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It's been a while, I'm not really interested in going to the details of why at the moment, lets dig right into the topic.
Generally I focus on more of the technical aspects of what you can do without really talking much about some of the other considerations that should go into make your deployment design decisions. This post is going to be a little different. I won't have any nuggets of deployment code or advice on how to achieve specific deployment actions, rather I'm going to cover some of the details that you might want to include into your evaluation before you decide "how" you will deploy your solution. Essentially this post will be about how to go about designing your deployment (what factors you may have to consider and how they will impact your deployment implementation).
First, some terminology: I have been known to throw around the following terms and haven't really defined them in any consistent way, so I'm going do so now.
Customer level solution (customer solutions, customer deployments): Solutions in this class of products that are released to the general public. Generally as far as deployment goes, Customer solutions are deployed by some kind of opt-in methodology. Customer solutions have constraints unique to not always having control of the system in which the solution is installed into.
Small Business level solution (smb solutions, smb deployments) : Solutions in this class of products that target user bases encompassing 10 - 200 clients. Deployment and installation state may be controlled by a central organization or individual. SMB solutions generally have some moderate to low-level infrastructure such as an intranet and UNC servers.
Enterprise level solution (enterprise solutions, enterprise deployments): Solutions in this class of products will target a set user base of 200-100,000 clients. Heavy infrastructure is available and both deployment and installation state are controlled by a central organization (IT department) with dedicated resources for management and support. Constraints on this level are often defined by such issues as infrastructure constraints, machine state preservation and maintenance impact.
I'm going to focus on the enterprise solutions and some of the specific details that an IT department may impose on deployment configuration and maintenance decisions. Enterprise solutions should have 4 specific phases of a solution's lifetime that should be considered before making deployment design decisions. These phases are initial rollout, solution maintenance (updating), emergency response and uninstall.
Initial Rollout:
When considering Initial Rollout, there are a number of factors that should be considered. One of which is the bandwidth-to-client metric (versus solution size) and the window of opportunity for rollout. Simply put, how long is it going to take to for every client to download the solution the first time. Here are some numbers and math.
First, assumptions and caveats:
All numbers here are idealized, actual networking is never as nice as this idealized form. The assumption for the following graphs is that you are hosting all of the data at 1 machine and the network bandwidth is the idealized out-bandwidth of the publish server. VSTO solutions may range in size from 100KB to 50MB or more depending on any number of factors involved. As a reasonable medium point I'm choosing 5MB with the assumption that most solutions will sit somewhere within this upper bound.
Next, the formula:
Rollout Time = Amount of Data / Speed of Data
Rollout Time (minutes) = ([number of installs] x [Installation Size]) / ([Bandwidth] x 0.125 x 60)
Bandwidth is generally stated in megabits per second (mb/s), but we need to calculated based on megabytes (MB) and minutes thus the multiplication by 1/8 and by 60.
Finally, Data:
Solution only installation (no prerequisites)
100 megabit network
Client Machines
Network Bandwidth (mb/s)
Installation Size (MB)
Approximate Rollout Time (minutes)
1 gigabit network
Client Machines
Network Bandwidth (mb/s)
Installation Size (MB)
Approximate Rollout Time (minutes)
However these are the "best case" roll out scenarios give that you may not have all of the prerequisites. Consider that the following are common prerequisites that you may have to also install:
Office 2007 PIA redist: 6.82 Mb
VSTOR 3.0 SP1 redist: 3.27 Mb
Solution, Runtime and PIAs
100 megabit network
Client Machines
Network Bandwidth (mb/s)
Installation Size (MB)
Approximate Rollout Time (minutes)
1 gigabit network
Client Machines
Network Bandwidth (mb/s)
Installation Size (MB)
Approximate Rollout Time (minutes)
What we can draw from these numbers? Nothing specific, these values are based on idealized networking and don't take into consideration a lot of factors that may have a greater impact on your deployment design. What they do give us though is a basic framework to use as a basis for further discussion.
Specifically, as your organization is bigger or has less infrastructure, there may be value in breaking up the initial roll out into waves or separate deployment sites. If you have an organization of 10k or more employees, there is a pretty high chance you can use geographic based division to save a lot of pain and allow you to handle the initial rollout in a controlled manner.
Let's move on and talk about some of the other factors that should influence the rollout. One things that comes to mind in particular is the prerequisites. By default VSTO publishes a Setup.exe file that is meant to be used to pull prerequisites down to client machines that don't have them installed. If the prerequisites are not present you may want to roll them out first and possibly even rollout a "dummy" solution that allows you to track the number of successful prerequisite setups. When you then push out the "real" solution, you only need to worry about the solution itself and not the problems that would be caused by failures in the prerequisites.
Work habits is another factor you have to consider for initial rollout. You may consider pre-registration of an Add-in as possible Rollout mechanism, but if you do you should be aware of the impact this specific factor may incur. Specifically if your clients all connect at the same time or if it is staggered over a period of time there may be a much higher bandwidth cost. An example graph below compares relative network usage versus Initial connection of clients (the data is made up but it demonstrates the basic idea).
In this example:
In this example we have a case where the bandwidth usage of installing the solution on all clients exceeds the capacity of the network infrastructure. In both "scenarios" the bandwidth speed and data served is the same, but the final results (and subsequent customer impact) differ because of usage patterns.
Scenario A is where a natural Bell curve occurs between 8:00 and 8:30. Initially only a couple of clients start the installation process at 8:00, at 8:05 more connect, at 8:10 the highest number of clients are connecting (about 50% of the total) and then as time progress fewer clients are connecting.
Scenario B is where All clients connect at the same moment (at 8:00)
The key take-away from this example should be the effect that spreading out the install step can have. In both cases the network usage peaking is causing a delay, but in one case the delay is at least 15 minutes in length for some clients. If you're in a situation where your clients have common peak times (specifically around startup) you will want to reduce the amount of potential impact your rollout will have.
Now that we've established some of the factors, lets talk about some specific design choices you might make based on how these factors impact your specific deployment story. If you're in an enterprise that is just beginning to rollout .NET 3.5 (or 3.5 SP1) and the VSTO prerequisites, you probably specifically want to roll out the prerequisites ahead of time to ensure that when you finally do roll out your specific solution code there are fewer kinks to work out in both steps. Using a "test" add-in (specifically on the Application you plan to customize) may help flush out any issues related to initial prerequisite installations.
There are 2 basic paths you might take to propagate the solution out to your clients.
The ClickOnce method may be used by forcibly installing the prerequisites (which are machine level and require administrative access) and then pushing a ClickOnce registration (of and Add-in) to all user accounts (for documents, simply making the documents available is the same as registering the add-in). The first time your solution consumers login on a client machine and start the customized application (or open a customized document) Clickonce will pull down the solution (from the location you specific in the registration) and store in the cache on that machine. Depending on your user statistics this can result in a installation really bad peaks. If you find that you might have this kind of peaking behavior there are some specific options you might employ to reduce the rollout impact. One option is to stagger the registration step. By introducing the registration in waves you can reduce the "height" of the peaks to something that doesn't significantly impact your user base. Another option with particularly large rollouts might be to host the solution on different servers. Doing this breaks up the load but keep in Mind VSTO ClickOnce doesn't really have a good mechanism to allow you to load balance these solution. Once an installation points to a specific deployment (publish) server, it will always point to that server. An uninstall and reinstall (on each client) would be necessary to migrate client installations.
