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Pulaski Technical College is one of 20 colleges nationwide selected recently to participate in the Colleagues Committed to Redesign program sponsored by the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) and the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE).
The project will assist the college in redesigning and improving its College Reading course, which prepares students for college-level coursework.
College Reading is one of three developmental reading courses Pulaski Technical College offers through its Education and Academic Success Division. For the spring 2007 semester, 557 students are enrolled in developmental reading courses.
As part of the grant, NCAT will send experienced course redesigners to the Pulaski Tech campus to consult with the college team. The grant also pays half the costs for a four-member team from Pulaski Tech to attend a disciplinary course redesign workshop on April 27, 2007, in Austin, Texas.
Pulaski Tech's team will then serve as presenters at next year's Redesign Alliance conference and receive full travel reimbursement.
"This will help us get a head start in redesigning our College Reading program," said Dr. Peggy Peterson, Title III director. "Our goal for this is to help faculty incorporate new approaches to learning to help students be successful in their academic pursuits."
Pulaski Technical College's team includes Purnell Henderson, vice president for instruction; Rashunda Johnson, dean of Education and Academic Success; Mark Burris, director of distance education; Betty Raper, chair of developmental reading; and Pat Pierce, instructor of developmental reading.
The Pulaski Technical College Foundation assisted with the grant application.
Other schools selected include the following:
Alamo Community Colleges; Boise State University; California State University, Northridge; Cosumnes River College, DePaul University; Hagerstown Community College; Harry S. Truman College; Houston Community College; Indiana State University; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Lorain County Community College; Northern Illinois University; St. Cloud State University; Truman State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of West Florida; Valencia Community College; and Winston-Salem State University.
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I have no idea if that's a stupid question or not, I'm a computer guy, not a car guy. When I was at Subaru recently they showed me my back brakes: almost gone. So now a few days later I notice that when I brake, sometimes from the right rear I hear what sounds like empty water jugs bouncing around. I can only assume it's my brakes.
I asked how my front brakes were and the guy said they're fine. I said I didn't notice any issue stopping and he said because the front brakes are doing all the work. I can't afford to do the brakes right now. Like I literally have $10 to my name. Can they be disconnected until I could fix them? What would happen if the rear brakes fail entirely?
I've heard a rumor that I have no idea if it's true or not that when brakes fail they clamp shut on the rotor locking the rotor and it can happen while driving. It sounds too stupid to be true, but like i said: I know computers, not cars.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 20, 2012
Contact: Kevin Kelly (573) 751-9300
When the company filed its rate request with the Public Service Commission on March 20, 2012, it sought to increase annual sewer operating revenues by approximately $140,000.
Under the small company rate case process, the PSC staff audits the books and records of the company. After the audit, the PSC staff and the company met to discuss the results. Based upon those discussions, the PSC staff and Meramec Sewer Company reached an agreement which was then filed for Commission consideration. The Office of the Public Counsel did not join in the agreement but did not oppose the agreement. The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency which represents the general public in cases before the PSC.
The current monthly sewer bill for various customer classes and the monthly sewer bill for those customers under the agreement approved by the Commission appear below:
Customer Current Monthly Bill New Monthly Bill
Single Family Residential $16.76 $26.33
Mobile Home Service $15.08 $23.70
Multi-Family Residential $13.41 $21.07
The Meramec Sewer Company provides sewer service to approximately 992 customers in Jefferson County near Fenton, Missouri.


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text: So whenever my wife calls the insurance company back to get the bed and hood fixed, I'll be getting a new hood. Since I need one anyway, I figured I might as well get the one I want. Therefore, I'm soliciting opinions. I was originally going to get the Ram Air, but I kind of like the cowl. I tend to say Ram Air due to the fact I'll be lifting my truck and it looks a little meaner. That being said, the Cowl looks kind of sleek and reserved but still unique. What do you think? http://www.cervinis.com/07-12silverado-ram-air-hood.html or http://www.cervinis.com/07-12silverado-cowl-hood.html No matter which I end up with, I'm also considering painting the side of the ram air ports or cowl black with the rest body matched. Just a little extra to match the rest of the black that will be going on the truck... Btw, I'm looking at it from an aesthetic point of view. I know I won't see a performance increase unless I built the truck to track it or something similar.


