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Original post made by Paranoid, Bridle Creek, on Sep 5, 2012
Two catalytic converters were stolen from our Toyota Sequoia two weeks ago. Geico's expense was $3,000 to replace this, of which they asked us to pay $300 on top of our $100 comprehensive deductible (not nice!). We were parked on the 4th floor of the Bart Station across from the Stoneridge Mall. Reported it to Pleasanton PD but report was rejected because they wanted us to report it to the Bart PD. Bart PD said this is common and that there is really nothing they can do to prevent it (after we expressed concern that this might happen again - this happened to our friend TWICE at the Concord Bart). Can't believe these crooks are getting away with this for years. Not fun having to worry everytime!
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 5, 2012 at 6:04 pm
In a strip mall along Hopyard (Chili's parking lot). Tow truck driver said it was the third incident in 10 days in that lot!!! (This was mid-August) You got a good deal - we had to pay a $500 deductible, plus ins. only paid 70% of the new converters because of depreciation :o( We are out of pocket $1200 due to the theft. PPD makes you fill out a police report online.
We talked to a guy at a muffler place - he is going to make some modifications to the converters to make them less desirable/harder to take involving some welding. We figure it's well worth the $100 considering what we are out already...
I hope karma takes care of the thieves! And we're shopping for better insurance....
Good luck!
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 5, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Is your muffler guy local? I might start calling those types of shops, too. I am really worried it is going to happen again (since I don't think the thieves get caught or get jailed. It's like harvesting season for them...) Our auto repair shop insisted on replacing our catalytic converters with brand new ones on a 110,000 mile-Sequoia (to the dismay of Geico). Can't let those thieves steal our brand new converters!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 5, 2012 at 8:46 pm
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a resident of Valencia
on Sep 6, 2012 at 8:24 am
Not sure you'll be safe anywhere except your own garage - my friend had theirs stolen while their car was parked in their driveway. Police can only be in so many places at once to catch them in the act. Crazy times!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 6, 2012 at 11:14 am
There is one American-made anti-theft device for catalytic converters on the market that was recommended by a local shop. Maybe you insurance company will cut your rates if you have one installed?
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a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 6, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Thanks. I will ask the shops that I call about the anti-theft device. I need peace of mind.
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 8:33 am
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"Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: RE: xttobit initial value not feasible
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That question is for others nearer your field to comment on.
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Sent: 14 April 2008 19:25
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Subject: Re: st: RE: xttobit initial value not feasible
Thanks so much for your reply again. you are right that 2/3 firms do
not export anything in my data, i.e. their export intensity is zero.
export intensity is measued as the ratio of exports and total sales.
Many existing literature on determinants of export intensity use
Tobit, I understand a reason is that they treat export intensity as a
censored variable. I read somewhere that for a variable like this,
i.e. with over half of the observation as zero, Tobit model is more
appropriate than xtreg or xtabond2. Is that right? Thanks a lot.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> My point had I think nothing to do with censoring, but with the
> of what you are
> asking Stata to do.
> Please appreciate that I don't know anything about your data, nor
> I am an economist.
> If I see that 2/3 of firms have zero "export intensity", then unless
> intensity
> has some special meaning, I infer from that that 2/3 firms do not
> anything -- at least
> in the data period.
> sarah young
> Thanks for the response. I am just starting to learn econometrics. I
> thought that for a variable with over half of the observations are
> zero, like export intensity in my model, the variable could be treated
> as a censored variable. Or probably I am wrong?
> I have used xtreg and xtabond2 to estimate the model and they
> well.
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> > Consider a standard regression of your response (call it y) on any
> > predictors.
> > Then a simplified analogue of your problem is that two-thirds of
> > data lie on
> > the plane y = 0 and the other third lies on one side of that plane.
> > Geometrically that sounds
> > a pretty awkward situation to model. Having more predictors and
> > tobit don't I think
> > make it any easier.
> >
> > There is no positive suggestion embedded here, just a thought that
> > message doesn't sound that
> > surprising in such a light.
> >
> > Nick
> > email@example.com
> >
> > sarah young
> >
> > I have been trying to run xttobit without success. The problem is
> > "initial value not feasible".
> >
> > I have a panel of more than 4000 firms for 15 years, which
> > is about 62,000 firm-year observations. The dependent variable is
> > export intensity, two thirds of which are zeros. So I chose to use
> > Tobit model. The model is on the determinants of export intensity,
> > theoretically the choosing of the independent variables is fine,
> > include TFP, age, size, R&D intensity etc, as well as year and
> > industry dummies. I have tried by using different sets of
> > variables, for example, including only one variable on the right
> > excluding year and industry dummies, all of these not working and
> > message was the same, "initial value not feasible."
> >
> > I have searched on Statalist archive and found this thread:
> > http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2007-05/msg01036.html
> >
> > I tried to solve the problem according to the suggestions in the
> > thread but still it is not working. Could anyone give some advice?
