySQL will bring synergies to Sun that will change the landscape of the software industry by driving new adoption of MySQL's open source database in more traditional applications and enterprises. The integration with Sun will greatly extend the commercial appeal of MySQL's offerings and improve its value proposition with the addition of Sun's global services organization. MySQL will also gain new distribution through Sun's channels including its OEM relationships with Intel, IBM and Dell.
"Today's acquisition reaffirms Sun's position at the center of the global Web economy. Supporting our overall growth plan, acquiring MySQL amplifies our investments in the technologies demanded by those driving extreme growth and efficiency, from Internet media titans to the world's largest traditional enterprises. MySQL's employees and culture, along with its near ubiquity across the Web, make it an ideal fit with Sun's open approach to network innovation. And most importantly, this announcement boosts our investments into the communities at the heart of innovation on the Internet and of enterprises that rely on technology as a competitive weapon," said Jonathan Schwartz, chief executive officer and president of Sun Microsystems.
Following completion of the proposed transaction, MySQL will be integrated into Sun's Software, Sales and Service organizations and the company's CEO, Marten Mickos, will be joining Sun's senior executive leadership team. In the interim, a joint team with representatives from both companies will develop integration plans that build upon the technical, product and cultural synergies and the best business and product development practices of both companies. MySQL is headquartered in Cupertino, California and Uppsala, Sweden and has 400 employees in 25 countries.
As part of the transaction, Sun will pay approximately $800 million in cash in exchange for all MySQL stock and assume approximately $200 million in options. The transaction is expected to close in late Q3 or early Q4 of Sun's fiscal 2008. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. The deal is expected to be accretive to FY10 operating income on a GAAP basis.


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The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Friday the investigation into the shooting incident in Clarkfield on Tuesday has been passed on to the BCA.
During a meeting between YMC Sheriff Bill Flaten, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the BCA on Thursday, the decision to have the BCA handle the investigation was made because of the multijurisdictional nature of the incident and "to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest," a news release from the YMC Sheriff's Office said.
The incident in question took place between DCI agents and the subject of an interview, who eventually produced a handgun that discharged during a struggle. The BCA said Friday the person being interviewed, a 34-year-old woman from Clarkfield, pointed the gun at herself and the gun went off after an officer and the woman engaged in a struggle.
This incident took place as agents from the DCI and a Brookings police officer were conducting an interview related to an ongoing investigation of two sets of human remains which were discovered Nov. 2, 2012, in Deuel County in South Dakota, the BCA said.
The woman has not been charged, and authorities continue to evaluate possible charges. BCA agents have completed initial interviews with the woman and with law enforcement involved in the incident.
The YMC Sheriff's Office was providing assistance during the interview and the ensuing incident.
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We Are All Living in H.R. Giger's Nightmare
You may not know it, but H.R. Giger has permanently infected your imagination.
The Swiss artist — who died Monday at age 74 — is best known for his design of the titular beast in Ridley Scott's "Alien," as well as the repulsive facehugger creature that impregnates John Hurt's character in that film. Beyond that, he worked on "Species," the failed but endlessly influential "Dune" that would have been directed by fellow surrealist Alejandro Jodorowsky, as well as the 2012 "Alien" prequel, "Prometheus."
Yet while his actual filmography isn't too lengthy, stemming in large part from his frustration with the Hollywood system, Giger's specific blend of biomechanical and psychosexual imagery has warped a generation of filmmakers and, by extension, audiences.
Here are five notable examples of movies that Giger didn't make, but nonetheless echo his influence:
THE MATRIX (1999) – The coolest action sequences take place in the Matrix of the movie's title, but the "real world," forever scarred by the ultimate battle between man and machine, is a bleak biomechanical dystopia. Metallic critters skitter here and there, moving the egg-like containers holding comatose humans from one power port to another, where the system jacks into their bodies for the energy that powers the whole, horrific thing. Meanwhile, vicious, squidlike machines patrol the world for renegade people who have "unplugged."
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996) — "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." So goes the motto of the Borg, the collective of hive-minded biomechanical beings who once assimilated "Next Generation" Enterprise Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. With their pallid flesh, clusters of tubes and dark metal surfaces, the formidable Borg evoke some of Giger's biomechanoid designs.
GODZILLA (2014) — No, the King of the Monsters himself isn't something that would spring from Giger's imagination. But it's hard to look at Godzilla's new rivals from the upcoming film, the gargantuan MUTOs, and not feel Giger's presence. The MUTOs — or, massive unidentified terrestrial organisms — also evoke the grand, otherworldly horrors of writer H.P. Lovecraft, himself a prominent influence on Giger.
INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) — Giger's xenomorph design for "Alien" killed the "little green men" concept of alien invaders. Going even bigger, Roland Emmerich's "Independence Day" took the old-fashioned, 1950s style of alien blockbuster and infused it with massive, tentacled outer space bad guys covered in biomechanical exoskeletons that could conceivably fit in the "Alien" universe.
MAN OF STEEL (2013) — While most of the action takes place on Superman's adopted home of Earth, the early scenes set on his native world, Krypton, are full of conceptual designs that read like Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-earth shot through with Giger-ian weirdness. Even though it's a superhero film ostensibly for kids, there are several specific designs that play with sexual imagery in a much more benign way than Giger did, but they're biomechanically audacious nonetheless. Don't believe me? Check out the pods the Kryptonian authorities use to imprison General Zod and his crew.
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A good photograph is a powerful thing: It can transport you instantly from wherever you happen to be right now to, say, a sumptuous suite in the Plaza Hotel. But, having gotten you there, the picture's potency abates. It cannot describe the way daylight moves through the rooms, for example, or the delightful feeling of spying an undulating expanse of treetops through a sequence of windows. It can barely differentiate between a ceiling that has been hand-finished in plaster and rubbed with wax, and one treated to a contractor's quick skim coat. And an image is altogether incapable of expressing the sensual deliciousness of heavy Belgian linen curtains that fall like columns of molten ivory to the floor; of soft wool-silk rugs that pad your footsteps; of muscular leather, cool marble, and plush velvet.
In the living room of a Manhattan apartment designed by Steven Gambrel, the custom sofa is upholstered in a de Gournay silk velvet, the 19th-century linen-covered armchair is English, and the nesting tables are early 20th century; the painting is from the 1950s, and the rug is by Stark.
