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So you wanna make a movie? One that people actually pay to see? Here's an idea: Put a Mormon character in your film. According to Mark Potter, who wrote and directed Suddenly Unexpected, folks will come out in droves.
"It's very hard as an independent filmmaker to get someone to come see your work," says Potter, a native Houstonian. "The Mormon film genre gives you an audience to work with. The requirement is that there's a Mormon character, and an audience will support it."
In 2000, Richard Dutcher's God's Army proved the existence of a huge, virtually untapped market for films about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Made on a $300,000 budget, that movie grossed more than $2.6 million -- and inspired a sly slew of filmmakers to enter the genre.
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Potter insists that "LDS films" (the politically correct term) don't have to have religious themes, and that the protagonists of Suddenly Unexpected, two Mormons on a mission, could be anyone. "It's about two people who happen to be Mormon," he says. "It could be any two people who are having a very bad day."
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In the film, which was produced by Potter's wife, Marjorie, on a $100,000 budget and shot in Houston, two Mormon missionaries wake up and find themselves evicted from their rental house. They end up spending the day with an old man, his truck and a little dog. The elderly gentleman ends up teaching them a lesson about service.
"The young men are supposed to be serving," says Potter, "but they're wrapped up in their lives. The old man is out doing good things for people, and they discover, in the end, what service really is." Although the idea of service is hardly unique to Mormonism, the film's religious overtones are, of course, undeniable. You won't find any sex, drugs, violence or four-letter words in Suddenly Unexpected.
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No one here can tell you what is going to feel right in your hand.
If you think you want an affordable 9mm Sig, give the P6 a try. That is the German police version of the Sig Sauer 225. They used to go for $350, and then a large number were imported driving the price down to $300. I believe the price has come back up since then, but I haven't followed it.
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I thought he ment 9mm or 357 sig, I would stay with the 9 good all round rd and cheaper to target shoot with.
I love my S&W M&P 9c. It's more accurate than I am right now! Only had 2 misfires in the first 200 rounds. I've fired 500 thru it now, and no other problems. I just wish it came with the finger extension on both magazines.
If the O.P. was talking about a 357 Sig I would not think that would be the best round to cut your teeth on. Cost aside it's just a lot more to hold onto than a 9mm or even a 40. ammo cost I don't think is a good deal breaker. Some people shoot some rounds better than others. and that better than other round isn't always a 9mm.
You'll want to get your hands on as many as you can. See what feels best to you. Then look at a round you wish to start out with. 9mm is a good all around round. It works well for protection and is not so expensive when "playing at the range."
Really no substitute for being hands on and getting a feel for different pistols. Maybe find a range near you that rents handguns and try a few out.
+1 for get to a range and try as many different guns as you can.
+2 make sure to take the Basic Pistol course and then consider following up with Protecting Yourself Outside The Home.
As for suggestions, here's my .02:
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- Ruger SR9 (sweet trigger post-recall)
- Smith & Wesson M&P9
- Beretta 92FS/M9
Without knowing your budget limit, it's somewhat hard to say. No doubt a Sig, however, will deplete the wallet faster than many other fine choices.
Assuming you don't already have a handgun (or have had very limited exposure to one), I'd say a compact 9mm is the way to go. Subcompacts will feel very awkward in unpracticed hands and full size pistols are quite a challenge to keep concealed (at least for me).
The Glock 19 and the CZ P-01 come to mind. To me, both of these are sized "just right."

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We joke about some of these ridiculous D/W's, but some really can be dangerous. The one I had with the frozen peas, a woman hauled back and let go with a 2-seam fastball, using a bag of Jolly Green Giant, catching her husband right on the button, giving him a shiner & bloody nose.
Had a clown I grabbed on a warrant in Worcester. ABDW "Buliding" Never got to ask about it, he was a bit upset.
Deck of playing cards, not in the box... could scratch a cornea!
Who gets to collect the evidence? I bet a new guy. Great.
We had a guy who assaulted his g.f. with frozen chicken.
In court, it would HAVE to be Commonwealth's Exhibit Number Two.
I'm sorry sir, we're going to have to impound this feces, building, stop sign, ocean, as evidence. You can pick it up right after the trial.
I once had a girl come into the station crying that her friend saw her driving up the street and thought it would be funny to throw her burrito at the car.
Unfortunately her aim was too good and it went through the window and hit the driver smack in the face. Hence A&B by means of a Burrito.
I have two:
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2. Basketball (chest pass to the face then stole the kids gold chain)
I had a bottle of laundry detergent tonight.
Vending machine size or 2,000 load BJ's ultra bulk size?
It'd have been SO much easier if someone learned to do their OWN laundry!
Economy size.....built-in handle version. It would have done some damage with a direct hit.
A few months back I charged A&B DW to wit APPLE...the girl threw a fastball right off the head of a fellow FSC student...
She was tutoring him in Physics and was trying to explain Newton's law
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Snowball (it was icy)
HAHA you're not kidding either!!
We locked a guy up last week for throwing an egg and hitting his sister with it.
Assault and battery with a concrete dildo!
Best one I ever saw (I can't take credit for it) was on a guy's BOP, who got picked up on a warrant. AB/DW - Muffin.
Always wondered...blueberry? Corn? Maybe pistachio...those are pretty gross.
Yeah, Lamb To The Slaughter, originally a short story written by Roald Dahl.