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Democratic spokesman: Doesn't Gov. Walker kinda remind you of Jeffrey Dahmer?
posted at 8:41 pm on March 1, 2013 by Mary Katharine Ham
A three-year investigation of Wisonsin Gov. Scott Walker and aides closed for good today with no charges against Walker.
Just like that, the lengthy John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's aides and associates is over.
Nearly three years after the probe was launched, retired Appeals Court Judge Neal Nettesheim signed an order shutting down the secret investigation.
In all, Milwaukee County prosecutors brought charges against six individuals as a result of the probe, which was opened in May 2010. Of those, three were former aides to Walker while he was Milwaukee County executive, one was an appointee and another a major campaign contributor.
No additional charges will be filed.
Nettesheim said in an interview Friday that prosecutors reviewed thousands of documents and took testimony from hundreds of witnesses. In addition, Milwaukee County officials raided the homes of several former Walker aides and seized documents from others.
The judge said the investigation had been all but dormant in recent months. The case had been kept open as a way to release documents tied to the criminal charges that already had been filed.
The state Democratic Party's communications director was noticeably disappointed, taking to Twitter to compare the governor to the infamous cannibal serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, for some reason:
.@govwalker spent more than Jeffrey Dahmer to beat criminal charges.
— Graeme Zielinski (@gjzielinski) March 1, 2013
.@govwalker had better lawyers than Jeffrey Dahmer in beating the rap. Clear that he committed crimes.
— Graeme Zielinski (@gjzielinski) March 1, 2013
What do @govwalker and Jeffrey Dahmer have in common?
— Graeme Zielinski (@gjzielinski) March 1, 2013
Zielinski is known as a "combative" operative in Wisconsin political circles, who throws reporters out of events and has a flawless Pants-on-Fire record with Politifact. His Twitter bio notes he's a former Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Onion writer. A Journal-Sentinel report says he worked for them, too. Surprise.
So far, both Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker's recall opponent, and the Democratic state party chairman have had to distance themselves from Zielinski.
"The mayor said, 'Way over the top and very inappropriate,'" said Patrick Curley, chief of staff to Barrett…
Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate apologized for his aide's remarks.
"Graeme's tweet is inappropriate, over zealous and insensitive," Tate said via email. "He should have chosen a different comparison point in pointing out Gov. Walker has had to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid criminal charges. He and I regret his comment."
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I tried out the Ultimate Hive Cover last year and was really pleased with it. I loved it! But want to move to 8 frame equipment, and the UHC is only made for 10.
Has anyone made an adaptor to fit UHC's onto 8 frame equipment...should not be too difficult? A little collar that fits around the outside of the top box, and gives the cover a 10 frame size lip to rest on?
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Sleep is nice.
Some days, sleep is very nice.
But sleep for some people, especially kids, isn't so easy without a bed.
Introducing the Build-A-Bed project.
Volunteers from across the state of Kentucky will come together on May 8 at noon at the Kentucky National Guard headquarters in Frankfort, to begin a 24-hour bed-making blitz.
Three beds will be donated to children in each county of Kentucky.
Last year's Build-A-Bed effort yielded 57 beds for kindergarten students through high school seniors.
To the editor:
I am happy to endorse Bill Kuster, candidate for District Court Judge. Bill has been a practicing attorney for 26 years in Harrison County and surrounding counties. As an active member of this community, he has held the positions of Assistant Commonwealth Attorney under Jack Keith, Assistant County Attorney under Bill Probus, and has served three terms as the Harrison County Attorney. His vast knowledge, integrity, and experience dealing with thousands of cases certainly qualifies Bill Kuster to be the best possible choice for District Court Judge.
Your "Sign Dispute" story on the front page of your newspaper left me wondering if Bill Kuster doesn't have a lot better things to do with his time as our County Attorney other than filing a complaint against his political opponent for having a campaign sign larger than his. Shouldn't he be prosecuting criminals and getting the drug dealers off of our streets downtown?
Jacalyn Haymaker
I cannot believe that our county leaders are wasting our time and money debating something as meaningless as how big a campaign sign can be. Who cares? We have huge problems in our town that get worse every year. Do something useful about the drug problem, the lack of jobs, and our crumbling downtown where our children have nothing to do. Stop wasting our money on some politician crying about his sign being smaller than his opponent's sign, or he won't be the only one looking for a new job after the elections this fall.
Richard M. Karod
A dear friend recently lost his father and another friend commented that the "father thing" is huge, no matter the relationship.
Those with good fathers mourn the goodness of the relationship and the sweet memories of good days gone by.
Those with fathers who caused pain and turmoil in the family by their presence (or by their absence or indifference) mourn the relationship that never was but might have been.
The father thing, indeed, is huge.
I am so glad to know that things in our county are running so smoothly that our county attorney can take the time to be concerned with the size of an opponent's sign! I'm even happier to know that my tax dollars are hard at work supporting such childish issues.
Sandra J. Pack
Harrison County
On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, thousands of women from across that United States will join in a national day of action against unfair pay called Equal Pay Day. April is symbolic of the point into the new year that a woman must work in order to earn the wages paid to a man in the previous year. On a national level, women are paid only 78 cents for every dollar a man is paid, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. So, because women earn less, we must work longer for the same pay.
Go Harrison County! We have no crime here! We have no drug problem here! We have no industry or employment problems here! We have no children going to bed hungry here! We have no youth recreational facility problems here! What we do have in our county is a big fat "my opponent's campaign sign is too big" problem!
What a joke.
Cynthia Sexton
Why would the police department spend part of a $17,000 state traffic grant singling out motorcyclists? According to last week's newspaper article, it was because motorcycle fatalities were up and the police need to check licenses, permits, insurance and helmet laws. There is no helmet law for experienced riders over 21 years old.
My name is Clinton F. Gould and I have resided in Cynthiana and Harrison County for the past 12 years. I am a member of the Grand Traverse band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians of northern Michigan. I am writing to inform of my desire to introduce the Native American culture to Cynthiana and Harrison County.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Shain Stephens for quite a few years. I have also had the pleasure of working with Shain at the Paris Police Department. I am hampered by a limit of 300 words contained in this endorsement letter. I could not possibly communicate to the reader the type of officer Shain Stephens is by using only 300 words. I shall try nonetheless.
My niece, Jennifer, has an iPhone.
Last week, she and her husband, Marc; my sister, Peggy, and I (and Jennifer's iPhone with all its cool applications — "apps") went to Baja, Mexico to visit my parents who live on a beach on the Sea of Cortez.
Want to know the name of a song on the radio? Jen's phone has an app for that. Want to know the Spanish word for just about anything? She's got an app for that.
There is only one candidate to endorse for the position of district court judge and that is Peter Newberry. He has over 20 years of legal experience as a trial attorney. He is a very honest and impartial person and believes that every person should have a fair trial. He believes in helping one another and has been very successful with bike programs for two counties that include all age groups. He is a major player in Relay for Life, Champions for a Drug-Free Harrison County and many worthwhile organizations.
(Editor's note: Nancy Kennedy is on a beach in Mexico, enjoying spring break with her sister and her parents. This is a column that ran in June 2002.)
I once knew a woman who called herself a "Shameless Hussey."
Her last name is Hussey, but she preferred being called "Shameless." She called herself a "Brazen Hussey" the time she stripped on "The Phil Donahue Show" in 1993. A self-confessed thrift store queen, she had been invited as part of a how-to-be-frugal show.
As America's population grows older, we will witness an increase in a very unpleasant development that too often accompanies ageing. It's called Elder Abuse. It can be perpetrated by caregivers, friends, family, and strangers. It can happen in aged care facilities, in the family home - wherever the aged victim may be - and it manifests itself in a variety of ways.
Physical abuse consists of misuse of physical force which can result in bodily injury. Slapping, hitting, shaking, kicking, and excessive restraint are examples of this kind of abuse.
Recently, I met a young guy who told me about his faith journey with Jesus.
He had grown up in church but didn't want to follow Jesus once he got older. He didn't go into details, but he said he was a knucklehead and did a lot of stuff he knew was wrong and didn't really want to do what's right.
One day he was out driving and hydroplaned his car and it stopped just before going over a ledge.
He said as he thought about what had just happened and how it could've ended, he heard God say to him, "Give me another chance."
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nancia - I'm still laughing over your listed excuses.
I was working on a doll quilt yesterday and I have a problem with my machine pushing fabric down through the needleplate hole - machine sings its own song 'We be jambin-up and you be sewin no more.....We be jambin up and you be sewin no more' GRRRRRRRRRRRRR - up long before the alarm clock this morning, found enough identical 2.5" squares and sewed them together and then cut out new matching patches for my mini twisted doll quilt; that bad boy will be finished tonight and out the door tomorrow morning.