The vstolocal method would be the alternative. Similar to (or possibly using) MSI installations you would copy the customization contents to a specific location on the machine and then push down a registration with the |vstolocal tag. Using this method would allow you to be more specific about "when" the solution is installed. With the vstolocal method, the "hard" work is all in getting the client computer properly configured once you've achieved that, the subsequent rollout should just be a matter of "when".
On trusting the solution:
In both cases, you may want to use certificate trust since it allows you to trust the solution for all users on that machine. If you do not use a trusted publisher certificate approach, each of your users will incur a trust prompt on the initial execution of the solution on each client (example: Joe would see it on Client A and Client B but Bill who only uses Client B for the customized app only sees the prompt on Client B (though both will see it on Client B)).
Solution Maintenance:
Depending on the nature of your solution you may be planning regular updates, infrequent updates or no updates at all. When considering the design of your deployment story, you should consider how updating is going to impact your usage scenarios.
When using "vstolocal", updates are entirely based on a push model where you have to push a new version of the manifests and executable files to each client machine. Every update in this model will pretty much have the same impact as incurring a solution only initial rollout.
If you use ClickOnce, there are several options for managing updating. ClickOnce itself allows for determining the frequency of update checks but there are scenarios with this that you may want to consider. Generally the cost of checking shouldn't be significant issue, when a check is made, only the deployment manifest is downloaded to the client. Most manifests should be in the 6k - 10k size which means even with a 100 mb/s connection, a 7 second delay would only occur if around 9000 clients attempted to check at the same moment. It's not really the update check that is likely to cause problems, its those times when an update actually exists to be downloaded (the amount of data and subsequently bandwidth is a magnitude larger). The same basic network metrics and usage patterns in the initial rollout may have similar impacts on your usage experience so it's a factor you should consider in your design.
One possible method of reducing spiking on "update days" is to stagger when the update checks occur. This prevents spiking but it also delays when all clients will have the update and can be problematic if older clients can cause problems with newer clients when they share data sources (ex: your solution access a Database and an update includes a Database Schema change that causes issues when older clients attempt to manipulate data).
Another potential flaw with staggering updates is relating to a natural tendency for "bunching". This is best explained as an example: let us just assume for the sake of this example, profiling indicated that having every client download updates on the same day would over-tax the resources available. So to mitigate the problem the initial rollout occurred over the course of a week (5 days) and the each client was set to check for updates every 7 days. So each day of the week, 20% of your clients check for updates first thing in the morning (an assumption that every client opens the application at least 1 time every (work)day is made here).
The problem occurs whenever vacations or Holidays occur. Each day that users are not logged into client machines the scheduled checks (for the missed day) to check on the next day. What this ends up doing is causing bunching up (most likely around the middle of the week). Here is little example graphic to demonstrate what this might look like:
Initially in the first week all clients are checking in a consistent pattern and no spike in usage occurs. However on the second week, Monday and Friday are both Holidays. On Tuesday 40% of the clients are checking for updates since the 20% from Monday were unable to check on their "designated" day. Additionally on the third week, due to Monday and the previous Friday being holidays, now 60% of the users are checking for updates on Tuesday (and 0% are checking on Friday and Monday).
One mitigation for this is to delay checking for updates by a larger chunk of time (3 weeks for example) and providing a bigger buffer between each "wave" of updates. There are other methods you might work around this behavior (rather than using automatic checking, using the ClickOnce API and controlling when update checks occur similar to an earlier blog post I had about creating a "check for updates" button).
Emergency Response:
While no one wants to ship a bug or have cases when a solution has been compromised by a virus or hacker, it is important to be aware of what you can do to mitigate the impact when these things occur. By having a clearly designed response ahead of time, it may be possible to reduce the severity of the impact on your business operations by reducing the response time and window of opportunity for damage.
If you use vstolocal there are 2 specific methods you can take to mitigate a bad customization. The first option is to disable the solution. There are 2 methods: force an uninstall on user startup or an alternative is to simply push the solution certificate into the Untrusted Certificates Store. One of the subtle behaviors of vstolocal is that trust of the solution is always evaluated at startup. This works from an administrative (machine) level and doesn't require pushing out any action to specific users.
The other option is to for a registry disable of the customization (set the load behavior to 2). This works to shut down the solution from automatically starting up and causing further harm but it doesn't prevent users from re-enabling the solution via the com-add-ins dialog in office. Additionally, disabling the add-in in this method requires pushing the change to every user on every client.
The second method for vstolocal solutions you might take is to simply force an uninstall of the solution, this prevents the solution from being re-enabled by the user but again incurs a user level action. This depends on good authoring of your deployment mechanism (I'm assuming this to be an MSI).
If you deployed using ClickOnce, you can't use the Untrusted Certificates store to block/disable existing installs (of the bad update) since security for ClickOnce solutions is only evaluated when we copy the solution contents into the cache. However you can push out commands to VSTOInstaller to force an install or alter the user level registry to disable the solution (same as described for vstolocal).
If your solution checks for updates on every run though, you can push out a rollback by simply replacing the "bad" version with the version published previous to it. Any users who had not updates will not see any effect (they will not have pulled down the "bad" update) and any users who installed the bad version will be rolled back to a working version.
The last option may be to write some code in the initialization of the customization to check for a "halt" registry key in the hklm registry hive. This allows you to push out a single key to every client machine disabling the solution for every user on that machine...but it does require designing this functionality into the solution immediately.
Preparing for the end of life for your solution is part of proper deployment design. When you are looking at Enterprise level solutions, you need to determine how responsive you want the uninstall process to be. If you use vstolocal deployment, the work for uninstall is achieved by removing the solution files and then further forcing an deletion of the registration of the add-in for each and every user.
With ClickOnce Installation, there isn't a specific mechanism built-in for pushing an uninstall out to every user, however VSTOInstaller does support a command line only uninstall. The command would be something of the format:
%commonprogramfiles%\microsoft shared\VSTO\9.0\VSTOInstaller.exe /Silent /U "{publishlocation...Addin.vsto}"
You probably want to use the silent flag specifically to prevent your users from blocking the uninstall process.
Similar to handling an "emergency response" situation, you may simply want to bake a registry check to cause the solution to uninstall itself. The problem with this method though is the registry key is left around (assuming it is in the hklm registry hive).
Another possible method for handling the final uninstall: publish an update that calls VSTOInstaller to uninstall at add-in shutdown. This this should work because fusion copies the solution executables into a shadow cache during execution (although you may want to ensure no references to (data) files exist at the moment (in execution) you call uninstall).
Thanks for Reading (and being patient enough to stay with me over a long break)


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Outdoor Velodrome Openings
I'm just curious, when does the season get going on the outdoor velodromes get going for you? The Commonwealth legacy velodrome in Victoria is just starting to get their season going, with all sorts of great programs. It's going to be nice not to have to ride the ferry to go ride a track.
This coming Saturday in Colorado Springs (March 31)
Here in St Louis our track is in a park, so you can ride it anytime you want. The race program is going to start at the end of May.
I'm lucky. I live in California, so training sessions are all year. Racing starts this weekend.
Racing on the outdoor velodromes here in Melbourne (Australia) usually start early October and run till early April (this Saturday is my clubs last Saturday afternoon for the season). Even though most States here also have indoor velodromes, our States and Nationals are usually also still held through the summer months following a track summer and road winter schedule.