Probably Pistachio. I know someone who is allergic to it. Can get pretty nasty if she has them.
I read a BOP the other night the guy had both "door" and "kitchen cabinet."
Maybe it was a MuffinTop?
I saw on a BOP a few weeks ago for ABDW "The Cold", thought it was kind of odd...
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Israeli warplanes targeted a motorcycle in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, injuring two young Palestinian men [2], Gaza medical sources said.Spokesman for the Gaza Strip ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that two Palestinian men were evacuated to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah after an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile at their motorcycle. Medics said one of the victims was critically wounded and the other sustained moderate injuries.An Israeli army statement identified the target of the strike as Abdallah Kharti, who was described as a "key Popular Resistance Committees operative" who was involved with "numerous incidents of rocket fire towards Israel."The statement added that Israeli forces had "operated in order to eliminate an imminent threat to the lives of Israeli civilians," without further detail.The Popular Resistance Committees are a Gaza-based militant group that opposes negotiations with Israel. The group has no affiliation to the local popular resistance committees that organize regular protests in the West Bank.Recent weeks have witnessed an increase in tensions on the Gaza Strip [3], as Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire on Palestinian protests near the border and launched a number of airstrikes. Israeli forces killed six Palestinians and injured 41 in attacks on Gaza in January, Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for Gaza's Ministry of Health, said in early February.Palestinian militants, meanwhile, have fired dozens of rockets toward Israel, which have all landed in unpopulated areas with no injuries reported.The Gaza Strip government is under Hamas control. While Hamas itself does not routinely fire rockets, Israel says it holds the group, which seized power in Gaza in 2007, responsible for such attacks.Hamas and Israel have maintained a fragile ceasefire since Nov. 2012, when Israeli forces launched a major assault that killed around 170 Gazans.
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[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcoj7AvkNVI
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Criminals have your home computer in their sights. They want it because, among the email archives, digital photographs and MP3 collections, there are often, what is for them, more interesting information.
They are mainly looking for credit card numbers, bank account details and passwords so they can spend your money or steal your identity. Other, less obvious, bits of information can help them in other ways.
Alan Bell, the marketing director of Network Associates, says identity theft is one the fastestgrowing crimes in the world today. Last year, some 161,000 cases were reported in the United States. It is now the leading cause of complaint to the US Trade Commission. Australia is no different.
Armed with snippets of information, crooks can recreate your life and leave a trail of debt, fraud and other problems that may be sheeted back to you.
Computer crime isn't just about money.
Some crooks want to steal your computer
resources. They'll leave their programs and files
on your hard drive, chew up your processor
power and steal your bandwidth. Such spyware
enables them to send spam, sell pornography,
steal, vandalise websites, bring down
commercial networks or generally create havoc.
Again, you could get the blame for their
activities. It's scary.
Fortunately, locking up your computer to beat bandits isn't expensive, though it does require some effort. It mainly requires new ways of thinking and adopting a more security-conscious approach.
Until recently crooks mainly went after business systems, where the pickings were richer. But as Bell points out, that is changing. "In the future home users will face the majority of threats because they are less protected than businesses. Companies are investing a lot in security, they are moving to active protection of their networks," he says.
Leanne Fleming, a senior security consultant with TruSecure, says the only difference between computer security in a home office and in a large corporation is the scale. "Companies have an information security policy and so should you," she says.
A typical policy is patch management: the practice of making sure your operating systems and key applications remain up-to-date. Software companies constantly revise their products - often in response to security threats. Fleming says that although there are automatic updates, you should still regularly visit relevant websites to download and install patches.
Fleming warns of the physical threat to computers. A crook stealing your computer might have access to all your valuable data. She recommends keeping your computer in a secure place, protecting data with passwords and making a point of shredding documents before throwing it in the recycle bin.
Passwords are basic computer security. Fleming says home users rarely have a password policy. "People often use the same password across everything and they let their computer remember passwords," she says. "It's OK to do this with low-risk accounts, but not with medium- or high-risk accounts - someone could get directly at your bank account."
Fleming recommends organising passwords into low-, medium- and high-risk categories. She also prefers using what she calls strong passwords; that is passwords that are as long as possible and include numbers as well as a mix of upper and lower case characters. These are much harder to crack.
Passwords aren't the only security issue home users tend to be slack about. Bell says that when his company conducted research in the US at the end of 2002, it found that 87 per cent of home users have anti-virus software and only 35 per cent of home users have a firewall. Almost every business has both. He says experience shows the Australian figures are similar.
According to Bell, the 13 per cent of home users who don't have virus protection are a problem. "We monitor the viruses in circulation and compile a top 10 list. A lot of older viruses remain on the list after a couple of years because of that 13 per cent; they just rattle back and forth amongst those people." Bell says that viruses are a huge problem for most non-technical home users because they find it so difficult to put their systems back together after an attack. "Companies hit by viruses tend to have IT professionals and backups to make it easier," he says.
The obvious lesson here is to keep backups of important information.
Leigh Costin, the group product manager at computer security provider Symantec, says just having anti-virus software isn't enough. "Do people have anti-virus software? Yes, many of them get a program bundled with their computer when they buy it. Do people keep their anti-virus software up to date? No, many never look at it and once their initial subscription, which usually lasts for a year, runs out they often don't renew."
