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I know my raptor is gonna be fast. Maybe even funjet fast in way that it will scream by at warp speeds and I will giggle from behind the controls like a raver on ecstasy with sheer joy. I even bought the strongest servos I could find that would still fit. I made sure they were digital high torque servos because I wanted precision so badly. (I had an F18 90mm with over nine servos of mixed types and electric retracts and one day I was flying around with my flaps down and it fail on me and crash because the bec was undersized and flying around with the flaps down strained the little bec.) This time I will use the Castle Pro 20A bec and make bloody well sure that won't happen again. The servos must stand up to the G forces of this plane. And with the all moving elevators and the sloppy weak factory construction and cheap ez connectors I had to really get this right the first time. As mentioned I beefed up the elevators with high torque servos and epoxied the slop out of the L bends and crafted carbon fibre pushrods elimating all flex and twisting.
So with everything dry fitted into place and my programming of the Dx8 completed I powered up the Raptor for the very first time. With a snap of the battery leads and beeping of the Esc's I was really getting jacked up now. I wiggled my control surfaces as in a preflight check and slowly ramped up the throttle. No more than 10% in I noticed it was squealing badly. Doh!! My fans had reversed rotation. No big deal as everything was still accessible. I quickly swapped them around and tried again. Now the fans significantly quieter I proceeded further into the throttle band. At 25% things were looking good. Noise seemed normal, air flowing in the right direction and I still had a ways to go.
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Here is the video with the programming I aspired for. Credit to raitheslacker on this video.
Here I am testing the dx8 settings for the mixes, rates , expos, flaps etc
And then I power up the esc's
So anyways I got the IR gun out and I am reading temps...
I am nowhere near half throttle and I notice the temperatures are climbing fast. Suddenly one of the speed controllers shuts down...
Yea check your castle manual, those beeps are not to be confused with cell count recognition. The orange and red LEDs will correspond with the beeps and upon Esc failure/ shutdown they will give you error codes. Sometimes it isn't overheating related.
You definitely will get a lot more thrust with tubes behind your fan..not sure if you are putting these in or not,,just a recommendation...by dropping the exit to 85% fsa you will get a lot more speed out of her as well...
Take care and looking great so far...........chris
I should also mention that I anticipate this bird is gonna be plenty fast. The included template for the TT has a reduction that is 80% fsa. However speed is not my goal. My research indicates that a larger exit will provide more thrust which would make the raptor more stable, agile and perhaps better high alpha capabilities?? Thats the goal. If anyone has input on this I would love to hear it.
After the esc shutdown and the toning of the 6 beeps I figured I better look into reasons why. The motors had been reaching 2/3 of the throttle range at a slow ramp up. Just after shutdown the IR gun read at the caps on the esc and rear of the motors between 184 - 200. My first reaction was to quickly throw the Turnigy 120A Deluxe speed controller and run them in the same scenario. Moments later I was getting the same results at slightly higher temperatures with the alternate rig.
I was rather stumped at this point and begun looking cooling options. I consulted with the LHS's in my area and everyone said "you gotta have airflow across the esc's and batteries!". Flip flop said that he uses a hood scoop on the front and the rear of the jet to create his airflow needed. I thought about maybe using 9/16" poly tubing and inserting the ends into the thrust tubes behind the fans diverting some airflow into the esc's. Wouldn't these ideas of cooling essentially make the jet draggy in flight?
I also wanted to ask Castle Creations if this overheating had anything to do with the PWM or any of the factory settings of the speed controllers. The only setting I changed was when selected 6s operation. Steve Rogers responded on behalf of CC support and he suggested:
"Hi whalleyb0y,
I would recommend lengthening the battery wires rather than the motor wires as the esc reads certain voltages back from the motor for proper operation and as we know voltage drops over length (may not be a factor here but...).
The escs should not shut down on over temp till around 200 def F. One thing that would help is since the escs have data logging can you clear the data logger so we have fresh data & do a run up. Then download the logged data, once its open in the Graph Viewer do File>Save as & then email me the .csv file that is generated.
By doing this I can open the file in my graph viewer & maybe see if I can see what is going on.
It might not be a bad idea to do the same thing when the esc is connected to Castle Link & send me the .dat settings file so I can see what settings you have on the escs
(is this happening on both of them??)
Of coarse this requires Castle Link which I hope you are using & if not may be difficult to trouble shoot."
I immediately sent out my vouchers that came with the Ice Lites for the free pc links. Once I get the data files then I will do as instructed.
In the meantime I will relocate my speed controllers into the TT's behind the motors and try another bench test.
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By this point I was already sanding the contact surfaces of the already assembled wings and rudder stabs and preparing to epoxy everything into place. The dry fitting on those looked reasonably good and I felt pretty confident epoxying those into place. The spars and everything pretty straight forward even for a noob.
I also masked off and used a bit light filler to smooth out the gaps and make the vertical stabs seamless. A little touch up paint on that.
I cut out some paper templates of cooling louvres I am considering cutting into the intakes.
Slapped a little black paint over the template so that I had a line to follow when using my dremel disc.
Now the idea with these is that I am thinking the location of the slits being just on front of the intakes like this will provide some cooling for the lipo packs and bec by naturally drawing air out of the fuse past the batteries through these slits. The fans will naturally pull air from the battery through these louvres. This would hopefully not make the plane any more draggy and still kinda retaining the lines of the Raptor while providing the cooling. I suppose it was enevitable. As much as I wanted to not change the look of this plane I was going to have to had cooling methods sooner or later.
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Getting brave now I set forth to assemble the thrust tubes and properly mounting the fans.