Otherwise we have racing Tuesday and Thursday nights year round at DISC (Darabin Indoor Sports Centre). This is one of two indoor velodromes we have here in Melbourne, though the main velodrome is a multi use stadium and only is used for events such as next weeks UCI Track World Championships.
At Alpenrose in Oregon, May.
Dick Lane Velodrome in Atlanta is open for training year-round. Racin and kids programs run a full 6 months, from the first week of April until the last week of September. The moderate winters allow for this.
It's a classic case of short turn gains, long term pain. Victoria's track is closed through the winter because as soon as it gets damp, the paint get super-slick. We eventually want to get grippier paint and be able to train year-round.
The San Diego Velodrome is open year round.
Our racing season starts April 10th known as TNR (Tuesday Night Racing) until the end of Sept.
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A GUNNERSBURY schoolboy has been awarded a football scholarship in America.
Tommy Cameron, 18, will fly out to Texas this week to begin pre-season training before joining the Lubbock University men's team in September.
Tommy, who recently completed his A-levels, was chosen by InTuition Scholarships, a UK-based programme which helps students from all over the world earn scholarships to American universities.
Harry Newton, from InTuition Scholarships, said: "Tommy was offered a place due to his good athletic ability and his academic track record."
Former North Greenford United midfielder Tommy was offered the place after attending the 2013 InTuition Scholarships Sports Showcase in Florida, where he was introduced to universities offering the scholarship.
After being inundated with offers from universities, he eventually settled on Lubbock.
Tommy said: "They made me an offer that reduced the tuition fees and my living costs by over 50%. I accepted and I'm off – it has all happened so fast. I can't wait to get out there!"
Tommy will train and compete full-time while he completes a degree in sport science.
He said: "This is an amazing opportunity to combine my degree and take my game to the next level."


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Questar Pipeline Company
First Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 01/01/2008, Docket: RP07-457-000, Status: Effective
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 84 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 84 : Effective
Superseding: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 84
13.6 Shipper shall indemnify Questar and hold it harmless from all
suits, actions, regulatory proceedings, damages, costs, losses and expenses
(including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of the failure of the gas
tendered by shipper to conform to the quality specifications set forth in §§
13.1 through 13.3, including any injury or damage done to Questar's
facilities. Questar may elect to accept any off-specification gas in the
quantities and at the time periods as Questar determines will not adversely
affect or hamper Questar's ability to provide service under this tariff.
13.7 Acceptance of gas that does not conform to these specifications is
at the election of Questar, and acceptance of the gas does not constitute any
waiver of Questar's right to refuse to accept similarly nonconforming gas.
13.8 Questar will not be required to accept gas at any point of receipt
that is of a quality inferior to that required by shipper or a third party at
any point of delivery on Questar's system.
14.1 References. The following reports and standards stated in this §
14 will be used by Questar when applying measurement practices. Questar may
adopt updates to these reports and standards, as amended from time to time.
American Gas Association, AGA Report No. 3, Orifice Metering of Natural Gas
and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids, Part 2, Specification and Installation
Requirements (AGA Report No. 3, Part 2).
American Gas Association, ANSI B109.3, Rotary-Type Gas Displacement Meters
American Gas Association, Compressibility Factors of Natural Gas and Other
Related Hydrocarbon Gases, Transmission Measurement Committee Report No. 8
(AGA Report No. 8).
American Gas Association, Measurement of Gas by Multipath Ultrasonic Meters,
Transmission Measurement Committee Report No. 9 (AGA Report No. 9).
American Gas Association, Measurement of Gas by Turbine Meters, Transmission
Measurement Committee Report No. 7 (AGA Report No. 7).
American Petroleum Institute, Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards
Chapter 14, Natural Gas Fluids Measurement, Section 1, Collecting and
Handling of Natural Gas Samples for Custody Transfer (API Chapter 14.1).


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As a part of our coverage here at Russell Street Report, we'll be featuring the best prospects all across the board in any situation the Ravens might come across. Whether it's a receiver in the first round, a quarterback in the sixth, or a guard in the third, we'll cover the Ravens best options in any scenario. Barring any trades, the team will pick in the middle of each round—so we'll see who is available when the Ravens are projected to select their upcoming stars. This will make it easy for you the fan to look at what the Ravens are seeing in future NFL prospects.
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The first round looks like a prime spot for Ozzie Newsome and his staff to jump and take one of the top receivers in this class. Should they forgo that opportunity and look at the second round for play-making weapons for Joe Flacco, there's plenty of depth in this class to suffice. Here's a look at some of the top options for Round Two.
Allen Robinson, Penn State
Here's the Ravens dream second round selection. Robinson helped Christian Hackenberg navigate through his first season at quarterback with his great receiver play for the Nittany Lions.
Robinson doesn't possess elite straight-line speed, but he does have the ability to have multiple catches per game and turn them into big yards. Remind you of someone…say Anquan Boldin?
While he isn't quite at Boldin's level quite yet, Robinson's speed and knack for finding holes in the defense is impressive. If he falls to the second round, expect the Ravens to jump.
Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
If you like shifty, playmaking receivers—Jordan Matthews is your guy. Standing at 6'3", Matthews is a monster on the field.
The Vanderbilt alum is a cousin of Jerry Rice. Although he doesn't have crazy speed, he's very shifty and can make defenders miss. His route-running needs some fine-tuning, but Matthews uses his whole body well, and his skillset projects to translate smootly to the NFL.
The Ravens would like to have a big-bodied receiver across from Torrey Smith. Matthews may be able to play in the slot with Smith and Marlon Brown on the outside. That's a combination that should interest the organization.
Jarvis Landry, LSU
Having a strong college career across from O'Dell Beckham, Landry was able to put up big numbers and turn some heads catching passes from Zach Mettenberger.
Landry isn't a huge target, but he does enough to keep defenders on their toes with good speed and agility. At times, Landry had some big drops, but had reliable hands for the most part. He is very good in the open field and is an above-average route runner.
Landry should also be a productive NFL wideout. His game appears to be pretty steady and he should make an impact right away. This would be a safe pick for Gary Kubiak's offensive scheme.
Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
Although he isn't a big guy like Matthews or Robinson, Cooks has to be the dark-horse candidate in this class.
Standing at just 5'10", Cooks lacks the size and strength that many in this class have. While he grades out to a first-rounder by some, I see the second round as a fitting landing spot for the former Oregon State pass-catcher.
I'm interested to see what Cooks will be able to do after being in an NFL environment for a while. He has the little things that you look for, but work with NFL coaches and receivers will help him. Torrey Smith would be a great mentor for the young Cooks.


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JC and LC Exams: 'Not easy but could have been worse'
LC Maths
PYTHAGORAS' Theorem is an old maths exam favourite, but when it turned up on Higher Level Paper 1 it was "in a context that might not be immediately obvious", according to one teacher.
Eamonn Toland of the TheMathsTutor.ie had mixed views about the paper, which he thought was quite different from the samples.
He thought Section A (contexts and applications) was "quite challenging", noting Question 7 on Pythagoras and Question 9, particularly (e), which "does not seem to have a clear cut answer".
On the other hand, he described Section B (concepts and skills) as "relatively straightforward".
Aidan Roantree, senior maths teacher at the Institute of Education, Dublin, agreed that the paper was "not without its difficulties, but it could have been far worse".