Renewing an anti-virus subscription isn't expensive. "It rarely costs more than $40 or $50 but the negative cost when something hits your computer is very high," he says. "It might take days to get things back to normal."
Most anti-virus programs can be configured to automatically update the pattern - that is the list of recognised viruses. But this feature isn't always switched on by default and some programs only download new patterns weekly.
Fleming says that because viruses spread so quickly, anti-virus software is only as good as the latest pattern. "I go and manually download the new patterns each day rather than wait for automatic updates."
While most home users own and use antivirus software, firewalls are relatively rare. They are hardware devices or software programs that block the flow of unsanctioned data between a computer or network and the internet - a key barrier to keep hackers at bay.
Properly configured firewalls only allow inbound traffic coming from trusted sources and going to identifiable destinations. Only certain applications are allowed to send outbound traffic.
The problem is that users generally need to tell the firewall which traffic should pass through the firewall. This simple-sounding task often requires a high level of technical expertise. Some commercial firewalls automate this process to make it easier for non-technical users, but there's still room for doubt when a message appears asking a user whether a particular program should or shouldn't be blocked.
Costin says that in practice you'll find very little will go wrong with your computer if you choose to say no to everything. You can also change that decision later if you get it wrong. Symantec and McAfee both sell low-cost firewalls, which are bundled as part of their security suites. Typically these packages sell for a little over $100. There is also a firewall built into Windows XP, but it is switched off by default. Alternatively you can download the free Zone Alarm firewall.
According to Costin, the biggest security problem for home users right now is what he calls the blended threat: like the recent Blaster worm. These get past usual virus defences by using multiple routes into a computer and once in a machine start infecting other machines without any user intervention. He says it makes no difference if you're on a broadband network or dial-up. You need to install a firewall and anti-virus software.
In other words, firewalls are now essential for every internet user because there are many more ways crooks and others can put programs on your machine which collect information and send it elsewhere. In some cases this is little more than overzealous eCommerce traders collecting customer data, but some of the spyware sitting on your system might be reporting your passwords or account numbers to someone. You can program some of the more sophisticated internet security packages to automatically block transmission of this crucial information, only letting it through when you deliberately permit it.
It's worth remembering that the value of your computer isn't just the cost of replacing the hardware and software. All that information is worth a great deal, probably more than all your other possessions added together. So when you think about securing your PC, remember you're also locking up your bank accounts and everything else you own.
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Locked-in sufferer Tony Nicklinson dies
A locked-in sufferer who lost his legal challenge for the right to end his life with medical help has died after refusing food.
Tony Nicklinson, 59, fought a High Court battle for doctors to be allowed to end his life at a time of his choosing in the knowledge that they would not face a murder charge. The High Court refused his request last week and decided that it was up to Parliament to change the law.
He refused food after the decision and died at his home in Melksham, Wiltshire, today with his wife Jane, daughters Beth and Lauren, and his sister Ginny by his side.
Solicitor Saimo Chahal told reporters at a press conference: "I am extremely sad to tell you that I received a call at 10:45am from Jane Nicklinson to inform me that her husband Tony died peacefully at home at about 10am this morning.
"Jane told me that Tony went rapidly downhill over last weekend, having contracted pneumonia.
"He had made an advanced directive in 2004 refusing any life-sustaining treatment and also refused food from last week."
Mr Nicklinson was left paralysed from the neck down after a stroke during a business trip to Athens in 2005. He was unable to speak and could only communicate using a computer device that recognised his blinks or moves of the head.
He once described his life as a "living nightmare".
His right-to-die campaign was opposed by pro-life groups, including Care Not Killing, which said that the High Court had made the right decision in protecting the vulnerable.
A spokesperson for Care Not Killing said of the ruling: "Disabled people are all the safer for this welcome result."
The group said today that it would not comment on Mr Nicklinson's passing out of respect for his family.


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Falsehood, schmalsehood: Post's Cohen reports "Grandpa's" claim about Clinton and hedge funds
Research ››› ››› MATT GERTZ
In his August 7 column, written as a fictional conversation with his deceased grandfather, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen reported that while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) supports changing the tax law so that compensation received by hedge fund managers based on the gains their funds realize will no longer be taxed at the capital gains rate, she will avoid the issue on the campaign trail. In the fictional dialogue, Cohen's grandfather says of Clinton's opposition to the current tax law: "She's not going to campaign on that. She'll let this Chuck character [Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)] take the heat, and she'll do nothing." In fact, Clinton has campaigned on this issue. In a July 13 speech in Keene, New Hampshire, she called for changing the law and described the current system of taxing hedge fund compensation as a "glaring inequity."
According to a July 13 press release on her remarks at the Keene rally, Clinton said that the current system -- in which the share of managers' compensation pegged to the performance of their fund, called "carried interest," is taxed at the lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate -- "offends our values as a nation." From the release, titled "Hillary Clinton Proposes Ending Unfair Tax Breaks for Wall Street Investment Managers":
Hillary Clinton today announced her support for cracking down on the tax loophole that allows some Wall Street investment managers to pay dramatically lower tax rates on their income than those paid by average working Americans. Current tax laws allow investment managers in certain partnerships to take large amounts of their compensation in the form of "carried interest," which is taxed at the low 15% capital gains rate, rather than at income tax rates as high as 35%. Many finance and tax experts, including billionaire financier Warren Buffett, have raised concerns that carried interest is essentially earned income. Therefore, it should be taxed as ordinary income, just like the earnings of average American workers.