> > What are the possible problems behind this? How to solve them?
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Made in the Shade in Southern California
Rancho Bernardo Inn • San Diego, CA
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- A One-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe Room with Wine or Beer Tastings ($144)
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Southern California is known for its pristine oak forests—thousands of acres of towering broadleaf trees that enjoy basking in the abundant sunshine almost as much as its people do. If you're looking to rustle up some leisure time, and prefer a getaway that's firmly rooted in luxury, this Escape is for you: a one-night stay for two at the scenic Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego.
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Pack a trunk and head to Rancho Bernardo's breathtaking 265-acre property in the shade of towering oaks. Your spacious guest room features a platform bed that'll have you sleeping like a log, as well as a flat-screen television, a private balcony or patio overlooking lush gardens, and included high-speed Internet.
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When you're ready to branch out a bit, take advantage of your included tastings at three area wineries (Orfila, Cordiano, and Bernardo) or breweries (Port Lost Abbey, Iron Fist Brewing Co., and Latitude 33). Or, grab your spa passes and plant yourself at the hotel's on-site day spa before uncorking your included bottle of champagne.
Thankfully, you're not out of the woods yet: at dinnertime, you'll delight in a complimentary appetizer or dessert at the Veranda Fireside Lounge & Restaurant, offering a menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes with a southern California flair served on a patio with a stunning view of the resort grounds. We're not going out on a limb when we say this Escape's got it made in the shade.
"Red-roof adobe buildings are complemented by bougainvillea-decked courtyards adorned with original art... A spa holds the ultimate treatment rooms: shuttered and heated garden casitas where you can relax under the sun to the tune of moving water."-- Read Fodor's Review of Rancho Bernardo Inn
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The Historic Webster House • Bay City, MI
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I first went to Java in October of 1998, chasing the ghost of Eugene Dubois. Dubois was the Dutch physician and anatomist who found the missing link there in 1891. He was a genius, a risk taker, one of the most stubborn men in the history of anthropology and the subject of my next book.
To Dubois, "missing link" meant the extinct form linking human beings with apes. Because few fossil hominids were known, scientists looked to comparative anatomy and embryology for evidence of human evolution. Dubois was almost alone in believing that the best proof would come from fossils. In 1887, he abruptly resigned his anatomy job at the University of Amsterdam and applied for a government grant to find the missing link. He received instead advice not to place so much stock in "that crazy book of Darwin's." His parents and colleagues condemned his plan as risky, dangerous and sure to be ruinous.
Dubois ignored their advice, preferring his own ironclad logic. One: Man evolved from apelike ancestors, so the place to find these ancestors was in the tropics of Africa and Asia inhabited by apes today. Two: One of the few known fossil apes, a putative chimpanzee ancestor, was discovered in Asia, in the Siwalik Hills of India. Three: The other mammals found with the Siwalik ape were also known from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), a relatively easy place for Dubois to work. Four: One island, Sumatra, was full of limestone caves—where fossils were usually found in Europe—that had never been systematically explored.
The Dutch East Indies were a perfect place to find the missing link and a perfect place for failure. Dubois had support neither for his expedition nor for his family. Europeans in the Indies died of tropical diseases at horrific rates. The landscape was blanketed in dense tropical vegetation, cloaked in unbearably hot and humid weather and very steeply sloped in the volcanic regions where the caves were. Undaunted, Dubois enlisted for eight years as a military surgeon with the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, packed up his wife and infant daughter and sailed to Sumatra. He was not yet 30 years old.
Soon after disembarking from the steamer at Padang, Dubois began fossil hunting, finding thousands of mammalian fossils but no missing link. He also published his theory on the location of the missing link, observing pointedly that someone would beat the Dutch to it if research funds were not forthcoming. He was promptly relieved of medical duties and seconded to the Ministry of Education, Religion and Industry to search for fossils. In 1890, he shifted operations to Java and, brilliantly, also shifted his searching strategy. Instead of the cave sites that yielded so much in Europe, Dubois followed his unsupported intuition that open-air sites along the banks and point bars of the big, sluggish rivers might prove profitable.
In September of 1891, on a bend in the Bengawan Solo River near Trinil, Dubois's men excavated the tooth of a higher primate. The very next month, they found a beautiful skullcap, fossilized to a rich chocolate-brown color. The skullcap was a true treasure, boasting the prominent brow-ridges of an ape and the capacious braincase of a human being. In May of 1892 a dense, chocolate-colored left femur was excavated, unmistakably the thigh bone of a creature that walked bipedally. Five years, two weeks and three days after setting foot in the Indies, Eugene Dubois named his missing link Pithecanthropus erectus (it is now known as Homo erectus), using the generic name for the hypothetical ape-man suggested by Ernst Haeckel and adding erectus to emphasize its evident adaptation for upright walking.