I have access to industrial duct tape. A real heavy duty sealing adhesive light weight tape with a foil backing. The TT where cut out of some cf paper and rolled into cones using the templates 20cm long and taped into place. I rolled out a thin snake in some duct seal putty and wrapped the front edge of the fans. This will ensure I nice tight snug fit into the fiberglass ducts and be absolutely airtight. The location of the elevator servos and linkage just barely makes contact with the side of the TT's.
When I inquired about the capacitor banks to Steve Rogers at Castle Creations, I asked him if I moved my esc's to behind fans in the thrust tube I would have to extend their battery leads to 2' long to reach the batteries at the front of the fuse. I thought this was a big no no in practice? We discussed the idea about adding capacitors to the leads to compensate for the length. I will need a capacitor bank for every 8" of wire equating to 4 banks total with both battery leads.
I'm thinking this will help with the cooling too if I cam maximize the efficiency of this rig, keepings currents lower. Apparently there could be enough inductance in the battery leads to throw off the power factor of these motors. If there was a line loss as heat these capacitors will certainly minimize the ripple voltage and reduce the losses as it enters the speed controllers.
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CARSON, Calif. – Juan Agudelo and David Estrada traded second-half goals as Chivas USA and the Seattle Sounders played to a 1-1 draw at the Home Depot Center on Saturday night.
Agudelo put Chivas USA ahead in the 57th minute with his first goal of 2012, a lead they would hold for just four minutes until Estrada found the equalizer.
OPTA Chalkboard: Both teams clamp down in defensive effort at Home Depot Center
It looked like the fireworks would come much earlier. Chivas pushed hard for the opener and were, perhaps, unlucky not to be awarded a penalty in the ninth minute after Zach Scott appeared take down Ryan Smith in the box.
After the potential penalty shout, Chivas settled into control of the match as their finest chance came in the 28th minute. After finding space on a set piece, John Alexander Valencia fired shot from beyond the 18-yard box into the chest of Sounders goalkeeper Bryan Meredith.
In the 39th minute, the Sounders began testing the Chivas back four largely through Estrada. He blazed down the left side of the field and was only stopped by a desperate sliding tackle by Riley. The barrage continued as just seconds before halftime as Mauro Rosales nearly completed a stellar build up by the Sounders, but saw his shot go just wide of Dan Kennedy's net.
At the start of the second half, Seattle kept up the pressure as Estrada linked up with Fredy Montero, who launched a 20-yard shot just wide of the net.
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It was Agudelo's his first goal for the Rojiblancos, and it came after the US International leapt over Seattle defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado to head in a whipping cross from ex-Sounders defender James Riley.
Although Chivas pulled ahead, the lead would not last as Seattle would equalize four minutes later on Estrada's fifth goal of the season. The goal came after Alex Caskey fired a bounding cross down the left flank that caused Valencia to whiff, leaving Estrada all the time in the world to beat Kennedy.
The goal did not please Chivas head coach Robin Fraser, who pulled Valencia in favor of center back Rauwshan McKenzie three minutes later.
Both teams attempted to push for the equalizer late, but neither was able to break through.
Seattle had their chance in the 90th minute when a defensive miscommunication allowed the ball to fall for Andy Rose, who fired a shot from 20 yards that Chivas defender Danny Califf was able to clear off the line.
Chivas had their best chance to break the deadlock in stoppage time when second half substitute Blair Gavin fired a shot from distance that forced a fingertip save from Meredith.
With the result, Chivas USA are now 4-6-3, while the Sounders saw their winless streak extended to four games, moving to 7-3-3 overall.
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Rambus also announced a deal with Asustek Computer Inc., one of Taiwan's largest PC motherboards. Under the terms, Asustek will manufacturer motherboards, equipped with Rambus' new memory-module architecture.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Missouri auction house said an online bidder won a .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun and a 12-gauge shotgun believed to have belonged to Bonnie and Clyde.
Robert Mayo of Mayo Auction & Realty in Kansas City said the anonymous buyer bid $130,000 for the Tommy gun and $80,000 for the 1897 12-gauge Winchester shotgun said to have belonged to the 1930s gangster couple, the Kansas City (Mo.) Star reported Monday.
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Jordan's king has inaugurated the kingdom's newly elected parliament with a pledge to press ahead with democratization, but added that he will help choose the next prime minister despite the choice having been formally given to the legislature.
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This is the living room. This is where the tree was last year. Henry's Nana gave us her tree that looks just like the one in our den so I could have two. This year it was too big of an undertaking to put up two full trees. I hope to have that one in front of this window next year. We will cross our fingers with a one year old in the house. Maybe he can go to Nana's that day!
This is the other side of the living room. I have acquired a collection of alpine trees at yard sales and after Christmas sales. I created a little forest here. Randall says the snowflakes are a bit fake looking, but I told him to shut it up and be nice. It took a small forever for me to get down on the floor and back up again...they are staying where they are!


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THE BULLET'S SONG: Romantic Violence and Utopia
In Pfaff's view, the Romantic movement and its notion of "redemptive, utopian violence" fueled the century-long conflagration that first engulfed Europe in August 1914. A National Book Award finalist for Barbarian Sentiments: America in the New Century (1989) and a political columnist for the International Herald Tribune , Pfaff believes the death of chivalry, "a code of national and personal conduct," and the growth of totalitarian utopias were the legacy of WWI. To explore this, Pfaff closely examines six influential artists, writers and intellectuals—T.E. Lawrence, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Ernst Jünger, Willy Münzenberg, André Malraux and Arthur Koestler—"who believed themselves committed to progressive causes" and styled themselves romantic warriors; all ended up disillusioned or murdered. In crisp learned prose, Pfaff weaves a tale of men driven by a lust for power fueled by the heroic notion of human society perfected through the application of romantic ideals. Pfaff holds the classical view that human life is fundamentally tragic, and for him, these utopias necessarily devolved into cruel, murderous totalitarian regimes. He concludes that we have no worldview today to replace the belief in religious or secular progress; he vaguely argues for a reawaking of the power of virtue over idealism. At a time when war has been cast as redemptive, this book deserves to be widely read and discussed. Agent, Emma Sweeney. (Nov. 5)
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Sow lettuce seed in mid-March or set plants in early April. Sow seeds for a fall crop in mid to late August for leaf or Bibb types, or in late July to early August for head or romaine types. Lettuce grown in hot weather will have a strong, bitter flavor. You may improve the flavor by storing lettuce in a plastic bag in a refrigerator for several days.