Such distinctions matter when it comes to the fifth-floor apartment in the Plaza Hotel designed by Steven Gambrel for a European couple. Every surface has been meticulously considered to allow for greatest sensory impact, so that the satisfactions of walking through the completed space are due as much to a lyrical orchestration of textures and volumes as to the composition of visual elements. "Everything is very tactile," says Gambrel. "Everything was meant to have a patina—worn, authentic, and mellow. This works terribly well with the outside of the building, and with the colors and the spirit of old Manhattan."
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Hi folks,
As I said earlier, I have received some requests on twitter for an article about textures. So here we go.
In this tutorial, I'm going to take the previous article example and modify it so we can see a textured cube instead of a pink one.
By the way, I realized that the previous classes I gave you were incomplete, with some missing imports. Nothing huge actually, just a re-scale function, that is part of our framework here at Marcel. Long story short, sorry about that, I cleaned those one so you may be able to compile right away. And remember, if you have any troubles with any of my examples, just send me a tweet or something.
OK, lets go.
Texture coordinates
In the very firsts round of tutorial, we used to draw triangles with different colors "attached" to each vertices. That was how we could understand that every data that is passed from the vertex shader to the framgment shader is being interpolated.
Using a texture is relatively simple. As every thing we want to use in our shader, we will have to declare it, then upload it to the V-Ram, then allocate it.
The fragment shader, or pixel shader, is runned for every pixels that is being drawn, and it's purpose is to compute that pixel color. Is previous example, the base color of every pixel was simply stored in a varying register, all we had to do was to, enventually, apply some light on it, then copy the color tu the Output Color register (oc).
Well, the only difference here will be that, for every pixel, the Fragment shader will not receive its color, but will have to sample the texture to get that pixel color.
The question is : how can our shader knows were, on the texture, he is suppose to "look at" to get the pixel color ? Well, this is what texture coordinates does.
Texture coordinate is very simple to understand. We call them U and V, and this is the exact same thing as X and Y in actionscript, except they are not absolute values, but relative values between 0 and 1. This way, you can change your texture size (from a 256*256 to a 512*512 for example) and your texture coordinates will remain the same.
Pretty simple hu ?
So, for a square, you basically have to use the coordinates above. For a triangle, pointing upward, you might have to set your first coordinate to 0.5, 0, so the first point starts at the center of the top edge.
UVs (for now on, I will call texture coordinates UVs), can be really more complex, for instance if you are trying to map a skin and hair texture to a face mesh, but you are not supposed to write them, they will be exported by your 3D software like 3DS Max.
It's interesting to understand them though, because you can do a lot with UVs. With UVs you can only take a portion of your texture, there is no need to use it all. Ever heard of Sprite sheets ? For those of you that already tried Starling, and that were amazed by the very fast rendering of thousands of animation, this is how an animated "MovieClip" on the GPU is done : upload a single large texture with every frame of your animation, draw it on a square, then set the 4 UV into constants, and change them on every frame ! This way, every frame the GPU will pick a different portion of the image to sample !
An example of sprite sheet. Yep, old game were made that way too !
Texture Mipmapping.
As I am having a hard time trying to explain what is mipmapping, let me quote wikipedia :
In 3D computer graphics texture filtering, mipmaps (also MIP maps) are pre-calculated, optimized collections of images that accompany a main texture, intended to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts.
As we saw, for every pixel that is being drawn, the shader will have to sample the texture to get the pixel colors at the corresponding UVs. The first problem is that, with large texture, it will take some time to process. The second, and more important issue is that, at large distance, when your object becomes very small, you might hive issues with texture sampling, resulting in some moire patterns.
The solution is to upload a series of bitmap, each one being half the size of the previous one. The GPU will then automatically choose between two bitmap to sample according to the distance. This is a good optimization technic since each sampling will take less time, but it also takes more V-Ram to store each bitmap. Mipmap used to came with another artifact in old video games where each "layer" of the texture wont blend with each other, as you can see here on the left wall.
The good news is now there is some texture filtering applied so you wont get that ugly rendering. Actually, in the following demo, you will have an option to turn mipmap on and off, and also an option to add a random color to each mipmap level so you can notice the different texture being used.
Let's start coding
First of all, you can grab the source code. In this archive, you will find the cleaned previous example, updated to use a texture. To upload a texture, you need a BitmapData instance, where the width and height are power of two (256, 512, 1024…). A texture doesn't need to be square, it can be a rectangle, but remember that your U and V values are always clamped to [0, 1], even on a rectangle shaped texture.
I'm not explaining to you how to get a BitmapData, either load it or embed it as I did.
[Embed(source="../../../../../assets/texture.jpg")] private var textClass:Class; private var text:Bitmap = new textClass();
The tutorial class takes advantage of my "still-in-progress" Geometry class as the previous tutorial did. A few thing have been improved, you may have a look if you want. Texture declaration, upload and allocation is all done in the __createAndUploadTexture() method.
/** * Create and upload the texture */ private function __createAndUploadTexture():void { if (texture) { texture.dispose(); } texture = context.createTexture(1024, 1024, Context3DTextureFormat.BGRA, false); // MIPMAP GENERATION var bmd:BitmapData = text.bitmapData; var s:int = bmd.width; var miplevel:int = 0; while (s > 0) { texture.uploadFromBitmapData(getResizedBitmapData(bmd, s, s, true, (miplevel != 0 && _mipmapColor.selected) ? Math.random()*0xFFFFFF:0), miplevel); miplevel++; //miplevel going up by one s = s * .5; //... and size going down, divided by two. } context.setTextureAt(0, texture); }
The code is pretty self explanatory. First ask the context to create a texture, it's the same as asking to create a buffer. The upload part is a bit more complicated though.
Unlike a vertexBuffer, you can upload "several textures" to a single texture, each one corresponding of a smaller texture, for mipmapping purpose. Every time you upload a smaller texture, the "mipmap level" goes up by one, the default being zero.
For instance, if you don't want to use mipmapping, you can use :
But if you want to use mipmapping, you will end up using something like :
texture.uploadFromBitmapData(bitmapData512, 0); texture.uploadFromBitmapData(bitmapData256, 1); texture.uploadFromBitmapData(bitmapData128, 2); texture.uploadFromBitmapData(bitmapData64, 3); // and so on, down to a 1x1 bitmapdata... texture.uploadFromBitmapData(bitmapData1, 9);
This is pretty much what my loop does, but instead of creating every texture size by myself, I just use ActionScript to generate them for me.