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Guest of Honor: Caravaggio's Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
Wednesday, October 09, 2013 – Sunday, January 12, 2014
Caravaggio's Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy will be on loan from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, CT) from October 9, 2013 through January 12, 2014. It will hang next to the DIA's Martha and Mary Magdalene, offering a rare opportunity to explore two of the best Caravaggios owned by American museums. These paintings will be on view alongside extraordinary works by Caravaggio's followers from the DIA's renowned European art collection.
Image: Caravaggio, Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy, 1594. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund.


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I've been toying with this idea - A beetle trap that uses the same basic idea as a bee escape/minnow trap/trap out cone. That is - funnel the buggers into a cage that they can't figure out how to get out of.
I figure once they are confined without access to food/water they will mostly just dry up and die without much mess - no more disgusting oil full of putrid beetle/larva corpses. If it was incorporated into the bottom board it might even catch the exiting larva.
The easiest way to try this would be to just staple a piece of screen wire on the back of an escape board, and some #8 HW Cloth over the escape entrance hole - although I'm sure that some other configuration would be more efficient. Something with SHB entrances in the corners of the top and/or bottom boards (using their usual refuge areas to corral them in) maybe, or round "cartridges" that could insert into holes drilled near the hive entrance (using the hive smell as bait) maybe.
Anyway, before I reinvent the wheel - has anyone tried this before?


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House of Cards, Netflix and the Bottom Line
I spent hours this weekend glued to my computer screen. Curious to know if "House of Cards" would entertain as promised, I watched the first few episodes as a skeptic, only to be rewarded with solid acting, clever writing and a story line that kept on giving. This political thriller boasts a bevy of Hollywood talent, with Kevin Spacey at the helm. After losing a bid to be the next Secretary of State for a new president, this ethically challenged Congressman plots revenge and an alternative path to power. If you liked "The West Wing" and won't get discouraged by the seemingly realistic portrayal of what happens behind closed doors in Washington, you will enjoy the thirteen episodes of Season 1 and anxiously await the next baker's dozen.
Here's the rub. You need to be an existing Netflix subscriber or sign up tout-suite. In a move that has Hollywood paying close attention, this self-described "leading Internet television network" laid out $100 million to a star cast of writers and actors to recreate a Yankee version of this popular UK theatrical offering.
Why would a company do this? Some assert that original content is where the money is. According to several recent studies, "Streaming videos online are becoming more popular as technology evolves and more content is created for the Internet." See "NPD study: More people watch Internet videos on TVs than computers." CBS News, September 26, 2012. If you hate the countless ads that now consume the first twenty minutes of any in-person showing, you will be glad to have an alternative to movie-watching.
For institutional investors, this push to garner new subscribers and hopefully add to the bottom line is noteworthy. According to the NASDAQ website, 86.85% of the $8+ billion capitalization for Netflix, Inc. (ticker is NFLX) is in the hands of institutional owners. Some of them may not be appeased, certainly those who have sued the company over financial statement disclosures. In April 2012, Judge Samuel Conti appointed the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and State-Boston Retirement System as lead plaintiffs in this putative class action. Click to read the "Netflix Inc. Securities Litigation" court order.