Hillary's economic vision focuses on shared prosperity in the face of rising economic inequality in our country. A key element of her economic agenda is tax fairness that rewards work, not just wealth. Speaking at a rally in Keene, New Hampshire, on her Ready for Change, Ready to Lead tour, Clinton said that the preferential tax treatment of carried interest presents a "glaring inequity" that must be addressed to restore fairness to our nation's tax system.
"Our tax code should be valuing hard work and helping middle class and working families get ahead," Clinton said. "It offends our values as a nation when an investment manager making $50 million can pay a lower tax rate on her earned income than a teacher making $50,000 pays on her income. As President I will reform our tax code to ensure that the carried interest earned by some multi-millionaire Wall Street managers is recognized for what it is: ordinary income that should be taxed at ordinary income tax rates."
Clinton's speech was widely reported. In a July 13 article on the rally, The New York Times wrote that Clinton "today became the latest presidential candidate" to call for ending the practice of taxing "carried interest" at the capital gains tax rate. A July 14 Associated Press article similarly reported that Clinton "joined other Democratic hopefuls in supporting the end of a tax break for some wealthy Wall Street financiers that she argued creates 'a glaring inequity.' " Clinton's remarks were also reported on the July 13 edition of NBC's Nightly News and the July 14 edition of NBC's Today.
From Cohen's August 7 Washington Post column:
"What do I mean? What do I mean? Listen, college boy, in my day, the Democrats stood for the little man. You know the little man, boychik?"
"Yes, Grandpa."
"He's the working stiff. He's the guy with a lunch pail. You think it's right he pays a higher rate of taxes than those hedge-fund managers?"
"Oh, Grandpa, you're talking about something called the 'Carry.' It stands for carried interest, and it means that these money managers and hedge-fund guys, wonderful risk-takers and builders of wonderful wealth, get taxed as if their income is capital gains -- 15 percent. The IRS says it's legal."
"Legal, shmegal! You think it's fair?"
"Yeah, fair. You heard of fair, Mr. Famous Columnist?"
"This is not a matter of fairness, Grandpa. Believe me, there are vast issues of macroeconomics and tax policy here, which, if not handled properly, will sink the economy."
"Who are you?" my grandfather bellowed. "The poor pay more than the rich, and you give me this macaroni economics stuff. You should be ashamed of yourself." He paused.
"You know this Schumer?"
"Chuck? The senator? Yeah."
"He's opposed to this tax fairness. What kind of Democrat is this?"
"You have to understand," I explained, "Schumer represents Wall Street."
"What about Main Street?"
"Hillary supports your view."
"You think I was born yesterday? She's not going to campaign on that. She'll let this Chuck character take the heat, and she'll do nothing."
"Do you have two sources for that?"
"Oh, wake up! Don't you know nothing about bosses and workers and who controls politicians? Too much college made your brain soft." He paused again.
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Jenny McCarthy on Critics: "I Am Not Anti-Vaccine"
Responding in kind to a Chiacgo Sun-Times column, Jenny McCarthy claimed she has always been in the gray when it comes to vaccinations.
"I am not 'anti-vaccine," the 41-year-old wrote. "This is not a change in my stance nor is it a new position that I have recently adopted. For years, I have repeatedly stated that I am, in fact, 'pro-vaccine' and for years I have been wrongly branded as 'anti-vaccine."
Continuing, the "View" host discussed her 11-year-old son Evan, who was diagnosed with autism, writing, "My beautiful son, Evan, inspired this mother to question the 'one size fits all' philosophy of the recommended vaccine schedule."
After coming up against an avalanche of criticism via Twitter for her opinion during a controversial episode of "Larry King Live" in April 2008, and last month, Jenny wrote, "What happened to critical thinking? What happened to asking questions because every child is different? I embarked on this quest not only for myself and my family, but for countless parents who shared my desire for knowledge that could lead to options and alternate schedules, but never to eliminate the vaccines."
The former Playboy model added, "For my child, I asked for a schedule that would allow one shot per visit instead of the multiple shots they were and still are giving infants. I believe in the importance of a vaccine program and I believe parents have the right to choose one poke per visit. I've never told anyone to not vaccinate. Should a child with the flu receive six vaccines in one doctor visit? Should a child with a compromised immune system be treated the same way as a robust, healthy child? Shouldn't a child with a family history of vaccine reactions have a different plan? Or at least the right to ask questions?"
Jenny concluded with a comment about improving healthcare for children, writing, "This is an extremely important discussion and I am dumbfounded that these conversations are discounted and negated because the answers are not black or white. One size does not fit all. God help us all if gray is no longer an option."


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No Auto Crash for Israel's Mobileye
Global car sales have plummeted in the past year and there appears little hope for improvement any time soon. General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and other industry giants such as Toyota (TM) and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) face worsening prospects. The state of the global automotive industry is hardly appealing. But Israeli startup Mobileye Vision Technology, a developer of crash-detection technology, isn't the least bit fazed.
"Fortunately for us, even in hard times innovation is crucial for the highly competitive auto industry and safety is an area where the major players are not skimping," says Amnon Shashua, chairman and co-founder of Mobileye and a world renowned expert on 3D and computer vision.