The final elements of the new Project Maths syllabus to be examined were covered in Paper 1, and Mr Roantree said that now that all changes had been incorporated, "many of the fears of students across the country will have been allayed".
Tony Magennis of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and St Laurence's College, Loughlinstown, South Dublin agreed about the Calculus. He said said the examiners also appeared to have taken on board criticism about questions being too wordy.
Mr Roantree said a feature of the paper was the absence of any difficult differentiation.
In Section A, he said Question 1 on graphs was "very manageable".
And while the final part of Question 2 on Complex Numbers might have appeared unusual, if students applied methods from Trigonometry or Coordinate Geometry they would have found it quite manageable.
He said Section B had a surprising number of accessible parts, with only a couple that may have proved challenging.
His colleague, Jean Kelly, described the ordinary level paper as "lovely and accessible".
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SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, S.C. -- Four environmental groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to block work on a controversial $230 million Savannah River deepening project until the full impact of the work is known.
The corps also should study the overall impact of harbor-deepening and port expansions in the region, instead of considering each in isolation, said Trip Van Noppen, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center.
''The race to deepen the harbors of the South Atlantic coast has regional environmental and economic implications that cannot be addressed by studying one harbor deepening project at a time,'' he said.
The suit, filed in federal court in Charleston, asserts the corps broke federal laws in an ''uninformed, premature'' decision recommending approval for the Georgia Ports Authority's proposal to deepen 36 miles of the Savannah shipping channel from 42 feet to 48 feet.
But a corps official said the dredging project will be held to higher scrutiny than most other projects.
''The corps has overlooked serious economic and environmental costs in recommending the GPA project as feasible, in the national interest and worthy of authorization,'' the 28-page suit said.
Among those negative effects are loss of freshwater habitat at the 26,000-acre Savannah National Wildlife Refuge on the South Carolina side of the river as well as erosion at Tybee Island on the Georgia side, the suit said.
The suit was announced during a news conference at the refuge with brown marsh grass swaying in an early spring breeze and mammoth container cranes of the port rising against the sky on the horizon.
It was filed on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation and its South Carolina affiliate as well as the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Coastal Georgia Center for Sustainable Development. Defendants include the corps as well as key Army and corps officials in Washington and Savannah.
Jim Parker, a spokesman for the Savannah District, said he had not seen the suit but he challenged a news release that said the corps ''bulldozed the project through on the promise they will study the impacts later.''
Congress, he said, gave tentative approval based on studies submitted by the Georgia Ports Authority and included a number of conditions, including more environmental studies and approval by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the secretaries of the Army, the Department of the Interior and Commerce Department.
The corps' favorable recommendation of the project late last year includes the same conditions, Parker said.
''Under the normal process, none of those agencies have a veto authority on a project, although they can certainly express their concerns,'' he said. ''If anything, this project will be held to a higher level of scrutiny.''
He also said harbor projects are not considered in isolation, but all are reviewed by the corps to determine their national benefits.
The Georgia Ports Authority wants to deepen the harbor channel to attract larger steamships and remain competitive.
Port officials had not seen the suit, spokeswoman Patricia Reese said.
But she said the proposed project is ''in full compliance with the law'' and based on ''very sound economic justification.'' She said additional environmental studies are under way and subject to review by the corps and nine federal and state agencies.
The review ''provides an extra level of assurance to all parties that the letter and the spirit of state and federal law is being followed,'' she said.
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by Steve on Sep.11, 2010, under Client Slideshows
Ah, Ohio. Sometimes, the weather just doesn't cooperate. A few weekends ago, we shot the wedding of Breanne and Tyler... and did it rain! We had plans to shoot a good portion our photography outside with them immediately following the ceremony, so when the downpour started, we were thinking... this will not be good.
Amazingly enough, as soon as we stepped out of the car, the rain stopped, and the sun came out. Who knew? The result was a beautiful scene at the Harding Memorial in Marion, Ohio. The wet ground really made the photos pop with reflections and actually helped create even more unique images.
The wedding reception was next door to the Palace Theater in Marion and I was very anxious for the opportunity to shoot in the beautifully ornate space. Towards the end of the night, we got our chance to shoot and the photos turned out AMAZING.
I think we were able to produce some phenomenal images and I can't wait for Breanne and Tyler to see their album!
All in all, a great weekend that started out rainy, but ended up with the sun in sky and great images in the camera. Enjoy!
by Steve on Sep.06, 2010, under Client Slideshows
Marion has been such a wonderful city for Kaufman Kramer. Our second wedding ever took place in Marion and it's always nice to come back to a city we've grown to love. In such a small town, everyone seems to know everyone, and that by far has been the best publicity for us. I think the thing I enjoy the most is the challenge to create something new for each client in the same town. Nicole and Brian heard about us through the Marion grapevine and they already had a great idea of the kind of photography we produce.
Wedding day was actually the third shoot they've had with us, and there are even plans to do one more session soon! (pics to follow of course…)
I think that as a creative professional, we seek out clients that understand what photography means to us. It's so much more than just… sign here, we'll show up then. It's about getting to know people, building rapport, and just having fun doing what you love to do.
We really had a great time shooting with Nicole and Brian, and judging from the already numerous Facebook comments, I'm confident that their photos will be treasured for many years to come. Congratulations you two!!!
by Steve on Sep.02, 2010, under Photo Talk
As I was perusing the internet the other day I found this really awesome video by a VFX artist named Sam O'Hare. The video that he produced was simply amazing. It's a time-lapse video using a Nikon D3 with a tilt-shift lens. The effect that he achieved makes the video look like a city of "miniatures". It's not quite the same as shooting straight video with the D3, but the time-lapse turned out great and achieved a unique look.
The article of how he did it is here.
Check out his awesome work. Very cool.
(Watch it in HD for the best look)
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.


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MCTA Board meeting agenda for Feb. 6, 2013
February 5, 2013
Moffat County Tourism Association Board meeting
When: 11 a.m. Wednesday
Where: Yampa Valley Bank, 435 Mack Lane.
• Introduction
— Call to order, roll call, welcome guests.
— Farewell to former Board Chair Bryce Jacobson.
Recommended Stories For You
— Review minutes and financials.
— Conflict of interest disclosure.
• Presentations
— Whittle the Wood 2013 funding application with Pennie Bricker, of Craig parks and recreation.
— Balloons and BBQ Blast 2013 event funding application with Randy Looper.
— SETS program update and rural entrepreneurship marketplace with Betsy Nauman-Cook, of the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership.
— Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism programs for 2012 and 2013 with Nancy Kramer.
• Discussion and action items
— Whittle the Wood event funding.
— Balloons and BBQ Blast event funding.
— Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Tourism community cards.
— Marketing budget adoption.
— Craig Chamber of Commerce funding alternative with Moffat County Commissioner Chuck Grobe.
— Web site requests for proposal review and recommendation.
— Director's report.
• Public comments
• Partner updates
• Adjournment


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A serial burglar has struck again in Southampton.
The burglar targeted a property in Providence Park, Bassett, smashing the patio door window with a garden ornament.
A number of laptops, including an Apple Mac, were stolen between 2am and 2.30am yesterday.
Police are linking this to a number of similar burglaries. They are warning to residents to be vigilant and to ensure items are not left on display.