The rest of the method is allocation, very much like setVertexBufferAt, or setProgram. When you allocate a texture for the program, you will be able to use it in AGAL by calling "fsx", so in this case, under fs0. Pretty much the same thing that fragment constants, vertex attributes or whatever…
fs : Fragment Sampler.
AGAL Time
The AGAL code given in the class is almost the same as the previous article AGAL code, so I'm going only to highlights the differences. Well, as always, if you are having troubles with my explanations, feel free to contact me.
Vertex Shader :
code += "mov v0, va1n"; // Interpolate the UVs (va0) into variable register v1 code += "mov v1, va2n"; // Interpolate the normal (va1) into variable register v1
In the Vertex Shader, be sure to pass the UVs to the fragment shader. All the rest is the same thing.
Fragment Shader :
In the class, the code changes according to the mipmap combobox, so I will flatten the code here :
"text ft0 v0, fs0 <2d,linear, nomip>n" // NO mipmap
"text ft0 v0, fs0 <2d,linear, miplinear>n" // WITH mipmap
As you can see, the text opcode takes the following arguments :
text destination, coordinates, texture <options>
Sampler options can be found very easily on google, I will explain them on another article a little bit later.
As you can see, this is really simple. Once sampled, the pixel diffuse color is store on the temporary ft0. Now you can use it as your base color instead of the previous constant that was used (fc4). If you took your last sources instead of those one, make sure you also change this line :
"mul ft2, ft0, ft1 n"+ //multiply fragment color (ft0) by light amount (ft1).
Or you will still be using the plain color uploaded as a constant (change fc4 by ft0).
Compile and Run, and here you go !
To notice the mipmap effect, zoom out a lot, rotate the cube a little. You can also check "show mipmap colors" so each mipmap levels get a random color.
I hope that will answer questions you had about textures. A little more will come about options, and about cube textures. As always, any feedback is always appreciated, and feel free to contact me if you have troubles !
See you !


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Julianna Quilted Bedding
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A showstopping design, this heirloom-inspired quilt brings bright color, rich texture and a medley of woodblock prints to the top of the bed. The strip-pieced quilt is sewn of soft cotton voile with plenty of batting for a plush look and feel.
- Pure cotton voile.
- Pre-washed for added softness.
- Pure cotton batting.
- Expertly quilted by hand.
- Quilt and standard sham reverse to a pink block print on white ground.
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- Quilted sham has a tie closure.
- Quilt, sham and insert sold separately.
- Machine wash.
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- Made of 100% cotton voile.
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- Twin: 68 x 86"
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- Machine wash in warm water, gentle cycle.
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- Tumble dry on low heat.
- Warm iron as needed.
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With a steady stream of equipment coming in and out, shops were always busy places. Switching cars equipment from one building to another meant a lot of complex track and extra labor, which increased costs. As a solution, railroads often installed transfer tables. Essentially a mobile deck bridge with rails, the table moved from side to side to quickly reach any track in the facility. The bridge was supported on flanged wheels, and was usually built over a long pit to keep the deck level with the tracks in the various buildings. Horses pulled the earliest examples but these soon gave way to steam-powered cable and rope systems. By the 1890s, large electric motors, drawing power from overhead catenary, were in use. This allowed all functions to be controlled by a single operator, riding in a cab on one side of the bridge. Alignment with the tracks was done by eye, and equipment pulled on or off the bridge using a small windlass.Although the designs have changed with time and many have been retired, there are still some of these amazing machines in use today!Perfect for steam-, transition- and modern-eras, this Transfer Table comes fully assembled and installs easily in new or existing scenery. Additional pit sections, Item #85065, are available to build a larger model. Powered by the same drive and programmable indexing found in Walthers Built-Ups Turntables, this unit will operate on DC or DCC powered layouts. Use the Control Box for DC operation, or connect the unit to your DCC system and use the factory-programmed addresses (or add your own) to move the bridge automatically to one of 48 stops, turn lights on or off, and change direction, all from your throttle!Transfer Table features:
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LTEFriday, May 28th, 2010
The pilot of a Bell 206B helicopter approached a construction site located at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) and brought the helicopter to a 250-foot out-of-ground-effect hover with a quartering left tailwind. Once in a hover, the aircraft made a rapid right 180-degree pedal turn, stopped momentarily, and then began another rapid pedal turn to the right. The helicopter continued turning at a fast rate and entered a spinning vertical descent impacting Alpha taxiway abeam Runway 15R. The FAA's examination of the helicopter found no mechanical anomalies.
The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot's improper decision to maneuver in an environment conducive to loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) and his inadequate recovery from the resulting unanticipated right yaw.
So what exactly is LTE? According to FAA Advisory Circular AC90-95, any maneuver that requires the pilot to operate in a high-power, low-airspeed environment with a left crosswind or tailwind creates an environment where an unanticipated right yaw may occur. It also advises of greater susceptibility for loss of tail rotor effectiveness in right turns and states the phenomena may occur to varying degrees in all single main rotor helicopters at airspeeds less than 30 knots.
Allowing a loss of translational lift results in a high-power demand with low airspeed and can set the helicopter up for LTE when certain wind conditions are present. Using the nose of the helicopter as a 0-degree reference, main rotor vortex interference can occur with a relative wind of 285 degrees to 315 degrees and cause erratic changes in tail rotor thrust. Moreover, be aware of tailwinds from a relative wind direction of 120 degrees to 240 degrees as this can cause the helicopter to accelerate a yaw into the wind. A tail rotor vortex ring state can also occur with a relative wind of 210 degrees to 330 degrees and cause tail rotor thrust variations.
To recover if a sudden unanticipated yaw occurs, apply full pedal to oppose the yaw while simultaneously moving the cyclic forward to increase speed. If altitude permits, power should be reduced.


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ARTD 497 (Q) Advanced Graphic Design II. (Capstone) (Credit Hours: 3) (Pre-requisites: ARTD 302) Advanced problems in both the print and web areas of graphic design, emphasizing a versatile, well-rounded and high-quality portfolio that will serve students as they pursue employment in the design field. Students will be expected to purchase a portfolio case for printed samples and also to produce a digital portfolio that will be displayed on the Internet.
ARTD 497 (formerly ARTD 402) prepares students for a career in design or for graduate study. Beyond the basics of craftsmanship, design, and idea, the course forces students to engage real world design problems, and the design solutions they create will be professionally presented in a Senior Exhibition.