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FBI offers reward for information on vandalism at Bozeman churches
BOZEMAN, Mont. - The following is a press release from the FBI:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized three churches in Bozeman, Montana. The FBI is investigating the matters as a hate crime due to the sheer volume of profane anti-religious graffiti and acts of arson discovered inside the churches. In addition, suspects are facing potential state felony charges associated with arson, burglary, and defacing a religious institution.
The incidents, which appear to be related, occurred in March, April, and August 2013, and no arrests have been made in any of the threecases. The Bozeman Police Department, the Montana State University Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been collaborating on the investigation and are seeking the public's assistance with any information on the incidents.
More about the vandalism and arsons:
The first incident occurred on March 9, 2013, at the Kirkwood Baptist Church on 309 North 15th Avenue in Bozeman. The second incident occurred on April 7, 2013, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church on 220 West Main Street in Bozeman. The third incident occurred on August 15, 2013, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 1316 S 5th Ave in Bozeman. The churches were broken into during the late evening or early morning hours. Inside the churches, anti-religious statements were spray-painted, multiple fires were set, religious items were desecrated, and significant property damage occurred.
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Anyone who has information about the incidents or the person or persons who committed these acts is asked to contact the FBI's Bozeman Office at (406)994-0927, the Bozeman Police Department at (406)582-2010, or the Montana State University Police at 406-994-2121, or e-mail tips to the FBI Salt Lake City Division, which covers Montana, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Chinese will have their hands quite full over in the Middle East soon.
The Chinese will have their hands quite full over in the Middle East soon.
You wouldn't have to conquer America. Any reasonably-sized country (or alliance of small ones) could divert part of their military budget and just *buy* the United States.
The last few decades, from ABSCAM forward, has shown the entire US government is for sale to the highest bidder. Just send your represtentatives to DC with briefcases full of cash, buy better trade agreements for your country, adjust the dollar ratio to something more favorable, obtain favorable loan rates, outright monetary grants, action against your enemies, etc.
Basically, what Communist China has done. China is now an integral part of the US economy, and they're on the tugging end of the chain. If they *really* wanted the USA to dance to their tune, our only alternatives are to comply or face economic collapse.
Mr TRX,
Sorry I assumed you are a guy, if you are Miss TRX, my profuse apologies.
You are so correct. I am a US guy that worked in China for years. They buy up our debt, as they have an excess of US bucks. They also keep the RMB (china currency) devalued far below what it should be for export /trade reasons. The US trys to get them to valuate upward but its all for naught.
When you hold the mortgage on the US, you can basicly dictate terms. I dont like it one bit.
I find it interesting that the "Communists" appear to have a better understanding of capitalism and the American economy than countless "experts" who operate and advise American businesses and the Fed. If we survive long enough for another generation of MBAs, we ought to be sending them to China instead of Harvard and Yale.
Meanwhile, if you've followed any of the stories of Chinese espionage, we're practically giving their spy apparatus everything they want on a silver platter.
If I was a Chinese, I'd be fiercely proud of my government for being so efficient and effective at doing its job. It is making China a better place every day, and improving the lives of its individual citizens. "One Nation, Two Systems" giving the Party the control of Communism, backed by the power of capitalism. Unemployment rates going down, income going up, an active space program, two dozen new nuclear reactors under construction, building canals, levees, bridges, a national highway system, colleges turning out engineers and mathematicians by the tens of thousands... and even better, it's making a bunch of stupid foreigners pay for much of it!
As an American, I'm somewhat less proud of my own government, which seems to be less efficient and less effective than the Chicoms, while rapidly becoming just as leftist and autocratic.
Any of our ends will come along when it does?
Live life, not for the END!
That was a pretty astute observation on China. I lived there for years working on projects for US companys. However its not as rosy as it seems. Its not at all like those pix of Shanghai. Those highway projects collapse from substandard construction practices (darn bridge over the zhu Jiang river fell into the water while I was there, and I used to drive it frequently). An earthquake and all the schools collapse, because they were built with sub standard materials. Funny how the government buildings accross the street were fine. People getting sick from melamine in the milk, lead and cadmium in everything, tainted blood supplies at hospitals...geez it goes on and on. Pollution is rampant, the rivers looks like black smelly tar, and when in Shanghai I went up into that tower, the pearl or somesuch. You couldnt even see over the river the smog was so bad. Same in Guangzhou on most days.
Worked in xinjiang, and from what I see between that, Tibet, Mongolia, and the mistreatment of citizens, seizing thier land for developers and relocating them with little or no payment, that country is ripe for a revolution. People over there are really cheesed off. I guess thats why they dont let people own guns in China.
But you are correct, they figured out how to make us mortgage our future for thier benefit.
And I agree, as Im not very proud of our govt either.
One more thing. An intersting observation or two. China is a gunless society. No private ownership of arms. Even the freaking police dont generally carry guns. They keep em locked up at the station and when the SHTF, they need to ride back to the station, fill out a little form, grab the guns and show up almost after the party is over.
Mao killed tens of millions by the most conservative of estimates. And even though he is on every denomination of Chinese currency over there, about half the people you talk too dont like him, because he killed thier families.
However you cant find even ONE guy who has anything bad to say abourt Deng XiaoPing- the architect of the current Chinese economic system, that left us footing the bill.
I was cahnnel surfing the other night and stumbled across "After Armgeddon" on the History Channel. It was generally pretty good but I only caught the last half of the show.I found it on Youtube though. Here's the show in nine parts:
After Armageddon - Mad Max World - It's The End Of The World As We Know It - New World Order - Natural Resources Investing - Message Board Yuku
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Look to the slow decline to mediocraty that Britian has gone through. While the very end of the Roman Empire came quickly. There was a couple hundred years of decline before the end came. The decline for the US started in the 1970s so we are well on our way. Most Western nations are on the same path. Expect the end to come with a wimper.
There wasn't really a gradual decline. The end of the Age of Empires came about rapidly.
Things looked pretty good for the empires through WWI. Britain spanned the world, France had extensive holdings in Indochina and some in Africa, and even Germany had African colonies. Russia had absorbed most of its adjacent neighbors, China was pretty much as ever, Portugal had holdings in the Far East and Africa, and Japan was gearing up to carve out an empire of its own.
The Tsar's reign collapsed under the economic and social pressure of the Great War, and Alexander Kerensky and his Mensheviks took control of the countryin February 1917, only to be overthrown in October by Vladimir Ulyanov and his Bolsheviks.
Ulyanov pushed an ideology based on the writings of Karl Marx, modified by his decades as a rabble-rouser and socialist in Europe. Over in Italy, Benito Mussolini and his Fascists simply ignored King Victor Emmanuel and ran the country as they pleased. Out of the chaos of postwar Weimar Germany, various industrialists gave their political and monetary support to the National Socialist German Worker's Party and its inexplicably charismatic leader.
The Age of Ideologies was born.
To back up a bit, wars used to be much smaller affairs, held for simpler reasons. For example, Wilhelm I of Prussia and various Germanic allies declared war on France. There were a lot of little reasons that amounted to little more than convenient excuses; the real reason was money. France basically ransomed itself from the Germans for five billion francs.
Wilhelm II inherited a more-or-less unified Germany, and looked around for something to help cement his armies and population into a more cohesive whole. Plus he could use some more of that French gold. His armies marched south in 1914.
That was the start of the Great War, what we now call World War I. Fighting stopped with the Armistice in 1918. The various nations rearmed until 1939... but Russia, Italy, Spain, and Germany were no longer kingdoms or empires, they were ideologies run by dictators. Not quite a religion, not quite a government as things were considered back then, the ideologies spanned multiple nations and were aggressively proselyizing.
Some historians consider the Great War to have run from 1914 to 1945, with "First" and "Second" merely to indicate which phase they're talking about. Having done a bunch of reading on the subject, I agree. You could make a strong argument that the Cold War was merely an extension of the Great War. You could justifiably lump the Age of Ideologies and the Great War together; the first starting in 1917, the second in 1914, and both ending with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991.
Fascism is stone dead. Soviet-style Communism survives in North Korea. Cuba is a simple dictatorship nowadays, and the Chinese are well along in their morph from Communism to a simple power oligarchy.
The dimunition of the British Empire, theoretically a victor in the Great War, is (greatly simplifying here) primarily due to socialism and the failure to integrate the Empire into a political whole. The old colonial government system worked well enough in a pre-industrial age, creaked along with bits falling off in the Iron Age, and simply fell apart in the technological boom after WWII. Plus, Britain was nearly bankrupt after WWII; only some *very* fancy footwork kept them afloat after the war... and the benefits of the Marshall Plan weren't extended to America's allies.