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UND Men and Women each pick up wins over Idaho State
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WDAY TV - Makailah Dyer poured in 21 points to lift the University of North Dakota to a 63-56 Big Sky Conference women's basketball win over Idaho State Thursday night at Betty Engelstad Arena.
UND also got 10 points from Samantha Roscoe and Lexie Klabo.
With the win, UND remained in a tie for first place in the Big Sky Conference.
Geno Crandall and Corey Baldwin each scored 18 points to lift the University of North Dakota to a 77-61 Big Sky Conference men's basketball win over Idaho State Thursday night.
Crandall made 4 of 7 3-pointers, pulled down 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Baldwin made 5- of 11 3-pointers.
UND also got 16 points from Drick Bernstine, 13 points from Quinton Hooker and 10 points from Cortez Seales.


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Court tells police watchdog to stop overstepping
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The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has been told — yet again — by the courts that it is overstepping its legal bounds.
The BC Court of Appeal overturned commissioner Stan Lowe's decision to launch a formal investigation into the conduct of Det. Const. Craig Bentley and Staff Sgt. John Grywinski of the Vancouver Police Department.
The case involved the investigation of a tip received by Bentley from a confidential source about a man trying to hire a contract killer to murder his own girlfriend. Bentley took the information to his supervisor, Grywinski, who made the decision to investigate to determine the viability of the tip.
The tip was received on Nov. 17, 2005, and on Nov. 22 the officers went to the home of Tasha Rossette and found her dead. She had been stabbed multiple times and had her throat slit. She had been killed on Nov. 20. Her boyfriend, Amjad Khan, was later convicted of the murder.
The victim's mother filed a complaint in September 2008 alleging the officers failed in their duties by not warning Rosette after receiving the tip. The matter was investigated by the professional standards section, which dismissed the complaint in March 2009.
More than two months later, Lowe issued an order saying it was in the public's interest to reopen the case. Why he did that is anyone's guess. There was no new evidence and the Police Act only provides a window of time to the OPCC of 30 days to review an investigation — a time limit Lowe clearly exceeded.
Whether the VPD investigators should have told Rosette of the possible threat can be questioned. But the reality is the police receive all manner of tips and most don't pan out to be anything. The supervisor made the decision to establish the veracity of the information before taking any overt action. Whether that decision may have affected anything is open to speculation.
This is only the latest case in which Lowe tried to do something with the power of his office that was beyond the scope of the law regulating his authority. Once again, the courts have ruled against him.
I have said the OPCC is a redundant bureaucracy that has little real effect. The cost to the system to tell Lowe to stay within the boundaries of the guiding legislation is just more wasted tax dollars.
How many more tax dollars will be wasted before the government says enough is enough?
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I posted pictures when I finished this top, it is for a dear friend who has suffered a heart attack and two strokes in the last three years, she is only 51 years old and wheelchair bound as a result. Rose had admired my 'Lily' quilt (in my avatar) and joked that she wanted a quilt with a ragdoll on too and her name...
So here it is and a picture of Rose with her 'Rosie Posie' lap quilt this afternoon, she was tickled pink with it!!
Close up of quilting, getting better!
Rose with her Rosie Posie, she says it will go everywhere with her now!
It is square, just the way it is lay on the sofa!


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Lynn Haven, FL official reports show that a suspect of 37 years age, Clyde Randolph Ferguson, was jailed.
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Advances in Massive MIMO Antenna Design, Channel Modeling, and System Technologies
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Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), also called as very-large MIMO, is a very interesting research field in both propagation and communication theory recently. It provides an effective means to significantly increase the capacity of cellular communication systems while possibly reducing their energy consumption. Due to the constraint in array aperture, very-large MIMO antenna arrays are expected to be implemented in a 2-dimensional (2D) or 3-dimensional (3D) array structure, instead of the conventional linear array. Not only the academic but also the industry has paid enough attention to the advances in massive MIMO including theory, systems, and implementation. Knowledge and understanding of the large antenna array design and realistic propagation environments may well lead to the system design and development of massive MIMO networks.
We invite investigators to contribute original research articles and survey articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the antenna design, array structuring, propagation channel measurement, characterization and modeling, and effects of massive MIMO system design. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
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You Didn't Sweat, He Did
Constructing a sentence is hard work when you're the World's Greatest Orator.
"If you've got a business, you didn't build that." If the World's Greatest Orator turns out to be a one-term president, it is likely to go down as the most memorable utterance of his career. Mitt Romney certainly hopes that happens. HotAir.com's Ed Morrissey has highlights of Romney's response, in a speech yesterday at Irwin, Pa.:
The idea to say that Steve Jobs didn't build Apple, that Henry Ford didn't build Ford Motor, that Papa John didn't build Papa John Pizza, that Ray Kroc didn't build McDonald's, that Bill Gates didn't build Microsoft, you go on the list, that Joe and his colleagues didn't build this enterprise, to say something like that is not just foolishness, it is insulting to every entrepreneur, every innovator in America, and it's wrong.
And by the way, the president's logic doesn't just extend to the entrepreneurs that start a barber shop or a taxi operation or an oil field service business like this and a gas service business like this, it also extends to everybody in America that wants to lift themself [sic] up a little further, that goes back to school to get a degree and see if they can get a little better job, to somebody who wants to get some new skills and get a little higher income, to somebody who have, may have dropped out that decides to get back in school and go for it. . . . The president would say, well you didn't do that. You couldn't have gotten to school without the roads that government built for you. You couldn't have gone to school without teachers. So you didn't, you are not responsible for that success. President Obama attacks success and therefore under President Obama we have less success and I will change that.
I've got to be honest, I don't think anyone could have said what he said who had actually started a business or been in a business. And my own view is that what the President said was both startling and revealing. I find it extraordinary that a philosophy of that nature would be spoken by a president of the United States. It goes to something that I have spoken about from the beginning of the campaign. That this election is, to a great degree, about the soul of America. Do we believe in an America that is great because of government or do we believe in an America that is great because of free people allowed to pursue their dreams and build our future?
There's a website called didntbuildthat.com with a variety of hilarious treatments of the Obama philosophy. Of course, whoever's running the site didn't build that. As he acknowledges, Al Gore did. And hey, remember Julia, Barack Obama's composite girlfriend? At 42, she starts a Web business. Under President Obama, she didn't build that.
Obama may be God's gift to comedy, but Romney is right that the philosophical stakes here are serious. The president's remark was a direct attack on the principle of individual responsibility, the foundation of American freedom. If "you didn't build that," then you have no moral claim to it, and those with political power are morally justified in taking it away and using it to buy more political power. "I think that when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody," Obama said in another candid moment, in 2008.
This isn't even Obama's only such revelatory comment of the past week. Politico.com reports that the president, in an interview with WTOL-TV of Toledo, Ohio, let the mask slip again when asked about the ObamaCare mandate tax. "It's less a tax or a penalty than it is a principle--which is you can't be a freeloader on other folks when it comes to your health care, if you can afford it," he said.
Of course this is a dodge. The administration claimed that the mandate was not a tax for political purposes but was a tax for legal purposes. Chief Justice John Roberts tied himself in knots to accept the argument Obama is now running away from. Between them, the solicitor general and the chief justice look as if they were too clever by 1.
What's objectionable about Obama's comment, however, is not "tax" or "penalty" or even "principle." It's the way he uses the word "freeloader."
