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Garcia and Carramusa Named to NFCA's All-West Region
May 17, 2012
2012 NFCA DI All-Region Release
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced the 2012 NFCA Division I All-Region teams on Thursday, honoring student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions. Lobos Jessica Garcia and Stefanie Carramusa led the New Mexico softball in an exciting and landmark 2012 season and for their efforts have been recognized by the NFCA. Garcia was named to the All-West Region First Team while Carramusa received All-West Second Team honors.
A total of 263 players representing 129 different institutions comprise this season' regional teams, including first and second teams for each region. The all-region teams were chosen by NFCA member coaches from each region, and all honorees will now be eligible for selection to one of three 2012 NFCA Division I All-American teams.
To view all of the 2012 NFCA Division I All-Region teams, click here.
This is the second career NFCA award for Garcia as the Lobos' senior catcher was named to the second team in 2011. Carramusa nabs her first career all-region recognition.
Junior Stefanie Carramusa was the first to surpass UNM's single-season record for home runs, blasting her 14th homer in the top of the sixth inning against Tulsa on March 31. The Tucson, Ariz., native led the Lobos with long balls almost the entire season, going neck-and-neck with Garcia in setting a new record for UNM. Garcia hit a homer in New Mexico's last game of the season to claim the crown with 24.
Senior Jessica Garcia completed her tenure at UNM with a bang. In addition to setting a new single-season school record with her 24 homers, Garcia also finished with a second-place rank in MW history for single-season homers.
Garcia, a native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., had seven games in which she hit 1.000 (vs. Idaho State on Feb. 11, 4-for-4; vs. Texas Tech on March 12, 3-for-3; vs. Weber State on March 25, 2-for-2; vs. New Mexico State on April 10, 2-for-2; vs. Boise State on April 29, 4-for-4; vs. UTEP on May 1, 3-for-3; and vs. UNLV on May 4, 3-for-3). She shattered UNM's single-season records for hits (81 - the previous record was 70, set by Van Hooydonk in 1997), runs batted in (69 - previous record was 54, set by Danielle Cassara in 1999), slugging percentage (.917 - previous was .801 Garcia set in 2011), and total bases (166 - previous record was 120, set in 1999 by Cassara).
The senior catcher also broke the program's single-season record for runners thrown out, nabbing 21 runners en route to also setting a new career record for the same category. Garcia threw out 64 runners in her four seasons at UNM. The previous single-season record was 20 (which Garcia tied in 2011), set by Liz Young in 2006. The previous career record was 39, which Garcia tied toward the end of her junior season and was originally set by Amy Minick in 1986-89.
Garcia is leaving ranked in a few other New Mexico career categories - hits (fifth, 193), RBIs (second, 133), and total bases (second, 346).
Carramusa guarded the hot corner for the Lobos on defense, recording 52 put-outs and 107 assists, committing just eight errors to compile a .952 fielding percentage. Her 23 homers place her second in Lobo history for single-season dingers. However, she set a new single-season Mountain West record for juniors and finished tied third in MW history for single-season homers.
Carramusa accomplished several other offensive feats this season as she broke both the UNM and MW junior class single-season record for runs scored with 60 (the previous UNM record was 47 set by Jackie Van Hooydonk in 1997 and previous MW junior class record was 55 set by Kristin Delahoussaye of BYU in 2010). She also finished the 2012 campaign ranked in the top 10 of several other UNM's single-season records: hits (tied for third, 67), slugging percentage (second, .831), doubles (tied for third, 16), and runs-batted-in (fourth, 49). Carramusa recorded a hit in 40 of UNM's 52 games.
Both Garcia and Carramusa, as well as Lobo sophomore Chelsea Anaya, were named to the 2012 Mountain West Softball All-Conference Team earlier this week. Click here to read more about it.


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A community rises to replace a Manchester musician's stolen ukulele
By AMANDA BELAND
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The graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston was devastated. However, less than 24 hours after the theft, Beaudry - who was born and raised in Manchester - had enough money to replace her instrument, thanks to a GoFundMe.com campaign created on her behalf.
Beaudry's brother, Jeff, and his friend, Aaron Goulette, created the GoFundMe page after they found out about the theft. With help from friends and the music community, the page raised $400 in less than 18 hours. Once the campaign had reached its goal, Jeff and Goulette told Beaudry about the campaign.
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DIY PAR meter, Yeah you heard me
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NOTICE - Firmware has been updated for outdoor lighting.
Final product list:
Photodiode: VTB8441BH
price: $4.660
Cosine diffuser: 1/8" thickness, 2447 white plexiglass
price: varies, get the sample or buy a big sheet of it.
Basic 16x2 Character LCD - Black on Green 5V
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http://www.sparkfun.com/products/11021 (newer model)
The little photodiode might sense PAR or it might sense nearer to lumens, or anything in between. Considering the cost, that slight disadvantage isn't that important. It could work well for adjusting the height of T5 lighting, checking how much shading the plants are doing, noting bulb deterioration, etc. But, for getting data that can be compared to other's data, it wouldn't be that great.
Good point.
I think taking the average of all of the readings per second would make it PAR?
All of the math can be done through my microprocessor.
Someone send this man a par meter so he can see how close they are! STAT!
No need to send me a PAR meter although I wouldn't mind having one for a while :D
Once it's built I can post some standard readings like sunlight at noon and people with a real meter can confirm the readings.
I found some neat µmol m-2 s-1 conversions and some standards like full sun is 2000 PAR on Apogee's website.
Posting for posterity.
1 µmol = 6.02 × 10^17 photons
Different light sources have different spectral output characteristics. I think to make this work you'd need to put a filter which combined with the silicon sensor response would approximate a PAR curve.
Sounds like an interesting project.
Good luck!
Here's the spectral sensitivity of this photodiode. As you can see, not the best match :)
I did find a photodiode that fits the bill though
It's $17 , I think. Maybe I'll get it one day... I couldn't pass up a $1.5 photodiode.
Try getting a light modifier for theater lights, a piece of gel, with a spectrum near what you are looking for. I bet you can get a "goodnuf" match.
Is there a gel that blocks InfraRed?
Well, hopefully, calibrating the output based on Hoppy's chart might be 'goodnuf'.
I went ahead and contacted Hamamatsu on how to get their photodiode.
If you're measuring underwater I don't think you'll need to worry about infrared. In a dry tank you probably need something but I'd try the green gel first before working on the infrared part. In an otherwise subdued light room you'd be measuring the output of flourescents which don't have any significant IR output to measure. If you're measuring incandescent or MH that's a completely different story with lots of heat output.
Good luck!
mistergreen, what's the difference between relative spectral sensitivity and photo sensitivity? If they're the same, the trend of the graph looks similar however, the peaks are very far off(1.0 and 0.3). If there is a scaling factor/calibration, it would be worth looking into before spending $17 bucks.
Sorry if my questions/comments sounds dumb, I am no light expert, just want to contribute and point out what I though to be a little bit of inconsistency. Overall, I think you have got brilliant idea rolling!
Edit: I looked at it again and seems like the photo sensitivity/peak of photo sensitivity = relative spectral sensitivity. Is this correct? If it is, it may fit pretty well.