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Staff, faculty and students are invited to attend the Health Challenge celebration on Wednesday, April 29. It will kick off with an 11 a.m. one-mile fun walk/run beginning behind the Campus Center and going along the new route around the Pulaski Technical College campus. You can view the route and other health information at http://www.pulaskitech.edu/health_challenge.
Blair Dean, professor at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and commissioner for the Governor's Council on Fitness, will lead the walk/run. The first 100 finishers will earn a complimentary pedometer.
Walkers and runners will complete the route at the Campus Center, where they can join other faculty, staff and students in participating in Health Challenge activities, including the health kiosks, health surveys and an alcohol education game. Students who complete the health challenge post-survey and have their health vitals measured will earn a Health Challenge T-shirt.
A complimentary lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. To register for lunch, email Melissa Hendricks at email@example.com or call Melissa at 812-2752. Joe Thompson, M.D., Director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and Surgeon General for the State of Arkansas, will address students, faculty and staff during the lunch. Lunch participants will have the chance to win health and fitness-related door prizes as well.
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Analysis of "Familias en Acción" and its impact on Colombian elections
Global Exchange led an observation mission in Colombia in February 2010. The mission was integrated by 22 observers from 7 countries and visited municipalities in Antioquia, Córdoba, Valle del Cauca and Santander to conduct interviews with different social actors, including representatives of political parties, local grassroots organizations, and government officials.
One of the main complaints received by the mission concerned the illegal use of a social welfare program called "Familias en Acción" by civil servants and local politicians for electoral purposes. These complaints served as the motivation for this study. The methodology behind this study relies on statistics to compare the growth of Familias en Acción to the results of the elections to congress held in March 2010 and the first round of the presidential election held in May 2010.
The study also documents complaints of manipulation filed by citizens before the National Comptroller's Office and other local and regional offices. The study reviews poverty statistics based on the criteria established by the national poverty survey and statistics on internally displaced individuals (IDPs). All the data used comes from official statistics.
Nature of welfare subsidies.
Since 1997, more than 30 countries have implemented programs that use conditional monetary incentives, normally supported by multilateral lending institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. These programs transfer small amounts of money to low-income families if they meet certain criteria, such as regular health checks and school attendance.
"Familias en Acción" was developed as a tool to invest in human capital in Colombia. It relies on small economic incentives or "conditional subsidies" for families in extreme poverty that belong in Group 1 of Colombia's poverty survey, "Sistema de identificación para potenciales beneficiaries de los programas socials" (SISBEN). This survey classifies individuals in different tiers to determine who qualifies for different types of social welfare programs such as health care, education and housing subsidies. Since its inception in 2002, Familias en Acción has grown from 320,000 families in 620 municipalities to 2,228,443 families in 1,187 municipalities.
Main findings
-Problems to gain access to social programs such as "Familias en Acción".
Complaints have been filed with the national and provincial Comptroller's Office regarding access to government-funded social programs. Audits by the Departamento Nacional de Planeación (National Planning Department) reveal irregularities such as mediation by community leaders, use of false information that allows individuals above the minimum income to access social programs, and participation by SISBEN administrators and municipal authorities in the selection process, ignoring the technical criteria established by the law.
-Uneven application of "Familias en Acción" SISBEN 1 in some municipalities.
There is correlation between poverty rates and the number of "Familias en Acción" beneficiaries by department, as well as in the large cities, but not in small towns and villages.
-Uneven access to "Familias en Acción" among IDPs.
Some municipalities with a large number of registered IDPs have fewer beneficiaries than some municipalities with a much lower number. For example, there are 2,011 registered IDPs, but only 80 beneficiaries in Bahía Solano. In Pensilvania, there are 1,595 registered IDPs and 438 beneficiaries.
-Correlation between the growth of Familias en Acción and electoral results.
Statistics show parallel growth between the number of Familias en Acción beneficiaries and the electoral results of the parties in the ruling coalition for congressional elections and the first round presidential election. This parallel growth is stronger in the municipalities where the mayor comes from one of the coalition parties. The study found 26 municipalities where Partido de la U candidates won the elections for city hall, and its candidates for Senate and Congress received the highest share of votes in the primaries held on March 14. In these municipalities, the Partido de la U presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos received more than 60% of the vote. The number of Familias en Acción beneficiaries in these municipalities grew from 19,404 in 2006 to 46,526 in 2010.
Global Exchange thanks Colombian society as a whole for supporting efforts to monitor potential manipulation of social welfare programs. Based on our findings, we make the following recommendations.
-We advise the Colombian government to make efforts to avoid participation of civil servants in politics, to encourage citizens to file complaints and to make sure that state institutions such as Unidad de Reacción Inmediata Electoral (URIEL) have the physical, human and institutional resources to fulfill their mission independently.
-We advise Colombian citizenry to reject political pressures that compromise the exercise of their free will during elections.
-We advise the Departamento Nacional de Planeación to strengthen the mechanisms that make the SISBEN survey as transparent as possible in every municipality and encourage citizens to report manipulation and illegal acts by the civil servants who run the program in every municipality.
-We advise the directors of Acción Social to engage in an aggressive information campaign to educate beneficiaries on the origin of the funds, so that they can vote freely.
-We advise the electoral authorities and the Attorney General's office to look into the process of selection of beneficiaries for national welfare programs so as to ensure proper application of eligibility criteria.
-We advise international organizations and multilateral lending agencies to broaden the concept of risk analysis to include political manipulation of welfare programs, and require such analysis as part of application, implementation, impact and follow-up reports.
-We advise Colombian social organizations and academia to analyze the incidence of social welfare programs on election results. Examples of programs to monitor include SISBEN, Red Juntos, housing programs, Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), and Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF), among others.