ARTD/ARTS 440 (Q) Pre-Professional Studio. (Credit Hours: 3) (=ARTS 440) (Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor) A pre-professional studio course providing graphic design and photography services to small businesses, non-profit organizations, and departments throughout the University. Students will gain first hand, real-world experiences through client driven projects. Participants will also learn facets of the business including maintaining client relationships, budgeting, time management, design and development, implementation and final production. Semesters offered: F, S.
ARTS 440/ARTD 440 prepares students for careers in design by putting them into real-world situations, with real deadlines, real clients, producing products for their clients of the quality that professionals in the field would create.
ARTD/ARTH 450 (Q) Ashes2Art: Digital Reconstructions of Ancient Monuments. (Credit Hours: 3) (=ARTD 450) (Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor) Ashes2Art combines cutting edge digital technologies, art history, graphic and web design, and digital photography to recreate monuments of the ancient past. The course is completely hands-on and provides an opportunity for students to combine various skills from disparate disciplines. Students will conduct focused research on a specific monument (or city or object), write essays that summarize various opinions, and document those sources with an extended bibliography. Students then incorporate that research into a web-based project utilizing cutting edge technologies, including Adobe Photoshop, Google Earth, Sketch Up, Panoweaver, Tourweaver, Studio Max, Dreamweaver, Cinema 4D and Macromedia Flash animation.
Ashes2Art provides students with real-world experience in several ways. Students conduct research, build videos, design 3D models of ancient monuments, design web pages that support those materials. When possible they take on site photographs, digital panoramas, and collect GPS data. We have taken students to Greece multiple times, and one student presented research at a major conference in China and his paper was accepted for the peer-reviewd proceedings publication. A former student is designing 3D models at Colonial Williamsburg due to his work on the project, and our students (Stankiewicz and Horton) won the first CCU Undergraduate Research Competition. Several students have had multiple images of their digital reconstructions published in peer-reviewd journals. They work as part of a larger group with a common goal, so teamwork skills are essential.


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Skip to comments.Romneys Vicious Attack Ads Against Conservatives May Doom Romney Now or in November
Posted on 04/04/2012 7:34:47 PM PDT by VinL
Coming off of his primary wins in liberal Maryland and DC and a relentlessly negative campaign in Wisconsin, Mitt Romneys campaign has signaled to the other candidates for the Republican nomination for President that there will be no let-up in the negative tenor of his campaign going into Pennsylvania and the other spring primaries. Mitt Romney As Bloombergs Heidi Przybyla noted, the defining feature of the 2012 Republican presidential primary race has been Romneys relentlessly negative campaign. According to Przybylas research, Since the contests began, Restore Our Future has spent $35 million on commercials attacking Santorum and Newt Gingrich and just $1.1 million promoting Romney.
According to Przybylas reporting, Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group, Romneys super PAC Restore Our Future aired 16 negative ads 41,612 times in GOP primary states such as Michigan, Florida and Colorado.
Romneys negative ads, many of them factually questionable, have carpet bombed the conservatives in the race. As Romney has unleashed this wave of negativity, the campaigns of conservatives from Rick Perry, to Michele Bachmann, to Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich have withered, leaving Rick Santorum as the last conservative standing to bear the brunt of Romneys attacks.
However, these attacks have done nothing to build support for Mitt Romney, especially among movement conservatives, and to the extent that Romney can claim front runner status it is because he has come to be seen as the least worst alternative by rank-and-file Republican primary voters.
Romneys campaign has already made clear that it will employ the same hard-edged tactics that he used to crush Newt Gingrich in Florida and overtake Santorum in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, to defeat Santorum in his home state of Pennsylvania.
Whether Romneys slime machine campaign will work against Santorum in Pennsylvania remains to be seen it didnt work against Gingrich in his home state of Georgia where Newt buckled down and ran like he was running for county sheriff to neutralize the charge that he was an out of touch Washington insider.
Even if one accepts the fuzzy math that Romney claims puts him half way to the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the Republican nomination and we dont his negative campaign has left him with a substantial enthusiasm deficit, and no real base upon which to mount a winning campaign against Barack Obama.
As long as Romney relies solely on negative advertising to tear down his more conservative Republican opponents, without making the positive case for his own bona fides to be the Republican standard-bearer, conservatives will have little reason to support him.
Given the huge hole that leaves in the Republican base, the other candidates should prepare to stay in the race all the way to Tampa, knowing that if Romneys delegate count doesnt give him the nomination on the first ballot, conservatives whom he has failed to convince during the primaries will continue to look for an alternative until the roll is called and the last vote is counted.
I'm in, until Newt is out.
Willard needs to hire S! as VP.
From a related article by Byron York—
"Another woman, Whitney Riley of Sparks, Maryland, held a $50 check made out to Newt.org as she waited in line to meet Gingrich at the car dealership. On the line noting the check's purpose, Riley had written, "We the people thank you."
Of those donors, Gingrich says, "We owe it to them to not take a dive."
"To not drop out?"
Newt's not quitting.
Not even Sarah could make this guy palatable to conservatives.
Romney's ads will play just fine against Obama.
Boy has he got it right concerning Mitt.
It will come back to haunt him.
Many people won't vote for him, even though they are hectored by GOP-E types, because of the character assasination he practices on both Rick and Newt.
In fact, a lot of the very people he needs to support him and work for him to get out the vote, won't just not be working to help get out the vote, they won't even be voting for him.
This is what amazes me. How can Romney win over and over with such disgusting tactics? You'd think that by now people would tune out and stop voting for him. It makes me wonder who his voters are...democrats? Communists? What? For Republicans to run to the nastiest man on the block tells me that something is not quite kosher. That, in spite of the revelations coming out about his record in MA, his conniving to get gay marriage in MA. This and his pro-abortion stance, etc. How can he be winning the conservative vote? Now, that just floors me!
I was told huff-n-puff was glorious.
I am thinking of sitting out the election this year, as I am becoming more and more convince that he and obamma are bosom buddies.
the Romney people and the GOP insiders can go screw themselves. They are vermin.
I am only supporting selected conservative candidates. The rest of them conservatives should not give a crap about.
I am so F@@@@@@ sick of thos cponservatoive utoppianism$ we need to defeat Obama. Period. We don't need a hero. We need ANYONE who will dave us from. Obama. Wake up freepers.