Oh, I'm just looking into the Hamamatsu diode... Haven't bought it yet until I played around with the cheaper diode.
photo sensitivity is a electrical engineering term referring to photodiodes:
And spectral sensitive is another term for photo sensitivity ( another unit of measurement like inches & centimeters ).. I assume they measure the same thing.
I received the photodiode yesterday. Got to play with it a little. In this picture, I'm trying to find the right resistor for this set up.
A 4.6K resistor seems to work. I'm calibrating the max output to sunlight.. 1024 (5V) is the max reading and sunlight through a window gives a reading of ~900. So I think I got it.
Mounted the photodiode on a electrical cap
Assembled the jar... This nub in the jar is a problem. It casts a shadow on the photodiode.
I moved the diode to the side and gave the plastic a little frost with fine grit sandpaper to scatter the light a little.
Next step is to calibrate these numbers to the PAR readings.
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The CMA CGM Erving from Port Klang to Valencia, the Devon Strait from Agadir to Casablanca, and the Nicola from Tunis to Algiers (Carmelo Caruana Co Ltd), the Lana from Antwerp to Pireaus (Thomas Smith Shipping) tomorrow.
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The Sea Breeze (ex-CMA CGM Fes) from Annaba, the CMA CGM Puccini from Jeddah to Algeciras, the CMA CGM Rabat from Skikda, the Alexander Sibum from Ravenna to Varna, the Taurus J from Gioia Tauro, the Pluto from Aliaga to Izmir, the Janina, the Classica from Antalya to Antalya (Carmelo Caruana Co Ltd), the Maersk Dampier from Algeciras to Leghorn (Thomas Smith Shipping) on Sunday.
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As soon as we arrived, Lucien had the satisfaction of trying one of our flambeaux.
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Her chairmen and flambeaux were already waiting at the door.
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Darsheel Safary became famous on Bollywood from Aamir Khan's hit film Taare Zameen Par. Priyanka Chopra and JDJ 5 judge Madhuri Dixit promoted Darsheel Shaffary in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
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Congrats on the car. I too am in St. Louis. Any reason you didn't use one of the local dealers? I have used Autohaus for my last ED. I'm aware of Adrian's excellent reputation. Thanks.
I spoke with both the AutoHaus and Plaza here in St. Louis. I'm in Clayton so both are poised right within a few minutes of me.
Autohaus was excellent and if I didn't buy out of state I would have gone through them. Plaza would not let me test drive a M series car and that kinda took them out of the running.
The problem with local was two fold. A) Euro Delivery knowledge B) E92 M3 dealer allocations.
A) Originally I had planned to do a Euro Delivery with PCD and wanted it to go very smoothly. After doing some research a short list popped up regarding ED + PCD knowledge and Adrian's name was on it. The PCD portion fell through (due to scheduling on my end) but Adrian's vast knowledge with ED and customer care kept me with him.
In addition (B) e92 M3 allocations are very difficult to come by. Adrian was able to get one for me while Autohaus was 'working' on it.
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Mobily's 3.5G network in and around Makkah saw a 73% increase in traffic compared to last year's Hajj season. The bulk of the increase came via national and international data transfers through broadband and EDGE technologies, with broadband being the leading medium in downloads.
Nasser Al-Nasser, Chief Network Development Officer at Mobily, said that 3G usages was mostly for internet and national and international video calling. He added that Mobily enjoys a large number of video interconnectivity with numerous international operators, facilitating the ability of pilgrims to keep in touch with their loved ones at home through voice and video. Some of the countries that pilgrims can make video calls to are Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Spain, Australia, France and Malaysia. Additionally, national users can make video calls to 326 cities and towns throughout the Kingdom, even if the recipients are on the new operator's network. Through site sharing and antional roaming deals spanning several years, the new operator is using Mobily's infrastructure until its own network is complete.
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I feel this image is appropriate for my first official Shorpy "Jump the Shark" submission. Me, my father and brother (in the car) at Knott's Berry Farm, August 1964. Shot on 35mm Montgomery Ward brand slide film. View full size.
The living room of our summer house in Guernewood Park, California, after the flood of December, 1955. Back then, this stuff was all considered junky enough for a summer cabin, but they'd be antiques today, particularly the Morris chair in the foreground. The porch swing had been brought inside for winter storage. This was definitely one of those world-of-reality crashes into world-of-childhood events for the 9 year-old me. I shot this on 2-1/4 square Kodacolor.
There's an exterior shot of the flood aftermath in the comments here.
How often do you see a photo from this era that's not posed?
The tall man on the right is my great grandfather Asa Wingate Robson (who died in the 1918 flu epidemic). My great grandmother Ambrozine Almeda is the woman in the darker dress, the taller boy is John Wingate, and the small boy is my grandfather Charles Asa. We don't know who the other folks are.
Taken in Edmonton in 1916 in the backyard of their home 10147 - 114 St.
Notice that there seems to be a person watching from the window of the house in the background on the left.
This is Joe Manning. That's me on the left, and my buddy Rich. We were friends at the Air Force Academy, but not as cadets. We were assigned to the Air Force Academy Hospital. We're still close friends. This is in my dorm room. Note the trendy "big eye" painting by Margaret Keane. An old Air Force buddy who I tracked down recently sent me the photo, taken in 1965. I had no idea it existed. It's the only photo I have ever seen of me during my four years in the Air Force. It looks pretty freaky now. View full size. Fast-forward to 42 years later.
Here I am (Joe Manning) in the middle in 2007. Rich is on the right. The other guy was my roommate at the Air Force Academy. This photo was taken last year, 42 years after the other one. In 1965, Rich was cool, suave and very funny. He still is - well, maybe not as suave. He was my best man in 1969. Both of us have been married for almost 40 years. We each have two kids, and except for a short time in the 1980s, we have lived within two hours of each other since 1967.
My grandfather Peter Lawrence, left, and his son Harry operated a welding and blacksmith shop in Erie, PA from the 1920s to 1948, when Peter died. They began by shoeing horses, but with the advent of cars, they switched mainly to heating, tempering and sharpening chisels and other steel devices used by the city workers who operated air hammers in street construction and repair. Peter was a native of Riga, Latvia and never learned to drive or to speak English.


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Science, tachyons, China and e-infrastructure
Last week involved a couple of round tables hosted by Minister of Universities and Science David Willetts, the first on collaborations with China and the second on e-infrastructure (a topic that is a regular feature of this blog). Both are very important topics. BBSRC has long enabled collaborations with China through a number of schemes, such as the International Scientific Interchange Scheme and China Partnering Awards scheme. I myself was awarded one of the latter in 2004, and a number of papers, such as one on particle swarm optimization ensued. There is no doubt, that with a population some 23 times that of the UK, a buoyant economy and a large cadre of numerate scientists, China is likely to be a very important partner for the UK.
The report (pdf) at ArXiV claiming that neutrinos can behave as tachyons (i.e. particles travelling faster than light) has excited considerable interest, given that the standard version of Einstein's theory of relativity places the speed of light as an upper limit on the speed of any particle or information transfer. While there has been evidence since at least the time of the Aspect experiment that Bell's inequalities can be violated, and thus that superluminal (indeed 'instantaneous') information transfer can occur between entangled particles or states, the claimed precision and accuracy of the new experiments imply a difference in speed of the neutrinos and light (presumably in vacuo) of nearly 2.5 parts in 100,000.