Spacing:Sow seeds thinly 1/4 inch deep and water consistently until the lettuce emerges. Thin to a plant every 6-8 inches, or set transplants at this spacing. Rows may be as close as 15 inches apart.
Care:Lettuce is shallow rooted, and the root system is fairly spindly. Therefore, it will require careful cultivation so as not to damage roots. Regular watering and fertilizing are necessary. Overwatering in heavy soils can cause root or head rots.
Harvest:Cut the heads of heading types slightly above ground level and remove damaged, dirty, or excess leaves. Select full-sized leaves of leaf lettuce individually so that the plant will continue to produce. Store lettuce in a plastic bag in a refrigerator immediately after harvest, because it will become limp quickly.


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It has been nearly five years since Ken Griffey Jr. or the Cincinnati Reds mattered in any significant way. But there seems to be a chance that one or both of them can change that this season.
Griffey, on his way back from yet another injury rehabilitation -- this time surgery to repair a torn hamstring -- has looked both healthy and productive this spring. And the Reds, not completely coincidentally, are talking like contenders.
Well, which is less unlikely -- Griffey playing a full season and putting up numbers like the 1990s Griffey? Or the Reds returning to contention following four years in which they averaged nearly 90 losses?
The surprise signing of lefty Eric Milton this winter was an inspired move -- provided the fly-ball specialist isn't undone by the homer-happy tendencies of Great American Ballpark. Likewise, right-hander Paul Wilson and newcomer Ramon Ortiz are solid in the number two and three slots.
And there is little doubt the Reds will score lots of runs, especially if Griffey remains healthy. Big Adam Dunn seems capable of a 50-homer season at Cincy's little bandbox, and the Reds actually have enough productive outfielders to entertain trading away Wily Mo Peña.
In all likelihood, the NL Central is just a little too deep and the Reds just a little too shaky, pitching-wise, for them to leapfrog three teams and win the division this season. But don't be surprised if they're in the mix longer than you might have expected.


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SAS fury over hero jailed for having a trophy gun... while Abu Qatada walks free
SAS veterans yesterday urged David Cameron to free a jailed war hero after "a shameful travesty of justice".
Sergeant Danny Nightingale, an SAS sniper, was sentenced at a court martial last week to 18 months for illegally possessing a war trophy gun.
The veterans contrasted his treatment with that of Abu Qatada who is free to walk the our streets despite being a
terror suspect resisting deportation.
Yesterday the former Commanding Officer of 22 SAS, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Williams, and former SAS soldiers Colonel Tim Collins, Andy McNab and Chris Ryan, sent an open letter to the Prime Minister demanding a review.
They said: "This shameful betrayal ruins 17 years of exemplary service – including 11 with the SAS.
"We say this prosecution should never have happened.
Furthermore, we say he was bullied into a guilty plea. And lastly, we say the custodial sentence is completely disproportionate to the alleged crime.
We say he is a victim of a shameful travesty of justice and we demand immediate action
"We say he is a victim of a shameful travesty of justice and we demand immediate action.
"Compare this man's case to that of Abu Qatada and see if it is fair. We call on you to exercise leadership and judgement and to release Sgt Nightingale today on license so that this case can be reviewed with utmost haste."
Sgt Nightingale, 37, was prosecuted for having a pistol given to him by members of the Iraqi Special Forces he trained.
The soldier, who also served in Afghanistan, had planned to plead not guilty but changed his mind in the hope of leniency after being warned he faced five years if convicted.
He is now serving time in a military prison in Colchester, Essex, despite evidence that he had suffered memory loss
after collapsing on a charity marathon in the Amazon jungle in South America.
His wife Sally and their daughters Mara, five, and Alys, two, fear losing their home due to his imprisonment.
Sgt Nightingale's lawyer Simon McKay, who visited the soldier in jail yesterday, said he is planning to appeal.
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One thing I'm seeing is quite a few genres that are taking advantage of the Move. Some only seem to be represented by third parties, even though Sony has franchises dedicated to them from first party devs. An example would be golf. Tiger Woods and John Daly are 2 golf games that use move. Why has Sony not announced Hot Shots Golf using the technology? Unless they are waiting for the next big show.
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Probably waiting for a bit to announce it if they're working on it, or maybe they feel there are enough games for that genre on the market for the time being so they're holding off on something like that for now. I would expect to see more entires into various genres from them in the future though.
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Amish Buggy Accident Leaves Mother and Daughter Dead; Public Asks for Prayers (VIDEO)
A buggy crash in northwestern Pennsylvania left two dead this weekend, including an 11-year-old girl. The victims died of blunt force trauma, and State Police are still investigating the collision between the buggy and a semi-truck.
Mary Byler, 34, and her husband, William, 35, were in the buggy at the time of the accident; she was accompanied by her 11-year-old daughter, whose name has been withheld. Mary and her daughter passed away due to injuries after their buggy collided with a semi-truck. Coroner Brad McGonigle told the Associated Press the cause of death for both was blunt force trauma. Unfortunately, due to the severity of injuries, the family's horse also had to be euthanized.