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This Morning: Debating Amazon's 'Spooky' Numbers, Cheers for QLIK, Samsung
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN) are down $15.96, or 6%, at $258.74, following last night's report of lower-than-expected Q1 sales, a better-than-expected operating profit, and a weaker-than-expected outlook.
There are no outright ratings changes this morning, that I can see. But the results have certainly emboldened the bears.
Canaccord Genuity's Michael Graham, reiterating a Hold rating, and a $300 price target, writes that "With the current investment cycle leading to prolonged low margins, we believe the stock may stall for a bit in the face of a decelerating top line, although we note structural / strategic positives should lend support."
On the other hand, a bull, R.W. Baird's Colin Sebastian, was on CNBC a short while ago, pointing out that despite some numbers "spooking" investors, gross margins were at an all time high, and "the stock is shaping up well for the back half of the year."
Shares of software vendor Qlik Technologies (QLIK) are up $3.28, or almost 14%, at $27.13, following last night's report of better-than-expected Q1 revenue and profit. Price targets are rising this morning, with UBS's Brent Thill reiterating a Buy rating on the shares, and raising his price target to $31 from $29, noting, "Their $5M Q1 sales beat and $6M CY13E sales guidance raise was fuelled by existing customers expanding their QLIK deployments, large deals (3 over $1M vs. 1 in 1Q12), and good services sales."
Shares of KLA-Tencor (KLAC) are down $5.33, or 9.5%, at $50.57, following last night's report of fiscal Q3 results that topped expectations, but also an outlook that missed consensus.
There's one downgrade this morning, that I can see, from CLSA Asia Pacific Markets, which cut the stock to Buy from Outperform, with a $62 price target.
Deutsche Bank's Vishal Shah reiterates a Hold rating, and cuts his price target on KLAC to $53 from $56, writing "Near term foundry pause is healthy in our view, but it may require more than a quarter for foundry fundamentals to start recovering."
The Street is parsing results from Samsung Electronics (005930KS) overnight, which were consistent with an April 5th pre-announcement, with a slight beat on revenue. There was also market research data out last night showing Samsung gained on Apple in smartphone sales in Q1.
The shares fell ₩8,000 in Seoul trading, half a percent, to close at ₩1,486,000.
Jefferies & Co.'s Sundeep Bajikar reiterates a Buy rating on the shares, and a ₩2,100,000 price target, writing that "Consistent with our view that Samsung is likely to take share of industry Smartphone profits, Q1 results suggest both Samsung's Smartphone unit share and ASPs increased QoQ."
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DENVER, Colo. - The Colorado House passed a package of gun control bills Friday sending the legislation on to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The law proposals would require background checks for all gun purchases, ban magazines with more than 15 rounds for firearms and eight rounds for shotguns, allow public colleges to ban concealed weapons, and require gun applicants to pay for their own CBI background check.
The bills passed with most representatives voting down party lines, but House Republicans had some notable support from two southern Colorado Democrats.
Rep. Edward Vigil from the San Luis Valley was the only Democrat to oppose all four bills.
"Like I said this morning on the floor, it doesn't address the mental health issue," said Vigil. "Most of these people have mental health problems. They need to take care of that before we address the hardware issue. I feel like we have a hardware paranoia at this time."
Rep. Leroy Garcia of Pueblo voted for the universal background checks, but against the other three measures.
"I decided to vote for the universal background checks because it's one of the areas where we should actually tighten up the loopholes that exist," Garcia said. "The other remaining bills really didn't address the underlying cause of violence in our community. And, really, we have to spend more attention looking at ways to address mental health issues."
There are also unexpected proponents of the bills, including a Colorado woman who used her gun to stop a mass shooter.
Jeanne Assam is the former volunteer security guard from Colorado Springs' New Life Church who took down Matthew Murray, the man who open fired on the congregation in 2007 killing two teenagers.
"He had 30 round magazines," said Assam. "He had almost 2,000 rounds on him."
Assam, hailed for saving countless lives when she shot Murray, said she supports the gun control bills and believes they should go even further.
"I absolutely believe in a Second Amendment right to bear arms," said Assam. "But as far as AR-15s or AK-47s, (civilians) don't need them. Leave them to the law enforcement and the military."


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March was a record setting month for Colorado Rush as we saw eight players participate in National Team Camps or Trips. Rush has had several dozen players called into the various Youth and Full National Teams over the years, but have never had this many at the same time. Six of these players were from the girls side, and two were from the boys side.
US U20 Women's National Team Trip to Spain (1992's)- Lindsey Horan (GU17 Nike) made her debut of the U20's. Lindsey, a member of the US U18 Women's National Team was the youngest player on the trip. Played games against Sweden, England, Norway, and France. Tied everyone, except beat Norway 2-0. Lindsey started and played full game vs England and started against Norway. "There is a huge difference between playing with the 18's and the 20's," Lindsey commented. "Players are much faster and stronger and the style of play is much better." The tournament was held in Alacante, Spain. Other than soccer, the only thing Linds did on her trip was go to the mall. Went to Denmark and Costa Rica with 17's last year.