Only two real outcomes are possible: the scientific community will find where the errors are and this incident will be confined to history, or the methods and findings will indeed stand up to scrutiny, be improved upon, and the lead authors rewarded with a trip to Stockholm. This is hardly my field, though I do have a strong interest in the philosophy or interpretation of quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality and entanglement, where I have long been attracted to de Broglie's pilot wave explanation. Here I suspect– like Martin Robbins, Alok Jha and Ian Sample, New Scientist and many twitterati – that the former outcome – a 'trivial' explanation of one or more artefacts – is more likely.
Papers I enjoyed reading this week include one on a competition for short-read assembly, and two involving crowd-sourcing approaches, one for the production of enantiopure praziquantel and one involving a crowd-sourced online contribution to the solution of a retroviral protease structure. The last of these – predicting protein structure – is known as an NP-hard problem since in principle every possible tertiary structure might be produced from the amino acid sequence, and finding that of lowest energy (which anyway may not be the true structure), requires testing each of the possibilities.
I have long been musing about the general question of what, in an iterative scientific programme, and given that one has decided the general problem to tackle, is the best experiment to do next, how to find out, and the recognition that asking and answering this is – like the protein structure prediction problem – equivalent to tackling a combinatorial optimization problem. To this end I have just sent off a slightly philosophical piece that suggests that these questions are highly pertinent to all areas of biology. No superluminal particles were involved.
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- Aspect A, Grangier P, Roger G: Experimental realization of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm Gedankenexperiment – a new violation of Bell inequalities. Phys Rev Lett 1982; 49:91-94
- Earl DA et mult al. Assemblathon 1: A competitive assessment of de novo short read assembly methods. Genome Res 2011. Full free text as pdf
- Kell DB, Oliver SG: Here is the evidence, now what is the hypothesis? The complementary roles of inductive and hypothesis-driven science in the post-genomic era. Bioessays 2004; 26:99-105
- Khatib F, Dimaio F, Cooper S, Kazmierczyk M, Gilski M, Krzywda S, Zabranska H, Pichova I, Thompson J, Popovic Z, Jaskolski M, Baker D: Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011
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There are just 10 days to go before the simmer transfer window slams shut a week on Monday, and we could still see players coming into Newcastle and also players leaving the club.
Alan Pardew – mm
In his press conference yesterday Alan Pardew was asked about Cheick Tiote, who has been linked with a move away from Newcastle this summer:
"I'm confident as I can be with any player that he will stay." "But yes we will have a plan in place." "I've got the Andy Carroll experience here and that's one of the benefits of being here for four years."
"But I never think that you can be safe with a player if you're not in the Champions League." "Even if you're in it now, there are clubs who can go and poach from there which has been proven in this window."
"You've got to be on your toes at all times and I have to say I think we have been, this year in particular, really on the button on transfers and I've seen some inflated prices this week and that's worrying with nine days to go."
"I'm not exactly sure who bid. I heard there were a couple of derisory offers – and I mean way short of his valuation – and therefore we've not really entertained any serious thought of him leaving."
"We have all speculation about our players, we have had it in the past. Some of it carries weight – there were a lot of rumors last season with Yohan Cabaye and PSG and it happened, so I'm always open-minded about it."
Alan also mentioned that Cheick had not asked for a transfer, but players very rarely ask for a transfer these days, so they get money when they are moved, so it's often only a last resort to request a transfer when a player really wants to move, and he's giving up some money to do that.
That's not the case with Cheick it seems, but there will likely be at least one more bid coming in for Tiote, and we just hope that Newcastle can execute their plan if Cheick does move late in the window.
That didn't happen when we sold Andy Carroll or Yohan Cabaye in January transfer windows, and Newcastle suffered for it in the second half of the season in both cases.
Alan now knows that if a good bid comes in for Cheick he will be sold, however much Alan protests about it to Mike Ashley and Lee Charnley.
Then we'll see Newcastle going after all kinds of defensive midfielders in the final days or hours of the transfer window – with huge fees being quoted – and we hope this scenario just doesn't happen and we keep Cheick at the club
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP tennis team has a big test coming up Friday morning in Lubbock. The Miners (8-7) will take on the No. 20 Lady Raiders (10-4) at 9 a.m. MT at the McLeod Tennis Center.
First-year head coach Mark Roberts' squad will take on a team who has won 13 straight home matches and just came off a 6-1 victory over No. 28 Oklahoma on March 17 in Lubbock.
"We are looking forward to playing a highly ranked Texas Tech team," said Roberts. "This weekend will be three matches in two days so we have a lot of tennis ahead of us and we are looking forward to competing hard."
UTEP lost a close match to NM State, 4-3, on March 15. The Miners won all three doubles matches to gain the doubles point, but lost four of six singles matches.
Junior Rebeca Calvillo has played exceptionally well in singles competition as she has compiled a 13-2 dual match record, including a 9-0 mark at the No. 1 spot. Juniors Gabi Vazquez and Marie Leblond have won 10 matches each, while senior Martina Trierweiler has been victorious eight times.
LeBlond and Vazquez have teamed to post a 11-3 doubles record at No. 2, while Calvillo and Trierweiler are 8-6 at No. 1.
The Lady Raiders have produced some of the top talent in the nation. Kenna Kilgo is ranked No. 118 in singles play, while Elizabeth Ullathorne has a team-best 10-2 record in dual match play.
Sammantha Adams and Kilgo are ranked No. 34 in doubles competition in which they are 10-3 at the No. 1 spot. Caroline Starck and Elizabeth Ullathorne are an impressive 11-1 at the No. 3 spot. Nikki Sanders and Rashmi Teltumbde, who are ranked No. 61, are 9-4 at the No. 2 spot.
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Track 4 - Stabilizing the Financial, Housing, and Auto Sectors (Ongoing)
Last week GAO (the Government Accountability Office) released an update of its long-term deficit scenario. In a nutshell, the deficit crisis is quickly growing worse. According to GAO's data:
(These projections are based on GAO's "Alternative Fiscal Policy Simulation," under which: expiring tax provisions are extended, except for expiring provisions in the Recovery Act and after 2019, revenue is assumed to be brought back to its 40-year historical average of 18.3%; and Medicare spending is based on projections assuming that physician payments are not reduced as specified under current law.)
Consider the consequences of these scenarios. By 2025, all federal revenues will be consumed by the rapidly growing costs of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest payments--the rapid growth being the result of rapidly rising health care costs and retirement of the baby boomers. This leaves no room in the budget for defense, veterans, education, health research, children's programs, law enforcement, education....in other words, all of the functions of government.
Why the rapidly deteriorating outlook?
The other stark reality is that the longer we as a nation fail to address the deficit crisis, the more difficult and costly the solutions become.
A key -- but often overlooked -- detail of this year's budget process, is that Congress' FY 2010 Budget Resolution requires that the costs of health care reform be fully "offset," that is, paid for by entitlement spending cuts and/or tax increases.
There are two legislative routes to enactment of health care reform:
1. If Congress moves a free-standing health care reform bill, the Budget Resolution requires that the bill must be "deficit neutral." (This path to enactment would effectively require 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster by bill opponents.)