The driver of the semi, Matthew Coulter, 36, survived but his condition was unknown at press time. The Pennsylvania Amish community to which the Bylers belonged is now mourning the death of two of their own. Buggy and vehicle collisions are not uncommon in Amish communities, where buggies are the main means of travel. Too often, "outside" vehicles unused to sharing the road with buggies are either driven too fast or some other incident occurs that leads to a serious accident.
Some reports state that due to sun glare, Coulter was unable to see the buggy and ended up hitting it from behind. Whatever the cause, people are grieving and trying not to point blame; the Amish community does not believe in blaming people for accidents but instead focuses on honoring the dead and God with their service.
"I am sure whatever happened, the truth will come out. How about instead of pointing blame everyone says a prayer for the family and their friends of those who passed away from this tragic event instead. Let them rest in peace," posted WKBN reader VP Shelton.
"We need to pray for all of them, even the driver of the truck. The Amish would want that," added reader Casey.
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The lone 3-year-old in a field of eight, Dalvina won by 3 1/2 lengths in the Long Island, an 1 ½-mile event on the turf that was rescheduled from Nov. 3 because of poor weather. Six-year-old French-bred mare Barancella also came from the back to get second, while tiring stretch leader My Rachel hung on for third at odds of 18-1, a head in front of Green Girl.
The final time was 2:34.35.
Owned by Andrew and Marina Stone, Dalvina had made her six previous starts in Europe. Although winless in her last four attempts, all of them came in group I or II competition, including her most recent start, a third place finish in the Irish National Stud Blandford Stakes (Ire-II) in which she was only two lengths back.
In the Long Island, Dalvina broke slowly and was easily outrun by longtime leaders Miracle Moment and My Rachel, who set the modest pace. The opening fractions were :25.27, :51.57, 1:16.51 and 1:42.03. At the mile marker Miracle Moment was tiring badly, while My Rachel stormed to the lead under Edgar Prado. Dalvina was still last.
But by the top of the stretch a host of rivals were making a bid from the back, including Dalvina, who was charging four-wide and running best of all. She easily made the lead at the eighth pole and opened up with urging from Velasquez. Barancella's best running was too late.
"At the quarter-pole, when I put her in the clear, she took off," Velasquez said. "She is a very, very nice filly. Today, the grass was very soft, very chewed up. But, she liked it."
Going off at odds of more than 5-1, Dalvina earned her first graded stakes victory and paid $13 to win. The exacta (3-1A) returned $57, while the trifecta (3-1A-4) was worth $389.
Dalvina was bred in England by Normandie Stud and is trained by Edward Dunlop. She is a daughter of Grand Lodge, out of the Halling mare Foodbroker Fancy.
"The plan was to sit a bit closer than we did," assistant trainer Robin Trevor-Jones said. "I thought there was a chance that, with the way the American horses break, if she was close up she would be too keen. Cornelio did exactly the right thing.
"The plan was for her to go to Graham Motion after this race. After she won like that, I am sure Mr. Dunlop will be keen to have her back. She's too nice a filly to lose. She's a Group 2 or Group 3 filly in England. She should improve from 3 to 4."
Betting favorite Royal Highness tired badly in the stretch and finished sixth, just in back of second choice Rising Cross.
Betting favorite Royal Highness tired badly in the stretch and finished sixth, just in back of second choice Rising Cross.
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This comes from the estate of a nearby doctor. He had the most amazing collections I've seen. He also kept details on most. T are two pieces of paper inside the clock and I'll list what each of them say. I'll put exactly what they say, punctuated, capital letters, etc.
'Clock has the following information imprinted into the brass metal frame of the works: Pat'd Aug 30 1870 E.N. Welch Forestville CT U.S.A. Based on the patent date the Circa 1880 is surely within the real possibility of its age. I find that when new improvements are made in a clock works, and those changes are patented then the newer patent date will, most often, be shown on the works. These works are in excellent condition, showing almost no wear that can be detected by the human eye. I have worked on other E.N. Welch Clocks and, at one time owned one but the design of these works is not like any I have seen before. It has been thoroughly cleaned, oiled and adjusted. It is my opinion you have a very fine Antique piece. Dale Porter.' More on reverse side.
The other side: 'We have a Sessions Mantle Clock on our fireplace Mantle. The label on the back reads, in part, The Sessions Clock Co. Successors to The E.N. Welch Mfg. Co. Forestville, Conn., U.S.A. I have information that tells me Sessions took over the... read more


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said funds generated from energy leases in fiscal year 2013 help support conservation and recreation across the country.
The federal government disbursed more than $14.2 billion in revenue generated for energy leases in fiscal year 2013.
"[The Interior Department] offered 59 million offshore acres for energy exploration and production in fiscal year 2013 and is holding 30 onshore lease sales this year, offering nearly 5.5 million acres for energy production," she said in a statement Tuesday.
Jewell said the $14.2 billion in revenue disbursed for leases for public lands and offshore waters is a 17 percent increase from fiscal year 2012.
The Interior Department said the funds for federal, state, local and tribal accounts go to support conservation, recreation and historic preservation projects.
"The funding reflects significant energy production from public resources in the United States and serves as a critical revenue stream for federal and state governments and tribal communities," she said.
In August, the government said it sold acreage in the Gulf of Mexico that may contain as much as 200 million barrels of oil and 938 billion cubic feet of natural gas.


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One brain together
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what does the mail say, dammit!?!!?
what does the mail say?"
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I will not eat meat
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Get caught by a traffic policeman in Bangalore and you won't find him laboriously entering the details into a notebook. Instead he will whip out his BlackBerry, make a few entries, and give you a printed receipt. The receipt will have details of earlier times that you have been hauled up.