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Segmented Structure is a development within my practice from ideas which intermittently engage my imagination. The source of the imagery merges a recurring interest in producing work out of component pieces, whilst addressing a fascination with intriguing forms in nature. Here the ambiguity of this jointed form conveys an echo of organic structures from time immemorial. The strange juxtaposition of the material of glass to this organically influenced structure brings, with its translucence, an eerie and fascinating dynamic.
I have worked with glass for over a decade, blowing glass objects with teams of inspirational and dedicated practitioners, working in glass blowing studios, as well as in glass sculpting studios. Whilst working within these vibrant studio environments I have been able to develop my work both technically and aesthetically.
The practice of combining and constructing similar components to form a larger structure is a theme I keep returning to. The construction of this glass form explores a new scale within my work, whilst intending to retain a minimalist yet intricate profile. These themes form a challenge to realise a structure which is informed by nature, yet expressed in glass. By assembling the individual blown glass segments I intended to achieve a certain geometry and tension. The process of sculpting the surface creates a translucence, achieving a veiled surface where one can experience the depth of the transparent material and a glow from the interior shaft of red glass. The resulting form employs a fusion of techniques and contemporary expression, whilst encouraging the exploration of the imagination and notions of spatiality.
During this particular project I worked closely with my partner Harriet, in expanding and realising this form both conceptually and practically, as well as our endeavours to juggle our other wonderfully all-consuming past-time—our young son Oscar.
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(Feb. 16, 2006)--The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business was ranked 82nd in the world in the field of finance according to the Business School Research Rankings compiled by the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management.
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Faculty members publishing in these journals were Rajan Kadapakkam, professor of finance; Ron Rutherford, Elmo J. Burke Jr. Endowed Chair in Building/Development; and Yiuman Tse, professor of finance.
The ranking is based on the research publications of UTSA faculty members from 2000 to 2005 in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies.
"I am extremely proud of the research accomplishments of our finance faculty members," said Lynda de la Viña, dean of the College of Business. "This supports our goal to raise the college's academic profile and become one of the nation's best business schools. The ranking is even more impressive due to the relative small nature of our department, with only eight full-time faculty members."


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Movie Review: Take Shelter
Michael Shannon delivers one of the year's best performances in his latest collaboration with director Jeff Nichols.
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Michael Shannon delivers one of the year's great performances in Take Shelter. The tense, troubling film is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who grabbed attention with his 2007 film Shotgun Stories, which also starred Michael Shannon. Their newest collaboration—a hybrid of a psychological horror film, a family drama and something metaphysical—casts Shannon as a decent, blue collar Midwestern husband and father who is buckling under the weight of trying to make ends meet in a shattered economy. His loving, no nonsense wife (beautifully played by Jessica Chastain) sells homemade items at garage sales and flea markets, and their 6-year-old hearing impaired daughter (Tova Stewart) requires special education and an expensive cochlear transplant.
With plenty on his plate already, our hero becomes increasingly obsessed by dreams of a terrifying storm that, to him, predicts a Biblical apocalypse. Driven and frantic to protect his wife and child, he feels he must build a complicated, costly storm shelter. His wife lovingly supports him, even though both fear for his sanity and their survival as a couple. Is he experiencing prophetic visions? Is he suffering hallucinations and succumbing to mental problems of the kind endured by his hospitalized paranoid schizophrenic mother (Kathy Baker)? The film, which doesn't spell anything out, unfolds slowly, claustrophobically. It's jagged and harrowing in ways that sometimes recall early Polanski or Peter Weir laced with more than a touch of Spielberg and M. Night Shyamalan.
Shannon, a standout in Revolutionary Road and on Boardwalk Empire, is magnificent here. As the movie's centerpiece, his performance, despite his character's sometimes manic, erratic, out-there behavior, is so human, sympathetic and relatable that it crushes your heart. It's Shannon's terrifying descent that haunts you long after the movie's final, disturbing fadeout.
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A visual marker of the shadows of conflict
Marc Wilson is a photographer based in Bath, England whose fine art work is based in the genre of documentary landscape photography. This exhibition documents some of the last physical remnants of war in the 20th century in the UK and northern Europe, the remaining military defence structures.
The exhibition will be open to the public:
- Fort Nelson, Fareham, PO17 6AN 3 May 2013 – 24 September 2013
- Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, LS10 1LT – 8 November 2013 – 28 February 2014
"Whilst Wilson utilises the language of the landscape photograph, The Last Stand is far removed from the genre in the traditional sense, firmly placing him within a small group of contemporary photographers whose work — whilst landscape in nature — has more in common with that of the documentary photographer… The silent beauty of Wilson's landscape photographs — that bear witness to greatest conflict of the modern age and the passing of time — is that they do not try to say more than they know; but form a place where the viewer can reflect and contemplate upon the fruitless turmoil of war and the selfless sacrifice of so many, who fought against the threat and shadow of oppression that hung high above Europe."