2. If Congress moves health care reform as part of this year's Budget Reconciliation bill, the Budget Resolution requires that the bill's bottom line must reduce the deficit by one billion dollars. (This path to enactment would effectively require 51 votes in the Senate since budget reconciliation bills are filibuster-proof.)
The key point here is that either path to enactment of health care reform requires that the costs of expanding health care coverage must be offset by spending cuts and/or tax increases.
The Administration, in its FY 2010 budget request, has proposed that the costs be paid for by: (1) reforms in Medicare and Medicaid; (2) limiting tax deductions by upper income earners; and (3) tax enforcement measures.
From a long-term fiscal responsibility perspective, the fact that the projected growth rate of Medicare and Medicaid expenditures may be significantly trimmed as part of health care reform is significant.
Medicare and Medicaid are growing much faster than the economy itself and are -- more than any other federal programs -- the source of dire long-term fiscal projections. For example, Medicare, Medicaid, and Interest on the Debt will consume all federal revenues by 2035.
Consequently, this year's budget process framework may lead to some tough decisions on reforming Medicare and Medicare. In the short-run these reforms will contribute to expanding health care coverage, and in the long-run have the possibility of contributing in a significant way to making Medicare and Medicaid costs sustainable.
One caveat though: the Budget Resolution requires only that the new costs of health care coverage be fully offset. That does not necessarily mean that the pre-existing unsustainable growth of Medicare and Medicaid will be successfully brought under control.
CBO has published an extensive book of health care deficit reduction options. Among the more significant options for reducing Medicare and Medicaid expenditures are the following (dollars reflect 10-year budget savings in billions of dollars) -- (Note: items are included in this list for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement by the Concord Coalition)
In other health reform news, momentum continues to build behind comprehensive health care reform as the President hosted a meeting today with representatives from hospitals, the insurance industry, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, labor and physician groups. The groups set forth an objective to reduce the annual health care spending growth rate by 1.5 percentage points for each of the next 10 years. Some of the changes the coalition is working on, and explained in their fact sheet, include:
The Administration today released the remaining details on its FY 2010 budget request. Economic assumptions will not be revised from the Administration's February estimates until the Mid-Session Review is released in July. However, the new budget documents reflect worsening deficit estimates, which now stand at $1.841 trillion for FY 2009 ($89 billion more than February) and $1.258 trillion for FY 2010 ($87 billion more than February). Budget highlights:
- For taxpayers with incomes over $250,000, the Bush tax cuts would be allowed to expire. The top rate would jump from 35% to 39.6%; the tax on capital gains would jump from 15% to 20%, and the tax on estates worth more than $3.5 million would be taxed at the current rate of 45%. Also, the earnings of hedge fund managers would be taxed as normal income, rather than the lower 15% capital gains rate. These provisions would generate more than $600 billion in revenues over 10 years.
- For all other taxpayers, the budget would extend the Bush tax cuts--including the 10, 15, 25, and 28 percent brackets, the child tax credit, and marriage penalty relief--at a cost of more than $2 trillion over 10 years (including debt service). The budget would also make permanent the stimulus bill's annual $800 per family tax cut at a cost of $504 billion over 10 years (paid for by new "cap & trade" revenues -- see below).
OMB Director's Blog on Release of the full budget for FY 2010
President's Budget: Summary Tables
President's Budget: Analytical Perspectives
President's Budget: Appendix (account by account detail)
The Obama Administration's FY 2010 budget details includes a volume called "Terminations, Reductions, and Savings" that proposes to trim 121 programs by $17 billion in FY 2010. A few important points to keep in mind about the proposed cuts:
Examples of the budget cuts released this week include:
President Obama's FY 2010 budget outline released in February called for $353 billion over 10 years in "other revenue changes and loophole closers." Of that amount, $210 billion (over 10 years) was to come from "implement(ing) international enforcement, reform deferral, and other tax reform policies."
Last week, the Administration released details on their plans to reduce overseas tax deferrals. Obama called his proposal a "down payment" on broader tax reform. (Earlier this year, Obama tapped former Fed Chair Paul Volcker to lead a tax reform panel charged with "closing loopholes, streamlining the law and generating revenue." The report is due December 4th of this year.)
A major component of the revenue raising plan is to tighten "deferral" rules--which allow multinational corporations to delay paying taxes on income earned overseas. The changes to deferral would raise $60 billion.
Proponents of limiting "deferral" argue that it gives companies a major incentive to mover operations overseas. However, business groups and many in Congress argue that the availability of deferral simply allows U.S. companies to compete on a level playing field with foreign competitors who are not taxed by their home nations on income earned abroad.
Other proposed tax provisions include:
In addition, the tax package would use some of the new revenues to permanently extend the R&D tax credit, costing $75 billion over 10 years.
Additional Background: Treasury Announces International Tax Reforms
GAO: Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
New Treasury Website: FinancialStability.gov
Budget Resolution Conference Agreement: Text
Budget Resolution Conference Agreement: Statement of Managers
Senate Finance Committee: Policy Options for Health Care Reform
How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
CBO: Federal Budget Challenges
JCT: Tax Expenditures for Energy Production and Conservation
CBO: Historical Effective Tax Rates: 1979 to 2006America's Priorities: How the U.S. Government Raises and Spends $3 Trillion Per Year, by Charles S. Konigsberg, Editor, The Concord Coalition's Washington Budget Report.


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Re: ScatterPlot3D with One More Dimension?
first let make some data
lrhs = {-y[t] - z[t], x[t] + a*y[t], b +
z[t]*(x[t] - c)};
rhs = {x'[t], y'[t], z'[t]};
deqn = Thread[rhs == lrhs];
param = {a -> 1/5, b -> 1/5, c -> 57/10};
roess = NDSolve[
Join[deqn /. param, {x[0] == 5, y[0] == 5, z[0] ==
1}], {x[t], y[t],
z[t]}, {t, 0, 40}];
data = Table[{x[t], y[t], z[t]} /. roess[[1]], {t,
0, 40, 0.01}];
and finaly color the lines with the
(Line /@ Transpose[{Most[data], Rest[data]}])/.
Line[pnts_] :>
{Hue[Sqrt[lrhs.lrhs]/80 /. Thread[{x[t],
y[t], z[t]} -> Mean[pnts]] /. param],
Line[pnts]}, PlotRange -> All]]
"Matt Thompson" <thompsma at jilau1.colorado.edu>
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news:dv903u$nj7$1 at smc.vnet.net...
| Folks, I'm wondering if it's possible to add a
dimension to a ScatterPlot3D in the form of color?
I have a Perl script that generates a list of
{x,y,z} for a SP3D from a molecular dynamics
trajectory, and it does work, but the plot is just
| Rather, I'd like to change the color of certain
points depending on the state the trajectory is on
at that time. That is, a sort of RGBColor[1,0,0]
for some points, then back to [0,0,0] for others,
| Is this possible, or should I start exploring
IDL, et al?


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It works with Android 4.1 and 4.2, and integrates an HDMI transmitter, LVDS interface, and integrated TV decoder.