Normally we think of a freeloader as somebody who sponges off others, which in the context of public policy means the government. A freeloader is an able-bodied welfare recipient, or someone who fakes a disability to collect Supplemental Security income, or who waits until his unemployment runs out before looking for a job.
Now, think about how the ObamaCare mandate tax is structured. As Roberts noted in his opinion for the court in NFIB v. Sebelius, "It does not apply to individuals who do not pay federal income taxes because their household income is less than the filing threshold in the Internal Revenue Code. For taxpayers who do owe the payment, its amount is determined by such familiar factors as taxable income, number of dependents, and joint filing status."
The only people who pay the ObamaCare mandate tax are people who make a living. Actual freeloaders are exempt. What Obama calls a freeloader is someone who makes his own money and pays his taxes but does not spend his money in the government-approved way.
The Obama campaign hotly disputes Romney's contention that the president meant what he said. A "fact check" from the Obama-Biden "Truth Team" (formerly Attack Watch) claims that Romney "is taking President Obama's words out of context" to produce "a complete distortion." Here is the full context, as presented by the Truth Team:
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.
The Team then explains: "The President's full remarks show that the 'that' in 'you didn't build that' clearly refers to roads and bridges--public infrastructure we count on the government to build and maintain."
That's bunk, and not only because "business" is more proximate to the pronoun "that" and therefore its more likely antecedent. The Truth Team's interpretation is ungrammatical. "Roads and bridges" is plural; "that" is singular. If the Team is right about Obama's meaning, he should have said, "You didn't build those."
Barack Obama is supposed to be the World's Greatest Orator, the smartest man in the world. Yet his campaign asks us to believe he is not even competent to construct a sentence.
If Obama Has Lost Donnie Box, He's Lost Middle America
The title of this item is not facetious, although the kicker is. In These Times, a small leftist magazine, gets a nice scoop by interviewing Donnie Box, who blamed Mitt Romney for his layoff from a steel company that Bain Capital tried and failed to turn around:
Despite appearing in a controversial ad for the pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA, denouncing Romney's role in the GS Technologies plant closing, Box, a lifelong Democrat, says he won't be voting for the first time since 1971 because he has lost faith in politicians.
"I could really care less about Obama," says Box. "I think Obama is a jerk, a pantywaist, a lightweight, a blowhard. He hasn't done a goddamn thing that he said he would do. When he had a Democratic Senate and Democratic Congress, he didn't do a damn thing. He doesn't have the guts to say what's on his mind."
Oh well, at least he's likable.
Dumbest Polls Ever Taken
"Nearly half (47 percent) of likely voters believe it is impossible for them to become wealthy in the course of their lifetime," reports the Hill, which conducted the poll:
Likely voters were asked what income level would make a family wealthy.
Almost 40 percent of people said that threshold was reached at a minimum $500,000 of annual income. Nineteen percent set the "wealthy" level at $500,000 and 20 percent put the bar above $1 million.
By contrast, 31 percent of people said a family earning $250,000 a year is wealthy, 19 percent said $100,000 was the threshold, and 7 percent said $50,000.
The trouble with this poll is that the question is based on a false premise: that wealth is the same as income. In fact, although it's hard to stay wealthy for long without income (whether from labor or investment), it's very easy to have a high income without becoming wealthy. Think of the lottery winner who, for want to the habits of financial responsibility, blows through his income windfall and ends up poor again.
Bummer Vacation
In a Bloomberg column, Peter Orszag, formerly President Obama's director of the Office of Management and Budget, inveighs against . . . summer vacation:
But this quaint notion of summers as a kids' paradise is dangerously misleading, evidence from social research suggests.
After spending the summer away from the classroom, children return to school one month or more, on average, behind where they were when the previous year ended. Kids also tend to put on weight in the summer two to three times faster than they do during the school year.
To put it unkindly, the average child becomes dumber and fatter during the vacation.
Orszag floats the obvious solution: "lengthening the school year." Mitt Romney must be hoping Obama runs with this one. It'd be a Republican talking point for young voters and teachers union members.
Out on a Limb
"It's true [Joe Paterno] protected Jerry Sandusky's child molesting secret for 14 years, but somewhere Paterno made a decision. The wrong one, as it turned out. "--Brad Rock, Deseret News (Salt Lake City), July 18
Elizabeth Warren Already Tried That
"Kramnik Plays the King's Indian"--headline, Chess.co.uk, July 16
If You Can Read This, Thank a Lawyer
"Michigan Students Sue School District for Violating Their 'Right to Read' "--headline, Christian Science Monitor, July 13
Something Got Lost in Translation
"50 Shades of Angela Merkel"--headline, BuzzFeed.com, July 17
Next, They'll Indict a Ham Sandwich
"City Serves BLT a Cease-and-Desist Order"--headline, Stamford (Conn.) Advocate, July 18
The Lonely Lives of Researchers
"3-Hour Sex Sessions Exhaust Squid, Researchers Say"--headline, FoxNews.com, July 18
Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
- "It's time for the president to give his hope-and-change act a rest."--subheadline, Reason.com, July 17
- "Time to Embrace Social Democracy"--headline, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 17
- "Apology Time for Obama"--headline, Jay Ambrose syndicated column, July 18
Questions Nobody Is Asking
"Is Canada's Plastic Money Actually Melting?"--headline, Time.com, July 17
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
"Why Richmond should embrace backyard chickens."--headline, Style Weekly, July 17
Question and Answer
- "Can Marriage and Pornography Get in Bed Together?"--headline, Puffington Host, July 18
- "Weiner, Wife Open Up to People"--headline, Politico.com, July 18
It's Always in the Last Place You Look
"President Obama's Jobs Panel Missing in Action"--headline, Politico.com, July 18
Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control
"The Average Canadian Is Now Richer Than the Average American"--headline, Time.com, July 17
News You Can Use
"Sometimes It's Better to Study Dolphin Brains Than Advertising"--headline, AdAge.com, July 17
Bottom Stories of the Day
- "North Korea Promotes Kim Jong Un to Military's Top Rank"--headline, Associated Press, July 17
- "Arpaio: Obama Birth Record 'Definitely Fraudulent' "--headline, Associated Press, July 18
If You Have a Marriage, You Didn't Build That
"President Obama's bizarre marriage-theme fund-raising scheme--where he asks couples to request campaign donations from their guests in lieu of wedding gifts--has been a total flop," the New York Post reports:
The desperate initiative, dubbed "the Event Registry," is being mocked by event planners and couples--and shows how desperate the Obama campaign is to keep up with GOP contender Mitt Romney's fund-raising. . . .
The Obama campaign didn't return requests for comment.
But wedding industry pros called the ploy tasteless and divisive. . . . Brides-to-be commenting on her site's message board called the initiative "gross!" and "tacky"--with one writing, "Hell no!"
"Politics and my personal celebrations should not be mixed," another bride wrote.
If Obama were clever, he'd have used the taxing power.
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What was your first-ever job?
Washing up in a restaurant. Eventually promoted to waitress.
What was your worst experience as a trainee?
Being sent on a hearing and finding it was in open court before a circuit judge and the other side had instructed leading counsel. My only advocacy experience was an uncontested application before a district judge. Somehow, I survived (with help from the judge, who realised I was out of my depth).
Where's the best place to go if you want to find out what's really going on in the office?
Lunch room with the secretaries or the photocopier.
What do you do at weekends?