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Between 2010 and 2013 I have been researching, recceing and shooting the photographs that make up The Last Stand, which aims to document some of the physical remnants of the second world war in the British isles and Northern Europe. The subjects I am photographing are the remaining military defence structures situated around their coastal areas.
These man-made objects and zones of defence now sit silently in the landscape, imbued with the history of our recent past. Some remain proud and strong, some are gently decaying. Many now lie prone beneath the cliffs where they once stood. Through the effects of the passing years, all have become part of the fabric of the changing landscape that surrounds them.
Whilst I capture the individual beauty of these objects in their landscapes, the series of photographs become much more than a set of traditional landscapes. My aim is that the collection will become a permanent photographic record of the past. A testament to the physical form of the subjects and the histories, stories and memories contained within.
With each passing year the evidence and memories fade a little more and it is especially for this reason that I am undertaking this project. I see each and every landscape as a witness to war with a story to tell, whether it is one of unfulfilled defiance or one of tragedy.
This project takes in locations throughout the UK, from Cornwall in the south west of England to the far north west of Scotland; the Channel Islands including Jersey and Guernsey and along the northern coasts of Europe including those of France and Belgium.
The current body of work contains 44 colour photographs as well as research text for the histories of the locations and objects contained there, and the memoires of war veterans.
The project was part funded through a successful crowdfunding campaign where over £2500 was contributed towards the works completion.
Why The Royal Armouries?
I believe the project fits into the vision of Royal Armouries quite strongly. The subject matter is one that has impacted on all generations whether directly or through family histories and memories. The ideas contained within are important for both current and future generations to know, understand, and learn from.
The imagery used allows the viewer access to dwell on what is at its heart a traditional documentary subject but through a different visual medium…that of the landscape.
The images themselves are photographed throughout the UK and along the coast of France and Belgium, and so will have appeal to both local and wider audiences.
Here are a selection of the images you will see in the exhibition. All images are © Marc Wilson 2012.


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Modern crime often leaves an electronic trail. Finding and preserving that evidence requires careful methods as well as technical skill
Simson L. Garfinkel
Digital forensics relies on a kit of tools and techniques that can be applied equally to suspects, victims, and bystanders. A cell phone found on a dead body without identification would almost certainly be subjected to analysis, but so would a phone dropped during a house burglary. How the analysis is performed is therefore more a matter of legal issues than technological ones. As the field has grown, practitioners have tried to create a consistent but flexible approach for performing investigations, despite policy variations. Several such digital forensic models have been proposed, but most have common elements.
Before data can be analyzed, they are collected from the field (the "scene of the crime"), stabilized, and preserved to create a lasting record. Understanding the inner workings of how computers store data is key to accurate extraction and retention. Although computers are based entirely on computations involving the binary digits 0 and 1, more commonly known as bits, modern computers do most of their work on groups of eight bits called bytes. A byte can represent the sequences 00000000, 00000001, 00000010, through 11111111, which corresponds to the decimal numbers 0 through 255 (there are two options, 0 and 1, with eight combinations, so 28 = 256). One common use for bytes inside the computer is to store written text, where each letter is represented by a specific binary code. UTF-8, a common representation, uses the binary sequence 00100001 to represent the letter A, 00100010 for the letter B, and so on. (Computers often use hexadecimal codes in memory as well; see figure at right.)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Columbia police have made an arrest in a Sunday night shooting that sent two to the hospital.
Monday night police arrested Eugenia Dyer, 36, of Columbia for the shooting in the 5000 block of Rice Road.
Just after 10 p.m. Sunday officers were called to a local hospital in reference to two male gunshot victims.
Police identify the victims as Courteniz Logan, 30, and Jermaine Wilson, 30, both of Columbia.
They were brought to the hospital in a private vehicle.
Investigators say the shooting happened during a disturbance.
The victims are stable, but details on their injuries are unclear.
ABC 17's Heather Hourigan went out to Rice Road Monday to talk with neighbors to learn how safe they feel in their neighborhood.
Some neighbors thought their street was fine while a few would like to see more police patrolling.
"There is not extra patrol. There are officers that are assigned to that beat though," said Latisha Stroer with the Columbia Police Department.
Michael Trapp from the Mayor's Task Force on Community Violence told ABC 17 News that it's important to know crime is done by people not the area.
"What geography is really showing is the social networks, and the social networks are what matter. Even if you live within that geographic area that has higher 911 calls if you are not involved in that kind of lifestyle you are no more likely to be a victim if you live in a low crime area," said Trapp.