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Shashikala Raviraj, the widow of MP Nadarajah Raviraj yesterday filed an appeal in the Court of Appeal requesting it to set aside the Colombo High Court order by jury, which acquitted all the six accused indicated of the murder of Raviraj, on Nov. 10, 2006. The petition said that the accused were indicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and hence the trial could not be heard and decided by a Jury. The appellant had asked for a re-trial, without a Jury. Six accused were indicted in the Colombo High Court on June 20, 2016.
The accused were P. Sami Suresh, Prasad Chaminda, Gamini Seneviratne, Pradeep Chaminda, S. Virekandan and Royster Thursain.
The defence asked for a Jury, which spoke Sinhala.
The defence objected to the appointment of a Jury & the appellant had said three of the accused had absconded.
The accused were acquitted on Dec. 24, 2016, after a marathon hearing which went on till 1.30 a.m.
The two Northern Province Council Ministers have categorically stated that they will not submit themselves to any 'ad hoc' investigative committee appointed illegally by the Chief Minister.
They have questioned the chief minister's legal authority to appoint any such committee and whether such authority was available in the 13th amendment to the Sri Lanka Constitution, or in the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No 2 of 1988?
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein took note of a petition submitted to the President of the UN Human Rights Council by Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara based on a statement made by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May.
In a speech delivered at the Law Society in London Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said that international human rights law is now an easy target.
Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake assured the Mahanayake Thera of Malwatte most Venerable Tibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala that only educated, energetic persons would be recruited to the diplomatic service. Pensioners would not be considered for the diplomatic service, Minister Ravi Karunanayake told the Mahanayake Thera.
The Foreign Minister said so when he paid a courtesy call on the Malwatte prelate yesterday (26) morning.
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Christian Affairs Arundika Fernando was at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning to give a statement regarding his meeting with former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga in Japan. Last year, the Colombo Fort Magistrate issued an arrest warrant through Interpol on Udayanga Weeratunga, in connection with the investigation into a huge financial loss to the Government when purchasing Ukraine-built MiG-27 aircraft in 2006. Deputy Minister Fernando admitted that he had met Udayanga Weeratunga in Japan.
35-year-old Sri Lankan man was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night while he was attempting to smuggle more than two kilograms of gold jewelry into the country, BIA Deputy Customs Director Parakrama Basnayake. He said the suspect was arrested around 11.35p.m at the Green Channel after he arrived at BIA from Bangkok Channel. The gold jewelry was found hidden inside his luggage. "The gold jewelry was found with Pearls and diamonds embedded in them. He was a businessman from Bandaragama area," he said. Mr. Basnayake said this suspect was previously arrested for similar offence
Two suspects including Captain Tissa Wimalasena, the driver and security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa were today ordered to be further remanded till July 11 by Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court for allegedly operating an illegal rock quarry in a government owned plot of land in the Koratota area causing a loss of Rs.29 million to the government. Two suspects Tissa Wimalasena and Lal Priyantha Peiris, a former member of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha had been arrested by FCID under the provisions of Public Property Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The return of Sri Lankans from Christmas Island to ¬Colombo today on a government charter jet has fuelled speculation that Australian Border Force has inter¬cepted a suspected asylum vessel in the past week.
A plane chartered by the ¬Department of Immigration and Border Protection was due to take about 20 people — some of them guards and interpreters — from the Australian territory early this morning.
Christmas Island residents yesterday linked the scheduled flight to an unusual spectacle last Thursday when two of the navy's rigid inflatable vessels were seen towing a small boat close to the horizon.
The last known intercept of an asylum vessel on its way to Australia was in March.
Three Sri Lankan Ambassadors have been recalled due to incompetence, Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake said.
The minister was replying to a question by a journalist at a press conference at Sirikotha yesterday. However, the minister declined to disclose their names.
"We want to take best out of our diplomatic missions. We cannot allow incompetent persons to hold those positions and enjoy their time at the expense of public money," he said.
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the National Christian Evangelical Alliance (NCEASL) had talks on recent attacks on churches in the country.
US Ambassador Atul Keshap tweeted today saying he had talks with the National Christian Evangelical Alliance on the need for non-discriminatory treatment and freedom of belief for all in Sri Lanka.
In 20155 the NCEASL recorded 24 incidents of forced church closures and demands for closures by local authorities and law enforcement officers. 2016 saw 25 incidents reported, and another 09 have been reported in 2017 to date.
The Mannar basin contains about five billion barrels of oil and nine trillion cubic feet of natural gas, Parliament was informed on Friday.
The amount of fuel and natural gas there is sufficient to meet the country's energy needs for 60 years to come, says the latest report of the Public Accounts Committee presented to Parliament by its Chairman Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna on Friday.
France says it would assist Sri Lanka to strengthen operations against piracy and narcotics smuggling. The French Ambassador Jean-Marin Schuh speaking on board the amphibious attack ship LHD Mistral - the helicopter carrier of the French Navy, which arrived at the Colombo Port as part of its Jeanne d' Arc mission last week, said that his country was willing to support the Sri Lankan Navy.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his recently concluded visit to Islamabad has pointed out how those who had come to the rescue of the LTTE on the verge of collapse on the Vanni east front in 2009 were today seeking tough measures against terrorism.
The former President was referring to Western leaders resorting to unprecedented security measures in the wake of a spate of high profile attacks.
The SLFP, UNP and the TNA have had discussions on the advisability of clearly defining the meaning of the word Ekeeya in defining the quintessential indivisible nature of the word 'State' wherever it is used in the draft of the new Constitution. The Sinhala word Ekeeya means unitary in English. Discussions are underway to include the same word in the Tamil version too, a senior Government official said yesterday.
"That means the exact corresponding word in Tamil for the word Ekeeya may probably be used in the Tamil version of the Constitution too," he said.
The World Bank (WB) has warned the government that the US$ 100 million loan facility in the pipeline for release in September will be suspended unless the Audit Bill is tabled without further delay in Parliament and approved by it.
Well-informed sources told this paper that this had come up at talks between officials of the World Bank, Finance Ministry and officials of the Auditor General's Department on 16 June.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa left to Pakistan last Monday afternoon to participate, as the guest speaker, at an event held at the Pakistan National Defence University.
Speaking at an event organized by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) and Global Village Space (GVS) Rajapaksa said terrorism is against the spirit of humanity and no country can prosper if people are compelled to live their lives under fear.
Lt. Gen. Crisantha de Silva, to be promoted to General will be the new Chief of Defence Staff. He is expected to be appointed from Tuesday (June 27).His extended term as Commander of the Army was set to expire on August 22 this year. However, the retirement of Air Marshal (to be promoted Air Chief Marshal) Kolitha Gunatilleke left the post of CDS vacant. The former CDS is now being tipped for a diplomatic appointment.
Rice production in Sri Lanka is expected to drop by 40 percent compared to last year, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a joint report. The report estimates that 686,000 MT of rice will be required to be imported as a result of the recent drought followed by heavy rain in rice-producing areas. Other crops, such as chillies and onion which rely mainly on rainwater, were also heavily damaged by the dry weather, the report said.
A total of 48 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Coast Guard since June 18 for illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters, the Navy said. Navy Spokesman Lieutenant Commander Chandima Walakuluge said eight Indian trawlers were taken into the custody along with the fishermen.