Bangaloreans are now used to their high-tech traffic policemen, who have used handhelds since 2008. So effectively that, early last week, the initiative was extended to the entire state, making Karnataka's traffic police the first among all the states to go paperless. The trigger was citizens' complaints about traffic policemen, a few of whom printed their own notebooks and pocketed the penalties.
Praveen Sood, Additional Director General of Police, computer wing, and commissioner for traffic and road safety, led the initiative. "We have been talking about harsher penalties for repeat offenders and stricter enforcement of the law, but if you continue with a paper-based system, how will you even identify repeat offenders?" he asks. Sood, a graduate of IIT-Delhi and IIM-Bangalore, realised that harnessing information technology was the best way.
Now, when a BlackBerry-equipped officer stops an offender, he enters details like vehicle and driving licence number, nature of offence and location. The penalty amount is generated immediately, as well as details of past offences committed, if any. Everything is in real time, and data is stored in a central database. The motorist, says Sood, knows that he is being charged the right amount and that it is going to the state coffers.
The drive was launched in 2008, when the devices were distributed to 280 officers of the rank of sub-inspector and above, at an investment of Rs 3 crore and an annual recurring cost of Rs 30-40 lakh. It has proved a bargain. Penalties from violations jumped from Rs 19 crore in 2007 to Rs 29 crore in 2008 and Rs 51 crore in 2011. This year, Rs 19 crore has been collected.
The enhanced collections, the commissioner says, are not because traffic violations have increased, or due to better policing, but are a sign that leakage is being plugged. The increased collections also mean bigger budgetary allocation: Sood says that Karnataka's traffic police are better funded than any of their peers.
But despite effective monitoring and surveillance — Bangalore has 188 CCTV cameras for traffic, the most of any Indian city — reducing the number of offences is a different ballgame. For this, Sood says, 100 per cent of violations would need to be caught and penalised. The 10,000 cases registered daily are just the tip of the iceberg, he says, perhaps 5 per cent of actual violations. The commonest offences are not wearing a seat belt, driving while drunk, jumping a red light, and driving while on the cellphone.
The transition to the new tech-nology was not without hiccups. "Initially, officers were scared that they would press the wrong button," says Circle Inspector Rangaswamy. "But these days even constables have the confidence to use the device because it is like a mobile phone." He calls the initiative a "100 per cent success". "People have faith in the BlackBerry. It has made the whole system more transparent," he says.
In the current expansion, since June 11 another 250 devices have been distributed in Karnataka, to officers of assistant sub-inspector rank and above (junior officers like constables cannot collect fines). A total of 750 devices are now deployed. Officers from other districts have been trained, and city officers will help local forces iron out the wrinkles.
Reports have surfaced that, though the devices have been distributed, in some places officers are yet to begin using them. Sood denies this: "We have already started getting data from the other centres."
Other metros are now paying attention. Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad are in touch with Bangalore's traffic police, and some have done pilots. Sood's focus, for now, is on extending the drive smoothly to other districts. It can use any handheld, he says, not necessarily the BlackBerry. "This is all the more important in areas where there is less supervision. With this stage, we can now monitor the whole state."


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Washington, D.C.- 57 members of Congress joined Congresswoman Diane E. Watson (CA-33rd) in sending a letter to the Department of Education opposing its proposed amendments to regulations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that substantially expand authorization of single-sex education without ensuring basic protections against sex discrimination.
"Once again, I am troubled and disturbed by an Administration that consistently interprets and promulgates laws and regulations that support a radical agenda," said Congresswoman Watson. "Both Title IX and the United States Constitution allow single-sex education in appropriate circumstances. The Supreme Court has also consistently ruled that gender-based classifications may be used to compensate women for particular economic disabilities and to promote equal opportunities. Despite the Court's clear rulings, the Department's proposed regulations allow schools to rely on stereotypes or parental preferences as permissible bases for excluding one gender from educational options they make available to others. It is fundamentally wrong to assume that just because women have made welcome strides in gender equity that it is appropriate to relax anti-discrimination protections."
The 57 members who signed the letter expressed concern that the proposed regulations would not require schools to identify or reach measurable goals, thereby increasing the potential for civil rights violations, and that Congress had not been consulted before the Department of Education announced its reformulation of Title IX regulations.
Among the signatories are Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA); Hilda Solis (CA), Vice Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus; and Louise Slaughter, Co-Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus.
Mr. Kenneth L. Marcus
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RE: Single-Sex Proposed Regulations Comments
Dear Mr. Marcus:
As members of Congress dedicated to ensuring effective enforcement of our nation's civil rights laws and promoting a quality education for every child, we respectfully express our grave concerns regarding the Department's March 9 Proposed Regulations, which substantially expand authorization for single-sex classes and schools under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. We have fought hard to preserve the integrity of Title IX and its regulations, and we know how critical this law is in ensuring that all students have equal educational opportunities. But even those of us who support single-sex education are deeply troubled by the Department's decision to throw out basic protections against sex discrimination in these proposed regulations. We urge you to abandon the proposed regulations and to maintain, without change, the current Title IX regulations governing single-sex education.