The Willard has removed all doubt as to the depth of his abject moral turpitude. He is absolute scum. If The Willard somehow forestalls an open convention - the chimpanzee wins by ten points. For the good of the republic, The Willard should throw his support to a true conservative candidate.
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during the meeting between Mitt and Newt and also during the meeting between Rick and Newt.
This thing is far from over, especially if Newt and Rick team up. That may happen. Time will tell.
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during the meeting between Mitt and Newt and also during the meeting between Rick and Newt.
This thing is far from over, especially if Newt and Rick team up. That may happen. Time will tell.
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during the meeting between Mitt and Newt and also during the meeting between Rick and Newt.
This thing is far from over, especially if Newt and Rick team up. That may happen. Time will tell.
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during the meeting between Mitt and Newt and also during the meeting between Rick and Newt.
This thing is far from over, especially if Newt and Rick team up. That may happen. Time will tell.
This is all a bunch of crybabies who want us forget the real electoral target is Obama.
I dont care who they put on the ticker- still cant be as bad as the con man we have in there now
Why are people voting for this weenie?
I dont care who they put on the ticker- still cant be as bad as the con man we have in there now
Mitt and the GOP have run off all the real talent.
We are screwed unless we get a contested convention.
I'd prefer the Republican nominee to be Newt but at the end of the day I don't care who it is. I'll vote for any of them.
"Many people wont vote for him"
If he gets it, I will never put a Romney bumper sticker on or help put up signs.
But, what can we do? Obama must be replaced or the nation will not survive.
In 2009 Romney said we conservatives will not let 'unelected' judges....wow does that sound familiar to what Obama said in 2012..?
Wasn't he the worst of all 8 who started out? Me thinks. Who are the GOP primary voters? I don't want to meet them!
I have never stayed out of an election before...It's hard but, I think God will decide this one.
Please!!!!!! Sarah Palin wouldn't get in the same zip code, much less the same room with such scum as The Willard. Sarah Palin's name should never be mentioned in any connection, however slight, with a low coward and unprincipled traitor like The Willard. How weak must he be to get beaten like a cheap mule in the general election? More than ten points, that's how weak.
The most aggravating thing is that you just know he won't do the same thing to Obama, yet there's so much material to work with. (that's if he gets the nomination)
Can see why Sorass likes hime...NO?
I cannot consider someone who won't vote for the Republican nominee against Barack Obama to be a conservative or a patriot.
Predictably Predictable
I can't agree more. I find the idea that some VP nominee will suddenly set the base ablaze a bit hard to imagine if not downright insulting to those of us who see Romney as a pandering fraud. I mean how shallow and stupid we all must be. Talk about contempt for the base.
Any party with the Etch-A-Sketch candidate as its leader is no party of mine. I can not stand the sight of the man.
One of the problems about reading this site is you start thinking that all GOP'ers think like people here. Bad news is they don't! There is a surprisingly large number of GOP'ers who have bought into the GOP elite line regarding Romney. Superficially Romney makes sense. In 2008 I bought into the notion that Romney was more conservative then McCain. (Probably my dislike for McCain biased my viewpoint!) My 80 year long time GOP Parents (GOP party workers and former local & state officials!) are pro-Romney and refuge to consider anything negative about him! At work a majority of GOP'ers I know are pro-Romney and why 'all others are too radical or too mean and Romney is electable'. Contrary facts and arguments don't fly, so I have given up discussing it with them.
I don't trust this guy
At this point I'll vote for the nominee and and elect anyone I can in the house and senate to keep them honest.
This country won't survive4 more years of Obama.
He has made it clear that he will go scorched earth on us if he wins again.
You don't want to see BO become BTO singing "You aint seen nothin yet"
Running against a lying moronic ignoramus communist Muslim [who is mentally ill] is pretty simple. Just put the description of the WH occupier in every Republican and PAC advertizement
BTW: I hope all conservatives are campaigning and voting in their respective Republican primaries for the real conservative if the incumbent is a RINO.
Well we sure as hell don't have one in Romney!
It looks pretty bleak regardless of the nominee.
That is why the house and SENATE are so important.
Mark Levin was covering this tonight. 91% of Romney ad dollars went to smearing GOP candidates and not promoting himself or bashing Obummer. What a swell guy. What burns me is that the GOPe is going to blame Conservatives that it is our unwillingness to roll over and allow Milt to be the nominee now that is damaging to the party. BS. Romney is the one who has singlehandedly destroyed party unity and any good will towards him. He can screw.
No they won't. Been here before, the press will start hammering the negative thing over and over again until Romney can't use his attack ads. There will be polls saying the people are sick of negative campaigning (which by the way is true) and the attack ads will be impossible to run.
So what does Romney do then? How does he campaign when his Alinsky ads are gone?
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The newest issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality has been published. The issue is available in digital format online and should be arriving in print in the next few weeks for subscribers. Volume 16, no. 1 is a theme issue on the topic of "Integral Human Development," which was the focus of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate. He writes,
The development We speak of here cannot be restricted to economic growth alone. To be authentic, it must be well rounded; it must foster the development of each man and of the whole man.
In this light, this most recent issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality focuses on the goal of development with the broadest possible conceptions, combining insights from the disciplines of theology, philosophy, ethics, economics, and law, in order to explore the complex goal of lifting people out of all forms of poverty — whether material, spiritual, or otherwise — so that they can better fulfill their God-given potential and vocations. (more…)


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Lawmakers look to ease tuition for servicemen, women
Automatic federal spending cuts could mean suspended college aid for servicemen and women. A bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers hopes a new bill will help lessen the potential impact of those cuts.
Members of the state Assembly introduced the Commitment to Military Education Act this week, a measure that aims to reduce tuition for active-duty servicemen and women, many of whom face suspended federal education aid due to sequestration.
Assemblyman Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing for passage of the bill. Stec is a veteran of the armed services, reaching the rank of lieutenant in the Navy.
"Our servicemen and women shouldn't be punished by Washington's political game of sequestration," he said in a press release. "They put their lives on the line for our freedom every day and deserve the tuition assistance we promised them when they joined the military. Our state should be the leader in ensuring that these heroes receive the aid currently denied to them at the federal level. I urge the governor and the Legislature to take up this bipartisan legislation and show our troops the same commitment they show us every day they serve our nation."