Amnesty International called on the Sri Lankan authorities to immediately implement the much delayed Office on Missing Persons.
"The people of Sri Lanka cannot wait any longer. Tens of thousands of families, from all communities, have waited far too long already. The Office on Missing Persons must be established as soon as possible," said Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International's South Asia Director.
Sri Lanka's landmine affected Batticaloa District of Eastern Province has formally been declared 'mine-free' eight years after the three-decade long war ended in the North and East. The formal declaration to mark 'The First Mine-Affected District of Sri Lanka Reaching a Level of Residual Risk' was signed and handed over by stakeholders during a ceremony held at Batticaloa District Secretariat premises on Wednesday (21st June), states army media.


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TUNIS – Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned Tuesday after failing to form a nonpartisan government to end a political crisis exacerbated by the assassination of a senior opposition figure.
Jebali, who had warned of chaos if his plan fell through, made a last-ditch effort to push for "another solution" to the long-running crisis in a meeting with President Moncef Marzouki.
Jebali, whose efforts to form a government of technocrats was rebuffed Monday by his own ruling Islamist party, Ennahda, said he was standing down to "fulfill a promise made to the people."
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The German-bred son of Montjeu, one of the more lightly-considered of Aidan O'Brien's five-strong entry, avoided all the trouble that occurred within the final 100 yards and sailed to an impressive two-length victory.
The victory made it back-to-back Irish Derby wins for both jockey and trainer, and it also marked O'Brien's sixth overall victory in the Irish classic. O'Brien now has equaled the legendary Vincent O'Brien in number of wins.
With heavy favorite New Approach scratched due to a leg injury the morning of the race, the Irish Derby became a wide-open affair. Favoritism went to Sir Michael Stoute's Tartan Bearer, who finished a close second to New Approach in the Vodafone Derby (Eng-I) three weeks ago. Casual Conquest, a good third at Epsom, was second choice, with Alessandro Volta the most highly regarded of the Ballydoyle five.
After breaking poorly, Heffernan kept Frozen Fire at the rear of the field as stablemates Hindu Kush and Bashkirov led the field of 11 through the first several furlongs. Alessandro Volta, under Johnny Murtagh, tracked that pair closely, with Tartan Bearer a few lengths further back.
Alessandro Volta, running strongly along the rail, took command three furlongs out, as Casual Conquest, Curtain Call, and Tartan Bearer began to make bold moves. As the field entered the final furlong, however, Alessandro Volta swerved sharply to his left, impeding Curtain Call and carrying Tartan Bearer out to the center of the course.
Frozen Fire, running the widest of all, zoomed past his trouble-making stablemate for a clear victory. Casual Conquest, who also was able to stay in the clear, grabbed second, with Alessandro Volta holding on for third over Tartan Bearer.
The stewards called an inquiry as soon as the horses crossed the wire, and after a lengthy discussion, reversed the placings of Alessandro Volta and Tartan Bearer. Curtain Call, who was also greatly impeded by Alessandro Volta, remained in fifth.
Final time for the 12 furlongs was 2:31.96 over a good to yielding turf course.
A delighted Aidan O'Brien told the press after the race, "All we wanted was an even, strong gallop and this is great for everyone involved, as there are so many people in the team who make this happen."
Frozen Fire, who races for Michael Tabor, was bred in Germany by J. and H. Hoyer. The bay colt is out of Flamingo Sea, by Woodman. His third dam, the stakes-placed Fair Rosalind, raced as a homebred for Mrs. Richard C. duPont's Bohemia Stable. Fair Rosalind is out of the stakes-winning Bold Hour mare, Thirty Years, and produced the stakes winners Betty Lobelia and Crowned.


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What is there to see in Pendleton?
Pendleton is a great place to get a sense of the Native American, pioneer and cowboy history of Oregon. This guide will give you an overview of the history-related activities. Not to be missed are the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and The Umatilla County Historical Museum.
The town is most renowned for the annual Pendleton Roundup Rodeo. If you'd like to travel there at that time, you will want to book your accommodations well in advance.
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Monocolumn: The Salone Series: Out With The Old, In With The New At Tortona And Lambrate
Small spaces up and down Via Tortona and Via Savona that once opened their doors to house fresh, young brands from all over the world now have signs in their windows telling passers by "We are not part of the Fuori Salone".
Monocolumn is Monocle's daily bulletin of news and opinion. Catch up with previous editions here.
Drugs and design don't often go hand in hand. So when Maurizio Ribotti, who ran Zona Tortona (the unofficial design hub during Salone) was arrested on suspicion of cocaine trafficking last November, everyone was shocked. It was hoped that Ribotti's removal might herald a new era for the Tortona district, which has become increasingly dull over the last few years. But sadly this hasn't been the case.
Small spaces up and down Via Tortona and Via Savona that once opened their doors to house fresh, young brands from all over the world now have signs in their windows telling passers by "We are not part of the Fuori Salone". The focal point of the district – Superstudio Più – is no longer home to niche brands and, instead, corporate sponsorships abound. Every car, technology and drinks brand wants a piece of the Salone action, and you can't move for sponsored events. Their support is welcome, but it's just a shame they all chose the same area to host their tie-ins: one whose cult appeal is on the wane.
Good news happens here in pockets. Tom Dixon has teamed up with BlackBerry (debuting their PlayBook) to launch a village space, housing new and old collections together with a small restaurant. The idea here is to use the furniture he has designed – not look at it on a pedestal.
The Poltrona Frau group has a similar approach in the Milano Design Village space, which it has inhabited for the last three years. A sofa version of Jean-Marie Massaud's Archibald chair had people queuing to rest their feet, while the Bouroullecs' Basket sofa for Cappellini drew much attention and many orders on its first day. Using furniture, not just looking at it, is a popular tactic this year. But these brands are beginning to look out of place in the corporate mash-up that Tortona has become.
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Have you ever dreamed of having a robot army to take over the world? OiDroids might be just the thing you have been looking for. OiDroids are new collectable trading cards aimed at Primary School children. They are a bit different from normal trading cards as each one contains a little robot that you can pop out and build.
Each pack contains four robot cards and at the moment there are 64 in total to collect. The robots are pictured on the inside of the packet so you can easily see which ones you have and which ones you need. My son quickly spotted that some were rare and some ultra rare that have foil on them.
The robot cards themselves are about the size of a postcard. The little robot model easily pops out and there is also a little data card which tells you all about the robot.
The OiDroids are really easy to build, you just fold along clearly marked lines and pop tabs into slots and a few minutes later you have your very own robot. There is no need for clue or scissors. How fab does he look? The printing quality is excellent.
My son loved these and is now in the process of building an ever expanding robot army (dreams of world domination).
At the moment you can only buy the cards via the OiDroids website which is a bit of a shame. I am sure we will be seeing them everywhere soon. The prices are reasonable, a pack of four costs £1.50, a multipack of 12 is £3.85. You can also sign up for an Annual Subscription for £15 which gets you a pack a month for a year and access to any new exciting Oidroid developments. This would be great for a gift. These are great value for money, they kept my son occupied for ages just making them and that was before he even looked at their abilities and setting his collection out to make it look good.