In spite of the gloom in the global automotive industry, Mobileye—based in Jerusalem and Amstelveen, Netherlands—has signed several major contracts in recent weeks for its Accident Warning and Control System (AWACS). The technology serves as an early alert system to notify drivers if they have unintentionally swerved from a lane or gotten too close to another vehicle. The system sounds an audible signal as the car comes within a 2.5-second distance from the car or truck ahead, enough time to react and prevent an accident.
Using a single high-speed camera sensor, the technology employs a powerful microprocessor that runs Mobileye's proprietary vision-processing algorithms. Developed at the company's Jerusalem research and development center, AWACS uses pattern recognition to analyze a constant stream of static and dynamic data collected from the driving environment. A team of 80 Mobileye experts is constantly developing new applications, such as a new pedestrian detection scheme that will be incorporated in future versions of the product.
Technology Taking Off
The company already sells its EyeQ chip and the software needed to run the various applications to seven of the top 10 auto industry suppliers, including Continental (CONG.DE), Delphi, and Magna International (MGA). The cost to the automakers of a built-in system runs around $200.
The technology has been offered as an option since 2007 in a number of GM, BMW (BMWG.DE), and Volvo models. "It has definitely met our expectations with new car buyers," says Artur Russ, manager of the camera-based driver assistance program at BMW. The German carmaker began offering a lane detection feature last year on its 5 and 6 Series models and this year is adding traffic sign and automatic high-beam-assist applications in its top-of-the-line 7 Series.
Mobileye says it's also working with three other major carmakers on incorporating the technology, one of which is believed to be Japanese. In general, Shashua notes, U.S. and European carmakers are faster than the Japanese at incorporating new technologies not developed in-house.
Aftermarket Success
Two years ago, Mobileye also began selling its technology in the aftermarket to existing vehicle owners. The company set up a subsidiary in Los Angeles to pitch systems to distributors for use in truck fleets, as well as to individual car owners, for about $1,000 a unit. It has also cut deals with distributors in Europe and Japan. On Nov. 24, Mobileye announced an agreement with Italy's Cobra Automotive Technologies (COBRA.MI) that covers Cobra's 42 European outlets.
In Israel, Mobileye's local distributor is offering AWACS for a $40 monthly fee, while insurance companies have agreed to a substantial reduction in premiums for cars equipped with the system. Mobileye hopes to sell as many as 200,000 of its AWACS in Israel alone.
By the end of 2008, Mobileye expects its technology will be integrated into several hundred thousand vehicles worldwide and predicts the number will run into the millions within two years. As for revenues, the privately owned company is less forthcoming, saying only that this year it notched sales of tens of millions of dollars and will turn a profit. Revenues are expected to be substantially higher in 2009. "The big jump in revenues will come in 2012, when all car manufacturers will be offering crash detection technology as a standard feature in all models in order to keep up with the competition," predicts Shashua.
The growing demand has led to a doubling of the company's workforce, to 200, in the past two years. A wave of layoffs in the local high-tech industry, which is being hit by the global economic recession so far hasn't hit Mobileye. Indeed, the company is being inundated with résumés because it's one of the few Israeli startups that is still hiring to meet growing customer demand. To accommodate the larger staff, Mobileye is moving quarters and taking over seven floors of a new office building in Jerusalem's Har Hotzvim high-tech industrial park, located just across the street from its current cramped digs.
Selling Safety
The global market for sophisticated driver safety systems is only beginning to take off. It's currently estimated at only several hundred million dollars annually. But the U.S. National Transportation & Safety Board (NTSB) predicts the market will be worth billions of dollars within just a few years. The major push is coming from government safety agencies in both the U.S. and Europe that are looking for ways to reduce highway accidents. "By 2016 this type of technology could be mandatory in Europe and possibly earlier in the U.S.," predicts Walter Hagleitner, an expert on driver safety systems with ADAS Management Consulting in Bregenz, Austria.
So far, Mobileye's main competition is coming from auto parts and electronics giant Robert Bosch. The German company is supplying Mercedes Benz (DAI) with similar technology. Several automakers, including Audi and Opel, are also working on their own solutions. But Mobileye appears to be ahead of the pack. "They have superior image processing technology that allows for the integration of a large number of applications into one camera," says industry consultant Hagleitner.
Founded in 1999, the Israeli company has raised $120 million from a long list of investors including General Atlantic Partners, First International Bank of Israel (FTIN1.TA), Motorola Ventures (MOT), and local car importer Calmobile-Calmotor Group. But the biggest chunk came in October 2007 from Goldman Sachs (GS). The New York-based investment bank ponied up $60 million at a $600 million valuation. That has left Mobileye flush with cash at a time when global markets are in turmoil and chances for going public are next to nil.
Luckily, Shashua, the chairman and co-founder, is in no hurry for an initial public offering. He believes the right time will be in 2010. In the meantime, Mobileye remains convinced the global recession that has already taken a heavy toll on the automotive industry won't slow the growing trend to improve driver and road safety.


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1975 ford 300 inline six, manual trans that fit?
Ok this should be a quick one for all the Ford transmission Gurus that are on here. I have a 75 ford 300 inline six with the stock cast iron bell housing and stock three speed manual transmission that came with it. I am putting the engine in a T-bucket and I am not sure if I am going to use the three speed. I would like to know what other manual transmissions would bolt up to this engine. Is there any over drives available and will any of the 90's mustang 5 speeds work.