He told ABC 17 News that if you know someone that was a victim of homicide you are 100 times more likely to be a victim yourself.
"How i think of crime is that it's less of an intermediate crisis as it tends to be treated. Its more like a chronic disease it needs ongoing management," said Trapp.


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School voucher program considered
Tennessee parents could have more options when it comes to the school their child attends. Governor Bill Haslam is backing an idea to offer vouchers that pays for students to move away from under-performing schools to better ones.
An idea certain to ignite debate at the state capitol this year is already sparking concern in the Tri-Cities. Governor Bill Haslam wants to institute a school voucher program to improve the state's worst schools. "What we want to do is get funding for those kids in lowest income level see if we can make a difference there," said Haslam.
Lawmakers are expected to see at least two voucher ideas introduced this year; one bill has already been filed and another is expected soon.
"The issue is how will it be paid for, which areas will take advantage of it, right now it's Memphis," said state representative Matthew Hill.
The plan currently backed by Governor Haslam would offer $7,500 per student to fund their education outside of an under-performing school.
It would first be offered in the lowest five percent of Tennessee schools, which are all in middle and west Tennessee. "I represent Washington County," said Hill. "I don't represent Memphis. I have to do what is best for Washington County."
We sat down with Washington County's director of schools Ron Dykes, who says a voucher program is a bad idea. "Vouchers raise the philosophical question, should public money support private education," said Dykes.
Educators fear the voucher program would shrink the overall funding pool for education in the state. "It has the potential to rip a lot of funding from every school district across the state," said Dykes.
Local lawmakers say they expect the legislature to pass some form of school voucher program this year because it is backed by Governor Haslam, but it will likely only be offered to students in Nashville and Memphis.
They say their goal now is to ensure east Tennessee education dollars do not help fund school vouchers in middle and west Tennessee.


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SOLD Pink Granite Shiva Raksha Lingam 48"
Item #: lingam2
Statue Details
Total Height Including Base: 48 inches or 122 cms
Base Height: 6.5 inches
Base Width & Depth: 26 x 19 inches
Weight: Approximately 950 pounds or 430 kgs
- A very unique Shiva Lingam that exposes the three parts of the Lingam that represent the trimuti of Shiva, Vishnu & Brahma
- Beautiful flowers are carved into the bottom Brahma portion of the Lingam
- The piece is carved from two pieces of polished pink granite. The yoni is the bottom portion which catches the liquid poured over the Lingam during abhishekam
- The piece is hand carved and completely one of a kind
- The Raksha Lingam ships directly from our California gallery
The Story of the Shiva Lingam: Shiva saw not sense in the transitory pleasures of life, so he rejected samsara, smeared his body with ash, closed his eyes and performed austerities. Shiva's tapas generated so much heat that his body transformed into a pillar of fire - a blazing lingam that threatened to destroy the whole world. The gods did not know how to control Shiva's fire. Suddenly there appeared a yoni - the divine vessel of the mother-goddess. It caught the fiery lingam and contained its heat, thus saving the cosmos from untimely destruction.
About Pink Granite: Pink granite is seldom used in sculpture in south India. Lotus Sculpture has acquired pink granite stone solely for a limited number of statues. The Lingam's smooth surfaces really show off the beauty of the stone. Like Indian black granite it is possible to see 4-5 different colors on a single piece depending on the degree of polish or roughness of the stone. The stone is extremely hard and durable and can be left outside in extreme heat and extreme cold for years without care.
Shiva was originally known as Rudra, a minor deity addressed only three times in the Rig Veda. He gained importance after absorbing some of the characteristics of an earlier fertility god and became Shiva, part of the trinity, or trimurti, with Vishnu and Brahma.
Shiva wears a snake coiled around his upper arms and neck symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or shedding their skin is symbolic of the human soul's transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
Shiva's female consort and wife is Parvati; because of his generosity and reverence towards Parvati, Shiva is considered an ideal role model for a husband. The divine couple together with their sons - the six-headed Skanda and the elephant headed Ganesh - reside on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.
His guardian is Nandi (the white bull), whose statue can often be seen watching over the main shrine. The bull is said to embody sexual energy, fertility. Riding on its back, Shiva is in control of these impulses.
He often holds a trident, which represents the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. It is also said to represent the threefold qualities of nature: creation, preservation and destruction, although preservation is usually attributed to Vishnu.
As the destroyer, Shiva is dark and terrible, encircled with serpents and a crown of skulls.
Shiva often wears sacred Rudaksha beads, perhaps a reference to his earlier name Rudra.
The crescent moon Shiva wears on his crown, besides being a symbol of Kama the goddess of nightly love, also represents the bull, Nandi, a fertility symbol.
Shiva holds a skull that represents samsara, the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Samsara is a central belief in Hinduism. Shiva himself also represents this complete cycle because he is Mahakala, the Lord of Time, destroying and creating all things.