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Archive for December 11, 2012
How We Can Fight Branstad's Bad Budget Plan
Taking on Branstad's Bad Budget Plan: The Truth about Iowa's Budget and Tax Policy
https://Taking on Branstad's Budget
There is an important role for our government to play and it needs to be funded (and allocated) fairly.
Join us Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 7:00 – 8:00 pm for this webinar opportunity with special guests David Osterberg & Peter Fisher from the Iowa Policy Project
Learn how progressives in Iowa – from labor and teachers to factory farm fighters and environmentalists – can flip the narrative and go on offense to ensure we have a state budget that fully supports our vision of a "People First" Iowa. And, a state budget that ensures giant corporations and the super wealthy pay their fair share.
During this webinar you'll learn:
• What's at stake when elected officials talk "budget" "government" and "spending".
• Our state's fiscal situation and how to debunk the myths of "out of control government" and "high taxes" in Iowa.
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Iowa CCI Action staff will also share the biggest challenges we'll be up against at the statehouse and the exciting opportunities we have to work together to get action on our big vision this year.
Ready to help take on Branstad's bad budget plan and corporate agenda?
Limited Government (Under God)
When our nation's founders wrote their remarkable (in theory and in actual words chosen) document, they worked on many versions, arguing with each other over many points. They knew it was not dictated by God, not perfect, not a miraculous final word for all the ages. For the first democracy of its kind, at that time in history, they did the best they knew how, compromising with each other on various points.
And so it is now, in a very different setting of social complexity, technical knowledge, and faster pace of change, we need to redefine our expectations of our government.
We are no longer an agrarian nation. We never will be again. Our farms are now businesses. Having no food assistance for poor people in cities is completely different from having no food assistance for people with the time and place to grow their own food.
When our government began, medical care was very basic for everyone. Doctors couldn't do much better than dedicated nursing care from the family in most cases.
Where else do we want to limit government? Education? In those days, rich children were educated at home, privately. Poor children left their families at very early ages, if they were lucky enough to find an apprenticeship somewhere.
Should we limit our national imagination and progress to only the already wealthy?
Courts and the justice system
Should we throw out all of our laws and start over from scratch?
At the time of our country's beginning, all other governments were strictly and entirely about keeping the currently powerful people in power. They were not about capitalism. Laws made in every corner of the earth benefitted those in power, not businesses. Justice was rarely an issue.
If we limit laws and the justice system, people without honor will soon abuse others.
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This is a discussion on WI State Trooper harasses law-abiding Open-Carrier. Demonstration this Sunday within the Open Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm wondering how the demonstration is going. I also wonder if China Wok is going to allow guns in there store, and if officers are ...
I'm wondering how the demonstration is going. I also wonder if China Wok is going to allow guns in there store, and if officers are going to 'overstep their boundary's' enforcing Wisconsin law and protecting the rights of the business owner.
I hope I don't see anything today at work that may be illegal activity, I wouldn't want to investigate further and over step my bounds.
"Just blame Sixto"
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The LEO asked him to put the gun in his car and the guy agreed. The guy wasn't detained and there is no proof that the second encounter happened. Why is this so hard to understand people?
IMO nothing happened from this encounter I believe this thread is arguing a moot point. It was blown out of proportion. The officer did nothing wrong and neither did the OCer. How do we know there there wasn't a complaint that sent the LEO in the place?
This is turning into just another cop bashing thread.
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
The problem with the cops actions are that he saw an activity that he did not like personally -look at his body langauge, and facial expression in the vid, this is an angry person-and used his position as a cop to pick a fight.
Here is a question for you-- if a person, not in a uniform-- with this cops facial expression and body language came at you, would you not think he was going to attack you?
Here's a couple links to news stories that have been posted on OCDO so far:
CBS 58 News - Open carry controversy - Sussex man says he is victim of state troopers agenda - WDJT-TV Milwaukee News, Sports and Weather
YouTube - Open Carry Rally wisconsincarry.org
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Wait, the YouTube news report said that the officer allowed the guy to stay armed at the restaurant after they said he could stay there with the gun. The news report varies greatly to what was posted in the link on the original post.
Something smells sort of fishy.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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Not harassment, in my opinion. And yes, the idea that the camera was on his person, and running before the Officer got there tells me lots...
The Officer seemed to respond responsibly.
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Wisconsin might be different, because in the other 49 states that is called trespassing.
And no, the body language doesn't or wouldn't concern me. It was a direct and to the point contact, the body language indicated he wasn't there to bake me cupcakes and be my friend. If you want the police to give out hugs and teddy bears good luck.
Lets reverse the rolls for a minute; Lets say the trooper loves OC, and loves the OC movement. The owner still does not. Would it be OK for the trooper to ignore the owners wishes not to have a customer carrying in his business?
Or lets the issue wasn't a gun. Lets say our OC'er was drunk and trooper loves drunks. Is it OK for the trooper to ignore the drunk because he happens to like drunks? After all, sitting in a restaurant drunk may or may not be a crime. Only the business can make that call. A call that the business made in this case.
Sorry you guys don't like the law, you must work to get it changed. Whining and sniveling about the police enforcing the law isn't going to gain you any support.
I think the youtube link Logan posted summed things up well.
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I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Ok, If the trooper went up to the clerk and inquired whether guns were permitted with the though in his head of, I don't like people open carrying in the resturant while I'm eating, mind if I throw this guy out? That's inappropriate behavior. If on the other hand, the clerk gave kind of a head nod in the OC's direction to indicate he wished for the trooper to check the OC out, that's a totally different story. Thing is, we don't know if the clerk indicated that or not, as it would have been off camera view. But, it very well could have been the case.
Now, sending the deputies to his home for impersonating a LEO, on the other hand, IF this occured, it was most definately out of bounds and harrassment.
That's how I see it at least.
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I stand by what I said, confrontation not a conflict.
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I despise drunk drivers, thieves and drug dealers so I better not go out looking for them.
The trooper made it very evident that he knew what the law is, and even relayed that to the OC'er. Had the restaurateur said that it was fine for him to carry, there would not have been an issue.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
And the trooper was pretty polite about it. He didn't say his opinion. He just asked the employee if the restaurant allowed guns, and said that if they did there was no problem.The trooper made it very evident that he knew what the law is, and even relayed that to the OC'er. Had the restaurateur said that it was fine for him to carry, there would not have been an issue.
Exodus 22:2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed"
The direct quote just after the 2A comment is "He said he saw you carry a gun in here."
Obviously he is referring to someone else in the restaurant who spoke to the police precipitating the incident. BOOM. Thank you for playing.
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I probably still have his phone #. ill look when im at my pc
I probably still have his phone #. ill look when im at my pc
I'm still here. NO internet at home still, and have been sick all week. Works' alos been killing me, but blasters are still going out.
Boomer, yours is being rushed for your troop date, so look for a tracking number in the next few days. All those that were supposed to ship out last Monday will be moving out during this week. Sorry for the delay . . .
Man am I ready for this to be over after Halloween!
I'm gonna try to get everything updated throughout my work day today and tommorow.
Sorry its all moving at a snails pace, but I just haven't expected all these problems . . .truthfully . . .it sucks right now . . .
Oh well, time to put on the big boy pants!
Ive seen his process, and its not a quick, easy process to get these made for you. its fairly time consuming. Not only is there work involved in the set up and molding, they cant be removed from the molds instantly.