Both Title IX and the United States Constitution allow single-sex education in an array of appropriate circumstances. For example, the U. S. Supreme Court has consistently ruled that gender-based classifications may be used to "compensate women for particular economic disabilities they may have suffered to promote equal employment opportunities to advance full development of the talent and capabilities of our Nation's people." But both Title IX and the Constitution contain strong legal protections against sex discrimination and stereotypes that limit girls' opportunities. The Supreme Court has made clear that gender-based classifications may not rest on, or perpetuate, stereotypes - that is, "overbroad generalizations about the different talents, capacities, or preferences of males and females." Close to 50 years ago, moreover, the Court stated unequivocally that "the vitality of . . . constitutional principles cannot be allowed to yield simply because of disagreement with them." The Brown decision, and its clear recognition that separation of children on the basis of race is inherently unequal, should give us substantial pause before allowing the expansion of sex-based segregation in our schools. But despite the Court's clear rulings, the Department's proposed regulations allow schools to rely on stereotypes or parental preferences as permissible bases for excluding one gender from educational options they make available to the other. The regulations thus create a dangerous and imminent tension between school flexibility and civil rights law, and they expose schools to serious legal liability.
Additionally, we are concerned that the Department has decided to tamper with civil rights law with no mandate to do so from Congress, parents, educators, or the public. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) already allows local education agencies to use innovative program funding "to provide same-gender schools and classrooms (consistent with applicable law)," and directed the Department to issue guidelines on how schools could use such funding in a manner consistent with Title IX and the Constitution. The Act did not call for a reexamination and reformulation of Title IX regulations.
The Department's reformulation of these long-standing regulations causes concern in other ways as well, including:
The proposed regulations do not offer sufficient accountability. The regulations contain no requirement that schools or local educational agencies report to the Department, maintain data on the results of their single-sex programs, or identify or reach measurable goals. This lack of accountability not only opens the door to civil rights violations but is especially dangerous because, as the Department acknowledges, the evidence is incomplete and inconclusive whether its proposed uses of single-sex education will actually benefit students. The research shows that where single-sex programs have had some success, that success may be due not to the sex-segregated environment, but to factors that benefit all children: a focus on core academics, small class size, qualified teachers, sufficient funding, and parental involvement.
The proposed regulations do not require equal treatment for the gender excluded from a single-sex option. Even where a school concludes - as it must to conform to applicable law - that single-sex education provides a benefit, the proposed regulations would not typically require the school to offer single-sex programs for each gender.
We strongly disagree with the Department's assertion that, simply because educational options for women and girls have
improved, it is appropriate to relax anti-discrimination protections. While women and girls have made many welcome strides since Title IX was passed, it is unfortunately true that gender discrimination is alive and well in our nation's schools. Moreover, it is the strong protections of the law, including Title IX and its regulation, that have enabled the advances that have been made. It is ill-advised and dangerous to diminish the very protections that have brought girls and young women so far.
We strongly urge you to abandon the approach of the proposed regulations and instead to maintain current Title IX anti-discrimination regulations in their entirety.
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Last week Agalloch gave their fans a heads up that they were finished with recording their new album. Now it's time to hear the title for the new album, as well as the release date. The new title of the album will be 'The Serpent & The Sphere' and you can see it come live to you on May 13th. Hopefully we will see some teasers or full length songs in the next 30 days.
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Hey everyone, I have a M1330 that I bought almost 2.5 years ago and am having trouble with my video card. I installed Windows 7 and everything went great. Now when I try to use a driver other than the Windows default for my display my computer crashes.
I'll install the driver (I have tried them from both Dell and Nvidia and am currently running BIOS version A15) then when prompted to restart I will and when the Windows startup screen comes up (the black one with the swirling Windows logo) the display freaks out and then shows a bunch of multi colored lines and then turns black. I then hard reboot, enter safe mode and remove the driver. Once back to the standard video driver the computer works fine. Except, of course, I have no graphics acceleration.
I have looked into replacing the motherboard but my problem doesn't quite match the description of others not to mention I'm outside the warranty, including the extension. I don't really have a need to buy a new laptop as this one basically does what I need, but without hardware acceleration the machine won't even run solitaire without locking up.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help!
Are you sure you are installing the correct Nvidia driver? The latest Nvidia drivers do not require a reboot to finish installation. The latest is 195.62. Find it HERE for 32-bit Windows 7. As you are able to run OK with the default driver, the problem is with the new driver, not the laptop. If the problem persists, back off to the next highest BIOS.
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I downloaded the driver you suggested and it was, in fact, different from the one I was using. However, it did prompt for me to restart once installation had completed. Upon reboot I ran into the same issue that I have described above. I removed the driver and I reflashed my BIOS to A14 then tried to reinstall the driver again and it still didn't work.
Thanks for your response! Any other ideas?
Go to Visual Performance Options and de-select all the options (Select Adjust for Best Performance). If this improves the situation, add one feature back at a time to see what may be causing the problem. Report back. If it doesn't help, go to the Dell Diagnostics, F12 at boot, and run a complete set of tests.
Sorry, I haven't had a chance to work on this for a few days.
Should I reinstall the driver and then in safe mode de-select the Visual Performance features and then reboot into regular windows? I'm not 100% clear on this one.
I ran the full diagnostics and there were no problems.
You don't need to go into safe mode. Just de-select all the options and see what happens.
Ok, I deselected all the options and installed the Nvidia driver (195.62) and restarted when prompted and have the same problem. Frustrating...
Thanks for your help.
When you remove the video driver, what does the Device manager say you are using? When you boot, an Nvidia driver should be automatically installed by Windows.
Have you run the Dell Diagnostics, F12 at the boot?
When I don't have the nVidia driver installed is says I'm using "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" and nothing auto installs.
I ran full Dell Diag. and no problems were reported.
I have the same problems with my xps m1330 and windows 7 pro 32bit... I tried different versions of the driver, starting with windows driver, latest nvidia and dell windows vista. The only difference between them was the time till the system crashed. With the Standard VGA Graphics Adapter the system works. Dell diagnostic does not show any error! Right now I´m trying to reinstall windows vista, just to see if the problem appears... but I think it is only due to a driver problem with win 7!
Do you have any news or solutions?