U.S. Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, told the Enterprise that he's aware that the Army has decided to suspend tuition assistance for active duty soldiers. He said some other military branches are not taking a similar path, although he wasn't sure which ones.
"The Army is the one that has the most impact on the district because of Fort Drum," Owens said.
Owens said the House hasn't taken any action on the matter. The Senate, meanwhile, passed a measure Wednesday urging the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps to reinstate tuition assistance.
"We certainly will be going back to the Army to suggest to them that we don't think that this is appropriate," Owens said. "We're hoping that the Army will reverse itself and get itself in line with the other services."
Federal departments and agencies are dealing with across-the-board cuts brought on by the sequester. Each must implement its own cuts. Owens said the Army had to prioritize its spending, which may be why the tuition assistance was suspended.
Paul Smith's College spokesman Ken Aaron said that according to Amy Tuthill, the college's director of veteran and transfer services, G.I. Bill benefits aren't impacted by the sequester. He said tuition assistance benefits through the National Guard and the Army Reserve are frozen.
"We don't currently have any students using those Tuition Assistance benefits (they're using the GI Bill benefits)," Aaron wrote in an email. "(Amy has) had a couple of students ask if they'd be affected, and the answer, so far, is 'no.'"


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Skip to comments.(Vanity question) Aren't "green cards" considered "papers"?
Posted on 04/28/2010 11:10:41 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
I heard a caller tell Rush Limbaugh that he was a Green Card holder and that when he received his card he also received a packet of information which contained instructions for him to have his Card with him at all times.
So, my question is: Isn't the Obama administration guilty of Nazi like tactics also?
I heard Rush Limbaugh say that Lifelock was the bomb.
He also spoke highly of Sleep Number beds.
Have you posted threads about those things?
Every time I ever got pulled over by a traffic cop I was asked for my papers - ususlly referred to as my license.
Every time I am pulled over by a cop he asks me for three papers; license, registration and proof of insurance.
No, it is hate speech to accuse him of any similarities to policies instituted by the Nazis. But the media and White House are perfectly permitted to draw the same comparisons between Arizona law and Nazi policies.
You can't spell Nazi without AZ.
My husband used to have a green card. He was never instructed to carry it at all times. We did have to produce it for his employers. Of course, this was years ago, and now he's naturalized...but once you're naturalized, you have no "card" to prove legal status other than your naturalization certificate, which is big, bulky, and fragile (we safeguard his so it doesn't get destroyed.)
If someone walked up to you right now and said "Prove your'e a citizen"...how would you do that? Do you carry papers on you that would prove you're a citizen? I think a voter's ID or birth certificate is the closest thing we have to that, but many people don't carry those with them.
When I went to renew my driver's license (which had not yet expired) I had to go in person because even though they had my social security number on file (required for all men to prove they are not deadbeat dads in Texas), they had to physically SEE my SS card AND I think they also needed more documentation (passport or birth certificate I think).
And our president doesn't have to show squat.
Consider this when he speaks out against AZ and papers. Arizona also recently passed a law to require proper paperwork to get on the ballot in 2012.
>>If someone walked up to you right now and said Prove youre a citizen...how would you do that?<<
Pull my social security card out of my wallet.
When I travel abroad, something I do quite often, I am required to carry my passport. I do not have the same rights as the citizens of the country of which I am a guest. In many countries upon entering I must state where I will be staying, the purpose of my visit, when I will be leaving, how much cash I am traveling with and other inquiries that I may feel are intrusive.
A license doesn't prove citizenship...every state has different requirements, and some are so weak that an illegal can get a driver's license, as well as own a car and get insurance.
Show my genuine, state issued ID? Is this a trick question?
I had to present my birth certificate to get my DL. Do they just give them out in your state with no documentation?
I don't carry mine, but if they are going to enforce this law, then they need to set down specific parameters as to what will "prove" legal status. I know people can be here legally, and still not have a social security card. My next door neighbor is German, he's here legally, but doesn't have a green card, or a SSnumber. So there is going to have to be some sort of specification as to what proves you're legal and what doesn't.
A man from the Social Security office briefed my preretirement Transition Assistance Program class.
He said your social security card should be kept in a safe place and not in your wallet. It's a valuable tool for identity theft. If someone were to steal your wallet you might be in a world of hurt!
I was a green card holder from the age of 5 until about 33.
That is correct. You ARE REQUIRED by LAW to have your green card on your person at all times, starting at the age of 18.
You used to have to also report your current address every year, but that is no longer required.
New Mexico issues drivers licenses to illegal immigrants.
They just now started making strict rules in Florida...so no, I didn't have to show my birth certificate when I got mine years and years ago. I haven't shown up at a DMV for years either, I've renewed by mail. I did have to show proof of residency, but anyone could have that.
Each state sets their own rules, I think NC has the easiest rules to get a driver's license. Check it out, you don't need a birth certificate.
Don't be an idiot.
My foreign wife has a social security card. It looks just like mine with a different name and number.
She's not a citizen, only a permanent resident. In fact, she received her SS card when she was only a conditional resident.
I used to be a green card holder
on the card which is pink by the way it states that I had to carry it everywhere I went when I left the house
now when bozo and the far left say they can just come up to you which is false and then say they will ask for papers then that is true.
because fed law makes it so .
now if the rats and bozo does not like this then I suggest they change federal law and state to the public how thye will now get rid of immigration cards and laws
(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
No. Would it bother you if I did?
If so, I'll get right on it.
I heard Rush Limbaugh say that Lifelock was the bomb. He also spoke highly of Sleep Number beds. Have you posted threads about those things?
No. Would it bother you if I did? If so, I'll get right on it.
That's better.
SS card and a DL will do it.
Heck no!
Shouldn't EVERYTHING that he says be immortalized?
That requirement predates the Obama administration by a number of years.
8 usc 1304 (e)
(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
When I was young I remember an ad on TV reminding all resident aliens in the US to report to the Post Office once a year.
I carried my green card at all times and showed it when asked
so this new thing about stopping ans asking was already ahppening it is AZ who said they will enforce the law in their state and now the rats are saying it seems that they are for those who break the law
Get the rats on record and make AD's to show their voters and show how they are giving up America to intimidation, and thuggery
As a point of factual accuracy, neither a DL nor a SS card reference anyone's citizenship status, or immigration status. Both can be, and frequently are, obtained absent citizenship. In some states, they may be obtained absent legalized residency
Green Card Holders do have to carry the green cards on them at all times, but they usually only show them to Immigration Officials & State Department.