Im only mentioning this because its easy sometimes to feel like making this stuff is like easy bake cookies
Hey Hotshot,
We all appreciate the hard work, and I for one am waiting as patiently as possible for my new toy (I can't do anything on Halloween this year due to a military school...Combat Tracking! The parallels are awesome!). I think those of us on the tail end of this will reap the benefits of your changes and the evaluations of Irish Fett and get a great product. Chin up...and get back to work!
I have been out of town for awhile, came home to find mine. This is a great piece. No one should be dissapointed with this blaster. Very nice detailing and light as hell. Thanks again for such a great deal.
Now see, it's posts like that that make it want to hop in the car and get into the studio as fast as possible!!
Hey good to hear you are feeling better!! I know people are waiting for these but health comes first. Also I am not sure if you got my PM but could you PM me, post, or call me with a lits of the paint colors you used for the blaster. I am finally back working at upgrading the blaster and want to try to blend in those wires from my wired up version. Talk to you soon and take care.
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Hiya Rhett,
Any word on my shipment to the uk mate??
Hi Rhett,
finally the blaster arrived
For a few time i´m afraid the packet was lost or claimed by the costume. My costumes-office get the packet a month ago and didn´t sent a message to me in time
But last friday the told me that they´ve a packet for me! I went to the costume-office yesterday. You should seen there eyes, as they asked whats inside the packet and i told them that a blaster is in the box
Very nice paint-job and excellent work rhett. Can´t await the next troop with my brandnew hotshot blaster!
What's up Hotshot,
Glad to hear you are feeling better and things are getting back on track. Just dropping a line that I appreciate your work and encouragment to get the orders done. I understand that all of us are anxious to get the blasters before Halloween, I'm shooting for that date for my Fett to be presentable by then. So if you can get them out by then, that would be fantastic!
Have a great day!
Well, then I have good news!! Thanks to an awful head cold (hasn't quite gone away, but I'm very used to it by now ) and lots of Dayquil, pretty much everything is caught up. Check out the first post!!
Everything, minus two very recent purchases, will be in the amil by the end of next week.
I love days off!!
Long time member, rarely poster. I'm probably one of the very recent orders, and that's cool you don't have to rush mine. I've been sick too, there seems to be something going around Ohio. My girl friend, who lives on the other side of the state from me has it, and all the people she works with does too. They should quarantine Ohio.
Seriously though, I can't imagine cranking these out like this, wall having this cold, so majer thanks to Hotshot for doing this, and for sticking with it despite the bumps along the way.
I think the Bengals have it too...and the Browns.... come to think of it they should quarantine Ohio...
This is just what I've been looking for. These rifles look really great. Are you available for another order? PM sent.
Hey Rhett, PM sent
PM'd ya back!
Hi Rhett!
Thanks for all the hard work and effort in making these blasters despite you being sick and all. I have a question about the first page of this thread...when you listed "shipping" after our names, do you mean they are in transit from the post office to their final destination? Or, are they about to be shipped from your house to the post office? Thanks!
'Shipping' means it's either on it's way intothe box, or in the box waiting for a shipping label . . .mostly it means I only want to take one giant trip to the post office.
I'll have 'em out on Friday and Saturday. I've got a great picture taken of the last 14 of these all lined up on the line. It's pretty cool! After these, I can still take orders if anyone wants one.
Thanks again for hanging in with me gang! The ESB's are alos shaping up nicely!!
Hey, possibly a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway's. What do we need to know about up keep, and car on these.
I mean, I know everything breaks down over time (including, resin, plastic, latex, etc.) And I just had to through out a bunch of old Don Post masks, that had dried out, and disintegrated. So, I'm just wondering waht we should do to insure a long life for this product.
Don't get me wrong, I have ever expectation that this is a quality item, and wil,l on it's own, last for years. I'm just new to the material that it's made from (brand and all) so I just want to make sure, I know all I need to know to extend the life of this product.


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This error occurs because platform configurations are listed alphabetically by default in a project or solution file created by Visual Studio. If Debug|Itanium is a supported configuration, it will be listed first in the samples' solution and/or project files.
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IPIVR/UCCX 8.0 upload script not updating script.
- Blue, 1500 points or more
In my lab I have IP IVR 8.0, fully patched running on ESXi 5. What I've noticed is that when I upload a new script it shows to upload correctly, but when I call in it plays the old script. If I use the script editor and open the script from the repository, the script that opens up is the new one. When I set reactive script and make the call the old script pops up when the call arrives. I'm stumped... I'm looking to see what kind of logs I should be looking at in order to troubleshoot this or if anyone has seen something similar would love to hear about it.
Try refreshing the application the script runs under, and then the script. I'm not sure if the app recompiles the script, but I've had this issue since we rolled out 7.x, and I've just made this part of my standard deployment for script updates due to it.


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WoW, I'm suprised, 5 days and no opinions? guess I'll buy another Millett....Thanks
Just wondering what your experiences have been regarding the .44 mag. SBH and a sighting system, I'm a hunter and would like to get away from open sights as my eyes aren't what they used to be, I have a Millett red dot and a laser on my 22a and like how it improved my accuracy, went from shooting groups to enlarging holes, hopefully with the right setup I can take my lowly 3" groups on the SBH down a notch....Any suggestions?...Thanks,Steve
WoW, I'm suprised, 5 days and no opinions? guess I'll buy another Millett....Thanks
Sorry sir, no experience with the SBH other than my dad owned one for years that he kept under the seat of his truck. It got stolen one day when we were at the moto-cross races back in the 70's.
All my hunting is with archery, rifles or black powder for big game.
Keep monitoring. I am sure someone will come up with some experience.
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One of the biggest issues with online shopping carts and the ecommerce sites that are attached to them is speed. Now, we're not talking site load times right now, we're talking about the speed of gathering and giving information to and from customers. Well, with Cart32, there are two simple to implement ways that you can increase the speed of the checkout process as well as giving information to your customers: One Page Checkout and Real Time Card Processing.
One Page Checkout
One Page Checkout is one of the newest features of Cart32 that came along with v8.0 back in 2012. This awesome feature allows you to present the customer with all the information you will need to collect from them, such as billing info, shipping info, payment info, and then with that information it allows them to choose their shipping, calculate their tax, and apply their discounts or gift certificates without leaving that page. It's a great way to shorten the information gathering process to get your customers in and out of your checkout as quickly as possible.
Real Time Card Processing
The ability to accept credit cards is probably one of the most important tools to an online business. Cart32 offers Merchant Services to clients that will integrate with our proprietary Payment Gateway so that they can collect funds, process refunds, and authorize cards right within your web administration. However, this is only half of the puzzle. You can accept the funds through the cart, but you can also tell your customer within seconds of them placing their order whether or not it was approved!
I know when I check out on a site, I want to know as soon as possible if my card was approved. This is a great customer service tool as it lowers the number of calls you may receive about an order. If you don't have a merchant services account, why not?! It's one of the best things you can do for your business, and Cart32 can offer you great rates for our service! If you already have a merchant account, why not integrate it with a payment gateway that works with Cart32 so you can tell your customers if their order was approved seconds after they click "Submit Order"!?