I also have XPS M1330, had this laptop for 2.5 years no problems at all until maybe coincidence that I upgraded to Win 7 and since then no end of problems... BSOD, windows kernel stopped working, etc, etc...
To date I have ran all the diagnostic tools I can find and they all say the GPU is ok, I have used driver sweep to uninstall the old drivers as recommended by Nvidia and currently have 197.16 driver, bios is A15.
Strange my laptop also runs with no problems under the standard VGA Graphics Adapter.... I have rolled back to Vista, still same problem.
The internet is full of this problem not just affecting Dell, I can't believe that they cant find a fix for this problem.
Does anyone know of a compatible graphics gpu or card I can use instead of this Nvidia 8400m one please.... my laptop is too good and too expensive to scrap...
There is no video card as such in the system - the chip is soldered to the mainboard. There is an Intel-video version of the system - since you have to replace the system board, consider using that one. If the system is less than a year out of its original warranty, Dell has a 1-year extension to cover video chip failure (first link). If not, the Intel board is the second link - you will need a replacement heatsink to use it.
I want to update my post. After reinstalling windows vista the video problem which occurred in win 7 was still present. Thus it seems to be a problem with the video card and I called the technical support. They offered to change the mainboard to a newer revision and the heatsink, because it is a known failure and I still have waranty.
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Just to update from my post, my graphics chip eventually gave up, I just had black screen with green vertical line down the centre, would not start up either.
So I had to replace the Nvidia GPU, I decided to go for the Intel one and had the fan/heat exchanger also changed as original one is incompatible.
Outcome, well I am typing this post on my laptop, it seems to be working really well, no problems up to now fan also a lot quieter and seems to be less laboured that the other one.
If like me you are not good with changing hardware parts, I took my laptop to 2 local repair places and neither would touch it, I then found the part and a great company who did the job for me.
So if you dont want to buy a new cheap laptop it was worth the money for me to have my XPS M1330 repaired.
Will post if this one misbehaves....
I have the same model and had video problems with mine as well. The video would cut out once the laptop got hot. I sent it to Precision Division in Florida where they repaired the motherboard and soldered the fan directly to the motherboard,forcing it on high all the time. Cost me about a hundred plus shipping. The fan is noisier now but it runs a lot cooler. I'd rather have a loud fan and a working laptop than a quiet fan and a doorstop.


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To have walked past this woman without doing anything?(57 Posts)
I really think I might have been, but I don't know what I should have done.
Was walking down a pedestrianised shopping street today and there was a lady at the far end with a toddler in pushchair and a child about 5 or 6 ish having an absolute meltdown, shouting at her and repeatedly thwacking her really hard. There were a good 10 people on the street and every one of them hd stopped dead to stare at the poor woman. I was the only person moving on the street! Lots of tutting and whispering going on.
I really wanted to tell all the staring people they were bastards, but I'm a bit timid and I didn't know what to say. I really wanted to offer some support to the mum and tell her all the staring people were bastards, but I didn't know how. I thought about asking her if I could do anything to help, but I was worried that would sound like I thought she wasn't coping and she would be offended. So I just walked past. And have felt awful about it ever since.
What is the right thing to do in this situation?
I would probably have asked the lady if she was OK or made some other comment in support.
I don't think telling her the people who were looking at her are bastards would have made her feel any better, frankly.
It sounds pretty awful that the child was physically hitting her like that, but I dont really know what you could have done to help the situation. A child who is behaving in such an extreme way ( whether they have SN or not ) is unlikely to respond any better to a stranger, and I'm not sure the mother would have felt any better to have someone intervene either
It's a difficult one.
Some people would really appreciate you stopping to offer help, some wouldn't and might tell you to f off and mind your own business.
Personally I would be really grateful if someone stopped to offer help and give the starers
and the cat's bum face woman in Clarks when ds1 melted down over new shoes a mouthful.
If it ever happens again you could offer help which may be gratefully recieved and if it isn't then at least you know you tried.
Poor woman. I think I would have given the starers my very own death stare. Not sure if you could have done much for the mum though.
Ermmm...im sorry to say that i think YWBU, yes.
When kids have a public meltdown its always so nice to know that some of the observers are sympathetic and not judging you. I wouldnt have offered her help necessarily but just said something to indicate that you recognised the shitness of her situation and that she has a comrade in the field!
(But it sounds like you're kicking yourself cause you know this anyway...!)
I know what you mean op. Maybe when in this situation we could start with a 'it's not that I think you need any help but I was wondering if there was anything I could do' or something? Sounds a bit long winded though doesn't it.
I wouldn't have said anything, what can you really do to help. But I would have felt bad like you, you feel like you want to offer some sympathy but not everyone will take it well.
I have witnessed something similar, a woman and child walking in the street recently, he was shouting and really thumping and headbutting her, but he was older, about 9-10 I would say. Clearly he had SN. I just walked on and tried to ignore it. I'm sure they don't need people stopping and staring.
I've been the mum in this situation.
The absolute worst thing is when you get strangers interfering by addressing 5yo dd with comments like, "Don't do that or the policeman will come." "Don't do that to your mummy or she'll not cook you dinner." "Be a big girl now, come on."
The second worst thing is people stopping, staring, hissing, whispering ...
TBH i've never had any other reaction apart from these two.
In an ideal world, I suppose I'd like someone to address me - not dd - and ask me quietly if I was okay and if there's anything they could do to help. I'd likely just assure them I was fine and kindly refuse their help, but that comment alone would make me feel a bit better.
The second best thing would be for people just to walk on by and ignore the whole situation.
You did fine, IMO.
Yeah Janey I guess that's the conclusion I came to which is why I didn't do anything.