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Last cruise of the year the week end before last. Me and Lucelle, the Buick and my next restoration project. Stopped at the monument at the top of the mountian and cleanned up and I left a fresh 101st patch and flag. It was a beautiful day to boot, you could see for miles and all in full Vermont fall colors,nice! I miss my babys already, they've only been up for 2 weeks and I'm already missing driving them, going to be a longgggg winter!!! April before they see the road again.
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Here is a patch to remember (Old Abe) as well as the 43rd's (Winged Victory) !!
I remember that patch from my squad, two transfered to the 2/17th Air Cav. there gone now, just the 2 of us left from the squad now, me and Buzzy, and Buzzy has cancer bad. I'm top row second from left with the 60 and the "Aussey" hat, and Buzzy is the goofy one ,center right looking up. I always go to the 43rd memorial highway to honor Johno, and Jonesey the guys I was with from the 43rd and to the Nam Memorial on Interstate 91 in Vt to honor my 101st brothers. Ho Chi Min Trail and the Ashaw Valley were our 2 main AO's. The Ashaw is where Hamburg Hill is, rough area to be in at that time, lots of hot LZ's in the whole valley. We came back from one dust off with 36 holes in our bird and door gunner hit, VERY HOT LZ!!!! And one of the Cobras lost tail rotor oil pressure on landing and it wiped out 3-4 birds on the ground, on that same mission, no one hurt bad, amasing. It's getting close to Vetrans Day and I start thinking about the things I've seen and the people I served with. It sure does bring back a flood of memories, for sure!! And to all my brothers in arms
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Food and beverage manufacturing
Food and beverage manufacturing plants transform raw agricultural materials into products for intermediate or final consumption by applying labor, machinery, energy, and scientific knowledge. Some products may serve as inputs for further processing (such as syrup for manufacturing soda). In 2011, these plants accounted for 14.7 percent of the value of shipments from all U.S. manufacturing plants. Because intermediate inputs (primarily agricultural materials) account for a relatively large share of food and beverage manufacturers' costs, value added in food and beverage manufacturing represents a slightly smaller share (13.7 percent) of value added in all manufacturing.
Meat processing includes livestock and poultry slaughter, processing, and rendering, and is the largest single component of food and beverage manufacturing, with 24 percent of shipments in 2011. Other important components include dairy (13 percent), beverages (12 percent), grains and oilseeds (12 percent), fruits and vegetables (8 percent), and other food products (11 percent). Meat processing is also the largest component (17 percent) of the food sector's total value added, followed by beverage manufacturing (16 percent).
There are many food and beverage processing establishments (plants) in the U.S.—almost 30,000 owned by about 24,500 companies in 2007, according to the most recent comprehensive data in the Census Bureau's 2007 Economic Census.
These plants employed about 1.5 million workers in 2011 (about 14 percent of all U.S. manufacturing employment and just over 1 percent of all U.S. nonfarm employment). The meat processing industry employed the largest percentage of food and beverage manufacturing workers in 2011 (32 percent), followed by bakeries (17 percent), and fruits and vegetables (11 percent).
Food and beverage processing plants are located throughout the United States. According to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (CBP), California had the most food and beverage manufacturing plants (4,514) in 2010, while New York (2,186) and Texas (1,774) were also leading food and beverage manufacturing States. The number of processing plants for various industry segments are also reported in County Business Patterns.
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Food processing plants
Food processing plants include many small local plants and relatively few large plants. However, large plants account for the major portion of shipments. In 2007, small plants (0-19 employees) accounted for 66 percent of all plants, but only 4 percent of the total value of shipments. On the other hand, large plants (100 or more employees) accounted for 77 percent of shipment value in 2007, but only 12 percent of plants.
Consolidation is occurring in many food processing industries, where plant sizes have increased sharply and mergers have led to fewer but larger companies. In many cases, changing processing plant technologies and the emergence of new scale economies has facilitated consolidation. When market demand grows slowly, increased consolidation can lead to increased concentration (fewer competitors). ERS researchers examined the role of changing technology and demand on structural changes in nine food processing industries. See:Structural Change in the Meat, Poultry, Dairy, and Grain Processing Industries
Concentration in several processing industries raises questions about market power in the sale of agricultural products and about the effects of concentration on innovation and productive efficiency. Consolidation in beef and pork slaughter has been of special interest to policy officials given the historically high and growing rates of concentration. For example, the four largest steer and heifer slaughter firms have increased their share of slaughter to 85 percent in 2010, after remaining between 78 and 81 percent between 1998 and 2009. For a historical account of the nature and causes of consolidation in U.S. meatpacking industries and the effects of meatpacking consolidation on producer and retail prices, see:Consolidation in U.S. Meatpacking
From 1997 to 2007, the four-firm national concentration ratio in the fluid milk industry increased from 21 percent to 46 percent. In 2007, there were 21 percent fewer fluid milk processing plants than in 1997, processing 26 percent more milk per plant. Structural changes in fluid milk processing are occurring at the same time as rapid consolidation in milk production. From 1997 to 2007, 43 percent fewer farms produced over twice as much milk per farm.
Methods of vertical coordination are also changing, with a shift away from the use of spot markets toward greater reliance on contracting in some grains and in livestock (see reports in the Agricultural Contracting Update series).
Vertical Coordination in the Pork and Broiler Industries: Implications for Pork and Chicken Products (see link below) traced the spread of contracting in the pork and broiler industries, related to earlier changes in broiler production, and identified reasons for the growing reliance on contracts in place of spot market purchases. ERS also examined a small sample of actual contracts used by pork processors to explore how contracts address growing concerns over pork quality (see Pork Quality and the Role of Market Organization, link below).


text: hey every one , i have just started my first warré hive and everything thing has been going great , except due to the fact that my frames are top bar only and have no side bars to the frames the comb is being attatched to the side of the box, ( in future i think i will build with a side bar to the frames to stop this) so far this has been fine as i just loosen it with my hive tool, but being a learner (!) i didnt loosen one properly and 2/3rds of the comb has dropped off to the bottom of the box. if it was just honey comb id take it out but it has brood in it. what should i do ? take it out and let them start again? leave it and will they continue to look after the brood in the fallen comb? lets us know what u thnk !!