Thank you very much!
In the mid 70's Ford made a toploader 4 spd with overdrive which came in vans and pickups that could be very suitable and is not very spendy..most older ford trans shared a bolt pattern and input spline so are very interchangeable..
Really appreciate the info Sam. Can't understand why more people haven't posted. I was hoping for more choices, maybe I worded the question wrong.
I saw this on craigslist today. It might be worth checking out. 2006 mustang transmission 5 speed I think they have the same 10 spline input shaft as the older transmissions, but I'm not sure.
Some time around 2000; the length of the input increased on the Ford T5's
It probably has something like a 3.35:1 1st gear; so don't go crazy with the axle ratio's. 3.23 or 3.31 is all you really need in your little buggit
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Oh Dawn! Did you hear my tummy grumble for this exact pie while I was watching Julie & Julia last week? And have you heard, dear readers, that Dawn just launched her own fancy website? Very nice!! – Jenny x
Watching Julie & Julia, the part where Julia came home from a long day's work, and made a deliciously thick chocolate cream pie. This recipe is my version of that. It's great for days when you've had stupid bosses and clients from hell. Think no more about work! Make this pie and all your worries will go away! Well, at least while you're enjoying the pie. It's so good for eating in bed. Yummy, rich and oh so comforting. Bosses and clients can wait. This pie can't. Trust me, you got to try this one!
Julie's Chocolate Cream Pie With Summer Berries!
Serves approximately 6 chocolate lovers
400g sweet shortbread biscuits
400g cooking chocolate
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
50g caster sugar
1 egg (approx 59g, beaten)
50g unsalted butter, chopped
1 cup or 250ml pouring cream
300ml thickened cream
good handful of fresh berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, any sort you like)
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. In a food processor, process shortbread until it resembles a breadcrumb-like texture.
3. Add egg and caster sugar until mixture just comes together.
4. Divide into 6 and shape each into individual tart tins, or into one large tart tin.
5. Bake in oven till pastry become nice and golden brown. Remove and cool tart shells.
6. To make ganache, place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Place cream and butter in a saucepan and bring almost to a boil. Pour hot mixture over chocolate and stir until smooth. Spoon ganache among tart shells, then refrigerate for 5 minutes or until ganache just sets.
7. Meanwhile, to make orange cream, using an electric mixer, whisk cream to soft peaks. Fold in orange zest.
8. Top chocolate tarts with a spoonful of cream along with your favourite berries and enjoy!
– Dawn x


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Rihanna had to cancel her show Monday night in Swedish city Malmo at the last minute after falling ill.
Live Nation spokesman Kristofer Akesson tells AP that when Rihanna felt ill, tour organizers contacted a doctor who determined she was suffering from severe exhaustion and "was not capable of carrying out the concert."
"Sorry, Malmo!" Rihanna tweeted and posted a picture of her arm attached to an intravenous drip. She is expected to perform as scheduled tonight.
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The evening started off with a heartfelt tribute to Alabama's lone senior Erin Rightley and finished off with a huge, highflying, raise the roof 9.95 routine from Crimson Tide rookie Morgan Dennis on the floor exercise that had everyone of the 10,045 fans in attendance roaring to their feet.
In between, Alabama scored 49-plus on all four apparatus, including better than 49.3 on the vault, balance beam and floor exercise.
"It was a good night against a good team," Alabama head coach Sarah Patterson said. "We never really opened the door for them, even though they were only a little more than three-tenths behind going into the last event. We competed with poise tonight against a top-5 team and I think it showed."
Three freshmen led the Tide in the all-around with Morgan Dennis scoring a 39.475, Kassi Price going 49.425 and Ricki Lebegern turning in a 49.375. It was Price's first all-around performance since the third meet of the season. The freshman has been nursing a stress reaction in her left leg, though she has competed in every meet this season. Dennis won the vault and floor exercise while sophomore Brittany Magee won the balance beam.
Alabama started off the night with a 49.325 on the vault led by a 9.9 from Dennis. Lebegern and Price both scored a 9.875s while Magee turned in a 9.85 and sophomore Ashley O'Neal went 9.825. It marked the fifth meet in a row that the Tide has scored better than 39.3 on the vault. UCLA scored a 48.925 on the vault.
Junior Terin Humphrey, in her only event of the night after fighting through illness all week, led the Tide on the uneven bars, scoring a 9.875. Humphrey had been in the all-around the previous eight meets in a row and leads the Tide in routines in the competitive lineup. Price added a 9.85, sophomore Cassie Martin turned in a 9.825 and Dennis went 9.75. Junior Kaitlin White led the Tide off with a 9.775. The Bruins started the night off with a 48.925 on the uneven bars.
Alabama put together its second strong balance beam showing in as many weeks, tying its season best with a 49.350 led by a career-best 9.9 from Magee. O'Neal led the Tide off with a 9.85 which freshman Casey Overton matched in the second spot. Up third and fourth, Lebegern and Dennis posted matching 9.875s. For Dennis, it was the second meet in a row that she bettered her career high on the beam. UCLA fought through a fall in its first balance beam routine to score a 49.1 on the apparatus.