Sailing and going to gigs. Also, we travel a lot.
What's your favourite film?
Pink Floyd's The Wall.
The first record you bought?
Antmusic, by Adam and the Ants.
What book are you reading?
Cider with Roadies, by Stuart Maconie.
What's the most exciting deal/case you've worked on and why?
Obtaining the largest exclusion order to date against a violent perpetrator in the North West. We were able to exclude him from the whole of Warrington after he targeted vulnerable elderly people.
If you were stranded on a desert island what two luxury items would you take?
My mascara and my iPod.
What do you do at weekends?
Sailing and going to gigs (last one: The Cult and the Mission).
What's the worst partner conference location you've attended?
Near Old Trafford. I support Liverpool.
What's the longest you've worked without sleep?
48 hours – night shift as a nurse, a day in the restaurant then an essay.
If a movie was being made about your life, which actor would play you and why?
Renée Zellweger – she looks like me and she dates musicians.
Who would you least like to be stuck in a lift with and why?
A Radio One DJ.
Tell us two truths and one lie about yourself (in any order)…
I did advanced cake decoration and furniture restoration; I recently completed a tour of China; I once had a song in the charts.
Name: Sarah Mansfield
Title: Housing Litigation Partner
Firm: Berrymans Lace Mawer
Lives: Wirral, Merseyside
1985 – 88: Registered General Nurse – Royal Free Hospital London
1989 ENB 100 ITU, Recovery and Anaesthetics and A&E post graduate extended qualification
1990-93 LLB (Hons) Liverpool University
1994-5 LPC, Law School, University of Chester
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1989-95: Various staff nurse jobs (throughout degree also)
1995-00: Solicitor then partner Irvings Solicitors
2000-present: Solicitor, then partner since 2008, Berrymans Lace Mawer


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Jake Broido - Listen Baby
I'm sure it's possible to sound bad flowing over a Marvin Gaye sample – hell, ask me to drop a freestyle over it and I guarantee it will be bad – but, assuming a baseline level of competence, it's tough to mess up too egregiously. And with an emcee as talented as Booth newcomer Jake Broido on the mic, greatness is a likely outcome. Similar in concept to the Fat Joe joint of the same name (but unique in execution), new single Listen Baby finds the 19-year-old University of Arizona freshman showcasing his skills on both sides of the boards, flipping Gaye's version of Ain't No Mountain High Enough into a synth-laced backdrop for some candid reflections on the topic of relationships; though the emcee confesses a weakness to the fairer sex ("I fall hard, I fall frequent, I save a parachute for parties on the weekend."), there's one who will always have his heart on lock – unfortunately, it's the one who just walked out the door. If Broido's post-breakup ruminations leave you intrigued, you can look forward to hearing all the reasons why White Girls Are Crazy on his latest full-length, coming soon.


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Brenda Newby let out a warning cry before firing her non-lethal pistol in a Plano warehouse.
Pop, pop. Pop, pop.
In four shots, the intruder was down.
"I couldn't see anything," Newby said as her eyes teared up during a staged home invasion. "I just wanted to kick the snot out of him."
Training that fighter response is the main force behind Patriot Protection, a new defensive training and firearms facility in east Plano for civilians and law enforcement agencies.
"I started this business because the business of firearms is a dangerous business," said Tim Dodd, owner of Patriot Protection. "Yes, it gets people hurt, but it also saves people."
The facility is tucked among a row of warehouses on Summit Avenue near Jupiter Road and Plano Parkway.
"I was more or less gearing up to walk into protesters," Dodd said. "I've been surprised I haven't had any."
It's not the first indoor gun range in Plano. Bullet Trap is three miles north on Avenue K. Recently, its owner, Christian Putnam, opened the Frisco Gun Club, with plans to open another in McKinney.
Dodd said the difference is his facility uses non-lethal training ammunition. Pistols used in training are converted so they don't fire a live round, he said. It's rare to find a facility that will offer this training to civilians, he said.
"That's a big deal for people who have never fired a gun before. They know they're safe. They won't harm themselves while firing these," he said. "Does it sting? Yes. Will it cause serious bodily injury? No, not at all."
The training includes various levels of pistols and rifles classes that take participants beyond shooting at paper targets and place them in real-life scenarios. A Thursday night women's self-defense class, for example, included attacker and home invasion scenarios. Classes average about three students and cost ranges from $80 to $300 per class.
The facility also offers Texas Concealed Handgun License classes. Dodd said part of the idea behind Patriot Protection is for people with their CHL to gain experience in realistic situations.
In September, a new state law cut the required 10-hour CHL course to four to six hours. Dodd said he wouldn't comment on the change, but he did say it's important licensed holders seek training beyond the course.
"You are training for real-life confrontation. You are training to be carjacked. You are training for your house to be broken into," Dodd said. "This is as close to real as you can get. I can get anyone to shoot at a piece of paper, but when you put eyes behind that target and feet that are running at you and a blunt object in its hand, all of a sudden the physiological aspects of your body start to change."
Newby, a Seagoville resident, said she has had her license since her husband was carjacked at knife-point a couple of years ago.
"It just became very realistic to us," said Newby, who mostly practices shooting on a friend's piece of open land. "I had my concealed and my classes lined up a week later."
Dodd began Patriot Protection in 2007 as a federally licensed firearm dealer. He was also a concealed handgun instructor, National Rifle Association instructor and an instructor in home defense, pistol, shotgun and rifle classes.
"I take it very seriously as far as handling weapons properly. That's why I think it should be available to the public. That's why it's here," he said.
Dodd said training for civilians is not the same as law enforcement. Agencies who utilize the training are kept anonymous, and the facility is shut down to civilian use during that time.
"I'll never show you how to do an entry the SWAT team would do. I don't want you to do it. You join the police force to learn that," he said.
Dodd wouldn't say which specific agencies have expressed interest in training at Patriot Protection, citing safety reasons.
However, the Plano Police Department is discussing using the facility for its training, spokesman David Tilley said. He said training would be overseen by the department's certified instructors.
Tilley said the department regularly holds active shooter training, SWAT training and training within other divisions of the department and is always seeking buildings to conduct the exercises.
"I am told that Patriot Protection offers very good training aids that would allow us an opportunity for variance within their facility. The decision hasn't been made yet, and our training unit hasn't even had a chance to go out and review," Tilley said.
Dodd is also working to make the training more accessible to smaller police departments who might not have the budget for additional training. Unlike for larger departments, he said, training in smaller departments is very basic.
Recently, he formed Training Patriots, a foundation to provide funding, training and equipment to smaller departments.
Dodd has filed the paperwork to establish the organization as a nonprofit, though it's not official yet. He said funding would be on an as-need basis for any department in the state.
Once it's established as a nonprofit, Dodd plans to hold fun runs to raise money, as well as apply for grants and donations.
And if the Plano location proves successful, he plans to open another facility in Fort Worth.
"You can shoot at paper targets all day, but that target isn't running at you. That target isn't pulling you out of bed," Newby said. "Your fight or flight kicks in. You're not focusing on anything except this guy running toward you and what you're going to do. You're going to make him stop."


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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Clevudine or Adefovir Patients With LC-B
This study has been completed.