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You need to check the city's laws on it,they are worse than the rest of the state.You do have a permit to own already don't you?You also need to know what guns are allowed,I believe there is a lot of BS like Commiefornia.
Normally,you have a dealer there set up for a transfer,and buy the gun you want out of state and it gets sent there,then you go in and do the paperwork.Whether the City lays more crap on top of that I don't know.Also be aware that there are people that don't want to mess with you guys or CA and refuse to deal with selling guns there.
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Oregon Expressway Vegetation Chaos
Original post made by @Resident, Midtown, on Jul 31, 2012
Many Palo Alto residents and visitors pass through Oregon Expressway. This street has the potential of being one the most scenic streets in the city. Unfortunately, the city does not seem to have a plan to tidy up the trees and fill the gaps in the center and both sides of the street. Some city planner has decided to randomly plant a variety of bushes and trees along the street. Each section of street is decorated with trees and bushes of different foliage and height. There are few small trees in the center that do not seem to grow anywhere. In short, there is vegetation anarchy along our heavily used Oregon Expressway. Why can't we beautify this street like the residential area of the University Avenue?
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 1, 2012 at 12:34 am
Doesn't Santa Clara County "own" that expressway maintenance, not the City of Palo Alto? I seem to remember that it does. Does anyone know?
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:12 am
If it's too beautiful maybe people will not take the care they need to negotiate this boulevard - which is critical, there are a lot of bikes and pedestrians that must use Oregon whose soul purpose is to cut through this area as fast as possible to El Camino and Page Mill ... I think a safety update might be first, or combine to two safety update and facelift, but right now it certainly is not an eyesore is it?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:53 am
Yes, likely that's all in the control of Santa Clara County -- too bad, since an overall attractive look would enhance this city considering all the traffic that uses this major thoroughfare.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:15 pm
If Oregon Expressway is maintained by the county, since it goes through the city neighborhoods, perhaps the Palo Alto city government should take an initiative on behalf of its residents to request improving the landscape. Try walking along this street: it is a jungle and probably full of rodents! The city or the county is probably spending good money to control the run-away ivy and bamboo plants. Whereas, a well landscaped street with trees will probably cost much less to maintain.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 8:42 pm
it ain't at all broke, so don't at all fix it!!
Whatd'ya want, lollipop-shaped trees??!!
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Ok so i got a ridiculously good deal on a Tusken gear ($120 complete/shipped!!) right here on the dented helmet, so i jumped on it. It was all home made and not to bad. But me being the way i am, and loving to "rebuild" stuff, i decided to completely re-do the mask. I THINK its a poor mans kit (please correct me if im wrong any of you Denizens out there!)
So heres how it looked when i got it:
Not bad but when i look at this reference pic....
.... it looks way off.
One of the things i didnt like, was the "nose" (or i call em teeth) was too high up. I actually noticed most fan made Tuskens look like this. They dont look BAD, but they dont look "right" to me. I have actually started my own sculpt of a base mask, but thats for another thread lol. I also barely fit in it vertically. My chin was right up against the leather wraps on the bottom of the snout.
So i decided to strip this one down and do a kind of daring mod, hoping i didnt destroy the mask lol. Here it is stripped down:
So my plan was to remove the "snout" and part of the bottom/sides and lower it about an inch. I know..daring...and i wasnt even sure it would work, but i went forward... and did this!:
And here is my holding the pieces to what i was hoping i could get it to:
I then proceeded to CA glue and rivet spare HIPS to the sides to reattach the snout/bottom sides. I also added support in the nose area.We now have this:
I then cut the hole for the Metal Nose (KINGJAWA) and tried to remove most of the leftover hotglue from the previous build.
I then taped on the old resin eyes just to get an idea what it would look like:
Not bad.
So i now added some wire mesh to the open areas on the mask:
i also attached what the previous owner had used as the back of the head (construction helmet i believe) but did it with elastic straps. It was just basically tape holding it together previously. I also padded out the forehead.
Then i added the vinyl on the mouth/face areas:
I then added the leather and metal parts..all by KING JAWA.
Then i started the wraps..trying to emulate the Peter Diamond Tusken as best i could.
Here is how it came out:
What do you guys think? It was as close as i could get it to the reference. One of the things i want to address with my scuplt is the width of the bottom of the snout. Should be a tad wider to match the reference Tusken i posted. Couldnt do too much with this kit in that sense, but all in all im happy with how it turned out.
Heres a compare pic. Not quite the same angle heh. Obviously its not perfect, and still a bit off..but at the very least i got the eyes/nose ..well i always called em "teeth" ...spacing pretty close! Im happy with this bad boy for now!


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Two finalists have been selected for the position of vice chancellor for administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder to fill the post currently held by Interim Vice Chancellor Peter Barden.
Chancellor Richard L. Byyny named the two finalists on Friday. Both candidates, John Bernhard and Paul Tabolt, hold administrative positions in the CU system.
Bernhard is vice chancellor for administration and finance at the CU-Denver campus. He serves as chief financial officer for the entire campus and chief administration officer for all non-academic areas of the campus.
Several departments report to Bernhard, including the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning, the Center for Human Resources, Campus Information Systems, Voice Communications Planning and Services, institutional research, facilities and business services and the Division of Financial Services.
Prior to his current position, Bernhard was associate vice president for budget and finance and director of university budgets for CUs central administration. He earned a bachelors degree at Stanford University and an MBA at Columbia University.
Tabolt has been director of Facilities Management at CU-Boulder since 1991, heading one of the universitys largest departments with 350 staff members. In addition to campus maintenance, Facilities Management is responsible for space management and planning, capital planning, coordination of campus construction projects involving private construction firms and the campus-wide utility system.
During Tabolts tenure, CU-Boulder has added several new buildings, including the engineering centers Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, a new police administration building, the Dal Ward Athletic Center, a music building addition and the earth sciences building, now under construction.
Tabolt previously was director of the physical plant at the University of California at Berkeley and director of support services at Pennsylvania State University. He earned his bachelors degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from CU.
Tabolt and Bernhard were selected as finalists for the position by a search committee headed by Harold Bruff, dean of the law school. The search committee reviewed credentials submitted by 147 applicants from around the country. This process resulted in the selection of two internal finalists.
Interviews for the two finalists with campus constituents will be scheduled and announced at a later date.
The administration division at CU-Boulder includes about 700 employees supported by an annual operating budget of $65 million. Primary departments included in the administration area are police, facilities management, human resources, financial services, business services, mail services, the bookstore and employee development.


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Two people hit crossing Abingdon street
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - Two people are expected to be okay after being hit by a car Saturday evening while crossing a very busy intersection in Abingdon, Virginia.
According to the police report both people are from the Richmond, Virginia area.
The driver of the car was cited for reckless driving, but the incident has some people wondering if more should be done to improve crosswalks in town. "It's honestly a little nerve-wracking. You have to pay attention to what the cars are doing and a lot of times they won't stop," says Mylinda Eastridge.
We're told nearly 30,000 cars pass through the intersection of Main and Cummings Street every day -- that's the same spot two people were hit Saturday. There are crosswalks and signals, but some people feel that's not enough. "I would like big 'stop' signs right there just to alert people," adds Eastridge.
We talked to Mayor Ed Morgann, who says the town is in the process of making some new sidewalks to increase accessibility. "We are very aware of the need for pedestrian safety. We try every way we can to encourage it and again building the new sidewalks will have a safe way to walk around through town," he said.
Morgan also adds the town is always looking for crosswalk improvements and notes changes that have already been made. "We have certainly tried over the years to improve the quality of the crosswalks that we have available," he said. "Certainly what we have right here at the Barter is an example of how it should be done."
We're told the sidewalk in front of the Barter Theatre was put in place about ten years ago. It includes flashing lights to help drivers see it at nighttime. "We have had no problems since this sidewalk has been put in," says Richard Rose, Barter's artistc director.
"There are lots of locations here in town where pedestrian safety could really be improved by these types of crosswalks," adds Rose.
However, getting new crosswalks can come down to money and whether or not there's enough to fund another crosswalk project like the one in front of the Barter Theatre.
Virginia state law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.