Shiva is represented in a variety of forms. One such form is as a lingam. The ovoid shape is a representation of the absolute perfection of Lord Shiva - if that which is beyond form had to be given form, the lingam would be the closest form to the mystical experience of the absolute perfection of Shiva. Shiva is often pictured in a pacific mood with his consort Parvati, as the cosmic dancer Nataraja, as a naked ascetic, as a mendicant beggar, as a yogi, and as the androgynous union of Shiva and Parvati in one body (Ardhanarisvara).
Another example of Shiva's apparent synthesis of male and female attributes is seen in his earrings. He wears one earring in the style of a man and the other as a female.
Shiva's third eye is a symbol of higher consciousness. It is also a weapon he uses to destroy his enemies by emitting a fire missile which has the power to incinerate the three worlds. He can also kill all the gods and other creatures during the periodic destruction of the universe. Shiva's third eye first appeared when Parvati, his wife, playfully covered his other two eyes, so Shiva opened his third eye emitting his destructive missile endangering the three worlds.
Granite statues from India do not need much maintenance. The best way to maintain the statue is to simply dust the piece periodically to keep any dirt from accumulating. They can be used for both indoor and outdoor use.
go over the statue to remove any dust or dirt buildup."
Soap and warm water is the best way to maintain the statue. You can use a small brush to get into the small crevices of the statue like the hands and hair.
Granite's durability makes it perfect for cold winters and hot summers of any climate. The stone can stand up to the harshest conditions of heat and bitter cold. We suggest you bathe the sculpture at least once a year so that dirt does not collect on the sculpture. This will maintain the sculpture for your grandchildren and then their grandchildren!
If you have any questions concerning your Indian granite statue please email us at [email protected] or call us at 1(760) 994-4455.
This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate packing. Shipping is calculated from Oceanside, California after the purchase. This piece is too heavy to ship via UPS ground and will be shipped using R&L Freight Carriers. Approximately 3 working days are needed to pack the sculpture in its own custom wood crate. If you place your order online shipping will show in the order as $0. Shipping will be calculated based on the weight of the sculpture and the distance from Oceanside, CA to determine the shipping price. Shipping will then be added to the total after the order is placed. Please call 760-994-4455 or email us [email protected] for a shipping quote.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2012 at 9:51 am
Couldn't be that many of those to check,
esp. that are being driven by a black man in a hoodie!
a resident of Danbury Park
on Sep 12, 2012 at 9:53 am
There's no place to park, there!
a resident of Canyon Meadows
on Sep 12, 2012 at 10:51 am
Someday the state will allow a concealed carry law, more of us will be armed, such crimes will decrease.
a resident of Danbury Park
on Sep 12, 2012 at 1:09 pm
The thought of Stan with a concealed weapon ready to stop a bank robbery is a compelling reason to leverage internet banking.
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 12, 2012 at 1:28 pm
I doubt that such crimes would decrease just because you're packing.
Don't be surprised if folks read your post and it excites them and they track you down for a shoot out at the OK Corral.
jerks like you need to seek help! PRONTO!!!
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 12, 2012 at 2:19 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
cholo, enough with the name calling just because you can't shoot straight. You're right that it won't immediately decrease, but it will help to clear up the backlog of court cases.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2012 at 3:40 pm
I agree with Stan! Ever see Charles Bronson in Deathwish?
Old movie, but a classic. Thank Moonbeam for bringing [Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]. He's suing us to make us pay for them being here....And our mayor laid down and let it
happen... I'm a 5th generation native here. It was never like this.
Thanks to the liberals ...IT IS NOW! City of Planned Progress???
Did they PLAN this type of 'progress'?????
They ruined this whole area.
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 12, 2012 at 5:49 pm
i admits ah shoots from the hip...tee hee hee...BUSTED!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Ok so I see that you won't Post my comment....
You want to pretend this isn't happening?
See you in the ghetto!
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I DON'T think I've ever heard a good pickup line at my bar, Alibi Cafe in Providence. Maybe I shouldn't have said that—now it sounds like a challenge.
ARE DRUNK girls worse than drunk guys? I don't know. All drunk people love to knock their glasses over, so I'd rather deal with whoever spills the least.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Big Lots reported income from continuing operations of $120.3 million, or $2.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, meeting the company's expectations for net income to be in the range of $1.91 to $2.10 per diluted share.
Net sales for U.S. operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 increased 4.4% to $1.8 billion, compared to $1.6 billion for the same period of fiscal 2011. Comparable-store sales for U.S. stores decreased 3.5% for the quarter.
Net sales for Canadian operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 totaled $48.6 million and net income of $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted share (non-GAAP), compared with net sales of $36.6 million and a net loss of $5.1 million, or 8 cents per diluted share (non-GAAP) for the same period of fiscal 2011.