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Last Update Posted: December 18, 2014
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The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and antiviral activity of Clevudine Versus Adefovir dipivoxil in patients with LC-B.
|Patients With LC-B
|Drug: Clevudine Drug: Adefovir dipivoxil
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Open Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Clevudine 30mg Versus Adefovir 10mg in Patients With LC-B
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of patients with HBV DNA below 12 IU/mL by Real-Time PCR
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- The change of HBV DNA from the baseline.
- Child-Pugh score improvement
- MELD score improvement
- Biochemical improvement
- Proportion of patients with HBeAg loss and/or seroconversion
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|Study Completion Date:
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|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Drug: Clevudine
Other Name: Levovir
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- Patient is 18 years and older.
- 5 ≦ Child-Pugh score ≦ 12
- Patient is HBV DNA positive with DNA levels ≥ 1 x 10(4) copies/mL within 30 days of baseline.
- Patient is documented to be HBsAg positive for > 6 months.
- Patient is HBeAg positive or negative.
- Patient has ALT or AST levels which are in the range of > 1 x ULN and < 15 X ULN
- Patient with liver cirrhosis diagnosed by imaging study within 1 year or clinical evidence of portal hypertension
- Life expectancy of at least 12 months
- Female patient with a negative urine(Beta-HCG) pregnancy test taken within 14 days of starting therapy.
- Patient who is able to give written informed consent prior to study start and to comply with the study requirements.
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- Patient is currently receiving antiviral, immunomodulatory, cytotoxic or corticosteroid therapy.
- Previous treatment with interferon must have ended at least 6 months prior to the screening visit.
- Patients previously treated with clevudine, entecavir, lamivudine, adefovir, telbivudine or any other investigational nucleoside for HBV infection.
- Patient is coinfected with HCV, HDV or HIV.
- Patient with clinical evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma
- Patient has alpha-fetoprotein > 400ng/mL.
- Patient has Hemoglobin <8g/dL (Male), 7.5g/dL (Female) or WBC <1,500mm3 or Neutrophils <500/mm3 or Platelet count <30,000/mm3.
- Patient is pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Patient is unwilling to use an "effective" method of contraception during the study and for up to 3 months after the use of study drug ceases.
- Patient has a clinically relevant history of abuse of alcohol or drugs.
- Patient with previous liver transplantation
- Patient has a significant immunocompromised, gastrointestinal, renal, hematological, psychiatric, bronchopulmonary, biliary diseases excluding asymptomatic GB stone, neurological, cardiac, oncologic(except HCC)or allergic disease or medical illness that in the investigator's opinion might interfere with therapy.
- Patient has creatinine clearance less than 60mL/min as estimated by the following formula: (140-age in years) (body weight [kg])/(72) (serum creatinine [mg/dL]) [Note: multiply estimates by 0.85 for women]
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|May 2, 2008
|First Posted:
|May 6, 2008
|Last Update Posted:
|December 18, 2014
|Last Verified:
|July 2012
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Adefovir dipivoxil
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Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Two buddies in the Korean War, one a bit of a wild card and the other a straight-laced soldier, have their lives changed during combat on a distant beach. When daredevil Vince (David Janssen, TV's The Fugitive) is wounded near the enemy lines, his brother-in-arms, Matt (Jeffrey Hunter, Star Trek's Captain Pike), risks his life to save him. When Matt is wounded in the process, Vince swears to make it up to him. Vince is determined to make a lot of money when they get back to America, and when he does, half of it is going to be allocated to paying back his savior.
Jump ahead several years, and Matt is living a life of boredom and disappointment. He survived his shooting, but has a plate in his head to show for it. He married Nina (Stella Stevens, The Nutty Professor), a beautiful blonde whose good looks are only overshadowed by her drinking problem. Matt would leave her if he could and take up with the caring secretary Liz (Elaine Devry, The Cheyenne Social Club) who he spends his evenings chatting with in parked cars. The only problem is that Matt is in hoc up to his eyeballs thanks to Nina, and he's beholden to her father, who also happens to be his boss. Dear ol' dad is a cheat and Matt knows it, ripping off his customers, but there's nothing Matt can do about it.
Then Vince re-enters Matt's life with a scheme to earn both men half-a-million dollars. Vince has been working for a foreign dignitary south of the border, and the diplomat had some jewels stolen from him. The ill-gotten cash those jewels earned is coming back across the border, and if Vince takes the initiative and robs the robbers, his boss will let him keep it. He wants Matt to be his driver, partners just like old times, and when the money is in, he'll give him 50% just as promised. Matt refuses at first, but Nina's vile nature is too much to bear. The money is his only way out.
This is the plot of Man-Trap, a wicked little crime picture directed by actor Edmond O'Brien (D.O.A., The Hitch-Hiker). Released in 1961, it's a bit outside of the film noir movement that dominated previous decades, and instead reflects changing social mores and post-1950s disappointment. Nina is a piece of work, as alluring as she is vicious. Stevens plays her with a dangerous electricity and unrelenting sexuality. She tears Matt down, playing with his emotions and his desires, and regularly pushes him to the edge. He barely stops short of violence. Vince turns out to be no better. Janssen is a firecracker, portraying the crook with a verve that borders on manic. Hunter's would-be hero is the perfect square-jawed lunkhead, stuck in between the two, conflicted about his own actions, and mostly ineffective as a result.
Given the nature of the picture, it's no surprise that the heist goes horribly wrong. O'Brien stages a pretty impressive gun battle that turns into a high-speed chase on the highways outside San Francisco. The bungled robbery is only the kindling to ignite Man-Trap's real fire, however; the film's final third is its strongest, with Matt, Vince, and Nina locked in a three-way melodrama. The fighting gets mean, and the consequences get drastic. Claws, quite literally, come out.
The only downside here is that O'Brien can't maintain the energy straight through to the end. Some of Man-Trap's final scenes feel a little unnecessary. After a scuffle with the men they robbed, Matt loses his memory, and some of what follows is both a little rushed and a little hokey. It ends up working thematically, though; in recovering his memory, he recovers who he is, and the one-time do-gooder learns how to do good again.


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melmcree (18) 2007-05-24 22:49
Nice POV. Your dof is good too. The balloons create a nice pattern over the sky and it makes for a cool picture. Well done "Buff"
anes_lc (14968) 2007-05-25 2:30
great POV.well done.
thanks for share
marioana (2256) 2007-05-25 2:46
Hi Amber.
What a great collection of balloons. Caught from among them makes a great POV. Only in America could you find a balloon festival called a 'rodeo'! Very well done.
Regards, Steve.
batalay (41257) 2007-05-28 6:17
Hello Amber,
Before commenting on the last photo you posted, I want to stay with your wonderful balloon series. It is a very good sequel to the previous post, where the balloons were on the ground. I am impressed by the NeatImage application you use, eliminating the noise that the scanning introduces. I purchased Neat Image some months ago, but still haven't used it. I also realize recently that my Nikon D-70 came with a Nikon Picture Project, a competing application to NeatImage, and have not used it yet.
When is your thesis defence? Have a good week.
mzmehr (918) 2007-05-30 0:44
Hi Amber,
very nice colors and composition
number of people and parked cars are intresting.
thanks for sharing
crckt (7222) 2007-06-19 16:37
Hi Amber,
Nice colors. You have really nice pics in your gallery.
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2001-07-00
- Categories: Festivals
- Camera: Olympus Stylus 300 Digital
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- Travelogue: A Summer in Colorado
- Date Submitted: 2007-05-24 20:17
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