The Difference in Ben's scenario, he was doing something that caught the cops attention & driving is a privileged not a right.
But the Arizona law allows a cop to stop any person and demand proof of citizenship. A driver's license isn't proof of legality. A social security number isn't proof of legality (and quite easy to forge). A birth certificate is easy to forge (to paraphrase a t-shirt "Sure Officer, all Maine Birth Certificates are written in crayon). To prove legality you would need to carry around a valid US Passport.
And here's the thing, you might think you are "OK" but the cops are going to have to have the racial numbers balance out. They'll be stopping more white people. And they'll be taking in more white people who don't have the appropriate ID.
My naturalized husband has a LEGAL driver's license, which is easily checked on the DMV computers...
This is an interesting question. The federal government opened the door to this with Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177 (2004), where the Supremes held that, during the course of an investigation (which would include a routine traffic stop), the police where within their right to ask for ID from the person they've stopped. They can also detain such a person if no ID is provided, pursuant to making a positive ID.
In my state (IN) a birth certificate or passport in addition to an out of state license are required. I believe they will accept a green card, but note such on the license.
This site 3 paragraph down says they are to carry papers at all times or it will be a misdeamenor.
Current Federal Law:
(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
That's how it works in the two states I live, OH & FL (I think FL). But, from what I understand, there are several states that issue DLs to illegals.
Also, residency is not necessarily a requirement for obtaining a SS card. There are some situations where someone in the country illegally could be in legal possession of a SSN. I have been told that these cars look different than normal cards. But, I don't know independently, if this is accurate.
I guess a NM license wouldn't do then.
26 PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).
Allows them to stop them "FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT" not just on a whim.
Those would do it, but as was mentioned in a previous post, a DL doesn't prove anything (some states do not require birth certificats or proof of citizenship), and people aren't encouraged to carry their SS card with them...we keep ours in a strong box. In fact the gov't sites tell you not to carry your SS card with you. From the SS site in answer to the question is it legal to laminate my SS card:
No it is not illegal, but its best not to laminate your card. Laminated cards make it difficult, if not impossible, to detect important security features and an employer may refuse to accept it.
The Social Security Act requires the Commissioner of Social Security to issue cards that cannot be counterfeited. We incorporate many features that protect the cards integrity. That includes highly specialized paper and printing techniquessome visible to the naked eye and some not. Further, we continue to actively explore and adopt new technologies that hamper duplication.
Keep your Social Security card in a safe place with your other important papers. Do not carry it with you.
I had to show my BC in Texas years ago.
Your neighbor must be here on a German Passport with a US issued Visa.
The term "for any lawful contact" is so overly broad, it's effectively meaningless.
Yes he's legal, and yes he has those documents, I'm sure, but he doesn't carry them with him. And that's my point, they're going to have to lay down specifics as to what a person should carry with them in order to prove they're legal. Say they have a NC driver's license, well that proves nothing. In a previous link, I posted the requirements for a NC license and you don't need a birth certificate. It's just so ambiguous, the talk of "papers"...they'll have to set down specifics.
Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, Virginia has really toughened up their license requirements. Now you are required to provide your long form birth certificate if you want a driver's license. I believe existing license holders are grandfathered, but my wife, who moved here from Michigan had to provide her choice of a long form birth certificate or U.S. Passport.
Now Virginia has switched to these high-tech licenses. They are ugly but supposedly are more tamper proof with regard to faking.
Did I hear that Texas is now going to require a copy of your birth certificate before you can next renew your drivers license?
Unless of course, you're a Kenyan posing as the President.
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Andy Baskin @andy_baskin 5mOur partners at the ABJ reporting that Byron Scott has been fired.
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by peeker643 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:51 am
Spin wrote:On SportCenter too.Don't stop now, Dan. Keep the broom going on this franchise...
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by Madre Hill, Superstar » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:23 pm
Kingpin74 wrote:Very little chance Grant gets fired in my opinion. Gilbert gets all the input he wants and in fairness, the objective has (or at least should have) been to blow and clear cap room for the last 3 years and they've accomplished that with flying colors. Thompson and Waiters are semi-shaky picks but the drafts they came from were pretty bad too. And we've stockpiled a respectable number of picks for the future.
Now if a Phil Jackson wants full control, then that's a different story. But just hire SVG and be done with it. If Grant botches the next 12 months, then look elsewhere for the crucial 2014 summer.
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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have released Head Coach Byron Scott, the team announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. The announcement was made by Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant."I have tremendous respect for Byron professionally and a great deal of admiration for him personally. At the same time, it is critical for where we are as a team to ensure that we capitalize on every opportunity for development and success and we have fallen short of that on the court," said Grant. "I believe we needed to make this change in order to get to a better position to achieve our goals. I know I speak on behalf of the entire Cavs organization and the Cleveland community, in thanking Byron for his three years here and his hard work and many contributions on and off the court. We wish Bryon and his wife, Anita, the best." Scott, 52, was named the 18th head coach in Cleveland Cavaliers history on July 1, 2010. The Cavaliers' record during Scott's tenure as Head Coach was 64-166.
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Madre Hill, Superstar wrote:The only pick I hold against Grant is Waiters over Lillard.
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Posted on 01/07/2013 11:13:52 AM PST by Carbonsteel
Many Americans were shocked to learn about Georgetown University Professor Louis Michael Seidmans advocation for the U.S. to abandon the Constitution the central document that has helped spawn Americas growth and progression for hundreds of years. As previously reported, the constitutional expert recently noted his belief (via an op-ed) that a blind allegiance to the outdated document is perilous. On Friday, he defended his controversial views about some purportedly evil provisions in the Constitution in an interview with Fox News Megyn Kelly.
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I promise most of those on the left think like this and don't have any use for our constitution, except when it's convenient for them to do so.
You give up the Communist Manifesto instead, perfesser.
Probably would've been better off not giving him airtime than challenging him.
If we abandon the Constitution, professor, what will authorize our government and our laws? Some law professor. He's just looking for attention.
See? You were spot on!
Here's a thought. Let the left-leaning States abandon the Constitution, while the rest of the States keep it. Then we can divide into two countries. Everybody would be happy.
We need to stop complaining and start fighting back against these people. Conservatives who didn't have time to be activists like leftists, are losing everything.