She must have bee aware that lots of people were staring disapprovingly - I just wanted her to know that at least one person was feeling sympathetic and angry on her behalf!
I don't think it really matters whether the child had SN or not, although it did look like a pretty extreme meltdown for an NT child of that age.it was still really shitty of the bystanders. I've seen plenty of tantrums in supermarkets etc (some of them by my own dc!) but never such blatant staring.
Probably the best help in this sort of situation would be to look after/entertain the toddler in some way while mum dealt with the meltdown.
Agree that calling them bastards probably wouldn't help but you could suggest they either help or mind their own business and get lost
Um, you were looking too. Unless you are a mind reader how do you know they were not thinking the same thing.
Most parents deal with this kind of melt down at some point. We deal with it.
I would find someone interfering and assuming I couldn't deal with my own child far more offensive.
If you meet their eye smile and look sympathetic, but don't interfere.
I think you took the path of least offence, which is perfectly ok.
My three year old can be very difficult to take out <understatement> and although she doesn't hit she runs away/screams/tantrums very visibly in front of other people.
I'm used to it, I can deal with it. I don't seek eye contact with anyone else when it happens so tutting and cats bum faces would go over my head.
I HAVE had a couple of 'helpful' people attempt to intervene at times, and frankly, it doesn't help because my 3 year old burns herself out very quickly and then aquiesces (sp?) and then we get on with our day. So people busying over with that whole kind of 'can I help???' kind of thing does annoy me and I wish they'd stay out of it, tbh.
A few months ago my DD2, nearly 5, had a huge meltdown at the checkout in Lidl. She was screaming and I think hitting me, though not hard enough to hurt. I heard a man at the till comment on how it was hurting his ears. I was so stressed that I actually started to cry as I tried to pack my shopping.
A lovely older couple came over and spoke to all 3 of the DDs and it did really help. I was able to pack and DD2 calmed down. I was so thankful to them as they were completely non-judgemental and when I kept saying thank you they said they had it with their DC and are now getting it with their DGC.
I'm not sure what I would do if I saw someone in the same situation but hope I would help, it is difficult though so don't beat yourself up about it.
Honestly SeaSick it was not the same thing! I could see her because she was in my line of vision and I had to walk right past her. The rest of the people in the street had stopped to look and I could hear what they were saying as I walked past them.
If it hadn't been for the staring people, actually, I wouldn't have thought to say anything to her. I'm sure she knew her child and would manage just fine. I was just horrified by how rude they were and wanted to offer some kind of support.
I think you handled it best. It's a tough one because it's difficult to know when parents would appreciate you helping or not. Some parents would want you to fuck off and leave them to it and others would be really grateful.
What is not helpful, ever, is the people who tut, stare or make snidey comments. I don't see what runs through their minds to do it tbh, it's not remotely helpful. We've had a mixed bag of people reacting to our DC having tantrums. Some people (pretty much always old people) will come over and smile and tell us how their DC were like that or how awful it is when they do it and you feel helpless or they will try and talk to the DC to get them to calm down etc. I think it's lovely. Others will just smile as they walk by which is also nice, just to let you know they're not judging really and sympathise. Then you get others who tut, stare or mutter under their breath. Some even pull horrible faces and complain how it's hurting their ears. What makes them think that is in any way going to be helpful? It just adds to your stress tenfold.
I think you did ok especially by not joining in with the starers. I'm sure she thought more about and was irritated with them rather than you.
My daughter with ASD often has meltdowns and the worst thing people can do is stop and stare and make rude comments about my daughter being naughty. I think just walking past and ignoring was the best thing tbh op because drawing attention to whats happening can actually just make it worse for the poor parent.
an old lady gave my dd a real telling off when she was misbehaving, and i was grateful tbh, it did the trick
The absolute worst thing is when you get strangers interfering by addressing 5yo dd with comments like, "Don't do that or the policeman will come." "Don't do that to your mummy or she'll not cook you dinner." "Be a big girl now, come on."
i wouldnt find that annoying at all. it is an outside distraction
I would look like I was staring .... sorry -
I have severe anxiety issues myself and witnessing a confrontation like that would put me in full "rabbit in the headlights mode"... I know I have nothing to worry about, I know it is a child, some adults have "issues" too......
i wouldnt find that annoying at all. it is an outside distraction
These types of comments, or even a stranger talking to dd about anything, while she's having a meltdown have no positive effect on her at all. She doesn't take in their words. She just sees a stranger being in her face, and her personal space being invaded. This makes her even more stressed and likely to lash out at me.
I like it when a fellow parent gives me a smile as if "I'm glad it's not me this time" when my daughter is freaking out.
I'd be pissed off if someone tried to intervene. When my daughter was a tiny tot we were waiting to go on a delayed flight she was hungry and kicking off. I wanted to wait until we were in seats before breast feeding as I was really unconfident first time round. Some old bint came over giving it "awww she must be hungry" and proceeded to put her finger in my baby's mouth. I swiped her hand away - how grim!
As for the starers - they can fuck off, as if their kids are angels!
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maybe she wasn't to be pitied or made feel better. she was obviously in control (if I saw the mum having a melt down might be different) and probably waiting to deal with it when she got home or to the car. for eg cant execute a naughty step on a street. maybe she didn't notice the stares I wouldn't. id be so in "your not getting your way" mode I would be stoney face. she sounded like she was handling it herself.
now if the mum herself was distressed looking I might say something of support.
When we were on holiday we went to a restaurant for dinner and ds wasnt used to the situation so spent a long time screaking and dragging my arm as he wanted to go.i thought id never eat my food and it was embarassing in a quiet place.An older couple started talking to him and he instantly calmed down and sat with them just near us.It was such a relief and such a kind thing to do and such a novelty for someone to do that for a stranger.
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