Big Lots projects fiscal 2013 income from continuing operations will be $3.05 to $3.25 per diluted share, compared with fiscal 2012 adjusted income from continuing operations of $2.99 per diluted share (non-GAAP). The company expects sales to increase 2% to 3% for the year.


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by sk9tingfan, May 18, 2010.
. . . and what a fine booty it is! He's not nicknamed Abbutt for nothin'.
I have to agree with this! But to be honest, Jeremy's mouth now looks much better than the first time I saw him (in 2006, IIRC) And Jeremy looks great in person, I even almost ignored the mouth issue
When I made my first comment about Tanith looking like Charlie's older sister, I was not referring to their ages. I just think she looks much older than Charlie. Charlie has a cute baby face and looks very young, especially with those beautiful blonde curls!
On them living together, I don't know if I would like a 22 yr old son living with someone. At 22, their is still a lot of life experiences to go through. I just feel, Charlie has a lot more living to do bevfore he settles down. This is just my own personal opinion!!
There is nothing wrong with settling down at 22 when one finds the right person and maybe Tanith is the one for Charlie.Anyway,it is 21-st century and many young people are living together before they get married or separate and is also an experience. Lets wish them happines now ,no matter what waits for them in the future.
Who has Meryl dated before? or is she dating anyone now? I've never heard rumors about Meryl...
Living together doesn't automatically mean getting married and having kids. I come from fairly liberal schooling (in fact, I'm a little embarrassed to say that conservatives/Republicans are practically tarred and feathered) and a bunch of my hippie college friends lived with their SO's immediately after graduation.
That cause she's quiet and keeps things to herself. I can respect that.
Wasn't there a rumor that she was dating Deividas Stagniunas a year or two ago?
He was already married at the time, I believe. There were a bunch of pics of the two of them being goofy at CoR in 2008.
He's married?
I thought there was talk of him and a wedding ring. I remember being surprised because he seemed so young. I might be remembering incorrectly.
When Johnny keeps his personal life to himself, he gets criticized.
Not by me.
Are you sure you're not thinking of Dmitry Soloviev, who is in fact married?
I remember someone noticing that Stagniunas was wearing a ring that looking awfully similar to a wedding band at CoR 2008 in the goofy pictures of him and Meryl. When I look up pictures of him now, I don't see any rings, however. So maybe it was just a gold ring and he's not married. Sorry for all the confusion, people.
What is that disorder with his mouth called? I have seen it before but only on females.
Since this is a Ch/Tan thread, I do wish them much, much happiness! (But I agree 22 might be too young to actually live together. I was hoping that meant she'd be living in the same town but maybe not in the same apt.). Perhaps for them the outcome will be fine.
O actually think jeremy is cute.
If 22 is to young to live toggether or not is charie decision. At first I hade the idea they Tanith was just going to move back to Detroit area, in fact she change her current city on face book status to Ann Arbor (I don't know why but she acepste as friend on faceebook ).
I wish them much hapiness, the are really cute and happy together.
I have to at how Jeremy Abbott's mouth has caused such discussion on the Tanith/Charlie thread...
yeah...and I never notice nay major problem with Jeremu's mouth
Why is 22 too young to live together? If the couple is financially independent and want to be together, what else is required to live together? If they don't get along well, then one of them will move out. I honestly don't understand this, is it a US thing?
When he smiles, you can notice it. It is that there is so much discussion of him in this thread but he is adorkable.
if you watch his videos during 2006-2007, you'll notice it. but now his mouth looks much much better and nearly hard to notice! he IS cute!!!
oh I almost forgot - best wishes to Tanith and Charlie!
Sorry to post off topic, but I just wanted to say that I love using the word adorkable to describe Jeremy. It completely suits him.
Best of luck to them, and surely both are professional enough not to let this influence anyhow his on-ice performance. After all, I do want my Meryl and Charlie to keep skating and improving, right?
How can you not notice that? I think Jeremy is so cute and so perfect without smile. I almost felt sorry for him for having such defect on his beautiful face. I am wondering if he and his mother ever thought about doing plastic surgery to correct it?
What the hell is wrong with his mouth? Plastic surgery? WHY? Because he doesn't look as perfect as Ken?
Hey, just saying. I hope that I didn't touch the sensitive nerves of Jeremy fans. He's my favorite skater too, a little FYI.
Well, I am so happy for Tanith and Charlie.
Perhaps it's because I haven't been following Jeremy for as long as some, but I have never noticed this major problem with his mouth. I always thought his smile was slightly awkward but cute. He certainly doesn't need surgery.
I find it amusing how this thread plays ping pong between Tanith & Charlie and Jeremy's mouth.
Meryl was dating Ryan Bradley at one point. Don't know if they are still together or not.
I still have no clue about what people are talking about Jeremy's mouth
Ths is the most nonsence thered evere


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