Regarding the idea of abandoning the Constitution, the horse escaped from the barn quite awhile ago. But voters don't understand this because they don't know the Constitution anyway, particularly the Founding State's division of federal and state government powers.
Conservatives who didnt have time to be activists like leftists, are losing everything.
That's the trouble. conservatives have real jobs and are accountable for their time. Leftist communists are professors who have one class a day or no job so they have plenty of time to protest and rally all supported by the communist mainstream media and hollywood. We have no one except ourselves to put up the fight.
"Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. These committees in part grew out of the less formal Sons of Liberty groups, which started to appear in the 1760s as means to discuss and spread awareness of the concerns of the time, and often consisted of every male adult in the community. The local militias were usually under the control of the committees, which in turn sent representatives to county- and colony-level assemblies to represent their local interests.
Committees of Safety formed in 1774 to keep watch on the DISTRUSTED royal government. By 1775 they had become the operating government of all the colonies, as the royal officials were expelled. Massachusetts took the lead in the appointment of a committee of safety so early as the autumn of 1774, of which John Hancock was chairman. It was given power to call out mandatory militia, with penalties for failing to respond to a call-up, and provide means of defense. It provided many of the duties of a provisional government. Other colonies appointed committees of safety. One was appointed in the city of New York, composed of the leading citizens. In the spring of 1778, the New York state legislature abolished all committees in New York in favor of "COMMISSIONERS OF CONSPIRACY".
In North Carolina, the demand for independence came from local grassroots Committees of Safety. The First Continental Congress had urged their creation in 1774. By 1775 they had become counter-governments that gradually replaced royal authority and took control of local governments. They regulated the economy, politics, morality, and militia of their individual communities. After December 1776 they came under the control of a more powerful central authority, the Council of Safety.[1]
These Committees of Safety were in constant communication with committees of correspondence, which disseminated information among the militia units and provided a clearinghouse of information and intelligence on enemy activities."
So, pray tell me, how would things be any different today if we had abandoned the Constitution 80 years ago?
Would we no longer have a limited federal government, for example?
No such luck ... within 10 years, the Union of American Socialist Peoples' Republics would be fomenting guerrilla insurrection in, and trying to invade, the (truncated) United States of America.
You cannot make peace with tyrants.
We will have the kind benevolence of our Lord and Savior, King Barry the First. Barry will go down in history as the law-giver and all deference will be made to his image. Praise be to Allah and to Mohamed, His prophet, and to his almighty son Barry I.
In case it's not obvious - </sarc>
I can certainly tell you that things would be very different if we had not abandoned the constitution in 1861.
This is how they made homosexuality acceptable.
First, you talk about how shocked you are . . .
Fortunately, by the time my grandchildren are adults, this guy will be dead. He just wants to get attention and sell his book.
Not the best example, I think, seeing that a good number of States passed anti-Kelo legislation.
It's an opening. It is my belief that liberals and conservatives are now so far apart that we can no longer live amongst each other.
For the "professor": it's obvious he does not understand the Constitution. It's framework, and the difficulty in amending it, are its purpose. It was meant to be hard to amend/change! It was designed to limit government, something this "professor" obviously does not like or agree with.
Good point.
To go further... as it's kind of like the butterfly effect here...
What if we hadn't abandoned the Constitution on February 25, 1791? Hamilton was gung-ho on a federal bank; Jefferson was TOTALLY against that, and referenced how it breached Article 1 Section 8....
Of course, in this instance (and I'm sure many others), Washington sided with Hamilton.
Sadly you're all too correct. God help us all.
Check out the trailer for this film. IMHO, it's spot on.
"Georgetown University Professor Louis Michael Seidmans advocation for the U.S. to abandon the Constitution"...
Hearing who is advocating this, the professor needs to back to school about U.S. history. better yet, he can move to a county better suited to his liking. What a puke!
Secret liberal decoder ring translation: "too hard to amend" = can't repeal the 2nd amendment and kill all capitalists
Committees of Safety —Sounds good. They could meet at night—all the judges wear hoods—they could "Judge" people who are a cancer upon the society of free men. Like the nut case Baptists who protest soldiers funerals! Burn em out! Or maybe that Moore fellow who makes bad documentaries! Run him out of town on a rail dressed in Tar and Feathers! (need some really strong people to do the job.) That would be really American.
Are you perhaps thinking of Megan Fox? She was certainly beside herself with joy and excitement when Obama won. Megyn Kelly has always been a real attack-dog conservative. I can understand the confusion.
YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP! Post the video to prove your claim..........or shut up.
OK Perfesser, we'll give it up for just you. Starting with the Bill of Rights:
First...Shut up, and you are now a Catholic. You will only read what "news" we give you to read.
Second, here is your mandatory machine gun...take good care of it and become proficient...there will be a test.
Third, prepare your garage and living room as barracks to house 30 troops.
Fourth, we'll be coming over this afternoon to search your house and make sure all your paperwork is in order, and by the way....NO MORE ABORTIONS.
Fifth, We're not sure, but we think you've been committing treason with some of the things you've been teaching in class, so we'll be working on that until we get a conviction.
Sixth....etc etc etc
The reality is that, in this country, there are two nations.
One is socialist, and not wanting to live under a constitution which, to them, constricts their agenda.
The other is the nation which still believes in the constitution and the rights of the people. That second nation is the original nation, which the original founders would still recognize. The socialist nation is the one that the founding fathers warned us about.
These two nations are irreconcilable, but the socialist nation needs the conservative nation to support their socialism. Without the conservatives, the socialism would have been stopped dead on its tracks a long time ago. Socialism is unsustainable, and the only thing sustaining it in American right now, is the portion which insists on being independent and self-sustaining.
The conservative side of American would be a lot better off by separating from the socialist side. The socialist side, once they're on their own, would be looking for foreign aid from the new "Constitutional States of America".
How can anyone in their right mind find authority for ObamaCare in the Constitution? It is simply not there. What good is the Constitution for the rest of us? Who follows it? Certainly not the Supremes!
Megyn Kelly is no Conservative. She was positively giddy the night the Obama won reelection. And she HATED Newt...
We need to stop electing Rinos in our primary. We tried it the moderates way twice and lost with McCain and Romney. We need to elect a good strong Conservative in the Primary.
Well it was the blonde wonman I thought it was Megan Kelly who did the Presidential election coverage on Fox. It was not Megan Fox who is a brunette actress.
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