Alabama started its floor exercise rotation off with a trio of 9.875s from O'Neal, White and Price. Lebegern posted a 9.9 while Dennis closed the night off with a 9.95 bringing the crowd to its feet once again. UCLA scored a 49.100 on the floor exercise.
The Crimson Tide finishes off the regular season next Friday at Auburn starting at 7 p.m. The Tide's last meet at home this season will be the NCAA Central Region Championships April 14. For ticket information contact the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) or go online to RollTide.com.


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The Canisius College men's lacrosse team won its first game of the 2011 season, earning a victory over conference foe Marist on Saturday afternoon, 7-5. The Griffs are now 1-6 on the season and 1-1 in MAAC play, while the Red Foxes drop to 1-6 and 0-2 against conference teams.
The Griffs earned the victory thanks to a strong defensive effort in the game. Junior Sean Callahan (Orchard Park, N.Y.) recorded a career-high 14 saves, while yielding just five goals (.737 save percentage). Canisius was also perfect while a man down, killing all eight of Marist's extra-man opportunities.
On the offensive side, junior Simon Giourmetakis (Edmonton, Alberta) led the Griffs with four points and three goals. Seniors Nick LoCoco (Cicero, N.Y.) and Greg Michael (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and juniors Jimmy Haney (Cicero, N.Y.) and Brendan O'Hagan (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)also scored for Canisius in the win.
The Griffs opened the scoring in the contest, netting the game's first goal for only the second time this season. Haney tallied an unassisted goal with 7:35 left in the first for his fifth score of the season and the 1-0 lead. After Marist tied the game, Giourmetakis netted two goals off of rebounds, including one with just one tick left in the period, as the teams headed into the second quarter with Canisius leading, 3-1.
After a scoreless second frame, Canisius added its lead in the third quarter to take control of the contest. LoCoco found himself open on the goal crease and buried a pass from Giourmetakis with 6:20 remaining in the third. The Griffs then added two goals in the final minute of the period for a 6-1 lead. Giourmetakis completed his hat trick with 58 seconds left in the quarter and then Michael scored with six ticks left, connecting off a feed from junior Brandon Bortignon (Coquitlam, British Columbia) for the five-goal advantage after three.
The Red Foxes attempted a rally in the fourth but could not dig out of their early hole. Marist ended a nearly 40-minute drought with 10:55 left in the game but O'Hagan stretched the Canisius lead back to five with his fifth score of the season. Marist would then tally the next three goals to pull within two, 7-5, with 4:55 remaining. The Red Foxes had a late man-up chance to get even closer but could not get the ball past Callahan as the Griffs secured the 7-5 victory.
Marist outshot Canisius 32-24 in the contest, including a 15-2 edge in the fourth quarter. Aedan Herman recorded three points and two goals to lead the Red Foxes, while Brendan Price stopped nine shots in goal.
Junior Justin Maderer (Orchard Park, N.Y.) won 60 percent of his faceoffs (9-15) to lead the Griffs at the X.
Canisius is off for the next two weeks before returning to MAAC action at VMI. Game time on April 9 is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Game Notes: Callahan recorded 13 saves on two previous occasions … Giourmetakis has recorded at least three points in each of his last five games … Bortignon's assist was the first point of his collegiate career … The home team is now 15-3 in the series between Canisius and Marist.


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I slow down or park off to the side...
I absorb as much info as I dial 911...
Remain a witness only...
This is a discussion on Kids at Bus Stop -- Now what? within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; This is hypothetical, but real. There is another thread about the incident. This thread is simpler: what is the right response?? You're walking your child ...
This is hypothetical, but real. There is another thread about the incident. This thread is simpler: what is the right response??
You're walking your child to school. The response is simple; draw, do not fire; seek cover and concealment, and egress the scene trying to keep yourself in line between threat and child.
But what if ... you're driving alone and see a person waving a gun at kids at a bus stop?
What if the person is dressed in a uniform?
I'm asking because just the idea of seeing either of these makes me wonder what I would have done. Almost all of my forethought involved being indoors (home or store), or in my truck, or at worst, accosted at an ATM. Never imagined being around children.
How the heck do I handle idiots who choose to threaten where children gather? How do you assure a safe backstop along an open road?
I'm thinking about it. What are your thoughts? Maybe I should just avoid Jax?
I slow down or park off to the side...
I absorb as much info as I dial 911...
Remain a witness only...
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Situations like that, I would just play it as I see it play out.
Highly unlikely scenario for me to stumble into. I'm not saying impossible or that something like that hasn't happened... I'm just saying highly unlikely for me to stumble into something like that.
These types of situations are highly fluid and dynamic and lots of variables. Not being a LEO I am not duty bound to act and If I were to hit an innocent kid... The ramifications would be disasterous!
Oh yeah... and what is the level of stress are you bound to be in during that situation? You are gonna be in a full body alarm mode with tons of adrenalin dumping into your body! You could easily start to experience tunnel vision and auditory exclusion which can really obscure critical information you need to process. And if you try to take aim, take a look at how bad you are probably shaking. Can you gurantee expert shot placement? I don't think I can. Not without attempting to manuver into a better position.
Possibly the best thing to do would be to be on the cell phone to police and discribing the situation and being a good witness.
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be getting any more involved than keeping my grandkid (my situation) out of harms way and notifying LE and being a witness. If they were to actually start shooting... you have a whole new scenario and not the one stated here, but definitely a different scenario.