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Just finished dinner. Phone rang, on the other end was a business that is about 20 minutes away. They said there was a swarm of Honeybees on a commercial trash dumpster. Would you come and get them? I told them I would be right over. About 30 minutes later I was face to face with the honeybees.
They were all over the dumpster. inside and out. Along with and in the trash bags, WHAT A MESS. I did not put on a suit and gloves as it was to be a swarm. THEY... ARE... MEAN. I put my suit on very quickly, What nasty honeybees. Finally, 2hrs later 95% of the honeybees are in the box. There was a lot of bees. Although a few met their maker after they let me have the point. Little white pulsating venom sacks all over me, poor honeybees. Got the honeybees home and the next day pulled 2 frames of brood from another hive. They are doing GREAT.
After a few experiences of messing with Honeybees, I believe a commercial pollinator may have stopped at this business to fuel the truck, eat and or sleep. maybe he did not leave until the sun came up or they flew to the light pole next to the dumpster and when the sun came up the Honeybees settled on the dumpster. In a trash bag I had a empty Honey Nut Cheerios box full of Honeybees, I would not have thought that. In any event I received my venom dosage and the honeybees got a new home. What an adventure.


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Homeowners Planning Appeal of Santa Maria ICE Facility
Neighbors of approved project say it could hurt property values.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, says the proposed Enforcement and Removal Operations, or EOR, facility in Santa Maria has become the target of a deliberate misinformation and fear-mongering campaign.
ICE says it wants the community to consider the follwing facts:
ICE-ERO has had a field office in the area since 1996.
Its current facility at the Lompoc Federal Prison is outdated and no longer functional.
The proposed ERO facility would provide work space for about a dozen ICE employees and would have three temporary holding cells in a fully secured building.
That the building is not a detention center and there would be no overnight accommodation.
That most people deported by the ERO are prison parolees or jail inmates, 85 to 90 percent of whom ICE says have multiple criminal convictions.
ICE-ERO focuses its enforcement on individuals posing the greatest risk to the community.
Central coast news has learned neighboring homeowners plan to appeal to the City Council the recent Planning Commission approval of the re-zoning and building permit for the ICE Project.
"The biggest problem I have is the notification, there was no notification" says neighboring homeowner Suzanne Buhrig about the project's approval process.
Buhrig lives in the Somerset Garden Townhomes which are next to the proposed ICE facility location.
"According to Steven Finn, ICE supervisor for this area, he said that we will get the worst of the worst prisoners", Buhrig contends, "they'll be coming from Lompoc Federal Prison where they've been serving 10 to 15 years, they've had a lot of time to think about how to break out of there and I feel it's a danger to the community and I'm just not for it."
Buhrig says she and her neighbors plan to appeal the project's approval to the City Council citing potential impacts to their property values.
"It will diminish our prospects for selling and renting the property", Buhrig says, "it must be disclosed, there are seven pages of disclosures that we must fill out when we lease or rent our property, or sell it, and if we do not do that we are subject to being sued."
Others supporting an appeal say the ICE project is an attack on Santa Maria's large immigrant community.
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Got it done today finally, this has been in the works for quite a while now, actually the reason I got the helmet too. It's an entirely scratch built EE 3, the pistol grip section, including seperatly attached trigger guard, trigger, hammer, and grip, and the stock were hand cut on a band saw. The barrel is pvc pipe, the muzzel is a funnel cut down, and the stock greeblies were hand cut and detailed from plexi glass, and a few washers. The stock mount is a nice thick stock steel. That was all done by my real good friend, and amazingly so too, same guy who did the fiberglass work on my helmet actually. It's not perfect by any means, not meant to be. Wasn't going for extream accuracy, just something nice to display with my helmet, and I think I have that!
When I got it from him, it looked like this
I made up the side greeblies (F4 phanton bomb racks, and fins) from scratch, actually an old tent peg, and some scrap .060 abs plastic. Made the scope mounts, and gave it a couple coats of black paint.
Then, did the weathering, dry brushed the whole gun with charcoal grey, and added the metal scuffs.
Then, did the rusting, and some general dirt (sorry for the bad shots)
And today, got it finished off! My vent/grip strips came in from Blast Tech, which are just fantastic btw. Got those attached and weathered up, then added the sling!
And, cause hey, I'm a dork!


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Another alternative to pixels replaces an image with its spectrum.
The idea of a spectrum is most familiar in the context of one-dimensional signals, such as the sound of a flute or the light of a star. In these instances the signal is a graph of amplitude as a function of time, and the spectrum of the signal is a graph of power or intensity as a function of frequency. The conversion from the time domain to the frequency domain relies on Joseph Fourier's remarkable discovery that any periodic waveform, no matter how complex, can be constructed as the sum of simple sine and cosine waves.
Fourier analysis can be applied to a two-dimensional image by measuring "spatial frequencies" along both the x and y axes. Think of a photograph of a ladder leaning against a picket fence. If you scan across the image horizontally, recording the brightness of each point as you go, you get a spectrum with an energy peak at the frequency corresponding to the spacing of the fence pickets; when you scan vertically, the strongest peak is at a lower spatial frequency, that of the ladder rungs. The complete spectrum of an image records the contributions of all spatial frequencies, from zero up to the maximum resolution of the image data.
A form of Fourier analysis commonly used in image processing is called the discrete cosine transform. The procedure begins by dividing the image into square patches of, say, eight by eight pixels. For each such patch there are 64 discrete Fourier components, representing all possible spatial frequencies and phases along the x and y axes. Any eight-by-eight patch of the original image can be reconstructed by adding up various weighted combinations of these basic frequency elements. The zero-frequency component gives the average brightness of the patch. If the patch has gradual variations in brightness over its entire width or height, then some of the lower frequency components will be strongly represented in the spectrum. Sharp edges and fine lines in the image emphasize the high-frequency components.
Fourier analysis yields yet another method of image compression. It might seem at first that nothing is gained by converting to frequency space, since an eight-by-eight patch with 64 pixels also has 64 Fourier components. But in most images not all the Fourier components are equally important. For example, in a patch of nearly uniform color only the zero-frequency element has a significant weight, and the rest of the coefficients can be thrown away. This situation is common enough to make Fourier compression worthwhile. Indeed, the discrete cosine transform is the main compression method in JPEG images.
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