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"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
If he is in uniform and I am assuming you mean police then if you are not dialing 911 and feeling a complaint, well you get the idea. Next still do a 911 and observe and make ready, the 911 operator will want continuous data while they dispatch a unit.
"The sword dose not cause the murder, and the maker of the sword dose not bear sin" Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac 11th century
If with my own child, with many other children/people around, my child survives ... I'll see to it, if it's the very last thing I do. Now, my response depends wholly on the threat. Anything short of a lethal threat, and I'm simply taking my chilid and exiting the space. Walking "that-away." Little different, really, from many other situations. I'm removing my child from the immediate area. If followed, the child's welfare comes first. If attacked, I'll refuse, if able, including whatever disabling is required. If lethally attacked or the person is obviously armed and threatening, I will do everything I can to terminate the threat.
If driving by, though, and I witness the situation blowing up with someone waving a gun, ditto on the wait-and-see approach. I'd almost certainly pull over and witness what was going on. If it blew sideways and became lethal, I'd have to think very hard about whether to get involved. Depends on how it was going. If children were being mowed down, I do believe I'd go right after the attacker and stop him/her if I could. But anything short of that? 911, witness, patience, all done from behind cover.
If the person waving the firearm is in a "uniform," it depends on what that uniform is. The law isn't too kind on folks who gun down police officers, so there's a definite risk to any involvement in that scenario, of course. Which is why felons are taking steps to dress in appropriate uniforms when they seriously want to appear to be LEO. If, however, that person (uniformed or not) began mowing down children, I believe I would attempt to take out the shooter. It would have to be blatant and obvious, though, given the risks.
Data point: On a smaller, two-lane street, I once saw a group of teens walking by, when one of the group pulled out a pistol (Airsoft, BB, whatever) and began pointing it at passing cars. I drove another couple of blocks, called 911 and waited. They turned a corner and I did not hear back from police. Uncertain of the result, though nothing appeared in the newspaper the next day or two. No children involved, per se, though they were mid-teens in age. The biggest (and apparently most-stupid) of the group was the one aiming the gun at passersby. He looked the oldest, by a couple of yrs. Should have been caught, prosecuted and appropriately jailed/fined for that stunt, serious as it was. BTW, this was about the time of the Columbine murders.
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I don't know about anyone else, but to me this is not "dressed in uniform". Real cops do not wear a uniform shirt and blue jeans when on duty. Also, motorcycle cops do not try to force people onto their bikes. Motorcycle cops do not transport people, they do that in cruisers, not on bikes. The article does not say if the bike this creep was on was decked out to look like a police bike or not but I suspect it wasn't. That would be another tip off.The attacker is described as a bearded black man with a law enforcement or security officer outfit, a gun belt and silver badge, the report said.[/I He had a tan jacket, tan shirt and blue jeans and was armed with a Taser gun.
So, to answer that question, if I saw this scenario playing out in front of me, then I believe I would understand that it is an abduction and not a police officer interacting with someone and I would do what I thought I needed to do. That could mean being a good witness or anything else up to and including engaging the bad guy.
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I would say in metropolitan jurisdictions this may be true... However in tons of rural area's of the country, it is quite common, and believe it or not, most of America is rural jurisdictions!
I can name probably 15 small towns in Missouri where there may only be 3 or 4 officers on the department who wear a uniform shirt with an identifying shoulder patch, a badge and blue jeans with a duty belt.
They may have a "complete" uniform for special occasions and functions, but for day to day duty, it's blue jeans. And there probably are a heck of a lot more towns then the ones I know about.
There are still police departments in Missouri where officers have to supply their own vehicle! Imagine that!
Just watch CNN, you'll see police officers, sheriff's deputies, and sheriffs all over the country giving press reports on TV from time to time for some local crime wearing their standard, uniform shirt, badge and blue jeans with a gunbelt on.
Just remember, what's true in your area of operation... may not be true in everyone elses area of operation.
Semper Fi
"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
Unless it were my kid being threatened, I will have to say be a witness. Not that I don't mind protecting children I don't know (in a situation where there are less risks to the innocent I probably would engage) I just dont think it would be wise in this situation. WIth that being said, if the BG begins to fire, reassess and engage. I would rather a person shoot at me than innocent children. I think I stand a better of chance of coming out alive.
Lex et Libertas Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis!
"Not only do the people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us deserve better, we all deserve better than to have our own security undermined by those who undermine law enforcement." -Thomas Sowell
your driving right you cars a better stopper than anything on your hip. As far as someone in uniform who's going to be waving a gun around at a bus stop? Is there a police car there a security company car?
I think the situation you describe is much more of a reality than all of the practice scenarios that everyone thinks up. Not necessarily at a bus stop but in general. Think of at a park, ball game, shopping mall or Chuck-E-Cheese. You sneak your gun into a high-school football game and all of a sudden you see two youths arguing and one pulls out a knife. What do you do? Of course you pull out your Glock 26 and yell stop. He immediately turns, lunges at you and being ever alert you fire. Only thing is that you hit his arm and it goes though killing a 3 year old.
How about at the bus stop you talked about. Can you get a clean shot or should you even worry about it. Stopping and watching while dialing 911 may be your best option but you can play every possible chance over and over just to find that either one comes up that you never thought of, or you just can't remember.
Something to always remember is that things may not be as they seem and dead heros are still dead.


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